Telugu MovieNews: November 2020

Monday, November 30, 2020

Kalyan Ram guest role in Balakrishna and Boyapati Srinu film?

The upcoming untitled film of Nandamuri Balakrishna with Boyapati Srinu has become the talk of town. Duo are planning to score a hat trick with this film #BB3 after the blockbuster movies Legend and Simha. Balayya’ fans are expecting a mass masala drama with lot of action and powerful dialogues. Now according to the latest buzz in the film industry, Nandamuri Kalyan Ram is also the part of Balakrishna starrer action drama.

The latest buzz suggest that Nandamuri Kalyan Ram will be making guest appearance in Balakrishna and Boyapati Srinu film. He will be seen as a police officer during the interval. Let’s wait for an official announcement regarding the inclusion of Kalyan Ram in this film, which is being bankrolled by Miryala Ravinder Reddy whereas it has the music by Thaman.

Recently Boyapati Srinu also revealed that he is planning to bring a new heroine of the board to play the female lead role. The casting of the main villain for Balakrishna has become a headache for the makers.

As per the story, the movie has two villains. Senior actor Srikanth has been roped to play the role of one of the antagonists. Boyapati is still on the hunt for the main villain.

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Vijay Deverakonda rough on screen but soft-spoken guy off the screen

It is known news that B Town girl Ananya Panday is entering the Telugu film industry with Puri Jagannadh‘ directorial venture, tentatively titled Fighter. She will be seen romancing young Tollywood sensation Vijay Devarakonda who is popular for Arjun Reddy and World Famous Lover. In a latest interview, Ananya pandey was all praise for her favorite hero and Fighter co-star the young and happening actor Vijay Deverakonda.

Fighter girl Ananya Pandey said, “I am feeling lucky to be sharing the screen space with Vijay Deverakonda in a Pan Indian movie. Though Vijay Deverakonda may appear rough on the silver screen, but he is a soft spoken guy off the screen. He is one who mingles freely with everyone,”

Earlier during an interview, Arjun Reddy and Geetha Govindam star Vijay Deverakonda confirmed that he will dub his own lines for the Hindi version, which will be presented by Karan Johar’ Dharma Productions and Apoorva Mehta. The film Fighter will also be dubbed in other south Indian languages.

The upcoming film Fighter marks the first collaboration between Vijay Deverakonda and Puri Jagannadh, who is best known for films such as Mahesh Babu starrer Pokkiri and Ram Pothineni, Nabha Natesh and Nidhhi Agerwal starrer iSmart Shankar.

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Crazy buzz for KGF Chapter 3

Prashanth Neel’ directorial venture KGF : Chapter 1 starring rocking star Yash became a huge success in all the languages and now everyone is waiting for the release of its second part KGF: Chapter 2. There have been several speculations in Telugu film industry that KGF helmer Prashanth Neel would direct a film of Young Rebel star Prabhas, Mahesh Babu, or Young tiger Jr NTR.

Recently Baahubali and Saaho star Prabhas has met Prashant Neel and discussed about the project. The production house Hombale Films is going to make a huge announcement on 2nd December. The much awaited collaboration is going to be a pan Indian film which will be bankrolled by Vijay Kiragandur under Hombale Films which originally bankrolled the action drama KGF.

Here yet another crazy buzz on this much talked about collaboration. Apparently, the upcoming film is going to be a third part of KGF franchise. According to the buzz, the makers are planning for KGF Chapter 3. Let’s wait regarding the project until the official word comes out from the makers.

Meanwhile Prashanth Neel is currently busy in his upcoming project KGF: Chapter 2 which has Yash, Sanjay Dutt and Raveena Tandon. The Kannada film KGF 2 will be dubbed in Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu languages.

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Kajal Aggarwal alters script selection process

Kajal Aggarwal who is waiting for the release of Tamil remake of the Bollywood film ‘Queen’, has multiple projects in her kitty. It is known news that Kajal Aggarwal tied the knot with her long-time boyfriend Gautam Kitchlu on 30th October. She has already confirmed that after the wedding, she will be active in the film industry.

However, Kajal Aggarwal has altered her script selection process as she has become choosy now. She is not showing interest in romantic entertainers and now she wants only female centric movies.

The film makers who are trying to approach Kajal Aggarwal for their movies, she is saying that she is ready to sign only female oriented and content driven films.

In Tamil, Kajal Aggarwal will next be seen in Paris Paris, the remake of the 2014 Kangana Ranaut starrer, award winning movie Queen. Kajal is playing the role of a girl from Virudhunagar. Paris Paris marks the first time the actress is doing a female centric film. Kajal Aggarwal has a web series in hand. She will also be seen playing the female lead in Ram Charan’ production venture Acharya and she is also the part of much hyped movie Indian 2 which is directed by 2.0 and I fame Shankar.

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The villain not yet finalized for Balayya’s film

Nandamuri Balakrishna and Boyapati Srinu have teamed up for an action entertainer. It is their third collaboration and already there is a huge buzz around the movie.

This film is their hat-trick combination and the duo wants to maintain the record. The second schedule of the film has started recently and has been undergoing smoothly.

However, the project that is being produced by Miryala Ravinder Reddy is facing some casting problems. Until recently, Boyapati has struggled to finalize the female leads. Now that, Poorna and Pragya Jaiswal has been finalized, Boyapati’s fresh headaches are with the villain role.

