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Charmy, Vamsi Live In Opposite Flats!

2008-08-13T07:30:00.001-07:00

Charmy is slowly replacing Ramya Krisha. That‘s neither in acting nor in stardom, but in being the darling to the director Krishna Vamshi.

It is an open secret that Ramya Krishna and Krishna Vamshi are not living together like any other wedded couple. Charmy, who was once very close to Krishna Vamshi, wants to capitalize the ‘gap‘.

She bought the flat opposite to his dwelling in Jayabheri Apartments. After her ex lover Devisri Prasad ditched her, she too was need of a boy friend. Krishna Vamsi and Charmy are always found dining together most of the days.

Well, while Kareena is dating with middle aged Saif, should we find wrong with Charmy dating Krishna Vamsi?

Jagapathi Escaped Militants attack

2008-08-13T07:28:00.000-07:00

Soubagya Media is making the film Bangaru babu with Jagapathi Babu and Meera Jasmine in the lead roles. The shoot is progressing in Sreenagar in the J & K on 12th August.

While the unit is canning a song sequence at Sona Marg, some militants attacked the film unit, but none were injured.

Jonnalagadda Sreenivas Rao is the director. the unit immediately left to their hotel room. The unit is expected to back in Hyderabad today.

Hero Nithin injured in fight sequence

2008-08-13T07:26:00.000-07:00

Hero Nithin is participating in the shoot of his current film at RFC. He was injured in a stunt sequence -(hitting a tube light) as part of the shoot, but the tube broken in pieces and hit on his face.

Immediately he has been taken to Appolo and had treatment, Except little bit of injuries Every thing is Ok.

Now Pawan Kalyan is Free From Nandini

2008-08-13T07:25:00.000-07:00

Actor Pawan Kalyan is free from the wedlock. A high filmy drama finally separated the couple. Even the separation, which held at the family court in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday, preceded another high drama, everything to divert the attention of the media.

The members of the media were waiting outside the family court when members of both parties have arrived. Pawan Kalyan, along with a select group of supporters entered the court. Nandini’s family, which dragged Pawan Kalyan to the court, played different game all together.

Nandini’s father presented girls who look like Nandini (dupes) in about half-a-dozen cars, just to mislead the media persons. As the media persons were trying to identify the real Nandini, the original had gone into the court and declared that she agreed for divorce.

Anything that happens in the film families would appear like another film. Be it divorce case of Pawan Kalyan or the opening of the party office of Chiranjeevi. It will be conducted like a film in the filmy style. Right from the filing of the case to the out-of-the-court settlement, a number of episodes were seen by the people for the past 14 months. And every episode was a movie for itself.

Film industry yet to act on Chiru

2008-08-13T07:22:00.000-07:00

Vijayawada: The film industry in Vijayawada city is yet to move in favour of Megastar Chiranjeevi for his political party.

The distributors, who form the core group for the industry in the coastal district were among the first batch of supporters who pooled up funds for NTR in 1982, when he launched Telugu Desam. The Laxmi Pictures, Navayuga Films and others mobilised funds for NTR from Vijayawada.

Gandhinagar, the hub of film industry in coastal districts, was the collection point for Telugu Desam in the early days. Besides the family members and relatives of NTR, the film distributors used to meet often here and mobilise funds for the new party.

However, the activity is missing this time, even as Chiru had opened the party office and is gearing up to hold public meeting at Tirupathi. It is to be seen how the industry in the city responds to the political aspirations of the Megastar.

Charmy As 'Mantrakanya'

2008-08-12T05:07:00.000-07:00

The charming beauty Charmy who was considered a seductive beauty who can ooze out glamour at any instant showed a completely different side when she came up with a mind blowing performance in the hit movie 'Manthra' which was an edge of the seat thriller. Now, the folks in the industry are trying to cash in on that success and of course the title also.

Few years ago Charmy had done a Malayalam movie which turned out to be an average fare but given the 'Mantra' connection, a banner has now taken the dubbing rights of the film and is arranging to release it with a new title 'Mantrakanya'.

While the story and contents of the film are being kept under wraps for now, the title indicates that it has got some sort of spooky stuff in it which can cause some hair rising experiences. The point here is whether Charmy came out with the same kind of performance that she delivered in 'Mantra', we will know once the film hits the screens.

Anushka- The Sexiest Cleopatra Of Tollywood

2008-08-12T04:59:00.001-07:00

Anushka is the yoga teacher by practice, actress by profession and seductress by nature. She captivated many biggies in Tollywood with her smile and voluptuous looks. And her body, of course resembles the statute of Greek goddess. And her gait pumps in heat among men. All together, she is the Venus in Tollywood.

Then who can resist her heat? The grapevine earlier said that Nagarjuna was in her trap and turned her protective shield. She turned out to be regular guest in Annapurna Studios. Later there has been gossip about her love with camera man Senthil. Later Ravi Teja's name has also come in the list.

And now, freshly, the popular hearsay is about her love with Gopichand. It is said that both are very intimate with each other in the sets of Souryam and they would soon become a public love pair. Indeed, we can call Anushka, the sexiest Cleopatra of Tollywood.

Aamir's off screen promo(s)!

2008-08-12T04:57:00.000-07:00

It is not a new one to vision Aamir Khan in a commercial but this time it is different. He recently met Central Tourism Minister Ambika Soni and while offered to role as brand ambassador for the international campaign on Indian Tourism, Incredible India.

The campaign was launched in 2002 to showcase the countries unique heritage and cultural richness and reached widely and had visible impact on the rise in tourism.

However, the ministry is yet to decide about the type of campaign for the coming year. The actor also unaware of the script and decided to cast out of cost.

While mentioning about the 'Lagan' experience which is according to the actor helped to create a platform for India awareness among the foreigners to visit the country.

Aamir appealed to people to light billion candles whenever there is a bomb blast and he asked for spread love and peace while terrorist spread poison and hatred.

In another development while speaking with media persons he said that he will direct all kinds of movies and TZP earned Rs 133 Crore in the Box Office.

The actor came out with much appreciation for the movie 'Amu' based on the 1984 riots against Sikhs and directed by Shonali Bose. And also said life is to respected and sensitize the thought among the public would benefit across the society.

Mallika saved during MGMEA shoot

2008-08-12T04:56:00.001-07:00

Sexy Diva Mallika Sherawat almost got drowned whilst shooting for the mad cap comedy "Maan Gaye Mughall E Azam". Director Sanjay Chhel reminisces that whilst shooting a sequence from the film in Pondicherry, Mallika was required to play a stringed instrument standing in a waist deep chilled sea water.

But whilst shooting there was this massive high tide that almost dragged her inside the sea. She could feel the sand sinking under her feet. Sanjay Chhel and the production unit were quite concerned and wanted to cancel the shoot. But Mallika insisted she wanted to complete the sea water shoot despite the risks involved.

Infact Mallika's sensual look in the sea – water scene has turned out to be one of the highlights of the film.

Mission, Madness, Mohabbat as the tag line of the film suggests, Maan Gaye Mughall E Azam has got it all!!!

Nayantara Is Costly Babe Now

2008-08-12T04:42:00.000-07:00

It appears that remunerations and fees for top stars seem to be knowing no limits or bounds and it has become more like a share market situation wherein stars go exorbitant if their movie turns out to be a hit or end up becoming a tame pet if their graphs are not doing that well. Earlier, this was seen a lot among the male leads but now this has crept up to the female leads too.

