Nayanatara On Cloud Nine !

Wondering why Nayanatara is elated these days? Well, the lady has a reason to be on cloud nine. She is playing the lead opposite none other than actor Venkatesh.

"It's my second venture with actor Venkatesh. And it's always a pleasure working with him. During the shooting of the movie "Lakshmi" with him, I learnt quite a few acting tips through him. He is a through professional and a dedicated actor.

But what's more, he's a good human being first," says Nayanatara.

The actress is presently busy shooting for "Tulasi", which is being directed by Sreenivas and produced by D Suresh Babu,"-Telugu Cinemass.

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Telugu Actress Ileana Interview

'FINALLY, I' VE MADE IT TO BOLLYWOOD' - ILEANA...

Spirited and beautiful, actress Ileana is literally going places. Besides being the top-notch actress in Tollywood, Ileana is also reportedly making her debut in Bollywood. And the icing on the cake is that she has been signed opposite latest heartthrob Shiney Ahuja. “Finally, I’ve made it to Bollywood. I have never been overzealous about my entry there. For me, the storyline is what matters and not the industry. But now since it’s happening, I’m only too happy.”

Naturally, she’s gung-ho about the movie, for which she’ll start shooting from next month. “I can’t divulge much details except that the film will be directed by debutante Indrajeet Lankesh.”

Since many actresses from Tollywood are joining the Bollywood brigade, where does she see herself? “I’m content with what I have. If others are also following suit, I’m happy for them too.”

Ileana’s delighted that the movie Pokiri has done extremely well. And she’s not complaining about Mahesh Babu stealing all the limelight.

She dismisses all talk about her not having much to do in the film. “Pokiri was Mahesh’s film. So there was no power struggle for me. I enjoyed shooting for it, liked working with Mahesh, and I am tremendously happy about it’s BO success. And unlike Mahesh, who seldom talks and is an introvert, I had a whale of time constantly chatting and doing masti on the sets.”

So, is she bidding adieu to Tollywood? “No. Never. Talks are on about some really impressive projects here. I’ve my fingers crossed.”

She describes her foray into Tollywood as a ‘serendipitous accident’, but nonetheless happy about it. “At 16, I was offered Dhairyam, a Telugu film, but it didn’t happen due to certain reasons. Later Raima Sen did this film with Nitin. I’m really proud about my film Rakhi. I feel I have given my best in the film.”

When we asked what tops her priority list, pat comes the reply, “The most vital thing in this world is unconditional love, which only family members can give. And without my small family, I’m no one.”

And if she’s not shooting, she loves “catching up on films on DVD or reading a Sidney Sheldon.”

Source:Timesofindia

UDAY KIRAN IN "PELLAINA KOTTALO" DIRECTOR MADAN'S NEXT FILM...

Telugu director Madan who made highly appreciated and successful film, "Pellaina Kottalo", is beginning his second film. Hero Uday Kiran has been roped in to play the lead role in the film. It is titled "Gunde Jallumandhi".

Despite delivering a hit, Madan took his own time to prepare a sound script for his second film. Now the script is ready, he is on scouting for the other cast and crew.

Producer Parachuri Shivarama Prasad will produce it. The film will begin from Dussera-Telugu Cinemass.

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ACTRESS NAGMA TO DO A HOLLYWOOD FILM ?

Only a decade ago, actress Nagma ruled the roost in Tollywood and Kollywood. She didn't fare well in Bollywood, though. However, she had been the reigning diva in Bhojpuri in the recent past.

Now, the Bollywood buzz is that following in the foot steps of Aishwarya Rai, Celina Jaitly and Bipasha Basu. Nagma, the Queen of Bhojpuri films, is going global. According to the usually reliable sources, Nagma has been signed on to play a role, which is similar to that played by Angelina Jolie in Hollywood's "A Mighty Heart"-Telugu Cinemass.

The film is said to be based on a Christian Missionary's life, with Nagma playing his wife. A leading Hollywood star will play the role of the missionary.

Is It Creative Star's Creativeness ?

There is an adage. Stars are born and not made. It perfectly suits to Kiran Teja. He goes by the title 'Creative Star'. He made his entry in Tollywood with the movie "Yuvakulu" in 2005. However, his film as solo hero titled Brahma was released in 2006 and the movie also celebrated its 150 Days function. His second movie was launched recently and it was titled "Rudra". It is under production.

