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Reason behind Rudhramadevi Oscar recommendation

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The time has come for all the Telugus to beam their chest with pride once again. Till recently it was the magnum opus Baahubali which became the reason and now, it is another movie. We are talking about the historical opus Rudramadevi and this has taken a giant leap.

It is already known that Rudramadevi has got a chance to represent India at the prestigious Oscars and vie for ‘Best Foreign Language Film Award’. While the happiness is high, some rationalists are keen to know why this movie was chosen. Well, here is an inside opinion.

In the beginning of the movie the world famous Marco Polo is seen narrating to one Italian king about Rudramadevi’s story as example. Since it is a historical event and involves Europeans, many will get connected in the western world, hence the film got nominated. While we don’t know whether Marco Polo really spoke about Rudramadevi or not, the entry to Oscar will certainly be a big thing.


Tarun Bhascker to direct Pelli Choopulu Hindi remake?

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You could be having an amazing flair for direction and nice mettle as a filmmaker but all that is recognized only when your film works at the box office. So, it is always the film which gets the first attention and only then its director. Later on, the director takes over.

Akin to that, the one name which has become a hot property across Tollywood circuit is that of Tarun Bhascker. He is the man who made the movie Pelli Choopulu which has become a bumper hit now. With this, all eyes have fallen on Tarun and his next project.

While many are expecting him to do another Tollywood flick, it looks like he Tarun might just jump to Mumbai. Reports reveal he has gone to Mumbai to discuss with mighty heart Salman Khan on the remake. This is expected to be Salman’s production with his brother-in-law Atul Agnihotri’s involvement while Vijayendra Prasad is going to do story modification. Let us wait for the official announcement.


Review : Srirasthu Subhamasthu – Emotional Entertainer

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Cast: Allu Sirish, Lavanya Tripathi, Prakash Raj, Rao Ramesh, Ali
Banner: Geetha Arts
Music: SS Thaman
Editor: Marthand K Venkatesh
Producer: Allu Aravind
Director: Parasuram

Story:

Sirish (Allu Sirish) is a rich guy and his father (Prakash Raj) doesn’t appreciate middle class families. He has very poor opinion on middle class people and girls hailing from that background. He also believes that middle class folks trap rich families in the name of love with the evil idea to snatch the properties.

His elder son (Ravi Prakash) marries a poor family’s girl and he doesn’t even talk to his daughter in law not even knows her name. Incidentally, Sirish also falls for a middle class girl (Lavanya Tripathi) and plans to disprove his father’s opinion. That is why he introduces himself to the girl as a poor guy. Will he succeed in doing so? What happens next?– forms the rest of the plot.

Star Performances:

Allu Sirish: There is definitely some improvement in his histrionics but his laughter was reserved but not full fledged. He is still having issues in dialogue delivery. There is lot to learn for him in the comedy department as well.

Lavanya Tripathi: Her role was intentionally trimmed in order not to dominate Sirish’s character but she scores well in the little scope of her role.

Prakash Raj, Rao Ramesh and Others: Unfortunately, Prakash Raj’s acting looked artificial this time and the makeup was overdone. Rao Ramesh did a natural performance and it was sad to see Sumalatha-an actress with good potential getting wasted. Ali tries to tickle a funny bone and Hamsanandini is confined to just songs.

Analysis:

The story doesn’t have much twists as it is a very well known story for Telugu Audience. The director tried to show novelty in the treatment but unfortunately he couldn’t succeed in it either. Some of the sequences in the film look baseless such as the hero forgetting his hometown and details after losing the purse. Hero’s characterization will remind the audience of films like Attarintiki Daaredhi.

The interval bang and climax look quite predictable. The second half also goes down in a pale fashion where the hero lands himself in the herione’s house. Movies like Parugu and Nuvvu Naaku Nacchav are remembered here. The climax has a Bommarillu kind of sequence between the hero and his father and Prakash Raj gave the same expressions to pull it off once again. How many times do we have to witness the scene where the heroine elopes from her wedding stage and choosing the hero?

Technical Aspects:

The production values by Geetha Arts are commendable. Thaman’s music is quite forgetful but the background score was pleasant to hear. The story is quite old and the director failed to create new impact with it. The film relies heavily on emotions which also failed to create good effect.

Positive Aspects:
Dialogues
Few Emotional Scenes
Rao Ramesh’s performance

Negative Aspects:
Routine story and screenplay
Climax sequence


Hot and happening anchor turns brand ambassador

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You might have attained a certain level of success to become a celebrity but if you are being approached for a brand endorsement it means you are also into the next level of film celebrities. Usually, you find many big league heroes and heroines endorsing different brands.

