Regional Cinema
'Devara: Part 1' grosses over Rs 200 crore at worldwide box office
"Devara: Part 1", headlined by Jr NTR, has raised over Rs 200 crore in worldwide gross box office collections within two days of its release, the makers said on Sunday. Released on Friday, the pan-India film registered a haul of Rs 172 crore in opening day numbers. "Devara: Part 1" also stars Janhvi Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan, both marking their Telugu cinema debut. It is directed by Koratala Siva. The makers shared the film's box office update on X. "Weapons of DESTRUCTION.unleashing FEAR that no corner can hide from!! '#Devara' #BlockbusterDevara (sic)" the post read, stating the movie had collected over Rs 243 crore since its release. "Devara: Part 1" is produced by Yuvasudha Arts and NTR Arts and presented by Nandamuri Kalyana Ram. The film is billed as a high-octane action drama set in the forgotten coastal lands of India. It released on Friday in five languages Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada.
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National Awards: Malayalam movie 'Aattam: The Play' is best feature film
Malayalam film "Aattam: The Play" won the award for best feature film and Sooraj R Barjatya was judged best director for the Hindi movie "Uunchai" in the National Film Awards announced on Friday. The best actress award was shared by Nithya Menon, who got it for the Tamil film 'Thiruchitrambalam', and Manasi Parekh for the Gujarati movie "Kutch Express". The award for best actor went to Rishabh Shetty for the Kannada hit "Kantara". Neena Gupta was best supporting actress for 'Uunchai' and Pawan Malhotra best supporting actor for the Haryanvi film "Fouja". Sharmila Tagore and Manoj Bajpayee starrer "Gulmohar" won the award for Hindi film. Bajpayee also got a special mention. A R Rahman won the National Film Award for best music director (background music) for his work in Mani Ratnam's "Ponnyin Selvan-Part 1", which was also named the best Tamil film. Pritam got the award for best music director (songs) for "Brahmastra-Part 1". The awards were announced by feature film jury head Rahu
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Our focus is to expand in South India, says Ajay Bijli, MD PVR Inox
Just after its launch in the IT city, PVR Inox managing director Ajay Bijli spoke on the company's screen additions, investment strategy, and growth plans
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Uttarakhand approves new film policy to increase subsidy for local films
Film subsidies are a form of government intervention that provides financial support to filmmakers, production companies, and studios
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Regional movies' revenue doing little for PVR, Inox; stay away, say experts
While there may be some bounce back, risks from OTT, sparse revenue from South Indian movies may put pressure on stock prices
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Acting head: Why is Deep Sidhu in news over violence at Red Fort?
Sidhu is the individual who planted the "Nishan Sahib" or the Sikh religious flag atop the Red Fort on January 26
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The power of Indian storytelling
The global market for content created by large platforms has liberated Indian creators
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The power of language: Southern states fire up the regional grid for M&E
Language viewing cuts across traditional and new media
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Regional push: Zee, Sony, Dharma line up releases in multiple languages
Zee, Viacom 18, Dharma, Sony Pictures tread with caution as they line up releases in multiple languages
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