'Sasirekha Parinayam' releases on Jan 1st

Krishnavamsi’s Sasirekha Parinayam will be the first movie to hit the screens in 2009. The maverick director is planning to release the movie on January 1st. Starring Tarun and Genelia as the lead pair, the film has already completed shooting part and is now in the postproduction stage. The film’s music, scored by Manisharma, is said to rocking. Remember Krishnavamsi and Manisharma had earlier given musical blockbuster with Murari. “We are planning to release the audio next week,” producer Sunkara Madhu Murali said.

Manchu Manoj's tryst with Krishnavamsi's 'sishya's

Yet another disciple of director Krishnavamsi is to make a film with hero Manchu Manoj. Raja, a former associate of Krishnavamsi, is turning director with an untitled film starring Manchu Manoj. A new production company is producing this and the movie will begin its regular shoot from next month. Recently, Manoj acted in Nenu Meeku Telusa, that was directed by Ajay Shastri, Krishnvamsi’s former associate. And he is now working in director Chandrashekar Yeleti’s current film - Prayanam and Yeleti also had associated with KV. Looks like Manch Manoj has found new love for KV’s sishya’s.

Ajay as Sarai Veerraju

Kannan who worked with SS Rajamouli for many films and also with Krish for Gamyam film is going to make his debut as a director with a bilingual film. This film is titled as ‘Sarai Veerraju’ in Telugu. Actor Ajay who did many prominent negative roles in the past is going to do the title role in this film. There will be two heroines. Lots of Telugu theater artists were signed to play vital roles in this film. It will be launched in the month of December.

Brahmanandam direction in Neninthe

Comedy king Brahmanandam is said to have donned the role of a director in Puri Jagan’s directed film Neninthe. Ravi Teja is doing the role of an assistant director. This film is said to be having very good satires on film industry. Seeya is making her debut as heroine. Shooting of the film is complete. The music will be released soon. Neninthe is going to release in December.

Bhumika’s film magazine movie minar

Bhumika Chawla is getting into media business now. She is going to own a Telugu movie magazine called ‘Movie Minar’. This magazine will be launched at a function organized in Hotel Novotel on the night of 29 November. Her home production on ‘Downtown Films’ banner is also going to be launched at the same venue. Srihari Nanu who directed her film Satyabhama (remake of 50 first dates) is going to direct that film.

'King' dances with 10 star heroines

‘King’ starring Nagarjuna, Trisha and Mamtha Mohandas, in the direction of Sreenu Vytla, is being produced by Siva Prasad Reddy on Kamakshi Kala Movies banner. A wide spread news is Nagarjuna appears in three different characters posing a new style every time. The movie has already evoked high expectations from fans and cine goers. In accordance with the expectations, King has a special song which features 10 popular star heroines who will dance along with the hero Nagarjuna. The heroines are Trisha, Mamtha Mohandas, Anushka, Charmme, Parvathi Melton, Sneha, Sneha Ullal, Priyamani, Kamna Jhatmalani and one more popular heroine. According to the sources from Film Nagar, the song will be a special attraction to the movie. Further the film which is fast nearing completion was planned to be launched in the 2nd week of December. However, the release has been postponed to 24th December.

Film Star studded 10K Run

Hyderabad 10K foundation organizes 10K Run (Half Marathon and Full Marathon) every year, with an objective to promote healthy living and the warmth of togetherness (sports, fitness, health and unity) among citizens. Every year people from various fields and age groups join this marathon to proclamate that we are all equal and united. This year the event has been organized which will take place on 30th November. This year the 10K Run provides a rare opportunity to run along with celebrities like Sania Mirza, Pullela Gopichand from sports, Vishnu, Nagarjuna, Venkatesh, Ileana. Other artists from the film fraternity will also participate in this grand marathon.

Bhoomika strangled in Mumbai assaults

Actress Bhoomika has ventured into production and media which will be officially launched tomorrow. The news is quite known and the launch is planned to take place at Hotel Novatel at Hitex. Celebrities Venkatesh, NTR, Ileyana, director Radhakrishna and other socialites will be present in this event. Bhoomika spoke to media ensuring her safety and said, "I am in Mumbai for the past 11 years and the once peaceful city is now burning in the atrocities of terrorism. This is one of the bereaved days for our country and the demise of police during this rescue is a great loss to one and all. I had a meeting at Taj which got cancelled and I am safe now. Yet, I feel the police should tighten security measures as such acts constraint our countries development. I pray for the welfare and safety of all those people out there."

'Krishnam Vande Jagathgurum' films from January

Radha Krishna (Krish) who proved his talent with his first venture 'Gamyam', is going to follow the success line with 'Krishnam Vande Jagathgurum' casting Victory Venkatesh. The film will go to the floors from 13th Dec, on the occasion of Venkatesh’s birthday. Later, the regular shooting will commence from January. Presently, the script work on the end sequences is being done. A combination of both philosophy and action forms the movie’s theme. And it will be made in a different style compared to Venky’s previous flicks, said director Krish has made the script in a fresh backdrop and has planned to present Venkatesh in a complete new look.

Manyam Entertainments begins their next on 2nd Dec

Debutant director GV Sudhakar Naidu made the movie ‘Hero’ featuring Nithin and Bhavana as the hero and heroines. The movie was produced Manyam Ramesh on Manyam Entertainments banner. Now Ramesh is going to start off his next which will be a suspense thriller starring Naresh, Shivaji, Rajiv Kanakala, Meera Jasmine and Arthi Chabriya. Debutant of ‘Flash News’, Ashok is said to direct this new movie of Manyam Ramesh. Previously, the launch date was announced as 25th Nov. But now it has been postponed to 2nd December. The regular shooting for this film will start from 3rdDecember.

NagChaithanya’s film goes to Agra and Vizag

Grandson of Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Son of Nagarjuna, NagChaithanya is debuting as a hero with a high budget movie, to be produced by 'Dil' Raju on Sri Venkateswara Creations banner. Vasu Varma will debut as a director with this film. The movie was launched on 22nd Sep'08 on the birthday of ANR. The regular shooting is progressing now at Hyderabad. The upcoming schedules are being planned at Agra and Vizag. The crew has plans to shoot for 45 days in Agra, and in Vizag it will be canned for 20 days. During filming in Vizag, a special private security has been arranged to avoid any disturbances by fans. It is yet to be confirmed that which of these schedules will be done first. Swetha Prasad of 'Kotha Bangaru Lokam' fame and 'Aavakai Biryani's Bindu Madhavi are the girls being considered to play the heroine. Another new girl is also in this tentative list. The female lead will be selected shortly. The title 'Jhosh' is the tentative name for the movie.

Sumanth's 'Boni' in December

Music director-turned-producer Ramana Gogula is producing the tentatively titled movie ‘Boni’ which will be the first for his Green Mangoes production. Starring Sumanth and Kruthi, debutant director Raj Pipaala is going to make this movie. The talkie portions have been filmed and the final editing to be done at the lab is kept pending. Presently, the movie has been already set on the editing table. The makers have planned to release the audio by first week of December, and the movie in the 2nd or 3rd week of the same month.

First half completed in Rajasekhar – Bhoomika's movie

Achanta Gopinath the maker of films like 'Donga Ramudu' starring Balakrishna, is presently directing a pricey film based on the Malayalam hit 'Hello'. Actor Rajasekhar and Bhoomika play the lead pair in this remake. Devoid of publicity, the movie has completed about 30 percent of the shooting till now. Rajasekhar is playing the character of a criminal lawyer in the film. Bhoomika will take part in the shooting from January.

Siddharth, busy as a bee again

Hero Siddharth has been out of sight for some time in Telugu film industry

. He is however set to return in a big way in 2009. Siddhartha is acting in the film Konchem Ishtamga Konchem Kashtamga produced by Nallamalapu Srinivas. The film will hit the screens in January 2009. Siddharth's another film is with producer DVV Danayya. The film has been titled as Oyebaby

Shamili is debuting as heroine through this film. Siddhartha has also agreed to act in a film to be directed by a newcomer Rambabu. The title 'Baava' is under consideration. The names of the other star cast and technicians will be announced shortly. and

Mumaith's Punnami Nagu to excite all

Shooting of Punnami Nagu with popular item girl Mumaith Khan in the title role, directed by A Kodandarami Reddy and produced by G Vijayakumar Goud under the banner of Sound and Claps was almost complete. Two songs were canned in Bangkok recently. Producer commented, "The film would definitely attract the mass audiences. The entire film has been brought out as an entertainer and at the same time very exciting. We have remixed the popular song 'Ragulutondi Mogali Poda...' and choreographed on Rajiv Kanakala, Suhasini and Mumaith Khan. This song would remain a highlight in the flick. The visual effects for the film are being carried out in London.”

Puli stills leaked through internet

The successful combination of Khushi, Pawan Kalyan and SJ Surya are again pairing up for Puli. Nikasha is making her debut as heroine through the flick, which is being produced by Singanamala Ramesh. Pawan Kalyan is portraying the role of a powerful police officer. The film will have all kinds of elements as expected by the fans. The film would also discuss the current circumstances in the society. Presently the shooting of the film is presently in progress at Malaysia. AR Rahman is scoring tunes for the movie. Binod Pradhan from Bollywood is the cinematographer. Though the film is being shot abroad, the stills of the film have appeared in a section of the Internet and the unit is in dilemma as to how the photographs have come out despite having taken much precautions.

Vinayakudu sets the box office ringing

Vinayakudu, directed by Sekhar Kammula's protege Sai Kiran, with the Happy Days lead pair Krishnudu and Sonia, has been produced by Sarita Patra. This film about love between a fat guy and a pretty, young and ambitious girl caught the audiences' imagination and opened to full houses all over Andhra Pradesh. Vinayakudu started off with very little hype and not much was reported about it but when word leaked out that Dil Raju had obtained the rights of the film for the Nizam and Vizag areas, the media got excited and hyped the film. This hype helped Vinayakudu to get a good start at the box office. Vinayakudu was released with a limited number of prints and got collections with over 90% of the theatres being full for the weekend. At Odeon (RTC Crossroads) and Prasads, all six shows were houseful for Saturday and Sunday. At Vizag (for entire Uttar Andhra), the film was released with only one print and went houseful over the weekend.

Chiranjeevi offers blood to Mumbai victims

Chiranjeevi offered blood from Chiranjeevi Charitable Trust to the injured in Mumbai. CCT is also holding blood camps in Mumbai. Speaking at a press meet he accused the Mumbai mayhem as the failure of congress government. He said that all parties have to unite show solidarity regarding this testing time.

King Size Romance

Nagarjuna is ‘king’ of romance in Tollywood. He is Manmadhudu of Telugu screen. Ge might have come of age, but his charm with the fair sex still seems unbroken. Probably that is why the handsome hero is all set to romance with not just one or two but about 9 to 10 damsels for his current film. Yes, director Sreenu Vytla is planning a special song for his current movie with Nagarjuna, King, like the super hit song of SRK’s Om Shanti Om. Unlike Om Shanti Om, this song in King will have only about 10 heroines shaking leg with Nagarjuna. The film already has three heroines - Trisha (main lead), Mamta Mohandas (second lead) and Madhushalini (in small role). Now another 5, 6 heroines are being roped in for this special song. Altogether 10 glam girls will be romancing King. Currently, King’s shooting is going on in Bangkok despite the turmoil in that nation. The unit will be coming back to India later this week. The film is scheduled for Decemer 18 release. -

Manchu Pallaki producer is no more

MR Prasada Rao who produced the classic film Manchu Pallaki with Chiranjeevi in the direction of Vamsi expired on Sunday (23 November) due to cardiac arrest at Yasodha hospital. He was admitted in ICU on 21 November. MR Prasada Rao is basically from Rajahmundry. May his soul rest in peace.

Gummuluri Sastri is no more

Gummuluri Sastri who produced Jandhyala’s Padamati Sandhya Ragam with USA backdrop expired on the night of Monday (24 November 2008). He went to USA to do masters in 1965 and settled over there. He also acted in Padamati Sandhya Ragam. He directed a film titled Atu America Itu India which won Nandi award. May his soul rest in peace.

Ravi Teja's Nenithe crew is safe in Pattaya

Puri Jagannath’s ‘Neninthe’ starring Ravi Teja and Shiya is being produced by DVV Danayya on Universal Media banner. The talkies portion was carried out in the places of Hyderabad and has been completed. The crew went to Bangkok a few days back for filming the last song that was pending. The anti-government protesters siege of Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Thai capital on Wednesday made a huge impact. Many travelers were stranded after the authorities shut down the airport and cancelled flights. Indian and foreign airlines have cancelled daily flights that operate between the countries. The 'Neninthe' team which was backing home after completing the song, has decided to stay back till 29th as the flights are cancelled.The Unit including Puri Jagannath, Ravi Teja and Shiya is now staying in Pattaya, Thailand. Director Puri Jagannath informed the media that all the members of the unit are safe in Pattaya, through a phone call.

Bhoomika's first production begins Nov 29

Bhoomika debuted as a heroine to Telugu cinema with 'Yuvakudu'. She became a sought after heroine with 'Khushi' opposite Pawan Kalyan. She co-starred with most of the top heroes like Chijanjeevi in 'Jai Chiranjeeva', Nagarjuna in 'Snehamante Idera', Venktesh in 'Vasu', Ravi Teja in 'Naa Autograph', Shivaji in 'Missamma' and was gained a niche for herself as a good artist.. Recently, her movies 'Anasuya' and 'Mallepuvvu' have been released. She is now happily married to a yoga master Bharath Thakur. The news of her foray into production and media was already out in the papers. Her production house Down Town Pictures has already been initiated, and plans are on to start a film magazine and a web-site in the name ‘Movie Minar’ on Nov 29. On the same day, in the direction of 'Satyabama' fame Srihari Nanu, the first movie of Down Town’s production banner will be commenced.

Reliance becomes a production partner for 'Puli'

In the direction of ‘Khushi’ fame SJ Suryah, producer Singanamala Ramesh is making the movie ‘Puli’ starring Pawan Kalyan and Nikasha Patel on Kanaka Rathna Movies banner. The crew of the movie is now shooting in Malaysia. A new scoop is Reliance Communications is now a part of the production team of ‘Puli’ and has undertaken the rights to promote their products through the movie promos. Latest update is Mitsubishi has joined as one more co-partner. On the same line of Reliance, Mitsubishi has delivered a Pajero Car to be sported by the hero in the scenes of the movie. Today’s rapidly changing trend in business and entertainment is amalgamating and coming into a solitary confinement. If all ends well, it would be a favorable chang

Rajeshkar Film 'Satyameva Jayathe' litigates on January 14th

In line with the super hit films like 'Evadaithe Na Kenti' and 'Gorintaku', actor Rajasekhar is working with bustled enthusiasm for 'Satyameva Jayathe'. The glamour quotient is being rendered by Neethu Chandra, Sheril Pinto and Sanjana. The filming is in progress at Ramoji Film City. The makers are planning to release the audio on the 25th of December on Christmas Eve. The movie is being readied for a January release, during the Sankrathi Festival. Music director Chinna, who has earlier composed music for 'Evadaithe Na Kenti' is rendering the music for 'Satyameva Jayathe'. Atul Kulkarni, Sayaji Shinde, Sivaji and Milind Soman are playing important roles in this movie. Like all ‘Angry Young Man’ movies, we can expect a clean entertainer garnished with a slew of political satires.

Sharvanand comes out with a debutant director

Sharvanand, the graceful artist of ‘Gamyam’ is going to act in the direction of a debutant director. Shankar was an editor in the movies produced by Ram Gopal Varma and ‘Allari’ Ravi who is also the mentor of Praveen Sri, the debutant. He worked as an associate for Shankar and is now going to make his first stint as a director. The new movie featuring Sharvanand in the direction of Praveen Sri will soon go to the floors. A fresh cast is being planned for the movie including the heroine and the movie will be made trilingual in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi. The film will start off in January and a big production house is said to be the producers.

Autobiography of Brahmanandam

For some lucky people life is a bed of roses, for others it is a survival of the fittest. To succeed in life, they have to work hard. Those who work hard with dedication, whatever the goal might be will not be a difficult task to accomplish. The ideologies said above are evident from the comedy star Brahmanandam's life. Born on 1st February 1956, in a remote village called Mupalla in Sattenapalli, a clan of the vishwabrahmin, Brahmanadam is the only educated member in his family. After completing post graduation (MA), he worked as a Telugu lecturer in Attili College. During these days, he had a habit of entertaining his students with his mimicry sometimes. In an inter-college drama competition held at Narsaraopeta, he got the best supporting artist prize for the drama staged by their team. Watching his action in 'Moddabai' drama, popular director Jandhyala offered him a short role in 'Chantabbai', which was his first film. Later, in the direction of Jandhyala in Dr D Ramanaidu’s production 'Aha na pellanta' popularized him as a good artist. That was the beginning of the Brahmanandam era and till now the actor tickles the funny bone of the audiences. He had acted in over 700 movies and consequently entered into the Guiness Book of Records for his colossal career span. His very presence brings smile on the face of the spectators. Rome was not built in a day and same way he emerged after a plethora of hurdles in life. His struggles as an upcoming artist, his continuation of studies, the journey to stardom is all to be out as an autobiography shortly. As of now, about 60 percent of the book has been completed and it will soon be ready for publishing.

'Kuberulu' is getting released on December 4th

Shivaji, Ali, Krishna Bhagavan, Farzana and Kausha are the cast of ‘Kuberulu’ directed by Srinivas Reddy. Producers Karuturi Srinivas and Yaganti Srinivas are making this movie on Godavari Talkies banner. The shooting of Kuberulu has been completed and it is said to be released on 4th December. The movie will be screened for the censor board on 28th Nov to obtain a certification. Srinivas Reddy and Shivaji works together for the third time in ‘Kuberulu’ which is a full length comedy entertainer.

