Chiranjeevi's Daughter Seeks Police Protection

Rizwanur Rahman’s fate on her lips, superstar Chiranjeevi’s daughter and her husband made a dramatic appearance in Delhi High Court today and sought protection.

Srija, 19, appealed for the court’s help this morning, saying she feared a repeat of the Calcutta case, in which industrialist Ashok Todi, Rizwanur’s father-in-law, has been named in an FIR that for the time being treats the young graphic designer’s death as murder.

Rizwanur Rahman’s fate on her lips, superstar Chiranjeevi’s daughter and her husband made a dramatic appearance in Delhi High Court today and sought protection.

Srija, 19, appealed for the court’s help this morning, saying she feared a repeat of the Calcutta case, in which industrialist Ashok Todi, Rizwanur’s father-in-law, has been named in an FIR that for the time being treats the young graphic designer’s death as murder.

Srija and Shirish Bhardwaj, 22, who had married against their families’ wishes in Hyderabad on Wednesday and gone underground, surfaced before the high court today.

“The couple came to the capital, changing several cars on the way to save themselves,” Srija’s counsel Pinky Anand told the chief justice, pressing for an urgent hearing.

The court asked police to extend immediate protection to the newly-weds, though Chiranjeevi’s lawyer Maninder Singh kept assuring the judge that there was no threat to the couple.

The actor had also made a public statement on TV blessing his daughter, Singh said.

“Delhi police would be kept informed by the petitioners (Srija and Shirish) about their residential address in the capital. The police shall give necessary protection so that their lives face no danger,” Chief Justice S.N. Dhingra said.

The court then adjourned the matter till October 29 to allow Chiranjeevi time to reply to the allegations.

In her petition, Srija said she had married a Brahmin at an Arya Samaj temple, which her family, belonging to the Kapu caste, did not approve of.

Anand said Srija, a chartered accountancy student, also wanted protection against any old case that may be reopened or new ones that might be filed against the couple to intimidate them. “There are reports in a section of the media about some cases pending against Shirish.”

Newspapers have claimed that Chiranjeevi had opposed the marriage because of Shirish’s involvement in an earlier case. The engineering graduate had reportedly eloped with a minor girl in 2002. A case of kidnapping was registered, but the charges were eventually dropped after the girl’s family backed out.

Shirish today rubbished the charge. “All allegations are false. I don’t know why an old case is being linked to my marriage now,” he said.

Chiranjeevi’s younger brother Pavan Kalyan said there was “absolutely no threat” to the couple’s lives from the family. “We neither have any idea about their whereabouts nor are we searching for them,” Kalyan, also an actor, told reporters in Hyderabad.

He also surrendered his revolver at the Jubilee Hills police station. “I am surrendering the weapon so that there is no scope for any misunderstanding. We wish Srija a happy life wherever she is,” he said.

Kalyan advised the newly-weds not to waste the police’s time “as law-enforcing agencies have more important things to do”.

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Chiru Responds to Srija's Marriage

Chiranjeevi sent a message to the media to convey a message to her daughter Srija. He said that theri family & Chiru himself hope that Srija is happy where ever she is and seeked blessings for her daughter from all his well wishers.

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Chiranjeevi's Daughter Srija's Marriage

Srija, second daughter of Mega Star Chiranjeevi married Sirish Bharadwaj in Boyinapalli Arya Samaj on Wednesday morning. The couple got married in the presence of their friends without the knowledge of elders from either side. Srija recently completed her intermediate and is pursuing CA. Sirish Bharadwaj is an engineering student, belonging to Begumpet, his father is a lawyer. According to the sources, Sirish Bharadwaj is a close friend of one Congress politician's son and the couple met in a party four years back and fell in love. However, the newly wed couple issued a statement to the media that they got married in Arya Samaj. Arya Samaj's secretary Brihaspati Acharya informed media that they registered their names with them on October 12 and had given all their particulars to the authorities. Arya Samaj also published an invitation card in which it was clearly mentioned Chiranjeevi as her father. Fans and media thronged Chiranjeevi's residence in city after the news broke out. The security is beefed up at his residence, only close relatives, friends are being allowed inside. Srija told media that she likes her father very much and hopes that he would accept their marriage.

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"I love Surya"- Meghna Naidu

Meghna Naidu is busy these days in Tamil. She has a series of films lined up in Kollywood. Initially, she was specializing in playing glamorous second heroines roles but she is now graduating to playing heroines.

"In my new film with Sharat Kumar, I play the role of a news reporter. I have seen and interacted with many news reporters in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil. So, playing the role wasn't that complicated. I simply did whatever the director had asked me to do. I'm the heroine in this film," she says.

She had recently starred in a music album that was made as part of the campaign against smoking.

"I intend to concentrate on both films and albums. I got my first big break only through music albums," she continues.

When asked who her favorite actor is, Meghna Naidu doesn't hesitate to reply. "I love Surya's performance in his films. I'd like to work with him sometime," she reveals.

