Chiru to launch own media channel.....?

Reports and gossips are rumoring in media that Praja Rajyam Chief is going to launch his own media to aid him and his party. He got distressed with continuous blaming of some media on his party, so he decided to counter such by launching his media which would support him. Recently in a press meet at Anatapuram he openly blamed that some media is targetting his party particularly and advised that they should retrospect themselves before airing such one-sided news. Reliable sources said that as a first step, Chiranjeevi has already acquired a defunct media channel called 'RK News' and is planning to reactivate it into a full-fledged channel. RK News was a cable network channel started by famous TV9 anchor Deepti Vajpayee's brother Ramakanth Vajpayee. Chiranjeevi wants to convert it into a full-fledged satellite channel.

Published Date : Saturday, 29/1/2011 8:39 PM IST

Allu Arjun weds Sneha Reddy on March 6

Stylish star Allu Arjun will marry his lover and sweetheart Sneha Reddy on March 6.
The announcement was made by his family members , sending his fans into celebration mood. The Muhurat was fixed after the elders of the two families met here and discussed marriage plans. The reception will be held on March 9 at Palakollu, the native village of Arjun’s grandfather and legendary comedian Allu Ramalingaiah.
The 27 year old dancing sensation of Tollywood is engaged to Sneha, a post-graduate from United States. She comes from a business family and is the daughter of Shankar Reddy who owns SCIENT College of Engineering.

Published Date : Saturday, 29/1/2011 8:33 PM IST

Jai Bolo Telangna releasing on Feb 4

Director N Shankar’s Jai Bolo Telangna has got clearing from censor board with A certification with some minor cuts and is going to be released on Feb 4 The film originally scheduled for release on Jan 28  but was postponed due to issues with Censor Board.  N Shankar is distributing the film in Nizam and Suresh Productions is distributing it in Andhra and Ceded areas.
Ram Gopal Varma’s katha screenplay darsakatvam appalaraju is another movie that is also slated for release on Feb 4 but is pushed to Feb 10 to avoid clash with Jai Bolo Telangana.


Published Date : Saturday, 29/1/2011 8:32 PM IST

Sri Rama Rajyam heading forward to release on Balayya’s birthday

The shooting of Sri Rama Rajyam which is starring Balakrishna and Nayanatara as heroine is under progress. It is being directed by Bapu and produced by Yalamanchali Saibabu under Saibaba Movies banner. The producer is planning to release the movie on June 10 which is Balakrishna’s birthday.
Recent Padma awardee Akkineni Nageshwar Rao is playing the role of Valmiki in this film. Srikanth is playing as god Lakshman, Sai Kumar is playing as Bharat in the movie.
Sana plays Kaikeyi, KR Vijaya plays Kousalya, Murali Mohan plays Janaka and star comedian Brahmanandam plays Chakali Thippadu to entertain audience with his performance.

Published Date : Saturday, 29/1/2011 8:30 PM IST

Manchu Lakshmi to act in Gundello Godari ....

Manchu Lakshmi who is the daughter of dialogue king Mohan Babu proved her stamina in Telugu film industry with a witch role in Anaganaga O Dheerudu. Now she is all set to act in another film titled Gundello Godari. Recently, a debutant director Kumar has narrated a storyline to Lakshmi which impressed her and said to have given her nod for the film.
On the other hand Lakshmi is busy with her next production venture with Manchu Manoj in the lead role which is  titled as Oo Kodatara Ulikkipadatara, the pre-production works of the film will begin soon. She is also busy with the talk show Prematho Mee Lakshmi being aired on small screens (zee telugu)


Published Date : Saturday, 29/1/2011 8:30 PM IST

Charmi’s Mangala gearing up for release in February

Hot and beautiful Charmi’s forthcoming female-lead movie Mangala had completed its entire shooting part and is presenly undergoing its graphics works. Mangala is directed by Osho Tulasiram of 'Mantra' fame and being jointly produced by Osho Tulasiram and C H V Sharma  under the banner Mantra Entertainments, Young music director Vishwa has scored the music for the film. This movie is  gearing up for release in February.
The film-makers say that Mangala will  thrill the audiences like ‘Mantra’ and Charmi’s acting will be the main attraction in the film along with Vishwa’s music and also graphics play much more importance in the film.


Published Date : Saturday, 29/1/2011 8:27 PM IST

Ram Charan as Gang Leader ?

Ram Charan is gearing up to surprise his fans by doing a film with the title Gang Leader, the film with which his father Chiranjeevi has set box office on fire in nineties. However, it is yet to be known whether only the title of it is being used or is this a modern version remake to Gang Leader.

Maganti Ramjee son of Maganti Ravindranadh Chowdary is planning to produce Gang Leader with Ram Charan. Ravindranadh is the producer of Chiranjeevi’s GL. Ramji is currently producing Mirchi movie with MS Raju’s son Sumanth Ashwin. Even though Ramji is boasting of it there is no sign or indication from Ram Charan about Gang Leader project.

