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Cricketer Hanuma Vihari Congratulates Nani's 'Shyam Singha Roy' Team
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Cricketer Hanuma Vihari Congratulates Nani's 'Shyam Singha Roy' Team

New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) After Megastar Chiranjeevi, cricketer Hanuma Vihari has congratulated the entire team of director Rahul Sankrityan's 'Shyam Singha Roy', featuring actors Nani and Sai Pallavi in the lead, even as the makers of the movie chose to release a deleted scene on Saturday.## Taking to Twitter, Vihari said, "Late night show!!" and then added: "Very intriguing movie. Congratulations to the whole team of 'Shyam Singha Roy'".## The cricketer's tweet is bound to delight the team even further as congratulatory messages are continuing to pour in for the team, ever since the film started streaming on Netflix on Friday.## Only a day ago, Megastar Chiranjeevi and his wife Surekha met Nani in person and congratulated him for making a fine film.## Production house Niharika Entertainment, sharing a video clip of actor Chiranjeevi meeting Nani and congratulating, said: "Priceless Moments. Thanks a lot dear Mega star Chiranjeevi garu - Surekha garu for your kind words and lovely gesture. A heart warming moment for the entire team of 'Shyam Singha Roy'".## The team of 'Shyam Singha Roy' on Saturday, meanwhile, released a deleted scene from the film, much to the delight of actor Nani's fans.## Stay tuned...

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Naga Shaurya's Upcoming Romantic Comedy Titled 'Krishna Vrinda Vihari'
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Naga Shaurya's Upcoming Romantic Comedy Titled 'Krishna Vrinda Vihari'

Hyderabad, Jan 22 (IANS) Director Anish R. Krishna's upcoming romantic comedy, featuring actor Naga Shaurya in the lead, has been titled 'Krishna Vrinda Vihari'.## The makers of the film released the title and the first look on the occasion of the actor's birthday on Saturday.## Produced by Ira Creations, the film has music by Mahati Swara Sagar and cinematography by Sai Sriram.## Krishna and Vrinda are the character names of the lead pair in the film. In the first look poster, Naga Shaurya can be seen with a 'niluvu bottu' (vertical tilak) and 'gandham' (sandalwood paste). He can be seen sprinkling water with a betel leaf, which is usually done as part of Hindu rituals.## Unlike his roles in previous films, Naga Shaurya will be seen playing a funny character in this one. Tipped to be a family entertainer, the shoot of 'Krishna Vrinda Vihari' is almost done, except for a song.## Stay tuned...

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Keerthy Suresh-Starrer 'Good Luck Sakhi' To Be Released On Jan 28
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Keerthy Suresh-Starrer 'Good Luck Sakhi' To Be Released On Jan 28

Chennai, Jan 22 (IANS) Director Nagesh Kukunoor's much-awaited Telugu film 'Good Luck Sakhi', featuring Keerthy Suresh and Aadhi in the lead roles, will finally hit screens on January 28 this year.## Keerthy Suresh confirmed the release of her film on Twitter. She tweeted: "We are so excited for you guys to see 'Good Luck Sakhi' in theatres near you from January 28".## The film's release has been postponed twice. It was originally supposed to hit screens on November 26. The release however got postponed to December 10.## Worth a Shot, the production house behind the film, then said that "due to unforeseen issues" the film would be "arriving on New Year's Eve (December 31, 2021)". The film did not hit screens on December 31 as well.## Finally, it is now all set to be released on January 28.## The film billed as a romantic sports comedy with music by Devi Sri Prasad is about how a girl, believed to bring bad luck to everyone, including her fiance who meets with premature death, emerges as a champion sharpshooter.## Stay tuned...