This Creative Star's third film is launched today (September 23) at Annapoorna Studios, Hyderabad. The movie is titled "Vadosthadu" (That Man Will Come). Doyen of Telugu Cinema Dr. Akkineni Nageswara Rao clapped the muhurt shot on the hero and his third heroine Amelia. Both touched his feet for blessings. ANR watched some thing strange about the hero. But, with the wink of an eye, the doyen seemed to have ignored it. What is that?

Our Creative Star Kiran Teja wore a chain with the locket of Holy Cross. But the Holy Cross was seen reversed. He was snapped, videographed and congratulated. Is it disrespect to Holy Cross? Some devout Christians when contacted said that no sane Christian or a follower of Jesus Christ will ever wear a Cross in upside down position.

At first it was thought that Creative Star wearing the Cross topsy-turvy would have some relevance to the movie's subject. However, a friend of Kiran Teja said that it just happened by mistake. "Such footage would be removed," he added-Telugu Cinemass.

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HERO JAGAPATHI BABU HAVING A GOOD TIME !

Tollywood hero Jagapathi Babu is right now having a very good time in his acting career. He got his first break through with "Anukokunda Oka Roju" in which he played a suspended Police officer’s role. This movie got him lot of fame and also name after which he never looked back till now. Then came "Samanyudu" in which he changes a corrupt politician (Sai Kumar) into a good person with his brain and logics. After that came "Pellaina Kothalo" in which he played the role of a young, talented, software engineer who fights with his newly wed wife (Priyamani) because of his ego problems. Last came "Lakshyam" in which he acted along with Gopichand as his brother who gets killed by the villans. This was a small role but his performance became the key role in the success of the movie.

Now Jagapathi Babu is all set to do a new movie, temporarily titled as "Kshatriya Vamsam" in the direction of Jonnalagadda Srinivasa Rao. He is also doing guest roles in few of the big star movies which are yet to release. Jagapathi Babu is doing a very special role in Nagarjuna’s "Don" and the buzz is also that he is doing a small but important role in "Chirutha".

He is doing few more movies as a complete hero. He is acting in "Swagatham" along with Bhoomika and Anushka. He is also doing as the hero in JD Chakravarty’s directoral movie "Homam" along with Kerala kutty Mamtha Mohan Das-Telugu Cinemass.

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DIRECTOR RAJAMOULI'S CONFIDENCE ON MYTHOLOGIES...

The confidence of Rajamouli is growing very big and his desire to make mythological film is going very firm. He says that if the film is made with conviction in a very presentable manner that suits the interest of contemporary audience, the mythology also would be sure hit. Rajamouli appears to be the only daring young director who is coming up with mythological idea. That's really appreciable and laudable.

ANR said in a meet that experiments should be done with respect to mythological films and that will fetch the actors and actresses to come out with their abilities.

"Today's films are monotonous and the same heroism is shown in everyone. Had I was born in this time, I wouldn't have made my mark", said ANR-Telugu Cinemass.

Rajamouli would certainly come up with his project and entertain us at least in first half of 2009. Good luck Rajamouli!

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RAM CHARAN TEJA'S CHIRUTHA TRAILER...

"CHIRUTHA" TRAILER - YOU TUBE VIDEO

HERO KRISHNA AS A COWBOY IN "100 KOTLU" !

Telugu actor Krishna will once again regale the audience with his cowboy role. He patented this role in the Telugu film industry in the seventies-Telugu Cinemass.

Now in a new film titled "100 Kotlu", Krishna is seen once again in his trademark cowboy getup. Krishna played cowboy in the film "Mosagallaku Mosagadu" some 38 years ago. The new film has Baladithya and Saira Bhanu in the lead roles.

RAM CHARAN TO DO "JAGADEKA VEERUDU ATILOKA SUNDARI" SEQUEL ?

This is the time for sequels all over the world. Tollywood too have caught with the bug. According to sources, producer Ashwinidutt is planning a sequel for his hugely successful film with megastar Chiranjeevi "Jagadeka Veerudu Atiloka Sundari". He is contemplating to make this sequel with Ram Charan-Telugu Cinemass.

