Telugu MovieNews: February 2021

Sunday, February 28, 2021

Samantha Akkineni reveals secret behind her longevity as an actress

Samantha Akkineni recently completed 11 years in the Telugu film industry and she thanked her fans and the followers for their support during her journey. Majili girl also expressed her gratitude to noted filmmaker Gautham Vasudev Menon , the director of her debut film Ye Maaya Chesave, in which she shared the screen space with Akkineni Naga Chaitanya. Recently Samantha Akkineni interacted with media and revealed that the relentless hard work is the secret behind her longevity as an actress in the South Indian Film Industry.

Rangasthalam and Oh Baby girl said, “There is no substitute for hard work. The moment you get comfortable in a position, you are going to lose it for sure. So I have always approached every day as my first day at the work. I go with the same desire and the energy to learn something new. I think that’s what has kept me going for all of these years in the film industry. It helped me get better as an actor and entertain the movie lovers for all these years.”

Majili girl Samantha Akkineni added that s if she is going to give her nod for a new project, she will need to be fully convinced that it’s the right script for her.

On the work front, Samantha Akkineni will be seen in the web show The Family Man 2 starring Manoj Bajpayee and Priyamani in the lead roles.

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Special security for Balakrishna God father look

Nandamuri Balakrishna is currently working with Boyapati Srinu for an upcoming film, which is progressing at the brisk pace. Earlier there was strong buzz in the film industry that Balakrishna is playing a dual role in this action drama and in one of the roles, he will make his screen presence in the role of aghora. But the makers of #BB3 refuted the rumor. Now the reports are coming that Balakrishna will be seen as an elderly man playing as Godfather aged 70 in Boyapati Srinu’ directorial venture.

The makers of #BB3 are taking extra effort to give a special treat for Balakrishna’ fans over his second look. Currently the makers are canning crucial scenes in which Balakrishna as Godfather is participating. Boyapati Srinu is taking special care and he is not allowing anyone with the mobile on the sets to guard Balakrishna’ elder look from getting leaked.

Boyapati Srini is maintaining secrecy without revealing any footage of Balakrishna’ second look. The film has Pragya Jaiswal and Poorna as the female lead. In another role, Balakrishna is playing an IAS officer. According to the latest buzz in the film industry, Payal Rajput will be seen shaking a leg for a special number in this action drama.

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Allu Arjun Pushpa teaser or First glimpse on 8th April

Stylish Star Allu Arjun is currently busy in his upcoming pan-Indian film Pushpa, which is progressing at the brisk pace under the direction of Sukumar. Few weeks ago, the makers of Pushpa confirmed that Allu Arjun starrer which has Kannada girl Rashmika Mandanna in the female lead role, will hit the theaters on 13 August 2021. Now it is being heard that the makers of Pushpa are planning to release either Pushpa teaser or the first glimpse on 8th April on the occasion of Allu Arjun’ birthday. The official confirmation is awaited regarding Allu Arjun’ Pushpa teaser/ First glimpse.

Pushpa is tipped to be a forest-based thriller, and will mark Allu Arjun’ maiden pan-Indian project as it will be released in five languages. Sukumar’ directorial venture will be based on red sandalwood smuggling, and it marks the third time collaboration of Allu Arjun and filmmaker Sukumar.

In the month of December 2020, the shoot of the film Pushpa, in which Allu Arjun is playing the role of Pushparaj, was suspended after six crew members tested positive for Coronavirus while shooting in a specially erected set in Visakhapatnam. As Allu Arjun is playing a lorry driver, he underwent a physical makeover for the same.

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Nagarjuna offers fancy remuneration to Vaishnav Tej: Rs 3 Cr

We have already reported that King Nagarjuna has decided to produce a movie for the young mega hero Vaishnav Tej, who is on the ninth cloud as his recently released movie Uppena has turned out blockbuster at the box office. It is being heard that Nagarjuna is offering a fancy remuneration Rs 3 Cr to Vaishnav Tej for his production venture, which will be bankrolled by Annapurna Studios.

This upcoming yet-to-be-titled film of Vaishnav Tej is touted to be youthful romantic entertainer, which will be helmed by a newcomer, who is an alumnus of Annapurna Film Institute. The pre production work of Nagarjuna’ project has been already started.

It is known news that Vaishnav Tej’ second project is bankrolled by BVSN Prasad under the banner of SVCC. The upcoming film has Rakul Preet Singh in the female lead role and it is being helmed by Krish of Gauthamiputra Satakarni fame.

On the other hand, Uppena heroine Krithi Shetty is also flooding with the offers in Telugu film industry. She is in talks with a couple of other movie and currently sharing the screen space with Natural Star Nani in Shyam Singha Rao. Buchi Babu has also signed two films deal with Mythri Movie Makers.

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Saturday, February 27, 2021

Sreemukhi: I am not prepared for marriage

Sreemukhi started her career as a supporting actor in the romantic and action drama Julai, which was released in 2012. She made her debut as a lead actress in Telugu film industry with the movie Prema Ishq Kaadhal. On the occasion of Valentine day, Sreemukhi revealed that she would make a big announcement and everyone thought that she would reveal the name of her boyfriend but she disappointed everyone as she shared the update regarding her next project.

Recently during the media interaction, Sreemukhi opened up about her wedding and said, “I am single and currently I am enjoying my work space and want to work for 3-4 years. I will get married at the age of 31. I am not prepared for marriage.”

Sreemukhi also opened up about the qualities she is looking for in her partner, “The guy should be caring and pamper me, and very much active like hers.”

