The South cinema industry is echoing this week, which has several updates waves. As we stop over the weekend, there are some highlights that stood the most among the audience.
Week south news maker
1. JR NTR to star in Dadasaheb Phalke’s biopic
In Pinkvilla’s recent special report, JR NTR is said to appear in the lead role for a film as Dadasaheb Phalke. In September 2023, SS Rajamouli removed the announcement video of Made in India, now it seems that the final draft of the screenplay has stopped.
According to a source close to development, JR NTR “blown up” after the script statement with the film to focus on the birth and rise of Indian cinema, especially with detailing.
2. Thug life trailer
Kamal Haasan and Silambaron TR starrer Thug Life has been slated to hit a big screen on 5 June 2025. Mani Ratnam direction is a gangster action that is focusing on the story of rivalry between a father and his adopted son.
The upcoming film marks the second cooperation of the actor and director after many years, dating back in its first film in the 1987 Naikan. Apart from Hasan and Simbu, the film is ready for a contingent of actors of actors from actors of actors in the film in Trisha Krishnan, Sanya Malhotra, Pankaj Tripathi, and many other lead roles.
3. Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Raj Nidimoru to move together
Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Raj Nidimoru were specifically told in search of a place together. According to the source, “Samantha and Raj are considering moving together and scouting for properties. They intend to live together and are working in that direction. Raj officially divorced Shyamali Dey in 2022 and found love in Samantha after cooperating for Citadel.”
In addition, the source also clarified that the report of having a daughter is fake, and the pictures of a little girl being spotted along with her were actually the daughter of her co-director Krishna DK.
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