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Anchor Pradeep’s father passes away

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Television anchor and actor Pradeep Machiraju’s father Panduranga Machiraju passed away on Saturday of Covid. According to the reports, anchor Pradeep’s father was suffering from health issues for the last few days and passed away on May 1st. The news has shocked everyone. Tollywood celebrities and others conveying their condolences to his family.

Just last month  Pradeep Machiraju was tested positive for Coronavirus and had isolated himself. He shared the news of his recovery after a few days with his well-wishers on social media. He has fully recovered now.

The 35-year-old TV anchor, known for hosting ‘Adhurs’, ‘Kick’ and other shows on TV, recently debuted on the silver screen with ’30 Rojullo Preminchadam Ea’. The film had Amritha Aiyer as the female lead and had a decent run at the box-office.

A break to Allu Arjun’s Pushpa

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Icon Star Allu Arjun’s Pushpa became the latest victim of the pandemic wave as the makers decided to stall the film’s shoot for now. Recently, Allu Arjun tested positive for Covid and placed himself under home isolation resulting in the cancellation of the ongoing shoot. The makers are now planning to resume the shoot in the 3rd week of May.

Ever since it was announced that Sukumar and Allu Arjun are going to collaborate yet again, expectations have skyrocketed from all quarters. The recently released Pushpa teaser has matched these expectations and has been well received by all. The teaser has packed some beautiful visuals, action sequences, and background score and turned out to be great success. 

Pushpa is Sukumar and Allu Arjun’s 3rd movie after Arya and Arya 2. Produced by Mythri Movie Makers, Pushpa is an action thriller that revolves around red sanders smuggling. Allu Arjun plays the role of a truck driver, who illegally transports the forest produce. The film also stars Fahadh Faasil and Rashmika Mandanna in key roles. It will release simultaneously in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi later this year.

Nithiin finalizes flop director for his next

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Nithiin, who is on a spate of unsuccessful movies like Check and Rang De this year has made a surprising decision. He has now signed a movie with Vakkantham Vamsi. Vamsi, whose last film’ Naa Peru Surya, Naa Illu India was a flop at box office is however upbeat about this one.

Producer Tagore Madhu loved the script when it was pitched to Nithiin. “The script discussions are currently going on, and we are using this time to improve the story as much as we can,” he said. The producer further added that the film would be a landmark in Nithiin’s career.

The makers of the movie are planning to rope in Sai Pallavi opposite Nithiin. Sai Pallavi is one of the most sought-after actresses in Telugu and has big-ticket releases such as Love Story and Virata Parvam lined up next. The Rang De actor is currently busy with Maestro, whose first look was released recently.

Vamsi has big hits such as Kick, Racegurram, Temper to his credits as a writer. He will be looking to replicate the same success as a writer and prove himself this time. “Vamsi is a fine technician and I believe in his directorial finesse. Also, he is a writer himself, so his ability to transfer the script onto the screen will be great,” he quipped.

It’s official! Mahesh Babu and Trivikram to join hands again

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Super Star Mahesh Babu will once again be joining hands with Trivikram Srinivas for the third time. This will be the third film for Mahesh Babu and Trivikram after Athadu and Khaleja. The makers of the film, Haarika and Haasine Creations posted this much-awaited update on their social media just a while ago.

The combination truly holds a special place in the hearts of film lovers as both Athadu and Khaleja have been iconic and trendsetting in their own ways. Athadu, over the years has achieved a cult status among movie lovers. Similarly, Khaleja introduced an all new Mahesh to the fans with. Both the films are remembered even today for Mahesh’s outstanding performance and Trivikram’s impeccable writing.

Trivikram had earlier narrated the script to Superstar who has okayed it. Pooja Hegde will star opposite Mahesh Babu yet again after Maharshi in this film. The shoot of this film is likely to start from August or September and the team is aiming for 2022 Summer release. The title of this film will be revealed on 31st May on the eve of Super Star Krishna Birthday.

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On his current project, Mahesh had recently joined the second schedule shooting of Sarkaru Vaari Paata amidst all the safety protocols. However, with a steep rise in the number of cases across the country, the team made a last-minute change to the schedule. The shooting for this schedule will now commence once the situation normalizes. The movie will release on Sankranti release next year.

Directed by Parasuram Petla, Sarkaru Vaari Paata stars Keerthy Suresh in the lead role opposite Mahesh Babu. SS Thaman is scoring music for this film. Mythri Movie Makers banner along with GMB Entertainments and 14 Reels are producing this action thriller.

