Title locked for Balayya’s next?

The regular shooting of Nandamuri Balakrishna’s forthcoming action drama in Puri Jagannadh direction is going on at a rapid pace in and around Hyderabad. The unit will soon head to Portugal for an extensive 40 day schedule.

Shriya Saran is playing the film’s leading lady. Reportedly, Balakrishna is playing an aged gangster in this film and Puri has assured to deliver a pucca masala entertainer for fans. Now, it is learnt that the makers are considering Gangster and Ustaad as the film’s titles.

Sources say that they are yet to lock the title and an official confirmation is likely to be out on May 28th on the eve of NTR jayanthi. Bhavya creations banner is bankrolling the film. Anup Rubens is scoring the music. The film is slated for Dussehra release.

Jai Lava Kusa’s major highlights revealed

Young Tiger NTR is busy shooting for Jai Lava Kusa which is termed as a crucial film in Tarak’s career. Touted to be his 27th film, Bobby is helming the movie and Tarak has been asked to perform three different roles. It is NTR and his performance which are said to be the major highlights of Jai Lava Kusa. Rashi Khanna and Nivetha Thomas are the heroines in the movie and the shoot of Jai Lava Kusa is currently going on in Hyderabad.

A source from the movie unit informed that the interval episodes are the most crucial ones for the film and the makers are busy canning them in the outskirts of Hyderabad. It is here, Jai’s character in the film will be introduced which is the major highlight.

Tarak is quite excited for the role and sources informed that he has been racing ahead with utmost perfection. After a short break, the current schedule of Jai Lava Kusa will shift to Jaipur and then to Gujarat which will take the entire May to wrap up. Nandamuri Kalyanram is investing huge on Jai Lava Kusa and he is producing the film on NTR Arts banner. Jai Lava Kusa is all set for September 1st release.

Superstar lovely wishes for his sister

Superstar Mahesh Babu is occupied with the shoot of Spyder which is in final stages. AR Murugadoss is the director and the movie is being shot in Telugu and Tamil simultaneously. Rakul Preet is the female lead and Spyder will release all over during August this year. Mahesh shares a close bonding with his siblings and he prefers to spend time with them when he is on a break.

His sister Manjula tested her luck as an actress and as a producer in the past. After a short break, she is back and is all set to make her directorial debut soon. Sundeep Kishan, Tridha Choudhary, Amyra Dastur are playing the lead roles in this romantic entertainer and the movie will be launched officially with a pooja ceremony today in Hyderabad.

Superstar Mahesh took twitter to wish his sister all the best on her directorial debut. Radhan will compose the music and Ravi Yadav will handle the cinematography. Manjula along with Gemini Kiran will jointly produce the film.

Mahesh tweeted, “Wishing my dearest sister Manju all the best on her directorial debut !! Time to add another feather to your cap!!@IndiraProdOffl”.

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.