NTR's statue in America

Legendary actor and former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, Nandamuri Taraka Ramarao, will be honored with a statue in California, USA. The statue, which replicates NTR’s iconic Lord Srikrishna’s avatar, will be unveiled on the 5th July by Union Minister of Urban Development, M Venkaiah Naidu, during the Telugu Association of North America (TANA) celebrations.

The statue is made of panchaloha (five metals) and it has been made by the popular sculptor Ravikumar Udaiyar from East Godavari. NTR is considered the beacon of Telugu pride across the world and this statue will immortalize his legacy in the states. Venkaiah Naidu will inaugurate the TANA celebrations on the 3rd and he will be honored the lifetime achievement award at the valedictory ceremony.

Rana : Thank you for the Love

Even while he has been eagerly waiting for the release of the India's biggest motion picture, Baahubali, the macho Daggubati hunk, Rana Daggubati, has touched the magical 1 million followers mark on Twitter. Expressing his happiness on his memorable feat, Rana tweeted, "Thank you for the love!! #1M".

With this rare feat, Rana now joins Superstar Mahesh Babu and Akkineni Nagarjuna, the only Tollywood stars who have more than 1 million followers on Twitter. While Mahesh enjoys an envious adulation from his 1.3 million followers, Nagarjuna joined the 1 million club a week ago with little over the 1 million followers. Other top stars like Pawan Kalyan (4.7 lakhs) and NTR (3.6 lakhs) are yet to cross the half million mark.

Apart from Telugu, Rana also has a huge fan base among the Bollywood circuit, thanks to his hit films like Dum Maaro Dum, Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani and Baby etc. He is also in consideration for a couple of Bollywood films at the moment and his popularity will surely grow by leaps and bounds once Baahubali's Hindi version hits the screens across the country this July 10th. 

After Rajnikanth, it's Sam to gift them

Tollywood's numero uno actress Samantha enjoys immense adulation from her fans for her gorgeous looks, chirpy acting and even her soft corner towards social issues. The actress, through her Pratyusha Foundations has won a lot of goodwill among her fans and even in the film industry. Now, Samantha's touching gesture has thrilled the entire film unit of VIP 2.

Samantha has been working on Dhanush and Amy Jackson starrer VIP 2 and she has been quite appreciative of the film's amazing script. Perhaps Samantha has been buoyed by the excitement of working in a beautiful team that she presented the unit members of VIP 2 with Rs. 5000 each recently.

Touched by Samantha's unexpected gesture, the unit members could not thank her enough. This is not the first time when a film star showered the shooting unit with gifts. In the past, Superstar Rajinikanth gifted the unit members of Narasimha with gold chains, following the grand success of the film. However, it is definitely heartening to see a female actress' rare gesture towards the crew.

KTR, you stole the hearts man

Couple of days back, few Film Nagar folks have pointed out the plight of one Nagayya who acted as  poor grandpa in Allu Arjun's "Vedam" movie. He was seen begging on the roads of Film Nagar and everyone felt that governments of both AP and Telangana should respond over this. Also they felt even Telugu Film Industry and Movie Artists Association should come to his rescue.

During the #AskKTR session a couple of days back, few film lovers have taken the issue of Vedam Nagayya to T-CM's son KTR and he asked them to provide his contact details. And then, the Telangana IT Minister responds like a true leader.

"Met 'Siricilla Ramulu' aka Nagaiah Garu today. Handed over Rs.1 lakh as assistance from my side. Also arranged for old age artist pension through Government. Spoke to Rajendra Prasad, president of MAA to assist him. Nagaiah incidentally is native of Guntur", said KTR, after handing over the cheque.

One word for him says Film Lovers, "KTR, you stole the hearts man"

Responding on this, actor-producer Lakshmi Manchu said, "Hats off ram. I am so happy with all the work you are doing. Been following your work religiously.This gesture took my breath away" 

Mahesh's Brahmotsavam release date fixed

The superhit combination of Mahesh Babu and Sreekanth Addala has teamed up once again for a high budget family entertainer, Brahmotsavam. As Mahesh wrapped up shooting for his upcoming release Srimanthudu, he will now set his focus on Brahmotsavam, which will have its regular shoot from the 10th of July.

In the film, Mahesh will be romancing three heroines, Samantha, Kajal Aggarwal and Praneetha, a first time feat for the Superstar. Apart from the main leads, veteran stars like Satyaraj, Revathi, Jayasudha and Naresh will be seen in prominent roles.

