Liger movie release live updates: The film stars Vijay Deverakonda and Ananya Panday.Vijay Deverakonda and Ananya Panday starrer Liger is out in cinemas. The Vijay Deverakonda film got panned by critics and film buffs. The pan-Indian film, directed by Puri Jagannadh, follows the story of a boxer who fights against odds to make his mark. Liger is releasing in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada. The promos and songs of Liger have not divulged the film’s story. The Dharma Productions-Puri Connects film has been in the making for three years and faced many delays due to the pandemic. It also stars Mike Tyson and Ramya Krishnan in significant roles.
Film trade analyst Girish Johar said that the audience is looking forward to Liger. “Dharma Productions is going all out in promoting the film. They haven’t fallen short in promoting the film in all nooks and towns of the country. The craze among the audience is huge, which is evident from the crowd that gathers to catch a glimpse of Ananya and Vijay at the promotional events,” he told indianexpress.com.
Film distributor Akshaye Rathi said, “The movie appeals to the common man of India, the mass audience in Tier 2 and 3 cities that goes to single screens, so it will be big on the current bookings. People will go to the cinemas in big numbers on the day of its release rather than booking tickets in advance.” Vijay and Ananya have been on a national tour to promote the film.
Deepak, who manages box office tracking website AndhraBoxOffice.com, said the film could open at Rs 35 crore. He told ndianexpress.com, “Liger should double the opening day collection of Dear Comrade. Between that film and Liger, a lot of things have changed. The market has become bigger and is more dynamic now. I think Dear Comrade’s worldwide collection was about Rs 18 crore. And I think Liger will make gross nearly Rs 35 crore on its release day.”
Puri Connects tweeted, "'??? ????? ???????????' is Man of the Day for his terrific performance & Breathing as #LIGER." Here are a few good reactions that Vijay Deverakonda's film received.
Siddharth Kannan took to Twitter to post, "@TheDeverakonda in his MMA fighter avatar surpasses his performances from his previous films too... Kudos! #liger #VijayDeverakonda #VijayDevarakonda #Siddharthkannan #sidk."
"#Liger USA gross $500K+ and counting ???," read a post by Sarigama Cinemas, the film's distributors in the country.
According to a report in Bollywood Hungama, Liger has sold around 16,000 tickets in the three national chains for Friday with an all-India advance of less than Rs. 1 crore for the opening day. The entire fate of the film depends on the spot bookings. If the audience doesn't come on board for the film, Liger will open to less than Rs 4 crore, which will be another shock for the Bollywood industry.
There are reports that the Liger makers have closed a deal with an OTT platform for the streaming rights of the Vijay Deverakonda film for an extravagant price. The date is not known as yet.
Vijay Devarakonda had earlier tweeted his target for Liger.
Twitter user @comicalguru blamed the script and appreciated Vijay Devarakonda's performance. He wrote, "Only positive for Liger is Vijay's performance. As an actor he never failed. The script itself is the major villain here. #AnanyaPandey has been a cringe fedt throughout the movie. Puri is done. His writing skills are long dead. Hope vijay picks up well after this."
Vijay Devarakonda has a few projects ahead of him. Although, in a recent interview he revealed his plans after Liger release. He said, “Now I want to take it easy for a bit, promote the film nicely, see how it does, see how people receive it and then I’ll see. There’s no hurry. Right now, I'm already doing a film called Kushi and I'm doing one more film called JJ."
Twitter user @Keerthana wrote in a series of tweets, 'Tbh, Puri’s golden days are over. It's fine if his films are bad. But why take a star like VD and an actor like Ramya Krishna down with you? They are both so earnest in their performances, it breaks your heart to see them in a film that couldn’t care less. It's so wrong.'
Twitter user @Tara Anuradha writes, "There are some vintage directors who have lost their touch but I never once ridiculed them for that but the films like #Liger makes me loose respect. U needn't write a strong female character, a minimum decency in what u write is enough."
Twitter user @volatilemarket writes, "Watched #liger, should have promoted it as a comedy entertainer,this is the weakest script ever penned by @purijagan, Vijay did his best but can’t going to change the fate of the movie, better he shouldn’t do movie with Puri, some fight scenes are good, songs pathetic."
Twitter user @praveenjarupul writes, "The movie is so good that there are no words to describe it when I see the Indian flag on #VijayDeverakonda literally goosebumps... and our sherr? @TheDeverakonda acting was vere level ?? pakka #superduperhit #Liger #BlockbusterLiger @purijagan @PuriConnects."