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Dubai Seenu completes shoot

The shooting of 'Dubai Seenu' directed by Sreenu Vaitla and produced by Bhagawan and Danaiah on the banner of Universal Media with Raviteja and Nayanatara in the lead was completed recently. Director says, 'Raviteja's performance, his style of comedy would attract the audiences. Each scene would be quite entertaining. Manisharma's music had come out well.

Coming to the story, Seenu appears very useful and friendly for each and everyone. However, Seenu has a life ambition to go to Dubai and settle in life. So, every one used to call him as Dubai Seenu. Whether Seenu really left his village to reach Dubai or not is a big suspense which had to be watched on the screen.

' Producers say, 'The film would be a sure success than the earlier hit in the combination of Sreenu Vaitla and Raviteja like 'Venky.' We will soon launch the audio of the film.' Story is by Gopi-Mohan, dialogues are by Chintapalli Ramana, while camera is by Bharani Dharan.

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'Aa' sentiment hits this summer

The Telugu industry almost survives on sentiment. Most of the films would begin with a particular sentiment and even our heroes believe this sentiment.

Though there was a comment that the summer releases this year were not that successful, on the other hand 'Aa' sentiment is being worked out well during this season. 'Jagadam and Okkadunnadu' though received a positive response, there were not that great hits.

However, EVV Satyanarayana's 'Attili Sattibabu' achieved a huge commercial success. The full run collections of Kitakitalu were recovered in just one week run of 'Attili Sattibabu'. The next release 'Dhee' though proved a hit film, it was still proved week as far as collections.

The next release Victory Venkatesh's film 'Aadavari Maatalaku Ardhale Verule', which starts with the letter 'Aa' again proved a super success.

Dil Raju's film with Prabhas as hero 'Munna' is also running with a divided talk. Finally, in order to come to a conclusion, the films which started with the latter 'Aa' were running in a good range even now.

Now, MS Raju's film, with Siddhartha as hero, 'Aata' would also become a big hit if the sentiment was true, claim Film Nagar sources.

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Pawan Kalyan's new flick from May 6

The shooting of the next film with Power Star Pawan Kalyan and Ileana in the lead under the direction of Trivikram Srinivas and produced by Allu Aravind on the banner of Gita Arts is slated to begin from May 6 at Hyderabad.

Some comedy skits and other scenes involving Pawan Kalyan, Sunil, Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam were shot in the first schedule. The scenes with the combination of Ileana would be shot from the first week of June.

The current schedule which is supposed to begin on May 6 would continue till Jun 30 without any interruption. The entire talkie part shooting would be completed during this schedule.

Devisri Prasad is scoring music for the film.

The flick evoked huge expectations as it was coming after a hit film like 'Annavaram' from Pawan Kalyan and 'Athadu' of Trivikram Srinivas.

The film is being made as a family entertainer and the producer is planning to release the film as Vijayadasami gift.

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Nisha Kothari gets another one in Telugu

Glamour girls have a very short career span in films. Now that competition has further increased, it becomes an achievement of sorts to even manage a handful of films.

Nisha Kothari has officially crossed the mark that separates her from all the other newcomers. In Bollywood, she has become a regular feature of all the films that Ramgopal Varma makes. Until now, Tollywood audience had been seeing her only in some of the dubbed version of the Bollywood films, like 'James' and 'Shiva 2006'.

Her direct debut in Telugu will be with Balakrishna in his new film 'Okka Magadu'. Even before it hit the theatres, Nisha has got herself a new offer.

This time around, she is going to be the heroine of the young hero Nitin in his new film. Amma Rajashekar will direct this one. The film's name hasn't been confirmed yet.

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Dil Raju to distribute 'Aata' for Nizam area

Directed by VN Aditya and produced by MS Raju on the banner of Sumanth Art Productions, 'Aata' with Siddhartha and Ileana in the lead is all set for release soon.

Devisri Prasad is giving tunes for the movie.

The audio was launched into the market recently through Aditya Audio and Maruthi Audio and evoked a very good response. The producer is releasing the film on May 9 after completing all the shooting and post-production formalities.

Meanwhile, the distribution rights for the film for Nizam area were bagged by 'Dil' Raju, and the film would be distributed through Sri Venkateswara Creations.

Dil Raju is known for taking careful steps while selecting a story and watching its movements for all the films he had produced so far and achieved successive hits.

Bagging rights of 'Aata' by Dil Raju earned more craze to the film and it received hit talk due to Dil Raju's interest towards the film.

At one stage, Dil Raju says, 'As a producer, I am inspired at MS Raju's films. I always thought of making films on the lines of MS Raju. I am very happy for securing the distribution rights for MS Raju's film.'

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Reema Sen in demand

Reema Sen has had a mixed career. Even Though she has acted in some movies, which were a big hit, she does not get regular offers. Reema is however very popular as a sizzling dancer, particularly in the title songs. She has earned a name for herself as a very good performer in title songs. She charges around 30 lakhs for a role as a heroine in films.

