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Pawan Kalyan finds her before Mahesh October 04, 2013 18:52

We know there is a shortage of leading ladies in Tollywood currently. Many well known actors are finding it hard to sign on actresses who will do justice to their films. With criteria ranging from fresh face to fresh pairing, the search has not become any easier. Still, rumors suggest that Pawan Kalyan may have found his heroine before Mahesh Babu did. Both Powerstar and Prince Mahesh are eagerly looking out for a leading lady for their movies Gabbar Singh 2 and Aagadu respectively. Though many names, including Deepika Padukone, did the rounds no one was confirmed. Reasons such as dates and remuneration were cited. Like a white clad figure out of the morning haze, the name of Pranitha is making an appearance. Buzz is that Pranitha's chemistry with Pawan Kalyan is good enough to make her his next Bhagyalakshmi. The original Bhagyalakshmi, Shruti Hassan, will not be seen in the next Gabbar Singh.  If she is signed on, those who liked her opposite Powerstar in Atarintiki Daredi can look forward to more such spice. For Mahesh, however, the search has not yet yielded any proper choices. Rumor has it that he plays a cop again in Aagadu, the shooting of which will begin after he completes 1 Nenokkadine. He is presently paired opposite Kriti Sanon. His earlier cop acts in Pokiri and Dookudu were well appreciated and Prince Mahesh wants to begin the shooting for Aagadu at the earliest. (AW: Sruthi)

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Priyamani's Chandi remains behind closed doors October 04, 2013 13:34

Priyamani has been gradually pulling attention towards herself with the serious posters of Chandi around town. Her bow and arrow wielding pose has created a flutter, but was not long lasting as the promotions for Ramayya Vasthavayya turned all heads towards Jr NTR. Chandi was supposed to have released today. After generating quite a bit of noise over Priyamani's strong and violent character in the movie, filmmakers have decided to give these two weeks a miss. Consequently, the story of Chandi will remain behind closed doors for now. There is no clue when it may peek out again. The ongoing political agitations have also played a major role in the decision to postpone Chandi. Along with Priyamani, Nagendra Babu, Sarath Kumar, Posani and MS Narayana are also part of the film. Krishnam Raju also plays the role of a powerful king in the movie. The actress had reportedly trained a little in sword fighting and archery to give a convincing performance. Priyamani is recognized for her talent and this film is a natural choice for her abilities. (AW: Sruthi)

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Ramayya Vasthvayya will speak for Jr NTR October 04, 2013 12:05

Jr NTR is coming out with a cool film this 10th October. Ramayya Vasthavayya has that spark that can pull the crowds in. It is for this reason that NTR is not saying anything that will give away the novelty factor. His absence at many promotional events surprised many as he is well known for his powerful speeches. Having no updates from the actor himself, his silence has driven up anticipation to watch what he says in the movie. Jr NTR has decided to let Ramayya Vasthavayya speak for him. By not over promoting the film, makers have succeeded in allowing the audience to feel the excitement instead of cooling it with too much information. However, there is a dark cloud looming over the film's release. As agitations in Seemandhra are expected to pick up speed again since the announcement of the cabinet note approval, film releases may face some problems. Moreover, Nanadmuri Harikrishna's stand on United Andhra has angered Telangana activists. In case there are no direct threats to the film, Ramayya Vasthavayya has a good chance of sailing a success wave. (AW: Sruthi)

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Rajamouli special appearance in 'Baahubali' May 22, 2013 18:44

There is gossip that Rajamouli, the very acclaimed director is going to play a part in his mega budget historical movie baahubali, he rubbished rumors and said he is not acting in Baahubali. "I am not acting in 'Bahubali'. The picture which is making rounds is three years old. I got my beard done in that style just for fun," posted Rajamouli on his Twitter page. The lead cast, which includes Rana Daggubati and Prabhas, are sporting a full grown beard for the film. So, when Rajamouli also sported a similar look recently, it was assumed that he is making a cameo in the movie. This high-budget film also features Anushka Shetty, Sathyaraj, Adivi Sesh and Kiccha Sudeep in important roles. It is being jointly produced by Shobu Yarlagadda, Prasad Devineni and K. Raghavendra Rao.

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Thriller Maju's reentry in Telugu April 18, 2013 16:48

Thriller Manju is known for his action direction in several movie industries, predominantly in Kannada and Telugu. The highly renowned action director in Kannada has made several movies in Telugu too. However, Kannada being his forte attracted him back. It is now learnt that there are at least three films he signed up in Telugu. He will play guest role in a movie and crucial roles in other movies. He will direct action as always in all three movies. Bheemavaram Bullodu will portray him in a cameo while the actions scenes will have his trademark. Youthful Love is also set to have a few fast paced scenes portraying him in a major role apart from the action direction. Manju says he likes Tollywood for the respect he earns with the movies and also the facilities that he would be provided as an action director. After 25 years in the movies and at least 400 films using his name under the action director credits, the humble man says that it was only hardwork that has brought him this far. (AW- Anil)

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Raja Mouli facing tough time??? April 16, 2013 15:44

This might not be believable for all those who have known the career graph and worth of successful director S.S. Raja Mouli. In fact, Mouli is the only one director in recent times, who has a track record of only successful films to his credit. With the same spree, Raja Mouli is all set to make 'Bahubali' with Prabhas, RaNa, Anushka. For this film, to fit into to other roles, it seems auditions were conducted for some fresh talent. And amongst thousands of crowd Raja Mouli only managed to finalize some 40-50 odd people and further auditions are going as of now... Though n number of people who are proficient in acting and new comers as well showed interest in acting in a Raja Mouli film, only few managed to gain the attention of this director. Definitely, tough time for Raja Mouli with 'Bahubali'...

