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Anushka
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t is known news that Anushka Shetty has signed an upcoming film in which she will be seen in with Kollywood actor Madhavan. Now according to the latest update, the makers are going to bring few Hollywood actors in this upcoming film to play the important role. Baahubali Devasena aka Anushka Shetty will be seen playing the main lead role along with few Hollywood actors. During the media interaction, Kona Venat said, “Anushka Shetty starrer is first Telugu crossover film and most of the shooting will take place in US. It’s a horror thriller and she is playing the lead and we roped in a few Hollywood actors.”Kona Venkat further said, “It all happened because of Baahubali series in which Anushka Shetty played the female lead and made her screen presence as Devasena. When we told the Hollywood actors that Anushka, who acted in Rajamouli’s directorial venture Baahubali is playing the female lead, they were all eager to work with her. They know Anushka from the movie and they are very eager to share the screen space with the actress.Hemanth Madhukar is on the board to direct the film. Madhavan and Subbaraju are the other Telugu actors, who will be seen in Sweety starrer.
Thief Prabhas stylish life for
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GST shock to
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ahesh Babu’s bank account has been seized. The accounts were seized to retrieve tax of Rs 73.5 lakh which includes the interest and penalty. Hyderabad’s Goods & Service Tax (GST) Commissionerate has attached the two bank accounts of Mahesh Babu for failing to pay service tax of Rs 18.5 lakh for the financial year 2007-2008. Mahesh Babu’s accounts were seized to retrieve tax of Rs 73.5 lakhs.According to the latest update, Mahesh Babu has not paid GST on services provided by him as brand
ambassador/appearance money and the advertising for the promotion of products. The total tax due from him was Rs 18.5 lakh. Recently the authorities of Goods & Service Tax (GST) department attached Mahesh Babu’s bank account in Axis Bank and ICICI Bank for an amount of Rs 73.5 lakh which includes tax, interest and penalty.According to the GST officials, Mahesh Babu cannot operate the bank accounts until he settles the tax dues with the GST department.
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fter delivering the successfully movie, Baahubali series- Baahubali :The Beginning and Baahubali 2 :The Conclusion, Prabhas joined the sets of his next upcoming movie Saaho, which is being directed by Sujeeth Reddy. It is known news that apart from Saaho, Prabhas is also the part of upcoming untitled film #Prabhas20/ Amour / Jaan. If ongoing buzz in media and film Industry is to be believed, Prabhas is not only playing the role of thief in Saaho but also in Radha Krishna’s film in which Pooja Hegde is playing the female lead.Earlier it
was heard that Prabhas will be seen playing a businessman who deals with vintage cars in Europe. But now it has also come out that Prabhas is not the owner but he steals vintage cars and leads a stylish life. It means, in Saaho and Radha Krishna film, Prabhas will be seen in the role of thief.The upcoming drama is said to be a beautiful love story and most of the film will be shot across the different locales of Europe.
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am Charan and Young Jr NTR are currently working with SS Rajamouli’s upcoming much prestigious project RRR. The movie was launched on 11th November and the recently the makers also wrapped up the first schedule. As SS Rajamouli is busy in the wedding preparation of his son SS Karthikeya, he has stopped the shoot. It is expected that the next schedule of RRR will be started either by the end of January or the first week of February. Now the movie lovers and fans of Ram Charan and Jr NTR are eager to know when the film RRR will be released. It is heard that Rajamouli asked Mega Power Star Ram Charan and Young Tiger Jr NTR to keep their dairy free until October 2019. It means Rajamouli is
Ram Charan and Jr NTR
LOCKED UNTIL 2019 planning to wrap the entire shoot of RRR by the end of October 2019 and later the post production work will be started. It is expected that RRR starring Ram Charan and Jr NTR will be out in 2020.The film RRR marks the first collaboration between Jr NTR and Ram Charan. While Rajamouli and Jr NTR have worked together in 3 movies, RRR will mark the second collaboration between Ram Charan and Rajamouli after their blockbuster movie, Magadheera in which Kajal Aggarwal played the female lead.
