babloo

A new film titled Babloo is gearing up for its release on June 3.

Mano Tej is going to make his debut as an actor and the film also stars Aditi Sharma. Ravi Charan Reddy has directed the film and Guduru Jhansi Rani has produced it. Guduru Sivaramakrishna is presenting the film.

The film is said to be a family entertainer. The film narrates a story of how a couple solves few issues which their families face. Chakri has composed the music. Brahmanandam, Raghubabu, Venu Madhav play other roles in the film. Mayuri banner is releasing the film.

ntr and trivikram combination

NTR.Jr has signed up a bunch of films and the actor is dealing with a couple of projects simultaneously. The actor will first wrap up the shoots of Oosaravelli with...

ntr and srinuvaitla combination

After Raccha, Jr NTR is planning to act in producer Ganesh Babu’s upcoming flick. The movie is being directed by the famous director ‘Srinu Vaitla’. Presently Srinu Vaitla is busy directing the movie ‘Dhukudu’ starring Mahesh Babu. Once the shooting is completed, the director is planning cast Jr NTR in his next film. Well, let’s see how the combination is going to work out? Hope the movie comes out with flying colors.

nt in politics

May 24: The Telugu Desam chief, Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu’s son, Mr Nara Lokesh, and actor Jr NTR are likely to play key roles in the party in the near future.

Sources in the Telugu Desam say that Mr Lokesh is being groomed by his father to contest in the 2014 Assembly Elections and the seemingly orchestrated demand by Mr Lokesh’s supporters to make him in-charge of the Chandragiri Assembly constituency, which was once represented by Mr Chandrababu Naidu, gives credence to the plan.

With support for Mr Lokesh growing, those backing the NTR family are now asking for a key role for Jr NTR, beginning with the Krishna district where the actor’s grandfather, N.T. Rama Rao, represented the Gudivada constituency.

Since Jr NTR is on his honeymoon after his marriage with Mr Chandrababu Naidu’s niece Ms Laxmi Pranathi, sources say that Mr Lokesh will be the focus of attention during the three-day Telugu Desam annual extravaganza, Mahanadu, which begins on May 27.

dhada

It is known that Naga Chaitanya is working for a film under the direction of Ajay Bhuyan. It has been titled as ‘Dhada’. Vogue Beauty Kajal Agarwal is the leading lady in the film. News is that filmmakers are planning to release the audio in July and film release in August. It is learnt that the film has been shot in USA, Bangkok, Manila so far and yet to complete the remaining part in USA and Europe.

Dhada is said to be a love cum action entertainer set in USA backdrop. There are six songs of which four songs have been shot in sets and two songs will be shot in Europe. Film shooting is expected to complete by this month end.

Naga Chaitanya is said to be appear in a full-time mass role in the film and, for the first time International fight master Pradit Seeluem from Thailand, has composed the action sequences for it.

The film comprises of Sriram, Samiksha, Brahmanandam, Ali, Rahul Dev, Mukesh Rishi, Kelly Dorge, Tanikella Bharani, Venu Madhav and others. Devi Sri Prasad is the music director.

mr.nokia

It is well aware that DS Rao is planning to produce a film on the banner of Sri Sailendra Cinemas, under the direction of Ani with Manchu Manoj as hero and Kruti Karbandha of ‘Teenmaar’-fame and Sana Khan as heroines.

The film was also titled ‘Mr Nokia’ and the first look posters of the film were also released to the media on the occasion of Manoj’s birthday.

The film is coming up with a different concept. After noticing the first look posters and the concept of the subject of the film, famous mobile phones manufacturing company, Nokia had come forward to take the responsibility of the publicity of the film.

The Nokia mobile company would bear the expenses of the hoardings and other publicity materials and it would be free of cost for the producer.

kshetram

Jagapathibabu and Priyamani starrer family entertainer 'Kshetram' shooting is on at a brisk pace. The movie unit will soon leave for Switzerland to shoot two songs for the movie.

G Govinda Raju and Y S Pratap Reddy are producing this film on Sri Balaji Movie Makers banner. T Venugopal is the director of the movie.

Tanikella Bharani, Kotasrinivasa Rao, Sutthi Velu, Aditya Menon, Manju Bhargavi et al are seen in this family drama.

Jagapathibabu plays the role of Veerasimha Rayulu while Priyamani's charecter is that of Nagapenchalamma.

"Jagapathibabu and Priyamani play roles that haven't been seen before in Telugu cinema. It is a semi periodic film with lots of action and sentiment. Their costumes and look in the film is very different. We will shoot a part of the film in Hyderabad in first week of July and then push off to Switzerland to shoot a couple of songs on hero and heroine"  producer Govinda Raju said.

Koti is the music director for this movie and Paruchuri Brothers pen dialogues for it.

priyamani birthday

Actress Priyamani is excited and how. “The Celebrity Cricket League is a big deal. We get to see actors from four different industries on the same field. It is a complete treat. I’m sure it will be loads of fun,” she says. And the actress is doubly elated as she’s the brand ambassador for the entire tournament.

