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Naveen Polishetty surprises fan with a video call

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Naveen Polishetty is currently riding high on the success of his latest film Jathiratnalu. After the huge success of the film, he is treading carefully to ensure his success run continues.

The actor meanwhile has been extremely active on social media amplifying covid help messages from across the country. A similar post was made by a fan last week on Twitter. The Twitter user had lost his father to Covid recently and stated that it was Naveen’s Jathiratnalu that gave his mother relief from grief and depression in these grim times.

Touched by this message, Naveen expressed his gratitude for the love and even requested for the person’s phone number to give a surprise to his mother.

This gesture has left the netizens once again in awe of the young actor. The Agent Sai Srinivas Athreya star on Sunday updated on Twitter that he indeed spoke to the woman and expressed his sincere gratitude and love to her in person.

RC15 to be further delayed

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Ever since it was announced that RC15 is going to be in the combination of Ram Charan & Shankar, the expectations have gone sky-high. Multiple plotlines and theories have been floated about the movie. Some say that the Mega Power Star will be playing the role of a young and dynamic IAS officer fighting corruption. There is another set that believes that RC15 is going to be a re-adaptation of Shankar’s Mudhavalan (Oke Okkaddu).

We might have to wait for official word on the exact theme of Ram Charan & Shankar film. However, it is true that this film is going to be on anti-corruption theme. Ram Charan’s character is going to play an anti -corruption crusader in this social drama. This film is going to be unlike any of other Shankar films. Reportedly, heavy usage of VFX and costly sets that are a part of Shankar’s films will be missing in RC15.

This Ram Charan & Shankar film was originally scheduled to go on floors in July. However, with the recent legal troubles of Shankar, it might take some more time. Ram Charan is meanwhile busy with Acharya and RRR. He will start working on this film once he is free of all commitments.

It’s being reported that Lyca Productions wrote to the Telugu Film Chamber of Commerce, urging them to interfere in the matter.

“As Lyca is a member of the Telugu Film Chamber of Commerce (TFCC), they wrote asking us to interfere in Shankar’s matter and resolve the issue. Now, with this matter being sub judice, we are refraining from commenting further, ” said Mutyala Ramdas, Vice President, TFCC.

All eyes are now on Madras High Court and if it directs Shankar to complete Indian 2 first, then we have to wait till 2022 for RC15 to go on floors.

Cinema Bandi: Garnering applauses all over

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Cinema Bandi released on Netflix on May 14th and has been well-received by the audience. The film’s endearing and humorous narrative has impressed one and all. The comedy-drama film is written and directed by debutant Praveen Kandregula, and produced by Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K.

The film is set in a remote village, which is far away from all the comforts of city life. The villagers live a simple life. Ganapathi (Sandeep Varanasi) who drives an auto for a living finds an expensive camera in his auto. What happens next and how the villagers join to shoot a movie has been shown beautifully in Cinema Bandi. The depiction of their lives, struggles, little moments of joy have been well captured by director Praveen.

The audience as well as industry insiders are all praise and showering their love and thanks for this comedy-drama. Wishes are pouring in with a number of Tollywood celebs congratulating the makers of Cinema Bandi. Samantha, who is making her Hindi web debut with Raj and DK’s The Family Man Season 2, also penned a heartfelt note after watching Cinema Bandi. 

“#cinemabandi is endearing and so full of hope..three cheers to the team for bringing this gem of a film…a breath of fresh air. congratulations Raj and DK, so happy for you. Now let’s release #thefamilyman2.”, she posted on Instagram.

The director turned producer duo of Raj and DK recently released Samantha’s first look from Family Man 2 and said her performance will shock everyone. Her look is a totally de-glam one and unlike what we have ever seen before. This look has raised further expectations on the web series.

Family Man 2 is a continuation of its earlier season starring Manoj Bajpai and Priyamani in lead roles. Manoj plays the role of an NIA agent. Samantha is playing the antagonist role in this season named Raji. According to reports, the spy thriller will stream on Amazon Prime Video from June 11th.

Khiladi only in theatres say makers

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Mass Maharaja Ravi Teja is getting ready with his upcoming release Khiladi. The action thriller was scheduled to release on May 28th. However, with Covid second wave canceling shoots along with director Ramesh Varma testing positive, the release will now be delayed further.

Meanwhile, with the theatres not looking like opening any time soon, Khiladi is now getting good offers from multiple OTTs. Amazon Prime Video has reportedly shown great interest and put forward a good deal for the film’s digital rights. Ravi Teja is back in form with Krack and the inside reports on Khiladi are also quite positive. This might be a reason for OTTs interest in Khiladi.

However, the makers have made it clear that they are looking only for a theatrical release. An OTT release is not on the mind of the makers. The team took to social media to announce the same on Sunday.

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.

Akhanda’s fight sequences to be bigger and better

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Balakrishna’s Akhanda has generated massive hype owing to its roaring teaser. Balakrishna will be seen in a never-before avatar in the Akhanda. His screen presence and dialogue delivery in the teaser reminds us of his heydays where he totally used to dominate the films with a magnifying screen presence.

