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MEENA Is Looking For Mr.Right... 2007-05-03 18:14:00 MEENA is one of the most gifted actresses with natural talent in acting in abundance. She started off as a child artiste and went on to rule the southern film industry including TOLLYWOOD and Tamil film industry alike. She stunned me in SEETHA RAMAYYA GARI MANAVARALU with her fabulous performance even though it was just her debut as a leading lady. Now she is out of the tinsel town for a long time and is busy with the Television. But it seems she is also doing some films. So when asked if she is going to remain SINGLE for a long time, "Oh, no. I am looking for the right guy. When I find him, I'll let you folks know," smiles Meena. So any eligible bachelors, prepare to impress her... Read more:Right
TARUN Out Of Two Year Hiatus... 2007-05-03 17:26:00 TARUN is all set to come out of a two year hiatus from TOLLYWOOD. He chose to comeback with a Telugu reamke of a Tamil hit PUNNAGAI DESAM. Tarun made his debut as a hero with NUVVE KAVALI which created sensation at the box-office. Now it's almost as a debut for him as he is going to face camera after two year hiatus. Tarun says, "I took a break because I was seeking good subjects, scripts and roles. My fans, however, would rather wish I do love stories. And I am going to give them that." And by the way actress PRIYAMANI is also acting in this film. Read more:Hiatus
ANNAVARAM Box-Office Prediction 2006-12-30 00:41:00 ANNAVARAM's prediction is one of the easiest ones. It would open with huge collections on the first day as PAWAN KALYAN is a big star and with huge fan following. But the very next day, fans would try to bring in a popular talk as they know it is a dud. But others would say average and by the end of the first week it would be a below average grosser. It would not be as big a disaster as BANGARAM was just because there is no competition other than DESAMUDURU until the next release. To read my full review on ANNAVARAM click HERE. Read more:Prediction
ANNAVARAM Movie Review 2006-12-29 23:25:00 ANNAVARAM CREDITS:RELEASE DATE: 29 DEC,2006GENRE: Sentimental/Action/DramaCAST:Pawan Kalyan, Asin, Sandhya, Siva Balaji, Venu Madhav, Naga Babu, Brahmanandam, Brahmaji, Sunil, Ali, Raghu Babu, Ranganath, Dharmavarapu, L.B. Sreeram, Suman Setty, Narsing Yadav, Lakshmipati, Hema, Surekha Vani, Telangana Sakuntala Etc.,CREW:DIALOGUES: Abburi RaviMUSIC: Ramana GogulaBACKGROUND SCORE: DinaCINEMATOGRAPHY: Sethu SriramART: Anand SaiEDITING: Goutam RajuSTUNTS: VijayanSTORY: PerarasuPAWAN KALYAN COSTUMES DESIGN: Renu DesaiPRODUCERS: N.V. Prasad & Paras JainBANNER: Mega Super Good FilmsDIRECTION/SCREENPLAY: Bheemaneni Srinivasa RaoEXPECTATIONS:Remake specialist Bheemaneni Srinivasa Rao teaming up with Pawan Kalyan to make a mass flick and to top that, with village background seems interesting. But genuinely speaking I didn't like the Tamil version TIRUPACHICHI... So I had my fingers crossed. Read on...STORY:The story is about a village guy Annavaram(Pawan Kalyan) who makes country weapons (kniv
POLIN Is Really Flattering Bharadwaj... 2007-05-19 17:01:00 POLIN, debuting with VIHARI is very impressed by the music of the film composed by BHARADWAJ. the movie is being produced by Prabhakar G and Mahesh G and directed by TULSI KUMAR. In fact she liked the music so mush so that she says, "Bharadwaj
has come up with some awesome tunes for this film and I am sure it will be a musical hit. In fact, I've learnt more Telugu tuning into the music of the film than while working on the sets of the film". She is paired opposite MITHUN. "This is my first TOLLYWOOD movie, and am pinning my hopes on it," she adds.
