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10 Tollywood movies that got shelved midway (Part 1)

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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. Let’s take a look at 10 such Tollywood movies which got shelved and never saw light.

1. Abu Baghdad Gajadonga


Starring Mega Star Chiranjeevi, this prestigious project was announced in mid-90s amidst great fanfare. This was billed to be an Indo- Hollywood film and was supposed to release in multiple languages. Suresh Krishna was to direct this action-adventure and the film generated great hype. However, the film didn’t see the light of the day to religious groups expressing objection over some character’s portrayal. Adding to it, Chiranjeevi’s busy schedule in the 90s couldn’t pack this movie.

2. Nartanasala

Another prestigious project starring Nandamuri Balakrishna, Sarath Babu, Soundarya, Sri Hari and Uday Kiran in key roles. The movie was announced amidst great fanfare in a ceremony in Hyderabad. The movie got shelved after Soundarya, who was playing the role of Draupadi passed away in a plane crash in 2004. Subsequently, the passing away of Sri Hari and Uday Kiran who were playing Bheemudu and Abhimanyudu let to lights out on this multi starrer mythological drama. Last year, around 17 minutes of footage from the movie was streamed on an OTT platform on a pay-per-view basis. This has been the only exhibition of the movie ever apart from the famous photo capturing the star cast. Balakrishna has also denied any chances of reviving the movie and said that “Some roles are meant for only some actors and nobody can replace them.”

3. Vinalani Undi

After the blockbuster outing with Choodalani Undi, it was announced that Mega Star and Chiranjeevi and Aswini Dutt will join hands again for Vinalani Undi. What made this movie even more special was that maverick director Ram Gopal Verma was announced as the director of this movie. This would have been a great feast for movie lovers as both RGV and Chiranjeevi were at their absolute peaks during this announcement. However, RGV’s Bollywood ambitions and creative differences with makers led to the shelving of this film.

4. Satyagrahi

Pawan Kalyan’s Satyagrahi is one of the most talked-about Tollywood movies that never saw the light of the day. The movie was to see Power Star and AM Rathnam joining hands after the blockbuster Kushi. It is reported that this role was extremely close to PK’s heart as he was playing the role of a rebellious student leader who fights against the system and social evils. Pawan Kalyan himself was involved in the story and screenplay of the movie and was supposed to direct this film. However, due to unknown reasons, this never saw the light of the day.

5. Premante Suluvu Kadura

Uday Kiran was one of the biggest stars at the turn of the millennium. Within a short span of time, he rose to great heights in Tollywood and was flooded with offers. However, after the initial blockbusters, there came a phase where a number of Uday Kiran films started getting shelved. Premante Suluvu Kadura was one of those Tollywood movies. This romantic movie even completed 50% of its shooting before it got cancelled. The movie backed by AM Rathnam got discontinued and could never metirialise.

6. Jab We Met Remake

Another Uday Kiran entry on the list, this untitled remake of Bollywood blockbuster had Uday Kiran reprising Shahid Kapur’s role. Trisha was signed to play Kareena Kapoor’s character in this romantic comedy. However, due to various reasons, this remake got shelved and never hit the screens. The film was remade as Kanden Kadhalai in Tamil and starred Tamannah and Bharath. It was also dubbed in Telugu.

7. Prince of Peace

It is a known fact that Pawan Kalyan experimented and tried to go for a variety of genres very early in his career. Prince of Peace was one such initiative. Pawan Kalyan was playing the role of Jesus Christ in this film directed by Singeetham Srinivas Rao. The film was planned to be shot in Jerusalem and Bethlehem and was being made on a heavy budget. This too didn’t workout and later got shelved for unknown reasons.

