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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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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