Telugu Film News 11-06-2007

Rajanikanth's Sivaji: Fact and Figures

After months of anticipation and hype surrounding the film, Sivaji is finally ready for release. And the magic and madness of Rajni, whose star status seems unassailable, looks set to be unleashed again.

• 400 prints in Tamil (including overseas prints and numbers growing by the day)
• 300 prints in Telugu
• Will be released in Europe, the US, Canada, UK, France, Middle East, Australia, Sri Lanka, Singapore and Germany.

AVM does Rajni really get pad...

• Baba: Rs 15 crore
• Chandramukhi: Rs 25 crore-plus
• Sivaji: Rs 40 crore-plus
• Rajnikant is second only to Jackie Chan when it comes to highest paid Asian stars.

Aishwarya Abhishek Bachchan visiting card!

The beautiful damsel is in Yorkshire currently, and is being introduced to the international media as Aishwarya Bachchan for the first time. However, wedding presents back home continue to be flowing in for RAI. One of the brands she endorses has just presented her with a visiting card with the name ‘Aishwarya Abhishek Bachchan' imprinted on it. And there's more. The card is made of 7900 diamonds and 40 gms gold, and costs a whopping crore! This girl is surely worth her weight in gold.or diamonds, should we say?

Roja Ramani Is No Longer An Adamant Mom!

Roja Ramani, the proud mother of hero Tarun, has changed her ways. She is no more adamant now. The dwindling opportunities to her son Tarun as hero has hit upon her vanity severely. She was not courteous enough to receive EVV, when he went to her home to book Tarun as one of the two heroes in his film, ‘Pellaindi Kaani…’.To patch up the strained relations, she attended the opening function along with her husband.

Corporate Bookings for 'Sivaji' Tickets

The tickets of Rajni Kanth's Sivaji are booked for all shows from 15th to 22 nd of June in Chennai. The advance booking is over for all the shows by now. Now the only way for many is to take the tickets in black market if has the plan to watch it in first week. Adding to this a few corporate companies booked bulk tickets at premium prices to show the film for all of their employees.

That way the tickets were over and many of Rajni fans are yet to get them. But only a few theaters have kept evening shows vacant after 3 days of film release. But all the fans are inclined to watch the film o first day morning show.

The film is releasing in about 150 theaters in Tamil Nadu. Only in Chennai it is being screened in 15 theaters.

Similar tempo is also being expected in Telugu as well. But the advance bookings are yet to be opened.

City Buzz: Film Publicity with Lady's Underwear

It's not the publicity with the face of the lead actress but with her 'base'. A lady's back with underwear is shown on the poster of the film 'Murder-2' that was directed by Vinod Pande.

Pyramid Film Factory made this film and its Telugu version is awaiting release. The caption of the film is 'Aame Raktaanni Subhram Chestundi'. The film is set to release on 22 nd June. The promotion line for the film is kept as 'Abba..Aame chaala hot guru..!'

As there will be no great factors to catch the attention of people, the promoters have made posters showing only the 'back' of the actress.

Snippet: Khushboo's Fresh Sexual Controversy

Khushboo is known for shooting in news with her statements regarding premarital sex little while ago. After that her nude film in Maxim controversy added much fame to her. She has been silent for long time. Now she desires to shoot to fame again, may be. She says that young girls are getting matured at early ages these days and hence sex education is a must for every one to avoid unwanted pregnancy and abortions.

She again implies that premarital sex and having sex with many men is not wrong. She only insists that girls should go for safety measures while enjoying with their choice of men.

Is that not a revolutionary statement from Indian woman?

5 Things you didn't know about Aarti!

5 Things you didn't know about Aarti Chabria.

1. I’m extremely religious. I believe in Sai Baba.
2. I’m a complete chocoholic inspite of the fact that I’m allergic to chocolates. I love white chocolate.
3. I love Shania Twain’s songs, and sing them very well. She sings from the heart.
4. I love the monsoon. I’m a waterbaby. I like getting wet in the rain.
5. I like driving fast. I like speed, but only when I’m on the wheels.

Secret Behind Shayaji Shinde's Success

Shayaji Shinde, Pradeep Rawat, Sonu Sood, Mukhesh Rishi and Rahul Dev are the frequently seen Hindi villains on Telugu screen.

Out of all these, Shayaji Shinde appears to be on the top by bagging roles in almost every action film. His typical accent and diction are the elements those are keeping him in news all the while. The next one that comes in the line is Pradeep Rawat who is popular among imported villains. Mukhesh Rishi and Sonu Sood are also bagging roles often.

Here the aspect that has to be observed is the one who is coming up with his own voice, without allowing dubbing artistes to fill the voice, is finding success. And that is only Shayaji Shinde who is also being given comedy roles now.

Now and then the busy Bollywood actors like Irfan Khan and Sushanth Singh are also given roles as villains on Telugu screen.

The value of own voice is discovered by Shayaji Shinde. Although far from nativity he has been continuing to give out his own voice and that proves to be the secret of his durability.

Big Posters in Hyderabad with Sivaji's Sword

Big hoardings are appearing in major centers of Hyderabad. An unknown new face is seen holding a shining sword on that hoarding.

That's the still from the oncoming film 'Chandrahas'. That's the name of Chatrapathi Shivaji's sword. The theme of the film is woven around that sword. Only the sword is shown in color on the hoarding while the rest of the image is pictured in back and white. The size of the hoarding is really turning the heads of many. While Rajni Kanth's 'Sivaji' is about to release shortly, this film on Sivaji is also seeing light.

Super Star Krishna played the role of Sivaji in the film. It is directed by MM Keeravani's father Shiva Sakthi Dutta.

We have to see how this film fairs well at the box office.

Sex Talk: Go To Sun to Have Sexual Potency

Doctors say that D Vitamin the most important factor to maintain potency levels in body. The software employees who work from AC cabins hardly get exposed to sun light. The syndrome is still big among the Call Center Employees who work in night shifts and sleep in morning. So D-vitamin hardly enters their body from Sun.

But regular intake of Fish and Eggs would bring in D vitamin into body to big extent. Otherwise, at least they should take D Vitamin capsules regularly as per doctors' advice.

Many impotency cases are being recorded from the employees of this field regularly.

Wanna buy Bachchans? It's Rs 7 bn

The Bachchan family is perhaps the most expensive family that India has ever seen.

Amitabh Bachchan is the biggest superstar of Bollywood, daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai is already positioning herself on the Hollywood scene, son Abhishek is making a mark as an actor of substance, and wife Jaya Bachchan is playing the grand act of a loving mother, an affectionate wife while also taking strides as a politician.

Brand Bachchan today is almost worth Rs 700 crore in the industry. Advertisement campaigns, movies, TV shows, events, the Bachchan grace them all. But of course for a heavy price.

"They have their own clientele. A man who decides to make a commercial with all four of them, I don’t know how he will get his dates,” says Executive Director, Ogilvy India, Piyush Pandey.

The jury may still be out on how Bachchan got involved in the Barabanki land controversy, but it can it ever affect his branding or the branding of his family?

"Bachchans are the first family of the industry. But after this union they have become unbeatable," says GM, Starcom Entertainment, Pranay Anthwal.

The sexagenarian is also India's highest-paid brand endorser, earning as much as Rs 36 crore each year from his endorsements for more than ten premium brands from Pepsi to Dabur to Chawanprash. People who come in after him in the list are are Sachin Tendulkar, Narain Karthikeyan, Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan.