Lawrence had impressed Naga Chaitanya

Naga Chaitanya is presently busy with a film under Sukumar’s direction which is being produced by Allu Aravind on the banner of Gita Arts. Tamanna is pairing up with Naga Chaitanya and the film is most likely to be released in February.

The latest buzz from the Film Nagar is that he gave his nod to a film under the direction of popular choreographer Lawerence. The storyline narrated by Lawrence had impressed Naga Chaitanya and he immediately gave his nod to do the film and asked the director to develop and prepare a full-fledged and complete script before going to the sets. Taking his word, Lawrence became busy in finalizing the script in total.

However, details of the other artistes and technicians is not immediately available as the selection is still I progress. Watch this space for more details.

Vamsi Paidipalli has bagged another big chance.

Vamsi Paidipalli has bagged another big chance. His first film, Munna, was not a big success, yet he convinced NTR. His Brindavanam put NTR altogether in a new dimension and the star is so happy with the result.

Looks like Ram Charan too was impressed with his work in Brindavanam and he reportedly agreed to a one line story narration. Buzz is that he might direct Ram Charan for producer Dil Raju. Vamsi has directed his last two films for Dil Raju and if this goes to the sets it will be his third movie with Dil Raju. Currently, Vamsi is finalising the script.

On the other hand, Ram Charan has his hands full. He has already been working for Tamil director Dharani's mass masala movie, Merupu. And then he will also be producing his father Megastar Chiranjeevi`s 150th film. Apart from these, he is also committed to do Krishnavamsi`s movie for producer Ghanta Srinivas Rao, a Prajarajyam Party member.

Ileana stepping into "bollywooD"

Ileana D Cruz the Porcelain beauty who created a stardom in Tollywood is now following in the footsteps of Asin Thottumkal , Genelia D souza and Trisha Krishnan. Yes, she is going to test her luck in Bollywood. As per latest reports she has signed a film in Hindi with Bollywood heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor. The film has been titled as “Barfi”. Anurag Basu is directing this full-fledged comedy entertainer. It is said that Ranbir character has been inspired from Charlie Chaplin and Rowan Attinkson. The film will star two heroines in which Ileana is going to play the second heroine while Priyanka Chopra and Asin are competing for the lead role.

After the super success of Kick , Ileana has flooded with offers in Tollywood. She is currently doing two films “Nenu Na Rakshashi” with Rana Daggubati and “Shakthi” with Junior NTR. Also in her kitty, Bollywood Blockbuster Three Idiots Remake which is a bilingual.

Charan recently made a statement that Mega Star Chiranjeev

It is well known that Mega Star Chiranjeevi is making his re-entry into Tollywood . Power Star Ram Charan is expected to produce the 150th film of Chiranjeevi under his own banner. Ram Charan recently made a statement about this film that nothing had been conformed yet. He said that they have not finalized anything not even the story. We are not sure whether it would be a commercial, socio- fantasy or a social awareness film. We are considering the life story of Uyyavula Narasimha Reddy but not conformed it. He also made it clear that none of the director has been conformed for the film.

Personally, Ram Charan wants to see Chiru in Tagore type of film. Apart from politics, Chiru is spending one and half hour time to listen to the scripts daily.

So, the anxiety still continues. The film is expected to go on sets in February, 2011. For the viewers to remember, Chiru has stated about this film in the past that it is going to have social message with all the commercial ingredients. Lets hope the final outcome will be the same.

Sanjay Dutt & Hrithik to share screen again

They were earlier critically acclaimed for their performances in ‘Mission Kashmir’. And now they will soon share the screen space for a remake project – the original movie which was hailed one of the best landmarks in Hindi cinema.

We are talking about Amitabh Bachchan’s hit movie ‘Agneepath’ which is gonna be remade by debutant director Karan Malhotra and produced by Karan Johar. While the buzz was making in rounds for some time that Hrithik Roshan will play the lead in this one, latest our birdies revealed that Sanjay Dutt has been signed on for the villain’s role, Kancha Cheena – the popular negative character of the film played by Danny Denzongpa.

