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With The Paradise, director Srikanth Odela and Nani received heavy criticism from all corners. The content was nowhere close to what the team promised, and hence, the audience came down heavily on Srikanth Odela. The trolling intensified after the film’s OTT release.

Meanwhile, the latest report suggests that Srikanth Odela is currently developing a love story set against the backdrop of the 2014 Telangana agitation. It appears that the filmmaker is looking to continue making stories rooted in Telangana.

The director also has a project with Megastar Chiranjeevi, but as Nani stated earlier, it will be delayed due to Chiranjeevi’s current lineup. It remains to be seen when Srikanth Odela’s film with Megastar will take off.

Diwali 2026 is going to be a treat for Tamil movie lovers, with Suriya’s Scene, Nayanthara’s Mookuthi Amman 2, and the mythological epic Ramayana: Part One locking horns at the box office. However, it’s going to be a tough time ahead for exhibitors, as three films are competing to secure the best showcasing during the festival period. Also, Superstar Rajinikanth’s Jailer 2, the new industry hit of Kollywood, is looking to retain a good number of screens.

Suriya’s Scene might not reach its full potential, as it needs to share screens with the other two films. Red Giant Movies is distributing Mookuthi Amman 2, and the film enjoys good craze among family audiences. On the other hand, Ramayana has already secured the premium-format screens, and the advances look highly promising for the Hindi version, while bookings are yet to begin for the Tamil version.

Since the battle is set to be fierce, these films need to receive good reports to leave an impact at the Tamil Nadu box office. The film with the best talk will be given preference when it comes to the allotment of prime-time shows and major screens.

On the day Ram Charan’s Peddi was released, the film’s objectification of its female lead and the problematic portrayal of her character drew more attention than its content. Janhvi Kapoor has finally addressed the controversy on Koffee With Karan Season 9.

She said, “The reason I was so apprehensive to talk about it was that many people worked hard on that film, and I really didn’t know what to say or if there was anything really to even say because it’s important that I take ownership from my half of it. Whatever that fiasco was because it weighs heavily on my conscience the sort of negative impact and a narrative like that can have on our society, specific to my gender. I think that shame I will always carry with me.”

She added, “Could have I done more? Could have I been more vigilant? Could have I made a bigger scene? A hundred percent, yes. Was it problematic? Was it extreme objectification? Did it even propagate sexual assault narratively? Yes.” Janhvi said she would ensure that such a situation does not happen again.

She further explained, “Again, I don’t like saying this because it sounds like I am shifting blame but you know how it’s like, ‘Yes, whatever the director says, you have to be professional, you have to listen to the director.’ So, I was really navigating how to make things less problematic as best I thought, as and when information was becoming available to me, because in the South, there’s very rarely a bound script, and very rarely in those scripts you see, where the camera angles are.”

She concluded, “Having said that I also need to take responsibility for my half of it. I do come from a place of privilege, I should have taken advantage of that because I am going to get the shit for being privilege anyway. So, I might as well may have leveraged it.”