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Upasana Puts The Rumours To Bed With New Clicks!
It is well known that Ram Charan and Upasana are going to be parents soon. Megastar Chiranjeevi shared this happy news on social media and everyone started congratulating the perfect couple. They got married in 2012 and delivered the good news after a decade and it made everyone overjoyed.
There were a few rumours going around that Upasana took the route of Nayanathara are opted for having a baby through surrogacy. This news spread like wildfire and the couple decided to put this fake news to bed. Charan and Upasana recently went to Thailand to enjoy and Upasana posted a few pictures on her story.
We can clearly see her baby bump in these clicks and it clear shut down all the unnecessary news around their pregnancy. On 15th December, Upasana expressed her happiness by posting a family picture and writing, “Entering motherhood with the blessings of the most important women in my life. Missing athama.”
On the work front, Charan is currently playing the lead in a massive pan-Indian project under Shankar’s direction. It is reportedly a political thriller and there are huge expectations for it. This untitled film has Kiara Advani playing the female lead while well-known actors like Sunil, Srikanth, SJ Suryah, Anjali and others play important roles. Thaman is the music composer.
3 More International Awards In The Bag For ‘RRR’!
The stupendous run of ‘RRR’ continues as the movie is bagging awards from all across the globe. This high-budget action drama is getting nominated for prestigious awards that no Indian maker dared to dream and Rajamouli and RRR’s name is reverberating all over the world.
His magnum opus got nominated at the Golden Globe Awards in two categories. While the first one is in the ‘Best Picture’ (Non English Language) category and ‘Best Original Song’ (Naatu Naatu). The movie got UK’s BAFTA nominations and Rajamouli recently won the New York Film Critics Circle award in the Best Director category. Now, the team officially announced that it won awards for the Best Foreign Language Film, Best Cinematography and Best Score/Soundtrack in the Philadelphia Film Critics Circle.
As soon as the movie was released on Netflix, the movie became instantly popular in the international market too. Hard work never fails and it gifts you great results. ‘RRR’ collected around 1200 crores and is aiming to grab the Oscars as well. Let us not get ahead of ourselves and wish for the best. It looks like ‘RRR’ team is not going to stop breaking records any time soon.
‘RRR’ is produced by DVV Danayya on a budget of over 400 crores. The lead actors delivered spectacular performances and MM Keeravani is the music composer who is one of the main pillars in the film’s success. Alia Bhatt is playing the role of Sita in this film while Ajay Devgn appears in a brief role. Olivia Morris is also a part of the film and she looked very cute.
Apart from a few noted Hollywood actors, ‘RRR’ has actors like Shriya Saran, Rajeev Kanakala, Samuthirakani and others did key roles. NTR will be seen as Komaram Bheem while Ram Charan plays the role of Alluri Seetha Ramaraju in this massive film which is set in the backdrop of the pre-Independence era. Both of them are enjoying the humongous success of this pan-Indian film. Senthil Kumar is the director of photography while Sabu Cyril is the production designer. Srinivas Mohan is the VFX supervisor for this huge project. Rama Rajamouli is the costume designer.
‘Sarath Kumar Sir is very versatile’
The combination of Nandamuri Balakrishna and director Anil Ravipudi in their next project has got the fans, audience and trade very excited. Senior actor Sarath Kumar has been roped in for a significant role in the project which was recently launched.
“Very Glad to be working with the incredibly versatile actor, dearest @realsarathkumar sir in #NBK108” posted Anil, sharing a picture. Sarath Kumar replied that he was happy to be on board #NBK108.
Anil said the role demanded a seasoned actor. “Sarath Sir’s filmography is amazing; he is very versatile. We believe his experience will come in handy for the very crucial role he is playing,” he added.
Meanwhile, it will be interesting to see how Anil showcases Balakrishna in the film. Billed as an action drama, the film also features Priyamani and Sreeleela in supporting roles.
Exclusive: Vijay Deverakonda with Jathi Ratnalu director?
Anudeep KV followed up Jathi Ratnalu with Prince. He is now said to be lining up another interesting film.
Apparently, Vijay Deverakonda is interested in a collaboration with Anudeep KV.
Vijay is apparently looking for something fresh and he intends to do a comical entertainer. That is the reason why he wants to collaborate with Anudeep KV.
Vijay Deverakonda is one of the crazy stars in Telugu cinema so the collaboration with Anudeep should sound very interesting.
But will this project actually happen in the near future? We have to wait and see.
Who Is The Host Of Bigg Boss Now?
The sixth season of Bigg Boss has come to an end on Sunday and the singer Revanth turned out to be the winner as many predicted. The biggest reality show in Telugu television according to the showrunners did not go as planned this time and it failed to capture the attention of the public as it used to before.
While other factors like the T20 world cup and the Football world cup played a huge part in it, the decline in the audience’s interest is mainly because of the lack of known faces and forced drama according to reports. On top of everything, there are reports arriving that Nagarjuna will no longer be hosting this show. Sources say that Nagarjuna is feeling that too much attention on this show is affecting his films lately.
The first season is hosted wonderfully by NTR while Nani carried the show during the second season. Nagarjuna successfully took responsibility from the youngsters and did a fantastic job for four seasons. With his involvement in the seventh season becoming a big doubt, people are wondering about the next choices. There were shouts of Balakrishna taking up the host’s job but it was immediately denied. According to recent reports, Rana Daggubati is the frontrunner for hosting this popular show. We need to wait and see if this news becomes true in the coming days or not.
Ram Charan Rocks The Trendy Look In Rs. 2 Lac Shirt!
Mega Powerstar Ram Charan is a very happy man these days. He gained pan-Indian fame with ‘RRR’ and he is working with a legendary filmmaker like Shankar. On the personal front, he will be becoming a father in the next few months and the entire family is eagerly waiting for that precious moment.
