Undoubtedly, film Magadheera proved its upper hand over the other two big movies which were released along with it, ‘Mallanna’ and ‘ Anjaneyulu ’ Both the films couldn’t influence the collections of film ‘ Magadheera ,’ despite casting sexy and hot heroines Shriya and Nayanatara who have exposed to their maximum limits in these films, and pairing with Mass heroes Ravi Teja and Vikram The super combination of senior artists couldn’t make a dent on two-film-old Ram Charan.
Now, fixed to September 3rd Naga Chaitanya is coming with full ‘Josh’ to handle the Magadheera in his own style. Film lovers and fans of Chiru , Ram Charan, and Nagarjuna are anxiously waiting for the release of the film Josh People want to see whether Chaitu can make his presence feel with his debut film Josh , and divert the flow of the collection from Magadheera to his Josh.
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Can his ‘Josh’ stop ‘Magadheera?’
Eenadu logo launch and trailers release on 29 August
Eenadu – the Telugu remake of Hindi blockbuster A Wednesday stars Venkatesh as cop and Kamal Hassan as a common man. Chakri Tholeti (who acted as photographer kid in Sagara Sangamam) makes his debut as director. The entire movie is shot with RED camera. Sruthi Hassan composed background music for this movie. Logo and trailers of Eenadu will be launched on 29 August in a star-studded event in Hyderabad. Music will be launched in the first week of September. Producer Kumar is planning to release the movie on 18 September. Poonam Kaur and Bharat Reddy play other important roles.
The release date of Kamal Hassan-Victory Venkatesh starring ‘Eenadu’ has been fixed as September 18th. The Telugu rights of this film have been acquired by Amma Art Creations’ G Kumar Babu. ‘Eenadu’ is a remake of Hindi super hit film ‘A Wednesday’ and the film has been produced by Kamal Hassan under Rajkamal International banner.
The logo of the film and the trailors will be released on August 29th. Sruthi Hassan’s music would remain as the main highlight. Manoj Soni handled the camera.
Speaking about the film Kamal Hassan stated, “Eenadu is going to be another sensational film in my film career. I was so much inspired by this film that I produced it under my own banner. Venkatesh has portrayed a police officer role which is a very important role. Eenadu is a mirror of today’s situation on threats against society. Chakri Tholeti did a remarkable job although it is his first directorial venture. After ‘Dasavataram’, ‘Eenadu’ is yet another unique film in my career.”
“I’m very happy to work with a dedicated actor like Kamal Hassan. I am very confident about ‘Eenadu’, which is powerful as well as purposeful”, opined Venkatesh. (more...)
Ram Charan as playboy
After donning the role of a warrior in Magadheera, Ram Charan Teja is playing a completely different role in his next film to be directed by Bommarillu Bhaskar. According to sources, he will play the role of a playboy. Genelia plays the main heroine Ram Charan romances but director Bhaskar is planning to rope in other leading ladies with whom Ram Charan has his romantic escapades in the film. There will be about four heroines acting in it apart from Genelia. Currently, discussions are on about the selection of the other heroines.
Bhaskar has chosen this character for Ram Charan deliberately in order to give him the `lover boy` image. Ram Charan has removed his moustache and beard and sports a completely new look for the film. Ram Charan played action hero in his first two films, Chiruta and Magadheera. Now he is switching over to a soft role to make sure that he is not being typecast. (more...)
Rahman to give fresh touch-up to ‘Roja’
The music maestro is coming back to his first movie. AR Rahman might be having his hands full with Indian and international projects. But that doesn’t make him neglect this project.
It is said that Rahman will be re-recording the music of the well-acclaimed movie, ‘Roja’. The music composer started his musical journey with this movie and it was the same movie which rocketed him to success skies. ‘Roja’ has been planned to go abroad. Meaning, it is going to be released overseas and so it will be dubbed in English.
This Mani Ratnam’s movie had received several prestigious awards and its songs are considered as the most memorable ones till date.
An honourable opportunity to see this movie touching the English shores! (more...)
Will Krithika make it big?
If a big star’s son makes debut, naturally the star son hogs all the limelight sidelining the actress opposite him. In the case of Naga Chaitanya’s debut film, Radha’s daughter Krithika is also getting good attention. Both Chaitanya and Krithika are making debut. Despite complete focus is on Chaitanya, Krithika is also being closely watched, as the industry needs another ‘star heroine’ to bank upon. There is dearth of good salable heroines after Ileana, Trisha and Kajal. So Tollywood producers are hoping that she might became a rage like her mother was in her heydays. Will Krithika make it big in Tollywood. In some angles, she resembles to her mother but this teenager’s real potential can be decided after the release of the movie. (more...)
Dussera Dhamaka!
