'Baahubali 2' premiere on TV creates new TRP record, says BARC

This shows that 'Baahubali' is still one of the most watched films and movie buffs just can’t get over it.
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Tuesday, October 24, 2017 - 10:49
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Baahubali: The Conclusion undoubtedly is one of the most successful films in the history of Indian cinema.

The film was released in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi in April this year and premiered on TV on October 8. The premiere of the Hindi version on TV has not only increased the TRP of the channel that had telecast it, but also went on create a new record.

According to the Broadcast Audience Research Council India (BARC), Baahubali: The Conclusion managed to get 26,054 impressions, compared to Salman Khan’s Tubelight, which was way behind in second place with 5,195 impressions. While Main Hoon Surya Singham 2 took the third place with 5,030 impressions, Sooryvansham bagged the fourth position with 4,456 impressions and Son of Satyamurthy was the fifth place with 4,351 impressions.

The staggering difference between the first and second place shows that Baahubali is still one of the most watched films and movie buffs just can’t get over it.

Baahubali: The Conclusion, a sequel to Baahubali: the Beginning, starred Prabhas in the title role. The star cast is highly impressive with Rana Daggubati, Ramya Krishnan, Anushka Shetty, Tammannah Bhatia, Sathyaraj, Nasser and others playing pivotal roles.

The magnum opus, made on a budget of Rs. 400 crore for both parts, went on to collect over Rs. 1700 crore.

The film has been produced by Shobu Yarlagadda and Prasad Devineni under the banner Arka Media Works and has been directed by SS Rajamouli. MM.Keeravani has composed music for this film with KK Senthil Kumar cranking the camera and Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao editing.

With Baahubali 2 creating a new record with its television premiere, it would be quite difficult for movies to break it, at least in the near future.

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Death
Legendary filmmaker IV Sasi passes away
He was 69.
TNM Staff

Tuesday, October 24, 2017 - 11:56
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Ace filmmaker and technician IV Sasi passed away on Tuesday in Chennai. He was 69.

According to reports, the director developed uneasiness on Tuesday morning and breathed his last on the way to the hospital. The body has been kept in Surya hospital, Chennai.

Hailing from Kozhikode, IV Sasi had directed about 150 movies in Malayalam. He had also directed several films in Tamil and Hindi. IV Sasi started his career as an art director in 1968, with the AV Raja movie Kaliyalla Kalyanam. He had received two state awards for Best Film. The Kerala state government had honoured him with the JC Daniel award in 2015. He also received the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013.

In his illustrious career spanning 34 years, IV Sasi has directed many significant films. Avalude Raavukal established him as a name to reckon with in the film industry. The 'Adults only' film was remade in several other languages, including Hindi.

IV Sasi was one of Malayalam cinema's biggest stalwarts. He introduced Mammootty as a hero in his film Thrishna. He went on to direct him in Mrugaya, a film on man-animal conflict which was well ahead of its times. He has also directed Mohanlal in many films, including Ineyengillum, which was one of the actor's big breaks. Devasuram, one of Mohanlal's biggest hits which enjoys a cult following to date, was directed by IV Sasi. Both superstars of the Malayalam industry owe the director much of their stardom.

Considered to be a pathbreaker, IV Sasi broke away from the shackles of commercial cinema to give the audience gritty realism and films with technical brilliance.

IV Sasi's fame was not restricted to Mollywood. He has also directed the superstars of the Tamil industry, Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth. In fact, it was IV Sasi who introduced Rajinikanth to the Malayalam industry with Allauddinum Albutha Vilakkum in 1979. Kaali, one of Rajinikanth's memorable films, was also directed by IV Sasi.

In 1992, IV Sasi was awarded the prestigious Nargis Dutt Award for best feature film on national integration for his film Aaroodam.

IV Sasi was married to actor Seema. The couple had celebrated their wedding anniversary in Kozhikode last year. The couple has two children.
Kollywood
Kamal Haasan to be chief guest at Rajinikanth's '2.O' audio launch?
According to the industry grapevine, Shankar and Lyca are awaiting Kamal's nod.
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Tuesday, October 24, 2017 - 10:47
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If the industry grapevine is anything to go by, actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan will preside over the audio launch of superstar Rajinikanth’s 2.0, slated to take place this Friday in Dubai, as its chief guest.

Apparently, Shankar and Lyca Productions, the makers of 2.0, want Kamal to attend the event and they’re awaiting his final nod. The event is all set to be organised on a never before seen scale. Rumour has it that a VIP table at the event costs a whopping Rs. 6 lakh and the organizers have already sold out all the tickets.

Tickets for the event were sold out in a few hours as audiences are looking forward to the live performance of A.R Rahman with bated breath. Rahman will perform songs from the album on the occasion for half an hour.

While the film has just one song, a duet featuring Rajinikanth and Amy Jackson, the album is rumoured to have five songs and Rahman will perform all the tracks on Friday at Burj Khalifa where the highly anticipated event will take place.

Rumoured to be made on a budget of over INR 400 crore, 2.0 unites Shankar and Rajinikanth for the third time. Although most of the talkie portion has already been completed, the makers postponed the release to ensure high-quality VFX output. Over 15 studios from across the globe are simultaneously working on different portions of the film. Also starring Akshay Kumar as the antagonist, apart from Adil Hussain and Sudhanshu Pandey, the film will be released in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu in January 2018.