However, she is more in demand for title songs. Realizing this, Reema has jacked up her price considerably. She is now reportedly demanding about 7-8 lakhs to appear in the song. The producers are aghast but they really seem to have no choice, as she is very good and popular in the title songs. The audience simply seems to love her in title songs roles.

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Priyamani in demand

Priyamani has been around for some time now. However she has not been flooded with offers or recognized properly. However all this has changed with the success of her last film. This has given a big boost to her career and the producers have lined up to cast her in their films.

Priyamani has jacked up her price overnight and she now is charging upwards of 8 lakhs per film. A 100% jump in her remuneration. She is also determined to prove herself as a heroine of caliber and establish herself firmly both in Tollywood and Kollywood.

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Sada loves her home

Sada is one person who is happy with her simple lifestyle. She is not fond of partying and is quite happy to spend all her leisure time at her home. Her favorite places re her bedroom and her living room. She can spend days and days together in her house without feeling bored.

She has done up her place tastefully and stylishly. Her living room is painted white and peach while her bedroom is painted off white and light yellow.

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Mumaith Khan stuns heroine!!!

Mumait Khan has had mixed results in Telugu. 'Evadaithey Naakenthi' was a super hit. Soon after, she was picked up by Lawrence Raghava for 'Don' but she was thrown out of it for mysterious reasons.

She has now shifted her attention to Tamil and is having a pretty good run there.

'Madurai Veeran' is the name of the film that she is eagerly waiting for now. Megasupergood Film's RB Choudary is the producer and it stars his elder son Ramesh in the lead role.

They had picked up Saloni as the heroine. As the name suggests, Saloni is from Mumbai. Like most Bollywood star aspirants, Saloni has no qualms about wearing glamorous costumes or even starring in an item number. Since this is her first film in Tamil, she is more than eager to make a powerful impact on the audience.

So, imagine her surprise when she heard that the producer and director had picked Mumait for a very glamorous item number in the film.

An intense glamour-rivalry will be on in this film.

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Karishma confirmed as Chiru's heroine

The team of 'Shankardaa Zindabad' got tired of the suspense around the heroine and has finally picked up Karishma Kotak for the role.

Here is the list of actresses who were seriously considered for the role. It begins with Vidhya Balan, the actress who had starred in the original, 'Lagey Raho Munnabhai'. When she kept playing hard-to-get, attention shifted to Nayantara. There were talks that Nagarjuna himself had recommended her for the role. But it was her bad time that she was busy dealing with one controversy after the other.

She then accepted the offer in 'Dubai Seenu', in which she plays the role of a radio jockey.

Then, there was Asin and even Trisha. That was also the time when the name of Karishma Kotak began making the rounds. She had modeled for brands like Kingfisher Limca, Liril and some well-known European labels.

Her schedule in the film begins today, the 26th of April.

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Venumadhav portrays 'Desa Pokiri' in 'Bhukailas'

A vagabond youth who is said to be a useless fellow in his village, gets
crores of rupees overnight due to real estate boom. Like any other average man, he too planned to produce a film on his own. To follow the current trend, he titled the film as 'Desa Pokiri'. He will be the hero in that movie while there are four heroines.

What happened next has to be seen onhe screen in 'Bhukailas' directed by Siva Nageswara Rao. While Venumadhav is playing the hero, Suhasini, Mumaith Khan, Gowri Munjal and Lovy arr playing the heroines. Producer Gurunatha Reddy says, 'The film would enthrall and entertain the audiences very frequently. Presently we are canning some songs in Thailand. With this we would wrap up the shooting. We are planning to release the film in May.

' Tanikella Bharani, Ali, LB Sriram, Krishna Bhagawan, Raghubabu, Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam, Bhargavi, Swati and
others are in the cast.

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Sreedevi says no to marriage

Sreedevi is in no hurry to get married any time soon. She is amused by all the talk in the media about her marriage plans. She says that she is currently enjoying her work in Tollywood and wants to work for some more time before settling down in matrimony.

Her sisters are happily married and she is being asked to follow suit. Sreedevi is getting some quite good offers and wants to grab them and maker her mark in the filed before calling it quits.

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Visakha Singh game for any roles

Young sensation Visakha Singh is very frank and forthright about her life and work. The model turned actor is raring to go in Tollywood. She has acted in a couple of Bollywood movies but her Telugu film has hit the screen first. She is a graduate in Business Administration and has worked as a model.

Like all imports to Tollywood, she is also singing the right tunes saying she is very impressed with the work and the artists in Tollywood etc. Well everyone says that same nowadays, so we hope she will show something different and unique in her acting. She says that she is game to play any kind of roles as long as they are clean and do not have any trace of vulgarity.

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Can Nisha Kothari boost Nitin’s career?