The film’s production house, PVP Cinema, has announced that the film will be ready by December and that it will release on the 8th January, 2016, as a Pongal treat for fans

School girls thanked Tamil Hero Karthik for his Good Gesture

Popular Tamil star Karthi is known for his philanthropy works through his brother Suriya’s organization, Agaram Foundation. The Awara star has once again touched everyone with his latest gesture. Recently, Karthi came to know about the plight of the students of the popular Guntur Subbaiah Pillai Girls Higher Secondary School in T Nagar Chennai, who have been facing severe discomfort without proper toilet facilities on campus.

The generous actor immediately got his team to build toilets for the school. Touched by Karthi’s gesture, the students and staff of the school met Karthi and thanked him with flower bouquets. It is heartening to see film stars doing their generous bit in bettering the society and setting an example for their followers.

Karthi will next be seen in a yet to be titled multistarrer with Nagarjuna in Vamshi Paidipally’s direction and PVP Cinema’s production.

Is Allu Arjun following Bollywood Heroes

Among the big producers we have, Allu Arvind has impeccable track record of investing his paisas wisely. Whenever he makes a big budgeted flick, he makes sure that the content, budget and return doesn't go haywire. His latest idea of producing Bunny's movie is being dubbed as another such strategic move. 

Did Arvind took a clue from star Bollywood heroes like Shahrukh Khan and Akshay Kumar and emulating their style for his son? Seems yes. Success of Race Gurram and S/o Satyamurthy have pushed Allu Arjun into a big league and producers are queueing up to make movies with him. Keeping all of them in the waiting, Bunny is working on his own banner Geetha Arts with dad Arvind. We hear that this is a clear strategy of getting more money out of the investment.

In Bollywood, big heroes don't collect pay checks from their producers but they produce their movies themselves. With so much confidence in the subject, heroes like Shahrukh are spending nearly 40-50 crores on their films themselves, and in turn earning 150+ crores on each movie. If Bunny and his dad too invest 30-40 crores around their project and make a fantabulous film, then 20-25 crores will fall in profits. Should we now say that Arvind is making sure that his son gets 25 crores in return from the film rather taking just 10 crores remuneration and working?

Insiders say that Arvind has all reasons from now onwards to make movies with Bunny. Probably other big heroes might follow the same suit. But there are cons of this side too. If a film fails, then hero's hard earned investment will be in trouble. 

High privacy for Shankar's next

When a stalwart director like Shankar decides to come up with his next script, there will be an unprecedented craze among the fans and media know about details of the script and the star cast. After the blockbuster success of his visual effects miracles, Robo and I, Shankar is reportedly getting ready with a sensational script for Rajini's Robo 2.

As per the Kollywood buzz, Shankar is carrying the script discussions for Robo 2 amidst heavy secrecy at an undisclosed place. It is being said that Shankar's team is taking all the care to protect the privacy of the director and the script writer and popular Tamil novelist B Jeyamohan. B Jeyamohan earlier teamed up with top directors like Mani Ratnam and Bala.

On the other hand, the cast of Robo 2 is still under wraps. Though many feel that Shankar wouldn't venture out making the film without Rajinikanth, latest reports are also saying that Shah Rukh Khan might be roped in to play a negative role. With this latest update, Rajini-Shankar combo fans are thrilled to bits and one can see the excitement increasing when the team comes out in open with more details.

Baahubali team clarifies rumors on Japanese release

The hype surrounding the India's biggest ever motion picture, Baahubali, has reached its pinnacle and the film is making loud noises even in the foreign shores, with several international magazine featuring special articles about the film. Of late, several reports have been doing the rounds which said that Baahubali will be released in Japan and that too with subtitles.

Here comes the twist. Baahubali team has finally clarified that the news of the film's Telugu and Tamil versions releasing in Japan is totally false and that neither the makers nor the overseas distributors sold the Japanese theatrical rights to any distributors in Japan. Baahubali team also cautioned its fans to be aware of such reports doing the rounds in social media.

Several posts about the leading Japanese distribution company Celluloid Japan releasing the Tamil film with English subtitles have been circulating for the last few days and the reports reached the Baahubali makers and they quickly denied the reports. Since Rajamouli's Eega created a lot of buzz in China, craze for Baahubali will naturally rise in the top Asian countries.

Allu Arjun is in search of experience Heroine

Allu Arjun is still basking in the glory of his back to back 50 crore 'share' hits at box office. Race Gurram and S/o Satyamurthy hits have catapulted him into a new league. Probably that made him more cautious to sign his next and it took a while to announce his project with Boyapati Sreenu. Well, who's playing heroine in this movie? 

