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Rajinikanth birthday special: From Muthu to Thillu Mullu, Thalaivar’s comedy films worth watching

Born on December 12, Rajinikanth will turn a year older and will celebrate his 71st birthday. The Padma Bhushan awardee is the second-highest grossing actor in Tamil cinema history after MG Ramachandran.

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Rajinikanth

Well, Rajinikanth does not need any introduction.

Superstar Rajinikanth aka Thalaivar has ruled the Indian film industry for more than four decades with his unmatched aura and acting prowess. Born on December 12, Rajinikanth will turn a year older and will celebrate his 71st birthday. The Padma Bhushan awardee is the second-highest grossing actor in Tamil cinema history after MG Ramachandran.

Rajinikanth began his acting career in 1975 with K Balachander’s Tamil film, Apoorva Raagangal. However, it was his Telugu film Chilakamma Cheppindi that shot him to fame. He went on to do 24 films with SP Muthuraman.

He established himself as a commercial entertainer by the 1990s and almost all his films became blockbuster hits.

Thalaivar’s comedy films worth watching

As Rajinikanth will celebrate his 71st birthday, we have collated a list of worth-watching comedy films of Thalaivar.

Mappillai

Helmed by Rajasekhar, Mappillai came out in 1989 and starred Rajinikanth, Srividya, Amala, SS Chandran, Nizhalgai Ravi, and Vinu Chakraborthy in lead roles. Rajinikanth played the role of Arumugam in the action-comedy.

Muthu

Muthu became one of the highest-grossing Tamil films in 1995. Directed by KS Ravikumar, the film also starred Meena in a titular role. Rajinikanth’s impeccable acting won in Muthu won him Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor.

Thillu Mullu

This film was too directed by K Balachander and was considered to be one of the amusing Tamil films of all time. Thillu Mullu was the remake of the Hindi film, Golmaal and also featured Thengai Srinivasan in lead roles.

Guru Sishyan

This action-comedy is the remake of the Hindi film Insaf Ki Pukar. Directed by SP Muthuraman, Guru Sishyan was released in 1987. Apart from Rajinikanth, the film also starred Seetha, Prabhu, and Gautami in key roles.

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Manoj Bajpayee says Sushant Singh Rajput was very sensitive, couldn’t handle Bollywood politics

Speaking further, Bajpayee said Rajput couldn’t make sense of the politics within the Bollywood industry and as a result could not handle it.

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Manoj Bajpayee says Sushant Singh Rajput was very sensitive, couldn’t handle Bollywood politics

Bollywood actor Manoj Bajpayee recounted his memories of deceased actor Sushant Singh Rajput while promoting his upcoming film Sirf Ek Banda Kaafi Hai.In this movie Manoj plays the role of a lawyer who confronts a rape case involving a self  proclaimed spiritual leader Bajpayee said Rajput was a kind-hearted man who was innocent.

Speaking further, Bajpayee said Rajput couldn’t make sense of the politics within the Bollywood industry and as a result could not handle it. Bajpayee said that politics had always been prevalent in the industry, but he had survived it since he was thick-skinned and stubborn by nature. Nepotism also had its effect which has been faced by many newcomers in the industry. Rajput didn’t make peace with nepotism and as a result ended up being hurt in the process.

Bajpayee revealed he had become very close to Sushant Rajput. He said he would cook mutton on the sets and Sushant would stop by to eat with. Bajpayee added he never knew Sushant would take such a drastic step.

In interviews given after Rajput’s death, several actors had expressed sympathy and condolences at his tragic passing. Actor Priyanka Chopra had shared pictures of Sushant to express her grief over his death. She said she was stunned and grieved he would have been in so much pain to take the unfortunate step. She prayed for his soul to rest in peace and recalled her conversations with him on astrophysics.

Similarly, Alia Bhatt had expressed her grief saying that no matter how much she thought about him, she did not have the words to express her grief. She said she was devastated and had expressed her condolences and regards to Sushant’s family and loved ones.

Sushant’s Kai Po Che co-star Amit Sadh had tweeted he was sorry as he could not come to Sushant’s rescue. He also added that he regretted that he could not be there for him at his lowest ebb. Superstar Shah Rukh Khan had tweeted he missed Sushant very much and spoke of his energy, enthusiasm and his happy smile.

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Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan OTT release date: See who’s bought streaming rights of Salman Khan-starrer?

The film, which also has Venkatesh, Jagapati Babu, and Pooja Hegde in key roles, earned over Rs 100 crore at the box office.

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Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan OTT release date: See who's bought streaming rights of Salman Khan-starrer?

After its theatrical run, the Salman Khan-starrer Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi ki Jaan will soon be available on OTT platforms. The film, which also has Venkatesh, Jagapati Babu, and Pooja Hegde in key roles, earned over Rs 100 crore at the box office.

The OTT rights for Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan were bought by Zee5 on May 26, according to an OTT Play report. Along with Ram Charan and Bhagyashree, the film also features Raghav Juyal, Siddharth Nigam, Shehnaaz Gill, Jassie Gill, and Palak Tiwari.

Salman Khan said that he was shooting in Hyderabad with Venkatesh when Ram Charan came to see him. Ram Charan made his screen presence with Salman Khan and Venkatesh in the same frame. The director of the film, Farhad Samjhi, had all praise for Salman Khan’s performance in the film. He said Salman Khan was not only the leading man but the producer of the film as well. He added that Salman was a hands-on producer and had in-depth knowledge on all departments of film making.

Samjhi said each and every member of the production team, from the light boy to the camera man, had contributed to the making of the film. The film is being showcased as a family entertainer. The movie is a remake of popular Tamil movie Veeram. To capitalise on Eid, the movie was released in theatres on April 21. In contrast to multiplexes, mass centres saw better attendance for the film and saw higher collections.  

Salman Khan has many projects in the wings, they include Tiger 3 which will be directed by Maneesh Sharma. The speculation is rife whether the Salman Khan film marks the end of remakes of south Indian films. With fans consuming all content in their original languages, the box office potential of the remakes seem to have suffered since films from all over the country are easily available on OTT platforms.

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Shah Rukh Khan-Deepika Padukone starrer Pathaan OTT release date finalised, know here

The film was released in theaters on January 25, 2023 and has also completed fifty days running in theatres.

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After having a monstrous run at the world box office and thrashing-making several records, Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham starrer Pathaan will now soon be released on an OTT platform.

The release date of the blockbuster movie Pathaan has been finalised, and it is being told that the Siddharth Anand directorial is going to be released on 22 March on the OTT platform Amazon Prime Video.

It will be nothing less than a treat for those fans, who have not been able to see Shahrukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham’s film in cinema halls yet.

For the unversed, Pathaan is a spy action film made under the banner of Yash Raj Films. Salman Khan also has a cameo role in Pathan. The film was released in theaters on January 25, 2023 and has also completed fifty days running in theatres.

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Shahrukh Khan made a comeback on silver screen after 4 years and Pathaan and his fans made sure that this one turns out to be a mega hot for him. The film has become the highest grossing Hindi film by breaking the record of SS. Rajamouli’s Bahubali 2.

Although Amazon Prime Video has not made its OTT release date official yet. But according to sources, it is believed that Pathaan is going to release on on March 22.

If you intend to watch Shah Rukh Khan-Deepika Padukone starrer on OTT, then you will have to buy a subscription to Amazon Prime Video. The annual plan of Amazon Prime Video comes for Rs 1,499. If you want a monthly subscription, then you will have to pay Rs 179 for it.

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