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Vennela Kishore... better to be a comedian... April 15, 2013 14:57

For all those who have watched film 'Vennela', comedian Kishore is very famous... the comedian made his performance earn a lot of applause with films like 'Bindaas' and the recent 'Dookudu'. As a comedian, Kishore has been earning good amount of recognition... the actor simultaneously made two films, one 'Vennela 1 ½' and the recent with Comedy king Bramhanandam as 'Jaffa'... though Kishore's directorial debut 'Vennela 1 ½' did not work well at the box office, Industry had some hopes on this Actor to succeed as a director. But, when 'Jaffa' that released among high expectations, Bramhi being the USP of the film, did not work at the box office, that's it, it seems even Kishore thought it would be better for sustaining in his career if he would keep aside direction for at least couple of years and concentrate on acting itself... Earlier, great comedians like A.V.S. and M.S. Narayana did not also succeed as directors, if remembered. Looks like a good comedian might not be a good director...

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RaNa… only is waiting for 'Bahubali'??? April 10, 2013 12:37

Other Handsome hunk and a very good performer in T - Town, who has dared to experiment with look and genre of films right from his debut flick 'Leader', RaNa is facing a tough time in his career, these days. After his series of films both in T - Town and B - Town not attaining audience applause and even his last year's release 'Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum' managing to just be an average entertainer, RaNa is waiting for his two fourth coming films to complete their shoot, release and then bag a success. Both these films are periodic entertainers. But RaNa is lucky to certain extent... 'Baahubali' directed by S.S. Raja Mouli in which RaNa is playing a negative shaded role is sure to bag a success, but only after solid 8 months as the shooting and post production time taken to complete the film. Other is Guna Shekhar's directorial 'Rudrama Devi' that features Anushka in the lead role. Not to trust with this film at a major extent, since the director has a credit of making block busters like 'Okkadu' and disasters like 'Nippu'...

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Is Puri following Prabhhu Deva??? April 06, 2013 12:55

One of the recent T - Town directors who moved completely to B - Town and declared South Film Industry is no more a priority to him is Prabhu Deva. The dance master turned director and even a Hero is happy the way his directorial career is going on in B - Town as of now. Looks like one of the versatile and star director of T - Town, Puri Jagannath also has similar plans. The director has been hunting to get a house in Mumbai and settle down over there. The director who is working to complete his only Telugu project as of now, 'Iddarammaayilatho' with Allu Arjun will soon start shooting for his one of the two Hindi projects signed with the makers of 'Son of Sardaar'... both these films are the remakes of Puri's Telugu directorial 'Businessman' and 'Amma Naanna Oka Tamil Ammaayi'... When contacted Puri agreed he will be busy with his B - Town projects but not confirmed he would further continue to work with T - Town or not... Puri made a star debut with Amitabh's 'Buddha Hoga Tera Baap' as a director in B - Town, in the year 2011...

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'Baadshah' in news, once again... April 05, 2013 15:45

T - Town's biggest budget film this year that is scheduled for a release this week, N.T.R. - Seenu Vytla's 'Baadshah' is in news once again... Every aspect of this film has projected to be a highlight including the production cost and the distribution rights. Now, even before the release of this film, K - Town's tar hero, Vijay seems to be keen on remaking this film in Tamil, he being the hero in this version, of course. In fact, Telugu film stories have proved to be a solace for Vijay... the actor acted in the remake versions of 'Okkadu' and 'Pokiri' that bagged a grand success in K - Town as well, buying n number of years for Vijay as a Star hero. Now, impressed with 'Baadshah', Vijay is working on bagging the remake rights of this film as well, according to the reports.

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Only Big names for Ileana??? April 04, 2013 15:16

Ileana D Cruz... the Actress who has been lucky and talented enough to have bagged some well-known films and good roles in her kitty in South and also to be an actress who is paid a crore remuneration for a South Indian film, has debuted in a reportedly challenging role in 'Barfi' that became a commercial hit as well. Could be just one film old in B - Town, but Ileana is known as a good performer in B - Town already. After working with Ranbir Kapoor in her debut film, Ileana is working with Shahid Kapoor in 'Phata Poster Nikla hero'... And the actress, who has always preferred to work with big names like Mahesh, Pawan and N.T.R. in Telugu, Vijay in Tamil, is continuing the same in B - Town as well. According to the reports, Ileana was approached to play female lead in the fourth coming film of David Dhawan son Varun, who made his debut last year with 'Student of the year' and the actress apparently refused to take up the project. But, sources close to the actress dismiss this as a baseless rumor. On the other hand, Ileana has signed up some talked about brands... the actress will be seen endorsing forever diamonds and a Shampoo and for these two, individually Ileana is being paid 1 crore… Hmm her lucky number again...

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Producer son's unique debut... April 01, 2013 15:37

Yalamanchali sai baba, this film maker is popularly known as a producer of one of the successful mythological in T - Town, 'Sreeraamaraajyam's producer. Son of this film maker, Revanth is now trying his luck as a hero in T - Town... Generally, the debut film of any actor would be either a love entertainer or an action entertainer... but Revanth has chosen a different genre of story altogether... he is coming up with a story like 'Intintaa Annamayya'. The audio launch of this film happened recently. M.M. Keeravani has composed some mesmerizing music tunes that are apt for our Indian culture and tradition... Ananya of 'Journey' fame is playing a female lead opposite Revanth in this flick, being directed by a senior most director of T - Town, K. Raghavendra Rao. The movie is scheduled for the release soon. Will this bold step of being introduced with a different genre film by Revanth, would prove positive for his career?

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