Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Surendra Reddy to direct Prabhas?


After getting the successful talk of his recently released ‘Kick’, Surender Reddy now seems to have prepared a new story for his next film. According to sources he is planning to do the film with Prabhas and the title for it is ‘Mr Perfect’. It is understood that the story discussion is going on currently.

It is known to all that Surender Reddy is the director who takes films in a stylish manner. His past films like ‘Athanokkade’, ‘Ashok’ and ‘Athidi’ will showcase his taste in making films. So, one can expect ‘Mr Perfect’ to be yet another stylish film from Surender Reddy.

'Raghavendra Rao' To Direct 'Manchu Manoj'


Darsakendrudu K. Raghavendra Rao is going to direct Manoj Manchu, son of Dr Mohan Babu. It is known that Andala Khazana Ileana is likely to be paired up with Manoj in this film. Lakshmi Manchu will make the film under Sri Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures banner. Currently, Ileana is acting opposite Vishnu for the flick ‘Saleem’ in the direction of YVS Chowdary. The film will be started in September.

Manoj Manchu acted in the different films such as ‘Nenu Meeku Telusa’ and ‘Prayanam’ recently. Currently, Manoj is busy in working for a film in the direction of Veeru Potla. Sheena is the heroine in this film. Manoj is also acting in multi starrer film ‘Vedam’ opposite Allu Arjun and Anushka in the direction Krish.

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Dil Raju is the distributor of Mallanna, Josh, Arya2 in Nizam


Dil Raju has his hands on all the expected films this season. It looks like all his competition in Nizam area will be wiped out at the end of this movie season. He has the distribution rights for Mallanna starring Vikram and Shriya releasing on August 15th, followed by his film Naga Chaitanya's Josh in latter half of August, Sravanthi Ravikishore's film on 23rd September and finally Allu Arjun's Arya 2. Dil Raju is considered to have a golden hand in Telugu film industry. If all these movies rake in the money like a typical Dil Raju’s film, then this season is going to be a one of the best for Telugu film industry.

Prabhas 'Darling' From August 15th



The regular shooting of rebel star Prabhas's new film Darling, directed by Karunakaran of Toli Prema and Ullasamga Uthsahamga fame, will commence from August 15. The flick was officially launched on June 12 in Hyderabad. Kajal Agarwal is the heroine.

Darling is produced by B.V.S.N. Prasad under the banner of Sri Venkateshwara Cine Chitra. This is the second time B.V.S.N. Prasad teams up with Prabas. Their earlier movie was Chatrapathi. G.V. Prakash scores the music. Andrews handles the camera. Peter Hynes is the stunt master.

"It is a different type of love story and several scenes will resemble real incidents in our lives. Tamil actor Prabhu is playing a key role in this film, which will be finished in a single schedule," Karunakaran said.

Sekhar Kammula 'Leader' on October 2nd


'Leader' is the movie that is being directed by Shekar Kammula in which Rana grandson of D Ramanaidu is starring as hero in his debut movie. This movie is produced under the banner of A V M Productions. This movie is scheduled for release on 2nd October which coincides with birthday of Mahatma Gandhi. Producer opted for 15th August as release date but had to postpone the date to 2nd October.

Ram and Kajal Movie Titled as 'Ganesh'


Ram’ new movie, directed by debutant director Sharavanan, is titled as “Ganesh” with a subtitle “Just Ganesh.” Kajal is paired with Ram in this movie. The movie is being produced by Ravi Kishore under Sri Sravanthi Movies banner. Mickey J Meyer is scoring music for Ganesh. Maker of the movie are planning to release the movie in the month of September.

Ram’s Krish and Spiderman getups in “Ready” were much liked, especially by children. “Ganesh” is said to include similar special attractions for children. About 26 children are acting in this movie

surya and Murugadoss to team up again

Murugadoss’ Ghajini, starring Surya was a sensation everywhere. Both Surya and Murugadoss are teaming up again for a new movie. Udayanidhi Stalin is producing this movie under Red Giant Movies banner. Makers of the movie are planning to produce it in Telugu and Tamil simultaneously. Heroine and other star cast and crew members are yet to be finalized.

'Beeshma' to begin from Aug 5th

Balakrishna’s new movie “Bheeshma” is expected to begin from 5 August. Bellamkonda Suresh is producing the movie under Sri Sai Ganesh Productions banner. Suresh Varma is directing the movie. Priya Mani will be pairing with Balakrishna in the movie.

Sri Sai Ganesh Productions banner has produced successful movies like “Chennakeshava Reddy” and “Lakshi Narasimha” with Balakrishna in the past. Now they are looking for a hattrick with “Bheeshma.” The movie is said to have a powerful story that would best suit Balakrishna’s image.

