"Chapter 6" is going to release soon

Posted by SRINU GUNTURU | | Posted On Saturday, August 29, 2009 at 6:35 PM

Director Surya Kiran says that his next film "Chapter 6" is going to release soon. It will have his actress wife Kalyani playing the protagonist. What about the remaining five chapters? Surya Kiran laughs, he adds that he will cover the five chapters in the 6th one. Surya Kiran's last film was Raju Bhai. He says that Kalyani is very busy and she has over six projects on hand that are ready for release the latest being one with Mohanlal that is currently being wrapped up down South. Chapter 6 deals with various emotions and a highly interesting content and has both the couple Surya Kiran, Kalyani playing important roles.

Burqa battle erupts in city college

Posted by SRINU GUNTURU | | Posted On at 6:34 PM

When Y Annapurna, the principal of Vani College in Mehdipatnam asked her students to stick to the college dress code of Salwar Kameez, little did she realize that her act will lead to a path of religious conflict? Before anyone could react, she had 300 strong crowd staging a dharna outside her college and shouting slogans against her acts on minorities. But Annapuna has an interesting take on this. She said the whole row was motivated by a few students who were scolded by her for coming late.

She said she did not make any remarks for or against the burqa. But a student Nadima Rehman says that “The principal’s attitude upset us and hence we decided to take help from our parents.’ Regarding the late coming the students said that they were getting delayed because of "Ramzan" and they had to offer namaz before coming to college. They said the college should not object to religious practices. “The college authorities blame us saying we are spending more time in the mosque than with books. This is objectionable,’’ a student added. The principal on her part maintains that she is the victim of a few conspirators who are whipping up religious sentiments unnecessarily.

Nagarjuna doesn't want his son to do remake

Posted by SRINU GUNTURU | | Posted On at 6:34 PM

The Tollywood's Manmadhudu, Akkineni Nagarjuna, does not want his son, Naga Chaitanya, to do the remake of any of his yesteryear movies. In stead, he wants the young lad, who is set to hit the big screen in the next couple of days with Josh, to develop as an actor of his own style.

Nagarjuna celebrated his 50th birthday on Saturday, which was the hot favourite for the Telugu channels. He also gave interviews to a couple of channels along with his son. In one such interview, Nagarjuna said his son, Naga Chaitanya, would have his own identity.

People have asked me to do remake of some of my father's films. There were offers for me to do Devadas and other movies. But I said no to such offers as that would give a scope for the people to compare. I can't be compared with my father. Likewise, my son can't be compared with me, he said.

The Tollywood is now looking at the new film Josh in which Naga Chaitanya is making his acting debut. The film is set for release on September 3 and there are higher hopes on the film after the super success of Chiranjeevi's son, Ram Charan Tej movie, Magadheera.

Whether Nagarjuna likes comparisions or not, people are set to do that bit comparing Naga Chaitanya with Ram Charan.

Suresh Veera Raghavan, a general manager with Wipro.

Posted by SRINU GUNTURU | | Posted On at 6:33 PM

Suresh Veera Raghavan, a general manager with Wipro Technologies here, died in a road accident on Friday morning. He was 40.

Suresh, a native of Chennai, was on his way to the Bengaluru International Airport in a cab to catch a flight to Hyderabad when the car in which he was travelling rammed into a truck. Suresh and the car driver Dayananda were seriously injured.

They were rushed to the MS Ramaiah Hospital where Suresh breathed his last about an hour after his admission. Hospital sources said Dayananda is battling for life.

He is survived by wife and two children. The police say that the car was travelling beyond the speed limit.

Ganesh Laddu attaracts record bid in Guntur

Posted by SRINU GUNTURU | | Posted On at 6:33 PM

Lord Ganesh Laddu (sweet ball) was knocked down at a fantastic price of Rs 5,10,116 in an auction on Friday at Dachavaram village in Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh.

The auction went on for 3 hours and the first bid itself was a whopping Rs 1 lakh but even that was soon bettered.

C Koteswara Rao, who had been the highest bidder for the last 3 years, offered Rs 3,99,000. But a rival bidder Ramana Reddi sprang a surprise by raising the bid to Rs 5,10,116. The hammer fell and Ramana Reddi was declared the successful bidder.