Sexy and sultry actress Nisha Kothari has been paired opposite hero Nitin in a new film. Nitin is lying low for quite some time with no hit to his credit. He desperately needs a hit ti get back into the limelight in Tollywood. Amma Rajasheaker will direct the film.

The director is also desperate for a hit as his earlier films have bombed at the box-office. They both are banking on Nisha Kothari to give them the much needed hit. Nisha is currently acting in the Balakrishna Starrer ‘Okka Mogadu’.

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Conflict between five heroines!!!

These days, it is difficult to have a trouble-free shooting with just one heroine. Imagine what it would be like to make a film with five heroines!!! The stunt was recently attempted in Tamil with great success. The five heroines in question were very well-known in Telugu too- Sneha, Namitha, Malavika, Jyothirmayi (from '12 Strangers') and Keerthi Chawla.

When the shooting was on, there were no conflicts among the actresses.

But now problem has surfaced.

It all began when one of the reporters asked the director about the pay packages to the five heroines. He wanted to know who was paid the most.

Everybody assumed that Sneha would have received the highest pay because all the other heroines in the film were more glamour-prone and therefore were somehow considered lesser mortals when it comes to pay cheques.

The director was in a dilemma. He simply said, "My task was to direct the film and complete it without troubles. You'll have to ask the producer about the pay cheques."

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Trisha returns as Chiru's heroine???

It looks as if Trisha is fast becoming an 'old habit' of director Prabhudeva.

For some mysterious reason, the team of 'Shankardada Zindabad' just hasn't been able to make its mind up about the film's heroine. Initially, everybody was bent on bringing Vidhya Balan in as the heroine. She just wouldn't accept the offer because she had old scores to settle with the south Indian film industry and she is very busy with her Bollywood offers.

Then, there was Asin. She was okay until the Hindi version of 'Ghajini' with Aamir Khan happened.

Prabhudeva and Trisha are very good friends. There were rumors that the actress was the one who had recommended him as the director of the Tamil version of 'Pokkiri'. She had already worked as heroine in both the films that Prabhudeva had directed in Telugu.

Now, it seems the director is eager to bring her in as the heroine of 'Shankardada Zindabad'. She was Chiranjeevi's heroine in his previous film 'Stalin' too, so he isn't going to be that pleased about working with her in two consecutive films.

What we don't understand is- why has it become so difficult to find a heroine for a Megastar film???

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Trisha hot and sexy in ‘Bheema’

Good news for all Trisha fans. Trisha may have the girl next door looks in a quite a few films. But in real life she is a different kind of a girl altogether. Many of us remember Trisha as a simpleton and a village belle in films like ‘Nuvvosthanante Nee Vaddantana’ and Varsham’.

Well the good news is that Trisha is acting in a new Tamil film ‘Bheema’ opposite Vikram. In the film, she is sporting a new look all hot and sexy. Her whole look and costumes are said to be entirely different from her earlier films. So get set to welcome anew hot and sexy Trisha.

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Abbas gets injured doing a somersault!

One should not attempt to do things that are beyond one's capability. Actor Abbas learnt it the hard way. In his over eagerness, he did a somersault and broke his left hand.

Though it is rare to see Abbas in Tamil films, he makes frequent appearances in Telugu films. He is now the hero of a Telugu film 'Ruthramani' and the shooting is going on in Hyderabad.

In a fight scene, Abbas is supposed to clash with villain Sathyaprakash. Stunt master Prakash planned to use a dupe for a scene where Abbas is to do a somersault. But Abbas turned down the suggestion, even when director Khalil advised using a dupe. He wanted to do the action himself.

As luck would have it, Abbas lost grip and hurt his left hand and it started to bleed. Shooting was stopped. Abbas was taken to the hospital and treated. There are varying reports - one that he has been only slightly hurt and another that he has broken his arm.

But one thing is for sure. That Abbas got hurt when doing a somersault and landed in hospital!

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'Okka Magaadu' shoots in Rajahmundry

The shooting of 'Okka Magaadu' directed and produced by YVS Choudary on the banner of Bommarillu with Balakrishna, Anushka and Nisha Kothari in the lead and Simran in a special role is progressing in and around Rajahmundry.


The film unit had recently returned from Australia after completing the schedule.

Balakrishna is appearing in a superb get-up in this schedule and Simran also joined the shoot. It is reliably learnt that Simran is going to appear as a 65-year-old woman.

Manisharma scored tunes for the movie, while Balakrishna is playing a dual role in the movie. This prestigious film had screenplay from Posani Krishna Murali.

YVS Choudary says, 'We are making the film to suit the expectations of all the fans of Nandamuri clan. We are sure that the film would remain a big hit in the Telugu film industry.'

Efforts are on to complete all the formalities soon and release the film on September 7.

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'Chirutha' next schedule from May 3

The shooting of a film directed by Puri Jagannath and produced by C Aswinidutt on the banner of Vyjayanti Movies with Ram Chanran Teja, son of Padma Bhushan, Mega Star, Dr Chiranjeevi, as hero and Delhi model Neha as heroine had completed its first schedule at Bangkok by April 20.

