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Eros to release Suriya-starrer Maatran on 15 August
NEW DELHI: Eros International Media Ltd, which recently acquired the theatrical rights of the Tamil film Maatran, has revealed that the film would be released in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka on 15 August.
Maatran, directed and co-written by KV Anand, has lead actor Suriya essay the role of conjoined twins. Popularly known as Siamese twins, such people whose bodies are joined have to eat, sleep and do every other job together.
Launched mid-2011, the film, produced by AGS Entertainment, was shot near the Pakistani border. A major major chunk of the film was shot in the Balkan region of Russia, Croatia, Serbia, Albania and Macedonia.
Maatran also happens to be the first Tamil film to use performance capture technology in some of its action scenes.
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Rashmika Mandanna, Shanaya Kapoor and Naila Grrewal climb IMDb’s Indian celebrity rankings
Upcoming films and returning shows are driving fan interest across Bollywood and streaming
MUMBAI: Bollywood’s popularity contest has a new weekly scorecard, and the numbers are telling. IMDb’s Popular Indian Celebrities list for this week places Shanaya Kapoor at number six, buoyed by buzz around her film Tu Yaa Main. Naila Grrewal slots in at seven on the back of the returning comedy series Maamla Legal Hai, while Rashmika Mandanna climbs to eighth, riding mounting anticipation for Cocktail 2.
The list, available exclusively on the IMDb app for Android and iOS, tracks trending Indian entertainers and filmmakers each week, drawing on data from more than 200m monthly visits to the platform worldwide.
Further down the rankings, Raaka is keeping two of its biggest names in the spotlight. Deepika Padukone holds 11th position, with Allu Arjun close behind at 13th, as the film continues to find traction with audiences.
The list offers fans a weekly pulse on who is breaking through, who is holding steady, and who is fading. It is a barometer as unsparing as the box office itself.
