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he popular TV actress Sravani, who was currently being seen in the serial Manasu Mamata, ended her life by committing the suicide. The incident occurred between 9 to 10 pm at her residence in Madhura Nagar, Hyderabad, on 8th September. Her family members alleged that Sravani decided to end her life as a result of harassment

by Devraj Reddy. While the reason for Sravani’death is still unknown, the police have registered a case and the investigation

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has been started. Sravani's family members lodged a complaint against Devraj Reddy (Sunny) with the Epsarnagar police. Her brother demands that the culprit be severely punished. The body was shifted to Osmania General Hospital for postmortem. As per the reports, Sravani befriended a Kakinada resident named Deva Raju Reddy on TikTok sometime back. Devaraj is said to have harassed the actress Sravani and she committed suicide out of that resentment.

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ersatile actor Prakash Raj is popular for his bold talk. He is one of the actors of the film industry who never shies away from speaking his mind. He is popular for sharing his views about the various politics. But this time Prakash Raj took a sly dig at National award winning actress Kangana Ranaut.

Prakash Raj’ tweet comes in the wake of the BMC demolition action at Manikarnika actress Kangana Ranaut’ office building in Bandra. Tweeting a picture, Prakash Raj said, “If one film makes Kangana Ranaut

think she is Rani Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi , then Deepika Padukone is Padmvathi, Hrithik Roshan is Akbar, Ajay Devgn is Bhagat Singh, Vivek Oberoi is Narendra Modi ji and Mr Perfectionist Amir Khan is Mangal Pandey”. After Kangana Ranaut spoke out her mind about "Bollywood mafias" and Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, netizens have been using identifying Kangana Ranaut with her role as Rani Laxmi Bai in the film Queen of Jhansi, Manikarnika.

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he drug scandal in the Kannada film industry has given shock to many. We have already reported that two actresses Ragini Dwivedi and Sanjjanaa Galrani have been arrested by the Bangalore cops in the case of drugs and investigation is on as of now. Now according to the latest update, Kannada actress Ragini Dwivedi cheated the cop with her urine samples. The government hospital staff who took the test have revealed that Ragini Dwivedi had mixed water with her

urine sample and diluted it further during the drug test. If a person adds water to the urine, it reduces the urine temperature and makes it equal to body temperature. The report mentioned that once Ragini Dwivedi tried to cheat. The investigating officer described Ragini Dwivedi’ act as ‘unfortunate and shameful’. Ragini Dwivedi was arrested on 4th September for her alleged involvement in the drug nexus.

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n the occasion of Shriya Saran’ birthday the makers of upcoming film Gamanam unveiled the first look poster which received the decent response by the movie lovers. The upcoming film Gamanam is a multilingual drama which will be released in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam. Shirya Saran attended an interview recently and spoke about this upcoming project Gamanam in which she is essaying the role of a mute girl. She said, “I have seen playing the glamorous roles

all through my career, so I was not sure if she would be the right fit for such a de glam role. But now I am confident on this project. I play a mute village girl in the film. It’s a very raw and earthy character. I really enjoyed playing it. It’s a woman-centric role by a lady director. I can’t wait for the movie lovers to see me in this avatar.” The first look poster of Gamanam features Shriya Saran in a saree, with a bottu on her forehead. The poster was launched by director Krish who wished the team all the best for the film.

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khil Akkineni is struggling to get a foothold into the Telugu film industry.

He has acted in three movies - ‘Akhil’, ‘Mr. Majnu’, and ‘Hello’ but all the movies were turned out dud at the box office. Though the young actor Akhil is giving powerful performances in his films but somehow things are not working out in his favour. Few days ago, Akhil announced his next film with Surender Reddy of ‘Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy’ fame. Now the reports are coming that it was mega Power Star Ram Charan

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n the occasion of Vinayaka Chavithi and Megastar Chiranjeevi’ 65th birthday, the first look and motion poster of Acharya were released by Ram Charan which received stupendous response from netizens. The first look poster showcased Chiranjeevi from the backside as he attacks a group of goons with a knife. It is known news that Mega Power Star Ram Charan will play the cameo in this film Acharya, which is carrying the social message and it is being directed by Koratala Siva of Bharat Ane Nenu fame. Now it is being heard that Koratala Siva is approaching Karnataka Crush Rashmika Mandanna in Acharya to romance Ram Charan.

