South Newsmakers of the Week: Allu Arjun and Atlee's film gets officially confirmed to Jr NTR's starrer NTRNEEL’s update, more
Read on to learn in detail about the most buzzing news that took the South film industry by storm this week!

The South cinema industry has seen quite a buzz this week, with several releases like Good Bad Ugly starring Ajith Kumar, Mammootty’s Bazooka, and many more. As we close in on the weekend, here are a few of them that stood out the most among the audience.
South Newsmakers of the Week
1. AA22xA6: Allu Arjun and Atlee’s movie officially announced
Allu Arjun and Atlee made quite the buzz this week after the actor and director officially announced their collaboration. The film, which is being bankrolled by Sun Pictures, is touted to be a parallel universe genre, with the makers approaching Hollywood studios for VFX work, and will have Allu Arjun in dual roles.
See the official announcement here:
In an exclusive report by Pinkvilla, we learned that Priyanka Chopra Jonas is not part of the film, as opposed to the earlier reports. Meanwhile, reports of Janhvi Kapoor being considered as the female lead are doing the rounds on the internet. However, further details about the same are yet to be unveiled.
While the concept of the film is kept under wraps, the movie would be marked as Allu Arjun's subsequent work after Pushpa 2: The Rule and, for Atlee, his directorial after Jawan with Shah Rukh Khan.
2. Pawan Kalyan’s son Mark Shankar sustains injury after a fire accident
Andhra Pradesh Deputy CM and actor Pawan Kalyan’s son, Mark Shankar, had sustained a fire accident at his school in Singapore. The star kid was reported to have undergone a bronchoscopy due to complications from smoke inhalation.
Following the accident, the Deputy CM, along with his elder brother Chiranjeevi, traveled to Singapore together.
3. Jr NTR to join Prashanth Neel’s NTRNEEL on April 22
Jr NTR starrer NTRNEEL, directed by Prashanth Neel, had begun its work earlier this year. With the shoot going on in full swing, it was announced by the makers that Jr NTR would be joining the shoot on April 22, 2025, following his commitments with War 2.
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