Telugu Film News Dec 14, 2007

Vinayak to direct Chiru again

It’s almost official. Production giants Allu Arvind, Ashwini Dutt and KRR are joining hands to jointly producer megastar Chiranjeevi’s next film to be directed by V.V.Vinayak. The film, to be produced under the banner of United Movie Makers, will be a socio political drama unlike the actor’s previous film with Vinayak, Tagore. With rumors of Chiranjeevi’s inevitable entry into politics doing the rounds, this film will sure be a highly anticipated, must-watch flick of the coming year. The film will also be Chirnajeevi’s 149th film.

Balakrishna is Gunasekhar’s next

Word from the industry has it that Nandamuri Balakrishna will be starring in a magnum opus to be directed by Gunasekhar and to produced by a well known producer. Though no official announcements have been made to this effect, one would sure like to see if director Gunasekhar would pull off this coup of sorts.

Nagarjuna gives the nod for Sreenu Vytla

With his Lawrence directed Don ready to hit the screens on the 20th of this month, actor Nagarjuna has apparently moved onto his next project. It is being said that Nagarjuna has given the nod for director Sreenu Vytla’s next film that is being produced by Siva Prasad Reddy for the banner Sri Kamakshi Movies. Trisha is being considered as the female lead. The yet-to-be-titled venture is expected to start rolling in April next year.

Actor Brahmanandam enters Guinness Book

Veteran character actor and comedian Brahmanandam has been honored with a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for acting in the maximum number of films in a single language. Brahmanandam, with a career spanning over 20 years, has acted in 754 Telugu films to date. Speaking about the citation the beaming actor said “I got the confirmation news last night. I am absolutely thrilled and I have only the Telugu film audiences to thank for this.” Here’s wishing the versatile actor many more such glorious years.

Devi Sri turns actor with Jalsa?

Looks like effervescent music director Devi Sri Prasad is planning to make an inroad into the acting field as well. After etching out a well deserved name for himself in the music industry Devi Sri Prasad is going to come in front of the camera for a film. The music director cum singer recently completed shooting for the title track of actor Pawan Kalyan’s upcoming, Allu Arvind produced, Jalsa. The film is expected to see a 2008 summer release.

It is kurukure for Junaid

With rumors doing the rounds that debutante director Junaid’s film is a remake of the off beat surprise hit Hindi film Bheja Fry , the director himself clarified that the film is not Bheja Fry but is a story revolving around the lives of the characters played by Bhubaneswar and Duvvasi Mohan. The film, a RR Movie Makers production, has been titled as Kurukure. The film has story and dialogues by Ravi. C .Kumar and is being produced by Venkat.

Nagababu’s Shubham in January

Producer C.R.Mohan’s Nagababu starrer Shubham has completed its shooting and is presently in the post production stage. The film, a Mohan Shakti Creations production and directed by G.Siva Prasad Reddy, tells the story of how two families resolve their misunderstanding among them. The film also stars M.S Narayana, Utej and Venu Madhav. Ravi Kollikapudi provided the story while producer Mohan himself composed the music with lyrics by Bhaskar Bhatla. The music will be released by this month end, the film makers announced at a press meet held recently in the city. The film is being readied for a January release.