| Shweta Menon in Tantra Posted: Shweta Menon acted in the Malayalam film Tantra. B. Nagaraju of Sitarama Films has dubbed the film into Telugu, retaining the same name. It is worth mentioning here that the banner had earlier also dubbed the Tamil film Tirupati with Ajith in the lead and this is their second dubbed venture. Giving details about the film, the producer said, The film has several elements like suspense, horror and glamour. Story value is also good. Hence we dubbed it into Telugu. Writer Jayaprasad says, It is the story of a sorcerer who captures souls and tries to lure people with their help. How Shweta Menon and Aravindan tackle the sorcerer forms rest of the story. Siddique and Aiswarya play key roles in the movie. |
| Sarkar in progress Posted: Shooting of Sarkar, directed by Phani Raj, presented by Petro Fab International, and produced by K. Venkateswara Rao under the banner of Santi Priya Productions with Nagababu in a special role, is progressing well in Hyderabad. Producer says, The film has an excellent and thrilling story and movement. Who plays Sarkar is the suspense. We have recently completed canning of action scenes under the direction of fight master Avinash. We are making efforts to release the film in the first half of April after canning of songs. Vijayanand and Suhasini are in the lead. Brahmanandam, M.S. Narayana, Jeeva, Gundu Hanumantha Rao, Jayalalitha and others are in the cast. Camera is by Anand and music by Anoop. |
| Ram Charan's new film Posted: Ram Charan is now getting ready to begin work for his new film. Director S.S. Rajamouli is busy with pre-production work. The film will be set in Rajasthan. Ram Charan will play a complete out-and-out mass character in the film. He is practicing horse riding and also exercising at the gym regularly for his role. Kajal Aggarwal has been signed as the heroine. M.M. Keeravani will score the music. |
| Rana interested in animation Posted: Daggubati Rana, grandson of D. Rama Naidu is now getting ready to make his debut in films. Selvaraghavan of AMAV fame will direct the film. Story discussions are still on and the work on the film will commence once the story is finalized. Rana is also interested in making an animation film. He has already done a course in animation and will make the animation film under the Suresh Productions banner in the next two to three years. |
| Nandi Awards announced Posted: The Nandi awards for the year 2006 have been announced. The films, artistes and technicians who took top honours are: Best Feature Film : Bommarillu Best Feature Film II: Godavari Best Feature Film III: Ganga Best Family Entertainer: Sri Ramadasu Best Popular Feature Film: Pokiri Best Film on National Integration: Hanumanthu Best Childrens Feature Film: Bharati Best Childrens Feature Film II: Kittu Best Director (Childrens category films) : R.S. Raju (Bharati)Best Director: Sekhar Kammula (Godavari) Best Actor: Akkineni Nagarjuna (Sri Ramadasu) Best Actress: Nandita Das (Kamli) Supporting Actor: Prakashraj (Bommarillu) Supporting Actress: Eeswari (Ganga) Best Character Artiste: Kota Srinivasa Rao (Pellaina Kothalo) Best Comedian: (Allu Ramalingiah Award) Venu Madhav (Lakshmi) Best Comedian Actress: Abhinayasree (Paisalo Paramatma) Best Villain: Sai Kumar (Samanyudu) Best Child Actor: Raghava (Style) Best Child Actress: Baby Sri Divya (Bharati) Best Debut Director: Bhaskar (Bommarillu) Best Cinematographer: Vijay C. Kumar (Godavari) Screenplay: Bhaskar (Bommarillu) Best Story: Ravi C Kumar (Samanyudu) Best Dialogue Writer: Abburi Ravi (Bommarillu) Best Lyricist: Andesree (Ganga – Vellipotunnava Talli) Best Music Director: K.M. Radhakrishna (Godavari) Playback Singer: KJ Yesudas (Ganga - Velli potunnava Talli ) Playback Singer: Sunita (Godavari – Andanga Lena) Editor: Marthand K. Venkatesh (Pokiri)Art: Ashok (Pournami) Best Choreographer: Lawrence Raghava (Style) Audiographer: Radhakrishna Costumes: Basha (Sri Ramadasu) Makeup: Ramachandra Rao (Sri Ramadasu) Fights: Vijayan (Pokiri) Dubbing Artiste (Male): Ravi Sarkar Dubbing Artiste (Female): Savita Reddy Special Effects: Rhythm of Spirit Special Jury Awards: Film with Message: Stalin Actress: Genelia (Bommarillu) Director: Gunnam Gangaraju |
