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Rajnikant-starrer Kochaidaiyaan to release in September
MUMBAI: The first phase of shooting of Mediaone Global Entertainment‘s Rajnikant-starrer Kochaidaiyaan has recently been completed in London and the film has been slated to be released in September this year.
Kochaidaiyaan is inspired by the name of Kochadaiyan Ranadhiran, the Pandya Dynasty king. Son and successor of Arikesari Maravarman, he asserted his superiority over the Cheras and Cholas and subdued the Marathas in the city of Mangalapuram, the modern day Mangalore.
He also started the hostilities with the Chalukyas of Badami and the Gangas. He undertook a campaign against the Ay (Ayangar) chieftains. He defeated them in Kurunadu in south Travancore after which he earned the allegiance of the Ay chief.
Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone is the heroine and the music has been scored by double Oscar-winner AR Rahman.
Rajinikanth‘s daughter Soundarya R Ashwin is directing the film with the supervision of director-actor KS Ravikumar. The film stars Rajinikanth and Deepika Padukone besides R Sarath Kumar, Shobana, Nassar and Jackie Shroff.
The film is likely to be released in Telugu, English, Hindi and Japanese.
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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.
