Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Ram Charan-Bhaskar’s film to start on Oct 2nd
Ram Charan Teja who acquired the mass image with his very first film ‘Chirutha’ will also continue the same in his second film in Rajamouli’s direction. Having been associated with two mass oriented projects, Ram Charan probably appears to have been advised to go for a mix. Thus his third movie is going to be a class one and not a mass one. October 2 will be the day when the third project of Ram Charan will take off under Anjana Productions banner and Bhaskar’s direction. We have to wait for some more time to know the details of cast and crew.
Monday, September 15, 2008
RGV to do a Telugu film with NTR
Ram Gopal Varma these days is very busy in giving publicity to ‘Raksha’. Since he is presenting the film, he is in constant touch with the media by giving interviews, be it web sites or TV channels. Many people have come to the conclusion that ‘Raksha’ which is ready for September 19th release is a remake of ‘Phoonk’. But RGV is making it clear to the public, though the theme of both films is same, ‘Raksha’ is more sensible and realistic than his latest ‘Phoonk’. He said this to the press reporters today at Vizag. Further adding he said that he is planning to do a straight film in Telugu after his two current projects ‘Veerappan’ and the ‘Media’. It could be with NTR as he mentioned in one of his interviews that he is an ardent fan of Late N T Rama Rao and that he would fulfill his wish by directing his grandson.
NTR-Bujji with a film soon
NTR, who attended the music launch of Chintakayala Ravi yesterday, told the media that he Nallamalupu Bujji had given him hit with Aadi film by producing it, and that yet another film in their combination is likely to come soon. NTR had also given a guest appearance in ‘Chintakayala Ravi’ produced by Nallamalupu Bujji.
Jr. NTR launches Venky's Chintakayala Ravi audio
Venkatesh's 'Chintakayala Ravi' had a glittering audio launch last evening with almost the entire cast of the film turning up. Itemboy Jr. NTR, who is doing a special gig in the film released the audio cassette of the film while senior comedian Brahmanandam released the CD. Heroines Anushka, Mamatha Mohandas, music directors Vishal-Sekhar, lyricist Chandrabose, producer Bujji and Director Yogi were all present at the launch. Jr. NTR said that Bujji had produced his record breaking film 'Aadi' and had given him a life in the industry. He also said that he had avoided Bujji for a long time after meeting him during Student No.1 as he did not have proper dress sense and did not look like a producer. He also praised Vishal-Sekhar and said that he had apprehensions about how they would score the music as it was their first Telugu film, but his doubts were erased when he heard the music. Venkatesh said that this film would be one of the biggest musical hits in his career. Vishal-Sekhar said that Telugu was a musical language and that they found it very easy to score music in Telugu. They also said that they had met great people and made great friends in the industry.MuraliMohan elected president of MAA
The elections for the governing committee of the Movie Artistes Association saw a huge turnout with all the top stars in the industry including thespians like Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Krishna and major stars like Chiranjeevi, Balakrishna, Nagarjuna and Venkatesh turning up to vote. Murali Mohan clinched the election for the post of President and won by a margin of 108 votes. Actor Ahuti Prasad was elected as General Secretary and actors Srikanth and Srihari will be the Vice Presidents. New President Murali Mohan started off on a strong note by saying that though each of them is associated to a different political party, in the film world they always remain united on a single platform. He told the politicians to keep the two spheres separate and not target anyone based on their political inclinations. Thursday, September 11, 2008
Shreya playing second lead in Kamal's 'Marmayogi'
In a refreshing display of a lack of ego, Shreya Saran, who is doing quite well for herself in national and international projects has agreed to do the role of a second lead in Kamal Hassan's magnum opus 'Marmayogi'. Trisha plays the main lead in the film. Shreya's role is said to be an important role that comes in the flashback of the flick. With the film itself being set in the 7th century, one wonders what period the flashback might be set in. Earlier, Rani Mukherjee had played a similar second fiddle to Vasundhara Das in Kamal's 'Hare Ram'. Grapevine also has it that Shreya will have to do a liplock in the film with Kamal Hassan. Now, Shreya has always said that she would never kiss onscreen, but a film with Kamal is no mean thing and Shreya might just bend the rules a bit!
