| Film Directors Union gets own building Posted: The film directors Union will soon shift into their own premises at Srinagar colony shortly. The directors Union president, V. Sagar disclosed this in Hyderabad on Wednesday. They have been working for the Film Chamber office all these days. Dasari Narayana Rao and K. Raghavendra Rao will inaugurate the new office jointly in December. |
| Allu Arjun's Romeo Posted: Allu Arjuns new film has completed 50 per cent of the talkie part. Bommarillu Bhaskar is the director and Dil Raju is the producer. The title Romeo is in consideration and a final decision will be taken shortly. Sheela is the female lead and Mani Sarma, the music director. The film will hit screens in January. |
| Ruthika returns Posted: Ruthika has both talent and beauty. But unfortunately, she could not make a mark in Telugu films. By acting in small budget films like Thrill and Extra, she squandered away her image. She is now making a comeback bid. This time, Ruthika is confident that she will make a mark by being very selective about her films and banners. Ruthika will play the role played by Jayasudha in the yesteryear film Premabhishekam. Nageswara Rao was the hero. The film is now being remade with Venu Madhav in the lead. |
| Nag's next with Boyapati Posted: Hero Nagarjunas next film will be with Boyapati Seenu. Boyapati has directed films like Bhadra and Tulasi. Nagarjunas film with Gunnam Gangaraju has been shelved and Nag will now start work on this new film. |
| Lakshmi Putrudu to hit screens in December Posted: Directed by Raj Kapoor, presented by P. Sandhya Rani and produced by Polisetty Rambabu under the banner of R.S. Films, Lakshmi Putrudu, with Udaykiran and Diya in the lead, is all set to hit screens in December. Producer Polisetty Rambabu says, We had worked on visual effects for about a month. All the action episodes have come out excellently. There are five fights in the film and all of them would remain highlights. The film has several elements that would attract not only the mass but also the class audiences. We are making efforts to release the film in December. Brahmanandam, Raghubabu, Mumaith Khan, Rajan P. Dev, Riyaz Khan, Gauthamraju, Duvvasi Mohan, Sudarshan, Shakeela, Apoorva and others are in the cast. Lyrics are by Kandikonda, music is by Imaan and camera is by Suresh, screenplay and direction are by Raj Kapoor. |
| Mee Sreyobhilashi for December release Posted: Presented by C.C. Reddy and produced by Y. Sonia Reddy under the banner of Visu Films, introducing V. Eswara Reddy as director, Mee Sreyobhilashi, with Dr. Rajendra Prasad in the lead, is all set for release by December. Presenter C.C. Reddy says, The film revolves around a person who feels that the entire world is his family. The story deals with the different attempts made by that man for the welfare of the entire society at large. We are sure that the film would make us proud in the entire film industry. Director says, The film industry witnesses a particular kind of season every time. This is the season of good films. Our film would remain one among these good films. Naresh, Brahmanandam, Tanikella Bharani, Krishna Bhagawan, Rabhubabu, Nazar, Ali, Chalapati Rao, Ravi Kondala Rao, Suraj, Dhanush, Meena, Rupa, Medha, Radhakumari and others are in the cast. Music is by Koti while camera is by K. Ravindrababu. |
| Aarti Agarwal marries NRI Posted: Actress Aarti Agarwal was married to Ujwal Kumar at Secunderabad yesterday. Aarti, a well known face in Tollywood, tied the knot with Ujwal, an NRI from New Jersey at the Arya Samaj yesterday afternoon. Artis parents and sister Aditi were present for the ceremony. The couple had been love for the past six months. Aarti looked lovely in a pink ghagra choli and Ujwal too was all dressed up in a maroon sherwani, turban and all! Aarti is currently shooting for the film Gorintaku with Dr. Rajashekar. |
| Nagarjuna's teleserial Posted: Hero Nagarjuna is foraying onto the small screen. Not as an actor, but as a producer. He is making a teleserial under the Annapoorna movies banner. The serial, titled Yuva, will have an all-new star cast. Sabia alias Chunni, who worked as an assistant to Raghavendra Rao and Rajamouli is directing the serial. Mickey J. Meyer, who scored the music for Happy Days, has scored the title song for the serial. Rajamouli is playing a special role in Happy Days. Monali Choudhary, Krishnudu, Viswa, Vasu, Reshmi and Karuna are playing prominent roles. The serial will go on air on MAA TV from December 1 and will run on weekends at 8.30 p.m. |