Grown Up VEDIKA Is Still Scared Of Ghosts... 2007-05-19 16:17:00 VEDIKA, the sizzling young lass of MUNI is scared of ghosts even at this grown up age. Because early to bed and early to rise seems to be the mantra of this beautiful actress. You all must be thinking that she got the inspiration from Muni's leading man Lawrence... But she recollects, "My parents used to tell me ghost stories at bedtime. I have been afraid of the dark ever since. I know it sounds silly, but can't help it. So I try my best to wrap up all my commitments during the day." Read more:Grown
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NEHA JULKA, Impresses As A Linguist, Rather Than As A Beauty... 2007-05-19 11:08:00 NEHA JULKA made her Tollywood debut with OKKADUNNADU. She failed to impress Telugu audiences with her beauty. But where she faltered, she is making up with her linguistic skills... Yeah! Some of us might get attracted if the girl has brains rather than just beauty and light in the head department. Neha Julka says, "I love poetry. There's rhythm in every language. If you can understand that rhythm, then you can catch words from even alien languages. In spite of not knowing a language, one can make out the meaning. That way I have learnt so many words. When I use them in my conversations, it surprises my friends." Read more:Rather
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BALA KRISHNA's New Journey... 2007-05-07 03:03:00 BALA KRISHNA is all set to embark on a new journey after failing to entice the TOLLYWOOD audience with his romance with multiple heroines in a feeble attempt to live up to his name. He has tasted bitterness in recent times with all of his films after NARASIMHA NAIDU (Veera Bhadra, Allari Pidugu, Vijayendra Varma, Maharathi Etc.,) bombing and falling on the sidelines like a pack of cards... He is proving to be a huge risk for the producers. So he seems to get some of his common sense back and is embarking on a new journey to entertain us with a mythological film. "I am ready to play suitable mythological roles. My father's acting in PANDURANGA MAHATYAM had left an indelible impression on me. I have always looked forward to playing a similar role some day. I think it's the right time to play such roles," says Bala Krishna. He is currently working on a mythological film tentatively titled RANGA PANDU RANGA reportedly being directed by Raghavendra Rao. Read more:Journey
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ANUSHKA Is Now Getting Her Due... 2007-05-06 09:31:00 ANUSHKA is a heroine who never got her due though she delivered some of the few successful films that TOLLYWOOD is delivering itself. But times are changing... As top heroines like NAYANATARA are hiking their remuneration, Anushka is getting busy as producers feel she is a glamorous heroine with talent that can be nurtured. She currently has three films in her kitty, and the buzz in tinsel town is that she is going to be signed for DASARATH's next film with JAGAPATHI BABU in lead. I wish that ANUSHKA would grab this golden opportunity and deliver commendable performances which would make her one among the top heroines...
SNEHA Is Deeply In Love... 2007-05-06 02:52:00 SNEHA is a girl whose love life would break many hearts. But the damsel who is universally liked for her charming homely looks is head over heels in love... and is finding it difficult to keep her mind focussed on work. However, all is not lost yet and ardent TOLLYWOOD and KOLLYWOOD fans can take heart from the fact that her love interest is her five year old nephew, NITHIN. "I am very attached to my nephew. He is the love of my life and the sweetest kid in the whole world. Watching kids grow is an overwhelming experience and there is nothing I enjoy more than playing around with him. Even when I am away on the phone, we really share a special bod," says SNEHA. Read more:Deeply
SANDHYA Wants To Go Back To School... 2007-05-06 02:07:00 SANDHYA, who shot to fame with PREMISTHE has done a direct movie in Telugu film industry with ANNAVARAM. The film as you all already know did below average. So when the going gets tough even in the Tamil film industry, SANDHYA all of a sudden is singing different tunes... She wants to take a partial study sabbatical. "I had to discontinue my studies after class ten as movies happened. I miss being a student and am very keen on continuing my education. I am planning to enroll myself in a correspondence course to balance my professional commitments with my studies," says SANDHYA. Read more:School
