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Puri questioned for 10 hours, Charmee to appear next

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The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday questioned film director Puri Jagannadh in connection with its money-laundering probe. The questioning went on for nearly 10 hours post which the director was free to leave. The agency asked him to provide details of his bank accounts for the period 2015 to 2017. Puri appeared before the ED along with his Chartered Accountant after summons were sent last week.

The Enforcement Directorate has issued notices to various Tollywood celebrities, who are connected to the Tollywood industry, in connection with its money-laundering probe.

Actors Rakul Preet Singh, Rana Daggubati, Ravi Teja, Charmee Kaur, Navdeep, Mumaith Khan, and Jagnnadh have been asked to appear before ED between August 31 and September 22. Tanish, Nandu, and actor Ravi Teja’s driver Srinivas are also among those summoned.

Action-packed Seetimaarr trailer released

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Gopichand starrer Seetimaarr is getting ready for its release on September 10th. The film features Gopichand as a Kabaddi coach and the trailer dropped in a while ago. The trailer features a series of action scenes and gives us a deeper glimpse into the story behind the Kabaddi players.

Gopichand looks good in the action scenes and the trailer is primarily focused on the backstory of the young girls ‘ Kabaddi team.

Seetimaarr was earlier scheduled to release on April 2nd earlier this year but ran into multiple financial troubles and lockdown-related delays.

Director Sampath Nandi is teaming up with Gopichand for the second time in his career after 2017 hit Goutham Nanda. The film will also see the combination go Sampath Nandi and Tamannah. The two have earlier worked in Racha and Bengal Tiger. The makers after multiple delays have decided to release the action entertainer on September 3rd.

Gopichand will be playing a Kabaddi coach in the film produced by Srinivasaa Chitturi under Srinivasaa Silver Screen.

Paagal to stream from September 3rd

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Vishwak Sen’s Paagal will be steaming digitally from September 3rd. The romantic drama that released earlier this month will be streaming on Amazon Prime Video and an official announcement will be made soon.

The film follows the story of a happy-go-lucky guy in search of true love. Vishwak Sen’s character is highly attached to his mother who passes away when he was quite young. His attachment to his mother prompts him to find a girl who is a shadow of his late mother.

The movie received mixed reviews and performed sub-par at the box office. Nivetha Pethuraj, Simran Chaudhary, and Megha Lekha co-starred with Vishwak Sen in this film. Naresh Kuppili directed this romantic drama.

The movie created enough curiosity and buzz through its unconventional promotions and quirky trailers. Interestingly, just a week after Paagal’s release on Amazon Prime Video, Nani’s Tuck Jagadish will also be streaming digitally on the same platform

Sridevi Soda Center Box-office status

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Sudheer Babu’s Sridevi Soda Center released last week amidst good buzz. The movie, on its release, started on a decent note in all areas. The action entertainer received poor ratings overall and average word of mouth for the film meant the failed to recover much during the crucial weekend.

In its 4 days run Sridevi Soda Center managed to collect around Rs 3.4 crores. The business of this Sudheer Babu- Anandhi starrer stands at Rs 11.45 crores. The movie has slowed down considerably after the weekend and the momentum has dried up meaning the film might struggle to recover 50% of its business as well.

The film has done a good pre-release business and has done the highest biz post the second wave. Directed by Karuna Kumar of Palasa 1978 fame, with music composed by Mani Sharma. Naresh and Satyam Rajesh in other pivotal roles and the movie received mixed reviews on release.

Is Megastar Chiranjeevi getting ready with another remake?

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Megastar Chiranjeevi has his hands full with projects currently. After Acharya, Chiranjeevi will be seen in the Malayalam blockbuster Lucifer’s remake. Lucifer starred Mohanlal and Chiranjeevi will be reprising the ‘complete actor’s ‘ role in the remake which has been titled Godfather. This will be directed by Mohan Raja who has been tasked with finishing the project in not more than 4 months.

Post Godfather, Chiru will be seen in Bhola Shankar directed by Meher Ramesh. This project is also a remake of Ajith’s 2015 superhit Vedalam. Vedalam will feature Keerthi Suresh as Chiranjeevi’s sister and the story will revolve around the siblings.

Megastar Chiranjeevi also has Bobby’s film Chiru154 lined up next. This film is an original story and the first look poster was revealed recently by the makers on Chiranjeevi’s birthday.

After these two remakes, now we are hearing that Megastar will be working on another remake. The movie that he has chosen in Ajith’s Yennai Arindhaal. The film featured Ajith and Trisha and Megastar reportedly loved the characterization of Ajith as a powerful police officer. He is keen in reprising the same in Telugu as well.

