Hero Sunil's dances and Sunil and Arti combination have contributed a lot for the success of the film the producer said. This movie is made on Super good films banner and directed by Lakshmi Narayana. Source: FilmchamberSuccess meet of 'Andala Ramudu' held at Hyderabad to celebrate the completion of 50 days screening. Paras Jain gleefully said that this film has succeeded more than asking. The producer said that the film was released initially with 65 prints and another 65 prints were added.
Andala Ramudu completes 50 days
Johnny Lever gets Allu Ramalingaiah award
Allu Ramalingaiah Jathiya Puraskaram for the year 2006 will be given to popular Bollywood comedian Johnny Lever. This award will be presented to Johnny Lever on behalf of Yuvakala Vahini by Pawan Kalyan. T Subbirami Reddy will attend this function as chief guest. This award was given to Manorama and Brahmanandam for the year 2004 and 2005 respectively.
Johnny Lever used to work for Hindustan Lever Limited (a Unilever company). That's where the "Lever" in his name comes from.
He was born in Andhra Pradesh, where his family originated from. After coming to Mumbai, he worked in various places and took on the name Johnny Lever. He started doing stand up comedy when he was 10. Source : Idlebrain (more...)
Raghavendra Rao's next devotional film with Big B
Director K Raghavendra Rao, who became very popular across the country, with his devotional films like 'Annamayya' and 'Sri Ramadasu' is most likely to direct a film in which Amitabh Bachchan would play the lead role. The film would also be a devotional flick to be made in Hindi.
JK Bharavi, who gave script for successful films like 'Annamayya, Sri Ramadasu and Sri Manjunatha' is all set to prepare a perfect subject for the Hindi film. Again MM Keeravani joined hands with Raghavendra Rao to provide music for the film and the film is most likely to go to sets very soon.Source : Indiaglitz
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'Bharati' - a thought-provoking film!
The filmmakers of 'Bharati' say that youth who nurture dreams to go abroad to earn dollars will quit the thought and join army instead after seeing this film.
RS Raju who made a children’s film Nandini is now making this movie on Samaikhya productions banner and the script has been okayed by FDC.
Producer DS Raju says the film will influence children’s thoughts with patriotic fervour.Source : andhracafe
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SriVidya diagnosed with cancer
Srividhya has been hospitalized in a prominent hospital in Kerala. News is that she is ailing with the deadly form of cancer, which is in its advance stage, and she is fighting for her life. She is being given intensive medical care in the Amirtha Institute, Kochi the noted hospital owned by the lady saint Amrithanadamayi.
Srividhya abandoned the Tollywood movie a couple of years ago and had relocated to Kerala focusing on the Malayalam sitcoms that she committed. She had avoided contacts even with her close friends and had been staying indoors due to her failing health.
It was even rumored that she had been admitted to the Saibaba hospital in Bangalore. Under these circumstances, her Malayalam sitcom Amma Thampuratti was wrapped up in just 45 episodes against the planned 200 episodes due to her non-availability and failing health.
Reliable sources now reveal that she is suffering from cancer, which has reached its advance stage. She is being treated for the same and is under intensive critical medical supervision.Source : andhravilas
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'America lo Manollu' - Srikanth's TV Special
The event 'Americalo Manollu' is revelling in United States of America. Hero Srikanth talked on the occasion by abridging his childhood dream and present reality. He said, "I came from a below middle class family background. I used to lie along with my friends in the fields of our village during evenings".
"Once, watching the aeroplane that goes in the sky, my friend asked the other, 'who will be there in that flight'? I answered with ignorance that film stars travel in that and go America. Indeed, we believed that. Since then I used to have wild dream to board plane and go America. And that happened today only because of audiences' blessings. I'm very happy to be in America".
The event is being shown in Television Channels on the occasion of 'Durgashtami'.Source: greatandhra
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Celina Jaitley raises funds for elephants!
The heart breaking news about 25 year old elephant Laxmi being knocked down by a truck distressed quite a few people including Celina Jaitley. Even actor Rahul Khanna had recently written to the CM regarding the ruthless plight of elephants.As per reports in a daily, Celina has taken up the cause of Indian elephants kept at various national parks and zoos across the European Union. Celina is an ardent animal lover and is actively involved in a charity auction for collecting funds for elephants. The charity event was recently held in Zurich wherein she managed to collect one million Swiss francs. The money was then handed over to various animal welfare organizations.
Celina said that it was time the authorities woke up to the mistreatment and other issues plaguing elephants.
Hopefully with organizations like PETA and active celebrity support, the seriousness of this issue will gradually come to fore and some action will be taken.
Source : yahoomovies
Stall on Kannada film production
The Kannada Film Producers Association has decided to stall all the muhuruts of Kannada films from October 2nd till their problems are set right. The 150 members of the association in its meeting on Friday evening have taken some strong decisions.
The main reasons to take these steps is because in the nine months of this year Kannada films have suffered Rs.60 crores profit in 50 plus films released so far.
The emergency meeting on Friday was headed by Producers Association President Sandesh Nagaraj. Smt.Parvathamma Rajkumar, Rockline Venkatesh and Sa.Ra.Govindu have not attended the meeting but extended their support to the decisions taken on Friday evening.
Can any Kannada hero give an assurance to fill all the fours shows? – The most irking statement from one of the exhibitors has disturbed many of the industry members. (more...)
'Lage Raho Munnabhai' to apply as separate entry for Oscars
After losing out to "Rang De Basanti" in the race for India's official entry for the Oscar, the makers of Bollywood hit "Lage Raho Munnabhai" have now decided to apply to the Academy as a separate entry in the foreign language category.
