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Bhumika Chawla
in Naga Chaitanya’s Savyasachi
Nani
a humanitarian fish in Awe
Ileana D’Cruz
eyeing Television! debut
Vikram Vedha
Natasimham NANDAMURI BALAKRISHNA
beats Baahubali 2
kajal's
Topless pic creates sensation
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ot diva, Kajal Aggarwal is the sweetheart of the South Indian film industry, having an established career in both Telugu and Tamil Film industries. The actress who has delivered a series of hit movies this year like Megastar Chiranjeevi starrer Khaidi No 150, Rana Daggubati starrer political thriller drama Nene Raju Nene Mantri, Thala Ajith starrer Vivegam/ Vivekam and Vijay’s Mersal, is currently busy in the shoot of her upcoming film Paris Paris, the remake of Bollywood movie ‘Queen’, in the direction of Ramesh Aravind. Kajal will also be seen in Natural Star Nani’s production venture Awe and also romancing
with Nandamuri Kalyanram in upcoming movie MLA (Manchi Lakshanalunna Abbayi) in the direction of Upendra Madhav. Recently the actress shared her hot pic on microblogging page from her recent photoshoot, which is going viral on social media and grabbing the attention of many. Kajal turned on the heat by going topless and showed of her hot avatar. Her latest photograph will definitely change the image of her in audiences mind. Undoubtedly, the viewers will mad with this sexy babe. Kajal looks hot as hell in this pic. Her style has upped her sex appeal several notches higher.
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ALLARI NARESH'S NEXT WITH PV GIRI
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llari Naresh who has delivered a series of flop movies like Selfie Raja, Intlo Deyyam Nakem Bhayam and Meda Meedha Abbayi, is going through a tough time but the actor has number of movies in his kitty. According to the latest buzz in the film Industry Laddu Babu and James Bond star Allari Naresh has signed his next upcoming comedy movie in the direction of PV Giri who is popular for 'Nandini Nursing
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Home' starring Senior actor and character artist Naresh’s son Nawin Vijay Krishna. The sources say that recently the director met Naresh and narrated the script. The actor who was very impressed with the storyline, gave his nod. Currently the film is in pre-production stage and it will be bankrolled by Anil Sunkara of AK Entertainments. Who will play the female lead, is not yet decided.
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n actress and former model Bhumika Chawla, who made her Telugu debut with Yuvakudu in 2000, has worked in various Indian film industries and appeared in over thirty films in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada, Bhojpuri, and Punjabi. She has shared the screen space with top stars of Telugu Film Industry like Megastar Chiranjeevi, Akkineni Nagarjuna, Victory Venkatesh, Power Star Pawan Kalyan, Superstar Mahesh Babu, Young Tiger Jr. NTR etc. She is popular for her notable performances for Kushi, Okkadu, Tere Naam, Missamma, Gandhi, My Father, Buddy and Anasuya. Bhumika made her strong comeback in Telugu Film Industry with Natural Star Nani and Sai Pallavi starrer MCA (Middle Class Abbayi), directed by Venu Sriram and produced by Dil Raju, which is running successfully at the box office. Now according to the latest buzz in film Industry, Bhumika has been approached to play an important role in upcoming movie Savyasachi in which Naga Chaitanya and Nidhhi Agerwal are playing the lead role. Kollywood star Madhavan is playing key role in this film. The sources say that Bhumika may pair with Madhavan in this film, directed by Chandoo Mondeti, produced by Mythri Movie Makers. The film has the music by MM Keeravani.
BHUMIKA CHAWLA
IN NAGA CHAITANYA’S SAVYASACHI TOLLYWOOD P 5
NANI FISH IN AWE
A HUMANITARIAN
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t is known news that natural Star Nani has turned producer with an upcoming movie ‘Awe’. He is bankrolling the movie helmed by debutant Prashanth. The star-studded cast of the film includes many names like Kajal Aggarwal, Eesha Rebba, Nithya Menen, Regina Cassandra, Srinivas Avasarala, Murali Sharma, Priyadarshi and others. Mass Maharaja Ravi Teja and Ninnu Kori star Nani have given voice over for special characters. Recently Nani took to twitter to reveal about his character in his production venture Awe. Nani will be seen as humanitarian fish and he has given voice for it. Nani wrote on the wall of Twitter, “Playing an interesting role in my
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next… been learning swimming coz the script demands.” On the otherside, currently Nani is basking on the glory of his recently released movie MCA (Middle Class Abbayi), directed by Venu Sriram and produced by Dil Raju, in which Premam and Fidaa fame Sai Pallavi is playing the female lead role. It is heard that very soon Nani will team up with Akkineni Nagarjuna for the film, which will be directed by Sriram Aditya who last directed multistarrer Shamanthakamani. Nani is one of the actors who rose to stardom with the kind of subjects he chooses and for his natural performance, which connects with millions of people.
