Narain in Mumbai Dhosth' '

After making a retreat from Mollywood for almost a year, young actor Narain is back with a bang. The actor who is donning a prominent role in the new movie 'Grandmaster' with Super star Mohanlal, has found another good role to continue with his comeback flicks. He will be seen with Prithviraj for the movie 'Mumbai Dhosth' to directed by debutante Fazil, an associate to Rafi-Mecartin and Shafi. Naren had earlier appeared with Prithvi for 'Robinhood' which was an appreciable hit.

'Mumbai Dhosth' in the scripts of rafi-Mecartin will be produced by Howly Pottur under the banner of Dream Team productions.The movie will also feature Tamil star Sharath Kumar in an important role. The shoot for 'Mumbai Dhosth' is expected to be kick off by the month of April.

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Karthi's stunning 'Alex Pandian' first look

The first look posters of Karthi's forthcoming, 'Alex Pandian' appeared on Sunday (February 19)'s newspaper ads and the posters make a striking impression, with Karthi's look as a commoner in lungi, smoking a cigar and holding two guns in each of his hand, in the backdrop of a slum
The posters strike a chord and establishes that the film will be an out and out action thriller.

What's more interesting is that, the team has adopted the title 'Alex Pandian', something people have always connected to with a police man, thanks to Rajini's performance as Alex Pandian in 'Moondru Mugam'. And these posters showcase Karthi as a commoner pushed into circumstances to fight evil!

What's your feedback on the first look posters of 'Alex Pandian'?

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Ravi Teja awaits a dekko hit in Nippu

The time is ripe for a dekko hit from Ravi Teja. This is perhaps after a long time since Don Seenu, which was directed by Sreenu Vytla, that we are seeing a big one coming from RT. (Yes, Dongala Mutha was directed by RGV, but he has stopped considering himself a hit-maker).

Gunasekhar hasn't had a hit since years. While some directors like VV Vinayak make ordinary flops, the talented director of Okkadu has made some ridiculous flops (read Sainikudu and Varudu) in the preceding years.

YVS Chowdary burnt his fingers badly by making a forgettable Salim, with Vishnu. The movie was released amidst the 'T' movement heat in December, 2009, and even Mohan Babu's political haters did not think it deserved their attention. They knew that Salim was going to sink without a trace at the BO.

Against this backdrop, Nippu is releasing with lot of hype. The hype doesn't owe a bit to anything else, except the confidence of the makers. The coming together of erstwhile Madras roommates for this film has the blessings of the audience. One wishes that Nippu raises like the way RT-Guna-YVS trio have raised in their lives from being 'no-ones' to notables in the industry.

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'Thupaki' to re-start from Feb 20

The shooting of Vijay's next 'Thupaki', which came to a halt following a war of words between the Tamil Film Producers Council (TFPC) and Film Employees Federation of South India (FEFSI), is set to get a re-start.
"Shootings of many films, including Thupaki, faced a hurdle due to the tussle. Now that the issue is expected to be settled thanks to the intervention of government, work on movies would commence soon. It has been planned to re-start Thupaki on February 20," sources say.

Produced by Kalaipuli S Thanu, 'Thupaki' is being directed by AR Murugadoss. Some important portions of the movie were being shot in Mumbai, when the wage row between the producers and workers hit a new low and the shooting was disrupted.

Kajal Aggarwal is playing Vijay's love interest in this action-adventure. "From February 20, the shooting will commence again in Mumbai. After the schedule, the cast and crew will leave for foreign locations," add sources.

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Priyamani's big film from April

Sri Shanku Chakra Films will launch a big-budgeted movie with Priyamani as the heroine from this April. The film will star a big hero, whose name has not been divulged. Prem Aryan is debuting as the director.

The producer says that the film's story and screenplay will be new. Priyamani's is the most important character, just as was the case with Kshetram. He says that the film will be made without compromising on the budget.

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Is Tamanna too busy to act in Mahesh-Sukumar film?

Contrary to the rumours that Tamanna Bhatia is the heroine of Sukumar's next with Mahesh Babu, it is said that she may not be able to act in the movie. The reason being cited for her inability to be part of this untitled venture is that she has her hands full.

The actress is currently busy with three big films - Raccha, Rebel and Endukante.. Premanta. Though she is acting with the likes of Ram Charan and Prabhas, a film opposite Mahesh Babu would still be a shot in the arm for her. Tamanna is said to be naturally eager to be the heroine of a Prince's movie.

Following the recent controversy which resulted in her case being referred to the MAA by producer Bellamkonda Suresh, she would be least interested to risk another stalemate. The talented diva has thoroughly impressed her 100% Love director so much so that he now wants to cast her in his next, but will she be lucky this time?

Watch this space!