| Bhargava shoot progressing briskly  Posted: The shooting of Bhargava is progressing at a brisk pace. The film is a bilingual, being made in Tamil and Telugu. The film is directed by Tamil director Perarasu, presented by Mutyala Ramdas and produced by Bharatkumar under the banner of Venkata Sivasai Films and Nikhilesh Art Productions. Bharat and Kajal are in the lead. Over 90 per cent of the film shooting is complete. A song is being canned at Ramoji Film City. Bharat says, Telugu audiences have accepted me as a hero with dubbed films like Premiste and Vijetha. For the first time, I am acting in a straight Telugu film. The film is coming up with commercial values. Moreover, it is being directed by a successful director like Perarasu, who gave hits like Tirupachi and Sivakasi in Tamil. I am sure that the film would earn me a good name. Director Perarasu says, The film is coming up with a romantic feel. We are sure that the film would attract Telugu audiences too. Presenter Ramdas says, There is a lot of craze among Tamil audiences for films directed by Perarasu We are sure that he would earn a good name in Telugu film industry as well. There are six songs in the movie; music scored by Srikanth Deva would be an asset for this love subject. We are planning to release the film in December. Kajal says, This is my third film in Telugu. I am sure that I will also earn a good name with this movie. Khusbu, Biju Menon, Aiswarya, Sujitha and others are in the cast. Camera is by Vijay Milton. Choreography is by Ashokraja and Sobhi. |
| Takkari to hit screens on Nov. 23 Posted: Takkari, directed by Amma Rajasekhar and produced by Paruchuri Sivarama Prasad under the banner of United Movies, with Nitin and Sada in the lead, is all set to hit the screens on November 23. Producer says, True to the title, the hero of the film would be quite chivalrous and entertain the audiences. There are several elements that could attract the audiences. We are confident that the film would bring Nitin on the success track. Moreover, he is pairing up with Sada, who proved to be a hit pair with Jayam. We are sure that their combination would once again proved to be successful. Chakri scored music for the flick and there is a very good response to the audio. The choreography of songs were also good and remain a feast to the eyes of the audiences. Dialogues are by Marudhuri Raja, camera is by Santosh R.S.V., and Master Paruchuri Kireeti is the presenter. |
| Shirin wants to act in Tollywood Posted: Actor Shirin shot to fame in Tamil with Thullavadho Ilamai. Dhanush was the hero. She was spotted by director Kasthuri Raja, who offered her this role after watching her performance at a fashion show in her school. She went on to act in over half a dozen films. Her latest release in Tamil was Urchagam. She is now starring in the bilingual film Bheema. Shirin hopes that the film will fetch her roles in Telugu. Shirin is keen to star opposite Pawan Kalyan. |
| M.S. Raju's son to debut shortly Posted: The news about the impeding debut of M.S. Rajus son Sumanth had been doing the rounds for quite some time. The news is now official. Sumanth will soon make his debut in films. M.S. Raju will produce the film and Teja will direct it. The film, a tender love story, will hit the floors on December 14. M.S. Raju also plans to make a film with Kodi Ramakrishna. The duo has given many hit films in the past. |
| Sangamam audio launched Posted: Popular cinematographer Rasool Ellore turned director some time ago and dished out films like Okariki Okaru and Bhageeratha. Presently, his third project Sangamam, presented by Gavara Parthasarathy and produced by two NRIs — Ramana Pemmaraju and Kripakar P. Tadikonda under the banner of Manoranjan Entertainment is being shot with Rohit Khurana and Gadde Sindhura in the lead. M.M. Keeravani scores music and the audio was released into the market through Vel Records at a function held at Durgam Cheruvu in Hyderabad recently. S.S. Rajamouli attended the programme as chief guest, released the audio and handed over the first CD to Muralimohan. Speaking on the occasion, Keeravani says, I was able to provide melodious tunes to Mr Pellam produced by Parthasarathy and Okariki Okaru of Rasool. Now, the songs in a film produced by the joint efforts of the producer and director would also be very melodious. Muralimohan says, When I was listening to the story itself, I was moved to tears. It is really heart-touching. Moreover, the film was shot in the very cold climate in the US. Director Rasool says, I dont know what to talk and how to talk about the films. But my film would speak louder about my working. Rajamouli expressed the wish that the film should be a big hit. Gadde Sindhura says, This is my debut film as a heroine and Keeravani gave melodious tunes. Several prominent film personalities, including Trivikram Srinivas, Gauthamraju, Ravi Ramani, Ananta Sriram, Surendra Krishna, Srivalli, Rama Rajamouli, attended the programme. |
| Rana to debut in 2008 Posted: Rana, grandson of D. Rama Naidu and son of Suresh Babu, will make his debut in films in April 2008. Rana was to make his debut this year, but it has now been postponed to next year. Rana is undergoing training in various skills like fights and dance. |
