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n 7th December, the playback Singer Sunitha Upadrasta made official announcement regarding her engagement with Ram Veerapaneni, who is the CEO of Whacked Out Media, the leading South Indian movie promotion company and the digital wing of 'Mango Group'. Earlier there was a strong buzz in the film industry that Sunitha Upadrasta will tie the knot with Ram in February 2021. But now according to the latest report, she is all set to tie the knot with Ram on 9th January, 2021, in Hyderabad.

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ecently Mega Power Star Ram Charan tested positive for Coronavirus and now according to the latest report, another mega hero Varun Tej has joined him. Varun Tej has been tested positive for the coronavirus and he himself confirmed the same by sharing this news on microblogging page on 29th December. Mega Prince Varun Tej said that he tested positive for Covid-19 with mild symptoms. He is currently quarantined at

home and taking the necessary precautions.

He also thanked everyone for their love. A day before the festival of Christmas, from RRR star Ram Charan to Varun Tej all the young from the family gathered to celebrate it. Ram Charan had hosted a Christmas bash which was attended by the mega family members. On the work front, Varun Tej will be seen playing the lead role in an upcoming sport based drama Boxer.

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The sources say that her marriage will be a low key affair, which will be attended by close friends and relatives. Sunitha started her singing career at the age of 17 with Telugu movie Gulabi and she has hundreds of Telugu songs to her credit and her recent hit song is “Neeli Neeli Akasam” from 30 Rojullo Preminchadam Ela. The Telugu singer also has also earned praise for her dubbing work in Manmadhudu, Anand, Chudalani Undi, Jayam, and Godavari among others.

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alayalam actor Anil Nedumangad, who is popular for acting in blockbuster movie Ayyappanum Koshiyum, Kamattipaadam and Paavada, drowned in Malankara dam in Thodupuzha. This incident took place on 25th December. Anil had stepped into Malankara dam reservoir in Nuvattupuzha in Kerala’s Ernakulam district, to take a bath with his friends, where he drowned. When the actor’ friends noticed him missing, a

of rescue workers. The actor was taken to the hospital but was declared dead. It is to be noted that Ayyappanum Koshiyium helmer Sachy passed away earlier this year.

Anil Nedumangad was working for a movie in Thodupuzha, in which Joju George is essaying the lead. He played the role of a villain in Rajeev Ravi’s Kammattipadom in Ayyappanum Koshiyum. Anil was last seen in 'Paapam Cheyyathavar Kalleriyatte'.

search operation was launched. later Anil Nedumangad was pulled out with the help

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MONAL GAJJAR ALLUDU ADHURS

FilmMaking Kollywood Bollywood SPECIAL SONG IN Interview SpecialStory B Hollywood igg Boss lady Monal Gajjar has been roped in an upcoming film Alludu Adhurs to shake a leg for a special song in which Bellamkonda Sai Sreenivas is playing the lead role. The makers of Alludu Adhurs confirmed the same. The film also has iSmart Shankar fame Nabha Natesh and Anu Emmanuel in the female lead roles.

Monal Gajjar has already won the hearts of the TV lovers for participating in the reality show Bigg Boss 4 Telugu and she was known for the special relationship with

another contestent Akhil Sarthak. Now Monal Gajjar is all set to won the hearts of movie lovers with this film Alludu Adhurs in which she is shaking a leg for Special song. A huge set has been erected for the special song under the supervision of art director Avinash Kolla. Monal will be dancing to the song, composed by Devi Sri Prasad and choreographed by Shekar master. The special song will see the entire lead cast of Alludu Adhurs.

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bijeet Duddala, the Bigg Boss 4 Telugu winner is on the ninth cloud as he got an opportunity to work with Venkatesh Daggubati and Varun Tej starrer an upcoming romantic and comedy movie F3, which will be helmed by Anil Ravipudi. Recently on the occasion of Venkatesh’ birthday, Anil Ravipudi of Pataas fame made an official announcement regarding his directorial venture F3, which will be bankrolled by Dil Raju. Abijeet Duddala was widely acclaimed

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he creative and talented film maker Sukumar has a habit of packaging his movies with all commercial elements but in his own style. A ante Amalapuram from the film Arya showcased his fascination for the Special songs. It is known news the special songs of Sukumar’ directorial ventures have a special place in the hearts of the Telugu people. Now Sukumar doesn't want to lose his uniqueness again in his upcoming magnum opus Pushpa and now according to the latest report, sensational music composer Devi Sri Prasad has come up with a good tune. Now the reports are coming that Sukumar & Co approached Disha Patani to shake a leg for the special song in Pushpa starring Stylish Star Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna but MS