On the work front, Sreemukhi will be seen playing a crucial role in Andhadhun remake. When she was asked about her role, to which she replied: I play the role of police officer’ wife. It’s an intense role. In fact, the script has been tweaked a bit to suit the sensibilities of the Telugu movie lovers.

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Interesting title locked for Vaishnav Tej and Krish film

Vaishnav Tej and Krithi Shetty, who marked their debut with the recently released Telugu romantic movie Uppena, based on the honor killing received congratulatory messages from South stars Mahesh Babu and Rashmika Mandanna recently. It is known news that Vaishnav Tej’ second Telugu project is with director Krish.

The shoot of this upcoming untitled film has already wrapped up and the post production work has been started. According to the latest report, the movie will hit the theaters in the month of August. The upcoming film which has Vaishnav Tej and Rakul Preet Singh in the lead role, is a screen adaptation of Sannapureddy Venkatrami Reddy’s acclaimed book, titled Kondapolam.

Earlier there was a strong buzz in the film industry that the film has been titled Kondapolam. However, the latest buzz reveals that Krish has locked ‘Jungle Book’ as the film’s title for Vaishnav Tej and Rakul Preet Singh starrer film. An official announcement regarding this title Jangle Book is awaited.

Currently the movie Uppena, helmed by Buchi Babu Sana is doing fantastic collections at the box office. The movie is receiving a positive response from the audience and the critics alike. Uppena also has Vijay Sethupathi, Sai Chand, Gayatri Jayaram, Mahadevan and Rajeev Kanakala in the crucial roles.

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It’s a matter of prestige! Ram Charan and Shankar film budget

Mega Power Star Ram Charan is all set to collaborate with popular director Shankar for a pan-India movie which will be backed by noted producer Dil Raju. According to a report, the budget of Ram Charan and Shankar’ film is Rs 150 Cr.

The sources say that initially Dil Raju wanted to make this movie on the budget of Rs 100 Cr and when he informed Shankar for the budget, 2.0 helmer said that this budget is good enough for the songs alone. Since it’s Dil Raju’ 50th film as a producer, he has taken it as a matter of prestige.

Apparently, Dil Raju has fixed Rs 150 cr as the budget of Ram Charan and Shankar’ film. The sources say that the film may be able to recover the investment pretty easily. Shankar enjoys a strong fan following in most markets due to pan-India movies such as Robo and 2.0. His movie Anniyan too is reasonably popular in the Hindi belt.
Ram Charan too enjoys a strong fan following due to his work in movies- Magadheera and Rangasthalam.

Currently Ram Charan is working for RRR- Rise Roar Revolt and Shankar is busy in Indian 2 starring Kamal Haasan and Kajal Aggarwal.

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Friday, February 26, 2021

Nani rejects! But Vasihnav Tej accepts it

According to the latest buzz in the film industry, recently Vaishnav Tej signed an upcoming Telugu film which was rejected by none other than Natural Star Nani. The upcoming untitled film will be helmed by Bhogavalli Prasad.

Recently, Bhogavalli Prasad narrated a story to Nani, which was an action oriented film. Though Gentleman star Nani was very impressed with the narration but he rejected it for unknown reasons. The same story is liked by young mega hero Vaishnav Tej and that is going on to the sets very soon.

On the otherside, Vaishnav Tej, the brother of Mega hero Sai Dharam Tej, is currently working with Krish for a village based movie, under the direction of Krish and the film has De De Pyaaar De and Dhruva fame Rakul Preet Singh in the female lead role. The shoot of Krish’ directorial venture has been already wrapped up and the makers have also started the post production activities.

Meanwhile Nagarjuna is also showing interest in producing a movie for Vaishnav Tej, who is currently basking in the glory of his recently released movie Uppena, which is turning out a blockbuster at the box office. Helmed by Buchi Babu Sana and the film has Krithi Shetty as the leading lady.

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Venkatesh grabbing Rana Daggubati date for comfortable release

Venkatesh Daggubati is currently working for his upcoming film, Naarappa, which is an action drama. Few days ago, the makers of Naarappa, made official announcement regarding the release date and it will hit the theaters on 14th May 2021. Helmed by filmmaker Srikanth Addala, the film Naarappa follows the story of an oppressed caste family and how they overcome their problems caused by a rich landlord of a higher caste.

It is known news that Megastar Chiranjeevi and Kajal Aggarwal starrer Acharya is slated to hit the theaters on 13th May. To avoid the clash, the makers of Naarappa are planning to lock a comfortable release date.

The reports are coming that the makers of Naarappa are planning to release the movie on 30th April. This is the same date, which was locked by Rana Daggubati and Sai Pallavi starrer Virata Parvam. The upcoming action drama Virata Parvam will be moved to a later date as per the update. Venkatesh is all set to grab Rana Daggubati’ Virata Parvam’ date for the comfortable release of Naarappa.

Naarappa, which is a revenge drama is is directed by Srikanth Addala and is the remake of Tamil blockbuster film Asuran in which Dhanush played the lead role.

On the otherside, Venkatesh is busy in F3 whereas Rana Daggaubti will be seen in Aranya.

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Murder attempt on Arjun Reddy actress Sri Sudha?

Telugu actress Sri Sudha has been in news headlines over her alleged live in relationship with the cinematographer Shyam K Naidu. The cinematographer was arrested in May when Arjun Reddy fame actress Sai Sudha had filed a case against him but he was granted bail after two days of his arrest by the police. And now, there is a new turn in the actress’ case. Few days ago, Sri Sudha lodged a complaint in Vijayawada and claimed that an attempt to murder was done on her.