Earlier there is buzz that fresher like Sayesha Saigal and Sonarika Badoria are in consideration for this film. Though Bunny worked with newcomers like Anuradha Mehta, Gowri Munjal and Bhanusri Mehra earlier, after turning into a star he always preferred roping in big and experienced starlets. And with none of Sayesha (Akhil's debut flick heroine) and Sonarika (TV actress, heroine in Jadoogadu) movies turning up at box office, probably he doesn't want to pick them immediately. Latest update is that Bunny-Boyapati are feeling that experienced lady like Rakul Preet Singh will do better job.

Already Rakul entered mega camp by signing Ram Charan's next with Sreenu Vytla and the duo have shot songs too. Probably with his recommendation, maybe this spicy lady will sign Bunny's flick too, say sources. Currently busy with Charan and NTR's films, Rakul is finding tough to accommodate dates for Mahesh's Brahmotsavam. We have to see how could she manage Bunny's flick in case if she signs.

Mahesh: It is a huge privilege to promote children’s health care

We all know Mahesh Babu has a soft corner for the Rainbow Super Speciality Hospitals in Hyderabad. His son Gautam was born there and Mahesh has been continuously supporting the hospital in many of their endeavours.

Yesterday, he was officially announced as the brand ambassador for the hospitals and attended a press conference. Speaking to the press, Mahesh revealed that it is a huge privilege to be associated with some thing which deals with children’s health care.

It is very good to see such a huge star like Mahesh create such a huge awareness for the health industry. Meanwhile, Mahesh is currently giving finishing touches to his latest flick Srimantudu in the direction of Koratala Shiva.

Mahesh: If something happens to Baahubali, we too will get affected

"When a film like Baahubali is arriving, it's healthy to maintain 3-4 weeks gap for the next release. For that reason we've postponed Srimanthudu, but not that there is any fear", explains Mahesh Babu, regarding the reason his next release Srimanthudu got pushed to August 7th from July 17th.

Furthermore, Mahesh stated that only if Baahubali scores a hit, even his film will score healthily. "We all praying for blockbuster success of Baahubali. That film should click at box office. If something happens to it, we too will get affected", he added. Talking more about the magnum opus, Mahesh said, "We should all feel proud about Baahubali is such magnanimous film being made in Telugu industry. It's a wonderful movie". 

With these revelations, even Mahesh Babu has joined the gang of admirers of this magnum opus, ranging from Rajnikanth to Amitabh Bachan. Undoubtedly, the gap given by Mahesh for Baahubali would help the film fetch huge numbers at box office. 

Me, Samantha and Thaman debuted with same film

Acclaimed love story "Andala Rakshasi" hasn't just introduced Lavanya Tripathi to us, but the guy who played her husband became talk of town. He is none other than Rahul Ravindran, the Tollywood bound Tamil hero who is going places here. 

"Me, Samantha and Thaman debuted in Tamil with same film. Seems like we're lucky to be Tollywood bound post that", says Rahul, who celebrated his birthday the other day. Currently he is coming up with "Tiger" where he will be seen in a pivotal role in the film besides Sandeep Kishan. If June 26th is this treat, then there is another big offing soon.

"My role in Mahesh Babu's Srimanthudu will be a crucial one. It's crucial one, but gives new dimension to the story", he adds. For a guy who's handsome, with those lover boy looks, who proved his mettle with romance (Andala Rakshasi), comedy (Ala Ela) and soon with emotions (Tiger), what's next? "I've Hyderabad Love Story and Ala Ela 2 in the coming days to offer for Telugu audiences"

With all that glow on his face and a superb charisma, is Rahul looking like the next Siddharth Tollywood will be witnessing? It all depends on how big he scores with movies like Tiger and Hyderabad Love Story. Wish him luck folks.

Hunk hero is her brother

It takes guts to play the brother of dazzling world class diva Aishwarya Rai, as her aura of a beauty queen doesn't allow any man to do such. But this hunk hero worries only about the justice he could do script rather of the feeling that he will be seen as her brother. 

Director Omung Kumar of Mary Kom movie fame has finally found the lead casting for his next flick "Sarbjit" that revolves around the life of innocent Indian farmer Sarabjit Singh who spent all of his lifetime in Pakistan jails under the accusations of a spy before getting killed in an ambush between inmates. Basing on the revelations made by Sarabjit's sister Dalbir Kaur, a biopic is being made where Aishwarya Rai will be seen as Dalbir Kaur and the one who's playing Sarabjit is none other than hunk hero Randeep Hooda. 