SRINIVASA REDDY BLESSED WITH A
BABY GIRL
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ow it’s celebration time in Popular Comedian Srinivasa Reddy’s house! He has become the proud father again as his wife delivered a baby girl. Both mother and new born are healthy and doing well. The actor took to Twitter to share the picture of his newly born daughter. He captioned it, “New Entry, baby girl.” The actor also has a school going daughter. The comedian who was seen in Anando Brahma, Raja the Great, Veedevadu and Balakrishnudu this year, will be next seen in Power Star Pawan Kalyan’s upcoming much awaited movie Agnyaathavaasi. The entire shoot of the movie has been already wrapped up and currently it is in post production stage. The film is schedule to hit the theaters on 10th January 2018 on the occasion of Sankranthi.
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Did Jr.NTR UNDERGO LIPOSUCTION AGAIN?
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he word Liposuction has hit Tollywood few years ago and the young actors, who have put on lot of weight, are trying to jump into undergoing liposuction surgery bandwagon to cut down their weight. Young Tiger Jr. NTR who is basking in the glory of successful movie Jai Lava Kusa, is focusing on diet and fitness regime to lose his weight for his next upcoming movie, which will be helmed by Trivikram Srinivas, who is currently busy in Power Star Pawan Kalyan’s Agnyaathavaasi. It is the first time when Trivikram Srinivas and Janatha Garage actor Tarak have teamed up for an upcoming project, which has been launched recently. Tarak is reportedly working on his physic to get into the skin of his role in this film.
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His previous two offering were such that the actor needed to look a bit burly and maintained that look and now he is taking extra care about his diet. According to the latest buzz in the social media, Tarak underwent a liposuction operation recently and the doctors have removed 5kg fat from his body. But the sources close to NTR has refuted the rumour by saying that there is no truth in it. Earlier, NTR has undergone a liposuction surgery before Yamadonga and surprised everyone with his stunning slim look. The upcoming flick will be bankrolled by Haarika and Haasine Creations which has worked earlier with Trivikram Srinivas to deliver big hits like S/o Sathyamurthy, Julayi and A..Aa.
ANASUYA BHARADWAJ’S SELFIE WITH RAM CHARAN
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ot anchor turned actress Anasuya Bharadwaj is currently busy in the shoot of her upcoming film ‘Rangasthalam 1985’ in which Ram Charan and Samantha Akkineni are playing the lead roles. Currently the movie, based on village backdrop is progressing at brisk pace in the direction of Sukumar and is on the verge of completion. The makers have kept the role of Anasusya under wraps. Recently Anasuya took to Twitter to share her selfie with Ram Charan. She captioned the pic, “And let me make your day by sharing this much anticipated
selfie of mine with this truly immensely good of a person #RamCharan from the sets of #Rangasthalam after an ammaazzzing scene’s shoot!!Just wait till the film’s out!! He will make us all so so proud!! #withMyboy.” Rangasthalam will be narrated in the backdrop of beautiful rustic life of coastal Andhra. Ram Charan will be seen portraying the role of a villager in Rangasthalam, His character is called Chitti Babu. Pooja Hegde, who was last seen in Allu Arjun’s DJ aka Duvvada Jagannadham, will be seen in a special song in the film, bankrolled by Mythri Movie Makers.
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MAHESH’S PANCHE KATTU AVATAR IN
Bharat Ane Nenu
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t is known news that after delivering AR Murugadoss’s Spyder, Superstar Mahesh Babu joined the set of his next upcoming movie ‘Bharat Ane Nenu’ which is progressing at brisk pace in the direction of Koratala Siva. Earlier both Mahesh and Koratala Siva have worked together for a blockbuster movie ‘Srimanthudu’, so expectations are very high. Mahesh Babu is known for impressing the audiences not just with his great looks but his par excellence acting capabilities as well. It is heard that Maheah Babu will be seen in panche kattu avatar in this upcoming political drama. The makers of Bharat
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Ane Nenu are planning to showcase Mahesh in Panche Kattu in a groovy song. The sources close to the film unit reveal that the makers are very excited about this idea and now they have also convinced Mahesh for the same. They are confident that Superstar will give his green signal. Bollywood actress Kiara Advani is playing the love interest of Mahesh. Tipped to be a political drama, Bharat Ane Nenu also stars Prakash Raj and Sarath Kumar in important roles. Made on a big budget, the film will see Mahesh playing the role of a chief minister.
Ileana D'Cruz EYEING TELEVISION DEBUT!
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oan beauty Ileana D’Cruz, is known for being a carefree diva, who has stunned her fans with her intelligent choice of roles. The actress who has appeared in several Telugu movies Pokiri, Jalsa, Kick and Julayi, is staying away from the regional cinema and currently she is concentrating on the Bollywood industry alone. Recently, during
the media interaction Barfi actress opened up about a possible career in Television. She said, “If TV gives me good content, I’ll do it. If it’s challenging and pushing me to do something different then why not?” After Baadshaho, once again, Ileana is going to share the screen space with Ajay Devgn in upcoming film Raid, directed by Raj Kumar Gupta, which will hit the theaters in March 2017.
