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ctress, model and television personality Yashika Anand is a popular name in South Indian film Industry. She established her career in Tamil and Telugu film industry.

Now according to the latest update, the actress Yashika Anand met with a car accident. This incident took place on Saturday (24th July) night on East Coast Road near Mahabalipuram. The sources say that the car she was travelling in went out of control and hit a median, getting heavily damaged and injuring the occupants. One of

her friends died on the spot whereas Yashika Anand was seriously injured. Yashika Anand has been admitted to a private hospital and her condition is critical. Her father is flying to Chennai from Delhi after hearing the news.

She started acting after being an Instagram model. She was also the part of the second season of the popular television show Bigg Boss Tamil, hosted by Kamal Haasan. She was also seen playing the female lead in Zombie.

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Top Ten Most Handsome Asian Men T oung Rebel star Prabhas is enjoying the huge fan base. Now according to the latest update, the Pan Indian star Prabhas again topped the list of 'Top Ten Most Handsome Asian Men 2021'. The handsome actor Prabhas has grabbed the first spot as the most handsome man and proved his fandom. ere is the Complete List: 1. Prabhas (India) 2. Imran Abbas Naqvi (Pakistan)

(S Korea) 5. Nhan Phuc Vinh (Vietnam) 6. Huang Xiaoming (China) 7. Vivian Dsena (India) 8. Fawad Khan (Pakistan) 9.

Thanavat Vattanputi (Thailand) 10. Wallace Huo (Taiwan). Prabhas gained the popularity after delivering the blockbuster film Baahubali: The Beginning and Baahubali: The Conclusion, which was directed by SS Rajamouli. His charming looks and infectious smile has ability to make females

he celebrities love sports bikes and cars, and they want to try every model that arrives on the market. Likewise, Young Tiger Jr NTR is known for his fondness for cars.

In fact, cars mean a lot to him. He always uses brand new cars. He changes at least one car per year. Recently there was a strong buzz in the film industry that Jr NTR ordered a brand new car Lamborghini Urus which is imported from a foreign country not found in India. It was specially ordered by Jr NTR. It was also heard that Jr NTR bought a

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Lamborghini right in front of Ram Charan’s house. However, Jr NTR’s manager and producer, Mahesh S Koneru clarified that this Lamborghini car is not owned by Young Tiger Jr NTR. Lamborghini car parked in front of Ram Charan’s house belongs to someone else. Lamborghini Urus has a crazy top speed of 305 kilometers per hour and it reaches zero to 100 in 3.6 seconds. It is also true that Jr NTR paid a token amount for the Lamborghini Urus but the delivery is due.

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eorge Reddy fame Jeevan Reddy is directing a commercial entertainer titled Chor Bazaar in which Akash Puri, the son of Puri Jagannadh is playing the lead role.

The film Chor Bazar is set in the backdrop of a flea market, which sells stolen goods.

The movie was launched in the month of February with formal pooja ceremony and on 25th July, on the occasion of Akash

Puri’ birthday, the makers of Chor Bazaar released the first look poster as ‘Bachan Saab’. Akash Puri looks dashing in the first look poster of Chor Bazaar. Gehna Sippy is playing the female lead. The movie is being bankrolled by VS Raju and it has the music by Suresh Bobbili. It has Archana and Subba Raju in prominent roles.

VIJAY ANTHONY TO DIRECT BICHAGADU 2 Vijay Anthony who is multi-talented artist, is now all set to test his directorial skills. He is also known as singer, music director, and actor. Now according to the latest report, Vijay Anthony is going to direct Bichagadu 2, which is the sequel of his super hit film Bichagadu. Recently the film maker AR Murugadoss announced this

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amuthirakani is one of the big names in Kollywood. Being one of the most renowned and all-rounder artists of the industry, the actor and the director Samuthirakani never let his fans down. He is known for his performances in Subramaniapuram, Saattai, Oppan, Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo and Krack. It is known that Abhiram Daggubati, the son of Suresh Babu and the younger brother of Rana Daggubati, is all set to make his debut in Tollywood. Now according to the latest buzz in the film industry, director Teja is planning to rope Samuthirakani in Abhiram Daagubati starrer to play the main Villain.