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Parijatha' Press Meet

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Kolaveri...concert

In aid of NGO group for Global Animal Rescue the fund raising program of Kolaveri...DI live concert has been organized in Bengaluru on next Sunday 12th of February at Bengaluru Palace Grounds.

Tamil super star Dhanush, actress Shruthi Hassan and Anirudh the 21 years young composer with another singer Rakesh Achyuth take part in the event of live concert says Zubaidha Akthar, Chairman and Rajaram, Marketing chief of The Spell Fashion Academy.

Why this Kolaveri Di...song will be sung by Dhanush with his team on that day and thrills the youths. Kannada actor Yogish is likely to be local attraction for this concert at 7 pm on 12th of February 2012.

Gautham Pavate Associates joined the hands with The Spell Fashion Academy in conducting the event. The entrance to Palace grounds is from Krishna Vihar Gate for this concert.

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Mahesh Movies Reviews

After playing the Napoleon of Indian Mafia in Businessman, Mahesh is perhaps the most talked about star in South India today. The star opened up before the media and spoke in his style. In this interview, see him talk about what goes in judging a film, his views about the fighting the fans of top stars indulge in over records, his desire to work with Mani, and what he thinks about his being the superstar that he is.

Excerpts:

On judging a film:

After having done so many films, one acquires the knack for judging your film. After watching the rushes and dubbing for the movie, at this stage, you will be able to predict the film's fate. All the same, before the release, your mind goes blank.

My father (Superstar Krishna) can judge a film very accurately. All his predictions in the past have turned out to be true, thus. When he doesn't like the movie, it shows in his voice.

On improving his comic timing:

Before Khaleja and Dookudu, people used to comment that Mahesh Babu is weak when it comes to comedy. It was my conscious decision to prove that I can act well in comedy scenes. Especially when it comes to Dookudu, picking up the comedy in the second half was very difficult, because it was entirely Sreenu Vytla-type modulation.

On experimentation:

I am not thinking of experimenting for the next five years.

I would not touch his great films such as Alluri Sitaramaraju. I do not want to act in their remakes and spoil the image of the original.

On doing more and more films:

I would like to do as many films as possible. Wish everyone was as speedy as Jagan!

On fans' excitement:

Yes, I acknowledge that the fans of big heroes tend to fight over records. But, the fact is we can't do anything about it. I would say that they should not fight. However, they are carried away by excitement. In fact, I wish that more and more hits (for everyone) will come and make the industry a shining place.

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Thaman springs a surprise: Walks out of Rebel

In what may be called a surprising news, Thaman has walked out of Rebel. The music direction will now be helmed by the director, Larencce, himself. Without elaborating on the reasons for falling out of the project on his own, Thaman only said on Twitter that he was now out and wished Larencce Raghava all the best. He thanked the director for giving him the opportunity to score music for a film like Kanchana, which was a big hit in Tamil and Telugu, and which gave a big boost to his career.

In his own words, this is what Thaman wrote on the micro-blogging site, "My best wishes to music director Raghava Larencce Gaaru for REBEL I wish the entire team good luck." He added, "And I thank Larencce master for giving me KANCHANA which was a very big hit in both the languages:) but I am officially out of REBEL."

Thaman's music would definitely have been a major asset, but for reasons best known to the filmmakers, he is out. Though this is not the first time that Rebel has thrown up surprising news (Anushka was suddenly declared out some months ago), a major change at this moment of time is a big surprise. The film is slated to be released in May.

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Dhoni audio released

The audio release function of Dhoni was released at Prasads Labs here in Hyderabad. The event was attended by Prakash Raj, Maestro Illayaraja, Sirivennela, Trivikram Srinivas, Dil Raju, Guhan, Master Akash and others.

Speaking at the launch, Prakash Raj said that he was very happy that he had the privilege of having Sitaramasastry write the lyrics. He said that Illayaraja's music was the soul of the film. "When I wrote the story, I narrated it to Trivikram Srinivas, who suggested some changes. I hope that this film, which is about middle-class lives and education, will be liked by the audience."

On his part, Trivikram denied that he had made changes to the story. He patted on PR's back for translating the writing on the screen quite well. "He has pictured the movie quite amazingly. As for Illayaraja garu's music, nobody needs to give a testimony. His greatness is known to one and all. If there is one musician in the world who can give hummable re-recording music, it is he and he alone."

Sirivennela took the opportunity to praise PR's acting prowess. "Prakash Raj is a versatile actor. One must appreciate his good personality. He has chosen a good story with the aim of giving a message. If I could write the songs well, it was the faith he reposed on me."

Dil Raju drove home the point that one should lap up message-driven films. "We encourage romantic films and entertainers. If films like this are watched, more and more such films will come out."

