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INSIDE Prakash Raj:

We got married again

Sai Pallavi

has supernatural powers

Payel Sarkar

receives absence messages

Sridevi Soda Center

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egastar Chiranjeevi met Indian cricket legend Kapil Dev at Falaknuma Palace on 29th August. Chiru wife Surekha and a few friends were also present during this special meeting. Chiranjeevi who is an active user of the social media sites, took to his instagram and shared a few pics of this epic meeting, and he also said, “Wonderful meeting my old friend Kapil Dev after a long time. The exquisite Falaknuma Palace

setting made it even more special. Travelled back in time at multiple levels and fondly recalled old memories. He is very much the haryana hurricane who won us our First world cup.” In one of the pic, Chiranjeevi and Surekha are seen with Cricket legend Kapil Dev. Chiranjeevi was seen wearing a black blazer with a white shirt, while Kapil Dev was donning a black blazer and light orange shirt with a printed blue tie.

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Payel Sarkar receives absence messages

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ayel Sarkar is known for acting in Bengali films and Hindi television.

Now according to the latest update, she has lodged a complaint to the police that she received objectionable messages from a man who used a fake profile of a prominent film director and producer of Tollywood. According to the Cops, Payel Sarkar revealed in her complaint that she had received a flurry of objectionable messages from the man, who first sent her a friend request posing as the director and

of his movies. The actress added that after an initial exchange of pleasantries, the guy offered her a role in his upcoming project.

When the actress tried to know the details, the conversation veered towards something else. She also received lewd messages, which left her wondering whether the profile was fake or not. The actress took screenshots of the conversation and posted it on her social media account. Later she came to know that the account of the guy was fake and that he had cloned several

producer and then offered her a role in one

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ecently NCB detained Bollywood actor Armaan Kohli following a raid at his Juhu residence, where they recovered some quantity of cocaine. The sources revealed that Kohli and drug peddler Ajay Raju Singh have been arrested under sections 21(a), 27(a), 28, 29, 30, and 35 of the NDPS Act. NCB raided the actor residence in suburban Andheri and recovered a small quantity of Cocaine drug from him. A team

of the anti-drugs agency had intercepted one drug peddler, Ajay Raju Singh, who was in possession of illegal drugs. After that the operation was launched the same day based on the preliminary interrogation of the accused Ajay Raju Singh. Armaan Kohli is known for acting in Salman Khan starrer romantic drama "Prem Ratan Dhan Payo" and he was also one of the contestants of the TV reality show Bigg Boss.

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NAGARJUNA FIRST LOOK FROM THE GHOST

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ing Nagarjuna recently entertained the audiences with the action packed drama Wild Dog which was helmed by Soloman. where he played an NIA agent.

Nagarjuna is taking up another intense role in his latest venture with the director Praveen Sattaru, who is known for his movies like Chandamama Kathalu and PSV Garuda Vega. Few days ago the makers released the pre-look of the film that featured Nagarjuna, on the occasion of Producer Suniel Narang's birthday. Nagarjuna was

seen in an action-packed avatar with a sword in his hand. On 29th August, on the occasion of Nagarjuna birthday, the makers revealed the title The Ghost of this film and also released the first look poster. Coming on the first look poster of The Ghost, it features King Nagarjuna, wielding a sword and taking on his enemies. The foreign baddies and the London landscape in the backdrop of the first look poster hint that the film will have international plot. Kajal Aggarwal is playing the female lead in The Ghost.

KARTHIK SUBBARAJ TO DEVELOP

STORY FOR RAM CHARAN FILM K arthik Subbaraj is a popular director, writer and producer who is known for his work in Tamil cinema. Now according to the latest buzz in the film industry, Karthik Subbaraj is currently working for Mega Power Star Ram Charan starrer upcoming drama RC15 which is helmed by Shankar of 2.0 and Robo fame. RC15 is a political action drama. Shankar has earlier attempted political dramas and his film with Charan will have mass political flavor. The sources close to the Kollywood film industry revealed that

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ai Pallavi' look from Shyam Singha Roy was launched in the month of May on the occasion of actress’ birthday.