| Vendithera completes shoot Posted: The shooting of Vendithera, directed by Vamsyraju and produced by V.R.K. Reddy under the banner of AV Film Creations with Saikiran and Priya in the lead, was completed recently. Producer V.R.K. Reddy says, We brought out the film with a concept of cinema in cinema. The film has several elements that could attract the youth. We will soon launch the audio. The combination of Saikiran and Priya would be impressive and Janardhans performance would also be enthralling. Camera is by Kalyan, music is by Srinivasa Rao and story, screenplay and direction are by Vamsyraju. |
| Gunnam Gangaraju to launch new film in March Posted: Gunnam Gangaraju of the production house Just Yellow is planning to launch his next film in March next year. He says, Earlier I had directed films like Little Soldiers and Amma Cheppindi. I am planning to launch my next film in March next year. The film will either have new faces, meaning upcoming heroes. He disclosed that their popular serial Amrutham under the banner of Just Yellow had completed 313 episodes and they are going to wrap up the serial with the forthcoming episode in one week. Though there was a lot of craze about the serial, they were forced to stop the serial, as it has become troublesome to secure relevant topics and write a humorous script around these topics. In order to avoid the audience feel bored by forcing uninteresting topics, they felt that it would be better to stop with a good impression. He had also expressed his satisfaction over the successful running of his other serials Ammamma Dot Com and Radha Madhu. |
| Remake of Bhagam Bhag! Posted: Sivaji, Ravi Krishna and Brahmanandam are the lead actors in a new film being made under the Sriramachandrulu Movies banner. The unit has just returned from Bangkok. The major part of the movie has been shot at picturesque locations in and around Bangkok. Palli Kesava Rao is the producer. The film is a remake of the Hindi film Bhagam Bhag. In the second schedule, the film will shoot some key scenes and a couple of songs at RFC in Hyderabad. |
| Moser Baer to enter Tollywood Posted: CD makers Moser Baer is already into the production of low-cost audio and video CDs. The company is also setting up a manufacturing facility at Hyderabad. The government has given them 100 acres of land at Gachibowli for this purpose. Moser Baer is also keen to produce films. The company is already making films in Tamil with Prakash Rajs Duet Films. The company has started negotiations with some directors in Tollywood. Shekhar Kammula and Chandra Siddhartha are likely to finalize their films shortly. Moser Baer is also keen to make films in Kannada and Malayalam. |
| Sri Kasinayani Charithra releases today Posted: The film Jagadguru Sri Kasinayani Charithra, based on the life of the poet saint from Rayalaseema, is hitting screens today. Gummadi has played the title role, Janapala Shanthi is the producer, K Sivarami Reddy is the director and Bunty is the music director. Kasinayana was always involved in the protection of cows, feeding the poor and the restoration of dilapidated temples. Sai Kiran, Ranganath, Narasimha Raju, Jeeva, Sana, Annapoorna, Kavitha and others are also acting in the film. |
| Rama Naidu to make Marathi film Posted: Producer D. Rama Naidu has made over 100 films and has even secured a place in the Guinness Book of World records. The ace producer is now determined to produce films in all Indian languages. Rama Naidu has made films in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam so far. He is now remaking the Telugu film Preminchu as Maajhi Aayi in Marathi. Subodh Bhave and Devika Patedar are the lead actors. Award winning director Nayak is wielding the baton for the film. |
| Bhagavanthudu commences shooting Posted: The shooting for the new film titled Bhagavanthudu with Vijay and Kausha in the lead commenced at Rama Naidu studios. A new banner, Yashwanth Films, will make the film and S.S. Kumar is the director. The film is an action-based entertainer; Krishna Bhagavan is playing a key role; Kusha plays a police officer. Yashwanth Films is a Kannada banner and this is their first film in Telugu. Rami Reddy, Gautham Raju, Surya, Srija and Kalyani are part of the star cast. The film will complete shooting by February and will be released in March 2008. |
| Abbo Adavalu audio Posted: The film Abbo Adavalu is being made under the Home Entertainment banner by Ashok Reddy. T.N. Raju is the director. The tagline of the film is Feel the Difference. The audio will be released through Madhura Entertainments by the end of this week. The story is about three brave girls who fight injustices and evil in the society. Sai Karthik, a disciple of Mani Sarm,a is scoring the music for the film. Suman is playing the role of a powerful police officer. |
| Balakrishna as Justice Choudhary Posted: Hero Balakrishnas new film Okkamagaadu is fast nearing completion. The film is now in post-production and is getting ready for release on January 11, 2008. Y.V.S. Choudhary is the director. Balakrishna will be seen sporting his father N.T. Rama Raos get up as Justice Choudhary in the film. He will also be seen in Bharateeyedu getup in a scene. |