Dhoni fame actress demanded bomb as the remuneration to come on board. For Pushpa, Disha Patani is quoting Rs 1.5 Crore to sizzle for the special song alongside Allu Arjun. As Pushpa, which is being bankrolled by Mythri Movie Makers, will be released in multiple languages, the makers are planning to have a top and popular actress from Bollywood.

for his calm attitude, and ability to read the game. Now if ongoing buzz in media and the film industry are to be believed, Abijeet is all set to play a crucial role in F3, the upcoming sequel to last year' Sankranthi blockbuster movie 'F2' starring Venkatesh Daggubati, Tamannah Bhatia, Mehreen Kau Pirzada and Varun Tej. The sources say that Anil Ravipudi has penned a role for the Bigg Boss 4 Telugu winner Abijeet to cash in on his craze.

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egastar Chiranjeevi graced the finale episode of Bigg Boss 4 Telugu as the chief guest. Chiranjeevi was so impressed with Mehaboob and he gave 10 lakhs to the contestant. Now, according to the latest buzz in the film industry, Chiranjeevi also roped Mehboob in his film Acharya to play a tiny cameo. Acharya is a big budget drama which is carrying a social message and has Kajal Aggarwal as a leading lady, and it is being bankrolled by Ram Charan.

The reports are coming that Koratala Siva is looking into Mehaboob’ role which can be inserted into the script.

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annada star Yash starrer action drama KGF: Chapter 1 broke several records in the year 2018. The movie helmed by Prashanth Neel was much appreciated by all and the anticipation for KGF: Chapter 2 which also stars Sanjay Dutt as the antagonist- Adheera and Raveena Tandon as Ramika Sen, is skyrocketing with every passing day. When you search KGF 2 in the Google search bar, in the cast list, apart from the photographs of all the lead

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actors, Telugu hero Nandamuri Balakrishna’ photographs also appear. Google further says that Balakrishna will be seen in the role of Inayat Khalil. However, there is no any official confirmation regarding the inclusion of Balakrishna in Prashanth Neel and Yash starrer KGF: Chapter 2. Few days ago, Prashanth Neel officially announced that he would release the teaser of his much-awaited movie KGF: Chapter 2 on 8th January, 2021.

The two part action drama KGF traces the journey of dreaded criminal, Rocky.

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Now according to the latest buzz in the film industry, Akkineni Bahu Samantha might be interested in doing the role of Shaakuntala with Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan as Kanva Maharshi whereas a Tamil star in the role of Vishwamithra. Urvashi’ role will be essayed by a top actress. Though this news reading Samantha Akkineni is yet to be confirmed, it has caught on all over.

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n the month of April, this year, National award winning actress Keerthy Suresh was in the news headline because of her wedding rumor. Penguin girl is daughter of actress Menaka and Kerala based businessman Suresh Kumar. Keerthy made her debut in Kollywood as a leading lady with 'Idhu Enna Maayam' . And she delivered a few long memorable performances. She also won the National Award for her acting in the Tamil and Telugu bilingual film 'Mahanati', which was helmed by Nag Ashwin. Earlier there was

t is known news that Gunaa TeamWorks have announced a movie Shaakuntalam which will be directed by Rudhramadevi fame Gunasekhar and he wants a star heroine for the film. Earlier there was a strong buzz in the film industry that Pooja Hegde would play the titular role in this film but Neelima Guna denied the reports about Pooja Hegde coming aboard for the movie.

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strong buzz in the film industry that Keerthy Suresh was planning to tie the knot with a popular businessman. The sources say that Keerthy Suresh is under pressure from her parents to get married but the actress has other plans as she wants to continue her acting career for some more years. Now the reports are coming that she has postponed her marriage plans and is busy in listening to the scripts.

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ctor Abhijeet Duddala takes home the trophy after he made it to the final with 4 other contestants; Akhil Sarthak, Dethadi Harika, Syed Sohel Ryan and Ariyana Glory, who gave him a tough fight throughout the nomination process. On Recently, Abhijeet Duddala emerged as the winner of the Telugu Bigg Boss 4 Telugu, hosted by King Nagarjuna. Pranitha Subhash, Mehreen Pirzaada, Raai Laxmi, Thaman S and some others performed at the stage. While rumors

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were already rife about Abhijeet Duddala’ victory in the 4th season, ahead of the final episode, Host Nagarjuna announced the winner in the grand finale on the basis of the votes that the participants received in the last week. Akhil Sarthak declared the first runner up of the 4th season. Megastar Chiranjeevi graced the event as chief guest and he along with King Nagarjuna handed over the winner’s trophy to Abhijeet Duddala.

