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Puri Jagannath’s Big Demand For Double Ismart

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Puri Jagannath is making the sequel of his super hit film iSmart Shankar, titled Double iSmart, starring Ram Pothineni and Sanjay Dutt in lead roles. The film is carrying good buzz and producers Puri Jagannadh and Charmee are making use of it. As per ongoing buzz, they are demanding Rs 20 Cr for Hindi dubbing rights.

North makers were shocked with the Puri offer as South movies like Nani’s Dasara and Vishwak Sen’s Das Ki Dhamki have fared badly in the Hindi language. But iSmart Shankar went well which is the only hope for Puri to demand a fancy amount. Sanjay Dutt’s presence is an add-on, which has some value.

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Liger Controversy: Puri Jagannadh Steps down

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Puri Jagannadh and Vijay Deverakonda’s Liger left the buyers and exhibitors in hefty losses. Puri Jagannadh agreed to compensate for the same but there was so much delay. The exhibitors of Nizam staged a protest near Film Chamber from some days and they demanded a compensation from Puri Jagannadh. Now Puri and Charmme decided to compensate for the losses of Liger.

Though there was no direct communication between the producers and the distributors, Film Chamber will resolve the issue. Charmme is in touch with the Film Chamber. The exhibitors and distributors called off the protest after there was a response from Puri Jagannadh and Charmme. Hope the issue gets resolved soon.

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Liger Controversy turning Murkier

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Liger ended up as one of the biggest disasters of Indian cinema last year. The distributors and exhibitors lost big money and Puri Jagannadh promised to compensate for the losses. After a long delay, the exhibitors of Nizam staged a protest at the Film Chamber from the past few days. Top distributor and producer Asian Suniel is said to have lost big on the film. He joined the protest on Monday but there is no response from Puri Jagannadh and Charmme. Warangal Srinu who distributed the film too lost big and he decided to quit distributing films.

Puri Jagannadh is a man of values and ethics. He never landed into any financial controversies in the past though he lost his own money several times. He was never a defaulter in money. But the recent controversy is turning out to be a black mark for the sensational director. It would be quite good if Puri steps out and resolves the issue at the earliest. The exhibitors are not in a mood to calm down till their dues are paid back. Hope the issue gets resolved soon.

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Puri Jagannadh signs his Next

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Daring and Dashing director Puri Jagannadh tasted a massive debacle with Liger. The film shattered all his pan-Indian plans and their second collaboration got shelved. Puri Jagannadh is holding talks with actors like Chiranjeevi and Balakrishna but nothing got materialized. As per the update, Puri Jagannadh met and narrated a script to young actor Vishwak Sen. The shoot of this film is expected to start in August this year and the film will have its theatrical release next year.

Vishwak Sen is an energetic actor and Puri Jagannadh’s working style and narration would suit the young actor. Puri Jagannadh is currently working on the final script currently. Vishwak Sen will complete his current projects before he joins the sets of Puri Jagannadh’s film. The film is said to be a mass entertainer packed with action. More details are expected to be announced very soon.

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Puri Jagannadh to take up Ustad?

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After the disaster of Liger, no hero is interested to work with Puri Jagannadh. There is a strong buzz that Puri is going to take up his hit project Ismart Shankar sequel and Ram Pothineni is also okay to go ahead with that film.

Puri is juggling between heroes in recent times. JanaGanaMana with Vijay Deverakonda was called off after the first schedule. He desperately needs a blockbuster to stay back in the industry. He approached Balakrishna, who is delivering back-to-back hits. He approached Chiranjeevi and Ravi Teja as well, but nothing worked out for Puri.

The recent buzz is that Ram Pothineni is okay to work with Puri for the sequel of Ismart Shankar, titled Ustad Ismart Shankar. Both the actor and director are desperately in need of a hit film. Currently, Puri is based in Mumbai and the film will be in Mumbai background. We need to wait for more details till the official announcement is out.

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Megastar’s condition for Puri Jagannadh

Sensational director Puri Jagannadh delivered a dud like Liger and he is on a break. All his Bollywood plans are shattered after the debacle of Liger and Puri is keen to work with Tollywood actors. He has been dreaming to work with Megastar Chiranjeevi from a long time but it did not materialize. Even after Liger ended up as a flop, Megastar met Puri Jagannadh and asked him to come up with a script. With Waltair Veerayya turning out to be a commercial hit, Puri is currently penning an out-and-out commercial film for Megastar.

Chiranjeevi wants Puri to narrate the script in less than a month to take the final call on the project. Megastar also wants Puri to complete the shoot of this project in quick schedules and release it this year. Chiranjeevi is busy with Bhola Shankar and the film is announced for summer release. Chiranjeevi wants to start Puri’s film soon after he is done with the shoot of Bhola Shankar if he gets impressed with the final draft.

