Film Industry’s Sex Trade Affected with Recession

It is an open secret that the flip side of the film industry has been the couch casting process that has been on since many years. Apart from that, there have been quite a number of examples where producers have been sleeping with actresses and even had them for mistresses.

However, all that seems to have gone in for a change due to the current financial crisis. There was a time when some of the starlets used to charge up to twenty thousand rupees for one night and the makers had no qualms in shelling out with that amount for few hours of pleasure.

But now they have refrained themselves from spending so much so it is being said that even the sex trade in the film industry has dropped alarmingly. Due to this, those who are involved in this are said to have come down on their prices and are willing to go ahead with as little as a thousand too.

Hot Actress Disturbing with Hot video.

Shayali Bhagat, the former Miss India and Bollywood actress, who worked with Allari Naresh in Blade Babji is currently busy with a Tamil film with film S.J. Suryah and also a couple of Telugu films. Recently a hot video of this actress, where she was seen yawning in a public function is appeared all over the internet.
It is said that Sayali Bhagat has been shocked and disturbed after watching the video. It is said that ever since she watched the video she has been maintaining a low profile and hardly seen in public.

Trisha to dance for an item song in the film 'Bangaram'

AM Rathnam hired Trisha to dance for an item song in the film 'Bangaram' that's being directed by Dharani with Pawan Kalyan in the lead role.Many a time when the Tamil producers asked her to dance for an item song in their films, she simply used to reject the offers. But she did the one in 'Bangaram' with all the vigor and power. Why is it so?There is nothing else involved here other than the lucrative offer given by AM Ratnam. Apart from other personal relations with Dharani and AM Rathnam Trisha got allured by the figure they quoted. It's a whopping Rs 25 Lacs. In fact, she commands Rs.85 lacs for entire film. How could she feel if she gets that for a single song?Money makes many things indeed. Are there any producers in Kollywood to buy her at such a price?

Ram Charan With Deepika Padukone in ‘Fizz’

Ram Charan is now the brand ambassador for the soft drink FIZZ. He was in shoot with Deepika Padukone its commercial in Mumbai. Ram Charan said that he is happy for working with Deepika Padukone who excelled in the film Om Shanti Om. In fact there is no ego clash between Ram Charan and Padukone. As she cannot fly away from Mumbai due to her commitments only Ram Charan was called down to Mumbai for the shoot, although the plans were made in Hyderabad earlier. We may have to see if Ram Charan and Deepika join together on screen for Telugu movie in near future.

Tamanna's Ananda Thandavam to be released in first week of March

Producer Aascar Ravichandran's upcoming Tamil film Ananda Thandavam (also spelt as Aananda Thaandavam), which stars tantalizing damsel Tamanna and debutant Siddarth under the direction of Gandhi Krishna, former assistant to Shankar in Sivaji, is being dubbed in Telugu with the same name. The shooting has been completed and the film is ready for release.

Ananda Thandavam, an adaptation of renowned Tamil writer Sujatha’s much-acclaimed novel "Pirivom Santhippom", is considered to be a very important film in Tamanna’s career, as it is a heroine-centric story, which has a strong message to those who are craving to leave their homeland and settle abroad.

Extensively shot in the US, the film revolves around a young girl whose profession in the field of virtual reality and special effects field takes her to the US. After spending quite some time there, she realizes that her life has been rendered too monotonous by the mechanized American lifestyle. That is when she longs to return to India.

Sujatha also wrote the dialogues for the screenplay before his death. The film also stars Rukmini of Bommalattam fame, Bala Singh, Kitty, Madanbob, and "Special Effects" Venky. Music is composed by G.V. Prakash Kumar and will be released in the first week of March through Sony BMG. Award-winning lyricist Vairamuthu has penned the lyrics. The film will be released in the first week of March.

24 blockbuster hits for 2009 in Zee Telugu

Zee Networks ventured into South Indian Television with innovative approach to programs, talent competitions and providing quality entertainment to the viewers. After two years since its inception, Zee Telugu is now one of the prioritized channel in TRB charts and they are constantly upgrading themselves with the latest offerings to movie goers in Andhra Pradesh.

The latest arrival in the list is the new concept 'TV is no longer a small screen'. Movies reserved for the big screens in cinema halls is now coming to the drawing rooms of partons to watch them with the comfort of their home. Zee Telugu have acquired screening rights for a huge list of blockbuster hits of 2008 which will be telecasted throughout 2009.

The film list includes Kotha Bangaru Lokam, Paandurangadu, Vinayakudu, Krishna, Ashta Chamma, Gorintaku, Bhadradri, Ready, Krishnarjuna, Nenu meeku thelusa, Okka Magadu, Bujji gadu, Ontari, Navavasantham, Sasirekha Parinayam, Swagatham, Bhale Dongalu, Victory, Kantri, Surya S/o Krishnan, Sidhu from Sikakulam, Tulasi, Avakai Biryani, Maisamma IPS and so on.

Movie lovers is in for a treat this year as the super duper hits will be relayed to them at literally no cost.

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Director of ‘Vinayakudu’ with new film titled ‘Karma’

Director of ‘Vinayakudu’, Sai Kiran Adivi made a good impression among movie buffs with his very first venture and the plot lured the crowd so much that a sequel is in pre-production stage now.

Sai Kiran will be presenting the film titled ‘Karma’. Adivi Sesh, his brother enacts the lead role and directs the film. Produced by Bhavani Adivi and Harsh Singh, Sher Ali plays another male lead while Jade Tailor plays the heroine.

The film was launched on 31st January which is also Vasanta Panchami day at Ghirardelli Square, San Fransico and the shooting was started in Siva Vishnu Temple at California.

Big Pictures (earlier known as Adlabs) has acquired the rights of distribution in North America. This will be the first time ever the distribution rights for a Telugu movie sold even before commencement.

Karma (fate) is it destined or not? Could it be altered with wisdom? Do people believe in it or consider it as superstitious? These are the questions that the film will delve into and it is being touted that it will spread the greatness of our culture in the west.

For making the film on par with International standards, the makers are planning to use Red 4K camera for the rich feel. Foreign technician James Laxton will work as the cinematographer and three musicians from America will be composing the original score.

Hopefully, this is a new beginning for Telugu cinema to trail the International path.

A R Rahman is back home with double Oscars

Music director A R Rahman, who arrived home with two Oscars during the early hours on Thursday to a tumultuous welcome, wants India to achieve more, get more Oscars, and through other artistes.


Interacting with the media later in the day, Rahman, who was his friendly self, said, “My hopes of winning an Oscar were only 5 per cent. I concentrated more on the performance because I was taking Indian music onto the world stage.”

He said his music was highlighted because Slumdog Millionaire was a good movie. “It is like the jewel that looks prettier when it is on a beautiful woman.”

Rahman said the movie would have got the same awards even if Danny Boyle had directed it in Hindi and found foreign distributors. He admitted that he took up the project because of Boyle.

Not refuting the viewpoint that Slumdog Millionaire was not his best but only appealed more to Hollywood, he said he thought his score for 'Lagaan' was worthy of an Oscar. “I enjoy my devotional music the most,” he responded to a question on his favourite composition.

When asked what next, now that he had the Oscars and a Golden Globe, he offered, “I’m back in Tamil Nadu.”

He will be doing Hindi, Tamil and Telugu films and he is mulling over three Hollywood offers as well.