Sai Pallavi’ intense look hinted that her character is strong, fearless and full of courage. Her first look in a Goddess Durga avatar made a huge impression.

But, it's still not clear why she was holding the Trishul. To know the same, you will have to wait for the release of the film. Meanwhile, according to the latest buzz in the film industry, Sai Pallavi’ character in Shyam Singha Roy will have supernatural powers. This buzz is taking the expectations to the next level.

It is a fantasy drama which is directed by Rahul Sankrityan and it also stars Krithi Shetty of Uppena fame and Madonna Sebastian alongside Sai Pallavi and Natural star Nani. The film's music is being composed by Mickey J Meyer and Sanu John Varghese is handling the cinematography department.

Karthik Subbaraj has been involved in the development of film’ story of Ram Charan starrer RC15. Karthik Subbaraj is known for his directorial ventures Pizza, Jigarthanda, Petta, Putham Pudhu Kaalai, Navarasa and Mercury. This is the first time, he is working with Shankar for a project. The makers of RC15 have already confirmed that Kabir Singh and Vinaya Vidheya Rama fame Kiara Advani will be playing the female lead and the love interest of Ram Charan in this film which will be bankrolled by Dil Raju.

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t is a known that Malayalam actor Fahadh Faasil will be seen playing the antagonist in Icon star Allu Arjun starrer Pushpa: The Rise which is progressing at the brisk pace under the direction of Sukumar. Recently the production house Mythri Movie Makers posted the first look poster of Fahadh Faasil from Pushpa: The Rise. Fahadh Faasil’ baldhead avatar and menacing looks is grabbing the attention of the movie lovers. He is playing the role of Bhanwar Singh Shekhawat IPS and he will lock the horns with Icon Star Allu Arjun who is rumored to playing a Red Sanders smuggler. Pushpa: The Rise also has Sandalwood hero Dhananjaya and Kannada lady Rashmika Mandanna in the female lead roles. It is being produced under Mythri Movie Makers and Muttamsetty Media banners whereas Devi Sri Prasad is rendering the tune.

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ccording to the latest buzz in the film industry, Kriti Sanon starrer recently released Hindi movie Mimi is going to Tollywood and Kollywood. A top production house has bagged the remake rights of the film and they plan to take the bilingual onto the floors as soon as possible. If ongoing buzz in the media and the film industry are to be believed, national award winning actress Keerthy Suresh will be seen playing the female lead in the remake of Mimi. It is

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known that Kriti Sanon had played the role of surrogate mother in Mimi and if Keerthy Suresh gives her nod, she will also be seen in the role of a surrogate mother. Kriti Sanon and Pankaj Triparthi starrer Mini was premiered on Netflix earlier this month and received positive response by the digital audiences.

Apparently, the production house in talks with Keerthy Suresh for the female lead role in the remake.

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on the verge of being over. Few are also saying that the Akkineni couple Samantha and Chaitanya are not staying together and are taking a break from their wedding.

The reports are coming that the divorce of Samantha and Chaitanya is on the way.

Akkineni fans are eager to know that what made Samantha drop her popular surname Akkineni? Recently during the media interaction, Samantha was asked for the same, but she remained tight-lipped and avoided disclosing the reason.

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he controversial reality show Bigg Boss OTT, also known as Bigg Boss: Over-The-Top, is the first season of the Indian reality TV series. It premiered on 8th August 2021 and Karan Johar is the host of the show. The season's theme is ‘Stay Connected’ and there are six boys and seven girls who entered as pairs while one contestant entered alone. And this time the makers of Bigg Boss have launched many new features that will give powers to the audience such as the nominations,

amantha Akkineni and Naga Chaitanya tied the knot in October 2017 in Goa. They met on the sets of the 2010 Telugu romantic drama Ye Maaya Chesave and fell in love. After dating few years, they got married in 2017. Ever since Samantha removed the surname Akkineni from her Twitter and Instagram accounts, the speculations about troubles in their marriage started doing the rounds. We have already reported that Samantha changed her social media profile name to just S. Fans started churning the rumors of their marriage being

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punishments and report card. On the other side, the Telugu TV lovers are eagerly waiting for Bigg Boss 5 Telugu, which will be hosted by King Nagarjuna. Now according to the latest buzz in the entertainment industry, there will also be an OTT version (Telugu Bigg Boss) this year. The reports are coming that the makers of Telugu version of Bigg Boss are also trying for the same. Now we have to wait and see that who will host the OTT version of Telugu Bigg Boss.

