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Thalapathy Vijay’s Pokkiri Vs Salman Khan’s Wanted At Box Office ( Photo Credit – YouTube )

Today, remaking a film is a big no, but there was a time when people used to enjoy remakes and appreciate the uniqueness of the newly presented content. Back in the day, official remakes of Mahesh Babu’s Pokiri were highly successful, and to date, they receive love from the audience. So, in today’s story, we’ll be revisiting the box office run of remakes that were led by Thalapathy Vijay and Salman Khan.

About Mahesh Babu’s Pokiri

This 2006 Tollywood action thriller, helmed by Puri Jagannadh, received mostly positive reviews from critics and was a massive hit at the Indian box office. Over the years, it became a cult classic in Mahesh Babu’s filmography. It is learned that this Tollywood biggie was remade in Tamil, Hindi, and Kannada.

Thalapathy Vijay’s remake...

Thalapathy Vijay’s next film, which is tentatively titled Thalapathy 68, has been making headlines ever since it was announced. The film, which is directed by Venkat Prabhu, is said to be a crime thriller with a star-studded cast. While the makers have not revealed much about the film’s story or characters, some rumours suggest that Vijay will be playing a dual role in the film.

According to the latest buzz, two more renowned actors are in talks to join the cast of Thalapathy 68. They are none other than Madhavan and Prabhu Deva, who have both worked with Vijay in the past. Prabhu Deva, directed Vijay in the blockbuster action film Pokkiri (2007), which was a remake of the Telugu film of the same name.

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If the rumours are true, then Thalapathy 68 will mark the reunion of these three stars after 14 years. It is also...

ReviewIf Kalki’s literary magnum opus belongs to Arunmozhi Varman, Mani Ratnam’s film belongs to Aditha Karikalan. And who can resist Vikram when he’s at the top of his game?Courtesy: Twitter/ Lyca ProductionsThe first part of Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan, co-written with Jeyamohan and Elango Kumaravel, began with Aditha Karikalan (Vikram) defeating the Rashtrakutas but refusing to behead their king. He circles the king on his horse, but when the moment arrives, his face clouds with a memory. He knocks off his headgear instead of his head. This is a battle-ready, aggressive prince but his rage is directed most at himself. The love he once harboured has twisted itself into hate. The first film ended with Arunmozhi Varman (Jayam Ravi) falling into the sea, but the second film doesn’t begin from there. Instead, it goes back to that love story once again. A young Karikalan...

EntertainmentThe Tamil audio series in his own voice touches on interesting incidents in his professional and personal life. Tnm StaffTamil actor, dancer and director Prabhu Deva has released an audio book about his personal and professional life. Prabhu Deva's autobiography in the audio format, titled Take It Easy Policy, has been released on publishing house Notion Press's reading app Bynge. "The audio series is an honest tell-all about his life, chronicling his professional and personal life. The series delves into him being raised as a normal kid in Chennai to entering superstardom as a choreographer and an actor. Prabhu Deva sports many hats— he is a choreographer, an actor, a director and a producer. He is best known for choreographing songs such as ‘Muqabla’, ‘Urvasi Urvasi’ and ‘Kay Sera Sera’," says a release by Notion Press. The book also touches upon the milestones of Prabhu Deva's life as well as other incidents,...

KollywoodOur social acceptance of police brutality is partly influenced by the glorification of the police taking the law into their own hands in popular culture.Tnm StaffThe recent custodial deaths of father-son Jayaraj and Bennix in Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu have triggered massive public outrage. The alleged impunity with which the police acted and the reported injuries on the bodies of the men have sparked discussions on police brutality and the violation of human rights in the legal system. Many have also begun a conversation around cinema and the glorification of bad cops. Unlike crimes against women like stalking, which are hugely influenced by popular culture, police brutality is more a product of the flawed legal system which gives law enforcement too much power without enough checks. However, it cannot be denied that our social acceptance of these crimes is partly influenced by the glorification of the police taking...

KollywoodOur social acceptance of police brutality is partly influenced by the glorification of the police taking the law into their own hands in popular culture.Tnm StaffThe recent custodial deaths of father-son Jayaraj and Bennix in Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu have triggered massive public outrage. The alleged impunity with which the police acted and the reported injuries on the bodies of the men have sparked discussions on police brutality and the violation of human rights in the legal system. Many have also begun a conversation around cinema and the glorification of bad cops. Unlike crimes against women like stalking, which are hugely influenced by popular culture, police brutality is more a product of the flawed legal system which gives law enforcement too much power without enough checks. However, it cannot be denied that our social acceptance of these crimes is partly influenced by the glorification of the police taking...

EntertainmentKevin Pietersen, former England cricket captain, recently danced to Ar Rahman’s ‘Ottagatha Kattiko’ song from the Tamil film ‘Gentleman’.Tnm StaffAustralian cricketer David Warner’s ‘Buttabomma’ dance along with his wife Candice and their daughter making an adorable cameo on TikTok was all anyone could talk about on social media, but that was last week. It is now the turn of Kevin Pietersen, former England cricket captain, who chose his music wisely, gaining a nod from the song’s composer himself! Kevin danced to Ar Rahman’s ‘Ottagatha Kattiko’ song from the Tamil film Gentleman (1993) and the video was shared by Ar Rahman on his Instagram page. Gentleman, starring Arjun and Madhubala in lead roles, marked Shankar’s debut as a director in the Tamil film industry. The film also won Arr his second Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director after Roja that came the year before.

Actor Vijay Deverakonda's new yet-untitled Telugu film with director Puri Jagannadh went on the floors here on Monday.

