Analysis
Congress orders inquiry, discovers the word ‘if’
G.O.Ms.No.134 names land matters involving BRS leaders, but proves no violation, offence or liability. The inquiry is the finding so far.
Not our government, still our problem
Rest of the Republic
66 takes in all
Every take, newest first
Analysis
440 acres, 334 accounted for
The Congress government’s land claim is still waiting for the land records to arrive.
News
Dragon’s October return has one firm date: maybe
Trade reports say Jr NTR may return to the sets in October, but the reported October 10 Mumbai schedule remains unconfirmed by the makers.
Analysis
Fourteen objections, one very tidy unanimity
The Election Commission says final SIR decisions were unanimous. The public record still does not show how 14 written objections were resolved.
News
Nani’s biggest opening, three box-office figures later
The Paradise has reportedly delivered Nani’s career-best opening, although trade trackers cannot agree whether Day 1 was worth ₹74.90 crore, ₹76.58 crore or ₹76.90 crore.
Analysis
AP’s 421-post row gets a lathi-charge
A YSRCP protest over alleged sports-quota recruitment irregularities turned tense in Vijayawada. The evidence establishes a confrontation, not the larger political claims now being marched around.
Analysis
The Paradise opened big. The numbers need subtitles
Nani’s film has reported demand, but its ₹46.25 crore “opening” includes paid previews and remains a trade estimate, not an audited account.
News
The Paradise finds ₹74.90 crore, trade estimates
Nani’s Srikanth Odela film has an A certificate and a trade-tracker-estimated career-best opening. The accountants remain in the wings.
News
The Paradise has three opening-day totals
Nani’s film opened strongly, depending on which estimate you choose. The box office, meanwhile, remains less settled than the headlines.
Analysis
Power claims, metering missing
Congress says ₹81,000 crore. BRS says 24 hours versus seven. TGERC says the measurement system cannot reliably settle either claim.
News
Streaming beats TV, and Telugu cinema gets a seat
MPA estimates online video took 46% of India’s content investment in 2025, but the public data stops short of saying what Telugu cinema received.
News
Voter-roll plea reaches court; 13 crore claim waits
A petition reportedly seeks prosecution of CEC Gyanesh Kumar and an SIT probe into alleged deletions during SIR. The Supreme Court has not yet been shown to have registered or listed it.
News
Bombay HC tells GST: films are not software
The court set aside proceedings involving a disputed ₹79.72 crore tax amount, plus interest and penalty, against Dharma Productions and Dharmatic Entertainment.
Analysis
Inquiry announced, guilt not yet delivered
The Congress government’s reported land panel may examine allegations involving BRS leaders. It has not established that anyone broke the law.
News
Kalki 2 gets October shoot plan, not release date
Nag Ashwin says regular filming may begin next month and finish by mid-2027. The sequel still has no announced release date, because apparently even the future needs a schedule.
News
The film arrived on a hard disk. The tax bill arrived anyway
The Bombay High Court set aside proceedings involving ₹79.72 crore in disputed GST against Dharma Productions and Dharmatic Entertainment, rejecting the idea that digital delivery alone turns film-rights licensing into IT software.
Analysis
248 TMC in, 28 TMC used? Show the ledger
KTR’s Jurala charge is politically sharp. The water department’s missing arithmetic is sharper.
News
The Paradise outruns its own box-office estimates
Nani’s Telugu-led film reached a later live estimate of ₹34.65 crore India net on day one, after an afternoon figure of ₹12.55 crore. The numbers are still trade estimates, not audited accounts.