He has considered a couple of names but nothing materialized as per plan. After Sanjay Dutt and Sonu Sood rejecting the proposal, Boyapati is considering other options. We have to wait and see who will be finalized.

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Will Mahesh and Sukumar team up again?

Super Star Mahesh Babu and Sukumar have decided to team up in 2019 and have announced a project as well. However, due to the creative differences between the two, the project has been shelved and the duo parted their ways.

Currently, Sukumar is directing Pushpa with Allu Arjun in the lead role and Mahesh Babu is going to start the shooting of his next Sarkaru Vaari Paata from January.

If the ongoing speculations can turn out to be true, Mahesh and Sukumar are going to team up again. It is said that recently they have a phone conversation and the duo has decided to work together.

But the real problem here is their prior commitments. After Pushpa, Sukumar is going to direct Vijay Deverakonda and Mahesh has a movie with SS Rajamouli. He is even going to team up with Trivikram Srinivas.

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Sunday, November 29, 2020

Pawan Kalyan green-light to Jani Master film?

Power Star Pawan Kalyan has multiple projects in his hands now, which are in different production stages. Apart from Vakeel Saab- the remake of National award winning movie Pink under the direction of Venu Sriram, he also has projects with Surender Reddy, Krish Jagarlamudi, and Sagar Chandra.

Pawan Kalyan has also given a nod to Harish Shankar for a film. Interestingly, Pawan Kalyan is now looking at signing a new movie as well. Now the reports are coming that Pawan Kalyan is all set to work under the direction of Jani Master.

The news is that the choreographer Jani master met Pawan Kalyan recently and discussed about the possibility of the project. The sources say that Gabbar Singh star has asked Jani master to narrate the complete script and if everything will go accordingly, Pawan Kalyan will give green-light to this project. Now we have to wait and see whether he will be successful in impressing the big star with his storyline.

Meanwhile Jana Sena Chief and actor Pawan Kalyan will be visiting the flood-hit Rayalaseema region from 2nd December. He will be visiting Kurnool, Kadapa, Chittoor, Nellore and Anantapur districts during his mini tour. Currently Pawan Kalyan is overseeing Jana sena related activities.

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Ravi Teja says no to Maruthi?

Mass Maharaja Ravi Teja has worked with several different directors but he never worked with Maruthi Dasari till date. Maruthi Dasari’ movies are popular for comedy and Ravi Teja has the ability to elevate the comedy content of Maruthi as well.

Maruthi Dasari wrote several scripts recently after Prathi Roju Pandage became a blockbuster. Many thought he would start a movie very soon but he had to wait for the stars to get their dates. Recently it was heard that Maruthi tried to convince Allu Arjun for a film and even had talks with Ram Charan. But the things did not materialize. The sources say that recently Maruthi Dasari approached Ravi Teja with a storyline and the latter asked him to come up with the full script.

The director Maruthi spent a lot of time on the final draft of the script and narrated the same to Bengal Tiger fame Ravi Teja but failed to impress the actor. The reports are coming that Ravi Teja did not like the screenplay and the actor asked Maruthi to rework on the script. Now once again Maruthi is working on the script.

On the other side, Ravi Teja is confident on the result of his action drama Krack and he is hoping that he could increase his remuneration after the success of Krack.

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Bobby failed to impress Chiranjeevi?

On one side, Megastar Chiranjeevi is coming up with remakes of other south Indian movies while he is also looking for the straight film from some directors. Currently Chiru has number of projects in his kitty. He has Koratala Siva’s Acharya, Lucifer remake under the direction of Mohan Raja and Meher Ramesh’s Vedalam remake, along with KS Bobby alias Bobby movie.

Earlier it was heard that KS Ravindra aka Bobby’s movie will be loosely based on a super hit Bollywood movie of the recent times. Inspiring from the original, KS Ravindra developed an alternate ending and new characterization for Megastar Chiranjeevi. But now according to the latest buzz in the film industry, Bobby became fail to impress Megastar Chiranjeevi with his script.

The latest gossip going around is that Chiranjeevi is not impressed with the script of Bobby and he has said no to him. Currently Chiranjeevi is working for social message oriented movie Acharya which has Kajal Aggarwal in the female lead. On the otherside, Meher Ramesh has also started Vedhalam remake without Chiru.

Recently during the media interaction Jai Lava Kusa helmer Bobby has said, “His father is a die hard fan of megastar Chiranjeevi. It is his encouragement that helped me become a director in film industry.”

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Allu Arjun to take his star quotient to another

Stylish Star Allu Arjun is best known for his role in the 2004 romantic thriller ‘Arya‘, which was the debut directorial of Sukumar. It is known news that few years ago, Allu Arjun collaborated with international hospitality brand M Kitchen and Kedar Selagamsetty, the owner of Hylife Brewing Co, to bring to Hyderabad a brand new party hotspot.

Now according to the latest buzz in the film industry, he has a special vision in his mind and is planning to launch some businesses. It is also being heard that he is planning his movies and OTT career as a producer in coming days.

Allu family including Allu Arjun are building a massive studio in Hyderabad city for this purpose. Bunny’ banner will make different projects and launch some businesses. So in the coming days, Sarrainodu and Naa Peru Surya star Allu Arjun will be donning several hats and take his star quotient to another.

