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Netizens troll Family man 2 as #ShameonYouSamantha trends

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Netizens troll Family man 2 as #ShameonYouSamantha trends

Samantha will be making her digital debut with the Family Man 2. The second season of this spy thriller web series is going to be bigger and more intense this time around. Starring Manoj Bajpayee and Priyamani alongside Samantha, Family Man 2 trailer released on May 19. While the trailer was appreciated by many, it also faced some harsh criticism.

Many Tamil users felt the series is showing the state in a bad light. Tamil Twitter users have been trending the hashtag #ShameonYouSamantha ‘#Familyman2_Against_Tamils’, and criticizing actress Samantha Akkineni for essaying the role of a Sri Lankan Tamil rebel named Raaji in the series. Users have taken offense to a scene which talks of a coalition between ‘ISI and rebels’.

The creators Raj and DK had earlier said that Samantha is playing something unique, something she has never done before. Meanwhile, the show is all set to release on June 4th on Amazon Prime Video.

Producer and publicist BA Raju passes away

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Producer and publicist BA Raju passes away

Tollywood film producer and senior film publicist BA Raju passed away in Hyderabad on Friday due to cardiac arrest. He was 62. His son, Shiva Kumar broke the news through Twitter which has shaken the entire film industry. He stated that Raju passed away due to sudden fluctuations of diabetes which led to a cardiac arrest.

“With extreme sorrow & grief we would like to announce the untimely demise of our beloved father Shri B.A.Raju. He passed away due to sudden fluctuations of diabetes & cardiac arrest.  May his Soul Rest In Peace. Dad Be A “Raju” Forever because You are a “SUPERHIT” in Our Hearts.” (sic), he tweeted. 

Raju worked as the personal publicist for veteran actor Krishna and later worked as a publicist for his son Mahesh Babu. He was also a noted journalist and founder and editor of film magazine ‘Superhit. He worked as the publicist for over 1500 Telugu films, and also produced a few films like Premalo Pavani Kalyan, Chantigadu, Premikulu, Lovely, and Vaisakham. Lovely was directed by his wife B Jaya, who passed away four years ago. 

Mahesh Babu, with whom Raju had acquaintance for many decades was shaken by the Raju’s death.

Film industry bigwigs such as Chiranjeevi, Venkatesh,Jr NTR among others expressed their condolences at the demise of BA Raju.

Massive loss to Nani’s Shyam Singha Roy

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Massive loss to Nani’s Shyam Singha Roy

Nani’s Shyam Singha Roy has generated quite a lot of buzz right from the time it was announced. The interest on the movie grew, even more, when the supernatural thriller announced that the cast would also include Sai Pallavi and Kirthi Shetty.

However, tragedy stuck the movie set when the lavish set designed for the movie in the outskirts of Hyderabad came down. Hyderabad has been facing rains for the past few days and that impacted the set as well which has been vacant as the shooting has stopped due to Covid.

Nani’s Shyam Singha Roy set in Kolkata explores the theme of reincarnation is in its final schedule and will soon complete the shooting part. The makers left no stone unturned to ensure the movie gets a grand look and set up this lavish set for the same. It is reported that the set costed the makers a whopping Rs 6.5 crores and is spread across 10 acres. This is one of the costliest sets ever erected for a Telugu movie.

The movie is directed by Rahul Sankirtyan and is being bankrolled under Niharika Entertainment banner. Mickey J Meyer will be composing music for this supernatural thriller. The film will also have additional cast of Madonna Sebastian and Murali Sharma in key roles.

Pooja keeps herself busy with scripts

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Pooja keeps herself busy with scripts

Pooja Hegde who has her hands full of big projects right now is apparently looking to switch gears. The ‘Ala Vaikunthapuram Lo’ actress has reportedly made it clear that she is keen on doing more female-centric roles in Tollywood.

Pooja is currently one of the most successful actresses in T-town. She presently has movies like Acharya, Radhe Shyam, and Most Eligible Bachelor lined up next. With this impressive lineup, she has already gone into the big league. The actress, who recently recovered from Covid is locked up at home immersed in scripts.

The actress is trying to stay busy with her professional commitments. A source close to the actress shares, “Pooja has been reading a lot of new scripts in this lockdown along with the scripts of all her films in progress to stay in touch with her characters.”


She is currently busy reading new scripts for multiple languages. In Bollywood, Pooja will be seen in ‘Cirkus’ with Ranveer Singh. She has also signed up to play the leading lady in Salman Khan’s next.

Jathiratnalu actor winning hearts through selfless service

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Jathiratnalu actor winning hearts through selfless service

The pandemic has definitely brought up challenges that none of us could ever imagine. Along with that it also highlighted some selfless people who have done extraordinary service to humanity in these trying times. Jathiratnalu actor Jeevan Kumar is one of them.

Jeevan, an actor cum entrepreneur has been providing food for more than 350 Covid-19 patients every day besides distributing food at major hospitals like Gachibowli TIMS, Fever hospital, Osmania General Hospital where the footfall of patients is more.

Jeevan, who owns Charcoal BBQ restaurant in Madhapur spoke to an English daily where he explained about his work during the pandemic. “Our kitchens at Madhapur and Malkajgiri function round-the-clock. Mostly, requests come in through [email protected]. I am planning to reach out to children and other organisations with the help of my friends and family. Requests have been coming from people who could not afford essentials, for them, I pay for through GPay. As much as 10,000 kgs of rice was sent to tribal areas like Nagarkurnool, Bhadradri Kothagudem,” he said.