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Director : Ahishor Solomon Producer : Ravi Shankar Shastri and

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Harish Koyalagundla Music Director : Pravin Lakkaraju Starring: Sushanth, Meenakshi Chaudhary Release Date: 27th August 2021

Rating: 2.5/5

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Ichata Vahanamulu Nilupa Radu movie Review: Ichata Vahanamulu Nilupa Radu starring Sushanth, Meenakshi Chaudhary, helmed by Ahishor Solomon, has finally arrived at the theaters on 27th August 2021.

Let’s see the story of Ichata Vahanamulu Nilupa Radu.

REVIEW

Story:

Arun (Sushanth) is the love of Meenakshi (Meenakshi Chaudhary), who is sister of a rowdy and the local politician Narsimha Yadav (Venkat).

One day Meenakshi agrees to meet Arun near her house. Arun decides to come to her house straight but he mistakenly enters another house where a crime takes place. The society people think that the criminal is still in the society and they close all the exits as they want to nab him. They think Arun, who is also there, is a criminal. What happens next and who is behind all this? Form rest of the story.

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Forced comedy Narration Outdated story Routine and uninteresting plot Screenplay

Performance:

Sushanth shines in the role of Arun. He has an amazing screen presence. Meenakshi Chaudhary looks good on the screen. Vennela Kishore’

comedy is ok. Priyadarshi as Puli has an important role in the story but he has very limited screen presence. Ravi Varma is the role of Bhushan is fine. Krishna Chaitanya as crooked police inspector Rudra justifies with his role.

Technical: The movie Ichata Vahanamulu

just passable and everything about this film is outdated. First half is below average with a boring second half . The screenplay and music disappoint the movie lovers. The preclimax and climax are predictable.

Analysis:

Overall, Ichata Vahanamulu Nilupa Radu is an average drama.

Nilupa Radu has routine storyline. It has routine and uninteresting plot. Dialogues are

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Run Time Slow pace

Performance: The entire cast of Sridevi

Soda Center has done their part pretty well. Sudheer Babu’ performance, facial expression and the way of dialogue delivery are amazing. The boat racing episode is shot well utilizing Sudheer Babu’ well built body.

He in the role of Suri Babu is fit. Anandhi steals the show by his wonderful act. Late actor Kathi Mahesh has cameo appearance.

Pavel Navageethan excels as a baddie in the village. Satyam Rajesh, Raghu Babu, and Naresh are ok.

Technical:

Movie Review: Sridevi Soda Center Director : Karuna Kumar Producer : Vijay Chilla and Shashi Devireddy Music: Mani Sharma Starring: Sudheer Babu, Anandhi Release Date: 27th August 2021

Rating: 3/5

Sridevi Soda Center starring Sudheer Babu and Anandhi, helmed by Karuna Kumar, has finally hit the theaters today on 27th August

2021. The romantic and action drama has opened to a good response. The movie is receiving favorable reviews from the audiences and critics. Let’s see the story of Sridevi Soda Center.

Story:

Suri Babu (Sudheer Babu) is a lightman and he aspires to start a shop with the same business in his village. He is in love of Sridevi (Anandhi) whose family business is a Soda center run, which is run by her father Naresh. Her father is not ready for

his daughter's wedding with Suri Babu as he doesn’t belong to his caste. Later the police arrest Suri Babu and he enters the prison on a murder case. What happens next? Will Suri Babu come out of jail? How does he overcome the struggle to win his love? To get these answers, one should watch the movie Sridevi Soda center in theaters?

