South Cinema news on May 28: Radikaa Sarathkumar heaps praise on Ponmagal Vandhal and more

Here are the latest updates on much awaited south Indian movies and your favourite stars down south.

Written by Antara Chakraborthy | Updated: May 28, 2020 8:43:38 am
Ponmagal Vandhal Ponmagal Vandhal will begin streaming on Amazon Prime Video from May 29.

All across the world, films have been put on hold due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. In India too, no movies have released in almost two months, but things are starting to change a bit as a few films have taken the OTT route.

While a few movies will premiere on streaming platforms like Amazon Prime Video, the high-budget films will only release in theaters. It is yet to be known when movies like Master, Marakkar Arabikadalinte Simham among more will see the light of day.

While the world of cinema is an uncertain place at the moment, we will keep you informed about everything that’s happening in the South Indian film industries.

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08:43 (IST)28 May 2020
Pooja Hegde's Instagram account hacked

Pooja Hegde on Thursday took to Twitter to inform fans that her Instagram account has been hacked. She tweeted, 'Spent the last hour stressing about the safety of my Instagram account. Thanking my technical team for instant help at this hour. Finally, got my hands back on my Instagram. Any message, follow back or post in d past hour from my account has been done will be undone. Ty.'

08:41 (IST)28 May 2020
Atlee shares BTS picture from Bigil

Director Atlee, who last helmed the hit sports drama Bigil, shared a behind-the-scenes photo from the shoot of the film’s song, “Singapenne”. In the picture, he is seen posing as music composer AR Rahman is present in the background.

 
 
 
 
 
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08:40 (IST)28 May 2020
Mahat’s wedding video out

Actor Mahat, who gained popularity after his stint in Bigg Boss Tamil 2, tied the knot with Prachi Mishra in February. Even though the details of the wedding were kept under wraps, Prachi took to Instagram to share a snippet of their wedding dance video.

08:27 (IST)28 May 2020
'Ponmagal Vandhal is very engrossing'

Vaanam Kottatum actress Radikaa Sarathkumar took to Twitter to praise Jyotika’s upcoming movie Ponmagal Vandhal. She tweeted, “Watched a special preview of #PonmagalVandhalOnPrime very engrossing, well narrated. Very strong content, socially relevant theme. Well done @Suriya_offl and #jotika hope your endeavours stand you in good stead.Jotika was very good and outshone herself."

Starring Jyotika, R Parthiban, K Bhagyaraj, Thiagarajan, Pandiarajan and Pratap Pothen, Ponmagal Vandhal starts streaming on Amazon Prime Video from May 29.