Well, interestingly Sanjay supposedly be donning a bald look here. But it’s said that the actor is yet to confirm things concerning his hairdo, as he has several projects on hands for which he cannot afford to play on his looks. So the hairdo aspect will be decided later.

As a matter of fact, birdies heard that this negative role was initially meant for Rishi Kapoor.

Hmmm, looks like this movie will go on to be a milestone in Dutt’s career… What say?

Raajakeeyam," Varma posted on his Twitter page.

"Company was about underworld politics and Sarkar
was about family politics. But I never ever made a film on political politics. But now seeing the incredible drama unfolding, I have developed this tremendous desire to do a film called Raajakeeyam," Varma posted on his Twitter page.

"'Raajakeeyam' will deal with behind the scenes of political mechanisms and political psychologies. Hearing about what's going on behind the going ons...it dawned upon me that more than politics in underworld, there is more underworld in politics," he added.

RGVVarma has earlier made Rann, which was his attempt to unravel the politics in the media world. Filmmaker Prakash Jha also brought politics as a theme in his movie Raajneeti, which recieved rave reviews.

Ravi Teja's new flick Veera,

he regular shooting of Ravi Teja's new flick Veera, directed by Ramesh Varma of Ride fame and produced by Ganesh Indukuri under the banner of Sanvi Productions, has commenced at an art gallery in Madhapur, Hyderabad. Kajal Aggarwal and Tapasee are the heroines. Ravi Teja will play a different role that he has never played so far. We are planning to make the film lavishly with high production values. The movie, with all the ingredients of a commercial movie, will be shot in one schedule till March 2011. We are planning to release it in April, the producer said. Music is by S. Thaman, cinematography by Chota K. Naidu, story by Parachuri Brothers, dialogues by Abburi Ravi, editing by Gauthamraju, fights by Ram Lakshman and art by Narayana Reddy

Rumours related to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Rumours related to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan have again started making the rounds. The rumours, this time, are related to her pregnancy not in India but in Dubai.

But rumours have become such a routine affair for Ash that she does not even clarify them. We presume that she chooses to laugh it off.

Ash had some interviews scheduled in Dubai, but they were cancelled at the last moment leading to speculation among the small community of Indian journalists in the Middle East.

" Unless it is a case of dodgy Indian curries that is slowly but surely emanating, the rumour mills are grinding to grist the possibility of a classic Ash diva tantrum because she is pregnant," quoted the local newspaper in Dubai.

Sources had informed the newspaper that Ash was not well and hence had cancelled the said interviews. This is not the first time that the buzz about her pregnancy hasreached us.

Had we believed in all these gossips Ash and Abhishek should have had a few babies by now. We guess we should leave the couple alone and give them the benefit of doubt and the honour to make the announcement themselves.

After all, their marriage was the biggest ever in Bollywood and when the Bachchans will confirm any such news it would surely be the biggest one, too.

‘Aha Naa Pellanta’ Bangkok schedule

Allari Naresh and Ritu Barmecha are playing the lead in ‘Aha Naa Pellanta’ directed by Veerabhadram Choudary and produced by Sunkara Ramabrahmam on the banner of AK Entertainments.

The unit is leaving for Bangkok to choreograph two songs, one on the lead pair and another on Allari Naresh and Brahmanandam, under the dance direction of Raju Sundaram.

The shooting of the film would almost come to an end but for the canning of two more songs.

Executive producer Garikapati Kishore says, ‘We can proudly say that ‘Aha Naa Pellanta’ would be another good film in Allari Naresh’s career. The film had all kinds of elements that could attract all classes and ages of audiences. We are making efforts to release the film in December.’

‘Ayyare’ completed 80percent shuuting

Sivaji and Rajendra Prasad are again teaming up for ‘Ayyare’ produced by Dr B Sudhakarbabu and Rangana Achappa on the banner of Preetham Productions introducing Sagar Chandra as director.

The combination of Sivaji and Rajendra Prasad was proved a hit with films like ‘Sarada Saradaga, Sriramachandrulu, Brahmalokam to Yamalokam via Bhulokam’.