Naga Chaitanya to be called 'Abhinava Samrat'
Legendary actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao's grandson hansomse actor Nagarjuna'son Naga Chaitanya will be called 'Abhinava Samrat' by the fans in the state. With this the third generation in the Akkineni family continues the tradition of 'Samrat' titles that the Akkineni family holds. Thespian Akkineni Nageswara Rao holds the title Nata Samrat. His son Nagarjuna holds the title Yuva Samrat. Nag's nephew Sumanth is called Nava Samrat. Nagarjuna had recently remarked during his birthday celebrations that the title Yuva Samrat is no longer applicable to him and that Nagachaitanya should be given that title. Adamant fans, however, disagreed and said that Nagarjuna would be Yuva Samrat forever.
Anushka confirmed for Prabhas' Don remake
It had to be more than just coincidence. Krishnam Raju announces that he is remaking 'Don' (Tamil version Billa) with Prabhas in the lead. Nayantara refuses to play the lead. Anushka announces that she is ready to don a bikini 'if the scene demands it'. Don has a scene which has the heroine donning a bikini. Sure enough, a couple weeks later, it has been confirmed that Anushka is going to play the lead in the film. The film will be directed by Meher 'Kantri' Ramesh and produced by Rebel Star Krishnam Raju on his Gopikrishna Films banner. Muhurat of the flick is set for October 9, one the auspicious occasion of Dussera. Anushka seriously seems to be the most sought after heroine these days, what with atleast three films in the pipeline!
Chintakayala Ravi to clash with Keka
Venkatesh starrer Chintakayala Ravi is getting ready for release on October 1. The producer of the film Bujji informed the media yesterday that the film was almost complete except for two songs. The remaining songs are to be shot in the next two weeks with Venkatesh and Anushka. The film is being directed by first timer Yogi. Bollywood hit duo Vishal-Sekhar are composing music for the film. October 1 marks the beginning of the Dussera vacation and families will be expected to flock to theaters in a big manner during the next 10 days. Maverick maker Teja has also announced that his film starring 40 newcomers, ‘Keka’ will hit the screens on October 2. It will be an interesting beginning to the festival week with experience clashing against youth! May the best film win!
Monday, September 8, 2008
Telugu Movie review - Ashta Chemma
Cast: Colors Swati, Nani, Srinivas Avasarala, Bhargavi, Jhansi, Tanikella Bharani, Hema etc Music: Kalyani Malik
Cinematography: PG Vinda
Lyrics: Sirivennela
Producer: Ram Mohan
Stoy - dialogues - Screenplay – direction: Mohana Krishna Indraganti
Release date: 5 September 2008
Cinematography: PG Vinda
Lyrics: Sirivennela
Producer: Ram Mohan
Stoy - dialogues - Screenplay – direction: Mohana Krishna Indraganti
Release date: 5 September 2008
Review
Story
Lavanya (Colors Swati) is a hardcore fan of hero Mahesh Babu. And her ambition is to marry hero Mahesh. But her heart is broken when Mahesh married Namrata Sirodkar. She lowers her expectations and decided to marry somebody who has ‘Mahesh’ in his name. Anand (Srinivas Avasarala) is a lanky neighbor of Lavanya and he is bugged with ‘Pokiri’ songs played in loud volume by Lavanya. He decides that the only way to get rid of noise from her house is to hook her up with a good looking boy with the name Mahesh. And he finds a handsome guy called Mahesh (Nani). The rest of the story is all about the comedy of errors originated due to the Mahesh obsession of Lavanya.Artists Performance
Srinivas Avasarala: A real actor is the one who adds more to the table than what it is with his performance. Srinivas Avasarala is a born actor and he added 25% to the output of the film with his performance. Be it dialogue delivery, comedy timing, minute expressions or body language. He should seriously consider packing his bags and finding the next available flight to Hyderabad as Telugu film industry is desperately looking for such fine actors. He is a complete delight to watch. Srinivas Avasarala is selected for this film through a talent hunt conducted by Mohana Krishna Indraganti in idlebrain.com.
Colors Swathi: Her character in this film as an obsessed fan of Mahesh Babu is like a natural extension to her hilarious portrayal of girl in love with Venky in AMAV. She is completely natural and is herself while doing the role of Lavanya. She brought out lot of mischief and child-like stupidity that is needed for the character which her histrionics. But fans of Swathi will get little disappointed in the second half because her footage is relatively less compared to the first half.
