Today's young actors are very smart! They know that their stardom is not permanent and need to look for other avenues of revenue. After Sharwanand launching his own restaurant, now it is the turn of child artist-turned hero Tarun.
In a bid to venture into business, Tarun, a regular pub-hopper, has launched a high-profile pub 'ON' at Road No. 2 near TDP Head Office in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.
The launch night saw many young actors like Ram Charan Teja, Naga Chaitanya, Manchu Manoj, Siddharth, Prabhas, Sumanth, Nitin, Navadeep, Sonu Sood, Genelia, Trisha, Sneha Ullal, Mumaith Khan, Reema Sen, Kamna Jethmalani and Sindhura Gadde.
Meanwhile, it is heard that Tarun has signed in a film opposite Vimala Raman with director V.N. Aditya. To be produced by Supreme Raju Harwani and Gogineni Srinivas, the movie will be launched very soon. Shooting will commence on May 26 at various locations of Malaysia. (more...)
Tarun launches high-profile pub 'ON'
Dasari Awards for 2008 announced
The awards on the name of Dasari Narayana Rao were announced today for the year 2008. BA Raju will receive the Best Film Journalist award for 2008. BA Raju’s contribution as a journalist to the Telugu Film Industry was for about two decades. Best Director Award goes to Krish for Gamyam film and Best Debutant Director Award goes to Srikanth Addala for Kotta Bangaru Lokam. The cash prize of Rs 1 Lakh and a souvenir will be presented to the above mentioned award winners.
The award function will be held on Dasari Narayana Rao’s birthday, i.e., May 4th at Ravindra Bharati. On the same day he is going to start a charitable trust by name ‘Needa’. The VIPs for the function are Dr C Narayana Reddy, D Rama Naidu, K Raghavendra Rao, Mohan Babu, DVS Raju, Tammareddy Krishna Murthy, Tammareddy Bharadwaja, Jaya Sudha, Murali Mohan, etc. (more...)
Nayan enjoying her privacy
Nayanthara has been trying to keep a low profile. But controversies and Nayan go hand-in-hand. Nayanthara’s love for temples is well known. She makes it a point to visit all the famous temples near locations where she is shooting which makes news. Recently, she did a Thulabharam (a ritual of weighing oneself against offerings made to the temple) at the famous Chettikulangara Devi temple in Mavelikkara near Alleppy in Kerala. And a month later, Nayan went for darshan at the Mannaserry Killikavu temple near Ottapalam, in Kerala dressed in a salwar-kameez. But the protocol at this Bhagavathy (Amman) temple is that women should wear sari to enter the premises, which she was not aware of. Her dress has irked a group of local members of the saffron brigade.
“I’m trying my best to be non controversial, but at times, for no fault of mine, I get dragged into unnecessary controversies. I grew up in an army garrison as my father was in the air force. There, a temple, church and mosque were all situated in the same compound. So from my childhood, I used to pray at all places of worship. Now, when I shoot near a famous temple anywhere in India, I make it a point to visit the place,” reasons the actress. She feels that she is fighting the battles of a lone lady without the paraphernalia of parents, managers and relatives as she takes decisions on her own. For the last six months, the actress has vanished from the party circuit and avoids film functions, preferring to keep to herself. “Actually I don’t miss anybody. I enjoy my privacy as I’m able to concentrate more on my career,” says the actress.
For now, the actress is sailing on calm waters. She is upbeat about K S Ravikumar’s Aadhavan with Surya and two Telugu films — one with NTR and the other with Ravi Teja. She says, “I know success doesn’t last forever in tinsel town. It is not possible to remain at the top permanently, as a lot of fresh talents are coming up every day. You cannot brood over it. That’s the way the system functions.” Finally, she concludes, “My hands are full for the year with four films in three languages. Right now, I’m enjoying every moment of it.” (more...)
Genelia’s feelings on “Katha”
Genelia is going to be seen again in Tollywood Inspite of being busy in Bollywood. She said that this time she is going to be seen in a romantic film and she was so impressed by the story.
The films that were produced by Gunnam Gangaraju “Ite”, “Anukokunda Oka Roju” is going to do this film. Srinivas Raga makes his debut to Tollywood as a director with this film. The film is been titled as “Katha”.
Genelia says that this film is going to be a milestone in her career. Genelia is going to take a remuneration of 1 crore rupees for this film. (more...)