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Puri Jagannadh yet to clear Liger Dues

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Sensational director Puri Jagannadh delivered the biggest debacle with Liger. The film was released on an advance basis and the distributors paid big for the film. Liger opened on a strong note but the poor word of mouth killed the film. The distributors made sensational comments after Puri Jagannadh failed to keep his promise. Puri too responded on a strong note against the statements made by the distributors. Months passed but the issue is yet to get settled. The distributors too are waiting with patience to recover the losses.

Some of them are in plans to proceed legally if the promises are not met. Two Tollywood financiers have inked deals with the distributors and it is not Puri Jagannadh who made the agreements. Puri Jagannadh is yet to announce his next project. He is currently working on couple of scripts and his next film would be announced soon. Megastar Chiranjeevi announced that he is ready to work with Puri Jagannadh. Puri is also in plans to work with Ram in the sequel of iSmart Shankar.

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Putting ‘Liger’ behind him, Puri Jagannadh ‘planning’ movie with Salman

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After ‘Liger’ disaster, Tollywood filmmaker Puri Jagannadh is said to be planning a film with Bollywood star Salman Khan.

There is buzz in the Telugu film industry circles that the director narrated a script to Salman and the latter evinced interest in the project. However, there is no official confirmation yet.

Reports of Puri Jagannadh and Salman joining hands have been doing rounds ever since the Bollywood star acted in ‘Wanted’, a remake of Tollywood filmmaker’s ‘Pokiri’ starring Mahesh Babu.

Prabhu Deva directed ‘Wanted’, which was one of the successful movies of 2009. But there has been no collaboration between the two.

There’s, however, been a fresh round of speculation about Puri Jagannadh approaching Salman with a script. Interestingly, they both acted in megastar Chiranjeevi’s ‘Godfather’. The filmmaker played the role of journalist while Salman appeared in an extended cameo.

If Puri and Salman team up for the proposed venture, this may help the Tollywood director to overcome the rough patch he has been going through in recent times. His recent movie ‘Liger’ starring Vijay Deverakonda bombed at the box-office.

The Hindi-Telugu movie which also had American boxer Mike Tyson in an extended cameo was reportedly produced with a budget of about Rs 125 crore. The film starring Ananya Panday in the female lead had mega shoots in Las Vegas and the makers had huge expectations from it.

The film not only bombed but director Puri Jagannadh, actor-turned-producer Charmme Kaur and Vijay Deverakonda were grilled by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for the suspected violations of Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA).

They were reportedly questioned about the source of investment into ‘Liger’ which was released in August this year.

The ED officials said to have questioned the director and producer about the allegations that crores of rupees were invested into the making of the movie from foreign countries allegedly in violation of FEMA.

This is the second time that Puri Jagannadh and Charmee Kaur have appeared before the ED. Last year, the agency questioned them along with other film personalities regarding allegations of money in the drug case allegedly involving celebrities.

Earlier, the Special Investigation Team of the State Prohibition and Excise Department had also grilled them after registering a case in 2017.

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Buzz: Megastar and Puri film on Cards?

Megastar Chiranjeevi is busy wrapping up the shoot of Waltair Veerayya and the film is aimed for Sankranthi 2023 release. He will resume the shoot of Bhola Shankar and the film releases in summer next year. Chiranjeevi is yet to announce his next lineup of films though he has been in discussions with several filmmakers for a long time. Sensational director Puri Jagannadh recently met Megastar and discussed about teaming up. Puri is yet to narrate a script to Megastar. After Chiranjeevi responded on a positive note, Puri started working on a script.

The duo had plans to team up for Auto Johny in the past but the project did not materialize as Chiranjeevi was not convinced with the second half narrated by Puri. More details about this film are expected after future meetings. Puri Jagannadh delivered a massive dud like Liger and he is badly criticized. After coming out from the debacle, Puri started working on several scripts. He is expected to announce his next film very soon. There are strong talks that Puri will stay away from production for a while and bounce back as a director.

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Puri and Charmme questioned about Foreign Funds

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Sensational director Puri Jagannadh has been facing the heat of Liger and he was badly criticized after the film’s release. He was back in news recently after the distributors threatened him. His voice tape went viral in no time and Puri even issued an official statement about the same. The top director is now drilled by the investigation agency Enforcement Directorate. Puri and Charmme were questioned for 11 hours in Hyderabad yesterday and they are asked to be available for the investigation. The questioning went around the foreign funds and the investments made in the film.

American boxer Mike Tyson was paid a bomb for the film and the officials questioned about how Puri managed to pool international funds and he was questioned about the transactions. For now, Puri is yet to repay to his buyers and the officials are even investigating about the recent transactions of Puri Jagannadh and Charmme. There are strong speculations that Puri received investments from politicians. The investigation in this case will take some more time and no conclusions are made. The lead actor Vijay Deverakonda who was promised profits in the film was not paid much after the release of Liger.