Nani: Nani has sharp features, nice Telugu diction and amazing confidence levels. Doing a role that requires the attributes of Mahesh Babu is a challenge for a newcomer. And Nani comes up with a fabulous performance. He has a promising future if he selects the roles carefully.
Story – screenplay – direction: Story of the film is simple, yet complicated. This story is based on a play written by Oscar Wilde. Most of the film revolves around name confusion. A film like this needs an interesting screenplay to sustain the attention of he viewers. Mohan Krishna Indraganti succeeds in giving us a film that sustains the interest levels throughout by injecting the necessary twists at the right time. Direction of the film is good. The narrative style using which he introduced characters is brilliant. The director is supposed to take the comedy in the film to the next level during the last half-an-hour of the film where pieces fall into the place. Though the twists were well-placed in the last half an hour, the director could not get more laughs towards the climax.
Other departments: Music by Kalyani Malik is nice. The visuals and situations in the film add more to the music. Dialogues written in the film are witty and most of the time impromptu (except for the last half an hour where the dialogues are lengthy). Cinematography by PG Vinda is nice. The vintage song should have been done in black and white. Editing is nice. The product looks superior in terms of visuals and sound. Producer Ram Mohan should be commended for keeping faith on the director and on this genre.
Analysis: First half of the film is really good. The narration is little slow in the second half. The climax is interesting, but a better handled one would have added lot of the value to the film. The plus points of the film are casting and comedy quotient. The director and the producer’s decision for choosing a particular genre and sticking to it without diluting with formula commercial ingredients deserve applause. Probably Ashta Chemma is the first Telugu film where the entire story revolves around a real film hero. And it shows the kind of craze Mahesh Babu has in the hearts of people (especially girls). On a whole, Ashta Chemma makes a good viewing for multiplexes and A center crowds.
Analysis: First half of the film is really good. The narration is little slow in the second half. The climax is interesting, but a better handled one would have added lot of the value to the film. The plus points of the film are casting and comedy quotient. The director and the producer’s decision for choosing a particular genre and sticking to it without diluting with formula commercial ingredients deserve applause. Probably Ashta Chemma is the first Telugu film where the entire story revolves around a real film hero. And it shows the kind of craze Mahesh Babu has in the hearts of people (especially girls). On a whole, Ashta Chemma makes a good viewing for multiplexes and A center crowds.
Rajni's Robot changes to 'Yantram'
It is known that the Tamil Nadu government had announced a tax exemption to films that have Tamil titles in order to preserve the Tamil culture. The latest film to change its name to honor this commitment is Superstar Rajnikanth's Robot. The film has apparently been renamed as 'Yantram', meaning machine. The producers say that the flick was renamed so as to honor the government's commitment to the language rather than for a tax exemption. The film is directed by Shankar and is produced by London-based Aingaran Films International. It is being touted as the costliest Indian film ever made with initial budget estimates pegging it at Rs. 140 crore. Aishwarya Rai has been roped in to play the lead opposite Rajni. Will the Telugu version also be called 'Yantram'. Or do we think that we do not need to preserve the sanctity of our language by insisting our films be named in Telugu?
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Trisha learning horse riding for Marmayogi
Trisha, who is silently climbing up the ladder down south is taking her roles seriously. The actress, who has bagged a once in a lifetime chance to act opposite Kamal Hassan in Marmayogi is working hard for the role. She is apparently taking Kamal Hassan's advise and trying to do some reading about the era the film is set in. Apart from that, she is taking special coaching in horse riding and also swordplay as she will be expected to do both in the flick. Sources inform us that Trisha has been asked to provide callsheets for 200 days for Marmayogi. With her current and upcoming Telugu film commitments, it will be interesting to see how she manages to juggle her dates.
Paruchuri brothers split – one to Chiru, one to CBN
Paruchuri brothers, the well known dialogue writer duo who held the unique distinction of being in the good camps of all the camps in the film industry seem to be headed towards a split due to the political inclinations of the big stars in the industry. While elder brother Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao is helping out Chiranjeevi to hone his speeches, younger brother Paruchuri Gopalakrishna is with the Chandrababu Naidu camp. The duo were well known for not taking sides during their more than 300 film stint. Seems like their diplomacy is not working out in the political arena. People who know the duo claim that this is also one of their tactics to remain in the good books of whoever will come to power eventually.