One starlet we can talk about here is the hot beauty from Malayalam Nayantara. The once fragile actress started off at a humble rate and has been getting some real meaty offers with big names to her credit but suddenly her graph seems to have taken a spike which has led her to take an extreme step when it came to her remuneration.

Nayan was charging around Rs 1.10 crores which in itself was a very high number when compared to other heroines but now she has pushed her demand even further as her numbers have gone up and she is said to be demanding nothing less than Rs 1.50 crores and above. This has sent some producers spiraling in their heads and one hopes that Nayan knows where she is heading. Her numbers when it comes to her figure seem to be perfect but when it comes to her fee, it looks a bit ambitious.

Kashmir militants attack on Telugu film unit

2008-08-12T04:40:00.000-07:00

Jagapati Babu, Meera Jasmine and other unit members escaped narrowly in a militant attack in Kashmir when they are shooting for a Telugu film. The film is produced by Dasari Narayana Rao under Sowbhagya Media Limited banner. Jonnalagadda Srinivasa Rao is the director. The film unit has sought police protection.

Rajamouli's Slap To Heroes

2008-08-12T04:37:00.000-07:00

Gone are the days when heroes take their time and establish themselves as a star of one particular genre. These days it is not about what you can do best, it is about what can make you famous and convert you into a celebrity overnight. That is what making many stars opting for mass characters, while some click, some fail despite many attempts.

A similar view was expressed by the successive hits film maker S S Rajamouli, sharing his thoughts with a film magazine recently in an interview he said that heroes craving for mass images have actually brought down the standards in the Telugu film industry.

This comes across as a rather enlightening words coming from a senior personality and true to S S words, the quality of the dialogues has become more of slang than a sentence. The kind of regard that the Malayalam and the Bengali industries have developed over the years is commendable and it is rather shameful that Telugu is not in that league despite having the best infrastructure and the right kind of talent to nurture quality cinema.

Behind The Scene: Ramoji and his ethics!

2008-08-11T23:36:00.000-07:00

Vijayawada: Media baron, Ch Ramoji Rao, is known for his own set of rules – be it business or the freedom of press. He has always being using them to the best of his convenience.

He has launched Mundadugu programme to sensitise people on the Right to Information Act and ensure that every piece of information is made available to the people. But he twists some information to target the government (Agriculture University’s survey on farming in the State, which was carried out during Naidu’s regime) and he smashes some to hide facts (fire accident in Ramoji Film City and manhandling of Sakshi reporters in Basara).

He has been proved to have violated the norms of the Reserve Bank of India and the Income Tax Department in collecting deposits from public for the Margadarsi. He waged war against a number of co-operative banks and forced their closure. He carried out series of articles in Eenadu against private chit fund companies and ensured their closure. He prompted officials to stop Micro Finance activity. Every thing was done to protect and promote his Margadarsi. But, when the officials realised that Margadarsi had violated rules, he spoke of freedom of press and tried to rally the top media persons by misleading them.

The other day, when Ramoji’s family assaulted the reporters of Sakshi at Basara, there was no mention of it nor was there any apology for the incident in Eenadu. The reports relating to journalists holding protests was also not mentioned in the paper! This is what the freedom of press that Ramoji teaches the media.

Senior journalists and media bigwigs, are you listening?

Chiru swaps black shirt for white kurta

2008-08-11T23:34:00.000-07:00

Hyderabad: After months of suspense, dithering and denial, megastar Chiranjeevi made it clear on Monday that he is entering politics.

Swapping his trademark black half shirt for a white kurta symbolising his new avatar, the actor whose real name is Konidala Sivasankara Varaprasad, said he would announce his plans next week. The actor inaugurated his party office on Road Number 46 at Jubilee Hills.

Political observers feel that the entry of Chiranjeevi into politics is likely to change the political equations in the state. With a strong presence of the Kapu community (to which he belongs) in the coastal region and the likely rallying of the backward classes all over the state behind him, the actor has the potential of seriously challenging the Congress and the Telugu Desam Party, the two biggest entities in the state.

Genelia is crazy about football player

2008-08-11T23:33:00.000-07:00

She might have made a place for herself in everyone’s hearts as the cute Aditi, but Genelia D’Souza insists she became an actress by accident. “Honestly speaking, I didn’t ever dream of acting in my life. I’m a sport person and have been a state level athlete and a national level football player. For me, acting was never on the cards. It just happened, accidentally,” said the lass, when we met her recently.

Does that mean she will be watching the Olympics? “It’s great to see sports being promoted in India. And yes, I will be keenly following the Beijing Olympics, but not by sitting in front of the TV. Frankly, I’m more of a playing person rather than a viewer,” says Genelia. Any fave sportsperson, then? “My all time favourite football player is David Beckham. I just admire his looks and the style he plays the game,” says Genelia

Salman not to patch up with SRK

2008-08-11T23:30:00.000-07:00

Mumbai: Actor Salman Khan has had enough of Shah Rukh Khan and is no longer interested in patching up with the Badshah. “We are two different individuals with different perspectives. I used to like him a lot, but things have changed. We do not see eye-to-eye now,” Salman told reporters on Sunday night, on the sets of his newly-launched film Veer at Mehboob studios.

His remarks come amid reports of a nasty verbal duel between the two Khans at a party on July 16, which Salman had organized for girlfriend Katrina Kaif ’s birthday. Almost the entire industry was there, including Shah Rukh and Aamir Khan. Towards the end when most guests had left, an altercation reportedly broke out between Salman and Shah Rukh over their respective TV shows — Dus Ka Dum and Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain. SRK stormed out of the party with wife Gauri and friend Karan Johar in tow. Aamir tried to intervene but the two Khans were in no mood to make up.

Chiru first flags off office than party

2008-08-11T23:28:00.001-07:00

In a unique way actor-turned politician Chiranjeevi before launching much awaited political party flagged off his well furnished infrastructure office amidst low profile function.

Among the vedic pyres carried by pandits at the office premises attended by actors wife Surekha and brothers Naga babu, Pavan Kalyan brother-in-law Allu Aravind, Co-brother Venkateswar Rao along with other family members.

Representations from political parties are Kotgiri Vidhyadhar Rao (Ex-TDP), Harirama Jogaiah (Cong MP) KSR Murthy, Dr. Mithra political adviser and others.

Although the event was undisclosed till the last moment and restricted to a set of people media and fans swamped the area.

After a while the actor met the media persons are grieved about the loss of life and property because of the relentless rains in the state and appealed with fans to extend help to the affected people.

He also quipped about the party launch at the end of the August and further details are to be announced soon.

Venkatesh unveils 'Ashta Chemma' audio

2008-08-11T23:26:00.000-07:00

The audio of 'Ashta Chemma' directed by Mohanakrishna Indraganti, presented by D Sureshbabu and produced by P Rammohan on the banner of Art Beat Capital Pvt Ltd., was launched recently.

Venkatesh, who attended the programme as chief guest, released the audio cassettes and complimented the film unit.

Director Mohanakrishna says, 'The film was made with elements like love and entertainment. In the game of Ashta Chemma, the players make steps one after the other for a win. In our film, two pairs do a similar game live to win their love.

Nani, Srinivas, Swathi and Bhargavi are playing the lead artistes. We selected Swati as heroine after watching her performance in 'Aadavari Maatalaku Ardhale Verule'. Shooting of the film was complete and we are making efforts to release the film either by the end of August or in the first week of September. The speciality of the film is that, all the artistes in the film are from Telugu background.'