Apparently, the talks were held recently and Samuthirakani gave his nod as well. Soon Samuthirakani will join the sets and start the shoot of his part. The upcoming untitled film is bankrolled

by Daggubati Suresh Babu under the banner of Suresh Productions.

project Bichagadu 2 and released the official poster. Coming on the poster of Bichagadu 2, it features Goddess Kali in a ferocious avatar. The details about the rest of the cast and crew will be announced very soon. It will be bankrolled by Fatima Vijay Anthony under the banner of Vijay Anthony Film Corporation.

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llari Naresh, who was appreciated early this year for the Telugu film Naandhi, will be next seen playing the lead role in an upcoming film Sabhaku Namaskaram, which is backed

by Mahesh Koneru of East Coast Productions. This Telugu film Sabhaku Namaskaram will be helmed by debut director Sateesh Mallampati. And this is the first time duo are working together for a movie. Now according to the latest report, Naveen Chandra has been roped in to play the main villain in the film Sabhaku Namaskaram which has Allari Naresh in the lead role. It is being heard that Naveen Chandra has a powerful role and he will be seen as a politician and will lock horns with Allari Naresh in Sateesh Mallampati’ directorial venture.The film which is expected to go on floors in the second half of September, will feature dialogues by Abburi Ravi.

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ilky beauty Tamannah Bhatia has acted in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu films made her debut in 2005 when she was mere 15.

It is known that she has also shook her leg for the special song in Sarileru Neekevvaru in which Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu and Kannada lady Rashmika Mandanna played the lead roles under the direction of Anil Ravipudi. If ongoing buzz in the media and the film industry are to be believed, Tamannah Bhatia will be seen sizzling in

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latest buzz in the film industry, Sukumar is planning a special item song for Pushpa and has decided to bring seductive actress Sunny Leone on the board. The reports are coming that the makers of Pushpa approached Sunny Leone for this special song and she is quoting a whopping Rs 50 lakh rupees as a remuneration. Earlier there was a strong buzz that the makers are considering the name of Loafer and MS Dhoni fame Disha Patani, Nora Fatehi, and others but now Sukumar wants Sunny Leone.

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ritten and helmed by Sukumar of Arya fame, the film Pushpa which has Stylish Star Allu Arjun is progressing at the brisk pace. It is a Pan Indian film which will be released in Telugu along with Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam languages.

The action drama Pushpa will also feature Rashmika Mandanna as the female lead opposite Allu Arjun. It is being produced

by Mythri Movie Makers in association with Muttamsetty Media. Now according to the

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riyana Glory is a popular anchor, who has worked predominantly in Telugu entertainment industry. She hosted TV shows like Gemini Comedy and Mana Stars, ETV Abhiruchi and IDream. She is one of the chit-chat show hosts on Youtube who shot to fame after interviewing with RGV. Her interview with Ram Gopal Varma aka RGV and became a sensation. She was also one of the contestants of the controversial

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reality show Bigg Boss 4 Telugu, which was hosted by King Nagarjuna. When she was in the Bigg Boss house, she made her presence felt through her talkative nature and bold speeches. Now according to the latest report, Bigg Boss girl Ariyana Glory is dating an Australian based NRI. They are in a relationship. However, this is still a rumor and needs to be clarified by her. But this news is going viral on social media.

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Release Date: 20th July 2021 Rating: 3.25/5

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Venkatesh Daggubati, National award winning actress Priyamani starrer action and revenge drama Narappa, helmed by Srikanth Addala, is out now on Amazon Prime. Let’s see the story of Narappa.

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Story:

Narappa (Venkatesh), a small farmer from the lower caste. He lives with his wife(Priyamani), daughter, and two sons in a small village in Ananthapur. With Pandusamy, a rich landlord from the upper caste, plotting to grab his land and the things escalate when Narappa’ elder son Munikanna (Karthik Rathnam) humiliates Pandusamy, and the latter retaliate by having him brutally killed. Narappa still tries to protect his family by taking the pacifist approach, his angry teenage son Sinnappa takes a violent route for revenge. With the landlord' relatives baying for the youngster's blood, can Narappa save his family and put an end to the enmity?

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Performance Production values Cinematography Climax

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Performance:

Venkatesh Daggubati has given his career-best performances. His body languages’, expressions, aggression and emotional outburst are awesome. He looks good in the role of an aggressive young man. His acting during the interval fight sequence was a highlight.