The 10-Kg laddu was offered by DV Koti Reddi to Lord Ganesh at the beginning of the Navaratri festival. On the conclusion of the festival on Friday, the laddu was put to auction as is the custom.

The amount realised from the auction will be invested in a long-term deposit in a bank and the interest utilised for the improvement of Lord Ganesh Temple in Dechavaram Village.

Priyanka lived in a cage!

Posted by SRINU GUNTURU | | Posted On at 6:32 PM

Actress Priyanka Chopra’s parents made a wrought iron cage to keep her safe from stalkers

Priyanka speaks of being put behind a cage in her own home in Bareilly after returning from studying in the US and winning May Queen! She was followed everywhere by admirers and fans in Bareilly even before she made it big in Bollywood! She recollects how one day, a boy came up to the top floor of her house where she used to sleep. “I didn’t know him and he jumped from the terrace to my balcony window.. He was staring at me through the window and I didn’t know him.. I was absolutely frightened and told my dad, ‘Papa mere kamre mein koi aa gaya hai, koi khatkhata raha hai.” The very next day, my parents got the entire house and my bed covered with iron rods like a cage so much so that if there was a fire, we would have all burnt to death since there was just no escape route!”

I’m not getting married: Sharmila

Posted by SRINU GUNTURU | | Posted On at 6:31 PM

It was a filmi event, as they had come to talk about the film (Samantar) they did together after many, many years. Ab woh saari baatein ho gayi, toh they settled down for a one-to-one with the media.

In a flash, most of those present zeroed in on Sharmila. After all, she is Saif’s mummy na... Kareena’s hone waali saas. And bang on, after a couple of prefunctory questions, someone asked her if Saif would marry Kareena and if so, when. Sharmila looked nonplussed for a second, and then dimpled up. “Why does everyone keep asking me this question?” she asked those present. And though she looked a tad angry, she hastened to add, “My kids – all of them – are grown up to be able to speak for themselves. They are successful, know how to handle fame well, and are doing great. I am sure they can answer this question much better than I can. So go and ask them,” she said. And cut off any further questions with, “I can answer for myself, though. And let me assure you, I am not getting married for sure.” It made everyone laugh. Smart Sharmila!

No one asked her a single question related to Saif after that... Shows there’s still something very cool about old-world charm, right?

In Sonu Sood’s shoes

Posted by SRINU GUNTURU | | Posted On at 6:31 PM

After Sonu Sood in Arundhati, the latest villain hogging the limelight in Tollywood is Mumbai’s Dev Gill. The actor who’s being talked about for his performance in Magadheera.

Gill who has played a small role in The Legend of Bhagat Singh and some commercials, made his debut last year with Mohan Babu’s film Krishnarjuna. “When I walked in for the premiere, nobody noticed me. After the film got over, many of them walked up to me, shook hands with me and told me they appreciated my work,” says an excited Gill, who happens to be a fitness freak and owns a chain of fitness salons along with a restaurant in Pune.

So, how was it working with Ram Charan? “He is a down-to-earth person with no starry tantrums. Actors like SRK, Aamir and other actors have a huge fan following in Mumbai, but the audience scarcely go gaga over their heroes the way people here do. I was surprised to see the fans’ reactions every time Charan appeared on the screen. I’ve never seen anything like this before.”

'Phoonk - 2' in Hindi, Telugu Coming from Varma Factory.

Posted by SRINU GUNTURU | | Posted On at 6:30 PM

Ram Gopal Varma is making sequel to Phoonk, the successful thriller released recently. Phoonk, the Hindi film, was remade in Telugu as Raksha with Jagapathi Babu. But this time Ram Gopal Varma is producing the sequel in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil. Announcing the details at a press meet held today at Taj Banjara, RGV said that the sequel will be told in more realistic and natural way like in the tradition of Korean and Japanese thrillers. “Making sequels to a successful supernatural thrillers is a big trend in Asian film industries like Japanese and Korean Cinema. I am producing this sequel to Phoonk 2 when we thought it can be extended from where it ended,” he said.

