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Tollywood director succumbs to Corona

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Tollywood director succumbs to Corona

Tollywood director Sai Balaji Prasad breathed his last on Monday, succumbing to Coronavirus. He was 57 and declared dead at TIMS, Gacchibowli where he was undergoing treatment.

He started his career as a writer and came to prominence after the 1998 super hit ‘Bavagaru Bagunnara’. This Chiranjeevi starter directed by Jayanth Paranji and produced by Naga Babu had screenplay by Sai Balaji Prasad. His work was well appreciated in the movie leading to multiple offers both on the big screen as well as Television.

He started his career by learning the nuances of filmmaking under successful director Raviraja Pinnisetty. Later on he graduated from writing and directed movies such as ‘Orey Thammudu’ and ‘Sivaji’ starring Sri Hari. Prasad also directed several serials for television namely, ‘Siri’, ‘Aparanji’ and ‘Halahalam’.

He is survived by his wife Gauri and daughter Sujatha. Several personalities from the Telugu Movie Industry expressed their condolences on Prasad’s passing away.

Sulthan to stream on OTT from this day

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Sulthan to stream on OTT from this day

Karthi starrer Sulthan is the latest addition to the Telugu OTT releases this month. The action thriller that released on 2nd April will be streaming on Aha from 30th April. Karthi who has a good following amidst the Telugu audience expected to repeat the success of his earlier Khaidi and Khaakee with this commercial potboiler. However, the film failed to impress the audience this time.

Interestingly, the film is gearing up for an exclusive two-platform release online. The film’s Tamil version will stream on Disney+Hotstar and the film’s Telugu version will stream on Aha Video. Similarly, Karthi’s previous superhit Khaidi was also released on 2 platforms in Tamil and Telugu.

Karthi’s performance, Yuvan’s BGM, and fights were well appreciated in this Bakkiayaraj Kannan movie. Both K

Anasuya’s Thank You Brother to release directly on OTT

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Anasuya’s Thank You Brother to release directly on OTT

The pandemic has caused another film to delay its release and go for the OTT route. Anasuya’s ‘Thank You Brother’ will be premiering on Aha directly on May 7th.

The movie was earlier scheduled to release in May. However, with other April releases like Love Story, Virata Prarvam, Tuck Jagadish, postponing their release, Thank You brother moved to April 30th. However, with the ongoing pandemic and theatres shutting down, the makers took the decision to go with OTT release.

Anasuya can be seen flaunting a baby bump in the film. The movie tells the story of a pregnant woman stuck in a lift with a stranger. What conspires next and how they come out of the situation forms the crux of the story.

Ashwin Viraj is starring in a key role along with Anasuya. The movie is directed by Ramesh Raparthi and produced by Magunta Sarath Chandra Reddy , Tharak Bommi Reddy. 

Salman Khan thanks Allu Arjun

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Salman Khan thanks Allu Arjun

Bollywood Super Star Salman Khan on Monday thanked Icon Star Allu Arjun for the Seeti Maar song. Salman has used the famous Allu Arjun chartbuster from Duvvada Jagannadham in his upcoming film Radhe. Both these songs have been composed by Devi Sri Prasad.

According to Devi Sri Prasad, Radhe’s director Prabhu Deva was on a lookout for an energetic and peppy number.

“I suggested Seetimaarr to Prabhudeva. He listened to the number and was fascinated. He showed it to Salman, who asked me to recompose the song for their film. I was more than happy to contribute,” said the music director.

The ‘Bhai’ of Bollywood released the song a while ago applauding Allu Arjun for his energetic performance in the song.

“Thank u Allu arjun for seeti maar absolutely loved the way u have performed in the song, the way u dance, your style, u r simply fantastic.. tk care n b safe. Rgds to ur family .. love u brother @alluarjun,” Tweeted Salman.

This is Devi Sri Prasad’s second recomposition from Telugu to Hindi for Salman. DSP had earlier given his Ringa Ringa from Arya 2 which Salman used in Ready as ‘Dhinka Chika’. Incidentally, Arya 2 also starred Allu Arjun and with the original song featuring him as well.

Mahesh Babu sends out a message to followers

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Mahesh Babu sends out a message to followers

Super Star Mahesh Babu after getting vaccinated against Covid shared a message for his fans and followers on Twitter on Sunday. Mahesh, who is gearing up for his next release Sarkaru Vaari Paata appealed to all those above the age of 18 years to get vaccinated from May 1st to fight the pandemic.

“Done with my vaccination! Please get yours!! The COVID-19 second wave has hit everyone hard and getting vaccinated is the need of the hour. Those aged 18 years and above are eligible to get theirs from May 1st. #GetVaccinated. Stay safe everyone,” he posted on Twitter.