Much before his flight landed around 2.20 am, thousands of people queued up outside the airport and at his Kodambakkam residence. Both venues reverberated with percussionist Sivamani’s beats and celebrations went on till dawn at his residence, where his hits were being played since Wednesday.

Anushka is Hotter in Bikini than Priyamani

The buxom beauty Priyamani who has written a new statement about herself and her image with the bold bikini show that she did in her latest release ‘Drona’ might get some mileage out of it but now the audience is said to be gearing up for yet another show of that sorts.

But this time, the temperatures are said to be at volcanic level since the person who is going to create a tsunami with her bikini show is none other than the voluptuous beauty Anushka. After having roared at the box office with ‘Arundhati’, Anushka will be seen in the much hyped movie ‘Billa’.

But many have been saying that watching Anushka in bikini will be the heaven on earth and though Priyamani was highly competitive in her own sense, the oomph that Anushka generates is definitely many volts higher than the others, the public say. So it looks like another challenge is for Anushka to meet the expectations in her bikini.

Sridevi Going to Gym For Sex Appeal

Athiloka Sundari Sridevi is now seating out in Mumbai Suburb gym centre. She is starting her work-out at sharp 7 AM after dropping her kids in school. Her personal physical trainer is helping her for her two hour session.

She is concentrating on shaping her muscle tissue and hide loose flab if any. It is interesting to note that she is not at all bothered about watchful eyes around her but only concentrating on work. She is not finding it a problem to give autographs for a few those ask her in those wee hours of Mumbai.

Well, she can very well carry this gym activity at her home. Why is she coming out? The answer many say is that it is for the publicity. She is now about to act in Mr India sequel to be directed by Sekhar Kapoor.

In fact it becomes publicity for that film. Probably Sridevi must be charging extra bucks for this activity.

Ramcharan's New Film Magadheera in Tensions??

It has been a while since the movie ‘Magadheera’ has been making rounds and there are many who say that this will be the next blockbuster for this summer after ‘Arundhati’. However, the inside news is there seems to be a bit of concern over how best the makers can get their returns.

Apparently, the film is said to have overshot its budget by quite a margin and given the recession time, it has become a challenge for them to make up for the investment and also get large profits. Many permutations such as prints, dubbing into other regional languages etc are now being looked at.

All in all, a major hype is being generated over this movie and while on one side, the target of reaping the maximum revenue is on the hand of the makers, the audience is waiting expectantly over this one since they have a strong feel that this movie will create history. Let us hope all theories turn out to be successful folks.

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Actress Monalisa Reveals Her 'Body Measurements'

When it comes to the aspect of glamour and figure maintenance, the aspiring starlets and actresses have been first on the list and apart from the size zero figure, the dream statistics for them all is the measurement of 36-24-36 and this is said to be a figure next to impossible.

However, here is one girl who is said to be claiming that her stats are the dream numbers. She is none other than Monalisa who sizzled with the item number in ‘Jagadam’ and is now all set to arrive with the new movie ‘Udrekam’. As expected, she has her trademark exposure in great quotients even in this movie.

However, reliable sources say that though Monalisa says 36-24-36 is her figure in that song from ‘Jagadam’, it is wrong. The truth is her stats are said to be 36-30-34 and even those who see her with the common eye need no tape to vouch about her measurements. Anyways, let us see how much this stunt of hers works.

'Sneha Geetam' Set Costs RS 30 Lakhs

With each passing day, the expectations and the inside talk on the movie in the making of ‘Sneha Geetam’ has been on the rise. The film has neared its completion and right now, one of the last two songs is being canned at the famous Padmalaya studios.

There is news that a lavish set was erected for what is being termed as a farewell song and the credit for this goes to the producer Lagadapati Sridhar who seems to have a strong confidence on the script and is not hesitating to raise the bars on the budget of the film.

The set is costing close to Rs 30 lakhs and the director of the film Madhura Sreedhar has given his heart and soul to ensure that each frame comes out perfectly. The song has completed its shooting part last evening and now the team is heading towards canning another expensive song, in the backdrop of a pub, in a couple of days. With that the shooting part of the movie concludes. Even the lead cast comprising of fresh faces has been doing their best so all in all it is looking like a perfect team effort.

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‘Prince’ Pairing With ‘Anushka’

It seems like an eternity since Prince Mahesh Babu has been seen on the screen and true to the time taken, even his next movie has been going through several twists even before it has hit the floors. Now, here is a new turn in the tale which is catching attention and also raising a lot of expectations.

There is news that the voluptuous beauty Anushka who has been riding high with the super success of her film ‘Arundhati’ has now got another plum offer as she is said to have been roped in to pair up with Mahesh. This means that the red wine beauty Parvati Melton seems to have been shown the exit door.

It is heard that the film is set to hit the floors this March and the shooting will be happening at Rajasthan, South Africa and Nashik. The film is being directed by Trivikram Srinivas and the news of Anushka with Mahesh has been generating a very different feel and a high range of excitement.

Asin Recived more than 15,500 messages from her fans.

The hot Malayalam beauty Asin who has been busy marching her way into the hearts of millions of fans seems to have set a new record right now. The pretty girl has got a guest book that she has opened for her fans and there is news that she has already got more than 15,500 messages from her fans.

Now, here is the interesting part. These messages have also come from remote locations such as Afghanistan, Germany, Pakistan and other countries which goes to show that this babe has been blowing the bits of not just the Indian folk but also the foreigners too.

For now, Asin is busy with the shooting of her film ‘London Dreams’ with brash hunk Salman Khan and it will not be a surprise to see this score increasing by leaps and bounds in no time. It is said that Asin will read those messages during her leisure time (well, does she have any….????)

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AR Rahman's Roja Film is still an all time Hit.

Two Oscars for his work in Slumdog Millionaire may have taken AR Rahman's popularity to new heights, but the songs he composed for his 1992 debut film Roja remain the hot favourites with his Indian fans.

A majority of respondents covered by a poll commissioned by Economic Times rate Roja as Rahman’s best film album, with Slumdog coming a close second. Dil Se (1997), Taal (1998) and Bombay (1994) complete the list of the maestro’s top five albums.

Conducted by market research agency Synovate, the five-city survey that covered 257 music lovers among SEC A and A Plus consumers reveal that while a majority of the respondents (86%) across metropolitan India (Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and Ahmedabad) agree that Rahman’s work in Slumdog is his best, the composer’s work in Roja emerged their favourite when they were asked to name his top three films.

A sizeable chunk of the respondents in Kolkata (86%), Chennai (48%) and Ahmedabad (44%) rated Roja as Rahman’s top album while it was the favourite with 30% of those surveyed in Mumbai. The films Dil Se, Taal and Bombay figured prominently among the favourites in Delhi, Kolkata and Ahmedabad.

Some leading industry figures also feel Slumdog may not be Rahman’s best work to date. “The legacy of Rahman’s music makes it amply clear that he’s capable of much better work than Slumdog Millionaire,” said lyricist Prasoon Joshi. Composer Aadesh Srivastav agrees. “Slumdog Millionaire is not a complete reflection of Rahman’s true genius. It’s mainly fusion music in a foreign director’s film. There are other films where he has done better,” he said.