With moves like Highway and recently Kick in his kitty, Randeep is the most sought after handsome actor in Bollywood. His methodic acting and realistic performances won him appreciation from all quarters. But the actor says he has no qualms playing brother of Aishwarya Rai because this happens to be a biopic. With his addition, surely the story of Sarabjit will be revealed to the world honestly. 

Prince movie depending huge on it

Continuing with the trend of low budget flicks, yet another interesting film, ‘Where is Vidya Balan’ is gearing up for a release on June 26th. Starring Prince and Jyothi Sethi as the lead pair, this film has quite an interesting concept.

According to the latest reports, comedy quotient is said to be the major highlight of this comic caper. The film has already completed its censor formalities and has obtained an ‘A’ certificate.

Sapatagiri, Sampoornesh Babu and Rao Ramesh play other important characters in this film which is produced by L Venugopal Reddy, Lakshmi Narasimha Reddy and Alluri Chiranjeevi.

Rumors on Hunk Hero Prabhasm made Rajamouli stronger

There is a limitation for anything, including gossips and rumour generation.

Even a tough taskmaster like Rajamouli got shaken by unwanted writings about Baahubali, gossips about its actors and other trash. All of a sudden, he stopped reacting about gossips and became rock-strong. Wow, what led to that situation finally? Has he taught himself to handle rumour world or gave up on them?

"When Baahubali is in initial stages, first rumours have come about Prabhas' injury. Me and my team used to suffer emotionally while reading such. I used to get frustrated and shout on persons who have written and where it is published. One day, a peak of stage gossip helped me relax, because it taught me there is no need to react", said Rajamouli. So, what's that?

"They wrote Prabhas is in coma. At that time he is around us. Then our team has decided to not worry and react about gossips, because those who write them don't even think how other persons are feeling about it. I thought there is no need to react and feel about such insane stuff", he added.

Cine experts say that if this is Hollywood, definitely those who have written health bulleting about Prabhas might have got sued. 

Rajamouli thanked Big B

It's raining praises for Baahubali. Joining the bandwagon is none other than Bollywood's mega star and India's legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan. Even before the release of trailer of Baahubali, actor Rana Daggubati managed to show the trailer to Amitabh Bachchan and the Zanjeer star's response to it is 'amazing', 'astonishing' and 'unimaginable'. In a Tete-a-tete with Rana, Amitabh called Baahubali an 'incredible work' and praised Rajamouli as 'renowned talent'.

'Rana I feel very privileged to seen this first look of Baahubali. And I'm absolutely amazed, astounished at how you have been able to recreate this. Magnificent visuals, am sure the story is equally good. You're working with Rajamouli. He is such a renowned talent. How did you conceive something like this. It's just imaginable,' shared Amitabh as his first-reaction soon after watching the trailer.

Rana told, 'The film was shot for close to 400 days. The last action piece you've seen was shot for 120 days alone. We went and fought for 120 days.'

Amitabh, 'My goodness, this is unbelievable. I feel very small in front of something like this. It's a great effort. I doubt anything like this has been seen on Indian Cinema before. I hope millions and millions of people would see this effort. Normally, we see these kind of structures, frame work is seen in one of the progressive Hollywood cinema. I believe this was all shot in Hyderabad. I feel very happy and honoured to be part of Industry that's inventing this fantastic material. I'm happy the film is dubbed in Hindi and being made in Tamil, Telugu. All the best Rana. I wish Rajamouli Ji all the very best and the people connected with it. I've never seen anything like this before. Now I feel I should have been in this project. Each time I see astonishing work, I feel envious. I wish I was part of this project.'

Sharing the video, Rajamouli wrote, 'A big thanks to Amitabh Bachchan ji for his kind words... The team is still in shock from hearing the praises for Baahubali. It is very encouraging to hear such wonderful things about our work from one of the greatest legends of Indian cinema!' 

Will Sreesanth get a chance to romance these Heroines

Controversial cricketer Sreesanth is all set for his Telugu debut and he's essaying the role of cricketer in the movie that majorly focuses on the off-field life of a player.  The latest is that hunt is on for the leading lady of the film and the makers are negotiating to have well-known heroine opposite Sreesanth.

