Mohanlal escapes fatal accident

Megastar Mohanlal escaped a major injury when he fell 40 feet after a bike stunt went horribly wrong at the sets of Casanova in Hongkong on Thursday.

The actor was shooting for a chase scene on high crates in a warehouse. The stunt involved the actor sliding the bike on an inclined plane from the top of the boxes.

The maneuver, however, went wrong when the motorcycle skidded and the actor fell 40 feet with the bike to the safety bed that was placed in case of an accident.

Casanova director Rosshan Andrrews said that the mishap could have been fatal but thankfully the megastar escaped without any injuries.

The actor is known to do all its stunts himself and this time too despite the crew advising a dupe to perform the dangerous stunt, Mohanlal had insisted on doing it himself to bring the grit in the action.

Unfazed even after the injury-scare, the actor reportedly went ahead and shot few more scenes before canning the shoot for the day. Talk about total commitment!

Bollywood stunt director Allan Amin, of Dhoom and Dhoom2 fame, has been helming the action sequences of the movie, which boasts of several adrenaline-charging scenes.

Mohanlal has been doing all the stunts himself, including stoppie - a stunt where the rear wheel of the bike is off the ground. Lamborghinis, Porsche Boxsters, Ferraris and helicopters have all been used for some of the action sequences.

The action-thriller also has Shriya Saran, Laxmi Rai, Roma and Kannada actress Sanjjana to keep the mercury rising.

As the movie's name suggests Mohanlal would be playing the role of a playboy who owns a successful international chain of flower boutiques. In addition to charming the belles with his flamboyance he also tries to even the score with his foes using his primary weapon of choice: Love!

--Courtesy-TOI

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Venkatesh ready to take on Salman Khan

Superstar Salman Khan's "Bodyguard" created Box Office records all over the country during its Eid release. And now, it's going to be mana Venkatesh's turn to do the same.

Venky is currently shooting for the Telugu remake of the same film, with Trisha and Saloni, who play the female leads opposite him. The star is all praise for Sallu and the Hindi remake of "Bodyguard". "I have seen the Hindi film and I think Salman has done a fantastic job," says Venky.

But will Sallu's film have an effect on the Telugu remake; considering the Hindi flick released in Andhra Pradesh in many screens and raked in the moolah? Venkatesh dismisses it with a wave of his hand, saying, "I doubt the success of Salman's "Bodyguard" will affect the prospects of the Telugu remake at the BO. Though we have taken the basic concept from the original movie in Malayalam, we have incorporated a lot of changes into the script to suit the sensibilities of the Telugu movie audience."

--Courtesy-TOI

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Miss India to star with Jiiva

Mysskin’s forthcoming project Mugamoodi, which is said to be a superhero based film starring Jiiva and Narain, has finally found it’s heroine.

Miss India Universe 2010 Pooja Hegde has been signed for the project, this beauty queen is the reigning Miss India South 2010 runner-up and she was also awarded Miss India South Glamourous Hair during the contest.

The film’s cast also comprises other well-known artistes and the shooting for this will begin from November onwards in Chennai.

According to sources, Jiiva and Narain will be flying to Hong Kong to receive training in martial arts for the movie. The film is being produced by UTV Motion Pictures.

--Courtesy-DC

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Pawan Kalyan is coming as Patel?

Pawan Kalyan is coming as Patel?

This is the latest talk from filmnagar sources that the makers of Pawan film with director Vishnu Vardhan are considering two titles for the film- One is Tilak and the other is Patel.

The film started its shoot with working title as Shadow and then it was heard that the film would be titled as Kaali as the film story run with the back drop of Kalkatta. Now two more titles are  in- Tilak and Patel.

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Abhishek injured on Bol Bachchan sets

Abhishek Bach-chan’s insistence on performing his own stunts for Bol Bachchan proved a little too costly for the actor as he ended up with a nasty head injury, for which he had to be rushed to Mumbai to undergo surgery.

A source from the sets revealed that the incident took place during the first schedule of the film’s shoot at Jaipur on Tuesday. “A high-end action sequence was being shot and there was no body double available for that day. Abhi volunteered to do the stunt himself rather than have Rohit (Shetty) postpone the shoot for another day.”

Unfortunately, Junior B’s head hit a pole while performing the stunt and began bleeding profusely. “Abhi was administered first aid, but as it was a big injury, everyone felt that he needed to get it checked as well,” our source said. The concerns proved well-founded when, on presenting himself at a Mumbai hospital, Abhi was asked to immediately undergo a surgical procedure. “Yes, Abhi did need immediate treatment, but he is fine now and recuperating,” said the actor’s official spokesperson. The Bachchan family reportedly panicked when they heard the news, but settled down once Abhishek was back in Mumbai. The actor will be discharged on Thursday.

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Namratha Mahesh Babu was question by CBI

The CBI officials on Wednesday questioned several owners of the villas built in the Emaar township including Namrata Sirodkar, former actor and wife of Tollywood hero Mahesh Babu.

Representatives of Meenakshi Energy, Dr Rajasekhar Chakravarthy, YV Prasad, representatives of Siva Credits Ltd etc were called to the CBI office in Dilkusha guest house and their statements were recorded. CBI was keen on finding out the mode of payments and other details.

However, CBI which decided not to summon women owners of villas to its office as a matter of principle, sent some officials to the residence of Namrata to record her statement.

--Courtesy--TOI

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Rajini’s family oppose Salman’s move?

Sources in Bollywood say that Salman Khan may star in a biopic on Rajinikanth and this film will be produced by Atul Agnihotri. But it looks like Rajini’s family is not too happy with the idea and they have said that the producer has not approached them for permission to make film on Rajini till now.

It is said that this biopic will begin with Rajini’s early days as a bus conductor and move on to his rise to stardom. Sources in Kollywood say that it is still uncertain if Rajini’s family would agree to the biopic, even if the producer seeks their permission.

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Ravi Teja Nippu shoot faces Telangana heat

Ravi Teja Nippu shoot faces Telngana heat.

Ravi Teja film Nippu shoot is progressing at Saddhupalli, Hayathnagar mandal. Telangana activists interrupted the shoot- The mob has given the slogans of Jai Telangana and Ravi Teja too has give the slogan to cool the agitators.

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Many titles for Pawan Kalyan new film?

Pawan Kalyan is doing a film  with Tamil director Vishnu Vardhan and the film shoot is progressing in Hyderabad. The film started with the title Shadow and then Kaali was heard , then Tilak and the title heard now is Power.

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Dookudu breaks the Gummadikaya

It is the regular tradition in film industry to close the particular film shoot by breaking the Gummadikaya. Now Mahesh Babu  Dookudu finally broken the Gummadikaya on Monday by completing the shooting part.

The film is scheduled to releasae on 23rd of September. Samantha is the heroine.

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Mahesh Babu declares -Dookudu is his biggest hit in his career

Mahesh Babu tweets about Dookudu

2day was my last day of shoot 4 dookudu..was a bit emotional ...

Cherished every second,minute,hour n day while shootin 4 dookudu

Unbelievable team.....unbelievable producers..unbelievable director

Thankyou gopi garu

Thankyou anil garu

Thankyou ram garu

For Dookudu.

Will always b indebted 2my super director seenu vytla for givin me d biggest hit in my career thankyou sir

Waitin for d 23rd

Luv u people

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No I am not acting with Megastar

Sreedevi  and her hubby Bony Kapoor offered prayers at Lord Balaji on Sunday. She was speaking to media said that she is coming to Lord Balaji after four years and she had a great Dharshan of Lord Balaji.

She  was further answering a question- She said that she is  not acting any film with Chiru and news of such is false.

There was news in the media Sreedevi will be pairing up with Megastar in his 150th film.

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Ram Charan Tej in black for Deeksha

After buying a polo team, Ram Charan Tej is into the sport in a big way. He spent a couple of hours at the Polo Club grounds on Monday as the Army Commander’s Cup trophy kicked off.

This time though he will not show off his riding skills as he is maintaining the 40-day Ayyappa Deeksha. He was attired in the mandatory black of the Deeksha.

“He is going through some mixed feelings since it’s the finals, but he is still confident about his team’s win,” says a source close the star.