Almost all the important scenes were shot there. The next schedule of the film was planned from May 3 in and around Hyderabad.

It is said that the unit members were surprised at the ease shown by Ram Charan Teja in dances and fights and they proved that he could easily continue the legacy of his father Chiranjeevi.

Manisharma gave fantastic tunes for the flick.

Director Puri Jagannath says, 'The film is getting ready to reach the expectations of everyone. After 'Pokiri and Desamuduru' this film would be the hattrick film for me.'

It is reliably learnt that 'Chiruta' title was confirmed for the movie. It was planned to release the film on August 22, the birthday of Chiranjeevi.

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Krishnavamsi's next with Balakrishna?

The title of Krishnavamsi's new film has created lot of curiosity in Tollywood. There was some uncertainty following the cancellation of his new film with Ravitheja. The film was dropped because the producer and hero couldn't work out a salary deal that was mutually agreeable.

Krishnavamsi has now started his new project with Navdeep and Shiva Balaji in the lead. Pre-production works are now on. In another few days, actual shooting will begin.

Meanwhile, Krishnavamsi had already started planning for his next film. As of now, he has only registered the name. 'Bheeshma' is the name that he has picked for the new film. Ever since news about this had got out, speculations are on that Balakrishna might play the lead role. There were talks for a while that the two might end up doing a film with each other soon. Everybody is now wondering if this would be the film.

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'Aata' audio launch on April 27

The audio of 'Aata' directed by VN Aditya of 'Manasanta Nuvve, Nenunnanu and Boss'-fame and produced by MS Raju on the banner of Sumanth Arts with Siddhartha and Ileana in the lead is all set for launch on April 27. Presently the film is busy in post-production works. Efforts are on to release the film on May 9.

Director says, 'The producer did not compromise on budget at any point of time.' Dialogues are by Paruchuri Brothers and music is by Devisri Prasad.

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Vedika hikes her rates!

Vedika is the slim and beautiful actress who always looks like the much-improved version of Nagma.

Once in a while, she makes an attempt or two to establish herself in Telugu, but with limited success. Then, when Lawrence Raghava approached her for the Tamil/Telugu bilingual 'Muni', she was only too glad to accept it. The film turned out to be an above-average hit in both the languages.

Meanwhile, Simbu was having problems in finding a heroine for his new film. His ill-reputation when it comes to his female-costars had made many leading heroines nervous about acting with him.

Vedika came forward. But suddenly, her rates have shot up. There are talks that she wants Rs 15 Lakhs to act in the role. It also seems that the team is ready to give her that kind of salary.

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Dhanush goes to court over remuneration

Hero Dhanush has approached the court regarding non-payment of his agreed remuneration. Dhanush alleged in his complainant that he was promised a remuneration of Rs. 2 crore and later he reduced it by 25 lakh. The producer paid him only 50 lakhs and the remaining is still due.

He told that court that he even agreed to reduce it further by another 25 lakh but even after that the producer did nor pay him the balance amount. He sought the court’s order to stall the release of the film ‘Parattai ennigra Azhagusunandram’. The film is slated for release on April 26.

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Meera Jasmine Vs Nayantara!!!

Meera Jasmine and Nayantara have lots of things in common.

Both are from Kerala. Both are Christians. Both came to Tamil and became superhits with just one film. Almost simultaneously, both moved to Telugu. But, as of now, Nayantara seems to have an upper hand in Tollywood. Her popularity outshines Meera Jasmine's. Both are naturals when it comes to getting themselves into gossips and all kinds of troubles

But, in spite of all these things and their career rivalry, they are polite to each other.

So, when Nayantara began to build a palatial house in Kerala, Meera Jasmine paid a visit to the construction site. She was so impressed by the work and the plans that she immediately decided to build a house herself too.

Coincidentally, both the houses are being built at a cost of Rs 1.5 Crores!!!

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Simran becomes Prakashraj's wife

The former No 1 Simran has lost al the weight that she had gained during pregnancy and looks stunningly beautiful these days. But that hasn't helped change the attitude of the film industry towards her.

She was considered for a role as comedian-turned-hero Vadivelu in his new film but rumors are on that he wasn't that keen on starring with a heroine who also happens to be the mother of a baby!

But it looks as if ad films are a bit kinder to her than films are.

She will soon be starring as Prakashraj's wife in a commercial.

Her Telugu film with Balakrishna, in which she appears as both his heroine and his 80-year-old grandma is a film that she is looking forward to.

Our Word of Advice- She could learn a lesson or two from Ramya Krishnan on how to continue to be popular even after a marriage and kid.

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Kodandarami Reddy to launch son Vikram

Director Kodandarami Reddy is all set to launch his son Vikram into films with his new yet to be titled film.