"The record number of fan mails that we have received worldwide have supported our belief and inspired us to go ahead with sending the film to the Academy as an independent entry," producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra was quoted as saying in a release here on Friday.
The formalities of preparing the applications to seek entry for Oscar are being done by Ken Naz of Eros International in the United States, it said.
The Sanjay Dutt-starrer film, which many believed was a strong contender for India's choice at this year's Oscars, has been a big hit all over owing to its concept, the motif of Mahatma Gandhi, as well as its clean humour.
"Lage Raho Munnabhai" has also been invited for a screening at the University of Southern California on October 27," the release added.
Starring Sanjay Dutt, Vidhya Balan and Arshad Warsi, the film is a sequel to 2003 hit "Munnabhai MBBS".Source : DNA
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'Boss' trimmed by 7 minutes
Within two days of its release, Yuvasamrat Nagarjuna's 'Boss' has gone back to the editing table to lose some flab. About 7 minutes of the film is removed in the second half, especially small part of the climax action scene and the song 'Anaganaga'.
Critics and the audience felt that the climax scene was pretty drawn out and that the second half was terribly slow. The trimmed version will soon be released.
The film's heroine, Nayantara watched the first show in Hyderabad and is truly impressed by the way her role has turned out.Source : Cinesouth
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Ileana getting too busy!
Ileana is undoubtedly the most taken name in Tollywood now. Not only her first two films are blockbuster hits, one of them is a sensational hit. She is very busy with very good projects. Mr. Katharnak in which she is roped with Raviteja is all set to release in December.
She is also known to have been roped with Pawan Kalyan for Geeta Arts film. Now the latest is that she is the heroine with Nagarjuna in Lawrence's film that will be produced by MLK Chowdary. Regular shooting will start on 23rd December.Source : TTollywood
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Rajini cancels all outstation shoots of Sivaji
It is said that becoming a parent is one of the best feelings a person can experience, becoming a grandparent should come a close second and Superstar is all set to ride on the crest of that feeling. Aishwarya’s delivery date is drawing nearer and it seems that everyone in the family is excited. Everyone wants to be around when the new member of the family arrives. Rajini is no exception.
Sivaji shooting is moving at a reasonable pace and reports are that the movie is 80% complete and only some talky portion has to be shot, two song sequences too remain to be shot. How many days will be needed to complete this is not clear. This seems to be subject to Rajini’s availability.
The talky portion may be shot at some studio in the city or the unit might move to an engineering college in Rajamundhry belonging to Rajini ’s close friend Mohan Babu.
Shankar plan to shoot the song sequences abroad. But Rajini does not want to leave the city these days. He wants to be there when his first grandchild arrives. So he has requested Shankar to keep the shooting in Chennai for the next few weeks and Shankar has obliged and put off all outstation shoots.
Meanwhile, reports are that veteran actress Revathi will be seen in Sivaji. It is not clear as to what part she will be playing, but it is being be rumoured that she will be playing the pair of Rajini senior. The unit hands are not very forthcoming with the information, so speculation remains.
Shooting will resume at full steam when Rajini announces his full availability. Then it just seems to be a matter of time before the shooting is wrapped up. Rough calculations suggest a December finish.Source : andhrabuzz
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Monica Bedi gets 5yrs imprisonment
A court on Friday sentenced former actress Monica Bedi, the companion of deported underworld don Abu Salem, to five years imprisonment after finding her guilty of using a fake passport. She was fined Rs 500. Co-accused Abdul Sattar and Mohd. Younis were given three years imprisonment and fined Rs 500.
Bedi and Salem were extradited from Portugal in November 2005. Bedi was brought to Hyderabad to be tried in a passport forgery case. Since then, she has got little hope from courts.
After being extradited, Bedi was brought to Hyderabad to be tried in a passport forgery case her. In December, she was also taken to Bhopal to be produced in a court there in a case in which she was alleged to have got a forged passport from there.
She did not get bail even in that case and so will have to be taken to Bhopal next month to be tried in the case there. The outcome of the case against her in Hyderabad will be crucial for her to fight even the Bhopal case.
In both the cases the charge against her is that she acquired a passport under a fake name. Monica's lawyers have contended that there was no proof that she herself had applied for the passport under a fictitious name because they were issued when she was abroad.
Though Monica has repeatedly pleaded for bail, the only relief she got from the Supreme Court was that the trial in her case should be speeded up.Source : greatandhra
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Nitin eagerly waiting for a hit!
Nitin is lagging behind in the race. The artiste who made an impressive start through Jayam is waiting for an elusive hit. His attempt at an mass image in Ram failed miserably.
So now he has pinned his hopes on Siddique’s movie Satyam Shivam Sundaram. The publicity began a long time back but the film hasn’t hit the screen so far. Two more songs need to be shot and looks like the film will not release before November. Meera is the heroine in the film.Source : andhracafe
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Tarun in 'Hum Tum' remake
Bollywood film 'Hum Tum' (starring Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukherjee) is the remake of the hit Hollywood film 'When Harry Met Sally' (1989). The news is that the Billy Crystal-Meg Ryan starrer will now be remade in Telugu and will have Tarun playing the lead role.
Also, the film is titled Srinivas-Srivalli. Young actor Tarun, who is currently in London confirmed the news to the source.Source : Cinegoer
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Many Happy Returns to Puri Jagannath
After working with great director like Ramgopal Varma, Puri Jagannath was introduced as director through 'Badri' with Pawan Kalyan in the lead. The film proved a major hit.
His films with Raviteja like 'Itlu Sravani Subrahmanyam, Idiot and Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi' also proved big hits and made him a versatile director.