Harshvardhan donates his bike for oxygen concentrators

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The second wave of Covid has taken its deathly toll all over India. In such a situation, everyone is trying to fight the battle in their own way. While some are donating money to charities, others are amplifying the messages on social media.

Amidst all this popular actor Harshvardhan Rane has taken up a noble initiative to help fight Covid. The actor has donated his beloved Royal Enfield bike to support the setting up of oxygen concentrators to help patients with their oxygen needs.

Harshvardhan, who has acted in a number of Telugu as well as Hindi movies posted a picture of his dear bike on social media.

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It is a known fact that the actor is dearly fond of his bikes and is a complete motorhead. This initiative from the ‘Fida’ actor will surely inspire others to take up the charitable causes and help the needy.

‘Please don’t stoop so low,’ warns Sai Dharam Tej

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Actor Sai Dharam Tej took to social media to share a message for his fans and followers. The message was not about any Covid advisory but about a certain imposter of him. Apparently, someone has been pretending to be Sai Dharam Tej on WhatsApp and collecting money from people in the name of Covid charity.

This atrocious act came to the actor’s knowledge and he immediately alerted his followers on the matter. The actor even posted a screenshot of a conversation. In the WhatsApp chat shared by the ‘Republic’ actor, the imposter could be seen demanding Rs 15,000.

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“It has come to my notice that a person has been impersonating me and asking for financial help from people I acted with and others. Legal proceedings have been initiated from my end. Please be aware of the situation and avoid any such conversation from people who take my name,” posted the actor on his social media.

The actor further asked people to be empathetic in the present situation. “A humble request in these trying times please let the people in need get our help…please don’t stoop down to such lows and stop our help from reaching the needy,” he added.

Meanwhile, Sai Dharam Tej will be next seen in Deva Katta’s Republic. The teaser of the movie was released recently. The movie is set to release on 4th June and is bankrolled under JB Entertainments banner. Manisharma is scoring the music for this political drama.

Rana to play a cop in a supernatural film

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Over the years Rana Daggubati has carved a niche for himself in both Telugu and Hindi. He continues to experiment with roles and films. Coming next, he will be seen as a cop in the untitled film directed by Milind Rau. Milind had earlier directed Siddharth starter horror film Gruham and rom-com Kadhal 2 Kalyanam.

Rana had last played a cop in 2012 film Department directed by Ram Gopal Varma. Produced by Achanta Gopinath, this supernatural adventure thriller will be an interesting one. The Bahubali actor will play the role of an emotional cop here. Although he has been approached for other films, Rau’s film will mostly be the actor’ss next film as a lead.

Apparently, the script has been under discussion for more than a year and both the actor and director have worked on developing it. Billed as a supernatural action-adventure thriller, the film will go on the floors after Rana wraps up shooting for his current film, a remake of the Malayalam film Ayyappanum Koshiyum.

Sri Vishnu’s director passes away of Covid

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Covid continued its deathly spell and took away another director away. Young director Kumar Vatti who directed Sri Vishnu starrer Maa Abbayi breathed his last today. He was receiving treatment for Covid for the past few days in a Hyderabad hospital. He was 39.

Similarly, a couple of days ago director Sai Balaji Prasad also succumbed to Coronavirus, and earlier today another director KV Anand also passed away while receiving treatment. The industry is already reeling under the wrath of the pandemic with multiple celebrities testing positive.

Kumar Vatti hailed from Narasanna Peta from Srikakulam and came to Hyderabad and worked as an assistant director for a few years. He assisted director for Parasuram Petla on movies such as Anjeneyulu, Solo and Sarochharu before moving on to direction.

Industry insiders and Kumar Vatti’s colleagues expressed shock and grief over this sudden news.

Koratala starts works on NTR30

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Director Koratala Siva has started pre-production works on much-awaited NTR30. It was after much suspense and last minute changes that it was decided that NTR and Koratala will be collaborating for this film.  This will be the second collaboration between the duo after the hugely successful Janatha Garage.

Over the last few months, there were multiple speculations over who would NTR chose for his 30th film. While Trivikram was the frontrunner for this, a creative difference between the two led to the movie being shelved for now. Post-Uppena’s success, even newcomer Bucchi Babu Sana was in the news to be directing the NTR30.

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 aiming for an August release.

Amidst all these delays Koratala has now started on a solid script for NTR 30. He is the only director from the big league without a release since 2018. With so much riding on this film, looks like we are surely in for something big!