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fan of Kannada actress Rashmika Mandanna travelled around 900 km to her house in Karnataka just to see her.

Rashmika didn't turn up to meet her fan as she was in the Mumbai and busy in the shoot of Hindi film. When Bheeshma lady was informed about the arrival of her fan, she immediately took to her Twitter account and said how bad she felt for not meeting her fan and the actress urged her fans to not

travel during the Coronavirus pandemic to meet her. The fan travelled all the way from Telangana to Kodagu in Karnataka. The fan identified himself as Tripathi. Rashmika Mandanna said, “It just came to my notice that one of you had travelled super far and had gone home to see me. But plz don’t do something like that. I feel bad that I did not get to meet you. I really hope to meet you one day but for now show me love here.”

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n the month of April this year, on the occasion of Akhil Akkineni’ birthday, his upcoming film Agent was officially launched in Hyderabad with a pooja ceremony.

Directed by Surender Reddy, the first look poster of the spy-thriller showcased Akhil Akkineni in long messy hair, thick beard and a rugged look. He was also seen smoking a cigarette in the dark avatar. Now according to the latest buzz in the film industry, Malayalam star Mammootty has been roped in Akhil Akkineni starrer Agent to play the

that Mammootty and Akhil Akkineni will be an exciting combination. The confrontation scenes and dialogues between them will be highlighted in this drama. Agent will mark the first collaboration among Akhil Akkineni, Mammootty, and Surender Reddy. Akhil starrer Spy thriller drama is backed by AK Entertainments and the story is penned by Vakkantham Vamsi whereas the music is scored by SS Thaman and cinematography will be handled by Ragul Herian Dharuman.

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llari Naresh who is known for acting in comedy movies, is going to celebrate his birthday recently on 30th June.

On the occasion of Allari Naresh’ birthday, the announcement regarding his 58th project was made. Allari Naresh’ 58th movie is titled Sabhaku Namaskaram. The makers of Sabhaku Namaskaram confirmed the

same by sharing the first look poster on Twitter handle. The #Naresh58 Sabhaku Namaskaram is produced by Mahesh Koneru under East Coast productions and will be helmed by a new director Malampati Sateesh. Abburi Ravi is the dialogue writer.

It is a hilarious entertainer with a twist.

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FilmMaking Kollywood Bollywood A GIANT AGRA FORT SET FOR Interview PAWAN KALYAN P SpecialStory Hollywood ower Star Pawan Kalyan is currently working with Krish for an upcoming periodic action drama Hari Hara Veera Mallu, which is one of the much awaited movies of Telugu film Industry. It is slated to hit the theaters next year on the occasion of Sankranthi. Hari Hara Veera Mallu, which marks director Krish and Pawan Kalyan’s first collaboration, looks like a film based in the British-era India. The makers of Hari

Hara Veera Mallu are planning to erect a giant Agra fort set in Hyderabad to shoot some crucial scenes on Pawan Kalyan. The responsibility of this giant Agra set is given to a leading production designer, and the work is going at a brisk pace. Nidhhi Agerwal is playing the female lead. MM Keeravani is rendering the tune and Gnana Shekar VS is handling the cinematography of this film.

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CLIMAX LEAKED P rabhas and Pooja Hegde are working together for a romantic movie Radhe Shyam, which is progressing at the brisk pace in Hyderabad and it is on the verge of completion. After a long time, Prabhas will make his screen presence in the role of a lover boy. The sources close to the makers of Radhe Shyam leaked the details of climax episode and revealed that Prabhas and Pooja Starrer film will have a sad ending.

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illed as a "pan-India" project, Salaar starring Young Rebel Star Prabhas and Shruti Haasan, is helmed

by Prashanth Neel of KGF fame and is produced by Hombale Films. The film will see Saaho actor play a violent character. When the project was announced in the month of December last year, Prabhas had called Salaar a territory unexplored. Now it is being heard that Prabhas will sport a new hairstyle in the film Salaar. The makers of Salaar are spending Rs 4 lakh only on Prabhas’ hairstyle. A popular hairstylist from Bollywood has been brought on the board for Prabhas. Prabhas' other

projects include the romantic drama Radhe Shyam with dusky beauty Pooja Hegde , which is backed by Pramod Uppalapati, Praseedha Uppalapati, Vamsi Krishna Reddy, and Bhushan Kumar under the banners UV Creations and T-Series. He is also the part of Om Raut's period drama Adipurush.

in the climax. Prabhas is playing the role of Vikramaditya in Radhe Shyam which is being directed by Radha Krishna Kumar of Jil fame. Apart from the lead pair, Radhe Shyam also has Priyadarshi, Bhagyashree, Krishnam Raju, Sachin Khedekar, Murli Sharma, Kunal Roy Kapoor, Saha Chettri and others in the crucial roles. Radhe Shyam was shot in the stunning locales of Italy, Georgia, France and other European countries.