Besides his two Oscars at the 81st Academy Awards, Rahman also has won four national awards (the only music composer to have done so) and one British Academy Award (also for Slumdog Millionaire). Apart from scoring music of over100 Indian films, Rahman has also composed music for several international projects such as Bombay Dreams (2002), a stage show; The Lord of The Rings (theatre produc-tion in 2004) and Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007).

Is Mahesh Babu's in Family Problems?

It is known news that 'Prince' Mahesh Babu has been off the hook from the past one and a half year when it comes to his screen presence and while many have been thinking that he was waiting for the right kind of script and movie to come about, there seems to be another buzz about it.

Sources say that things have been a bit bumpy between Mahesh and his wife Namratha since the time of 'Athidhi' and due to this, he was shuttling between Hyderabad and Mumbai quite often. There are those who say that the issue of Amrita Rao also was said to be a cause for that.

Tiffs between husbands and wives are quite normal but since Mahesh is a celebrity, everyone wants to relate to it. We hope that all this is just a hoax and there is no element of truth in it, for now all eyes are on the new venture that Mahesh is going to start along with Trivikram Srinivas.

Tamannah Views about "Love"

She is known as the milk white beauty of the southern circuit and there are many who say that they get frozen in time when they look into her honey filled eyes. She is none other than Tamannah and recently she revealed her thoughts on love and romance.

The pretty girl said that when it comes to love, it cannot be planned and it just happens. So for now, what one could gather is that this enticing beauty seems to be single and she does believe in love to happen in the romantic way possible.

It now remains to be seen who is the man that can really make Tamannah's heart skip a beat and it must be said that he will surely become the point of jealousy for many other men. For now, Tamannah has been busy stealing hearts of her fans and audience with her killing looks.

A R Rahman Wins 2 Oscars for Slumdog Millionaire Movie

Los Angeles, Feb 23 (IANS) It's "Slumdog Millionaire" all the way. After shining at the Golden Globes and BAFTA, the Mumbai-based film swept the 81st Academy awards winning eight Oscars, making the same fairytale journey that its hero had done in the movie.

Directed by Briton Danny Boyle, based on Indian author and diplomat Vikas Swarup's novel "Q & A", the film had received 10 Oscar nominations, including three for Indian music maestro A.R. Rahman and one for Resul Pookutty for sound mixing.

The film managed to rake in over $100 million from collections across the globe, thougn in India it has grossed only Rs.215 million so far.

Set and filmed in Mumbai, "Slumdog..." narrates the story of an 18-year-old tea boy Jamal Malik, who appears on a quiz show "Kaun Banega Crorepati", the Indian version of British reality show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" and ends up being a winner, arousing suspicion from the show host as well as the law enforcement officials.

The film starred British-born Indian actor Dev Patel, Freida Pinto besides well-known Bollywood actors Anil Kapoor and Irrfan Khan apart from others. The screenplay has been written by British writer Simon Beaufoy and co-directed by India-based Loveleen Tandon, who was also the casting director for the film.

List of Oscars won by "Slumdog Millionaire":

1. Best Picture
2. Best director - Danny Boyle
3. Best original song- A.R. Rahman and Gulzar
4. Best original score - A.R. Rahman
5. Best adapted screenplay - Simon Beaufoy
6. Best cinematography - Anthony Dod Mantle
7. Best sound mixing - Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke, Resul Pookutty
8. Best editing - Chris Dickens

Earlier, "Slumdog Millionaire" had created ripples across the international film industry by winning seven BAFTA and four Golden Globe awards.

The film won seven BAFTAs for best film, best director, best original music score, best cinematography, best editing, best sound and best adapted screenplay.

At Golden Globes it bagged awards for best original music score, best motion picture-drama, best director and best writer.

At the 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards, the film bagged five trophies - best composer, best picture, best director, best writer and best young actor/actress for Dev Patel.

Tamanna’s Telugu Film ‘Ananda Thandavam’

Producer of hits like ‘Tagore’, ‘Aparichithudu’ and ‘Dashavatharam’, V. Ravichandran of Aaskar Films is producing a new film ‘Ananda Thandavam’ in Tamil starring debutant Siddharth and Tamanna in the main lead. Gandhi Krishna, an erstwhile associate of director Shankar debuts as a director with this film.

Derived from a novel written by Sujatha, who earlier written the story for ‘Aparichithudu’, the movie is made in Telugu and Tamil simultaneously. The film completed 90 days of shooting so far in America followed by a 50 day schedule in the locales of Kulu-Manali, Kodaikanal and Ooty.

The makers have planned to release both versions of Telugu and Tamil on Ugadi day, 27th March.

Jeeva Shankar cranks the camera and art director is PadmaSri Thota Tharani. Story is by Sujatha and dialogues are penned by Shashank, Vennelakanti. Choreography is done by RaghuRam, Shobi, Noble and Viji. GV Prakash Kumar has set the tunes for the lyrics penned by Suddala Ashok Teja, Bhuvana Chandra and Vanamali. Editing is by VT Vijayan.

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'Drona' Review

Film: Drona
Rating: 1.5/5
Cast: Nitin, Priyamani, Kelly Dorjee, Mukesh Rishi, Seeta, Siva Prasad etc
Editing: Gowtam Raju
Music: Anoop Rubens
Dialogues: Harsha Vardhan
Choreogrpahy: Amma Rajasekhar
Art: AS Prakash
Producer: DS Rao
Story, Screenplay, Direction: Karuna Kumar
Released On: 20th Feb 2009

Nithin has been awaiting a success from quite long time and the movie 'Drona' with many commercial elements pumped in hopes among many. The name of the director Karuna Kumar is much publicized stating that he is the disciple of evergreen successful director SS Rajamouli. Priyamani's glamour show for first time also pulled the heads of mass audiences positively. Let us peep into the details of the outcome of Drona.

Story:
Drona (Master Sai Krishna) is the son of a sincere police officer (Mukesh Rishi). He shares ample love with his mother Meenakshi (Seetha). But a small mistake by him welcomes the anger of his father who batters him blue and black. Followed by that incident, Drona runs away from his house. He grows up (Nithin) and emerges as a robber. He happens to meet his parents and lives with them accidentally, keeping his past in secret with them. Why he maintains that secrecy? Where did he live all these years? What made him turn as a hardcore robber? Will the parents come to know that the boy for who they have given shelter is their own son Drona? That forms rest of the plot.

Performances:
Nithin has improved a lot especially in dance. He is showcasing many complex dance movements with ease and agility. But he still needs to groom his diction. Again he made a mistake by picking up a wrong line which doesn't suit him.

Priyamani is the main attraction for this film as she revealed herself in bikini for the first time on silver screen. Unfortunately there is nothing else from her other than that glamour show. Although a National Award winning actress she has no big scope to act here.

Mukesh Rishi appeared in positive character role and Seetha is apt in her part. Siva Prasad and Kelly Dorjee have played antagonists and there is nothing special to speak about them as they did run-of-the-mill stuff.

Comedian Sudhakar, after a very long time, appeared in a guest role as doctor.

Music is ok with some songs but the background score is cacophonous. The dialogues are also not so exciting and the direction on a whole is amateurish. Some scenes resembled TV serials with extra length.

Flaws:
1. The scene where Kelly Dorjee holds Seetha in front of a shopping mall while Nithin comes out swiftly to save her - is a perfect TV serial styled, with too many close up shots.
2. The introduction scene of Nithin with SUV and helicopter chase is overdosed and unconvincing.
3. Micro Capsule injections used by antagonists are also ludicrous.