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Puri and Charmme investigated by ED

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The officials of the Enforcement Directorate served notices to Tollywood director Puri Jagannadh and his partner Charmme. The duo appeared before the officials of ED for investigation over the investments made in their recent feature film Liger. They are being investigated since morning about the investments pooled by Puri and Charmme. There are speculations that the Enforcement Directorate received a tip that renowned politicians invested in Liger. All the transactions related to the film are being verified. Puri and Charmme may have to appear before the ED once again. They are served notices 15 days ago. Liger directed and produced by Puri Jagannadh featured Vijay Deverakonda in the lead role and the film ended up as one of the biggest disasters of the year.

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More Troubles for Puri Jagannadh

Sensational director Puri Jagannadh delivered a number of super hits along with massive debacles. Though he lost or earned his own money, he was never into a financial mess or legal hurdles. For the first time, things turned uglier and there are lot of people who are being suffered because of the legal mess and the financial delays of Liger. The film was released on an advance basis and it was Chadalavada Srinivasa Rao (Film Producer), Shobhan (Financier), Warangal Srinu (Distributor) handled the Telugu business. They acquired advances from the distributors and exhibitors with the promise of full refund and paid to Puri Jagannadh.

Strict agreements are made that the payments will be made within 50 days if the amounts are not recovered upon the promise of Puri. With a huge delay in the recovery and a severe cash crunch in the market, the distributors and exhibitors mounted pressure on Puri Jagannadh to repay the amounts. Puri should have requested some more time but he was not available to address the issue. He was absent in Hyderabad and he is busy in Mumbai which made the situation worse. Puri is yet to receive the payments through the non-theatrical deals and he is ready to repay the amounts.

He should have managed to pool some of the funds as he already made profits through Liger. If he would have repaid a portion of the amount and requested more time from the distributors by meeting them in person, the things would not have turned worse or ugly. Now, the financial settlements of Liger turned out to be a discussion across the Tollywood circles. This would sure turn out to be a dent for Puri Jagannadh in the future for his films. He will have to release his films on his own in the future if they do not feature stars. Else, he should sell off the rights before release which may not happen considering the pathetic performance of Liger.

Its hight time for Puri Jagannadh to settle the issue at the earliest. Else the problems would mount up badly.

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Fact Check: Liger Financial Settlements

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An audio byte of Puri Jagannadh got leaked last evening which is circulated widely. Puri promised to pay back the losses of Liger and there was a delay in the settlements as Puri Jagannadh is yet to receive the payments for the non-theatrical rights of the film. The digital deals are closed well in advance but the final payments are yet to reach Puri. The exhibitors have lost their cool and they decided to protest. The distributors are promised to be paid back in 50 days and the deadline got completed. Financier Shoban is responsible to settle the issue with Puri Jagannadh and repay back to the distributors.

Puri feels that he is blackmailed after the exhibitors threatened of protesting before his office. Puri is not answerable to the exhibitors. Some of the distributors paid huge advances and they released the film on an advance basis. They are not responsible for the losses and it is the responsibility of Puri Jagannadh to pay back on time. It is good if the issue gets closed at the earliest before it turns out to be a news and discussion for everyone. Puri Jagannadh is currently in Mumbai and he is working on his next film. For now, there is no clarity about his next film. The lead actor would be finalized once the final script is locked.

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Puri Jagannadh facing the heat of Liger

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Liger is one of the biggest ever debacles of the year. The film’s director Puri Jagannadh promised to return back and compensate for the losses. The exhibitors and distributors have been waiting for Puri but the dues are yet to be settled. A bunch of exhibitors decided to protest before the office of Puri Jagannadh. The sensational director says that he is ready to face the heat if the protests are done. Keeping the profit and loss statement aside, it is better to settle the issue before things turn ugly.

Some of the territories are released on an advance basis and Puri has to repay the losses in the Telugu states. The top director has never got a bad remark about financial settlements and he stands first to repay the losses. Puri is currently in Mumbai and he is expected to meet the financiers soon and repay the amounts. Liger featured Vijay Deverakonda, Ananya Pandey, Mike Tyson and Ramya Krishna in the lead roles. Puri Connects produced Liger which was a pan-Indian attempt.

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Megastar and Puri Jagannadh’s Interesting Conversation

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Sensational director Puri Jagannadh played a cameo in Megastar Chiranjeevi’s recent film God Father. The duo participated in an Instagram live chat during which an interesting conversation took place. Megastar questioned Puri about their long-delayed and discussed film ‘Auto Johnny’ for which Puri had a quick answer. “Will come and meet you soon with another script. Auto Johnny is kept aside. I am penning one more interesting script for you” told Puri.