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RR, which is being helmed by SS Rajamouli, is one of the biggest films being made in Indian cinema for a PanIndia audience. SS Rajamouli opened gates for filmmakers in India to dream on a grand scale with Baahubali series and he followed suit with yet another epic vision in RRR in which Young Tiger Jr NTR and Ram Charan are playing the lead roles. Though a great many details of RRR are not out yet, both Ram Charan and Jr. NTR will be playing the freedom fighters in this multilingual drama which is being bankrolled by DVV Danayya.

The sources close to the makers of RRR revealed that the movie features a rain fight sequence that will be one of the major highlight. Both Ram Charan and Jr NTR will be seen in an intense fight sequence in a rain backdrop and this action sequence will appear in the first half. The maker have already wrapped up this rain fight sequence and it has come out very well.

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odava beauty Rashmika Mandanna is one of the most wanted actress in the film industry. Her personal life highly interests her fans, who are eager to learn who she's linked up with. However, the actress has maintained a clean slate and seldom entertained non-professional questions or comments.

Recently Bheeshma lady interacted with her fans and said that she loves to drink wine with tandoori pork. When a fan asked, "How many cigarettes do

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you smoke in a day?" to which Rashmika Mandanna replied that she never smokes.

Rashmika also confessed that she hates if anyone around smokes. She also opened up about her experience of working with the Allu Arjun. The World Famous Lover actress said that she loved working in Pushpa with Allu Arjun and that the actor is fun to work with. Earlier during an interview, Rashmika had revealed that she just wouldn't accept her future partner's smoking habits. But, she wouldn't mind him consuming alcohol.

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‘Devara’. From recently onwards, I will call my boss Pawan Kalyan ‘Devara’.”

Meanwhile, soon Pawan Kalyan will join the sets of Telugu remake of Malayalam film Ayyappanum Koshiyum, in which he is playing the role essayed by Biju Menon in the original. Rana Daggubati is also the part of AK remake which is being helmed by Saagar K Chandra. There are also reports that Pawan Kalyan might reunite with Trivikram Srinivas for a project next year.

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he actor and film maker Bandla Ganesh is very close to Jana Sena Chief and the actor Power Star Pawan Kalyan. Pawan Kalyan gave a blockbuster hit like Gabbar Singh to the producer Bandla Ganesh and made him the top producer in Telugu film industry. Recently Bandla Ganesh shared a pic of him and Pawan Kalyan on Twitter and stated that he has a new name for his boss.

Gabbar Singh producer added, “Bhaktha Kannappa used to call Lord Parameswara

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fter a long gap of 11 years, once again Telugu Superstar Mahesh Babu is going to work with Trivikram Srinivas for an upcoming untitled film, which is expected to go on the floor by the end of this year. In past, Mahesh and Trivikram have worked together for Athadu (2005) and Khaleja (2010). The yet untitled film will mark Mahesh Babu’ 28th film, which will be backed by S Radha Krishna (Chinababu) under the banner of

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Haarika and Hassine Creations, which is slated to hit the theaters next year during summer. Inside talk is Mahesh Babu is getting a whopping Rs 55 crs remuneration for Trivikram Srinivas’ directorial venture.

Haarika Haasine Creations which is bankrolling Mahesh and Trivikrasm’ project is ready to play Rs 55 crs to Maharshi and Bharat Ane Nenu fame actor. It is also being heard that Trivikram Srinivas is considering the title Parthu for the film.

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Music Director : Samaran Sai Starring: Swetaa Varma, Raamz, Jay Chandra ,Ravi Varma Release Date: 13th October 2021

Rating: 2.5/5

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Raamz , Swetaa Varma , Jay Chandra ,Ravi Varma starrer Pachchis, helmed by Sri Krishna and Rama Sai, is streaming on Amazon Prime Video.

Story:

Abhiram is a gambler who wants to make a buck and pay off his debts. He owes RK (Ravi Varma), a casino owner, a huge sum of money. To arrange this money, Abhiram enters a local political issue between Basava Raju and Gangadhar. And he comes in the contact of Avantika (Swetaa Varma) who wants to know the truth about her missing brother. What happens next and how does Abhiram come out of this problem, form rest of the story of Pachchis.