The producers say, ‘Our film is an out and out entertainer. The story and its movement would be very novel and attractive. Dr Rajendra Prasad’s performance as Swamiji would win the hearts of audiences. The entire Ashram episode would be very entertaining. So far we have completed 80 per cent shooting.’

Director Sagar Chandra says, ‘Dr Rajendra Prasad and Saikumar’s characters would compete with each other. The scenes between Sivaji and Anisha Singh would be quite lovable. The shooting of the film is going without any break in Hyderabad. Sunil Kashyap gave a melodious tunes to all the songs. So far we have completed choreography of three songs. We are planning to wrap up by the first half of December.’

Dr. Siva Prasad, MS Narayana, Ali, Harshavardhan and others are in the cast. Dialogues are by Nivas, lyrics are by Chandrabose and Anantha Sriram, cinematography is by Bhaskar Samala, art is by Parthasarathi Varma and editing by Praveen P. Kumar.

Ram Gopal Varma is the director who always thinks in a different manner.

Ram Gopal Varma is the director who always thinks in a different manner. This time he got an innovative idea to release audio of ‘Katha Screenplay Darsakatvam Appalraju’ in a novel way.

Instead of releasing all the audio songs in one CD on a single day, he planned to launch one song each every week. The audio CD would contain not only the audio song, but the clippings of video of the song, besides a promo of the film.

The song of ‘Mayabazaaru’ is humorous and lighthearted. The first song is slated for release on November 29 at Taj Banjara in Hyderabad.

The are six songs in the film and the last song would contain all the soundtracks of the film and it would be released just 10 days before the release of the film.

The film is being produced by Kirankumar Koneru on the banner of Shreya productions with Sunil playing the title role.

Colors Swathi and Sakshi Gulati are the heroines while Brahmanandam, Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Tanikella Bharani, Ali, Venu Madhav, MS Narayana, Raghubabu, Krishnudu and others are in the cast.

Mahesh Babu-Samantha starrer Dookud

After completing its first schedule in Turkey, the unit of Mahesh Babu-Samantha starrer Dookudu has commenced the second schedule on Saturday in Hyderabad.

An action-based romantic entertainer starring Mahesh Babu as a cop, the film is directed by successful Srinu Vytla and produced by Achanta Ram, Achanta Gopinath and Anil Sunkara under the banner of 14 Reels Entertainment. Mahesh Babu and Srinu Vytla are teaming up for the first time with Dookudu.

Thaman is scoring the music. Others in the cast are Prakashraj, Brahmanandam, Shayaji Shinde and Vennela Kishore. Story and dialogue are by Gopi Mohan and Kona Venkat respectively.

Young Rebel Star Prabhas’ forthcoming Mr. Perfect

Young Rebel Star Prabhas’ forthcoming Mr. Perfect, directed by Dasarath, has completed its Ooty schedule. The unit is back to Hyderabad and planning to commence the next schedule in Hyderabad. The film is produced by Dil Raju under the banner of Sri Venkateswara Creations. Kajal Agarwal and Tapasee are the heroines. Prakashraj and K. Viswanth handle key roles. The film is slated for release on January 14 (Pongal).

HIV/AIDS, starring Nagarjuna, Anushka

A short 2D animation film to create awareness on HIV/AIDS, starring Nagarjuna, Anushka Shetty, Shabana Azmi, Navdeep, Colours Swathi and Shruthi Hasan would hit screens soon.

Nagarjuna and Anushka released the CDs of the short film in Telugu and English versions with the title ‘Prevention is better than cure’ at LV Prasad Eye Institute here on Friday. The programme was jointly organised by Nimmagadda Foundation and Teach AIDS.

Speaking on the occasion, Nagarjuna said that he gave his own voice for this 2D film. He called upon all NGOs to come out and help people suffering from the disease.

HIV/AIDS education through films has proven to be more effective than other approaches, with people, especially students learning and retaining information about HIV prevention without directly discussing sexually explicit or otherwise taboo topics.