It is being heard that some miscreants had rammed actress Sri Sudha’s car when she was travelling via the Kanaka Durga Flyover. The actress escaped this accident with minor injuries and the miscreants flee from the spot. Sri Sudha suspected that it was an attempt murder on her, so she decided to lodged a complaint at the police station in Vijayawada.

Sri Sudha said that it was an attempt murder on her and reason behind it is cinematographer Shyam K Naidu and according to her, he might have hired goons to avenge her. The investigation regarding Sri Sudha’ case has been started.

We have already reported that Sri Sudha had accused Shyam K Naidu of cheating on her after getting into a relationship with her with a promise of marriage.

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Vaishnav Tej third film with Nagarjuna

Vaishnav Tej is on the ninth cloud as his recently released romantic and emotional drama Uppena, based on honor killing, is turning out to be a money spinner at the box office. Uppena, helmed by Buchi Babu Sana, has Krithi Shetty in the female lead role and Tamil actor Vijay Sethupathi in the crucial role.

Now according to the latest buzz in the film industry, Akkineni Nagarjuna has decided to produce a movie of Vaishnav Tej starrer. If everything goes as per plan, the upcoming film with Nagarjuna, will be Vaishnav Tej’ third project.

It is known news that Vaishnav Tej is currently working for his second film which is being helmed by Krish of Kanche and Gauthamiputra Satakarni fame. He has already wrapped up the shoot of this film that has Rakul Preet Singh in the female lead role. This untitled film is slated to hit the theaters in the month of August in a very grand manner. And now Vaishnav Tej’ third film is also confirmed.

Uppena actor’ third project will be produced by King Nagarjuna Akkineni under the banner of Manam Enterprises, and will be directed by a newcomer. Very soon the official announcement regarding the next project of Vaishnav Tej will be made.

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Uppena producers plan to offer Rs 1 Cr to Vaishnav and Rs 25 lakhs to Krithi Shetty as gift

Vaishnav Tej and Krithi Shetty starrer Uppena is winning the hearts of the movie lovers and has turned out a money spinner at the box office. This film, which is helmed by Buchi Babu Sana and bankrolled by Mythri Movie Makers is doing fantastic collections at the box office. Now according to the latest buzz in the film industry, the producers of Uppena are planning to offer Rs 1 Crore to Vaishnav and Rs 25 lakhs to Krithi Shetty as gift, in addition to their remuneration.

Buchi Babu Sana, who made his directorial debut with Uppena, based on honour killing, is flooding with the offers in Telugu film industry. He has already signed two movie deals with Mythri Movie makers, in which top actors will play the lead roles.

It is also being heard that the producers are also going to give a posh house or a car to director Buchi Babu Sana as a gift.

Meanwhile the young actor Vaishnav Tej is working with Rakul Preet Singh in an upcoming romantic movie under the direction of Krish whereas Krithi Shetty is romancing with Natural Star Nani in Shyam Singah Raoy, which is progressing at the brisk pace in Kolkata.

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Thursday, February 25, 2021

Prabhas hikes remuneration big time! Charging Rs 100 Cr per movie

Prabhas is now the most sought after actor all over India and his popularity has fetched him a huge fan base across the world. As he allotted five years of his time for SS Rajamouli’ magnum opus Baahubali, which was a blockbuster at the box office.

As per media reports, Prabhas has now hiked his remuneration to a whopping Rs 100 Cr which makes him one of the highest paid actors in India and the highest paid Telugu actor. The sources say that Big production houses in Mumbai are paying Prabhas about Rs 100 Cr for a movie.

Currently Prabhas has a number of projects in his kitty. Currently Prabhas is sharing the screen space with Pooja Hegde in Radhe Shyam, which is a PAN Indian movie. Besides Radhe Shyam, Prabhas is also getting Rs 100 Crs for the movies- Salaar and Adipurush. Salaar is helmed by Prashanth Neel and has Shruti Haasan as the leading lady whereas Tanhaji fame Om Raut is directing Adipurush.

Young Rebel Star Prabhas will also be seen working with Nag Ashwin for a sci-fi thriller which has Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachachan in the crucial role and Deepika Padukone is playing the female lead in this big budget drama.

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I have a special admiration for Allu Arjun

Mallu girl Priya Prakash Varrier’ flirtatious wink from her debut film Oru Adaar Love made her an overnight sensation. The actress winked her way into the hearts of the people and still enjoys a loyal fan following even after a year. The film was released in Telugu as Lovers Day on Valentine’s Day 2019, but failed to impress the movie lovers.

Priya Parkash Varrier made her debut in Telugu film industry with the movie Check in which Nithiin is playing the lead role and the movie has hit the theaters today on 26th February and receiving the positive response by the movie lovers and critics.

During the media interaction, as a part of promotional activities of Check, Priya Prakash Varrier talked about Allu Arjun and busted the rumor.

Malayalam wink beauty Priya Prakash Varrier opened up about an old rumor about her rejecting a film with Allu Arjun. Check girl Priya Prakash Varrier replied that she has been watching the Malayalam dubbed version of Allu Arjun starrer movie since her childhood. There were rumors that she was offered a film opposite Allu Arjun but she rejected the offer. There’s no truth to those rumors.

Priya Prakash Varrier concluded it by saying, “I have a special admiration for Allu Arjun.”