Bobbilipuli with Bala Krishna in Dasari's direction
Consequent to his withdrawal from politics temporarily, off late Dasari Narayana Rao is paying more attention in making films. In addition to his 'Mesthri' which is already in progress, he is planning to make one more film with Nandamoori Balakrishna for which NBK had instantly agreed to do. This agreement with Dasari is in addition to two films under NTR Arts and Sridevi Arts movie. Dasari Narayanarao is also planning to name the film titled 'Bobbilipuli' even if it has no resemblance with the erstwhile Late NTR's film Bobbilipuli. That film was a great success and lead to an extraordinary success of late NTR's political life. This exercise by Dasari Narayan Rao appears as though he similar plans for Balakrishna's political venture? Let's wait and watch.
Nag and Krishna Vamsi clubbing again
The crazy combination Nagarjuna – Krishna Vamsi after a long gap is again coming with a fresh project clubbing with one of the senior producers. Krishna Vamsi shot to fame with his romantic family entertainer ‘Ninne Pelladata’ starring Nag and Tabu. The film became a block buster and boosted Krishna Vamsi to go for yet another project titled ‘Chandralekha’ again with Nag. But this film did not fare well at the box office. So let’s wait and see with what project this duo will come for the third time. Presently Nag with his latest ‘King’ and Krishna Vamsi with his ‘Sasirekha Parinayam’ starring Tarun and Genelia are busy in their own ways.
Monday, September 1, 2008
Balakrishna's new film to start on October 9
The question that has been on the minds of countless Balakrishna fans is finally answered. For the millions who were waiting to know what NBK's next film is, an official announcement made today by producer Krishna Prasad should give some relief. Ever since Pandurangadu released, NBK fans have been waiting with bated breath to see what NBK signs on next. Producer Sivalinga Krishna Prasad who had earlier produced Aditya369, Vamsanikokkadu and Bhalevaadivi Baasu with the star is going to produce this flick. The film will start in the Dussera season, on October 9. Priyamani is finalized to play the leading lady in the flick. Mahadev, who had earlier assisted Rajamouli is going to direct this action flick. Vijayendra Prasad, who has given the scripts for some of Rajamouli's biggest hits has prepared the script for the film. Manisarma will be scoring the music and Rama Rajamouli will design the costumes for NBK. With this announcement, we wonder what happened to NBK's film that was supposed to be produced by his nephew Kalyanram. Wait and watch!
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Sreenu Vytla is the hottest director in Tollywood now
Sreenu Vytla has become the hottest director in Tollywood now. The director is all the more in demand because of his knack of finishing off his films in record time. Sreenu now has the added reputation of being able to deliver minimum guarantee films to his producers. He is currently directing 'King' with Akkineni Nagarjuna in the lead role. He has signed a film with Venkatesh next that is to be produced by Suresh Productions. It is learnt that he has also been approached by both the Nagarjuna camp and Chiranjeevi camp to direct the scions of the families, Naga Chaitanya and Ramcharan Teja. For a director who was almost written off after the poor showing of Megastar's Andarivadu, this is a remarkable turnaround. It is also being said now that Sreenu is charging a cool Rs. 3 crore per movie and is all set to double the figure!
Mohan Babu is like my brother – Balakrishna
It was a time for reunion at the launch of the audio of 'Nenu Meeku Telusa' last night at Prasadz labs preview theater. The film starring Manchu Manoj Kumar, Raima Sen and Sneha Ullal had a star studded audio release with Nandamuri Balakrishna and Mohan Babu standing out as the main attraction. NBK said that Sri Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures was like his own banner and Mohan Babu was like his own brother. He also praised Mohan Babu for giving the young team of Nenu Meeku Telusa a free hand in making the film. Mohan Babu said that the entire project was handled by the kids and when he saw the final rushes he was convinced that the director had delivered what he had promised. Director Ajay Sastri thanked the entire team and said that the film was a result of teamwork. K Raghavendra Rao, Lakshmi Manchu, YVS Chowdary, MM Keeravani and others spoke on the occasion. The music scored by debutante Achu came in for praise from the guests.Ravi Teja's next named 'Koti...naa ko'
Ravi Teja and Surender Reddy's new flick has an interesting title. 'Koti...naa ko' is the title under consideration for this flick which is set to roll soon. The film has a major schedule in the US initially which is expected to last for 40 days. Ravi Teja's hit heroine from 'Krishna', Trisha will pair up with him one more time. The film is produced by RR Movie Makers. Surender Reddy is said to be working doubly hard on the script to ensure that there are no letups this time. Ravi Teja is currently acting in Neninthe and will start shooting for 'Koti....naa ko' after finishing Neninthe. The title 'Koti....naa ko' surely shows there is some profanity in the flick and it will be interesting to see if the censors approve it!