Producer Rammohan says, 'Mohanakrishna had narrated this story long ago. We are glad for bringing out a film with a different subject. Moreover, we are very happy as we got a good support from D Sureshbabu.'

Kalyani Malik scored music for the film, while Big Music is marketing the audio. Tanikella Bharani, Jhansi, Hema, Sivannarayana, Vasu Inturi, Goparaju Ramana, Ramakrishna, Srinubabu and others are in the cast. Camera is by PG Vinda, editing is by Marthand K Venkatesh.

'Aadivishnu' for release on August 21

2008-08-11T23:25:00.000-07:00

Special effects are being added as part of post-production works for 'Aadivishnu',directed by Bharat Parepalli, presented by Dasari Padma and produced by K Ramakrishna Prasad on the banner of Soubhagya Media Ltd., with Dasari Arunkumar and Sneha in the lead.

South Indian Super Star Rajanikanth released the audio of the film into the market recently.

Producer says, 'The film depicts how money and muscle power could change the face of the truth. It is the basic theme of the film. We are making efforts to release the film on August 21.

Suman, Sunil, Pradeep Rawat, Ali, Venumadhav, Prema, Aiswarya and others are in the cast. Music is by MM Srilekha, dialogues are by Rajendra Prasad, lyrics are by Chandrabose, while story and screenplay are by Dasari Narayana Rao.

'Salute' heads for big release

2008-08-11T23:24:00.001-07:00

Vishal's straight Telugu release Salute is set to gala release with 750 prints on the eve of Independence day on 14th of August.

Nayantara playing the female lead directed by A Rajesekhar, the film is produced by Vishal's brother Vikram Krishna on GK Films Corporation banner.

Already the audio was a hit with Harris Jayaraj beat tracks.

Vishal plays as a cop and strikes with appearance of six pack. Of course, it appears to be a good start for the acto

Nag is 'King'

2008-08-11T23:23:00.001-07:00

Hero Nagarjuna is now busy with his new film titled King. The shooting for the film is progressing at a brisk pace at various locations in Hyderabad. Srinu Vytla is the director and D Sivprasad is the producer.

Nagarjuna will be seen playing three different roles – one as King and the other two- a business tycoon and a mass character.Nagarjuna will enact the two characters of a businessman and a mass character as part of his main role.

Trisha is acting with Nagarjuna for the first time and she is playing the role of a singer in the film. Brahmanandam will play the role of a music director in the film and Sri Hari will once again play a villain with a comic touch like in Dhee. Devi Sree Prasad is the music director.

Mahesh to team up with Goutham Menon

2008-08-08T03:24:00.000-07:00

Mahesh to team up with Goutham Menon

In the week leading upto his birthday on August 9th, Mahesh Babu’s fans have organised events such as pujas, distributing food to the poor and distributing fruits to poor hospital inmates. These activities have given rise to massive speculation that the chocolate-faced hero would be dabbling in politics, but Mahesh Babu has denied any interest in that arena.

With the question-mark of Mahesh Babu’s political aspirations hanging in the air, superstar dad Krishna announced this week to the press that his prince, Mahesh Babu, has agreed to do three films. Mahesh-Trivikram Srinivas' flick (working title Varudu) will start shooting this month; Goutham Menon and Mahesh Babu will collaborate on another project at the end of 2008. The much talked-about project with Puri Jagannath (to be produced by Soundraya Rajnikanth, Ocher Studios and Warner Bros) has been pushed to next year, but confirmed dates were not revealed. As usual, the scripts for all three movies were vetted and approved by the head of the house before any formal deal was signed by the Telugu heart-throb.

The Goutham Menon flick will be a bilingual in Telugu and Tamil to be produced by UTV and Manjula.

Krishna was the very picture of the proud parent as he enthusiastically said Mahesh’s reach throughout India was extremely good with the signing of these three mega projects, especially the one with the international production hous

Neninthe: Puri's life story?

2008-08-08T03:20:00.000-07:00

Neninthe: Puri's life story?

Just as Ravi Teja’s next flick Baladoor is getting ready for an Independence Day release, Neninthe too is progressing briskly. Directed by Puri Jagannath and produced by D.V.V. Danayya, Ravi Teja portrays an assistant director, which is how Puri Jagannath started his film career.

Insiders say that Puri has given it an autobiographical touch, with the portrayal of how an assistant director goes through numerous struggles to become a hotshot director. Siya, a Mumbai model, gives a touch of glamour and romance as the heroine.

Anushka's films to flood Tollywood

2008-08-08T03:13:00.002-07:00

Anushka, who disappointed the audiences with failures like 'Don', 'Okka Magadu' and 'Swagatham' is getting ready to flood the Tollywood with her successive films. Her first release this season would be 'Baladoor'. It is coming in the combination of Raviteja, after a big hit like 'Vikramarkudu'. The film had lots of expectations.

Next comes the Venkatesh starrer 'Chintakayala Ravi.' After that film, she would appear on the screen with Gopichand in 'Souryam', which is coming up after a hit like 'Lakshyam' in their combo.

Besides these three glamorous characters, a lady-oriented film 'Arundhati' is also going to hit the screen. It is learnt that she shed lots of body weight and is appearing with a fresh look these days.

Vinayak-NTR combo on regular shoot from Aug 28

2008-08-08T03:13:00.001-07:00

The regular shooting of a film directed by VV Vinayak, presented by Kodali Nani and produced by Vallabnaneni Vamsimohan on the banner of ?? with NT Rama Rao as hero and Ileana as heroine would begin from August 28.

It may be mentioned here that this was the second film in the combination of NTR and Ileana after 'Rakhee'.

It is learnt that the shooting would begin with the picturisation of hero's introduction song. The combination scenes of hero and heroine would be done by the end of September.

Director says, 'While both my films with Tarak like 'Aadi and Samba' had action in their backdrop, this film would have love as its subject. I asked NTR to put up some weight for the film.'

The producer is making efforts to complete the film as soon as possible and release it by Sankranthi next year. Music is by Devisri Prasad.

'Bank' ready for release on Sept 5

2008-08-08T03:11:00.001-07:00

Directed and produced by Amruta Arunkumar on the banner of 'Arun Entertainment', 'Bank' with Jackie Shroff, Abbas, Raghuvaran, Rahuldev, Archana and Pujabharati in the lead is getting ready for release on September 5.

Director Arunkumar says, 'We launched the film as a trilingual (Telugu, Tamil and Hindi) and post-production works are completed for all the three languages. We will complete the balance work and release the film with 800 prints. The film will have a bank robbery in its backdrop.

Raghuvaran, who passed away recently, played a different character in the flick. We had spent over Rs 70 lakh to erect a set exclusively for the canning of a song. There was a very good response to the audio and we are sure that the film would be a hit.'

Sindhu, Abhayan, Baby Bhavana, Priya and others are in the cast. Music is by Chinni Charan, camera is by Nagesh, editing is by Ramgopal Reddy, while story, screenplay and direction are by Arunkumar B.

Kathanayukudu' will not spoil Shahrukh's chances – Priyadarshan

2008-08-08T03:07:00.000-07:00

'Kathanayakudu' has released with heightened fanfare and is running to packed houses in Tamilnadu and Andhra Pradesh. As already reported Rajinikanth's 'Kathanayakudu' is the remake of the Malayalam film 'Katha Parayumbol' written by Sreenivasan.