Kajal Aggarwal is already on the board to play the female lead and she will romance Chiranjeevi. One of the

unit members of Acharya confirmed that Rashmika Mandanna will share the screen space with Ram Charan in Acharya, which is being bankrolled under the banner of Konidela production.

who requested Surender Reddy to make a movie with Akhil Akkineni and deliver a hit movie. The sources say that Ram Charan has recommended none other than the lucky mascot Rashmika Mandanna for Akhil Akkineni starrer film. The reports are coming that the makers are in talks with Rashmika Mandanna for this film which has Akhil in the lead role. If Rashmika says yes for this upcoming untitled project, she will be paid big bucks for the film. Surender Reddy’ directorial venture is a spy thriller drama.

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f the ongoing buzz in media and film industry is to believed, Fidaa and Premam girl Sai Pallavi is going to work with none other than Megastar Chiranjeevi in an upcoming Telugu film, which is remake of Tamil film Vedalam.

The reports are coming that Sai Pallavi will essay the role of Chiranjeevi’ sister in this remake. Sai Pallavi is popular for her dance and natural performance. The sources say that Fidaa girl is showing interest to work with Chiranjeevi in Vedalam remake. If everything will go as per plan, the official announcement regarding this project and the inclusion of Sai Pallavi will be made soon. Lakshmi Menon played Ajith’s sister in the original version, which was directed by Siva.

Billa fame director Meher Ramesh has been roped in to helm Vedalam remake.

The remake is said to be bankrolled by Anil Sunkara’s AK Entertainments.

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HIS BACHELOR LIFE I f there's any other superstar besides Salman Khan, who is still single, then it is none other than Young Rebel Star Prabhas.

The diehard fans of Prabhas are eagerly looking forward to knowing more about his marriage plans, but will he get married in the near future? The speculations about Prabhas' marriage have been rife for a long time. Soon after the release of SS Rajamouli’ directorial venture Baahubali: The Conclusion, there were reports suggesting that Prabhas and Anushka Shetty would

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get married. This made their fans go berserk because they felt Baahubali pair- Prabhas and Anushka Shetty come across a match made in heaven. So much pressure was on Baahubali star Prabhas to get married from his family and fans but he was ignoring this topic for a long time. The talk is in the film industry that Prabhas is in no mood to settle down. Looks like Prabhas loves his bachelor’s life and will settle down when the time is right.

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and talented film maker Trivikram Srinivas.

Earlier there was a strong buzz in the film industry that Pawan Kalyan and director Trivikram Srinivas will join hands for a movie 'Kobali', based on Rayalaseema backdrop.

Even Trivikram said a few years ago that they would commence the movie soon.

Somehow the project didn't materialise.

But now once again Trivikram Srinivas is planning to make Kobali with Pawan Kalyan.

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fter facing humiliating defeat in 2019 general elections, Jana Sena Chief and the actor Pawan Kalyan is making his comeback in the film industry with an upcoming film Vakeel Saab. Pawan Kalyan will do only few films before the next elections in 2024. Now according to the latest buzz in the film industry, Pawan Kalyan’ last film will be Kobali, which will be directed by creative

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rabhas will be next seen playing Lord Ram in his upcoming much hyped film Adipurush, which will be directed by Om Raut of Tanhaji fame. While some reports suggest that Adipurush will have National award winning actress Keerthy Suresh playing Goddess Sita, there are no official confirmation about the same. The makers have already revealed that Prabhas starrer film will have Saif Ali Khan playing as the demon king Raavan. With this, the movie

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lovers are anticipating who will be seen essaying the role of Sita. Now the reports are coming that the makers are considering the name of Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma to essay the role of Goddess Sita in Prabhas and Saif Ali Khan’ Adipursh. It is known news that currently Anushka Sharma is pregnant and the delivery is due in December or January. With Adipurush will go on the floor in the month of January and the makers planning to wrap up the entire shoot by early summer.

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video that featured Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput along with his girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty is going viral on the social media, which shows them smoking what is referred to as rolled cigarettes. In the video, Sushant Singh Raput is with close friends and relaxing at home. Kedarnath actor is singing a devotional song while smoking whereas Rhea Chakraborty is also seen smoking in this leaked video. The leaked video also features Samuel Haokip, who is seen playing the guitar, and Siddharth

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Pithani, who also plays an instrument. In the video, Sushant Singh Rajput is also seen sipping water every time he smokes. On 14th June, Sushant Singh Raput was found dead in his home in Mumbai. Later the Mumbai Police had concluded that it was a case of suicide not murder and investigated the reasons that might have caused Sushant Singh Raput to end his life. Now, his death is being investigated by CBI, Narcotics Control Bureau and Enforcement Directorate.