“Shriya (Saran) and I are the brand ambassadors for the entire event. This is because the two of us have acted in films in all four languages. While that’s a great feeling, I’m also forced to be politically correct and always root for the best team to win,” says Priya.

She’s twice as thrilled because the tournament begins on her birthday. “I’m a complete cricket buff. When Ashok Kheny announced that the first leg of matches begin in Bangalore on June 4, I couldn’t contain my excitement. I couldn’t have asked for a better birthday gift,” says Priya.

The Bangalorean actress’s currently got her hands full in Sandalwood. “Right now, I’m busy with two films in Sandalwood. One is Vishnuvardhana with Sudeep. The other film is Lakshmi with Shivarajkumar,” says Priya, who also shares that she’s just signed another film that will take off in early July.

“I just heard the script of this film called KoKo, which is being directed by R Chandru. He approached me with the script earlier this week. I loved the storyline and I immediately gave my nod for the film. I’m going to be paired opposite Srinagara Kitty,” says Priya, who also has a heroine-centric film Kshetram with Shaam and Jagapathi Babu in her kitty.

rajasekhar in hospital

The shooting of ‘Idhuthanda Police-2’ came to a sudden halt in Chennai on Monday when Dr Rajasekhar, the protagonist of the film, hurt his head and hand while performing an action sequence.

According to sources, the stunt scene was being shot on the Kilpauk Medical College premises on Monday morning when the doctor-turned-actor fell down from a 10-ft high place.

“He was immediately rushed to a private hospital in Thousand Lights area where he was given treatment by doctors. It was found that there is a fracture in his right hand. Doctors have advised him complete rest,” sources said.

The film, which is a bilingual (titled ‘Mahankali’ in Telugu) is being directed by Rajasekhar’s wife Jeevitha. “Shooting will continue as soon as Rajasekhar returns with good health.”

rajini is recovered

“The Superstar has recovered but we want him to stay in Singapore for at least a week so that he has more privacy,” said the Tamil actor who married Rajinikanth’s daughter Aishwarya in 2004.

“He is on a normal diet, is cheerful and is spending time walking, watching films and meditating,” Dhanush told reporters.

“The Superstar’s health condition is super, and if he doesn’t return in 10 days, it means he is enjoying a vacation there,” he said.

He thanked all Rajini fans for their prayers and wishes.

“Thank you guys. Its really touching dat u all r wid us.V all need you and ur prayers r all answered well :),” tweeted Dhanush.

The actor also cleared the rumour on ‘Rana’ being Rajinikanth’s last film.

“I never said rana s sirs last film. Wen asked whether he ll cont actin n movies I said dat only he shud answer but rana wil happen.god bless,” Dhanush he posted on micro-blogging site Twitter.

“Its really funny how pple can manipulate statements. Haha. Oh I'm tired of this rumours now :) I never made a statement like that. Its absolutely made up news. Rajini wil keep rocking,” he tweeted as he joined Rajinikanth in Singapore.
Rajinikanth has been admitted to Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, where he is reportedly being treated for kidney ailment.

The Tamil actor, in a one-minute audio tape, said: "I am happily going about my routine. I will return as soon as the treatment is over.”

Thanking his fans for their love and support, he said: “How can I reciprocate the love you have shown for me? How will I pay you all back? I will never let down all my fans throughout the world. I have God’s blessings and the blessings of the Guru. Above all, I have the blessing of all my fans who are the manifestation of God.”

Rajinikanth flew to Singapore for treatment on Friday night along with daughters Aishwarya and Soundarya, sons-in-laws and doctor Muralidharan. His wife Latha joined him on Saturday.

Rajinikanth was admitted to Sri Ramachandra Medical Centre in Chennai on May 15.

The Tamil actor has been undergoing dialysis and has kidney problems.

Rajinikanth has been suffering from recurrent respiratory infection and gastro intestinal ailments and was advised complete bed rest.

The 61-year-old star with a god like fan following after the phenomenal success of Robot (Endhiran), which was dubbed in Hindi as well, had recently started working on his new film Rana with Deepika Padukone in Chennai.

He plays three roles in the film on the Mahurat sets of which he fell sick on April 29 and had to be hospitalized first.

rajini in hospital

Superstar Rajnikanth’s upcoming film, Rana seems to be in the eye of a storm because of the actors ill health. But the news is not getting shelved. Director KS Ravikumar said in a statement that he is disturbed after reports emerged that he is shelving the film after Rajnikanth fell ill.

“We have been getting some disturbing feedback about the film being cancelled. This is totally false. It is natural for people to fall ill and as our leading star is now not so well, we feel unpleasant about such rumours,” says the director.
The director says that Rajni is raring to go and will begin shooting for the film as soon as he is fit to do so. “Rana is Rajini Sir’s dream project and his brain child — hence he is very much keen on undertaking it and completing it. His ill health might have caused a minor glitch initially in the shooting plans but he is positive about recovering and getting back into action,” he adds.
But co-star Deepika Padukone’s shooting schedule continues is on course and she is expected to start shooting from July.
“We have Deepika’s dates only from post July. The shoot is postponed temporarily as we are awaiting Rajni sir’s complete recovery. He is on his way to a speedy recovery and we are now hopeful of releasing Rana the next year (2012),” he ends.

