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andamuri Balakrishna underwent a knee surgery at a hospital in Jubilee Hills in Hyderabad. The team of doctors performed surgery for hours to repair the actor’ knee. Balayya Babu has been suffering from knee pain for a while and based on the advice of doctors, he decided to undergo surgery. Akhanda star is currently recuperating and
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he is expected to take a rest for two weeks before joining the sets of his upcoming project. A source close to Balakrishna said, "Balakrishna is currently recuperating. He is resting after a successful surgery." He will soon be seen in an upcoming entertainer, which is being helmed by Gopichand Malineni.
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video of a news anchor berating Vishwak Sen and asking him to get out of the studio has gone viral on the social media. The outburst of anchor and Vishwak Sen’s expulsion from the studio have become the talk of the town. Vishwak Sen was invited for the debate on a popular TV channel about the prank controversy and the he lost temper due to the anchor’s words. Hit and Falaknuma Das fame actor said the ‘F’ word on the TV debate and the anchor showed him the door. In the video, Vishak Sen was seen telling the television anchor,
“So, you don’t have the right to attack me personally. So, you better mind ur tongue and don’t call me the depressed person or paagal Sen. But the anchor repeatedly says, “You can get out of my studio.” Later the Hit actor said, “You f……...you guys called me.” The anchor lost her temper and asked the actor to get out of the studio. Later during the press release event, Vishwak Sen apologised for the usage of ‘F’ word in media debate and said, “I used the F word in pain and I am really sorry for using this word. I am preparing an apology note.”
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ecently as part of the promotional activities of Sarkaru Vaari Paata, the makers unveiled the trailer and what caught the attention of the movie lovers was Mahesh Babu’ double meaning act and the dialogues. The trailer was a high dose of action, romance and hard-hitting dialogues. The trailer started with a series of poignant dialogues by Superstar Mahesh Babu as he gears up to fight in a room filled with goons. He declared that anyone could attempt
to steal his love and friendship but not the money, however, chaos erupted when his money got involved in the drama. In the fight scene, he utters the dialogue- Endukante Aadidhi Mari.. Pedhhaa!!” And at the end of trailer- Its’ like a bridegroom taking 100 pills of Viagra and waiting for the first night, You guys knocked on his door. This is the first time Mahesh Babu is seen in a double meaning act in his filmy career.
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FilmMaking “WHAT IS RASHMIKA MANDANNA” Kollywood Bollywood Interview INTENTION? K SpecialStory Hollywood nown for making heart-touching romantic entertainers, Hanu Raghavapudi is now working with national crush Rashmika Mandanna for an upcoming film which has versatile actor Dulquer Salmaan in the lead role of Lieutenant RAM. Mrunalini Thakur is playing his lady love Sita. The makers unveiled the first look teaser of actress Rashmika Mandanna about a month ago, on the occasion of her birthday. She plays the role of a Muslim girl. In the glimpse, she was seen walking in front of a burning car.
The actress wore a red hijab and carried a handbag. Recently Hanu Raghavapudi revealed about Rashmika Mandanna’ role and said, it’s not a regular role and she will be seen in a heroic role as a Kashmiri Muslim girl named Afreen. She is not a heroine in this film but a hero. Hanu added that her role as a Kashmiri Muslim has a lot of depth. She did a lot of research and homework for this role. Hanu concluded it by saying that it is going to be the best role in Rashmika Mandanna’ career.
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ari Hara Veera Mallu is an upcoming Indian Telugu language period action adventure film written and directed by Krish Jagarlamudi who is best known for helming Gauthamiputra Satakrani and Kanche. The upcoming big budget drama stars Pawan Kalyan in the titular role alongside Nidhhi Agerwal. Now according to the latest update, the makers of Hari Hara Veera Mallu has brought Bollywood actress Nora Fatehi on
the board to play the love interest of Pawan Kalyan. Nora Fatehi who is popular for item songs, is all set to return to the Telugu screen with Kriush’ magnum opus. The sources say that Nora Fetehi will join the shoot in the upcoming schedule of Hari Hara Veera Mallu and she will make her screen presence as the sister of Mughal king Aurangazeb. Not only this, she will also do a song in the film.