On the work front, Stylish Star Allu Arjun will be seen playing the lead role in his much anticipated film, Pushpa. Helmed by Sukumar, the film which has Rashmika Mandanna in the female lead role, will release in five languages – Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada.

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Adivi Sesh in Hit Sequel

If ongoing buzz in the media and the film industry are to be believed,the sequel of Investigative thriller drama Hit is on the card. ‘Hit’ in which Falaknuma Das fame Vishwak Sen played the lead role, was a decent hit at the box office and it was produced by Natural Star Nani.

During the release of Hit, there were reports about a sequel. Now, the sources say that the preproduction work for the Hit sequel is complete and it will go on the floor in the month of March. Now according to the latest buzz in the film industry, the makers of Hit sequel are planning to rope Adivi Sesh to play the lead role.

‘Hit’ had Vishwak Sen as the hero and its sequel will have Adivi Sesh. Once again Nani would be the producer and Sailesh Kolanu would be the director of this sequel.

On the work front, Adivi Sesh is busy in his ongoing project Major, which is directed by Sashi Kiran Tikka, and is produced by Mahesh Babu and A+S Entertainments. Adivi Sesh starrer will be released in Telugu and Hindi. It has Shobita Dhulipala in the crucial role. In Major, Adivi Sesh is playing the role of a 26/11 martyr, Major Sandeep Unni Krishnan.

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Komali in Manchu Vishnu and Srinu Vaitla D & D?

Almost after a long gap of 13 years, Vishnu Manchu and Srinu Vaitla are coming together for an exciting project, which has been titled D & D. Earlier in 2007, they came together for Dhee, which was super hit at the box office and was a game changer for Manchu Vishnu in his career in the film industry.

Now once again they are coming together for a film D & D Double Dose, which is expected to be a total laugh riot. Now, according to the latest buzz in the film industry, the makers of D & D are planning to rope Komali in as a heroine in Manchu Vishnu starrer.

Komali is a well known face for the Telugu people as she was seen beside Sharwanand in ‘Journey’ and she has also played the role of Nithiin’ sister in Trivikram Srinivas’ directorial venture ‘A Aa’.

Earlier there was a strong buzz in the film industry, the makers are considering the name of young actresses Pragya Jaiswal and Anu Emanuel for this movie but there is no update regarding the inclusion of female lead. Now we have to wait and see who will play the female lead in Srinu Vaitla and Vishnu Manchu’ D & D.

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Kiara Advani in Chatrapathi Hindi remake?

We have already reported that Bellamkonda Sai Sreenivas is all set to foray into Bollywood with the Hindi remake of Prabhas starrer action drama Chatrapathi. SS Rajamouli directorial venture Chatrapathi, which established Prabhas as an action hero.

It is known news that noted director VV Vinayak will helm the Hindi remake starring Bellmakonda Sai Sreenivas, which will go on floors early next year and it will be bankrolled by Dr Jayantilal Gada, MD and Chairman of Pen Studios. Now according to the latest buzz in the film industry, the makers are trying to rope Bollywood actress Kiara Advani in this Chatrapathi remake in which Bellamkonda Sai Srinivas will be seen reprising the role of Prabhas.

If everything goes accordingly, Kiara Advani will be seen sharing the screen space with Bellamkonda Sai Srinivas in VV Vinayak’ directorial venture Chatrapathi remake.

Bellamkonda Sai Sreenivas is currently shooting for Alludu Adhurs in Hyderabad and will move to Mumbai after wrapping up the shoot of this film. Earlier during an interview, Alludu Seenu actor had said, “We will commence shooting for the remake in the month of January, so I will move a month before that to stay there and prepare for the role. I know it’s not easy to make it in Hindi film Industry but I believe the film industry has space for an actor like me.”

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Saturday, November 28, 2020

Introvert Prabhas decline to be part of Sam Jam Samantha?

It is known news that Samantha Akkineni is now hosting the talk show Sam Jam for OTT platform aha. Arjun Reddy and World Famous Lover fame Vijay Devarakonda was the first celebrity on Samantha’ talk showSam Jam which started streaming from 13th November 2020. Now according to the latest buzz in the film industry, Young Rebel Star Prabhas declined to be a part of Samantha’ shop Sam Jam and the latest season of Konchem Touch Lo Unte Cheptha, which is being hosted by Pradeep Machiraju.

Baahubali and Saaho star Prabhas enjoys a huge craze in the audience. But Prabhas who is an introvert, is least seen interacting with the media and that is the main reason, he rejected Samantha’ Sam Jam.

The show has already invited Vijay Devarakonda, Rana Daggubati, Mahanati helmer Nag Ashwin, Megastar Chiranjeevi, and others. The sources say that Samantha wants to do one of the future episodes with Prabhas, but Mirchi star declined the offer by saying no. When Team Konchem Touch Lo Unte Cheptha team asked Prabhas, he rejected the offer too in the same way.

On the work front, Prabhas is busy in upcoming romantic saga Radhe Shyam, which is helmed by Radha Krishna Kumar and has Pooja Hegde in the female lead role.

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The speculations again on Master’s digital release

Tamil star hero Vijay’s latest offing is Master. The film has completed the shooting long back and is awaiting for the release. Intiially there are talks that the movie will be releasing on an OTT platform but it was strongly opposed. Vijay is one of the top heroes in South India and he has been in a phenomenal form.