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ecently, the Income Tax- IT department has moved the Madras High Court against Academy award-winning music composer AR Rahman. The Income Tax department has alleged that AR Rahman had received an income of around Rs 3.47 Cr from the United Kingdom’s Libra mobiles in the assessment year of 2011-’12 and he had transferred Rs 3.47 Cr to a charitable trust- AR Rahman Foundation, managed by the music composer in order to evade paying the taxes. The counsel of Income tax dept said that the income for work has to be received in AR Rahman' individual account and it is taxable. After the deduction

of income tax, the money can be moved to the charitable trust. The IT department found discrepancies in AR Rahman’ tax filing for the fiscal year 2011-12. Thereafter, a division bench of Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice V Bhavani Subbaroyan issued a notice to the music composer and asked him to explain the charges leveled against him. In the month of February, Madras High Court had granted an interim stay on the order passed by the Commissioner of Goods and Services Tax and Central Excise asking AR Rahman to pay Rs 6.79 Cr as arrear and the additional penalty of Rs 6.79 Cr.

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n the occasion of Venky Kudumala’ birthday, the young actor Nithiin gifted a Range Rover car to the director. The sources confirmed that talented director got a super expensive gift from Nithiin. It is known news that both Venky Kudumala and Nithiin worked together for a romantic and comedy movie Bheeshma in which Rashmika Mandanna played the female lead role and it was a successful movie at the box

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offer. Venky Kudumula also confirmed the same by sharing the picture of himself with Nithiin and the Range Rover car, he said, “When you make a best film with the best person, best things happen ! Thank you so much for this best birthday gift Nithiin anna..

Love u loads..”. It is known news that after the release of the successful movie Chalo, Naga Shaurya also gifted a car to Venky Kudumula. But later the differences popped up between the director and Naga Shaurya.

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ollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik have been arrested in the drug case angle in Sushant Singh Rajput’ death case. Narcotics Control Bureau has made a list based on the names revealed by Rhea Chakraborty and Showik.

NCB (Narcotics Control Bureau) is all set to unearth the drug mafia in Bollywood. Latest report revealed that they have named some B-town celebrities who will now be summoned by NCB in this drug case.

About 25 A-lister Bollywood celebs have been named in this drug case that includes directors, casting directors, production houses, actors and others for their alleged involvement in the drug cartel. The Narcotics Control Bureau- NCB is very carefully monitoring this drug case and is all set to summon 25 A-lister Bollywood celebrities.

The names will be properly investigated and only after getting evidence NCB will summon these Bollywood celebrities.

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ara Sutaria started her TV career as a child artist in the year 2010 with Big Bada Boom. She made her debut in the film industry by essaying a college student in Student of the Year 2 and a mute girl in the action drama Marjaavaan. Tara Sutaria and Aadar Jain are often seen attending film industry parties and their respective family events together. Now according to the latest buzz in the film industry, Tara Sutaria and Aadar Jain are dating. Recently Tara interacted with media and talked about her relationship with Aadar. She said, “I believed

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oonam Pandey is now married as she tied the knot to her boy friend Sam Bombay. Poonam Pandey is an active user of social media sites and is popular for sharing her n*de and semin*de photographs on Instagram to entertainer her fans and follows. In the month of July, Nasha actress Poonam Pandey made announcement regarding her engagement with Sam Bobay

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and now the couple has got married. Poonam Pandey took to her Instagram to share the photograph of her wedding. The model turned actress Poonam Pandey wrote, " looking forward to 7 lifetimes with you." While Sam Bombay wrote, "Mr & Mrs Bombay." They wore traditional matching dresses on the occasion of their wedding.

that it’s very private and sacred. In our entertainment industry, very few things are left to someone's imagination. I understand why the people in film industry tend to keep it to themselves and not share it with people.”

She added that she hadn't spoken about it earlier so people can think what they want to think. The actress Tara further said, “Most of my friends say that I am all about love.

I'm someone who would say ok, you are single? He is single? Don't worry I will help you guys get together and you all should just get married.”