And director has taken liberties to lift scenes from the film 'Batman' (during robbery) and also from the popular Yana Gupta's 'Bapujee Jara Dheere Chalo…' song (on Rakhi Sawanth while she pours beer on her legs to quench the thirst of lusty tongues).

Analysis:
It's an upside down effort. Only the much publicized Priyamani's bikini song should pull mass crowds to theaters. And the film hardly finds repeated audiences.

The comedy is also weak although Venu Madhav tried to spill some laughs. The track is written very weak and hence things didn't work at all. Sunil appeared in some scenes and ok. Arundhati comedy is grooved on Venu Madhav which would have got extended in proper way and complete manner.

First half of the film moves heavily with lot of non-exciting scenes. Second half has action elements but those aren't in tune with the interest levels of audiences. The overdosed subject with an island background has diluted the tempo of the film on a whole. Climax is weak and boring.

To sum up the only saving grace for this film to reduce the loss to maximum extent is Priyamani's glamour show on posters.

source:greatandhra.com

Actress Nirmalamma is no more

Famous Telugu actress Nirmalamma passed away on Thursday morning in Hyderabad. She was 89. This gifted actress got recognition as a natural artiste who immortalised hundreds of mother and grandmother characters. Nirmalamma has been an innevitable part of Telugu film for decades.

She began her acting career in 1950 with a Telugu film 'Garudagarvabhangam' at the age of 16. She has acted in almost a 1000 films. She got FiImfare award for the best character artiste.

Her important films include Shankarabharam, Yamagola, Padiharella Vayassu, Shubhasankalpam, Apadbandhavudu, Swathimythyam and many more. After acting in Chiranjeevi starrer Sneham Kosam, Nirmalamma almost stopped acting in movies.

She had been suffering from ailments related to old age. On Thursday morning she was rushed to hospital after her health deteriorated where she breathed her last.

The film industry has expressed grief over the demise of the blessed actress.

Charmi - Aravind lip to lip kiss in ‘16 Days’

Charmi is the hottest heroine in Tolywood today. She made a big impact with her hot exposing in the film ‘Manthra’. Charmi is now acting in a new suspense and action filed entertainer titled as ‘16 Days’. A newcomer Aravind is the hero.

Charmi is reported to have gone all out with her hot exposing in the film. She has even done a very intimate kissing scene in the film. The lip to lip kiss is said to last for over one minute.

The charming beauty Charmee is all set to arrive with her latest venture '16 Days' in few hours. After a while Charmee will be seen in full-fledged glamour role. This will be a sure shot visual treat for Charmee fans as she will be seen in the most steamy role of her career. The newcomer Aravind is lucky enough to share the screen presence with this sexy bombshell in this film. The fate of the movie will be out soon as the film is all set to hit the cinema ghar in few hours. All the best Charmee!!!

Nandamuri Tarakaratna's - 'Venkatadri' releasing today!

Nandamuri Tarakaratna's latest flick 'Venkatadri' is finally hitting the screens today. This film is directed by Samudra and produced by Nandamuri Mohanakrishna under Ramakrishna Cine Studios banner. Debutant Teertha is sharing the screen presence with Tarakaratna in this one. The film is said to be an action entertainer packed with all the commercial ingredients. Let's hope this will give Tarakaratna a much needed hit to his limping career.

Chiru's celebrates wedding anniversary first time far away from family

For the first time, Praja Rajyam Party president Chiranjeevi celebrated his marriage anniversary amidst crowds in Kurnool district.

Every year, Chiranjeevi makes it a point to celebrate his marriage anniversary at his residence grandly. This time, he is thick of politics and is going on in a road show. And he had no time to go back to Hyderabad for his marriage anniversary. So, his wife Surekha herself came to Kurnool and greeted her husband in the midst of crowds. They celebrated anniversary under a make-shift tent by exchanging garlands and cutting the cake. Chiru's brother-in-law Allu Aravind accompanied Surekha from Hyderabad.

PRP leaders Bhuma Nagi Reddy and his wife Shobha arranged a huge cake for Chiranjeevi couple. And the crowds cheered to greet them. Definitely, it could be a memorable occasion for Chiranjeevi.

Parvathi Melton sacked from Varudu..!!

After the tremendous success of Athadu, for which he won the Nandi Award for the best actor and nomination for the best Telugu actor in Filmfare Awards, Mahesh Babu, one of the most handsome men in South Indian film industry today, teams up with director Trivikram Srinivas again with much-anticipated action entertainer Varudu, which is all set to start rolling from February 18 (Wednesday).

Produced by Singanamala Ramesh under the banner of Kanakarathna Movies, Varudu will be extensively shot in the picturesque locations of Rajasthan, Nashik and South Africa. According to sources, the first schedule will be shot in Hyderabad and its longer second schedule will be in Rajasthan.

Interestingly, just as everything is ready for the shoot, the film’s leading lady Parvathi Melton has been sacked from the project. Insiders say that she left for her hometown in USA to attend to her mother who was injured in an accident. And it is heard that hot babe Anushka has stepped into Parvathi’s place as the heroine. However, Anushka's participation is yet to be confirmed.

Varudu will be an action-based romantic entertainer featuring Mahesh in the role of a taxi driver. Notably, Mahesh Babu’s wife and former Miss India Namrata Shirodkar will design the costumes for the heroine and look after the make-up for the artists. Comedian Sunil and Prakashraj have important roles in this film, which is to be cinematographed by ace Bollywood cameraman Sunil Patel of Hum Tum and Bachna Ae Haseeno fame. Varudu is slated for a July 2009 release.

Mahesh Babu's last film was Athidhi (2007), directed by Surender Reddy and produced by his brother Ramesh Babu with a whopping budget of Rs. 22 crores. Despite terrific openings, Athidhi's collections dropped to 45% by the second week of release. The film had a 50 day run. Varudu is expected to be a comeback film for Mahesh Babu in 2009.

Nitin – Ram Gopal Varma flick ‘Agyaat’

Shooting of Telugu hero Nitin’s first Bollywood film Agyaat is complete. This film is directed by Ram Gopal Varma and it was shot in Sigiriya Black Jungle in Srilanka. Nitin plays the role of an assistant director in that film. The story of this film is about a film crew getting lost in a jungle and an unknown element killing them one by one. Priyanka Kothari (Nisha Kothari) is playing female lead. This film is going to be released soon.

Puja ceremony of Dil Raju’s latest film ‘Maro Charitra’

Puja ceremony of Dil Raju’s latest film ‘Maro Charitra’ with Varun Sandesh and Anita in main leads in the direction of Ravi Yadav was held at Dil Raju’s office on the morning of 19 February.

Maro Charitra is an adaption of the classic – Dil Raju
Dil Raju said, “Love is old and lovers are new. We are remaking the classic Maro Charitra now. I launched a new production house Matinee Entertainment and Maro Charitra is going to be the first film on this banner. Popular cinematographer Ravi Yadav (of RACE fame) is making his debut as the director. This movie has USA backdrop and our unit will shoot the film in USA in the month of April. There will also be a schedule planned in Hyderabad and Vizag. Ravi Yadav has terrific visual sense and Maro Charitra is going to be a visual feast. Micky J Meyer is composing music to this film after Happy Days and Kotha Bangaru Lokam. He recorded four songs so far. K Bala Chandar’s Maro Charitra was released 30 years back and it was a musical blockbuster. Ravi Yadav has taken the base point and added lot of his own content. It is an adaptation of Maro Charitra film. We are also simultaneously shooting the Tamil version in association with Gemini Film Circuit. We met Bala Chandar and took his permission to remake the film.”