Sreenu Vytla’s plans to direct Prabhas

Prabhas is now acting in ‘Billa’ made in the direction of ‘Kanthri’ fame Meher Ramesh on Gopikrishna Movies banner. Said to be a stylish movie, it is presently being canned in Malaysia on a 50 day schedule. Sreenu Vytla is the director of ‘King’ starring Nagarjuna, Trisha and Mamtha Mohandas. After King, he has signed for a movie with Venkatesh, to be produced by Sureshbabu and Giri. Talks are now abuzz that Prabhas is going to act in the direction of Sreenu Vytla. Although his schedule is quite taut, the director has plans to direct Prabhas’s movie subsequently.

Rajamouli starts his next in April

Suneel’s debut to Telugu cinema started off with ‘Chirunavvutho’. He played a character artist and gained fame in ‘Nuvvu Nenu’ by director Teja. He had the skill to make the audiences laugh which made him a favorite among the masses as a comedy star. After playing a slew of movies in comical roles, he became a hero in ‘Andala Ramudu’ which became a hit. Now on good times, Suneel got the opportunity to act in the movie to be made by blockbuster director SS Rajamouli who is currently directing Ramcharan Teja's film. It is learnt that the film will be made as an end-to-end comedy entertainer, and will go to the floors from April 2009.

'Satyameva Jayathe' in Sessions Court

Actor Rajasekhar stands fit for police officer roles from which he came to be widely known as the ‘Angry Young Man’. It started off with his first ‘Ankusham’ in the direction of Kodi Ramakrishna. Jeevitha played the heroine in which Rajasekhar played a powerful demanding officer which made it big among the masses. He carried on the image in his following movies which attained him the title said above. The latest film in which he does his usual best role, a police officer is 'Satyameva Jayathe'. The movie is being made in the direction of Jeevitha Rajasekhar. Currently, the shooting is being done at Ramoji Film City. Rajasekhar, Neethu Chandra, Saikiran, Milind Soman, Jayanthi are on the sets of a Hyderabad Sessions Court, where some important scenes are being shot. The story gathers momentum here which leads to some action part that will be filmed in the direction of horseman Babu.

Malavika is now mommy

Actress Malavika who debuted to Telugu cinema with ‘Chala Bagundi’ is now delightedBlogger: FILMMASTI 4U - Create Post to play the role of mommy in real life. She gave birth to a baby boy in Mumbai on Tuesday. In the direction of EVV Satyanarayana, she shared screen space with Srikanth and Vadde Naveen in her first movie. Quite a popular star in Tamil, she had acted alongside almost all the popular actors. ‘Apparao Driving School’ starring Rajendra Prasad and Malavika got her a wide recognition in Tollywood. Her other films include ‘Priya Nestama’ and ‘Sundarandugu’. She got married to Suresh last year in Bangalore. Now, the couple is full of joy after the birth of the child. Both the child and mom are safe and healthy, informed Suresh to the media.

Sen Sisters are teaming up

The bong sisters have by now firmly established themselves in B-Town with a couple of credible performances in some movies. Although they cannot be called as A-list leading ladies, the variety in looks and the inherent acting talents have helped Riya Sen and Raima Sen to carve a niche. Soon for the first time the sisters will be seen together on the big screen. For the Bengali movie titled as 'Nauka Dubi' to be directed by the acclaimed film maker Rituporno Ghosh, the sen sisters are going to share the screen space. The movie's story is an adaptation of a very famous novel written by Rabindranath Tagore having the same name as that of the film.

Paathshala opens in summer holidays

'Paathshala – Admissions opens from Jan 2009'. Producers got us elated with the promos carrying these taglines. Perhaps, the film was expected to hit the screens on Jan 9, 2009 with Shahid Kapoor, Nana Patekar and Sunil Shetty in lead roles. And now producer Saira Khan and her husband-Director Ahmed have planned to shift the film's release in the mid of March-April. Well, shooting for the film was completed before couple of months and post productions works are on the last legs. Since, it's the time of summer holidays; producers seemed to have zeroed down for this best time of releasing their film for family audiences to enjoy. Everyone likes journeying down the lane to their school days and filmmaker Ahmed has his plans of spelling those sweet memories for us. The exotic ambience of school campus must have enthralled everyone with looks of original vistas. It lies in the innovative quotient of Director Ahmed as he erected those sets in Film City that is inclusive of class rooms, dormitories, principal's cabin, staff rooms, 6/7 huge corridors, basket ball court, garden, assembly hall, music room and canteen.

Chitrangada gets two plum roles

Sudhir Mishra's entire grudge against actress Chitrangada Singh who he had given a rousing entry into the tinsel town by giving her a leading role in the highly acclaimed movie 'Hazaaro Khwaishein Aisi' disappeared once he saw the second movie of the actress 'Sorry Bhai'. It was precisely because of this film directed by Onir that Sudhir was angry and he had also made his annoyance public by stating that he was expecting Chitrangada to make a comeback to acting doing a role in his movie. After watching 'Sorry Bhai' and liking the film very much, Sudhir not only decided to forget all his bitterness but also to give Chitrangada two new roles having a great scope for performing. 'The Nawab, The Nautch Girl and The John Company' is the name of one of the movies that will have the actress who has a striking resemblance to the late acting powerhouse Smitha Patil, playing a role of a nautch girl.

Sanjay Dutt says no to politics

Sanjay Dutt has cleared all the speculations of him following his father's footsteps and joining politics. For sometime the issue had become a hot topic after the B-Town star admitted to having ambitions to enter the world of politics and contest elections. Now it seems that Sanju baba has thought a lot in the past couple of months as he has come to the conclusion that politics is not his ball game at all. Speaking at a session named as "Leadership Lesson From Munnabhai" inspired from his two blockbuster movies from the 'Munnabhai' series and conducted on the second day of the two-day HT Leadership Summit 2008, Sanjay said that previously he had seriously thought of joining politics but later on decided not to go ahead as he is a person who gives more importance to the call of the heart and not the mind. He also said he wanted to concentrate on his acting career and for the next 10 years he will not be even thinking of an innings in politics. Sanjay further told that he does not think that to serve the nation it is necessary to be associated with any political party as already he is part of several activities that are aimed at making a difference in the society like helping the street kids who are into drugs to leave the dangerous habit and also helping cancer patients.

Nagarjuna in Durga Arts film

The production house Durga Arts’ first movie was ‘Kshana Kshanam’ starring Venkatesh and Sridevi, by director Ram Gopal Varma. The saga of their first success was carried out in the movies like ‘Hello Brother’ with Nagarjuna and NTR’s ‘Rakhi’. Producer KL Narayana of Durga Arts was out for awhile after these hit films. After a long gap, he is now set to produce a new film starring Nagarjuna. Presently, the script work is in progress. A new director will be introduced with this film which will soon go on to the floors soon. Earlier, KL Narayana aspired to producer a high budget movie with Maheshbabu, in the direction of debutant Jasthi Hemambaradhar Rao. The title 'Mirchi veedu chala hot guru' was also registered for that film. As that film could not materialize due to some untold reasons, producer KL Narayana is planning a new film casting Nagarjuna. Maybe this could be the dream project of the producer.

Venkatesh’s one more production house

The actor could be referred to as the most versatile of all who started off his first stint in movies with ‘Manavuri Pandavulu’. He continued his career without much pomp that he is the offspring of a senior producer. He never had an image set and tried out repertoire demeanors in his films. A minimum guarantee star for the producers, he has a high humor quotient by which he could satirize himself and others. Audiences of all age groups heaped applause for him, and he is victory Venkatesh. His versatile performance in all his movies entertained the viewers. Venky’s latest hit being 'Chinthakayala Ravi', and is soon going to act in the direction of 'Gamyam' fame Radhakrishna (Krish) in the film 'Krishnam Vande Jagathgurum'. Previously, Sureshbabu and Dr Ramanaidu have been producing films on Suresh Productions banner, which is Venkatesh’s home production. Till now, it was the only one but Venky has plans to launch a new production house apart from the existing one. The company will produce commercial subjects besides giving importance to scripts that are close to Venkatesh’s ideas.

Telugu Film horror to entertainer

Vamsi Krishna Akella, the man behind ‘Raksha’, a definitive horror has now changed paths and is going to make an in and out commercial entertainer. He was the script writer for Ram Gopal Varma’s ‘Phoonk’ and later became a director as RGV was impressed with this narrative style. Vamsi’s very first venture proved successful and made him a notable director in the industry. The same production house behind ‘Raksha’, Zed3 Pictures Productions and One more thoughts of RGV’s is going to start this new movie in the direction of Vamsi Krishna Akella. Sources close to the director have revealed that Vamsi Krishna, who touched the horror genre on his debut, will be making an entertainer this time. The movie will be launched shortly.

Telugu Actor Yashwanth on the way with 'Anukokunda'

Yashwanth who is popularly known after his movies ‘Aroje’ and ‘Gajibiji’ is now playing the hero in ‘Anukokunda’. Sasha is playing the heroine in this movie directed by debutant Ali F. and produced by Manne Govardhan Reddy on MGR Cinemas. Around eight percent of the talkie portions have been filmed along with two of the songs. Speaking on this occasion producer Manne Govardhan Reddy said, “The first half of the film has been made on the backdrop of Metro-youth culture, while the second half is made as a comic thriller which will entertain every age group of audiences. We have completed two of the songs and about eighty percent of the talkie portions. By December 15th, we will film the incomplete portions and windup the shooting.” The film’s cast also includes Kiran, Hari Krishna, Satyam Rajesh, Gundu Sudharshan in important roles. Music is by Alivar and lyrics by Bapu Thaidula. Cameraman Sathibabu does cinematography while editing is handled by 'Mantri' Upendra.

'More steamy scenes in next Bond film'

Bond star Daniel Craig has promised 007 fans that the super spy's next big screen outing will be steamier. The actor's latest turn as the suave secret agent, Quantum of Solace, proved a huge hit with fans and critics alike, shooting to number one at the Britain and US box offices - enjoying the most lucrative Bond film opening in history. However, according to aources, the British actor has promised the next film in the successful franchise will involve more intimate scenes. "For Bond to jump in bed with 10 women would contradict the whole things. But in the next movie everybody wants it, (saucy scenes) so we're going to have it," he said.

Priyanka Chopra on the cover of Blender

Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra seems to be going places and now she will be seen on the cover of a top music magazine Blender, that launched its first Indian cover. In fact Priyanka, who was recently addressed to as 'The Sexiest Indian Actress' by Shah Rukh Khan, had featured on the cover of Maxim India's launch edition three years ago. Maxim is the Blender's sister publication. The former Miss World, who recently tasted success at the Box Office with two back to back hits Fashion and Dostana, has been portrayed as a performer. One gets to know the musical side of the actress, something, which is not known to everybody. International singers like Britney Spears, Leona Lewis to name a few have featured on the cover and now Priyanka is on this list as well. Blender is a music magazine for the now generation. It was born out of a technology-inspired shift in the way music is consumed when gadgets such as the iPOD, the ubiquity of Internet penetration in the urban landscape and the emphasis of essential devices such as the cell phone, on music, have realigned the musical focus from albums to singles and listening to music, from a stationary activity to music on the move.

Plagiarism charges on 'Taare Zameen Par'

The renowned 69 year old writer Shakuntala Devi who has authored 22 books has pointed an accusing finger towards the super hit film 'Taare Zameen Par' blaming that a lot of the content of the critically and commercially successful movie has been copied from one her books titled as 'In the Wonderland Of Numbers'. The book's main character is a nine year old girl suffering from dyslexia Shakuntala Devi is saying that not only the idea to have a kid suffering from the disability taken from her book, but the content of some whole chapters and incidents of her book also have been reproduced in the movie without her permission. She also says that once Kamal Hassan had complemented her and said that if an intelligent producer is bought on board and a movie is made based on the book, then it can create a huge impact in the whole world. The producer and the director of 'Taare Zameen Par', Aamir Khan has still not responded to the allegations. Shakuntala Devi says that she expects the actor to write a letter to her explaining why he made use of the material from her book for his movie.

NagaChainthya’s first Side lights

Nagchaithanya being an heir to acting profession in the Akkineni's family, and a grandson of Dr. D Ramanaidu, the occasion was more like a family function with the two families gathered under the one roof. Interestingly, Venkatesh who never appeared in the audio functions of Nagarjuna’s movies was present on this occasion. The music presentation by DeviSri Prasad and his team attracted the audiences largely. The comedy skids presented by Srinivas Reddy, Venu Madhav and Suneel evoked hilarious laughter from the crowd. The screening of pictures featuring Nageswara Rao and Nagarjuna along with Nagchaithanya’s, that show cased the three generations of heroes from Akkineni family was a time to relish for the fans of Akkineni family. Nagarjuna who never danced for a full song on stage, has danced for the first time to the entire sequence of King's title song, which garnered special attraction. Venkatesh after releasing the audio CD distributed them to the guests on stage. Finally, only one CD was left out. In a witty style, he displayed it to the audiences emoting that this last piece is for him. This amusing act of Venky’s was enjoyed by everyone.

Nagarjuna - I handover Nagchaithanya to you

Producer 'Dil' Raju, the Midas maker is soon going to debut Nagchaithanya as a hero in the yet to be titled movie in the direction of Vasu Varma. The name of Akkineni Nageshwara Rao was carried forward by Nagarjuna and he is now shouldered by his son Nagchaithanya in to the filmdom. The new movie of Nag-III was launched on 22nd Sep'2008, on the birthday of ANR. To officially introduce him to media, the stage of Nagarjunas 'King' audio release was selected. Beaming Nagarjuna introduced Nagchaithanya to the fans and said, “My thanks to the fans and media for supporting me as a hero till now. Now I am handing over my heir Nagchaithanya for the Telugu cinema, to you. I wish all of you will support him as you have supported me earlier.”

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Nag’s chain and Venky’s comment

Celebrities made impressive speeches at the combined function of King’s audio launch and Nag Chainthanya’s debut. Victory Venkatesh a clan of the family speaking to the audience said, "Before 20 years, when Nagarjuna pulled out the cycle chain out of his pockets (Shiva), the entire state of Andhra watched it with awe and went berserk. Now, if Nagchaithanya lays his hands down, not just Andhra but the impact should reach the whole of India. I wish that he should prevail as a versatile actor and request the audience to support him on his venture."

The only graduate - D Ramanaidu

Among the members of Akkineni family on stage, Dr D Ramanaidu was also present on the occasion of his grandson Nagchaithanya’s first time and birthday, during the audio launch of ‘King’. Speaking to the gathering, ‘I am very happy today. Nagchaithanya is the only grandson amongst my grandchildren who has completed graduation. I am happy to see him as an upcoming hero,’ said Ramanaidu emotionally.

NagChainthanya Spectacular Entry

A quite popular news of today’s is the audio release of Nagarjuna’s ‘King’ and his son Nagchaithanya’s introduction on the same stage that was held at Gachibowli Stadium on 23rd. Everyone new NagChainthanya will be introduced on the dais the same day. But, the way his intro was done impressed the gathering immensely. On completing his speech, Akkineni Nageswara Rao called out to his grandson by saying,’ where are you, Nagchaithanya? Come to the stage’. Suddenly, the lights were switched off and entire place became pitch black. A focus light highlighted a big screen which screened the image of Nagchaithanya walking towards the audience. Towards the end of the clip, the lights were turned on and whoa! Chaithanya was on stage. The entire sequence was presented with perfect timing which gave an appearance as if he made his entry from the screen to the stage.

“I never imagined NagChaithanya aspired to be a star” Nageswara Rao

On the occasion of 'King' audio release and Nag Chaithanya's introduction to the media on his birthday, Dr Akkineni Nageswara Rao shared some of his experiences with the audiences. On expressing his gratitude to the fans he said, "To all those innumerable fans who have come from far and wide places to attend this function, to all the fans of my family and to all my admirable fans; I thank you all from the bottom of my heart." Sivaprasad Reddy the head of Kamakshi, who has arranged this function in such a galore, is a close companion of our family. I appreciate his efforts for organizing this function in grandeur. I need mention anything special about my son Nagarjuna which goes the same for the popular artists Srihari, Brahmanandam, Suneel and Venu Madhav. The only people who are not familiar to me are Trisha and Mamtha Mohandas.

‘My favourite hero is Nagarjuna’ – Sreenu Vytla

Fanfare and star galore marked the occasion of King’s audio launch on 23rd Nov at Gachibowli Stadium. Starring Nagarjuna, Trisha and Mamtha Mohandas, Sreenu Vytla has directed the movie. Head of Kamakshi Kala Movies, D. Sivaprasad Reddy has produced the movie. The event was pompous as it was Nagarjuna’s son Nag Chainthanya’s first foray into limelight. Addressing the audience on the occasion director Sreenu Vytla said, “I am on cloud nine for two big reasons for I got to direct Nagarjuna who was my all time favorite hero. Second is the movie ‘King’ in our combined effort is being anticipated largely. So, to sustain the expectations we have meticulously worked hard. My only concern is I would be missing him a lot as the shooting is near completion.” King is a complete family package that is made to entertain everyone. Fans of Nagarjuna expect him to fight, dance and romance. I am sure we have imbued all these elements including a folk song. The visuals are out splendid. Devi Prasad’s earlier musical hits in my movies have reached a pinnacle with King. Sivaprasad Reddy is an able producer and he has made this film on a huge budget. His contribution in bringing out the movie successfully is immense. I wish to make more entertaining films with Nagarjuna and also with his son Naga Chaithanya.

