Dil Raju’s Film With HAPPY DAYS Lead Actor

November 1st, 2007 No Comments »

Tollywood producer Dil Raju, with a Midas touch, announced a film, which will have Varun Sandesh of Happy Days fame in the lead. The film will be directed by Srikanth, a new comer to the helmers tribe. He is said to have told this storyline to the producer during the filming of Arya. This director, who is making his debut, had been assisting the directorial departments of successful films like Tagore, Arya and Bommarillu-Telugu Cinemass.

Prakash Raj plays the role of the father of the hero. A reputed yesteryear heroine has a very pivotal role as mother. A new face will play the heroine. The other members of the cast and crew are in the process of being finalised. The schedule of shooting of this film will commence in December.

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Chiranjeevi’s Family Left For The US

November 1st, 2007 No Comments »

Amidst the fresh contention of Srija that they still faced threat to their lives and the court extending the security to them for the next two weeks, there are rumors in the film circles that megastar Chiranjeevi along with his family members had left for the US.

It is said that before doing so, he had duly consulted some noted lawyers and his family lawyer too over the issue. Similarly, he had written that there would be done no harm to the couple from his family side, sources said. Chiranjeevi thought it difficult to stay here and continue to see the TVs flashing the news, besides the necessity of giving clarifications to the press and and when necessary. The family would be returning only after the impact of the issue is subsided. Moreover, it is felt that there would no question of inviting the couple to Chiranjeevi’s family.

Meanwhile, megastar Chiranjeevi has clearly won the moral victory on his side. The honorable Delhi court today felt that there is no necessity for the couple to make demands such that their family members should invite them. The couple’s lawyer Pinky Anand maintained that she didn’t take any fee from the couple, saying that, “I felt pity for them. The girl too wore a T shirt for two days continuously.” She further rejected the allegations of political backing to the couple, seemingly from the BJP, as the lawyer too has association with the BJP-Telugu Cinemass.

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Mahesh Babu’s ATHIDHI Fate At Box - Office…

November 1st, 2007 No Comments »


A lot of talk is currently on over the film Athidhi While a majority of the critics has given a ‘average’ verdict, the makers claim that the film is very good. The divided talk and also the lot of negative publicity over too much violence, the collections have dropped to an extent.

However, director Surender Reddy continues to claim that there are no fights and violence in the film. The fact is that it is excessive violence and it has not gone down well with a majority of the audience. Mahesh Babu is shown bashing up the villain and his henchmen at regular intervals right through the film.

Coming to the collections, the producer claims that the collection in the first two weeks have exceeded even Pokiri The trade reports suggest that the film might have made around 12 crores but Ramesh Babu claims that the film has collected over 21 crore. The truth is somewhere in between-Telugu Cinemass.

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Priyamani’s Acting Lineage !

October 31st, 2007 No Comments »

Actress Priyamani is in the news for a reason nobody would have even guessed. This time, it is not about her Deepavali release Nava Vasantham in Tollywood. It’s all about her lineage, for this Palakad Iyer girl seems to have acting in her family, and her grandmother is an acclaimed Carnatic singer. And no, it doesn’t stop there-Telugu Cinemass.

Surprise of surprises! Her second cousin seems to be taking Bollywood by storm, with already two hits in a row. It’s none other than Vidya Balan of Parineeta fame. Sure something has to be in their genes to deliver such performances. Priyamani had recently created ripples in the Telugu film industry for her performance in the junior NTR-starrer Yamadonga, where she was a scene stealer in what was otherwise a multiple star cast.