Ileana May Come As An "ITEM GIRL"... 2007-09-03 05:44:00 Ileana, one of the hottest heroines and the heartthrob of many a younger audience, is considering a proposal to shake a leg and more with Mahesh Babu trying to revive the blockbuster POKIRI pair in his forthcoming and much anticipated film ATHITHI. If that materializes, then it seems to be a trend that is catching on... Remember... that Nayanatara appeared for a song Balleilakka in SIVAJI opposite Rajini Kanth. The film is now a huge blockbuster all over the world. She was also the heroine of Rajini's earlier blockbuster CHANDRAMUKHI. Let's see if these tricks work for Mahesh who gave us a huge DUD in SAINIKUDU. Read more:Ileana
Ram Charan Tej's "Chirutha" Is Set To Premier And Conquer NRIs In USA... Literally... 2007-09-26 20:23:00 CHIRUTHA will be previewed in USA on 27th itself by Great India Films. 15 prints including one Canada print are on their way in Lufthansa flight from Hyderabad to JFK/Chicago, and they will be routed to the respective cities by the first available flight. So Chiranjeevi's son Ram Charan Tej is on his way to conquer and then probably loot NRIs in USA... literally... What am I talking about? What do I mean? Read On...Hordes of Chiranjeevi fans would be waiting for the release of his son's debut movie Chirutha and they would be heart broken... if they don't find any tickets for the first day of the release. Now here enters the dragons... The Production Team and the Distribution Team. Sensing the craze and vulnerability of these gullible fans, the production and distribution teams got the cheapest idea to charge double the normal price for a single ticket of Chirutha. The normal ticket price for any big budgeted Hollywood release in USA is around $8. But the Chirutha production team are Read more:Premier
Bala Krishna and Raghavendra Rao Team up for Ranga Panduranga... 2007-09-26 14:55:00 Bala Krishna
gets busy again after his daughter's marriage. He is teaming up with the (vintage) Director Raghavendra Rao for their new film Ranga Panduranga... I know this news is old but what is new is that the shooting of the film is commencing on 21st October, 2007. The Pooja ceremony will be held in the second week. It is being planned that after a week of scheduled shooting, Bala Krishna will again start working on Okka Magadu. And then after the entire Okka Magadu finishes, Bala Krishna would join the shooting for Ranga Panduranga.I wonder if he gets to wear this pant in a mythological movie...!!! ---KALCHARaghavendra Rao is producing it on his RK Film Associates banner. Two leading heroines and several other upcoming actresses will star in this movie.I really wonder as to how many heroines would go through this torture again... If you are wondering as to who is the poor heroine desperate for breath in the picture below... She is Deepti Bhatnagar in Pelli Sandadi. ---KALCHA
Akshara or Rekha... Her Eyes Remain Freaky... 2007-09-26 07:17:00 AKSHARA... Yeah! That is the new name that former Rekha would like to be called as in the future... If you forgot her in the first place... let me remind you that she was the heroine of yesteryear hit Anandam. And since then she never had any Anandam at the box-office and in Tollywood. Well, quite ambitiously, she tried to squeeze through Bollywood gates but never made it inside... So she is back with a new name (for change of luck) and her Freaky
Frankenstein Eyes...Usually in the movies, the Cameraman and Editor does a great job in hiding every star's real personality in every way and project what ever they feel is presentable. But off-screen it is very hard to hide their real personality which is quite often caught by any camera (nowadays, mobile does a great job... isn't it?). You don't agree with me??? Let me have the pleasure of proving you wrong...Doesn't this Photograph remind you of Kallu Chidambaram? I know Kallu Chidambaram has much more freaky eyes... But to be a glamor
Vikram And Shriya Starrer "Mallanna" Movie Launched With A Promotional Trailer... 2007-09-25 13:28:00 MALLANNA... Yeah! This is the title of the new movie that is launched on 24 September, 2007 in Prasad Labs of Hyderabad. But what makes it special? Well, the movie stars one of my all time favorite actors VIKRAM and beautiful SHRIYA in the lead... So, it is a killer combination... Don't you agree? What else is interesting about this movie? It is a Bi-lingual. If anyone of you are not aware of the term... it is just that the movie will be made in a couple of languages. In this case Tamil and Telugu. There will be no problems that arise out of dubbing a Tamil movie into Telugu or Vice-Versa. And, the movie is conceptualized and being directed by Susi Ganesh. He worked with Mani Ratnam in the past. And according to Vikram