The technical and production values are of high standards, the Dialogues are commendable . Songs and action sequences are Good as well. But the movie is slow paced and might appeal to serious drama lovers. The BGM score and cinematography are good. Village rivalry along with the love track is shown interestingly. The run time is major drawback.

Analysis:

Sridevi Soda Center is based on a routine inter-caste love theme.

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Performance Sudheer Babu

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Intimate scenes

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ackie Shroffis one of the popular actor of Hindi film industry and he was last seen in Salman Khan, Disha Patani, and Randeep Hooda starrer action and romantic saga Radhe: Your Most wanted Bhai. Currently he is busy in his upcoming film The Interview: Night of 26/11 where he is essaying the role a journalist. Recently during the media interaction, Jackie Shroff opened up about shooting intimate scenes for the film. Jackie Shroff said, “I was embarrassed. I get flattered when I do these things. I have been doing them, that's why I am an actor. So

many people watching you on camera with an unblinking eye, the director watching you, the assistant watching you, the people from crew and the entire globe watching you and it is very embarrassing.” According to Jackie Shroff, he was really embarrassed doing the intimate scenes. Jackie Shroff made his web series debut with the Disney+ Hotstar's ‘OK Computer’ this year. He will next be seen in Rohit Shetty' magnum opus ‘Sooryavanshi’, which also has Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif in the lead roles.

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n 2018, Bollywood heartthrob Priyanka Chopra tied the knot with musician, Nick Jonas in India and since then the couple has taken social media by storm Both Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas are two busy artistes in their respective fields. Recently Bajirao Mastani fame actress shared few pics on her social media where we see her lying on her stomach near a pool, Priyanka Chopra has worn a s*xy bikini and is enjoying the

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t is known that John Abraham and Abhishek Bachchan are collaborating for the official Hindi remake of Malayalam hit, Ayyappanum Koshiyum.

But now the reports are coming that Abhishek Bachchan has walked out from Ayyappanum Koshiyum Hindi remake.

The sources close to the makers revealed that Abhishek Bachchan is no longer a part of this film. He was also excited for the reunion with John

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Abraham, but some things are just not meant to happen, till they actually happen.

Now John Abraham, Jagan and the team of Ayyappanum Koshiyum remake are on the hunt of another actor. They are looking for a top actor for the replacement to Abhishek.

The team is planning to commence the shoot from the month of November. Now we have to wait and see who will play the lead role in the Hindi remake of Malayalam film Ayyappanum Koshiyum.

sun, the water and her husband Nick Jonas by her side. In one of the pic, Nick Jonas is seen holding a knife and fork in his hand and has placed it on his wife Priyanka’ butt Our desi girl came up with an interesting captioned,” Snackand added a fork and knife emoji.” In another photograph she is looking h*t and s*xy in a black and red bikini set.

She looks stunning as she flaunts her toned figure while basked in the sun.

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SURIYA

AN INVISIBLE SUPERHERO

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amil actor Suirya has never taken his stardom for granted and is quite decisive about the choices he makes for every project.

He has emerged as one of the leading actors by delivering versatile characters and back to back hits. According to the latest report, Suriya is collaborating with Khaidi’s director Lokesh Kanagaraj for a project. The sources say that Surya will be seen as an invisible superhero in the film.The upcoming untitled

drama is based on the DC comic novel The Steel Claw and Suriya will essay the role of a superhero, who loses his hand in an accident. It is also Suriya's first production venture of Rain On Film is a joint venture of 10 popular filmmakers including Mani Ratnam, Vetrimaaran, Mysskin, Linguswamy, Shankar, Gautham Menon, AR Murugadoss, Balaji Shaktivel, Sasi, and Lokesh Kanagaraj.

