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.

Dada Hungama In Hyd

Shankardada Zindabad prerelease hungama at Sudarshan70, RTC X Roads

Mani Sharma in Columbus

"Manisharma has proved time and time again that his musical events are quite unlike those featuring other composers or singers," says Jagadish Prabhala whose JP Entertainment is hosting the Columbus show along with Saibaba Society of Ohio on July 20. "His music has as much appeal as that of any big Tollywood star studded event." "It has been a very busy year. Yet I thought of the concert tour for many reasons," the composer says. He also loves being with his singers off the recording studio but doesn't get many opportunities to do so in India. "It is a different feeling when you work with them for a stage show," he explains. "The challenges are different, and we come alive even more than when we are in a recording studio. The friendship also grows."
Manisharma's biggest challenge, however, is not assembling first-rate artists or having the best acoustics at each venue. "There are fans who have long memories," he says. "And there are fans who love the recent songs. Now, I would have a good mix of the old and new. Even then it is not easy to choose one beautiful song over another." The show in Columbus was orgainzed by Saibaba temple society of Ohio as a fund raising event for construction of Saimandir. The Society has purchased 7.7 acres of ground on Lewis Centre Road for construction of permanent Sai mandir. Architectural plans are being prepared. Temple Committee has invited generous contributions from all over the USA.
JP Entertainment Group was the main co-sponsor in bringing Manisharma's troupe to heart of Columbus.Manisharma's troupe was received by more than 30 families at Port Columbus airport on July 16th, 2007.His tour in Columbus Included Music show, Banquet dinner in Dayton, Columbus and also Cricket match with Columbus team.

Banquet dinners:
Dayton Telugu Association's President Dr. Satish Katula coordinated the banquet dinner in support of fund raising for Saimandir. More than 30 families joined the dinner and donated genrously for Saimandir.The team visited Dayton Airforce musuem and other places in Dayton. Saibaba Temple Society of Ohio and Dr.Nalluri Koteswara Rao and Susheela coordinated one more fabulous Banquet dinner on July 18th. More than 250 people joined for the fund raising event. Banquet dinner was a huge success and columbus never saw such a huge gathering in a private party hosted for fund raising.
Cricket Match:
Manisharma's team not only knows to blast music and melodies but also cricket sixes.The team played with Bharat Jataprolu's team(Columbsu cricket club) in Columbus on July 19th. Manisharma's team won against the strong local team. Manisharma's team score- 61 runs of 9 overs.Manisharma made 26 runs and Sai made 20 runs Bharat's team Score-57 runs all out.

Music Show
Saibaba Temple society of Ohio presented yet another great musical evening. Olentangy high school auditorium was filled with overflowing capacity of 700+ audience who were taken to grandiose musical heights by the excellent music, lighting, sound effects and mimicry by Sri Harikishen.Cinestar Laya was the guest of honor for the music show.

The Auditorium was packed with 700 music lovers and show started with wonderful introduction by Harikishen. He introduced Manisharma and his technicians to the cheering crowd.Sai and Karthik on drums, Chinna, Saagar on keyboard, Raghava on sound mixing and Vinod on guitar enthralled the audience with their coordination.Music lovers were captivated with the Sound provided by Jordam Music.The program started sharp at 7:00 pm and ended at 10:45 pm.

Mallikarjun, Vinod Babu, Sunitha,and Vijay Lakshmi with their enchanting voices completely transformed the audience to a different world.Every song was applaused and the crowd was uncontrollable with dances and whistles. Sri Hari Kishen provided brief interludes with his captivating mimicry acts which included political satire, movie satire

Songs Sequence and few foot tapping numbers are as follows:
Several Saibaba songs by the team,
Rama Rama Raghu Rama by Mallikarjun
Radha Govinda by Vinod babu
Bham Bham bhole by Mallikarjun
Manmadha manmadha by Mallikarjun, karunya, Vinod babu and Chorus
Nina Kotiseina Mona Kotesina- Mallikarjun, Sunitha etc...

The program concluded honoring the Artists, sponsorers, fund raisers, volunteers. Sri Manisharma was felicitated by Priests of Saibaba Temple and Trustees and by Sri Jagadish Prabhala who coordinated the entire event from JP Entertainment Group.

Lokesh, Brahmani on shopping spree!

