Assamese movie gets replaced, Sarbananda Sonowal pushes for regional film growth policy. Even as Bahubali wrested Assamese fun- filled action film Local Kungfu 2 out of a number of cinemas, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal directed the Regional Government Film and Television Institute to formulate a comprehensive and conclusive policy for the growth of the regional film industry and safe- guarding its interests. A scene from Local Kungfu 2. Image courtesy: Youtube. Pabitra Margherita, chairman of the institute said to Firstpost, “He has instructed us to devise a policy to protect the interests of the regional film industry taking all the stakeholders into confidence. The meeting was held on Friday.”“The chief minister has set two strict and broad guidelines for the policy. Firstly, it has to be acceptable to all stakeholders. ![]() Secondly, it has to be devised as early as possible,” he added. Last month, Sonowal declared a policy to provide financial assistance of Rs. Rs. 25 lac to renovate the older ones. Margherita maintained that apart from that, upgrade of the community halls into cinemas to show regional cinema, formulation of special rules to reserve at least one show in halls for local films having a certain percentage of seat occupancy, are all on the cards. The Assam chief minister’s initiative is seen in the light of a controversy created by the director of the Assamese film Local Kungfu 2 who alleged . ![]() Kamaal R Khan tweeted his valuable review to director SS Rajamouli and expressed his disappointment on watching Bahubali 2 and compared it to a cartoon.Only one theatre— Vandana in Guwahati— has retained us for the second week as it is not remote- controlled from outside.”Arun Lochan Das, a reputed film critic in Assam said in this context, “It is not the first time a popular regional film has been removed from the theatres to accommodate a Bollywood flick.” He said that even a hit Assamese film takes at least two weeks to recover its cost, but by that time often a Bollywood film is released and the regional one gets removed.“It is one of the reasons why Assam’s film industry has not seen a hit film for a long time. The last Assamese film that I remember as a hit was . It had the scope of being a hit,” he added. Local Kungfu 2 is a sequel to Local Kungfu, that was released in 2. The pirated versions of it went viral on Youtube. A Youtube shows the number of uploads of the 1 hour 2. ![]() Basumatary says that infact the film got several lac views, as many people uploaded it on different Youtube channels.“Despite the film being freely available on Youtube, the prequel did not run into loss, as the production cost was as low as Rs. The film was made by local martial art artists with not even a single known face,” Arun Lochan Das said. But Basumatary, points out that this is not the case with the sequel.“The production cost of Local Kungfu 2 was Rs 2. For post- production work, another Rs 8 lakhs was spent, which came from crowd- funding. Normally Rs 3. 0 to 4. Assamese film,” he said. Though the film has grossed only Rs 1. April, Das expects that it will still not run into loss despite all the craze for Baahubali.“There is still a demand for such local films in smaller centres. Tollywood, Kollywood, Bollywood Latest Movie - News, Gossips, Videos, Trailers, Reviews and much more @ iluvcinema.in (i love cinema, ilovecinema). Tamannah Bhatia on being upset over chopped scenes in Bahubali: It’s a baseless rumour Actor Tamannah Bhatia says she respects director SS Rajamouli and will always. Someone known as Anonymous is calling me a shameless creature for writing sensible about salman next movie. Festive release are for only deserving actors who has. Bahubali 2 Songs Lyrics: Baahubali 2 The Conclusion is a 2017 film written and directed by S.S.Rajamouli and produced by Shobu Yarlagadda & Prasad Devineni. Actor Prabhas thanks director Rajamouli for giving him 'Bahubali'. If the film is run in those centres, it still has the potential to make money,” he said. Pabitra Margherita said in this regard, “The big number of Assamese films that have bombed at the box office in the last five years gives one the impression that, the local people have rejected Assamese visual arts, which certainly is not the case. Mobile theatres in Assam are still doing good business.”Assam has a history of mobile theatres where a theatre company travels from one place to another with makeshift stages to present dramas. According to Margherita’s estimate, there are nearly 3. But we do not have cinemas in most of the places where these theatres reach. This