It looks like the happiness has made him way bolder in terms of fashion choices lately. We are accustomed to seeing him in formal outfits during public events but he recently stunned the viewers by rocking the trendy and cool look in a Dolce & Gabbana shirt with zebra print on it. While he looked super stylish in these clicks, people started surfing the internet to find out its rate and it was a jaw-dropping moment for them as soon as they saw that it costs Rs 1,73,326.
With white denim jeans and loafers on, he posed in this look from a resort and spa which he visited along with his family. Coming to his wife Upasana, she took to social media and wrote, “Entering motherhood with the blessings of the most important women in my life. Missing athame.”
Coming back to work, Charan is currently working on a massive pan-Indian project under Shankar’s direction. It is reportedly a political thriller and there are huge expectations for it. This untitled film has Kiara Advani playing the female lead while well-known actors like Sunil, Srikanth, SJ Suryah, Anjali and others play important roles. Thaman is the music composer. Apparently, Ram Charan will be seen playing a dual role in this movie. While one character is of a rural guy, the other one is a modern man.
Raashi Khanna Looks Like Odd Person Out In This List!
While everybody is eagerly waiting for the episode of ‘Unstoppable’ with Prabhas and Gopichand, the team of ‘Aha’ revealed the guests for another episode. They revealed that three heroines Jayaprada, Jayasudha and Raashi Khanna will be interviewed by Nandamuri Balakrishna soon.
The episode has been recorded already and it looks like they all had a great time. We all know that Jayaprada and Jayasudha are yesteryear actresses who worked with Sr NTR in many movies and even worked in some of Balayya’s movies as well. Also, Jayaprada is a former leader of the Telugu Desham Party established by Balayya’s father. Jayasudha is also a politician who served as MLA for the Secunderabad constituency.
With Balakrishna being an actor and politician himself, all of them will be on the same wavelength. Along with reminiscing their old memories, they can also chat about politics. However, Raashi Khanna seems to be the odd person out in this list of celebrities as she is quite young and is yet to attain the star status in Tollywood despite working on many films. People are now wondering if Raashi Khanna is going to be the heroine in Balayya’s next movie. We need to wait and see how this episode is going to be.
Apart from Prabhas’ episode, there is a talk that Powerstar Pawan Kalyan will also be coming to the ‘Unstoppable’ show this season. He will be accompanied by his good friend Trivikram Srinivas as per reports. Everyone is waiting for that moment to arrive.
‘Sridevi Chiranjeevi’ Lyrical: Typical DSP Mark Energetic Track!
The makers of Megastar Chiranjeevi’s ‘Waltair Veerayya’ have released the second track ‘Sridevi Chiranjeevi’ from the movie. The first song ‘Boss Party’ became a big hit and people are eagerly waiting for the second song ever since Megastar leaked a small clip. Finally, the song is out now and it has all the qualities to become a hit.
The team of ‘Waltair Veerayya’ seems to have made a conscious effort to keep the songs short in order to keep the film tight. Since it is a mass film, people expect songs but lengthy songs may extend the runtime which is why they are making sure that the songs are below three and half minutes. Coming to the song, Devi Sri Prasad penned the lyrics as well as composed this song. His lyrics are simple and addictive while the tune and heavy beats are surely catchy.
Jaspreet Jasz and Sameera Bharadwaj’s vocals brought a lot of vibrance to this song while Megastar pleased the fans with his graceful dance movements. Shruti Hassan looked stunning in sarees and it looks like the visuals are going to be a treat. DSP seems to have delivered another hit for Megastar and it definitely helps in raising more buzz over this movie.
The Recently released Ravi Teja’s teaser is trending on YouTube. Boss Party song has amassed more than 25 million views and has become the favorite of Reel makers. The film’s entire talkie part is done and the last song is currently being shot in Europe on the lead pair.
Produced by Mythri Movie Makers, Rockstar Devi Sri Prasad is composing music for a Megastar’s film once again after ‘Khaidi No. 150’. Arthur A Wilson is handling the cinematography. Niranjan Devaramane is the editor and AS Prakash is the production designer. Sushmita Konidela is the costume designer. While the story and dialogue were written by Bobby himself, Kona Venkat and K Chakravarthy Reddy penned the screenplay. The writing department also includes Hari Mohana Krishna and Vineeth Potluri.
Crisp Runtime Locked For Nikhil’s ’18 Pages’!
Young hero Nikhil Siddhartha is looking to continue the hit run at the box office with his interesting love story ’18 Pages’. Prior to this, Nikhil gave a blockbuster in the form of ‘Karthikeya 2′ and it minted over 125 crores worldwide. While no one expects that level of collections from ’18 Pages’, people would love to see an interesting romantic film with Nikhil and Anupama in the lead.
The trailer showcased that it is not just a regular love story and it raises curiosity of the movie lovers. The latest we hear is that the runtime has been locked for 137 minutes which is quite crisp. This short runtime may work in the film’s favour and the promotional content has also raised good buzz on the movie. Icon Star Allu Arjun will be arriving as the chief guest for the pre-release event of ’18 Pages’ which is going to happen on Monday evening.
Produced under ‘GA2 Pictures’ by Bunny Vas, ’18 Pages’ has Sukumar’s banner attached to it since he wrote the script. Palnati Surya Pratap who made ‘Kumari 21F’ earlier is handling the megaphone. Navin Nooli is the editor while A Vasanth is the cinematographer. Gopi Sundar gave music to this film and the three songs which came out till date were impressive. With Ravi Teja’s ‘Dhamaka’ and solid run of ‘Avatar 2′ being the biggest competition, we need to wait and see how ’18 Pages’ fares at the box office.
