Mahesh Babu @ Charminar for varudu

Posted by SRINU GUNTURU | | Posted On Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at 10:43 AM

A special set is erected at Charminar for Mahesh Babu's film Varudu. Fight Master Peter Hynes is composing couple of fights sequences on Mahesh Babu in this set for the past couple of days and this shoot will be continued for another couple days at Charminar.

Tanish- Madhurima romancing

Posted by SRINU GUNTURU | | Posted On at 10:43 AM

Tanish became popular with the movie 'Nachchavule' and is considered as one of the rising stars in the circuit. On the other hand Madhurima became popular with the flick 'Aa Okkadu'.

According to sources, the two are currently busy with the making of the flick “Mouna Ragam”. The buzz is that they were being paired on an experimental basis and see how the two create an impact in the industry.

Well, as per reports both of them are said to be sharing excellent onscreen chemistry. The movie is being directed by Vijay Balaji. The duo of NV Prasad and Naga Ashok Kumar are the producers of the movie.

We have to wait and see how the pair shines to the audience and how the movie fares at the box office.

3Crores Tamil Movie became 16 Crores in Tollywood

Posted by SRINU GUNTURU | | Posted On at 10:41 AM

The remake of Naadodigal in Telugu, titled Shambo Shiva Shambo with Ravi Teja has hit the floors. While the film was made with a budget of Rs. 3 crores in Tamil, the Telugu version is proving to be costly for its producer Bellamkonda Suresh.

From what we hear from our sources, Shambo Shiva Shambo’s budget has already crossed over Rs. 16 crores. The buzz is that the huge pay packets that each of the star in the film including the hero Ravi Teja, Siva Balaji, and Allari Naresh, contributed to the rise in the budget. Further, our sources say that the film’s director Samuthirakani has hiked his pay to Rs. 1 crore.

Mother Teresa's 99th birth anniversary

Posted by SRINU GUNTURU | | Posted On at 10:40 AM

Today is Mother Teresa\'s 99th birth anniversary and Missionaries of Charity across the world are holding special prayers to mark the day.

In Kolkata\'s Mother House, world headquarters of the Missionaries and Mother Teresa\'s home, special prayers were held early Wednesday morning.

Born in Skopje in Albania in 1910, Mother Teresa came to Kolkata in 1929 and founded the Missionaries of Charity in 1950. She won the Nobel Peace prize in 1979.

Six years after her death in 1997, Mother Teresa was beatified by the Vatican for her service to the poorest of the poor.


Prabhu Deva feeling Pressure from ‘Pokiri'

Posted by SRINU GUNTURU | | Posted On at 10:39 AM

Pokkiri was a money spinner in Tamil. Now the Hindi remake Wanted, starring Salman Khan and Ayesha Taika in lead roles is ready for release. Prabhu Deva, who directed the Tamil version has also directed the Hindi version. Directing the Hindi version (the first Hindi film he has directed) was a difficult proposition, says Prabhu Deva. He felt that the pressure factor was more.

Prabhu mentions keeping the tastes of Hindi audiences in mind, he made a lot of changes from the original in the song and comedy sequences. Directing a talented dancer like Ayesha and the cooperative Salman Khan made his job easier.

Dubbed murder mystery?

Posted by SRINU GUNTURU | | Posted On at 10:36 AM

Director Suresh Jain's Bollywood spicy romantic thriller Ek Aur Murder (2008), starring Abu Khan and Reena Kapoor in the lead roles, is being dubbed in Telugu as Murder 3. The film will be released in the first week of September under the banner of Sri Nagalakshmi Films.

Ek Aur Murder is all about an obsessed youth who goes on a killing spree after luring girls in the name of love. But a girl escapes when he tries to kill her; the rest of the plot is whether he manages to finally kill her and what turned him into a serial killer.



Yamaha Nagari Remix in Charan O"Range"

Posted by SRINU GUNTURU | | Posted On at 10:36 AM

Charan is getting ready for his third film with Bommarillu Bhaskar and he is going to play lover boy of Genelia in this film. The latest we hear from reliable sources that Charan is going to relay on another remix song of his Dad-Yamaha Nagari Calcutta Puri', from Chudalni Vundi.

If so, Every film of Charan is going to have remix song of Megastar from now onwards?

Dil Raju Nizam in Loss with Mallana

Posted by SRINU GUNTURU | | Posted On at 10:35 AM

Dil Raju distributed Vikram's Mallanna in Nizam area. As for the sources, Mallanna has collected Rs 2.08 Crs in the first four days of its run.It is likely to end up with Rs2.5 Crs by the end of first week.

And trade pundits say that the film may end up with Rs 5.5 Crs in Nizam Area.

Can Dil Raju get benefit from Mallanna distribution?

Charmi Romace with NTR in Adurs

Posted by SRINU GUNTURU | | Posted On at 10:29 AM

NTR-VV Vinayak’s film is at brisk pace with shooting taking place at Hyderabad. Recently the unit had been to Switzerland to shoot songs on lead pair. Nayantara and Sheela are sharing screen with NTR in this film which has a tentative title ‘Adurs’. Right now scenes involving bollywood actor cum director Mahesh Manjrekar is being shot. Mahesh Manjrekar is he who acted in films like ‘Okkadunnadu’ and ‘Homam’. He is now playing the negative role against hero NTR.

Another attraction of this film is Charmi, who was paired with NTR in ‘Rakhi’ will again be sharing screen with him, but for an item dance only. Although Charmi is busy as heroine it appears that she does not mind giving even dance numbers provided the films are made on top banners with top heroes. The film produced by Vallabhaneni Vamsi Mohan under Vaishnavi Arts banner is said to be releasing in the month of December.

Presented by Kodali Nani the film has music by Devisri Prasad and cinematography by Chota K Naidu.


Swiss law do not permit search bank accounts

Posted by SRINU GUNTURU | | Posted On Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at 6:44 PM

Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said the the Indian Government will open talks with the Swiss Government and its banks to unearth black money stashed away there by Indians.
The Swiss authorities have agreed to discuss and begin the negotiations on the amendment of the avoidance of double taxation agreement in respect of the exchange of information.

The Swiss Banks Association had said Swiss law and even OECD’s Model Tax Convention do not permit indiscriminate search through bank accounts in the hope of finding law offenders.
Switzerland had last week reached an agreement with the US to give that country’s Internal Revenue Service details of 4,450 clients who Washington suspected of evading taxes.