This week the South Indian film industry has seen many big announcements. It was another interesting week for moviegoers as the first look of Pawan Kalyan’s Ustaad Bhagat Singh was unveiled and it took social media by storm. Naga Chaitanya and Krithi Shetty’s much awaited Tamil-Telugu film Custody also hit the screens on Friday and it opened to decent reviews by the audience and critics.

On the other hand, Samantha’s last film Shaakuntalam is getting an OTT release, here we bring you South news makers of the week.

Nazriya Nazim on a social media detox

Nazriya Nazim, wife of Fahadh Faasil and a popular Malayalam actress has left her fans worried with her latest social media post. Nazriya took to social media yesterday and informed her fans that she has decided to go on a ‘DND mode’ for a while. “Taking a break from all social media… It’s time… Will miss all your love and messages here… Will be back soon… I promise… #DNDmode,” Nazriya Nazim writing.

Naga Chaitanya’s Custody

Naga Chaitanya’s much awaited film Custody released this Friday and it opened to mixed response from the audience and critics. According to media reports, the film managed to earn decently at the box office.

Samantha’s Shaakuntalam gets an OTT release date

Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s Shaakuntalam is out on Amazon Prime Video from May 11. The film is directed by Gunashekar and is available in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam. The mythological film was released in theaters on April 24 but did not do well at the box office. Producer Dil Raju in one of the interviews said that Shaakuntalam is one of the biggest flops and suffered losses in his 25-year long career.

Ustaad Bhagat Singh first look

The much awaited first teaser of Pawan Kalyan’s Ustaad Bhagat Singh was released this week and it managed to create the much needed hype. It was unveiled by Pawan Kalyan’s fan Satish at Sandhya Theatre, Hyderabad amidst the crew. Blockbuster Gabbar Singh duo Pawan Kalyan-Harish Shankar is all set to create the magic again after almost a decade. With a tea in his hand, we are introduced to Bhagat Singh, a stylish policeman at Mahankali Police Station, Pathargunj. The power-packed maas first look ends with the lines – ‘Ee saari performance baddalaipoddi’.

Kushi’s first song Na Roja Nuvve

The first song Na Roja Nuvve from Vijay Deverakonda and Samantha Ruth Prabhu starrer Kushi was released this week. The sultry romantic track sung and composed by Hesham Abdul Wahab gives us a glimpse of the beginning of Vijay and Samantha’s love story in the film.

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