Actress Anushka said that there was a need to discuss and educate students in classrooms to create awareness among them about the number of people who die due to the dreadful diseases in the country.

Nimmagadda Foundation and Teach AIDS, a non profit organisation founded at Stanford University, USA, by Dr. Piya Sorcar have joined hands to bring in awareness about HIV /AIDS among youth and high school children in India through an animation based innovative communication model.

“We are initially releasing the 2D animated short films in association with Nimmagadda Foundation in Telugu and English. We are also planning to release more CDs in Kannada, Tamil, Marathi and Indian languages to communicate with the people,’’ said Piya Sorcar, founder of Teach AIDS.

Trisha Krishnan is very happy with the

South Indian actress Trisha Krishnan is very happy with the way her acting career is shaping up down south. Though her debut film in Bollywood did not fare well at the box-office, it has certainly not affected her demand in the Tamil and Telugu film industries. Her upcoming Tamil film is opposite her screen idol Kamal Hassan. She is not only excited about her role that she has portrayed in Manmadhan Ambu (MA) but also about her stage performance with co-star Kamal Hassan during the audio launch of the film. Referring Kamal Hassan as her guru, Trisha says that it was due to the sincere tutoring efforts of Kamal that she was able to sing and recite so well during the audio launch program of Manmadhan Ambu in Singapore. MA is a romantic comedy where she plays the role of an upcoming actress. Also in the pipeline for the actress are films like Mangaatha in Tamil, Kushigaa and Savithri in Telugu. Now that Trisha has established quite a name for herself down south, she is choosing her films and advertising campaigns with care. Having begun her career as a model, the actress still endorses several brands such as Fanta, Scooty Pep and Vivel Di Wills

Madhuri Dixit has been missing from the big screen for some time now

Bollywood's original dancing diva Madhuri Dixit has been missing from the big screen for some time now but the actress is staging a comeback to the world of showbiz as a celebrity judge on television. Last seen in Aaja Nachle which was a box office dud, the 43-year-old actress will be seen assessing other celebs on the fourth season of dance reality show Jhalak Dikhla Jaa,which is the Indian adaptation of US show Dancing With The Stars. "Since dance is my passion and this show is associated with that, I thought of taking it up. It took me some time to say yes. After I went to Los Angeles and saw how Dancing With The Stars was being shot, I was finally convinced about accepting this offer," said Madhuri at the launch of the Sony show in the capital last night. The Dhak Dhak girl will have choreographer Remo D'Souza for company on the judges' panel and although the third judges' name has not been revealed, rumours are rife that star choreographer Saroj Khan might come on board. "I don't know yet, thats up to Sony. But it'll be great for me if Sarojji becomes the third judge. I'll keep my fingers crossed," said Madhuri, who has danced to Khan's tunes in hit songs like Channe Ke Kheth and Ek Do Teen. As a judge, the actress says she will be looking at the grace, poise and the attitude of the contestants and leave the technical details to her co-judges. "The participants in the show are well-known in their own fields. They are people who are ambitious and will give in their best to win the challenge they have taken up. I will be looking at how they project themselves and bring in their personalities in their performance," said Madhuri. The mother of two, who moved to the US post marriage is in India for three months to shoot for the reality show and is also looking at scripts in the meantime. Jhalak Dikhla Jaa will go on air from December 13

Anushka is going to lock horns with herself

Arguably the Hottest heroine of current Telugu cinema, Anushka fans are going to be treated with back to back films of their dream girl. Anushka’s films Nagavalli and Ragada are all set to hit the screens on 16th and 17th of Dec respectively.

That means Anushka is going to lock horns with herself at the box office in December. Despite the buzz that either Ragada or Nagavalli release would postpone by a week, the makers of both the films are reluctant to change the release date at the moment.

Both these films are of different genres and Anushka plays completely contrast characters in Ragada and Nagavalli. In Nagavalli, Anushka is playing the role of Chandramukhi while she is doing a mass masala role in Ragada. As Anushka proved her mettle in either of the roles in the past, we can expect her to repeat the same feat again.