“It feels great. These wins for us will help take Hyderabad polo team to the next league in the coming match. I am ready now to take it to the national platform starting with Jodhpur in Dec and then to the international circle next year,” says the star.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy and few other dignitaries will grace the occasion and honour the winner. Can Charan’s team win? Well, that remains to be seen.

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Injured Rana Daggubati comes home

Rana Daggubati got injured on Sunday when an action scene went wrong, while he was shooting for his upcoming Bollywood flick Department in Mumbai.

In this incident, he injured both his knees and got bruised on his shoulder. The incident took place when Rana was shooting for one of his action scenes at a steel factory on the outskirts of Mumbai on Sunday at 3pm.

In that particular sequence, Rana was supposed to jump over few boxes, but due to misscalculating the steps and getting the timing wrong, he fell directly on his knees and the impact was so high that the knee caps he was wearing for protection broke.

When asked what exactly happened, Rana said, “We had already done few other similar stunts, which went on well. But in this particular scene, the timing of the jump went wrong and I fell directly on my knees. My right knee felt the impact, due to which even the knee cap I wore broke. My left knee is not that bad, but it hurts. I have a big, purple bruise on my right shoulder.”

Poor Rana couldn’t rush to the hospital to get a doctor to look at him because, there was no medical help close by! “A few fighters who were shooting along with me put some ice packs on my knees and shoulder and we shot till 5pm and wrapped up.”

When asked why he wanted to risk aggravating the injury, Rana who is now on crutches says, “I wanted to wrap up the shooting soon, because I didn’t want to get stuck in the Ganesh Immersion traffic.”

The actor who reported back to the sets on Monday to shoot his first shot with Amitabh Bachchan, will now take it easy and take a break for a couple of days. He is also not doing any action sequences for a bit, will only be doing close ups till his knees heal. Rana is coming back to Hyderabad on Tuesday to rest at home.

--Courtesy_DC

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Kajal Agarwal’s topless picture morphed

Actress Kajal Agarwal has a good reason to be fuming and fretting the way she is.

FHM, a Mumbai-based men’s magazine has morphed her picture as a topless girl to gain some “cheap publicity” by stooping to the lowest practices of yellow journalism.

Kajal who arrived in B-town with the smashing success of Singham, had done a photo shoot for the magazine, but her fabricated topless picture was published on the cover, thereby tarnishing her image.

Her sister and actress Nisha Agarwal says that the gimmick has done a lot of damage to the actor’s image, adding that Kajal would never dream of doing such a thing.

She says the family was upset since they were getting innumerous calls from friends, family and well-wishers from the industry, expressing shock over the issue. “We had to explain to them that it was a morphed picture and exposed the unprofessional conduct of the publishing house,” she adds.

The actress is infuriated and is planning to take action against the magazine and halt the issue of the magazine from hitting the stands.

Industry bigwigs thought that Kajal had turned bold in a desperate attempt to get B-town offers. However, it all turned out to be a scam not involving her at all.

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Tollywood stars are raking in more cash

Tollywood stars are raking in more cash than their Kollywood counterparts; notwithstanding that Tamil films have a larger market.

With the exception of mighty Rajinikanth, price tags of around Rs 10 crore on three top Telugu stars Mahesh Babu, Jr NTR and Pawan Kalyan, make them costliest film stars in the South. Ravi Teja, Allu Arjun, Prabhas and Naga Chaitanya are not far behind this elite group. They too are expecting to be paid above Rs 3-Rs 4 crore.

Is this raise sustainable and justified? “Few Telugu stars have cut down their remunerations since the market hasn’t expanded proportionately and overseas, the market for Telugu films is stuck at Rs 3 crore,” argues producer Aditya Ram.

However, sources close to the stars disagree claiming that superstars’ films are traded for Rs 40 crore, excluding satellite rights of Rs 6 crore.

“It’s bad planning and unnecessary wastage that increases production cost which is often between Rs 20 lakh and Rs 25 lakh per day and not the stars remunerations. Budgets escalate due to delays but our pay packets remain the same even when we end up spending more days on the same film,” defends Ram Charan Tej who is believed to be earning Rs 8 crore per film, which even senior colleagues in Chennai — Surya, Vikram and Ajith — don’t command.

“The budgets of mass heroes are always expanding and with good marketing and generating hype, producers can easily recover their costs,” says a source close to Jr NTR.

Most stars believe their hefty pay cheques are justified. “I am paid what I deserve and it’s affordable,” quips Ravi Teja who allegedly charges Rs 7 crore per film.

Allu Arjun who is said to be getting Rs 6 crore per film, modestly says, “I understand the problems of the producers but I don’t believe in price tags... I prefer a nominal hike.”

“More than the pay cheque, its an exciting script and the team that beckons me,” points out Naga Chaitanya, barely few years old in the industry with a price tag already escalated from Rs 3 crore to Rs 5 crore.”

Telugu heroes are on a roll. Gnanavel Raja, producer and cousin of Tamil stars, Surya and Karthi, says, “Although the Tamil industry has expanded, we always keep in mind the viability of the film before deciding the payments.”

K.C.N. Chandrasekaran, president of the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce, says, “Kannada stars haven’t crossed the Rs 1 crore mark because our business is limited to Rs 5 crore to Rs 6 crore which makes our stars still affordable,” he concludes.

--Courtesy-DC

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Anushka turns down Kamal Haasan

Actress Anushka Shetty was quite impressed by Selvaraghavan’s script Viswaroopam, but has refused to sign on the dotted line.

According to Anushka, she does not have the dates available for Kamal Hassan’s movie.

The buzz is that a Tollywood actor, who guides Anushka, has advised her to politely decline the role in Viswaroopam, citing date problems.

It now seems that Kamal Hassan’s unit has approached dusky actress Sameera Reddy to act opposite Arya in the bilingual movie.

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CBI may quiz Mahesh Babu, wife on Emaar

Officials of the CBI continued interrogating the vice-chairman of Jagathi Publications, Mr Vijaya Sai Reddy, on Sunday.

CBI SP H. Venkatesh quizzed him for about five-and-a-half hours in the Jagan Mohan Reddy-disproportionate assets case.

According to unconfirmed reports, some filmstars who had bought villas in the land developed by Emaar MGF at Gachibowli have also been issued notices by the CBI in connection with the Emaar case.

The Bureau is likely to question filmstar Mahesh Babu, his wife Ms Namrata, Ram Charan Tej, Ms Galla Padmavathi, daughter of minister Galla Aruna Kumari, and representatives of Brahmani Steels.

In its FIR, the CBI had alleged that the villa plots were sold at throwaway prices of Rs 5,000 per sq. yd. while the registration char-ges itself were Rs 12,000.

The CBI will question Mahesh Babu and his wife Namrata on September 14, Ram Charan Tej on September 15 and Ms Galla Padmavathi on September 16.

When contacted, CBI joint director, Mr V.V. Lakshminarayana, said he would have to verify the details.

--Courtesy-DC

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Vishal and Sameera Reddy’s thirty kisses

Actor Vishal must be one of the luckiest guys in K’town. He got at least thirty kisses from dusky babe Sameera Reddy and in turn he kissed her only ten times less than that number.

Before you let your imagination run away with you, we are talking about a certain bathroom scene in a crucial segment of their upcoming flick Vedi directed by Prabhu Deva.

“It’s not a forced scene in the film. It’s very much there in the original Tollywood version, Souriyam,” explained the actor.

We hear that Sameera did 30 retakes for this sensuous scene! Vishal has a convincing reason for this.

“Oh yeah, basically the Mumbai heroines have language problems when they come to the Tamil film biz. There were a few humorous dialogues which were a part of the scene. Each time she was kissing me, she was forgetting the dialogues and when she did say the lines perfectly, the kiss went for a toss! In the process, she ended up kissing me on my cheeks thirty times,” he laughs.

Vishal adds, “The director went in for a variety of different-angled shots and finally he’ll keep only the best on the editing table.”

On opting for Prabhu Deva as director, Vishal said, “His track record with remakes is really good. He has a knack of projecting his heroes in a stylish way and his sense of humour is amazing. You can see touches of his original humour in Vedi.”

After Sandakozhi, Vishal says that he will be seen in an angry young man role.

“After shocking the audience with Avan Ivan, I deliberately chose this script, which is a wholesome family entertainer. The movie, which is scheduled for a September 29 release, will be a visual treat,” the actor assures confidently.

