Shekhar H Hooli

Articles by Shekhar H Hooli

Having started out as a Lecturer in English in various colleges in Dharwad and Bangalore, Shekhar began his journalism career with MacMillan India. He worked with Oneindia (Filmibeat) for seven years before joining IB Times India in 2014. He interviews actors, directors, producers and technicians and heads the team that covers Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi film industries. A post graduate in English from Karnataka University, Shekhar has nearly nine years of experience in online journalism.

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Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups

Toxic: A fairytale for Grownups beats Yash's KGF: Chapter 2 record

Producer and distributor Dil Raju is said to have acquired the rights of Yash's Toxic: A fairytale for Grownups for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. He has shelled out Rs 120 crore on the same.

Feb 7, 2026

Jana Nayagan

News that Vijay's Jana Nayagan team sent uncut version to revising committee is fake

The team of Thalapathy Vijay's Jana Nayagan has already withdrawn the case and sent the uncut version to the revising committee. The team is planning to release the movie on February 19 or 20.

Feb 7, 2026

Mana Shankara Varaprasad Garu

Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu OTT streaming details: Where to watch online in 7 languages

Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu is all set to make its grand digital debut on ZEE5 on February 11. It will stream in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi, Marathi, and Bengali.

Feb 6, 2026

Sunny Deol's Border 2 not censored, CBFC gives no cuts but banned in Gulf countries like Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar

Border 2 tops domestic business chart; beats Mardaani 3 box office collection

Sunny Deol's Border 2 has made fantastic collection at the Indian box office in the second week and topped the domestic business chart, beating Rani Mukherji's Mardaani 3.

Feb 6, 2026

Sangeet Shoban's Raakaasaa

Raakaasaa release date confirmed: Niharika Konidela reveals poster of Sangeet Shoban-starrer

Producers Niharika Konidela and Umesh Kumar Bansal have announced the release date of Sangeet Shoban's Raakaasaa, which will hit the theaters worldwide on April 3, 2026.

Feb 6, 2026

With Love

With Love movie review: A simple, feel-good entertainer

Director Madan's Tamil movie With Love starring Abhishan Jeevinth, Anaswara Rajan and Harish Kumar has received positive reviews and ratings from the audience, who describe it as a simple feel-good entertainer.

Feb 6, 2026

Euphoria

Euphoria movie review: Viewers say it's director Gunasekhar's good comeback

Director Gunasekhar's Telugu movie Euphoria starring Sara Arjun, Bhumika Chawla, and Gautham Menon has received positive reviews and ratings from the audience.

Feb 6, 2026

Dhurandhar: The Revenge

Dhurandhar 2 OTT rights fetch massive valuation ahead of release

Dhurandhar: The Revenge has fetched a massive valuation for its OTT rights months before its theatrical release. It has earned the highest ever price for a Hindi movie, say the experts.

Feb 5, 2026

Border 2

Border 2, Mardaani 3 box office collection: How these new releases performed on weekdays

Sunny Deol's Border 2 and Rani Mukherji's Mardaani 3 have continued to keep the cash registers ringing at the Indian box office on the weekdays too.

Feb 5, 2026

Mana Shankara Varaprasad Garu

Mana Shankara Varaprasad Garu surpasses Rs 375 crore gross mark in 25 days

Mana Shankara Varaprasad Garu (MSVG) has continued its successful run at the ticket counters across the globe. The movie has surpassed Rs 375 crore gross mark at the worldwide box office in 25 days.

Feb 5, 2026

Simbu

You can't separate 'Jana Nayagan' from Vijay: Silambarasan amid CBFC row

Silambarasan TR says that one cannot separate Jana Nayagan from Vijay. He has been in cinema for so many years and has just completed his final film. The film industry should stand by him.

Feb 5, 2026

SS Rajamouli

About 25 minutes of Varanasi set in mythological period: SS Rajamouli

SS Rajamouli has revealed that about 25 minutes of Varanasi is set in the mythological period. The worlds of Varanasi need a bigger format to capture their magnificence, and IMAX is best suited for it.

Feb 4, 2026

Dhurandhar: The Revenge

Dhurandhar 2 vs Toxic all set for mega box-office clash: Yash-starrer release won't be postponed

The makers of Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar: The Revenge announced March 19 as its release date. Trade analysts feel that the makers of Toxic should avoid its clash by changing its release date. But here's what's happening.

Feb 4, 2026

Varanasi

Varanasi story leaked on social media after SS Rajamouli's interview

The storyline of upcoming movie Varanasi has been leaked on social media after the interviews of SS Rajamouli, Mahesh Babu, Priyanka Chopra and Prithviraj Sukumaran.

Feb 4, 2026

Varanasi

Mahesh Babu says he trained himself for 6 months for role in SS Rajamouli's Varanasi

Mahesh Babu said that he trained for six months to modify his walking and running style for the role in director SS Rajamouli's upcoming movie Varanasi.

Feb 4, 2026

Mohanlal with Chiranjeevi

Mohanlal and Anurag Kashyap are to share screen with Chiranjeevi in his 158th movie

Malayalam superstar Mohanlal and Bollywood filmmaker Anurag Kashyap are all set to share screen space with Chiranjeevi in his 158th movie, which is tentatively known as Mega 158.

Feb 3, 2026

Border 2

Border 2 11-day box office collection: Sunny Deol starrer continues to have edge over Mardaani 3

Border 2 and Mardaani 3 have shown a steep decline in their collection at the Indian box office on Monday. But the former has done better than the latter in the domestic market.

Feb 3, 2026

Jana Nayagan

News about Jana Nayagan being trimmed by 20 minutes for theatre is fake

There is no truth in the reports that Censor Board of Film certification (CBFC) has asked the makers of Jana Nayagan to trim 20 minutes of controversial scenes.

Feb 3, 2026

Khushbu Sundar, Pawan Kalyan, Trivikram Srinivas

Khushbu Sundar praises Mana Shankara Varaprasad Garu team

Khushbu Sundar heaped praises upon Anil Ravipudi, Chiranjeevi, Venkatesh and Nayanthara for their performance in their recent release, Mana Shankara Varaprasad Garu.

Feb 3, 2026

Rani Mukherji's Mardaani 3

Mardaani 3 3-day box office collection: Rani Mukherji starrer puts up healthy score

Rani Mukherji's Mardaani 3 has done decent collection at the Indian box office in the first weekend. The movie has shattered all business records of its previous instalment in the domestic market.

Feb 2, 2026

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