{
  "id": 17048240,
  "title": "Karthik Subbaraj on why Tamil cinema doesn't have a Rs 10 billion film yet: 'Can't plan for magic'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/karthik-subbaraj-on-why-tamil-cinema-doesnt-have-a-rs-10-billion-film",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-29T09:48:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/karthik-subbaraj-on-why-tamil-cinema-doesnt-have-a-rs-10-billion-film-yet-cant-plan-for-magic-1.500728168"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Jailer 2 has just become the biggest Tamil film ever made, yet the industry still has not reached the box-office figure that Hindi, Telugu and Kannada cinema have all crossed. Asked why, filmmaker Karthik Subbaraj says the question itself misreads how blockbusters happen. A milestone no one can engineer The director behind Pizza, Jigarthanda and Petta argues that Rs 1,000 crore isn’t a target a…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}