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alman Khan will be seen playing an important role in an upcoming action drama Godfather which has Chiranjeevi in the lead roles. Now according to the latest update, dancing dynamite Prabhu Deva has been brought on the board to choreograph atom bombing swinging song for Chiranjeevi and Salman Khan’ Godfather. On 16th March 2022, Megastar Chiranjeevi welcomed Salman Khan onboard his upcoming film Godfather. The upcoming Telugu film Godfather is an official Telugu
remake of the Malayalam film, Lucifer, directed by Prithviraj Sukumaran. During the shoot of Godfather, the makers offered Rs 20 crore for Salman Khan's cameo by Kick star declined the offer. When the makers insisted again, Salman threatened to walk out. He revealed that he decided to act in this film without any salary. Reportedly, Salman Khan has a 20-minute role in the film. Apart from Chiranjeevi and Salman Khan, Godfather also features Nayanthara, Harish Uthaman, Jayaprakash, Satyadev Kancharana, and Vamsi Krishna in pivotal roles.
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oung actor Santosh Sobhan is best known for playing the lead roles in Ek Mini Katha. He is the son of film director Sobhan. Santosh Sobhan made his debut in the film Golconda High School which was released in 2011. His successful films include Ek Mini Katha in 2021 and Manchi Rojulochaie in 2021. Currently Santosh Sobhan is working with the production house- UV Creations. Now, the latest buzz is that the makers of Santosh Shobhan have locked the title - Kalyanam Kamaneeyanam. However, an official announcement regarding the title is awaited. Priya Bhavani Shankar who is best known for acting in Tamil films like Monster and Mafia: Chapter 1 is on the board to play the female lead. In this film she will be seen as a working woman, and the film Kalyanam Kamaneeyanam is about what happens to a couple within a year of their marriage.
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elugu Superstar Mahesh Babu and National award winning actress Keerthy Suresh are coming together with an action, romantic and comedy movie Sarkaru Vaari Paata which is gearing up for the grand release on 12th May. Recently during the media interaction, Keerthy Suresh revealed that she accidentally hit Mahesh Babu on his face while shooting a song. Mahanati fame actress Keerthy Suresh added, “During the
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shoot of the final song for Sarkaru Vaari Paata, there was a co ordination error from my side, and I accidentally hit Mahesh Babu sir on his face. I immediately apologized to him and he told me that it’s ok, there is nothing to worry about. But, I couldn't hold myself and again went on to apologise thrice. She added that Mahesh Babu took it in a lighter vein.
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S Rajamouli is basking in the glory of his recently released movie RRR which is running successfully at the box office. On several occasions, he has announced his next project with Telugu Superstar Mahesh Babu. On the other side, Trivikram Srinivas has also officially confirmed a film tentatively titled SSMB28 with Mahesh. Now Trivikram is all set to face the heat of SS Rajamouli. Mahesh Babu - Rajamouli’ #SSMB29 is expected to hit the floors later this year or
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s there no other option left for Koratala Siva directorial venture which has Jr NTR in the lead role? It is known that during the promotional activities of RRR, Alia Bhatt herself indirectly hinted that she would share the screen space with Jr NTR in upcoming Telugu project #NTR30, which would be helmed by Koratala. But later she rejected the offer. She was the original choice to
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early next year. Trivikram Srinivas usually takes 1 year to complete a project but this time he will have less than 6 months to wrap up his project with Mahesh Babu. Everyone is aware that SS Rajamouli doesn't have the habit of letting his hero work on some other project once he starts shooting for his film. So, Trivikram Srinivas will have to complete SSMB28 at the earliest. Now we have to wait and see how Trivikram will tackle the same.
play the female lead but she backed out of the project. One option has already gone for Jr NTR and now the reports are coming that Koratala is planning to bring a popular face to play the female lead. The makers are considering the names of a few top actresses and now we have to wait and see that who will get a chance to romance Tarak on the screen.
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Reddy, Ram Charan Music Director : Mani Sharma Starring:Chiranjeevi, Ram Charan, Pooja Hegde, Sonu Sood Release Date:29th April 2022
Rating: 2.75/5
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tWritten and directed by Koratala Siva, the film Acharya has Chiranjeevi, Ram Charan and Pooja Hegde in the lead roles. The big budget social drama Acharya has hit the theaters recently. Let’s see the story of Acharya.
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Acharya is based in the temple town of Dharmasthali. A politically influencing personality Basava(Sonu Sood), does illegal activities and dominates Dharmasthali. Acharya (Chiranjeevi) makes his entry at Dharmasthali and creates fear in Basava. What is his connection of Acharya with Siddha (Ram Charan) ? Who is Siddha? Who will save Dharmasthali? To get these answers, one should watch the movie on silver screen.