Abhijeet also received an amount of Rs 25 lakh as the prize money including a bike.

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axman Reddy, who is also Mr World 2010 is Young Rebel Star Prabhas' fitness trainer. He has often shared photographs with the Telugu superstar during their training sessions. Now according to the latest update, once again Prabhas has decided to bulk up for his upcoming much hyped big budget film Salaar, which will be helmed

by KGF fame Prashanth Neel. The movie Salaar is expected to go on the floor from

the month of January 2021. In Salaar, Mirchi star will be seen in an action filled role. As Darling Prabhas was doing Radhe Shyam till now, he maintained a lean physique till now but now he has decided to bulk up again.

Prabhas and his trainer Laxman Reddy have set up a gym and have started working out.

Prabhas will sport a heavy look once again for Prashanth Neel’ directorial venture.

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of Samantha Akkineni' popular talk show, Sam Jam and the actress makes a phone call to his son Allu Ayaan. Allu Arjun' father and mega producer Allu Aravind also joins the show. During the interview, Samantha quizzed Stylish Star Allu Arjun on one thing that changed after he became a father. Allu Arjun also went on to answer

One of the questions asked by Samantha Akkineni was what were the changes that he noticed in himself after becoming a father to Allu Ayaan and Allu Arha, to which Allu Arjun replied, "I curse a lot lesser now" that left Samantha Akkineni and the audience in splits. Mega producer Allu Aravind is producing the chat show Sam Jam for Aha.

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ollywood Superstar Salman Khan is currently busy in his upcoming action entertainer, Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai, which is one of the most awaited movies of Hindi film Industry. The film Radhe has Disha Patani as a leading lady and it will hit the theaters next year. Randeep Hooda will be seen as the antagonist in this film which is directed by Prabhu Dheva. Now, according to the latest buzz in the film industry,

Salman Khan who is one of the producers of Radhe, has inked a staggering deal to sell off the movie release and streaming rights.

Apparently, Salman Khan has signed a deal worth Rs 230 Cr with Zee Studios. The film Radhe was earlier planned to release in collaboration with YRF on a commission basis. But now Kick star decided to sign a fixed deal with Zee that ensures no losses on his end.

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here is no need of any introduction for h*t diva Aisha Sharma, the sister of Neha Sharma, who is already a sensation in Tollywood. Her sister Neha Sharma has worked in few movies like Chirutha, Kyaa Super Kool Hai Hum, Crook, Youngistaan and Jayantabhai Ki Luv Story.

Aisha was supposed to make her debut with a Telugu movie but was replaced by Srinivas Kalyanam and Bengal Tiger fame Raashi Khanna in that film. Aisha Sharma, who is an

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annada girl Rashmika Mandanna is all set to make a Bollywood debut with a spy thriller drama which has been titled Mission Majnu. In this film she will be seen sharing the screen space with young Bollywood hero Siddharth Malhotra. The regular shoot of Mission Majnu will be started from the month of February. Now according to the latest report, Rashmika Mandanna has signed her

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second Bollywood movie titled Deadly which has Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan aka Big B. She will be seen opposite Amitabh Bachchan in a slice-of-life comedy film Deadly, which is touted as a light-hearted father and daughter story. It will be directed by Queen and Super 30 director Vikas Bahl and bankrolled by Reliance Entertainment.

active user of social media sites, has shared her bikini pic on Instagram to delight her fans and the followers. Coming on the pic, Aisha Sharma is seen wearing a two piece yellow bikini on the beach.The youth are enjoying the seduction of Aisha Sharma to the fullest as they cannot get anything better than this in near future. She has already grabbed the attention of her fans, and is waiting for her career in the film industry to take off. Aisha Sharma is one, who never hesitates to flaunt her h*t and s*xy body.

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n the month of February this year, the makers of Cobra released the first look poster, in which Chiyaan Vikram was seen in seven different avatars, a priest, a businessman, a coder, a politician, a scientist, and a man in retro look. In the background, the poster also featured codes, equations, and maps.