, Susi Ganesh is a perfect combination of Mani Ratnam and Shankar. And I believe his take on him... The reason being the Promo, Teaser or Trailer
... what ever you call it. Just watch this magnificent trailer and tell me if you disagree...Did you watch it? What do you say Read more:Shriya
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"Bommalata" Press Meet... 2007-09-25 07:13:00 Bommalata is being regarded as an experiment made by a couple of youngsters of the third generation of the film industry... The child artiste who played in this film as the leading actor is Sai Kumar. He bagged the Best Child Artiste Award at National level. On the occasion, the film was screened exclusively for prominent film and political personalities at Prasad Labs in Hyderabad on September 23.The film was directed by Kovelamudi Prakash, son of K Raghavendra Rao and grandson of K.S. Prakasa Rao, while it was produced by Rana Daggubati, son of D Sureshbabu and grandson of Movie producer Dr. D. Ramanaidu. R.P. Patnaik scored music for the film. The movie was watched by Dr. Dasari Narayana Rao, Anam Ramnarayana Reddy, CC Reddy, Dr. D. Ramanaidu, K Raghavendra Rao, Dr. K.L. Narayana and others. After watching the film CC Reddy complimented that the film is a good "Art Piece". Anam Ramnarayana Reddy assured that he would extend all sorts of honours for the film from the government. Dasa Read more:Press
Madan Is Directing Uday Kiran's Gunde Jhallumandi... 2007-09-25 06:01:00 UDAY KIRAN is certainly back big time to rock Tollywood audience once again... Paruchuri Sivaram might produce a film which will be directed by Madan
who incidentally also directed Pellaina Kothalo. Uday Kiran
would be the leading actor in the movie. The movie would be produced in the banner of United Movies. Paruchuri Sivaram is presently producing the film Takkari with Nitin as hero. The title of the film was confirmed as Gunde Jhallumandi. Currently, the script and dialogues are being constructed. Shooting of the film would be launched by Dasara. Surender Reddy is the cinematographer. The rest of the cast is yet to be finalized.
Even Though Not Excellent, Ram Charan Tej's Debut Movie CHIRUTHA Trailer Is Quiet Impressive... 2007-09-22 09:34:00 CHIRUTHA trailer is out for all to watch and get curious... Now along with all of U... I too got curious... as to why is Puri Jagannath's Chirutha team is so SHY... Now don't get me wrong guys/gals... I too like Chiranjeevi (But unlike most of his fans, my liking for his movies got a break long ago... I am a great fan of his yesteryear classics... What can I do? I don't like his movies that are tailor made for his fans... But I know that he is a great actor and has done masterpieces... but sadly not any more... So my comments are purely technical... But I know chiru's fans would hate me for my comments...). So, first enjoy the trailer and then... if interested read my comments and then u can start hating me for Ur heart's content... But deep down I feel many of U would agree with me... but might be afraid of showing Ur true feeling. Be expressive and remember that we live in a free country... Chak De! INDIA...Now that U have watched the trailer, I would lay down the positives... Read more:Trailer
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It Seems CHIRANJEEVI Is Testing Krishnavamsi's Ability... 2007-09-18 18:23:00 CHIRANJEEVI is probably testing Krishna Vamsi's prowess in film making by watching his movie Chandamama which released recently along with his family. It is widely rumored in the filmnagar circles that Krishna Vamsi is all set to direct Chiru's 149th film... We will have to wait and see if there is any truth in that or is it just another rumor... Read more:Testing
Even SHRIYA Is Set To Sizzle As An Item Girl In A Hot Number In TULASI... 2007-09-18 18:03:00 SHRIYA, who is riding high after Sivaji's stupendous success at the box-office, will do an item song in the filmTULASI. The song will be canned from September 20th in Hyderabad with in a special set erected for the song. I think you may not recall... but she acted opposite Venkatesh in Subhash Chandra bose... the reason being that it was a huge flop. In any case, it seems it is raining item songs with heroines as item girls this season... Even Ileana is doing an item number... For details, click HERE. Read more:Number
