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Niharika Konidela’s Pink Elephant Pictures has joined hands with Maximum City Studios to present Pocket Rockets, an upcoming urban drama written and directed by Rudra Atri. The film has completed shooting and is currently in post-production.

The film features Trinadh Varma, who gained recognition with Committee Kurrollu, alongside debutant Nirmal. Shriya Kontham, known for her work in Shubham, plays the female lead, while JD Chakravarthy essays a crucial role.

Pocket Rockets revolves around a brilliant student from an underprivileged background who aspires to pursue higher studies abroad. With financial constraints threatening to derail his plans, he ventures into gambling and eventually catches the attention of a cunning gambling shark. What begins as an attempt to secure a better future soon puts his principles and ambitions at risk. The film explores the difficult choices people make when their dreams seem financially out of reach.

Padmaja Konidela, Rahul Raghavendra and Rahul Nimmakuri have produced the film, with Ramesh Manyam serving as executive producer. The technical crew includes cinematographer Edurolu Raju, composer Gyaani and editor Anwar Ali.

Founded by Niharika Konidela, Pink Elephant Pictures has been steadily expanding its presence in the Telugu film industry. Its theatrical venture Committee Kurrollu, directed by Yadhu Vamsi, recently earned the Best Telugu Film honour at the 72nd National Film Awards, marking a notable achievement for the production house.

With its shoot wrapped up, Pocket Rockets is now progressing through post-production. The makers are expected to reveal the film’s release date and other details in the coming days.

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After the blockbuster success of Little Hearts, Mouli is now coming up with the crime comedy entertainer Donga Naa Koduku. The movie is set to arrive in cinemas on November 13. After the teaser launch, the makers released the first single today.

Speaking at the song event, Mouli revealed that the film’s budget is much higher than that of his debut outing, Little Hearts. He stated that the film needed certain setups, which resulted in higher costs. According to him, when a big banner like Mythri Movie Makers backs a project, the budget obviously increases compared to that of a project made by an independent filmmaker.

It remains to be seen if the risk will pay off. Sreenu Kambala is the writer and director of the film, while Sushmita Shetty plays the female lead. Sinjith Yerramilli is composing the music.

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Box office is always unpredictable. A low-budget movie with no star cast may go rogue at the box office, while a big-budget film with huge stars on board might sink. History has shown both.

The same happened with a new Chinese movie titled Sanxingdui: Future Past. Made on a reported budget of over ¥10 million ($1.5 million, around Rs. 13 crore), the movie was released in Chinese theatres on October 23, 2026. In six days, it reportedly made just ¥1.21 million ($181K, around Rs. 1.5 crore), which is a poor performance.

The speciality of the movie is that it was made entirely using AI. But the experiment by director Yue Ming and production house Bona Film Group seems to have failed at the box office, with the film earning far less than its reported budget.

Meanwhile, another Chinese film titled Niu Lai, which was mocked by audiences, made a solid $9.2 million (around Rs. 80 crore). The film’s fortunes changed when its clips went viral on social media. People started watching it in theatres, and the movie became a box-office sensation.

The performance of these two films shows how unpredictable the box office can be. While the AI-made film struggled to bring audiences to theatres, Niu Lai managed to turn online attention into box-office success. It also raises a question for filmmakers: is new technology enough to bring audiences into theatres, or does the content still matter most?

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