Boyapati, who is known to include massy action sequences in the movie is leaving no stone unturned for Akhanda. He has packed the story with solid action sequences which are going to be massive highlights of the movie.

A fight in the coal mines along with the action sequence featured in the second teaser are going to be special attractions of the movie. Adding to this, a water fight sequence is also being planned to take the movie to a greater level.

The movie is the third one in Balakrishna and Boyapati combination after the hugely successful Simha and Legend. Akhand will also star Pragya Jaiswal along with Balakrishna. Dwaraka Entertainments banner will be bankrolling this fantasy action drama. The movie was originally scheduled for a May 28 release but Covid played a spoilsport delaying major portions of filming.

Sukumar plans solid villains for Allu Arjun

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Icon Star Allu Arjun and Sukumar’s ‘ Pushpa’ is shaping up really well with some big names joining the movies’ cast. The shoot of the movie has been impacted due to the Covid second wave. The movie is slated to release on August 13th but the makers might be now looking for a later date.

According to the latest buzz, the characterization of Allu Arjun is going to be quite eccentric and intersting. So Director Sukumar wanted to cast someone who can match that energy and craziness on the screen.

It’s a known fact that Malayalam star Fahadh Faasil will be playing the antagonist role in the movie. But, he’s not going to be the only one against Allu Arjun in the movie. Sunil and Kannada actor Dhananjaya will also be playing negative characters in Pushpa.

It is being reported that the movie’s first part will feature Sunil and Dhananjaya as negative characters while Fahadh will be introduced towards the end of first part. Sukumar has planned so in order generate bigger interest for the movie’s second part.

This is an exciting buzz that has got fans waiting for the movie with greater expectations now. Pushpa will be releasing in 5 Indian languages simultaneously. Rashmika is the lead actress in the film and Anasuya will also be playing a key role in the movie. Mythri Movie Makers is bankrolling this project and Devi Sri Prasad will be joining Sukumar and Allu Arjun yet again after Arya and Arya 2 as the music director

RangDe to release on OTT on this date

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Nithiin’s Rang De failed to impress the audience and was declared a box-office failure. This movie was released amidst great expectations considering the fresh pairing of Nithiin and Keerthy Suresh. Adding to it, Venky Atluri’s track record with rom-com genre also created a huge buzz for the movie.

According to reports, the romantic comedy-drama that released on 26th March will be streaming on Zee 5 from 21st May. While the movie failed at the box office, it was well appreciated as a decent family entertainer with enough comedy and emotional scenes.

The movie was bankrolled under Sithara Entertainments banner and Devi Sri Prasad composed music for this film. Nithin and Keerthy Suresh play the roles of Arjun and Anupama who are childhood friends. RangDe also had an impressive support cast of Vennela Kishore, Abhinav Gomatam, Subhash, and Naresh.

Jr NTR to team up with this actress for the first time

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NTR30 to be directed by Koratala Siva has generated a great buzz. This will be the second collaboration between Jr NTR and Koratala Siva after the hugely successful Janatha Garage. Koratala has already started pre-production works on this much-awaited movie.

According to industry sources Kiara Advani will be pairing up with NTR for this film. Kiara had earlier worked with Koratala Siva in Bharat Ane Nenu which launched her as a top leading face in Tollywood.

Koratala is currently busy with Acharya which was scheduled to release last year and was postponed due to Covid. Now the movie has once again been postponed for a later date owing to Covid second wave. The makers are now awaiting for the situations to improve to decide on the release date

NTR meanwhile is busy shooting for RRR and will most probably start works on his 30th post-RRR’s release later this year. This will be the first time Kiara will be teaming up with NTR and the pair has already got the fans excited

Another Tollywood director passes away of Covid

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Covid continued its deathly spell and took away another Tollywood director away. Young Tollywood director and writer Ravi Nandyala passed away earlier today of Covid related complications. He was receiving treatment for Covid for the past few days in a Hyderabad hospital.

Ravi had worked for several films as a writer. He made his directorial debut in 2014 with Lakshmi Raave Maa Intiki which starred Naga Shaurya and Avika Gor in the lead roles. He had worked as a writer for Raj Tarun’s Orey Bujjiga. Ravi was also working on another film starring Sapthagiri.

Actor Sapthagiri stepped forward and helped Ravi’s family with Rs 1 lakh. Producer K Radha Mohan had donated Rs 1 lakh and has been monitored his health condition with the doctor since the director/ writer got admitted to the hospital. Since then, his condition has deteriorated, and he was critically ill. The Tollywood fraternity has expressed its condolence on the sudden demise of Ravi.

Samantha’s Family Man 2 to release on this date?

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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 might release on June 11 as per reports.

Raj and DK, directors of the spy thriller web series recently shared a pic of the actress with them. The picture appears to be taken on set with the actress in her look from the show. The Family Man look of the actress has indeed surprised many.

There have been rumours that ‘Majili’ actress is playing the antagonist role in this season named Raji.

Although Samantha had hosted a talk show ‘Sam Jam’ for Aha, the season was short-lived due to lack of interest. Family Man 2 will be her debut web series and fans are eagerly waiting to catch a glimpse of her.