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Actor –director duo to team up for third time

After delivering Telugu hits such as “Don Seenu” and “Balupu”, director Gopichand Malineni and actor Ravi Teja are teaming up for the third time for a yet-untitled project in the language. “Ravi Teja really liked Gopichand’s one-liner and has asked him to develop it into a script.

The script work will take a few months and in the interim, Ravi will complete shooting for ‘Touch Chesi Chudu’ and ‘Raja The Great’,” a source close to the actor IANS. The project will be as commercial and entertaining as their previous collaborations.

“Both ‘Don Seenu’ and ‘Balupu’ were known for their commercial factor and overall entertainment. Ravi Teja wants something on the same lines and wouldn’t mind if the new film even supersedes the previous ones,” the source added. The yet-untitled film can be expected to roll from August.


Latest updates about Akhil 2

After a long deliberation post the disastrous debut, Akkineni Akhil locked talented director Vikram Kumar for his second film which commenced its regular shoot in Hyderabad a few days back. Nagarjuna himself is bankrolling the film on Annapurna Studios banner.

The latest we hear is that the unit will next head to North India for an extensive schedule. Sources say that key portions of the film will be shot in Agra and Lucknow. It is heard that Vikram Kumar is going to project Akhil in a new light in this film.

Though the title has not been confirmed officially, Junnu and Ekkada Ekkada Vundho Taraka are said to be considered for the film. PS Vinod is handling the camera and Anup Rubens is giving the tunes. The female lead is yet to be finalised.


Prabhas’ to win hearts with love story in his next

Having completed a marathon journey of five years working for Baahubali franchise, Prabhas is currently on a short break chilling in America. He will soon commence shooting for his upcoming action drama titled as Saaho in Sujith’s direction.

The Mirchi actor has also signed yet another project which will be helmed by Jil fame Radha Krishna Kumar. It is learnt that the director has come up with a pure love story and Prabhas is going to be seen as a lover boy in this film. Sources say that Prabhas’ character in this romantic entertainer will be in contrast to what he has played so far in his career.

The young director has promised to showcase the darling side of Prabhas in this film. It is heard that Prabhas will simultaneously shoot for both Sujith and Radha Krishna’s film. More details about this film are awaited.


Venky and Trivikram to team up for a Bollywood remake?

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Bollywood hit movie Jolly LLB 2, which released earlier this year, will soon be remade in Telugu. Popular producer S. Radha Krishna of Haasine and Haarika Creations has bagged the remake rights for a hefty price and is looking to rope in the best team for the Telugu version.

Reportedly, star hero Victory Venkatesh will play reprise Akshay Kumar’s role from the original. It is learnt that wizard of words Trivikram Srinivas will pen the dialogue version of the film. The director and the remaining cast of the film will be revealed shortly.

Jolly LLB 2 is a court room drama which is a sequel to the 2013 hit Jolly LLB. The story of the Telugu version will be tweaked to suit the nativity here.


Pawan Kalyan made this for first time for Baahubali

 

Actor and Jana Sena activist Pawan Kalyan congratulated Baahubali team for the grand success of Baahubali 2. Pawan Kalyan, who usually tweets about social and political issues, took to Twitter on Sunday evening to wish Baahubali team. Pawan posted ‘My Heartfelt congratulations to Shri Rajmouli,Shri Prabhas &team for their stupendous success of.

Bahubali and achieving the 1000 crore mark’. It is yet to be known whether Pawan Kalyan watched the film or not. Baahubali 2 has surpassed a huge milestone on Sunday by becoming the first Indian film to gross 1000 Crores worldwide.

The fine storytelling by Rajamouli coupled with the spectacular visual effects and other technical wizardry resulted in an epic masterpiece that is impressing all sections of audience. It may be recalled that Baahubali writer Vijayendra Prasad revealed that the stunning interval block in Baahubali 2 was inspired by Pawan Kalyan’s frenzied fan following that is common in most of the filmy events in Tollywood.


Daggubati family flies down for summer vacation

The Daggubati family will be spending this summer in Europe for two weeks, breaking away from their usual holiday destination Kodaikanal in Tamil Nadu. Leading producer Suresh Babu and his brother and star Venkatesh and his son and hotshot actor Rana and other family members left for Europe and will be checking out various picturesque locales in their 14-day trip.