King Audio Released on Nov 23

Said to be the last movie before Nagarjuna’s break, ‘King’ is the one in the direction of Sreenu Vytla featuring Nagarjuna, Trisha and Mamta Mohandas in the lead. D. Sivaprasad Reddy produces this high budget movie on Kamakshi Kala Movies banner. The audio of King was released on 23rd evening in a grand function that was held at Gachibowli Stadium. The music is being marketed by the popular music company Aditya Music. The first copy was released by hero Venkatesh who then presented the first CD to Akkineni Nagarjuna. The extravagant function had a plethora of people from the filmdom including the movie’s hero Nagarjuna, Venkatesh, Sumanth, Sushanth, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, K.Raghavendar Rao, Gemini Kiran, A.Nagasuseela, Chinthalapudi Srinivasa Rao, K.L.Narayan, D.Sivaparasad Reddy, Sreenu Vytla, Suneel, Brahmanandam, Venu Madhav, Jaiprakash Reddy, Charan Reddy, D.Sureshbabu, Gopi Mohan, Kona Venkat, Prasad Murella, DeviSri Prasad, Trisha, Mamta Mohandas, Prakash, Varma, Apoorva among others.

Swetha carefully plans her future

Swetha Basu Prasad, who earned good marks in the recent hit film Kotha Bangaru Lokam is in great demand in the Telugu film industry. The Mumbai girl is not just signing every film that comes in her way but also carefully planning her future. She has also got offers from Bollywood. Hence she has decided to be selective in finalizing the subjects. Very recently she approved a Telugu film and signed the dotted line. The film is likely to be directed by NV Prasad while it is being produced under the banner of Ratna Celluloids. Two young heroes are playing the heroes. The regular shooting of the film would begin from the first week of December. More details are awaited

Nakoka Girlfriend Kavali for Dec

Janakiram Reddy is directing and producing a film Nakoka Girlfriend Kavali under the banner of Dreamland Cinema with Santosh Pawan and Mounika in the lead. The audio of the film is most likely to be released into the market through Madhura Entertainment very soon. The director cum producer said, "We are planning to release the film in December. The film has come out on the lines of Happy Days and Kotha Bangaru Lokam and it would be a fresh youthful entertainer."Santoh Pawan commented, "The film is coming up in tune with the present trend and there are many commercial elements that could attract the youth. I am sure that the film would earn adequate recognition for me."

Such incidents disturbed me a lot, says Trisha

The young and beautiful damsel Trisha earned a high place in the hearts of the Telugu audiences with her performance in ‘Varsham’. She was on a high pedestal among all the heroines especially for the Telugu audiences. However, she was disturbed mentally on various occasions because of various websites. She told a journalist recently, ‘I hate the film journalists of the internet. It was the web media which is going beyond limits in spreading gossips and in fact they are resorting to yellow journalism. Some time ago, i.e., before the release of ‘Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana’ one website showcased some of my bathroom scenes. Later, they spread a gossip that I had a tiff with the Chennai police and they went to an extent that I slapped the police in an inebriated condition. They kept on writing some gossip or other on me. Very recently, some nude photographs were released by morphing my face to some others. I don’t know what they gain by throwing mud on me and disturb me unnecessarily. These incidents really disturbed me a lot mentally.’

Puri unites Parasuram with Raviteja

Parasuram, who worked as an associate with Puri Jagannath, got a promotion as director through ‘Yuvata’ and earned a good name as a good director. This young director got an opportunity to direct Raviteja now. It is no surprise that it was Puri Jagannath, who introduced Parasuram to Raviteja and convinced him to do a film with him. Adityaram is going to produce the flick and story discussions for the project are underway. The film would start rolling after Raviteja completes his present assignment ‘Kick’.

Auto rally for Avakai Biryani

The hero of the film in Avakai Biryani is an auto driver. The auto union of Andhra Pradesh expressed its happiness over it. General Secretary of auto union Venkatesh said that he liked the film and felt happy about the auto driver becoming the mandal president by solving the village problems. The auto rally organized by auto union was started at Sandhya theater on the morning with 250 autos. The rally covered Erragadda (Gokul) and Siva Parvati (KPHB) and then ended at Venkatadri (Dilshuk Nagar). The unit also expressed their satisfaction about the support given by the auto drivers union.

Myaav on 28 November

Choreographer Vidya is making his debut as a director with a thriller titled Myaav. It is a thriller. The actors of the film are not being revealed till the release. Most of the film is shot in Bangkok. The postproduction work is almost over. The producer is planning to release the film on 28 November.

Arya II is the working title

Arya II is working title of the sequel of Arya film. The title might be changed at a later point of time. Allu Arjun is doing the same role in the sequel. Anu Mehta and Siva Balaji are being replaced by Kajal Agarwal and Navadeep. Glamour babe Sraddha Das does another key role. V Aditya Babu and Bhogavally Prasad jointly produce this film.

Who will autograph for Bindhu Madhavi? - Mahesh or Pawan

An associate of Shekhar Kammula, Anish Kuruvilla debuted as a director with 'Aavakai Biryani', in the production of Shekhar Kammula, with Kamal Kamaraju and debutante Telugu girl Bindhu Madhavi in the lead cast. Although, the movie started off with mixed reviews, it gradually moved to average and is now successfully running in theatres. On knowing Bindhu’s passion for Pawan Kalyan and Mahesh babu, director Shekhar Kammula promised to get her the autographs of Pawan and Mahesh after the release of 'Aavakai Biryani'. Do you wish to know whether Bindhu Madhavi got the autographs of her favorite stars? Just wait for some time.

KSR Pictures’ brings Upendra and Venu

KSR Pictures’ are set to bring in the Kannada superstar Upendra and Venu under one roof. Upendra is quite known in Telugu with his films ‘A’ and ‘Upendra’ and this will be his first straight film. Now he is going to share screen space with Venu, which will be out after EVV’s ‘Kanyadanam’ in their combination. The film will be produced by K.Sagar, who earlier presented the dubbing film 'Veedhi Roudy' in Telugu, on KSR Pictures banner. One of the heroines has been short listed as Kaveri Jha, and another lead lady is yet to be decided. L Sanjeev is going to churn out the story-screenplay-direction for this film, which starts shooting in the first week of December.

Telugu Director Rajamouli’s reel rolls away

People might be a tad amused hearing this news but it’s quite a conundrum for the people at Ramoji Film city. A film roll that had few of the recently canned shots went missing from Rainbow Lab. Director SS Rajamouli is presently doing this movie featuring Ram Charan Teja in the lead which is being produced by Allu Arvind on Gita Arts banner. After a day’s time, a 500 sq. ft. can was found missing which had mere two or three scenes at the most. The makers have filed a case against the same in Hayat Nagar station. Lately, raw footage from the movie was seen on the internet but the culprits are still on the run. This new theft adds suspicion on the security levels in the film city. The director’s side says that the scenes were all on a blue mat and are of not much importance. Even if it is broadcasted online, it’s not so crucial ones and lacks finishing. Search is on to find out the real story behind the theft of this reel story.

Trivikram in the lounge for Vijay

Director Trivikram Srinivas is eagerly waiting in the lounge for the arrival of fight master Vijayan. Starring prince Mahesh Babu and Parvathi Melton in the lead, the movie is all set to produced by Singanamala Ramesh on Kanaka Ratna Movies banner. Plans were on to commence the shooting from the 19th of this month but the supposed to be date has been postponed. The action scenes possess high level of prominence and further there are sequences, in which the hero has to ride on horses. Keeping these factors in mind, the director opined that fight master Vijayan would be the best choice to direct these scenes well. To bring in the best for his movie, director Trivikram has put a short break till Vijayan arrives to the sets.Currently, Vijayan is working for Pawan Kalyan's 'Puli' and in Ramcharan Teja - Rajamouli's film. Hence, Trivikram is on the wait to acquire dates from Vijayan. A big set is un

'O Udayam O Sayamkalam' in the banks of Godavari

Director Tanubalak is making the movie titled ‘O Udayam O Sayamkalam’ starring Anand and Shareen as the lead pair. Varma S. Yepuri is producing the movie on Yepuri Visions, which has been started recently at Annapurna Studios. The regular shooting will commence from 22nd in the beautiful locales of Yedurlanka, Yanaam, Rajolu, Rajahmundry and the surrounding areas in Godavari District. The schedule has planned for about 20 days in this location. The next schedule that is reserved for four of the songs which will be canned in the beautiful spots of Kerala and one more song will be done at Hyderabad. After filming the songs, the talkie parts will be carried out. Cast of the film includes Bhanuchander, Chandra Mohan, MS Narayana, Rao Ramesh, Harsha Vardhan, Jogi Naidu, Master Bharath, JD Prasad, Appa Rao, Raja Sridhar, Babi and others. Music is composed by Vinu Thomas for the lyrics penned by Vanamali.

Jagapathi Babu continues his saga in ‘Ghanudu’

Director Krishna Vamsi's 'Anthapuram' was the first for Jagapathi babu who played a cameo that comes onscreen for about a half-an-hour on the screen. For his astounding performance in this role, Jagapathi babu received the AP government’s prestigious Nandi Award. Imbued by the success he went on to do the films like 'Hanuman Junction', 'Anukokunda Oka Roju', 'Lakshyam' and 'SivaKasi' all of which portrayed him in the same genre of characters sharing the screen space with popular heroes. In his latest film on RRK Networks banner, Jagapathi Babu continues his saga and is all set to co-star with Kalyan Ram. Said to be produced by Ramakrishna Raju, the movie will be directed by Dhanraj. It is learnt that the title 'Ghanudu' has been confirmed for the film. Sneha Ullal, Sindhu Menon and Rupa Kaur are the triple heroines in this film. The scoop seems to subtly imply that the male crowd can look forward to high octane glittering glamour from the three sizzling beauties.

Parvathi Melton’s new looks

Debuted in ‘Vennela’ as a heroine with Raja, Parvathi Melton continued to act in ‘Madhumasam’ opposite Suman and shared screen space with Vishnu in ‘Gautham’. For the first time, she acted opposite Pawan Kalyan in 'Jalsa', which gave her a break. Although Parvathi Melton's role was not so prominent, as of Ileyana in the movie, she got a wider recognition compared to Ileyana. Floating in this accolade, Parvathi is now doing the heroine opposite Mahesh babu in his latest film in the direction of Trivikram Srinivas. Sources reveal that she is playing the lead lady in this movie. To cast her in excellent beauty opposite Maheshbabu, Namratha is putting in all efforts to enhance her beauty. The crew preens Parvathi Melton is going to thrill the audiences, appearing more lavishing than ever with her new looks.

Telugu Movie 'Dongalabandi' audio releases Nov 24

Writer-turned-director Vegesna Satish makes his foray into Telugu movies with ‘Dongalabandi’ starring Naresh and Tanya in the lead. GSK Naidu is producing the movie on GSK Network banner. The final song of the film is being canned at Ramakrishna Horticultural Studios in Hyderabad. The film is planned to hit screens in the first week of December. News has been out that the audio will be released on 24th of this month at RaviNarayana Reddy auditorium. The audio will be released through Aditya Music.

RGV takes Nithin to Bollywood with 'Agnyath'

Even though his foray into movies happened with the Telugu ‘Shiva’, Ram Gopal Varma is known all over as a Bollywood director since his first ‘Rangeela’ in Hindi. Maverick of all, he was quite busy earlier direction ‘Ran’ casting Amitabh Bachchan. Now the actor has fallen ill and is slowly recovering. In the gap that came due to postponing ‘Ran’, RGV has decided to make a movie ‘Agnyath’ debuting Nithin to Bollywood for the first time. Sources say that the film will start shooting from 5th and is planned to be completed in just 3-days (?) time.

Telugu Movie 'Kuberulu' comes 28th Nov

Godavari Talkies presentation ‘Kuberulu’ is a hilarious comedy movie that has Shivaji, Ali, Krishna Bhaghavan, Farzana and Kausha in the lead cast. Director of popular family entertainers Srinivas Reddy is making this movie produced by Katuri Srinivas and Yaganti Srinivas jointly. After the successful films like 'Adhirindayya Chandram' and 'Tata Birla Madhyalo Laila' this is arriving in combination of hero Shivaji and director Srinivas Reddy. The duo is heading for a hatrick with this film. The final works are in the end stage for the film which is fast readied to be released on 28th of this month.

“Though it’s inimical, it is necessary” – Nagarjuna

The Andhra Pradesh Government presented the prestigious Nandi Awards in a gala function on the evening of 16th November. Hero Nagarjuna received the Best Actor Award for 2006 for stellar his performance in 'Sri RamaDasu'. After receiving the award from the Chief Minister YS Rajasekhar Reddy, Nagarjuna spoke to the patient audience and fans, who were listening to the speech irrespective of the downpour. Referring to the announcement of Rajasekhar Reddy which stated that there will be a hike in the ticket prices for the first two weeks of the show from Rs.35/- to Rs.50/-. Nagarjuna expressed his thanks to the CM for permitting the hike. Responding to the disagreement among the gathering he added "Though you might dislike it, the move is necessary for the welfare of the film industry". Presently, the prices of daily commodities are reaching the sky high burdening the common man. Increasing the show prices for the cinema, which is the only mode of entertainment in metros, Please give it a thought. How sensible is it to hike the ticket prices? Hope the people of filmdom shows empathy over the laymen.

Sneha Geetham's latest starts at Hyderabad

Inspired by Shekhar Kammula's 'Happy Days', introducing a whole new cast of fresh faces, in the direction of Madhura Sridhar, producer Lagadapati Sridhar is making the film 'Sneha Geetham' on Lanco Entertainments banner. The film which started shooting on the day of VijayaDasami canned a song in Hyderabad and went to Warangal. There in the locales of Ramappa Temple, the unit filmed for 15days that comprised of some of the important sequences. Presently, the unit is back to Hyderabad to start its next schedule from 25th of this month.

Jagapathi babu joins Kalyanram in RRK Network’s film

The golden era of actors like NTR, ANR, SVR, Krishna and Shobhan Babu reminds us of the successful multi-starrer films. The stars often shared screen space then among themselves. In the next generation the trend was restarted by Nagarjuna with 'Adhipathi' and is continued by hero Jagapathi babu. Jagapathi Babu began donning multi-starrer characters from his 'Anthapuram'. It is learnt that soon he is going to appear in a RRK Network film sharing screen space with Kalyan Ram. Sneha Ullal is set to play the heroine in this film. Sindhu Menon and Rupa Kaur are also a part of the cast in this film which is produced by Ramakrishna Raju, who worked as a distributor to over 300 films in Tollywood. Dhanraj, who worked as an associate for films starring popular heroes like Chiranjeevi, Balakrishna and Pawan Kalyan, is being debuted as a director with this film. The shooting will start from the first week of December.

'Invisible Wings' becomes 'Ningi..Nela…Naade'

A physically challenged girl braves her way to become a champion, with a strong determination and self confidence. Based on a real life experience, a Chinese film 'Invisible Wings' was directed by Feng Zhenzhi. The film bagged the Golden Elephant award in 15th International Children’s Film Festival held last year 2007. Producer Chava Sudha Rani is dubbing the film on Sujan Media Works Pvt Ltd into Telugu as 'Ningi…Nela…Naade'. Plans are on to dub the film in Hindi too. The film features the determination of a teenage girl, Zihua, who went on to become a national champion in swimming though she lost both her hands due to an electric shock while recovering a kite from the electric wires. The child actress Lee who played the title role has bagged the Silver Elephant Award for the Best Actress. The film also got the Golden Eagle award in the American Film Festival. The film was also screened as a part of Beijing Olympics, 2008. One of the songs in this film (Telugu version) is composed by Vandematharam Srinivas. Vennelakanti penned the dialogues for this dubbed version.The film is getting ready for a release soon. To brief on the same, a press meet was held on 18th at Prasad labs.

Kasi Viswanath in Ravibabu's 'Nachchavule

A trend of low-budget-hits started off with Teja’s ‘Chitram’ starring Uday Kiran and Remasen as the lead pair that was produce by the director himself on Ushakiran movies. After a gap, the production house is making a new film, in the direction of actor cum director Ravibabu who made films like 'Allari', 'Ammailu Abbailu' and 'Anasuya', introducing a new cast. The film has been titled as 'Nachchavule!' News is learnt that Kasi Viswanath, who earlier directed 'Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu' with Tarun & Arthi Agarwal, is playing a key role.

It’s not Shradha Arya but Shradha Das in ‘Arya -2’

The blockbuster hit ‘Arya’ featuring Allu Arjun and Anu Mehtha in the lead cast in the direction of Sukumar is widely known news. ‘Dil’ Raju produced the movie on Sri Venkateswara Creations banner. The sequel to this movie starring Allu Arjun once again paired up with Kajal is set to be directed by Sukumar and produced by Bhogavalli Prasad and Aditya babu. Shradha Das, who did the second heroine in 'Target', is also a part of this sequel. Earlier the role was supposed to be played by Shradha Arya but now Shradha Das has confirmed for it.

Ooha Chitram shooting progressing briskly

Ooha Chitram, directed by Satya and produced by K. Paidibabu under Likhit Arts banner, stars Vamsi Krishna and Kaveri Jha. The film’s shooting is progressing at a brisk pace. The producer said, “We launched regular shooting of the film on Vijayadasami and the shooting is continuing without any break. Director Satya is giving a different treatment to the film. Though he is making his debut, our doubts about the director's competence were removed after watching the rushes. We are planning to can three of the songs abroad in December. We are making efforts to release the film in January as a Sankranti gift to the audience. Siva R. Nandigama, our debut music director, has composed some fantastic tunes for all the songs. We are sure that he will have a bright future as a music director.” Jeeva, Surya, Babloo, Sridhar, Vijay, Sudhir and Delhi Rajeswari are in the supporting star cast. Camera is by V.N. Suresh Kumar, editing is by Ramesh, while Dr. Peda Veeraraju is the movie’s presenter.