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ahesh Babu is currently working with Vamsi Paidipally for his upcoming 25th movie – Maharshi, which is progressing at the brisk pace. This is the first film in which Mahesh Babu is working with Vamsi Paidipally. According to the latest update, Maharshi is all about friendship and sacrifice. Allari Naresh will be seen in the role of Mahesh Babu’s
playing the role of Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. In Maharshi, Mahesh Babu is playing a college student and also the CEO of a software film.Two actresses Pooja Hegde and Sonal Chauhan are playing the female leads. The film is produced by C. Ashwini Dutt, Dil Raju and Prasad V. Potluri, under the banners of Vyjayanthi Movies, Sri Venkateswara Creations and
friend.Mahesh Babu was last seen in Koratala Siva’s directorial venture Bharat Ane Nenu, in which he shared the screen space with Pooja Hegde. He was seen
PVP Cinema whereas the music is scored by Devi Sri Prasad. The cinematography is by KU Mohanan and the editor is KL Praveen.
Maharshi : Mahesh Babu
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aahubali trio - SS Rajamouli, Prabhas and Rana Daggubati attended Karan Johar’s chat show Koffee with Karan recently. The biggest surprise came when Rajamouli attacked Bollywood stars. Baahubali film maker made sensational comments on Bollywood actors which is giving shock to everyone.Rajamouli said to Karan Johar, "In South Indian Film Industry, stars know what the audience wants and they are delivering that, unlike the Bollywood stars.” Karan Johar replied to SS Rajamouli, “Yes”. It is heard that Bollywood stars are hurt
are fired on Karan Johar. Rajamouli also opened up about the differences between Tollywood and Bollywood. While the film maker declared that director Shankar made better big-scale movies in comparison to Sanjay Leela Bhansali, he also added that he believed while south stars had their priorities in place whereas Bollywood stars seemed to be confused in deciding if they wanted to do what they wanted or what their fans wanted.
Flora Saini lesbian intimate scene leaked
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lora Saini will be seen in Ekta Kapoor’s web series Gandi Baat 2. Recently during the media interaction, the actress said that she was ready to do nude scenes. Now a video of Flora Saini from Gandi Baat 2 has been leaked on the Interact, where she is seen doing lesbian intimate scene with another actress.The first season of Ekta Kapoor’s Gandi Baat was widely known for its bold content and was under the scanner for several reasons. Directed by Sachin Mohite, Gandi Baat was one of the most popular series in the digital space.The sources close to the team of Gandi Baat 2
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after hearing these words from Rajamouli. Though no one from Bollywood made comment on Magadheera director but they
reveal that one of the episodes will focus on homosexuality. The sources said, "One of the episodes will revolve around a female character and her tryst with homosexuality.” It has also come out that a newbie Nazneen Patni, who is currently working in a movie which is Remo D'souza's acting debut, will also be seen playing crucial role in this Web series.Flora Saini will be seen playing the character of Sajini, a maid who is having an affair with two brothers played by Abhishek Gupta and Fahmaan Khan.
Amy Jackson lip lock
with boyfriend
Prabhas to team up
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ccording to the latest buzz in the film industry, Young Rebel star Prabhas is going to team up with KGF fame director Prashanth Neel , which will be bankrolled by UV creations. Currently Prashanth Neel is basking in the glory of his recent offering KGF in which Yash and Srinidhi Shetty are playing the lead roles. The film is produced by Vijay Kiragandur under the banner of Hombale Films. KGF is a Kannada movie which was also released in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi and Malayalam. After KGF’s success, several producers from across the country
are said to be queuing up to sign the director. Now it has come that the producers V Vamshi Krishna Reddy and Pramod Uppalapati of UV Creations are in talks with Prashanth Neel for a project. If everything will go accordingly, Prashanth Neel will make his Telugu debut with Young Rebel Star Prabhas.The sources close to Prabhas reveal, “UV Creations wanted to collaborate with Prashanth Neel for a project, which will be a game-changer like KGF. “ It is heard that the directorrequested the producers to wait for some time as he is busy in his present project.
