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Samantha ready to join pan India film

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Samantha ready to join pan India film

Samantha is on cloud nine right now. The actress received great accolades for her performance as Raji in the web series Family Man 2. It is being reported that after the success of the web series, she has also been approached by Netflix.

Samantha, who was last seen on the big screen in the 2020 release Jaanu will play the titular role in the upcoming Gunasekhar film Shaakuntalam. The movie was launched amidst great fanfare earlier this year and major portions were also filmed. However, with Gunasekhar testing Covid positive and corona second wave canceled the shoot entirely.

Now we hear that the shooting will start soon and Samantha will be joining the regular shoot of the film from the end of July. Shaakuntalam will also feature Dev Mohan, Aditi Balan, and Mohan Babu in key roles. The movie will be bankrolled by Dil Raju and it will be a pan-India film

Business revision for Tollywood biggies

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Business revision for Tollywood biggies

The pandemic for sure has dampened the plans for a lot of Tollywood biggies in more ways than one. It has disrupted the shooting schedules of some and has delayed releases of some. Adding to that, the recent government order by the Andhra Pradesh government has also put producers and distributors in two minds.

After the 1st wave of Covid, producers had closed massive deals on their movies thinking things will get better now. The box-office success of many movies that released after first wave gave further boost to their belief.

But now the second wave has dampened a lot of these deals. It can be said that the covid second wave hit the industry much harder. Now the situation is entirely different in Tollywood. The lack of clarity over ticket prices in Andhra Pradesh is giving sleepless nights to producers and distributors.

Buzz is that the deals of a number of Tollywood biggies like Acharya and Radhe Shyam might be revised considering the present situations.

Allu Arjun trying to make it a pan India film

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Allu Arjun trying to make it a pan India film

Icon Star Allu Arjun is riding on a career-high. After the humungous success of his last year’s Ala Vaikunthapurramlo, he will be next seen in Sukumar’s Pushpa. Pushpa has generated massive positive buzz right from the day it was announced. Pushpa’s teaser which was released on Allu Arjun’s birthday was well received and took the expectations to another level.

Pushpa will be Allu Arjun’s first pan-India film and will release in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi simultaneously world over. The Icon Star wants to maintain the same momentum and wants to continue with big projects.

This is the reason he is pushing his next film Icon also to be a pan India film. He has made his intentions clear to director Venu Sriram and the film’s producers. The actor has suggested that Icon also be a multi-lingual release and must be made on a grand scale.

Icon will release after Pushpa Part One. The ‘Ala Vaikunthapurramlo’ actor wants the makers to cash in on the first part’s buzz so that the Pushpa second part gets even bigger and grander canvas.

Nithiin makes another surprise signing

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Nithiin makes another surprise signing

Nithiin is on a signing spree. The actor already had two releases this year in form of Check and Rangde. While both the films failed at the box office, he immediately made an announcement of his next film Maestro, a remake of Hindi superhit Andhadhun. Apart from this, he has also signed a film with Vakkantham Vamsi and also has a Powerpeta scheduled for a release later this year.

Amidst these series of films, reports are coming out that he has signed another film. Popular editor SR Sekhar will direct this film. Sekhar had earlier worked as an editor on Nithiin’s Lie and also worked on movies like Business Man and Temper.

Reportedly, Nithiin was impressed with Sekhar’s narration and immediately okayed the film. The film will go on floors once the actor wraps up Vakkantham Vamsi’s project. With so many projects lined up, this year for sure is going to be the busiest of Nithiin’s career.

AP CM puts film industry in deep trouble

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AP CM puts film industry in deep trouble

Looks like the troubles for the Telugu film industry are not going to end soon. With theatres opening and film shootings resuming, it was expected that life will finally get to normal. However, the producers and exhibitors might continue to face issues even with normalcy restored.

Reportedly, AP CM Jaganmohan Reddy has asked his aides to not approach him on the issue of ticket rate slabs that he had earlier imposed.

It all started when a new GO was issued on 8th April, that directed theatres across AP regarding the prices of the tickets. As per the directives, theatres situated in Municipal Corporation, Municipality, Nagar Panchayat, and Gram Panchayat each have been given a slab for ticket prices as per the theatre class. This created a lot of trouble for the movies.

The Chief Minister is quite firm on this move and reportedly not willing to go back on the price rates. This decision has put the producers and exhibitors in a spot of bother as they will be already operating at 50% occupancy leading to low returns.

Love Story producer about the movie release

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Love Story producer about the movie release

Sekhar Kammula’s Love Story is one of the most anticipated movies of the year. The romantic drama starring Naga Chaitanya and Sai Pallavi was set to release in April but got postponed due to the Covid second wave.

Now with theatres opening, there are chances of a new release date being announced soon. However, the producers have clarified that the movie will be only releasing under completely normals situations.

According to Sunil Narang, the film’s producer ” The film won’t be releasing anytime soon even if theatres were to be permitted to operate at 50% capacity from July 1.”

“It’s not viable to screen if theaters reopen with only 3 shows per day. So, we will think about releasing only after the night curfew is lifted. I think things will return to normalcy only after July second week,” he added.

The movie has generated great buzz with Pavan Ch’s compositions turning out to be chartbusters. This will be the second movie in Sai Pallavi and Sekhar Kammula’s combo after 2017 superhit ‘Fidaa’.

