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Andaala Rakshasi is a movie with all new comers, produced by Sai Korrapati, the producer for Raja Mouli’s Eega. Andaala Rakshasi is being directed by new comer Hanu Raghavapudi. Music is being composed by another fresher, Rathan. New faces will be seen as the main leads.

This is a small budgeted flick from the producer and the movie is carrying good expectations from film nagar circles. The songs and trailer of the movie which released recently had reached good number of audience and got good appreciation too. The makers are getting good offers from trade but they are planning to release it on own.The makers are planning to release this movie in July.

Allu Sirish, son of senior producer Allu Aravind, is in the news for quite some time about his debut in films. Earlier, there have been some speculations spread about his debut in Tamil with the remake of Telugu blockbuster 100% love. But he has put a full stop to those rumors on his birthday by announcing his debut movie details.

And now with the shooting date drawing close, Sirish is reportedly undergoing training in acting and dances to attain perfection. Allu Aravind had appointed a personal trainer with who Sirish is reportedly working 10 hours a day.

Lets hope his hard work pays in the form of a hit!

Very few get a chance to work with Goutham Menon and now Nithin is one of them but Gautham will not de directing him. He will be producing the movie in which Nithin is playing the main lead. The movie is directed by newcomer Prem Sai. Nitin himself tweeted about these details. He stated that this would be a different commercial movie and expressed his happiness to work in prestigious Goutham Menon’s banner.

The other cast and crew will be selected and announced soon. This movie is likely to go to sets in a couple of months.

One of the star producers of yesteryear, Dr. Ramanaidu is still waiting for a call from Young Tiger to satisfy his long term desire. Insiders are saying that our hero is skipping him knowingly, only for the betterment of his career.

Ramanaidu expressed his wish the other day that he wants to produce the remake of yesteryear hit ‘Ramudu-Bheemudu’. ‘I’ve expressed my wish to Jr NTR long back and he said yes at that time. Afterwards he is busy with continuous films. We have to see how this works’, said Ramanaidu. Cine observers are saying that Jr.NTR’s ‘Adhurs’ has already fulfilled the desire of double action bonanza like ‘Ramudu Bheemudu’. Though Ramanaidu is thinking that that old flick suits well for Telugu audiences, surely it will be an outdated story for a hero of Junior’s stature.

May be this Nandamuri Hero is unable to convince the same to ‘Movie Moghul’ as respect always comes in the middle to giving such answers to senior producers. On the other hand, Ramanaidu is keen to remake some yesteryear hits of ANR with Naga Chaitanya too. Watch this space for more updates.

Energetic hero Ram who has been known for his strong screen presence and high energy levels in terms of performance is reportedly miffed with one director. He is none other than montage king Karunakaran and the reason for that is the latest release ‘Endukante Premanta’.

Apparently, news is that Ram felt his role was quite underplaying and he is reportedly angry with Karunakaran for giving a bigger scope for the leading lady Tamannah. Reports are arriving that after the movie, the milky white beauty is being remembered for her presence and character and not Ram.

So far, the film has been getting a mixed reaction from the critics and audience. But there are those who say the real picture will be known once this weekend passes. But if Ram’s character has gone down in graph as compared to Tamannah then it could work as a negative for the film.

Young Tiger Jr.NTR will pair up with the multifaceted beauty Shruti Haasan in his forthcoming film MLA [Manchi Lakshanalunna Abbai] to be directed by Harish Shankar as per the latest buzz from the filmnagar sources.

Jr.NTR and Shruti Haasan are supposed to pair up in the film Dammu but after wrapping up few scenes actress Shruti Haasan has opted out of the film as her dates clashed with Pawan Kalyan’s Gabbar Singh after which Trisha stepped into Dammu.

Now, the latest news is Harish Shankar is planning to rope in Shruti Haasan for the leading lady role in MLA after being impressed with her work in Gabbar Singh, and the actress had reportedly signed the film on dotted line. Dil Raju will produce the film under Sri Venkateswara Creations banner. The script work for MLA is currently under progress.

It is known that great director Maniratnam selected sexy Samantha as one of the heroines of his latest movie ‘Kaadal’. Hero Karthik’s son Gautham is making his debut as a hero through this movie. It is reportedly known that some of the scenes were shot on Samantha for this movie. Later, the director is said to have understood that she is no way a right choice to be as the heroine of this project, as she appeared older than hero Gautham. And subsequently, she had to be ousted from Maniratnam’s project.

Veteran heroine Radha’s second daughter Tulasi is being introduced as another heroine of this movie. She is the younger sister of Karthika. Aravind Swamy is doing an important role in this movie. This movie will be dubbed in Telugu as ‘Kadali’. A.R.Rehaman is composing the music of this romantic entertainer. Maniratnam, himself is producing this movie.