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Monday, August 25, 2008
Mahesh's Varudu to start shooting in Rajasthan
Our filmmakers are constantly looking for fresh backdrops to shoot their films and there are phases when a particular place gets extremely popular and then loses its sheen. Rajasthan currently seems the hot favorite for our directors. SS Rajamouli has shot a large part of his film with Ramcharan Teja in Rajasthan already. The latest news is that Trivikram Srinivas has also chosen Rajasthan as the backdrop for his film with Mahesh in the lead role. The film is likely to be titled 'Varudu' and has been in the planning and scripting stages for a while now. It is finally going to take off on August 28 and will start shooting in Rajasthan in the first week of September. The film pairs Mahesh with Parvathi Melton and is being produced by Singanamala Ramesh.
Nagarjuna's 'King' logo to be unveiled on Nag's Birthday
Yuvasamrat Akkineni Nagarjuna's latest film 'King's logo will be unveiled in a function to be held on August 29, his birthday. The function is scheduled to be held at Taj Krishna hotel in Hyderabad. The film is being directed by Sreenu Vytla and pairs Nagarjuna with Trisha for the first time. It is being produced by D Sivaprasad Reddy on his Kamakshi movies banner. Sreenu Vytla is moulding the film as a full length comedy entertainer. Nagarjuna's previous release Don also had its logo unveiled on Nagarjuna's birthday and was released on December 18 which is also the planned release date for 'King'. Lets see if 'King' manages to match the success of Don and go beyond it.
Karunakaran to direct films with Ram and Tarun soon
Director Karunakaran seems to have gotten a new lease of life thanks to his 'Ullasanga Utsahangaa'. The director entered the industry with a bang with 'Tholiprema', but his later films did not measure up to the success of his first film. 'Ullasanga Utsahangaa' also found the pre release period quite tough until 'Dil' Raju stepped in and offered to distribute the film. With the film running successfully all over the state, Karunakaran is back in demand. He informed the press yesterday that he had two scripts ready and young heroes Ram and Tarun had agreed to do the films. He said that other details were being worked out and both the films will start next month. We wish and hope that the director churns out more good films like his first and last releases!
Rajnikanth to do a quick film with Murugadoss?
Tamil Nadu is rife with news that Superstar Rajnikanth has agreed to do a film with 'Gajini' director Murugadoss. The superstar is currently in the US doing a photoshoot for Shankar's magnum opus 'Robot'. It is being said that Rajnikanth was disappointed by the poor showing of Kathanayakudu (Kuselan in Tamil) and has promised to return money to distributors. Since Shankar's film will take a minimum of an year to complete because of the CG work involved, Rajni thinks he can do a film in the meanwhile to keep his fans happy. Even though Sultan will release next summer, it is only an animated flick and the superstar wants to reign the screen one more time before 'Robot' arrives.Anushka's bikini statement to grab a role in 'Don' remake?
Anushka's statement in the media that appeared yesterday seem to have come at an opportune time. Or was the time chosen carefully? Anushka, in an interview yesterday, said that she is ready to wear a bikini if the scene demands it. She said that she is against skin show for the sake of it, but if it elevates the scene and is in tune with the flow of the film, she does not mind. Now, around the same time, it is announced that Prabhas will work in the remake of the Hindi feature 'Don' under the direction of Meher Ramesh. It is well known that Don has a famous bikini scene. Zeenat Aman donned it in the original, Priyanka Chopra, in the latest remake and Nayantara in the Tamil version, Billa. Did Anushka say that to grab the attention of the director of Don? If he is looking for someone to 'Don' a bikini, his search should surely be over now as Anushka and Prabhas were never paired earlier and will surely make a good on-screen pair!