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Hindi Version Of 'Pushpa' Director's 'Rangasthalam' Set For Feb Release
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Hindi Version Of 'Pushpa' Director's 'Rangasthalam' Set For Feb Release

Mumbai, Jan 20 (IANS) The 2018 Telugu film ‘Rangasthalam starring Ram Charan is all set to release in Hindi in theatres next month.## Noted producer Manish Shah is planning the release to bring some respite for the cinema owners and to end the dry spell caused by the Covid pandemic.## A Sukumar directorial, ‘Rangasthalam' was a colossal success at the time of its release and was the Telugu film industry's biggest hit in 2018. The film is scheduled to release for Hindi audiences in February.## Several exhibitors have welcomed the decision to release the film. Producer Shah has also cut down on terms and conditions to ensure that the revenue sharing formula is in favour of the cinema owners.## Sukumar, whose recent release "Pushpa: The Rise" has been ruling the box office, told the story of a deaf man played by Ram Charan in "Rangasthalam", which also starred several popular actors like Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Jagapathi Babu, and Prakash Raj.## Stay tuned...

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Balakrishna's 'Akhanda' Completes 50 Days In Theatres Successfully
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Balakrishna's 'Akhanda' Completes 50 Days In Theatres Successfully

Chennai, Jan 20 (IANS) Director Boyapati Sreenu's 'Akhanda', featuring Nandamuri Balakrishna in the lead, has successfully completed a 50-day run in theatres.## Sources close to the unit claimed that the film had accomplished the feat in 103 centres. 'Akhanda', which has been made on a budget believed to be the highest ever for a Balakrishna film, has done a roaring business of Rs 200 crore. This includes theatrical gross and non-theatrical revenues.## Director Boyapati Sreenu and Balakrishna's combination is proving to be a formidable one as this is the third consecutive blockbuster that the two have managed to deliver together, the other two blockbusters being 'Simhaa' and 'Legend'.## The makers claim that 'Akhanda' has provided huge profits to not just the producer but all the distributors as well. The film has been doing exceptionally well overseas too. It recently touched the million-dollar-mark in the US.## 'Akhanda', which has Pragya Jaiswal playing the female lead, features Srikanth as the antagonist and Jagapathi Babu in a vital role. It has music by Thaman and cinematography by C Ram Prasad.## Stay tuned...

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Ravi Teja's 'Ravanasura' Begins Filming
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Ravi Teja's 'Ravanasura' Begins Filming

Hyderabad, Jan 19 (IANS) Filming of director Sudheer Varma's much-awaited Telugu action entertainer 'Ravanasura', featuring Ravi Teja in the lead, has begun and is on in full swing.## The film was launched in a grand fashion on the festival day of Sankranthi. Megastar Chiranjeevi was the chief guest at the event. At the launch, the makers of the film had made it clear that full-fledged shooting would start soon.## True to their word, shooting has now begun. Sources say that night sequences are currently being shot.## 'Ravanasura' is being made on a massive scale by Abhishek Nama for Abhishek Pictures and RT Teamworks. The film is scheduled to hit screens on September 30.## Ravi Teja plays a lawyer in the film, which will have Sushanth playing a crucial character called Ram.## 'Ravanasura' will feature five heroines - Anu Emmanuel, Megha Akash, Faria Abdullah, Daksha Nagarkar, and Poojitha Ponnada. Sources say all five heroines will have equal importance in the movie.## Sources also hint that writer Srikanth Vissa has penned a powerful and first-of-its-kind story for the film.## Harshavardhan Rameswar and Bheems together provide music for the film, while Vijay Kartik Kannan handles the cinematography and Srikanth is the editor.## Stay tuned...