Another Malayalam filmmaker who has been quite successful in Hindi films as well, Priyadarshan, is remaking the film in Hindi with Shahrukh Khan and Irfan Khan in the lead roles and the movie is called 'Billoo Barber'.

There was speculation in the media that 'Kathanayakudu' would be dubbed in Hindi soon. According to this information, Shahrukh Khan was reportedly in panic because Hindi audiences would see Rajinikanth in the role he is slated to play. 'Billoo Barber is expected to be released during the Diwali season.

This report also added that Rajinikanth had stepped in and assured Shahrukh Khan that the dubbed version of 'Kathanayakudu' would not be released before Diwali.

A new light is now thrown on this entire episode. Director Priyadarshan has declared that 'Kathanayakudu' cannot be dubbed into any other language.

Says Priyadarshan, 'when P. Vasu and his team approached Sreenivasan for acquisition of copyright, he consulted with me. We agreed to go ahead with all their requests because they were adamant Rajinikanth would be cast in the film. However, we made sure to include a clause that said 'Kathanayakudu' cannot be dubbed in any other language'.

Priyadarshan also added that 'Billoo Barber' would be very different from 'Kathanayakudu'. 'Only the ending of both the movies would be the same. I have always maintained that Irfan Khan would be the main character of the film and not Shahrukh Khan'.

'Rajinikanth is introduced in the film riding a winged horse. My portrayal of the 'superstar' character would be more on a realistic approach. It will be very different from 'Kathanayakudu'' said an assertive Priyadarshan.

With Priyadarshan's statement, all speculation as to 'Kathanayakudu' spoiling Shahrukh Khan's dreams can be laid to rest once and for all.

'Baladoor' to be an Independence Day gift

2008-08-08T02:59:00.000-07:00

Directed by Udayshankar and produced by D Sureshbabu on the banner of Suresh Productions, 'Baladur' with Raviteja and Anushka in the lead is ready for release as an Independence Day gift.

Sureshbabu says, 'The audio which was released recently into the market through Aditya Music is getting tremendous response. The audio remained the best album in Raviteja's career with huge sales. The first copy would be ready in a couple of days and we will immediately go for censor certification.'

Lyricist Chandrabose says, 'There is no exaggeration to say that the audio has become a big hit. We are getting phone calls from the audience from far off places like Indianapolis country, who specified that song like 'Andamaina kalala kuteeram…' had come out very well. 'Gundello Illundi…' and 'Amrutam Kurisina Teeram…' also got good response. Radhakrishnan scored fantastic tunes to all the songs.'

Radhakrishnan says, 'I was so fortunate to get an opportunity to work for a prestigious banner like Suresh Productions. So I worked hard to give melodious tunes to all the songs. When there is a clarity on the story, we could provide situational songs well.'

Director Udayshankar says, 'All the songs have come out well and their choreography is also worth watching. The film will also have the Raviteja-mark comedy. It has several elements with different emotions.'

Chiranjeevi all set to launch his party at Tirupati

2008-08-08T02:47:00.001-07:00

Hyderabad, Aug 6 (IANS): Popular Telugu film star Chiranjeevi is all set to take a plunge into Andhra Pradesh politics and launch his own party from the temple town of Tirupati this month.

The mega star is likely to address a public meeting in the temple town Aug 22, his birthday, to announce his political party and its agenda.

The actor has selected Tirupati as the platform to launch his political career because of his attachment to the place, famous for the Lord Venkateshwara temple.

Chiranjeevi’s brother-in-law and advisor Allu Arvind Wednesday visited Tirupati as part of the preparations for the public meeting. He visited a few grounds in the town to select the venue for the meeting but declined to comment.

The meeting is likely to be attended by thousands of people from various parts of the state and abroad.

The actor, who has a massive fan following, recently told media that he would announce his party in August. After the meeting, he will embark on a state-wide yatra or tour to prepare ground for the assembly and the Lok Sabha elections scheduled to be held in March next year.

The actor’s brother K. Nagendra Babu, brother-in-law Allu Arvind and some close aides have been holding meetings of various sections of people for the last few weeks, as part of preparations for the new party’s launch.

Sources close to Chiranjeevi said he would contest the elections from the Tirupati constituency. He will thus be following in the footsteps of thespian and Telugu Desam Party’s (TDP) late founder N.T. Rama Rao, who considered the temple town auspicious for his politics.

Chiranjeevi is looking to repeat NTR’s feat, who created a record by coming to power within nine months of his founding the TDP. NTR also contested elections from Tirupati and launched every election campaign from that town.

Chiru’s party on 24 th Aug.

2008-08-08T02:44:00.000-07:00

Hyderabad Aug 07: Superstar Chiranjeevi will launch his political party at a public meeting in Tirupati on August 24. Sources close to the actor said all arrangements were complete and everyone was waiting for the final nod from Chiranjeevi. The associates of the actor had toyed with two dates, August 21 and 26, for the launch. But as both dates had muhurat problems, they zeroed in on August 24. Chiranjeevi will also be throwing a grand party for his colleagues in the Telugu film industry on August 10 in which he would announce his decision to enter politics and seek their cooperation.

Sources said artists who do not have good vibes with Chiranjeevi such as Mohan Babu and Rajasekhar will also be invited to the party. This bash is likely to have the tone of a farewell party since Chiranjeevi may not sign films once he enters politics. Many directors and actors have come forward to join the party. Among them are noted director Puri Jagannath, star Srikanth and comedian Brahmanandam.

Chiranjeevi has decided to contest from his native place Narsapuram in West Godavari district, where he expects huge support from members of the Kapu community. Incidentally, after delimitation, Narsapuram will be the smallest constituency in the state. After launching his party, Chiranjeevi will go on a three-month state-wide tour to spread his message. A special vehicle with all facilities has been readied for the tour and a detailed plan is being worked out.

Mahesh Babu going to Rajasthan for 40 days.

2008-08-07T05:58:00.000-07:00

Hero Mahesh Babu is going to Rajasthan for 40 days . This will take place after 15th August. He is going for the shoot of his next film Varudu with Trivikram Sreenivas.

The film will go on floors from 12th August , 4 days shoot will take place in Hyderabad. Then the unit leave to Rajasthan for 40 days shoot.

Now our directors are going to Rajathan very frequently as part of their shoot. SS Rajamouli's Dheerudu with Ramcharan was shot its first schedule in Rajasthan and Teja is shooting for his Keka in Rajasthan.

16 days is charmi special movie...

2008-08-07T05:57:00.000-07:00

Post-production works are going on at a brisk pace for movie 16 days directed by Prabhu Solomon and produced by P Maheshbabu and DY Choudary under the banner of Cosmos Entertainments with Charmi in the lead. Aravind is making his debut as hero through this film.

Director says, "The film has come out excellently. After the release of the film, everyone would talk great about Charmi. She has played the role which is similar to an angel. Though the hero is a fresher, he took a lot of risk in the film. The performance of Kota Srinivasa Rao and his cooperation while making film are just immemorable."

Political scribes are different, Chiru....

2008-08-07T05:55:00.001-07:00

There is a peculiar problem with film stars entering politics. They are used to interacting only with film correspondents, most of whom do not command respect before these stars. This is not to belittle any film correspondent, but many of them also do PR job for the film stars; therefore, whatever the stars dictate, they write it.