After this success, several top heroes started looking at him. This year could be termed as a diamond year for his film career, as his film 'Pokiri' rewrote the history of the 75-year-old Telugu film history and gave an extraordinary image to Prince Maheshbabu.
Presently, Puri is directing Mega Star Chiranjeevi's nephew Allu Arjun for 'Desa Muduru' and is going to direct Mega Star's son Ram Charan Teja for latter's debut venture to be produced by Star producer Aswinidutt.
Indiaglitz congratulates him for all his successes and also wishes him a happy birthday.
Source: Indiaglitz
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Another Choreographer Turns Director!
Jayanth is the choreographer who started his career with Venkatesh`s ‘Vasu’. He has been a successful choreographer in Telugu Industry. Buzz says that he is going to direct an action Flick in Tamil. If he turns as a director he will be the fifth Choreographer turning director in last two years.
Prabhu Deva, Lawrence, Amma Rajasekhar and Raju Sundaram are the four choreographers who have directed the films so far.
Wait and see if there will be more choreographers turning directors.
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Puri Jagannath turns very busy
With the latest trendsetter film 'Pokiri', director Puri Jagannath became a very busy director now-a-days. Presently, he is doing a film 'Desamuduru' with Stylish Star Allu Arjun, being produced by Bhagawan and Danayya. After this, he is going to direct Ramcharan Teja for his debut venture with Aswinidutt as the producer.
Later, he is going to direct the Hindi version of 'Pokiri' to be produced by Ram Gopal Varma. Puri Jagannath had also accepted some other projects, which include a film with Young Rebel Star Prabhas under KS Rama Rao's production, besides a film for Pawan Kalyan to be produced by Nagababu. To more projects are yet to be finalized.Source: Indiaglitz (more...)
Genelia decodes success
What makes a film a success story? "It’s hard to tell but one thing for sure. If talented and hardworking people get together to make a film, then half the battle’s already won," responds GENELIA who stars opposite VISHNU in Dhee. The film’s is being directed by Sreenu Vaitla. Genelia tells us "Vishnu is a fun loving actor and it’s a pleasure to be in his company. And with Sreenu Vishnu and SREEHARI’s cooperative attitude there’s no way you can go wrong with a scene. So I am sure their company will bring out the best in me."Source: telugustyle (more...)
'Yogi' in Europe for songs
Produced by Kadapa Mayor Ravindranath Reddy and directed by VV Vinayak with Young Rebel Star Prabhas and Nayanatra in the lead, the film 'Yogi' is all set for canning of songs at Europe. The film unit will stay in Europe from October 2 to 16 to choreograph songs in various beautiful locales there.
Presently the shooting of the film is progressing at a brisk pace. The producer is planning to complete the shooting and other post-production formalities by November-end or by the first week of December.
It has also planned to release the audio in December. The tag line of the film is ‘A feel that never ends’ and the film is going to release on Jan 10th the day on which 'Lakshmi' was released and proved a big hit.
Ramana Gogula, who provided music for 'Lakshmi' is again holding the baton for this film and gave melodious tunes.Source : Indiaglitz
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Gopika and Samiksha in a street brawl!
Advertisements have given our actresses an alternate profession. When we watch television these days, it is filled with lady artistes endorsing one or the other product especially the ads that promote textiles. Recently, one such ad had featured Samiksha and Gopika in a jovial mood, happily gyrating with their six yard splendour.
The advertisement had come out very well and features in the television almost everyday at least four times. But as the old adage goes, looks are deceptive. Yes, the couple was at loggerheads at the shooting due to a small incident.
While shooting Samiksha’s wig had come off and seeing this comical sight Gopika had burst out laughing much to the humiliation of Samiksha. Not withstanding this, Samiksha retorted back by trying to pull Gopika’s hair which being real did not leave her and hence she reached the floor with a thud.
The scene was very ugly with two matured young women acting in a juvenile manner. It was with much effort that the pair was separated and the shooting continued. It is sure that our artists should be trained on basic etiquettes along with acting.Source : andhrabuzz
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Mamata sings tunes for 'Rakhi'
Malayalee beauty Mamata Mohandas has hit the headlines for her sweet voice even before stepping her foot into her first Telugu film. As if to announce her arrival in Tollywood, she has poured out her sweet voice for NTR’s new film ‘Rakhi’, directed by Krishnavamsi.
It is said that music director Devi Sri Prasad came to know about Mamata’s singing skills at a time when he was looking for a husky and stylish voice. He made her to sing for the film, as her voice suits the song to the ‘T’.
Sources said that the song would be shot on heroine Ileana. The shooting of the film is currently going on at a fast pace and it is expected to make it to the theatres in the month of December.
Meanwhile, Mamata is set to make her debut in Tollywood as a heroine with a film titled ‘Ata’ to be produced by M S Raju. Its regular shooting is expected to begin by next month.Source : MIO
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Animated characters never argue
Aayo Natkhat Nandlal which hits theatres this week, stands to be India’s first 3D animated venture. The best aspect of making an animated film, according to director Aman Khan is, “Unlike live actors who argue with the director and not do a scene till they are convinced about it, animated characters do what you say without any questions asked.” Well, that’s reason enough for Khan not only to break into a smile, but also plan to make a full-fledged Hindi film.
As for the 3D animation, Aman says, “The story of Lord Krishna is so rich that we thought that the various locations and the colourful costumes would make a wonderful impact for 3D animation. Thus, we opted for it rather than make the film in 2D, which is very common.”
Aman says that it was his responsibility to give the subject ofKrishna the right amount of reverence so that both children and families would watch it. “I had to translate the visuals and imagination on paper to make it come alive,” he says.