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VIKRAM VEDHA
BEATS BAAHUBALI 2
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S Rajamouli’s historic and war drama Baahubali 2:The Conclusion starring Young Rebel Star Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, Tamannah Bhatia and Ramya Krishna, has crushed several pre-existing records and created history at the box office. Now everyone is shocked after hearing that Baahubali 2 is not the movie of the year. IMDb has released the list of top 10 Indian movies of 2017 and it’s not Rajamouli’s Baahubali 2:The Conclusion but R. Madhavan starrer Tamil blockbuster film Vikram Vedha. It is an action thriller movie, directed by Pushkar and Gayathri and produced by Y NOT Studios. Apart from Madhavan, the film has other stars like Vijay Sethupathi, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar and Shraddha Srinath. The out of
10 movies, only 4 films (Aamir Khan’s Secret Superstar, Irrfan Khan starrer Hindi Medium, Akshay Kumar’s Toilet:Ek Prem Katha and Jolly LLB 2) are from Bollywood whereas rest of the movies are from regional Cinema. IMDb’s Top 10 Indian Movies of 2017 1. Vikram Vedha 2. Baahubali 2: The Conclusion 3. Arjun Reddy 4. Secret Superstar 5. Hindi Medium 6. The Ghazi Attack 7. Toilet - Ek Prem Katha 8. Jolly LLB 2 9. Mersal 10. The Great Father
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ARVIND SWAMI ALL SET FOR DIRECTORIAL DEBUT
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andsome actor Arvind Swami who played the role of villain in Ram Charan starrer Dhruva, is planning to turn director very soon. Roja and Bombay hero was heartthrob of women in 90's. His performance as evil scientist in 'Dhruva' received lot of applause by the audiences. Earlier during the shoot of Dhruva, he said, "I am getting to do interesting role and planning to direct a movie. There are
session with his Twitter followers and when a fan asked Arvind Swami if he plans to turn director, the actor replied, he might hopefully take the plunge in 2018. When the fan asked him what to expect from his debut film. The actor said, “Expect the unexpected.� On the work side, currently he has number of movies in his kitty. He will be next seen in thriller drama Naragasooran, written and directed by Karthick
two stories and it's not yet decided as to which one will be made. Not that I am going to stop acting, but when I am directing, I will be doing only that and won't be acting in my film. Now once again, the actor expressed his desire to helm a movie. Recently Bogan star had a chat
Naren. Shriya Saran and Sundeep Kishan are also the part of this drama, which is arriving at the theaters in February 2018. Arvind is also busy in Vanangamudi in which Ritika Singh and Nandita Swetha are playing the female lead.
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SAPTHAGIRI TO JOIN JANA SENA PARTY? A
fter delivering 'Sapthagiri Express', Tollywood Comedian Sapthagiri came up with his second flick, 'Sapthagiri LLB', the official Telugu remake of popular Hindi comedy flick, Jolly LLB, directed by Charan Lakkakula and produced by Ravi Kumar, which was released on 7th December. During the success tour, Sapthagiri team surprised the audiences at MSR theatre. Sapthagiri interacted with media and answered to their queries. He was also asked about Jana Sena President and
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actor Power Star Pawan Kalyan. Sapthagiri said, “Pawan Kalan will always be in my heart and I am very grateful to him. I am very happy as Pawan Kalyan blessed me during the audio launch event of my debut film. He encouraged me to become a hero." When a media journalist further asked Sapthagiri whether he would join Jana Sena Party, Sapthagiri said, “I do not have any experience on politics, but if Pawan Kalyan calls me, I will join his Jana Sena Party.”
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harun Bhascker Dhaassyam started his filmy career with short films and has helmed several short films like critically acclaimed short film with Vinoothna Geetha Media, Anukokunda, and Sainma, a hit on Youtube Channel. Later he delivered successful movie Pelli Choopulu starring Vijay Deverakonda and Ritu Varma, for which he won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu, and award for Best Screenplay - Dialogues. Now the director is coming up
with a ‘road movie’ with all new comers, shot in some locals in Goa and other place. The sources say that it is a very interesting and engaging road movie where all the character who are mostly young discover their inner self and life as well. Earlier sensational film maker Ram Gopal Varma and Shekar Suri have explored the road movie genre in the movies like ‘Road’ and ‘A Film By Aravind’ respectively. It is heard that Tharun Bhascker worked on the script for road movie for almost one year.
