From Liger crashing at the box office and Anasuya Bharadwaj hitting out at Vijay Deverakonda fans to Jr NTR being roped in for Brahmastra, Allu Arjun's Hollywood debut and South movies ruining India's image; it's time to take a look back at all that went down today in the South film industries today. Here's all what grabbed headlines to make it to the trending south news today... Ergo, it's time to make a note of the biggest newsmakers of the South who've made it to the trending south news today.
So, without further ado, here are the south newsmakers of 27th August 2021:
Liger crashes at the box office
Despite all the promotions by Vijay Deverakonda and Anaya Panday and a well-received trailer and songs that clicked, Liger took an underwhelming opening at the box office, and has now fallen flat on day 2.
Read the full story here: Liger box office collection day 2 - Vijay Deverakonda, Ananya Panday starrer CRASHES and BURNS; MASSIVE 60% drop; set to be bigger DISASTER than Acharya
Jr NTR roped in for Brahmastra
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Brahmastra Part One Shiva has taken an innovate approach to further the pre-release buzz by roping eminent personalities from the South Indian film industry, especially Telugu cinema. After, S.S. Rajamouli, Jr. NTR is reportedly the next who'll promote the film.
Read the full story here: Brahmastra: Jr NTR roped in after SS Rajamouli for mega-event of Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt starrer? [Deets Inside]
Anasuya Bharadwaj hitting out at Vijay Deverakonda fans
It all started when Pushpa actress Anasuya Bharadwaj had put out a tweet, which Vijay Deverakonda fans believed to be an indirect a dig at the actor, and subtly supporting the negative reviews of his recently released film, Liger.
Read the full story here: Liger actor Vijay Deverakonda fans prove to be real-life Arjun Reddys; Pushpa actress Anasuya Bharadwaj blasts them for age-shaming [View Cryptic Tweet]
Allu Arjun's Hollywood debut
Allu Arjun became a pan-India star after the release of Pushpa the Rise, and now, it looks like he wants to become a global star as reportedly, the actor might make his Hollywood debut soon.
Read the full story here: Pushpa superstar Allu Arjun to make his Hollywood debut soon? Here's what we know
South movies ruining India's image
As bad as the Liger box office failure is for the trade, it's also much needed as South films have thrived on the permeation of a false notion that they promote Indian culture and values, which couldn't be further from the truth.
Read the full story here: Vijay Deverakonda in Liger, Yash in KGF 2, Allu Arjun in Pushpa – misogyny, r*pe jokes, damsels in distress; is this the Indian culture South films are promoting?
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Russel D'Silva
Senior sub-editor, film critic, trade analyst, anchor, host of 'Masterclass' and 'Throwback Tadka' at BollywoodLife
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