So how easy or difficult was it to make an animated film?
“If, while making a live film, I have a cameraman who is bad at his job, I will not get the desired result. The same applies here too. If the cameraman cannot translate my imagination into a film, I will fail to get what I want. So, you need a right team for an animation film, just like you need one while making a film with live characters. The only advantage, as I said earlier, is that my characters do not argue. They blindly do what I say,” he says.
Aman reveals that Krishna was in the making for two-and-a-half-years even before Hanuman began. “The success of Hanuman only lifted our spirits and convinced us that animated films have now been accepted by the masses. As for the comparisons between Hanuman and Krishna, I would like to say that the only common thing binding these films is that they are animated versions. Still,Krishna stands to be different because it is a 3D animation film. Other than that, the story and the set up are entirely different,” he concludes.Source : DC
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Lata Mangeshkar turns 77
Legendary playback singer Lata Mangeshkar celebrates her 77th birthday on Thursday. Born in 1929 in Indore, Lata is the evergreen face of Indian music. In a career spanning over five decades, she has sung 30,000 songs in several languages.
She started her career in a Marathi film, Kiti Hasaal in 1942. Since then she has sung for almost every major Bollywood actress and is also one of the only two singers who have been awarded the country's highest civilian honour - the Bharat Ratna.
The Mangeshkar family has its roots in Goa. It’s the village Mangeshi which saw the rise of Dinanath Mangeshkar, father of Lata Mangeshkar. But today the state does not have any monument in memory of this family.
Almost three decades ago, their house there was demolished and a hall for a temple was constructed in its place.
"Her father’s mother, grandfather and grandmother worked in the temple,” said localite and brother of legendary singer Jeetendra Abhisheki, Ramnath Abhisheki.
The music researchers in Goa have expressed a deep concern over the issue. They believe that the Mangeshkar house was a heritage site and it should not have been demolished.
In fact, the houses of many other legendary artists native to Goa are also not been properly preserved. “Today people who visit Mangeshi ask about Lata Mangeshkar’s native house. But no one can show them anything,” said a music researcher, Yogiraj.Source : Ibn
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Nayantara's tiff with Reema Sen
Nayantara’s Tamil movie is yet to hit the silver screen but it already tops the list as the film that is always in the news even before the release. First it was the hoarding of Simbu and Nayantara which caught the attention of the entire metropolis.
Next it was the open air brawl of Reema Sen and Simbu which was the cynosure of media for some time.
Inside sources reveal that Reema Sen’s character in the movie is the most powerful among the three heroines and if sources are to be believed, it would even overtake Neelambari Ramya Krishna and Thimiru Shreya.
Reema Sen’s role takes on the shade of a psychopath and she has performed very well. She is sure to book her berth in the list of talented actresses after the movie is released.
Nayantara is one soul who is not happy with this. She was alleged to have questioned Simbu on this.Source : andhrabuzz
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Meena's games in small screen
When the small screen guys approached her with a lucrative offer to anchor a game show Meena declined. But when they questioned her as to why she is thinking twice when Amitabh made a name for himself , Meena grabbed it.
She has agreed to work in tv but refuses to acknowledge that she has no films on hand. She adds that she is not working in films because she hasn’t laid hands on a right subject yet.Source : andhracafe
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Charmme bags 'Manthra'
Charmme, who has proved her mettle as an actress of calibre in 'Anukokunda Oka Roju' and 'Pournami', has now bagged a significant role in a female-oriented film titled 'Manthra'. The film is expected to roll in October this year.
She is currently acting in two projects - Sumanth starrer 'Chinnodu', directed by Kanmani and Krishna Vamsee's 'Rakhee', co-starring NTR and Ileana.Source : Cinegoer
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Reviews: Boss
Average Rating: 6/10
Jeevi Rating - 3.25/5
Indiaglitz
Filmchamber - 5/10
Nonstopcinema - 2.75/5
Telugucinema
Andhracafe
'Boss' arrives today!
Nagarjuna, the stylish hero of Tollywood arrives today in his designer suits in and as Boss. He has a huge fan following among females in all ages due to his dashing and debonair looks. In Boss, Nag has Nayantara and Pooja Bawja for company. The music of Boss rocks with Kalyani Malik’s and Harry Anand’s hit numbers.
The one-line story of Boss is the love between the boss of a real estate construction company and his secretary. This romantic entertainer has all commercial elements and the film is in the same genre as Manmadhudu and Santhosham. This kind of films work wonders with family audience.
Nag is riding a wave after Sri Ramadasu and lady audience are simply crazy about him. So Boss will benefit from Nag’s current image and goodwill he has with the audience.
Boss opens today with 280 prints and the buzz around the film is positive. The film is Nayantara’s big ticket to stardom in Telugu. She has to prove that Lakshmi was no flash in the pan and that she is a lucky heroine.Source : Sify
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Venkatesh as Tulasi Reddy!
Victory Venkatesh is presently doing 'Aduvari Matalaku Ardhale Veruley' in the direction of Sri Raghava (Selvaraghava in Tamil). His next film is for Suresh Productions that was officially launched in August. Regular shooting will start from October.
Boyapati Srinu of Bhadra fame is directing this venture. Venkatesh is playing a powerful role in this film as 'Tulasi' Reddy. Earlier he played 'Laxmi' Narayna in Laxmi film.Source : Ttollywood
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Tamanna overshadows Ileana!
With a series of big releases like ‘Stalin’ and ‘Boss’ lined up, Producer AM Rathnam is understandably hesitant about releasing ‘Jadoo’ in Telugu. But, the film’s Tamil version, ‘Kedi’ was released recently. Rathnam’s younger son Ravikrishna plays the lead role and elder son Jyothikrishna had directed it. The film stars two leading heroines- Ileana and Tamanna.