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Performance:

Raamz who plays the role of Abhiram, gives his fabulous

performance. He suits the role perfectly and delivers his best. Swetaa Varma, in the role of a girl, who is looking for her lost brother looks good on the screen. Earlier the actress performed bubbly characters, but this time she came up in the serious role. Ravi Varma as a casino owner, is ok. Subhalekha Sudhakar, Vishwender Reddy, and others

justify with their roles.

Technical:

The storyline of Pachchis is fresh and interesting but the execution is not impressive. The Background score is noteworthy. Cinematography by Kartik Parmar is superb and the movie has some fantastic visuals. The art department has

done a good job but the Screenplay lost its flow. Coming on the work of director, his screenplay is not entertaining. The movie Pachchis has repetitive scene after scene of gun shots, car chases, dead bodies, backstabbing, and long phone calls.

Analysis:

The movie Pachchis is openended, hinting at a sequel.

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Karthik Rathnam, who plays the lead role in Ardha Shathabdham , in the role of lovestruck young man steals the heart of the movie lovers with his performance. Krishna Priya in the role of a strong and daddy’s little girl Pushpa, is fine.

Naveen Chandra as Ranjith, a helpless cop not fit in this role. It is hard to understand why Naveen said yes to the role which has no importance at all. Sai Kumar as Ramanna, a former moist leader justifies with his role.

Rest of the supporting cast were all authentic in their roles.

Technical:

Though the story of the film Ardha Shathabdham is interesting, the execution is not up to the mark. Praja Natya Mandali meetings, Bathukamma festivals, the Maoist angle, etc are captured well to depict the culture and the lifestyle of Telangana. The BGM and cinematography work are highlighted. The production values of Ardha Shathabdham are good.

Movie Review: Ardha Shathabdham Director : Ravindra Pulle Producer : Chitti Kiran Ramoju Music: Nawfal Raja AIS Starring: Karthik Rathnam, Naveen Chandra, Saikumar, Krishna Priya, Amani Release Date: 11th June 2021

Rating: 2/5

Naveen Chandra ,Saikumar ,Karthik Rathnam , Krishna Priya, Amani starrer Ardha Shathabdham, helmed by Ravindra

Pulle is now out on AHA. Let’s see the story of Ardha Shathabdham .

Story:

Set in the early 2000s in the town of Sircilla, Ardha Shathabdham follows the life of local boy Krishna (Karthik Ratnam) who falls in love with Pushpa (Krishna Priya). It is one-sided love for Krishna and when he attempts to confess his love to her, a crazy incident created by Krishna gets the entire village involved. This in turn makes things worse as the caste related violence comes

into the foray. What will Krishna do now?

Will Pushpa accept his love? To get these answers, one should watch the movie Ardha Shathabdham.

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Analysis: The first half is boring and the actual story starts in the second half and the caste angle is brought. But just for the sake of convenience, caste based fights are highlighted in this film. On the whole, Ardha Shathabdham is just an average movie.

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hunky Panday is rarely seen in the film these days but often spotted at various Bollywood parties, awards and events. In Tollywood, he was seen working with Baahubali fame Prabhas and Shraddha Kapoor starrer action and romantic entertainer ‘Saaho’ which was helmed by Sujeeth and backed by UV Creations. A member from Chunky Panday’ family has become the h*t favorite topic in Bollywood. And she is none other than his niece Alanna Panday. Yes, the 22 years old girl has become the talk of the

town as her bikini photographs are going viral.

Alanna Panday is an active user of the social media sites and this time she took to her instagram to post her bikini pic and captioned it, “Choose one? Cause I obviously could not make up my mind.” She is breaking the internet flaunting her killer bikini body. She is seen standing in the pool in two piece bikini.

She is all set to give tough competition to B town actresses Sara Ali Khan and Jhanvi Kapoor as her recent bikini photographs are going viral on the internet!

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PASSES AWAY M anidra Bedi is one of the popular names in Indian film Industry. In Tollywood, she was last seen working with Young Rebel Star Prabhas and Shraddha Kapoor starrer action thriller drama Saaho.