Though Phoonk was directed by RGV in Hindi, the sequel is to be directed by his associate Milind. “He worked with me in Phoonk and he wrote the script for this sequel. So I entrusted him the job of directing it too,” he added.

It is produced by Prashanth Burra and P Chandrasekhar jointly.

Nayantara’s next hopes on Mollywood

Posted by SRINU GUNTURU | | Posted On at 6:30 PM

Beautiful South Indian actress Nayantara, currently waiting for the release of K.S. Ravikumar-directed Suriya starrer Aadhavan in Tamil after the release of Anjaneyulu in Telugu, has completed her portions in veteran director Siddique's Malayalam film Bodyguard opposite Dileep.

Nayantara's last scene was shot at Tata Tea’s Munnar golf club where a song was picturised on her and Dileep along with other junior artists in the backdrop of a college excursion. Bodyguard happens to be a fun movie with lots of emotion, fast and action-packed like a thriller and Nayan is said to be pinning her hopes on this one so that it can get her into the success mode.

Jayabheri arts Movie with NTR, Rajamouli

Posted by SRINU GUNTURU | | Posted On at 6:29 PM

Now the latest information from filmanagar reveals that Actor Murali Mohan is planning a big budget film in the combination of SS Rajamouli and NTR on Jayabheri arts banner. This banner has made several hit film with high budget like Athadu with Mahesh Babu.

NTR & SS Rajamouli- a good and hit combination-Student No1, Simhadri and Yamadonga- all are big hits at the box office.

But this film is not likely to go on floors immediately-as NTR is busy with his earlier commitments and Rajamouli too busy with his earlier commitments.

NTR is busy with Adhurs and then Brudhavanam- SS Rajamouli has to finish Maryadha Ramanna with Sunil and a film Viswamitrudu for K Raghavendar Rao, before going on to NTR's project.

Explosive remarks against his ex-wives: kamlahasan...

Posted by SRINU GUNTURU | | Posted On at 6:28 PM

In an exclusive interview to NDTV's Sonia Singh on the show 'Your Call', Southern superstar Kamal Haasan has ruled out entering politics.

He said," I am political but I am not a politician, I have very strong political views in my films...the only time I will come into politics is when we, the people are very, very angry... when I have to carry a gun..."

He also broke his silence on his earlier marriages to dancer Vani and actress Sarika. He said I "... do silly things to please people I love, like marriage...it was a compromise I made, the price I had to pay for being with the women I love".

When asked why he decided to get married to Sarika, after the birth of his two children, he added "to get a hotel room was difficult", saying she's the mother of my child is not enough... they asked for my MRS, for me it stands for mistress. I think marriage is failing as an institution; the strongest holding institution is family."

He also commented for the first time on why his daughters Shruti and Akshara are not in touch with their mother, Sarika.

He said "It is Sarika's decision not to be in touch with her children and probably theirs. I have an equipoise position. They don't want to be with her, I facilitate that. They're adults, they can vote and take their own decisions."

Courtesy-NDTV

Chiranjeevi to lead protest on KG basin gas

Posted by SRINU GUNTURU | | Posted On at 6:28 PM

The Praja Rajyam Party chief, K Chiranjeevi, would lead the party’s massive dharna at the Kakinada Collectorate on Saturday on the KG basin gas problem.

Chiranjeevi would reach Kakinada town in the morning and would proceed to Gadimoga village in the district. He would interact with the people in the village on the ONGC and Reliance exploration for the petroleum products. The PRP chief is expected to extend support to the people who have been agitating for due share in the Gas.

Later, the PRP chief would join the party leaders in a massive protest to be held at the Collectorate. The PRP chief had raised objections to the State govenrment’s stand on the KG basin gas and wanted the government to mount pressure on the Reliance group to leave State’s share in the product. The PRP found fault with the indifferent attitude of the government in taking its due share which would help the government to supply the LPG cylinder at Rs 100.

ISRO loses control over Chandrayaan

Posted by SRINU GUNTURU | | Posted On at 6:27 PM

Radio contact with India's first lunarcraft Chandrayaan-1 was abruptly lost early on Saturday, the Indian space agency said.