He has zeroed in on Shraddha Arya, a new face in Tollywood. Shraddha played the role of Amitabh Bachchan’s daughter in the film in ‘Nisabd’.

Shraddha was discovered by a TV channel as part of their show ‘Cine Star Ki Khoj’.

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Abhinayasri wants to do ‘more’

Abhinayasri has entertained the Telugu audiences with her hot and sexy dance numbers. She now faces tough competition from Mumaith Khan who is giving her a run for her money.

Realizing this Abhinayasri now wants to switch over to meaty roles – read character artist roles.

She did a role in ‘Attili Sattibabau’ and is currently acting in ‘Toss’. She say that while she is open to take up more roles as a character artist she also is looking to lay heroine and has even approached some producers. But it is reported that the producers are ready to offer only dance numbers to her.

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'Chirutha' shoots key scenes

The shooting of a film directed by Puri Jagannath and produced by C Aswinidutt on the banner of Vyjayanti Movies with Ramcharan Teja, son of Padma Bhushan, Mega Star, Dr Chiranjeevi, as hero and Delhi model Neha in the female lead, is progressing at a brisk pace in Bangkok.

Some key scenes involving Ramcharan Teja and Neha were shot very recently.

Canning of two songs were also complete, besides an action episode. It is reliably learnt that the entire first half of the film would run with Bangkok in its backdrop.

The film is completely being made a youthful entertainer and Manisharma is giving melodious tunes to all the songs.

The unit members were claiming that Ramcharan Teja is showing very good ease in dance numbers like his father Chiranjeevi.

'Chirutha' is the title under consideration for the flick and it was planned to release the film on August 22.

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I am fortunate to play heroine in 'Gnapakam' – Visakha Singh

Directed by Uppalapati Narayana Rao and produced by Kongara Subhashini and Chakradhar Paturi on the banner of German Town Entertainments, 'Gnapakam' with Atluri Venkateswara Rao and Visakha Singh in the lead is all set for release soon.

Speaking on the occasion, heroine Visakha Singh says, 'I am very happy for my introduction as heroine through a Telugu film. Moreover, I was able grab a very good character right in my first movie. It is a matured and responsible character at the same time I could be able to play a bubbly girl character. Of course, I troubled our director Uppalapati Narayana Rao a lot, especially because of language. I don't know Telugu. So he dealt with me very carefully. It remained a memorable incident in my acting career especially in my debut appearance. Everyone would have sweet memories, the director moulded some of such memories on the screen in an effective way. All those who watch the film would deeply involve in the film and identify themselves in one of the charactes. I am very much thankful to the director Rao and producers for giving me such a very good opportunity right in my debut appearance.'

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'Munna' cans the last song

Dil Raju is producing 'Munna' introducing Vamsy Paidipally as director, on the banner of Sri Venkateswara Creations with Young Rebel Star Prabhas as hero and Ileana as heroine.

Presently a song is being choreographed for the film which is the last one for the film at Sarathi Studios in Hyderabad.

A song 'Koncham Koncham…' tuned by Harris Jayaraj is being shot on Prabhas, Ileana and some dancers at a specially erected huge set. This song would appear before the climax and has a specific mass beat, which had already received good response from the public.

Dil Raju is known for making love and family entertainers and for the first time, he is doing a film in complete commercial format. It was planned to release the film on April 27.

Dil Raju says, 'All those films which have come on our banner were hits one after the other. We are confident this film would be the biggest hits among all the films made on our banner. We are sure that the film would bag hit talk right from the first morning show.'

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I will continue my career as an artiste too – Mumaith Khan

Mumaith Khan made her debut into the Telugu films through '1-4-3' directed by Puri Jagannath, and continued her career as an item girl in 'Munnabhai MBBS'.

Later she became popular with her song 'Mannela Tintiviraa… Krishna…' in 'Chatrapati' directed by SS Rajamouli.

She shot into fame with her song 'Ippatikinkaa… Naa Vayasu…Ninda Padahaare…' in 'Pokiri', the film directed by Puri Jagannath which rewrote the 75-year-old Telugu film industry's history with extraordinary collections. Very recently she turned an artiste and played a role as 'Maisamma' in 'Yevadaithe Naakenti' of Dr Rajasekhar.

Later, the directors started giving her roles in their films. She is playing different roles in 'Bhukailas' and 'Operation Duryodhana' now.

Speaking on the occasion, she says, 'I entered into the film industry to become an artiste. However, I turned an item girl in order to not to miss any opportunity. My time is very good now and I earned a good name for my role as 'Maisamma'. The opportunities which I got later in other films would also earn me good name as an artiste. I will continue in the film industry as an artiste, and at the same time, I don't ignore opportunities if I was asked to shake my legs in item numbers.'

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All eyes on forthcoming films from Nandamuri clan

The Telugu film industry could not forget the late Nandamuri Taraka Ramarao, who remained the No. 1 hero in the past. Heroes like Balakrishna, NT Rama Rao and Kalyanram who were continuing his legacy in the film industry, gave memorable hit films in their career.