Releasing such a big star’s movie in OTT platforms is not a good thing, feels the analysts. However, looks like there is no other way for the makers. Theaters are currently running with only 50 percent occupancy.

Plus Vijay is a hero who has superb image in International markets. They will not function with full capacity until next Summer. So, waiting for such a long time is not a good thing for business point of view.

There are talks that Master makers are in talks with Netflix to struck a deal. We have to wait and see what will happen.

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Name of Ram Charan’s heroine to be announced shortly

It is by now very well known that Mega Power Star Ram Charan is playing a significant role in Mega Star’s upcoming film Acharya. The movie’s shooting has resumed recently and is going well currently.

It is said that Ram Charan will be joining the sets in the second week of January and will complete his portions in a month time.

While Ram Charan is going to be seen in the film for a brief 30 minutes time, there is news that Charan will have a heroine as well. Now, as per the latest update, the heroine name was already finalized and it will be announced officially in the next week.

Kajal Aggarwal is playing the female lead in the movie while Koratala Siva is the director. Mani Sharma is composing the music while Matinee Entertainments is the production house behind the project.

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After Sankranthi, Tollywood now aims Summer and Dussehra

If there is any industry that has struggled a lot in the pandemic situation, the most is the Cinema industry. Thousands of Crores has been lost by the industry because of the COVID virus.

Slowly but surely, normalcy is going to be restored. Currently theaters are open in most the states with 50 percent occupancy.

However, there are no new releases now and the filmmakers are playing the wait game when it comes to releasing their films.

It is already known that a bunch of Telugu films are going to be released for Sankranthi, 2021. Trade has expected, movies like Acharya and Radhe Shyam will target Summer releases but now the latest news is they have postponed for Dussehra season.

As per the latest update, both these movies will compete at the box office for Dussehra 2021. However, it will be too early to talk about.

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Is Kriti Sanon, the Sita in Adipurush?

Rebel Star Prabhas is going to play the role of Lord Rama in the movie Adipurush that is based on the Indian mythology Ramayana.

Bollywood filmmaker Om Raut is going to direct the film and it has been already announced that Saif Ali Khan will be seen in the role of Raavana. He is playing Lankesh.

As per the latest speculations, Kriti Sanon is going to play the role of Sita in this epic movie that is being made on a whopping Rs.

500 Crore budget. After considering names like Alia Bhatt, Anushka Sharma, and Kiara Advani, Kriti Sanon name has been finalized. Her name will be announced very shortly.

Adipurush team has already announced that the film will release on August 11, 2022.

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Friday, November 27, 2020

Allu Arjun is all set to join Politics but?

According to the latest buzz in the film industry, Stylish star Allu Arjun is all set to join Politics. Don’t get shock. We are talking about reel life not real life. It is known news that Allu Arjun is committed to work with Koratala Siva who is popular for making social message oriented movie with commercial elements. Now the reports are coming that Koratala Siva and Allu Arjun’ film is a political drama. Allu Arjun will be seen playing the role of political leader.

The upcoming film of Allu Arjun will have elements of poverty, politics and education, which is expected to go on the floors in the second-half of next year, and will hit the theaters in 2022.

Meanwhile Allu Arjun is currently working with Sukumar for Pushpa, in which he is essaying Pushpa Raj and will romance Rashmika Mandanna in the female lead role. According to the latest buzz, Pushpa will have nine villains. Apart from Pushpa, and Koratala Siva’ film, Allu Arjun will also play the lead role in Icon.

Currently, Koratala Siva is busy shooting for Acharya starring Megastar Chiranjeevi, which has Kajal Aggarwal as a leading lady. Mega Power Star Ram Charan will play a crucial role in Acharya.

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Equal importance to Prabhas, Deepika Padukone and Amitabh

We have already reported that Mahanati director Nag Ashwin is teaming up with Prabhas for an upcoming Pan Indian film that is being tentatively referred to as Prabhas 21. Bollywood top actress Deepika Padukone has been roped in as the leading lady, making her debut in Telugu film Industry.

In the month of February, Prabhas 21 was officially announced and the makers had released a special video on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Vyjayanthi Films. Recently the makers also confirmed that Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has been roped in Prabhas and Deepika Padukone starrer film. Now according to the latest report, all the three stars Prabhas, Deepika Padukoen and Amitabh Bachchan will have equal importance in Nag Ashwin’ directorial venture.

The sources say that Nag Ashwin has penned a script that has scope for immaculate action and also packs emotional connect. The action sequences featuring the three lead characters will apparently be one of the major highlights of this upcoming science fiction drama. Legendary filmmaker Singeetham Srinivasa Rao is also the part of Prabhas starrer and he is acting as the mentor for the epic project.

Meanwhile, Prabhas has also another big budget project Adipurush, which will be directed by Om Raut and bankrolled by Bhushan Kumar under the T Series banner.

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Allu Arjun to tackle nine menacing characters in Pushpa?

After delivering Sankranthi hit Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo, Allu Arjun is currently busy with his upcoming much awaited film Pushpa, which is helmed by Sukumar. The shoot of this multilingual film Pushpa had resumed recently in Visakhapatnam.