is the reason why many film lovers in those areas do not get to watch an Assamese film, even if they want to,” he says. Durlov Boruah, the Executive Producer of Local Kungfu 2 points out, “ We released the film in 4. If mega budget films like Baahubali take up those 2. The idea behind the new comprehensive plan as directed by the chief minister is not only about making good films but also about taking them to a market where there is a demand for them,” says Margherita. Bahubali 2 Day 1 Box Office Collection Report. S. S. Rajamouli’s Bahubali 2: The Conclusion has taken a historic opening at the box office. The occupancy is record- breaking across the board – north, east and west have all taken the best opening of the year – surpassing the opening of all Hindi films so far this year and competing with festive releases like Sultan, Dangal and Prem Ratan Dhan Payo. In the south, . The opening record of top Kannada film, . The all- time highest Kannada grosser, Kirik Party, will be surpassed in a matter of days as both regional and Hindi version have taken a earth- shattering opening. In fact, several . The issue is said to have been sorted out and shows are now running 1. PM onwards. The advance is spectacular here and with the morning shows getting cancelled, the noon/evening/night shows will be packed to capacity. Inspite of the fact that today is a working day, the people of Baahubali’s home state Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are celebrating it like a festival. Several offices are closed, with reports coming in that corporates have bulk- booked tickets for Friday. As expected, the occupancy has exceeded the capacity. Extra chairs are being added at single- screens, tickets in black are getting a huge premium. In short, the country has probably never ever seen the kind of craze a film like . It isn’t quite like the hero worship of a Rajnikanth in Tamilnadu. The pre- release theatrical recovery (not including the various rights like satellite, music, digital etc), is 2. Hindi and other regional versions. What that also means is, the film has to collect more than the lifetime business of the first film – just to attain . The Hindi version will be a. Anushka Shetty BEATS Tamannaah Bhatia to become the most popular female character in Bahubali. It is safe to say Bahubali 2 has been one of the most anticipated films across the nation. Last time a south film garnered such buzz in the north was a Rajinikanth movie. This is one film, everyone has been awaiting. While the question – Why Kattappa killed Bahubali is a major driving force, there are many other reasons why fans want to catch this Bahubali 2 – Stellar direction, compelling story, mind- blowing VFX and most importantly – the characters. Each of them have been sketched out in detail displaying their flaws and strengths in full measure. There is so much depth to each of them that you feel like you know them. Prabhas as Amarendra Bahubali has been one of the most impressive character we have known, followed closely by Rana Daggubati’s ruthless act as Bhallaladeva. But the bigger surprise in this Rajamouli film have been the powerful female characters – Devasena, the princess of Kuntala played by Anushka Shetty, Avanthika the warrior played by Tamannaah Bhatia and Sivagami the queen played by Ramya Krishnan. Each of them are striking in their own right. Considering it’s so hard to choose, we conducted a poll to find out from our readers – who was their favourite female character in Bahubali? And now we have the results – Anushka Shetty wins hands down as she received 6. Tamannah Bhatia who received about 3. Devasena BEAT Avanthika to become the most popular female character in Bahubali. Also Read: Bahubali 2 movie review: Prabhas and Anushka Shetty’s romance and stunning visual effects will leave you bedazzled. Having watched the movie myself, have to say, Anushka Shetty as Devasena was exemplary. She not only looked exquisite but her powerful personality was inspiring. There was no sign of a damsel in distress, here was a woman who could hold her own with grace and strength. Her outright ways may have got her into trouble but she was unapologetic about it. It was no surprise when Amarendra Bahubali fell for her. She was the kind of lady, who could cast a spell on you just by being herself. The mvoie also stars Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Sathyaraj, Ramya Krishnan. The film has been directed by SS Rajamouli and produced by ARKA Mediaworks. The film release don 2. April in 8. 00. 0 screens across the world.
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