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Controversial AP Minister To Attend 'Bangarraju' Success Bash
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Controversial AP Minister To Attend 'Bangarraju' Success Bash

Hyderabad, Jan 18 (IANS) The makers of 'Bangarraju' have invited Andhra Pradesh Cinematography Minister Perni Nani to celebrate the success of the movie.## The success event of the Nagarjuna and Naga Chaitanya-starrer is to take place in Rajahmundry on Tuesday.## Grand arrangements have been made at the venue - Marganni Estate Grounds, at VL Puram, Rajahmundry, to celebrate the blockbuster success of the movie. It is reported that Nagarjuna has invited the AP minister to attend the event as the chief guest.## While the movie ticket price issue in Andhra Pradesh has stirred much controversy, Nagarjuna openly spoke out on the issue. He also mentioned that 'Bangarraju' would not see any impact with regard to the ongoing issue.## Now that the 'Bangarraju' success event is to be attended by the controversial minister, folks from the Telugu movie industry aren't quite happy with this.## AP Cinematography Minister Perni Nani has been in the news ever since the movie ticket prices were slashed in the state. Though many movie celebrities met him to discuss the same, there was not much the minister did for the film industry.## So it will be very interesting to see what Perni Nani would say at the 'Bangarraju' success meet.## Stay tuned...

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Tanzanian Social Media Star Kili Paul Dances On Samantha's 'Oo Antava'
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Tanzanian Social Media Star Kili Paul Dances On Samantha's 'Oo Antava'

Mumbai, Jan 18 (IANS) Popular Tanzanian content creator Kili Paul has shared a video of her shaking a leg on south star Samantha Ruth Prabhu's popular track 'Oo Antava' from the recent hit 'Pushpa: The Rise'.## Kili posted a video on Instagram dancing on the track dressed in a traditional Masaai ensemble.## He captioned the video, which currently has 153,000 likes on the photo-sharing website: 'Oh antava mama pushpa songs are (fire emoji) @alluarjunonline @rashmika_mandanna @thisisdsp@adityamusicindia".## This is not the first time Kili Paul has grooved on an Indian number. Previously Bollywood actress Kiara Advani shared a video of the content creator lip-syncing the track 'Raataan Lambiyaan' from her film 'Shershaah'.## 'Pushpa: The Rise' also stars Rashmika Mandanna and is directed by Sukumar.## View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kili Paul (@kili_paul) ## Stay tuned...

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Rumours Erupt After Chiranjeevi's Daughter Drops Husband's Name
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Rumours Erupt After Chiranjeevi's Daughter Drops Husband's Name

Hyderabad, Jan 18 (IANS) Telugu Mega Star Chiranjeevi's youngest daughter and actor Ram Charan's sister Sreeja has dropped her actor-husband Kalyan's name from her social media handles amid rumors that their marriage is on the rocks.## Her unilateral action has triggered speculation about the couple's impending separation. Sreeja changed her Instagram handle name to Sreeja Konidela from Sreeja Kalyan.## Ever since Sreeja started using Instagram, her display name has been Sreeja Kalyan up until a couple of days ago.## Samantha Ruth Prabhu, who got separated from Telugu actor Naga Chaitanya, also had taken down her then surname -- Akkineni -- much before their divorce announcement.## Industry watchers believe that Sreeja's action could be an indication that her divorce formalities have been initiated.## For a while now, there have been rumors that all is not well between Sreeja and her husband Kalyaan Dhev.## No one from Chiranjeevi's family was seen promoting Kalyan Dhev's recent movie 'Super Machi', which only added fuel to the fire of the speculation surrounding the couple's marriage.## There has been no official confirmation regarding the split. Sreeja and Kalyan Dhev were married in March 2016. The couple was blessed with a daughter in 2018.## Before Kalyan Dhev, Sreeja was married to Sirish Bharadwaj, through whom she had her elder daughter. Their relationship ended in 2011 after Sreeja filed a harassment case against him.## Stay tuned...