--Courtesy-DC

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Trisha to debut in Kannada film

if sources are to be believed, Trisha will soon debut in Sandalwood with a film titled "CM", starring Shivarajkumar.

While the producer and director Raghu Ram insists that despite the title, the film has no political flavour, sources say that the story could revolve around the love story of a chief minister.

"The film could depict a common man's rise to the post of the chief minister. Buzz is that Trisha is likely to play the chief minister of a neighbouring state and the film will chronicle the budding relationship between both the heads of states," says a source. Apparently, Anushka was the initial choice for the role, but the actress had no dates to spare. That's when Trisha was approached. "Trisha's remuneration package is in the `80-`85 lakh bracket. The producer is trying to negotiate with her, but it does seem that her presence in the film is almost confirmed," adds the source.

The film, meanwhile, will be a bilingual, and will be shot simultaneously in both Tamil and Kannada. while Shivanna will essay the lead in the Kannada version, Action King Arjun is likely to be the protagonist in Tamil.

--Courtesy-TOI

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Mammootty in car accident

Mammootty suffered a big scare when a bus crashed into his car along the route from Aroor to Ernakulam. Neither the actor nor the occupants of the car suffered any injury but the car sustained a lot of damage. The police arrived on the scene and wanted to arrest the bus driver for reckless driving.

The driver appealed to Mammootty and apologized profusely. Mammootty agreed to let him go and declined to file a case as it was an accident and nobody was hurt. The Malayalam superstar was returning from a shoot for the film, Venicile Vyapari

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Chiranjeevi will play mega role in Congress

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NBK face to face with TV9 to Discuss Srirama rajyam movie

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Mahesh Babu tweets about The Business Man.

Mahesh Babu tweets....

On this auspicious day I'd like to inform all my loved ones that 'The Businessman rolls 2morrow:)

Will b another milestone in my career:)a big thanx2 my rockstar director puri jagan

A big thankyou 4 all ur blessings n luv for gautam ....

Gettin back 2 Dookudu....excited is d word:)wudnt wana talk much about it..jus waiting for d release...

Eid Mubarak n happy Ganesh Chavithi to all

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Aishwarya Rai blasted on Director Madhur Bandarkar

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Brahmi completed 25 years on Tollywood industry

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All eyes on Mahesh Babu

With the recent big budget films failing to set the Box Office on fire, Tollywood is yearning for a big hit and so is superstar Mahesh Babu.

Not surprising the spotlight is now on Mahesh Babu's " Dookudu" which will hit the screens on September 23. Anil Sunkara, one of the producers of the film, confirms the release date and says, "We are going to release the film in a grand way." "I am excited and looking forward to the release of the film," says a beaming Mahesh Babu at the film's promotional function. The superstar is hoping the film works wonder at the BO as it has been almost five years since his last hit, "Pokiri" released.

Director Sreenu Vytla informs that Mahesh Babu has worked hard for the film and says "Dookudu" is one of his career's bigger films. "When I am working with Mahesh, it feels like I'm working with my own brother," says Sreenu.

--Courtesy-TOI

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Chiranjeevi announced his 150th movie at party office

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Ramcharan to launch his polo team Tomorrow.

Ramcharan tweets---

tomo i will be launching my polo team officially at taj krishna at 4pm and at 2pm wil upload the team logo and the t-shirts first on twitter

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Ram charan and upasana engagement venue at Domakonda samastan

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I will take up some Tollywood offers-Miss Andhra

Mahima Bararia is all of 19 and already wears a crown. The Mass Communication student from St Francis college won the Miss Andhra 2011 contest and is proud of her feat. She says, “Modelling has always been a hobby, but I want to take it further now.”

Mahima’s roots are Rajasthani, but she was born and brought up in Hyderabad and is very attached to the city. The young beauty is now basking in her new-found celeb status and is already making plans to further her career. “I would love to go ahead and be a part of Miss India as well as act in films,” she says. Several Tollywood directors who were on the panel of judges have already offered her roles. “I will take up some of the offers when the time is right,” she says. So, how was the intense grooming experience that goes behind such pageants? “Hair, skin, teeth, diet, workouts — everything is monitored. I had to look my best and I did my best,” she smiles.

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Encourage a new crop of directors-Ram charan

A new breed of stars in Tollywood have decided to take the path less travelled, and work with New Age film-makers on movies that are experimental and realistic. Realising the changing tastes of the Telugu viewers, Gen X stars have resolved to join hands with young film-makers to raise the bar for Telugu cinema.

Film-maker Sekhar Kammula, who has churned out hits with new faces and established a realistic style of cinema. “Overcoming odds has become a habit for me, but if the new-age movement has to blossom, stars should join the party,” says Sekhar Kammula.

Ram Charan Tej surprised everyone by doing a big movie Rachcha with one-film director Sampath Nandi. “Many people questioned my choice, but I found him to be full of passion and energy. It’s my attempt to encourage a new crop of directors,” he says.

Even his contemporary Naga Chaitanya shares a similar view and agreed to do a film with director Deva Khatta of Prasthanam. “I li-ked his style of wea-ving out characters and when he came up with an exciting script, I couldn’t say no,” he adds.

However, it was Allu Arjun who set a precedent by working with Krish in Vedham and set the ball rolling. Even Mahesh Babu and Venkatesh have agreed to work with promising young film-maker Srikanth Addala of Kotha Bangaru. New Age film-maker Chandra Siddharth feels the wind is blowing in the right direction. “Stars are looking beyond the routine and are offering more space to film-makers to work with new ideas and raise the bar,” he says.

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Domakonda Fort spruced up for Ramcharan’s engagement

Nizamabad: The historic Domakonda Fort is gearing up to host the engagement ceremony of megastar Chiranjeevi’s son Ram Charan Teja and Upasana Kamineni in Nizamabad district.
Even though Upasana’s family members are yet to confirm the news, the brisk pace of renovation works at the Domakonda Fort is giving an indication that the engagement ceremony would definitely be held here.

Moreover, the recent visit of Upasana’s parents to the fort also confirms that the fort is the venue for the engagement.
The fort was built during the Kakatiya period. The heritage centre, which is believed to be constructed in 18th century, is a blend of Muslim and Hindu architecture and it is 100 Kms away from Hyderabad.
Domakonda Gadi Samsthan rulers are Kamineni family and Upasana is the daughter of Domakonda Samsthan current heir Anil Kamineni and Sobha Reddy. Kamineni Umapathi Rao is Upasana’s maternal grandfather, who owns that place.

Since his granddaughter is getting engaged, he has reportedly instructed to do some repair works. In fact, many people living in the vicinity of Domakonda do not know much about the fort and are not aware of Upasana Kamineni’s family till recently. When Film actor Chiranjeevi announced his son’s wedding with Upasana, the historic fort hit the headlines and it is rumored that the Upasana family members have chosen the historic place for the engagement. The fort is situated in about 40 acres.

The renovation works are now going on at brisk pace. The workers are clearing bushes and leveling the land in and around the fort. The engagement is expected to be held in November.

Domakonda people are pleased over the news as their village caught the media attention and they are expecting that the State Government would recognise the historical importance of Domakonda village and announce a special package to make their village a tourist destination in the days to come.

Courtesy-The Hans India

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Naga Chaitanya in Kollywood!

The actor is all set to star in director Radhamohan's bilingual

After being seen in a cameo in Gautham Menon's Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa as himself, Tollywood actor Naga Chaitanya is all set to do a fullfledged lead in director Radhamohan's next. The film is touted to be a bilingual and will have Naga playing the lead in both the Tamil and Telugu version.

When we contacted Radhamohan, he declined to reveal details about the project, but informed us that talks are on with Naga Chaitanya. "It's true that I'm in talks with Naga Chaitanya for my film, but details haven't been finalized. I'm still deciding on the cast of the film. It's too early to talk about the project," he said.

Sources say that this film, like Radhamohan's earlier outings, will be rooted in reality and will appeal to all sections of the audience.

Interestingly, Naga's father, Nagarjuna's Tamil film after Ratchagan was Payanam, directed by Radhamohan. Let's hope his son too gets a lucky break in Tamil with this film!