8. Jana Gana Mana

One of the most hyped and talked about Tollywood movies in recent years, Jana Gana Mana has been on all Mahesh Babu fans’ minds for quite some time now. This was supposed to be the hat-trick movie of Mahesh and Puri after the success of Pokiri and Businessman. Naturally, there were high expectations on this one. The movie’s hype further went multiple folds after Puri Jagannadh in 2016 tweeted a dialogue from the movie. “Strength lies in attack and not in defense,” was the Tweet which gave all a hint of the mass elements that would be packed in the film. Sadly, the film also didn’t materialize and only a tweet was left of it.

9. Mahesh Babu- Sukumar

1 Nenokkadine might not have been a huge commercial success but holds a special place in the hearts of movie lovers. Right after Sukumar’s Rangasthalam, it was reported that Super Star Mahesh Babu was approached for another film. However, the movie could not work out due to certain creative differences between Sukumar and Mahesh over the script. The duo still shares a cordial bond and both have expressed their desire to work with each other once again.

10. Merupu

This was scheduled to be Ram Charan’s next after the debacle of Orange. Dharani, who earlier directed Pawan Kalyan’s Bangaram approached the Mega Power Star with a sports-themed subject. Ram Charan was billed to play a footballer’s role in this sports action drama. Kajal Agarwal was once again roped in to play the lead opposite Charan. The movie was launched in a grand ceremony in Hyderabad but just like other movies on the list, got pushed away. Ram Charan quickly moved on from this film and worked on Racha next.

There are a number of other films that were announced and later got lost with time. We will come up with another part of this series where we’ll list out some more of these interesting projects which never worked out.

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

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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.

“Rajamouli is blending emotions and action in RRR. The fight sequences in the film will evoke intense emotions and I am sure that the audiences will be awestruck by the same,” said the senior writer describing the action sequences.

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.”

RRR is a fictional account of the younger days of freedom fighters Alluri Sita Ramaraju and Komaram Bheem. The film is packed with exceptional actions sequences and emotional scenes true to Rajamouli’s style.

Jr NTR is starring as Bheem while Ram Charan is playing Alluri’s role. The film also stars Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhat and Olivia Morris in key roles.

Nidhi Agerwal’s thoughtful initiative is winning hearts

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Nidhi Agerwal’s thoughtful initiative is winning hearts

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.

No update from Sarkaru Vaari Paata this time

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No update from Sarkaru Vaari Paata this time

For the last many years Mahesh has been making some announcements or giving out some updates or the other to mark Super Star Krishna’s birthday. Fans were hoping this year would be no different from previous years and that they will get a glimpse or any update on Sarkaru Vaari Paata.

This year it was expected that Sarkaru Vaari Paata makers will be revealing the first look of the action thriller. After the announcement poster that released earlier, fans were eager to see Mahesh’s new look from the movie.

However, nothing of that sort will be happening this time around. 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. Raju was like a family member to the Super Star family. He has been associated with Mahesh Babu and Super Star Krishna for many decades now. With May 31 being the 11th day of BA Raju’s death, it isn’t the right time to mark the day.

Last year on May 31st, On the occasion of Super Star Krishna’s birthday, Mahesh Babu announced Sarkaru Vaari Paata. The team launched a pre-look and announced the main crew. The pre-look has been received well with Mahesh sporting long hair, a tattoo, and an earring.

Still dealing with after-effects of Covid 19:Mehreen

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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.

Mehreen’s father tested positive for Covid last year and she along with her mother tested positive this year in March. This happened right after her engagement with politician Bhavya Bishnoi. Incidentally, Bhavya and his entire family also had tested Covid positive.

The couple were set to tie the knot later this year, but looking at the current situation the F2 actress has decided to push the wedding for a later date.

She will be next seen in F3 and had started shooting before the pandemic stuck. “I had started shooting already, but the film was halted due to the second wave of the pandemic,” she informed.

Hollywood stuntmen for Varun Tej’s Ghani

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Hollywood stuntmen for Varun Tej’s Ghani

Mega Prince Varun Tej’s Ghani took an interesting shape after an announcement from the makers. GA2 pictures announced that Hollywood action directors Larnell Stovall and Vlad Rimburg have been roped in. The duo will be directing some crucial action episodes in the film.