"TULASI" AUDIO RELEASE FUNCTION (EVENT DETAILS & GALLERY)

Music of Venkatesh's big-budgeted movie, "Tulasi", was formally released. Venkatesh's father and veteran producer D. Ramanaidu, senior director K. Raghavendra Rao and actress Shriya were some of the chief guests who attended the audio launch ceremony that was held on Saturday, September 22, 2007. It was held in a very simple manner on the sets of the film where a song is currently being canned on Venkatesh and Shriya (she is doing item song in it).

Heroine Nayanatara could not attend the function. Venkatesh, director Boyapati Srinivas, music director Devi Sri Prasad and other crew members also attended.

The audio cassettes can only available in the market from September 24th.

Hero Venkatesh said that the film's music would be a hit. "Devi has given a good score. He is one of the few young talents in our Tollywood that we should be proud of. I hope the film too does well. It entertains all my fans as well the general audiences,"he said. Shriya expressed her joy working in a big film as such this.

"This is my first film for Suresh Productions. I am thankful to Ramanaidu, Venkatesh and Suresh Babu for giving me this great opportunity," Devi said.

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RAM CHARAN'S "CHIRUTHA" STORY LEAKED ?

This is the story that is making rounds in internet through emails as the story of "Chirutha". The truth in this is not known but we have to wait and see if it coincides with the original.

Durga (Jagapathi Babu) is a big factionist in Hyderabad. He has a sister (Neha) whom he takes care off from her childhood and she is very dear to him. Durga has a rival Taslim Khan based in Old city and Neha's life is under threat because of the gang fights between both groups

Neha is always followed by bodyguards and her body guards try to beat up some innocent student in college thinking he might be having links with Khan. Somebody in college calls his friend on Mobile asking to help his innocent friend. A series of Phone calls are shown and msg reaches some one and the phone calls stop with this guy. He is none other than Charan who gives life for friendship. He comes to the college in minutes and here is the introduction fight of hero. Elevation of hero is handled excellently by Puri Jagannadh and this is by far the most powerful introduction any new hero got in last decade.

The scenes following revolve around how heroine gets impressed by charan's quality risking his life for somebody he doesn't even know and she falls in love with him in her first look. First half of movie goes really fast with good comedy timing by Charan and his friends (Sunil,Venumadhav etc). There are some gripping moments in the movie when Jagapathi Babu and Charan meet one another and Jagapathi Babu doesn't know that Charan is the same guy who hit his men in college. Interval bang comes in a way where Charan goes to Old city into Khan's den, gives him warning and comes back. By the end of first half, the expectations of people will be set very high about the second half.

Second half deals with how Charan shows the power of youth to fight out both gangs in the city with his intelligence and how Charan manages to win his love by overpowering Jagapathi Babu. The film has to be watched on screen and is a treat to fans and very enjoyable to movie lovers.

In Present Telugu Cinema There Is No Telugu Culture - Shyam Benegal

IN PRESENT TELUGU CINEMA THERE IS NO TELUGU CULTURE - SHYAM BENEGAL

Shyam Benegal is a director having with principles and named as parallel film director. Director Shyam Benegal is one of the top most directors of India. He was a native of Hyderabad and settled in West Bengal and made many message oriented movies. He won many awards both from people and governments also. He brought the Indian Cinema to the heights and level of international. Hence he has been awarded with a prestigious DADA SAHEB PALKE AWARD by the Indian government. Three decades before he made a film ANUGRAHAM in Telugu which still remains in the memory of cine critics. Telugu literature is very wide and broad. If any one comes with a good story I am ready to make a film and I am waiting for such opportunity said by Shyam Benegal. He is busy in making a Hindi film at Ramoji Film City. In this connection, he had transactions with press.

You have gone far away from Telugu?

I want to come again. If anybody comes forward with good story, definitely I will make a film in Telugu.

Are you not trying to make with your own story in Telugu?

Telugu literature is very wide and great. There are many stories in Telugu. There is no necessary to break our heads for selecting stories. Whatever the stories we have, if we try to modify front to back then we can make many wonders. I do not know reading Telugu and I am waiting for somebody who can translate Telugu and hear me.

What difference you have observed at the time of your film ANUGRAHAM and present changes in Tollywood?