-Courtesy-TOI

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New wave crashing into Tollywood

A new breed of stars in Tollywood have decided to take the path less travelled, and work with New Age film-makers on movies that are experimental and realistic. Realising the changing tastes of the Telugu viewers, Gen X stars have resolved to join hands with young film-makers to raise the bar for Telugu cinema.

Film-maker Sekhar Kammula, who has churned out hits with new faces and established a realistic style of cinema. “Overcoming odds has become a habit for me, but if the new-age movement has to blossom, stars should join the party,” says Sekhar Kammula.

Ram Charan Tej surprised everyone by doing a big movie Rachcha with one-film director Sampath Nandi. “Many people questioned my choice, but I found him to be full of passion and energy. It’s my attempt to encourage a new crop of directors,” he says.

Even his contemporary Naga Chaitanya shares a similar view and agreed to do a film with director Deva Khatta of Prasthanam. “I li-ked his style of wea-ving out characters and when he came up with an exciting script, I couldn’t say no,” he adds.

However, it was Allu Arjun who set a precedent by working with Krish in Vedham and set the ball rolling. Even Mahesh Babu and Venkatesh have agreed to work with promising young film-maker Srikanth Addala of Kotha Bangaru. New Age film-maker Chandra Siddharth feels the wind is blowing in the right direction. “Stars are looking beyond the routine and are offering more space to film-makers to work with new ideas and raise the bar,” he says.

--Courtesy-DC

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Rana to get rid of his Hyderabadi accent

When in Mumbai, be a Mumbaiyya — this is one adage Rana Daggubati would do well to adhere to. Acting opposite the combined acting might of Amitabh Bachchan and Sanjay Dutt in Department, Rana’s immediate task is to lose his Hyderabadi accent. “Since Department is based out of Mumbai, and Rana isn’t playing a South Indian in it, Ram Gopal Varma wants his dialogue delivery, pronunciation and accent just right,” says a source connected to the film.

Rana’s first Bollywood film Dum Maaro Dum had his voice being dubbed. But after the makers came in for criticism owing to the soft voice not matching Rana’s burly physique, he decided to be more careful with Department.

“Not only does Rana need to work on his accent, but his Hindi also has a fair bit of Urdu in it, much unlike the way people in Mumbai speak. There is a lot of hard work for Rana, but he’s adamant on speaking his own lines,” the source adds.

--Courtesy-DC

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Veeru Potla & Pawan film updates

Writer turned director Veeru Potla is all set to direct Pawan Kalyan. This film will go on sets from January 2012. 14 Reels Entertainment banners will produce the movie. Ram Achanta, Gopichand Achanta and Anil Sunkara are producers. This is going to high action masala entertainer.

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Manirathnam to rope Kamal's second daughter Aakarsh

Akshara, Kamal Haasan's second daughter was learning the ropes of direction under Rahul Dholakia, a well known filmmaker in Bollywood. But the lure to be on the other side of the camera has proved too strong for Akshara.

Ace director Mani Ratnam had been looking for a new face for his film with Karthik's son Gautham and he felt that Akshara with her natural good looks fit the bill perfectly. The veteran director convinced Akshara to don the greasepaint and enter the profession as an actress. Akshara could not refuse as it has come from Mani Ratnam. Looks like after her father, mother and sister, it is finally her time to shine.

Kamal Haasan, Sarika, and Shruti are delighted that Akshara will be getting a dream launch.
 

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Pawan Kalyan producer gives Rs10 Crs advance to NTR?

This is the latest talk in filmnagar circles- Producer Ganesh Babu who is making a film Gabbar Singh with Pawan Kalyan is said to have given Rs10 Crs worth checque to Jr.NTR-this is the advance for the two films he wants to make with NTR in the year 2012-one wiill be directed by Sreenu Vytla and another film with Poori Jagannath. Though NTR did not want to take the advance as he  does not want to do two films for the same producer- script given by Vytla and Poori forced NTR to accept the cheque it seems.

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Domakonda Samastan History

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Gabbar Singh from 9th September-More details...

Producer Ganesh  Babu is making the film Gabbar Singh with Pawan Kalyan- in the direction of Harish Shankar.The film will go on floors from 9th of September and the shoot will go on uninterruptedly in Hyderabad, Pollachi, Mahabaleshwar, Panch Ghani, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh areas. Shruthi Hasan is the heroine. Devi Sri Prasad is music director.

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Mahesh Babu Vs Jr NTR

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Amir Khan in Chiru's film?

AR Murugadoss's blockbuster with Chiru, Tagore has caught the eye of the Bollywood bigwigs. A lot of the top stars have seen the film and have asked the director to make a Hindi version. Given the prevailing mood in the country following Anna Hazare's India Against Corruption (IAC) movement, the time is ripe for a film that has a leading man who fights corruption.

It is being said that the film will happen with Aamir Khan but there is no official word yet from the star himself. Murugadoss has said nothing about this so far.

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Aunty s fashions show in Vijayawada

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Ramcharan to participate in a National Polo tournament

After mastering the skills of the game of polo, actor Ram Charan Tej is all set to participate in a National Polo tournament by the Hyderabad Polo and Riding club.

He’s also the owner of the six-member team.

The tournament that will begin in October is likely to make Charan tour cities like Delhi and Jaipur with his four-member team wherein two of the members will be on bench.

The actor who has squeezed out a couple of days for the tournament, says he is “tied up with assignments but would still like to nurture, his new found love for polo”.

On being the owner of the team, he says, “More than the money, it’s the passion for the high-end sport that is giving me a high.” T-town stars are known for their cricketing skills, but Charan has taken to another sport.

--Courtesy-DC

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Ajay as Pawan Kalyan brother in...

Ajay ( the hero in Saraayi Veerraju) who played villain roles in SS Rajamouli films is playing a vital role in Pawan Kalyan Gabbar Singh. He is playing the role of  brother to Pawan in the film. In the original Arbaaz Khan did the role.Gabbar Singh commences its regular shoot from Sep 9th. It is directed by Harish Shankar.

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Ram Charan buys Hyderabad Polo Club

Ramcharan loves horse riding and playing Polo game. The latest news is that he has out right purchased the Hyderabad Polo and riding club. This club is situated in Aziz nagar village on the outskirts of Hyderabad. The club has. been rechristened as RCT Hyderabad Polo and Riding Club.

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Mahesh Babu done great work for Dookudu

Mahesh Babu tweets after a long time---

Jus hada word with my director....according to him the 1st half rr is outstanding:)all praise 4 thamann.

Thanx thamann:)hope d 2nd half is even better

As 4me I'm doin gr8:)work work work all d way....goodnight.....god bless

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Mahesh Babu Dookudu On September 23

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Hurricane Irene impacts millions in US

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Allu Sirsh debut film details

Allu Aravind is in finalization of script for Tamil version of 100% Love for Allu Sirish.The film was made in Telugu by Geeta arts banner and the same banner is planning to remake the film in Tamil with Allu Sirish in Nagachaithanya role. Tamanna will be the heroine of Allu Sirish in this film. More details soon.

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Bunny Honey shelved?

The talk in film nagar circles is that the film Honey in the combination of Allu Arjun and director Trivikram is almsot shelved. Bunny is Australia for the shoulder treatment and he might work for Dil Raju and Vasu Varma film once he returns to India. It is heard that Bunny is asking for change in Trivikram script and this film may go on floors if Trivikram changes his script as for Bunny direction.

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Dad s heroine turns aunty with Ramcharan s film.

Meena who played femaled opposite Chiru in many movies is likely to play aunt role in Ramcharan and Vinayak film to be launched soon. DVV Dhanayya is the producer and the script work is in progress for this film.

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Poori son in Pawan Kalyan childhood role

Poori Jagannath son Aksh made his debut as child artist in Ramcharan Chirutha and after that he played roles in Ek Niranjan, Bujji gaadu made in Chennai etc. Now Harrish Shankar is roping Aakash in his film Gabbar Singh with Pawan Kalyan. Aksh will play the  childhood role of Pawan Kalyan in Pawan Kalyan.

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The Dirty Picture - Exclusive Teaser

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RGV next film budget Rs90 Crs-multi starrer mafia film

Ram Gopal Varma who made some films with back drop of Mafia- Sathya-D and Company is planning another film in Hindi with many starts in- they are- Amithabh, Sharuk Khan, Ranbhit Kapoor and Hrithik Roshan in-Budget of new film is Rs.90 Crs to be produced by Sunil Bohra in 2012.

