AR Murugadoss is introducing Tollywood Superstar Mahesh Babu to the Tamil audiences with his latest bilingual Telugu-Tamil much awaited film ‘Spyder’. Recently, the makers released a theatrical trailer which received mixed reviews from the audience. The director is taking no chances with its release in Tamil Nadu.

A record number of theaters will screen this spy thriller drama on opening day. According to the latest update, Spyder will hit as many as 450 screens across Tamil Nadu on opening day.

The film is touted to be a high-budget, high-tech action thriller. The confrontation scenes between Mahesh Babu and SJ Suryah is said to be the major highlight of Murugadoss’s film. It has also come out that Spyder has a strong emotional along with an action sequence which is going to stand out in the film.

Mahesh is essaying an intelligence officer and will be seen romancing with Rakul Preet Singh. Spyder is all about how he will save a city from catastrophe.

It is being produced by NV Prasad under the banner NVR Cinemas and has the music by Harris Jayaraj. The Tamil version of Spyder will also hit the screens on 27th September 2017 along with the Telugu version in the Telugu states. Both versions will hit the overseas markets too simultaneously.

Nandamuri Bala Krishna has moved on from the mixed response to his recent release Paisa Vasool. He has started concentrating on his next.

His 102nd flick which was flagged off in the last month has begun its regular shoot. After finishing a quick schedule in Hyderabad, the entire team has moved to the traditional town of Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu. This city is famous for its cultural buildings and traditional things. Currently, the team is canning some crucial scenes in this flick. A picture from the sets is going viral which has Balayya, Brahmanandam, Nayanatara, Murali Mohan Mallu beauty Natasha were seen chilling.

Malayalam sensation Natasha is so excited to work with Balayya. She says she is going to act more in Tollywood. This movie is aimed for Sankranthi on 2018.

The most controversial show Bigg Boss has expanded its market in India mainly in the Southern region after conquering Hindi zone. Now its first Southern regional branch Tamil is in neck deep problems.

Hiring the Universal Hero Kamal Haasan as the host, this show was planned with some controversial Tamil stars and celebrities. Not less than one week from the day it was aired, it was declared as a flop show. It failed to impress the Tamil viewers and got dull TRP ratings. Many Tamil Hindu organizations have raised their objections on this show for its controversial and sensitive content. Now the most powerful Hindu Makkal Katti organization has filed a petition on this show. They demand the court to arrest the host Kamal Haasan, the participants and the organizers to stop this show at any cost.

Already the show is getting a poor response from the audiences. This type of protests and cases can only make this show to go from bad to the worse condition in Tamil Nadu.

As many as 1,100 theaters across Tamil Nadu remained shut after the owners called for an indefinite strike to protest the state’s imposition of a 30% entertainment tax in addition to the 28% Goods and Sevices Tax (GST). This effectively means that the 10 films that released in the state in the last two weeks will be severely affected.

The Tamil Nadu Theatres Association had announced an indefinite shutdown across the state a day before the rollout of the GST. Even last-minute talks by producers to resolve the issue on Sunday did not materialise. Tamil Nadu Cinema Theatre Owners Federation president Abirami Ramanathan on Sunday asserted that the theater hall owners would go ahead with the strike.

The Tamil film fraternity has already been in turmoil ever since the Goods and Service Tax (GST) was announced by the Central government. GST came into effect on 1 July. The union government replaced the entertainment and service tax with 18 percent GST on movie tickets under Rs 100 and 28 percent GST on tickets that cost more than Rs 100.

What has irked Tamil Nadu Theatres Association is that local bodies want to levy 30 percent municipal tax in addition to GST, which takes the total taxation up to 58% for tickets above Rs 100.