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amyuktha Hegde is one of the most beautiful and talented actress of South Indian Film Industry. She made her debut in Telugu film Industry with the movie Kirrak Party, in which she shared the screen space with Nikhil Siddhartha. According to the latest update, Samyuktha Hegde was abused and assaulted in a public park in Central Bengaluru when the actress was doing workouts. Samyuktha Hegde along with her friends visited a public park near Agara Lake at HSR layout. They are doing workouts in

sportswear and practicing the hoola hoops in public park near Agara Lake at HSR Layout.

Suddenly, an elderly lady approached them and started abusing after their dress and later ten boys joined her and threatened Samyuktha Hegde that they would fix her name in the drug scandal. Later she went live on her Instagram to show her fans what was transpiring. Kirrak Party girl explained how the elderly lady started abusing and criticizing her for her clothes – a sports bra and workout pants.

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he love birds- Vishnu Vishal and badminton player Jwala Gutta got engaged recently. Vishnu Vishal himself confirmed the same on Twitter on the occasion of Jwala Gutta’ birthday. He shared a photograph of him with his ladylove Jwala and wrote, “Happy birthday. New start to LIFE. Lets be positive and work towards a better future for us, Aryan, our families, friends and people around." The Kollywood

actor Vishnu surprised Jwala by proposing her on her 37th birthday. Vishnu Vishal was in Hyderabad to surprise her for birthday, but instead of planning a surprise birthday bash party, he surprised Jwala with an engagement ring. They have been dating for a couple of years now. After divorcing his wife Rajini in the month of November 2018, Vishal Vishal got close to Jwala. Finally they have made their engagement official.

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anikarnika fame Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut compared herself in a video to Kashmiri Pandits who were driven out of their homeland in the '90s, the Tamil actor Vishal has now drawn a parallel between Kangana’ actions with the freedom fighter and revolutionary Bhagat Singh. Kollywood actor Vishal who was very vocal against the Jallikattu bull-taming festival, is known for his strong political views

and now he has come in the support of Kangana Ranaut. Vishal took to his twitter and said, “Hats off to your guts, you have never thought twice to voice out what is right and what is wrong. It is something similar to what freedom fighter and revolutionary Bhagat Singh did in 1920s.” Vishal says that people will have guts to speak against the government and Kangana Ranaut has done it. Recently Kangana Ranaut put out a video and openly challenged Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray.

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hea Chakraborty admitted doing drugs with Manmadhudu 2 fame Rakul Preet Singh, Sara Ali Khan, and Simone Khambatta. In the latest development in the drug related angle, Rhea Chakraborty has confessed before the central probe agency that Rakul Preet Singh, Sara Ali Khan, designer Simone Khambatta, Sushant Singh Rajput’ friend and former manager Rohini Iyer and filmmaker Mukesh Chhabra consumed narcotics substance.

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are under the scanner of the apex drug law enforcement agency. Rhea Chakraborty, the girl friend of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, confessed the three actresses including Rakul Preet Singh, did drugs with her and Sushant. Earlier, in a revelation, Samuel Haokip said Sara Ali Khan was in relation to Sushant Singh Rajput, during the making of Kedarnath shoot and later they broke up due to reasons unknown. Rhea Chakraborty has also named several other celebrities from the Hindi film industry who deal with drugs.

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popular for comedy and villain roles. Starting his film career as the antagonist in Nandamuri Balakrishna starter movie Samarasimha Reddy in the year 1999, Jaya Prakash, who is known as JP in the film circles, had been playing a lot of diversified characters in the Telugu cinema. His popular movies are Samarasimha Reddy, Julayi, Ready, Gabbar Singh, Chennakeshavareddy, Seethayya, Temper, Narasimha Naidu, Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana, Kick and Jayam Manade Raa.

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igg Boss 4 Telugu, the one of the most controversial reality show was launched on 6th September. Now according to the latest update, the TV show has landed in trouble. CPI National Secretary K Narayana has breathed fire at King Nagarjuna for hosting the reality show Bigg Boss 4 Telugu.

K Narayana has questioned the host Nagarjuna and the makers for conducting a show and questioned them what message they want to convey to the present youth.

He has expressed his disappointment for conducting the reality show at a time when the people are facing the corona crisis. K Narayana asked the organizers of Bigg Boss and Nagarjuna, how can they ask a young person questions like who will he date, kill or marry. Narayana questioned the organizers whether they are giving such messages to the youngsters through their reality show.

K Narayana requested the TV lovers to boycott such types of shows.

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