| Climax in progress for BDC Posted: Shooting of climax scenes are in progress for Brahmanandam Drama Company directed by I. Srikanth and produced by Palli Kesava Rao and K. Kishore under the banner of Sriramachandrulu Films. Producers say, It is the remake of a successful Bollywood film Bhagam Bhag. Brahmanandam is portraying the role of a drama company manager. The role played by him would make the audiences burst into laughter. The film would be a very big entertainer. We are making efforts to launch the audio and release the film very soon. Brahmanandam, Sivaji, Ravikrishna, Sameeksha, Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam, Ranganath, Ali, AVS, Sivajiraja, Jeeva, Allari Ravi, Raghu, Kamal, Sudarshan, Sasirekha, Apoorva and others are in the cast. Camera is by P.S. Babu, music is by Sai Karthik, dialogues are by Ramesh-Gopi, while B. Gurunatha Reddy is the presenter. |
| Help line for directors Posted: The newly-elected members of the Film Directors Association along with the outgoing panel members lead by V. Sagar and Federation chief Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao met the press recently. The newly-elected members thanked everyone for their support and assured that they will fulfill all the promises made during the elections. A new help line will be set up to take care of any medical emergency of the members. |
| Gautham Buddha comes tomorrow Posted: Gautham Buddha, based on the life of the Apostle of Peace, is all set for release on February 15. Allani Sridhar is the director and K Rajashekar, the producer. Sunil Sharma plays the role of Gautham Buddha and Kausha appears as his wife. Suman has the role of Bimbisara. Parvathi Melton enacts the role of Amrapali. Sadguru Sivananda Murthy has penned the script and Sasi Pritham has scored the music. |
| Priyamani with Rajashekar Posted: Rajashekar, who has not had any releases after Evadiathe Nakenti, is now busy with Gorintaku. He will wrap up his current film shortly and then start work for his home banner. Wife Jeevitha will direct the new film, titled Sathyameva Jayathe with Priyamani as heroine. Priyamanis last release, Yamadonga, with Jr NTR was a big hit. |
| Venu's new flick begins  Posted: A new film, directed by Shyamprasad and produced by Ravikiran under the banner of RBP Productions with Venu as hero, was launched at Annapurna Studios, Hyderabad on Monday. Bellamkonda Suresh gave the clap and Chalapati Rao switched on the camera for the muhurat shot picturised on hero Venu under the honorary direction of E.V.V. Satyanarayana and picturised by S. Gopal Reddy. Speaking on the occasion, Chalapati Rao says, The film has a very good story. Though the producer is a novice, he has good taste. We are sure that the film would be a definite hit. Director says, We will shoot for about 15 days at Palakole, Rajole and surrounding areas. The next schedule would be shot at Nanakramguda in April for about 20 days. Dialogue writer Poluri Ghatikachalam says, We discussed and deleloped the story for about nine months. The entire film would be a good entertainer. Story expansion is by Sarada Rajan, dialogues are by Ghatikachalam, camera is by Sattibabu, music is by Manisharma, art is by Krishna Maya, screenplay and direction are by Shyamprasad. |
| Naresh's son in Yeleti's film Posted: Director Chandrashekar Yeleti is now making a new film, Hai Haiga, with an all-new star cast. He has also set up his own production house Adarsa Media Limited and is turning producer with this film. Yeleti is now conducting auditions for the main roles; Naveen, son of actor Naresh, has been selected as hero. The heroine and other artists are being finalized. Shooting will commence by the end of this month. |
| Veta to hit screens soon Posted: Post-production works are in full swing for Veta, directed by Pamu Sreenu and produced by Tadakala Rajesh under the banner of BG Ventures with Baladitya and Swati Priya in the lead. Director Pamu Sreenu says, We have just completed editing the film. Though the entire world is advancing scientifically and technically, girls continue to be harassed in the name of love; at times, they are even killed mercilessly. Atrocities against women are increasing day by day. Our film debates various issues concerning this and we are trying to give a desirable and elegant solution. Our hero starts hunting such animals in human guise; the repercussions he faces form part of the movie. We are planning to release the movie by the end in March. |