"The contact was lost at 01.30 IST as the deep space network (DSN) at Byalalu, about 40 km from Bangalore, received the data from the lunarcraft during the previous orbit up to 00.25 IST," according to an Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) statement here.

The space scientists are reviewing the telemetry data to analyse the health of the spacecraft's sub-systems.

Chandrayaan was launched Oct 22, 2008 from India's only spaceport Sriharikota, about 90 km from northeast of Chennai, on board the polar satellite launch vehicle (PSLV).

"The spacecraft has completed 312 days in orbit, making over 3,400 orbits around the moon and providing large volume of data from sophisticated sensors like terrain mapping camera, hyper-spectral imager, moon mineralogy mapper and so on, meeting most of the scientific objectives of the mission," the statement added.

Rajinikant is the Chief Guest of Southern Spice

Posted by SRINU GUNTURU | | Posted On at 6:27 PM

A film-based magazine from Allu Venkatesh and his friend that would cover Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu industry will be launched on Dussera.

Titled Southern Spice, it will launched on the festive occasion at Novotel and Rajnikant the superstar is reportedly being invited as the chief guest.

Salaman Canceled his visit to USA

Posted by SRINU GUNTURU | | Posted On at 6:27 PM

Bollywood star Salman Khan who is scheduled to go to USA early next month reportedly canceled his visit on Friday.

According to sources Khan decision comes in the wake of the humiliation faced by Sharukh Khan at New Jersey Airport.

Khan is scheduled to partake in a promotional event of his upcoming movie "Wanted" besides participating in an auction of his personal paintings to raise funds for charity.

Khan's decision has put a big question mark before the promoters and also local organisers in cities like Chicago, Houston and Dallas who have invested a lot of effort and money in organizing these events.

Mujeeb gets lifer and others 10 years

Posted by SRINU GUNTURU | | Posted On at 6:26 PM

Mujeeb Ahmed Hizbul Mujahideen's South India chief, was convicted for life and his wife, Zohra Nishad, for 10 years by the first additional metropolitan sessions judge court on Friday.

The PP said Mujeeb was convicted for "conspiring to wage war against the nation and for procuring arms to do so."

He was also convicted for procuring a satellite phone under the Indian Telegraphic Act and for being a member of the banned organisation � the Hizbul Mujahideen � under the Unlawful Prevention Act.

Mujeeb's accomplices � Jahangir Khan, lorry driver Shabbir Ahmed, Ravindra Kumar, lorry owner Mohammed Yaseen and Awad � were convicted to 10 years' imprisonment and a fine of Rs 2,000 was imposed.

Meanwhile, Mujeeb threw letters at the media personnel present, in which he alleged that an MIM leaders and an Intelligence official had conspired to implicated him in a false case.

His wife too claimed that Rajeev trivedi and another one police official asked for 50 laks as a bribe which they were unable to pay . The police called the allegations baseless.


Girl stripped in class by teacher

Posted by SRINU GUNTURU | | Posted On at 6:24 PM

A nine-year-old girl was stripped in front of her classmates by her teacher in a Faridabad school on Friday afternoon over alleged non-payment of fees.

The girl (name withheld) is a Class III student of Faridabad Model School, Sector-31.

The girl's father, Mukesh Pawar, said the family has been exempted by district administration from paying fees based on the quota for the economically deprived — Pawar is an autorickshaw driver.

Mother Sarita Pawar said the child returned home on Friday afternoon and said her teacher, one Nitu, told her in class that she had not paid the fees. When the girl said she would ask her parents about it, the teacher allegedly stripped her in front of the class, according to Sarita Pawar.

Pawar, a cashier with the school parents' association, said the teacher then asked her classmates to humiliate the girl, and stopped only after she started crying.

School chairman H S Malik said he had no information about the incident. "We will look into the matter," he said, "and anyone found guilty will be punished."

Pawar said the school has been "harassing" the family over payment of fees for long. "We brought up this issue in a letter to Faridabad Additional Deputy Commissioner V S Hooda and sought a fee exemption," Pawar said. Hooda, she said, wrote to the school and directed it to exempt the family from paying fees. "Since I am an active member with the parents association, school authorities have been threatening me for a long time," Pawar said.