However, all of them were deprived of hits for the past some time.

This has become a cause of concern for their fans as well. But the fans of NTR clan are eagerly awaiting the forthcoming films from their favourite stars.

Directed by YVS Choudary on his home banner Bommarillu, Balakrishna's ensuing movie 'Okka Magaadu' is fast progressing in shooting.

Likewise, the Rajamouli-NTR combo which was proved a big hit with 'Simhadri' is coming up with another socio-fantasy flick 'Yamadonga'.

Finally, Nandamuri Kalyanram is pairing up with director Samudra who is producing a film on his own. This would be the remake of a successful Tamil film 'Sivakaasi'.

All these three projects are coming out as mega projects and all the eyes are eagerly looking at them.

TeluguFilm is also wishing that the three films would be the biggest hits.

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Something wrong with 'Don'?

There is something strange happening on the sets of 'Don'. Director Lawrence Raghava first picked up Mamata Mohandas as the heroine and then removed her abruptly.

The reason given was- she couldn't act properly. Now, another actress too found herself out of the film for mysterious reasons.

The success of 'Evadaithey Nakenthi' rescued Rajashekar's career from oblivion. It also made a star out of Mumaith Khan. Until then, Maumaith was only an item dancer in Telugu. The film had her in the role of a police officer. Soon, quite a number of offers followed. 'Don' was one of them.

Even before her role began, news came that she was not going to work in the film. There were contradictory reports. Some said that the director had removed her from the film because she was not professional in her attitude.

But she says that she had walked out of the film because she didn't like the way she was treated on the sets.

Strange!

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Genelia returns yet again!!!

The award for making the most number of comebacks should undoubtedly go to Genelia. Normally, she'd follow every box office hit film with a disaster. That would force her to make a comeback.

Probably for the first time in her career, the actress has now had two consecutive hits!

'Bommarillu' was her previous release. The film was a huge hit and the surprise blockbuster of the season. Her new film is 'Dhee'. Thankfully, this film has received rave reviews and looks very promising.

She is now working in 'Mr Medhavi'.

There also is a huge surprise-

She is going to be 'Ghajini' Surya's heroine in 'Varaanam Aayiram', his new film with director Vishnuvardhan.

Her career in Telugu always had mixed results, but almost all her films in Tamil had either flopped badly or turned out to be very average at the box office. Let's see if this one changes her record in Tamil.

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Ravali gets married

When actresses completely run out of new offers and have reasons to believe that the trend isn't going to change in future either, they usually opt for marriage. Ravali too seems to follow the general pattern.

She had recently got married to a software engineer named Neelakrishnan in Hyderabad.

The actress has made it very clear that she doesn't intend to act in films even if she gets offers to.

Though she is from Andhra Pradesh, she made her debut in Tamil. But after a while, she became immensely popular in Telugu and Kannada too.

About 20 years ago, most actresses usually for married to doctors. The most popular occupation for grooms who get married to actresses these days is software engineering. Laya had got married to one. Jyothirmayi is married to a software engineer.

Will Meena and Rambha get married to software engineers too?

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Something wrong between Ileana and Mamta Mohandas?

As soon as she completes her school exams, Ileana will have an interesting summer vacation, working with Pawan Kalyan in his new film.

She is going to be his heroine in the film that will be launched in June. Allu Arvind is producing the film under his Geetha Arts banner. Trivikram Shrinivas is going to direct this one. Mamta Mohandas was considered for the role. But it looks as if Ileana was picked up for it finally.

Incidentally, this is the second time that Ileana has ousted Mamta and had picked up a role from her.

Mamta Mohandas was the first choice to be Siddharth’s heroine in 'Ata'. But, due to some mysterious reasons, she was removed and Ileana stepped in. 'Ata' is going to be released on the 9th of May, which also happens to be the birthday of its producer, MS Raju.

Is there a war of sorts brewing between these two heroines?

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'Mega Season' soon in Telugu film industry

The Telugu film industry had different seasons like Sankranthi, Summer and Dasara seasons. However, the present year would have a new season called 'Mega Season'.

Because, there will be four films from the Mega Star Chiranjeevi's family this year.

All of them would hit the screen during this year alone. Though four months almost elapsed, only 'Desamuduru' proved to be a blockbuster in this year.

But in the forthcoming months, many films are getting released from the Mega Star's family.

Firstly, Mega Star Chiranjeevi's son Ram Charan Teja's debut film 'Chirutha' under the direction of Puri Jagannath would be released on August 22.

After this, Mega Star Chiranjeevi's film under the direction of Prabhudeva, 'Shankar Dada Zindabad' would hit the screen.

Power Star Pawan Kalyan's film with Trivikram Srinivas as director is also getting ready for second schedule.

Above all, Stylish Star Allu Arjun's film directed by 'Bommaillu' Bhaskar is going to be launched in May and likely to be released in December.