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Simran And Krishna Bhagwan Starrer "John Appa Rao 40+" Is Slated To Release For Sankranti... 2007-09-18 11:10:00 John Appa Rao 40+ starring yesteryear's leading actress Simran
and one among today's most wanted comedians Krishna
Bhagwan is shooting at a frenetic pace... It has already completed around 50% of the shooting and is slated to release by Sankranti. The director cum producer of the movie Venkat says, "Already, we have shot one song in Bangkok, plus some key scenes in Vizag and Hyderabad. We will complete the shooting of the talkie in the next schedule planned from October 2nd to 22nd. The remaining two songs would be choreographed in Australia and New Zealand."CAST: Simran, Krishna Bhagwan, Ali, Brahmanandam, Jeeva, Raghubabu, Benarjee, Kondavalasa, Sayaji Shinde, Melkote, Satyam Rajesh, Maruthi, Gautham Raju, Prabhakar, Apoorva, Pavala Shyamala, Ruthika, Aruna, Pruthvi Raj, Sudarshan and Appaji... and othersMUSIC: Kiran VaranasiPHOTOGRAPHY: Samir TahirEDITING: Gautham RajuACTION: Ram-LakshmanCHOREOGRAPHY: Shankar and Baba YadavART: RavinderBANNER: Black and Eight ActSTORY/SCREENPLAY/P Read more:Slated
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Chirutha Movie Preview/Wallpapers... 2007-09-17 18:34:00 CHIRUTHA MOVIE PREVIEW: Well, to start with Chirutha is the most anticipated movie of the year 2007 being the debut movie of Ram Charan. Ram Charan is the son of the leading hero of Telugu cinema, Chiranjeevi. That itself would build up huge expectations among Chiru's fans and also among the Telugu movie buffs.But I am not at all impressed with the poster designs and in fact quite disappointed by the mediocre poster design job... But all is not gloom as the debut hero Ram Charan seems extremely expressive in the stills that have been released so far... And the talk of him dancing as good as Allu Arjun if not better also heightens the audience expectations.Next comes the heroine of the movie Neha Sharma who is neither beautiful (like Trisha...) nor sexy (like Ileana...). As far as expecting a good performance by her in this Pucca Telugu commercial potboiler would be unfair to her... Then comes the music of the the movie... Mani Sharma seems to have mastered the art of giving hits... An Read more:Preview
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Tollywood's Dream Debuts Don't Build Dream Careers... TARUN 2007-09-14 05:21:00 IF dream debuts can ever build dream careers... many actors could have made it to the top by now... But as fate would have it they ended up being Tollywood
's favorite whipping boys for their own myriad reasons... So shall we start the journey of whipping them...TARUN would be my first choice to whip... I mean he is really the SENIOR among the losers literally... Having started his career as a talented child artist, mesmerizing us with his unflinching performances in Teja, Aditya 369 and above all Mani Ratnam's Anjali, he could have taken the path of becoming a natural actor working with great directors of the southern film industry... Believe me, it was literally his choice to debut with whoever he chose to... But he has his own mind or did he? Grapevine is that his mother controls his career... He chose stardom over pure exhilaration that great actors enjoy through their profession... There started his downturn... Now, he made his choice... and how wrong he was... I mean he chose to Read more:Dream
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Kshanam Is All Set To Enthrall Tollywood Audience... 2007-09-12 08:28:00 Kshanam is the new movie which has completed Censor formalities and is ready for release by the end of September. The movie is being directed by Ratnakar and produced by Naresh kumar Gupta in the banner of NKG Productions with Sai Kiran and Mamatha in the lead roles. Shyam K Ravi scored music for this murder mystery and suspense thriller. Vaibhav, Navya, Jackie, Kondavalasa Lakshmana Rao, Ganesh, Latha Sri, Mallika and others are in the cast. Camera is by CV Anand, Choreography is by Anand, Action is by Avinash, and Editing is by Nandamuri Hari.To start with, the title Kshanam is a derivative of "Kshana Kshanam". And through my past experiences of bearing the torture of these wanna-be slick flicks, I safely assume that this movie is not gonna travel much distance in the technical department. Just think yourselves... any cameraman and a director who shoots the faces in the above picture in such a close up shot in that angle just cannot make a movie... I mean... seriously, if there is no Read more:Tollywood