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Vaishnav Tej fees Rs 2.50 Cr for his third film

Vaishnav Tej is the nephew of Megastar Chiranjeevi and is the brother of Supreme hero Sai Dharam Tej. Vaishnav Tej made his acting debut with the romantic movie Uppena, based on the honor killing, in which he shared the screen space with Krithi Shetty. The film was helmed by Buchi Babu Sana and backed by Mythri Movie Makers.

Currently the entire team is enjoying the success of Uppena, which has turned out to be a money spinner. Now Vaishnav Tej has hiked his remuneration which has become the hot topic of discussion in the film industry.

Apparently, the young hero Vaishnav Tej had charged a cool Rs 50 lakh as his fees for his debut movie Uppena. It is known news that his second project is with Krish of Gauthamiputra Satakarni fame in which Manmadhudu 2 and Dhruva fame Rakul Preet Singh is playing the lead role. The film is tentatively titled Kondapolam, and now it is being heard that Vaishnav Tej is receiving Rs 75 lakhs as his remuneration for Krish’ directorial venture.

Finally, the latest report reveals that Vaishnav Tej is charging a whopping Rs 2.50 crore as his remuneration for his third film which will be backed by veteran producer BVSN Prasad.

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IAS Officer Pragya Jaiswal : Wife of Balakrishna and kid of a mother

After a long gap, Pragya Jaiswal has been roped in an upcoming action drama in which Nandamuri Balakrishna is playing the lead role. Now the role of Achari America Yatra fame actress in Balayya Babu film has been revealed. The sources say that Pragya Jaiswal is playing the role of an IAS officer, who is married to Balakrishna and she will be seen playing the role of a mother of a kid.

Apparently, Boyapati Srinu who is popular for making action dramas, has penned a strong character for Pragya Jaiswal.

Meanwhile, Pragya Jaiswal will also be seen in Mahesh Manjrekar’s next Antim, in which she is paired alongside Salman Khan, and she is also the part of Mohan Babu starrer upcoming Telugu movie Son Of India.

Balakrishna and Boyapati Srinu film #BB , the film being directed by Boyapati Srinu marks the coming together of the director and actor after two blockbusters Simha and Legend. The movie under production is presented by Miryala Satyanarayana Reddy and backed by Miryala Ravinder Reddy. This is Balakrishna 106th film.

The film #BB3 has cinematographer C Ramprasad, music director S S Thaman, and art director is A S Prakash.

On the otherside, Balakrishna is also teaming up with Gopichand Malineni for a film and the story has Rayalaseema faction backdrop.

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Buchi Babu keen on joining forces with Naga Chaitanya?

Young director Buchi Babu Sana is currently on the ninth cloud. His recently released directorial venture Uppena, which is a romantic entertainer, has impressed everyone. With the film turning out to be a massive blockbuster, Buchi Babu Sana is getting crazy offers from various production houses. Now the reports are coming that Buchi Babu Sana is flooding with the offers from top producers.

The reports are coming that the producers of Mythri Movie Makers, asked Uppena director Buchi Babu Sana, what do you want car or house? There is no official word whether Buchi Babu Sana accepted it or not. But the sources say that Mythri Movie Makers will definitely reward him a fancy gift as a ton of appreciation for his work for the movie Uppena which has Krithi Shetty and Vaishnav Tej in the lead role.

Meanwhile, the latest buzz reveal that Buchi Babu Sana has signed his next two projects with Mythri Movie Makers banner but now it is also being heard that Buchi Babu Sana is keen on joining forces with Akkineni Naga Chaitanya. However, an official confirmation regarding Buchi Babu Sana and Naga Chaitanya is awaited.

Currently Naga Chaitanya is working with Vikram Kumar for Thank You and is waiting for the release of Love Story.

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Vishal about his marriage: It is destiny and I go with the flow

Vishal opened up about his wedding plan and personal life. Chakra actor Vishal said that he believes in destiny and goes with the flow. When Vishal was asked about his relationship status, to which he replied that he is single but not ready to mingle.

Vishal added that he never knew he would become such a successful actor, and producer. He always wanted to be a director and that’s the reason first he joined as an AD.

Earlier there was strong buzz in the film industry that Vishal was all set to tie the knot with Anisha Alla Reddy in the month of October 2019. But Industry rumors suggested that the wedding has been called off.

Vishal and Anisha Alla Reddy met when the latter sought the help of the Tamil actor for her project. Both dated for a while and eventually fell in love with each other. Earlier, Abhimanyudu star Vishal was rumored to be in a relationship with Varalaxmi. The two were spotted together at many events but on several occasions, they denied the dating rumors.

On the work front, Vishal has flown to Dubai for the last schedule of his upcoming action drama titled Enemy, which also has Arya.

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If not Kiara Advani, Pooja Hegde to be finalize

Young Tiger Jr NTR is currently working with SS Rajamouli for a movie RRR, which is backed by DVV Danayya. After wrapping up the shoot of RRR, Jr NTR will start the preparation for his next untitled film which will be directed by Trivikram Srinivas of A..Aa and Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava fame.

Currently the team is in the hunt for the female lead. The sources close to Trivikram Srinivas revealed that the movie will go on the floor once Tarak wraps up RRR shoot and currently Trivikram is locking the remaining cast and crew. The makers are considering the name of Kiara Advani and Pooja Hegde for Jr NTR starrer.

The makers want to rope Kabir Singh and Bharat Ane Nenu fame Kiara Advani on board since NTR will have a nation-wide market after the release of RRR but she is one of the busiest actress of film Industry. If she will not be able to allot the dates, the makers will approach Pooja Hegde for this film.