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No Twist Lack of Entertainment Lack of strong villain VFX
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Megastar Chiranjeevi excels in the role of Acharya at both. He wins the audience’s heart with an honest performance and dancing style at this age. He delivers note noteworthy performance. Chiru’ expressions, way of dialogue delivery, stunning dance moves and action sequences are mind-blowing. Ram Charan gives his best in the Siddha role. Charan, a boy from Gurukul, looks peaceful but later
he transforms into a mass avatar, which is amazing. Both Chiranjeevi and Ram Charan look amazing on screen in a single frame. Pooja Hegde looks pretty and performs well. Jisshu Sen Gupta and Sonu Sood are ok. Other supporting artists are fine.
Visuals are awesome. Editing is good. The background score by Mani Sharma elevates the emotion of the scenes. The foot tapping songs are impressive. The production value is top notch, the makers did not compromise with the quality of the movie.
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Analysis: The first half of Acharya has no
Once again Koratala Siva made his comeback with a social drama but this time with a weak script and dull presentation. He disappointed the movie lovers with the outdated story and screenplay. The cinematography work is impressive. Thiru captures the forest locales and lush greenery in his own style.
interesting moments and the climax looks forced. The one of the major drawbacks of Acharya is the lack of a strong villain. Sonu Sood has become a real hero post-Covid crisis and that is the reason he does not look menacing.
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The casting of the web series- Gaalivaana is superb. Radhika Sarathkumar in the role of Sarathvathi delivers her best. Sai Kumar proves what a wonderful actor he is. He does a wonderful job in his role. Chandini Chowdary does not have a particularly memorable role, but she does an excellent job. Rest of the cast of Gaalivaana perform accordingly.
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Movie Review: Gaalivaana Web Series Director : Sharan Koppisetty Producer : Sameer Gogate and Sharrath Marar
Music: Gowra Hari Starring: Radikaa Sarathkumar, Chaitanya Krishna, Nandini Rai, Sai Kumar, Chandini Chowdary, Thagubothu Ramesh and others Release Date: 14th April 2022
Rating: 3/5
Gaalivaana, the web series starring Sai Kumar, Radhika Sarathkumar, Chandini Chowdary, Nandini Rai, Chaitanya Krishna, Thagubothu Ramesh, Jyothi Pradeep and Ashritha Vemuganti is streaming on ZEE5. ZEE5 along with BBC and NorthStar Entertainment produced Gaalivaana.
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who are the newly married couple were brutally killed on their honeymoon. The bodies of Komaraju (Sai
Kumar)’ daughter and son-in-law were found dead in the ruin. Srasvathi (Radhika Sarathkumar), the wife of Komaraju, and Nandini (Nadhini Rai) starts the investigation to find the killer. In this process, they come in the contact of the an injured person, who comes to their doorstep and they suspect that he is the murderer. Later during the investigation, they come to know about the shocking truth. Who is the killer? What is the truth? To get these answers, watch the web
Sentiment scenes in the film are quite interesting. All the emotional are executed well. Production values are decent. Editing is ok. Music by Gowra Hari is okay. Camera work is fantastic. Visuals are stunning. Coming to the director Sharan Koppisetty, he has done a very good job with this web series. Right from his casting to his narration, everything is fantastic. He does a fantastic job of keeping the audience on the edge of their seats with each kill.
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including Kangana Ranaut, Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Sidharth Malhotra, Kiara Advani, Tabu, and others. A video of Shehnaaz Gill and Sultan actor from the bash last night hogged the entire limelight. The Punjabi actress Shehnaaz was seen hugging and kissing Salman Khan in a video and in another video when the actress is leaving the party, she is seen requesting Khan to drop her to her car.
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onu Sood, who is well known for antagonist roles in the movies, has become the god for the poor and needy in the corona lockdown. Now according to the latest report, Sonu Sood has crossed a huge milestone on Twitter. Arundhati Villain Sounu Sood clocked the 12 million followers mark on the micro-blogging site- Twitter. People of India treated Sonu as a real hero when he sent thousands of migrant workers
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to their hometowns at his own expense. The actor has earned admiration from all the parts of the country for his generosity and for helping those in need. The entire country praised Sonu Sood’s services and named him a Real Hero of India. He majorly uses his Twitter platform to solve the problems of people asking for help. He has saved many lives in the second wave of the corona.
he national award winning actress Kangana Ranaut’s reality show Lock Upp is making headlines for all the controversial reasons ever since its premiere in the month of February this year. Recently the actress
her favorite designers once invited her to his hotel room and did the same with 7- 8 other boys too. The Ek Niranjan actress said, “This is one secret that I never brought out. This Indian designer was my favourite.
talked about the black truth of Bollywood. Manikarnika fame actress Kangana Ranaut revealed that she was exploited by a leading fashion designer. She revealed how one of
When I met him, I was enamoured by him. He called me to his hotel room, I hugged him, and we had ‘S*x’. He also did this with at least 7 to 8 boys.”
