A quick look at everything making news in the world of cinema today!
Box office report
Last week there were no major releases as a result some of the older movies continued their good run at the box office. Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru continued to do well in Chennai while among the Bollywood movies, Tumhari Sulu saw a steady rise.
#TumhariSulu is speeding towards ₹ 30 cr mark… Sun to be higher than Sat… [Week 2] Fri 1.25 cr, Sat 2.35 cr. Total: ₹ 23.38 cr. India biz.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) November 26, 2017
Nov 24th – 26th #Chennai City BO Top 5:
2. #Indrajith
A D V E R T I S E M E N T4. #Coco
5. #Aramm
— Ramesh Bala (@rameshlaus) November 27, 2017
Read Silverscreen’s interview with Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru director H Vinoth here.
New poster of Padman is out. The film is directed by R Balki and stars Akshay Kumar, Radhika Apte and Sonam Kapoor. It is based on the life of entrepreneur Arunachalam Muruganantham, who invented low-cost sanitary pad-making machine. The film is scheduled to release on January 26.
Super hero hai yeh pagla, aa raha hai 26th January, 2018 ko : #PadMan! @PadManTheFilm @sonamakapoor @radhika_apte @mrsfunnybones @SonyPicsIndia @kriarj #RBalki pic.twitter.com/O4HmdVATBe
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) November 27, 2017
Offbeat
Argentinian filmmaker Pablo Cesar’s film Thinking of Him will close the 48th International Film Festival of India in Goa on November 28. The film explores the relationship that Rabindranath Tagore shared with Argentinean writer and activist Victoria Ocampo. The two had met during Tagore’s visit to Argentina in 1924.
Here’s the trailer:
Food for thought
While one historical drama (Padmavati) is suffering from moral licensing, we leave you with this image:
Our pick for this week’s #BeautifulShots is this striking still from Mehboob’s Humayun (1945). pic.twitter.com/93F8mmCLLp
— NFAI (@NFAIOfficial) November 26, 2017