Pooja Hegde has already worked with Trivikram Srinivas in ‘Aravinda Sametha’ and ‘Ala Vaikunthapuramlo’. Now we have to wait and see that who will get the chance to romance with Jr NTR- Kiara Advani or Pooja Hegde.

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Popular Bollywood actor in Naandhi Hindi remake

Naandhi starring Allari Naresh and Varalakshmi Sarathkumar, which was arrived at the theaters on 19th February, is doing fantastic collections at the box office. Now according to the latest buzz in the film industry that Naandhi is going to Bollywood and a popular Bollywood actor will play the lead role in this movie.

We have already reported that Dil Raju is also busy in Bollywood and he has turned Hindi producer with the remake of Natural star Nani and Shraddha Kapoor starrer sport based drama Jersey in which Kabir Singh fame Shahid Kapoor is playing the lead role.

Now, the reports are coming that Dil Raju is planning to remake Naandhi in Hindi as well and discussions regarding this has been started. Dil Raju wants to make Naandhi with a popular hero in Hindi. Now we have to wait and see that who will play the lead role in Naandhi Hindi remake.

Allari Naresh starrer dark court room drama Naandhi is seeing an increase in box office collection. Recently the makers organized a success meet in Hyderabad where Allari Naresh and the film unit have thanked the audience for their support. Allari Naresh and Varalakshmi Sarathkumar starrer film has been declared as a hit at the box office. The positive word of mouth has helped Nanadhi to earn Rs 4 cr just in four days at the box office.

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Wednesday, February 24, 2021

South Korean actress Bae Suzy in Ram Charan and Shankar film

It has been officially confirmed that Mega Power Star Ram Charan is all set to work with Shankar of 2.0 and Robo fame. Now according to the latest buzz in the film industry, South Korean actress Bae Suzy has been roped in to romance Ram Charan in Shankar’ directorial venture.

Bae Suzy made her debut as an actress with television series Dream High in 2011, and later she appeared in series Gu Family Book, Uncontrollably Fond, While You Were Sleeping, Vagabond and Start Up. She made her film debut in Architecture 101 which was released in 2012.

Bae Suzy’s photographs are being photoshopped with Rangasthalam fame Ram Charan and shared all over social media. Apart from the rumor that Ram Charan will romance Bae Suzy, another speculation suggested that the upcoming untitled film is not only going to become a pan India flick but also a pan Asia film. There have also been reports that Kannada girl Rashmika Mandanna will be seen as the leading lady in the most awaited film.

Ram Charan and Shankar film is bankrolled by Dil Raju and Shirish under the banner of Sri Venkateswara Creations. This is the first time Shankar is going to direct a movie for a Telugu hero.

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Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Balakrishna to step his shoes into Seema faction again in Gopichand film

Gopichand Malineni, who is basking in the glory of his recently released directorial venture Krack starring Mass Maharaja Ravi Teja and Shruti Haasan, has been flooded with exciting offers. Right after the release of Krack, Gopichand Malineni has been reportedly offered a film, in which Nandamuri Balakrishna will play the lead role. Now the reports are coming that Gopichand Malineni has narrated an impressive yet powerful story to Balakrishna recently. The story has Rayalaseema faction backdrop. Now once again, Balakrishna is stepping his shoes into Seema faction.

The production house Mythri Movie Makers, which earlier backed blockbusters like Janatha Garage, Mirchi and Rangasthalam, is bringing the actor-director together for a commercial entertainer.

On the work front, Balakrishna is working with Boyapati Srinu for #BB3. In this film, Lion and Simha fame Balakrishna is playing the dual role. In one of the role, Balayya will be seen as an IAS officer and in other role, an Aghora. Pragya Jaiswal is on the board to play the female lead in Balayya and Boyapati Srinu’ film.

Nandamuri Balakrishna starrer last three releases — NTR: Kathanayakudu, NTR: Mahanayakudu, and Ruler, received only a lukewarm response at the box office. So he is pinning lot of hopes on Boyapati Srinu’ directorial venture.

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Naga Shaurya demands Rs 4 Cr remuneration

Naga Shaurya is one of the popular heroes of Telugu film Industry, who was born to his father Shankar Prasad, a businessman and his mother Usha Prasad, a homemaker. The birth name of Naga Shaurya is Mallikam Sai Nithin who started his career in Tollywood with the 2011 film Cricket, Girls and Beer. Almost all of his recent movies tanked at the ticket counters. His previous offering was thriller drama Aswathama, which was just average at the box office.

Now according to the latest update, Naga Shaurya is demanding Rs 4 Cr remuneration for upcoming movies and he is not willing to take anything less than that. The film makers who were approaching the actor, are in shock after listening to Naga Shaurya’ demand. The producers are not able to believe that the young hero is quoting such a high fee despite being in a lean phase.

On the work front, Naga Shaurya is currently working for upcoming film Lakshya in which he is playing the role of an archer. Ketika Sharma is playing the female lead, while Marathi and Bollywood actor Sachin Khedekar is playing the role of his grandfather. Helmed by Subrahmanyapuram fame Santhossh Jagarlapudi, the sports drama is jointly bankrolled by Narayana Dass Narang, Sharrath Marar and P Rammohan Rao under the banners of Sri Venkateswara Cinemas LLP and Northstar Entertainments.

