Tollywood Film News 26-07-07

Pepsi signs Allu Arjun

It is reliably learnt that Telugu film star Allu Arjun is roped in as the brand ambassador for Pepsi. Chiranjeevi and Pawan Kalyan were the first film stars to be roped into to promote Thums Up and Pepsi respectively in AP. Now Mahesh Babu is the brand ambassador of Thums Up. It were state level dealers of the cola companies that selected Chiranjeevi and Pawan Kalyan. This time around the cola companies directly approached the stars.

Madan to direct Uday Kiran

Madan who provided story to Aa Naluguru and directed his first film Pellaina Kothalo recently is going to direct another film too. This film is expected to have Uday Kiran doing the main leads. Madan will also produce this film on his banner ‘Aa Naluguru films‘.

Dhee 100 days function on 8 September

The 100 days function of surprise hit of the year Dhee will be held at Lalitha Kala Thoranam on the night of 8 September. This film stars Vishnu, Srihari and Genelia in the main leads. Seenu Vytla directed this film. Lots of film celebrities from Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Hindi film industry are expected to grace this grand function.

Doctorate to Veturi

Veteran lyricist Veturi Sundara Rama Murthy will be presented with the honorary doctorate on August 3 in 23rd convocation by Acharya Nagarjuna University. Veturi penned over 10,000 songs so far. He also worked as journalist for prominent magazines like Andhra Patrika and Andhra Prabha. Katti Padma Rao and Vadlamani Venkata Subramanya Ravi would also be honored with doctorate on the same day.