THARUN BHASCKER’S
NEXT A ROAD MOVIE
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PAWAN CROONS FOR
AGNYAATHAVAASI
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ower Star Pawan Kalyan’s much awaited movie Agnyaathavaasi, directed by Trivikram Srinivas is scheduled to hit the theaters on 10th January on the occasion of Sankranthi 2018. The film has the music by Kollywood sensational music composer Anirudh Ravichander, who has made a splash in his maiden Telugu project as three songs from the album have been adjudged chartbusters. The film has five songs. According to the latest update, Pawan Kalyan crooned a song for this movie and this news is confirmed
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by the actor himself as he shared the news along with the pictures on his official twitter account. Trivikram Srinivas, Composer Anirudh Ravichander, Lyricist Bhaskar Batla and Producer Radhakrishna were present during the song recording session. Two actresses Keerthy Suresh and Anu Emmanuel are playing the female lead. It has been confirmed by the film’s overseas distributor that Agnyathavaasi is set to release in 209 Cinemark centres across USA, surpassing the release of SS Rajamouli’s Baahubali in 126 locations. Apparently, this is biggest ever release for any Indian movie.
SNEHA ULLAL
TURNS PRODUCER
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emember Kitten eye girl Sneha Ullal ? who looks remarkably similar to hot diva Aishwaya Rai Bachchan. She is best known for her role in Telugu movies Ullasamga Utsahamga and Simha. In Bollywood, she was launched by Salman Khan in the movie Lucky:No Time for Love. She was last seen in Hindi movie Bezubaan Ishq in 2015 and now she is returning back with a full fledged movie. Producing a film seems to have become the safest zone for actresses. And the latest one to dip her hands
into its waters is Sneha Ullal. According to the latest update, Sneha Ullal is all set to take the plunge as a producer with an upcoming untitled film. She has started a production company C.T.F. and unveiled her first film. This will be her maiden step in her production career. The upcoming drama will be made in Telugu and later it will be dubbed into Tamil. It will be helmed by Trinadh Rao Nakkina and the film will have the music by Meet Bros. Apart from Sneha Ullal, the film has debutant Charan, Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao and Huzan as the main cast.
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PRABHAS AND RANA
IN 2017
FORBES INDIA CELEBRITY 100 LIST
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orbes India has published the list of top 100 Indian celebrities. The 2017 Forbes India Celebrity 100 List rankings are based on estimates of entertainment related earnings of the celebrities. The period under consideration is 1st October 2016 to 30th September 2017. The 51-year-old Salman Khan, for the second successive year, grabbed the top spot, He emerges as the Sultan of Indian celebrities. The actor earned Rs 232.83 Cr, backed by endorsements of several consumer-facing brands. Shahrukh Khan occupied the second place and his total earnings for the year as quoted by the magazine is Rs 170.50 Cr and Virat Kohli grabs the third position in the list with Rs 100.72 Cr in his kitty. Surprisingly the top 10 celebrities on the list include only one
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female celebrity, Priyanka Chopra. She is on 7th spot and has total earnings of Rs 68 crore. Akshay Kumar who gave two hits, Jolly LLB 2 and Toilet Ek Prem Katha during the year is at the fourth position with the total earnings of Rs 98.25 Cr. The top 10 celebrities on the list are: Salman Khan, Shahrukh Khan, Virat Kohli, Akshay Kumar, Sachin Tendulkar, Aamir Khan, Priyanka Chopra, MS Dhoni, Hrithik Roshan and Ranveer Singh. Baahubali Star Prabhas stood at 22nd position with 36.25 Crs, whereas Rana Daggubati grabbed the 36th spot with 22 Crs. Superstar Mahesh Babu -37th rank, 19.63 Crs, Power Star Pawan Kalyan - 69th rank, 11.33 Crs and stylish Star Allu Arjun - 81st rank, 7.74 Crs, are the other three Tollywood celebs in the top 100 list.
Ritika Singh
in Aadhi Pinisetty’s film
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ecently Writer turned producer Kona Venkat announced a new project with Aadhi Pinisetty and Anando Brahma girl Taapsee Pannu. Now according to the latest update, Guru and Shivalinga fame Ritika Singh, has been also roped in for the other leading lady’s role in this upcoming untitled venture, which will be helmed by Hari and jointly bankrolled by Kona Venkat’s Kona Film Corporation and MVV Cinemas. During the media interaction, Kona Venkat said, “We
have signed Ritika Singh and the upcoming film showcase a different dimension of her. Her performance and get up will make the audience Swoon.” He further said, “It is a gripping thriller loaded with adequate entertainment and emotions, and explores the untapped talent of actors. This film will be several notches above a regular Telugu film.” Gopi Sundar is rendering the tune, whereas Raju Thota of Arjun Reddy fame will be its cinematographer. The makers are also planning to release the film in Hindi.