Ileana’s sister to enter Tollywood?

Ileana, the Mumbai-based Goan beauty has been reigning in Telugu films' top spot for a quite a while now. Jalsa was her last release over five months ago. Even though she took a long break from Telugu films (some say to try her luck in Bollywood) she received plenty of plum offers from producers when she returned. Now, insiders say Ileana has circulated her sister’s portfolio among Telugu film makers. The buzz is that Ileana’s younger sister is prettier than her! While that may be true, it remains to be seen whether Ileana’s sister has the charisma to succeed and beat Ileana at her own game.

Mahesh-Trivikram film shooting begins on December 2nd

One of the most handsome men in South Indian film industry today, Mahesh Babu has many teenage girls swooning over him. In fact, Ashta Chemma, a film revolving around a girl’s infatuation for Mahesh Babu, swept the box-office a while ago. Right now, Mahesh Babu, referred to as Prince Mahesh Babu by his fans, is busy working on Trivikram’s film. Parvati Melton, the Punjabi-English beauty will be one of the heroines and the hunt is on for another heroine. Produced by Singanamala Ramesh, it will be shot in the picturesque locations of Rajasthan, Nashik and South Africa. The film will start regular shooting schedules on December 2nd in Rajasthan and a July 2009 release is planned.

Telugu ActressHansika Motwaani in Prabhas' Billa

She wowed all of us with her portrayal of an innocent sanyasin who captures Allu Arjun’s heart in Desamuduru. Just a very young sweet seventeen, the child star of Koi Mil Gaya, Hansika Motwaani is now blazing a trail of love-struck youths in Tollywood and Bollywood. And now Hansika Motwaani, child star-turned-heroine is on her way to becoming the top screen goddess of the next generation. Her role in Kantri opposite Junior NTR got her noticed by Telugu audiences the world over; now we have news that she has a cameo in the Telugu version of Billa (Tamil 2007) eagerly anticipated by her young fans. Billa (Telugu) stars Prabhas and Namitha is essaying the same role that she did in the Tamil version. Hansika has also bagged a role in Maska starring Ram. The latest buzz is that young bombshell may do a film opposite Kalyan Ram which will be produced by NTR Arts. Since she is quoting over one crore, the film’s makers are negotiating her salary. The Kalyan Ram starrer is to be directed by newcomer Naren and is expected to start shooting next month.

Dasari absence during the Nandi Awards

The gala event of Nandi Awards presentation on 16th evening was held amidst stars from the film fraternity and people from the state politics. Even though socialites of different strata were present, the function had a few absentees comprising of some of the most prominent persons from the film industry. One amongst them is popular director and producer and central ex-minister Dasari Narayana Rao. There are many gossips making rounds in film fraternity at this point. Grapevine is he was absent because of the government's decision to re-hike the reduced Cinema Ticket prizes. Joining the list of absentees is hero Rajasekhar and Jeevitha who recently joined as members of Congress. The story behind the boycott of this important grand event might emerge soon.

Nandi Awards - Side Lights

After reigning four years of power in Andhra Pradesh, congress government has organized a special event that honors the film industry. Krishna, Maheshbabu and Nagarjuna are rendering their support for the Congress party which is one other reason. The Nandi Awards function on 16th was attended by the fans of Mahesh-Krishna-Nagarjuna and the volunteers for the congress party. This made the event even more grand that it was expected to be. A few side lights that happened during the event follows: Fans of Mahesh took part jubilantly wearing masks of Mahesh. Earlier, the organizers announced that all are welcome to the event. However due to security reasons, the police have prevented some fans, which lead to a friction between fans and the police. The music concert presented by Gangadhar and the comedy presentation, about the characters of hero’s in cinema by VenuMadhav were entertaining. The clippings screened, while the awardees received their awards, were informative and attractive. The Stage set of Nandi Awards designed by Peketi Ranga, the art director who had designed many huge sets for films, stood as a special attraction. Fans, volunteers, party workers and the electric lights at LB Stadium added jubilance to the event. All in all, it became one of the biggest events of the year.

2005 – 2006 Raghupathi Venkaiah Awards

In the honor of Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu, a pioneer of Telugu Film Industry, a national award named after him is presented every year by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, to recognize people for their lifetime achievements and contributions to Telugu Film Industry. The award carries Rs.5000/- in cash, Golden Nandi and a citation. This year the awards announced for two years (2005 & 2006) are presented along with the Nandi Film Awards on the same stage. Well known film producer, gifted writer and director MS Reddy (aka Mallemala, Sahaja Kavi) received the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award for 2005 towards his contribution to the growth and development of Telugu Cinema. The selection committee for this award consisted of 3-members TL Kantha Rao, M Balaiah and M.Arjun Raju. For the year 2006 the award is presented to producer and actor Dr.D.Rama Naidu (aka Movie Moghul). Guinness Book of Records lists him as the most prolific producer who make over 110 film on Suresh Productions. The selection committee for this years award, consisted of Gummadi Venkateswara Rao, KC Sekharbabu and P.Sambasiva Rao.

Nandi Awards presentation a gala event

The prestigious Nandi Award announced by the Andhra Pradesh government, in various categories to the Film Artists and Technicians, for the years 2005 & 2006 are presented in a gala event, at Lal Bhadur Stadium on 16th evening in Hyderabad. Along with these awards, NTR National Feature Film Awards from 2003 to 2006; and Raghupathi Venkaiah Awards for years 2005 and 2006 are presented. The event is graced by Chief Minister YS Rajasekhar Reddy as Chief Guest, Minister for Cinematography Aanam RamNarayan Reddy, Finance Minister Konijeti Roshaiah as Special Guest, Minister Mohd Ali Shabbir, Anjankumar Yadav, C.Pardhasaradhi, RM Gonela, AP Film Development Corporation chairman G Adiseshagiri Rao and others. State Chief Minister Mr. YS Rajasekhar Reddy started the event/function by lighting the lamps.

Venkatesh's KVJ before his birthday

Venkatesh's next big project Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum (KVJ) will now start from December 13th, a day before his birthday. Directed by Krish of Gamyam fame, Ashwini Dutt is slated to produce KVJ under Vyjayanthi Movies banner and Suresh Babu will present the movie under his own Suresh Productions banner. Trisha might be cast as the main heroine again in this Venkatesh starrer Since rumour has it that Kamal Hassan's dream mega project, the much-hyped Marmayogi, has been shelved, Venkatesh, who had a cameo in the movie, is now free to start work on his next project sooner than anticipated. KVJ was delayed in launching as Krish (full name Radhakrishnan) always works with a full and final script. He also took great care to pen a story that would be entertaining and please Venkatesh's fans. Sources say the script has turned out really well; Venkatesh, Ashwini Dutt and D. Suresh Babu were thrilled and did want any last minute changes.

Telugu Movie 'Athadu' is my favourite: Mahesh Babu

“I feel proud and happy to receive Nandi award in the presence of my father here,” Mahesh Babu said in delight after receiving best actor award for year 2005 for the film Athadu. The new superstar was the main attraction at the Nandi Awards present ceremony held at L.B.Stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday night (November 16, 2008). His father Krishna also received NTR National award on the same stage from Chief Minister YS Rajashekar Reddy. “This is my fifth Nandi in my career and I am happy to receive the award second time from the hands of YS Rajashekar Reddy,” he said. He didn’t vouch for the government nor did he praised or uttered any word about politics contrary to the speculations.Mahesh Babu said that Athadu is personal favorite among all his movies in his career.

Telugu Actor Nagarjuna thanks CM for hike in rates

Nagarjuna received the best actor award from the state government for the film Sri Ramadasu for year 2006. Although he has not made any political statements, he thanked Chief Minister YS Rajashekar Reddy for allowing the hike in ticket rates. Recently, the government slashed ticket rates for admission into movie theatres. Barely after two months, CM announced now that the government would now hike the ticket rates for upper class (meaning balcony). Nagarjuna said it is a wise decision and thanked the CM. Nagarjuna’s new film

, King, is releasing next month and his film would benefited from this decision!

Heroines say no to hero Rajashekar

Hero Rajeshekar once himself confessed that all top actresses in Telugu are refusing to act with him. Rajashekar alleged that some big guys in the industry who are against him are spreading false stories about him. That is why no heroine is coming forward to co-star with me, he reasoned. Well the problem still continues. Though he is already working in two films that are under progress and has got good female leads in those movies, he is finding tough to get a good Telugu heroine. Sanjana has paired up with him in Satyameva Jayate and Bhoomika is the main lead in the remake of Malayalam movie Hello. Yet, when he approached a Telugu speaking actress for second lead for his Bhoomika starrer, she refused to do the movie

. Later he approached another Hyderabad based Telugu actress to do the same, she too declined to act with him. He then came forward to give higher the remuneration than her normal price but she didn’t accept. Poor Rajashekar

Shivaji: ‘Safe’ Hero for thrillers

Actor Shivaji is now becoming the regular for thrillers. After Mantra, in which he had played lead role, heroine Charmee became the first choice for horror or suspense movies. Now the focus is shifted to Shivaji. He has already completed working for a similar thriller titled Indumati, directed by Harsha Reddy. While the movie is readying up for release, the producers of Mantra are beginning another thriller with him as the hero. The new thriller is titled Dairy and it is to be launched on Monday (November 17, 2008). Looks our directors and producers are in opinion that he is the safe bet for such roles as Allari Naresh is to comedy movies

YSR sops to film industry

YSR announced the hike of ticket rate from Rs. 35 to Rs. 50 in today’s Nandi awards function. The Government Order will be released soon. YSR also said that he is instituting two national awards in the name of BN Reddy and B Nagi Reddy from the next year onwards.

Surya s/o Krishnan trimmed

Gowtam Menon’s latest film

Surya s/o Krishnan film was released on 14th November in Telugu. After seeking the feedback from the movie goers, the producer has trimmed 30 minutes in the second half. The drug-addiction episodes and depressing scenes were edited in the second half.

Mantra team’s next film Diary

Gen’ Nest Movies that produced hit flick Mantra with Charmme in the past is all set to make their second film titled ‘Diary’. This film will be launched on 17 November. Machakanti Rama Krishna will make his debut. This film sports Sivaji and Maushmi Udeshi as main leads. Anand scores music.

Telugu ActorsLip-to-lip kiss in Avakai Biryani

There is a lip-to-lip kiss in Avakai Biryani that was conceived in a poetic manner. Sekhar Kammula is said to have commended Anish for the aesthetics of that scene and compared it to that of Geetanjali film. However, it was deleted from the film as the censor board objected to the visual. However, as per the sources of idlebrain.com, it will be screened for the movie lovers in overseas. This film is releasing with 11 prints overseas (9 prints in USA). The producer Sekhar Kammula is arranging a special premiere tonight at 10:30 pm in Prasads multiplex for the press, unit members and celebrities from the film nagar.

Telugu Film King audio in Gachibowli stadium

The fans of Nagarjuna are going have a gala time on 23 November because Nagarjuna is going to give them a double treat. King audio will release on 23 November at Gachibowli stadium. Naga Chaitanya is going to be introduced to the public and media at the same venue. Incidentally 23 November is the birthday of Naga Chaitanya. The audio will be available in the market by 30 November. Nagarjuna and the unit will be leaving to abroad to shoot a couple of songs. Aditya music bought the audio rights.

Telugu actor Mahesh film from 2 December

Mahesh Babu’s latest film in the direction of Trivikram will start on 2 December in Rajasthan. It will be shot extensively in Rajasthan, Nashik and South Africa. Parvati Melton is doing the role of main heroine. Singanamala Ramesh produces this film. The producing is aiming for summer release in July 2009.

Nandi Awards Live on IG Cinema

The prestigious Nandi Awards will be announced every year by the Govt. of Andhra Pradesh to be presented to the best stars among film fraternity. This year’s award function is going to be held at Lal Bahadur Stadium on 16th of November.A function that will have participants comprised of a number of prominent stars from Tollywood, their fans, personalities from state politics, and a large number of spectators. People who are absent in the venue need not regret for this event is being brought live to you on IG Cinema.

Telugu Director Puri and Pawan's preparation at Bangkok

Now the blockbuster director, Puri Jagannath earlier made his foray into movies with ‘Bhadri’ starring Pawan Kalyan in the lead cast. Not only Bhadri but the following movies ‘Idiot’ and ‘Pokiri’ also became sensational hits and heightened him to become one of the most remarkable directors of Tollywood. After a break, Pawan Kalyan is working once again with Puri for a massive extravaganza. The movie will be produced by actor turned producer Ganesh, on Parameswar Arts banner and will be presented by Ravi Kiran. Talks relate that this film will go to the floors in the first half of 2009. At present, the script work is in progress at Bangkok. As this latest brings back the commercial combo, the entire people of the film fraternity and the audiences have already lodged high expectations over this movie made by Puri with Pawan.

Telugu Director Puri Jagannath’s 'Neninthe' is ready

The awaited movie ‘Neninthe’ is all ready and will be served hot shortly. Hype for the movie was created by itself with Ravi Teja who comes once again under the directorial skills of Puri Jagannath. 'Itlu Sravani Subrahmanyam', 'Idiot' and 'Amma Nanna O Tamil Ammai', the perfect three was the hat-trick hits of the director casting the same hero. Presently, it is Nenithe starring Ravi Teja and Shiya, produced by DVV Danayya on Universal Media banner. In an earlier shooting schedule, that started from 1st Nov and continued till 10th Nov, the talkie portions along with three songs were done. The finale was done in Switzerland where the remaining two songs were canned. That completed the entire shooting schedule. Soon, the post-production works will be completed, to release the film on 18th December.

Telugu film Mamta sings for 'King'

Everyone knows actress Mamata Mohandas, but it is less known that she also received an award for a song, sung by her. For the movies, ‘Rakhi’ (NTR), 'Jagadam' (Ram), 'Shakardada Zindabad' (Chiranjeevi), Tulasi (Venkatesh), 'Homam' (JD & JagapathiBabu), she had lent her voice for a few songs. She received the National Filmfare Award for her song in ‘Rakhi’ that goes on as,’Rakhi…Rakhi…Na Kawasaki’. Her latest is she is going to croon for ‘King’ starring Akkineni Nagarjuna and Trisha. The movie is directed by Sreenu Vytla and produced by D. Sivaprasad on Kamakshi Kala movies. Mamata was aloof from singing and had a keen focus on acting. For the sake of her affability with director Sreenu Vytla, she has agreed to become a songster once again. She has voiced a song in ‘King’, penned down by Ramajogaiah. The audio of this movie is planned to be released grandly on 23rd of this month at GMC stadium.

Puri directs Vinayak

A friendly bonhomie exists between the most sought after directors Puri Jagannath and VV Vinayak. This is quite a healthy trend that stands as an example to the upcoming makers. Now, to denote their friendly gesture Vinayak makes an appearance in Puri’s in production movie. Puri Jagannath’s upcoming is ‘Neninthe’ starring Ravi Teja and Shiya. News is afloat that his buddy and hit director VV Vinayak is going to appear in a prominent role in the movie. Recently, the unit completed shooting at Switzerland where a few songs were canned and returned to India.

Big success from a small venture

Sentiments form a part of any business and when it comes to cinema Vijaya Dasami is one of the foremost auspicious for the movies. The cinema traders believe that, any movie with substance can collect huge revenue if released during a festive occasion. ‘Dil’ Raju, whose movies’ bring in a fresh tone, has a habit of releasing the movies during summer which has almost never failed to become a hit. But now for a change, he changed his trend and released his ‘Kotha Bangaru Lokam’ during Vijaya Dasami. Relatively made on a small scale budget, the movie broke the records and made a huge collection at a not-so-expected centre Eeshwar Theatre in Attapur. It still tops the charts from the list of Vijaya Dasami releases. A prominent reason could be that it is from the house of ‘Dil’ Raju, the one who people trusts will not fail to entertain them at any cost. One more fact is 'Dil' Raju holds the expertise in predicting, to what extent a subject chosen for his movie will entertain the audience and how far will it be successful.

Telugu Film 'Mental Krishna' replaced 'Aadavallu Navvithe Subham'

Director Posani Krishna Murali has a niche for his films that discuss a medley of topics that ultimately leads to controversies. It is known that presently he is making 'Mental Krishna' with himself playing the title role. The character of Krishna, that is designed to defend the self-respect of women, appears to be a little crazy though innovatively created; even the dress-up is iffy, says the observers. Before the movie was initially named as 'Aadavallu Navvithe Subhum', but on the go it got changed. The in-depth development of character Krishna led to the replacement of title as 'Mental Krishna'. This movie is getting released on 28th this month.

'Ee Vayasulo' goes to Bangkok for songs

‘Ee Vayasulo’ in the direction of B. Ramesh Rayalu is going to be canned in Bangkok shortly. Sunny and Yamini plays the lead cast in this movie produced by Susheel Kumar on Pasupuleties Productions banner. The first day of filming was started from the 13th of October and about forty percent of the talkie portions have been completed by November 10th. Another schedule starts 17th, which is allotted to film two of the songs in the locales of Bangkok. The final schedule will be started by the 1st of December. Producer Susheel Kumar is planning to release the movie by the end of January, if not in the 1st week of February. Story is by SaiChandra and music has been composed by Shambhu Prasad. The camera is cranked by SV Sivaram. Editing is by Kola Bhaskar while lyrics are by Vanamali, Warangal Seenu and Vidhya Sagar.