As the news spread, several parents gathered in front of the school and shouted slogans — with no school official present to take note of their case, they moved to Sector-31 police station. "We have filed a written complaint," Mukesh Pawar said, "and police officials said they will investigate the matter on Saturday."

Faridabad Police Commissioner P K Aggarwal said, "I have asked DCP (Central) look into it. We will register a case under the relevant section of IPC and ensure action if anyone is found guilty."

Hot News Reader Wants A Peg- Not Rug

Posted by SRINU GUNTURU | | Posted On at 6:24 PM

Though her profession is a newsreader she is being noted more for her hot looks than her reading skills. Having been associated with a noted channel, she has been making waves for her oomph and now even her statements are catching attention.

It seems she was heard sharing with her colleagues that a peg would save her from the chill weather and the AC since she has to wear sarees and read the news. Those who have been associated with her enjoy the spicy statements she gives but then say that she is a good company and a thorough professional when it comes to work. Well, these are the new age newsreaders we are talking about folks.

Rambha guns for Murugan!

Posted by SRINU GUNTURU | | Posted On at 6:23 PM

Miffed about unflattering comments about her role by her co-star, Rambha refused to promote Quick Gun Murugun with him

Rajendra Prasad and Rambha, the lead actors of Quick Gun Murugun, which released today, no longer see eye-to-eye. The actress is miffed by his comments in a newspaper in the south where he claimed that she has a miniscule role as a bar dancer. Her annoyance was evident as the lead actors did not promote their film together. Rajendra plays the title role of Quick Gun Murugun while Rambha plays his love interest, Mango Dolly.

Yesterday, Rambha was in Mumbai to promote the film but Rajendra was nowhere to be seen. A source says, “Rambha had made doubly sure that Rajendra is not around. She had categorically stated that if the makers force her to promote the film with him, she would leave town at once.”

Rambha said, “I have not refused to promote the film with Rajendra. But yes, I did ask director Shashank Ghosh about Rajendra’s statement. Rajendra has said that I play a bar dancer but that’s not true. He has also said that I have a miniscule role but the audience will soon know that’s not true either. I don’t want to say anything more.


Namitha about her action role!!!

Posted by SRINU GUNTURU | | Posted On at 6:23 PM

Indian cinema has been going through some drastic changes for some time now. One of the changes seems to be the roles of our heroines. From just regular glam dolls, the heroines are turning into action queens. The latest to join the band seems to the voluptuous beauty Namitha. She is playing the role of a cop in “Desadrohi” in which she is expected to be seen a lot slimmer.

According to sources, she is also doing stunts in the movie without any body double. Saying that she is aware of Vijayashanthi’s roles, she added that she will be satisfied if she is able to give at least 10% of her performance.



Is the film releasing on Gandhi Jayanthi?

Posted by SRINU GUNTURU | | Posted On at 6:22 PM

Prem Rakshit has a mask (swine flu scare?) and is audible enough with the mike, he asks for a few retakes. Charmme has very very short hair, looks really charming and Srikanth with his twirled mouch has lost lot of weight and looks younger than his age. Ram Jagan is supposed to be playing the Mahatma.

Is the film releasing on Gandhi Jayanthi? Krishna Vamshi beams, he's not telling. While the song is on, Uttej interrupts, he snatches the mike from Prem Rakshit, the choreographer and announces that Charmme has lost her gold ring and anyone who finds it will be rewarded with Rs. 5000. Charmme is seen correcting Uttej, she says she never spoke about money and Uttej smirks. Uttej cracks another joke..amidst all the lively atmosphere the shot is okayed, and Srikanth steps out in his leather clothing from the studio to get a whiff of fresh air

Till Wait September 28th To Watch Quick Gun Murugan.

Posted by SRINU GUNTURU | | Posted On at 6:22 PM

The reception for Quick Gun Murugan that released today has been very positive. But Andhra viewers have to wait till September 28th for the film to release.