SAI PALLAVI to romance suriya P
remam and Fidaa fame Sai Pallavi who is making her Tamil debut with horror flick Karu (Kanam in Telugu) in Vijay’s direction, has become among the most sought after heroines in South. Now the talented actress has bagged another big project. She has been approached to play the female lead in an upcoming movie, tentatively called ‘Suriya36’ in which Singam star Suriya is going to play the lead role. The film will be produced by Dream Warrior Pictures, which has had a great year with films like Theeram Adhigaara Ondru and Aruvi. The upcoming project will be helmed by Selvaraghavan, who is popular for his intense movies. According to Selva, the script demands a female lead and so he is planning to bring Sai Pallavi on the board to play the female lead. Recently during the media interaction, Sai Pallavi also revealed that Suriya is her all time favourite. She has been a great fan of Suriya from her College days.
Ram Charan with Thappeta Gullu dancers
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fter playing a dashing cop in sleek crime thriller Dhruva, now Ram Charan is currently busy in his upcoming village based drama Rangasthalam 1985, which is progressing at brisk pace in the direction of Sukumar and is on the verge of completion. Charan will be seen essaying the role of a villager Chitti Babu in this film. Sukumar is leaving no stone unturned bringing back a village of 1980s with the help of an excellent art work. Recently Ram Charan took to Facebook to share a pic from Rangasthalam set. He captioned it, “Another day on #Rangasthalam sets and have had the pleasure of knowing another folk art form!! Met these ‘Thappeta Gullu’ dancers.” It seems Ram Charan who is popular for his awesome dance moves, will be seen shaking legs with them for a dancing number. Samantha Akkineni (Ruth Prabhu) is playing the female lead. Apart from Charan and Sam, the film has other stars like Aadhi Pinisetty, Jagapathi Babu and Anasuya Bhardwaj in supporting roles in the film, being produced by Mythri Movie Makers. Pooja
Hegde, who was last seen in Stylish Star Allu Arjun’s DJ aka Duvvada Jagannadham, will be seen in a special song. The filmmakers have confirmed that the film will be released on 30th March 2018.
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RAJ TARUN TEAMS UP WITH
KUMARI 21F’S
DIRECTOR
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oung and energetic actor Raj Tarun started his filmy career with Virinchi Varma’s directorial venture Uyyala Jampala and later he acted in Cinema Choopista Maava. In 2015, he teamed up with director Palnati Surya Pratap for the project Kumari 21F in which Heebah Patel played the female lead role. Kumari 21F, produced by Sukumar, was turned out hit at the box office and now according to the latest update, once again, Raj Tarun has teamed up with Palnati Surya Pratap for an upcoming untitled project. Ram Talluri who is going to bankroll Mass Maharaja Ravi Teja and Kalyan Krishna project, will also produce Raj Tarun’s project. It is expected to go on the floor ahead of Ravi Teja’s project. On the otherside, Raj Tarun has multiple projects in his kitty, which are in different production stages. He will be next seen in Sanjana Reddy’s Rajugadu, Lover and Puli Keka007.
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VIJAY DEVARAKONDA
REJECTS MANI RATNAM’S OFFER?
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oung actor Vijay Devarakonda’s Yevade Subramanyam is the first notable film in his career. Later he played the lead role in Pelli Choopulu and after the release of Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s directorial venture, Arjun Reddy, the talented actor became overnight star in Telugu Film Industry. The movie in which he shared the screen space with Shalini Pandey, turned out super hit at the box office and as a result of it, his next movies became crazy projects. Now according to the latest buzz in the film industry, Vijay has rejected the offer from creative and talented
film maker Mani Ratnam. The sources say that Mani Ratnam offered the role to Vijay in which Kollywood star Simbu is playing the lead role but Vijay has refused the project, which is currently in its pre production stage. Vijay was offered to act in a multistarrer movie along with Vijay Sethupathi, STR, Fahadh Faasil, Arvind Swami and Jyothika. He has allegedly turned down the offer stating that he would not get enough screen time in the movie and he wasn’t happy with the remuneration that was offered to him. The film is expected to go on the floors in 2018.
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KHUSHBOO AS BADDIE IN PAWAN'S AGNYAATHAVAASI?
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ll eyes are on Power Star Pawan Kalyan’s upcoming much awaited movie 'Agnyaathavaasi', which is scheduled to hit the theaters on 10th January 2018. Recently released teaser of Agnyaathavaasi is shattering all existing records of Tollywood. The actor steals the show by just uttering 'Oh My God.' Kollywood music composer Anirudh Ravichander who is making her Telugu debut with this upcoming romantic and family entertainer movie, is one of the major highlight of the teaser. His classical composition adds flavour to some beautifully shot visuals seen in the teaser. After the teaser release,
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interesting rumours are coming out about the movie. The latest is that Khushboo Sundar who is making her comeback to Telugu Film Industry with Pawan’s 25th film will be the baddie in the movie. It is heard that it is a powerful role which may catapult the actress into the busy league in Tollywood after the release of the movie. If the news turns true, it will be definitely interesting. This is Pawan's third collaboration with Trivikram Srinivas after blockbusters 'Jalsa' and 'Attarintiki Daredi.' Agnyaathavaasi is releasing in about 550 centers in the United States, highest for any Telugu film there.
