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Khiladi shoot to start from July 26th

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Ravi Teja’s much-awaited action thriller Khiladi’s shoot will resume on July 26th. The movie was scheduled to release earlier this year but has seen multiple delays due to the pandemic. Director Ramesh Verma and Ravi Teja took to social media to share the update with a new poster.

The film was initially supposed to release in May but the Covid second wave played spoilsport. Now it has once again affected the film’s shoot which is gearing towards the final schedule.

The unit of Ravi Teja’s Khiladi were supposed to fly down to Dubai to shoot a couple of songs and scenes there. However, this isn’t possible at the moment as Dubai Consulate hasn’t yet started the visa application process. The unit will now shoot for a couple of songs and some fight sequences in a specially erected set in Hyderabad instead of flying to Dubai.

Directed by Ramesh Verma, Ravi Teja will be seen in a dual role in this action thriller. The movie is produced jointly by Satyanarayana Koneru and Ramesh Varma under the banner of A Studios LLP. It stars Dimple Hayathi, Unni Mukundan, Arjun Sarja and Meenakshi Chaudhary in key roles.

Prabhas- Nag Ashwin movie shoot starts

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The shooting of Prabhas – Nag Ashwin’s sci-fi film started today at the Ramoji Film City. The film went on floors with a pooja ceremony and Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan was also a part of this ceremony. Deepika Padukone will be playing lead alongside Prabhas in what is being termed as a ‘pan-world’ film.

Taking to social media, Amitabh Bachchan posted the movie update but kept the other details of this Prabhas- Nag Ashwin film hidden.

It was announced just last year that Big B would be playing a key role in this film. There are unconfirmed reports that he will play the role of a scientist in this mega-budget fantasy film. The untitled flick went on floors today without any prior announcement. Reports suggest that this will be a short schedule in Hyderabad.

The present schedule will be 5 days long and some scenes would be shot on Big B during this period. Nag Ashwin’s film will be completely a new genre that was never seen in Tollywood. This film will be produced by Ashwini Dutt under his banner Vyjayanthi Movie.

Proud Allu Arjun wishes brother

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Icon Star Allu Arjun visited the sets of sports action drama Ghani and met with the crew earlier today. Kiran Korrapati is directing this movie which stars Varun Tej in the lead role. Saiee Manjrekar, Sunil Shetty, Upendra, and Jagapathy Babu will be essaying key roles in this film.

Allu Arjun visited the sets to wish his brother Allu Bobby and brother-in-law Sidhu Mudda success for their debut production. Sidhu Mudda and Allu Bobby have jointly produced the film under the banners of Renaissance Pictures and Allu Bobby Company.

Taking to social media, the ‘Pushpa’ star wished the duo and expressed immense pride on the occasion.

“My elder brother Allu Bobby & my sweetest Brother in Law Sidhu Mudda. Hope both of you kick start ur journey with a knock-out punch at the box office #Ghani #allubobbycompany #renaissancepictures“, he posted along with a series of pics from the sets of the movie.

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A special boxing ring set was erected recently in a Hyderabad studio to shoot some crucial boxing shots for the film. Ghani is nearing completion and according to reports, AHA has signed a deal of a whopping Rs 24 crores. This deal includes both digital as well as satellite rights.

Another last-minute change for Ravi Teja’s Khiladi

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Ravi Teja’s Khiladi is one of the many films in Tollywood that have been massively impacted by the pandemic. The film was initially supposed to release in May but the Covid second wave played spoilsport. Now it has once again affected film’s shoot.

The unit of Ravi Teja’s Khiladi were supposed to fly down to Dubai to shoot a couple of songs and scenes there. However, this isn’t possible at the moment as Dubai Consulate hasn’t yet started the visa application process.

“We have been waiting for the ticketing to be opened to Dubai, and looks like that may happen in the first week of August. But we are not sure how many of the crew will get visas. So, we will only shoot a few scenes of the protagonist there, as his character is set in Dubai,” said director Ramesh Verma.

The songs will now be shot at specially erected sets which will come up in Hyderabad. Ravi Teja will be seen in a dual role in this action thriller. The movie is produced jointly by Satyanarayana Koneru and Ramesh Varma under the banner of A Studios LLP. It stars Dimple Hayathi, Unni Mukundan, Arjun Sarja and Meenakshi Chaudhary in key roles.

Naga Chaitanya gearing up for OTT debut

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Looks like the Akkineni family has completely embraced the OTT wave that’s on right now. Firstly, it was Samantha who impressed in Aha’s Sam Jam and Amazon Prime’s Family Man 2 . This was followed by Nagarjuna who recently confirmed that he is doing a movie exclusively for an OTT platform. Now, Naga Chaitanya will also soon enter the OTT sphere with a film produced by Sharath Marrar.

The discussions for this project were going on for quite some time and now finally the makers and Naga Chaitanya have locked a subject. The team is now looking for a young crew who can handle this subject with the sensitivity and required lens of an OTT release.

The young actor will join the project once he finishes his commitments with Amir Khan’s Lal Singh Chaddha and Thank You. Vikram K Kumar is directing Thank You which also stars Rashi Khanna in the lead role opposite ‘Chay’.

Naga Chaitanya is also slated to feature in Bangaruraju, starring Nagarjuna.