The filmmakers have their own reasons and are not willing to divulge as to why the date has been postponed here. Anxious moviegoers have been calling newspaper offices and cinema halls to enquire why the film which enjoyed a pre-release publicity is not being released now. But as for now the marketing head of Quick Gun Murugan Joseph says that they are coming with a bang and it will be very unique

Charmi in Malayalam film with Dileep

Posted by SRINU GUNTURU | | Posted On at 6:21 PM

Tollywood's charming beauty Charmi, who debuted in Malayalam with director Vinayan's less-than-famous Kattuchembakam in 2002 much before she became the oomph girl of Telugu films, will be the heroine in Dileep's untitled film, scheduled to start rolling in Ooty from September 4 under the direction of veteran Kamal.

Charmi came into this project after Mamta Mohandas stepped out due to severe fever. Sources say that for the last one week, Kamal and Dileep were franticaly hunting for a heroine and finally chose Charmi since as the heroine in this film is required to display glamour. A comic thriller, this film is jointly written by Kalavoor Ravikumar and Kamal. Tamil actor Sathyaraj reportedly plays an important role in this film.

Charmi's item song Krishnavamsi Mahatma

Posted by SRINU GUNTURU | | Posted On at 6:21 PM

Charmy is a cute little heroine with a warm smile. She won eharts of the audience with her innocent loks and attractive figure. Charmy was a successful heroine with several hit films to her name.

Charmy acted in several heroine oriented films in the recent past but none of them with the exception of Mantra did well at the box office.

With no films on hand, Charmy is now trying her hand at item songs. Charmy is doing to item songs, one in the Jr. NTR starrer Adurs. Charmy is also doing a special item song in the Krishna Vamsi directed film ‘Mahathma’. Srikanth is the hero and Bhavana is the heroine. The film is Srikanth’s 100th film.


Female Following For Siva Reddy

Posted by SRINU GUNTURU | | Posted On at 6:20 PM

It is always said that a woman gets attracted to a man with intelligence and talent. But here is one man who is not only talented but also handsome and is right now becoming the heartthrob for many girls. He is none other than Siva Reddy and right now he has been anchoring the comedy program ‘Comedy Gang’ which is coming in the famous ETV channel.

Though the program has got veterans like AVS, M S Narayana and many others, Siva Reddy has been making his presence felt in a big way and the ladies of the home are said to be going ga ga over his skills. Incidentally, Siva Reddy got married recently so this new groom must be having tough time managing this attention.


Counting the stars

Posted by SRINU GUNTURU | | Posted On at 6:19 PM

In the last few years, reigning T-Town stars have received a lot of flak from media and industry bigwigs for doing just one film a year andspending the rest of the time endorsing big brands.

In the past, matinee idols NTR, ANR and Krishna always had two films hitting the screens almost every year.

Typically the excuse for this ‘one film a year’ strategy has been blamed on the “dearth of good scripts” which has made actors “super selective about the kind of films” they want to do. The stakes on big ticket films are so high, that stars are wary of taking professional risks and choose to stick to the tried and tested formula (read love and comedy themes). All that’s however, now in the past. Tollywood’s Gen Z stars have made a turnaround and are signing films left, right and centre.

Actor Allu Arjun seems to have his hands full with three films. “I want to start off a trend and inspire others,” says Arjun, who is shuttling between studios to wrap up Arya 2, director Gunasekar’s film and Vedam with ease. “All three films are different in terms of treatment and storyline,” he says, suggesting that “doing more films doesn’t mean compromising on variety”.

Arjun’s buddy and cousin Ram Charan Tej has already started his next film with Genelia and director Bhaskar from September. “Dad felt that I deserved a break and wanted me to savour the success (of Magadheera). But my passion for work can’t keep me away from arc lights,” avers Charan.

Actor NTR Junior dispels rumours about a strained back and seems to be doing a fine job of heavy duty action scenes and intricate dance sequences for Adurs. “We want to wrap up the film briskly,” says the young actor who’s also signed up for Brindavanam, a family entertainer
. “It’s a good story and an author-backed role,” says producer Dil Raju.

Pawan Kalyan, a serious contender for the numero uno slot, has three films in the pipeline including the ongoing, Puli. “It’s a gripping cop story with message and entertainment blended in equal measure,” says Tamil director SJ Surya. Similarly, producer Ganesh who is basking in the success of Anjaneyulu has signed Pawan for an untitled big budget film. “Pawan Kalyan was impressed with the script and it’s an author-backed role for him,” say the producer.