Why not… when I made the films with Vanisri and Amrish Puri Telugu Cinema was not so developed technically. Now they are using modern technology. One more important issue is previously there was strong story based films. Now there are only dances and fast beats, more than that what we can see in present movies. Already Tollywood stopped to make Telugu culture movies.

Do you watch Telugu movies?

I do not remember what movie I saw in the last. However, while changing TV channels, then if it is not interested also it will appear. In this way I came to know about some of Telugu movies.

Malayalam Cinema is getting international identity. But there are no such opportunities for Telugu. Where these failures are affecting?

If I tell in one word, can you show me Telugu culture in Telugu movies? If you remove sound and watch, then can any Telugu people say it is Telugu film? but Malayalam Cinema is not like that. It protects its identity. There is no wrong in developing into the heights of Hollywood. But it is not fair and correct to pour all the water from pale by seeing the clouds.

Parallel cinema means Bengali and Malayalee alone comes to memory. What is the reason?

There are many literates in that states. They do not like one hero, or one heroine, or one item song. Even they are not interested to watch stereo type cinemas also. They watch the reality on the screen. Hence, whatever cinemas we make in that languages we are getting tremendous inspiration from there.

Do you have confidence in the films which are not near to commercial values and mass in becoming successful?

There is no guarantee to say that those who are making films, filling with mass masala are becoming success! However, I never thought to earn enormous money from mass by watching my movies. My aim is to highlight the issues of middle class of cities. I am very happy if my concept understands to them that’s all.

Cinema means it is a entertaining art. However, you will discuss the issues seriously. How far it is fair? How will you define by yourself?

As a director if I am confident and successful in exposing about the issues and create thinking capacity in the minds of the people, then whatever field I have chosen I feel it is correct.

Do you mean to say you are making the films not for money, but for awards?

If my cinema is good then awards will come their by own. In regards of money also automatically comes to me. Hence I want to keep interest in my work. Each and every small mistake I try to rectify and work hard to get the perfect results.

When you got DADA SAHEB PALKE AWARD some people say it is the identity got for parallel cinema. What is your opinion on this?

It is very happy, but I do not express any interest or see the difference between the parallel cinema and commercial cinema in getting any award. This is my style that’s all. I feel happy to say that the government might have respected my hardships and offered the said award.

When anybody watches the physique of present heroines then male will get impotent very soon said by Akkineni Nageshwara Rao recently. What do you say?

It is absolutely true. When there is strength & stuff in story, then there is no necessary to expose the physique of ladies. In the past if there is a scene of heroine becomes wet in covering complete sari also there was lot of comments on that. However, can you see any heroine wears saris? Further, if the story is good and constructive, then there is no necessary of exposing nakedly and half nakedly and embracing and kissing between hero and heroines.

What do you say about the increase of production cost on making cinemas? Is it for good or bad?

Definitely it is for good only. When we are spending enormous budget on making cinemas and in return when we are getting profits, then spending extra crores there is no wrong in that. Nevertheless today’s young directors are creating wonders on the screen. In my view I feel it is not bad.

Can you say actually on which way our Indian cinema is going?

I can say it is going in better way. Day by day cinema is going on developing. The income of Cine Industry is growing at least 25 percentages every year. It is encouraging is it not?

Who is a beautiful lady in your view?

My first place goes to Madhuri Dixit. Then Jayaprada, Hemamalini. At present i.e. in this generation Kareena Kapoor.

What is your life’s aim?

Until the last breath I want to go on direct the films. Now also I am making one film with Amrutha Rao. After completing this I want to make a film on the life history of VEERENDRA CHATOPADHYAYA. Making films basing on the life stories of national leaders get a lot of thrilling and satisfaction to me.

ACTRESS NAMITHA MOLESTED AGAIN !

Actress Namitha, the glamour queen of south India, had a yet another bitter experience with her fans.


She was left stranded amidst her wild fans at the Bengalooru airport and she failed to trace her hosts who had come to the airport to receive her. Some of her fans tried to touch the actress and some even patted her on her back. At one stage, she started crying and sought help from the airport guards. Later, the security personnel rushed to the place, and rescued Namitha from the rampaging crowd.

The film crew arrived at the airport after all the drama was over. Namitha thoroughly chided them for their irresponsible behaviour, and later attended the shooting-Telugu Cinemass.

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