| Happy Valentine’s Day Posted: It is the time of the year when love is actually in the air. Valentine’s Day is a special day to show we care and share for our loved ones. Right from the invention of film, love has been captured in various hues enthralling viewers all over the world. Galatta.com brings to you an exclusive Valentine’s Day special with oodles of romantic features that will definitely make you fall in love all over again. Click here to check out our Valentines Day special. Do participate in the contest! Come, let’s celebrate love. |
| Galatta Cinema Valentines Special Issue Posted: Grab your copy NOW! There’s a ton of reasons why you just have to get your hands on it! Namitha -- captivating eyes and hearts on screen and now, through Galatta Cinema, this buxom beauty is the cover girl this month! Get a load of her charm on the cover and then find an indepth story on the lady inside. With her global cine debut nearing its release, everyone is eager to know all about it. Our Popkorn section tells you everything you’ve been yearning to know about Maya, while also giving you a sneak peak at stills from this dark thriller. Also featuring in this issue, lit up in Spotlight, is Arya. Fun and full of mischief, there’s never a dull moment with him around. What’s happening with Naan Kadavul? Find out today! Gorgeous Shobana is the Star of the Month, while Kickstart brings you up and close with Upendra. Lensman Chezhian and Bong Babe Meenakshi are the Rising Stars this month; get to know them better! But the highlights of the issue are the Valentine’s Specials! Find out about yesteryear and today’s cine couples, whose reel love seeped into their real lives! Go ga ga over the Jo-Suriya love story in Together Forever! Check out the heat on Hot-o-meter that tells you who’s hot and why! All this and more, in the Galatta Cinema February issue! Get your copy today… Get hooked on! For subscription details CLICK HERE. |
| Chintakayala Ravi from 18th Posted: Chintakayala Ravi, starring Venkatesh and Anushka in the lead roles, will commence shooting from the 18th of this month. Okka Raju Okka Rani fame Yogi is the director. Nallamalapu Srinivas is producing the film under the Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Productions banner. Charmee has been signed up as the second heroine. The shooting will commence at Rama Naidu studios in Hyderabad. |
| Premabhishekam audio on Feb 14 Posted: The audio of Premabhishekam, directed by Vikram Gandhi and produced by Venumadhav under the banner of Savitri Cinema with Venumadhav himself playing the hero and Priyamohan and Ruthika as the female leads, would be launched on Valentines Day. Giving details, producer-hero Venumadhav says, The tunes provided by Chakri would help a lot for the success of the movie. Especially the old melody of Premabhishekam which goes Vandanam… Abhivandanam… was remixed in a fantastic way. Chandrabose did the remix and it would remain a highlight of the movie. Aditya Music is marketing the audio. We strongly believe that the story given by Dasari Narayana Rao would be the real hero of the film. We are sure that the film would entertain the audiences well. Director Vikram Gandhi moulded the subject as expected. Srihari and Nagababu are playing key roles in the movie. |
| Vinayak with NTR again Posted: V.V. Vinayak is now on a high after the success of Krishna. Jr NTR is basking in the glory of the success of Yamadonga. The two are now coming together for a new film. The duo gave the hits Aadi and Samba. Kodali Nani, who produced Samba, is producing the new film. The story is by Vinayak and Akula Siva is writing the dialogues. The film will hit floors on April 28. |
| Pandurangadu at Raichur Posted: K. Raghavendra Rao, who had brought out devotional films like Annamayya, Sri Manjunatha and Sriramadasu, is now directing Pandurangadu, which is being produced by K. Krishnamohan under the banner of RK Associates. Balakrishna is playing dual roles as Lord Krishna and also as his devotee Pundareekudu. Recently, some important scenes involving Balakrishna and Tabu were shot at Ramoji Film City. The shooting is going on at Badami near Raichur from February 11. A part of the film Vikramarkudu was shot here to suit the nativity of Bihar backdrop. Pandurangadu shooting would continue in this region till the end of February. Balakrishna, Sneha, Tabu and other lead artistes will be shooting here. Two songs were also planned to be canned in this backdrop. Later, the film unit would continue its schedule from March 2 at Hyderabad. Camera is by Jayaram, music is by Keeravani, while story and dialogues are by J.K. Bharavi. |