Recently a pic of Allu Arjun from Pushpa set was leaked in which bunny was seen sporting a rugged look in worn-looking clothes. Now according to the latest buzz in the film industry, Allu Arjun starrer Pushpa will have not one or two, but a total of nine villains. Sukumar directorial will have nine antagonists and in Pushpa, Allu Arjun will have to tackle nine menacing characters.

Earlier Vijay Sethupathi was on the board to play one of the villain but he has walked out from this project. It was also heard that Sukumar is planning to rope Bobby Simha on the board to play violin but there is no any update regarding the inclusion of Bobby Simha. On the other side, Chiyaan Vikram has also refuted the rumor and confirmed that he is not the part of Allu Arjun’ film.

Touted to be an action entertainer, Sukumar’ directorial venture Pushpa starring Allu Arjun is based on red sanders smuggling. The film Pushpa is set against the backdrop of Seshachalam forest, the hilly region of Tirumala, which is jointly bankrolled by Mythri Movie Makers and Muttamsetty Media.

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Anil Ravipudi F3 budget Rs 70 Cr?

There is a strong buzz in the southern film industry that Anil Ravipudi’ directorial venture F3 will go on the floor on 14th December. Venkatesh Daggubati and Varun Tej will join the cast and crew of F3 which also has Mehreen Kaur Pirzada and Tamannah Bhatia in the female lead role. The upcoming film F3 as per news reports could be a sequel to the blockbuster film F2: Fun and Frustration.

Anil Ravipudi’ directorial venture F2 Fun and Frustration was made on a budget of Rs 35 crores and it collected a theatrical share of Rs 81 Cr . Now according to the latest report, the producer Dil Raju has decided to double the budget.

On the otherside, Venkatesh Daggubati, Varun Tej and Anil Ravipudi have also hiked their remunerations after the release of F2: Fun and Frustration. The sources revealed that Anil Ravipudi and Dil Raju’ film F3 will be made on a budget of Rs 70 Cr.

Meanwhile Venkatesh Daggubati will also be seen playing the lead actor in the upcoming film called Naarappa, which is a Telugu remake of the Tamil drama Asuran, which is helmed by Srikanth Addala. Varun Tej is working for sport based drama Fighter.

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Thursday, November 26, 2020

Vikram powerful and Sunil cunning villain in Allu Arjun Pushpa?

Yesterday Stylish Star Allu Arjun was spotted at Hyderabad airport as he returned after wrapping up the first schedule of Pushpa, which is being helmed by Sukumar of Rangasthalam fame.

Allu Arjun was shooting for the film Pushpa in the forests of Maredumilli in Andhra Pradesh. Pushpa has Kannada beauty Rashmika Mandanna in the female lead role. The makers of this film will soon resume the second schedule, however, no official word regarding the same has been made yet.

We have already reported that Tamil star Chiyaan Vikram has been roped in Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna starrer action drama Pushpa to play the role of villain. Now according to the latest buzz, Sukumar’ directorial venture Pushpa will have two villain. Chiyaan Vikram will be seen as Powerful villain whereas Sunil as cunning villain in Allu Arjun and Sukumar’ film Pushpa.

Looks like the makers believe the film Pushpa will be able to garner huge attention of the audience with the inclusion of Sunil and Vikram.

Vikram’s inclusion in Pushpa will mark his 11th Telugu project after a long gap of 20 years. His popular Hindi movies are Adalla Majaka, Ooha, Merupu, 9 Nelalu and others. His last film in Telugu was the 2001 film Youth.

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Pooja Hegde cannot relax now! Reason Rashmika Mandanna

Pooja Hegde, one of the top actresses, already does have the biggest hits in her kitty. ‘Ala Vaikunthapurramloo’ cemented her position as the top heroine but she is facing stiff competition from Kannada girl Rashmika Mandanna who is equally popular and grabbing big Telugu films.

Ala Vaikunthapurramloo fame Pooja Hegde was seen in homely roles in her first two films and neither of the movies was successful. Soon, the actress changed her game plan and shed all the inhibitions to showcase her glamour and made a ravishing comeback with Allu Arjun starrer DJ. Since then, there was no looking back for Pooja and she has acted with major star heroes like Allu Arjun, Superstar Mahesh Babu, and Young Tiger Jr NTR. But Pooja Hegde is now getting tough competition from Rashmika Mandanna.

Before stepping into acting, Pooja Hegde was a beauty pageant contestant. DJ girl was runner-up at the Miss Universe India 2010 competition and later she made her entry in the film industry with the Tamil film Mugamoodi, which released in the year 2012.

As Karnataka crush Rashmika Mandana is also bagging big offers in film industry, Pooja Hegde feels she is her main competitor. So, Pooja Hegde cannot relax now.

Pooja Hegde has big budget project ‘Radhe Shyam’ and Akhil Akkineni starrer romantic film ‘Most Eligible Bachelor’. Rashmika Mandanna who is busy in ‘Pushpa’, is in talks with two Telugu projects.

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Vijay Deverakonda girl wants hardcore action

A lot is being written, seen and shared about the young and happening actor Vijay Deverakonda’s Bollywood debut in Fighter, a Hindi-Telugu bilingual drama which is being directed by Puri Jagannath and bankrolled by Karan Johar. Fighter is Vijay Deverakonda’ first full-on action film which has Ananya Pandey in the female lead role.

