A industry source claims that superstar Pawan Kalyan tests the patience, perseverance and creative skills of directors, before giving them a chance to direct him, but it seems that writer-turned-director Bobby is an exception. Top Tollywood directors from director Karunkaran to Arunprasad, from Puri Jagannath, Harish Shankar, every director had to get ‘tuned to his style of making’ in months of their ‘discussions and sittings’, to enable Power star to judge his talent and give him a chance or not.

Even Sampath Nandi after superhit “Rachcha” had to spend more than 12 months with the Puli star and struck a chord, but it is surprising, how he was replaced with Bobby, in matter of few weeks. “Bobby was never in the contention and even Pawan himself was thinking of directing the sequel of the cop story, but out of the blue, Bobby name cropped up and finalized” says the source.

Of course, Bobby’s directorial debut “Power” just showed traces of his handling a star, but still had lot of loopholes, but Pawan overlooked everything? Or to help his friend Sarath to turn producer? Why took a fast decision?

Plays are a bridge to films for many artistes. In the past, many stage artistes made a name for themselves in films such as Nagabhushanam, Rao Gopala Rao, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Sutti Velu, Rallapalli, Tanikella Bharani among others. Jayaprakash Reddy who is often seen playing the Rayalaseema villain says the joy and satisfaction that one gets after a live, stage performance cannot be compared to film acting.

Though he is now much sought-after in the industry and is well-paid, Jayaprakash Reddy started his career as a stage artiste. He was a well-known theatre artiste in Guntur where he was working as a school teacher. After tasting success with Preminchukundam Raa, Jayaprakash Reddy has remained successful over the years. 

Luckily for him, there are a few banners that will wait for his dates to commence shooting. Even now, during his spare time, he says he enjoys doing plays. The satisfaction and thrill of being part of a play being performed without any interruptions cannot be compared to film shoots where a cut happens every minute, says Jayaprakash Reddy.

Agarwal sisters Kajal and Nisha attracted everyone on TOllywood. While Kajal is still giving sleepless nights to movie lovers with her glamor treat on silver screen, Nisha disappeared from the screen after her marriage. 

However on Chidrens’ Day, Nisha Agarwal shared her childhood photos along with her sister Kajal and their parents. Enjoy Cute Kajal’s stills with Naughty Nisha.

No doubt that Tollywood has seen many heroes creating records in Tollywood and also their movies being dubbed in other languages and also getting good talk. Now, here’s another son of the industry who is yet to make his debut but still creates waves in Tollywood and Bollywood as well. He has been attracted with his special entry in Manam who seems to be charming on screen. He also acted in a recent titan ad which attracted all industries.

This is because he seems to be appealing even in North because of his complexion and looks. It seems many producers are chasing him for dates to do a Bollywood movie. However, his debut in Telugu was declared its director as VV Vinayak who was successful in delivering good debut movies. He seems to set a high trend and making a new record by attracting the attention of all industries. Even though many heroes were successful in getting good response to their films Akhil seems to give small kind of tremors.

After his advertisement going viral, Director Mahesh Bhat was pleased and seems to be like launching Akhil in Bollywood. So, what do you think? Will Akhil make his debut in Bollywood or Tollywood? Will he vote to Tollywood? That’s still yet to be confirmed. But in true sense Akhil made everyone give a glance at Telugu industry!

After impressing audiences and critics alike with their dubbed Telugu films, popular Tamil actors such as Suriya, Karthi and Vishal Krishna Reddy have finally decided to make their presence felt in Telugu filmdom by taking up projects in the language. Suriya, who has dominated Tamil cinema for nearly two decades, has finally decided to do a Telugu film. “I’ve always wanted to work in Telugu cinema because the audiences never treated me like an outsider. I missed an opportunity to work with filmmaker Rajamouli before. It was very unfortunate. 

But I’m happy I’ve finally signed a Telugu film,” Suriya had told IANS. Suriya is waiting for the makers to officially announce the project. “If everything goes well, we will start shooting from early next year,” he said. Karthi, who has safely followed in brother Suriya’s footsteps, has bigger fan base in Telugu. He recently signed a Tamil-Telugu bilingual with Telugu star Akkineni Nagarjuna. “Karthi has been accepted as a Telugu actor. Most of his dubbed Telugu films have done exceptionally well and since he takes effort to dub in his own voice, it has worked in his favour. 

With his new film with Nagarjuna, he’s sure going to make a big splash in the industry,” trade analyst Trinath told IANS. The yet-untitled bilingual will be directed by Vamsi Paidipally, while PVP Cinema will produce it. Karthi had said, “Since I’ve dubbed in Telugu for all my films, I’m very comfortable with the language”. Actor Vishal Krishna Reddy, who was born in a Telugu household, is another popular Tamil actor who’s all set to work in a Telugu film soon. It’s Vishal’s “parents’ wish to see him do a Telugu film”.

“The idea has been there for a long time, but it has finally materialized now. I’ll start shooting soon. The prep-production work has already started,” Vishal had told IANS. Interestingly, his Tamil films were dubbed in Telugu, and a few did reasonably well at the box office. Debutant Sashikanth, former associate of filmmaker Srinu Vaitla, will direct Vishal’s Telugu debut. Meanwhile, well-known Tamil character actors such as Sampath Raj and Harish Uthaman have managed to find a strong foothold in Telugu film with multiple projects.

Beautiful Regina Cassandra has proved her mettle as a performer many a times. But in the world of tinsel town, acting prowess is not enough to seize that ‘star’ heroine tag. For the very same reason our hot Chennai starlet started showcasing her ravishing side too, though none such stints yielded her any favour. 

In Pilla Nuvvuleni Jeevitham, this dusky beauty is seen in Chudidhars throughout as she plays the role of a simple living orphan. However in particular scene, hero Sai Dharam tej fantasizes her in skimpy outfits. She visits a shopping mall in a tight short and revealing tank top, only to pull the hero to a lonely land and kiss him on the lips. Watching Regina’s hot curves and shapely assets is driving youths crazy as they broke into whistles after drooping jaws. “It Regina continues such two minute treats for lengthier times, no doubt she beats the toppers” an onlooker commented.