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Santhanam's Biscoth triple role spans 3 eras!

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 By Rinku Gupta Actor Santhanam's "Biscoth"  is all set to  release this Diwali. The actor  has played 3 roles, spanning 3 eras, from the 18th century, the 1980's and 2020. The film is  directed by R. Kannan . Out of the 3 roles, one is of a  Rajput, of nearly 30 minutes of the film, shot in Ramojirao Film City.  Santhanam has learnt  Kalari for few scenes. Tara  Alisha Perri , female lead of A1 and Miss Karnataka title winner  Swathi Mubbaala  are the female leads. Sowcar Janaki,   Anandraj, Mottai Rajendran, Sivashankar, Lollu Sabha Fame Manohar are part of the cast. The film is being released by Trident Arts. The film is named 'Biscoth' after a biscuit factory which has played an important role in the film . Kannan claims that this movie is going be a game changer in Santhanam’s career just like 'Imsai Arasan' was for  comedian Vadivelu.

Suriya's Soorarai Pottru tops India Trends across 10 States!

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 by Rinku Gupta Ever since it's release on Amazon Prime last night, director Sudha Kongara's Suriya starrer Soorarai Pottru is making waves. The Tamil original is dubbed in Kannada, Telugu and Malayalam.  The film  has been on top trends in India on Twitter, moving between  No. 1,  2 and 3 spots nationally  in different places on India Trends ever since last night.  What is especially  interesting is that the trend is across 10 states from the East, West and North and was not just a regional one.  Rajsekar Pandian, producer 2 D Entertainment shares, "  We continued to trend on top in India. And not just in AP and  TN but across India, in Rajasthan, Gujarat, UP, Mumbai, MP, Chhattisgarh and even adding Bihar and WB to the mix along with Assam. Suffice to say, across almost all corners of India!"  It is no mean task, for a regional film to make its presence felt even in states where several different languages are spoken. And all the more so when OTT platforms are floo