With the wedding of the year slated for just a month away, the families of former chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu and film actor N Balakrishna are now busy shopping for the grand event. Though both the families want the wedding to be a restricted affair, they are leaving no stone unturned to make the event a memorable one.

Both the families are keeping their plans secret. But sources reveal that they have hired a famous designer to design clothes. A clear picture will emerge only after a fortnight.

John Apparao 40+ poster design

Snippet: Mega Treat For Chiru Fans!

The D-Day has come. The long wait of Chiru's fans has come to an end. The film 'Shankardada Zindabad' is hitting the theaters tomorrow in about 350 centers. The advance bookings of the tickets are over in many theaters. Although there is no media hype about this film, the fans have thronged for tickets in a few theaters.
On the other hand the black marketers are also venturing in big way in taking these tickets and selling, looking at the suddenly found demand. A big queue of about 100 mts is found at Prasad's Multiplex and other theatres. All the tickets for all four shows for 4 days were already booked.
The official black market price per ticket is between Rs 250 and Rs 600.

Victory Venkatesh Wishing For 'Kireedom'

Till yesterday there is a gossip that Rajasekhar is bagging the rights of Kireedom. But now that is declared to be ruled out idea. The fresh grapevine from reliable sources is that Victory Venkatesh is showing interest on the film after watching it.

Even earlier Venkatesh acted in the remake of Tamil film 'KAKKA KAKKA' with the title 'Gharashana' in Telugu. He likes to act in remake films and the history has proved that his remake films, be they from Tamil and Malayalam turned hits.

Let us wait and see if Venkatesh shows that flick in Telugu for us.

Mani's 'Dubai Seenu' rules Telugu audio market again

Veteran composer Mani Sharma is flying high as his album 'Dubai Seenu' stages a comeback and tops the list.

The top Telugu albums are:

1. 'Dubai Seenu' - Popular numbers 'Kol kol' and 'Kanya raasi' are making waves again. Mani Sharma, known for his people-friendly 'masala' tunes, appears to have done a great job with the rhythm and Western beats for the album.

2. 'Satyabhama' - Post 'Desamudru', composer Chakri has made yet another winner. The music underlines the woman-centred theme of the film. 'Pyar karo' and 'Gundelona' are nice numbers.

3. 'Sivaji - the Boss' - After all, A.R. Rahman is A.R. Rahman. The music of 'Sivaji' grows on you, especially after watching the film and will retain its place in the top albums list for some more time.

4. 'Munna' - Engaging tunes composed by Harris Jayaraj are keeping the album in the list. 'Kadulu' in particular is a song that is likely to hold listeners' interest despite the film's disappointing performance at the box office.

5. 'Aadavari Matalaku Atthale Verule' - Yuvan Shankar Raja's music in the film could be classified as 'easy listening'. That is why the album remains on the list despite no particular outstanding rhythm.

'Lakshyam' beats 'Sivaji' to take top spot

Actor Gopichand shines in 'Lakshyam', a revenge drama.

The film got an overwhelming response at the ticket window and pushed Rajnikant-starrer 'Sivaji - the Boss' one notch down. It is enjoying the top position this fortnight and may rule the charts for sometime.

The top five Telugu films are:

1. 'Lakshyam' - A revenge drama complete with the trademark smirk and imposing physique of Gopichand, the film has become an instant hit with the audience. Land disputes, cops and journalists appear to have touched a chord with the masses.

2. 'Sivaji' - Still running to packed audiences, the success of 'Sivaji' at the box office appears unending. The viewership has now shifted to moviegoers who have watched the movie more than once. One can attribute its success to superstar Rajnikant, who has the knack to turn the ordinary into extraordinary. A fall in the list for this film, therefore, does not signify anything more than the film industry's rising production values.

3. 'Dubai Seenu' - The film moves up the list this week, with fans appreciating actor Ravi Teja who is back in form. A crowd-puller directed towards youth, the film about a young man who yearns to become rich strikes a chord with the viewers. Well-crafted action scenes and good music by Mani Sharma have helped the film chart its upward move.

4. 'Satyabhama' - Not very unlike 'Ghazni' minus the violence, the film is like a page out of Salvador Dali's surrealistic paintings. The mush interspersed with comic relief has proved to be a crowd-puller for some time now and appears to continue entertaining the lovelorn audiences.