Incidentally, the movie has already been dubbed in Telugu as Yenthavaadu Gaani. Chiranjeevi is keen on finishing these projects in 4-5 months and has clearly informed all the directors to not take much time.

Srikanth’s daughter to make an entry into films

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Its raining star kid debuts in Tollywood. After a series of the debut of kids from acting families, now its the turn of hero Srikanth’s daughter Medha to mark her entry in Tollywood. The details of the debut project are still under wraps and will be revealed soon.

Srikanth is a veteran of 100 plus films and has won a number of accolades in his career spanning more than 100 films. After garnering massive success as a family hero in the 90s and 2000S, he is now focussing more on character and negative roles.

Srikanth’s elder son Roshan has already made his debut with the romantic drama Nirmala Convent. He will be soon seen in Pelli SandaD.

Not much has been revealed about Medha’s debut project and it will be made public when the time comes.

Rajamouli to be the next celebrity guest on Jr NTR’s show?

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SS Rajamouli who is currently shooting pan-India independence era action film RRR was spotted at Annapurna Studios on Monday. His presence at the studios alongside NTR sparked rumours of him being the next guest on Evaru Meelo Koteeswarulu. The show is being shot at a specially erected set inside the sprawling Annapurna Studios.

The ace director was spotted getting down from the car and the visuals were shot by locals. The video has now gone viral on social media with many claiming SSR will indeed be the next guest on the show.

Incidentally, Jr NTR’s co-star Ram Charan was the first guest on the show and appeared on the opening episode of the season. RRR is currently in the final leg of its shoot and the entire unit just returned from a grueling schedule in Ukraine.

Right now RRR release date is the hot topic in Tollywood with many speculating that the film might join the Sankranti race. Sarkaru Vaari Paata, Radhe Shyam, F3 and Bheemla Naayak are already in the Sankranti race.

Naga Shourya and Ritu Varma’s Varudu Kaavalenu teaser is out

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Naga Shaurya’s and Ritu Varma starrer Varudu Kaavalenu has been carrying positive vibes thanks to its songs and breezy posters. Lakshmi Sowjanya is directing this family entertainer which is bankrolled by Suryadevara Naga Vamsi under Sithara Entertainments.

The teaser of the film dropped in a while back and follows the love story of two youngsters with different mindsets. While Ritu Varma is a perfectionist who yet to find the perfect match for her, Naga Shaurya is an easy-going person who is deeply in love with Ritu Varma. The couple looks great on-screen and the visuals look fresh.

Patchipulusu Vamsi and Vishnu Sarma’s cinematography and Vishal Chandrashekhar’s music complement each other’s work, wherein production design is very lavish.

Varudu Kaavalenu’s entire shooting has been wrapped up and post-production works are happening. The film will release in October, as announced by the makers through the teaser.

Puri Jagannadh to appear before ED today

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Director Puri Jagannadh is all set to appear before Enforcement Directorate (ED) today. The director along with other Tollywood celebrities were issued summons by the government body in relation to the four-year-old drug case.

Rakul Preet Singh, Rana Daggubati, Ravi Teja, Puri Jagannadh, Charmme Kaur, Mumaith Khan, Navdeep, Tarun, Tanish and Nandu are among others who will be appearing before ED in the coming days.

While Puri Jagannadh has been summoned by the ED on August 31, Rakul Preet has been summoned on September 6. Rana and Ravi Teja have been summoned on September 8 and 9, respectively. In 2017, these Tollywood celebrities and directors were questioned by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) as part of a high-end drug racket.

The ED is probing a money laundering case related to the drugs case which created a huge controversy in Tollywood back in 2017.

Allu Arjun sets another social media record

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Icon Star Allu Arjun is one of the most popular actors today. He will soon be setting his foot into the pan-India market with the action thriller Pushpa. Even before venturing pan-India, his following is growing rapidly all over.

The actor recently amassed a whopping 13 million followers on Instagram. This makes him the most-followed actor from the south. Allu Arjun is followed by the likes of Vijay Devarakonda (12.9 million), Dulquer Salman (8.7 million), Mahesh Babu (7.1 million), and Prabhas (6.9 million).

Actresses command a much bigger following on the photo-sharing app. The title of south’s most-followed celebrity is Rashmika Mandanna who recently crossed a massive 20 million mark on Insta.

Both Allu Arjun and Rashmika will be seen together in Sukumar’s Pushpa. The teasers, songs, and character reveals have been a great success and fans are eagerly waiting for Christmas to catch a glimpse of the film.