Orange Review and Orange Movie Rating

Orange Review and Orange Movie Rating: Ram Charan Orange movie review and rating are updated here. Ram Charan’s highly anticipated movie was released today.

Just few hours before the release of Orange movie, the Ram Charan Teja, who played a hero role in this movie, has revealed the top secret regarding his character. He says that his character is all about the youngster and his life at an age of 16 and 25.

As per the latest reports, the first is full of comedy, which is good, but the story lacked in the second half. However, the climax is interesting with fantastic action parts.

Ram Charan Teja has played a Ram role as a wild life photographer. Genelia has played a crazy girl role and Shahzan Padamsee is the supporting actress. Prakash raj is an Australian police and Brahmanandham played a Genelia uncle’s character as a Puppy. The Puppy character is the highlight in the movie. Sanjay Swarup and Manjula have played as sister and brother-in-law characters for Ram.

Bommarillu Bhaskar is the director, K. Naga Babu is the producer and music was composed by Harris Jai Raj.

Rating: 3.5/5

Allu Arjun engagement ceremony would be held at the bride's house

Allu Arjun aka Bunny is getting engaged to a Hyderabadi girl named Sneha Reddy today (November 26). It is said that the engagement ceremony would be held at the bride's house.

According to reports, the function will be attended by close relatives and friends of the couple. Allu has said that the ceremony would be a low-key affair as they did not find a suitable venue and engagement date was fixed in a hurry. Sources say that Allu Arjun and Sneha Reddy's wedding will be held in February 2010.

Sneha Reddy is the daughter of educationist and businessman Sankar Reddy. She has completed MS in Computer Science from a reputed US university.

Tollywood and Kollywood debut on the same day with Orange

Shazahn Padamsee, the new import from B town is making her Tollywood and Kollywood debut on the same day with Orange and Kanimozhi movies. However, Shazahn is right now down with malaria and couldn’t watch any of these films on the release day.

Shazahn plays a twenty minute role in Orange as Rooba. Super hit number ‘Rooba Rooba’ from Orange audio is shot on Padamasee girl. She is excited about her first Telugu film hitting screens tomorrow. However, poor Padamsee is bit depressed for missing the fun on first day.

“So sad I can't make it for the Orange and Kanimozhi screenings as I'm not allowed to fly cos I'm sick, feel terrible about it,” Shazahn posted on Twitter.

I was never out of Tollywood.:Genelia

The most happening Tollywood actress Genelia is waiting to see how her huge fan community reacts to Orange, her latest film with Ram Charan Tej, directed by Bhaskar.

Says Genelia: "I was never out of Tollywood. I was always in touch with everyone here. I love shooting Telugu movies. Everything started here and I still feel this is my home. I love Hyderabad. The people here make me feel warm."

The actress, who is famous for being the new `bubbly` girl of Bollywood, looked as fresh as a lily in the posters of Orange too.

"Well, Orange is a very interesting movie, so my role as always has great energy and is extremely nice. This movie is for everyone between the age group of 12-70 years and talks about today`s trends, how youngsters feel," she said.

Now that Orange is releasing, Gene`s kitty is full. She adds: "It`s My Life and Hook Ya Crook in Bollywood, Urumi, a Malayalam movie and Velayudham in Tamil- my bag is full".

Shraddha Das is not going to act in films,

Shraddha Das is not going to act in films, which portray her as the second lead anymore. The girl is presently on cloud nine as she is working with Bollywood director Madhur Bhandarkar's Dil To Bachcha Hai Ji and has made it clear to producers down south that if they want to cast her in their films, then, they will have to cast her as the film’s lead heroine.

The actress says that since she has already worked as one of the lead stars in a Bollywood film, it does not make sense for her to go back to playing supporting actress roles in Telugu ventures. Though Shraddha debuted with Telugu film and has worked in a couple of Tollywood flicks, it was through her Hindi film Lahore that the actress gained countrywide acclamation.

Lahore was not a commercial hit. But it won the attention of the critics and also went on to win the National Award. It was from here that she was noticed by director Madhur Bhandarkar, says Shraddha Das.