5. 'Toss' - Priyadarshini Ram's 'Toss' has bagged the fifth spot this fortnight. Though the film boasts of an interesting plot, there is little to hold the audience's attention. Radical changes in cinematography and a new avatar for Raja do not appear to have gone down well with the masses. The movie may be well on its way out.

Gossip: Priyamani and Anushka Blame Each Other!

Envy always plays its role between two successful beautiful women. A promising star Priyamani couldn't hide her jealousy against Anushka, a rising star.

Anushka has gained reputation for figure of late- thanks to Yoga she teaches and practices. Priyamani disapproves Anushka's knowledge in Yoga.

'She (Anushka) doesn't know ABC of Yoga. She pretends she knows it. She is not as slim as she thinks. Have a close look at her. She has fat all over", Priyamani shared that aloud in the presence of a few media persons.

They dutifully carried her remarks to Anushka. Anuskha's rebuttal was too crude and blunt. It is said that she replied, 'She has fat, where a woman doesn't need to have.'

This is the essence of the cat fight between these two dames.

Star Talk: Parvati Melton's Designer Wear!

Parvati Melton says that her costumes used in the film 'Allare Allari' would certainly enthrall the ladies once the film is released. The designs are very impressive and the ladies would love to get them stitched that way. Especially, the designer blouses are eye striking, she says. The same is conveyed through an anchor on a Television channel.

Well, this is another sort of publicity for the film as it is getting ready to release. The title specifies that it is an out and out comedy film. That way masses will be pulled to theaters. If this 'ladies aspect' is also added to the promotion, there would be good attendance of female audiences as well, as per the promotion team of the film. Let us see how this film reaches the maximum set of audiences.

Basheed produced the film in the direction of Muppalaneni Shiva and the inside talk says that the film has come out very well. Allari Naresh, Venu, Parvati Melton and Mallika Kapoor acted in lead roles in the film.

Hyd Gossip : Young Hero Kisses Heroine In Private!

Since their 'first movie' the hero and the heroine are in news for all the wrong reasons. Even after working in considerable number of movies both are struggling to make a foothold in the industry. But it seems that their career doldrums has not deterred their love life.
There may be lots of news about their relationship, but here is a little bit of news that we just couldn't resist telling about. The guy and the gal spotted quietly enjoying themselves in a popular tourist spot which is near to Hyderabad city. "The two were cuddling and kissing each other and did not care much for people watching them. They didn't care who saw them", a source reveals.
But the duo has something else to say." We are just good friends and there is no time for love".
Didn't you get their names on your mind? There 'new light' in the hero and there is 'moon light' in the heroine.

Bhanu Chander Is Loving What He gets

Bhanu Chander was the very notable actor in 80s. But his plight changed as the days passed by. Once upon a time he was almost compared with big heroes like Krishna and Chiranjeevi in terms of mass recognition. But now he is playing guest roles in films and sticking on to small screen serials as well.
There is an adage that says, "Love what you get when don't get what you love".
Bhanu Chander appears to be following the same. He is now busy with TV serials on Gemini. Sources say that he is being paid Rs. 10,000 per call sheet now approximately.
That way, he will be busy for entire month, as he is acting in mega serials. That way his earnings are good now. On the other hand, it is also said that he did not earn big through films and his career has gone down once he started planning for his future. He is now acting in serials for his maintenance.

Nayanatara is looking for her Mr. Right

After Simbhu broke up with Nayanatara, he made a film which deals their failure love story. More over he found his lady love in Vedika. It seems the reason why Simbhu praising Vedika whenever he gets chance.

But there has been a shocking silence from her end. She struggled to come up from the painful break-up. Now she is looking hotter than ever before. Looks like Nayanatara wants to restart her love life, with no strings attached and no distractions. She still believes in love and looking for the man of her dreams. She says" I am a loveable person and optimistic about finding true love".

And of course the signal is that she is hot and single.

Is she ready to mingle? We will let you know as soon as we find out.

Music Director Playing Tabla On Charmy and Mamatha

Mamatha Mohandas, the Malayali girl made a mark has a singer in Tollywood with her husky voice is now going to sizzle the silver screen with Yamadonga opposite JR.NTR. It seems to be great going for this beauty as more offers pouring from different quarters. But Tollywood is buzzing with rumors of link-up with her mentor who introduced to singing.

According to the Film Nagar talk she is madly in love with the young music director who is known for his lover boy image. She is concentrating more on calling her prince charming than trying to make place in tinsel town. The buzz about that music director's 'close moving' with Mamatha is old but the fresh update is that both are moving very close to each other than before in 'private trysts'.

