South
star
Thalapathy
Vijay's
post
revealing
the
first
look
of
his
next
movie
Beast
was
the
most
retweeted
and
liked
tweet
from
the
Indian
cinema
for
the
year
2021,
Twitter
said
on
Thursday.
Vijay,
who
had
scored
a
blockbuster
with
Master
earlier
this
year,
had
posted
about
the
new
film
in
June
this
year.
The
post
received
over
3.42
lakh
likes
and
saw
over
10
thousand
retweets.
Last
year,
the
actor's
post,
a
selfie
with
his
fans,
was
the
most
retweeted
tweet
in
entertainment.
Mahesh
Babu's
tweet
about
resuming
work
for
Sarkaru
Vaari
Paata
was
the
most
quote-retweeted
post
on
Twitter.
Five
films
from
the
South
were
the
most
talked-about
movies
from
the
entertainment
world,
including
Vijay's
Master
and
Beast,
which
were
placed
at
number
one
and
three
spots,
respectively.
Ajith
Kumar-starrer
Valimai
was
placed
at
number
two,
while
Suriya's
critically-acclaimed
movie
Jai
Bhim
was
number
four.
Pawan
Kalyan's
Vakeel
Saab,
the
Telugu
remake
of
Taapsee
Pannu
and
Amitabh
Bachchan-starrer
Pink,
took
the
fifth
spot.
"In
2021,
entertainment
enthusiasts
waited
eagerly
for
theatre
releases
as
strong
titles
including
#Master
and
#VakeelSaab
were
scheduled
to
hit
the
market.
In
fact,
fans
of
Tamil
and
Telugu
films
dominated
entertainment
conversations
on
Twitter
this
year,
as
they
have
over
the
last
two
years," Twitter
said.
From
Bollywood,
actor
Sonu
Sood
was
the
most
talked-about
celebrity,
owing
to
various
efforts
to
help
people
during
the
coronavirus
pandemic.
He
was
followed
by
superstars
Akshay
Kumar,
Salman
Khan
and
Shah
Rukh
Khan.
Kumar
had
two
films
released
in
theatres
this
year
with
Bell
Bottom
and
Sooryavanshi.
Salman
Khan
featured
in
Radhe
and
Antim
with
his
brother-in-law
Ayush
Sharma.
Shah
Rukh
Khan
was
in
conversation
owing
to
the
controversy
around
the
arrest
of
his
son
Aryan
Khan
by
the
Narcotics
Control
Bureau
(NCB).
Aryan
Khan
was
released
on
bail
on
October
30.
Megastar
Amitabh
Bachchan
took
the
fifth
spot
as
he
continued
to
amuse
fans
with
his
witty
takes
and
tweets
that
inspired
conversations
across
the
year.
Alia
Bhatt
was
the
most
talked-about
female
star
from
Bollywood,
owing
to
excitement
about
her
upcoming
projects-
RRR,
Brahmastra
and
Gangubai
Kathiawadi.
She
was
followed
by
Priyanka
Chopra
Jonas,
Disha
Patani,
Deepika
Padukone
and
Anushka
Sharma.
From
the
television
world,
the
Hindi
edition
of
Bigg
Boss
was
the
most-tweeted-about
television
show
for
the
third
year
in
a
row.
Siddharth
Shukla,
who
tragically
died
in
September
this
year,
was
the
most-tweeted-about
Bigg
Boss
personality.