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'Namo Venkatesha' In Austria


A 13-member unit of Venkatesh-Trisha "Namo Venkatesha" has left today for a 30-day shoot in the picturesque locations of Austria. This film is produced by Anil Sunkara, Achanta Gopinath and Achanta Ram under 14 Reels Entertainment banner. D Suresh Babu is also associated with this project. Director Sreenu Vaitla, Producer Gopinath and the cameramen are already in Austria since 26th of this month. They have goe there for selection of locales in the town of Salzburg (the town where the hollywood musical sound of music was shot). The unit has hired Catrina for local coordination. The shooting starts from 31st July to and will go on till 18th August. With this schedule they will finish 90% of the talky part. After that the shooting of 3 songs will be done in Jordan and Iceland.

Naga Chaitanya Second film with Gowtham Menon and Manjula


Naga Chaitanya has signed his second film, and his first with Prince Mahesh's sister Manjula (producer). The movie will be directed by Gowtham Menon. Previously Manjula and Gowtham Menon combo was planned for a movie with Mahesh after the Mahesh’s Trivikram Srinivas movie. But the Trivikram movie in turn was postponed for release to next summer. Manjula has therefore filled it in with Nag Chaitanya's dates. Manjula will surely be hoping that Naga Chaitanya's Josh, which is scheduled for an August release will live up to its heavy expectations.

Nithin-Hansika Movie To Be Release In November


Youth star Nitin seems to be keen on bouncing back with a big success and right now he is busy with a flurry of films. Currently, he is said to be busy with the shooting of a new movie and this time, he is pairing up with the apple pie beauty Hansika Motwani.

Sources say that the film has completed the first schedule of shooting and this is being directed by Eswar of ‘Siddu from Seekakulam’ fame while Malla Vijayprasad is producing this one.

The film is being made under the banner of Wellfare Creations and it is slated to be made on the backdrop of college with romance as the key element

Sensational Combination Coming Again...!


Power star Pawan Kalyan who is currently busy with the wrapping up of his movie ‘Komaram Puli’ is likely to take off with a new venture and yet again, he will be teaming up with the talented and famous Trivikram Srinivas, as per sources.

Apparently, Pawan was due to work on a new project with the crazy director Puri Jagannadh but since Puri is said to be stuck with his other assignments, Pawan is keen on going ahead with Trivikram.

Both of them came up with the movie ‘Jalsa’ which was a moderate hit so they are said to be keen on scoring a blockbuster this time.

'Magadheera' to release with record prints overseas


With each passing day, the ambitious magnum opus ‘Magadheera’ has been coming up with more interesting highlights. Now, there is news that it will be setting a record of sorts as the film is being released with a total of 25 prints overseas and that too at 40 separate locations.

The man to make this happen is Supreme Raju who is making his foray into distribution as he has bought the overseas rights. This is the first movie with such an extensive release across overseas locations and the expectations are high on this one.

On the other hand, many are trying to see whether this would get any effect from the other movie ‘Josh’ marking the debut of Nagachaitanya.

'Charan' Next Film With 'Bommarillu Bhaskar'


Mega powerstar Ramcharan Teja who is gearing up to arrive with his magnum opus ‘Magadheera’ has not wasted any time and he has now got onto his next project.

This one is being directed by Bommarillu Bhaskar and Charan is pairing up with the bubbly beauty Genelia in this one. As per the latest news, the sittings for songs are said to be happening in the US and director Bhaskar is currently scouting for locations and at the same time taking part in the sittings.

Apparently, about 70% of the film would be shot in US so they are spending their time there. Meanwhile, it is said that this one is going to be more of a family entertainer so Charan will be seen in a different image.

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Mohan Babu In Manoj's New Movie

The budding hero Manchu Manoj has been creating a different brand for himself as he has been attempting movies with offbeat genre. His recent movie ‘Prayanam’ has been getting a decent response and now there is news that he has signed yet another movie.

This will be made at a higher budget and it is being directed by the ‘Mouna Muni’ K Raghavendra Rao. The highlight of this project is that there will be collection king Mohan Babu who will be playing a key role and on the glamour front, the leading lady is said to be ‘andaala khazana’ Ileana.

'Adurs' Is Going To Be Dubbed In Malayam?

There is news that young tiger Jr.NTR starrer ‘Adurs’ is going to be dubbed in Malayalam version. It is known that lot of distributors are showing interest in releasing this flick in Malayalam version.

The film director V.V.Vinayak and the producer Vamsi are very much excited with this new event. It’s a coincidence that the hot beauty of the film Nayantara comes from Kerala.