The director Srikanth Addala gets a noteworthy

performance from Dhanush, who is superb here. Priyamani as Sundaramma plays her supporting role perfectly and she manages to bring the depth and the pain of the mother who sees her world collapsing. Rajeev Kanakala is fine. Karthik Ratnam, Nasser, Rao Ramesh Rakhi and rest of the cast of Narappa justify with their roles.

Technical:

Narappa is the remake of Tamil film Asuran. The production values are top notch. The dialogues are good and the screenplay is decent. Mani Sharma’s

music is decent. GV Prakash’s music was one of the assets in Dhanush film Asuran.

However, in Narappa, music by Mani Sharma is the weakest link. Comingt on the work of Srikanth Addala, he makes a good comeback with Narappa.

Analysis: Narappa is just a frame to frame recreation of the film Asuran with a different set of actors. Right from the framing of a scene to the dialogues, Asuran and Narappa are alike.

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Narration Emotional angle missing Repetition of scenes Editing

Performance:

Rahul Vijay in the role of a poor delivery boy who aspires to become an actor, delivers his best performance. He came up with the good expressions and emoted well. This web series gives him a lot of scope to perform. Amala Paul plays the CI who e suffers from a drinking problem.

She looks a bit rustic at the beginning of the web show but manages to hold the fort by the end. Ravi Prakash surprises with his role and his body languages, way of dialogue delivery are awesomw. Raj Madiraju and Rudra Pratap are fine.

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Web Series Review: Kudi Yedamaithe Director : Pawan Kumar Producer : TG Vishwa Prasad, Vivek Kuchibhotla Music: Poornachandra, Tejaswi Starring: Amala Paul, Rahul Vijay Release Date: 16th July 2021

Rating: 3/5

Kudi Yedamaithe, helmed by U Turn fame Pawan Kumar. a web series that is now streaming on Aha. Amala Paul and Rahul

Vijay are playing the lead roles. Let’s see the story of Kudi Yedamaithe.

Story:

Durga (Amala Paul) works as a CI Circle Inspector in Khairatabad police station and Aadi (Rahul Vijay) works as a delivery boy and he aspires to become an actor. They get struck on the day 29th February and they have some weird dreams again and again.

There are several kidnappings happening in the city. The rest of Kudi Yedamaithe is all about how the crimes are connected to

the dreams of Durga and Aadi. How do they stop things from going wrong ? To get this answer, watch Kudi Yedamaithe on Aha OTT platform.

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Pawan Kumar who is known for helming the investigative thriller drama U Turn, came with another thriller Kudi Yedamaithe this time. The first two episodes of Kudi Yedamaithe are brilliantly narrated and create a curiosity among the viewers.

The production values, BGM, screenplay and night effect are good.. The whole kidnappers’ angle and the way they deal with the crime is also impressive.

Analysis:

Amala Paul and Rahul Vijay starrer Kudi Yedamaithe is a web series that has a very interesting premise.

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t is known Suriya Sivakumar starrer Soorarai Pottru, which released on Amazon Prime to much critical acclaim, is going to Bollywood.

The movie will be remade in Hindi with Sudha Kongara directing. Now according to the latest buzz in the film industry, Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar is going to play the lead role in the Hindi remake of Soorarai Pottru/

Akasam Nee Haddura. In past, Akshay Kumar has acted in huge number of South remakes in Hindi such as Rowdy Rathore, Bhool Bhulaiyaa and Laxmi Bomb. Now he is all set to act in the remake of Soorarai Pottru.

The movie will be produced by Suriya’s 2D Entertainment, and Vikram Malhotra’s Abundantia Entertainment.

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She is oozing all the h*tness and she does take us back in time when we all waited for some sizzling photographs of hers. Recently the actress took to her Instagram to share a photograph of her in which she is seen wearing two piece bikini on a beach. Sophie Choudry needs no reason to look hot. The

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said, “It came out of nowhere. I had not even put my profile up there, and it landed in my lap. My role in this film is very good.

Few things happen and we don’t even realize that it’s happening and that is how my Bollywood debut happened. I would say this is the best debut in Bollywood in the terms of where I am placed. I see this as the best opportunity to explore Hindi cinema.”

actress gives her fans fitness goals. She came up with an interesting caption, “Until you spread your wings, you will have no idea how far you can fly.” The former MTV India VJ and occasional model and television presenter, Sophie has already spread hotness on the internet by sharing some of her sensuous photograph on the internet.