While Ileana hogged the limelight until before the film’s release, things are now changing. Tamanna has managed to steal the show. Critics have started to rave about her performance as the rich and spoilt sister of a powerful local don.
Ileana better start getting serious about her Public Relation skills because she already is going through a bad patch with the media and the film industry due to her exhausting work schedules and her refusal to attend public functions. She was absent at the audio-release function of this film due to her ill-health.Source : Cinesouth
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Amala raising funds for ambulance through 'Boss'
Amala Akkineni is the busy lady even though she has been off the silver screen. The reason is known for everyone as she is involved in animal care and Blue Cross Society. She is now raising funds for a Blue Cross ambulance through Nag's new film 'Boss'. She is all for animals these days.
Relating business to charity and social responsibility is the best thing that a few celebrities are doing these days. While Chiranjeevi is for eye and blood donations, Amala is for animals. Well, fund raising is through 'Boss'.
How that's going to happen one has to wait and see.Source : greatandhra
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Bhagat Singh's family rallies for RDB
With Rang de Basanti, which delineates the anger of the youth against the system, becoming India's entry to the Oscars, freedom fighter Bhagat Singh's family is happy that the world would now know about the revolutionary and his philosophy.
"We are very happy that the film has got an international platform and the world would know about the revolutionary," grandson of Bhagat Singh's brother Yadvinder Singh said.
"We hope the film wins the Oscar," Singh added. Singh said they also plan to bring out the English version of Bhagat Singh's prison diary.
"It's already in the printing stage and would be released soon," he said speaking at the sidelines of a function marked to commemorate the birth centenary of Bhagat Singh.
Earlier, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, speaking at the function said, "The state government had set up an all Women's University at Khanpur Kalan in Sonepat, which has been dedicated to Bhagat Singh."
"Called the Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Vishvidyala, it is the first women's university in whole of north India," Hooda added.
The Chief Minister said Bhagat Singh would always remain a source of inspiration for the youth.
Source : Ibn
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'Mahanagaram lo Mayagadu' on 29th Sept
Mammoty and Nayantara as Hero and Heroine in Lakshmi Harshita Creations Banner is the film 'Mahanagaramlo Mayagadu' is ready for release on 29th of September and the directer felt that this film will be gift for the viewers on the festive Dussera.
On this occasion the producer Gaddam Siva said that the Hero putting all the efforts and all the problems faced and how the hero solved those problems in big Metro City.
Mammoty will be on screen after a long gap. Fresh looking Mommoty whose earlier films like Gajani, Lakshmi, Chandramukhi, this cinema will also create records and march to Silver Jubilee. This film with Love, Sentiment, Comedy, Action and with all the materials for a successful cinema will create ripples in the industry will be positively welcomed by Telugu viewers said Gaddam Siva.Source : bollywoodpremiere
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'Aakrosham' clears censors
Surya and Jyothika who were together in successful Tamil hit film "Nanda' is now made in Telugu as 'Aakrosham' with Surya and Laila on Sri Mahaganapathi Pictures Banner which is presented by M Sudkhakar.
The film has been cleared by the Censor Board and will be released to theatres on 6th October said the producer M Sudhakar.
He said that a youth who could not bear the injustice meted at him with a powerful role by Surya who acted accordingly. Surya surely will bring back memories of the earlier flick 'Gajini'. As in Tamil, the music is done by Shankar Raja and the audio will be released in another week.Source : bharatwaves
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Anandam pair is back!
Anandam Rekha is the one among who have changed their names with their first movie. Rekha who has equal qualities of glamour and performance is making her second innings in Tollywood. She made her debut with the movie Anandam. After that movie she had got so many offers, but she doesn’t have a proper hit in Telugu.
So, she made some movies in Kannada. Now she had got an offer from the producer cum director Sai Venkat for the movie 'Naloone Prema'. Rekha is playing the female lead and Akash who is the hero in the Rekha’s first film is again pairing with her for this movie. Both Akash and Rekha are eagerly waiting for success. Hope this movie bring success for everyone.Source : andhrabuzz
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Murali Mohan makes a hint
There was a time when filmmakers would use only English titles for their films in tamil nadu. To change the scenario, the government has announced a subsidy if the filmmaker uses a tamil title. Falling flat for the scheme they changed the title in the last moment too.
Now Murali Mohan attended a film function of Indian Beauty and hinted at a similar change. He said it would be welcome if the government too adopts a similar strategy to use telugu titles.Source : andhracafe
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Bipasha and John in Mahabharata
This film is expected to be told from Draupadi’s perspective. In other words, the film may have some bitter elements for the men folk. Readers may be surprised to note that Bipasha Basu would be assaying the role of Draupadi.
Her real life beau would drape the role of Arjuna. In addition to Bipasha and John, veteran artists Shahbana Azmi and Nazruddin Shah will don the role of Kunti and Dridarashtira respectively. Looking at the star cast of this film, this film is sure to join the list of those films, which ignite controversy.
Source : andhravilas
Naga Chaitanya to debut in films
Naga Chaitanya, son of Nagarjuna and grandson of Ramanaidu, has apparently expressed his desire to act in movies, to which cause he has even done an acting course at the Mumbai based film institute ‘Creating Characters’. Naga Chaitanya is currently 20 and is doing the final year of B. Com in Hyderabad.