A tweet via @lndianwood read, "#OneWordReview #Liger: Average Rating: ????½ #VijayDevarakonda's passion is visible in every frame of some moments gives Goosebumps but the narrative just DOESN’T CONNECT on the emotional front, which results in it becoming STRICTLY AN AVERAGE affair! #LigerHuntBegins"
A Twitter user @Ramz4ram posted, "#Liger body transformation. Minus - Weak story line that was exacerbated by point less love story, Ananya as choice for female lead was a wrong decision(Courtesy KJO fiddling with story line), Songs coming in at wrong time, Stammering of #VijayDevarakonda."
Indian Express film critic Shubhra Gupta gave the film 1 star. She wrote in her Liger review, "Vijay Deverakonda film is a cringe-fest of mammoth proportions. There’s nothing new or fresh about the ingredients that go into the making of this Vijay Deverakonda film. The plot is filled with all kinds of outlandish situations, and the treatment is jaded."
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@chrajanikanth tweeted, "@TheDeverakonda such a senseless movie. Ur hardwork won't work if the movie has no proper content. #Liger."
"The #Liger madness has taken over India! He's the reigning champion of hearts across the nation.???," tweeted the makers.
@Believer2202 tweeted, "Young people will surely like #Liger. It's entertaining. @TheDeverakonda swag can be seen from the movie itself ?Well done bro @TheDeverakonda. Film making is an art and @purijagan is the artist. He knows how to make an average film entertaining ?? #ligermoviereview #Liger."
Vijay Deverakonda recently shared a video recalling the time when actor Balayya visited the Liger sets.
A user @kranthj posted on Twitter, "Vijay did a fabulous acting. There is no story at all. Vijay please re think on doing JGM with this drugs addicted Puri Jaganath.#Liger."
Vijay Deverakonda has a few fight scenes with the iconic boxer, Mike Tyson, in Liger. During a recent interview, Vijay Deverakonda revealed that the iconic boxer jokingly abused him on the film sets. "He abused me a lot, albeit lovingly, in English and I can't even repeat what he said to me. But yes, I had a good time with him," he told IANS. Vijay Deverakonda also shared that Mike Tyson is fond of Indian food and music, however, is afraid of the crowds here. "He loves India a lot for its food, music and people. In fact, he used to ask us to bring Indian food for him which he enjoyed a lot. But yes, he is scared of the crowd here," said Vijay.
@Sowmiya_BB tweeted, "#Liger is the worst movie I watched this year with direction so bad that every single scene is unintentionally funny. #VijayDeverakonda is horrible. Ananya Panday can't act. Giving it 1.5/5.
Ramesh Bala shared via Twitter, "#Liger 1st Half : Light-hearted fun so far..@TheDeverakonda shines in all departments.. Action, Romance etc @ananyapandayy looks great.. Her songs with VD are pleasant to watch.. Mostly MMA Training etc. Expecting serious 2nd half and waiting for #MikeTyson."
Actor Akhil Akkineni shared via Twitter "Wishing these guys all the very best. Love the fire, love the passion. Routing for you ??A big shout out to @purijagan sir @TheDeverakonda ?????? @ananyapandayy @karanjohar."
A tweet by the makers of Vijay Deverakonda-Ananya Panday starrer read "SAY NO TO PIRACY! #Liger is made for a BIG SCREEN EXPERIENCE!??? Enjoy the EUPHORIA only in theatres.? Report any piracy links to antipiracy@aiplex.com."
A user @KumarSwayam3 tweeted, "#Liger Review FIRST HALF: Mental Mass? #VijayDeverakonda Looks Superb? #RamyaKrishnan Is On Fire? #AnanyaPanday ?BGM - Decent?? Screenplay & Story - Good? Interval Is?Puri Mass Rampage? #LigerReview #WaatLagaDenge #LigerSaalaCrossbreed."
Vijay Devarakonda's fans celebrated the film's release.
Team Liger arrives to watch the film with fans at a cinema hall in Hyderabad.
A user @venkyreviews shared on Twitter, "#Liger A movie that had potential to be decent is wasted by senseless writing and cringe worthy scenes! VD tried his best and body transformation is great but his stammering is annoying. Heroine track is awful. Other than a few moments, Nothing else to mention."
Telugu heartthrob Vijay Deverakonda is coming back to the big screen with Liger, exactly two years after World Famous Lover left fans disappointed. Here's a special read for VD's fans.