Tamannah to host a cookery show?

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Tamannah to host a cookery show?

Tamannah has been focussing majorly on OTT platforms and small screen of late. Post her OTT debut with web series 11th Hour, she was seen in another web series November Story. Both these web series failed to impress the audience. However, critics applauded Tamannah’s performance.

Now it is being reported that the actress will be soon seen on small screen with a cookery show which will be on the lines of Masterchef. Kannada star Kiccha Sudeep will be hosting the Kannada version of the reality show.

The show will be made in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada with film stars from the respective languages hosting it. It was earlier rumoured that Venkatesh would be hosting the Telugu versions.

Tamannah has a bunch of releases lined up and will be next seen in films like Seetimarr, F3, Maestro and Gurthunda Seetakalam.

Rajinikanth travels to the USA with special permissions

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Rajinikanth travels to the USA with special permissions

Superstar Rajinikanth has sought special permission from the government to allow him to travel to USA for a medical checkup. He was scheduled to be in the USA for medical attention. However, with the pandemic causing travel restrictions all over, he had to push his plan.

Rajinikanth will now be traveling in a special chartered flight that can carry 14 people. He will be accompanied by some of his family members. Rajini’s son-in-law Dhanush is already in the USA shooting for his upcoming Hollywood debut.

Rajinikanth was recently in Hyderabad shooting for his upcoming film Annaatthe. The action drama directed by Siruthai Siva also stars Nayanthara, Meena, and Keerthy Suresh in key roles. 

It was during this film that Rajinikanth had to be hospitalized earlier due to blood pressure fluctuations. The movie shoot was stalled for a while as 4 members of the crew had tested Covid positive. Annaatthe’s 60% of shoot has been completed and will release towards the year-end. Recently Jagapathy Babu joined the shoot and few crucial sequences were shot on him.

Telangana theatres to open very soon

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Telangana theatres to open very soon

The global pandemic has caused a massive dent in the plans of filmmakers. The film industry has been one of the worst affected ones due to the present situations. Just when we thought Tollywood was getting back onto its feet, the second wave stuck leading to closures of the AP and Telangana theatres once again. The industry is now planning to get back on its feet with shootings resuming soon.

As per the latest reports, Telangana theatres are all set to reopen soon. According to sources, exhibitors have decided to reopen theaters with 50% occupancy from 1st July. Andhra Pradesh has already reopened certain theatres with Vizag’s Jagadamba theatre being the first to open doors.

Theatres will take all safety precautions and will follow necessary social distancing protocols on opening.

Mirchi to BAN: Koratala Siva’s box-office review

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Mirchi to BAN: Koratala Siva’s box-office review

Successful director Koratala Siva is celebrating his 46th birthday today. Wishes are pouring in from all over the industry for Koratala who has given Tollywood some memorable films in the last 8 years. The ‘Acharya’ director started his career as a story and dialogue writer. He has worked on some memorable films like Bhadra, Munna, Okkadunnadu, Brindavanam, Simha, and Oosaravelli as a writer. On the occasion of Koratala Siva’s birthday, here’s a look at the movies directed by him.

Mirchi

The film that made the industry look up and notice the craftsmanship of Koratala Siva, Mirchi proved to be the perfect launchpad for him. Siva presented Prabhas in a never seen before avatar and explored both the class and mass angles of the actor. A gripping screenplay and chartbuster music coupled with Prabhas’ screen presence made Mirchi Prabhas’ most successful box-office outing back then. The film had a worldwide closing share of Rs 47.5 crores and turned out to be a landmark film for both Koratala Siva as well as Prabhas.

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Srimanthudu

Achieving success with the first film itself is a tough act, but what’s even tougher is continuing the success streak. Post the landmark hit Mirchi, Koratala Siva teamed up with Super Star Mahesh Babu for Srimanthudu. The movie released in 2015 achieved stupendous success and ended up as a non-Baahubali industry hit. This was a massive achievement for a director handling just his second film. The action drama crossed the Rs 75 crore share mark in just its 16th day and established multiple domestic and overseas records. Srimanthudu established Koratala as a name to reckon with. Koratala became known for his content plus box office formula.

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Janatha Garage

After an industry hit, Koratala Siva teamed up with Young Tiger NTR for the first time. Keeping up with his track record, Koratala scored a hat-trick and gave NTR the biggest hit of his career. The action drama once again perfectly infused message with mass elements and entertained both class as well as mass sections. Critics appreciated the director for handling the vigilante drama effectively. Janatha Garage ended up as a super hit and breached Rs 75 crore for the second time in his career.

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Bharat Ane Nenu

Joining hands with Mahesh for the second time, no movie in Koratala’s career created as much buzz as Bharat Ane Nenu. With a movie like Srimanthudu in their account and Mahesh essaying the role of a Chief Minister, the expectations on this movie was at an all-time high. The duo didn’t disappoint the audience and successfully delivered another massive box-office success. Bharat Ane Nenu’s overseas performance was phenomenal and broke many records. With this political action drama, Koratala joined the exclusive Rs 100 crore share club and marked the fourth successive hit of his career.

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Koratala Siva has now joined hands with Mega Star Chiranjeevi for his next action drama Acharya. Mega Power Star Ram Charan will also be a part of this film and expectations as always are high on this action drama. The movie is set to release later this year. The industry is waiting with heavy expectations to see what Koratala has in store here.

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