Dil Raju makes a blockbuster entry in Tamil

HYDERABAD: Tollywood's ace producer Dil Raju bankrolled many memorable hits in Telugu over the last 20 years. Now, he is spreading his wings to the other major film industries of the country. Last year, he entered the Hindi film industry with Jersey and HIT. However, both films turned out to be flops and became disappointing ventures for Raju.

Now, Raju debuted in the Tamil film industry with Thalapathy Vijay's Varisu. This movie was released the other day as a Sankranthi festive treat. It clashed with Ajith Kumar's action flick Thunivu.

Right from the beginning, Dil Raju expressed extreme confidence in this movie and stated that it would become a Pongal winner for sure. His words became true as Varisu got a positive response from the audience right from the first show.

As Thunivu got mixed reports, it is now evident that Varisu is the clear Pongal winner of 2023. With this win, Dil Raju made a grand entry into Tamil cinema. Varisu was released today in Telugu with the title Varasudu, and it, too, opened to a positive response. We have to see if the film can sustain the competition from Veera Simha Reddy and Waltair Veerayya.

Directed by Vamshi Paidipally, Varisu features Rashmika Mandanna as the female lead. Thaman composed the music for it.