After the end of Ramya Krishna and Soundarya’s era in Tollywood, a big space is left vacant to find out heroines who are blessed with both beauty and mind. In fact, we have seen a flurry of young babes getting into glamour industry in last one decade or so but none could stick for more than a couple of years. Reason being very much known, either they lack in glamorous looks or fall short in performance levels thus audience getting bored in a very less span of time.

Striking a right balance between appealing charm, artistry and achieving a state of comfort with producers, directors and heroes isn’t going to be a simple task. Analysts feel that tamanna is slowly fitting into the bill proving herself as Beautifully The Best Artist; our Tollywood is currently blessed with. Her adeptness in taking up glam roles in seen with a super hit ‘Rachcha’ and now ‘Endukante Premanta’ released today is a delight for audience when analysed from Tammu’s point of view. May she keep her good work by not allowing any egos to enter in the brain, as we always wish a long life for such a talented beauty. Tammu…you are just rocking…!

The most ideal couple of the tollywood jeevitha and Rajasekhar have joined the Congress party some days ago. Prior to have taken the decision to join the party, they desperately tried to join BJP, but was no encouraging response from the party. As such, they had to opt for the Congress Party.

Ever since the announcement of the couple’s joining to the party, many people have been awaiting their campaigning for the ensuing by-polls. Strangely, no such sign of their campaigning for the party has been noticed. Have they been ignored by the high command? Sources say, like other political parties, Congress too ignored them, as they might think the services of the couple were of not necessary for them. On the other hand, the well wishers of the couple are saying that they should concentrate more in tollywood so as to get some mileage in tollywood.

Like dad Krishna, son mahesh babu is also bringing new glory to Tollywood by setting new trends. Generally, ‘Trend’ is one word that is used in a very vast sense and film industry is more inclined to this. When applicability of this term specifically to mahesh babu is discussed, analysts feel it’s going to be nothing less than a perfect fit. Yes, may it be ‘Pokiri’ or ‘Dookudu’ or upcoming ‘Seethamma Vaakitlo Sirimalle Chettu,’ there is a strong sense of reasoning to call Mahesh as a ‘Trend Setter.’

‘Pokiri’ is one film which has set nearly 75 years of Tollywood records on fire proving the commercial stamina of a Telugu film. In fact, this is the stepping stone for ‘Magadheera’ and many more top grossing films which are creating History these days. Next in the list will be ‘Dookudu’ which attested the Star potentiality of a Hero. It’s not mandatory for any Hero to stick on for a stipulated image. ‘Dookudu’ is purely an entertaining package, where in along with Hero even Comedians and entire supporting star cast are credited the equal shares in success. Now, ‘Seethamma Vaakitlo Siriamlle Chettu’ is undeniably to start the Golden Lineage for Multi Star flicks in Telugu Film Industry. Do we need any more arguments to call mahesh babu as a Trend Setter?

 TDP on Friday demanded investigation under Judicial Scrutiny and Criminal Investigation Rules against all the cabinet members of late chief minister Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy for issuing 26 controversial GOs faulted by the Supreme Court.

In a statement here, party Politburo member Yanamala Rama Krishnudu has stated that Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy should have already dismissed them and demanded an explanation from him for not doing so so far.

Yanamala stated that all the cabinet members had received details of decisions to be taken two to three months ahead of the cabinet meetings and have the responsibility of studying the proposals. He stated that some ministers stating that they signed GOs because then chief minister asked them to do so, others stating that they could not read the proposals as they contained 72 pages was untenable. He stated that action should be taken against all the ministers, who had signed the registers on the day of the cabinet meetings when controversial decisions were taken.

Referring to the Election Commission displaying affidavits of some candidates and not uploading that of others, Rama Krishnudu has stated that all the rules and Acts should be universally applicable to all. He alleged that the Election Commission was acting in a partial manner. He said that the State Election Commissioner stating that he would give the affidavits, if application was made out for them was also wrong. He advised the EC authorities to shed partisan attitude and treat every one equally

Not only Bollywood and Tamil cinema, Telugu films are also going beyond borders to show some rawness in the content. But this is taking shocking turns with Small-Films.

We are seeing big heroes like Mahesh and Pawan doing a peck on the lips of their heroines in an aesthetic way. But our so called small movies are taking different turn about this. They simply want their young actors to chew eachother’s lips before the camera. You can take any small-budgeted movie released in the last one year to observe this. In fact, all the hero and heroines of these films are youngsters who wandered on roads with the slogan ‘okka chance’. Our so called intelligent makers are simply cashing on their weakness by actually roping in unwanted lip kisses, says a critic.

While some girls and boys are staying away from that, some have no other chance than to accept it. We can say that our makers are outputting dumb movies because of their unwanted interests for these kisses.

