The South Indian cinema industry is attracting attention with several updates this week. As we stop over the weekend, there are some highlights that stood the most among the audience.
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1. Cool 2 Single Monica Karatab. Pooja Hegde
Cool, starring Rajinikanth in the lead role, has been slated to hit a large screen on August 14, 2025. Next to the film’s release, the makers have left it the second single title Monica.
Pepping dance number showed Pooja Hegde in a special presence, composed by the music Anirudh Ravichender. She was accompanied by singers like Sublashini and real Kolar in the track with the track.
See the song Monica here:
It is said that the upcoming Tamil-language Action Entertainer, Coolie, is considered a superstar in a negative-shared role. Apart from Rajinikanth, the film will feature Nagarjuna Akini, Upendra Rao, Saubin Shahir, Shruti Haasan and more actors in lead roles.
In addition, Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan will be included in a cameo appearance with a large-scale action-pack introduction in Cool.
2. Mahesh Babu starrer SSMB29 will be officially declared soon?
Superstar Mahesh Babu starrer SSMB29 is currently undergoing production works. Recently, the film’s co-head Priyanka Chopra Jonas made an update as to how her next Indian film would be announced soon.
The upcoming Magnum Opus is called a globe-trotting jungle adventure flick directed by SS Rajamouli. Apart from Mahesh and PC, the film will also feature Prithviraj Sukumaran and R Madhavan in lead roles.
SSMB29 is asked to undergo a shoot by the end of 2026 and is likely to be hit on a large screen in 2027. In addition, recent reports suggest that superstar Solo dance in the film will be on an excited track.
3. Allu for AA22xa6 to reunite with Allu Arjun
AA22xa6, playing Allu Arjun in the lead role, is currently working under the expertise of director Atley. As the casting details are yet to be confirmed, we learned in Pinkvilla that Rashmika Mandanna has been planted for a major role, which is with her Pushpa’s co-star.
Moving forward, the much awaited Magnum Ops recently made headlines, as it was reported that Allu Arjun would play 4 different roles in the film.
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