And on 25th December, on the occasion of Christmas, the makers unveiled the second look of Vikram from Cobra. Vikram is seen in an intense geeky look with what looks like

numbers around him. The poster came up with an interesting caption, "Every problem has a mathematical solution." Touted to be a supernatural thriller drama, the film Cobra also has Srinidhi Shetty, Kanika, Babu Antony, KS Ravikumar, Mirnalini Ravi, Roshan Mathew, Mamu Koya, Renuka and Miya in the crucial roles. It marks the Kollywood debut of cricketer Irfan Pathan and it has the music by Oscar award winning music director AR Rahman.

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ccording to Kollywood superstar Rajinikanth, he will not be able to participate in electoral politics. He will continue to serve the people in whatever way he can. About his illness, Rajini said that he was a “warning from God” that he should not take on more pressures. Few days ago, Rajinikanth was admitted to the hospital because of blood pressure fluctuations. His debut in politics has been anticipated by his fans for nearly 25 years but despite weighing in on various subjects,

he had not taken the plunge. Rajinikanth’s elder brother R Sathyanarayana Rao on Recently backed the Tamil superstar’s move to withdraw his decision to launch a political party.

He said that it’s his brother’ wish and one can’t force him to change his mind. Kamal Haasan reacted to Rajinikanth' 'political' withdrawal from Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, and said that though he was disappointed with superstar decision.

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ollywood star Arya injured himself while shooting for his upcoming film Enemy at EVP Film City, Chennai. The sources say that Arya was shooting for an action scene without a body double and while performing the stunt, he injured his back and the actor was taken to the hospital for the treatment. The reports are coming that Arya is back on the set and he is busy in the shooting of Enemy despite the back injury. The upcoming film Enemy is directed by Anand Shankar and it also has Vishal

in the lead role whereas Arya is playing the role of a villain. The makers have already completed the first schedule of Enemy in Hyderabad. The team did a short schedule in Chennai city and shot for some portions in Ooty. Now, the makers are back to Chennai for the shoot. Vishal and Arya starrer 'Enemy' has Mrinalini Ravi as a leading lady and versatile actor Prakash Raj is playing the important role in the film. Thaman is rendering the tune, and RD Rajsekar is handling the cinematography whereas Ravi Varma is choreographing the Stunt.

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athi Ratnalu is an upcoming Telugu film in which Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya fame hero Naveen Polishetty and Comedians Priyadarshi and Rahul Ramakrishna are playing the lead roles. The makers of Jathi Ratnalu unveiled the teaser on the occasion of Naveen Polishetty’ birthday. He is playing the role of a prisoner Jogipet Srikanth who utters powerful dialogues in the teaser.

Naveen speaks like a rebel, but in reality he is a useless guy. Apparently, the makers

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are in the plan to release two more teasers soon to introduce Rahul Ramakrishna and Priyadarshi Pulikonda who are also the part of this upcoming comedy entertainer,which is directed by Anudeep K V and produced

by Nag Ashwin under the banner of Swapna Cinema. Naveen Polishetty was last seen in the movie Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya which was directed by Swaroop RSJ and produced by Rahul Yadav Nakka.

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This news is confirmed by Rangasthalam star himself on Twitter by sharing a post on his twitter account on 29th December. Ram Charan announced on social media that he has tested positive for COVID-19. He underwent testing as part of safety protocol.

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no symptoms and that he has quarantined himself. This month he had flown to Udaipur to take part in the wedding of Niharika and Chaitanya. Magadheera star Ram Charan also requested everyone who has been around him in the past couple of days to get tested for Coronavirus. Incidentally Megastar Chiranjeevi had tested positive for COVID-19 due to a faulty kit.

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bhijeet Duddala, the Bigg Boss 4 Telugu title winner, is on an interview giving spree this week. Recently during the media interaction, he opened up about his association with Vijay Deverakonda, his 'Life Is Beautiful' star. About Vijay, the Bigg Boss 4 Telugu winner said, “I thank him for supporting me while I was in the reality show Bigg Boss house. I am humbled. He deserves what he has achieved. Vijay Deverakonda is a talented actor. The actors who were the part of the movie 'Life Is Beautiful' has been

doing well in some or the other way. Now after coming out from the Bigg Boss house, I have a new opportunity.” Recently on the occasion of Christmas, Abhijeet Duddala turned Santa Claus and gift to poor children.

Abhijeet’s #SantaAbi X’mas initiative has been compared with Vijay Deverakonda’s #DeveraSanta Christmas initiative. About which Abhijeet said, “It was an impulsive decision. I didn’t know that World Famous Lover star also did it. I had no idea about Vijay Deverakonda’ initiative.”

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