Actor Varun Sandesh said, “I feel blessed and privileged to act in the adaptation of Maro Charitra that involved two living legends Bala Chandar and Kamal Hassan. I feel good to act in Ravi Yadav’s director. I am amazed by his cinematography for Race film. USA shoot of this film is going to be a different experience for me as I am brought up in USA.”

Actress Anita said, “This is my debut film. I am from USA and it feels nice to act in a movie that is majorly shot in USA.”

Cast: Varun Sandesh, Anita, Yami Gautam, Pratap Pothen, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Oorvashi, Naresh, Thalaivasal Vijay, Sandhya Janak, Aadarsh

Presenter: Sri Venkateswara Creations Pvt Ltd
Banner name: Matinee Entertainment Pvt Ltd
A film by Dil Raju Productions
Adaptation, Additional screenplay, cinematographer & Director: Ravi Yadav
Music: Mickey J Meyer
Executive producer: V Jagan Mohan Reddy
Chief asst director: Arjun Varma Alluri

Priyamani's OK For Lip kiss

Off late, the only name that is being taken is that of the buxom babe Priyamani and thanks to her sensational news of appearing in a bikini for her forthcoming venture 'Drona', things have picked up some real good heat and Mani has become the focus of attention for many in the Tollywood circuit.

Now, things seem to have gone an extra mile as sources close to her reveal that Mani has gone ahead and given her consent to get into lip lock sequences too. This is being deemed as the final frontier of glamour in the southern circuit and with Mani indicating her consent, this is a revolution.

It is being said by the experienced members of the industry that if Mani does involve in few steamy lip lock sequences then she would shoot to the hot celebrity circuit in no time and added to that, if she manages a hit or two in this process, then there will be no stopping this dusky bombshell.

The Wedding Of The Decade is on March 1st

No matter what the world has to face due to the recession, when it comes to the Telugu land and the rich men of Andhra Pradesh there is hardly any sign of a financial slowdown or cash crunch. Come March 1st and all eyes and attention will be at the Gachibowli stadium in Hyderabad.

No, this is not for a political party meeting or any noble act but then it is the wedding of Manchu Vishnuvardhan Babu with his sweetheart Viraanica. Vishnu, better known as son of collection king Mohan Babu is also a budding hero and there is news that the wedding is going to be one of its kinds never heard before.

As it is, the invitation cards have been creating quite a frenzy with their look which is as good as a wooden parcel and there are many inside sources who are simply in awe of the arrangements that are being made for the wedding. This seems to be the most watched out event for this decade folks.

Bikini Priyamani In Men's Hostels??

If you are curious to know as to who is the hottest heroine in the state right now then it is not the popularity charts or the ratings that you must check, the best place to know the real situation is to get to the men's hostels and you will know for yourself as to who is the ruling queen of hearts.

As per the latest reports, it is said that the hottest babe in the circuit is none other than buxom beauty Priyamani and ever since she has donned the role of a girl in bikini for her forthcoming venture 'Drona', her heat seems to have caught up with many of the men's hostels in the state.

Till sometime back, it was Anushka and Priyamani who has already revealed her oomph through the stills of the wet song that she has done with Nithin has overtaken all and has reserved her place. The inside experts say that it will be a while before her place might be taken by someone else.

What's in Charmme's diary?--- Kavya’s Diary!

Don’t get this wrong! We are not discussing the contents of Charmme’s personal diary, but about her upcoming film titled Kavya’s Diary. The talented actress will be sharing screen space with actor-producer Manjula in this thriller. Charmme essays the lead role of Kavya and the film revolves around her diary. Quiz her about the film and this is all she has to say, “Obviously, a diary contains information about an individual’s past, present and future as well!” The actress isn’t saying anything more than that to us as of now. We hope that the contents of this diary thrill us when the film hits the screens!

Kangana Ranaut first Telugu Film with Prabhas

Puri Jagannath, after completing 'Neninthe', which received mixed reviews starring Ravi Teja, is working for a new film starring Prabhas in the lead. 'Bujjigadu' (2007) was the last film in Prabhas – Puri combination and this will be the duo's comeback movie. The film is a part of the film factory initiated by Adithya Ram on Aditya Movies banner and presented by Puri Jagannath.

Kangana Ranaut, the budding bollywood star and size zero girl, will be playing the heroine for the first time in Telugu. She stepped into Hindi with 'Gangster' directed by Mahesh Bhatt. The critically acclaimed film gave her a big break in her career also winning her the Filmfare award for Best Female Debutante. She enacted in some of the best scripted films like 'Woh Lamhe', 'Life in a Metro' and 'Fashion'.

She forayed into Tamil cinema with 'Dhaam Dhoom' directed by late Jeeva. Now, its time for the riveting actress to adorn Telugu screens and Jagannath had taken up the job of bringing her to Tollywood.

Movie Gossip - Anushka's Party With Mysterious Guy

Ever since the film 'Arundhati' has become a major hit, the voluptuous beauty Anushka has become nothing less than a priced celebrity and so it is natural that her each and every move is being watched with great attention. Now, she seems to have got into focus due to another reason.

There is news that this pretty starlet has been spotted with a mystery guy during a party that was held to celebrate the success of her film. There was a time when Anushka was being linked strongly to ace cinematographer Senthil Kumar and since he happens to be a part of 'Arundhati' this talk has gained a lot of momentum.

While the debate is still on as to who is this mysterious guy one thing can be said that whoever wins the heart of Anushka, he sure is one lucky man and will be the cause of jealousy to many men around. It will only be a matter of time before we know who this mystery man is.

Nayantara's encroachment on Tollywood

Nayanthara was in the news recently when the Tamil Film Producers' Council recently banned her from working in Tamil films, but the actress patched up with them and they immediately revoked the ban. We hear that the actress is now looking for more Telugu films. She is already doing a Telugu film opposite young actor NTR, directed by VV Vinayak. Now, she's signed another film opposite Ravi Teja. "I have acted with Ravi Teja in the blockbuster Dubai Seenu, and I am happy to do so again. Boyapati Sreenu narrated an interesting subject and I immediately accepted it," said the actress about the film that will be produced by Ganesh Babu.

Priyanka wooing a Scottish actor?

Move over Hurman Baweja and more recent Shahid Kapoor, Priyanka’s latest rumor man is from Scotland - actor Gerard Butler( seen in the movie 300).

Priyanka got to know Gerard during the launch of Atlantis resort in Dubai.

A friend of Priyanka tells, “Since November, Priyanka and Gerard have kept in touch via phone calls and SMSes.”

Even Priyanka’s representative was quizzed about this issue and she said, “Priyanka and Gerard hit it off really well in Dubai and have maintained their friendship ever since.”

The duo was recently spotted enjoying a lunch together in Chicago, where our Piggy Chops is shooting for Ashutosh Gowariker’s What’s your Rashee.

Well I’m confused with Priyanka’s various Dostana’s.