Yandamoori Veerendranath born on Nov 14

An Eminent writer, motivator and personality development trainer, Yandamoori Veerendranath is a Chartered Accountant by profession. Initially a play-write, he wrote about 10 plays. One of his plays Raghupathi Raghava Rajaram won the prestigious Sahitya Academy Award for the year 1981. Later he went on to pen about 50 novels, and a few them like 'Thulasidalam', 'Vennello Aadapilla' have been transformed into celluloid. Most of his works are also translated into Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam. One of his most popular works on personality development 'Vijayaniki Aidu Metlu' registered a record sale.

Vamsi Krishna acts in a psycho thriller

‘Happy Days’ is one movie that gave a bunch of talented new comers to Telugu cinema and Vamsi Krishna is one among the arrival. He did a solo hero in ‘Call Centre’ which didn’t reap enough name and turned out to be a dud. His third venture will be a psychological thriller which is going to be started shortly. Producer KB Raju will produce it on Akshay Entertainments banner. Dasari Brahmendra, who worked in the direction division of Sagar, is being introduced as a director with this film. In the lines of ‘A Film by Aravind’, this movie is a psychological thriller which will go to the sets in the first week of December.

Nov 28 hosts 'Ek Police'

NH Rushya Productions ‘Ek Police’ starring Nagababu is under making in the direction of Kodi Ramakrishna. Producer NH Bhaskar Reddy is making this movie that is fast developing. Satires on present day politics are a cakewalk for director Kodi and ‘Ek Police’ is said to be on the same amiable vein. Earlier, ‘Ankusham’ with Rajasekhar had all the mass elements that aimed at politics which became a big hit. Now, this again is equally competent in story and screenplay, says the director. Recently, the censor works has been completed and a clean 'U' certificate is issued by the board. The film is going to be released on 28th of this month according to the makers of the movie.

'Dadagiri' out after 15years

A shelved movie ‘Dadagiri’ starring superstar Krishna and Suman in the lead is now dust down and getting ready to be released. Made in the direction of Bharath, KR Reddy produced the move on Man Power Creations. As said by the producer, the film required some changes in the screenplay with respect to censor rules, and to bring in the exact feel of the story. They have also added a few more sequences to the film. All these lead to the delay in preparing the film for release. The fans of hero Krishna will get an experience of watching him, as he was some years back in a younger look. Let us abhor terrorism and establish peace in the hearts of people – is the message the film brings forth. The makers are planning to release the film in the first week of December.The dialogues for the film are rendered by Jaladanki, lyrics by Kulasekhar and Peddada Murthy, music is composed by Raj, presented by Vijaya Kireeti మూవీస్

Karunakaran will direct Prabhas

Known as a successful director with ‘Toli Prema’, Karunakaran bagged one more success with his ‘Ullasamga Utsamga’. Presently, he is revising ideas to make a big-budget movie casting Prabhas. It is being told that the movie will be produced by a maker who usually undertakes costly extravaganzas. Currently, Karunakaran is busy in readying the script and is working hard to bring out another hit. And, Prabhas is busy shooting for ‘Billa’ in which Anushka and Namitha shares screen space. Once the dates fall into place, this planned movie will go to the floors.

One more bud from Shekhar Kammula

Shekhar Kammula is the maker who gave an aroma of freshness with his movies ‘Anand’, ‘Godavari’ and ‘Happy Days’. It is not just him but his apprentices seem to be talented at making feel good movies too. Already, Anish Kuruvilla an associate of Shekhar Kammula has debuted as a director in his yet to be out movie ‘Avakai Biryani’. He was a part of Shekhar’s team since his first ‘Dollar Dreams’ to the last hit ‘Happy Days’. Followed by him is, Saikiran Adavi another associate who has debuted as a director with ‘Vinayakudu’. On the same line, Anand Ravi another talent from Shekhar's direction division, who worked as an associate director for 'Godavari' and 'Happy Days', is now out to render a new taste for the Telugu audience. News is Ravi is going to debut as a director with a film that has been planned to be produced by a software company’s director. The film will cast a group of new faces, and is learnt that it will be launched in the New Year.

'Anaganaga Oka Aranyam' is near completion

G. Shekhar Chandra directs the movie ‘Anaganaga Oka Aranyam’ that has Kaushal and Ektha Trivedi in the lead cast. Benarjee presents this movie and T. Sultan produces on Happy Movie Creations banner. The film is nearing completion with the entire movie shot except for the climax scenes that are yet to be filmed. A story that is parallel in quality to Hollywood flicks has been cemented for the movie. The protagonist search for the missing team in a forest is the one liner of this film. A helicopter carrying a team doctors for research meets with an accident and gets stranded in a forest. A young man starts out on a mission to rescue the survivors and faces a lot of hardships on his path. The talkie portions have been completed well and the final scenes that has the helicopter involved, is planned to be filmed shortly. As the climax scenes feature spectacular visualization, the team is working vigorously before moving to the actual location. Titled as ‘Hum Apke Saat Hai’ for the Hindi version, the movie has Srirekha, Sairabanu and others in the cast. Cinematography is done by Sudhakar Reddy. Talented in different fields, producer T. Sultan has handled the tough job of penning the lyrics, composing the music and also wrote down the script.

Shriya nods for Vishal

Vishal, the black hunk became a known star after his notable venture into Tollywood with his movies like ‘Pandem Kodi’, ‘Bharani’ and ‘Pogaru’. He is equally established in Tamil in these movies that were made bilingual. After his last dud ‘Salute’ produced by his home banner GK Films Corporations, he is keen to render a hit in his upcoming movie. Now his next, a highly budgeted movie that is being once again made simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu is being directed by debutant Ayyappan. A former assistant who worked in the direction division of Bhupathi Foundation, the director is planning to mark a hit with his very first trial. The popular actress Shriya who earlier was a sensation in Telugu, became widely acknowledged after ‘Shivaji’ starring Rajinikanth. In present times, she was not spotted much in Telugu or Tamil as her reigns was expanded to Bollywood and Hollywood. Presently, she is busy acting alongside Vikraman in ‘Mallanna’. She has been roped in to play heroine in this Vishal starrer and this is the first time that she pairs up with the hero.

‘Me and my love’ - Varun Sandesh

A successful debut in ‘Happy Days’ followed by the latest hit ‘Kotha Bangaru Lokam’, Varun Sandesh sure has his lucky charms working good. For he is now cast in a movie, that is being produced by the prestigious AVM banner. Under the direction of Marthand K. Shankar, the movie is presently in its third schedule of the ongoing filming. Vimala Raman plays the heroine opposite Varun Sandesh. An apt title was juggled for the movie. After considering quite a lot of names, the team has cornered in for the title ‘Nenu…Naalavvu’ which translates into English as ‘Me & My Love’. Quite a romantic title indeed and seeing the chart of movies in recent times, this movie might be in the same vein – Love.

RadhaMohan debuts with 'Dil'Raju's 'Aakasamantha'

The man who needs no introduction is ‘Dil’ Raju who often floats in the cloud of success. His precise prediction of the audience’s pulse paved way for his successful productions including his last ‘Kotha Bangaru Lokam’. Now he’s in, casting Nagarjuna’s son, Nag Chaithanya in the direction of Vasu Varma. Meanwhile, ‘Dil’ Raju is also set to make another movie debuting director Radha Mohan. Starring Prakash Raj, Trisha, Suneel and Aishwarya, the director earlier made ‘Abhiyum Naanum’ in Tamil. The movie is yet to be released and before that the preparations for remaking the movie in Telugu has begun. The movie has been titled ‘Aakashamantha’ with a tag line ‘I love my daughter’. Director Radha Mohan who has a niche for himself in Tamil steps into Tollywood with this movie for the first time. The filming which has been started is still incognito without much publicity. ‘Dil’ Raju is planning to release the film on 31st of December.

'Krishnam Vande Jagathgurum' starts on Venky’s B’day

After ‘Chintakayala Ravi’ Venkatesh is now readying for his next movie with director Radha Krishna. Widely known as Krish, he is the director of the sensational hit ‘Gamyam’ which was his very first venture. Now he is going to direct Venky in their next project. Krish envisaged the whole script even though the time taken by him was abundant. Once, it is ready he narrated it to the makers and it was approved unanimously. Now, his next is confirmed. This produce of Ashwini Dutt on Vyjayanthi Movies banner is going to start shooting from 13th of this December. This also happens to be hero Victory Venkatesh's birthday. A birthday treat for the star is his start of the new movie under the direction of an acclaimed director.

Balakrishna and Priyamani head to Malaysia

The unit of hero Balakrishna's new film will leave for Malaysia shortly to shoot some key scenes and songs. Priyamani is the heroine and a newcomer Mahadev is the director. S Krishna Prasad is producing the film under the Vaishnavi Cinema banner. One schedule was completed at the Ramoji Film City recently. Deepak, Brahmanandam, Pradeep Rawat, Chandramohan, Chalapathi Rao, Jhansi, Hema and others are in the star cast. Mani Sarma is the music director.

Devisri Prasad denies acting rumours

Music director Devisri Prasad condemned the reports that he is going to play hero with Charmi as heroine in a film to be produced under Frames Entertainment banner. He said, "I just don't know how this gossip spread like wildfire. No one had come to me from the production house nor narrated to me a story. Of course, it is true that many big banners are after me giving offers to play hero in their films even now. But I am personally busy as music director with films like King of Nagarjuna, a film with NTR-Vinayak combo, the Allu Arjun and Sukumar combo Arya-2, Sushant's film Current, Vikram's film Mallanna simultaneously produced in Telugu and Tamil, besides a Tamil film Villu of Vijay. I have no time to spare and my entire concentration is on music and did not give my nod for acting to anyone. In case, I am ready to appear on the screen, I will personally inform the media and get their blessings prior to appearing before the camera. Even if I take to acting, my preference will always be for music."

Trisha has no films, except King

Trisha, the No. 1 heroine in Telugu film industry, doesn't seem to have even one film in hand in Telugu, excepting Nagarjuna's King being directed by Srinu Vaitla and produced by D. Sivaprasada Reddy under Kamakshi Kala Movies banner. This is her first film with Nag and Vaitla. Her first flick Varsham was a major hit, after which she rose fast to the top of the heap in South Indian filmdom. She's continued to give hits like Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana, Athadu, Aadavari Matalaku Ardhale Veerule, Krishna and Bujjigadu. These hits strengthened her position as the No. 1 heroine in Telugu. Despite the onslaught of glamour dolls like Nayanatara, Ileana and Anushka, she retained the crown but no one seems to know the reason for her absence of late on the Telugu silver screen. When asked, she replied, "I got an opportunity to play opposite Kamal Hassan in Marmayogi. As I was forced to give bulk dates for that film, I had no option but to keep myself ready and not accept any other projects." She continues to rule the roost even in brand ambassadorship as she is getting opportunities to represent several consumer products that include Scooty Pep Plus, Cadbury, Fanta and so on.

Nikhil to see sunny days with Basanti

Nikhil, who became famous in Happy Days, Ankit Pallavi & Friends and Yuvatha, has bagged the hero's role in Basanti. Uma Prakash, who had earlier co-produced Mantra and Yuvatha, is producing Basanti under Dream Merchants banner with Start Camera Pictures presenting the movie. Speaking on the occasion, Uma Prakash said, "We are introducing Chaitanya Dantuluri as director through this movie and have completed the story discussions. The director narrated an interesting story which would impress all sections of audiences. We will start regular shooting of Basanti in December and attempt to release the film during summer 2009. We are now busy hunting for a suitable heroine and other members of the cast. We will come up with those details very soon."

No late night parties for Ileana

The sexy Ileana has decided to cut down on her pub hopping style. She turned 23 recently and threw a lavish party for her friends in Goa. Ileana says that going to pubs t regular intervals is taking its toll on her glamour and figure. She says that late night parties are affecting her film schedules too. O Ileana has decided not to attend too many late night parties. She is one of the much sought after actresses in Telugu film industry.

Ram Charan, Venky launch 'Junction' music

Junction, the launch vehicle for Parachuri Ravindranadh, had its music launch on Friday evening (November 7, 2008) at a special ceremony held at Ravi Narayana Reddy auditorium in Hyderabad. Paruchuri Ravindranadh is son of writer Paruchuri Venkateshwara Rao. Hence the music launch ceremony saw the large attendance of celebrities from film industry. Venkatesh and Ram Charan Teja were the star attractions. Venkatesh launched the audiocassette and gave the first album to Ram Charan Teja. The film is produced by Ramakrishna and directed Anil Krishna (of Aasadhyudu). Venky wished the hero a great success. Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao thanked Venky and Ram Charan for launching the albums. “We wrote dialogues for many debutants including Venky’s maiden film. And we have great working relationship with him. I thank him for coming over here and blessing my son. I also thank Ram Charan Teja who has come down all the way from Ramoji Film City to attend this function. Regarding this movie, I am sure that Ravindranath would get good name as actor. I have seen the rushes, I can confidently say that he has good abilities,” Parachuri Venkateshwara Rao said.

Venky to begin new film on birthday

Venkatesh is all set to launch his new film on his birthday - December 13. Generally he prefers to spend the time with his family on that day and stays away from any work and public celebrations. But this time he has changed plan and have a formal launch of his new film titled Krishnum Vande Jagadgurum. Krish aka Radhakrishna of Gamyam would direct this movie while Ashwini Dutt produces it. D Suresh Babu presents the movie. Another film of his (to be directed by Srinu Vytla) will be launched in January.

Will Chiru distance from Nagarjuna?

Both Chiranjeevi and Nagarjuna are good friends

and partners in media business. Chiru and Nagarjuna have equal share in the leading entertainment

channel - Maa TV. But they no longer maintain the same equations what with Nagarjuna going with the ruling Congress party and Chiru floating his own party. After roping in Nagarjuna to act in some television

advertisements to publicise its welfare schemes, the Congress Party is planning to convince him to campaign for the party in the elections. That means both Nag and Chiru will have to fight against each other. So what happens to Chiru’s relations with Nag and vice-versa? Will Nag pull off his stake from Maa TV?

Mumait Khan as Monkey in Puri’s film

There will be another new actress to be cast opposite Sairam but Mumait has equal role to play as the second female lead. The movie, a small budgeted film, will center on the three naughty characters. Currently, Puri is finishing his film with Ravi Teja and soon after this he will begin 3 Kothulu. Mumait Khan owes all her success to director Puri Jagannadh. He gave her first break with the hugely popular item song “Ippatikinka Naa Vayasu Ninda Padhare..” in Pokiri. Although she has played as leading actress in several films, she has not yet tasted the success as she does as item bomb. Now, Puri is going to give her break as actress too. He has cast her in his next film titled Moodu Kothulu (Three Monkeys) starring his brother Sairam Shankar as the lead hero.

Anushka, Trivikram celebrates birthday

We at Telugucinema.com wish the sexy actress a very Happy Birthday. We also wish director Trivikram who is celebrating the birthday today.Sexy Anushka has turned 28. She celebrated her birthday today (Nov 7) with her friends and close family members. Her career is bright and happening now. She is the only heroine in Telugu after Ileana who demands Rs One Crore per a film. Anushka is all set to sizzle in a two piece bikini in her forthcoming film - Billa.

GMC Stadium’s dais for King’s audio

King of stars Akkineni Nagarjuna is now acting in ‘King’ opposite Trisha in this movie directed by Sreenu Vytla. D. Sivaprasad Reddy produces this movie under his production house Kamakshi Kala Movies. Actress Mamtha Mohan Das plays the second lead in this flick. Currently the shooting of this film is going on at Benguluru. Preparations are on to release the audio of 'King' in the most grandeur manner. On the same stage, Nag Chaithanya son of Nagarjuna will be introduced to the media in this extravagantly organized event. The GMC Balayogi Stadium at Gachibowli is finalized as the venue for this function that is planned to be held on the 23rd of November.

P Ravindranath – S Panduraga Rao's 'Rascal'

The audio launch function of ‘Junction’ featuring debutant Paruchuri Ravindranath, son of Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao was held recently on 7th of this month. It is directed by Anil Krishna of ‘Asadhyudu’ fame. During this function, the next movie in the combination of P Ravindranath and Anil Krishna was announced officially. The logo launch of their next movie titled as 'Rascal' was launched during this release function. Producer Sakhamuri Panduranga Rao is making this film on A Gang Productions banner.

'Vennela' Kishore boomerangs with 'Indumathi'

The first movie for Kishore was ‘Vennela’ featuring Raja and Parvathi Melton in the lead. The character Khadar played by the actor was widely praised and impressed the audience. Post the movie, various offers flooded the actor but he was unable to take them up due to his prior commitments in his former profession. After a gap of 2-years Kishore is now back to acting with a role in Harsha Reddy's 'Indumathi'. This suspense thriller movie is getting ready for release at the end of November.

'Indumathi' audio on 10th

'Andaru Dongale' starring Rajendra Prasad, Prabhu Deva, Ankitha and Kiran Rathod spurred expectation which was directed by ‘Nidhi’ Prasad. It was the first venture produced by Harsha Reddy on Geo Media banner. Presently, playing the double role of a producer and a director Harsha Reddy is making his second as a suspense thriller titled as 'Indumathi'. The film has the lead roles played by Sivaji, Swetha Bharadwaj. This film, made on high standards technically, is presently in the post-production. The audio of the film is being releasing on 10th of this month.