KAJAL’S ROLE IN Kalyanram's MLA revealed
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t is known news that gorgeous diva Kajal Aggarwal is sharing the screen space with Nandamuri Kalyanram in the upcoming movie MLA- Manchi Lakshanalu Unna Abbayi, which is progressing at the brisk pace in the direction of Upendra Madhav. The film is on the verge of completion. According to the latest update, Kajal Aggarwal will be seen playing NRI in this upcoming saga. The sources close to the team revealed that Kajal is essaying the daughter of a billionaire, who comes to India with a hidden purpose and then the plot unfolds. Her role in the movie will be high on glamour.This project is bank rolled by Kiran Reddy and Bharat Chowdhary on the Blue Planet Entertainments LLP banner. Ace music director Mani Sharma is rendering the tune. Earlier both Kajal and Kalyanram have worked together for the movie Lakshmi Kalyan, in 2007 and after 10 years, they have paired up once again for this romantic and family entertainer.
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RAMYA KRISHNAN AND VIVEK OBEROI
IN CHARAN AND BOYAPATI’S FILM?
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ver since the photograph of Baahubali fame SS Rajamouli flanked by the two top heroes in the Telugu film industry – Young Tiger Jr.NTR and Ram Charan was posted online, there have been a lot of rumors doing the rounds. This also gave rise to the rumours
the latest buzz in the film industry, makers are planning to bring Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi on the board to play the role of antagonist. The actor also played villain in Thala Ajith, Akshara Haasan and Kajal Aggarwal’s film Vivegam/Vivekam. It has also come out that
that Dhruva star decided to shelve the upcoming project of mass specialist director Boyapti Srinu to accommodate Rajamoili’s film but all the rumours have been set aside with the official launch of Boyapati and Charan’s upcoming action entertainer. Now according to
Baahubali Sivagami Ramya Krishna has been also finalized to play the prominent role in the film, which will be produced by DVV Danayya under the banner of DVV Entertainments. The regular shoot is expected to start in January.
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PAWAN’S ACTRESS LOOKS BOLD IN UNBUTTONED SHIRT S
ome celebrities
manage
to look much younger than their age and the hot babe Tisca Chopra is surely one of them. She is 44 now and still going strong. Her flawless face and onpoint sartorial choices make her look at least 10 years younger. Recently she shared her bold pic from recent photoshoot of noted magazine, on her micro blogging site. Wearing nothing but a white robe, Tisca Chopra has given a pose that can leave her fans gasping for breath. The mother of a beautiful daughter is quite a fashionista and she loves to try out different designers. Sitting on a couch, Tisca has elegantly flaunted her long sexy legs, and the unbuttoned shirt gives an irresistible view of her bosoms. This pic proves that Tisca is surely one of the hot moms in film industry. She has acted in over 45 feature films in different languages with many eminent directors like Aamir Khan, Prakash Jha, Abhinay Deo, Madhur Bhandarkar, Nagesh Kukunoor and Anup Singh. Tisca Chopra has been also the part of Power Star Pawan Kalyan’s Sardaar Gabbar Singh, directed by KS Ravindra alias Bobby, in which she played the role of Geetha Devi.
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NEW TWIST TO
PRABHAS ROLE
IN SAAHO
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fter earning international acclaim with SS Rajamouli’s historic and war drama Baahubali:The Beginning and Baahubali 2:The Conclusion, young Rebel star Prabhas’s next multi-lingual (Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi) action and romantic entertainer Saaho, a mega budget action spectacle, is awaited with very high expectations. Currently the movie is progressing at brisk pace in the direction of Sujeeth Reddy of Run Raja Run fame. If ongoing buzz in media and film industry is to be believed, Prabhas will play dual role in this big budget drama. The sources say that Rebel star will be seen as a powerful person
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in one role while doing a timid, shy person in another role in the film, being bankrolled by UV Creations. However, official confirmation is awaited. Bollywood actress Shraddha Kapoor is playing the female lead. Earlier it was heard that she will make her screen presence in dual avatar but later she refuted the rumour. Apart from the lead pair, the film has other stars like Neil Nitin Mukesh, Mahesh Manjrekar, Jackie Shroff, Mandira Bedi and Chunkey Pandey in important roles. International stuntman Kenny Bates, popular for his work on movies such as Die Hard and Transformers, has been brought on board. The film has the music by ShankarEhsaan-Loy.
