New year. New movies. However the very same giddy enjoyment of afresh calendar with a promise of brand-new films.
From huge tentpoles and hotly-anticipated sequels to promising little gems, the alternatives vary.
2022 was a knockout year for the south Indian film market as films like Kantara received nationwide recognition and RRR ended up being an around the world phenomenon.
It was a solid year at package workplace as KGF 2, Vikram, Ponniyin Selvan: I, Sita Ramam proved to be money-spinners and assisted the movie market emerge from the pandemic downturn.
On the other hand, the audiences’ positive action to high-on-content films like 777 Charlie, Hridayam, Thallumaala, Thiruchitrambalam and Love Today was also encouraging for film-makers.
Will 2023 continue the magic run? Mayur Sanap provides us the line-up.
Jailer
Language: Tamil
Release date: April 14
If there’s one factor to be thrilled about Director Nelson Dilipkumar’s Jailer, it is to witness Rajinikanth and Mohanlal come together on screen for the first time.
After the ordeal of the Vijay-starrer Beast last year, Dilipkumar frantically requires a hit and Jailer appears to have got all best components in place.
Kabzaa
Language: Kannada
Release date: April 14
Post KGF and Kantara, things have actually certainly changed for Kannada movies.
With package office shining bright, Kannada film-makers have actually become bolder and much better with their vision.
The next Kannada offering is a big-ticket retro criminal activity thriller Kabzaa, which features Upendra, Sudeep and Shriya Saran.
Directed by R Chandru, Kabzaa intends to be a big scale, pan-India release.
Ponniyin Selvan: II Language: Tamil Release date: April 28 The Cholas are coming back!
Mani Ratnam’s legendary saga about
the Chola dynasty will broaden in 2023 with more grand home entertainment. The last part of Mani’s magnum opus will see the
return of the initial cast: Chiyaan Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Jayam Ravi, Karthi, Trisha, Aishwarya Lekshmi and Sobhita Dhulipala. Jawan Language: Hindi Release date: June 2 Yes
, Jawan is a Hindi
movie, but there are so many extraordinary
skills from the south connected to the task. Director Atlee is at the helm of Jawan with superstars Nayanthara
and Vijay Sethupathi playing critical roles opposite Shah Rukh Khan. The icing on the cake will be hit-maker Anirudh Ravichander’s envigorating music, as he makes his foray into Bollywood. Jawan will be dubbed and launched in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages.
Adipurush Language: Telugu-Hindi Release date: June 16 The last time Prabhas featured in an epic dream movie
, the Baahubali series produced marvels at the box office and led his method
to pan-India fame. In his coming bilingual movie Adipurush, the star will be seen essaying Lord Ram. The big-budget film is touted to be Director Om Raut
‘s ode to the Ramayana. The film also features Kriti Sanon as Sita and Saif Ali Khan as Ravan. After the movie’s teaser was panned, the makers postponed Adipurush by 5 months to fix the FX and other elements that irked social networks. Salaar Language: Telugu Release date: September 28 After the stupendous success of KGF, Director Prashanth Neel has actually ended up being a force to reckon with. And that’s exactly what Prabhas
needs at
the moment. It would be interesting to see what P&P create in Salaar, which is reportedly a high-octane action thriller. Prithviraj Sukumaran, Shruti Haasan and Jagapathi Babu finish the electrifying cast. Thalapathy 67 Language: Tamil Release date: October 20 IMAGE: Lokesh Kanagaraj and Vijay. Photograph: Kind courtesy Lokesh Kanagaraj/Instagram With 2022’s blockbuster Vikram, Director Lokesh Kanagaraj kick-started his own cinematic universe, the Lokiverse. His next with Thalapathy Vijay, which is tentatively
entitled Thalapathy 67, has actually already collected substantial excitement about how this film will be
integrated into Lokiverse. Pushpa: The Rule Language: Telugu Release date: December 16 IMAGE: Allu Arjun in Pushpa: The Rise. Allu Arjun’s wicked anti-hero is all set to return with the next instalment of the movie, which guarantees a legendary
showdown between Bunny and film’s menacing antagonist, played by Fahadh Fazil. Will there be a round two of Oo Antava? We hope so! Kushi Language: Telugu Release date: December 23 Samantha
and Vijay Deverakonda will be seen together in Shiva Nirvana’s romantic funny, Kushi. This is
their second partnership after Mahanati
. Revealing the movie’s first look, Samantha described the movie as a’grand household experience. ‘Jana Gana Mana 2 Language: Malayalam Release date: Not verified IMAGE: Prithviraj in Jana Gana Mana.
A politically divisive film is always a tightrope to stroll on,
however trust the Malayalam movie theater industry to call a spade a spade. Director
Dijo Jose Antony’s Jana Gana Mana( available on Netflix)was a solid presentation of that.
The Prithviraj Sukumaran starrer worked as a fascinating thriller and thought-provoking political drama. Jana Gana Mana 2 will apparently act as the film’s prequel. Japan
Language: Tamil Release date: Not validated Karthi is enjoying the
finest stage of his profession, with back-to-back hits
. He just recently unveiled the poster of his next film, Raju Murugan’s Japan. It is Karthi’s 25th film and marks a crucial milestone for him. The beautiful Anu Emmanuel will be his leading woman. Vaadivaasal Language: Tamil Release date: Not validated Photograph: Kind courtesy Suriya/Instagram Vaadivaasal brings big expectations due to the fact that it marks the very first partnership in between superstar Suriya and acclaimed director Vetrimaaran. Based on C S Chellappa’s novel of the same name, Vaadivaasal
is
set against the background of Jallikattu. The job is apparently being etched out on
the most pricey spending plan and will be the costliest movie in both Suriya and Vetri’s professions.