Amrish Puri’s Grand-Daughter in Tollywood

Amrish Puri (1932-2005) was the best in playing villainous characters in Hindi. He was widely known for his menacing looks and stentorian voice that characterizes the role in a dark shade. Being popular in Bollywood, he was also seen in Telugu movies in super-hit films like ‘Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari’, ‘Akhari Poratam’ and ‘Kondaveeti Donga’. He gained a good name from these movies in Tollywood. Following in his footsteps, it is now his grand daughter Arthi Puri making her dip in movies. Her first happens to be a Telugu movie. A Police officer is the protagonist in the movie played by Brahmaji. The film directed by Ramesh Nuthalapati, will be produced by Rambabu on Satya Poorna Pictures. The movie was launched today on 8th Nov at Ramanaidu Studios. The first clap was sounded by C. Kalyan and Prathap Reddy switched on the camera. The honorary direction was done by Jeevitha Rajasekhar. Said to be a suspense movie filled with horror elements, the continual of filming has begun from today onwards.

'Surya s/o Krishna' in U.S.A

Surya s/o Krishna starring Surya, Sameera Reddy, Simran and Divya Spandana is being released in U.S.A by Bharath Creations. The director of 'Gharshana' and 'Raghavan', Gautham Vasudev Menon is directing, with 'Ghajini' Surya. Aascar Ravichandran, producer of the blockbuster hit 'Dasavatharam' has made this movie. Musical score has been composed by Harris Jayaraj who earlier did for both earlier Gautam's movies. The audio that was out recently has been received well and created expectation upon this upcoming flick. 'Dil' Raju, man of hat-tricks has bought the distribution rights for the Nizam area. The movie is slated for a worldwide release on November 14.

Manyam's next with 'Allari' Naresh

Producer Manyam Ramesh has started his next venture on his home production Manyam Entertainments. His last was ‘Hero’ in the direction of GV, starring Nithin and Bhavana. It was a full fledged action movie and was released recently. Now, the new one features ‘Allari’ Naresh, Sivaji, Rajiv Kanakala playing the protagonists while Meera Jasmine and Arthi Chabriya are doing the female cast. Director of ‘Flash News’, Ashok has been roped in to direct this movie. Said to be a suspense thriller, the producer wants the movie to be an entertaining one. Plans are to make the launch on 25th November at Ramoji Film City. To provoke a chilling feel, the whole movie is planned to be made during the night for apt results.

A juicy 'Billa'

Hollywood movies have crossed these orthodoxies long back and the day of scintillating shows by the heroines on screen prevails abundantly in Bollywood these days. Yet, the conservative town of Tollywood was a bit backwards in this area. The culture has been broken by none other than the riveting actress Anushka. The Tamil movie ‘Billa’ starring Ajith saw the Malayalam nymph Nayanthara in a skimpy bikini show that made a colossal wave among the youth and old alike. Now it is Anushka’s turn in Prabhas’s ‘Billa’, to spell bind the spectators in Telugu. She appears for the first time in Tollywood in such attire. Meher Ramesh directs this upcoming movie.

‘I am not acting with Charmme’ – Devi Sri Prasad

Young music director Devi Sri Prasad announced to the press here on Thursday, that the news reports stating he is debuting as a hero opposite Charmme are completely false. He denies such reports and says that it is only music that he is in love with. "It is true that, some big production houses have approached me with proposals to act as a hero. But I am currently busy as a music director with prestigious films like 'King' with Nagarjuna, NTR & VV Vinayak's movie, 'Arya-2' with Allu Arjun, 'Current' with Sushanth. I am also busy scoring for the Telugu and Tamil versions of Vikraman’s 'Mallanna', 'Villu" (Tamil) with Vijay and few others." ‘I am working with determination to make them all hits. It is surprising to hear this news at this juncture. If I really get interested in acting, I would announce it myself. Even if I venture into acting my first preference will always be music,’ concludes the songster. The news that was ebbed just yesterday has demised into nothing from this report. It might be a counter action to save the names from those gossips that prevailed previously.

Pack-up to Bollywood

A proverb says, ‘Do what you are best at and leave the rest to others’. Now if read it seems it has been written for Teja. A popular niche was for him as a cameraman and it didn’t lag behind when he debuted as a director in ‘Chitram’. The super hit movie did bring applause for his creativity and exceptional skills in direction. The success boosted him as he went on to make movies based on love stories in his unique style. Time was good for Teja as those movies made it big and he became one of the acclaimed directors in the industry. But, luck is never static. The fame was short lived for the popular director. Socialites of the film fraternity have started bluntly saying that his name is deteriorating because he lacks creativity as a director. His recent dud ‘Keka’ stands tall depicting the verity in these comments. Consequently, acknowledging the times Teja announced that he will not direct any Telugu films in future, and will remain as a producer. Disappointed by 'Keka's flop, he is planning to produce a new film titled 'Flop'. The person to direct this movie has not been confirmed yet. Side by side, he has also started preparations to direct a Hindi movie. It seems the director frustrated at his failure in Tollywood is planning to take his first dip in Bollywood and test his luck. We have to wait for awhile and find out what’s in store for him in Bollywood.

Laugh your way in 'Dongala Bandi'

Post-production works are now on for the movie ‘Dongala Bandi’ starring ‘Allari’ Naresh and Tanya, directed by write Vegnesa Satish who debuts for the first time. GSK Naidu is producing the movie on GSK Media Network banner. Talkie portions has been shot extensively and it has all been completed in the planned schedules. The producers are planning to release the audio in the 3rd week of this month through a popular audio company and the movie in the month of December. ‘Dongala Bandi’ can be referred to as the most hilarious entertainer of the year as it features a whopping number of 24 top comedians in the one movie. Laughter can be evoked only when the plot line serves enough space for the comedians to perform. Obviously, the story is on a journey to find a treasure that is long last in history. This will surely fuel adequate space to create uproar in the theatre. Valluri Rajasekhar has composed the music for this movie. Envisaging the script, dialogues and screenplay is being handled by Vegnesa Satish.

'Chedugudu' Audio Released

‘Chedugudu’ starring Jayanth, son of senior hero BhanuChandar and Swetha in the lead is produced together by Bheemaneni Tirupathaiah (Rayudu) & K.Nagi Reddy on Smile Movies banner. PR Nagaraju directs this movie which is being presented by comedy actress Kovai Sarala. The audio release function of this movie was held on 4th of this month at Ravi Narayana Reddy auditorium. State Minister Mr. Maganti Babu released the audio cassettes and presented the first one to MLA of Vinukonda Mr. Venkateswara Rao. They both graced the occasion as chief guests. Hero Raja released the audio CDs and presented the first one to music director Chakri. Actor Benerjee released the theatrical trailers of ‘Chedugudu’.

Nithin is now in Mahesh Babu’s place

Paruchuri Murali is recognized as a good director by his films ’Andhrudu’ and ’Peddababu’. Starring Nithin and Illeana as hero and heroines, a film is currently in the making on Spectra Creations banner, in his direction. Nithin after his one more stylish portrayal in ‘Hero’ is now in a movie directed by Paruchuri Murali. The director was widely acclaimed for his earlier films ‘Andhrudu’ and ‘Peddababu’. Now he is directing Nithin who shares screen space with pretty damsel Ileana on Spectra Creations banner. Launched on October 9 during Dussera, it was expected that the movie will begin from the 3rd of this month. The delay was not long as it was started a day after on 4th but the news that kindles interest is, Athadu’s set is the shooting spot for this movie. A fake house was erected earlier at Nanakramguda for the Mahesh Babu starrer ‘Athadu’ which was blockbuster hit of the year 2005. Now important scenes are being canned at the same location for the Nithin’s movie.

Jurassic Park writer dies

Best-selling US author Michael Crichton has died at the age of 66 from cancer, his family said in a statement Wednesday. Crichton, who produced best-sellers like Jurassic Park and The Andromeda Strain died in a Los Angeles hospital Tuesday, the statement said. "While the world knew him as a great story teller that challenged our preconceived notions about the world around us - and entertained us all while doing so - his wife Sherri, daughter Taylor, family and friends knew Michael Crichton as a devoted husband, loving father and generous friend who inspired each of us to strive to see the wonders of our world through new eyes," the statement said. "He did this with a wry sense of humour that those who were privileged to know him personally will never forget," it added. Born in Chicago in 1942, Crichton studied medicine at Harvard and went on to become a postdoctoral fellow at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. His first best-seller, The Andromeda Strain, was published while he was still a medical student. He later worked full-time on film and writing. "Michael’s talent out-scaled even his own dinosaurs of Jurassic Park," said director Steven Spielberg in a statement. "He was the greatest at blending science with big theatrical concepts, which is what gave credibility to dinosaurs again walking the earth. Michael was a gentle soul who reserved his flamboyant side for his novels. There is no one in the wings that will ever take his place." One of the most popular writers in the world, whose last novel Next was published in 2006, Crichton’s books have been translated into 36 languages, and 13 have been made into films. Crichton won an Emmy and Writer’s Guild of America Award for creating the hit TV hospital drama ER. He was an executive producer of the show which is now in its 15th season. - (ians)

Genelia featured on FHM magazine

Latest trend in Bollywood is to show case yourself in Magazines. Already we have seen featuring of Tabu on Cover Of M, Shriya On Cover Of Maxim, Aishwarya Rai on Vogue cover, Shilpa Shetty on People Magazine, Bipasha Basu on Vogue. Latest to join this bandwagon is the cute babe Genelia, better known as Aditi from Jaane Tu. Genelia is featured on cover of FHM magazine October issue. She looks sensuous in the photographs taken by ace lensman Farrokh Chothia. Genelia made her debut in bollywood in 2003 at the age of sweet sixteen in the movie Tuje Meri Kasam opposite Ritesh Deshmukh. After her successful career in south, she started her second innings in bollywood starring opposite Imran Khan in the super-hit movie ’Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na’.

Astrology: Chiranjeevi's 'Enemy House'

It is known news that the egg beating incident on megastar Chiranjeevi while he was continuing his tour as part of the 'Praja Ankita' yatra has been incurring a huge round of protests from the followers of Chiru and the Praja Rajyam Party members. However, this is a blessing say the astrologers. According to their formula, the sixth house (house of enemies) of Chiru is said to be quite active and this comprises of the ruling planet Jupiter, so whatever ploys the enemies will use to bring down or defame Chiru will actually be blessing in disguise for him and get him much closer to victory so the eggs that were thrown at him will eventually be converted into lakhs of votes. It is heard that even his rivals and opponents were empathizing with Chiru for his experience and those who are planning some further instances of belittling Chiru, hope they read this article before they venture out with their pack of eggs or any other stuff. Chiru has now reached Khammam as part of his yatra.

Rs. 6 Lakhs To Make Chakri Slim

The science of liposuction has become a big boon for all those flabby folks who are well equipped with money and just one or few sessions, they turn out slim and trim. One place where this process is being taken full advantage of is the Telugu film industry and perhaps giving the maximum lot of clients. With top stars like NTR jr and the would be groom Manchu Vishnuvardhan Babu opting for it, more and more overweight folks are going for this one. Top among the list is now said to be the music director Chakri, dearly known as the Bappi Lahiri of Telugu cinema. Apparently, he is said to be in thoughts of going through the liposuction process. Sources say that the doctors have given him a budget of around six lakhs and added that a total of fifty to sixty kilos or even more will have to be extracted from him. Apparently, Chakri is being advised by his near and dear that he must cut down on weight so he is having no qualms on going ahead. Let us see how this trendy music director will look now.

Who Is Andhra Obama?

Vijayawada: The thumping victory of Barak Obama as the President of the United States of America has become the favourite topic for the political parties in India. The BJP Prime Ministerial candidate, L K Advani, had already said that the NDA led by the BJP would win the 2009 elections like Obama of the Democratic Party in US. Back in the State, Chandrababu Naidu, had said that George Bush’s Republican Party had lost the elections and Bill Clinton’s Democrats have won. He equated himself to the Clinton and his Telugu Desam to the Democratic Party. On his part, Praja Rajyam president, Chiranjeevi, had claimed that he was for change, which brought victory for Obama. Chiranjeevi claims that his Praja Rajyam would win the elections like the Democratic Party and he would emerge as Andhra Obama. Even Nagababu had said that Chiranjeevi would emerge victorious like Obama. The Congress leaders are yet to equate themselves on this. However, the big question before the electorate is who would be the Obama for them.

Hansika's cameo in Telugu version of Billa

Don was the cult hit of the 1960's in which Amitabh Bachchan starred as the poor but honest hero masquerading as the evil don. The film proved to be a super duper hit and it was remade in Tamil as Billa and Rajinikanth set the style standard for that era with polka dotted waistcoat and superlative bell bottoms. Fast forward to the present and in 2007, Billa was remade in Tamil with Ajith as the style statement for the 21st century. Nayantara's role, inspired by Angelina Jolie's look in Tomb Raider, took her to dizzying heights of stardom. It was dubbed in Telugu with gratifying results as it stormed the box-office in spite of being a Tamil flick dubbed in Telugu. Now Prabhas is acting

in a Telugu film based on Billa's script, Meher Ramesh is directing it with Anushka essaying Nayantara's role, complete with bikini. Namitha is doing the same role that she did in the Tamil version. Krishnam Raju has a very special role.

Kuberulu to hit the screens in November

Shooting of Kuberulu directed by Srinivasa Reddy and produced by Karuturi Srinivas and Yaganti Srinivas under the banner of Godavari Talkies with Sivaji and Farjana in the lead, was completed recently. Ali and Krishna Bhagawan are playing key roles in the flick. The unit is now busy in post-production works. Director says, "We will launch the audio very soon and are planning to release the film in the first half of November. It is basically a family entertainer." Kausha, Raghubagu, MS Narayana, Chalapati Rao, AVS, Kondavalasa Lakshmana Rao, LB Sriram and others are in the cast. Story is by Siva and Suresh, camera is by Ram Pinisetty, lyrics are by Bhaskarabhatla while editing is by V Nagireddy.

Sweet Seventeen is Aksha

Aksha is the new found blossom for ‘Yuvatha’. She nudged the place of Hanssika and now became the youngest actress in town. Past a flamboyant time in modeling for commercials and a take in the silver screens with the Malayalam ‘Goal’, she is now seen in ‘Yuvatha’ paired up with Nikhil. On an interview, “I am giving my utmost attention to my studies as I am doing my 12th standard. And I intend to complete my education as I know its significance for the future. It was true that I was moving hither and there from school to the sets since my age of five. But, somehow I managed to come till here managing both the fields. I have done ads for almost every product on the list,” preens Aksha. In ‘Yuvatha’, she is a medical college student. Although it’s serious studies, she says that it will be a role filled with love, friends and what not. The movie is definite to associate itself closely with the young people for its youthfulness. Being in the industry at such a young age might adulterate the girl is what everyone might think. But on a firm tone the bubbly actress retorts that she will never do cheap exposure that might embarrass her parents while watching the movie together.

‘16 Days' will be out on Nov 21

Cinema usually portrays male protagonists but changed its rules for actress Charmme as she plays the prominent role as a lead in her upcoming ’16 Days’. Aravind shares screen space with her in this movie made in Prabhu Solomon’s direction. On Cosmos Entertainments Pvt Ltd banner, 16 days is jointly produced by P.Mahesh Babu and 'Mana' Chowdary. Recently the audio was released. The producers are planning to release the film on 21st of November. A sensational name prevails for Charmme in Telugu movies as she is widely recognized by the audience. So, offers are abundant in her stable. Next to this Charmme is set to play the female lead, opposite young music director Devi Sri Prasad in his debut film as hero. The formal launch of this film will be on 24th November.

Tollywood ‘Targets’ Mumaith Khan

The most wanted Mumaith Khan is the highly sought after actress in Tollywood. Her first was ‘Target’ opposite Shiv Balaji in debutant direction of Shradda Das. But, her second ‘Siddhu from Sikakulam’ made a sprint and was the first to hit screens. Offers have now started flooding from Tollywood because of her tantalizing appearance and her stirring scenes in her movies. However, most of them are not as a heroine, but posed her as a one time girl in item songs. Even though, the movie makers are offering high amounts of remuneration to shake her legs for a song, she has abruptly rebuffed those offers. The ultimate reason said by Mumaith Khan is, money doesn’t play a vital role as she is from a family of high society. Further, she continues telling that she is interested to play only heroine characters and dislikes the characters of item girls or songs. Hope, she really means what she speaks!

Bhoomikas’ two more forays

She has a niche for herself in Tollywood with good movies that are still widely liked by all. First, it was with Sumanth in ‘Yuvakudu’ in the direction of Karunakaran. Then it was ‘Khushi’ opposite Pawan Kalyan. She is Bhoomika, the actress who is pretty and good to see on screen always. Bharath Thakur is the man with whom the actress has tied her nuptial knots. Already known news is she is also stepping into film production with her Downtown Productions. Latest buzz is Bhoomika is set to start a weekly magazine dedicated to movies titled, ‘Cinemaaya Bazar’. She is also hosting a website soon that is on the same line. An office has been setup at Film nagar recently to look after these new ventures of hers’. We have seen her as an artist, soon going to see as a producer, publisher and can we also expect Bhumika as a director? May be … lets wait and watch.