This year, Ravi Teja seems to top the list with four films. “Work is worship for me,” chips in Ravi about his decision to do more films. Other actors who are shooting for two-films back-to-back are Ram, Naga Chaitanya, Prabhas and Gopichand. “Undoubtedly, it’s a healthy trend,” feels director Sridhar Reddy. “Due to lack of content, several theatres in small centres shut down. I hope with bigger stars agreeing to do more films, all that will change,” he adds.

As the movie platter gets more star-studded, the audience surely will be spoilt for choice!

Sri Devi , Boney Kapoor cheated the 'Wanted' Financier.

Posted by SRINU GUNTURU | | Posted On at 6:19 PM

The Prabhu Deva directed Hindi version of Pokiri is running into deep trouble with a financier alleging that the producers of the film, Sri Devi, Boney Kapoor and his father Surendra Kapoor have cheated him to a tune of Rs. 7.93 crores.

According to the petitioner, the actress, her husband and father in law owned three production houses, Sri Devi Enterprises, Narasimma Enterprises and S.K. Films Enterprises. The trio had borrowed a huge amount from him and did not pay up the amount that was due to him. On repeated requests, they allegedly told the petitioner that it would be settled before the release of Wanted.

With the impending release, the petitioner has obtained a stay for releasing the film. The High Court of Madras has ordered the trio to furnish a security and not to release the film till further orders.

Wanted has Salman Khan and Ayesha Takia in the lead roles.

New Case Filed on Prakash Raj

Posted by SRINU GUNTURU | | Posted On at 6:18 PM

The Prakash Raj-Lalitha Kumari divorce case took a new turn today with the wife filing a petition at the Egmore Family Court seeking Rs. 2 lakhs per month as alimony.

Lalitha had always maintained that she preferred to live with her husband and continued to fight for the cause. However, this sudden move has raised many an eyebrow in the film industry.

An actress who had appeared in several small time roles, Lalitha is the younger sister of Disco Shanthi. Prakash Raj - Lalitha Kumari couple has two daughters and their son died at a very young age

It's Mads, Amrita together for Hussain

Posted by SRINU GUNTURU | | Posted On at 6:18 PM

After painting several solos of his favourite ladies — Madhuri Dixit and Amrita Rao, legendary artist MF Hussain is now geared up to paint the two together on the same canvas for the very first time. The inspiration for this painting comes from a film, which will star Amrita and Madhuri, and will be made by Hussain.

“Hussain has even asked Madhuri and Amrita to visit him during Diwali this year to discuss the logistics of the film,” said a source.

Confirming the story, Hussain said, “I do a lot of combination paintings. I have started working on the Madhuri and Amrita painting. It should be ready in a month’s time.”

Along with the painting, Hussain has also begun working on the film.

Confirming his plans of making a film with the two Bollywood actresses, Hussain said, “It’s a bit early to divulge any details but yes, there is one such project in the pipeline. I want to make a film starring Madhuri and Amrita. I believe that my painting is incomplete unless I make a film on it.”

When asked if unlike his previous films Gaja Gamini (2000) and Meenaxi: A Tale Of Three Cities (2004), he would now like to make a commercial film, he replied, “No. I don’t want anybody to dictate what I have to make.”

Balayya Puts Bellamkonda at Bay

Posted by SRINU GUNTURU | | Posted On at 6:17 PM

According to sources Balakrishna's upcoming film with producer Bellamkonda Suresh is likely to be shelved.The progress of the movie is in dilemma as family members and well wishers of Balakrishna are against the actor doing the film with Bellamkonda Suresh. It is said that Balakrishna has quoted five crores as his remuneration to avoid the film. As of now the actor is dealing with successive flops, it will be tough for any producer to pay the amount he demanded. Bellamkonda Suresh is on a hunt to replace balakrishna with another mass hero. Looks like Balakrishna's strategy has worked.

Nagarjuna as Gambler ???