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t is known that an elderly couple had filed a petition in the magistrate's court in Melur in Madurai district in Tamil Nadu and claimed that Tamil star Dhanush was their son and that he ran away when he was studying in class 11. Now according to the latest report, Madras High Court has summoned Dhanush in a paternity case filed by the elderly couple - Kathiresan and his wife Meenakshi ,who claimed that Maari star is their third son who had run away from home to enter the film industry, and also sought maintenance of Rs 65,000 from him. The paternity case
has been going on for years. Kathiresan and Meenakshi are saying that Ranjhaana actor Dhanush is their son. Kathiresan moved the court and claimed that Dhanush had submitted forged documents of the paternity test and he sought a police inquiry. Not only this Kathiresan has also filed an appeal asking the court to quash the order which was passed in the year 2020, dismissing the case. Back then, the court had said that there were no supporting documents to prove that paternity documents were forged.
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ollywood star Suriya starrer Jai Bhim was awarded Best Film at the 12th Dadasaheb International Film Festival. Manikandan, who essayed the role of
to the Irular Tribe and live in Konamalai near Villupuram, in sheer poverty. They have a girl child, and are expecting another one soon. One day, Rajakannu is falsely
Rasakannu, won Best Supporting Actor for his performance as the victim of police brutality in the movie.. The Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival was founded with a mission to celebrate the legacy of Dadasaheb Phalke. Jai Bhim is a courtroom drama which is all about the story of the couple- Rajakannu (Manikandan) and Sengeni (Lijomol Jose) who belong
accused of stealing jeweler and is taken into custody by the police. After being tortured in the lockup, Rajakannu absconds from the jail, and his wife Sengeni seeks the help of a lawyer Chandru (Suriya) . How does Chandru solve the case, is the rest of the story. The movie is inspired by a real-life case handled by the retired MHC Judge K Chandru.
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ccording to the latest buzz in the entertainment industry, the Cricketer Venkatesh Iyer is in love with the 'Taxiwala' and 'SR Kalyana Mandapam' actress Priyanka Jawalkar. Tamil boy Venkatesh Iyer is yet to show his heroic acts on the cricket field this year however he is in news for his
Venkatesh Iyer left a comment on Priyanka Jawalkar' Instagram post that raised many eyebrows, and the people are now thinking that something is brewing between them. Coming on the pic, she was seen hiding behind the curtains with the caption 'Boo' to it. Venkatesh Iyer commented on her pic'cute' to which she again replied, "Who?
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opular BC activist and former MLA R Krishnaiah is all set to form a new political party in Telangana State. He is planning to form a party for the community in Telangana. The party will be made keep the interests of the BCs in mind and will contest the election. According to him, the CM of both the states have not done anything for the welfare of BC. He said that all the political parties have duped and betrayed the BCs. BCs have been criticized by all parties Hence, he is planning to form a party for the welfare of BCs. He added that the
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BCs can achieve progress only when they have political power in the state. He added that the people of the BC community are requesting him to launch a political party. In Telangana, YS Sharmila has formed a new party under the name of YSRTP and is showing aggression against the KCR government. Former IPS Repalle Shiva Praveen Kumar has joined the Bahujan Samaj Part - BSP party. At this juncture, the announcement that R Krishnaiah is going to form another new political party became a topic of discussion in Telangana politics.
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ago Prashant Kishor tweeted: “My quest to be a meaningful participant in democracy & help shape pro-people policy led to a 10yr rollercoaster ride! As I turn the page, time to go to the Real Masters, THE PEOPLE,to better understand the issues & the path to Peoples Good Governance.” It isn’t clear yet whether Prashant Kishor will form a new political outfit or join an existing party. The reports are coming that Prashant Kishor may form a new political party.
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ega daughter in law Upasana Konidela, the wife of mega power star Ram Charan, the Vice-Chairperson, CSR, Apollo Foundation has dedicated herself to the service of the people. The star wife is active on social media platforms and she keeps on providing up to date on health suggestions, and her social activities. Apart from being mega daughter in law, Upasna has gained her own popularity. Now according to the latest report. Upasana Kamineni Konidela plans to assist around 150 old age
homes through the Billion Hearts Beating Foundation across India. The news drew the attention of netizens, who praised Upasana for her generous nature and golden heart. She provides free medicines and essentials for Senior Citizens residing in free Old Age homes across the country. Around 150 Old age homes in Delhi NCR, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana States are serviced on a monthly basis by the foundation.
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