But when quizzed, the singer turned actress just brushed it off." It is so funny. Everybody is curious to know what has been going between us. But we are just good friends. I will tell the whole world when I am in love".

"Mamatha will have a bad time unless she mends her ways, because the guy is known for dumping the girls in middle", Says insiders.

A few weeks ago, the guy is linked up with Charmy as well. The gossip is still continuing on one side. On a whole, the director is playing on both Charmy and Mamatha like Tabla.

Snippet: Sanjay Dutt's ‘mantra’ for life!

For years Sanjay Dutt’s young fans have imitated his fashion fundas and style statements and treated anything he does as their mantra for life. Now the man himself has found his own sacred mantra. We all know how religious Sanju is; in fact, he doesn’t ever leave the house without his morning prayers.
During Navratri, there’s a special puja in his house every day, and of course, he’s purely shakahari for those nine days. Sanju recently learnt the Gayatri mantra, and now his day begins with chanting. The chores come only later. Well, we wonder if his fans will follow this ‘mantra’, too. It’s called blind faith, right?

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Yamadonga in Aus and NewZealand by Ramark Group

Supehit Movies ‘Ramark Group’ confirms YAMADONGA for Australia & NewZealand. YAMADONGA is a socio-fantasy entertainer and comes with the deadly combination of Junior NTR and SS Rajamouli who delivered super hits like Student No.1 and Simhadri. MM Keeravani scored music and Mohan Babu played the role of Lord Yama. Interested parties to screen movie in Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra and NewZealand contact Rama on 0433 820 701 or Narayan on 0421 718 928

Shankardada Zindabad : Success Saga

Will megastar's Shankar Dada Zindabad hit the marquee with success?

With only a couple of days left for the megastar's Shankar Dada Zindabad to hit the marquee, Tollywood's trade pundits are busy calculating its fate at the box office.

Directed by PRABHUDEVA, SDZ was shot in a very short duration.

According to the sources, territory wise distribution rights have been sold for Rs 8.5 crore for Nizam area and Rs 7.5 crore for north Andhra region.

Shankardada MBBS released with 303 prints and Stalin released with 317. Apparently, SDZ is releasing with 333 prints only in AP.

The film is expected to be screened in over 550 theatres across the state. Another record is that, in Nizam the film is releasing with 101 prints into 144 theatres.

Screen Talk: Madhushalini's hands are full!

The pretty actress Madhushalini has some impressive film offers in her kitty. Working round-the clock can be stressful . But actress Madhushalini is not complaining. The pretty actress has some impressive offers in her kitty. Working in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada movies simultaneously doesn't seem to take a toll on her.

"It's a part and parcel of my job and besides it's fun. My work never tires me," says the actress.

She is currently busy shooting for a Telugu movie opposite Shivaji, wherein she's playing a girl-next-door .

Press Note: ManiSharma Rocks in Columbus

"Manisharma has proved time and time again that his musical events are quite unlike those featuring other composers or singers," says Jagadish Prabhala whose JP Entertainment is hosting the Columbus show along with Saibaba Society of Ohio on July 20. "His music has as much appeal as that of any big Tollywood star studded event."

"It has been a very busy year. Yet I thought of the concert tour for many reasons," the composer says. He also loves being with his singers off the recording studio but doesn't get many opportunities to do so in India. "It is a different feeling when you work with them for a stage show," he explains. "The challenges are different, and we come alive even more than when we are in a recording studio. The friendship also grows."

Manisharma's biggest challenge, however, is not assembling first-rate artists or having the best acoustics at each venue. "There are fans who have long memories," he says. "And there are fans who love the recent songs. Now, I would have a good mix of the old and new. Even then it is not easy to choose one beautiful song over another."

The show in Columbus was orgainzed by Saibaba temple society of Ohio as a fund raising event for construction of Saimandir. The Society has purchased 7.7 acres of ground on Lewis Centre Road for construction of permanent Sai mandir. Architectural plans are being prepared. Temple Committee has invited generous contributions from all over the USA.

JP Entertainment Group( www.tollywooddreams.com ) was the main co-sponsor in bringing Manisharma's troupe to heart of Columbus.Manisharma's troupe was received by more than 30 families at Port Columbus airport on July 16th, 2007.His tour in Columbus Included Music show, Banquet dinner in Dayton, Columbus and also Cricket match with Columbus team.