| Musical union! Posted: Popular playback singers Mallikarjuna Rao and Gopika Purnima tied knot at Appanna Kalyanamandapam in Simhachalam near Visakhapatnam recently. Both of them proved good singers through Paaduthaa… Teeyagaa…, a television programme organized by popular playback singer S.P. Balasubramaniam in ETV. Later, they became playback singers in the Telugu film industry. Mallikarjuna Rao belongs to Gopalapatnam of Visakhapatnam; Gopika Purnima hails from Vizianagaram. Both the singers fell in love, convinced their parents and got united with their blessings. Relatives of both bride and groom, besides several other well-wishers, attended the marriage. Immediately after their marriage, the couple offered prayers to Lord Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy in Simhachalam. Popular playback singer S.P. Sailaja, lyricist Bhuvanachandra, Chandramohans wife Jalandhara were among those who attended the marriage. Besides, local MLC Daadi Veerabhadra Rao, MLA Dronamraju Srinivas, former MLA Pethakamsetti Ganababu also blessed the couple. |
| Tollywood loses two comedians Posted: The Telugu film industry lost two comedians on February 7. Kalpana Rai, seniormost comedienne of the Telugu film industry, died of prolonged illness in the early hours of February 7. A few hours later, another comedian, Lakshmipati, died. It is worth mentioning here that Lakshmipatis brother, director Shobhan, died a few days ago. Lakshmipati earned name and fame with his performance in Allari, Yevadigola Vaadidi, Ammayilu Abbayilu and Murari. The Telugu film industry expressed shock at the demise of the two comedians. |
| Varun, Tamanna together again Posted: The hit pair of Varun Sandesh and Tamanna from Happy Days is coming together once again in a new film Pellivaarillu, produced by M.S. Raju and directed by Kodi Ramakrishna. Navdeep and Sindhu Menon is the other pair. Varun is presently acting in Dil Rajus Kotha Bangaru Lokam and Tamanna is acting in Ninna Nedu Repu with Ravi Krishan. Dil Raju expressed confidence that Varun and Tamanna will repeat their magic in the new film too. |
| Sriram with Teja Posted: Director Teja is making a new film, titled Kaka, under his Chitram Movies banner, with an all-new star cast. Noted cinematographer P.C. Sriram has been signed up to work for this film, touted to be a love story. Teja himself was a well-known cinematographer when he changed tracks and switched to direction. Thotta Tharani is the art director. |
| RDB cameraman for S.J. Suryah film Posted: S.J. Suryah is back to what he does best after a gap of three years. The controversial director is all set to start his pet project Puli in Telugu. He has also roped in National Award-winning cameraman Binodh Pradhan, who has acclaimed films like Rang De Basanti, Devdas and Mission Kashmir to his credit. Puli stars ‘Power Star’ Pawan Kalyan in the lead and is produced by Kanakarathna Movies, which has earlier given hit films like Dhil and Pokiri. The heroine is yet to be finalized. Music for the film is by Suryah’s favourite composer ‘Isai Puyal’ A.R. Rahman. The duo has earlier come with some wonderful tunes in New and Anbe Aaruyirae. “The film will be first made in Telugu. Later, I’ll be remaking the film in Tamil with myself as hero,” says S.J. Suryah, who is currently in Mumbai, reportedly on a hunt for his female lead. S.J. Suryah had earlier narrated Puli to Vijay. But the project did not take off due to creative differences between the two. Currently, Suryah is the hero opposite Shirin in Vil, directed by debutant Prabhakar. Click here to listen and download the latest songs! |