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Boney Kapoor wants this Telugu actor for South movies

Kartikeya Gummakonda made his debut in Telugu film Industry with the romantic action film RX 100, which was helmed by Ajay Bhupathi. Later he acted in Hippi, Guna 369, Gang Leader and 90ML. Currently he is working with Thala Ajith in an upcoming much awaited action drama Valimai in which he will be seen playing the villain. Now according to the latest update, noted producer Boney Kapoor is eyeing on Kartikeya and he wants to rope the actor in his upcoming production venture in South Indian film Industry.

Currently Boney Kapoor is producing Vakeel Saab with Dil Raju, in which Power Star Pawan Kalyan in the lead role. The court room drama Vakeel Saab, is helmed by Venu Sriram and it is remake of National award winning Hindi film Pink

The film Valimai is one the most anticipated one in Kollywood and is helmed by H Vinoth. It is being heard that Boney Kapoor is apparently impressed with Kartikeya’ commitment and performance and he wants him for upcoming south projects.

If this news turns into reality eventually, there will be no looking back for RX 100 fame Karthikeya. On the other side, Boney Kapoor is also working for the upcoming film the remake of Badhaai Ho.

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Krithi Shetty hikes fees Six times

Krithi Shetty is one of the talented actresses of Telugu film Industry and currently she is basking in the glory of her recently released movie Uppena, which has turned out a money spinner at the box office. Uppena, helmed by Buchi Babu Sana, has Vaishnav Tej in the lead role and it marked the debut of Krithi Shetty. The sources close to the team of Uppena revealed that she received Rs 6 Lakhs remuneration to play the female lead in Uppena. And now Krithi Shetty has hiked her fees six times.

Krithi Shetty is charging a whopping Rs 60 lakhs for her upcoming projects. The producers are willing to cast her and cash-in on her craze in the Telugu film Industry. Currently she is flooding with the offers in the film industry.

Currently Krithi Shetty is working with Natural Star Nani in an upcoming film Shyam Singha Roy. Nani is known for picking fresh scripts and he seems to be experimenting once again with his particular project. Krithi Shetty’ fans too are excited to know more about the movies.

According to the latest report, Trivikram Srinivas is considering the name of Krithi Shetty to play the female lead in his directorial venture in which Jr NTR will play the lead role.

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Penchal Das inclusion in Jr NTR and Trivikram Srinivas film

Ever since photographs of Trivikram Srinivas meeting Young Tiger Jr NTR surfaced online, the fans are excited to know more about their upcoming film #NTR30. In the past, they have worked together for the actioner Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava, which was a decent hit at the box office. Jr NTR is currently busy shooting for SS Rajamouli’ magnum opus RRR with Mega Power star Ram Charan and Alia Bhatt, shoot for which is expected to be wrapped up by the end of April month. After wrapping up the shoot of RRR, Jr NTR will join the sets of Trivikram Srinivas’ film.

Meanwhile, the latest buzz in the film industry that noted singer cum dialogue writer Penchal Das, who provided dialogues for a few portions in Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava is on board for Jr NTR and Trivikram Srinivas’ new project also. However, an official confirmation regarding the inclusion of Panchal Das in Jr NTR starrer is awaited. The upcoming film will be bankrolled by Kalyan Ram under the banner of Haarika and Haasini Creations.

The buzz is that the movie features Jr NTR in a new avatar and has a relatable storyline. According to latest reports, Upendra is being considered for a key role in Tarak starrer but this has not been confirmed.

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Jr NTR jam packed till 2024?

Young tiger Jr NTR is currently working for an upcoming much awaited big budget fiction drama RRR, which is helmed by SS Rajamouli and is bankrolled by DVV Danayya. According to the latest buzz in the film industry, currently Jr NTR is busy in listening the scripts.

It is known news that after wrapping up the shoot of RRR, Rajamouli will be working with Trivikram Srinivas for his 30th film. He is also in the talk of KGF fame Prashanth Neel for a film, which is expected to take off once Prashanth Neel wraps up his upcoming directorial venture ‘Salaar’ starring Young Rebel Star Prabhas and Shruti Haasan, and Jr NTR completes the shoot of Trivikram Srinivas’ directorial venture.

Reports are also coming that once again Tarak will work with Koratala Siva. In the past they have worked together for the blockbuster movie Janatha Garage, which was bankrolled by Naveen Yerneni, Y. Ravi Shankar, and C. V. Mohan under their banner Mythri Movie Makers, and he will also be working under Kalyan Ram’s production too. It clearly indicates that Jr NTR will be jam packed till 2024. The reports are also coming that Jr NTR is showing interest in politics too.

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Ram Pothineni and Lingusamy film budget- Goosebumps with Shock

It is known news that the young and energetic actor Ram Pothineni will work with director Lingusamy in his next film, which will be produced by Srinivasaa Chitturi. The upcoming untitled film is a Tamil-Telugu bilingual, and it marks Ram Pothineni’ 19th film in his career. His last two films – Puri Jagannadh‘ directorial venture iSmart Shankar and Kishore Tirumala’s Red, the remake of Tamil film Thadam – were superhit ventures.

Lingusamy is one of popular filmmaker of Kollywood who is known for his movies like Pandem Kodi, Awara, Sikander and others. Now the reports are coming that Ram Pothineni and Lingusamy film’ will be made on a budget of Rs 75 Cr. This is a very huge sum considering the fact that Ram Pothineni’ movies never earned over Rs 60 Cr. The film budget has become a hot topic among the Film Nagar circles.