Buzz is that Sreesanth is insisting on having a top heroine on board as his love-interest. Sreesanth apparently keen on pairing up with either Kaajal Aggarwal or Tamanna, divulged a source close to the project. Director-producer Sana Yadi Reddy too not compromising and contemplating to rope in one of the top heroines for the project.

Billed to be a story on rise and fall of cricketer, the film showcases the dark side of being cricketer, love life and how easily attracted to money. It's learnt that the script has come out very well and scribe-turned-writer BVS Prakash is leaving no stone unturned to make a splashy debut. If all goes well, the film's shoot will go onto floors shortly. The film will be simultaneously made in Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi along with Telugu.

Srimantudu Nizam rights for a whopping price

Mahesh’s upcoming film Srimantudu is one such project which is being closely watched by one and all. According to the latest update, the film is doing superb pre-release business as the distribution rights of the Nizam area have been bagged by Abhsishek Pictures for a whopping 14 crores 40 lakhs.

Touted to be an out and out family entertainer, this film has Shruthi Haasan as the female lead and is directed by Koratala Shiva of Mirchi fame.

Rajamouli: Wishes his father

Maverick filmmaker SS Rajamouli is proud of his father Vijayendra Prasad who is a well-known story writer. The latest is Vijayendra Prasad is working for Salman Khan starrer Bajrangi Bhaijaan. Since the film is one of the most awaited films of 2015 and it's cynosure of all eyes, naturally, Rajamouli is proud of his father and buoyed with the reception to the film's just-released trailer. 

Sharing the trailer of Salman Khan starrer Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Rajamouli wrote on his social networking page Facebook, "A very proud moment for me, my father, Vijayendra Prasad garu has written the story for Salman Khan's Bajrangi Bhaijaan which is touted to be a blockbuster hit. Wishing the team all the best for the film!"

Although Vijayendra Prasad's work (Vikramarkudu) was remade in Hindi (Rowdy Rathore) and he was credited for the same, but this is for the first-time he's directly associated with a Bollywood project. Given that his dad is going places, naturally Rajamouli is happy. If reports are to be believed, Rajamouli is also eyeing at Bollywood post the release of two parts of his epic Baahubali. Like father, like son. 

Bunny: Really nice gesture from the King of Hearts !

Wondering who the King of Hearts is? Who else that can be but out very own Megastar Chiranjeevi. Thrilled by the addition of Chiru for the most awaited film Rudhramadevi in which we get to hear Megastar's voiceover narrating the film's story, 'sooo glad that chiranjeevi garu gave voice for Rudhramadevi ! The best choice ! Really nice gesture from the King of Hearts !', said Bunny on his Facebook page.

Ever since the news of Megastar giving voiceover for Rudhramadevi was made official by the team, the craze and expectations for the film have increased and Mega fans are now eagerly waiting to catch the film first day first show. Even Gunasekhar's friendly ties with Chiru and Bunny seem to have amused the Mega fans.

On the other hand, it's been a while since the young Mega hero spoke about his uncle Chiranjeevi after the success meet of his last film S/O Satyamurthy. We all know the amount of adulation Bunny has for Chiru and he never leaves an opportunity to showcase his love for his favorite idol.

Reason behind "Srimanthudu" Postpone

The moment "Srimanthudu" producer announced that they are shifting the release date of their film from July 17th to August 7th, a section of critics and trade experts have started blaming them of telling lies. Some big trade pundits and media folks shared that "Srimanthudu" moved a step back only because of pressure from distributors of movie.

"Srimanthudu distributors wanted to back out from the release if the producers don't change release date. That's why Mahesh's makers have postponed. Pushing the blame on Baahubali producers is silly", said a trade expert, after listening to Mythri Makers producers. This triggered a sort of war online with Mahesh fans expressing their displeasure over the happenings and Prabhas fans claiming that 'Mahesh feared Baahubali'. Not anymore, because producer Shobhu Yarlagadda spoke himself to clarify what has happened.

"Baahubali release date is not only compelled by post production works but also by our buyers and distributors across four languages", said Shobhu, explaining why they are sticking to July 10th. Coming to Srimanthudu date shift issue, he said, "I met Srimanthudu producers some time back and explained our situation. I requested them to consider moving their release date if possible. We thank Srimanthudu Producers, Director and Mahesh Babu for understanding and maintaining a healthy relationship in the industry". That explains what has really happened.

This postponement and Shobu's clarification is neither Prabhas fans victory nor Mahesh fans victory. Egos of fans don't collect 100s of crores for a movie, but proper placement, date and release will fetch returns on the investment. Good job, Baahubali and Srimanthudu teams!! 