The actress has not signed any Bollywood venture after Dil To Bachcha Hai Ji and she is waiting for a meaty role in B-town. However, she is playing one of the female leads in Venkatesh starrer Nagavalli.

Rakta Charitra-2 is finally releasing on December 3rd

Controversial director Ramgopal Varma’s much awaited film Rakta Charitra-2 is finally releasing on December 3rd, this news was informed by director RGV on Twitter. Rakta Charitra-2 film is the sequel to recently released Rakta Charitra-1.

RGV tweeted as “Rc 2 releasing on 3rd december..will have to see whether it will create a controversial controversy or a controversied controversy”

In Hindi version will also be released on December 3rd, but in Tamil Version Raktha Charitra is releasing in a single part that also releasing on the same day.

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Crazy hero Raviteja’s new film "Veera" regular shooting started

Crazy hero Raviteja’s new film "Veera" regular shooting started today (November 24, 2010) in Arts"gallery"at Madhapur in Hyderabad. In this film Kajal and Tapsee are playing the female lead roles. It is being directed by Ramesh Varma, who directed Ride movie earlier and produced by Gansesh Indukuri under Sanvi productions Pvt Ltd Banner. S.Thaman is scoring the music.

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‘Eeram’, the blockbuster Tamil film will hit the screens across South India

‘Eeram’, the blockbuster Tamil film will hit the screens across South India again, this time in Telugu. ‘Eeram’ was the debut film of Arivazhagan, and since the director tasted success with his very first film, he apparently decided to carry the success forward. In a statement to the media, Arivazhagan says that it was because of the keen interest that Shankar showed in his works and because of the break that he gave him that Arivazhagan first entered the world of South Indian films. Giving all the credit of his success to Shankar, Arivazhagan says that it was the producer who first came up with the idea of a Telugu version of ‘Eeram’.

The Telugu version of the Tamil blockbuster will be called ‘Thadi’. The dubbing work for the film has begun reveals Arivazhagan and the film will soon be ready for release. ‘Eeram’ was an action thriller which caught the attention of not only the movie goers in Tamil Nadu but also the critics working in the South Indian film industry. Sources reveal that the Telugu version will be of a shorter duration when compared to the original Tamil film.

Arivazhagan says that he is grateful to his producer Shankar who not only gave him the platform to showcase his talent in film making and gave him his first big break, but is also helping him out in the post production work of ‘Thadi’. With ‘Thadi’ hitting Telugu screens, the audience can embrace themselves for yet another thriller ride.

Twitter bug has finally bitten Ram Charan Teja

Twitter bug has finally bitten Ram Charan Teja. And the credit should go to actress Genelia D'Souza and actor Rana Daggubati for bringing Ram to the micro-blogging site.

Ram joined Twitter bandwagon on November 23 and in two days span, the actor has got over 4,000 followers. Sharing about his Twitter experience, he posted, “Chala chala happy interacting with all you guys. Can't wait to wake up. Will buzz you all in da mornin. lov you and gud nite to each one of you.”

Well, he has joined the micro-blogging site at the right time as his Orange release is around the corner. The movie is hitting the screens this Friday.

Samantha is playing the heroine role in Eega.

Super successful director Rajamouli is right now busy in finalizing the star cast of his upcoming film Eega. Rajamouli said that Eega is an experimental flick at the start. However, Eega is growing big in size with each update that is flowing in.

Tollywood is abuzz that Samantha is playing the heroine role in Eega. The latest heartthrob of Andhra Pradesh youth,Samantha is currently doing Mahesh Babu’s Dookudu and she will also play the heroine role in Pawan Kalyan, VV Vinayak’s film.

It would be a surprise if Samantha agrees to star in Eega. Despite Rajamouli’s direction, Eega is still a small film when compared to Samantha’s other projects.

There is also talk about Nani playing hero role in Eega. However, Rajamouli haven’t confirmed anything as of now. Only Kannada actor Sudeep doing the antagonist role was announced officially.