ALLARI NARESH GAINED HIS WEIGHT FOR
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t seems Comedy King Allari Naresh will be seen playing fat character in upcoming Telugu movie. Recently he was spotted at a function, and everyone was shocked after seeing his new avatar as the actor looked heavier. It is heard that Allari Naresh has gained weight. If ongoing buzz in media and film industry is to be believed, Allari Naresh will be seen playing a special role in upcoming film starring Superstar Mahesh Babu, to be helmed by Vamsi Paidipally. Though there is no any official announcement regarding this project but the movie lovers didn’t stop the predictions
on Allari Naresh’s weight gain relating it to his rumoured special role in Mahesh’s film. It has come out that the director has been in talks with Allari Naresh for a very important role. Currently Mahesh Babu is busy in his upcoming political drama Bharat Ane Nenu, in which he will be seen playing Chief Minister of the State. Kiara Advani is playing the female lead. On the otherside, Allari Naresh who has delivered a series of flop movies like Selfie Raja, Intlo Deyyam Nakem Bhayam and Meda Meedha Abbayi, needs a hit movie to rise his sinking career.
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t is known news that talented and creative
director Trivikram Srinivas is currently busy in his upcoming directorial venture ‘Agnyaathavaasi’ which is scheduled to hit the theaters on 10th January 2018. After taking a short break, Trivikram will start the shoot of his next upcoming film with Young Tiger Jr.NTR. The movie has been already launched recently with formal pooja ceremony, and it will be produced under Haarika and Haasine creations banner. Soon after the completion of this, Trivikram is expected to direct a movie for Mahesh Babu, which will be produced by Mythri Movie Makers.
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Radhakrishna has confirmed one more upcoming movie with Victory Venkatesh in the direction of Trivikram Srinivas. The buzz is that Mahesh's movie will take off before Venky's movie in Harika and Hassine creations banner. The interesting buzz is that Trivikram is going to do a multi-starrer movie with Babu Bangaram Star Venkatesh and Mahesh Babu. The official confirmation is awaited regarding it. If this is true, it is going to be another craziest project for sure. Earlier Mahesh Babu and Venkatesh have worked together in 'Seethamma Vaakitlo Sirimalle Chettu'.
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Unbelievable! MOHANLAL’S NEW AVATAR
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alayalam Superstar Mohanlal who has swept his fans off their feet by achieving an impressive body transformation for his upcoming film Odiyan, was in Kochi to inaugurate the new showroom of a digital retail flagship shop in Edappally recently. Everyone was shocked after seeing the younger avatar of Mohanlal. The actor was seen wearing a dark blue Polo t-shirt and jeans. He looks at least 20 years younger than his actual age. It is heard that Mohanlal shed around 15 kg of weight to look younger and fitter and has indeed achieved this goal. Right from the time the first look and teaser of Odiyan released online, fans have gone gaga over it. Kollywood Superstar Rajinikanth has also appreciated Mohanlal’s body transformation for
Odiyan. Recently the director Shrikumar Menon revealed that Rajinikanth called Mohanlal to congratulate him on his new look. The director also said, “We have seen Lalettan’s moustachetwirling heroism. Now we can see his heroism without moustache. I am Mohanlal fan too". Mohanlal’s clean-shaven young look impressed the audience and the nearly 2-minute clip went viral on social media with over two million views on Facebook alone. In the film, Mohanlal will be seen essaying the role of the last surviving member of a tribal community called Odiyan in Kerala that lived in Palakkad-Malabar region. Apart from Mohanlal, Odiyan also stars Manju Warrier and Prakash Raj in important roles.
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slew of Telugu movies these days have actors playing differently-abled characters or those suffering from rare disorders, both physiological and psychological. Recently Mass Maharaja Ravi Teja was seen playing blind character in Raja The Great. Mass Maharaja isn't the only actor who has chosen to do such a 'hatke' role, so to speak. Young and energetic actor Raj Tarun also played visually-impaired character in Andhhagadu , directed by Veligonda Srinivas. In Kanupapa, the Telugu dubbed version of the Malayalam Superstar Mohanlal-starrer Oppam, has a blind elevator operator as the lead character. Now, another hero is all set to play blind protagonist
in forthcoming film. Recently the writer and film maker Kona Venkat announced an upcoming project, in which young actor Aadhi Pinisetty, who played versatile roles in ‘Sarrainodu’, ‘Ninnu Kori’ and is doing crucial roles in Ram Charan & Samantha's ‘Rangasthalam 1985’ and Pawan Kalyan & Keerthy Suresh’s ‘Agnyaathavaasi’ is going to play the lead role. Taapsee Pannu is on the board to play the female lead in the film, which will be directed by Harinath. The sources say that Aadhi will be seen essaying a blind man in this upcoming horror thriller. The major part of the film will be shot in Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada.