This September is going to be treat for moviegoers. Not less than dozen flicks are going to hit the theatres. Because Dussera holidays begin from September third week, so every producer wants to cash in on that season. Starting from Josh, all the biggies and as well as small budgeted flicks are gearing up for release in Septebmer. Once Dussera holidays end, collections continue go downwards. Traditionally the month of November is considered bad for releases. So everyone wants to make it before that. So there is heavy rush before Deepavali. Following films are going to hit the theatres in September.
Josh Sept 3
Eenadu Sept 16
Baanam Sept 16
Ganesh.. Just Ganesh Sept 17 or Dussera
Shankam Sept 17 or Sep end
Bendu Apparao Sept third week
Jaganmohini Sept third week
Kurradu Sept 28
Vidheyudu Sept end
In October
Mahatma October 2nd
Arya 2 October 1st week (not big chances, though)
Villagelo Vinayakudu October Ist week
Kalyan Ram’s film October Ist week
Surya's film October I7th (more...)
Shriya at Toronto International Film Fest
We all know that the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) stands next to Cannes. This is definitely the most momentous fest globally and to have one’s film participate in it is a glory enough. Shriya Saran will be there, gracing the red carpet for her film ‘Cooking With Stella’. And know what? Her film will not just participate in the fest, but will also have a Gala screening!
Approximately 3000 plus films are submitted for TIFF. Of these 350- plus films are selected for the festival of which 15 will have the distinction of a Gala screening at the Roy Thomson Hall.
‘Cooking With Stella’ is a narrative that looks at a classic Indian tragedy, that of servants and employers. The film is made by Bollywood director Dilip Mehta. TIFF begins on September 10thand ‘Cooking With Stella’ will be screened on September 16th.
Let wait a little more to see our diva walking the red carpet proudly! (more...)
Man behind the ‘Magadheera’ sets
If the leather armour of the dashing Ram Charan Teja in swashbuckling prince ‘avtaar’ has caught your eye in the promos of semi-periodical flick ‘Magadheera’, it is part of the magic worked out by art director S. Ravindar.
Apart from labouring to create the film’s sets, he racked his creative brains to design the chariot, arms, armour and helmet of hero, villain, horses and other characters in the film. The sets of the film apparently cost a staggering Rs.6 crore.
If there is something that could better characterise the 31-year-old art director is his itch to execute every assignment without blemish. “I feel sets should not distract the audiences, but help elevate the mood of a film. Realistic sets help director narrate a film more effortlessly,” he remarks. Luckily for him, “I worked with good directors who gave a lot of freedom.”
Ravindar is the one behind the sets of ‘Aithe’, ‘Morning Raga’, ‘Chatrapati’ (for which he created a 2.5 acre fisherman village set), ‘Okkadunnadu’, ‘Vikramarkudu’, ‘Rakhi’ (recreated an 1803 German loco engine from scrap material), ‘Amma Cheppindi’ (space station), ‘Ashta Chamma’, ‘Anukokunda Oka Roju’, ‘Prayanam’, and now ‘Magadheera’.
He is also working on an international project, ‘Bhopal: A prayer for rain’ based on the infamous Bhopal gas tragedy for which he created a rustic factory and slum set in Bollarum at a cost of Rs.1.4 crore.
Born and brought up in Nellore, he did his bachelors in fine arts from JNTU, Hyderabad, before heading to IIT-Delhi for Masters in designing course. After dabbling in software and web-designing for a brief while “to earn my daily bread” he forayed into tinsel world with ‘Amrutham’ serial.
About ‘Magadheera’: “It is a nice film with a lot of scope for art department. As some portions of the film date back to 400 years about whose culture we don’t have many references, we had to use our imagination when designing the sets. Every scene was challenging.” Nudge him about the plot and he remarks shrewdly, “I don’t want to reveal anything now.”Surprisingly, he watches few films. “I don’t have the patience to watch films.” What about the films he has been involved? “Just once,” he replies. (more...)
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Aishwarya denies swine flu rumour
During a press conference held in Hyderabad on Saturday after the launch of Swiss watchmaker Longines’ new collection "Conquest Ceramic" sports watches at a store in Nagarjuna Hills, India's much-celebrated actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has denied all the rumours that she was down with flu for four days.
The former Miss World said: "My father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan had mentioned on his blog that I was down with flu but many misunderstood it to be swine flu. I am healthy and back to my work."
Replying to a question about endorsing international brands, the actress said she was lucky to work with ace film directors, technicians and photographers and gave the credit to them and her family for all the name and fame she has acquired.
On her plans to host television shows in the footsteps of superstar Amitabh Bachchan, she said, "Many production companies did approach me but my schedule is too full and I had to decline their offers." (more...)