Nithiin’s Check performs better than Rang De

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Nithiin’s Check has outperformed his other release of the year Rang De in its World Television premiere. While Rang De garnered a TRP of 7.22, Check managed a higher TRP of 8.53.

The Chandra Sekhar Yelei directed movie premiered on July 11th on Gemini TV and turned out to be successful in capturing the TV audience nearly 5 months after its theatrical release.

Nithiin’s Check which opened up with mixed reports and poor word of mouth failed to sustain at the Box-office. It registered average openings on Day 1 as the makers failed to create buzz and couldn’t promote well. The pre-release business of this movie is 16.8Crs and the closing collections were around 8.67Crs only.

The movie also starred Rakul Preet Singh and Priya Prakash Varrier in lead roles. The music was scored by Kalyani Malik and it was bankrolled by Bhavya Creations. The year has not been so good for Nithiin with both his films Check and Rang De failing to impress audiences and critics alike.

No clarity over Prabhas’ Radhe Shyam

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Prabhas currently has a bunch of films that are in making right now Salaar, Aadipurush, Nag Ashwin directorial, and Radhe Shyam. Out of these, Prabhas’ Radhe Shyam will be the first one to release. However, it is this film that is bringing maximum confusion to movie lovers and fans.

One of the main reasons for this is the lack of updates on the film and re-shoot of some crucial scenes further delaying the completion.

The movie shoot has already been postponed twice due to the pandemic and has caused more delays. Adding to this, the fans complain that apart from a teaser that was released earlier this year and some posters, nothing much is revealed as of now.

Presently, Prabhas’ Radhe Shyam is nearing completion and lack of any clarity and updates over the last schedule is causing further agony to fans. Radhe Shyam makers are keeping their cards close to their chest and are in no mood for revealing anything except for the fact that the film will be a huge surprise for Prabhas’ fans.

The romantic drama was set to hit the screens in July, but Covid second wave altered the plans and makers are looking for an October release.

Pooja Hegde for Dhanush Tollywood movie?

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After signing a film with Sekhar Kammula, Dhanush has also okayed a project with Venky Atluri. Reportedly, Venky is taking a new route this time around his movie would not be a usual rom-com that he usually directs. This movie is going to be rooted in reality and totally different from his previous films. This film will be bilingual and will go on. floors soon.

According to the buzz, Pooja Hegde is considered for the lead role opposite Dhanush. Venky’s previous films Tholiprema, Mr. Majnu, and RangDe were romantic comedies with a light-hearted approach towards life. The upcoming Dhanus-Venky film will be more in Dhanush style.

Reportedly, Dhanush will be portraying the role of a social crusader taking on the education system. This will be a serious subject and it needs to be seen how the young director handles it.

“As Pooja is known for both performance and glamour, Venky is keen to cast her as Dhanush’s pair. However, the actor is yet to give her consent and a clear picture will emerge in the coming days,” said a source close to the development.

Pooja is currently busy shooting for Vijay’s Tamil action entertainer Beast. Her other films including Chiranjeevi-starrer Acharya, Prabhas’s Radhe Shyam and Akhil Akkineni’s rom-com Most Eligible Bachelor are in the final stages of production. 

Vijayendra Prasad speaks on Mahesh- Rajamouli film

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Writer Vijayendra Prasad, who’s been the man behind a number of Tollywood and Bollywood blockbusters recently spoke about the much-awaited Mahesh-Rajamouli film. In an interview, the ace writer gave a hint about the genre of the film.

He stated that the movie will be based on an African jungle backdrop and will be an action-adventure film. This particular genre is hugely popular in Hollywood and reportedly Rajamouli aims to show a totally new Mahesh to the audience.

Incidentally, Mahesh has acted in an action-adventure ‘ Takkari Donga’ in the initial phase of his career. The cowboy-adventure film which also had a cameo from Superstar Krishna showcased a totally new Mahesh to the audience.

Something similar is expected of the Mahesh- Rajamouli film, but on a much bigger and grander level. Vijayendra Prasad said that the script work hasn’t started yet and that proper discussions on the film will start post RRR release as Rajamouli is totally occupied with the Jr NTR- Charan starter.

Similarly, Mahesh Babu is also busy with the filming of Sarkaru Vaari Paata at the moment. Post this, he will start SSMB28 with Trivikram. It’s only after this will he move on to the Rajamouli film.

Jr NTR and Ram Charan to come together on August 15th

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Jr NTR and Ram Charan will be seen together this Independence Day. The RRR duo will come together for the opening episode of Jr NTR’s Evaru Meelo Koteeswarulu. Ram Charan is all set to be the first guest of the show’s news season which will be telecasted from Independence Day.

Jr NTR, who is making a comeback to the small screen after 4 years will be hosting the quiz show for the first time. The actor started shooting for the show on July 10th and continued till July 20th. In these 10 days, he shot a number of episodes including the one with Charan. The show’s first three seasons were hosted by Nagarjuna while Chiranjeevi hosted the fourth season.

A special set has been erected at Annapurna Studios for the show and fans are eager to catch Jr NTR on the small screen after a gap of 4 years. He had earlier hosted the first season of Bigg Boss Telugu Season 1 and received great applause for his hosting.

Meanwhile, fans are excited to catch Jr NTR and Ram Charan on a small screen, and we can expect some inside scoops from RRR in this episode.

Many celebrities are expected to be a part of the quiz show in the later episodes. The show will be telecasted on Gemini on Prime Time.