According to the latest buzz, Uppena girl Krithi Shetty will play the female lead in Ram Pothineni starrer. Apparently, Krithi Shetty loved the way the director had designed her character, and felt that it would be the right follow-up after the success of romantic movie Uppena, which is based on honor killing.

Lingusamy’ directorial ventures have strong characters for leading ladies and Krithi Shetty felt that such intense roles would elevate her graph in the film industry.

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Chiranjeevi domination on Rajamouli

SS Rajamouli is currently busy in his directorial venture RRR that has Jr NTR and Ram Charan in the lead roles. Apart from RRR, Ram Charan is also working with his father Megastar Chiranjeevi in social message oriented movie Acharya which is being helmed by Koratala Siva. Initially, Rajamouli wanted to wrap up the entire shoot of RRR by the end of March but now according to the latest report, the shoot will be completed in the month of April and the reason behind it is Megastar Chiranjeevi.

Megastar Chiranjeevi and Rangasthalam fame Ram Charan starrer Acharya is slated to hit the theaters on 9th May 9th and RRR will arrive at the theaters on 13th October. So Chiranjeevi and Ram Charan asked SS Rajamouli to extend the shooting of RRR. First Ram Charan will wrap up the shoot of Acharya and later he will join the sets of RRR in April month. Apparently, the shooting of two songs featuring Ram Charan and Alia Bhatt are pending and Rajamouli will can it in April.

RRR, which is bankrolled by DVV Danayya, also has Ajay Devgn, Shriya Saran, Samuthirakani, Alia Bhatt, Olivia Morris, Alison Doody and Ray Stevenson, in the crucial roles.

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Monday, February 22, 2021

Ishaan Khatter and Ananya Pandey in Uppena Hindi remake

Telugu film Uppena starring Vaishnav Tej and Krithi Shetty is doing well in the theatres. The romantic movie, based on honor killing, has Tamil actor Vijay Sethupathi as the antagonist and it is being heard the Tamil remake rights of the movie has been bought by Vijay Sethupathi. Last year itself there were rumors that Jason Sanjay, the son of Master actor Vijay, would make his film debut in the Tamil remake of Uppena. After Uppena’ successful run in cinema halls, the speculations are rife that Vijay will launch Jason with the movie. The sources say that Vijay Sethupathi had discussed the script on the sets of action drama Master with Vijay.

The film makers of Uppena have been getting crazy offers for remake rights from other language producers. Now according to the latest buzz in the film industry, a leading Bollywood production house is keen on remaking Uppena in Hindi with Ishaan Khatter and Ananya Pandey.

If everything goes as per plan, Ishaan Khatter and Ananya Pandey will be seen playing the lead role in Hindi remake of Uppena. An official announcement regarding the Uppena remake is awaited.

The Telugu film Uppena is directed by Buchi Babu Sana and bankrolled by Mythri Movie Makers.

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Yash Raj camp readying a script just for Prabhas?

Yash Raj Films is one of the biggest production banners in the country. Started by the legendary filmmaker Yash Chpora, his son Aditya Chopra who is known for his films like ‘Dilwale Dulhania Lay Jayengay’, ‘Mohabbatein’, ‘Rab Ne Banadi Jodi’ and ‘Befikre’ is taking care of Yash Raj films. Yash Raj camp is trying hard to get Young Rebel star Prabhas on board but he has no time to do that. Yash Raj camp wanted to do Dhoom 4 with Baahubali fame Prabhas and a star hero but the things did not materialize. Now according to the latest buzz in the film industry, Yash Raj Camp is readying a script just for Prabhas and very soon the team will contact the actor.

If Prabhas gives his nod, the upcoming film will be helmed by Maneesh Sharma and official announcement regarding this project will be soon.

Prabhas is currently busy with a couple of big budget projects including Radha Krishna Kumar’ film Radhe Shyam which has Pooja Hegde as the leading lady, Om Raut’ directorial venture Adipurush, in which Mirchi star Prabhas is playing Lord Ram, Prashanth Neel’ magnum opus Salaar and Nag Ashwin’s film, which are in different production stages.

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Vijay Sethupathi – A villain in Jr NTR and Trivikram Film?

Tamil star Vijay Sethupathi has carved a niche for himself with his acting par excellence. From Super Deluxe to Vikram Vedha to his latest release and Uppena, he has experimented with different characters across various genres over the years. Vijay Sethpathi started his career playing minor supporting roles for around five years.

In 2010 he came up with his first project in lead role with Thenmerku Paruvakaatru. Currently he is basking in the glory of Master and Uppena, which are running successfully at the box office. Now according to the latest buzz in the film industry, Trivikram Srinivas, who is very happy with the work of Vijay Sethupathi, wants to rope him in his upcoming directorial venture in which Tarak will play the lead role.

The sources say that Trivikram Srinivas, who made Samuthirakani a star villain with the movie Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo, is now looking forward to rope in Vijay Sethupathi as powerful villain for his next starring Jr NTR and if Master villain gives his nod, he will be seen in the role of a villain.

In the past Jr NTR and Trivikram Srinivas have worked together for Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava and now once again they are all set to work together.

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Missed the first time! But now Rashmika Mandanna wants Ram Charan?

Kannada girl Rashmika Mandanna is on a signing spree. Rashmika Mandanna was supposed to pair up with Ram Charan in social message oriented movie Acharya, which is progressing at the brisk pace under the direction of Koratala Siva. Ram Charan is playing Siddha- a student leader in this film.

However, she couldn’t be part of Acharya as the dusky siren Pooja Hegde replaced Rashmika Mandanna in the film. Though Rashmika Mandanna has missed a chance but now the reports are coming that she is going to share the screen space with Ram Charan in a film which will be helmed by Shankar.