If the Malayalam thing happens then it will be interesting to see how they will take the young tiger’s film. Let’s wish them to have a great success on this new one.

Sequel To 'Raghavan'?


It is known news that ‘Lokanayakudu’ Kamal Haasan came up with a gripping and intense thriller with his movie ’Raghavan’ and part of the credit also goes to the ace movie maker Gautam Menon who directed it.

Now, there is news that Gautam is actually looking at coming up with a sequel and he is currently working on the script part. Sources reveal that the sequel is going to be much more horrifying than the original but this time, it could well be that Jyothika may not be a part of it.

Even the presence of Kamal is said to be doubtful given his other assignments.

Jr.NTR Is Going To Remake 'Bobbili Puli'??


Young tiger Junior NTR has been ruling Tollywood with many hits to his credit. However he is currently busy with the shooting of his movie tentatively titled ‘Adurs’ along with V V Vinayak.

Sources reveal that he is in touch with popular director Dasari Narayana Rao. The buzz is that the two have discussed the chances of re-making one of NTR’s super hit movies.

The movie in discussion seems to be “Bobbili Puli”. There has been no confirmation as yet from any of the sources. Meanwhile if such a project works out then many feel it will be an exciting watch and given the energy levels of junior, the movie will gain some momentum.

Mani Sharma Becomes Producer With Rs 7 Cr Budget


He is known as the Melody Brahma of the Telugu circuit and true to his title, he has come up with some really melodious tunes in his career. However, he seems to be going through a rough patch of sorts as his tunes are not hitting the chartbusters so now he is taking a different path.

We are talking about the veteran music composer Mani Sharma and now he is all set to make his debut as a producer. Reports say that Mani Sharma is looking at an investment of Rs 7 crores for his new project and it must be recalled that he did quite a bit of acting too whenever he could.

While more details are awaited on this one, it is being said that Mani wants to prove a point that he still has the streak of success in him. Sources reveal that he is looking at the lean and lanky Varun Sandesh as the hero for his debut production venture.All the best for this Mani Sharma!!!

Aswini Dutt’s Daughter Announces 2 Projects



Just recently, the big budget movie maker Aswini Dutt has got his three daughters into the film production line and they have launched a new banner ‘3 Angels Studio Pvt Ltd’.

Now, one of his daughters Priyanka Dutt has announced that two projects would be taking shape under this new banner. The first one happens to be ‘Baanam’ which has Nara Rohit making his debut along with Vedika as the leading lady.

The music is composed by Mani Sharma and the shooting of this will be done this month end.

Then there is another venture which has Navadeep and Nikhil as heroes while Adithi Sharma, Kajal and Bindu Madhavi would be the leading ladies. This is being directed by Prakash who is making his debut and the shooting will commence on July 27th.

AlluArjun's Next Movie 'Chandra Pratap'



Sukumar's third film tentatively titled Chandra Pratap, starring Allu Arjun, is all set for launch in the coming months. Aditya and Bogavalli Prasad are jointly producing the film, reports said. Sukumar, who made his debut as director with blockbuster Aarya, failed in his second attempt Jagadam with Ram

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Jr.NTRs Next Film 'Brundavanam'






Young tiger Jr. NTR is going to act in the direction of Vamsi Paidipalli of ‘Munna’ fame. Dil Raju is producing the film under Sri Venkateshwara Creations banner. The film is said to be titled as ‘Brundavanam’ and it has the tagline ‘Govindudu Andarivadu’. The movie will go the sets in September. Currently, NTR is working for the flick ‘Adurs’ in the direction of VV Vinayak.

Jr. NTR is also signed for a new flick in the direction of Meher Ramesh of ‘Kantri’ and ‘Billa’ fame. Mega film maker Aswini Dutt who earlier produced ‘Kantri’ is once again making this film under Vyjayanthi Movies banner. The movie will be started in October

'Komaram Puli' to be release on Deepavali



Pawan Kalyan’s latest film ‘Komaram Puli’ opposite Nikisha Patel is going to release on Deepavali. Currently, the shooting of the film is progressing in Hyderabad. The entire shooting will be completed with this schedule. Manoj Bajpai and Charan Raj are playing the key roles in this film.

Singamala Ramesh is producing the film under Kanakaratna Movies banner and S. Satyamurthi is presenting the film. S.J. Surya of ‘Khushi’ fame is directing film. Oscar-winner A.R. Rahman is scoring the music for this film. Binod Pradhan is handling camera for this film.

Other cast: Nazar, Jyothikrishna, Saranya, Brahmaji, Ali, Kovisarala, VMC Haneef, Girish Karnad and others