Ananya Pandey who has impressed one and all with her acting prowess in ‘Pati Patni Aur Who’, is very excited about this upcoming project Fighter starring Vijay Deverakonda. Recently Ananya Pandey interacted with media and talked about her film Fighter and said, “I am so excited about the variety of work I have been getting and that I cannot wait to share everything with her fans. I want to try something in hardcore action in mu movies now. Ananya Pandey described Fighter as a different world altogether.

Ananya Pandey who made an impressive Bollywood debut with Student of the Year 2, is one of the most sought after actresses in the film industry. Ananya Pandey who did action sequences in her movie Khaali Peeli, wants to do a hardcore action film.

In Fighter, World Famous Lover actor Vijay Deverakonda is playing the role of a boxer, whereas Ananya Pandey’ character has been kept under wraps.

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Samantha getting cool Rs 1 crore for Sam Jam

On the occasion of Dusshera, and in the absence of King Nagarjuna, Samantha Akkineni turned host and hosted the controversial reality show Bigg Boss 4 Telugu. Currently Samantha Akkineni is hosting a talk show Sam Jam for OTT platform Aha.

Samantha has been a busy lady before, during and after the lockdown. During the lockdown she has experimented with new concepts, whether it was a chat show on wellness and health, making chemicals, or nurturing veggies. And now she is exploring her hosting capabilities with Telugu talk show Sam Jam. According to the latest update, Samantha Akkineni is getting cool Rs 1 Cr for this talk show Sam Jam.

Recently Nandini Reddy, director of the talk show, said that she had a tough time handling things on the sets. According to her, it was a challenging and unique experience directing a talk show of this kind.

Sam Jam’s technical team has worked on several talk shows in Bollywood like Koffee With Karan and Amitabh Bachchan’s quiz show Kaun Banega Crorepati.

Currently Samantha is in Maldives and enjoying the vacations with Naga Chaitanya. On the work front, she will be seen playing a negative role in the web series The Family Man 2.

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Tamaannah Bhatia remuneration Rs 1.8 Cr for 11th Hour

It is known news that milky siren Tamannah Bhatia has recovered from coronavirus and is back on the sets of upcoming projects. Earlier during an interview, Tamannah Bhatia had said that before returning to the sets, she was taking ‘baby steps’ to get her stamina back.

We have already reported that Tamannah Bhatia will be seen in her first Telugu web series which is titled 11th Hour and it will premiere on OTT platform Aha. The makers have already released the first look poster of 11th Hour that featured Tamannah in red gown, standing against the backdrop of the city skyline.

The web series 11th Hour, is an adaptation of the novel 8 Hours by Upendra Namburi, and it is helmed by Praveen Sattaru and bankrolled by Pradeep Uppalapati. Now according to the latest buzz, Tamannah Bhatia h has been paid a remuneration of Rs 1.8 crore for 11th Hour. However, this number is mere speculation and the actual figure will be known only to Baahubali girl and Aha team.

11th Hour is Tamannah Bhatia’ second web series, after her OTT debut with the Tamil November Story, which is touted to be a crime thriller series. November Story is scheduled to premiere in Disney+ Hotstar on Deepavali.

November Story is directed by Indhra Subramanian, and is bankrolled by the Anandha Vikatan Group.

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Bigg Boss 4: No elimintion, No re-entry this week?

The reality show Bigg Boss is reaching its finale episode with only few weeks left for it. Bigg Boss grand finale will happen in the third week of December and there should be eight contestants in the house.

But there are only seven contestants now. Akhil, Avinash, Ariyana, and Monal are the nominations this week. Avinash has already earned eviction free pass this week and he will use it when in the danger zone.

Bigg Boss managements has initially planned to send in an eliminated contestant into the house but owing to COVID protocols, they have decided against it. Instead Bigg Boss has planned elimination-free weekend now. Avinash is getting lesser votes as per the analysis and Bigg Boss management will be compelling Avinash to use the eviction free pass this weekend, thus no elimination.

Abhijeet and Sohail are the front runners for the finale contestants which means one of Akhil and Avinash, one of Harika, Monal, and Ariyana are going to be eliminated in the coming weeks.

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Either Nivetha Thomas or Aditi Roi Hydari in Nani film

It is known news that Natural Star Nani’ 27th film has been titled Shyam Singha Roy, which is directed by Rahul Sankrityan, who made his directorial debut with Arjun Reddy and Geetha Govindam fame Taxiwala and it is bankrolled Suryadevara Naga Vamsi. The upcoming film Shyam Singah Roy is reported to be a sci-fi thriller. Now the reports are coming that the makers are considering the names of Aditi Rao Hydari and Nivetha Thomas to play the female lead role in Nani starrer Shyam Singha Roy.

Both the actresses Aditi Rao Hydari and Nivetha Thomas have worked with Nani in past. Now we have to wait and see that who will get the opportunity to share the screen space with Nani.

Fidaa and Middle Class Abbayi fame Sai Pallavi and Uppena Girl Kriti Shetty have already been announced as the female lead of this film. The sources say as Nani starrer Shyam Singh Rao needs another female actor for a small role, the makers are trying to bring Nivetha Thomas or Aditi Rao Hydari on the board.

Nani is currently busy shooting for ‘Tuck Jagadish’ and after wrapping up the shoot of this film, Ninnu Kori star will start the shoot of Shyam Singha Roy.

