On the occasion of his father Nandamuri Taraka Ramarao’s birth anniversary, Nandamuri Balakrishna sang the famous Raghuveera Gadyam song and dedicated it to his father. The song is in Sanskrit written by 12th-century poet Vedanta Desika.

Additionally, he also requested the fans to respect the lockdown and stay at home and not gather like every year to mark the occasion. Every year, on the occasion of NTR’s birth anniversary, fans make a bee line to pay their respects at the NTR Ghat in Hyderabad. Additionally garlanding of NTR statues across the state is done as a mark of respect. Balakrishna asked everyone to desist from these activities this year.

“We all take his blessings every year at his Ghat. But this year is different because of the intensity of the pandemic. Keeping the well-being of his fans in view, it’s hereby urged of all not to visit the Ghat. I request one and all to observe covid restrictions and stay safe and strong,” he said.

No update from Sarkaru Vaari Paata this time

Mahesh Babu’s team in an official statement has announced that in view of current circumstances it would not be correct to mark the date with any announcements. Producer and Publicist BA Raju’s death is being considered as another reason behind this. 

‘Because I’m scared,’ admits Samantha

While Family Man 2 will be releasing in multiple languages, she hasn’t acted in films other than Telugu and Tamil. The ‘Majili’ actress was recently asked in a media interaction about why she hasn’t made a Bollywood debut yet. “Because maybe I am scared? (laughs) The talent here is amazing. I am scared,” she answered. The actress also added that she would love to be paired opposite Ranbir Kapoor if given an option.

Jr NTR shares the good news

Jr NTR has completely recovered from Corona and has tested negative. He took to Twitter to share the good news with his fans. The RRR actor had tested positive for Corona earlier this month and has been in home quarantine ever since.

Raj and DK respond to the Family Man 2 controversy

Raj and DK have responded to the controversy and released a statement. They stated that certain assumptions and impressions have been made based on a couple of shots from the trailer. They added that a large part of the Family Man 2’s crew are Tamilians and that they respect the sentiments of all. The director duo requested people to watch the show first and then come to a conclusion.

Rao Ramesh’s KGF 2 character revealed

On the occasion of Rao Ramesh’s birthday, the makers gave a glimpse of his character. He will be playing a CBI officer named Kanneganti Raghavan who is in the quest to catch hold of Rocky. The character seems quite interesting and it will be great to watch the versatile actor in this role.

Nidhi Agerwal’s thoughtful initiative is winning hearts

She has started a charitable organization called Distribute Love which will have people’s requests for Covid necessities, medications, etc. Along with that, the website will also have a resources list to help out the people in need. The actress, says she has put together a team to look into every request that comes through the website of the initiative. This initiative from the young actress has impressed everyone and people are calling her out for such a timely and resourceful initiative.

Chiranjeevi starts his mission oxygen

Mega Star Chiranjeevi recently announced his initiative of Mission Oxygen in form of an oxygen bank. The bank will be undertaking its initiatives across all the districts in the Telugu states. The ongoing pandemic has impacted the medical infrastructure badly causing a shortage of Oxygen. This is causing deaths in thousands of Corona patients. Noticing this, Chiranjeevi has taken the responsibility of ensuring the supply of oxygen now reaches maximum people.

The trust posted the update of the Oxygen Banks works and mentioned that the ban would start working from 10:30 AM today. The distribution of oxygen has started in the Anantapur and Guntur district branches. Khammam, Karimnagar, and five other districts will start the supply from tomorrow.

Still dealing with after-effects of Covid 19:Mehreen

Mehreen Pirzada recently contracted Covid 19. The F2 actress stated that although she is cured completely, she still is facing the after-effects. “I am still dealing with the after-effects of COVID-19. I have been resting all this while because I am low on energy. I just started to exercise, and work out a bit by taking my pet for walks,” she said.

RRR action sequences bought tears to my eyes: KV Vijayendra Prasad

RRR’s screenwriter and director SS Rajamouli’s father KV Vijayendra Prasad recently in an interview made an interesting revelation. The writer who has also penned the blockbuster Bahubali series spoke about the epic fights and the impact they made on him.

Prasad said that the action sequences will in the movie will drive the story and would be integral to the plot, “For the first time, I got tears while watching the stunt sequences in the RRR. There is so much pain in the drama and it will certainly connect with the viewers.”

Major release postponed, will announce a new release date soon, say makers

Adivi Sesh starrer Major has become the latest movie to postpone its release owing to the Covid second wave. The makers of the movie released a statement announcing the decision to defer the release. “We are living in unprecedented times and we hope you are following all the safety protocols and staying safe. Our film major which was originally scheduled for a worldwide theatrical release on 2nd July is now postponed for a later date. We will announce a new release date once things are back to normal. Times are tough but so are we,” said the announcement.

10 Tollywood movies that got shelved midway (Part 1)

The film business is quite a volatile one. The conditions that exist right now might not prevail tomorrow. Sometimes films start in a good spirit and with great expectations but that all might change later leading to film’s getting shelved. Tollywood over the years has seen some big movies in crazy combinations announced and get shelved. 

Young actress Nidhi Agerwal is slowly building a niche for herself in both Tollywood and Kollywood. The actress has been quite busy of late with Tamil movies Eeswaran and Bhoomi which released on the same day this year on Pongal. Now the actress has decided to expand her work beyond movies and help out people to counter the pandemic.

She has started a charitable organization called Distribute Love which will have people’s requests for Covid necessities, medications, etc. Along with that, the website will also have a resources list to help out the people in need. The actress, says she has put together a team to look into every request that comes through the website of the initiative.

“I am starting a charitable organization. It’s called Distribute Love. It’s a website where people can put in their requests, and I can provide them whatever help is possible. It could be basic necessities, medication, or whatever they might need,” she told.

“This is especially for Covid. I have a team that is working with me, and we will be able to arrange things. Once we start rolling, we will look at the requests and decide how we want to take things further,” said the actress, who made her debut in the 2017 Bollywood film “Munna Michael” and has since then worked in Tamil and Telugu films.

This initiative from the young actress has impressed everyone and people are calling her out for such a timely and resourceful initiative.

She will be next seen in Pawan Kalyan’s action-adventure film Hari Hara Veera Mallu in 2022. The actress has also signed up an untitled film with Sriram Aditya and an untitled Tamil film with Magizh Thirumeni.