Top 5 South stories of the day

'Jana Nayagan' screenings at Gurushree Theatre in Mandya, Karnataka were cancelled after protests by a Kannada organisation over the Cauvery water dispute, with police intervening and posters torn down.

The makers of 'Toxic: A Fairytale for Grown-Ups' unveiled a new poster featuring Kiara Advani as Nadia on her birthday, showing her in a red outfit with a sakura hand fan; the film stars Yash and is directed by Geetu Mohandas.

Veteran playback singer Jamuna Rani died at her Bengaluru residence at age 88; she sang over 6,000 songs in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam and was honoured with the Kalaimamani Award in 1998.

The South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce (SIFCC) asked Dhruv Vikram to complete his pending film with Neeladhri Productions before new projects, and scheduled a conciliation meeting for August 10.

Filmmaker Sandeep Reddy Vanga praised the 'Ramayana' trailer on X, writing that it reminds that 'DHARMA will always triumph over ADHARMA', and the post went viral.