| Bommana Brothers Chandana Sisters nearing completion Posted: Over 80 per cent shooting of Bommana Brothers Chandana Sisters, directed by Srinivasa Reddy and produced by Ammiraju on the banner of Siri Cinema, with Naresh, Krishna Bhagawan as heroes and Ridhima and Farzana as heroines, is complete. Naresh says, Our surname is Bommana, so we are called Bommana Brothers. Kota Srinivasa Rao is playing the role of a millionaire; his daughters in the film are Manichandana and Sirichandana. So they are called Chandana sisters. We play thieves and the story is about how we marry the millionaires daughters. Krishna Bhagawan says, Our title earned a lot of attention and there is a very good response to it. We are sure that the film would also entertain the audiences in the same manner. Tanikella Bharani says, Ammiraju used to look after the dates of various artistes. Hence he was able to manage the dates of all these artistes and brought out a film with a typical combination. Srinivasa Reddy proved his calibre by bringing out a good entertainer. Srinivasa Reddy says, I am very happy that I got a chance to direct all my favourite comedians. Producer Ammiraju says, We will wrap up the shooting by February 20 and we will take up post-production work in March. We will release the audio in March and the film will come to theatres in April. |
| Veedu Maamoolodu Kaadu on February 9 Posted: Veedu Maamoolodu Kaadu, with Rishi, Vijay Samrat and Gopika in the lead has completed all formalities and is ready for release on February 9. The film has been warded a U/A certificate by the Censor Board. S.A. Rajkumar has scored music for this film in which Rishi plays an anti-hero and is known popularly as Veedu Maamoolodu Kaadu in this role. Vijay Samrat plays the role of a carefree college student, falling in love with a girl and his life takes a surprise turn from there onwards. |
| Simran turns director! Posted: Sexy Simran was a rage among audiences, particularly youngsters, before her marriage. She tried to come back but new her films have not been received too well by audiences. Even her role opposite Balakrishna in Okka Mogadu did not bring her any new offers. Simran is now planning to turn director. She has also signed up to appear in a TV serial. |
| Sunitha wants to act Posted: Well-known popular singer and dubbing artist Sunitha is now keen to act in films. Sunitha has already displayed her talents with her impressive anchoring of musical shows on TV. Sunitha, however, is not ready to act in elder sister, sister-in-law kind of supporting roles. She wants roles with prominence. It remains to be seen how far she will succeed with so many preconditions even before acting in a single film. |
| Chiranjeevi fan kills himself! Posted: There has been a lot of speculation about Chiranjeevis entry into politics. Though his fans want the actor to join, Chiranjeevi himself has not made any statement to this effect. On Sunday, Parthasarthi, a diehard fan of the actor, committed suicide. It is said that the reason was the actors delay in entering politics. The deceased had mentioned the same in his suicide note, it is alleged. According to the police, the 30-year-old home guard consumed poison and ended his life. In an earlier incident, fans of Chiranjeevi attacked actor Rajasekhar, when the latter commented that Chiranjeevi was not experienced enough for politics and he would not join the party launched by him. |
| Kucheludu from February Posted: The bilingual film Kucheludu (Kuselan in Tamil) with Jagapathibabu and Rajinikanth in the lead, will hit floors on February 15. Pasupathy will play Jagapathibabus role in the Tamil version. P. Vasu is the director; K. Balachandar is producing the film in Tamil and Ashwini Dutt in Telugu; Tabu will play opposite Jagapathibabu in Telugu; Nayanatara will team with Pasupathy in Tamil. The film will be made with a budget of 25 crore. |
| Radhakrishnan scores music for Raviteja's flick Posted: The regular shooting of Ravitejas latest flick is in progress under the direction of Udayshankar and produced by D. Sureshbabu under the banner of Suresh Productions. Anushka is the female lead opposite Raviteja; Super Star Krishna has a key role. K.M. Radhakrishnan, who scored music for melodious films like Anand, Godavari and Chandamama earlier, is now creating tunes for mass hero Raviteja. Presently, shooting is in progress at Hyderabad. The director says that it would be a complete family entertainer and the entire team is making efforts to release the film as a summer gift. |
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