rana

Superstar Rajnikanth’s upcoming film, Rana seems to be in the eye of a storm because of the actors ill health. But the news is not getting shelved. Director KS Ravikumar said in a statement that he is disturbed after reports emerged that he is shelving the film after Rajnikanth fell ill.
“We have been getting some disturbing feedback about the film being cancelled. This is totally false. It is natural for people to fall ill and as our leading star is now not so well, we feel unpleasant about such rumours,” says the director.
The director says that Rajni is raring to go and will begin shooting for the film as soon as he is fit to do so. “Rana is Rajini Sir’s dream project and his brain child — hence he is very much keen on undertaking it and completing it. His ill health might have caused a minor glitch initially in the shooting plans but he is positive about recovering and getting back into action,” he adds.
But co-star Deepika Padukone’s shooting schedule continues is on course and she is expected to start shooting from July.
“We have Deepika’s dates only from post July. The shoot is postponed temporarily as we are awaiting Rajni sir’s complete recovery. He is on his way to a speedy recovery and we are now hopeful of releasing Rana the next year (2012),” he ends.

vadu vedu

The new trend in Kollywood with actors chipping in to help their contemporaries in trouble seems to be refreshing. An example for this is the Arya-Vishal friendship. As per sources, it was Arya who was instrumental in ensuring that Avan Ivan was made. He had approached director Bala with a proposal from AGS Films to produce the film. Arya then ensured that his close buddy Vishal was a part of the film.
Now, at a time when Avan Ivan is facing difficulties in hitting the screens owing to certain problems with the distributors, Vishal and Arya are trying to set it right and have the film released on time. Both the actors are doing everything within their power to ensure that Avan Ivan hits the silver screens on June 10^th, as planned.
It is refreshing to note that the young stars are not giving way to egoistic tendencies and working in tandem to ensure that their movie comes out without any trouble.

sri rama rajyam

The most prestigious movie of Balakrishna ‘Srirama Rajyam’ directed by Bapu and produced by Yalamanchi Saibabu on the banner of Sri Saibaba Movies is presently shooting at Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad.

It is well aware that the film is the remake of the yesteryears’ classic ‘Lava Kusa’. The film, which is a multi-starrer, had several top class artistes in different roles.

Akkineni Nageswara Rao is playing the role of Valmiki and Nayanatara is playing the role of Sita. Presently some combination scenes involving the characters of Rama, Sita, Lakshmana (Srikant), Bharata (Saikumar), Satrughna and Anjaneya are being shot in the present schedule and the shooting would continue till June 29 with which the director is planning to wrap up the shooting.

Here is another interesting news about the film. The crown used by the thespian, the late NT Rama Rao, was polished and is being used for this film by his son Balakrishna.

Illayaraja for the first time scored music for a mythological movie, while the late Ramana had completed the penning of the script few days before his death.

The producer is making efforts to release the film in August.

mahadevanaidu

Nandamuri Balakrishna’s upcoming film in the direction of Paruchuri Murali has finally got a title. The tile Mahadeva Naidu has been registered in the film chamber by the producers. The film will see Balakrishna act in three different roles of three different generations.The film is slated to be a late summer release. M L Kumar Chowdary produces this film on Sri Keerthi Combines.

Tanish is acting as the main lead in the movie Kodi Punju directed by BVV Chowdary and presented by Sri Sailendra Cinema banner and prouced by SS Bujji Babu, this action love story is doing its last schedule from May 26th to June 6th in Godavari dist.

Kodi Punju is a action love entertainer and has shot in places like Hyderabad,palakollu and other beautifull locations, Music is by Anup rubens and movie will complete its post production work and will be released in the month of July.

Roja is acting in a power full role Daggubati Seetha Ratnam and Shobana is being introduced as the heroine with the movie.

Taapsee, the glamorous heroine, who is ready to shed anything to expose her beauties, belly button and the waistline, had bagged an opportunity to play as heroine in Krishnavamsi’s forthcoming film ‘Mogudu’ with Gopichand as hero.

Though the directors so far tried to make use of her glamour and her daring to expose her beauties on the screen, there is another secret in her life.

She was a very good classical dancer and had a dream to showcase her dancing skills on the screen.

Krishnavamsi gave her an opportunity to showcase her expertise in dancing in this film. Not only dances, the director etched her character, which had a lot of scope for performance too.

Let us see, how far Taapsee would prove that she was a performer too.

Saloni, who made her reentry in Tollywood with Maryada Ramanna is slowly getting a foothold here. Saloni wasn’t immediately showered with offers post Maryada Ramanna. She signed a small film Telugu Ammayi as nothing came in her way. Luck started to shine late on her as she bagged few biggies now.

Saloni is paired up with Balakrishna in Mahadeva Naidu as one of the female leads. She is also doing a key role in Venkatesh movie Bodyguard says the buzz. Trisha is the main heroine in it and Saloni is roped in for other heroine role in it.

By bagging two big films opposite two senior stars, Saloni is definitely making her reentry count. Saloni is also being approached by Tamil and Kannada filmmakers. Isn’t it strange to see how one hit changes one’s life forever?