NTR not attend
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my Jackson, who is enjoying the success of her recent offering 2.0, took to Instagram to share pics from her Christmas celebrations. In one of the pictures, Amy Jackson is seen locking her lips with her multi-millionaire boyfriend George Panayiotou. It is known news that she is dating British tycoon Andreas Panayiotou's son George Panayiotou. Amy Jackson has moved into a new home after the success of Shankar's directorial venture. She captioned the pic, “Merry mass ️ First Christmas in our new home with family and friends like family Thankyou @penny_toumbas @88ga @
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isha Patani is often in limelight owing to her alluring social media posts. Loafer beauty Disha Patani has been a target for trolls several times but nothing stops the seductive actress from flaunting her perfectly toned body and million dollar smile. Once again, the actress took to her Instagram to share her bold pic where she is seen wearing white colour two piece bikini. The 26-year-old actress raised the temperature in a too hot to handle photo wherein she is seen flaunting her well-sculpted body.Disha Patani captioned her bikini pic, “Merry Christmas to all.” The actress is blessed with gorgeous features and works hard to keep her body perfectly toned.Disha Patani is known to be fitness freak and often shares her pics and videos from her workout sessions. She regularly sets fire to Instagram with her sizzling hot photos, and today was no different. On
hga003#DREAMTEAM.”Amy Jackson and George Panayiotou are the ideal couples whose mushy posts make everyone go green with envy. While other couples may hesitate to indulge in such loud PDA. George Panayiotou is the son of British property developer Andreas Panayitou, the founder of The Ability Group. He own a chain of luxury hotels that include names like Hilton, Double Tree, Park Plaza, etc. He is one of five sons of the UK based businessman, Andreas Panayiotou, basically a hotelier and one of the richest businessman in the UK. Amy Jackson and George Panayiotou started dating in 2015.
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andamuri Balakrishna is playing the role of his father, legendary actor and late Chief Minister of United Andhra Pradesh – Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao. But who is playing Nandamuri Balakrishna in NTR biopic? Any guesses? Balayya’s grand son, the son of Tejaswini, will be seen playing child Balakrishna is this NTR biopic. But who will be seen essaying the role of young Balakrishna? Only few people in Industry also know that Sr NTR did not attend the wedding of Nandamuri Balakrishna.The sources close to NTR biopic revealed that a junior artist will be seen playing Nandamuri Balakrishna and the makers have shot only couple of scenes of Balakrishna from backside with the junior artist. As it is NTR
biopic, Krish and the team have decided to focus on NTR only. Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (NTR) could not attend the wedding of his son Nandamuri Balakrishna and this episode has also been showcased in this upcoming biopic. To know the reason behind it, we have to wait till the release.
the work side, she will be next seen in Bharat in which Salman Khan is playing the lead role. The film is directed by Ali Abbas Zafar and jointly produced by Atul Agnihotri, Alvira
Disha Patani
sizzles in White Bikini
Khan Agnihotri, Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Nikhil Namit and Salman Khan. This is for the first time that she will share screen space with Salman Khan. The muchanticipated film is set to hit the screens on Eid 2019.
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ANIL KAPOOR IN TALKS FOR
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t is known news that NTR biopic is being made by Krish, and now Anil Sunkara and Abhishek Agarwal are also planning to make a biopic on India’s legendary scientist, APJ Abdul Kalam. According to the latest update, it will be made on the lavish budget and on Hollywood standards. If ongoing buzz in media and film industry is to be believed, Anil Kumar will be seen playing the role of Abdul Kalam in this biopic.Apparently, Anil Kapoor was quite excited when he heard
Sai Pallavi to play
Sasikala in
the script. An official announcement will be made regarding the biopic of Abdul Kalam. The biopic will be based on the biography on Abdul Kalam’s life penned by Raj Chengappa. The pre-production work has been already started and the regular shoot is expected to commence from next year in the month of January. Anil Kapoor is well known face for Telugu audiences as he made his Telugu debut with Vamsa Vruksham, which was released in 1980.