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Who will play guest role in Nani’s next

Natural Star Nani is currently playing the lead role in the movie Tuck Jagadish. The movie’s shooting is currently progressing well. Shiva Nirwana is the director of the movie. Ritu Varma and Aishwarya Rajesh are playing the female leads. Nani’s next is titled Shyam Singa Roy which will have a Bengali backdrop.

Sai Pallavi and Krithi Shetty are roped in as the female leads in the movie. Rahul Sankitryan of Taxiwala fame will be the director of the film.

It is said that there is scope for third heroine role in the movie. It will be more of a guest role and Nivetha Thomas and Aditi Rao are the front runners to grab the chance.

Both these actresses share very good bonding with Nani as they have acted with him earlier. We have to wait and see for the official announcement regarding the role.

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Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Dil Raju miffed with Varun Tej! Reason high remuneration for F3

Director Anil Ravipudi is excited with the response his F2 Fun and Frustration and now he has decided to come up with F3. Earlier during an interview, Anil Ravipudi had said that filmmakers like Jandhyala, Krishna Reddy, etc., have inspired him to make a comic caper like F2: Fun and Frustration.

He grew up watching comedy films of these directors and he always wanted to make one.” The regular shoot of F3 starring Venkatesh Daggubati and Varun Tej starrer will go on the floor in the second week of December month. Now according to the latest update, Dil Raju, the producer of F3 miffed with Varun Tej’ demand for high remuneration.

Dil Raju made more than Rs 30 Cr profit from F2. And now Varun Tej has hiked his remuneration. Mega Prince Varun Tej is said to be asking Dil Raju to agree to the hike in remuneration before launching F3. Now we have to wait and see whether Dil Raju will be ready to fulfill Varun Tej’ demand.

F3 will have Tamannah Bhatia and Mehreen Kaur Pirzada in the female lead role and it will be helmed by Anil Ravipudi. It is also being heard that Ravi Teja is also the part of this comic caper.

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Not just remuneration, profits also matter for Prabhas

Young Rebel Star Prabhas is all set to play the role of Lord Rama in an upcoming film Adipurush. This film Adipurush, which will be helmed by Om Raut of Tanhaji fame, also happens to pay him the highest paycheck.

The reports are coming that the makers of Adipurush are paying Prabhas a bomb that has been kept under wraps. The talk now is that Prabhas will also be sharing profits from the film Adipurush’ collection. This deal has been set between Prabhas and the film makers. So apart from receiving hefty remuneration, Prabhas will also share the profits.

After delivering SS Rajamouli’ Baahubali series: Baahubali: The Beginning and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, Prabhas has gained huge craze, fan following and market not only nationally but also internationally. It has added to the range of remuneration beyond Bollywood heroes Akshay Kumar, Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan and Aamir Khan.

Currently Prabhas is working for romantic film Radhe Shyam under the direction of Radha Krishna Kumar of Jil fame. Going into details, Radhe Shyam, which has Pooja Hegde in the female lead role, is being made with a budget of Rs 150 crore, while Nag Ashwin’ directorial venture will be made on a whopping budget of Rs 250 Cr.

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Vikram in Allu Arjun Pushpa?

Stylish Star Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna starrer Pushpa is undeniably one of the highly awaited films of the Telugu film Industry. The action-thriller drama Pushpa is being directed by Sukumar and is bankrolled by Mythri Movie Makers. Few days ago, a pic of Allu Arjun from the sets of the film Pushpa was leaked and it became the talk of the town. Stylish Star who is playing the role Pushpa Raj looked unrecognizable in the leaked pic.

It is known news that initially Vijay Sethupathi was on the board to play the role of villain but later he walked out from the project. Now according to the latest buzz in the film industry, Tamil star Chiyaan Vikram has been roped in Allu Arjun and Sukumar’ film Pushpa to play the role of a villain. The official confirmation is awaited regarding the inclusion of Vikram in Allu Arjun film Pushpa.

Meanwhile, everyone is eager to know about the makers’ decision regarding the actor who will lock horns with Allu Arjun. Apparently, the makers of upcoming film Pushpa have erected a huge set where the first schedule of the shoot is taking place.

Sukumar’ directorial venture Pushpa is based on red sand smuggling.

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No need of Trivikram Srinivas pen work for Pawan Kalyan film?

Ayyappanum Koshiyum remake is one of the most exciting project of Telugu film industry in which Power Star Pawan Kalyan will play the lead role. Prithviraj Sukumaran and Biju Menon played the lead roles in the original. Version of Ayyappanum Koshiyum. Pawan Kalyan will essay the role of Biju Menon and there is no clarity on the actor who will play Prithviraj in the movie. Sagar Chandra is on the board to direct this film and according to the latest buzz in the film industry, Trivikram Srinivas is involved in Pawan Kalyan starrer Ayyappanum Koshiyum remake and he will be getting hefty remuneration.

The sources say that Pawan Kalyan asked Trivikram Srinivas to make changes in the script of Ayyappanum Koshiyum remake and also dialogues but the movie lovers who already have watched the original feel there is no need for Trivikram Srinivas’ pen work.

Many feels, as Trivikram Srinivas is on the board, it may have a side effect of having the unwanted dialogues. Though Trivikram Srinivas is known for writing excellence but Pawan Kalyan fans are feeling that because of the presence of Trivikram, movie is taking the wrong track.