When the turn of the Maestro came, he spoke in his usual style. "Prakash Raj has completed the movie in less time. The theme of the movie will make the Telugu film industry feel proud about Raj. I agreed to play music because of the affection Raj has for me."

The movie is tentatively scheduled to release on Feb. 10

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Love Failure Overseas by BlueSky

BlueSky bagged complete overseas theatrical and DVD/VCD rights of romantic comedy entertainer of Siddharth's own production Love Failure.

Siddarth and Amala Paul (= Deepika Padukone + Priyanka Chopra) are in lead pair directed by debutant Radha Mohan which is slotted for Feb release as Valentines Day gift.

SS Taman who is rocking with recent hits has provided a melodious and creative music with this film which is totally different to his trend and audio is already rocking.

Thanks to our regular exhibitors for their extensive support.

Our since thanks to producers Mr.Sashi and Mr.Siddarth and for giving this opportunity to us. Special thanks to Mr. Ram Chakravarthy who really helped to make this happen.

To become a part of this great project please feel free to contact

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Allu Arjun endorses another national brand

With Allu Arjun making an impact as the 7-Up brand ambassador, his brand value is taking wings. He has now added another feather to his 'ad cap'. Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd has announced Allu Arjun as the new face of Colgate MaxFresh, a top brand in the company's portfolio in Andhra Pradesh. He will feature in the new TV commercial campaign.

The reason for signing the Stylish Star is pretty obvious. He enjoys popularity in the State of Andhra Pradesh, besides having that guy-next-door charm. In fact, a press statement by Ms Rekha Rao, Vice President Marketing, Colgate-Palmolive (India), said, "Colgate MaxFresh is targeted at the youth. Today's youth is always looking for something fresh and unique. We are pleased to have on board Allu Arjun as our brand ambassador."

Arjun's brother, Sirish, has expressed happiness over his signing up the national brand. He tweeted, "Colgate has signed Allu Arjun as its AP brand ambassador. Glad both his endorsements (7Up and Colgate) are respected national brands."

Arjun shares the privilege of signing more than one national brand with Mahesh Babu, who is unarguably the biggest brand ambassador among the Telugu actors today

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Rushi to release on Feb. 10

Arvind Krishna-starrer Rushi will be released on the 10th of this month. The film, which is about the life of medical students, is directed by Raj Madiraju. The film is catching all the attention because of its thematic variety and because of the fact that it is produced by Prasad Productions Pvt. Ltd., after a gap of 30 years.

The audio of the film was released recently by Kamal Hassan. Supriya is cast opposite Arvind in this movie. Coming with the tag line "If medicine is a tapas, a doctor is a Rushi", the film brings a dose of drama.

The youthful charm is lent by the good-looking pair and the musicians Snigdha and Don-Chandran. Ramesh, the producer, says that the novelty of the theme made him take up the project.

In a month full of romantic entertainers and mass potboilers, Rushi, along with Dhoni, offers a whiff of high brow entertainmen

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Gantala Bandi adjudged best at international film fest

After it won an honour at the 17th International Children's Film Festival, held in Hyderabad last November, Gantala Bandi has got yet another distinction to its credit. The film was the jury's best at a film festival held in Bengaluru under the aegis of the Karnataka State government from Jan. 9-13.

"We are happy that our film received the Best Jury Award at the international film festival. We are planning to send our movie to foreign film festivals", producer Machiraju Saiprasad said.

Directed by Rukmini Krishna, the film is about how the people of Naranapuram, a hamlet, who have to travel by a 'gantala bandi' to the nearest hospital that is 40 kms away. They might reach the hospital alive or dead. The film's crux lies in how Vaishali, a girl, changes the fate of the village under such circumstances.

It is written by KK Ramachandra Murthy. The film is written by Subbu Eeranki

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After Nag, Nayan might act opposite Ajith

After keeping everyone guessing about her plans for many months, Nayanatara finally gave the nod for Dasarath's film. Just less than a fortnight since the announcement of the film with Nagarjuna, the informed rumours in Chennai say that she will act in one of Ajith's nexts.

The news should be read in the light of her alleged break-up with Prabhu Deva. It is now said that director Vishnuvardhan (of Panjaa fame) is keen on bringing back his 'Billa' (that's the Tamil version) pair of Ajith and Nayantara for a film to be produced by AM Ratnam. Rumour mills worked overtime and had it that Ajith will be seen in dual roles in this film but the makers rubbished it all. Anushka was initially considered for this role but since the actress is busy with her prior commitments and Nayan has made her comeback quite clear, the makers are keen on featuring her opposite Thala.

Meanwhile, many who have seen Prabhu and Nayantara immediately chipping in with unequivocal denials of their publicised break-ups in the past, are keeping mum now. With many sections of the media, including the national press, speculating about their break-up and the 'love birds' remaining silent, things are getting more confusing

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