Bad Luck for becomes mother of Samantha
Jayalalithaa biopic? Rakul Preet Singh
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n 15th August, Hyderabad based production house Vibri Media announced that a biopic on the late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa would soon be produced by them. They also announced that the film would be released to coincide with Jayalalithaa’s birth anniversary, 24th February next year. Vibri Media further said that director AL Vijay would helm the project and that it will star lead actors from Bollywood and the south. Now according to the latest buzz in the film Industry, Sai Pallavi has been roped in Jayalalithaa biopic and she will be seen playing the role of Jayalalithaa’s close friend Sasikala’s role whereas Bollywood actress Vidya Balan will play Jayalalithaa.Another Jayalalithaa’s biopic titled The Iron Lady is also being made in the film Industry in which Nithya Menen will play the lead role, which will be directed by Priyadarshini.
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akul Preet Singh, one of the top actresses down South, did not have a Telugu film release in 2018. It’s Bad luck! Rakul Preet Singh is one of the top actress who has shared the screen space with number of top stars like Allu Arjun, Ram Charan, Chiranjeevi, Young Tiger Jr NTR, Akkineni Naga Chaitanya and others. On Several occasion she has expressed her desire to share the screen space with Power Star Pawan Kalyan but till date she did not get the chance. Rakul Preet Singh’s last film Sypder was released in September 2017 and after this she did not sign any Telugu movie as female lead.Rakul Preet Singh has signed only one Telugu film, Venky Mama, as a female lead but the shooting has not yet started. On the other side, Rakul Preet Singh will be seen playing cameo in NTR biopic, which is directed by Krish.
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amantha Akkineni is playing the female lead in an upcoming Telugu movie, the remake of Korean movies- Miss Granny. Its Telugu version will be directed by Nandini Reddy. It is known news that Samantha will be seen playing the role of 70 years old lady. According to the latest update, the makers have roped Rao Ramesh in this remake and he will be seen playing the role of Samantha Akkineni’s son. The sources say that Samantha’s granny character and Rao Ramesh as her son will be one of the major highlights of this film.Miss Granny remake , which has been tentatively titled as O Baby will be bankrolled by Suresh Babu in association with Sunitha Tati.In Korean movie- Miss Granny, Na Moon-hee stars as a woman in her 70s who magically finds herself in the body of her 20-year-old self after having herself photographed at a mysterious photo studio. In O Baby Samantha is playing 70 years old lady and Rao Ramesh as her son.
NTR Biopic: 100 feet CUT OUT FOR BALAKRISHNA
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TR Biopic is being made in two parts - NTR Kathanayakudu and NTR Mahanayakudu, which is being directed by National award winning director Krish. NTR biopic fever has been started in city Hyderabad and fans have erected a 100 feet cut out of Nandamuri Balakrishna. It is known news that Nandamuri Balakrishna is playing the role of his father, legendary actor and late Chief Minister of United Andhra
Pradesh in NTR biopic, whereas Bollywood actress Vidya Balan is playing NTR’s wife Basavatarakam. The Biopic is jointly produced by Nandamuri Balakrishna, Sai Korrapati Ranganatha, Vishnu Induri under NBK Films, Vaaraahi Chalana Chitram, Vibri Media banners. The pic of Balakrishna cut out is going viral on social media.The first part of the NTR biopic will be released on 9th January 2019 and the second part will hit the theatres on 7th February, 2019.
Chiranjeevi becomes
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uri Jagannadh has teamed up with Ram Pothineni for an upcoming project. For the last few months, there have been several speculations about hero Ram and director Puri Jagannadh joining hands for a film. Finally Puri Jagannadh has officially confirmed this news.This crazy combination will be an action entertainer. This time Ram Pothineni has decided to impress masses. Puri Jagannadh is known for presenting his actors in stylish and dynamic roles and this times we are expecting same for Ram. The upcoming film will be produced by Puri
PURI JAGANNADH
Jagannadh under the banner of Touring Talkies. Punjabi beauty Charmee Kaur will co-produce the film.The regular shoot is expected to commence from the month of January and will be released in the month of May 2019. Who will play the female lead, is not yet decided. The hunt of the actress is on. Very soon the makers will make announcement about its cast and crew.The sources say, “Ram Pothineni liked the script and has agreed to do it. Moreover, Puri Jagannadh has depicted his protagonist differently, and so Ram Pothineni has decided to go ahead with it. It’s a typical commercial action-packed film.”