| Bank audio released Posted: Arun Kumar has produced and directed the film Bank. Jackie Shroff, Rahul Dev, Archana, Abbas are the actors. Arun Kumar will market the audio through Arun Music. Tamma Reddy Bharadwaja released the first audio. Jackie Shroff has earlier acted in the Telugu film Asthram. This is his second Telugu film |
| Balayya's Seetharama Kalyanam Posted: Hero Balakrishna is now busy shooting for K. Raghavendra Raos Ranga Panduranga. He is playing two roles, those of Lord Krishna and Pundareekaksha in the film. The film has just completed its first schedule and is ready to go into the second schedule. Balakrishna is now keen to do mythological films. He is also keen to revive his long-pending project Narthanasala. The film completed its first schedule but was then shelved for various reasons. Narthanasala may be see the light of day in 2009. Balakrishna also wants to remake the film Seetharama Kalyanam of his late father N.T. Rama Rao.  |
| Sairam Shankar in Malaysia Posted: Sairam Shankar, who acted in films like 123 and Hello Premistara, is now in Malaysia to take part in the shooting for his next film. Suhani is the heroine, Rajendra Darshan is the director and Veeresh and Raghunath Sogi are the producers. The film is 80 per cent complete and the remaining 20 per cent will be shot in Malaysia. The film is a novel and refreshingly different love story. R.P. Patnaik is the music director. The film will hit screens in December. |
| Sairam Shankar in Malaysia Posted: Sairam Shankar, who acted in films like 123 and Hello Premistara, is now in Malaysia to take part in the shooting for his next film. Suhani is the heroine, Rajendra Darshan is the director and Veeresh and Raghunath Sogi are the producers. The film is 80 per cent complete and the remaining 20 per cent will be shot in Malaysia. The film is a novel and refreshingly different love story. R.P. Patnaik is the music director. The film will hit screens in December. |
| DTS works nearing completion for Kalidas Posted: Kalidas, directed by Bharathiraja and produced by K..Lakshminarayana Reddy under the banner of Sri Lakshmi Srinivasa Pictures with Arjun and Kajal in the lead, is almost ready for release. The film had completed shooting. Most of the post-production work and the DTS mixing is almost nearing completion. The film is the product of the first-ever combination of the top director Bharathiraja and Action King Arjun. The audio, which was released into the market, is getting positive response. The film is being made simultaneously in Telugu as Kalidas, in Hindi as Cinema and in Tamil as Bommalattam. The film has various thrilling scenes and suspense plays a key role in the development of the plot. Bollywood music director Himesh Reshammiya scores music while Nana Patekar  plays an important role in a South Indian film for the first time. It has a perfect combination of action, sentiment and comedy. Dialogues by Ghantasala Ratnakumar would be another highlight. The film is expected to release in the second half of November. |
| Ninna Nedu Repu ready for release Posted: Shooting and post-production formalities of Ninna Nedu Repu are complete. The film is directed by Lakshmikanth Chenna and produced by Nukarapu Suryaprakasha Rao under the banner of SPR Entertainments India Pvt Ltd. The film, being made simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu, has Ravikrishna and Akshara in the lead. Director says, Each scene in the film will have lots of freshness. The film deals with the life of college students, their aims and ambitions, the problems faced by them in settling in life. We are trying to explain the various aspects of a college students life in this flick. Producer says they will soon launch the audio. Dialogues are by Koratala Siva, cinematography is by Vincent, lyrics are by Veturi, editing is by Lokesh, music is by Anil R. and art is by Narayana Reddy. Check out Ninna Nedu Repu Photo Gallery |
| Sindhuri gets ready for release Posted: Dubbing activities are complete for Sindhuri directed by Vellanki Durga Prasad Choudary and produced by K.C. Reddappa Naidu under the banner of Gajalakshmi Films with Surya, Divyasri and Akshaya in the lead. Producer says, The film came out on expected lines. We will soon begin the re-recording work of the film. Audio release function would also be held very soon. We gave good preference to different elements including family, action, comedy and suspense to attract all classes of audiences. Saratbabu, Brahmanandam, Krishna Bhagwan, Sivajiraja, Ramireddy, Costumes Krishna, Kondavalasa Lakshmana Rao, Raghunatha Reddy, Gundu Sudarshan, Annapurna, Madhumani, Sobha, Apoorva, Abhinayasri and others are in the cast. Lyrics are by V Vijayalakshmi, music is by Prasannakumar while camera is by TR Prasad. |
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