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Oh! Not Another Tollywood Vaarasudu... 2007-09-12 00:06:00 Rama Naidu's grandson RANA is being speculated as the inevitable vaarasudu for not just his grandpa's bank balance but also to his Tollywood
empire... And if you are thinking about the studios and the like you are mistaken... for Mr.RANA is being touted as a WOULD-BE actor... So keeping with the trend, he is sporting a new look with a hair band to develop a new hair style. He has just returned from USA where he is said to have underwent training to become an actor.Tollywood audiences are sick and tired of these VAARASUDUs... After Dasari Narayanarao's son Arun Kumar, Raghavendra Rao's son Prakash Rao, Brahmanandam's son Gautham, M.S. Narayana's son Vikram, Chiranjeevi's son Ram Charan Tej... even the worst of the worst actors like Puri Jagannath's brother Sairam Shankar is being forced upon the gullible Tollywood audience... No one feels dejected if they perform well... but in general they tend to be only worst... Look at the plight of Telugu audience at the mercy of these so c
Much Awaited Mahesh Babu's Athidhi Audio On Sep, 16/17th...! 2007-09-11 22:13:00 Athidhi is one of the most awaited movies of Tollywood in the second half of the year. It is not yet confirmed officially but the grapevine is that Mahesh
Babu and Amrita Rao starrer Athidhi's audio might be launched on 16th or 17th of September. The music is composed by Mani Sharma. It is a well known fact that somehow Mani Sharma always reserves his best score for Mahesh Babu
... I hope you all remember Okkadu, Athadu and Pokiri... Producer Ramesh Babu is planning the Audio
launch in a grand fashion. As for the movie's shooting progress is concerned, some patch work of action sequences is being filmed at Shankarapalli village in Hyderabad and also an item song will be shot over the next week.
Viyyala Vaari Kayyalu Audio Launched... 2007-09-06 21:00:00 Uday Kiran is slowly but surely making a comeback with a string of movies up for release... The latest being Viyyala Vaari Kayyalu. The audio of the movie was launched in a formal function at Prasad Labs on 6th September... Uday Kiran, Neha Julka, Srihari, Jayasudha and others are in the cast... Akkineni Nageshwar Rao launched the audio and gave the first unit to D Rama Naidu.Speaking on the occasion ANR said, “Lagadapati brothers are in the field of politics, business and movies. I heard the songs of the film. Ramana Gogula scored songs that would be liked by all genre of music lovers.”Lagadapati Sridhar said, “My earlier films became chartbusters because ANR launched them. I am sure that this film too will be a musical chartbuster. Ramana Gogula’s music is going to be highlight in this film. This film is going to be a clean family entertainer like Bommarillu.” Director E Sathibabu said that this film will release on 5th October.Jayasudha said that she liked ‘Neelala Kannu Read more:Launched
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The Popular Copycat Director Sekhar Suri Is Back... 2007-09-06 20:32:00 Sekhar Suri, a.k.a. Copycat Suri, is back again after a substantially long hiatus with another seemingly (has to be...) copied thriller... His earlier movie A Film By Aravind was a cheap concoction of many thrillers from hollywood... Yet, he is back again with a thriller with the same team of his earlier successful movie... Sekhar Suri, Rishi, Rajiv Kanakala, Vijay Kurakula are working again together for another film to be produced by Kanaka Rao on Raj Entertainments banner. This movie was launched at a function held on 6 September.Speaking on the occasion director Sekhar Suri said, “My earlier film A film by Arvind was a psychological thriller. The story of this film revolves around the character of heroine. Urvashi Sharma who is contract with Tips company is doing that important role. Producer Kanaka Rao watched a film by arvind for innumerable times and also distributed DVDs to many of his friends. When I approached him with this story, he did not listen to the story and instructe Read more:Director
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