Sekhar Kammula’s next is in Hindi
Sekhar Kammula who had a hat-trick run at Telugu film box office with Anand, Godavari and Happy Days is currently producing Avakai Biryani in the direction of his associate Anish Kuruvilla. This film is slated for the release in the month of October. Sekhar Kammula is going to test the waters of Hindi film industry with his next directorial venture. This film will go to floors after the release of Avakai Biryani. Let’s hope that Sekhar Kammula would be successful in Hindi like our own Ram Gopal Varma.
Chintakayala Ravi in brisk shoot
The shoot of Chintakayala Ravi, a Venkatesh-Anushka starrer, is under brisk shoot in and around Hyderabad. M. Yogie is the director with Nallamalupu Bujji producing it on his home banner Lakshmi Narasimha Productions. The current schedule will continue till August 31. The next schedule will be there from September mid. The balance of two songs would be shot abroad, he said.
Bhumika with Rajasekhar
Bhumika is likely to be the heroine for hero Rajasekhar in his forthcoming film with director Ramprasad. The proposed flick is the remake of Malayalam blockbuster Hello, starring Mohanlal. It is a comic thriller. As per the script, Rajasekhar has to play the role of a drunkard lawyer. Currently, he is busy with the schedules of Satyameva Jayate, a remake of Big B's Khakee.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Meher Ramesh with Prabhas?
Meher Ramesh, who debuted as director into Tollywood with NTR's Kantri, is said to have readied a story for hero Prabhas. If everything goes well, this proposed film might be launched in the coming months. Currently, Prabhas is engaged to a home production film.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Don't come to Hyd on 22: Chiru to fans
Megastar-turned politician Chiranjeevi today appealed to the fans not to come to Hyderabad on August 22nd, his birthday. He said that he would be meeting all of them at Tirupati on August 26th and would be continuously with them thereafter. "On the request of my family members, I want to celebrate this year's birthday with them. I hope you will all understand me and cooperate with this," Chiru said. He sought them to take up social service activities that day to gesture their love and affection towards him.
Chiru is next CM, says Pawan Kalyan
Pawan Kalyan, who graced the NRI meet in Hyderabad, said that Chiranjeevi is going to be the next Chief Minister. Replying to a media query, he said he was in no doubt to say that Chiranjeevi having won the hearts of the people of Andhra Pradesh would win the power also. Brimming with confidence, the actor raised his thumbs and gestured to the gathering.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Tamanna, new Vadhuvu for Mahesh!
At last, after a long wait, it’s true that Mahesh – Trivikram’s “Varudu” will begin its regular shooting in the deserts of Rajasthan from August 23. The first schedule of the film will go for 30 days with the picturisation of the action sequences and a song. Although it’s confirmed that Parvathi Melton will play the second heroine, the first is likely to be Tamanna according to unconfirmed sources. If this news is true, then Tamanna will be the ‘Vadhuvu’ for our ‘Varudu’.Ramanaidu donates Rs 10 lakhs for CM Relief Fund
Dr D. Ramanaidu is known for his kind gesture whenever the neighbourhood is affected by natural calamities like floods. Thus Dr. Ramanaidu wholeheartedly handed over a personal cheque to the Chief Minister Dr. YS Rajasekhar Reddy towards the CM’s Relief Fund. The value of this cheque is Rs 10 lakhs.
CM to inaugurate Ramanaidu's film studio at Vizag
The construction of producer Ramanaidu’s new studio in Vizag has been completed with state of the art facilities. It’s being constructed in a special atmosphere with some permanent structures like streets, courts, jail, bungalows, parks etc. The panoramic view of Vizag and the sea is a highlight and there are also beautiful cottages to accommodate the artists. This will become a milestone in the history of Vizag for film making that would outplay the ones in Hyderabad. It will be interesting to note that Dr YSR will be inaugurating this studio on August 17, 2008 at 9.30 AM when he is arriving to Vizag to launch some welfare programmes.