He will graduate in March 2007. Nagarjuna is insistent that Naga Chaitanya should complete his graduation before taking up any profession. When asked by the media about Naga Chaitanya’s debut, Nagarjuna said that he would announce to the media as soon as they decide on when to launch Naga Chaitanya in Telugu films.Source : Raagalahari
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Asin becomes heroine of festivities
Asin’s career is on a supersonic jet these days. Though this year did not have a jump start for the petite smiley, mid-year seemed to have catapulted her career to heights. She is busy shooting for more than half a dozen Tamil and Telugu movies and has literally no time to utter a word or two to the media.
We will talk after a couple of months. There really isn’t anything new to talk right now – Asin signs off whenever an occasional journalist approaches her. She is managing her schedules between Pokkiri with Vijay and Annavaram with Pawan Kalyan in Golkonda Fort.
She will be seen in big banner tamil movies such as Pokkiri, Alwar, Varalaru (Godfather), Dasavatharam and Annavaram in Telugu. Annavamram ,Dashavataram scheduled for Pongal release making her the heroine of festivities.Source : andhravilas
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Dev Anand celebrates his 83rd birthday today
He is the evergreen star of the Indian silver screen and as he turns 83 years young, the ageless Dev Anand remembers the days gone by with a hint of emotion. "It's a hell of a span - 61 years of active life. I came to Bombay in 1943 - hardly 19 years old,” says Devsaab, as he is fondly called.
So, what keeps the octogenarian veteran fighting fit? One, he never smoked in real life and barring a few scenes, he didn’t light up even on screen. But that is not the only reason. "When I'm working I'm energetic. I get energy from work,” he says.
One of the greatest stars the Hindi film industry has seen, Dev Anand was handsome and debonair. He was the epitome of the suave, urban gentleman in his heydays. And at 83, the zest for learning has not stopped as he readies to shoot his pet project - an international film based in Croatia.
"I'm learning all the time. I want to prove to myself that I can be as good or as bad while making an international film," he says, adding, "Time flies all the time but luckily I haven't had a pause because my mind is so made I am flying with it as well. I finished it last year in December. The last chapter will be from Croatia and next year it will hit the market."Source : Ibn
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Prabhas 'Munna' postponed, to release after 'Yogi'?
After delivering four back to back hits, Dil Raju’s next film is the highly awaited Munna. The movie directed by debutant Vamsi Paidipalli has Prabhas and Ileana D’Cruz in the lead. Harris Jeyraj scores the music for this film. According to highly placed sources, the movie which was originally slated for release in November is postponed.
Sources insist that the makers have a huge shortage of Ileana, Prabhas’ dates which are committed in bulk to Raviteja’s Mr. Khatarnak and V.V Vinayak’s Yogi respectively.
Also, the music director Harris Jeyraj has a lot of commitments and has requested more time. Though the product could be readied by February, the producer is not likely to release it at that time, as Prabhas’ other film Yogi which releases for Pongal 2007 would be in the theatres. We have to wait and watch to see if the movie gets postponed beyond March.Source : andhrabuzz
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CVVR Prasad is no more
Veteran film personality CVVR Prasad, one of the founders of Saradhi studios, is no more. He is 88 years old. He is survived by two daughters and a son. He served as the President of the Andhra Pradesh Film Industry Employees Federation for six years. He also served as honorary secretary to AP Film Chamber of Commerce twice during 1997-88 and 1990-91.
CVVR Prasad was born in Pedavaram in Krishna district on 10th April, 1918. He completed his BA from Ravindranath Tagore's Santhiniketan. He got into the films in Culcutta itself. He worked as assitant camera man and sound engineer in Calcutta.
Saradhi Films banner is originally established by Chalappali Raja. He already produced Malapilla, Raithu Bidda before he knew Prasad. Prasad was then working as sound engineer for Laila Majnu.
After their acquaintance, Prasad came aboard Saradhi films and took up the production responsibilities. Antha Manavalle is his first film with the banner. Rojulu Marayi is a mile stone for the banner. Prasad then took up the responsibilty of constructing Saradhi studios in Hyderabad. By then, there were only 2 other studios in Hyd - Ajanta and Jahanama.
Many hit films including Kalasiunte Kaladhu Sukham, Atma Banduvu were produced by this studio. He was instrumental in shifting of the Telugu film producers to Hyderabad from Chennai, the home of all Telugu films till then.
The Producers' Council and the Film Chamber have expressed their grief over the death of CVVR Prasad and conveyed their condolences to his family members.Source : Ttollywood
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All round family entertainer - 'Dhee'
Tolly 2 Holly Films has acquired the entire overseas distribution and DVD rights of Vishnu, Genilia and Srihari starrer Dhee. It is directed by Srinu Vytla who directed movies like Nandi Awards winning film NeeKosam, Anandam, Sontham, Venky and Mega Star's Andarivadu in the past and well known for his comedy timing comes up with another complete all round family entertainer in the form of Dhee.
This movie comes with full of promise to Vishnu with very good scope for his histrionics. After the grand success and superb performance in Bommarillu, Genilia is acting as a heroine.
Srihari is playing another vital and important role after much praised character roles in MS Raju's NVNV and Mahanandi movies. Comedians like Sunil and Brahmanandam are other ingredients in this action packed love story Dhee.
Chakri had given a very good melody songs and audio is already a hit. This film is being produced by Mallidi Satyanarayana who gave a Box Office hit in Bunny earlier.Source : oneindia
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Rang de Basanti is India's entry for the Oscars
The wait is finally over. Director Rakeysh Mehra's Rang de Basanti is India’s nomination for the Oscars. The film has not only done well at the box office, it has also won critical acclaim. It also acquired a special place in the hearts and minds of millions of people in the country and abroad.