Nag Chaithanya’s first starts rolling

Movies usually start of at florid locations but distinguished from the usual is Nag Chainthanya’s first venture. The movie started off its first at a library in the old city of Hyderabad. Son of Akkineni Nagarjuna, Chaithanya has stepped into Tollywood first time as a hero. Obivously, the expectations are high on this flick. ‘Dil’ Raju is producing this film in the direction of debutant Vasu Varma. The movie makers have plans to continue filming for the four days in Hyderabad. The next schedule will in Agra, where some of the scenes will be shot in a college. Nag Chaithanya is highly active and enthusiastic in the sets according to the reporters. A meticulous hunt has been triggered to find a heroine. According to reliable sources, a fresh face might be selected for the female cast. Music director Sandeep Chowtha has already busied himself to compose the tunes. Sameer Reddy contributes photography. Nag Chaithanya's birthday falls on 23rd of this month. Preparations are in progress to introduce him to media and fans on this occasion. It is known that on the same stage Nagarjuna's latest 'King' audio will also be released.

Malaysia hosts NBK’s latest

First time director Mahadev is making this movie starring Nandamuri Balakrishna and Priyamani in the lead cast. Sivalenka Krishnaprasad is producing the film on Vaishnavi Cinema banner. During the eve of Dussera, on 9th Oct the movie was started. Ongoing shooting of this movie is on a steady pace and is still continuing. A huge set has constructed at Ramoji Film City for this film. Some of the scenes including a song were canned here. The movie makers are now flying to the locales of Malaysia for a part of the schedule. Actors Deepak, Brahmanandam, Pradeep Ravath, Chalapathi Rao, Chandra Mohan, Jhansi, Hema and others will be a part of this schedule.

A posh set for 'Dhrona' in an Island

Dhrona directed by SS Rajamouli’s associate J. Karuna Kumar is being shot at exquisite locales and now adding splendor is it’s location in an Island situated in the Arabian Sea. Starring Nithin and Priyamani, the film is produced by DS Rao on Saikrishna Productions banner. For ‘Dhrona’, a pricey set has been constructed on the Island, near Gokarna in Karnataka. The money spent for erecting it might make most people swoon, so it is not being given out. The episode canned in this set comes as a part of Nithin’s flash back in the movie. Almost 100 carpenters have worked for this set continuously for 23 days without a break. And scenes were recently filmed in this place from a helicopter. Nithin’s last ‘Hero’ did hunch in collections, so we could expect he will comeback to rectify it as Dhrona.

Prateekara Jwala: Yukta Mookhey for revenge

Post-production works are in brisk progress for Prateekara Jwala directed by Siddique and produced by Pratani Ramakrishna Goud under R.K. Films banner with Yukta Mookhey in the lead. The film has completed dubbing and is now in the mixing phase. The producer said, "It is the real life story of a family that was assaulted by some miscreants in Hyderabad during the riots that occurred after Smt. Indira Gandhi's assassination in 1984. One of the family members, a girl, seduces each of the miscreants and takes revenge against them. Yukta Mookhey in her role of the vengeful girl is doing her first-ever Telugu movie. Besides glamour, her fights will be one the main attractions. Sambhavana is another heroine. There are four songs in the film. Besides Telugu, we are simultaneously releasing the film in Hindi also. We have plans to release the film in the first week of December."

తెలుగు హీరో NTR busy handling many fighters

Canning of action scenes is in progress for a film featuring NTR as hero, presented by Kodali Nani and produced by Vallabhaneni Vamsi Mohan under the direction of VV Vinayak. Presently the film is being shot at Hi-Tex in Hyderabad involving NTR and a group of fighters. The shooting would continue till November 4. Afterwards the unit would shift to Ramoji Film City to choreograph a song in a specially erected set. Vinayak says, "The present action scenes are being shot with highest technical values. We are making efforts to make the film as a big hit on the lines of Aadi and Samba. On the one hand the film will have action scenes and on the other hand it will be very entertaining." Ileana was selected as one of the heroines, while the other heroine is yet to be selected. Music is by Devisri Prasad, while camera is by Chota K Naidu.

Chiru goes in filmy style

Actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi’s Praja Ankita Yatra is being conducted in true filmy style with expenses running up to Rs 10 lakh a day. And the real life "producers" who are actually footing the bill are ticket aspirants of respective districts who are hoping that their services would earn them seats. Chiranjeevi’s lieutenants and the media team stay in posh hotels and these bills are also burning a big hole in the pockets of the sponsors. The convoy consists of 42 vehicles including the two main campaign vehicles of the party chief and is maintained by around 1,200 "volunteers". Feeding this big team is also costing the sponsors more than Rs 3 lakh a day. This includes breakfast, lunch, dinner and tea which are provided on the dot without any delay. The private security personnel roped in by the party are also being paid by the sponsors. Each security volunteer gets Rs 300 a day. Apart from this they are also buying fuel, hiring vehicles and spending money for showering flower petals and bursting fire crackers during stops. And to complete the filmy touch, Chiranjeevi, the lead player, also has an aide to "prompt" him while he makes speeches.-DC

TeluguTrisha will not be singing

There was a big buzz in Telugu and Tamil industry that Trisha would be singing a song for which music would be composed by A R Rahman, when inquired the same from her she confirmed that there is no such thing happening and quashed all this news as just a rumor. However, it is heard that Trisha is actually good singer but has never used her voice, time would speak clearly on this talent of her.

Garjana grand success

Nandamuri Balakrishna on Wednesday (Nov 5) took plunge into active politics. The stage for his political entry was Yuva Garjana, a political meeting held by Telugu Desam Party. And it was a grand success. Over 10 lakh people attended the mammoth meeting on the sprawling campus of Acharya Nagarjuna University in Guntur. NBK's political arangetram was well recieved by his fans. NBK is also extremely happy. “Naa Gunde Nindindi..Naa Kallu Challabaddayi,” he said in his maiden political speech. Although his speech was short, his fans went into frenzy when he delivered the speech. He vowed to help bring TDP back to power and also asked his fans to extend the support for the party. In his speech, he attacked the current government and said that democracy had touched nadir in its rule. Two small aircraft showered flower petals on the dais and on the crowd. TDP leaders claimed that 15 lakh people attended the meeting. So huge was the crowd that the national highway No.5 was clogged. There were massive traffic jams up to 50 km. Chandrababu Naidu, Balakrishna and Harikrishna reached the venue by two helicopters as thousands of vehicles were stranded on all the roads leading to the venue. Apart from NBK, the other Nandamuri stars - Harikrishna, Kalyan Ram, Tarakaratna - also attended the meeting. Hero NTR gave a miss due to differences with TD President Chandrababu Naidu over an 'assembly seat'. But he is expected to convass for the party before the polls. NTR is shooting for his current film in Hyderabad.

తెలుగు movie Sindhu Menon gets Moksham

Sindhu Menon has bagged another film in Tollywood. Her career

looked bright after the success of Chandamama but it didn’t really take off. Yet, Sindhu is not giving up. She hopes to get a big break with J D Chekravarthy’s new film, Moksham. She has signed the film which is sequel to Homam. Sindhu is cast opposite Jagapathi Babu in the film. The movie is produced by Kiran Kumar Koneru and directed by J D Chekravarthy. Earlier the film was titled Maarana Homam but now J D has changed the title to Moksham and it goes on to the sets shortly. Sindhu has pined all her hopes on this movie.

తెలుగు ఫిల్మ్ 'Malli Malli' music on Nov 22nd

Director Raj Aditya (of Pourudu fame) is directing another movie titled Malli Mallii. Newcomers Skanda and Kalyani are playing lead roles in this suspense thriller. Made under Sree Sahasya Entertainments banner, Dinesh is producing this flick and the film is all about a boy called ‘Nandu’ and how is life changed with one incident. Heroine Kalyani is essaying the role of girl next door by name ‘Madhumathi’. Directro Raj Aditya said that the shooting of the film has been completed an the music would be released on November 22 and efforts are being made to release the film in December. The film has the tagline ఓf ‘If one day could change your life’. “The plot is good and దిscreenplay is interesting. Being a movie buff basically, I enjoy in making ఫిలిమ్స్ with different concepts”, said the producer Dinesh.

ఇన్ తెలుగు ఫిల్మ్ Trivikram does 'recce' in Namibia

Is Mahesh Babu’s film going to be shot in Namibia? Well, director Trivikram along with his cinematographer Sunil Patel is now in Namibia. He went for recce (recce is a term used in filmmaking for a pre-filming visit to a location to work out its feasibility) in these part of African continent. Although, the film has not begun its regular shoot yet, director Trivikram is making all pre-arrangements for the movie to wrap it very fast so that the movie can have a release next year. Trivikram has got a bad name for shooting a movie for years and he wants to get rid of that tag. That’s why he is planning everything in advance. It is learnt that a song and couple of major action sequences would be shot in Namibia apart from Rajasthan.

తెలుగు ఫిల్మ్ Nikhil to play hero in ‘Basanthi’

After the success of ‘Happy Days’ most of the lead artistes got opportunities to play solo heroes. Among them, Varun Sandesh got a very good opportunity with the successful producer Dil Raju giving him a chance in his film ‘Kotha Bangaru Lokam’ and that film was also proved a blockbuster. Next, it was the turn of Nikhil who started getting opportunities to play solo hero. One of his films, ‘Ankith, Pallavi and Friends’ was already released and strengthened his position to some extent, though the film is commercially was not so successful. His second film ‘Yuvatha’ is all set for release on November 7. In this backdrop, Nikhil was roped in as hero for another film called ‘Basanthi’ to be produced by Dream Merchants and presented by Start Camera Pictures. Uma Prakash, who was one of the producers of ‘Yuvatha’ and who had earlier co-produced ‘Mantra’ is the producer. Chaitanya Dantuluri, son of film journalist the late Narayana Varma, is making his debut as director through this movie. Producer Uma Prakash says, ‘We have completed the story sittings recently. The story would be liked by one and all. The regular shooting of the film would begin in December and we will release the film by next summer. Selection of heroine and other cast is in progress now.’ Music is by Manisharma, editing is by Marthand K Venkatesh, lyrics are by Krishna Chaitanya, action is by Ram-Lakshman, while KS Vivekananda would be the executive producer and V Durga Prasad is the co-producer.

Avakai Biryani రిలీజ్ తెలుగు ఫిల్మ్ on 14th Nov in overseas

Avakai Biryani, a much awaited film from Sekhar Kammula's production house Amigos Creations is all set to open on November 14th. It's audio is declared as a huge hit. Music by Manikanth Khadri and lyrics by vanamali made it another soulful album. Set in a rural backdrop, Avakai Biryani is a story of an Auto wallah and an ambitious girl who takes pride in her pickle making skills. It s another pleasant, family movie that you can watch and feel good about the small things in life, Just like Sekhar's previous movies. Avakai Biryani will be released overseas with 12 prints( 9 prints in USA). Directed by Anish Kuruvilla Avakai Biryani is ready to spice up and warm up the Overseas Audience during the winter. The overseas business is happening at a brisk pace and interesting promotion campaigns are planned for overseas release. 6 premiers are planned for 13th November night in USA.

Nagarjuna supports Congress

During the live relay of TDP’s Yuva Garjana, the Congress party has given advertisements in all Telugu news TV channels with Nagarjuna supporting and praising various schemes of Congress government. All these advertisements end with Nagarjuna praising YS Raja Sekhara Reddy. It was strategic move by Congress party to release these ads at the time Yuva Garjana is being telecasted.

Charmme and Devi Sri Prasad in a film

There have been many rumors about Devi Sri Prasad going steady with Charmme in the past. They always made it clear that they were just good friends. The pair of Charmme and Devi Sri Prasad are pairing up for a film to be produced by Frames Entertainments banner that produced Yamagola Malli Modalaindi in the past. Pavan is going to direct this film. This film will be launched on 24 of this month.

Ghajini’s music of 10 November

Music of Aamir Khan’s latest film Ghajini will be launched on 10th of this month. This film is a remake of Telugu Ghajini directed by Muruga Doss. Asin plays female lead. Allu Arvind produces this film on Geeta Arts banner. Ghajini is likely to hit the marquee on 25 December.

Sharwanand’s coffee shop

Actor Sharwanand is going to launch a coffee shop called ‘beenz’ on 8 November. This shop is situated on Road no. 15 of Banjara Hills (near Jubilee Club).

Abhinayasri pays Rs 5 lakh penalty to Bangkok police ఇన్ తెలుగు ఫిల్మ్

Abhinayasri won the hearts of the Telugu masses with her sizzling dance in ‘Aa Ante Amalapuram’. She turned a busy item girl with the success of the song. However, the entry of Mumaith Khan into the Tollywood deprived her of chances and she lost many an opportunity in the Telugu film industry. Now, Abhinayasri had no option but to settle for giving performances in stage shows. Very recently, Abhinayasri went to Bangkok for a stage show. She reportedly consumed heavy dose of liquor and under its influence, she quarrelled with the organisers and there was a serious verbal duel with the bystanders too. As a result, the Bangkok police registered a case against the dancer and took her into custody and shifted her to police station. The organisers went to the police station and paid Rs 5 lakh as penalty to ensure her release. Had she doesn’t get opportunities in films, she should search for an alternative here itself. Is it proper to spoil the name and fame of the Telugu film industry abroad?

Maheshbabu to play Auto డ్రైవర్ ఇన్ తెలుగు Film

Maheshbabu and Parvati Melton are playing the lead in a film to be directed by Trivikram Srinivas and produced by Singanamala Ramesh. The film is most likely to start rolling from November 19. The regular shooting of the film would begin in Ramoji Film City and the hero would portray the role of an auto driver in this movie. Earlier, he appeared in a similar getup in ‘Murari’ for few seconds and enthralled his fans and now he would appear in a full-length role. The next schedule was planned at Rajasthan for about 60 days from January 22. After that the unit would leave for Pollachi and shoot some scenes with village in its backdrop. The producer and director are planning to release the film by next year Dasara. It is further learnt that the hero’s introduction song would be shot in Namibia in South Africa, under the choreography of Saroj Khan and Vaibhav Merchant. Prakash Raj is playing the villain while Siya of ‘Neninthe’-fame is playing the role of a doctor. Once again, Sunil is playing the role of a best friend of Mahesh Babu. The director prepared the story as a complete comedy entertainer with action in the backdrop. The director says, ‘We are not considering ‘Varudu’ as the title, though there were gossips about the title in a section of the media. We will announce the title at an appropriate time during the middle of the shooting.’

Bhoomika Thakur to enter into the media

Bhoomika made her debut into the Telugu film industry with Yuvakudu. Later, she went on playing in films like ‘Khushi, Okkadu, Simhadri’ and other such hit films. Then, she made the heads turn towards her by doing heroine-oriented films like ‘Missamma and Anasuya’. Very recently, she started venturing into business sector by taking over OEMS, the diamond jewellery business. Afterwards, she launched her own production house and is making efforts to bring out films on her own banner. According to the latest information, Bhoomika is planning to launch a weekly magazine called ‘Maya Bazaar’. Work on the magazine had already started and the magazine would hit the stands very soon. Gossips is making rounds that Bhoomika had plans to settle in Andhra Pradesh as a successful businesswoman.

Mahesh and his biceps

The era of washboard abs or commonly known six packs has now dawned upon Tollywood. Erstwhile, it was among the Bollywood people Hrithik Roshan, Sharukh Khan, Amir Khan and now in Telugu among the likes of Allu Arjun, Manchu Manoj, Vishal and Surya. It is now star hero Mahesh Babu’s turn to join the six pack league of gentleman and flaunt his taut abs. But, instead of straining his tone on the abs, he is planning to build his biceps. An amalgamation of tight abs accompanied by a gorgeous biceps is sure a new trend engendered by Mahesh Babu. His biceps are being put under stress to create a fresh feel in his looks for his upcoming movie in the direction of Trivikram Srinivas. Singanamala Ramesh produces this movie on Kanaka Ratna Movies banner. Titled for the time being as ‘Varudu’, the movie launch was held in the month of May. Industry talk reveals that the on-going shoot will start from the 15th of November at Ramoji Film City. The cast and crew then start off to the arid deserts of Rajasthan for a prolonged schedule of 60 days for filming. A few sequences that has a rural backdrop will be canned from Nov 22, in the locales of Pollachi, Kerala. Intro song choreographed by Raju Sundaram is decided to be canned in South Africa and Namibia from the 1st of February. Apart from this, two more songs will be done by Bollywood choreographers Saroj Khan and Vaibhav Marchant.

Mahesh Babu now drives a Taxi in this movie, as he plays the role of a taxi driver. The antagonist role is entrusted to Prakash Raj and Suneel plays Mahesh’s buddy. The change script might adversely affect the title and this movie might be rechristened in awhile.

The filming is planned to be completed in the upcoming schedules in April and May and is slated for a July 18 release.

'Billa' aboard to Bangkok

Prabhas literally dons the role in ‘Billa’ opposite the ladies Anushka and Namitha playing the lead cast. Krishnam Raju enacts an important role in this movie directed by Meher Ramesh, the man behind ‘Kanthri’. Gopikrishna Movies presents this movie in the combined production of Prabhod and Narendra. Recently from 20 to 27 October a song and chasing sequences have been filmed. The next schedule of the film is going to start from 7th this month, at the Bangkok and Malaysia. It is learnt that during this schedule some key sequences will be canned. Billa was launched under much fanfare during Vijayadasami on 9th October. Socialites of the film fraternity were present in this event and the movie is fast growing with the canning of a song and chase sequence between 20 and 27 of October. The next schedule starts from 7th of this month which will be made in Bangkok and Malaysia. News is during this time prominent sequences of the movie will be made featuring the lead cast.