Naga Chaitanya to pair with Bollywood beauty Shradha Kapoor
Naga Chaitanya, son of Nagarjuna is likely to act with the dazzling Shradha Kapoor, daughter of Shakti Kapoor (Bollywood actor) in his forth-coming maiden film. Nagarjuna was very much impressed with her educational background and accepted to act with his son. The movie will be launched grandly in the presence of Tollywood and Bollywood biggies on September 20th which is the birth date of ANR. The film is yet to be titled. Vasu Varma a new comer is going to direct the film while Dil Raju is producing. Sandeep Chowta renders the music.
Chiru's Party Office goes hi-tech
The newly inaugurated Party office of actor Chiranjeevi turned into a structure of fascination thanks to its optimal utilization of fast spreading construction technology. Located at Rd. No. 46 of the Jubilee Hills, the hi-tech office with a single floor is housed at a sprawling 1300 Sq. Yards area with 6500 SFT carpet zone. It is built in record 45 days time using prefabricated bricks. Unlike the regular party offices, this Chiru's special consists of plush conference hall, cabins for core committee members, plasma TVs mounted on the walls, secret surveillance system and other modern paraphernalia. The press conference hall has a seating capacity for 80, apart from wielding special arrangements for the electronic media. Almost all rooms are air-conditioned, each one has the portraits and quotes of Gandhi, Mother Theresa, Abdul Kalam and such category leaders and social workers. An imposing picture of Chiranjeevi with folded hands is being placed at the entrance. Highlight is that Chiru could monitor things from the entrance to his doorstep sitting in his hi-fi closet. Undoubtedly, Chiru's party office aroused a volcanic curiosity among all sections of the political parties and also a good number of construction companies in the city.
Nitin injured in a fight sequence
Nitin was injured in a stunt sequence for a film at Ramoji film city at around 6:30 pm. He was hitting a tube light as a part of his stunt sequence and that broken glass of the tube light hit on his face. He is taken to Apollo Hospital now. The hospital sources said that the injury is very minor and nothing to be worried about.
Gollapudi award to Aamir Khan
The prestigious Gollapudi Srinivas award will be given to Aamir Khan this year for his stupendous work in his honest film ‘Tare Zameen Par’. This award will be presented at Kamaraj Arangam, Chennai today in the presence of Vidhu Vinod Chopra, K Bala Chandar and Jagjit Singh. Anupam Kher will deliver a lecture on this eve. Gollapudi Srinivas award was instituted by Gollapudi Maruthi Rao in the memorial of Gollapudi Srinivas who lost his life while directing his debut film.
D Suresh Babu presents Krish KVJ
We all know that C Aswini Dutt is going to produce ‘Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum’ with Venkatesh as hero in the direction of Krish (Gamyam fame). As per the sources of idlebrain.com, D Suresh Babu is going to present the film. For the first time C Aswini Dutt and D Suresh Babu are going to join their hands together to produce a film. This film will be launched very soon.
Krishnavamsi's next is 'Sasirekha Parinayam'
You should have guts to name your film 'Sasirekha Parinayam'. As any telugu cinema buff would certify Krishnavamsi is one director who has enough and more guts to experiment. He has gone ahead and used the above title for his youthful romance starring Tarun and Genelia. The film is being produced by Sunkara Madhumurali on his Karthikeya creations banner. There is another title 'Rajamundry to Hyderabad' which is also under consideration but sources inform us that 'Sasirekha Parinayam' is likely to be finalized. Sasirekha and Abhimanyu's love story was immortalized in the all time Telugu hit 'Mayabazaar' with Savitri and Akkineni Nageswara Rao playing the lead roles and SV Ranga Rao pitching in a magical performance as Ghatotkacha. Lets wait and see if this film is as big a hit!
Jagapathi Babu's film unit attacked in Kashmir
Jagapathi Babu and Meera Jasmine starrer 'Bangaru Babu' which is shooting in Kashmir faced some trouble in the valley yesterday. It is known that the valley has been burning over the last few days due to the protests over the Amarnath shrine land. The shooting was going on Sona Marg in Srinagar when some protesters pelted stones at the unit. There were no injuries to any unit members and the producer immediately packed up the shoot and moved everyone back to safety with the help of the Army and the Police. Jonnalagadda Srinivasa Rao is directing the flick. Jagapathi Babu said that he had talked to senior director Dasari Narayana Rao about the flick and he in turn talked to officials in Srinagar and they had assured that they would be flown back to Hyderabad on Wednesday.