Shah Rukh shoulder surgery successful

Bollywood baadshah SRK was operated for a shoulder injury today at Breach Candy Hospital and his surgery was successful. The King Khan will be discharged in another 48 hours, however he will not be able to work for almost 4-6 weeks.

SRK while filming the movie ‘Dulha Mil Gaya’ last year suffered froma muscle tear in his left shoulder.

The one and a half hours long operation was carried out by shoulder specialist Dr Sanjay Desai by utilizing arthroscopic method.

Dr Desai said, “All went well. He is out of anesthesia. The situation is under control and he is doing fine.”

Before going inside the operation theater SRK said, “Surgeries are not new to me.I work a lot and get injured every now and then so I’m not bogged down. In fact, I’m pretty fine.

SRK underwent previous surgeries for his back and his knee.

We wish SRK a very very speedy recovery, before the IPL kickstarts.

Shah Rukh to name his dog Aamir?

The cold vibes between Aamir and SRK have been witnessed by many since many years and both of them keep on cracking comments and jokes at each other whenever they get a chance.

Aamir received wrath of many when he called his dog Shahrukh on his blog, however SRK kept mum during the whole episode, but now he is back with revenge as he is joked that he wants to name his dog Aamir.

SRK said, “Gauri gets upset when I crack jokes about naming my dog Aamir. She thinks why should I bring myself down by doing or saying such things? I understand that she doesn’t want me to lose my dignity, but sometimes I think it is absolutely necessary as people ask for it.”

He goes on to explain, “Aamir had said it was a joke that his dog was named after me… and I said if it was a matter of [a] sense of humor, then my joke would have been that I also wanted to name my pets after Aamir, but my pets vehemently refused. My wife said people don’t understand your jokes, so please refrain from doing so… though I felt it was quite funny but I didn’t say it at that time. Nobody said anything about stooping low, etc. Stooping low would be a height joke.”

SRK also expressed his views on Aamir being against of SRK being number one, “I will confront Aamir and ask him why he said such a thing. I accept a lot of things, but I think this is not funny. When I say I am number one, I definitely don’t mean it in arrogance. I say it with a sense of humor and a sense of humility. But I guess it will take a lot for Aamir to understand that.”

Well that’s SRK at his wittiest best against Aamir, and now lets wait for Aamir’s witty comments.

Namitha Offered Expensive 'Full-Nude' Offer!!

Rated as one of the most voluptuous beauties in the southern circuit, her fan following is so strong that even a temple has been built by her fans. She is none other than Namitha and now it is heard that the audience in the north may have just been unlucky since they have missed seeing her there.

It is heard that she got offer for the movie 'Rang Rasiya' in Hindi but then Namitha denied it without a second thought. It is said that she was offered a whopping few crores for doing that. Well, we can imagine how much Nandana Sen would have bagged by doing that nude show in that film.

From this side, it is being said that the reason is still a mystery as to whether Namitha was not happy with the offer of price she got or whether it was due to the nudity that was involved. Her loss is Nandana's gain.

Sizzling Thoughts of Sexy Shriya!!

She is known as one of the most sparkling beauties in the film circuit and though she hails from the North she has always been deemed as a southern beauty and more so a Telugu girl since this is where she began her journey towards becoming a celebrity and a star who has reached the pinnacle of international success. She is none other than the smiling and shining and at the same time, the highly enticing Shriya.

The pretty girl who was not to be seen much in the southern side lately is now set to make a bounce back and that too with a bang. Her journey is going to begin at Kollywood where she has a flurry of movies lined up with some of the hottest heroes and the biggest banners. Top in the list is the film 'Mallanna' wherein she is pairing up with the super talented Vikram and then she has few others lined up with Sarath Kumar, Dhanush and Vishal. Of these, both Vishal and Vikram's flicks will be seen in Telugu too as their market in Telugu is also quite high.

Sharing her thoughts, Shriya said that she has been looking forward to the release of her movies and added that all her flicks will see her in diverse roles. While in 'Mallanna' she will be seen as a highly materialistic and target oriented girl, the other roles will see her in a rather timid manner. Shriya says that she has looked the most beautiful in this venture out of all her movies but then she was not too comfortable on the issues of her scenes which involved few lip locks and then a steamy bath tub scene.

Shriya is quite practical in her approach and says that at the end of it all, what matters is success at the box office and indicated that she would do her bit in the most specific role as possible if it comes to the matter. She is also said to have made it clear that she is single and has no link ups with anyone when it comes to her personal life.

Meanwhile, the news of Shriya's arrival is being looked at with great enthusiasm by the Telugu folks since they have been craving to see her back on their screens. For starters, she has her 'Mallanna' and reports say that her introduction scene is quite royal given the fact that it was shot at the famous Opera House in Ascoli Piceno in Italy. One hopes that her comeback roars at the box office and gives a flurry of successes and hits so that the ailing Kollywood and Tollywood circuits shine brighter just like Shriya's smile. Waiting to see you pretty girl!!!

KIKK - Interview with Tamanna

How is life after the success of Happy Days movie?
Happy Days success made me busy in Telugu and Tamil film industries. I am doing all quality projects now.

How did KIKK happen?
I was looking to do a quality love story and KIKK came on my way. It was a perfect choice for me. I am playing the role of Geeta. I am doing the role of a village girl for the first time in my career. Geeta is also understated and sober person. She has principles and certain views which she follows religiously. It is a sweet character.

How is like working with Siddhardh?
I saw Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana and Siddhardh is a fabulous actor. I also loved Rang De Basanthi. We make a perfect couple of KIKK. Siddhardh is awesome in love stories.

Tell us about the director Kishore Kumar?
Though he is a first timer, you do never feel that you are working with a debutant director. He is confident about the script. Script is the biggest plus of the film. He has got great organization skills which made the jobs of us easier. We finished the shoot as per the schedule because of his planning.

How is Bujji as a producer?
He is thorough professional and would go to any extent to get his product right.

What do you think will be highlights of the film?
Apart from the script, music and the combination of Siddhardh and Prakash Raj are going to be highlights.

1. Music: Music is interwoven with the story. All the numbers of KIKK are melodious and meaningful. Music will pep-up the film and raise the levels of emotional scenes.

2. Prakash Raj – Siddhardh combination: Prakash Raj and Siddhardh make the perfect pair of father and son. They played as father and son in NVNV and Bommarillu. But their relationship in KIKK is going to be entirely different.

Which language do you prefer – Telugu or Tamil?
My preference is always to the script. Not to any language.

What do you look for in scripts?
I look for the pace (speed) in narration. I feel that pace is very important along with the emotions for any film.

What are the other projects you are doing now?
I am currently doing the Tamil remake of Jab We Met which is being produced by Moser Baer. Bharat (Premiste fame) plays male lead. I am also doing another Tamil film in Lingu Swamy direction. Karthik plays the hero. I got offers in huge projects of Telugu cinema including that of Mahesh Babu, but could not accept them due to dates problem.

Who is your role model as an actress?
I grew up watching Madhuri Dixit films. Madhuri Dixit is my role model.

What is your dream role?
Chandramukhi character played by Jyothika.

Did you watch any movies recently?
I watched Ghajini and Slumdog Millionaire. I loved both the films. I am highly impressed with the soundtrack of Slumdog Millionaire. It is as haunting as that of Titanic soundtrack.