Banquet dinners:
Dayton Telugu Association's President Dr. Satish Katula coordinated the banquet dinner in support of fund raising for Saimandir. More than 30 families joined the dinner and donated genrously for Saimandir.The team visited Dayton Airforce musuem and other places in Dayton.

Saibaba Temple Society of Ohio and Dr.Nalluri Koteswara Rao and Susheela coordinated one more fabulous Banquet dinner on July 18th. More than 250 people joined for the fund raising event. Banquet dinner was a huge success and columbus never saw such a huge gathering in a private party hosted for fund raising.

Cricket Match:
Manisharma's team not only knows to blast music and melodies but also cricket sixes.The team played with Bharat Jataprolu's team(Columbsu cricket club) in Columbus on July 19th. Manisharma's team won against the strong local team.
Manisharma's team score- 61 runs of 9 overs.Manisharma made 26 runs and Sai made 20 runs
Bharat's team Score-57 runs all out.

Music Show
Saibaba Temple society of Ohio presented yet another great musical evening. Olentangy high school auditorium was filled with overflowing capacity of 700+ audience who were taken to grandiose musical heights by the excellent music, lighting, sound effects and mimicry by Sri Harikishen.Cinestar Laya was the guest of honor for the music show.

The Auditorium was packed with 700 music lovers and show started with wonderful introduction by Harikishen. He introduced Manisharma and his technicians to the cheering crowd.Sai and Karthik on drums, Chinna, Saagar on keyboard, Raghava on sound mixing and Vinod on guitar enthralled the audience with their coordination.Music lovers were captivated with the Sound provided by Jordam Music.The program started sharp at 7:00 pm and ended at 10:45 pm.

Mallikarjun, Vinod Babu, Sunitha,and Vijay Lakshmi with their enchanting voices completely transformed the audience to a different world.Every song was applaused and the crowd was uncontrollable with dances and whistles. Sri Hari Kishen provided brief interludes with his captivating mimicry acts which included political satire, movie satire

Songs Sequence and few foot tapping numbers are as follows:

Several Saibaba songs by the team,
Rama Rama Raghu Rama by Mallikarjun
Radha Govinda by Vinod babu
Bham Bham bhole by Mallikarjun
Manmadha manmadha by Mallikarjun, karunya, Vinod babu and Chorus
Nina Kotiseina Mona Kotesina- Mallikarjun, Sunitha etc...

The program concluded honoring the Artists, sponsorers, fund raisers, volunteers. Sri Manisharma was felicitated by Priests of Saibaba Temple and Trustees and by Sri Jagadish Prabhala who coordinated the entire event from JP Entertainment Group.

(Event Sponsors)

In his vote of thanks Sri Satya Yerramsetty thanked all the major sponsors such as JP Entertainment( Tollywooddreams.com), Elephant Advertising(Direct TV), Venkat Kollipara CPA, Rachuri, Nalluri, Marion families and several other donors and fund raisers.

He thanked Y.P. Rao, RangaSai, Dr. Satish Kathula, Ramesh Adabala, Ravi Kumari Durvasula, Narasimham Appikatla, Ratna Rachuri, Janaki Bellana, Ramachander and Latha Revuru, Vasantha Tumu, Ramakrishna Koralla, Sai Sampath, Venkat Matsa, Prakash Peram, Gurujapa Chary, Ramesh Doddi, Parasa Chandrashekar and several others. He extended his thanks to the local families who hosted the artistes, Murali and Nalluri's family.

My wife is a cruel lady, says Pavan Kalyan

Power Star Pavan Kalyan, brother of Mega Star Chiranjeevi, has apparently realised that he is in deep trouble in connection with the bigamy case filed by his wife Nandini and that he would have to face a non-bailable imprisonment. After failing to enter into a compromise with Nandini and get rid of her once and for all, Pavan Kalyan had no other option but to file a divorce petition in the Visakhapatnam family court. The reason cited in his petition is strange: He has described Nandini as a cruel woman and that she treated him with utter contempt. He said any continuation of the marital relationship would cause grave damage and injury to his mental health.
Sources said Nandini had produced strong evidences before the court against Pavan Kalyan; importantly with regard to his second marriage. Therefore, it would be difficult for the court to believe his version. Moreover, he is a well-known actor, a martial arts expert and has a lot of influence in the society and therefore, it was doubtful whether the court would believe his argument that she was cruel to him and ill-treated him. Such a petition normally comes from an aggrieved wife.
Secondly, Pavan Kalyan's petition came very late, as the local police had already completed their investigation and are all set to submit a report to the court. Thus, difficult days are ahead for Pavan Kalyan!