So, such film stars tend to think that they can behave similarly with all other reporters.

In the earlier days of entering politics, too, N T Rama Rao used to think that all journalists were same. When he first addressed press conference after launching Telugu Desam, senior political correspondents from leading dailies came to his residence. When he entered the press conference hall, he thought all the correspondents would get up and wish him, as it was his experience with the film journos. But nothing of that sort had happened, as political correspondents were not used to such practice. NTR looked at his then political advisor P Upendra with a frowning face and the latter quietly told him that they were all political correspondents and not film correspondents. It took some time for NTR to deal with political correspondents.

Now, megastar Chiranjeevi, too, is entering politics. Hitherto, he dealt with only film journalists. Now, he would have to encounter political correspondents. He needs to be a little careful while talking to the media, especially since electronic media is hyperactive and has the capacity to distort any news according to its own convenience.

It is learnt he has taken a few mock media sessions to learn how to deal with the media. To be on the safe side, Chiru is said to be asking for a written questionnaire, based on which he would give interviews to the media. Well, that will not serve the purpose, Chiru.

Be prepared for a media onslaught, once you enter politics!

Pawan paid Rs 5 Crores to Nandini....

2008-08-07T03:35:00.000-07:00

Nandini is the first wife of Pawan Kalyam. Nandini filed a alimony and bigamy cases on Pawan Kalyan in Vizag court. The cases are pending in the court.

Now the latest we hear is that Nandini and Pawan have come to an understanding of compromise. Nandini demanded Rs8 Crs to withdraw all the cases filed on Pawan and finally agreed for Rs5 Crs. And Pawan has paid Rs 5 crs. Now Nandini will file compromise petition in the court.

It is the great relief and right for Mega family on the wake of Megastar launching his political party. Otherwise opposition parties would have used Pawan and Nandini case as their political compaign.

'Salute' to release with 700 prints......

2008-08-07T03:29:00.001-07:00

A lot has been riding on Vishal’s forthcoming Salute. Vishal has already become one of the top young stars in Tamil Filmdom and now he is hoping to firm up his position in Tollywood with this film. Hence, Vishal’s brother and producer Vikram krishna meticulously is planning the film’s release in grand way.

With high expectations and the pre-publicity blitzkrieg, he hopes that the film would take huge openings. Already 700 prints for both Tamil and Telugu versions are earmarked. This is the highest number of prints for a young hero in South india and also a record.

Mahesh Babu says okays for three movies

2008-08-07T03:23:00.000-07:00

It has almost been a year since Mahesh painted grease on his face. His fans are worrying that they will not have the chance to see him for another year as Mahesh’s new film will only release next year. But Superstar Krishna assures that fans need to worry as Mahesh Babu has okayed three projects and all of them would release in just two years.

Krishna met the press today (August 6, 2008) at his residence and spilled the beans about Mahesh Babu’s movies..

“My son has okayed three movies. Immediate project will be Trivikram's and it will go to the sets this month. Towards the end of this year, he will also begin Gowtham Menon’s film and then he has Puri Jagannadh’s movie in 2009. These are confirmed projects. All the directors have narrated the script,” Krishna reveals.

Gowtham Menon's film

"Gowtham Menon has recently come down and narrated the story to Mahesh Babu. UTV Motion Pictures will produce it while my daughter Manjula is the executive producer. It will be shot in both Telugu and Tamil."

Puri Jagannadh - Soundarya Rajnikant's movie

“Puri Jagannadh is directing Mahesh again in summer 2009. Soundarya Rajnikant and Warner Brothers are producing it in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi in large scale. I am sure that our fans would be happy to hear this. Mahesh’s popularity has now expanded beyond Andhra and Tamilnadu borders.”

Secret Meeting Of Mohan Babu and Rajasekhar

2008-08-05T07:52:00.000-07:00

This could seem as a rather unusual meeting but then the old saying that goes on the lines of enemy's enemy is a friend seems to hold good in this particular case. There is strong news that is making rounds that there have been few rounds of secret meetings between Collection King Mohan Babu and Angry man Rajasekhar. This meet has been done very clandestinely.

Given the fact that both Mohan Babu and Rajasekhar are staunch rivals of Megastar Chiranjeevi and the impending arrival of the huge star in the field of politics has garnered a lot of significance to this secret meet. While the details of this secret meeting and the issues and topics discussed still remain a mystery, there are a few obvious guesses.

Chiru from his end is all set to make his announcement on the 8th of this month and it remains to be seen if this meet between Mohan Babu and Rajasekhar will come up with any outcome and we will soon know the after effects of this meet since the time has come for a real showdown. Good luck to all!!!

Chiranjeevi set to don political robes

2008-08-05T07:49:00.000-07:00

In several of his blockbusters, Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi makes a 'grand entry', often marked by tantalizing precursors that send his fans into rapturous joy.

A similar sense of anticipation grips the political circles in Andhra Pradesh now as the actor is all set to enter politics and announce the launch of a new party this month.

Fifty-three year old Chiranjeevi, who rose from humble background to become the reigning star of Telugu cinema, is expected to announce his political plans in the third week of August which will be followed by a series of public meetings and road shows across the state.

"The announcement will be made without any fanfare. Later, a public meeting will be held in Hyderabad and Tirupati after August 15 where the party's name, agenda and programmes will be unveiled," the sources close to the actor said.

For several months now, there has been a flurry of activity in Chiranjeevi's camp with two of his brothers and brother-in-law, all connected with the Telugu cinema industry, and his close aides organizing meetings with the fans associations and people from various walks of life and training programmes for the potential cadre ahead of the party formation.

Chiranjeevi, a Padma Bhushan awardee who has acted in 148 films in his three decade long career, is among the highest paid actors in the country and has a massive following particularly among the youth.

Powerstar‘s Puli Music rights for Rs3 Crs?

2008-08-05T07:39:00.000-07:00

Power star Pawan Kalyan‘s last hit Jalsa set a record as Aditya Music Company bought the marketing rights for the film‘s music for over Rs.one crore. Now again, Puli‘s music is all set to be sold to the highest bidder for over Rs3 crores.

Puli, starring Pawan Kalyan, is produced by Singanamala Ramesh Babu under Kanakaratna Media banner and is directed by SJ Suryah.

Insiders say that though Sony had bid up to Rs. two crores, the makers decided to wait for a higher offer as the Pawan Kalyan and S.J. Suryah team is expected to churn out a bigger hit.

Kushi, directed by S.J. Suryah seven years ago starring Pawan Kalyan was a super-duper hit, and was remade in Tamil and Hindi. The remakes too were big box office earners.

Chiranjeevi Collected Rs 500 Cr

2008-08-05T07:38:00.001-07:00

So far Chiranjeevi could pool in a sum of Rs 500 Cr from NRIs, industrialists and fanatic Chiru fans among rich segment. Than Chiranjeevi, the big four of his party Allu Aravind, Nagababu, Pawan Kalyan and Mitra have tried a lot to poll these funds from various sources.

Now Chiru party has got enough of financial muscle to face the tussle. And it is true that either war or elections need lot of funds and now Chiranjeevi is equipped with that. But how intelligently the money will be spent has to be seen. Let us see what happens.

On the other hand, the people those have shelled out lots of funds for Chiru party are in a fix whether they get the promised attention in the party or not. Many are expecting tickets from the party and it has to be seen how Chiru tackles with all those desireful candidates.