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Don 2 - Official Teaser !!!

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Ramcharan & Upasana together need all fans good wishes...

Ramcharan tweets----

i officially confirm to my twitter fans also that Upasna is the chosen one for me and we together need all ur good wishes...

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Launch of the 'grand son-in-law'-Ramcharan

It was an initiation of sorts for actor Ram Charan Tej into Upasana Kamineni's family as the actor made his first public appearance with Prathap C Reddy, the founder and Sangita Reddy, MD of the hospital group.

The actor, who even cheerfully took the 'Apollo' oath, went on to cement relationships with "Prathap thatha" and "Sangita aunty". However, it was quite disappointing to see his soon-to-be- fiancee, Upasana, missing at the event. While Sangita introduced Charan as the "new member of the Apollo family", Prathap went a step ahead, welcoming his "grand son-in-law".

Charan on his part floored the crowd as he greeted them in Telugu, English and Malayalam. "Ninety-three per cent of the staff here is from Kerala," stated the actor who obviously had done his homework well. A beaming Charan went on... "I feel honored to be here and be part of the Go Green initiative. I can be a doctor, nurse or paramedic in a movie, but I cannot do it in real life. So, my contribution for the cause is to spread awareness for this initiative across the state. Coming from a filmi family, I now have to adjust myself to be part of a larger and much bigger health care family."

Recalling his family's 30-year association with founder Prathap C Reddy, Charan said, "The love and affection showered on me by Prathap thatha has filled the void left by my grandparents."

--Courtesy-TOI

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Mamta Mohandas to marry her childhood friend

Reigning Malayalam actress Mamta Mohandas is happily looking forward to getting married and settling down with a childhood friend.

The last few years have been tough for Mamta as she fought cancer. She is enjoying her new lease of life with great positivity.

She is also excited about returning to Tamil films with an exciting role in Thaidaiyarai Thaaka. She reveals, “I am dating an entrepreneur and it’s not a filmy kind romance where he proposed with roses. It was actually a bond that developed over the years. In fact, he is also very close to my father. I used to visit my family in Bahrain for holidays and he used to join me there.”

She adds, “Eventually, we realised that we are made for each other as we share a lot of common interests and resolved to take our relationship to the next level. With family approving the relationship, we are thinking of settling down next year.” she adds.

If she is busy shooting in Kerala, while he is working in Bahrain, one wonders how their courtship works. “We met a couple of times, but we are mostly in touch on the phone. He’s not a movie buff as such but he’s watched a couple of my movies,” she says.

Just two years ago, her life was totally different as a 22-year-old girl diagnosed with cancer. She went through turbulent times in getting her cancer treated, but emerged a winner.

“I had to cut off my hair. Some thought it was a style statement. It is tough to undergo such painful treatments like chemotherapy and radiation. But one must realise that without a struggle there is no victory. This is my life’s philosophy,” she says sounding much older than her years.

The disease has made her stronger and more positive. “I have lots of things to do and I don’t like wasting time on negative thoughts. I have conquered my ego and like to lead a simple life. A positive attitude makes both your mind and body healthy and, as a bonus, attracts good things around you,” she says.

Her Mollywood career is rocking with 16-odd films including hits like Anwar, Passenger and she has bagged awards for a riveting performance in Katha Thudarunnu.

“It’s a valiant story about a girl who moves ahead in life with just hope and nothing else. My upcoming films are Gnanam and Entha Family with Jayaram and a path-breaking film with Shyam Prasad,” she says.

It seems like the actress’ second innings will be much more happening than her first.

--Courtesy-DC

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Gabbar Singh from 9th September-More details...

Producer Ganesh  Babu is making the film Gabbar Singh with Pawan Kalyan- in the direction of Harish Shankar.The film will go on floors from 9th of September and the shoot will go on uninterruptedly in Hyderabad, Pollachi, Mahabaleshwar, Panch Ghani, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh areas. Shruthi Hasan is the heroine. Devi Sri Prasad is music director.

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Trisha to shake legs with Nandamuri Hero.

Trisha to shake legs with Nandamuri Hero.

Trisha acted with all top Tollywood heroes so far- she acted with Chiru, Venky, Nag except Balakrishna. Now she is going to pair up with Balakrishna in Hara Hara Mahadeva- directed by B Gopal. This film will go on floors once Balayya completes Adhinayakudu shoot with director Paruchuri Murali.

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Ram charan speaks about Racha

Ramcharan speaks about his Rachcha film

Rachcha is typical commercial Telugu movie. A film that my fans expect me to be in. It is a movie in which my family members love me to see in. Among my dad's movies, I like masala entertainers. So we have designed Rachcha in that way.

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What more can Ramcharan ask for....from God ?

Ramcharan speaks about Upasana -He was giving to an interview to a TV channel- Ramcharan goes emotional and says-What more can I ask for....from God and my parents when I am going to marry my best friend?

He further adds-Uapasana is very sensible girl and love animals and she does charity in big way.

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Salman heads to US to treat 'suicide disorder'

Bollywood's Dabangg Salman Khan will fly o the US on Saturday night to treat trigeminal neuralgia or the suicide disease and aneurysm, the disease he is suffering from.

The nerve disorder causes Salman an unbearable pain in the head, jaws and cheeks. Amdist pain Salman wrapped up his commitments to promote his forthcoming film
‘Bodyguard’.

He would miss Ganesh Chaturthi, Eid and the release of his film ‘Bodyguard’, which is hitting screens on August 31.

Salman disclosed to media that the he had the first attack of pain in the left side of his face during the making of his film ‘Partner’ (2007) and the pain came back while he was shooting for ‘Veer’ (2010). He is suffering from this pain continuously since last year.

--Courtesy-TOI

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A temple for Hansika Motwani?

Madurai, the temple town of Tamil Nadu known for its rich culture and tradition, has a special affinity for film stars.

The passionate fans there go to any extent to express their adoration for their favourite actresses, including building temples for them and worshipping them as demigods. It was Kushbhoo and Namitha earlier, now their loyalties have shifted to glam doll Hansika, who is the most ‘happening’ star in K’town.

According to sources Hansika was approached recently by a group of fans from Maduari who expressed their desire to build a temple for the Velayudham girl.

Looks like the dainty girl is both thrilled and scared at the same time because she finds a temple built in honour of a living person a little difficult to come to terms with.

Hansika, who has just returned to her hometown from New York after completing her exams, told DC, “I do respect my fans’ love and affection towards me. It also makes me more responsible towards my work. But it is a little scary, equating human beings with ultimate power. Instead they can spend that money in charity and help the poor and needy.”

It may be recalled that Hansika helped an accident victim in Madurai recently when she was there for her upcoming film Oru Kal Oru Kannadi.

-Courtesy-DC

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Ram-Bellamkonda Suresh row settled

The row between actor Ram and producer Bellamkonda Suresh, who recently delivered the super hit Kandireega, has finally ended with the intervention of Telugu Movie Artistes’ Association (MAA).

According to sources, the producer tried to withhold the actor's remuneration by keeping it pending till the last hour before the release of Kandireega. Ram later approached MAA for help. After a few rounds of discussions, the dispute was settled when the producer agreed to pay the total amount (nearly one crore).
A source close to Ram said: "We settled the dispute and got the actor his dues. As a fallout of this fiasco, the actor had to make another tough call and walk out of Gautam Menon’s film as Bellamkonda Suresh was also producing it. Although the actor’s uncle and producer Sravanthi Ravi Kishore hold 50% rights in Gautam Menon’s film, Ram still did not want to do it. He just did not want to work with Bellamkonda Suresh."

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Sneha as tribal woman in Rajanna

Sneha is reportedly playing the role of a tribal woman in her upcoming Nagarjuna starrer Rajanna, set in the backdrop of Telangana Razakar movement, and she would be seen wearing only sari (without blouse) throughout the film.

Reports also suggest that the actress will be also seen in a few hot romantic scenes with Nagarjuna, who plays a Telangana fighter in this film directed by Vijayendra Prasad (director Rajamouli’s father) and produced by Nagarjuna himself under the banner of Annapurna Studios.
Rajanna is nearing completion and the shooting is presently progressing at Annapoorna Studios in Hyderabad.