Like this, four films from Mega Star's family are set for release during this year. The joy of Mega Power Brothers' fans knew no bounds.

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Mumaith irked by Lawrence

Hottest vamp in Tollywood Mumaith Khan is irked by some media reports about her walk out from the film, Don. TV 9 carried a story that she was thrown out of the film because of her unprofessional attitude. But her manager says another story.

"It was reported that she came to the sets very late. In fact, it is director Lawrence who made her to wait for hours. First they told it was song. Then they said she would have to dance for just music bit,"� the manager blames.

Anyhow, such things always happen. The final result is that Mumaith Khan is not doing the item song in Don.

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Younger Tollywood stars keeps Chiranjeevi on toes

CHIRANJEEVI, the biggest star of the Telugu film industry is also the longest surviving star despite the faster younger generation... He is not among the stars who sits back and enjoy the fruits of the success that he has achieved. This veteran actor, instead of relaxing is giving the younger stars a run for their money... be it in the dances or stunts...

"The young generation has kept me on my toes, and I have to take good care of myself to compete with them. I am just doing my bit for society. I want to spend more time spreading the message for eye and blood donation in our state," says Chiranjeevi."

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Desamuduru' my best film: Allu Arjun

Young Telugu star Allu Arjun, who is riding high on the overwhelming success of 'Desamuduru', says he will now focus on a family-oriented film.'Besides its huge success, it's definitely the best film of my career,' the handsome actor, who stunned everyone with his 6-pack abs for the action-centric love story 'Desamuduru', told IANS.

Arjun, who is the nephew of superstar Chiranjeevi, says his next film with director Bhaskar will have loads of entertainment for the family.

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'Classmates' ready for release on April 20

Censor activities of 'Classmates' directed by K Vijayabhaskar and produced by Sravanti Ravikishore on the banner of Sravanti Movies with Sumanth, Sunil, Sarvanand, Ravivarma, Sada, Kamalini Mukherjee and Rani in the lead, was completed and the film is slated for release on April 20.

The film is the remake of a successful Malayalam film, 'Classmates'.

Generally, we befriend with our classmates in our school and college days and speak freely with them and reveal what all in our minds with our thickest friends. After the college days, we settle in our respective jobs and in case if we happen to meet after 10 years, we could recollect the memorable days, which we spent during those college days.

Director Vijayabhaskar had moulded one such incident of a few friends meeting after a long time on the screen through 'Classmates'.

Besides portraying the feelings of the artistes in an impeccable style, the director also gave a good message through this movie.

Already the tunes given by Koti became very popular and the audio was proved a success.

Indiaglitz.com also wishes the film a very big success.

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'Pokiri' channel

Prince Mahesh Babu is reportedly teaming up with Ashwini Dutt to venture into setting up a TV channel. While Nagarjuna and Chiranjeevi own a share in MAA TV they are not involved in the day to day operations of the channel.

However, the new channel by Mahesh Babu is likely to be different. The media talk says that he is looking to buy out an existing channel. However, there is no word of confirmation either from Mahesh Babu or Ashwini Dutt.

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Mahesh's new film

Prince Mahesh Babu is going to star in a new film by MS Raju. The film has been titled 'Hare Rama Hare Krishana'. The film is likely to roll on the sets in September. Mahesh Babu is currently busy with two films of which 'Athidhi' is in final stages.

Watch this space for more on Tollywood's latest!

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Chiru to wait and watch

Chiranjeevi was in Suryapet on Sunday to inaugurate the new edition of Andhra Prabha daily. Many speakers at the function made appeals to Chiranjeevi to enter politics and serve the people.

Chirnjeevi in response to their speech said that he never took decisions in haste or for emotional reasons. He said that he was well aware of the people’s sentiments and he would take a decision on entering politics at the appropriate time. The ‘appropriate time’ is a big question mark which only the megastar can answer.

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Ileana’s nakhras

Close on the heel of the controversy over Mumaith Khans attitude and behavior comes the story of another actor. This time it is Ileana. She has acted in a few films in Tollywood. Her latest film “Munna’ with Prabhas is ready for release.

At a Pre-release press meet organized today she behaved very rudely with the assembled press photographers. She rudely asked the photographers to leave the venue and refused to take the dais till they left. At this rate, Ileana would find it extremely difficult to survive in the industry.

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Mumaith in trouble

Mumaith Khan is inviting trouble for herself. And it is she and she alone who is to blame. The item girl who shot to fame with ‘Ippatikinka Naa Vayasu Inka Padhare’ shot into fame and is at present a much in demand actor. She even bagged a couple of full lengths roles in ‘Operation Duryodhana’ and ‘Bhookailas ’.All this seems to have gone to her head.

She is now playing tantrums with producers and directors. Her attitude is making things difficult for the film makers.On the sets of her current film ‘Don’ her attitude was so irritating that the director Lawrence could not hold his patience any longer and literally kicked her out. It is not known if she is out of the film as well.

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