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egastar Chiranjeevi has become grandfather as his loving daughter Sreeja has delivered a baby girl. Kalyaan Dev, who has become father, has confirmed this news via his post on Instagram. He revealed that he has been blessed with a Baby girl. The entire Mega family members are very happy after hearing the news that Kalyaan Dev became grandfather again.
Kalyaan Dhev made his Telugu debut with Vijetha, which was directed by Rakesh Sashi and bankrolled by Sai Korrapati under the banner of Vaaraahi Chalana Chitram. Kalyaan Dev has also signed his next upcoming film, which will be helmed by debutant Puli Vasu and it will be bankrolled under the banner of Rizwan Entertainment.
RAJAMOULI REVEALES,
WHY PRABHAS ISN’T S S Rajamouli, Young Rebel Star Prabhas and Rana Daggubati were in a never-seen-before avatar in the recent episode of Karan Johar's celebrity chat show. When Karan Johar asked about the wedding of Prabhas and Rana Daggubati,Rajamouli said, “Prabhas is too lazy in real life and he is too lazy to get married. It would be too much work for him to find a girl and talk to her parents. That’s why he isn’t getting married.”During the show, Baahubali film maker SS Rajamouli said that Rana Daggubati, Ram Charan and Stylish Star Allu Arjun are the biggest ‘rowdies’ in the
GETTING MARRIED!
Telugu film industry. The director also went on to describe Prabhas as a brat who never gets caught for his mischief.Both Prabhas and Rana also spoke about their personal lives. While Rana Daggubati revealed that he had dated Trisha in the past, he is good friends with her now. On the other hand, Prabhas clarified that he never dated his Baahubali costar Anushka Shetty, but will always prefer her to be his co-star.
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Ashok fantasy with
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ai Dharam Tej who has delivered a series of commercially flop movies, is going to team up with G Ashok for an upcoming movie which will have fantasy elements. The sources close to Jawaan actor revealed that recently both the actor and director- Sai Dharam Tej and G Ashok met and discussed about the possibility of the project. The actor who is very happy with the narration has given nod but did not sign the project yet. The film is said to be laced with some fantasy elements like Ashok’s previous offering Bhaagaamathie starring Anushka Shetty. On the work side, Sai Dharam Tej has wrapped up the shoot of his next upcoming film Chitralahari under the direction of Kishore Tirumala, in which Kalyani Priyadarshan and Nivetha Thomas are playing the female leads.
EC assigns Glass Tumbler symbol
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ahesh Babu is all set to produce a web series. The actor is also planning to produce small budget movies. According to the latest update, a debutant named Hussain is going to direct the web-series, which will be bankrolled by Mahesh Babu. The regular shoot of web series is expected to commence either by the end of January or the February. Till now, he was a partner in his
own movie, but now he is going to expand his horizons. The sources close to Mahesh Babu revealed that number of new directors are meeting Srimanthudu star and they are coming up with different kinds of subjects. As Mahesh Babu has decided to encourage new talent, he is going to produce the movie in which other new actors will play the lead roles. Hussain, a newbie, is going to direct Mahesh Babu’s web series.
SAI PALLAVI TALKS ABOUT HER KISS
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ai Pallavi, who is enjoying the success of her recent offering Padi Padi Leche Manasu, opened up about her Kissing on screen. The actress attended an interview recently as a part of promotional activities of Padi Padi Leche Manasu, talked about her two rules which she doesn't want to break at any cost in any of her films. Sai
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Pallavi said, “I am not comfortable wearing skimpy clothes. I don’t like to want any short dress in any movie. I feel quite uncomfortable and it shows on my face. In one of the scene of Sekhar Kammula’s Fidaa, where I had to wear one because the scene demanded it, and you can see how restless I was.” The actress also opened up about her second rule, she said, “I want to stick to no-kissing on the screen. I want my parents to feel comfortable while watching my movies on screen, and I will never kiss.”