Khaleja will complete 50 days at the box office

Mahesh Babu, Anushka starrer Khaleja will complete 50 days at the box office on Thursday, November 25th. Directed by Trivikram and jointly produced by C. Kalyan and Singanamala Ramesh Babu, Khaleja has been running successfully at the theatres for six weeks now and is one of the hits of the season.

Says C. Kalyan, one of the producers of the film, "Khaleja did quite well at all the centres it has been released and completed 50 days in certain major centres. We are grateful and thankful that the film is being appreciated by the audience so much. Mahesh Babu has given the performance of a lifetime! The film achieved record collections in the course of its theatrical run, especially overseas."

Srikant, ‘Ranga the Donga’ is getting ready

The prestigious 101st film of Srikant, ‘Ranga the Donga’ is getting ready for release on December 10. Vimala Raman is playing the female lead in the movie, where Srikanth is playing dual roles.

The heroine of yesteryears Ramyakrishna is playing a crucial role in the movie. The film is being directed and produced by Sudhakar Naidu (GV) in association with CR Manohar on the joint banner of Golden Lion Films and God Father Films.

Chakri scored music for the movie. The film has Brahmanandam, MS Narayana, LB Sriram, Raghubabu, Jayaprakash Reddy, Sivaji Raja, Chitram Sreenu, Dr Mohan, Telangana Sakuntala, Bhuvaneswari, Jyothi, Taslima Sheikh and others in the cast.

Prabhu Deva, Nayan skip court again

Summons were ordered through post and also through courier to Prabhu Deva and Nayantara after they failed to appear for the third consecutive hearing at a family court in Chennai on Tuesday in connection with a petition filed by Prabhu Deva’s wife.

In her petition, the choreographer-filmmaker’s wife Ramalath aka Latha alleged that Prabhu Deva and Nayantara were in a relationship and urged the court to separate her husband from the clutches of the actress.

When the matter came up before Justice S Meenakshisundaram on Tuesday, Latha’s counsel informed the court that all their attempts to serve the court notices on the actors had failed.

Following this, the Judge permitted counsel for Latha to serve fresh notice on Nayantara and Prabhu Deva “through court, post and also through courier.” He then adjourned the matter to January 21 for further proceedings.

triple platinum disc function very soon. for "nagavalli"

Bellamkonda Suresh, the producer of ‘Nagavalli’, who made the film on the banner of Sri Sai Ganesh Productions, in a press release announced the release date officially.

According to him, the film would be released on December 16. The film had completed all the formalities including shooting and the post-production are nearing completion.

Presently, the last song of the film is being shot on Venkatesh and 60 dancers under the dance direction of Raju Sundaram at Badami.

The producer says, ‘We have recently launched the audio and it was a big hit. We are planning to celebrate the triple platinum disc function very soon. With the success of the audio, the expectations on the film had also gone up. We are ensuring to reach those expectations. Especially, the performance of Venkatesh would remain a highlight. Director P Vasu brought out the film in a fantastic manner. We are making efforts to release the film on December 16 across the world.’

The audio of ‘Nenu Naa Rakshasi’would hit the stands on December 14.

The audio of ‘Nenu Naa Rakshasi’ directed by Puri Jagannath and produced by Nallamalupu Srinivas (Bujji) on the banner of Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Productions with Rana Daggubati of ‘Leader’-fame and Ileana in the lead, would hit the stands on December 14.

The film is presently shooting in Hyderabad and unit is expected to leave for Bangkok for the next schedule to begin from November 27.

According to the indications, the film has an action backdrop and Rana is playing the role of a professional killer. It was already reported that the movie has three directors who include Pappi Lahiri, Vishwa and Vishal-Sekhar duo. The film, however, would be released in January next year.

Rs 8.5 cr budget for Ravibabu’s film

With his son being the hero, Prakashbabu had spent a fortune on his debut film. Excluding the director’s remuneration of Rs 1 crore, the remaining budget was said to have touched Rs 8.5 crore for ‘Manasara’ which was produced on the banner of Moving Images.

Most of the artistes in the film are first-timers, while the technicians are seniors.