Vishnu's Dynamite on July 3rd

The multifaceted Dynamic Star Manchu Vishnu has been busy acting in several different films and also producing them. Vishnu has been trying out new looks and style in each of his films and has been entertaining his fans for the last few years. Now, Vishnu has produced Dynamite, an action entertainer in Deva Katta's direction.

Dynamite's title has been coined to match with Vishnu's dynamism in his performance and looks. For this film, Vishnu even got an ear stud and a long tattoo on his arm. The Dynamic Star also got special training to perform several action sequences in the film.

Glamorous beauty Praneetha Subhash paired up with Manchu Vishnu in Dynamite. The makers are highly confident that Manchu Vishnu's performance, looks, fights, Vijay Master's action choreography, Deva Katta's taking and production values will entertain the audiences big time. The film's music album composed by young composer Achu and the trailer have been appreciated by fans.

Dynamite is finishing all the release formalities and is gearing up for a worldwide release on 3rd July. 

Srimanthudu got superb pre-release business

Whenever there is a Mahesh Babu film on the cards, the entire industry sits up and closely watches the proceedings. Mahesh’s upcoming film Srimantudu is one such project which is being closely watched by one and all.

According to the latest update, the film is doing superb pre-release business as the satellite rights have been sold for a whopping price to Zee Telugu. Already, the distribution and audio rights have created huge buzz for the film.

Touted to be an out and out family entertainer, this film has Shruthi Haasan as the female lead and is directed by Koratala Shiva of Mirchi fame.

Karan planning Grand premiere for Baahubali Hindi version

As the release date is nearing soon, the makers of Baahubali are leaving no stone unturned in promoting their flick. It is a known fact that renowned director Karan Johar is presenting the film in Hindi and he is making special plans for a grand première on the 9th of July.

According to our close sources, the entire star cast of the film along with stalwarts like Amitabh Bachchan and Shahrukh Khan will be gracing this event. Baahubali is the first Telugu film which has created such a hype all over the country.

Directed by the genius S S Rajamouli, this film has Prabhas, Rana Dagguatti, Anushka and Tamannah in lead roles. M M Keeravani composes the music.

New release date for Mahesh's "Srimanthudu"

It's almost official. Mahesh Babu's most-anticipated Srimanthudu is all set to hit the screens on July 31. According to sources, July 31st has been finalised and Mythri Movie Makers are making all the necessary arrangements for the film's release. Billed to be an out-and-out entertainer with all elements that satiate Mahesh's fans, director Koratala Siva is said to be shaping up the film well.

Currently, the film's shoot is progressing in the Ramoji Film City at brisk pace. On flip side, the film satellite rights have been sold for a fancy price to an upcontry based entertainment channel. Features Mahesh Babu and Shruti Haasan in the stellar roles,actors Jagapati Babu, Rajendra Prasad, Sampath Raj and Brahmanandam appear in key roles. Mahesh will be seen as a millionaire Harsha in the film.

Meanwhile, the film's music is expected to be launched on June 27. An official confirmation regarding the same is awaited. Now that the release date has been finalised, it's definitely a feast to Mahesh's fans.

Icing on the cake is that the film will now be a birthday treat to all Superstar’s fans, with 9th August being Mahesh Babu’s birthday.  

Mahesh and Allu Arjun are making TFI proud

Two of Tollywood's most hyped heroes are now endorsing two different bikes on national level. One happens to be Superstar Mahesh who is endorsing TVS Motors, while other one is Stylish Star Allu Arjun who signed deal with Hero Motor Corp. Both these stars are part of a nation-wide campaign of the newest motor cycles that came from the giant bike manufacturers.

During the recently concluded Worldcup and IPL season, Bunny sparkled on small-screen with his Hero Glamour bike ad. His style is the main quotient that has driven the ad to a new level. The makers have explored Bunny's potential to the fullest as they portrayed him wooing girls with his glamorous bike. Coming to Mahesh Babu's recent released TVS Phoenix ad, he is shown as a guy who helps everyone in need by dropping them on his bike. Makers have focused on highlighting bike's mileage and other features through Mahesh's candid emotions.

Needles to compare, both these ads are in the league of their own. Apart from that, these two heroes are making Telugu people proud. Because all these days we have seen either some top stars from Bollywood or some sports stars endorsing such pan-India endorsements. Mahesh is a class apart in terms of these pan-India endorsements while Bunny recently joined him. 