Telugu Film News 25-07-2007 Latest

Malaika Arora item song in Athidhi.

The Bollywood heroine Malaika Arora is roped to play the item number in Prince Mahesh Babu's Athidhi with Amrita Rao. The film climax is planned in Chennai. The film will be releasing in September 1st week.

Sneha’s refusal to star in Simbu’s movie

Now its Sneha’s turn to yearn for different character roles. Looks like the actress is tired of stereotypic roles coming her way. Sneha said that she expecting roles sans any vulgarity as like in Pudupettai. Pining for a role similar to the one played by Ramya Krishnan in Arunachalam, Sneha said wished to do a negative role.
Considering her smile to be a plus point, the actress also expressed her desire to do a lovable character with hidden traits of a villainess.
With all the actresses vying to act with Simbu, it was indeed shocking when Sneha refused a role in his film. When Sneha was asked if the rumors were true she did not deny it. Explaining as to why she refused to act with Simbu, she said that she wished to pair up with him on screen rather that do an aunty character.

SDZ is just copy of LRMB except Megastar's dance.

This was disclosed by the director Prabhudeva who directed megastar's SDZ. Prabhu says ' The film is just copy of Hindi film Lage Raho Munna Bhai except songs where we used the music and tunes for our convenient. In original film, Sanjay didn't do any dance and steps but Megastar needs dance, so we changed some changes in songs'.

Vishnu wants look like Nag?

Hero Vishnu is doing a film with hero Nagarjuna. Director P Vasu will direct this film. Mohanbabu will produce the film on Laxmi Prasanna pictures banner. The film is to role from 16th August. Meanwhile, Vishnu is busy in his personal Gym to get the shape of his body , similar to that of Nagarjuna.

Anushka's dream role yet to come?

Anushka, the Yoga teacher from Bangalore is front seat in Tollywood as heroine. She is bagging the offers one after one and at the same time she is getting success after success. Yoga teacher says that she didn't get her dream role so far. She defines her dream role as ' role with glamour and performance'.

Pawan seeks divorce from Nandini.

Hero Pawan Kalyan who is facing problems from her first wife Nandini has filed a fresh case seeking divorce from Nandini in Vizag court.
Nandini filed a bigamy case on Pawan and the case is to hear on 31st of July and Vizag police is to submit the report on Nandini's petition to court tomorrow.

Gopichand - not in Ontari?

Hero Gopichand is suppose to do a film Ontari for Pokuri Babu Rao. It is rumored that remuneration is the problem between Gopichand and Babu Rao. And at the same time, Gopichand can't say no to Babu Rao. It is also heard that the shoot of the Ontari progress with heroine Bhavana in Necklace Roiad, Hyderabad. Pokuri Babu Rao is monitoring the shoot with fight master Vijayan.

Beautiful Karishma Kotak- Pala Kova.

Karishma was born in London and worked for Kingfisher Calendar with her sexy assets. She is making her debut in Tollywood with Megastar's SDZ. She was slim in the beginning days of shoot. She put on weight as the shoot progresses and she is looking like a Palakova now.

With the short time she spent in Andhra Pradesh, she is speaking few good words about AP and the people of Andhra. She wants to learn Telugu as soon as possible.

Hyderabad International Film Festival announcement

The Hyderabad International Film Festival (HIFF) which successfully held its first edition of the festival in March 2007, is readying to present a more interesting and versatile programme for the next edition, to be held from 3rd to 10th January 2008.

In this connection, its parent bodies, Hyderabad Film Club, and AP Film Directors’ Association are pleased to announce that from henceforth HIFF will have the sagacious counsel of Dr. Dasari Narayana Rao , Hon’ble Minister for State for Coal, Government of India, as the Chairman of the Festival. The following leading lights of film industry are in the advisory panel.