The project, which is rumoured to be titled "Fighter", marks the maiden collaboration of Vijay and Puri Jagannadh.

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Puri Jagannadh, an erstwhile associate of Ram Gopal Varma, is known for films such as "Pokkiri", "Businessman" and "Temper". He even directed the Hindi film "Bbudadh Hoga Tera Baap" featuring Amitabh Bachchan. His last release was Telugu action thriller "ISmart Shankar", which went on to be a box-office hit.

The film will feature Vijay, for the first time in his career, in an out-and-out action-packed character. The film will be high on action, sources have revealed.

Deverakonda will play a character with stutter. Over the last few weeks, he underwent training in mixed martial arts in Thailand for this project.

Chennai, Aug 19: Telugu filmmaker Puri Jagannadh, known for films such as "Shivamani" and "Pokkiri", will produce his upcoming directorial project "Heart Attack" under his newly-floated production banner - Puri Jagannadh Touring Talkies.

Earlier, Puri used to produce films under the Vaishno Academy banner.

"My next film 'Heart Attack' with Nithiin and Adah Sharma will be produced under my new banner - Puri Jagannadh Touring Talkies," posted Puri on his Twitter page.

He has named his new production banner after a theatre.

"On this same name (Touring Talkies) we had a theatre in my childhood. I used to watch.

While the Step Up series has gained a new cult of fans for American dance movies, India, the world's capital of dancing in movies has been strangely silent, until now.Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you Anybody Can Dance 3D (Abcd), India's first 3D dance spectacle. This could have been disastrous, and still may be, however, there is one name attached that gives me confidence, Prabhu Deva. Prabhu Deva is currently best known as the director of Hindi blockbusters like Rowdy Rathore and Wanted and the Tamil hit Pokkiri, but he made his bones as a dancer and choreographer. He appeared on the international radar for his performance in Pennin Manathai Thottu, which featured a song called Kalluri Vaanil which became a viral hit after...

Roja, who was first, introduced in the Tamil film by director Rk Selvamani in his film Chembarathi had acted in all South Indian Languages and is paired with al popular stars. Later she joined politics and joined Telugu Desam party.

And now the news is that political Roja is turning out filmy. Roja is playing the role of Vijay’s mother in ‘Kavalkaran’.

Kavalkaran is the remake of Malayalam’s ‘Bodyguard’, starring Vijay and Asin after ‘Pokkiri’. So now its a great awaited movie for the Kollywood fans to see all the tree studs of Tamil film industry together Vijay, Asin, and Roja.

The actress has assured that she will continue acting in more films based on the challenging roles she is offered with.

Actress Brinda Parekh was so overwhelmed at the prospect of kissing Salman Khan on the cheek in London Dreams that she was apparently shaking - just as well that Vipul Shah didn’t ask her to do more! Brinda claims that the texture of Salman’s cheek was soft like a child’s. "It is always a lovely experience to work with talented co stars,” she added, “I have had the most memorable time on the sets and hope that the film fulfills my dreams to make a mark in the industry."

Last seen in Bollywood in Corporate, Brinda has been pursuing an active career down South including Pokkiri, the film on which Salman’s Wanted was based and which also included London Dreams co-star Asin. If London Dreams is the big success everyone predicts, this could see the relaunch of the Mumbai-born actress in Bollywood. Her most recent southern...

We wish a happy birthday to top southern actress Asin Thottumkal, who is 24 years old today. The Kerala-born actress is currently enjoying the promotion campaign for her new film London Dreams and recently talked about how co-star Salman Khan and her father got along together on set. “Salman and my father got along very well and he even gifted my father one autographed portrait," she said.

Asin won her forst Best Actress award for Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi opposite Ravi Teja when she was just 18. She followed this with another award-winning performance in Shivamani 9848022338 opposite Akkineni Nagarjuna and then of course came the enormous success of Ghajini, both the Tamil version with megastar Suriya and the equally good Aamir Khan version, for which she won a slew of awards. Somewhere is between were the astonishing superhit movies Pokkiri with Vijay, recently remade by Salman Khan as Wanted - and Kamal Hassan’s groundbreaking Dasavatharam,...

Brinda Parekh, who is hoping her vampy negative role in London Dreams will finally attract for her the attention she deserves, is a self-confessed gadget freak. From mobile phones to home cinema systems, she has them all. "Gadgets are my biggest passion besides acting," she says, "My friends sometimes think I am little crazy with the amount I shelve out for getting myself the best technology that hits the market."

Since making her Bollywood debut in Corporate, Brinda has been building a reputation for herself in Kollywood, including playing the role of Mona in Pokkiri, the movie that saw a remake in Salman Khan's Wanted. She's currently working on the Kannada movie Thipparahalli Tharlegalu.

Animal-loving Brinda is often compared in looks to Bipasha Basu. How does she feel about that? "It feels nice because I think Bipasha is extremely talented and very good looking," she says, "I consider her as my mentor.

In the wake of the recent news that Trisha would be heading north for three movies in the Akshay Kumar stable, we learn that Southern belle Nayantara will be following in her footsteps under the direction of her beau Prabhu Deva, who is currently working on the Salman Khan film Wanted:Dead or Alive, a remake of the Southern hit Pokkiri.

However, Nayantara’s not deserting the South entirely. She has just grabbed the lead role in Ramakhrishna’s next movie – a fantasy thriller along the lines of the mega-hit Arundhati – and has three more releases lined up this year - Bodyguard (Malayalam), Anjaneyulu (Telugu) and Aadhavan (Tamil).

Anjaneyulu with Ravi Teja is rumoured to contain a stunning performance from Nayantara as she begins to move away from her girl next door image into more serious dramas.