From ‘Sharmaji Namkeen’ to ‘Kaun Pravin Tambe?’: 7 OTT Releases This Week

Directed by Hitesh Bhatia, the film is produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani’s Excel Entertainment in association with casting director-filmmaker Honey Trehan and director Abhishek Chaubey, under their MacGuffin Pictures banner.With Marvel’s Moon Knight and the late Rishi Kapoor’s last film Sharmaji Namkeen to have their online premieres this week, there are some interesting titles to look forward to, for the OTT viewers.

From ‘Maaran’ to ‘The Adam Project’: 7 OTT Releases This Week

With cinema halls currently operating at full capacity across India, big-budget films such as Etharkkum Thunindhavan and Radhe Shyam are hitting theatres this week. Meanwhile, OTT platforms continue to consistently provide content to keep audiences engaged, and there are still films like Maaran and Clap opting for direct digital premieres.

Tollywood Bigwigs Meet Jagan Mohan Reddy; AP CM Proposes Moving Film Industry to Vizag

Several members of the Telugu film industry, including actor Chiranjeevi and filmmaker SS Rajamouli, met Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday, in the wake of the ongoing tussle over the pricing of cinema tickets. During the meeting at Vijayawada, Reddy made an appeal to the film fraternity to consider shifting their base from Hyderabad in Telangana to Vishakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh.

Review Roundup: ‘Looop Lapeta’ And ‘Veerame Vaagai Soodhum’ Serve as a Head Start to a Lineup of Films Ready to Hit Theatres

After the Indian film industry experienced a slump in film openings, there have been several online releases, or their makers have announced new dates for release. Films like Gehraiyaan and Mahaan, for example, are all set to stream directly on Amazon Prime Video. Subsequently, other big-budget films such as RRR, Valimai, and Radhe Shyam, among others, have postponed their releases.

From ‘RRR’ to ‘Don’, Tamil and Telugu Film Industries Announce Dates for Star-Studded Releases

For theatres, especially in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Sankranthi/Pongal 2022 was celebrated on a quiet note. Most of the star-studded releases that were scheduled to hit theatres, were postponed due to peak in the Covid-19 pandemic, in January. On Monday, the Tamil and Telugu film industries bounced back, by announcing the release dates of many big projects, in the coming months.

As TN Eases Covid Restrictions, Theatres Get Ready for Huge Line-up of Releases

With the Tamil Nadu state government easing Covid-19 restrictions on Thursday, lifting the night curfew and Sunday lockdown with immediate effect, theatre owners have begun gearing up for the long line of star-studded films waiting to hit the big screens.
The Pongal season was supposed to witness big-budget releases such as RRR, Radhe Shyam, and Valimai, but all three films were postponed owing to a rise in Covid-19 cases. Instead, smaller films like Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal, Naai Sekar, and Enna Solla Pogirai found their way to theatres in January.

From ‘Bro Daddy’ to ‘Akhanda’: 7 OTT Releases This Week

As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to shake the film industry, with cases surging, theatres across several states are curtailing occupancy levels. While scheduled releases of big films such as Radhe Shyam, Acharya, among others are postponed, however, a few films are still going ahead with theatrical releases. Some of them include the Tamil film Sila Nerangalil Sila Manidhargal on January 28, and the Malayalam feature Hridayam on Friday.

Review Roundup: Smaller Films Hit Theatres, With Big-budget Releases Being Postponed

With the rising third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, it has resulted in the shutdown of cinemas across the country. Makers of highly anticipated, big-budget films like RRR, Radhe Shyam, and Valimai have announced that their releases will be indefinitely postponed. This has served as an opportunity to smaller, regional films, who seem to have gone ahead with theatrical releases.

With Valimai Out of Pongal Race, Small Budget Tamil Films to Premiere in Theatres

The festive season of Pongal in 2021, was filled with releases of star-studded Tamil films such as Vijay’s Master, Eeswaran starring Silambarasan, Jayam Ravi’s Bhoomi. But this year, owing to the escalating Covid-19 pandemic and Ajith’s Valimai being postponed, several small-budget Tamil films will be arriving to theatres for Pongal, instead.