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 has now 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.

Pooja Hegde tests Covid positive, isolates herself

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Pooja Hegde tests Covid positive, isolates herself

Actress Pooja Hegde, who’s one of the busiest actresses today update her fans that she has tested Covid positive. Pooja is simultaneously acting across industries in multiple languages. She will be next seen in Prabhas’ Radhe Shyam and Thalapathy65 opposite Vijay in Tamil.

Pooja is currently under home quarantine and asked everyone who came in contact with her to get tested.

“Hello everyone. This is to inform you all that I have tested positive for COVID-19. Following all the protocols, I have isolated and home quarantined myself. I request all those who’ve come in contact with me recently to get tested too. Thank you for your love & support. I am currently recuperating well Please stay home, stay safe & take care,” she posted on social media

https://twitter.com/hegdepooja/status/1386332889562812416

The second wave of Covid has severely affected the industry canceling multiple shootings and postponing the releases. Shootings have stalled to a large extent and the ones that are still continuing are happening with limited crew and under strict guidelines.

OTTs offering fancy amount for direct releases

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OTTs offering fancy amount for direct releases

With the second wave of Covid haunting both industry as well as the common cinema-goers, the moviemakers are now in a dilemma. The pandemic has already delayed a lot of shootings as well as releases. In such as situation going ahead with the direct theatrical release is not a possibility leaving OTTs as the only option for release. The OTTs are also offering fancy amounts to the filmmakers for direct releases.

Even during the first wave of pandemic last year, Tollywood didn’t not fancy OTT releases as much as other industries did. While Suriya released his Soorarai Pottru directly on Amazon Prime, so did Mohan Lal with his Drishyam 2 earlier this year.

In contrast, none of the Tollywood A-listers did a direct OTT release of their movies. This might change this year with OTTs stepping in and offering fancy deals to the movie makers. Already there are talks of Venkatesh releasing Drushyam 2 directly OTT, however, producer Suresh Babu has not confirmed anything.

The digital platforms have also come in as a great blessing for smaller films. With a large number of people staying home, these smaller films are now able to attract more people than they would have in theatres. Case in point being movies like Bhanumathi Ramakrishna, Krishna and His Leela, etc. which became quite popular after their release directly on Aha last year.

Anasuya’s interesting role in Pushpa

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Anasuya’s interesting role in Pushpa

Anchor and actress Anasuya recently joined the sets of Allu Arjun starrer Pushpa. The actress posted a picture from the sets of the film where some crucial scenes will be shot on her. Anasuya’s interesting role in Pushpa has caught everyone’s attention. Through her vital role in this action drama, she will be carrying forward Sukumar’s Rangasthalam sentiment.

This will be Anasuya’s second movie with Sukumar who earlier cast her in a pivotal role in Rangasthalam. Her character Rangammatha was well appreciated by the audience. The movie also brought in great accolades for her. In Pushpa, Anasuya will be playing the role of Sunil’s wife who will be seen in a negative role in this film.

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.

Robert to stream in Telugu from 30th April

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Robert to stream in Telugu from 30th April

Kannada star Darshan’s recent release Robert is all set for its digital premiere today. This premiere will although be only of the Kannada version. The Telugu version will be streaming online from 30th April. Amazon Prime Video has acquired the rights for the action- thriller.

Robert released on 11th March to mixed reviews from critics. While the Kannada version performed decently, the Telugu dubbed version found no takers in the two Telugu states. The film ended up as a disaster in both AP and Telangana. Roberrt also featured Jagapathi Babu, Ravi Kishan, Vinod Prabhakar and debutant Asha Bhat.

The film follows the story of Raghava (Darshan) whose simple life takes a turn when his son Arjun’s behaviour gets him in trouble with a gangster. This Darshan starrer is produced by Umapathy Srinivasa Gowda under the banner of Umapathy Films.

Balayya- Gopichand project going on in full swing

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Balayya- Gopichand project going on in full swing

The pre-production works of the untitled Balayya-Gopichand Mallineni film are going on in full swing. According to sources, Balayya has approved the line narrated by the ‘Krack’ director. Gopichand is currently working continuously to finish up the script work. The movie will go on floors towards June end or July 1st week

Recently the director Tweeted a picture of him visiting the famous Saraswata Niketanam library where he was immersed among books and old news papers. This has given rise to the speculations that this Balayya- Gopichand project is going to be based on real life incidents.

Meanwhile, Balakrishna is currently busy with Boyapati Srinu’s Akhanda. The recently released teaser of the film has received a terrific response. It is shattering YouTube records and has garnered a whopping 40 million views. . The duo of Balakrishna and Boyapati has given successful mass entertainers such as successful Simha and Legend in the past. 

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