Why TFI people love Ram?

Nandamuri heroes of the first and second generation are always looked upon as soldiers who will uphold the pride of NTR and his lineage. Somehow, we always see bigger stars like Balakrishna and Jr NTR in a larger than life frame than what they are really are. Though many admire them, it is somewhat little uneasy to move freely with them. But there is Kalyan Ram, who is liked by the whole film industry.

Like there are stains on a Moon, there are some negative aspects in the case of legendary NTR too. None will be daring to talk about them in front of Balayya or Tarak, but Kalyan Ram is said to be a sportive person who just laughs heartily when someone makes a joke out of Sr NTR. That doesn't mean he has no respect towards elders, he literally treats NTR as God, like any other fan.

Another side is that, Kalyan Ram openly admits that he can't utter dialogues like his grandpa or dad Harikrishna, and cannot dance like Jr NTR. He insists his directors to not come up with ideas where he needs to match his other family members. Even on a couple of TV shows, Kalyan Ram admitted this. This side of other Nandamuri heroes is not known, but due to Kalyan Ram being an open book many film folks love to work with him always. 

Rudrumadevi may be delayed?

According to sources in the know, the much-awaited magnum opus Rudhramadevi, directed by Gunasekhar, might not hit the screens on June 26 as scheduled. Contrary to the plans, the movie would be delayed. "Due to extensive CG work, the film might not be released on time. Gunasekhar is busy monitoring the computer graphics. He's not compromising in the quality of product and hence it's delayed," said a source in the production house.

Gunasekhar has put all his efforts and soul in this film and has been working hard on the film for the past three years. Featuring Anushka Shetty in title role and Rana Daggubati in another lead role, the film has Allu Arjun playing pivotal role Gona Ganna Reddy. The ensemble cast includes Prakash Raj, Nithya Menen, Krishnam Raju, Catherine, Aditi Chengappa, Hamsa Nandini and more.

Made with a budget of Rs 60 Crore, the film has seen several delays so far. Given that Rajamouli's epic Baahubali is due for July 10 release, Rudhramadevi might come only after it. An official announcement regarding the film's postponement is awaited. 

Popular Tamil lyricist behind Baahubali's kiliki language

During the audio launch of Baahubali, actor Prabhakar, who played the Kalakeya warlord in the film, uttered a few dialogues that sounded alien and yet scary. The language, named as ‘Kiliki’, was unusual and was never heard before and immediately drew all the attention. Popular Tamil lyricist and dialogue writer, Madhan Karky, is the man who invented the language.

In a recent interview, Madhan revealed a few interesting facts behind the invention of Kiliki. Apparently, Madhan invented the language when Rajamouli wanted a ‘powerful and a raw language that incites fear’. For the language, Madhan invented 750 words with 40 grammar rules and even prepared several reference documents, which were used by the interpreters to explain the meaning to the actors during the shoot.

The young lyricist also used to record certain dialogues in Kiliki and send it to the shooting crew, since certain dialogues were difficult to understand and pronounce. Madhan also promises that the final impact of the language, when spoken by the Kalakeya tribes, will be quite frightening. Apparently, the Kiliki language has been used for all the four versions, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi, in which the film would be releasing.

Prabhas: He doesn't mind hit or flop

Leave 'Baahubali' aside, but how did the first meet between Rajamouli and Prabhas happened? More than talking about the magnanimity of the movie, our hero spoke at large about what he thought about Rajamouli after their first meet and there after. 

'Though Student No.1 is a hit, I'm not impressed about it. I conveyed the same to Rajamouli and rejected the idea of working together. But when Simhadri released, i'm shell shocked. That movie is a stunner and I felt embarrassed to meet Rajamouli again. I felt he will never work with me again because I rejected him initially. But Rajamouli is so great that he offered me his next, saying that he doesn't mind the hit or flop status of the then unreleased Varsham', said Prabhas. 

Post that incident, we know how Prabhas and Rajamouli collaborated on Chatrapathi and now with Baahubali everything became a history. 'Rajamouli said I'm his soulmate. But I'm not upto such mark. He is a very great person, I'm not that great', maintains Prabhas, in his simple tone and posture. 

Prabhas: Darling meeru emi cinema teestunnaro telusa?

SS Rajamouli, this most popular Tollywood director will soon be the most talked about filmmaker in the entire country after the release of Baahubali. This master perfectionist's most ambitious dream, Baahubali, had its audio launch this evening in Tirupati with the blessings of Lord Venkateswara. Speaking on the occasion, Rajamouli paid rich tributes to all his cast and crew members.

