Dhanush announces title of his next, says thrilled about 'Captain Miller'

Mumbai [India], July 2: Tamil actor, Dhanush on Saturday announced that his next action thriller is titled 'Captain Miller'. It will showcase the actor in a dacoit avatar.

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Taking to Instagram, the 'Raanjhana' actor shared a motion poster of his new film and captioned it, "This is going to be very very exciting. Super thrilled about captain Miller". https://www.instagram.com/p/CfgoBotjdPN/ In the motion poster, the 'Atrangi re' actor can be seen with his bikers gang dressed like dacoits with his face covered with a mask and a rifle on his shoulder.

Directed by Arun Matheswaran, 'Captain Miller' is a big-budget Tamil action entertainer and marks the first collaboration of the National award-winning actor and the 'Rocky' director.

Based on the backdrop of the 1930s and 1940s, the 'Kolaveri Di' singer will essay the role of Captain Miller in the film.

The remaining star cast of the film is still to be announced and is slated to release in the summer of 2023 in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.

Madhan Karky who worked for films like the Baahubali franchise, RRR, and Pushpa is penning dialogues for the Tamil version of the movie.

Fans swamped the comment section with heart and fire emoticons as they can't wait to see their favorite hero in an action avatar. "EAGERLY WAITING FOR CAPTAIN MILLER" a user commented. Another user wrote, "Thalaivaaa This Gonna Big" followed by a fire and a heart emoticon.

Meanwhile, the 'Karnan' actor will be soon making his Hollywood debut with 'The Grey Man' with Chris Evans and Ryan Gosling. The film is slated to release on July 15, 2022, exclusively on Netflix. Arun Mathesawara, on the other hand, last directed 'Saani Kaayidham' which premiered on Amazon Prime Video.

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Film on Atal Bihari Vajpayee's life in making, to release in 2023

New Delhi [India], June 28: A film on former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee will soon be on the silver screen.

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Filmmaker Sandeep Singh and producer Vinod Bhanushali have joined hands to come up with this special project titled 'Main RahoonYa Na Rahoon, Yeh Desh Rehna Chahiye- Atal'.

The title of the film is based on Vajpayee's famous line 'Main RahoonYa Na Rahoon, Yeh Desh Rehna Chahiye.' The film will be an adaptation of Penguin Random House India's book "The Untold Vajpayee: politician and paradox" by author Ullekh NP.

Helmed by producer-filmmaker Sandeep Singh, the film will go on floors in 2023. Also, 'Main RahoonYa Na Rahoon, Yeh Desh Rehna Chahiye - Atal' movie will hit the theatres next year on the occasion of Christmas, which marks the 99th birth anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Announcing the title of the movie, director Sandeep Singh took to his Instagram and penned down a long note and shared the motion poster of the movie.

He wrote, "Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji was one of the greatest leaders of Indian history who won hearts of enemies with his words, who lead the nation affirmatively and created the blue print of progressive India. Being a filmmaker, I feel that cinema is the best medium to communicate such untold stories, that will unveil not only his political ideologies, but his humane and poetic aspects, that made him the most loved leader of opposition as well as India's most progressive Prime Minister." 'Main Rahoon Ya Na Rahoon', Yeh Desh Rehna Chahiye - Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee.' Presenting #ATAL, a film on the life story of India's most exemplary leader, renowned poet, and a visionary. Sandeep added."

'Atal' is presented by Bhanushali Studios Limited and Legend Studios, and is produced by Vinod Bhanushali, Sandeep Singh, Sam Khan, Kamlesh Bhanushali and Vishal Gurnani, and co-produced by Juhi Parekh Mehta, Zeeshan Ahmad and Shivv Sharma. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who led the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government from 1998-2004, was the first-ever leader from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to have become the nation's Prime Minister. He served as Prime Minister thrice -- briefly in 1996, and then for two terms between 1998 and 2004.

One of the prominent leaders of the country and founder members of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Vajpayee died on August 16, 2018, at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) after a prolonged illness. He was 93. The late leader was conferred Bharat Ratna in 2015. He had also been awarded Pt Govind Ballabh Pant Award for Best Parliamentarian in 1994.

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The size of Indian Media & Entertainment Industry to touch Rs 4 lakh crores by 2025

Mumbai [India], June 27: Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting Shri Anurag Singh Thakur has said that rapidly expanding digital infrastructure in the country and ongoing advancements taking place in the AVGC (Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics) sector have the potential to make India the preferred Post-Production hub of the media and entertainment industry.

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Delivering the key-note address at the National Conference on ‘Changing Landscape of Media & Entertainment 2022’ organized by the Symbiosis Skill & Professional University in Pune, Shri Thakur said “a solid digital foundation for the AVGC sector is emerging across the country and the Government has established a Task Force for the AVGC sector in order to develop world class creative talent to meet domestic and global demand”.

The Minister said the Media & Entertainment ecosystem is a sunrise sector expected to generate Rs 4 lakh crores annually by 2025 and reach $100 billion or Rs 7.5 lakh crore industry by 2030. He further said that Government of India has designated audio-visual services as one of the 12 Champion Service Sectors and announced key policy measures aimed at nurturing sustained growth.

The Minister said the radio, film and entertainment industry has a huge employment opportunity as we leapfrog into the digital era of quality content creation. “Many job roles have emerged in the field - video editing, colour grading, Visual Effects (VFX), sound design, rotoscoping, 3D modeling etc. “Each job role in this sector requires a specific set of skills and competencies. It is imperative for industry and academia to come together and design programs relevant to the needs of this sector” he said. Shri Thakur said the government is also exploring new partnerships with the private sector to ensure Indian students are in tune with the upcoming technology trends in the sector.

Shri Thakur said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s enthusiasm for technology has provided an oasis of opportunities to give wings to the ambition of youngsters and Prime Minister’s ambition to empower the youth has been realized by the Skill India Mission that aims to train 40 crore youth in market relevant skills.

Speaking about the ’75 Creative Minds of Tomorrow’ project undertaken during International Film Festival of India 2021, Shri Thakur said several of those talents have been creatively contributing to the media and entertainment sector and some have established successful start-ups.

Speaking about the growing start-up eco-system in India, Shri Thakur said, even during the Covid pandemic period India added as many as 50 Unicorn start-ups, which speaks volumes about India's entrepreneurial spirit. The Minister said he hopes to see more and more start-ups emerging from the talent pool produced by leading film schools like FTII and SRFTI too.

India as a Global Content hub

Stating that the content creation industry in India has undergone a massive uplift with ‘Digital India’, Shri Thakur said “with quality content, easy access and an eager audience, India is ready to narrate its own success story and become a content creation hub”. Shri Thakur further said that efforts of technical people behind the scene should be adequately recognized and rewarded, moving beyond our current focus on lead characters.

Oscar and BAFTA Awards winning sound designer Resul Pookutty was the Guest of Honour at the National Conference. He said the educational institutions should revive the ancient Indian tradition of imparting wisdom to the students to face the outside world, besides developing skill sets.

Emerging fields of opportunities in Animation, VFX, Gaming and Comics, Opportunities in OTT, TV and Film Production, Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality Immersive media skills etc were the main topics of the National Conference. Who’s who of the Media and Entertainment industry, Dr. S B Majumdar, Chancellor of Symbiosis Skills and Professional University, Pro-Chancellor Dr. Swati Majumdar, Vice Chancellor Dr Gauri Shiurkar were among those present.

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