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The untitled film is producer by Nag’s close friend dr. Sivaprasad Reddy on the Kamakshi Kalamovies banner. A newcomer Kiran is being introduced as director with this film.

The director has planned a one month long shooting for the film in Goa. Nagarjuna will appear in a novel get up as a great gambler in the film. The shooting will be held in a real casino aboard a ship in shores near Goa. The film will star two heroines – Chirangadha Singh and Pooja. Sandeep Choutha is the music director.

Asin has no work! (Believe it or not)

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Believe it or not but the heroine of Ghajni, Asin now has no work. Asin shot to fame in a relative short span of time thanks to the success of the Aamir Khan starrer Ghajini.

Ghajini was a blockbuster hit and Asin became a hot shot heroine. However she has not signed up for a new film so far.

Asin has been basking in the success of Ghajni all these days. Asin has so much time on her hands now that she has started surfing the net and reading mails and even replying to them. So if you want to chat with Asin, just go ahead and send her a mail.

Shobhana is like a Diamond – Kamal Haasan

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Noted yesteryear actress Shobhana quit films at the height of her popularity to purse he dream vocation, classical dance. Shobhana is a trained classical dancer with several dance performances to her credit, both in India as well as abroad.

Shobhana has also started several dance schools abroad and teaches at these schools. Shobhana has now come up with a dance DVD based on Ramayana. The DVD titled ‘Maya Ravan’ was released by actor Kamal Haasan at a gala event in Chennai the other day.

Kamal praised Shobhana and lauded her efforts. Kamal said that Shobhana was like a diamond and she is shining brightly with her dance performances. Kamal wished Shobhana many more successes in her chosen field.

Mamatha all set to act with Ranbit Kapoor

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Now, gorgeous looking Mamta Mohan das is all set to don the female lead role in a bollywood movie which has Ranbir Kapoor in lead.

A few months ago, Mamta was depressed since she was getting all the second lead roles in tollywood as well as Kollywood. Now, she is delighted to zoom into bollywood. Bollywood versatile director Imtiyaz Ali is said to be in love with Mamta Mohan Das and so is featuring her as a female lead in his next movie.

Sources close to Mamta Mohan Das reveal that she met him through a common friend in a pub and from them the two are sharing a secret relationship. Though Mamta is revealing that Imtiyaz Ali is just her friend, Imtiyaz has disclosed to his parents that he is in love with the Malayalam beauty.


Sada trying to find luck in Bollywood

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The actress will have Randeep Hooda wooing her in Pittie Group and Victoria Entertainment’s film Love Khichdi. Speaking about her role in the movie, she says, “I play a South Indian girl who has been living in Mumbai. I play Randeep’s best friend in the movie. Thankfully, it’s not a stereotypical role where I have to put on a fake South Indian accent.”

Considering the fact that there are six other girls sharing screen space in this movie wasn’t Sadaa worried about her role? “I was sceptical when they approached me with the film, but when I heard the role I couldn’t say no. I have never done anything like this before. Plus this role has more meat to it than many lead roles,” she says.

The divorce reasons of Sonia Agarwal.

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The recent divorce episode of Sonia Agarwal and Selvaraghavan has made headlines in the past few days. Sonia mentions that things didn’t happen all of the sudden and they were waiting to surface sooner than later. She mentioned that things weren’t really good between them due to lack of basic understanding. They had more difference of opinion, and finally had no options other than splitting up.

Indeed, Sonia clearly stated that both of them will remain in touch as friends, and she wishes Selva all the best for a successful endeavor. At present both Sonia and Selvaraghavan are busy concentrating on their respective careers.



Giggly beauty pairs with struggling hero!!

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She is known as the giggly beauty of the Telugu circuit and she has been going through a success ride since all her movies have turned out to be hits. She is none other than Swetha Basu Prasad and right now she seems to be in a challenging project. Apparently, Swetha is pairing up with ultimate star Uday Kiran who is currently at the winding up of his career since he has not been able to deliver a hit from a long time.

The new movie is slated to be a love entertainer and this marks the debut of Subha Selvam from Kollywood as the director. The movie was launched recently and the regular shooting will commence soon. It now remains to be seen whether the sweet Swetha can revive the career of Uday or not.