A Twitter user @InceptedDream shared, "1st half: Pretty Avg : First 30mins is gud, nothing else apart frm that ,#VD & #Ramyakrishna presence ?Interval block is ok,Stuttering idea fr #VD doesn’t suit,it’s irritating to be true & most irritating is #AnanyaPanday Doesn’t feel like Telugu film,nativity is missing #Liger."
Film's official overseas distributors Sarigama Cinemas tweeted, "#Liger USA Premieres gross $450K+ and counting ???."
"Wishing my brother @TheDeverakonda and @ananyapandayy @purijagan @meramyakrishnan @DharmaMovies @PuriConnects & the whole team of #Liger the very best for release today ! Im sure all that hard work will reap huge love ??????."
@Shivara40785178 tweeted, "#Liger @TheDeverakonda stop doing movie... Totally a bad attempt even how you can select this to pan India. Poor screenplay nothing is special. Why heroine taking in this film i still don't understand. Stop doing movie @purijagan."
Last night, the Liger team celebrated before the film's release. "The #WaatLagaDenge Begins with a Celebration ????," read the caption.
A Twitter user @Sreenivas4482 posted, "#Liger Disappointed. 1st half just ok , 2nd half horrible. Vijay tried his best level, body transformation is great but that stammering is headache. Poor screenplay, routine story line. Weak climax , #MikeTyson no helpful to movie #LigerSaalaCrossbreed #ligerreview."
Karan Johar took to Twitter to post, "It’s time for the real showdown!!! This will be mass entertainment at its best, watch out…#Liger in cinemas now, go and experience it on the big screen!"
The latest post by the Liger makers reads, "It's Time for the Ultimate Showdown? MASS ACTION ENTERTAINER #LIGER IN CINEMAS NOW? Experience the Mass Euphoria in Ur Nearest Theaters! #LigerHuntBegins."
"34 days, 20 flights, 17 cities - what’s kept us going is YOUR love ?? We’ve been blessed beyond measure with all the love and joy you have showered us with in every city and I will never ever forget this. Our film is yours tomorrow!!!! We do it all for you, Enjoyyyyyyy #LIGER ?????? also appreciation post for this guy right here @thedeverakonda I wouldn’t want it any other way and I couldn’t imagine this adventure with anyone else - you’re simply the best, thank you for being you! (sic)," read her note.
Vijay Deverakonda shared a teaser ahead of the release of Liger. In the video, he is seen interacting with his coach, played by Ronit Roy.
Vijay Deverakonda feels awkward when people address him as a superstar, as he believes he hasn't done enough to earn the label. Speaking with Galatta Plus, the actor had said, "It has suddenly started feeling a little awkward to me, I am feeling embarrassed by it. Maybe at some point I feel like I don't think I have done enough to deserve it yet. When friends text me, saying, 'What is this reaction? This is super stardom', I am like, 'Let's wait till August 25'. I don't think the term fits yet, but there has been a lot of love."
"August has been an amazing month for Telugu cinema and our audience. Big congratulations to #Bimbisara #SeetaRamam #Karthikeya2 teams ?? Best wishes to dear @TheDeverakonda and @purijagan sir to end the month with a bang. #Liger," read the Natural Star's tweet.
Puri Jagannadh had written the story for Liger ten years ago. On why he finally made it, he says, “The story was very good. In my career as a filmmaker, I’ve learnt a lot as a technician and I’ve used it in Liger. It is full of action. Basically, I’m a writer, so I wrote this story ten years ago. When I narrated this idea to Vijay (Deverakonda), he was very excited. I narrated two stories to him and he chose this one. He loved the story and wanted to make his body like a fighter.”
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Vijay Deverakonda plays a UFC fighter in his upcoming Puri Jagannadh directorial Liger, also starring Ananya Pandey, Ramya Krishnan and Mike Tyson. In this interview with indianexpress.com, Vijay’s fitness coach Kuldep Sethi shared insights into how the Telugu star worked on getting a ripped body for Liger and to look convincing in fight sequences with Mike Tyson.
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Liger, helmed by Puri Jagannadh, is a ‘pan-India’ film which will release across the country in different languages including Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada. But, it will have the maximum pull in the theaters in the Telugu-speaking states, courtesy the popularity of Deverakonda.
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As the boycott trends seem to be sweeping Bollywood, there is much speculation that it would affect Vijay Deverakonda's film, Liger. However the star at a press conference said, " “Kaun rokega dekh lenge (we’ll see who can stop us),” adding that he’s expecting that people will like his film because they’ve poured in their sweat and blood to make Liger. He then shared how he has struggled and fought for things all his life.