Jeevan also plans to take up a similar initiative for the film industry. He requested people to develop empathy and help out whenever they come across people in need. The Jathiratnalu actor was also seen in Ee Nagaraniki Emaindi and Falaknuma Das.

Direct OTT release for Ek Mini Katha

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Direct OTT release for Ek Mini Katha

Amazon Prime Video has bagged the rights of Santosh Sobhan and Kavya Thapar-starrer Ek Mini Katha. Karthik Rapolu has directed this rom-com which was earlier set to release April 30. However, the recurrence of the coronavirus outbreak postponed the release date. Now, the movie will be released directly on the OTT platform on May 27th. Ek Mini Katha’s trailer will be releasing today at 12 PM.

Earlier the makers thought of waiting out till the situation becomes better. However, there have been reports that Amazon Prime Video has offered a decent deal to the movie rights which the makers couldn’t refuse.

“It’s true that the streaming rights of Ek Mini Katha have been sold to Amazon Prime. The film is all set to stream on the OTT platform from May end” said a film unit member to the media.

On March 11, the makers of the film unveiled the film’s teaser. Since then, the video has been trending on the internet, and it has garnered rave responses from both audiences as well as critics. ‘Ek Mini Katha’, produced by UV Concepts. Shraddha Das, Brahmaji, Sudharshan, Sapthagiri, Krishna Murali Posani, and Keshav Deepak also feature in the movie.

Abhiram Daggubati to make debut under Teja

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Abhiram Daggubati to make debut under Teja

Producer Suresh Babu’s younger son Abhiram Daggubati is all set to make his Tollywood debut soon. For quite some time there have been rumors of his debut and looks like now everything has been readied for his grand entry.

Suresh Babu has entrusted the responsibility of his younger son Abhiram Daggubati’s launch to director Teja. Teja has been away from films since his last film ‘Sita’ tanked. The Kajal Agarwal and Bellamkonda Srinivas starter film released with many expectations but failed to impress the audience.

As per the latest reports, Teja has penned a love story for the film. Touted to be a rebellious love story, Abhiram is likely to play an action-packed role in the movie. Suresh Productions is bankrolling this project and more details about the project will release soon.

Chiranjeevi to start Oxygen Bank

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Chiranjeevi to start Oxygen Bank

Mega Star Chiranjeevi is a name that needs no introduction. Not just for his acting prowess, he is also known for his philanthropic activities. Over the past many decades, the Mega Star has been providing service to the needy through a number of charitable activities.

It was his mission for service that led to the establishment of Chiranjeevi blood bank back in 1998. Now on similar lines, he is going to start an oxygen bank. Chiranjeevi Charitable Trust today released a statement in which it announced the same. “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 Oxygen Bank will function on district levels and there are plans to take it across the districts. The works are in progress and the trust plans to make these banks operational in a weeks time.

In 2020, the Mega Star set up a Corona Crisis Charity (CCC) last year to take care of the emergency needs of all the cine workers. Additionally, he recently announced that all the cine workers of Tollywood will be administered free COVID vaccine.

Vijay Devarakonda’s new Instagram record

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Vijay Devarakonda’s new Instagram record

Vijay Devarakonda is one of the most popular actors in South India right now. Within a short span of time, he has established himself as one of the leading names in Tollywood. Even without working in a single Hindi movie, he has garnered a huge following in north India as well.

Vijay’s following on social media is also no less which has now made him the first South Indian male actor to hit 12 million followers on Instagram. While actresses such as Kajal, Samantha, Shruti Haasan, and Tamannah have breached this milestone, no leading man before Vijay has hit these numbers on Instagram.

The Arjun Reddy actor made his debut on Instagram 3 years ago. Since then, his following on the photo sharing app has been growing swiftly. Vijay is followed by Icon Star Allu Arjun who currently stands at 11.9 million followers on Instagram.

Vijay’s popularity is growing day by day and this is the reason he got to work on a pan-India movie Liger this early in his career. Apart from this Puri Jagannadh directorial, Vijay Devarakonda will also work with ace director Sukumar in a love story next.

Prashanth Neel and NTR film confirmed!

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Prashanth Neel and NTR film confirmed!

Finally, the much-awaited confirmation on Prashanth Neel and NTR has come out. Prashanth took to social media to make the announcement on the occasion of NTR’s birthday.

The announcement carried the lines “The only soil that is worth remembering is the one soaked in blood!!”, this means the movie is going to be an out and out action entertainer. The duo have been in talks for the movie for quite some time.

https://twitter.com/prashanth_neel/status/1395274100080218115

Recently, NTR in an interview with a Hollywood-based portal said that his movie with Prashanth Neel is on and dispelled all the rumors of the movie being shelved. NTR was responding to a question about his upcoming projects when he spoke about his upcoming film with Koratala Siva and added that post that he’ll work with Prashanth Neel.

“Me and him did a previous film called Janatha Garage, which was a big blockbuster. We are getting back together post RRR, at this juncture we’re still working on the script, we have an idea. I’m looking forward to that one. And then I have a film with Prashanth Neel, the director of K.G.F., coming up,” said the RRR star.

Both Prashanth Neel and NTR have been extremely busy with their commitments for RRR and KGF 2. Adding to this, Neel is also working on Parabhas’ Salaar and NTR too will soon start with Koratala’s NTR30. In such a situation it appeared that the combo might take some time to materialize.

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