What are your all time favorite movies?
Titanic, Moghul E Azam, Life is Beautiful, Dil To Pagal Hain and DDLJ.

How do you maintain your fitness?
I do make sure that I workout for 30 minutes to one hour every day. I do run, exercise or dance. Consistency is important.

What about diet?
I avoid fattening foods (fried or oily). I don’t stop any anything, but eat little bit of everything. I eat in small quantities.

How do you manage your looks?
I have to take care of what God has given me. I do sleep a lot. I do take off make-up as soon as the shooting is over. I do take right food. The body recuperates faster if our diet is good.

What are your hobbies?
I sleep a lot. I do watch lots of films in my spare time. I do relax and prefer to me along whenever I find some idle time. I do also write poetry and quotations. I am a day-dreamer.

Do you have a facebook profile?
I don’t have a facebook profile. But some miscreant created a profile on my name with my photographs and got himself/herself into the friends list of many celebrities. I am going to launch a complaint with cyber police now. The same thing happened with Varun Sandesh too in the past.

Tollywood Increasing with Nude Babies

Nudity seems to be the trend now. Every heroine is aiming at skin show and oomph exhibition to get on to the top grade. It is true that the demand for hot babes is proved in Kollywood as well. Nayanatara seems to be the best inspiration for many actresses. Her bikini in Billa has pulled all the currency notes from the pockets of producers into her account.

It's said that Anushka is wearing similar kind of outfit for the film 'Billa'.

But much before her attempt Priyamani is coming up with bikini sort of costume in the film 'Drona'. The family type heroine who bagged a homely image with the film Pellaina Koththalo is now throwing away her saree and blouse to emerge as bikini-goddess.

We have to see who else will take this path to turn the heads of people. Well, that all depends on how well Priya Mani cashes with her bikini.

Dr Rajasekhar - 'Satyameva Jayathey' Review: Expectations Didn't Reach

Film: Satyameva Jayathey
Rating: 1.5/5
Cast: Maha Star Dr Rajasekhar, Neetu Chandra, Sheril Pinto, Sivaji, Sai Kiran, Siva Reddy, Minister M Satyanarayana Rao, Ahuti Prasad, Sayaji Shinde, Ali, Milind Soman etc
Cinematography: Loki B Goud
Editing: Nandamuri Hari
Stunts: Horseman Raju
Story, Screenplay, Dialogues: Dr Rajasekhar
Producers: Sivani, Sivatmika
Direction: Jeevitha Rajasekhar
Released On: 13th Feb 2009

'Satyameva Jayathey', the direct lift from the Hindi film 'Khakee' released today. Let us see how far the film is treated to bring it to Telugu audiences.

Story:
Sathya (Dr Rajasekhar) is a sincere police officer and gets grand image as encounter specialist. Chief Minister (M Satyanarayana Rao) also supports Sathya for his encounters. In the process of doing his duty by attacking terrorists Sathya loses his wife. And he shoots the concerned corrupted officer who resulted in the death of his wife. Although the shoot-out of that officer is a crime, with the support of CM he comes back to join his duty again. He goes on a mission to catch hold of an alleged terrorist Dr Ansari with his team (Sivaji, Sai Kiran, Siva Reddy and Neetu Chandra). Rest of the story is nothing but 'Khakhee' which can be watched on screen.

Performances:
Dr Rajasekhar has portrayed his angry young police officer role which has been his trade mark. Sai Kumar gave dubbing for him but the sharpness sounded to have reduced. Neetu Chandra did lot of over action and the Telangana dialogues didn't suit her but appeared artificial. Sivaji has some role to play while Sheril Pinto is plump and not so attractive. Siva Reddy has something to enact while Sai Kiran has very trivial part.

Milind Soman portrayed the terrorist role with a little bushy beard. Ahuthi Prasad and Sayaji Shinde are routine.

Minister M Satyanarayana Rao has portrayed a lengthy role with his brand of dialogue delivery as sincere and clean CM. In fact, he quenched the desire to become Chief Minister that way at least on celluloid.

Background score is weak and direction also didn't meet contemporary requirement. Things could have been spruced well before delivering. Dialogues are also pale and inactive except the line, "Criminals wouldn't dare to touch even the doll in the hand of kids if government gives full power to police".

A scene was conceived purposefully to target Chiranjeevi and his love for Mother Teresa in a satirical way in the introduction scene of Dr Rajasekhar.

Analysis:
'Satyameva Jayathey' has turned the attention of media and public with various special attractions. This is the film made by Rajasekhar's family after joining in Congress. Minister M Satyanarayana Rao acted in this film in full length role but not as guest. It's also publicized that there are a few scenes those point out Chiranjeevi and other opposition parties. Apart from all this, actress Neetu Chandra had strife with Rajasekhar and Jeevitha which has hit the media in big way recently. All these factors raised some interest on this film among public.

Although Dr Rajasekhar has picked up Hindi film 'Khakhee' directly he claimed that it's the original story by adding some scenes with his self interest. On a whole the narration went insipid with weak background score and non-exciting moments. The film brought boredom for the audiences those haven't watched Khakhee as well. And for the audiences those watched 'Khakhee', it brings bigger ennui as they tend to draw comparisons between the two.

First half is filled with monotony and dull moments while the second half is packed with action that's directly taken from Khakhee. Khakhee sounds convincing with the old-police officer characterization of Amitabh Bachchan. But here in Satyameva Jayathey Dr Rajasekhar projected himself as young hero and continued with action episodes those he did in Magadu and Ahuthi decades ago. It's like gluing the color of spring for autumn.

The direction part is also just appealing for C-center audiences and they too may not watch it repeatedly. The vulgarity is also maintained in the film like any other C-grade film which isn't welcomed by a lady director. The scenes where Dr Rajasekhar beats on the 'back' of Apoorva and the dialogues of Neetu Chandra while explaining her affinity for Dr Rajasekhar sounded vulgar and unnecessary. Although they are targeted to impress masses, the angle of perversion is seen in them. To conclude, the film didn't meet the expectations.

Aishwarya overtakes Sushmita again!

In the early 90s, there was a huge rivalry between beauty queens Sushmita Sen and Aishwarya Rai after they participated in the Miss India pageant together.

Though it seemed that they were going neck to neck, it was Ash who came out triumphant in the long run with better and bigger films like ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’, ‘Devdas’, and the more recent ‘Dhoom:2′ and ‘Guru’.

She has maintained herself much better( Sushmita has done badly in that department and looks much older) and also became the envied Bachchan bahu.

Ash seems to have left Sush behind once again now.

After Sushmita Sen decided to shelve her ambitious project on the valiant queen Laxmi Bai, director Ketan Mehta is thinking of reviving his project on the Rani of Jhansi. He had kept Ash in mind and wishes to sign her again.

In the beginning, Mehta had planned the film as a sequel to his movie ‘The Rising’ with Aamir Khan which was about the first Indian revolt of 1857 against the colonial Brits.

Mehta had even approached Aishwarya to play Rani Laxmibai. But the project never took off for various reasons including Mehta’s differences with producer Bobby Bedi.

In the meantime Sushmita Sen announced her plan to make a film on Laxmibai.

She was ambitious about the whole idea and researched extensively for the film. She looked hard for a director but all the work has gone waste because she has ultimately decided not to go ahead with the project.