Larnell Stoval has worked on Hollywood action films such as Altered Carbon, Titans, and Ride Along. He is a professional weapon and martial art expert. Vlad Rimburg is also a martial arts expert and stunt choreographer who has worked on Bahubali 2, Sultan, Max Steel, and Gemini Man among others.

Varun Tej’s Ghani will see him playing a boxer’s role and more than half of the film’s shoot has been completed. The production of the film stopped recently due to the pandemic. A special boxing ring set was erected recently in a Hyderabad studio to shoot some crucial boxing shots for the film.

Debutant director Kiran Korapati is directing this sports action drama. Saiee Manjrekar, Sunil Shetty, Upendra and Jagapathy Babu will be essaying key roles in this film.

Chiranjeevi starts his mission oxygen

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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.

Chiranjeevi Charitable Trust released a statement last week notifying its mission. “In 1998, noticing the shortage of blood for the needy, Chiranjeevi set up the Blood Bank. Today, we are reeling under the shortage of Oxygen owing to Covid, and to tackle this situation, he is stepping up with an Oxygen Bank,” read the statement.

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.

“Mission begins. Let there be no deaths due to lack of life saving oxygen,” posted Chiranjeevi on social media updating everyone of the progress.

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

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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.

The movie’s teaser was released recently and impressed everyone with its slick shots and technical prowess.

The movie takes through the journey of Major Sandeep and his inspiration behind serving the nation. Prakash Raj and Revathy play his parents and from the looks of it, the movie will surely take us through an emotional ride.

Major created quite a lot of buzz ever since it was announced and is being shot in Telugu and Hindi simultaneously. Directed by Sashi Kiran Tikka, this movie was initially scheduled for a release on 2nd July.

Sony Pictures Releasing International, G Mahesh Babu Entertainment, and A+S Movies are producing this biographical action drama. 


సైరా నరసింహా రెడ్డి: ఇండస్ట్రీ హిట్, కానీ విజయవంతమైన చిత్రం కాదు

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సైరా నరసింహా రెడ్డి: ఇండస్ట్రీ హిట్, కానీ విజయవంతమైన చిత్రం కాదు

భారీ అంచనాల మధ్య విడుదలైన సైరా నరసింహారెడ్డిని మెగాస్టార్ చిరంజీవి డ్రీమ్ ప్రాజెక్ట్‌గా పరిగణించవచ్చు. ఖైదీ నంబర్ 150తో విజయవంతమైన పునరాగమనాన్ని అందించిన తర్వాత, ఆ ఊపును కొనసాగించడం మెగా స్టార్‌కు చాలా కీలకమైంది.

నిజానికి అంతస్తుల్లోకి వెళ్లడానికి ముందు సైరా నరసింహారెడ్డి చాలా కాలం పాటు మేకింగ్‌లో ఉన్నారు. ఈ పీరియడ్ యాక్షన్ డ్రామా నిర్మాణాన్ని ప్రారంభించే ప్రణాళికలు చాలా కాలంగా ఉన్నాయి. కానీ, పొంగిపొర్లుతున్న బడ్జెట్‌లు మరియు అనేక ఇతర తేదీ సమస్యలు సినిమాను ఎప్పుడూ వెనుక సీట్లో ఉంచుతాయి. ఈ స్పీడ్ బ్రేకర్లు చిరంజీవిని హోమ్ ప్రొడక్షన్‌కి వెళ్లి బాల్ రోలింగ్ చేయమని ఒప్పించారు. కొణిదెల ప్రొడక్షన్స్ బ్యానర్‌తో, మొదట రూ. 200 కోట్లు ఖర్చు చేయాల్సిన ఈ చిత్రం రూ. 250 కోట్ల ప్రాజెక్ట్‌గా ముగిసింది.