Pawan Kalyan starrer Ayyappanum Koshiyum remake will be bankrolled by Sithara Entertainments.

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There is no remuneration change for Shruti for Vakeel Saab

Star heroine Shruti Haasan is going to join the sets of Power Star Pawan Kalyan’s upcoming movie Vakeel Saab. The film is finally nearing completion. Though Shruti is pairing opposite Pawan in the movie, her role is of nominal importance and limited screen presence.

Pawan Kalyan is playing the role of a lawyer in the film and it is the official remake of Bollywood blockbuster Pink.

Though there is no heroine role in Pink, the director here, Venu Sriram has commercialized the subject and added heroine’s role.

Though a short role of hers, Shruti Haasa is taking the regular remunerations she takes for every film. It will be a huge bonus for the actress.

Dil Raju is the producer of the project. SS Thaman is the music composer.

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Ravi Teja to sign yet another project

Though Mass Maharaja Ravi Teja is continuing with flops, there is no stopping him signing new projects. The actor has recently completed the shooting of his upcoming movie Krack in the direction of Gopichand Malineni.

The actor is now busy with the shooting of his next titled Khiladi in the direction of Ramesh Varma.

Though not announced, Ravi Teja is going to work in the direction of Trinadha Rao Nakkina for a complete hilarious entertainer. It is said that Ravi Teja is going to sign another project. He will be working with successful director Maruthi very soon.

Maruthi thought scoring a huge blockbuster with Pratiroju Pandaage has taken almost an year to confirm his next. Maruthi has recently met Ravi Teja and has taken his nod. This project will be launched soon and the regular shooting will start in the second half of 2021.

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Heroine role chopped off in Chiru’s next

Mega Star Chiranjeevi’s upcoming film Acharya is progressing well. After coronavirus scare, Chiranjeevi is back to the sets. Koratala Siva is the director of the film and the film will be completed by the end of March.

It is very well known that Chiranjeevi has lined up three projects after the completion of Acharya. One of them is Malayalam super hit Lucifer remake.

The project with obvious reasons has been changing hands and already two directors have worked on the script changes. Sujeeth and VV Vinayak, one after the other has tried their versions but failed to impress Mega Star.

Now the project is in the hands of Tamil director Mohan Raja. He has come onboard and has started working on the changes. He wants to stay true to the original and hence is against the proposed heroine scene and romantic track. So this version of Mohan Raja will be close to the original.

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Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Nani – A Brahmin guy in Ante Sundaraniki

Nani, who is popular for natural performance, has come a long way in Tollywood since his impressive debut in 2008 with Indraganti Mohan Krishna’ Ashta Chamma. Ninnu Kori star has acquired the tag of a minimum guarantee hero in Tollywood. Boy next door looks and relatable personality have catapulted an ordinary Nani into the Natural Star of Telugu Film Industry. If ongoing buzz in media and the film industry are to be believed, Nani will be seen playing the role of a Brahmin guy in his upcoming film ‘Ante Sundaraniki’ which will be helmed by Vivek Atherya.

The romantic and comedy entertainer ‘Ante Sundaraniki’ is rumored to be a love story of a Brahmin boy and a Christian girl. Nazriya has been roped in this film to play the female lead role. According to the latest buzz in the film industry, the heroine Nazriya and her family come to hero (Nani)’ house pretending to be Brahmin’s family which creates lot of comedy.

Ante Sundaraniki marks Nani’ 28th film and Nazriya’s debut in Tollywood. The shooting of the film Ante Sundaraniki will start sometime in 2021 and will release towards the end of the year.

Meanwhile Nani is busy in his ongoing projects- Tuck Jagadish and Shyam Singha Rao.

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Is this Prabhas look for Adipurush?

Young Rebel Star Prabhas is currently working for his ongoing romantic movie Radhe Shyam, This is the first time, he is sharing the screen space with Pooja Hegde under the direction of Radha Krishna Kumar. Few day ago, Prabhas visited Mumbai and met Om Raut. Both discussed about their much hyped project Adipurush which also has Saif Ali Khan in the role of Lankesh.

Touted to be a mythological drama based on Ramayana, the movie Adipurush will have Prabhas essaying the lord Rama. Meanwhile, the latest photographs of Young Rebel Star Prabhas in a lean look is going viral on social media. Posing alongside his fans, Prabhas is seen visibly slim in the pictures and it looks like he toned down his muscles to play the role of Rama in Adipurush. It remains to be seen whether Prabhas’ transformation is for Om Raut’ Adipurush or Nag Ashwin’ directorial venture which has Deepika Padukone as the leading lady.

Recently Prabhas announced officially on social media that ‘Adipurush’ hit the theaters on 11th August 2022. To fit the bill, Baahubali and Saaho actor has started working on his body and has been learning archery.

His film Radhe Shyam which also has Priyadarshi, Sachin Khedekar, Bhagyashree, Murli Sharma, Sasha Chettri, Kunaal Roy Kapur and Sathya in pivotal roles, is on the verge of completion.

Body transformation #Prabhas pic.twitter.com/n8LamWLGXm

— Prabhas (@ManojPrabhas23) November 21, 2020

#Prabhas anna latest pic pic.twitter.com/jICTh8bIQP

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