Mahesh fans' Psychological War On Chiru

2008-08-05T07:35:00.000-07:00

Even before he launched his political party, a psychological war has begun against megastar Chiranjeevi, obviously by the Congress think tank.

The Congress leadership is trying to tell the people that the so-called blood bank activities of Chiranjeevi are not so great as to bring him into power. Instead of directly attacking the megastar, it is provoking the fans associations of Prince Mahesh Babu and his father Krishna to run down Chiru camp.

And they are doing exactly what they have been asked to do. They have started attacking Chiru party stating that the so-called blood collection is not at all a social service activity, but a publicity stunt. "Had we taken up this blood bank activity, we would have created a Guiness Book record in collection of blood," the fans association leaders said in a statement.

Well, it remains to be seen how Chiru fans would react to this statement. But one thing is certain. The Congress camp will achieve what it wants: dragging Chiranjeevi into controversies and malign his image, as soon as he makes entry into politics!

Rajnikant Is Likely To Leave For The US Shortly For Robot

2008-08-05T07:33:00.000-07:00

Rajnikant is likely to leave for the US shortly to join the US-based production team of his Rs.1.5 billion venture 'Robot', said publicists. 'Robot' will be a sci-fi movie and stars Aishwarya Rai in the female lead. She has already reported for the photo-shoot schedule. It is being directed by Shankar. The movie will be simultaneously produced in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and two other Indian languages besides being later dubbed into English, Japanese and Malay.

After Rajnikant agrees to the final script, shooting will commence from August 15. The extravaganza is being jointly produced by London-based Ayngaran International and Eros Entertainment, said a statement. While Rajnikant has almost completed his daughter Saundarya's Ocher Studios' Rs.2 billion animated production which has live shots of the superstar.

Vishal ties up with Vinayak

2008-08-05T07:29:00.000-07:00

His first straight Telugu venture 'Salute' is under post production and the producer GK Films are expecting a huge success for the film; Rs two Crore spent on hoarding and earned hefty returns through distribution rights.

Vishal now concentrates on a new big budget film directed by V V Vinayak and planning for shooting scheduled on between December 2008 and January 2009, according to the reliable sources.

Aishwarya Rai on ‘ROBOT’

2008-08-05T05:02:00.000-07:00

Ash Gallery

Aishwarya Rai has finally spoken out on ‘Robot’. The former Miss World has said that she has earmarked the entire month of September to shoot for Rajinikanth's ‘Robot’.

'Rajini and director Shankar have been very busy over the past few weeks with the groundwork for ‘Robot’. I will join them in September,' said Aishwarya, when asked about the mega project.

Meanwhile, Rajini told reporters in Thirupathi a couple of days ago that he along with director Shankar would leave for the US soon to start filming ‘Robot’, which is being jointly produced by Ayngaran and Eros International.

Will Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai paint the town red together?

Let's wait and see.

Vijay, Nayantara come together?

2008-08-03T06:11:00.000-07:00

Buzz is that Nayantara would play Vijay's heroine in the untitled movie to be produced by AVM Balasubramaniam.

Nayantara had appeared for a song in Vijay starrer ‘Sivakasi’. The two are now appointed as star ambassadors to promote IPL Chennai Super Kings team.

A music video will be shot featuring them soon.

Meanwhile, grapevine is abuzz that the two would act in AVM's film.

It may be recalled that Nayantara was tipped to play Vijay's heroine in ‘Kuruvi’ but was toppled at the last moment by Trisha.

Jagapati Babu to strike hat trick

2008-08-03T06:01:00.000-07:00

Jagapati Babu who had a pride of being appearing with Super Star Rajinikanth in his 'Kathanayakudu' has three more releases slotted for this instant. The three are Homam, Raksha and one more which is yet to be titled.

Homam is directed by JD Chakravarthy got under limelight after its logo launch made along with IPL Cricket Final at Hyderabad.

The horror genre, 'Raksha' produced by Ram Gopal Varma and directed by Akella Vamsikrishna also to be released in this month.

Another one directed by Jonnalagadda Srinivasa Rao which is untitled is nearing completion.

'Blade Babji' release in August

2008-08-03T05:27:00.001-07:00

Re-recording is in final stages for 'Blade Babji' directed by Devi Prasad and produced by Mutyala Satyakumar on the banner of Satya Movies with 'Allari' Naresh and Sayali Bhagat in the lead.

Producer says, 'We are making efforts to release the film by the end of August. The songs canned in foreign locales would be a highlight. Our hero Babji is a pickpocket. A beautiful damsel enters his life and how his life was changed was the subject. We made the film a complete, out and out entertainer. We are sure that our film would tickle the funny bones of audiences for complete two and a half hours.'

Ruthika, Kausha, Brahmanandam, Venumadhav, Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam, Krishna Bhagawan, MS Narayana, LB Sriram and others are in the cast.

Music is by Koti while story, screenplay and direction are by Devi Prasad.

Former employee exonerates actress Asin

2008-08-03T05:17:00.000-07:00

Chennai, Aug 2 (IANS) A former domestic help of Tamil actress Asin has refuted charges that she was forced to work against her will for the star, police said.

My mother Narasamma hastily complained to the police when I could not heed her urgent summons to Chennai to see her. Though I have left the employment of Asin, the measure is only temporary. I will rejoin duties after solving a few family issues that require my attention, Beulah was quoted as saying.

We have accepted Beulahs explanation following her return from Mumbai and allowed her mother to withdraw her four-month-old complaint, police sources added.

Screen Buzz: Charmy In That Lodge!

2008-08-03T05:16:00.000-07:00

Actress Charmy loves that 5-star lodge in Hyderabad. Her favorite place as said by Tollywood sources is Taj Krishna. Although she has her own flat in Madhapur (allegedly gifted by Krishna Vamshi) she prefers staying only in Taj Krishna Hotel it seems. The reasons are best know for her and it is for sure that the service would be better for her in that hotel than in her own flat. She finds many visitors there when she stays in her suite room. Indeed, Charmy has been in envious position for her beauty, talent and life style as well.

Heroine' 'Signature' Around Navel

2008-08-03T05:13:00.000-07:00

With each passing day, more and more new concepts of fashion are entering and the first folk to take them with open arms are the ones from the film industry. First it was the six pack mania, then it was the bikini mania, later it was size zero mania and now a new concept has crept up. This is the tattoo fever.

Bollywood which is the birthplace for all such things has come up with the Tattoo syndrome with top stars embossing the names of their loved ones on forearms and nape of their necks. Now, it is the turn of the hot bombshell Mallika Sherawat who has added more creativity to the fashion.

It is heard that Mallika sherawat is planning to have a tattoo on her and the tattoo will be nothing but her signature that is going to be around her navel. As it is, those who have been able to get a glimpse of her twisted navel have lost their minds over the beauty of it. It remains to be seen what will happen with this creative idea

Nayana Vs Shriya: Who Is Sexier?

2008-08-03T05:10:00.000-07:00

Gone are the days when talent alone added with some good looks make up for a top heroine, these are the days of Size Zero figures and curvy bikini babes and heroines have been putting up their best glamour show ever to stay on the top of the ladder.

Now the hottest competition that seems to be on is between the two damsels Nayantara and Shriya and the point is who is the hottest among the two? While there is one section that feels that Nayan has the perfect body which she has already displayed on her bikini stint and the rain songs and this has been a transformation for her.