ccording to the latest update, the Election Commission of India allocated 'Glass Tumbler' to Jana Sena as an election symbol for all 25 parliamentary constituencies of Andhra Pradesh and all 17 parliamentary constituencies of Telangana. Jana Sena team has confirmed this new via a tweet, “JanaSena election symbol "Glass Tumbler "జనసేన ఎన్నికల గుర్తు "గాజు గ్లాస్" It is known news that Megastar
Chiranjeevi's Praja Rajyam Party got 'Rail Engine' as its election symbol in 2009 and now his brother Pawan Kalyan’s Jana Sena Party has got Glass Tumbler symbol.Few months ago, Pawan Kalyan announced that his party would contest in 175 Assembly constituencies in the 2019 Andhra Pradesh elections. Now we have to wait and watch whether Janasena chief Pawan Kalyan becomes a Chief Minister using the Glass Tumbler.
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am Gopal Varma aka RGV is currently busy in upcoming directorial venture Lakshmi’s NTR. He is claiming that he is going to throw light on the hidden truths of Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao’s life. Recently the director released the first single ‘Vennupotu’ from Lakshmi’s NTR and this song is based on famous backstabbing to NTR. Kalyani Mallik has composed the music for this film which is based on the life of NTR post his wedding with Lakhsmi Parvathi. Vennupotu song has powerful lyrics about the sad incidents that happened in Sr NTR life.Vennupotu Song has offended many supporters of Andhra Pradesh's Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu. The song
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is a direct dig at AP CM Naidu and other politicians, who allegedly sidelined NTR in his own party.An MLA SV Mohan Reddy has filed a complaint against Ram Gopal Varma in Kurnool police station. The MLA said that Lakshmi’s NTR song Vennupotu is defaming Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu.Ram Gopal Varma responded on the complaint and wrote, "I am also going there to complain against the complaint (sic)."The biopic (Lakshmi’s NTR) will start with the entry of Lakshmi Parvathi's entry into NTR's life, which is the most controversial episode of the entire life of NTR.
f ongoing buzz in media and film industry is to be believed Aditi Rao Hydari will be seen playing female lead in upcoming big budget multistarrer RRR, which is being helmed by Baahubali film maker SS Rajamouli. Hyderabad born beauty Aditi Rao Hydari belongs to two royal lineages that of Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari and J. Rameshwar Rao of erstwhile Raja of Wanaparthy family. Earlier in an interview, Aditi Rao Hydari, who is a
princess in her own right, hassaid, “I was born here. My grandparents' house near the Birla Planetarium was the best place to play hide and seek.” If everything will go accordingly, Aditi Rao will be seen in Ram Charan and Jr NTR starrer RRR. It has also come out that Mega Prince Varun Tej has recommended the name of Aditi Rao Hydari to Rajamouli for RRR. Let’s wait for an official announcement regarding the inclusion of Aditi Rao in RRR.
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artikeya Gummakonda, who made his acting debut with RX 100, is currently busy in his upcoming bilingual TamilTelugu movie Hippi. Now according to the latest update, the young and talented actor Kartikeya has signed another upcoming film. The sources say that Kartikeya has been roped in an upcoming film, which will be helmed by director Arjun Jandhyala. Earlier Arjun Jandhyala has worked with Boyapati Srinu and now he is going to make his directorial debut with Kartikeya. The director is planning to showcase Kartikeya’s full mass avatar.Currently the actor is busy in the shoot of his upcoming movie Hippi, which is being shot in Chennai. During the launch event of Hippi, Kartikeya said, ”When I was confused about selecting a good script for my next, director TN Krishna came up
HYDERABAD PRINCESS IN with Hippi. I am confident that the movie will lead me to success again.”
Sekhar Kammula
RAJAMOULI RRR
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ow once again Sekhar Kammula is going to launch a new actress. Last year, the Sensible filmmaker Sekhar Kammula scored a massive hit Fidaa in which Varun Tej and Sai Pallavi played the lead role. After over a year, he is back with his next film that features new faces. The film is said to be a romantic entertainer. Top distributors Asian Cinemas are venturing into film production with this romantic entertainer that is yet to be titled. According to the latest update, Sekhar Kammula is all set to launch Kannada actress Amritha
Aiyer in Tollywood. Earlier she has shared the screen space with Tamil actor Vijay Anthony in Kali. More detail about this upcoming project will be out very soon. The regular shoot of the film has been already started and it is a youthful entertainer in which new comers will play the lead roles. The movie will have Telangana backdrop again. There is absolutely no buzz about the film in film industry.According to the latest buzz in the film industry, Amritha Aiyer flew to Hyderabad to give audition and look test, and Sekhar Kammula is said to be happy with her.