బాక్స్ ఆఫీస్

ఈ చిత్రం అక్టోబర్ 2, 2019న గ్రాండ్ గా విడుదలై తెలుగులో విపరీతమైన ఓపెనింగ్స్ సాధించింది. సైరా నరసింహారెడ్డి తెలుగులో బిగ్గెస్ట్ బ్లాక్‌బస్టర్స్‌తో సమానంగా నటించింది. అయితే, విడుదలైన ఇతర భాషల్లో ఇది సగటు రన్‌ను సాధించింది.

తెలుగు థియేట్రికల్ రైట్స్‌ను నిర్మాతలు 150 కోట్ల రూపాయలకు కొనుగోలు చేశారు. శాటిలైట్, డిజిటల్ మరియు ఇతర భాషల థియేట్రికల్ రైట్స్ దాదాపు 100 కోట్ల బిజినెస్ చేసింది. మొత్తంమీద, ఈ చిత్రం కలెక్షన్ల పరంగా అనేక రెట్లు రాబడిని వసూలు చేయనప్పటికీ, ఇది ప్రశంసనీయమైన భారీ పెట్టుబడిని తిరిగి పొందగలిగింది.

ఈ చిత్రం తమిళం, కన్నడ మరియు హిందీ వంటి ఇతర భాషలలో భారీ బజ్ సృష్టించడంలో విఫలమైనప్పటికీ, ఇది తెలుగు మార్కెట్‌లో గ్రాండ్ ఓపెనర్‌గా నిలిచింది. మెగాస్టార్ చరిష్మా జనాలను థియేటర్లకు రప్పించడమే కాకుండా మొదటి షో నుంచే పాజిటివ్ టాక్ తెచ్చుకుంది. తెలుగు వెర్షన్‌కు వచ్చిన పాజిటివ్ టాక్ మరియు బిజినెస్ ఇతర వెర్షన్‌లలో పునరావృతం కాలేదు మరియు భారతదేశం అంతటా దాని పనితీరు చాలా పేలవంగా ఉంది. హిస్టారికల్ బ్యాక్‌డ్రాప్ మరియు ఆకట్టుకునే స్టార్ కాస్ట్ మేకింగ్‌లో మరో బాహుబలి అనే ముద్ర వేసింది. అయితే, ఇతర మార్కెట్లు తెలుగు వ్యాపారానికి మద్దతు ఇవ్వకపోవడంతో, అది నిరాశగా ముగిసింది.

తెలుగు వెర్షన్ కేవలం 8 రోజుల్లోనే రూ. 100 కోట్లు వసూలు చేసి తదుపరి నాన్-బాహుబలిఐహెచ్‌గా నిలిచింది. అంతే కాదు చిరంజీవి తన తనయుడు రామ్ చరణ్ రంగస్థలం బిజినెస్ ని కూడా కేవలం 2 వారాల్లోనే 120 కోట్లు క్రాస్ చేసాడు. సైరా నరసింహా రెడ్డి విజయ యాత్ర ఎట్టకేలకు పండగ సీజన్ తర్వాత నెమ్మదించడం ప్రారంభించి రూ.125 కోట్లకు చేరుకుంది. దీంతో ఈ సినిమా రూ.150 కోట్ల వసూళ్లు రాబడుతుందనే అంచనాలు ఉన్న చాలా ఏరియాల్లో డిస్ట్రిబ్యూటర్లకు నష్టం వాటిల్లింది.

కలెక్షన్ల వారీగా నాన్-బాహుబలి ఇండస్ట్రీ హిట్‌గా నమోదైనప్పటికీ, భారీ ప్రారంభ పెట్టుబడి, బడ్జెట్ ఓవర్‌ఫ్లో ఫలితంగా బహుళ పంపిణీదారులకు నష్టాలు వచ్చాయి. టాలీవుడ్‌లో ఇండస్ట్రీ హిట్ సినిమా వాటాదారులకు నష్టాలను తెచ్చిపెట్టిన మొదటి సందర్భం ఇది.