On the other hand, Shriya is considered a natural formation of seductive looks and one need not go below her face to feel erotic. Her face has got enough magic and the looks blended with her naturally formed curves give her an edge over the hot Malayalam beauty. We now leave it to your imagination to decide who is the sexiest among the two.

Sunil Says He's On Cloud-9

2008-08-03T05:00:00.000-07:00

While it is the ambition of every film buff to shake hands with some of the most popular stars in the industry or take pictures with them, there are many actors inside the industry who consider it a real honor and luck when they get to share the screen space with some legendary artistes. One among them is Sunil.

The star comedian is said to be on cloud nine these days and when asked about it, he says that he is really fortunate for acting with two great legendary stars Chiru and Rajini in his career. His delight was seen on screen too when he encounters Rajini in the movie 'Kathanayakudu' in one scene.

There is a gossip that is making rounds that Sunil has been trying real hard now to get into the eyes of Kamal Haasan and grab a role in one of his ventures too which will make a complete sweep and perhaps set a new record by him for having shared the screen space with the mighty trinity of the south. Good luck for that Sunil!!!

Allari Naresh Sleeps Only 4 Hrs A Day

2008-08-03T04:38:00.000-07:00

The demands of being the most sought after actor in the film industry might have its share of limelight, reputation and of course money but then there are few other sides too that the artiste must be willing to be prepared for when the time comes.

Allari Naresh is one man who is currently busy with almost four project going simultaneously and given his urge to prove himself all the time he has been pushing his energy levels to the limit. It is heard that Naresh sleeps just for four hours in a day and that is a major violation given the fact that one needs at least a minimum of 7-8 hours to stay healthy.

Folks are heard saying Naresh must start focusing on his health and it is due to the time he caters for his girlfriends and co-stars that is leading to the consumption of his time. Naresh has been a busy guy when it comes to his leading ladies. Following the link up with Farzana and now the role of boy friend for the new girl Sayali Bhagat, this does not come as a surprise that such buzz is making rounds. These hot flirting is another reason for Naresh's lack of sleep.

Why Asin said NO to Priyadarshan

2008-08-02T02:20:00.000-07:00

Asin is gaga with the release date of her maiden Hindi venture 'Ghajini' which is approaching fast.

Meanwhile, she was supposed to act in Priyadharshan's 'Aiyse Ko Thaisa' opposite Akshay Kumar. But the buzz is that the actress has backed out from the project.

Sources close to Asin say that the actress, who is busy with the promotional activities of 'Ghajini', has opted out of the project and Priyadharshan is currently scouting for a new heroine. Asin has not signed any new offers in Tamil and sources say she is keen to make a mark for herself in Tamil.

It is almost my story - Rajinikanth on 'Kuselan'

2008-08-02T02:18:00.000-07:00

Superstar Rajinikanth is in Hyderabad and a special screening for his latest film 'Kathanayukudu', (Telugu version of 'Kuselan'), which was held at the Prasad Studio preview theater just a day ahead of the movie's release.

Speaking to the press after the screening, the superstar said the story of 'Kuselan' is almost his story harping on the importance of friendship. He also mentioned that he is seeing the Telugu version for the first time.

When asked by a reporter if the story had anything in common with his real life, the stylish Rajinikanth said, 'Of course….Of course….you see the picture first and then I'll tell you'.

'You see 'Kuselan' and you would feel this is not a Rajinikanth movie. Yes, it is not a regular movie of mine, but a film that is so much close to me. You'll definitely enjoy this picture. A good social message is there' said the superstar.

When a reporter asked in a surprised manner, 'Did I actually see you crying towards the end?'

Rajinikanth replied, 'In the film…. yes….'

When asked about the recent controversy about the film not being allowed to be screened in Karnataka, Rajinikanth said he had spoken to the concerned officials and requested them to have the movie released. However, the high voltage actor refused to talk on political issues when a reporter raised the Sethu Samuthram issue.

Jagapathy Babu, who plays the role of Pasupathy in the Telugu version spoke to the press too saying he learnt the meaning of humility from Rajinikanth and showered praises on him.

'In the film the superstar slaps me towards the end. I loved it' he declared. He also mentioned that every time a shot of him was to be filmed, the camera would actually be zoomed in on a real friend of Rajinikanth.

'Kuselan' releases worldwide on the 1st of August.

Rajinikanth's noble act

2008-08-02T02:15:00.000-07:00

Super Star Rajinikanth is not just a phenomenal actor but a man with noble heart. When it comes to social activities, he stands at the front without taking any credit.

The latest to his long list of social welfare activity is that he has agreed to provide food free of cost for their School of Handicapped being run by actor-choreographer -director Ragava Larencce.

Taking part in a dance show, Lawrence said, ' it is grateful that Rajinikanth has agreed to sponsor food free of cost for the inmates of my school. I thank him immensely for his noble act'

Larencce confirmed that the works are almost over on coming up with a temple for Sri Raghavendra in Chennai. The consecration would happen in a couple of months and the function would be presided over by Rajinikanth.

Prabhas's 'Raju' from 4th August

2008-08-02T02:10:00.000-07:00

Senior actor Krishnam Raju's Gopi Krishna Movies get to resume their production after a haitus. The company has produced earlier super hits like Amara Deepam', 'Bhakta Kannappa', 'Krishna Veni', 'Seetha Ramulu', 'Mana Voori Pandavulu'.

Featuring Rebel Star Krishnam Raju and his nephew Prabhas in the lead roles, the new movie commences the shooting on 4th August. Title 'Raju' is under consideration.

Director SS Rajamouli's ex teammate Mahadevan has taken the charge of direction for the first time.

The story line is said to be influenced by the Sivaji Ganesan and Kamal Haasan starrer 'Kshatriya Puthrudu'.

Hot Baby Priyamani To Wear Bikini?

2008-08-01T08:35:00.000-07:00

The Bikini culture is spreading faster than the speed of light itself and more and more stars who were shying to show their assets on screen are now plunging into the two piece drive which will give an X-ray of their figure and sex appeal. It started with Bollywood and now it is showing its presence in Tollywood too.

It is now heard that the talented actress Priyamani who recently revealed that Malayalam is the place where she can project her real talents of acting might well be jumping into the bandwagon of the bikini. Speaking about it, the pretty girl says that sporting hot pants, midis and short skirts is a walk in the park for her but to wear a bikini she just needs to bump off few extra places of flab.

While she has not said no to the idea, it could well be that when Priyamani hits the gym rigorously then it is a signal that this buxom beauty will soon be taking us in a storm revealing her true self in a bikini. For the audience, it will be a real worthy treat to see this Malayalam babe baring it all.

Both Balayya and Pawan With Big Moustaches

2008-08-01T08:34:00.000-07:00

The concept of Moustache and its importance is a major issue among the south Indian men. While most of them consider it as the symbol of masculinity and courage, some have it to look older if they have a baby face and some have it just to add a touch of extra glamour to their face.

In the film industry, where the efforts are always on to look young there are two top stars who are currently sporting the moustache. While one happens to be Power Star Pawan Kalyan, the other happens to be 'Yuvaratna' Balakrishna and interestingly both of them have the same design of moustache on their face now.

The topic that most of them are discussing is why so? It is said that Pawan is growing them for his role of the tough IPS officer in his upcoming movie 'Puli', Balayya is growing them just for fun it seems but somehow both are following same style and it looks good on them too.