Revealing the spirit of Ramya Krishna's character, Sivagami, Rajamouli said that Ramya Krishna's character is the driving energy of the film and thanked her for being a part of the film even after he went around other actresses before he chose her for the role. Jakkanna then talked about Kattappa, the Tamil star Satyaraj, and said that he was humbled and even felt guilty about the senior Tamil star's kindness and down to earth nature. Showering equal praises on the legendary actor Nasser, Rajamouli said that Nasser is a co-student and remembered his Simhadri association with him and his classic words that meant a lot. 

Speaking about the film's beauties Tamannah and Anushka, Jakkanna said that Tamannah is a thorough professional and said that the milky beauty changed her costumes in freezing cold amidst snowfall in Bulgaria. Stating that he can work with Sweety Anushka for any number of times, Rajamouli said that only Anushka could have done justice to Devasena's character and that Anushka was all fiery and intense eyed when he narrated the script to her.

The director then thanked his family members Vijayendra Prasad, Keeravani, Rama, Sri Valli, Karthikeya and the producers for being the pillars of strength behind his dream. Talking about Rana, Rajamouli said that Rana is the perfect choice for locking horns with a powerful man like Prabhas.

Coming to the hero of the film, Prabhas, Rajamouli said that the Young Rebel Star is his soul mate and that Prabhas trusted this epic project and that gave him the required boost all through these three years. Icing on the cake was Prabhas' praise to Rajamouli when he said, 'Darling meeru emi cinema teestunnaro telusa, not just a Telugu film but a gigantic epic.'

pushing train?

Usually, we might have come across the incidents of people pushing a car, bus or a two-wheeler. But pushing the train might be something unheard of - at least to many. In one such bizarre incident, passengers of a train are forced to push the train to start it. The incident took place at Ramdas ghati in Gwalior and it was narrow-gauge train. The passengers of Kailaras-Sabalgarh train were asked to push it when its engine got overheated and came to a halt for an hour. Later the passengers had to slog it out to move the locomotive.

However, It's not the passengers of the train alone who suffered but the locals too bore the brunt as the train stopped in a middle of the route passing through a road. Due to the malfunction of the engine, the passengers as well as the passersby had to wait for an hour and finally after an hour the train was pushed and headed again towards its destination. That's the story folks. 

After Mahesh it's Ravi Teja

Recently, Mass Maharaj Ravi Teja became the brand ambassador for the Kerala based popular footwear brand, Lunar. Now, the Mass Maharaj has only gotten more massy as he has been roped in as a brand ambassador for Lord & Master brandy. An ad film featuring Ravi Teja as a powerful policeman was shot recently in Hyderabad and it will be telecast on TVs very soon.

As per the law, no brands should publicly endorse alcoholic beverages through TV ads and other formats. That is why most liquor brands rope in stars to promote their soda, mineral water or even music CDs. Best examples are Mahesh Babu and Shah Rukh Khan endorsing Seagram's Royal Stag.

Apparently, the Lord & Master is planning big to spread their wings across the interiors of Telugu states and choose Ravi Teja to exploit his mass image to the brand's advantage. Incidentally, Ravi Teja becomes the second Tollywood celebrity to endorse a liquor brand after Mahesh Babu. So, get ready to get more kick from Ravi Teja in the coming days. 

Will Nara Rohith follow this formula

Unfazed by the mixed reviews given by critics, young hero Nara Rohit understood that box office result is something else that what criticism will talk about. Joining the celebrations of 'Asura' steady run at theatres, Rohit is busy touring various theatres in Andhra Pradesh to thank his fans. This tour is not a promotion, but indeed a lesson to our hero.

Wherever he goes, Rohit is getting a rousing reception from fans and movie lovers. Probably audiences are seeing a new generation lover boy in this handsome chap. Does this admiration ring any bells for him? It's time for Rohit to understand that fact that sometimes he needs to do movies that his fans love rather what he loves personally. From NTR to Chiru, Mahesh to Nani, heroes have conquered hearts and became super stars only when they did at least 3 films for audiences out of five.

If Rohith too follows this formula and picks up commercial scripts rather artistic subjects, he will be able to catch pulse of audiences while his producers may grab purse of cine lovers. Cheers and shouts of fans are nothing but their love, so its time for the young hero to pay back with smashing hits from now onwards. What say Rohith?