AADHI PINISETTY to play blind character
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Savyasachi Story: Naga Chaitanya and Madhavan Face-off!
kkineni Naga Chaitanya is currently busy in the shoot of his next upcoming film Savyasachi. On the occasion of Chaitu’s birthday, the makers released the first look poster of the film, that grabbed several eyeballs. The film marks the second collaboration of Chaitu
playing important role, which has grey shades in this action and romantic entertainer. The sources close to the film unit say that the conflict scenes between Naga Chaitanya and Madhavan will be the major highlight of the film. There will be a faceoff between two people, played by Chaitu and Madhavan, with
with Chandoo Mondeti, earlier both director and actor have worked together for romantic entertainer Premam. Mythri Movie Makers are bankrolling for this project. Reports say that Chaitu will be seen as a man with exceptional abilities. Kollywood star R. Madhavan is also
contrasting qualities (Good Vs Bad). Apart from Madhavan and Naga Chaitanya, the film will also feature Bangalore beauty Niddhi Agarwal who made her debut opposite Tiger Shroff in Munna Michael. MM Keeravani is the film’s music composer.
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irector Sankalp Reddy who made his debutante through the submarine war drama 'Ghazi' starring Baahubali star Rana Daggubati, Taapsee Pannu, Kay Kay Menon and Om Puri, is planning for his next upcoming project. According to the latest report, Sankalp Reddy is teaming up with Varun Tej who was last seen in Sekhar Kammula’s Fidaa and shared the screen space with Sai Pallavi. The film is a science fiction drama and Sankalp Reddy is going to use lot of graphics in the film. Currently the film is in pre-production stage. A formal announcement is expected to be made soon. It is heard that Sankalp Reddy is supposed to do a movie for Gavara Partha Sarathi, most likely he is going to be the producer for this upcoming project. Currently, Varun Tej is busy with the shoot of Venky Atluri’s Tholi Prema, in which Raashi Khanna is playing the female lead. The film is being produced by BVSN Prasad on SVCC banner and it has the music by SS Thaman. The film is slated to hit the theaters on 9th February 2018.
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ass Maharaja Ravi Teja who was last seen in ‘Raja The Great’ has joined hands with Kalyan Krishna for the upcoming project, which will be produced by Ram Talluri under SRT Entertainments. It is heard that Ravi Teja is very impressed with Kalyan Krishna’s script. This is the third film for director Kalyan Krishna whose previous movies Soggade Chinni Nayana and Rarandoy Veduka Chudham were hits at the box office. Now according to the latest buzz, the makers are planning to bring Rakul Preet Singh
on the board to play the love interest of Ravi Teja. The sources say, Kalyan Krishna who is very impressed with the performance of Rakul in their last release movie Rarandoi Veduka Chudham, has sketched an interesting role for his lucky mascot. The talk has been started but the actress is yet to sign the project. Currently Ravi Teja is waiting for the release of his next upcoming film Touch Chesi Chudu, written by Vakkantham Vamsi and directed by Vikram Sirikonda.
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NAGA CHAITANYA about his married life
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t is known news that love birds Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Ruth Prabhu tied the knot on 6th and 7th October in Goa according to Hindu and Christian rituals. The couple also got flooded with best wishes on social media. Not only fans but celebrities like Rana Daggubati, Saina Nehwal, Shruti Haasan, Kriti Kharbanda, Trisha Krishnan, and Taapsee Pannu among others wished the newlyweds. Both Sam and Chaitu resumed work soon after their wedding. Recently Naga Chaitanya launched Men’s Collection of Joy Alukkas
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Platinum in Hyderabad and during the media interaction, he said, platinum is rare, pure and eternal. When the actor was asked about his married life, Chay replied, “ My marriage life is very good.” On the work side, Naga Chaitanya is currently busy in Chandoo Mondeti's action drama 'Savyasachi' in which Niddhi Agerwal is playing the female lead. He is also set to join the sets of Maruthi Dasari’s Sailaja Reddy. The film has been already launched in November at Ramanaidu studios and is produced by Naga Vamsi under Sitara Entertainments.
Tejaswi Madivada
waiting for
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ce Cream Baby Tejaswi Madivada who was last seen in the recently released adult sex comedy movie ‘Babu Baga Busy’, the remake of Bollywood hit movie ‘Hunterrr’, has signed her next upcoming movie which is also an adult comedy, the Telugu remake of Marathi film, ‘Balak Palak', that will be directed by Srikanth Velagaleti, who had earlier directed Utt Pataang. The movie was critically acclaimed for its sensitive message on sex education among youngsters. Ravi Jadhav directed Balak Palak, which was about the role of sex education in the group of a few adolescents, was produced by actor Riteish Deshmukh and Uttung Thakur. The tentative title of the film in Telugu is ‘BF’. According to the latest update, there has been no progress on the film since then and that the people who’ve been cast to play key roles are unaware of what’s happening. Balak Palak remake was supposed to take off early this year but the film hasn't taken off as expected. Tejaswi said, “I don’t really know what’s happening because I haven’t heard from any of the filmmakers. I am excited for the project to take off as the film has immense elements that will connect with everyone. " The upcoming remake would have been a game changer for Telugu cinema as it explores the topic of sex education for children.