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Nandeeswarudu launched

Nandamuri hero Tarakaratna’s next film Nandeeswarudu was launched on August 25 at Rama Naidu Studios in Hyderabad. Director S.S. Rajamouli clapped the board, while former Chief Minister Rosaiah switched on the camera. Boyapati Sreenu, Paruchuri Brothers, Sagar and others were present.

Nandeeswarudu is directed by Anji Seenu and produced by Kota Gangadhar Reddy. The regular shooting will start shortly. Details of cast and crew will be announced soon. The makers are planning to release the film in December.

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Madhu Shalini goes to Bollywood

Popular Tamil-Telugu actress and model Madhu Shalini, who recently appeared in ace Bala's Tamil film Avan Ivan, is making her debut in Bollywood. The actress will be part of controversial director Ram Gopal Varma’s Bollywood film Department, starring Tollywood hero Rana.

Madhu Shalini claimed she is playing the role of a gangster in Department, an unconventional underworld-police story. The actress also revealed that she bagged the role accidentally. She was in Mumbai when the audition for the cast was on and having dreamt of working with Ram Gopal Varma, she decided to give it a try. Luckily, she got selected. The regular shooting will commence in September.

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Pawan Kalyan-Veeru Potla film confirmed

Power Star Pawan Kalyan's new film under the direction of Veeru Potla has been confirmed. The actor liked the story narrated by Veeru Potla recently and gave his green signal for the project.

This untitled film, produced by Ram Achanta, Gopichand Achanta and Anil Sunkara under the banner of 14 Reels Entertainment, will go to sets in 2012. The cast and crew will be announced soon.
Meanwhile, Pawan Kalyan is currently busy with two films: Vishnuvardhan directed Kaali and Singeetham Srinivasarao's Prince of Peace. Soon after these flicks, he will start the remake of Dabangg.

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Arvind Swamy back as villain

Renowned actor and industrialist Arvind Swamy, who won the hearts of millions with his excellent acting skills and looks in Thalapathi, Roja, Bombay and Devaragam (Malayalam) during the 90s, used to say that he would never return to films! But he has finally changed his decision.

The actor will be the villain in the upcoming Vishal-Trisha film directed by Thiru. The actor, who kept on refusing offers from the directors, was reportedly impressed with Thiru's script.
Notably, this is the first time Trisha is pairing up with Vishal. She used to say "No" to Vishal movies for a long time, then suddenly changed her mind and signed this Vishal starrer.

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Pawan-Vishnuvardhan film progressing at RFC

Power Star Pawan Kalyan and Tamil director Vishnuvardhan’s new untitled film, which has completed its shooting schedules in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, has commenced a schedule at Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad. With this major schedule, the shooting will be complete.
Pawan Kalyan is romancing two hot girls (Sarah Jane Dais and Kingfisher calendar girl Anjali Lavania) in this film produced by Shobu Yarlagadda and Neelima Tirumalashetty under the banners of Arka Media and Sanghamitra Arts.
Yuvan Shankar Raja is scoring the music and P.S. Vinod is handling the camera. The cast includes Jackie Shroff, Adivi Sesh, Atul Kulkarni, Tanikella Bharani, Brahmanandam, Ali, Subbaraju and others.

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Small time hero to share screen with Mahesh in Dookudu.

Small time hero to share screen with Mahesh in Dookudu.

Aakash- the hero who  made screen debut with the film Anandam has played short roles in Sreenu Vytla films in Dhee and Namo Venakatesha. Now he is back  again Dookudu. He is playing a special role in this film.

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DSP gets a pat from Pawan Kalyan.

Producer Ganesh is the producer for Pawan next film Gabbar Singh.Harri Shankar is the director of the film. And the film s regular shoot yet to start- Devi Sree Prasad is already on his duty to compose the music for Gabbar Singh. Devi Sree said to have demonstrated couple of tunes to Pawan and Pawan is very much impressed with DSP.

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Venkatesh in Dookudu

The latest news from filmnagar sources is that hero Venkatesh is offering his voice for Dookudu film. As for the request from director sreenu Vytla- the film will have Venkatesh behind the screen narrating the Mafia backdrop in the film.

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RGV changes the title -Bejawada Rowdielu.

Ram Gopal Varma is making afilm on based on back drop of Bejawada Rowdy gang. And he titled his film as Bejawada Rowdielu. But many local people from Vijayawada opposed the title and demanded RGV to change the title. Initially RGV did not want to change his title, now RGV has decided to change the title to Bajawada.

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Chirru's Tagore goes to Bollywood

The latest buzz in Kollywood is that Vijayakanth's superhit 2002 flick Ramana 9 Tagore in Telugu starred by Chiru), in which he plays a college professor who turns vigilante when he loses his family due to acts of corruption, might be remade in Bollywood.

And the director of the original, A R Murugadoss, is being approached by several leading B-Town heroes to reprise the lead role. ( Telugu version was directed by VV Vinayak)

A source says, "Leading Hindi actors have watched the Tamil original and are keen to act in its remake. With the anti-corruption movement being discussed widely in the media these days, it's the ideal film to make." Sources state that if Murugadoss tweaks the script a bit to suit Bollywood sensibilities, it's sure to click with the audiences. "The subject of the film is a theme that appeals to every Indian and Murugadoss, who gave Aamir Khan a super role in the Hindi remake of Ghajini, should do justice to a Hindi version of Ramana as well." Meanwhile, we also hear that Santhosh Sivan will helm the camera for the director's next flick with Ilayathalapathy Vijay.

When we contacted A R Murugadoss, he said, "I'd like to remake Ramana in Hindi, but things have to fall in place. Post the release of 7am Arivu, I'll be doing a Tamil film with Vijay. A Hindi project with Akshay Kumar is also on the cards."

--Courtesy-TOI

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Ravi Teja is the Power of Meher Ramesh

Malla Vijaya Prasad  is to produce a film with Ravi Teja and Director Meher Mahesh. Vannartham Vamsy who has given the Kick script for Ravi Teja is penning the script for this film. Ravi Teja okayed this project and this film will go on sets from March 2012.The film is to be titled as PowerMalla Vijaya Prasad produced films like Siddhur From Seekakulam, Seetaramula Kalyanam Lankalo, Seema Tapakayi and Nanna.

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Chiru as Chief Guest- Rangam 100 days.

R B Choudary- producer of Rangam  starring Jeeva ( producer s  son) has descided to celebrate Rangam 100 days function in grand way. The film has completed 100 days run 39 centers in AP and this is the first success for Jeeva in Telugu.The film's 100 days celebrations will be held at Big Cinemas theatre at Tirupati on August 28, 2011. Megastar Chiranjeevi has agreed to grace the function.

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Ilaiyaraja's special act for Nayanthara

Ilaiyaraja has composed the music for Nayanthara's swansong Sri Rama Rajyam with Telugu star, Balakrishna. For this film Isaignani has composed as many as 14 songs! The maestro has made it a habit to work only on projects that he feels passionate about and this film based on one of India's great epics, the Ramayana seems to have prompted him to exercise his musical genius like never before.

Nayan plays Sita in the film. She is said to have buried herself in the character and put her heart and soul into it as this will be her last outing on the silver screen. After this Nayan is going to focus on her personal life. And with Ilaiyaraja's soul - stirring music in the background, she will bid adieu to her fans.

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Kajal Agarwal fed up with Prabhas...?

Kajal Agarwal got fed up of reading that she is dating Prabhas her co -star in Telugu films. She said that they get along well and are good friends but there is no question of a romatic relationship between them. The actress said that these rumors can cause a lot of harm both personally and professionally.

It was reported by some members of the press that Kajal used her influence to whittle down Taapsee s role in Mr. Perfect. Kajal said that she is a professional and would not stoop to such levels. Though she herself ignores wild media reports her family and friends tend to get a little upset. So she has requested the press to verify facts before printing them.

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Chiru wants to wear funky clothes

Chiranjeevi these days is always seen sporting a chiru navvu (smile). More so, after his party's merger with the Congress!

