Scene

Scene at Filmistan is the week around the film: the room, the festival, the rumour, and the line the rest of the issue did not have room to print.

Deva, Gaana Composer of Annamalai, Dies at 75

Deva, the composer behind Annamalai, Baashha and Arunachalam, died on Oct. 17 aged 75. His career, the tributes and the State honours funeral.

Sandeep Reddy Vanga set Prabhas's Spirit for Oct. 29, 2027, Diwali. Ramayana Part 2 is also expected then, though it has no date yet.

Anirudh Ravichander and Kavya Maran will marry in November. The Nov. 21 Chennai reception is on the record, and the Greece date is not confirmed.

Drishyam: The Conclusion has Rs 540.79 crore worldwide gross after 16 days, Koimoi says. The film is Rs 19.21 crore short of Padmaavat. The numbers.

From Raayan to Mithya, the 72nd National Film Awards named a best film in every language. The regional winners, language by language.

Raftaar, with Rajkummar Rao and Keerthy Suresh, opened on Oct. 16 after a July date was dropped. What is known, and what is not.

Sree Vishnu's Telugu comedy broke even within days, one trade site says. Reviews call it silly but fun. Then Jailer 2 and Ranabaali arrived.

Baththa has warm reviews and a modest run. Trackers put it between Rs 23.7 and 26.8 crore net, and the daily numbers show a weekend pattern.

The Film Federation weighed 33 films for the Oscars, 14 in Hindi. The contenders, the rules, and what became of Homebound.

Gondhal, a Marathi thriller by Santosh Davakhar, is India's official Oscar entry, chosen from 33 films. The film, the cast and what comes next.

A Kannada film made on Rs 2.5 crore opened to 60 shows and is past Rs 75 crore net. How Premada Oorali grew, and how it was sold.

Jailer 2 opened at about Rs 60 crore net, per trackers. What exhibitors say, how sources differ and where the total stands on Oct. 18.