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Prabhas: Plotline matters the most “Baahubali” star Prabhas looks for an engaging plotline while picking a project, and says it should be designed to entertain the audience. “The story must be engaging and designed in a way that will entertain the audience. While I do pay attention to my character in the film and the script, I think the plotline is what matters the most,” Prabhas said while talking about how he picks his projects.
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“My previous movies worked because of the way the director has treated the film, giving importance to each minute detail and not only concentrating on the big picture,” he added. After the success of “Baahubali” franchise, he was seen in “Saaho” last year. Directed by Sujeeth, “Saaho” stars Shraddha Kapoor, and also features Neil Nitin Mukesh and Jackie Shroff. The action drama “Saaho” was shot simultaneously in Telugu, Hindi and Tamil languages.
Prabhas in Saaho Talking about how working in Bollywood is different from Tollywood, he said: Shooting-wise every film has its own way from Bollywood to Tollywood. Initially, speech in a not-so-familiar, language was a little difficult to learn but it
was a great experience overall.” He feels, now, “the audience decides what works and what doesn’t”. “Fresh concepts should work more if done correctly,” he added.
Tollywood stars connecting with fans virtually
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rom Chiranjeevi, Mahesh Babu, Ram Charan to Rajinikanth, prominent South Indian celebrities are using Twitter to engage with fans and encourage them to stay home and be safe. Actors are also making videos at home with song lyrics that urge people to isolate and stay safe amidst the COVID-19 crisis. Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu is spending his lockdown days with family, and is glad that he can connect with fans and colleagues via social media. “Twitter has been one of my major sources of information and entertainment in these testing times. While I’m at home with my family, I’m glad that the service is letting me stay in touch with my fellows from the film industry as well as my fans,” Mahesh said.
“I believe that Twitter is a very powerful medium to stay informed and connected with what’s happening in the world, especially, during a critical time like this,” he added.
municate directly with my fans and fellow Indians and this led me to join the platform in March, on the Telugu New year’s day and the first day of the nationwide lockdown.”
Mahesh made his ‘stay home, stay safe’ appeal to fans by sharing a video of his daughter in which she talks about the precautionary measures that are necessary to fight coronavirus and flatten the curve.
“During COVID-19, it has become more important than ever before to stay connected so that we can get through this pandemic together. Twitter is doing a great job of helping people do that,” he added.
Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi is also using Twitter to communicate with his fans.
Chiranjeevi’s son Ram Charan rejoined Twitter on his own birthday. As a birthday gift, the star asked his fans to stay indoors for their own safety.
Talking about it, Chiranjeevi said: “I owe everything to my fans and audiences. The possibility of directly interacting with them and sharing my thoughts through a platform like Twitter has often crossed my mind. But during these unprecedented times, I felt an urgent need to com-
Chiranjeevi and his son Ram Charan (right)
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Suriya's films face ban after he takes wife Jyothika's next directly to OTT amil Nadu Theatre And Multiplex Owners Association have threatened to ban films starring superstar Suriya, as well as the films produced by his production company 2D films. The decision comes after the news that the film “Pon Magal Vandhal”, produced by Suriya and starring his wife Jyothika, will be released directly on a popular OTT platform, bypassing traditional theatrical release. Suriya’s decision to go directly digital with his new production was made public through a tweet by the social media page, Let’s OTT Global: “Premier Alert Public address loudspeaker : First Tamil feature film to
get a Direct OTT release, #PonMagalVandhal (Tamil) streaming rights bagged by @PrimeVideoIN. Streaming from 1st week of May.” Following this, the theatre owners association general secretary Panneerselvam released a video stating the decision not to release Suriya’s films in theatres. He said that movies that are made for theatres should release in theatres first, and not on OTT platforms. He further that if this decision is not revoked, there would be a ban on releasing films starring Suriya. The decision, if brought to effect, could impact Suriya’s upcoming film “Soorarai Pottru”.
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Actress Tamannaah Bhatia shared a musical message and tweeted a Tamil coronavirus awareness song titled “Unnai kaakum”.
Mahesh made his ‘stay home, stay safe' appeal to fans by sharing a video of his daughter
Tamannaah Bhatia shared a Tamil coronavirus awareness song titled Unnai Kaakum
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