The actor, who was spotted at an event hosted by a businessman from his Tirupathi constituency, posed with fans and it was evident he couldn't get over his filmi hangup. "I want to wear funky clothes, but I can't do it now as I have to look sober," he joked. Asked if he was still longing to get back to films, he said, "I'm still thinking!".
 

--Courtesy-TOI

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Ileana charges more than Deepika Padukone

Actress Ileana’s stocks are very bullish right now.

She is demanding and getting paid more than Bollywood superstar Deepika Padukone. While Deepika Padukone is getting Rs 2 crore for 90 days work in Rana (working title), the leading T-town actress quoted and got Rs 60 lakh for just 15 days.

The shooting of the film will start in October.

Ileana says, “We are happy that Rajini sir is recovering fast. His health comes first. Working with the superstar is a dream come true for me.”

Her other two dreams are also coming true this year. She is working with ace Tamil director Shankar and beginning a B-town innings with Anurag Basu’s Barfee starring Ranbir Kapoor.

She is set to bounce back in T-town with films starring Allu Arjun and Ravi Teja.

--Courtesy-DC

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No Kajal in Rajamouli film

There was news reported in the media that SS Rajamaouli is bring back Kajal in his next film with hero Prabhas but Rajamaouli condemned the news and tweeted as--

Kajal in prabhas' film is false news. We haven't come to the casting part yet.

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‘I am not dating Prabhas’-Kajal

Kajal Agarwal, who is in demand after her Bollywood success with Singham, is busy travelling between Mumbai, Chennai and Hyderabad. She is doing two big projects in Telugu with Mahesh Babu and a Tamil film with Surya.

She says, “A lot of people appreciated my work in Singham and working with Ajay was a learning experience. I am presently working on Maatraan, a Tamil film with Surya and The Businessman, a Telugu film with Mahesh Babu.” adding that “life is very hectic.”

Clarifying rumours of dating Prabhas during Darling and breaking up before starting Singham, she says, “I never dated Prabhas. We share a great chemistry and rapport as we have done several films together. I have always been linked with my co-stars but I am glad there weren’t any rumours with Ajay Devgn.” About better prospects in Bollywood, she says, “I have never concentrated on a particular industry. Hindi films are different from the films I have worked in before. I received a lot of offers after Singham, but I prefer waiting for the right script. I have finalised two and will take a call soon.”

About southern actresses carrying bollywood dreams, Kajal clarifies, “I think it’s a mere coincidence that many actresses from here are getting to work in Bollywood, although, the Hindi film industry has always been interested in actresses from the South.”

Kajal has not yet made any friends in Mumbai. She says, “I didn’t really get time to make friends, in fact, I do not have a lot of friends in the film industry. I still hang out with my childhood friends.” With big banner films in her kitty, Kajal is quite ecstatic about her work. “I am happy with everything that has been happening. I believe in hard work and like to put my best in every film I do. The rest, I guess, depends on the audience. They decide whether they like it or not.”

--Courtesy-DC

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SS Rajamouli in to Politics?

SS Rajamouli tweets about Lokpal Bill

Most of the info i recievd regarding lokpal is pertaining to the older 2010 lokpal. govt has drafted a much stronger bill on 4th aug,11

which ofcourse is not without flaws.so many sections of ppl hav so mny opinions/fears/criticism about the new bill.let's get a bit deeper

I am using twitlonger becos the messages are a bit longer.pls bear with me.

on 24th april 2011, foundation for democratic reforms along with transparency international India organised a round table on lokpal.It was attended by about 50 eminent people of impeccable integrity including aravind krejiwal, prashanth bhushan etc.
http://www.fdrindia.org/lokpal/ListOfAttendeesOfRoundTable-2011-04-24.pdf
The study was forwarded to the govt, which came out with a new lokpal in aug 2011 which is much stronger and transparent.But NOT WITHOUT flaws.
Subsequently we had team anna coming out with their own version of jan lokpal. Which again is NOT WITHOUT flaws.

Do u know NCPRI, an org convened by Aruna Roy(not arundhati roy) who is the main person behind RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT being formulated?

Well NCPRI came out with their version of lokpal bill which is more on the lines of April roundtable.They found flaws in govt lokpal and also janlokpal. But, their rational for disagreeing with both versions(sometimes supporting both) is more logical and with insight. see the comparitive study.

http://righttoinformation.info/ncpri-public-consultations-on-the-lok-pal-bill/public-consultations-on-collective-and-concurrent-lokpal-anti-corruption-and-grievance-redress-measures-by-the-ncpri-nehru-memorial-museum-and-library-and-inclusive-media-4-change-csds/

Intrestingly aravind kejriwal and prashanth bhushan are members of NCPRI.

we hav2study d bil without anger&resentment both of which wil affect our judgement.i will tweet mor on this but first just go thru the bills

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Mohanbabu announces Ravana Brahma in 3D

Mohan Babu announced the film Raavan- a mythological film and High budget film in the direction of K Raghavendar Rao. The film will go on floors in the year 2012.Mohanbabu will be playing teh role of Ravana Brahma and he says it is his dream role that was done by SV Ranga Rao and late sri NTR. The film will be made in 3D too.

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Balayya- double Bonanza for Nandamuri fans

Balakrishn two films Sree Rama Rajyam and Mahadeva Naidu are getting ready for release. Sree Rama Rajyam  is directed by Bapu- Balayya is playing Rama and Nayanatara is the Sita, produced by Yalamanchili Sai Babu under Sai Baba films banner with Ilayaraja tuned the music and the film is getting ready for Dasara release.

On the other hand, ML Kumara Choudary is making a film Mahadeva Naidu under the direction of Paruchuri Murali and this film shoot is also progressing in jet speed and these two films are going to release in this tear itself.

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Ramcharan speaks about his fiancée Upasana Kamineni.

Ramcharan spoke on his fiancée Upasana Kamineni. “Yes, she is my soul mate. We don’t want to hurt our parents. We have decided to make it public only after getting nod from both the families. We informed them seven months ago and they have given their nod. Now, we are spending more time together and I got to know more about her. I am ready to enter into new phase of my life. Even when we were in a group, Upasana used to show a personal interest in me and was always supportive. I realized that she is an ideal life partner for me, as she was the one who knows me better.
She is not a typical movie buff. But, she likes romantic films produced on Yash Raj films banner” said Ramcharan. Their engagement will take place by end of this year and wedding in 2012.

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Mahesh Babu producer with Pawan Kalyan.

Producers Ram Achanta, Gopichand Achanta and Anil Sunkara of 14 reels Entertainment banner who are making the film Dookudu with Mahesh Babu is all set to make a film with Pawan Kalyan. Verru Potla will direct the film.-Script work is in progress and the film will go on sets once the script work is completed.

Veru Potla directed Bindass of Manchu Manoj and Ragada of Nag so far.

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Mogudu in final leg

Aggressive hero Gopichand's forthcoming Mogudu, a full-fledged family entertainer directed by creative director Krishna Vamsi and produced by Nallamalapu Srinivas (Bujji) under the banner of Lakshmi Narasimha Productions, has reached its final leg of shooting.
Presently, the shooting is going on in Malaysia and by August 26, the unit will wrap up the entire shooting except two songs. Tapasee is the heroine. Shraddha Das is playing the second heroine, while Dr. Rajendra Prasad and Roja are playing important roles.
Debutant Babu Shankar is composing the tunes, while Srikanth is handling the camera. The makers are planning to release the film in September last week.

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Allu Arjun's shoulder surgery successful

Stylish star Allu Arjun's shoulder surgery was successfully conducted at St. John of God Hospital in Perth, Australia. The actor is doing fine and the doctors have advised him one month's rest before he starts working for his next film.
The actor suffered the shoulder injury during the shoot of Arya 2 two years ago while doing a tricky movement. His condition got aggravated while shooting for Badrinath. Notably, he was operated in the same hospital earlier. When he returns, Allu Arjun will start the shooting of a film directed by Trivikram Srinivas.

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Rajinikanth comes out in support of Anna Hazare!

Our Superstar Rajinikanth has put up his hand in support of Anna Hazare's movement for the Jan Lokpal Bill. Rajini sent an Email to 'India Against Corruption' on Tuesday, stating he is happy that the fight against corruption is being led by an able and dedicated leader like Anna Hazare.
In the mail, Rajini wrote, "There can be no doubt that corruption is a dreaded disease that needs to be weeded from the Indian society." He pledged his support with the statement, "I wholeheartedly support the India Against Corruption movement in their campaign to get the Jan Lokpal bill legislated in the parliament." Our Thalaivar also congratulated all Indians who are supporting this bloodless revolution, and also said that this kind of peaceful revolution would be possible only in India, the birthplace of Sathyagraha.