The Film Federation of India (FFI) started collecting entries in the first week of September and the final selection was declared on Monday evening.
Some of the frontrunners in the race were Omkara, Lage Raho Munnabhai, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna and Krrish.
A 12-member panel including Basu Chatterjee, Kalpana Lajmi, N Chandra, Aadesh Srivastava and Ved Rahi had been set up to view the films and select the best.
Only three Indian films - Mother India (1957), Salaam Bombay (1988) and Lagaan (2001) have made it to the short list so far.
Recently, actor Ajay Devgan who was confident about Omkara getting nominated had alleged that a certain lobby was trying to sabotage the prospects of the film by spreading ‘false information’ about the film.Source : Ibn
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Ramu has a new competitor
Ramgopal Varma’s recent release ‘Shiva 2006’ is still busy drawing blunt criticism from the audience and critics alike. It now looks as if his new film, ‘Nishabdh’ too is going to have a few problems.
Remember Sashilal Nair? Well, he was the man behind ‘Ek Choti Si Love Story’, a film about a 14-year-old boy who falls in love with a 28-year-old woman played by Manisha Koirala. The film made huge headlines when Manisha accused the director of using body-double in some semi-nude scenes.
‘Nishabdh’ is the story of a 16-year-old girl who falls in love with a man in his 50’s, played by Amitabh Bachchan. Sashilal Nair too is making a film named ‘Lolitha’, about a man who ends up having a massive crush over his adolescent stepdaughter. This one stars Jackie Shroff and Dimple Kapadia in the lead roles.
Sashilal Nair has announced that he’d release the film on the same day that Ramgopal Varma releases ‘Nishabdh’.
Ramgopal Varma’s reaction is awaited.Source : Cinesouth
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'Ramalayam Veedhilo' - love story with family drama
'Ramalayam Veedhi Lo' which is jointly produced by K N Srinivasa Rao( K K ) and P Vasu has Santosh Pavan & Itisri as hero and heroine is directed by Ravi Teja on the Banner of K K Entertainments has completed all the post production works and the film will hit the screen on 29 th of this month.
Srinivasa Rao and P Vasu after seeing the first copy said that director Ravi Teja has done a good job of screening a kind of love story with family drama. With the audio already receiving tremendous response and the producers are expecting the film to be a hit. The director Ravi Teja said that the climax of this film is the high light.Source : Bharatwaves
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Sushmita's lending hand to cricketer Imran Khan
'Will serve the world and poor people if I win the title' Рif this sounded like a clich̩ to you uttered by the beauty queens when they were being crowned, you guessed it right, yes it is. But when it comes to Sushmita, she seemed to have taken the famous tagline to her heart. Sushmita extended a helping hand to the Pakistani cricketer Imran Khan in raising funds for the cancer hospital founded by him.
She called off her shoots to be inDubai to raise funds for theShaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital, which Imran has built in the memory of his mother. The hospital was built by Imran to eradicate cancer and his inspiration came when he lost his mother to the deadly disease, Sushmita stated.
Imran is planning to offer free cancer treatment to 70% of the patients in his hospital since many who are affected with cancer could not afford the expensive treatment. I am happy I rendered my help for a noble cause, Sushmita declared.
Sush attended a three-hour telecom in Dubai for two days followed by an auction dinner in which she put her painting under the hammer for the first time – not many knew that Sushmita could paint as well.
To everyone’s surprise Sushmita’s painting fetched a whopping 25 lakh Indian rupees which she donated to the funds of the hospital. She will fly to Lahore in the near future to inaugurate the hospital. Imran is obviously happy with Sushmita’s favor and offered to visit India to attend a similar program.Source : andhrabuzz
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'Ganga' clean and good film
Tara, Suman, Venugopal and Priyanka in the lead on Myitri Kalamandir Banner which is made by Sekhar Yelamanchi is a Clean and good film 'GANGA' said by the unit members and this film was recently released successfully.
At the press meet on this occasion the unit members claimed that as against to the present environment of films, this film is clean and a mature film which has been accepted and acclaimed by the viewers and gives feel good impression.
The urban viewers have a point of approval for this film and the appreciation gained for this film gives immense pleasure. The Telangana cause, the dialogues and labourism trend continuing today and this theme is well accepted.
The Director also stated that all the members have put in their best along with the writer, Actors, Women Organizations fighting for good cause as a unit. Director Sekhar Yelamanchi expressed his gratitude for the opportunity bestowed in this film.Source : bollywoodpremiere
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Veteran actress Padmini passes away
South India's legendary Bharthanattiyam dancer and film actor Padmini died of a heart attack in Chennai late last night at Apollo Hospital. She was 74. After her marriage to KT Ramachandran, she moved to the US and established a dance school 'Padmini School of Fine Art' there. After the death of her husband, she returned to Chennai and persued her acting career.Padmini acted in more than 250 films in Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada for decades since 1949. She acted opposite all the leading heroes including NTR, MGR, Raj Kapoor, Sivaji Ganeshan, Prem Nazir and Devanand.
Born in Poojappura in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, on June 12, 1932, Padmini made her debute in Hindi film Kalpana. Her first Tamil film was Manamagal (1950) made by another legend N S Krishnan. Padmini was awarded the 'Nattiya Peroli' and 'Kalaimamani'.
Padmini's sisters, Lalitha and Ragini, are also yesteryear renowned actors. Called as 'Trivancor sisters', the trio acted in Tamil film Thoothu Thooki together. If Gemini Ganesan-Savitiri and MGR-Saroja Devi were a formidable pair in 50s and 60s, Sivaji-Padmini combination was lethel preferred watching Uttamaputtharan, Thillana Moganambal, among others co-starring Sivaji.