Mega fans are hoping for this film to take shape as Gang Leader title itself can set the cash registers ringing.

Published Date : Friday, 28/1/2011 9:42 AM IST

Kodi Punju To Release In Summer Of 2011

The film titled Kodi punju starring Tanish and Anchal in the lead roles has completed its first schedule of shooting. The second schedule will start in February and the film is being planned for release in April.
The film has a viilage backdrop and Tanish plays an actio hero in a romantic family drama. Roja plays a powerful character. The star cast of the film includes MS Narayana, Sivakrishna, Rajyalakshmi, Satyaprakash, Rallapalli and others.
Dialogues have been written by Sriram Chowdary and Tallapaka Nagaraju while lyrics are penned by Bhaskarabhatla. Music for the film is composed by Anup Rubens.
Kodipunju is being produced by SS Bujjibabu under the banner of SS Cinemas and directed by BVV Chowdary.

Published Date : Friday, 28/1/2011 9:40 AM IST

'Jai bolo Telangana' gets censor clearance

Censor Board finally cleared Jai bolo Telangana with A certificate. The film will release on Feb 4. The release was delayed due to objections from Censor Board.
Telangana public had expressed ire at the Censor Board for its effort to stall the release of Jai bolo Telangana.
The movie’s story revolves around the movement for separate Telangana statehood. The film industry is completely dominated by Andhra people; therefore nobody is showing interest to exhibit the movie in Telangana region too. May be financial consideration one of the reasons?
N Shankar who is known for his movies with social message has produced and directed Jai bolo Telangana. It is believed that the project is backed by Telangana Rashtra Samiti leader K Chandrasekhar Rao. KCR plays his real life role in the movie.
Jai Bolo Telangana movie starring Jagapathi Babu was landed in censor troubles few days ago. The censor board of AP state didn’t agree to clear the film unless some controversial scenes are removed from it. The makers of JBT have sent the film to National Censor Board which ordered for a revisal committee. The committee imposed some cuts for which the director and producer N. Shankar obliged.

Censor Board awarded the film A certificate after the necessary cuts are done and hence Jai Bolo Telangana is gearing up for release on February 4. If everything has gone well the film might have seen light by tomorrow.

Jai Bolo Telangana is creating huge buzz in Nizam region for its content and even the people from other regions are attracted by this movie with the censor controversy.


Published Date : Friday, 28/1/2011 9:36 AM IST

Erra Gulabilu & Gaganam releasing on 11th Feb

Erra Gulabilu, under the direction of Gautham Menon is all set for a release on 11th February in Tamil and Telugu versions. The movie stars newcomer Veera, Sameera Reddy, Karthik in the key roles while Samantha will be seen in a cameo. Erra Gulabilu is a thriller and deals with the story that happens in a night at ECR. The run time of the film is 90 minutes, which doesn’t carry any music. The trailer of the film is creating more curiosity among the audiences.

On the other hand, Nagarjuna’s experimental flick Gaganam too is releasing on the same day in both Telugu and Tamil versions. Being directed by Radha Mohan and produced by Dil Raju, Gaganam is about the hijack of Indian Airlines flight IC 814 that takes place in Tirupati airport. Nagarjuna is playing a commando in the film. Interestingly, both the films don’t carry any music and both are experimental flicks for the directors.

Let’s wait to see, which of these both films clicks at the Box-Office


Published Date : Friday, 28/1/2011 9:32 AM IST

Raviteja's Veera in full swing

Raviteja is presently busy with the shooting of Veera which  is being directed by Ramesh Varma and produced by  Ganesh Indhukuri under Sanvi Productions banner. Kajal and Taapsee are playing the female leads in this film. Raviteja is doing a role that has two different shades and one of those is a very powerful one like Vikram Rathod in Vikramarkudu, says the director.Veera is touted to be the high budget film in Raviteja’s career.
Paruchuri Brothers and Abburi Ravi are dialouge writers for this high voltage action film. Veera has eight fights and seven songs. SS Thaman who composed music for Raviteja’s Kick and Mirapakay is again scoring music to Veera. Veera is gearing up for its release in the month of May.

O My Friend shooting to begin from third week of February

It is known that Siddharth has signed a new film with Dil Raju, which was tentatively titled as O My Friend. The latest news is that the movie is all set to commence its shoot from the third week of February. O My Friend will be directed by a debutant Venu Sriram and Amrita Rao of Athidi fame might play the female lead in the film.
As of now, Siddharth is currently busy with the shooting of his forthcoming film, titled 180 with Priya Anand and Nitya Menon as female leads. On the other hand, Dil Raju is busy with the promotion of Nagarjuna starrer Gaganam, which is slated for a release on 11th February.