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ishal and Arya are coming together with an upcoming action drama Enemy. The entire shoot of Enemy has been completed and recently the makers launched the teaser of the film, that grabbed several eyeballs.

Written and helmed by Anand Shankar, the movie Enemy also has Mirnalini Ravi Mamta Mohandas, Thambi Ramaiah , Karunakaran and Prakash Raj in the crucial roles. The teaser of Enemy starts with shots of both Vishal and Arya standing alone against the

backdrop of a cityscape. Arya is seen as a prisoner. Setting the tone for action and thriller, the teaser shows a series of visuals displaying high octane action sequences.

The two minute teaser also features glimpses of the romantic relationship between the lead pair Vishal and Mirnalini Ravi. Enemy is produced

by Vinod Kumar under his Mini Studio banner and it has the music by S Thaman and cinematography by RD Rajasekar.

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amil actor Arya and his wife Sayyeshaa welcomed their first child. Recently, Sayyeshaa delivered a baby girl. They tied the knot in Falaknuma Palace, Hyderabad in March 2019 in the presence of family and close friends and after the wedding the couple hosted a grand wedding dinner which was attended by several South actors such as Karthi and Suriya. Shivaay fame Sayyeshaa Saigal is the grandniece

of veteran actor Saira Banu and daughter of actor Shaheen. Arya is 17 years older than Sayyesha Saigal. He has worked in several South films such as Raja Rani, Boss Engira Baskaran, Madrasapattinam, and Avan Ivan. Sayyeshaa has also worked in a few South films including Junga, Vanamagan and Kadaikutty Singam besides featuring in Ajay Devgn starrer Hindi movie Shivaay.

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the year 2007. They have a daughter, but the couple got separated in the year 2010.

Again she tied the knot with Peter Paul, a visual effects director. Now a parting ways

going viral on social media. Netizens are speculating if Vanitha Vijayakumar got married for the fourth time. Earlier, Vanitha married Akash in the year 2000 and got divorced in 2007. She has a son and daughter from her 1st wedding.

She later got married to Anandaraj a businessman from Andhra Pradesh in

from her third husband Peter Paul due to his alleged alcoholism, the reports are coming that Vinatha Vijayakumar is getting married again for the fourth time. Recently she shared a new photo on her Twitter handle in which she was seen exchanging garlands with comedy actor Srinivasan, and captioned it with red heart emojis.

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Several photographs of the table tennis matches have been shared by the team that show Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao, their son Azad, Naga Chaitanya having a gala time at the Table Tennis tournament arranged by the team of Laal Singh Chaddha. The sources close to the team revealed that

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TCOMPETET ON he veteran actress Jayanthi has acted in five hundred movies that span across five languages and has reigned on top, especially in the Kannada film industry, where the actress was known by the moniker Abhinaya Sharadhe or the goddess of acting. Now according to the latest report, Jayanathi passed away on 26th July in Bengaluru due to age-related ailment. She was 76. She was keeping unwell for the past few days. Her son Krishna Kumar confirmed the news of her death as he stated that

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his mother was recovering from illnesses, but eventually breathed her last during her sleep. Her real name was Kamala Kumari, but she became popular with her screen name Jayanthi. She was born in Bellary.

Jayanthi has won the Karnataka State Film Awards seven times and the Filmfare Awards two times. She has acted in few hit movies like Pedarayudu, Justice Chowdary Swathi Kiranam, Kodama Simham, and Kondaveeti Simham brought her recognition among the Telugu audiences.

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enkatesh was last seen playing the lead role in action and revenge drama Narappa, which was a remake of the Tamil action film Asuran. The movie which had national award winning actress Priyamani in the crucial role, was premiered digitally on 20th July and it received the positive response by the movie lovers and the critics. It was, not surprisingly, compared to the original version with most movie lovers describing it as a 'faithful' adaptation of the film Asuran. Megastar Chiranjeevi Konidela gave a positive review on Venkatesh’s

Narappa movie and appreciated the actor for his awesome transformation. Chiranjeevi took to his twitter and shared a video clip, and said, “Congratulations. I have just watched Venkatesh and Priyamani starrer Narappa. Wow, what a performance and what a transformation? I did not see Venkatesh Daggubati because I witnessed Narappa throughout the film. Watched a new Venkatesh and you have owned the Narappa character with such depth. The movie 'Narappa' will remain one of the best films in your career.”

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