During the Indo-China war in 1962 Padmini went to the army camp and entertained them with her dance-drama performance. Late Pandjit Jawaharlal Nehru was impressed with her performance as a teenager. She was a Congress member and gave speeches in many meetings during the 1967 and 1971 Lok Sabha and assembly elections for the party.
She was one of the favourites for the veteran directors Sridhar and K S Gopalakrishnan. Padmini was showered with accolades for her performance in Hindi film Chanda Aur Bijli with the late 'Sanjeev Kumar'.
May her soul rest in peace.
Source : Oneindia
Jyotika to act in film after honeymoon!
Jyotika, Prithviraj and Swarnamalya have been signed for the film to be directed by Radha Mohan. A major part of the film has already been shot. A couple of song sequences and some dialogue scenes with Jyotika are still remaining. On returning from her honeymoon in Switzerland on 26th, Jyotika will complete her assignment. Surya will start work on his next film on 27th. 'Mozhi' could well be the last film in which Jyotika will act. Soure: Y! Movies
Surya had earlier announced that Jyotika would not return to acting after their marriage, but that is not so. On returning from her honeymoon, Jyotika is to don the make-up again. The reason is a Prakashraj film 'Mozhi' produced by his Duet Films.
Trisha thrills little hearts
The little ones at the cancer institute were thrilled recently, when Trisha took some time off from her busy schedule to visit them at the center. The actress, interested in social work, had earlier given her consent for a fans’ association founded in her name, only because she was told that it would be social welfare-oriented.
Trisha had often expressed her desire to engage herself in such activities and doing her mite for the lesser privileged. And this was her first step. She had arranged lunch for the children, shared it with them and spent some quality time with them. She left them with a glow on their faces, and a day to remember.Source : indiavarta
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'Boss' gets clean 'U' certificate
Nagarjuna’s ‘Boss I Love You’ a romantic comedy, directed by V.N.Aditya and produced by D. Shivaprasad Reddy, has cleared the Censor Board’s approval with a U certificate, without any omissions. Boss, which stars Nayantara and Poonam Bajwa as the female leads, is releasing on the 27th of September.
"The movie will be a mixture of a candy floss romantic comedy like Manmadhudu and an out-and-out mass flick like Mass" says the director.
Industry circles are saying that the film is targeted mainly on class audiences like 'Manmadhudu' and hoping to create boxoffice sensation. The music of the film is also attracting the class audiences but not reaching the masses largely. Film circles say that the film would reach the audiences who relished its audio.
Producer Siva Prasada Reddy says, "The film would be a sure entertainer for all sorts of audiences. And it would be a sensational hit on the banner of Kamakshi Movies".Source : Cinegoer
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'Premalekha Raasa Neekandi Vuntadi' for Dussehra
Venkat Mallidi-Anjali starrer 'Premalekha Raasa… Neekandi Vuntadi' is all set for a release. Venkat Mallidi is the son of Mallidi Satyanarayana, who is producing this movie and is introducing Venkat as a hero. Anjali featured in the popular movie Photo.
Renowned story writer Kulasekhar of Chitram, Jayam, Nuvvu-Nenu and Gharshana fame is making his debut as a director through this movie. The audio of this film was released at Padmalaya studios recently.
The movie will be released on Vijayadashami Day, which falls on October 2. Music has been composed by Sriram Kaushik.Source : Galatta
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'Nee Navve Chaalu' launching on 26th
With the present trend of combinations another combination of Shivaji, Sindhu Tolani and Nikita a new film is being launched on 26th in Visakhapatnam which is being directed by Mallikarjun Yelurini whlo is being introduced as Director with this film on Yashwant Arts Banner 'Nee Navvechalu'.
The presenter of this film Gottimukkala Padmarao said on this occasion that from 26 th to 28th some scenes will be shot on Shivaji, Ali and Sindhu Tulani in Visakhapatnam along with the picturization of one song.
The producer assured that the viewers will be induced into the character of the film and feel fresh. With loads of comedy by Bramhanandam, Ali, Venumadhav, And M S Narayana, Mallikarjuna Rao and others.
This is a triangle Love story and depicts the present condition of life said the presenter Gottimukkala Padmarao. The Co – Producer of this film is G Narsimhulu.Source : bharatwaves
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Anil Kumar Yadav ban gaya hero!
Son of sitting Secunderabad MP Anjan Kumar Yadav, and a fan of all the Bollywood Khans, 23- year-old Anil Kumar Yadav says he aspired to be an actor since childhood. A commerce graduate, he is also the State general secretary of the National Students Union of India (NSUI).
Like a true politician, he says he wants to serve society by ridding it of all evils, which is why he wants all his films not just to be entertainers but also message-oriented.
‘‘I want to be known as an action hero,’’ Anil says, confessing that he wasn’t too comfortable doing the romantic sequences with his on-screen heroine Harika(from Jammu).
The premier of Andhra Students is scheduled to be held at Prasads’ Imax. And even before the release of his debut film, he has got a couple of offers for mass-oriented films.
‘‘But I’m not in a hurry. Let Andhra Students get released first,’’ he says. It’s no illusion!Source : indiavarta
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Vishnu under pressure!
Vishnu who was very disappointed with the results of Game, Asthram is keeping all his hopes on Dhee. Dhee team is planning to release this film in the first week of October. Genelia is playing next to Vishnu. Srihari is playing a typical role in this film.
Hope atleast Genelia’s luck will bring success to this movie and relieves Vishnu from pressure. Recently launched audio response is good said the producer Malladi Satyanarayana Reddy while talking to press.Source : bharatwaves
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