Apart from the four big Bengali releases — Dawshom Awbotaar, Raktabeej, Jongole Mitin Mashi and Bagha Jatin — a set of new Hindi, English, Tamil and Telugu movies will hit the theatres this week, making the Durga Puja and Navratri festivals even more fun. Here’s a look.
Ganapath: A Hero is Born (Hindi)
Directed by: Vikas Bahl
Cast: Tiger Shroff, Kriti Sanon and Amitabh Bachchan.
Ganapath: A Hero is Born features Tiger Shroff and Kriti Sanon in a dystopian society. Tiger's character, Guddu, is a streetfighter who transforms into a powerful action hero amidst futuristic settings filled with spaceships and military vehicles. The trailer of the film highlights Tiger’s action skills as he prepares to face a looming evil. Directed by Vikas Bahl, the film also stars Amitabh Bachchan in a key role.
Yaariyan 2 (Hindi)
Directed by: Radhika Rao, Vinay Sapru
Cast: Divya Khosla Kumar, Yash Dasgupta, Pearl V Puri, and Anaswara Rajan
Yaariyan 2 is a romantic drama that explores the journey of three cousins as they grapple with life's challenges. This movie is a Hindi adaptation of the 2014 Malayalam film Bangalore Days directed by Anjali Menon and it serves as the first foray into Hindi cinema for Yash Daasguptaa, Pearl V Puri and Anaswara Rajan. In addition, the film is a standalone sequel to the 2014 film Yaariyan by Divya Khosla Kumar.
Leo (Tamil)
Directed by: Lokesh Kanagaraj
Cast: Vijay, Sanjay Dutt, Trisha Krishnan, Arjun, Gautham Vasudev Menon and Mysskin
Vijay portrays Inspector Leo Das, who confronts a serial killer and adversaries from his past, in the upcoming Tamil-language action thriller Leo. Set in the Lokesh Kanagaraj Cinematic Universe, the film depicts Leo as a police officer married to Trisha Krishnan's character with a daughter. Leo’s violent history resurfaces when he faces off against a serial killer in Kashmir. Antagonists, portrayed by Arjun Sarja and Sanjay Dutt, along with their henchmen, hunt him down. The trailer showcases Vijay in intense action sequences, determined to protect his family and eliminate the threats from his past.
Tiger Nageswara Rao (Telugu)
Directed by: Vamsee
Cast: Ravi Teja, Anupam Kher, Nupur Sanon, Renu Desai, Jisshu Sengupta, Gayatri Bhardwaj and Murali Sharma
Tiger Nageswara Rao is a biographical thriller that delves into the life of a criminal named Nageswara Rao (Ravi Teja) who terrorised a large part of south India during the 1970s. Tiger's reign of terror extends over Stuartpuram as he orchestrated a series of audacious heists, becoming a local legend known for his ingenious tactics in outsmarting the police. The narrative primarily follows the thrilling exploits of Tiger and the captivating game of cat-and-mouse played out between him and law enforcement officers.
Killers of the Flower Moon (English)
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone, Jesse Plemons, Tantoo Cardinal, John Lithgow, and Brendan Fraser.
Killers of the Flower Moon draws its inspiration from David Grann's 2017 book of the same name that revolves around killings that took place in the Osage Nation of Oklahoma during the 1920s — a dark chapter in history that unfolded in the wake of the discovery of oil on tribal lands. In the early 1900s, the Osage Nation witnessed a sudden surge in wealth due to the oil boom, propelling its members to become some of the world's wealthiest individuals virtually overnight. This newfound prosperity drew the attention of opportunistic outsiders who resorted to manipulation, extortion and theft, ultimately culminating in a series of brutal murders.