The upcoming film will mark Rashmika Mandanna’ first collaboration with the Rangasthalam star if things goes accordingly. Ram Charan film with Shankar is touted to be an ambitious 3D drama and will be shot on a big budget. The upcoming film is likely to be released in multiple languages and will cater to the tastes of the pan India audience.

Currently Shankar is working on Kamal Haasan starrer Indian 2, a sequel to Indian. It features gorgeous diva Kajal Aggarwal as the leading lady and marks her maiden collaboration with Kamal Haasan. On the otherside, Ram Charan is currently working for RRR and Rashmika Mandanna is sharing the screen space with Allu Arjun in Pushpa.

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Anirudh inclusion in Ram Charan film?

It is known news that Mega Power Star Ram Charan is collaborating with Shankar for a film. According to the latest buzz in the film industry, the music composer Anirudh Ravichander, who is basking on the success of his recently released directorial venture Master, is likely to score tunes for Ram Charan starrer next film which will be helmed by Shankar of 2.0 fame.

On 12th February, noted producer Dil Raju announced that he will be bankrolling Ram Charan’ upcoming film which will be directed by Shankar. The upcoming untitled project will be simultaneously shot in five languages including – Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam.

The sources say that as Ram Charan and Shankar were impressed with Anirudh Ravichander’ recent work and they decided to rope him in for the film. An official announcement regarding the inclusion of Anirudh in Charan’ film will be made soon. Touted to be a historical drama, Ram Charan starrer is likely to go on floors in early 2022.

Anirudh Ravichander has already worked in Tollywood for the movies like Agnyathavaasi, Jersey and Gang Leader. Shankar’ directorial venture will be his first film with Ram Charan.

Currently Ram Charan is working with Rajamouli for RRR, which has Jr NTR, Alia Bhatt and Olivia Morris in the lead roles.

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Pawan Kalyan on weight loss mode for Rana

Power Star Pawan Kalyan is currently working for an upcoming Telugu film which is remake of Malayalam movie Ayyappanum Koshiyum. The remake also has Baahubali and Ghazi Attack fame Rana Daggubati in the lead role. Now according to the latest update, Pawan Kalyan is currently on weight loss mode and he will be seen in a perfect shape in Ayyappanum Koshiyum remake.

The next schedule of Ayyappanum Koshiyum remake will commence in Pollachi where the makers are planning to shoot the crucial scenes on Pawan Kalyan and Rana Daggubati. The face-off scenes between Pawan Kalyan and Rana Daggubati are expected to be a key highlight of Ayyappanum Koshiyum remake.

The movie is being helmed by Saagar K Chandra, and it has Samuthirakani in the crucial role. Fidaa fame Sai Pallavi will be seen in the role of Pawan Kalyan’ wife and she is expected to join the sets from next schedule.

Ayyappanum Koshiyum is all about the story of Koshy Kurian and Ayyappan Nair, who lock horns over the incident and their egos take them on a wild trip. While Biju Menon essayed the character of Ayyappan Nair, a policeman Prithviraj Sukumaran was seen as a retired army havildar Koshy Kurian.

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Once again Allu Arjun to go de-glam in Koratala Siva film

It is known news that Stylish star Allu Arjun is currently working with Sukumar for an upcoming film Pushpa. In this film Bunny will be seen in de glam avatar. The makers of Pushpa has already confirmed it by sharing the first look poster that featured Allu Arjun in rugged avatar.

After this film, Allu Arjun will join the sets of his upcoming film, which will be helmed by Koratala Siva of Bharat Ane Nenu fame. Now according to the latest buzz in the film industry, Allu Arjun will play a de-glam role in Koratala Siva film.

The upcoming untitled film is expected to be a complete action entertainer and it will carraya strong social message. According to the latest buzz, Saiee Manjrekar has been roped in this film. Saiee Manjrekar, who was seen in Salman Khan starrer action drama Dabangg 3 which released in 2019, will soon be making her debut in Telugu film Industry with the film Major, starring Kshanam fame Adivi Sesh. The movie Major will also be released in Hindi.

Tentatively titled #AA21, the upcoming film was announced last year along with a poster. Announcing the film, Bunny had said that he had been waiting to work with Koratala Siva for a long time.

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Sunday, February 21, 2021

Vijayashanthi changes her mind, her next film a Patriotic drama

It is known news that in a male dominated industry of the 80s-90s, Vijayashathi carved a niche for herself with strong, author backed roles, and earned the title ‘Lady Superstar’. As a politician too, the actress stood her ground. After a long gap of 13 years, she made her come back in acting with Mahesh Babu and Rashmika Mandanna starrer Sarileru Neekevvaru. Later she announced that she is quieting the film industry but now it seems she has decided to change her mind and is all set to make her comeback in Tollywood. According to the latest buzz in the film industry, Vijayashanthi will be seen playing the lead role in a patriotic film.

Prathima Films, the banner that bankrolled Vijayashanthi’ Bharata Ratna, are preparing a script for a patriotic drama for the actress. Apparently, she is impressed with the film’s story and is showing interest to act in this film, which is set in Kashmir. The official announcement regarding this project of Vijayashanthi will be made very soon.

Vijayashanthi is the niece of Telugu actress and producer Vijayalalitha. She studied till Std 10th before starting her acting career at the age of 14. In a film career spanning over 40 years, she has acted in over 180 movies in a wide variety of roles.

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