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Scene, directed by Aavesham fame Jithu Madhavan, is expected to be in theatres on November 6 as the big Deepavali release of the year. The trailer of the Suriya-led film drops late on October 31, 2026
All eyes are on the films hitting theatres this Deepavali, especially the mega-budget Ramayana Part 1. But can Tamil star Suriya, who is riding high on the success of Karuppu and Vishwananth and Sons, deliver a festival hit?
Scene stars Suriya along with Nazriya Nazim and Naslen, among others. The film marks director Jithu Madhavan's Tamil cinema debut.
Scene, directed by Aavesham maker Jithu Madhavan, is set to release for Deepavali 2026. The filmmaker clarifies that he had initially pitched the subject to a Malayalam actor.
Om: Chapter 1 - Udhiram The Blood Wood is directed by Rajkumar Periasamy. Releasing in theatres on November 20, 2026, the film also stars Mammootty, Sreeleela, Naseeruddin Shah along with Dhanush and Sai Pallavi
Scene, directed by Aavesham maker Jithu Madhavan and featuring music by Sushin Shyam, also stars Nazriya Nazim and Naslen in pivotal roles. The film releases in theatres on November 6, 2026
Ashwath Marimuthu's film, produced by Kamal Haasan, sees Nayanthara reuniting with Rajinikanth after 2021's Annaatthe. They have also worked together in Chandramukhi, Kuselan, among others.
Superstar Rajinikanth caught a show of his recent release Jailer 2 in theatres. The film's box office run has seen a slump in its second weekend
Directed by Aavesham maker Jithu Madhavan, Scene is releasing on November 6 as this year's Deepavali biggie in Kollywood. The film also stars Nazriya Nazim.
The pre-release hype heavily leaned on a prominent Malayalam supporting cast featuring big names like Suraj Venjaramoodu, Hakim Shajahan, Kottayam Nazeer, and Shamna Kasim. Sadly, save for Suraj and Hakim, the rest of the ensemble was completely sidelined with zero story weight.
Malayalam superstar Mohanlal returns as Tiger Muthuvel Pandian’s trusted ally Matthew in the Nelson Dilipkumar directed Jailer 2, but…
Jailer 2, written and directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, hits theatres worldwide on October 15, 2026 and has Superstar Rajinikanth back as Tiger Muthuvel Pandian
Calling the comments hurtful and discriminatory, Subbaraj said criticism of a film should never become an excuse to humiliate people over their gender identity.
Jailer 2 releases in theatres worldwide on October 15, 2026. Box office trackers predict that the film will have a three figure bumper opening
Jailer 2: The buzz is that the makers of the Rajinikanth-starrer are gunning for a 4-week OTT window for all languages and negate the mandatory 8-week gap for the Hindi version.
Jailer 2 domestic bookings are set to open by October 11. The film will get 6 am early morning shows in Kerala and Karnataka.
The big question now is whether Indian 3 can turn around the franchise's commercial fortunes.
Director Nelson's sequel sees Superstar Rajinikanth return as Tiger Muthuvel Pandian, a former jailer, and follows the obstacles he faces in his new life as a driver.
Jailer 2 set to get a record-breaking release across Kerala, with shows beginning as early as 6 am on October 15, 2026.
Tiger Muthuvel Pandian returns and this time he's up against newer, more powerful foes. Can he and his pals outdo this latest threat?