“Usually, Suresh Babu, Venky and family members spend their summer holidays in Kodaikanal but this time they have chosen much cooller Europe for their break,” says a source, close the family. Nevertheless, Kodai or Europe, its family time for Daggupati clan


Talented actress on a signing spree

Talented actress Lavanya Tripathi is picking her roles selectively to cement her position in T-town. The actress who proved her acting skills in films like `Andalarakshasi’, was part of blockbusters like `Soggade Chinni Nayana’ and `Bhale Bhale Mogadivoy’ and now sharing screen space with most-happening star Sharwanand in his next film `Radha’.

Meanwhile, the actress also dabbled with Tamil films like `Brahman’ and `Mayavan’, to expand her footprints across south India. The pretty girl from Dehradun is surely going places since she is working with stars like Nagarjuna and Nani to keep herself in the reckoning for the top slot. “Her role in `Radha’ is a good mix of performance and glam,’ says a source. 

 

The graduate of Economics, understands the stiff competition given by the likes of Regina, Raashi Khanna and Pragya, so trying to showcase her glam side, once-in-a-while by retaining her forte-acting chops. Nevertheless, she is one of handful of talented actresses in T-town and needs to focus on acting-driven roles.


OMG!!! Kid in Baahubali is a girl

The euphoria created by Baahubali franchise among Indian movie lovers is so huge that they are not satisfied with the on-screen magic. They want to know about every minute aspect that went into making of this epic film. After a stunning revelation like Rana Daggubati was visually impaired in one eye, the makers have another surprise in store. As per media reports, the baby who played infant Mahendra Baahubali in the film is actually a Girl.

The scene where Rajamata Sivagami played by Ramya Krishnan gets drowned holding the baby above her head is one iconic visual piece in the history of Indian cinema. Moreover, this particular scene was used as the very first poster of Baahubali when the film’s promotions kick-started a few years ago.

Named Akshitha Valslan, the baby who played infant Mahendra Baahubali is said to be only 18-day-old when her scenes were canned for almost five days for the biggest Indian blockbuster ever. Akshitha is the daughter of Valslan, who was the production executive for Baahubali in Kerala.

 That’s how the baby got the lucky opportunity of becoming part of Baahubali. Interim, Baahubali has become the first Indian film to gross Rs 1000 crores at the worldwide box office and the film hasn’t slowed down yet.


Supreme Star quashes all rumors about his love affair

Supreme Star Sai Dharamtej is sure one actor who is in huge demand. The actor proved his mettle with films like Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham, Subramanyam for Sale and Supreme. Though his recent outings ended up as debacles, the actor has been lined up with many interesting projects.

Tej is shooting for his next movie titled Jawan which will release later this year. A rumour that has been started by an unknown person has been going viral all over the social media. It says that Tej will soon get married to Niharika Konidela who is Naga Babu’s daughter. The rumours stated that Tej and Niharika have been in deep love with each other and Mega family gave an approval for their wedding.

However Tej’s spokesperson trashed all the rumors calling it a trash. Sai Dharamtej condemned the news and he said that he is currently occupied with films and has no time for marriage. Tej even revealed that Niharika is like his sister.

 The most surprising thing is that many leading web portals and news channels carried the news about their wedding. Niharika too is in search for some interesting projects and her debut movie as an actress titled Oka Manasu ended up as a disappointment.


Do you know Prabhas’ latest remuneration?

When Prabhas was signed up for the titular role in Baahubali series five years back, many felt that the macho actor is risking his career by dedicating such a long time span for a single project. But, his dedication has reaped rich benefits and he is now a pan Indian superstar because of the global success of Baahubali franchise.

He is now the most sought after actor all over India and his popularity has fetched him a huge fan base in many territories. As he dedicated nearly five years for the magnum opus, he charged a hefty amount as remuneration. Sources say that he was paid a whopping 25 Crores as remuneration for each part of Baahubali.

Accordingly to the latest reports in media, Prabhas has hiked his remuneration after the success of Baahubali by 5 Crores and will now take home 30 Crores for his upcoming projects. If this turns out to be true, Prabhas will be the highest paid actor in South after Rajinikanth. Superstar Mahesh Babu is being paid 25 Crores for his ongoing bilingual in Murugadoss direction. Now, Prabhas seems to have taken Mahesh Babu’s place with the grand success of Baahubali.

With the pan India fame he achieved after Baahubali, the makers of his upcoming films are looking to release them simultaneously in Hindi and Tamil along with Telugu. Prabhas will soon commence shooting for his multilingual action drama Saaho which is being made with a staggering budget.