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Oosaravelli: Title, release date confirmed

Producer B.V.S.N. Prasad has released a press note, stating that his upcoming Jr. NTR starrer under the direction of Surendar Reddy has been officially titled Oosaravelli.
The media has been referring to the movie with this title for some time, but there was speculation about its title being changed. There were doubts over the release date too and reports claimed that Oosaravelli might be out of the Dassera race. But the producer also made it clear that they are still aiming for Dassera release.
Produced under the banner of Sri Venkateshwara Cine Chitra, Oosaravelli is currently being shot at Gacchibowli in Hyderabad. After this schedule, the unit will go to Mumbai to shoot some crucial climax scenes and later complete the final schedule in Switzerland.
Devi Sri Prasad is composing the music. Milky beauty Tamannaah is the heroine and Harika is the second heroine.

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Salman Khan to remake Dookudu in Hindi?

While his upcoming Mahesh Babu starrer Dookudu is expected to grace the screens on August 31, it is now heard that director Srinu Vaitla recently narrated the Dookudu story to Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, who was impressed with the storyline and its narration, and instantly gave his green signal to the project without a second thought.
As per Mumbai sources, the Dookudu remake will begin in October. Notably, Salman Khan is very close to Srinu Vaitla, whose Ready was recently remade in Hindi with Salman Khan in the lead.
Dookudu is an action-packed romantic entertainer produced by Achanta Ram, Achanta Gopinath and Anil Sunkara under the banner of 14 Reels Entertainment. It is the highest budget film in Mahesh Babu's career so far.

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The Businessman music: Sittings commenced

pre-production works of Mahesh Babu's new Puri Jagannath film The Businessman, being made in Hindi with Abhishek Bachchan in the lead, are progressing in full swing.

According to reports, some key unit members left for Pattaya in Bangkok along with music director S.S. Thaman to commence the music sittings.

Produced by Venkat under the banner of RR Movie Makers, The Businessman was recently launched in Hyderabad and the regular shooting will start in September. Kajal Aggarwal is the heroine while Hansika is the second heroine. The film will be ready by January 12, 2012 as a Sankaranti gift.

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Sai Dharam Tej injured

Chiranjeevi’s nephew and budding actor Sai Dharam Tej was injured during the shooting of his debut film Rey in the US and the doctors have reportedly advised a month's rest. So the unit has returned to India and will recommence shooting when he is pronounced fit.
A youthful musical love entertainer being directed and produced by Y.V.S. Choudary under the banner of Bommarillu, Rey introduces Subra Ayyappa as the heroine. The major part of the film is shot in USA, West Indies, etc.

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Don 2 to be released in 3D format

After the success of Vikram Bhatt's Haunted 3D, every other filmmaker in town is planning to either make or convert his film in 3D format. The latest buzz is that Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani of Excel Entertainment are planning to release their eagerly awaited SRK starrer Don 2 in 3D.
After seeing a few 3D conversion tests, the duo was convinced that Don 2 in 3D will only further enhance its impact. Needless to say, foreign technicians will be working on the 3D conversion process.
Don 2 will be released in Hindi and dubbed in Tamil and Telugu as well. The film opens worldwide on Dec 23.
Courtesy: Bollywood Hungama

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Ishq in final leg

Young hero Nitin's Vikram Kumar directed Ishq, starring Nitya Menon as the heroine, is in the last leg of shooting. The makers are planing to complete the shooting by August end and release the audio by September first week.
Said to be a love story, the film is produced by Srestha Media Limited in association with Multi Dimension Entertainments. Ace cinematographer P.C. Sriram is cranking the camera. Music is by Anand Shankar.

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Ileana opposite Ravi Teja in Idiot 2?

Actress Ileana is likely to be the heroine in director Puri Jagannath's proposed Ravi Teja starrer Idiot 2, remake of the duo's super hit Idiot (2002).
According to sources, Ileana has not yet signed on the dotted line for Idiot 2, but has agreed to do the film in principle.
If it happens, this would be the third time Ravi Teja and Ileana are coming together (after Khatarnak and Kick). Besides, this is the third film in which she will act under the direction of Puri Jagannath after Pokiri and Nenu Naa Rakshasi.
Produced by B.V.S.N. Prasad under the banner of Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra, Idiot 2 is expected to hit the floors in January 2012.

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Ganga - The Bodyguard at Aluminum Factory

Venkatesh-Trisha starrer Ganga - The Bodyguard, remake of Malayalam super hit Bodyguard, is presently progressing at Aluminum Factory at Gachibowli, Hyderabad. The unit is canning some action scenes on Venkatesh and other fighters under the supervision of Ram-Lakshman.
As per reports, the film has completed the 70% of its shooting. The makers are planning to complete the film in three months and bring it to theatres in December.
Ganga - The Bodyguard is directed by Gopichand Malineni and produced by Bellamkonda Suresh under the banner of Sri Sai Ganesh Productions. Thaman is composing the music.

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Anushka out and Tamannah in Rebel

Raghava Lawrence is currently basking in the success of Kanchana. For those who are curious about what he is doing next, the dancer/director/actor is directing a film with Telugu heartthrob, Prabhas called Rebel. Anushka was cast as the heroine in this film which was delayed as Prabhas was promoting his film Mr. Perfect and Lawrence was busy with Kanchana. But now that the director and the hero have completed their previous commitments, Rebel is ready to resume.

However, the latest is that Anushka has opted out of the project following creative differences with the director. Lawrence wasted no time in handing over the role to Tamannah who is riding the wave of success with back to back hits like 100% Love with Naga Chaitanya and Badrinath with Allu Arjun. Should we say Anushka s loss and Tamannah’s gain?

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Dookudu songs-filming location details

Mahesh Babu, Samantha starring Dookudu Songs filming Info including shooting places and choreographers details

1. Dookudu title song partly in Mumbai. Choreographed by Raju Sundaram, part of the song was also done in Hyderabad.

2. Guruvaram song is filmed in Turkey (Istanbul and near areas). Choreographed by Shobi

3. Chulbuli song is filmed in picturisq Cracked Land and Bhuj area in Gujarat. Choreographed by Raju Sundaram, this song will be known for its formations and extravagance.

4. Dhettadi song will be one of the best mass numbers shot in exotic locales in Switzerland. Choreographed by Dinesh Master it will be a visual treat for Mahesh Babu fans

5. Povvai Povvai is in a set choreographed by Dinesh Master.

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Upset with Chiranjeevi's attitude

Upset with Chiranjeevi's attitude, former legislator Vangaveeti Radhakrishna did not join the Congress along with his supporters on Monday. Radhakrishna, son of Kapu warlord late Vangaveeti Ranga, was one of the few leaders who left the ruling Congress to join PRP before the last general elections.

Sources said Radhakrishna was disappointed with the response of Chiranjeevi in ensuring him the party ticket for the next elections. Chiranjeevi is believed to have told Radhakrishna to join Congress unconditionally saying that he would think about his political future at an appropriate time. With Malladi Vishnu being the lone Congress legislator from Vijayawada city, Radharishna suspects that it could be difficult for him to get the party ticket.

PRP nominees Vellampalli Srinivas and Yalamanchili Ravi are legislators from the city and they are likely to get re-nominated in the next elections. With his chances of getting a ticket from the Congress looking remote, Radhakrishna skipped the merger meeting held in Hyderabad.

Though his political aides advised him to negotiate with YSR Congress chief Jaganmohan Reddy, Radhakrishna is yet to take a decision as the district in-charge minister Galla Arunakumari, with whom he has good rapport, has reportedly cautioned him against taking hasty decisions.

Meanwhile, local MP Lagadapati Rajagopal is said to have assured him of a ticket. The MP had opposed Malladi Vishnu's candidature in the last election as he preferred Samineni Udayabhanu from Vijayawada Central. Despite assurances, Radha thinks that his political journey has hit a road block and is seriously looking out for other options.

--Courtesy-TOI

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