Censor Board decision elapsed for tomorrow

Jai Bholo Telangana produced and directed by N Shankar deals with movement for separate Telangana. Director Shankar said that the movie only depicts the democratic movement and aspirations of Telangana people. Jai Bolo Telangana stars Jagapathi Babu in a special role and Chakri has composed the music for this film. N. Shankar said that the movie is slated for release on 28th of this month. But it seems that censor board isn’t willing to give clearance to the film because it contains some controversial scenes and Censor Board panel feels that this film might hurt the sentiments of people in some parts of our state thus causing trouble to law and order. Hence the bureau of Censor Board decided to meet again and finalise the certification issue by tomorrow.

ANR honoured with Padma Vibhushan

Akkineni Nageshwara Rao was conferred Padma Vibhushan award for 2010 by the President of India. The other names who were approved by the President of India for the conferment of Padma Awards-2010 were  Cricketer VVS Laxman, educationist Koneru Ramakrishna Rao, Professor Pullela Ramachandrudu.
Playback singer SP Balasubramaniam and actress Waheeda Rahman conferred with Padma Bhushan. Rama Rao got Padma Vibhushan in the field of science and technology. GV Krishna Reddy and Dr K Anji Reddy are also in the list who got Padma Bhushan awards from Andhra Pradesh.

Ravi Teja and Gunashekar's movie titled Nippu

Mass Hero Ravi Teja who is known for remarkable style of comedy and action is now all set to work in Guna Sekhar’s direction soon. A title Nippu has been registered in the film chamber and  Director YVS Chowdhary is producing this movie. Gunashekar wanted Katti as the title for this movie but Kalyan Ram had already used that for his last film. So he has selected Nippu  as the title and this film will begin its shoot from summer this year The cast and crew details of this project are yet to be announced.Currently, Ravi Teja is working for ' Veera', being directed by Ramesh Varma.

Published Date : Tuesday, 25/1/2011 9:21 AM IST

1st Week Collections of Anaganaga O Dheerudu

Anaganaga O Dheerudu, directed by Prakash Kovelamudi (son of K. Raghavendra Rao) which is one of the most awaited movies of the season didn’t live up to the expectations. The mixed reactions and reviews over Anaganaga O Dheerudu are reflecting over the collections too. The film collected a first week share of around 5.7 crore worldwide.
This amount is good for a Siddharth film but not for a film of Anaganaga Oka Dheerudu budget. The production cost of AOD is around 32 crores, says the buzz. So if the film should have collected around 12 crores in the first week to keep the hopes alive. .
Even though the makers are planning to dub it and release in Hindi and Tamil we can’t expect it to do wonders over there with this content. So, Anaganaga Oka Dheerudu will go down as a commercial failure despite being regarded as good attempt.

Published Date : Tuesday, 25/1/2011 9:19 AM IST

MS Raju to introduce Ashwin

Producer MS Raju, who made hit films like Varsham, Manasantha Nuvve, Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana and Okkadu among others, is launching his son Ashwin as hero with a film titled Mirchi. This film will be produced by M.S.Raju and Ramji Maganti and will be directed by MS Raju himself. This shooting was expected to start six months ago but MS Raju was said to be not happy with the script. In fact VN Aditya was drafted to direct the film. After differences cropped up between MS Raju and Aditya over the script, the producer himself decided to direct his son’s debut film. Mirchi will be officially launched this week and the regular shooting will start from February.

Published Date : Tuesday, 25/1/2011 9:17 AM IST

Deadly blast at Moscow airport, 10 killed & Dozens injured

At least 20 people have been killed and dozens injured in a blast at Domodedovo airport in Moscow. A news agency has said 23 people have died and around 130 people are thought to have been injured.

Published Date : Monday, 24/1/2011 8:25 PM IST

Naga Chaitanya to act in ‘Bejawada Rowdylu’

Ram Gopal Varma, who is known for controversies, had announced that he is going to produce ‘Bejawada Rowdylu’, a film based on the rowdyism in Vijayawada. However, he did not announce who will play the lead role in the movie. Recently Varma announced that Naga Chaitanya would play the lead role in the movie, which surprised  the entire Telugu film industry.
Varma says, ‘The story is yet to be finalised besides the other cast and crew. I will reveal all the details once we finalise everything.’Given the confident note of Varma, sources in the Film Nagar claim that the film would be yet another ‘Shiva’ in Varma and Chaitu’s careers.

Aamir to host Bigg Boss 5th Edition ...?

Rumors are floating in bollywood that Aamir Khan had come to an agreement with  Endemol, which produces the reality show Bigg Boss, to host its edition 5 this year.
The last show has been hosted by Salman Khan and it was not successful in getting good TRPs as compared to Amitabh Bachchan’s Kaun Banega …The producers of the show are said to be of the opinion that if they can bring in Aamir Khan to host the Big Boss then they have a chance of getting better TRPs. Aamir hasn't done a reality show yet and so if he host Bigg Boss 5 it will definitely become a good platform for his debut as a television host.