We all know that Chanchalguda Central Prison has become a den for political celebrities who can alter the fate of this state. Today, a star producer has shocked everyone by appearing at this jail.

Noted producer Ashwini Dutt went to Chanchalaguda jail today to meet his family friend and distant relative. He has met Koneru Prasad, the prime accused in Emaar scam for buying assigned lands at cheap rates before selling it out to private parties. Dutt has reportedly spent more than an hour with Koneru Prasad.

Insiders are saying that our producer holds a real-estate business in the city in partnership with him. With Koneru grilled by CBI sleuths, the business came to a standing still. However, Ashiwini Dutt has confirmed that he met Prasad only as a courtesy and their meeting holds no prominence.

Stating that YSRCP honorary president YS Vijayamma has right to tour Parakala Assembly constituency, former minister Dr P Shanker Rao has said that Vijayamma must spell her party stand clear on Telangana issue.Speaking to the media at CLP office on Friday, Dr Rao said that nobody in the Telangana region has forgotten YSRCP Chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy displaying placard against separate Telangana in the Lok Sabha.Giving details of the Congress vote bank in the State, Dr Rao urged AICC Chief Sonia Gandhi to announce decision on Telangana issue immediately as the people of the region were solidly behind the Congress party. He reiterated that the Congress party alone will bring separate Telangana State.

A new movie that has begun to rake in some attention and curiosity from the Tollywood folks is ‘Damarukam’. This has King Nagarjuna in the lead along with the awesome beauty Anushka. This is slated to be an action entertainer with a socio-fantasy element and it is the most expensive movie in Nag’s career.

Now, it is heard that someone else also is showing interest in this project. He is none other than Bollywood Badshah Shahrukh Khan. Lately, the Bollywood folks are falling a lot into Telugu flicks and the Tollywood flicks have scored a big hit in the remake versions.

So now, sources from Mumbai reveal SRK is eyeing ‘Damarukam’. Buzz is that basing on the result of the film once it releases, he would take a call. For now, it is heard that he has enquired about the shaping up of the film and is satisfied with the script and its content. Let us see how this goes.

However, the Wednesday’s Andhra Jyothy paper had surprised its readers. Radhakrishna’s name disappeared from the imprint line of the daily and it was replaced by Koganti Venkata Seshagiri Rao as printer and publisher. Rao is said to be Radhakrishna’s brother-in-law. Interestingly, Radhakrishna’s name was also removed as the managing director in the imprint line.

There are several rumours that the Newspaper is in financial mess and RK is going to sell the major stake in the daily. However, these news are yet to be confirmed.

Seethamma Vaakita Sirimalle Chettu – The first multi starer movie of this decade has started creating records. According to latest reports, the satellite rights of ‘SVSC’ have been sold for a whopping Rs 8.5 crores. It is already reported that the overseas rights have been sold for Rs 7 crores.Considering these to be true, the remunerations of Venkatesh and Mahesh Babu were recovered from those.

The movie shooting is going on at brisk pace. and the makers are targeting a Dussehra release and Victory Venkatesh will be seen as Mahesh Babu’s brother in the movie.Dil Raju is the producer of this movie and ‘Kotha Bangaru Lokam’ fame Srikanth Addala is the director. Mickey J Meyer is scoring the music.

Our readers are aware that comedian Vennela Kishore had wielded megaphone with a movie titled ‘Vennela11/2’. The movie shooting was completed long ago and the audio launch event took place 3 months back. But the movie could not find buyers forcing the film cans to lie in the labs. Rumours were ripe that the movie is not convincing and require several re-shoots. However, the movie producers have refused to finance for the re-shoots.

Recently, Anil Sunkara, one of the producers of Dookudu agreed to buy the movie for entire AP.All these happened 2 months ago but there are no signs of release round the corner. When we inquired about the the reasons, we came to know that the movie is made of slapstick comedy and the makers are waiting for the regional censor board officer, Dhana Lakshmi to get transferred so as to avoid major cuts.

For reasons unknown to anyone except him, legendary actor Kamal Hasan has divorced twice in his life. Now Kamal wants to give an answer about this in his upcoming movie.

Recently, Kamal has divorced Sarika, his wife for 20 years and mother of heroine Shruti Hasan. With his upcoming movie ‘Viswaroopam’, Kamal is going to give an answer for these things, says a report. Apparently, story of ‘Viswaroopam’ revolves around the lead lady who wants to find a reason to divorce her flawless husband. Insiders are saying that Kamal want to justify divorces with his two real life wives and hence this story.

While the movie is a controversy for itself with huge budget and Hollywood crew’s involvement, it is getting more attention now due to his divorce concept. One has to see how Kamal will succeed with these psychological plays, who earlier failed a couple of times with movies like ‘Abhay’.