Now, another name has joined that list and it hails from the TV circuit originally. We are talking about the seductively charming Anasuya Bharadwaj and she has been roped in as the brand ambassador for the real estate vertical of the Shriram group, Shriram City.

Lately, Anasuya’s pictures are being seen in newspapers and her presence on the ad is definitely catching the attention of the crowds. Well, if Shriram city can make some conversions out of these ads, Anasuya is certainly going to scale up in the brand endorsement segment too.​


Andhra CM watches Pelli Choopulu

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The success and victory march of the movie Pelli Choopulu has been on since few days and this may not surprise you any longer. But you would be in for a little astonishment when you would know that even a Chief Minister showed interest to watch this movie.

Well, it is heard that Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu watched Pelli Choopulu through the Qube format and he was accompanied by his son Nara Lokesh. It is heard that both father and son saw the movie and enjoyed the film.

It is a known fact that Chandrababu is one man who doesn’t waste a single minute and is constantly working on development and growth. For someone like him, a movie like Pelli Choopulu would have been a definite stress buster.


Dazzling heroine to be part of Gautamiputra Satakarni

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While you are making movies as a director and working with different actors and actresses, you develop a special connect with few among them. Then it becomes like a sentiment of sorts to keep repeating those actors or actresses in every project of yours.

For instance, the awesome beauty Anushka is there in almost every movie of King Akkineni Nagarjuna. Similarly, Hasya Chakravarthi Brahmanandam is compulsory in Sreenu Vaitla movies. Now, it appears that the intellectual filmmaker Krish also has similar thought.

It is known that the newlywed groom is busy with the shaping up of the historical opus Gautamiputra Satakarni and sources say he is getting Pragya Jaiswal for an important role. Pragya worked with Krish for Kanche and garnered good marks for her act. Let us wait for the official confirmation on this project though


Chiru’s 151th film confirmed?

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KS Ravikumar is one of those celebrated directors in South India who is like a care of address for commercial films. His films are equipped with entertainment, fun, along with good dose of sentiment. He had the fortune to work with all top heroes of South India such as Kamal Hassan, Rajnikanth, Ajith, Vijay and also with Chiranjeevi for a family entertainer Sneham Kosam.

But the director hasn’t been making straight films in Telugu and when asked about the same, he said that he will be doing a film with Chiranjeevi very soon! The director visited Chiru on the eve of his birthday which is near and Megastar also has shown interest to work for this project.

Chiranjeevi is currently working on his anticipated 150th film which happens to be the remake of Kaththi and then he might team up with KS Ravikumar next! However, an officla conformation is still awaited.


Pelli Choopulu strikes gold at the box office

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The one film that is currently the talk of the tinsel town and the audience alike is Pelli Choopulu and many different observations and analysis are making rounds on this. The latest observation is that this movie has proved a new point.

Apparently, the other release Manamantha received a fabulous critical acclaim but it didn’t do any sort of promotions. As a result, there are no collections at the box office. On the other hand, when you look at Pelli Choopulu, the whole exercise had a strategy involved.

The way it was pitched, holding premieres for celebrities, they making buzz in social media resulted in superb publicity. So, not just content, even promotion is also important. Secondly, Manamantha has come next to a successful movie. If it had come before it would have worked really well at the box office


High voltage music director out of Balayya’s 100th film

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The energetic and high voltage composer Devi Sri Prasad always bags the best projects for his good blend of melodies as well as fast paced music. He is currently working for Chiranjeevi’s anticipated 150th film and already he signed for Balakrishna’s 100th film Gautamiputra Satakarni.

As per the latest reports, DSP is out of the league from this project due to creative difference between him and director Krish. Apparently, he gave some initial tunes which were not that impressive to the director. The buzz also says that either Maestro Ilaiyaraja or Keeravani might be doing music for this film.

Ilaiyaraja already shares good working chemistry with Balakrishna and Keeravani gave some memorable music for Krish in Vedam. We will have to wait and see who would be finalized for this prestigious project.


Confusion over Akkineni hero two films release

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The lover boy Naga Chaitanya is all set to enthrall the audience with two feel good entertainers namely Premam and Gautam Menon’s Saahasam Swasaga Saagipo which are all set for release.
Coming to the release date of these two flicks, coincidentally both are announced to be released on September 9! While Gautam Menon declared about the release date in his Social media handle, the official press release of Premam also locked the same date. This leads fans in confusion mode and immediately Chay gave a clarity on this.

He said Premam release date has not been finalized yet and by this it’s understood the such release clash is avoided for sure.