Nov 15 is for Venky’s 'Krishnam Vande Jagathgurum'

‘Gamyam’ - the movie bought glorious fame to the directing skills of the maker, Radhakrishna AKA Krish who is now directing the Venkatesh starrer ‘Krishnam Vande Jagathgurum’. Vyjayanthi Movies is the production house managed by the producer of this movie C Ashwini Dutt. Venkatesh’s family audiences are rooted to his wholesome entertainers including the recent Chintakayala Ravi. On the same line, this movie bearing a unique title is about to be made on a new plot that captivates the viewers. Interests are ashore about this yet to be started venture already. November 15 is the day that is decided for commencing the production works.Trisha who was last seen with Venky in the well known hit ‘Adavari Matalaku Ardhale Verule’ is now being mustered అప్

SV Krishna Reddy's 'Masth'

Movies based on a serene plot that entertains the whole family sans vulgarity are the assets that made director SV Krishna Reddy widely acclaimed by the Telugu audience. The film ‘Bahumathi’ starring Venu and Sangeetha was seen last from his side and there was a noticeable gap before his current project started. His next is a completely hilarious entertainer casting Sivaji, Ali and Srinivas Reddy in the lead cast. Produced by Zee Entertainments, the movie has been titled aptly as ‘Masth’. The crew of Masth was out touring Bangkok recently canning songs in those locales. Presently, they are back to Hyderabad in the Annapurna 7 acres filming scenes in a Police Station set erected for the movie. Scene featuring Raghubabu, Suneel, Uttej and others is being done here. One can expect a pristine comedy flick from the director this time.

Nagababu's 'Vooriko Tagore' begins 14

‘Vooriko Tagore’ is a title that reminds of the earlier hit delivered by megastar Chiranjeevi in the direction of VV Vinayak. The blockbuster title ‘Tagore’ has been a tad altered for this new movie with Nagababu. Tagged as a costly venture, it is produced by B Bhaskar Raju Naidu on Gangorti Films banner. Errababu Kishore makes his debut as a director with Vooriko Tagore. The movie will begin from Nov 14 at Annapurna Studios. Every time it’s the same but for this movie the audio will be released on the first day of shooting itself. A novel idea indeed! The music album is comprised of eight songs which are yet to be visualized. The songs have been lined in by Vishnusri and songster Lakshmi Vinayak composed the musical score.

Rajamouli unveiled Drona’s logo

Title logo of ‘Drona’ starring Nithin and Priyamani was launched recently by popular director SS Rajamouli. Directed by debutant J Karunakumar, Sai Krishna Productions presents the movie in the production of DS Rao. Logo of the title was released in a function held on Nov 1 at the State Art Gallery in Madhapur, Hyderabad. Director SS Rajamouli released the logo of the title ‘DRONA’. The crux of Drona prevails around the conflict that arises between a strict police officer dad and the blunder error committed by his son under inevitable circumstances. Except for two songs the shooting is all completed. The makers are planning to release the audio in November and the film will be prepared for release during the Christmas & Sankranthi time, says the director.

Nandi Awards now presented on 16

The news is Andhra Pradesh’s prestigious Nandi Awards for 2008 which was planned on an earlier date is now being presented on November 16. NTR stadium in Hyderabad is the venue for this function. On an honorary note, the award is being presented to the films selected in the previous years between the years 2005-06. People short-listed for the NTR National award and Raghupathi Venkaiah award will also be bestowed on this date. Mahesh Babu and Nagarjuna are among the recipients for the Best Actor award. Among the prominent awardees of Nandi Awards are Krishna, Illayaraja, Ambareesh, Wahida Rehman, MS Reddy and Dr. D. Ramanaidu who all will be awarded on the same dais.

V.B. Rajendra Prasad turns 77

The great man of avatars being the producer, talented director, a philanthropist and equally a dedicated pious gentleman is V.B. Rajendra Prasad, who turns 77 today on 4th of November. Born in 1932, his utile life span of all these years has benefited his dependants and everyone around him. His childhood days was not a bed of roses and so was his young times. A change in his life occurred when he met Dr Akkineni Nageswara Rao. He struggled to make a mark as a hero in Chennai in the early 1958. Then later shifted to Andhra Pradesh and it was then his talents got staged for good. Being a producer of about 34 films in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi a meager record of four flops in entirety, stand nowhere in his production path. He started directing movies from his first ‘Dasara Bullodu’ made under his production house Jagapathi Arts. A fact that might evoke jeers in contemporary times but true is his first directed movie ‘Dasara Bullodu’ ran packed houses for the entire year of 365 days.

Vamsi’s Gopi-Gopika-Gadavari this 6th

Specialized in bringing out speculative stories that fills the entertainment quotient along with delivering musical score is seasoned director and writer Vamsi. His simplicity in the backdrop of his storyline and disparate making got him the niche among the filmdom. His last was ‘Anumanaspadam’ and now he started his new, casting Venu and Kamalini Mukherjee in his ‘Gopi-Gopika-Godavari’. Valluripalli Ramesh and Vamsi, the men behind the stupendous hit ‘Avunu Vaaliddaru Ishtapadaru’ in Ravi Teja and Kalyani’s acting, now unites again for this movie. The official launch of this flick is to be made on 6th of November. Vamsi’s slick mark of his directorial talent was exhibited numerous times in the likes of his blockbusters, Sitara – (Suman, Banupriya), Anveshana - (Kartick, Banupriya), Ladies Tailor - (Rajendraprasad, Archana), April Okati Viduthala - (Rajendraprasad, Shobana) and others. Again the people do have the expectation of a simple and sleek movie from the director’s stable.

Tollywood welcomes Nagma again

Nagma forayed into Tollywood in ‘Peddintalludu’ starring opposite Suman. The first initiated by director Sharath paved way for a remarkable career for the actress and then the rest is history. She became the most sought after heroine of Tollywood and enacted beside the most popular heroes of the contemporary time. Later a grand welcome for the actor was in Bollywood and it moved from there to the Bhojpuri Industry. She left no stones unturned and was also among the top heroines in Kollywood too. Time elapsed considerably before she stepped back into Telugu sharing screen space with NTR in ‘Allari Ramudu’. She played the protagonist’s mother-in-law in the movie directed by B Gopal. Again it has been years since the actress was last seen in Telugu movies. Now she is making a comeback into the tinseltown. The scoop is she plays the heroine once again opposite Nagababu. Titled ‘Vooriko Tagore’, the movie will be launched shortly.

Ileana is out of Venky's movie

Ileana said to be the girl for Venky’s next is now out of the proposed project. A highly priced movie was planned in the direction of Sreenu Vytla by the producers D Suresh Babu and Giri. Venkatesh and Ileana were paired up as indicated by the industry talks. However, the latest update is a new lead is being debuted to play alongside in this movie.February 2009 has been checked in for the start of this movie. Earlier to this, another flick starring Venkatesh, in the direction of ‘Gamyam’ fame Krish. Titled ‘Krishnam Vande Jagathgurum’ produced by Ashwini Dutt, the movie will soon start filming. Another Gen is, Venkatesh also plays a Brahmin pandit in Kamal’s forthcoming extravaganza ‘Marmayogi’.

Director Jaya’s compassion

Dynamic Lady Director B Jaya recently visited the physically challenged students of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam's ITI Centre. She spent some time with the students and conversed with them. She urged that every one should treat the mentally & physically challenged people with love and care. Sweets and fruits were distributed to the children by her on the day. Tirupathi City Chamber President, Ayub Khan, Matron of the college Gunavathi, Dr. Stanley Jaikumar, Bharathi and the staff of the institute participated in the event. Such incidents provoke a feeling of pathos among the general public and will lead to a more socially aware society who are willing to help the needy. A small effort by popular film stars will spur a compassionate feel and it will be appreciable if stars of filmdom take steps in Jaya’s path.

Yuvatha's first copy ready

Worth Watching Entertainments, a title that delivers produces the movie ‘Yuvatha’ starring Nikhil and Aksha is made ready. Parasuram makes his first directorial venture in the joint production of Hari and Uma Prakash. Presently, DTS work has been completed in Ramoji Film City and the initial copy of the movie is ready. According to producers Hari and Uma Prakash, the story and screenplay carries flavor of freshness in abudancy. The story line is based on the youngsters of contemporary generation and their goals in life. Music composed by ManiSharma is a highlight for the film.

Vamsi directs Ladies Tailor - 2

Ladies Tailor was a parody made on Sravanthi Movies, in the direction of Vamsi. Producer Ravi Kishore made this film starring Rajendra Prasad and Archana in the lead cast. The movie released in a far time in the past was received accolades for its entertaining factors. It is not over hyped if said the movie is not left out unknown by a single Telugu cinema fan. Instead of the artist’s name of Rajendra Prasad, Mallik Arjun or Pradeep Shakthi, they are better known as Sundaram, Battala Satyam or Venkat Ratnam which are their respective characters. The beautifully portrayed demeanors still lingers even to this day in the minds of the people who saw the movie. It was also a milestone in the career of Rajendra Prasad as it gained him a niche for his emoting skills. Producer Ravi Kishore is planning to make a sequel to this sensational hit film. It is learnt that Tanikella Bharani who wrote the dialogues for 'Ladies Tailor' – 1, has recently given a story-line to the producer. Based on this subject Ravi Kishore is preparing to join with Vamsi once again to make the sequel for the former hit. People gear up to see Rajendra Prasad once again at his best in ‘Ladies Tailor – 2’.

Maa buys TV rights of NTR flick

Junior NTR has roped in Ileana and Kajal Aggarwal for his new movie directed by V.V. Vinayak, presented by Kodali Nani and produced by Vallabhaneni Vamsi Mohan. Kajal Agarwal, who has been seen in movies with upcoming stars like Sumanth, Navdeep, Siva Balaji and Kalyan Ram, has now hit big time with a film opposite Junior NTR and another with Ram Charan Teja. Insiders say that though Kajal Aggarwal has the second heroine role, she has been paid Rs. 45 lakhs, while Ileana romped to the bank with Rs. 1 crore. But the most remarkable thing is that even before the movie has started shooting, a television channel MAA TV has snapped up the satellite rights of the untitled flick on the day of the launch itself. It is rumoured that the amount paid was Rs. 4 crores. Even the Ravi Teja starrer Neninthe has been snapped up by MAA TV for an undisclosed amount. Sources close to Junior NTR say that he has a dual role in his new movie; Ileana plays the love interest of his Brahmin boy character while Kajal be will the mass hero character’s pair.

Yeppudu, Yekkada Yela? in post-production

Yeppudu, Yekkada, Yela, starring Satish and Poonam Singar, is directed by Bujji Naidu and produced by Boddepalli Vaikunta Rao under Modern Creations banner. Post-production work is in brisk progress. The film completed shooting recently. Speaking on the occasion, the director said, “How the hero thwarts the attempts by some anti-social elements to destroy the peace and tranquillity in society is the crux of the story. At the same time, it is a romantic love story with all elements that should attract all classes of audience.” At the press meet, the producer said, “We shot the film in Hyderabad and Vizag areas. We are making efforts to release the film in November.”

Chedugudu getting ready for release

Bhanuchander's son Jayant is debuting in Chedugudu opposite Swetha, directed by P.R. Nagaraju, presented by Kovai Sarala, produced by Bhimaneni Tirupataiah (Rayudu) and K. Nagireddy under Smile Movies banner. Chedugudu completed its shooting recently and has gone into post-production work. At a recent press meet, the producers stated, “Post-production works are progressing at a fast pace. Music director Chakri took special care in scoring music and all the tunes for songs came out well. The film has an interesting love story as its subject and there is very good scope for the music too. Besides the audio, the picturisation of songs will also be very impressive. Sarat's camera work did wonders. Both the hero and heroine, though debutants, have excelled in their respective roles. The film has several elements that should attract all classes of audiences.” Kovai Sarala, Sayaji Shinde, M.S. Narayana, Nagababu, Devisri and Brahmanandam are in the supporting star cast. Story is by Gopubabu, dialogues are by Veligonda Srinivas, while editing is by Sankar. The producers plan to launch the audio on November 4 through Aditya Music and release the film on November 14.

Top actress Ileana turns 23

Ileana is the numero uno star of Tollywood. The queen of Telugu Cinema turns 23 today. Born on November 1st, the sexy beauty is celebrating her birthday with her family members in her hometown Goa. Taking a break from her current shooting Salim, Ileana went to Goa to celebrate the birthday. She will be back in Hyderbad on November 3rd to participate in the shoot of Nitin’s film. This is very special birthday for her as she has signed five big films and getting more than Rs One Crore per a film. Since her debut in 2006 with Devadas, Ileana has done 9 films and six more movies are under progress.

A movie with Praja Rajyam title

Praja Rajyam is the name that is very popular in Andhra Pradesh now what with Megastar Chiranjeevi floating a political party with that name. Now everyone wants to cash in on the craze surrounding Chiru’s political entry. Some enthusiastic fans have created an email website called megamail.com. Now comes a film with the title Prajarajyam. A megastar die-hard fan Suresh Kondeti who is also a film journalist and producer has registered the title on his banner. He earlier produced Premiste and later went bankrupt. Looks like now he is going to produce a film with Prajarajyam title with a political theme. It remains to be seen whether it really goes on to the sets.

Ravishing Ash celebrates birthday on the sets of Ravana

Aishwarya Rai, arguably the most popular heroine of India is celebrating her birthday today, in the sets of her new Mani Ratnam-directed-flick 'Ravana'. Ash turns thirty five today and this is the second time she is celebrating her birthday after her popular marriage with Abhishek Bachchan. Interestingly, hubby Abhishek is the hero of 'Ravana'. Ash who is currently along with costars and crew of the film in the Marayoor forests of Kerala is expected to throw a big bash for everyone. The former Miss World has indeed come a long way from her early acting days when she debuted in the Mani Ratnam film ''Iruvar''. That was eleven years ago and the damsel has only grown in strength with charisma and elegance. The ravishing beauty has been seen in the Tamil films 'Jeans' and 'Kandukonaen Kandukonaen' apart from 'Iruvar'. Aishwarya Rai took Hindi filmdom by storm with successful portrayals in 'Guru', 'Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam', 'Taal', 'Dhoom 2', 'Devdas', 'Jodha Akbar', 'Sarkaar Raj', and 'Mohabbatein'. Reportedly earning around two Crores per film, she is rumored to have been paid four Crores for her new Shankar film ''Enthiran'' in which she stars alongside superstar Rajinikanth.

Toonz animate Chandamama stories

The Grandma tales and Jataka tales were represented in the comics by the renowned publisher Chandamama who owns a massive collection of over 15,000 titles at its disposal. Now, it’s the turn of animation house Toonz to animate a story from this selection into celluloid. The classic tales of Chandamama is being bought on screen as a full-length animated feature by Toonz. The movie slated for a 2011 release is proposed to be made on a whopping budget of 20 crores. The entire team of the Toonz located in Tiruvandram is presently busy working to shortlist the titles and corner on a single story for the animated flick. A total of 100 to 150 creative artists are planned to make this project take shape into a cinema. Toonz animation’s CEO P Jayakumar said, “I rely high hopes on this proposal as its chandamama stories that shaped our minds when we were young. It’s now time for the contemporary generation kids to know our classics in the form of a featurette. And we will be rendering our best efforts to churn the movie commercially successful too.” Founded in 1999, Toonz's client list includes the biggest names in media and entertainment sector like Marvel, Hallmark, Paramount, Disney, BBC and Cartoon Network.

DTS mixing for ‘Manjeera'

‘Majeera’ debuting Gautham as hero opposite Sridevi as heroine is being made in the direction of SaiBhanu. Mothukuri Sambasiva Rao is producing the film on MMK Arts banner. Haroon, Chairman of Astra Nirman India is presenting the film. According to the producer the DTS work is in progress. The audio is planned to be released in the second week of November, and the film will be released in the first week of December. The theme is said to be a love-story with a message inculcated for the youngsters. Production Executive Gopikrishna revealed that there are many surprising aspects for the audience. The story is in the back drop of the old city of Hyderabad. There are a total of five songs in the film.

Music of 'Chedugudu' on Nov 4

‘Chedugudu’ starring debutant Jayanth, son of senior artiste Bhanuchander and Swetha in the lead, is directed by PR Nagaraju and comedy actress Kovai Sarala presents this movie. Smile Movies is the production house of Chedugudu under the joint producers Bhimaneni Tirupataiah (Rayudu) and K Nagireddy. The audio of Chedugudu is to be released on Nov 4th. The shooting of the film is completed and is now in post-production. The movie makers are preparing to release the audio of the film, composed by Chakri, on 4th. Later, the movie is slated to be released during the children’s day on November 14. The director on this occasion said the movie is made as a complete entertainer with all the elements that will be interesting to audience. Producers said we thought it will be apt to choose fresh faces according to the story, so we selected Jayanth and a Chennai girl Swetha as the debutant pair for the cast. Brahmanandam, Nagababu, Jaiprakash Reddy, Shayaji Shinde, Vinod Kumar, Raghubabu, Ali, MS Narayana, Kovai Sarala are playing prominent roles in the film.

Asin not in 'Marma Yogi'

Denying all the speculations which were saying that Asin would once again share the screen with Kamal Haasan for a cameo role in 'Marma Yogi', the actress has now confirmed that there is no fact in it. The talented actress who has reached incredible heights in her career co-stars with Salman khan and Ajay Devgan in 'London Dreams' and she has been back to Mumbai recently after completing the shoot for the film for 45 days in London and Paris. Asin's next venture includes 'The 19th step', produced by Walt Disney, which would have Kamal Haasan and acclaimed Japanese actor Tadanobu. This multi-lingual film which is to be made in Tamil, English and Japanese will be directed by Bharat Bala who has made hundreds of classic commercials and also has directed acclaimed music videos including 'Vande Mataram' and 'Pray for me brother' of Maestro A.R.Rahman. 'The 19th step' will be the first Indian film on martial arts; it speaks about 'Kalaripayattu', which is claimed to be the source of all Oriental martial art forms.