MALAVIKA: I FEEL

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alavika Mohanan made her debut in Tamil film Industry with Rajinikanth starrer Petta and later she was seen in Vijay starrer blockbuster action drama Master which was released this year on the occasion of Sankranthi. Recently during the media interaction, Malavika Mohanan said, “While we are shooting, there are strict safety protocols in place on the sets, but as actors we need to remove our masks during the shoot. I have gotten so used to wearing

a mask that I suddenly feel n*ked without it.

The mask has become such an important part of our attire so when we remove it, it feels odd.” Master girl also revealed that the second wave of the Coronavirus pandemic was a traumatic experience for her. Many of her close friends lost their loved ones.

That is the main reason she is still scared to go out, especially when she sees people roaming around, mask free.

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e are talking about reality show Bigg Boss Tamil girl Shivani Narayanan. According to the

which was hosted by Kamal. The reports are coming that Shivani Narayanan will be paired opposite Vijay Sethupathi in the film.

latest report, Shivani Narayanan has been roped in Kamal Haasan starrer upcoming big budget drama Vikram.

Shivani Narayanan will be seen playing a crucial role in this crime thriller. She made her acting debut in the Tamil Television industry and became popular with her participation in Bigg Boss Tamil

If ongoing buzz in the film industry are to be believed, Lokesh Kanagaraj was impressed with Shivani's stint inside the controversial reality show Bigg Boss Tamil and therefore decided to cast her in the film. Shivani is known for acting in TV shows Sarvanan Meenatchi 3, Pagal Nilavu, Kadaikutty Singam and Rettai Roja

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varu Meelo Koteeswarulu – EMK, hosted by Jr NTR has started off on an entertaining note with the first part of the curtain-raiser episode. Mega Power Star Ram Charan was the first guest. Ram Charan utilized his lifeline 'Phone a friend' and interact with bestie Rana Daggubati over a video call. The question was “What is the real name of the PNN Ghazi submarine that was damaged and sunk during the

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1971 Indo-Pak War?” It is known that Rana Daggubati has played the lead role in the movie The Ghazi Attack which was based on Indo-Pak War. Rana replied USS Diablo which was the right answer. Rana helped Ram Charan. And finally the actor won a total of Rs 25 lakh in the game show and donated the entire amount to Chiranjeevi Charitable Trust.

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Rakul & Ravi Teja: Drug case

OCOMPETET ON n 25th August, the Enforcement Directorate summoned Baahubali fame Rana Daggubati, Mass Maharaja Ravi Teja, Rakul Preet Singh and Puri Jagannadh, among others in a four years old Tollywood drug trafficking and consumption case. It is known that in 2017, 12 actors and directors from Telugu film industry appeared before the Special Investigation Team of Telangana Prohibition and Excise Department in connection with a drug racket. They were questioned by the Special Investigation

Team -SIT as part of a high end drug racket.

The special investigation team has indirectly given a clean chit to the celebrities but the case is back in the news now. Rana Daggubati, Puri Jagannadh, Rakul Preet Singh, Ravi Teja, Charmee Kaur, Navdeep, Mumaith Khan, Tanish, Nandoo, and Tarun are summoned by ED. Ravi Teja’ driver has also been summoned. ED is probing a money laundering case in which Rakul Preet Singh has been asked to appear before the agency on 6th September, Rana Daggubati on 8th September and Mass Maharaja Ravi Teja on SEPTEMBER, 20219th September.

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Prakash Raj:

We got married again

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rakash Raj is a popular name in the Indian film Industry. He celebrated his 11th wedding anniversary with wife Pony

their wedding ceremony and said, “It turned out so right, for strangers in the night. Thank you my darling wife for being a wonderful

Verma and his children in August and the actor got married again in front of his kids.

This news is confirmed by the actor himself as shared a tweet and said, “We got married again tonight..because our son #vedhant wanted to witness it, Family moment.”

In another tweet, Prakash Raj shared a throwback photo of him with his wife from

friend, a lover and a great co-traveller in our life together.” Prakash Raj’ son Vedhant wanted to see his parents get married in front of him and the couple obliged. On their 11th anniversary, Prakash Raj and Pony Verma got married once again. His kids, Meghana and Pooja, from his first marriage, were also present.

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