Now there is a bad news. Mandira Bedi’ husband Raj Kaushal passed away on 30th June. Raj Kaushal succumbed to death after suffering a heart attack. He was a director, producer and stuntman who was active during late 90s and mid 2000. It was on 14th February 1999 that actor Mandira

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aapsee Pannu is known for her strong performances in the movies, but she is almost just as popular for her feisty social media persona. Taapsee Paanu over the years has developed a reputation for tackling trolls in a witty manner, inspiring hundreds of news articles lauding her ‘befitting replies’. She is a popular name in Indian film Industry and the actress is known for playing challenging roles. Anando Brahma fame actress does not shy away from

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doing some b*ld scenes. In upcoming film Haseena Dilruba, Taapsee Pannu will be seen sharing intimate scenes with Vikrant Massey and Harshvardhan Rane. During the media interaction, Taapsee Pannu revealed that her co-stars Harshvardhan Rane and Vikrant Massey were scared of her while filming intimate scenes in Hindi movie Haseen Dilruba. The actress added that perhaps because of her image or some other problem, they were scared of doing intimate scenes with her.

Bedi married director-producer Raj Kaushal.

Earlier during an interview Mandira Bedi had said, “Raj Kaushal has always been a great encouragement to me. We have gone through some really rough patches. There was a time when I was always busier than him. That was a good part of our married life.

But, few years ago, there was a time when he got as busy, and that was not just something that I was used to. it was also something that he was not used to. So, it kind of changed the balance.”

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ady Superstar Nayanthara has been dating director Vignesh Shivan for four years now. They fell in love while shooting for the movie Naanum Rowdy Dhaan and the love birds often make appearances in each other's social media accounts. Throughout their relationship several rumors have cropped up time and again that Nayan and Vignesh are set to get married. Recently

the film maker Vignesh Shivan opened up on their wedding plans. During a chat with his fans on Instagram, one of his fan asked about his marriage with Nayanthara, to which the director replied, “ I am saving money for the marriage and I will wait for the corona crisis to end.” With this Vignsh Shivan gave a hint that he would get married Nayanthara after the Coronavirus pandemic ends.

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amil filmmaker Shankar' daughter Aishwarya got married to cricketer Rohit Damodaren in Chennai recently.

Their wedding took place yesterday at a resort in Mahabalipuram and the wedding function was attended by close family and friends only. Aishwarya Shankar got married to TNPL cricketer Rohit Damodaren in a private affair in Chennai.

Among select invitees who attended the wedding ceremony of Shankar’ daughter was the recently elected Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin. Aishwarya Shankar is a doctor by profession whereas Rohit Damodaren is a cricketer and plays league level for Madurai Panthers in the Tamil Nadu Premiere League - TNPL. Rohit’s father Damodaren is a businessman.

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per the latest reports, Simran will be seen in a negative role in Sardar starring Karthi which has Rajisha Vijayan and Raashi

number of top stars of Telugu and Tamil actors like Venkatesh Daggubati, Nandamuri Balakrishna, Megastar Chiranjeevi, Akkineni Nagarjuna, Vijay, Ajith Kumar and others. Now according to the latest report, Simran has been roped in an upcoming film Sardar in which Karthi is playing the lead role. As

Khanna as the leading ladies. The upcoming drama will be helmed by director PS Mithran. The makers had earlier released an intriguing motion poster that had Karthi sporting a salt and pepper look. The sources say that Simran’s character is filled with a lot of thrilling elements, it is going to be a big surprise for the movie lovers.

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nand Deverakonda is currently waiting for the release of his upcoming family drama Pushpaka Vimanam. Recently during the media interaction, the young actor talked about this film, in which he is playing the role of a math teacher. He also opened up about life during the pandemic and the influence of OTT on his career. When Anand Deverakonda was asked about

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Directed by Damodar, this film has Saanve Megghana and Geeta Saayini in the female leads.

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Adbutham, the lead pair, Teja Sajja and Shivani Rajasekhar are seen sitting but in contrasting backgrounds. The upcoming film marks the debut of Shivani in Telugu Film industry. The poster indicates that Adbutham is not just a romantic drama but it also has science fiction elements. Adbutham is helmed by Malik Ram and is bankrolled by MahaaTeja Productions and S Originals. The details regarding the cast and crew of Adbutham will be revealed very soon.

ampoornesh Babu’s real name is Narasimha Chary and after rousing to fame with the spoof comedy ‘Hrudaya Kaleyam’ which was released in 2014, he played several supporting roles in a string of big budget movies. He is one of the actors who never hesitates to help the others. It is known news during floods and disasters.

He supported the governments in providing financial help. He also extended financial support during the Coronavirus crisis. Now, he came in the support of a poor family

who lost their parents. Recently, a married couple committed suicide in Dubbaka, Telangana suicide due to financial crisis.

Sampoornesh Babu, who hails from the same district of Siddipet, was moved by the news and immediately offered kids of the deceased couple financial assistance of Rs 25,000. Sampoornesh Babu met the kids and handed over a cheque of Rs. 25,000.

The actor also promised to take care of their education and other needs in the coming days.

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