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shika Singh, famous for Hrudaya Kaleyam, is waiting for the release of her next upcoming film 'Kobarimatta'. We had a brief interview with the film’s leading lady Ishika Singh. Recently her social media account was hacked by someone. She also spoke about #metoo movement. What kind of roles you are looking? Till now I have acted in few comedy and horror films. Now I want performance oriented movies. Any character which has importance in the story. I want to act in good message oriented movies. I am also looking for serious roles. What is ur favorite dress, dream vacation & food? T-shirt and Denim. I think pyjama is something I feel really comfortable in at my home. I enjoy vacationing with my family and friends. In India it is Goa. Something near the beach. In aboard, it is Bali and Bahama. My favourite food is Chinese. I love Chinese a lot. Tell me about your family? Born and brought up in Hyderabad. I have a very small family. In a family of just 3 people, my mom, brother and a dog. Your first film & how did you get opportunity? My first film is Hrudaya Kaleyam. It’s Telugu film. Before entering in Telugu Film Industry, I was doing Dr Rama’s ad film and short film. When I was doing my English film, one of actress of this English film was also working in the same Telugu film. So I got this opportunity. I have acted in 20+ ad films, couple of short films. I did lot of documentary. Because of my modeling assignments, I got this film. Any boyfriend & about marriage? Laughs. No boyfriend. When god will decide I will marry a person. Recently your social networking accounts hacked, tell us something about that. It was very shocking. Social networking is a good platform for us. I couldn’t understand some one hacked my Facebook, Instgram and my Email id also. I was shocked when I came to know that someone is using my Email id. It was very scary. I call many of my friends and talk them that my social media sites – Facebook, Instagram have been hacked by someone. Somebody else was using my accounts. People should be very careful while using whattsapps because the messages can contain the viruses. My social media sites was hacked in December 1st week. Even now I am struggling these things. Say something about Tollywood Magazine & Brand Tollywood. Tollywood magazine has huge reputation. It covers entire footage of South India. At one place we can get the entire information about Tollywood. It is a good platform for us. Who is doing what, Which film is releasing, It is a good source of information. I am glad that I am associating with Tollywood magazine. Best thing is there is a website also. What difficulties did you face while working in Film Industry? Lot of difficulties. I faced many difficulties. Without facing difficulties no one can get success. There are good and bad, both type
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Ishika Singh of people in the industry. It is in your hand to say no to them and move forward. You have to decide what is right and what is wrong for yourself. You have to set some rules and principle. The best part of the industry is that nobody will force u to do anything. It depends on you to say yes or no. I also faced language problem. I am non-Telugu girl. Language is a big problem for me. Everyone around me like director, makeup artist, producer, co actors everybody talk in Telugu. I don’t understand Telugu. I still remember my first film. My assistant director was Chaitanya. She studied in Bhopal so she was good in Hindi and Telugu so she helped me during the shoot.
About #Metoo? I support it and I feel that every individual should come out and speak openly about the harassment. #metoo campaign is great platform for women/ men to speak out their experiences and expose the people. I totally empathise with them and feel sad for what they have gone through. When something is misbehaving with you, you should respond
just, not after 10 years. #metoo is good platform and women are coming forward to reveal their stories. What I feel, if someone misbehave you, slap him immediately. U should file the police complaint against the person. Women should be strong. But use #metoo in right way. Don’t misuse it. We are modern. We are living in 21st century. No need to keep quite. You should react immediately. Do you watch Telugu films? No, because I can’t understand Telugu. But I like to watch dubbed version of Telugu movies. Are you open for glamorous roles? I have done glamorous role in the past. In my first film, I had glamorous role. Now I want performance based role. I have my limitation. Within in limit I can do glamorous role. Future projects? I am waiting for the release of Kobbari Matta. It’s also a comedy movie. The team is very talented. I am pinning lot of hopes.
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