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TN Film Producers’ Council restricts big budget film releases on 5 festive occasions
MUMBAI: The Tamil Film Producers’ Council (TFPC) has announced that big films should only be released on five festive occasions beginning from Pongal this year. This is to ensure that small film producers find screens to release their films,
The permitted dates of release for such films include Pongal, Tamil New Year, May Day, Independence Day and Deepavali.
According to the Council, almost 100 films are produced every year out of which only eight per cent are big budget movies that are easily financed, distributed and exhibited. The remaining 92 per cent are low budget films who struggle to find a theatre for release.
Elaborating on the subject, producers’ council president SA Chandrasekaran said that the rule had been introduced so that small films, 300 of which are yet to find theatres for release, could survive the stiff competition of big budget films. A big film could be distributed and released easily, he added.
It may be recalled that the previous office-bearers of the producers Council had, in October 2009, announced a similar regulation for release of big films but made little success in enforcing it.
The TFPC decision will come into force from 1 February.
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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.