Now after this latest development, Mehta has decided to revive his shelved project. And sources say that Aishwarya Rai still happens to be his first choice to play the queen of Jhansi.

Ash has already played a warrior in the Hollywood film ‘The Last Legion’ (that was a major failure) for which she trained in horse riding and sword fighting.

Though not many people paid attention to it, she has the skills and can very well put them to good use! Looks like Sush is seething in jealousy again. -Sampurn Media

Morphed Video Of Telugu Actress - Farzana

Call it the development in technology or the desperation by some for publicity but then the videos that find their place in the internet and that too of noted celebrities indulging in some really passionate acts have always been the hottest cakes in the market.

Right now, a new video has been making crazy rounds among the netizens and while some say that she happens to be one of the noted actresses, Farzana, known for her fleshy beauty and dance, others say it is just a look alike of that hot starlet in full nude with a man on bed.

While it is not sure which side of the story is true, the one thing that is true is those who got a chance to view this video are simply in awe of the woman's beauty and her passionate skills on the bed. No one is concerned about who the man is and only consider him a factor to get jealous.

Jagapathi Babu Film 'Sidhdham' Review: It's Ok!!

Film: Siddham
Rating: 3/5
Cast: Jagapathi Babu, Sindhu Menon, Kota Sreenivasa Rao, Mukul Dev, Radha Ravi, Narsing Yadav, Subbaraju, Siva Prasad, Amit, Dil Ramesh etc
Costumes: Saidulu
Make Up: Muktavarapu Ranga
Stills: Raju
Editing: Bhanooday
Photography: Baharni K Dharani
Music: Amar Mohile
Producer: Kiran Kumar Koneru
Screenplay-Direction: JD Chekravarthy
Released On: 12th Feb 2009

The much awaited Siddham with the story of an encounter specialist has arrived today. Let us see how it appealed to audiences.

Story:
Dayanand (Jagapathi Babu) is an encounter specialist who gets the accolades from higher authorities for his sincere and dedicated service. He plucks out many anti social elements from the society.

But he faces trouble with some antagonists and loses peace in his personal life and loses his beloved. How he takes revenge on enemies becomes rest of the story.

Will he use brain or brawn to complete his mission? That has to be watched on screen.

Performances:
Jagapathi Babu has excelled in his performance as encounter specialist. His physical appearance and bearing have perfectly matched for his role.

Sindhu Menon is adequate in her role as a Tamilian wife to the lead.

Subba Raju and Shiva Prasad have appeared in guest roles with right and expressive performance. Subtle humor was delivered by Narsing Yadav and Mukul Dev in a few scenes.

Editing is crisp and cinematography is also sensible. The only point-down in the film is the necessary entertainment quotient that's required for mass Telugu audiences. Otherwise it's a right attempt by JD Chekravarthy.

Analysis:
It's straight lift from Hindi film 'Ab Tak Chappan' and the subtlety is maintained in bringing it to nativity. There are no grandiloquent dialogues and artificial glue to mafia characters and police. Every dialogue and scene is up to the requirement and there is nothing more and nothing less. Director should be appreciated in that aspect.

It is true that the films of this sort receive right acclaim from class audiences but the entertainment quotient that is required for repeated audiences in Tollywood is missing here. There are no songs and separate comedy track. Comedy is intertwined in narration with little humor. It is also true that the film might have got corrupted with that extra-stuff if added unnecessarily. Sometimes, equations cannot be balanced on both the sides.

Apart from this, Nana Patekar's role in Hindi is played by Jagapathi Babu in Telugu. Nana Patekar's body language and harshness pervade entire content when he plays lead role. That brings in more strength in narration and pulls the attention of audiences in better way. But Jagapathi Babu has some softness in his body language and aura and hence the intensity will be lesser when compared to that of Nana Patekar. That makes the difference anyway.

On a whole, it's an appreciable attempt by JD Chekravarthy. Only the patronage of mass

Life is going beautiful says Aishwarya Rai

For Aishwarya Rai, who turned 35 yesterday, life has never been more beautiful. She is happy and married, her career has reached a peak and she is keeping up there with new projects on hand.

Aishwarya is particularly excited for her forthcoming film with Abhishek by Mani Ratnam.

“It’s a really exciting thought for me and Abhishek to be coming together again with Mani Ratnam. All I can say about the film is that it goes into a completely different theme from ‘Guru’,” Aishwarya, who turned 35 today, told an Indian newspaper.

“You can’t expect Mani sir to go into the same space twice. Working with him is an exciting thought for any actor. The way he connects to his actors is very clear in the films that he makes. He creates magic on screen,” she added.

Talking about her last film with Mani Ratnam opposite Abhishek Bachchan, she said, “It has been a very precious experience on every level, and not just on a personal level. I’d say it was professionally very fulfilling.”

Despite their busy schedules, Abhi and Ash find ample time to spend with each other.

“I had joined Abhishek in Jaipur where he was shooting for ‘Dilli 6′. Then I was with him in Miami for ‘Dostana’. I also packed in Cannes and Paris. Life is beautiful. It really is. You know, life is as special as you make it for yourself. Of course, you can’t live your life in a bubble. There’re people who want to rain on your parade. It’s up to you how you protect your space,” said Aishwarya.

Perhaps that was a pointer to - ehem ehem.. You know who!

Mandy Moore & Ryan Adams are Engaged!

Mandy Moore and her boyfriend Ryan Adams are engaged! The announcement comes as a shock after the couple split last year and Moore started dating Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein while he recovered from his plane crash injuries. When Moore and Goldstein split in December, Moore apparently reunited with Adams under the radar.

Moore's rocker beau, 10 years her senior, recently announced plans to step back from music and disband his group The Cardinals to concentrate on other projects.

Moore, 24, was recently spotted wearing an engagement ring on her left hand and her friends tell Life and Style magazine, "She is so excited...It's been a whirlwind. She's really happy."

Flirt of Priyanka-Shahid in Facebook

We all know how secretive his Priyanka about her relationships, her romance with Hurman Baweja wasn’t officially confirmed till the lad broke the news about their break up.

Well Piggy Chops is back to her flirty ways and this time its her Kaminay co-star Shahid Kapoor, if we believe their Facebook profiles to be authentic, then lot of action is going on between the two rookie lovers.

Priyanka’a login name at the social networking website is a carefully planned ‘Sir Pranks-a-lot’, apparently Priyanka is so addicted to Facebook that she even made Shahid open an account at the website.

A common buddy of both the actors reveals, “They (Priyanka-Shahid) keep writing on each other`s walls, commenting on each other`s status messages and poking each other.

Priyanka`s relationship status was in an invisible mode when she was with Harman, but after the break- up, she`s listed as single. Shahid too is listed as single on his profile.”

“Shahid is called Sha-Sha by his close friends, but Priyanka calls him Shaks. In fact, she has addressed him as Shaks in most of her messages and he calls her Peefee.”

Check out their wall-to-wall chat and status message below:

Status:Sir Pranks-A-Lot is freezing her ar*e off in Chicago

Shahid Kapur comments…

It`s rare how some people can sleep through such natural disasters.


Wall-to-wall: Sir Pranks-A-Lot (Priyanka) wrote…

Wassup… Shaks?

Shahid Kapur wrote…

Peefeeee… on ma mind!

Well guys what do you think, are these authentic profiles or someone is up to some mischief?