Both Hyderabad Film Club and AP film Directors’ Association take this opportunity to thank Dr. Dasari, as well as the members of the advisory panel, for having consented to be associated with the festival and guide us for proper conduct of festival. Mr. Ramesh Prasad has kindly agreed to provide the prasad multiplex theatres for projection of films, and thus Prasad multiplex will be the main venue of the festival this time.­

Festival Advisors

1. Dr. M.S.Reddy, President, Andhra Pradesh Film Chamber of Commerce
2. Dr. D. Rama Naidu, Rama Naidu Studios
3. Sri C.C. Reddy, Film Producer & Advisor to Government
4. Sri Ramesh Prasad, Managing Director Prasad Multiplex
5. Sri C. Kalyan, President, Film Producers Council
6. Sri Naga Babu, President, Movie Artists Association
7. Sri Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao, President Federation of Film Employees Union
8. Sri Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao

HIFF looks forward to reach you with a wide spectrum of films, thanks to the wise counsel of the above advisory body and the Chairman of the Festival.

The exciting programme that is being chalked out for presentation in the second edition will include a package of latest films from French, Korea, Japan, Iran, China, South Africa, Israel, Turkey, Algeria, Srilanka, Poland, USA and other countries, apart from picking up the best of films that have been made during the last 2-3 years , and have been touring world wide festival circuit. Thus we intend to make our festival a festival of festival films. As usual, we will have a separate competitive documentary section as well.

More details will be announced in days ahead.

Photos: SDZ Chiranjeevi and Karishma Kotak

Check out stills of Chiranjeevi and Karishma Kotak from 27 July released

Screen Buzz: Anushka Wept For Gopichand!

Anushka made chitchat on television channel yesterday. She said that she wept for while watching the plight of Gopichand in the film 'Lakshyam'. She said she was moved by that scene. Interestingly, Anuskha spoke in very good Telugu on par with native Telugu speaker while saying that..

Saying about her exposing and performance aspects she said, "We cannot add only spice without salt to a dish with the idea to make it spicier. At the same time we cannot add only salt without spice. So, I feel it should be a right mix of everything. I give preference for the roles those balance me with performance and glamour look. A good performance oriented role certainly elevates the image of an actress".

Well, there has been gossip that Anushka is sharing good friendship with Gopichand. Probably, the same friendship might have jerked tears from the eyes of Anushka.

Rajani Kanth Keeps Mohan Babu At Distance!

Mohan Babu claims that he is an intimate friend to Rajani Kanth. While he draws his reference, he expresses his abusive affection with the words like 'that fool' and 'the rascal', to exhibit how strong the bond between them is.

After the much publicized 'Platinum Jubilee Feud' between Mohan Babu and Chiranjeevi, Rajani Kanth took the side of Chiranjeevi. For the preview of 'Shivaji', Rajani invited Chiranjeevi and ignored Mohan Babu.
This attitude made Mohan Babu upset. He is believed to have expressed his displeasure to Rajani Kanth over phone.

But certainly many tend to do friendship with 'cool appearing' guys like Chiru than hot and spicy Mohan Babu.

Photo Feature: Hottest-Pic From Kollywood

This is the hottest pic from Tamil film 'Kadhal Arangam' made by Velu Prabhakaran a couple of years ago but struggled a lot to come out of Censor till the beginning of this year. The theme of the film runs on a man's desire to have sex with a girl. The girl in the pic is Shirlee who got branded as 'D-Grade actress with this film. She is hardly getting calls from big banners despite possessing beauty and photogenic features.

Nagarjuna Has Chosen Gunnam Because..!

Nagarjuna has decided not to repeat two similar types of roles in consecution. His firm decision is to keep on showing variety from role to role with eccentricity,. He acted in 'Super' as Hi-Tech robber and transformed as Bhakta Ramadasu immediately. Then he acted in 'Boss' as a handsome gentleman. Again he is acting as 'Don' with a different lookout. Freshly there was news that Nag is acting as God in the Telugu remake of Hollywood blockbuster 'Bruce Almighty' where the lead role will be played by Vishnu.
Apart from this, he is going to act in Gunnam Gangaraju's 'Love Story 123' (tentative title). The films of Gunnam will be novel in their own way and Nag thus Nag wants to show his different styles from film to film. All this says that he is firm on his ideology.
Well, little while ago there was a rumor that Nag will be acting in Sekhar Kammula's direction after his 'Happy Days'. Even that is in pipeline and it was revealed that Nag will be portraying the role of doctor in Sekhar's film that may materialize sometime in second half of 2008, as per the sources.