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Mahesh Babu fans launch website
A constellate of hardcore Maheshbabu fans grouped together and came up with a reverberant idea of starting a website for our Debonair Superstar Maheshbabu. The website renders latest news, records, awards, articles, Box-office, Photos, Audio songs, Videos, Personal Portfolio and lots more. Every movie acted by Superstar Mahesh has a sub site dedicated in Mighty Superstar Mahesh wing. We even incorporated a special sub site for Legendary Superstar Krishna. We are also starting a discussion board for all Superstar Mahesh fans to discuss and share their experiences, news and views about the Superstar with their peers. We have an expert group of senior fans who provide their post-mortem on the Hot and latest news and information about Mahesh and his movies, Box office trends, Nostalgia on our Legendary Superstar Krishna and much more. Register to the Mighty Mahesh discussion board at www.mightymahesh.com/mmdb .
http://www.mightymahesh.com/ brings in a courageous effort to start a new wing in the website called mightymahesh on the walk where we serve the society and encourage our fellow members to start helping the society. We are going to distribute tri-cycles to physically handicapped orphans in Guntur town on the 9th August.
We are officially launching the website on the 9th of August 2008 on the occasion of Superstar Mahesh’s 34th Birthday. Please register in the discussion board, browse the site and convey your regards and suggestions regarding the website and the discussion board in the following link. http://www.mightymahesh.com/mmdb/index.php/topic,2070.0.html
The film ‘Baladoor’ starring Raviteja and Anushka has completed the censor formalities and getting ready for release on 14th August. Udaya Shankar is directing this flick while D Suresh Babu is producing under his home banner Suresh Productions. Superstar Krishna in vital role, the other cast include Chandra Mohan, Brahmanandam, Sunil, L.B.Sriram and others. Dialogues are written by Paruchoori brothers, photography handled by Balamurugan, music is composed by K.M.Radha Krishnan and dditing done by Marthand K.Venkatesh.Allu Arjun's Arya-2 launched
A formal puja was held in Ramanaidu studios on 8 August 2008 for launching ‘Arya 2’ which is a sequel to Arya. The media was not invited. Allu Arjun, film producers BVSN Prasad, and Aditya Babu, Sukumar, Dil Raju, and Allu Aravid attended the function. Director Sukumar who gave a big break to Allu Arjun in Arya, conveyed that the present opportunity in Arya 2 would give him a good chance to prove again his talent. Kajal is the heroine. Navdeep also plays an important role. The regular shooting has already commenced.Chiru's Chandiyagam at Kanchi
Megastar Chiranjeevi is going to perform the two-day sacred Chandiyagam at the temple of Goddess Kamakshi at Kancheepuram, on August 21 and 22. Temple priest Natana Sastry said that he would personally supervise the auspicious ritual with 50 veda pandits. He said though the yagam would commence on 21st, the actor would be arriving on 22, but couldn't say at what time exactly. "Chandi Yagam is meant for getting riches and political power. In the past, the same yagam was performed by Vajapayee and Rajiv Gandhi," he said.
Chiru party building inaugurated
The office building for Chiru's political party is today inaugurated in Hyderabad. The function took place at 6.00 am today. Only his family members and some of the close circles attended the office inaugural. The media was not present. Special pujas were performed on this occasion. Sequel to this, party offices are likely to be opened all over the state in the coming days.
Venkatesh launches 'Ashta Chemma' music
Director Mohan Krishna Indraganti, who won a National award for his first film 'Grahanam' has come up with a fun film 'Ashta Chemma'. The music of the film was released yesterday by hero Venkatesh. Venkatesh's brother Suresh Babu presents the film. The film stars Swathi and Nani. Swathi, who made her debut with Colors program on MAA TV captured everyone's imaginations with her performance in the Venkatesh starrer 'Aadavaari maatalaku arthaale verule'. The music for the film is scored by Kalyani Mallik. The director of the film spoke on the occasion and said that he had presented the script that he had prepared exactly on screen and that gave him ultimate satisfaction. Venkatesh wished the unit luck and success. Swathi said that 'Ashta Chemma' was a cute film and it would be liked by audiences of all age groups. Hero Nani said that he was selected via auditions and that he felt proud to be making his debut in such a superb feature film. The audio was released by Big Music.
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