Kathanayakudu Movie Review

2008-08-01T07:33:00.000-07:00

My rating: 3/5
Punchline: Barber Balu
Genre: Family Drama
Type: Remake
Banner: Vyjayanthi Movies

Cast: Rajnikant, Jagapati Babu, Nayana Tara, Meena, Mamata Mohandas, Tanikella, Ali, Dharmavarapu, Brahmanandam, Sunil, MS Narayana, Kondavalasa, Rajitha, Geeta etc

Music: GV Prakash Kumar
Dialogues - Lyrics: Vennelakanti
Cinematography: Arvind Krishna
Producers: C Aswini Dutt & Vijaya Kumar
Screenplay – direction: P Vasu
Release date: 1 August 2008

Review

Story

Balu (Jagapati Babu) is a barber in a remote village. He is a straight-forth man with honesty. He has an understanding wife (Meena) and three kids. Ashok Kumar (Rajnikanth) – the superstar of film industry – is his childhood friend. But Balu loses touch with Ashok after he becomes an actor. The unit of Ashok's latest film comes to the village of Balu for a cinema shoot. Balu's family members and village men ask Balu to take them to Ashok. But Balu is such a kind of guy who does not want to ask favors. The rest of the story is all about how the honest Balu and raging superstar meet.

Artists Performance

Rajnikant: Rajnikant mesmerizes you again with his 60-minute screen presence in this film. He is super stylish in the various costumes (Mask of the Zorro, Lawrence of Arabia etc) donned in two songs of the film. He also has a very sensible part in the film where he tries to explain the mindset of an actor and superstar. SP Balu who usually dubs for Kamal Hassan dubbed for Rajnikant in this film.

Jagapati Babu: Jagapati Babu came up with one of the finest performances of his career. This role demands a tremendous histrionics from the actor in Jagapati Babu and he does a wonderful job. His get-up is also good. But one wonders why he has light beard though he is doing the role of barber.

Others: Meena is apt as the wife of Jagapati Babu. Nayana Tara sizzles as film heroine paired with Rajnikant. Dharmavarapu entertains. Sunil's escapades in second half are good, especially his expressions while ogling at Nayana Tara. Ali is alright. Brahmanandam is wasted. The comedy of MS Narayana and Kondavalasa does not appeal.

Technical Departments:

Story - screenplay - direction: This film is a remake of a Malayalam blockbuster - Katha Parayumbol. The story of the film is old-fashioned and simple. The director tried to stick to the story than going for commercial gimmicks with Rajnikant for the sake of commerciality. The screenplay should have been better. Narration is a bit slower. The director handled the climax well by making it a heart-touching one.

Other departments: Music by GV Prakash Kumar is good. Cinematography by Aravind Krishna stands out. His work for 'chele chele' is very good. Dialogues written for Rajnikant deserve claps. Dialogues like 'tinna tindi vantlone vunte, vantiki manchidi kaadu. Sampadinchina dabbu intlone vunte intiki manchidi kaadu' and 'talli, tandri, guruvu, daivam antaru. Kaani talli, tandri, guruvu, snehitudu, daivam anaali'. The dialogues written for Rajnikant in a conversation with educationalist are very true and entertaining. Art work is also good. The special effects work done to this film is neat. Production values are nice.

Analysis: With the kind of publicity given to this film, people might think that Kathanayakudu film is a completely Rajnikant's film. But Kathanayakudu film belongs to a barber character played by Jagapati Babu. All the scenes involving Rajnikant have nice dialogues and good style. The scenes featuring Jagapati Babu are little arty. The comedy in first half does not gel well. The plus points of the film are Rajnikant, Jagapati Babu and a heart touching climax. On a flip side, a better screenplay and a faster narration would have helped the film tremendously. The success of the film depends on how the family crowds receive it.

'Rajasekhar-Meera' Picked Up Miraculously

2008-08-01T07:31:00.005-07:00

It appears that hero Rajasekhar might well be thanking his lucky stars for having scraped through with some decent marks through a sheer stroke of luck. We are talking about his recent release 'Gorintaku' which started as damp squibs at the box office but the tides seem to be changing now.

It got flop talk initially but somehow it is coping with good collections from 3rd week say trade pundits. It is hear that the family touch to the title and posters and the presence of Meera Jasmine are the pulling factors. Another highlight is the comedy of Venu Madhav that has managed some decent laughs.

Though the city audience has put the film in the trash bin, it is said that the movie is getting a positive response in the B and C Centers where the lady audience seem to be appealed by the brother-sister affection concept and the family tradition idea.

Venkatesh After Krish's Film

2008-08-01T07:27:00.000-07:00

The successful hero Venkatesh who is aptly titled 'Victory' Venkatesh has been one star who has been the best bet for many film makers since his movies always give the minimum guarantee and in almost 99% cases they have ended up becoming hits and blockbusters too.

On the other hand, Venky makes sure that his ventures have enough quality and commercial aspects in them so that the producers are not at loss working with him and there is a special interest he is said to take in the script and the story.

It is known news that Venky is currently planning to do a film with the young and talented director Krish who is barely a film old. After that, Venkatesh is planning to work with Srinu Vaitla who has been ruling the roost with his recent super hit 'Ready'. However when will that happen remains to be seen since there is news that Vaitla has been heavily booked by other top stars and especially the Chiru family.

Devdas Fame Ram with B Gopal

2008-05-07T06:15:00.000-07:00

B Gopal is once again getting ready to wield the baton after two year gap. His last film was 'Narasimhudu'. Gopal heard the story narrated by writer Surya and immediately approached MS Raju.

Raju liked the story and he immediately agreed to do the film. Ram will play the heroin the action flick. Hansika is the heroine.

The regular shooting will commence from May 25.

Paruchuri brothers will pen the screenplay. More details will be announced shortly.

Surya with six packs

2008-05-07T06:10:00.000-07:00

It is now the latest in thing in Bollywood, Tollywod and Kollywood. The young heroes are sporting six pack abs in their new films.

Allu Arjun sported six packs in Desamuduru and Shah Rukh Khan in Om Shanthi Om. Nitin will sport six packs in hi forthcoming flick 'Victory'.

Now Tamil actor Surya is sporting six pack abs for his new film 'Vaaranam Aariyam'. He slogged hard for over eight months to develop the six packs.

He is confident that his new look would be received well by the audience.

2008-05-07T05:59:00.000-07:00

'Chandamama' in Tamil

The hit film 'Chandamama' staring Kajol, Siva Balaji, Navdeep and Sindhu Menon is now being remade in Tamil. The well known production houseAVM is producing the film.

The film directed by Krishna Vamsi has been tentatively titled as 'A AA E EE'.

While Siva Balaji and Navdeep have been retained, the heroines have been changed. Mounika (Maa Alludu very good fame) and Saranya Marie will be the female leads.

Prabhu will play Nagbabu's role and Sabhapathi will be the director. Vijay Antony will score the music .

latest telugu movies

2008-05-07T04:19:00.000-07:00

It’s been five weeks since Jalsa released and now Pawan Kalyan’s fans are spreading the news that the film had crossed the collection mark of 40 crores. They say that the record was established in a mere 30 days. The producer said 32 crores was collected in the first two weeks. After that there was no official trade report.
Compared to the other films Jalsa was hit more by the IPL matches and the collections fell drastically. The theatres wore a desolate look with empty seats from the third week onwards. It is normal for fans to exaggerate the collection figure but this time there seems to be no enthusiasm that sustained after two weeks