Megastar made fun saying that he has given an opportunity for Puri in God Father and he is waiting for his turn. Puri thanked Megastar for the gesture and he clarified that he would meet soon with a powerful script. Megastar also asked Puri to go ahead if he has his own commitments. He also promised to attend the launch of Puri’s next. Chiranjeevi is yet to announce his next after Waltair Veerayya and Bhola Shankar. Puri Jagannadh is shattered by the debacle of Liger and he has to make a strong comeback soon. He is currently working on a script and he would announce his next film soon.

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Tollywood waiting for the comeback of Puri

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Puri Jagannadh holds a special place in the hearts of the Tollywood audience. He is known for making films at a quick pace and on strict budgets. He scored some of the biggest hits of Telugu cinema and even massive debacles. Most of his producers never lost money. Puri bounced back every time after he reached rock bottom. Puri is an inspiration for directors like SS Rajamouli and VV Vinayak. They lauded him several times for his quick work. The characterizations of the lead actors in Puri’s films are remembered for ages. His recent film Liger ended up as the biggest flop in the career of Puri Jagannadh.

Puri Jagannadh is criticized and trolled like never before. For the first time, there are comments that the career of this talented director came to an end. Some of them even said that Puri Jagannadh’s writing and direction were lazy. The talented director is celebrating his birthday. The entire Tollywood along with his fans and film lovers are waiting for the grand comeback of Puri Jagannadh. Hope he bounces back with a blockbuster. The big announcement about his next project is awaited.

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Liger Settlements: Puri announces a Deadline

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Puri Jagannadh made over Rs 50 crores through Liger and the film left the buyers in huge losses. The distributors have been meeting Puri Jagannadh about the promised refunds and compensations. Puri Jagannadh promised to refund the promised amounts before this month end. The entire transactions will be completed before September 30th promised Puri Jagannadh. The top director is in plans to take a break and come out of the debacle of Liger. He will start working on the script of his next film soon.

There are reports that Puri Jagannadh will shift from Mumbai to Goa soon and will work on couple of scripts. For now, there is no clarity about his next film. His next announced film Janaganamana is shelved and Vijay Deverakonda moved on to his next projects. Puri Jagannadh was trolled badly after the release of Liger and this happened never before in the past though he delivered a lot of duds. Hope he makes his comeback soon.

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Puri Jagannadh shifting his base to Goa?

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Puri Jagannadh is shattered with the result of Liger. The top director needs to bounce back and he is on a break. For now, his next film Janaganamana is kept on hold and there are reports that the film is shelved. Puri Jagannadh who moved to Mumbai months ago is said to have vacated the lavish office space in Mumbai recently. Puri Jagannadh is in plans to take a break before announcing his next. There are reports that Puri is now in plans to shift his base to Goa.

He is said to have zeroed a couple of beach-facing spaces in Goa and he will work on his upcoming scripts. Despite reports about his next project, he is yet to take a call on his next film. With all the Tollywood actors occupied with several projects, Puri Jagannadh will take his time and work on the scripts of his upcoming films. Puri is in talks with the buyers of Liger and he will compensate for the losses soon.

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Janaganamana: A Nightmare for Puri Jagannadh

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Janaganamana happens to be the dream project of Puri Jagannadh. The talented director scored several blockbusters in his career and he bounced back several times after reaching rock bottom. But he is unable to direct his dream project Janaganamana. After crossing all the barriers, he announced Janaganamana with Vijay Deverakonda. The film was launched and the first schedule of the film too was completed. The film is now shelved after Liger ended up as a massive dud. My Home Group, the producers of Janaganamana backed out of the film.

There are a lot of speculations about the project but Puri is currently tightlipped for now. The film being his dream project, Puri decided to direct the film at any cost. There is no young or star actor available. Puri is keen to revive the film with another actor. Janaganamana is a film that needs a star as the film has to be made on a lavish budget. We have to wait to see what happens next. For now, Puri is clearing all the dues of Liger.

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Liger issue heading for a Legal Tussle

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Liger is the biggest disaster of Indian cinema this year. The distributors lost big amounts in Telugu states and they are demanding a refund as the film is released on an advance basis in most of the territories. After the distributors and the financiers approached Charmme for the same, there was no response from them. A close insider told that Puri Jagannadh and Charmme made handsome profits before the release. They are now denying it saying that they have lost a huge amount on the film.

The distributors are now in plans to meet tomorrow and approach Puri Jagannadh to compensate for the same. If the producers deny repaying for their losses, they are keen to approach the Film Chamber. Puri promised to repay the advances after the film ended up as a dud. But things changed in the recent week. We have to see if Puri and Charmme will solve the issue or if it heads for a legal tussle.

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