The film had cinematography by N. Sudhakar Reddy, editing by Marthand K. Venkatesh, action by Kanal Kannan, Vijay, Sathish and Kung Fu Sekhar, music by Shekar Chandra, choreography by Prasanna, art by Narayana Reddy, dialogues by Paruchuri Brothers, screenplay by Satyanand while direction is by Ravibabu.

Production no.31 Nagachaitanya

The Naga Chaitanya-Tamanna starrer directed by Sukumar and produced by Bunny Vasu on the banner of Gita Arts had almost completed its shooting but for the canning of three songs.

Canning of only three songs remained balance. This movie is the fourth film under the direction of Sukumar after ‘Arya, Jagadam and Arya-2’.

Devisri Prasad is providing music for this yet to be named film.

The director says, ‘I tried to project Naga Chaitanya in a novel way. His characterisation would appeal to the youth and family audiences.’ Allu Aravind is acting as the presenter of the movie. It is surprise that November 23 is the birthday of Nava Yuva Samrat Naga Chaitanya.

leana can really put forth her own style in 3idiots

The blockbuster Bollywood film 3 Idiots is going for a remake in Tamil as well as Telugu and a lot of speculation is doing the rounds on this issue. The latest buzz concerns the leading lady, who will portray the character enacted by Kareena Kapoor in the Hindi version of the film. The 'Pokiri' girl Ileana has been roped in to step into Bebo's shoes in both the versions of the film.

All the viewers, who have watched Kareena's performance in the movie, will obviously have a high expectation from Ileana too, as Kareena has done justice to her character in the film. So, Ileana has a huge responsibility on her shoulders to carry off the character well.

The 23-year-old actress, who has become a popular name in Tollywood, is very excited to be paired with her 'Pokiri' hero Mahesh Babu again. She said that earlier she was reserved as a newcomer but now she can connect well with him. She is also very happy to get an opportunity to work with filmmaker Shankar and considers it as a dream coming true for her.

Ileana says that she will face the challenge by giving her own style to the character. She does not want to be termed as a copy cat of Kareena. However, Ileana has claimed to watch the Hindi version of 3 Idiots twice. Well, every actress says the same thing when they are taken for a remake movie but if Ileana can really put forth her own style then audience would love to watch her because she is youthful and pretty and has given some really good performances in her earlier films.

Tollywood avoids clubbing

Once ferocious party animals Allu Arjun, Navdeep, Sharwanand, Mumait Khan, Rana et al are now barely seen in nightclubs. While partygoers fume at the lack of glam quotient in clubs, the stars prefer to stay aloof than risk being branded as drug users.

Worse still, a few nightclubs in the city are raided post midnight by the police and narcotics officials to check for any drug users. "I am not clubbing often in the city because most of my friends in the industry don't club as frequently as before," admits actress Mumait Khan, a self-proclaimed party animal.

While nightclubs are a strict no-no with stars now, house parties are proving to be big-time hits. Post shoot, they gather at a star's place or a director's office and party all night. The actors now don't need to worry as there are no paparazzi eyeing them or onlookers judging them for sipping a glass of wine.

Actress Bindu Madhavi, who's working in her maiden Tamil venture Veppam, says, "I wasn't in the town when actors' names were flashed on TV channels insinuating that they were involved in drugs. It is good to be partying in friend's places or decent restaurants where the murky acts of some don't damage our image. I continue to party because I know I am clean."

Shakthi unit is going to Hampi and Badami

Young tiger Jr NTR’s new upcoming film "Shakthi" has been completed its shooting part on Yesterday in Annapurna Studios. There the unit canned some action sequences in a specially erected set which costs 5crores worth.

Now the latest news is that Shakthi unit is going to Hampi and Badami for its next schedule of shooting. There the unit will shoot for 10 days. As per the sources this film is going to be a highest budget film in Tollywood so far.

It is being directed by Meher Ramesh and produced by Aswinidutt under Vyjayanti Movies banner. Ileana is playing female lead role. Music is scoring by Manisharma.

Other casts include Krishna, Vijayanirmala, Prabhu, Jackie Shroff, Nazar, Sonu Sood, and Puja Bedi.