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Actress Anushka Shetty Remembers 'Arundhati' As Film Completes 13 Years
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Actress Anushka Shetty Remembers 'Arundhati' As Film Completes 13 Years

Hyderabad, Jan 17 (IANS) Actress Anushka Shetty has recalled working on one of her biggest hits in the Telugu film industry, director Kodi Ramakrishna's 'Arundhati', saying the film will always be close to her heart.## On Sunday, the Telugu film, which went on to emerge a superhit, completed 13 years.## Anushka Shetty, whose star value increased considerably after her brilliant performance in the spine-chilling horror-fantasy flick, took to Instagram to pen her thoughts on the experience of working on the film.## She said, "13 Years for Arundhati! Jejamma - A character once in a lifetime for any actress and I am truly blessed. Thanks to Kodi Rama Krishna Garu, Shyam Prasad Reddy Garu, and the whole team. A very big thank you to all the lovely audience for their support & this movie will be always close to my heart".## The film, which had cinematography by K.K. Senthil Kumar and music by Koti won a whopping 10 Nandi Awards, which are given by the Andhra Pradesh state government. Of the 10, Anushka Shetty won a Special Jury Award while Sonu Sood won the award for Best Villain.## Stay tuned...

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Director Lingusamy's Bilingual Film With Ram Pothineni Titled 'The Warriorr'
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Director Lingusamy's Bilingual Film With Ram Pothineni Titled 'The Warriorr'

Chennai, Jan 17 (IANS) The makers of director Lingusamy's film with Telugu star Ram Pothineni in the lead on Monday announced that the film had been titled "The Warriorr". The Tamil-Telugu bilingual is an action drama that has triggered huge interest ever since it was first announced.## On Monday, the team chose to release the title and the first look of the film. 'The Warrior poster features Ram Pothineni as a police officer wielding a gun with a tough look, while cops surround him.## Says director Lingusamy, "The poster has triggered curiosity about the story that has the energetic star at its center. Fans are sure to find this film exciting as they will see Ram donning the khaki for the first time".## Sources close to the unit say that a fresh schedule of 'The Warriorr' has commenced in which crucial scenes are being shot. The movie's team vouches that it will surpass the expectations of fans and that it will be one of the memorable police stories of south Indian cinema.## Aadhi Pinisetty, who is popular in both Kollywood and Tollywood, plays the antagonist. The film has Krithi Shetty in the lead, while Akshara Reddy will be seen in a pivotal role.## Producer Srinivasaa Chitturi says, "We are happy to announce our association with Ram Potheneni and we have kickstarted 2022 with lots of excitement and are striving to bring the best to the audiences. We hope to make a film that is loved and enjoyed by the audience thoroughly. We hope we make the audience happy with our content".## 'The Warriorr' is expected to be a feather in Srinivasaa Silver Screen's hat after the success of its recent sports drama, 'Seetimaarr', which had Gopichand and Tamannah Bhatia in lead roles.## The upcoming action-drama will be presented by Pavan Kumar and is a Devi Sri Prasad musical.## Stay tuned...

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Twitter Conversation Between Director Nelson, Allu Arjun Wins Hearts
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Twitter Conversation Between Director Nelson, Allu Arjun Wins Hearts

Chennai, Jan 14 (IANS) A conversation between Tamil film director Nelson Dilipkumar and Telugu star Allu Arjun on Twitter, which shows the mutual admiration that professionals from both film industries have for each other's work, is winning hearts on the Internet.## On the festival day of Pongal, director Nelson, whose 'Doctor' emerged as a blockbuster, congratulated Allu Arjun for his fantastic performance in the recently released Telugu blockbuster 'Pushpa: The Rise'.## Nelson wrote, "'Pushpa', What swag! Superb and commendable performance Allu Arjun! No wonder it blasted in box office!"## Allu Arjun replied, "Thank you very (much) Nelson garu. So glad you liked the performance. Humbled. And… Congratulations for 'Doctor'. It was the best movie in my recent times. Regards".## Nelson, who is now directing Vijay's upcoming film 'Beast', responded saying, "It's my pleasure Allu Arjun garu. Looking forward for many more such great performances by you. I'm very glad you liked 'Doctor'. Thank you very much".## Each of the tweets was liked by scores and retweeted thousands of times on Twitter.## Stay tuned...

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