The buzz is that Nagarjuna’s next flick King is all getting ready to hit floors on 7th April on the occasion of Ugadi. Sreenu Vailta is all getting ready to direct this film for producer Shiva Prasad Reddy, who earlier produced many films with Nagarjuna including Nenunnanu and Boss.
Trisha will play opposite Nagarjuna in this film. It is also said that this film is all getting ready to hit theatres for December 2008. King is an action-oriented entertainer.
Dheerudu, Ram Charan’s next movie under Direction of S S Rajamouli is all getting ready for a grand launch on 28th of this month. Regular shooting of this flick will be held in Rajastan from 2nd March, said a source from the production house.
Geetha Arts will be producing this prestigious film, whose music will be composed by Keeravani. Ram Charan has been spending most of his time in gym to have good looks in movie. While Venkat will play the negative role, Sridevi may play an important role in this flick.
Remember Sonali Bendre? She has been playing her part as the daughter in law to perfection. The gal proved that she’s not only beautiful, but also golden hearted, when it comes to her family. Recently, she’d promised to meet some of her friends after a long time and was planning an afternoon outing. But suddenly it was decided that the family was to go shopping.
So she dropped everything else and went along with mom-in-law, and that was how we spotted her – looking gorgeous as ever and shopping as if there were no tomorrow. Well, like they say, a woman must know how to shuffle her various roles and also multi-task. And Sonali seems to be doing just that.
Pawan Kalyan’s Jalsa is the most waited film now. Everyone is waiting for the film. Though Pawan Kalyan earlier did Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi and Johnny for Geetha Arts both of the films failed to live up to the expectations. But every one from fans to the trade pundits is very confidant of Jalsa. Jalsa is being directed by Trivikram Srinivas and it is the costliest Telugu film from Geetha Arts. It is said that the film is made with a budget of Rs 25 crores.
A house set of Rs 1 crore and a set worth Rs 70 lakhs for a song and high technology imported equipments were used for canning this film. The audio rights of this film have been sold for Aditya for a recorded price and if the sources are to be believed the distribution rights of this film were also sold for a whopping price. Jalsa’s audio will be released on 29th of this month and the film will hit screens on 28th march.
After the success of Happy Days, director Shekhar Kammula has been flooded with many offers. Mahesh Babu and Venkatesh openly expressed their interest to act with Shekhar Kammula. But Shekhar Kammula is all getting ready to another blockbuster with new comers.
The buzz is that Shekhar Kammula’s next film would be again with new comers and the film would hit floors in the first week of June. And it is said that Shekhar Kammula is now busy with the script work of this film.
Dasari Narayana Rao’s son Taraka Prabhu, who was kidnapped on Tuesday, appeared at his residence in Chennai on Wednesday. He alleged that his wife, Suseela had engineered the kidnap to get his property. He also claimed that he had escaped from his kidnappers and had reached Chennai in a bus. In an interview to a private channel, Prabhu said that his wife forced him to consume alcohol after summoning him to Chittoor and made him stay in the lodge for two days. He added that he would file a case against her in Hyderabad and would also approach the court for divorce.
Meanwhile, Suseela denied her husband’s allegation while speaking to reporters at Chittoor on Wednesday. She alleged that he was being pressured by his kidnappers to make such statements. “Why should I opt for kidnapping him when I want to live with him?†she asked. “I am not interested in his property and only want to live with him.†Suseela said her father-in-law, Dasari Narayana Rao, had offered crores of rupees to her to part with Prabhu but she refused the offer since she wanted to be with him.
Ram Gopal Varma finally won awards for box-office duds Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag and Nishabd. But he won’t be thrilled about it. Varma and several other celebrities were honoured with the Bajaate Raho awards, hosted by a radio station, at a ceremony late on Monday. Unlike Hollywood’s Razzies, which poke fun at the Academy Awards, these awards take a dig at Bollywood, cricket and just about anything that hogged headlines. Not surprisingly, the “winners” don’t show up to accept their awards.
Varma had drawn flak for Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag, his ambitious remake of the 1975 film Sholay, which nose-dived at the box-office. The film won him a red boxing glove trophy in the ‘Most hyped film before release’ category. The filmmaker also earned the ‘Bravery’ award for daring to make Nishabd, which has a storyline similar to the 1955 novel Lolita. Lead actor Amitabh Bachchan had also been nominated in the category for playing a man obsessed with his daughter’s friend.
There’s more to Sameera Reddy than what meets the eye. That other stuff includes the fact that she’s a trained classical dancer, a business buff, a techno freak and a former-fat kid. “Oh yes, I was a chubby kid. But it was a jyotishi who told me that I would be an actress. I was around 14 or 15 years old then, and it made my father laugh. But I did it!†says Sameera with a grin. That business bit? “Oh, I’m a business freak!†Sameera laughs. “I’d much rather figure out what stocks are hot or which shares to pick up than read gossip about filmstars. If I’m good enough to be a brand on my own, why not exploit it?â€
Being ultra-glam – does that worry her? “I love being called hot. It’s made me what I am. But there’s this pressure to be glamorous all the time,†she says. “It’s killing. One bad day and they rip you apart. The sort of pictures of me that are published and the sort of things that are written – it used to worry my father till some time ago. But when I was on vacation with my family a few times, and there was gossip that I was elsewhere, that’s when he began to be reassured that most of it was concocted.â€
Vishal did just few films but already boasts of three smash hits in Tamil and Telugu- Pandem Kodi, Pogaru and Bhayya. In quick time, Vishal, son of producer GK Reddy, has become a name to reckon with in the Tamil and Telugu film industry. His new film called Satyam is incidentally being simultaneously shot in Telugu as well, all his earlier movies having hitherto only been dubbed into Telugu. “I play a cop in the film and this would be my first attempt at portraying a police officer,†says the actor, explaining that his new, lean and mean look is especially for this film.
Satyam will see the actor pair up with Nayantara, while Kannada superstar Upendra adds to the star cast as the villain. Vishal, who began his career with a flop romantic flick Prema Chadarangam, switched gears in his next two films, Pandem Kodi and Pogaru, which incidentally were home productions, and donned the action cap. Was it a conscious decision to create an action hero image? “Not exactly. Pandemkodi and Pogaru weren’t just action flicks; they just had all elements required for a commercial movie. Post these two films, people have been convinced that I can do action successfully. But yes, I have trained in Taekwondo for some time, so am comfortable doing action,†says the actor, who’s fascinated with Korean films.