ప్రదర్శనలు

విపరీతమైన స్టార్‌కాస్ట్‌తో సినిమా తెరకెక్కింది. మెగా స్టార్ చిరంజీవికి అమితాబ్ బచ్చన్, విజయ్ సేతుపతి, రవి కిషన్, జగపతి బాబు మరియు సుదీప్ మద్దతు ఇచ్చారు. చిరంజీవి సరసన నయనతార మరియు తమన్నా జంటగా నటించారు, ఇద్దరూ తమ పరిమిత పాత్రలను చాలా పరిపూర్ణంగా పోషించారు.

అమితాబ్ బచ్చన్, విజయ్ సేతుపతి, మరియు సుదీప్ లను హిందీ, తమిళం మరియు కన్నడ ప్రేక్షకులను ఆకర్షించడానికి మేకర్స్ ప్లాన్ చేసారు, అయితే అది సరిగ్గా వర్కవుట్ కాలేదు. అవాకు పాత్రలో సుదీప్ మరియు రాజా పాండిగా విజయ్ సేతుపతి తమ నటనతో అద్భుతంగా నటించారు మరియు స్టార్ కాస్ట్‌కు గొప్ప విలువను జోడించారు. సెకండాఫ్‌లో వీరి ఉనికి స్క్రీన్‌ప్లేకి మరింత బలం చేకూర్చింది.

అయితే సురేందర్ రెడ్డి దర్శకత్వంలో వచ్చిన ఈ షోలో మెగాస్టార్ అదరగొట్టాడు. అతని అద్భుతమైన నీటి అడుగున ప్రవేశ సన్నివేశం నుండి క్లైమాక్స్ సన్నివేశం వరకు, సినిమా పూర్తిగా చిరంజీవి భుజంపై కదిలింది. ఈ చిత్రం అతని స్క్రీన్ ప్రెజెన్స్ మరియు యాక్షన్ ఎపిసోడ్స్‌పై ఎక్కువగా ఆధారపడింది మరియు అతను ఖచ్చితంగా నిరాశపరచలేదు. చిరంజీవితో పాటు విజయ్ సేతుపతి మరియు సుదీప్‌ల మద్దతుతో పాటు, సినిమా పంచ్ ప్యాక్ చేయలేదని చాలా మంది నివేదించారు.

రత్నవేలు సినిమాటోగ్రఫీ, అమిత్ త్రివేది బీజీఎం సినిమాకు హైలైట్‌గా నిలిచాయి. సురేందర్ రెడ్డి కెరీర్‌లో సైరా నరసింహారెడ్డి బిగ్గెస్ట్ మూవీగా నిలవగా, ఆయన డైరెక్షన్‌లో ఈ స్థాయి సినిమాను నడపడానికి అవసరమైన శక్తి లేదని విమర్శకులు భావించారు. స్క్రీన్‌ప్లేలోని అసమానతలు మరియు పరిశోధన మరియు ప్రామాణికత లోపాన్ని చాలా మంది ఎత్తి చూపారు. మొత్తంమీద, ఇది చలనచిత్రం యొక్క స్కేల్ మరియు ప్రారంభంలో భారీ పెట్టుబడి, ఇది మరొక పాన్-ఇండియన్ బ్లాక్‌బస్టర్‌లో ఊహించని రాబడికి దారితీసింది.

‘Because I’m scared,’ admits Samantha

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‘Because I’m scared,’ admits Samantha

Samantha is one of the biggest names in Telugu and Tamil film industries. Over the last decade, she has given some of the biggest hits across Tollywood and Kollywood.

Now, after appearing in 40 plus films she is venturing into the digital sphere for the first time with her upcoming web series Family Man2 . The actress is playing the character of Raji, a Tamil speaking rebel who’s the main antagonist. Samantha’s look from the show has shocked a lot of people and she garnered great applause for her transformation.

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.

Family Man 2 will release on June 4th on Amazon Prime Video. The show’s trailer released recently and was well received by the audience. Samantha will be starring along with Manoj Bajpai and Priyamani in this spy thriller web series.

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