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Anushka Opens up on Prabhas Saaho !
Yesterday when Prabhas announced on his Instagram that he would give a surprise to his fans today, everyone waited impatiently for the delighted news. Today, the dream man Prabhas has shared the first poster of his film Saaho and believe us, it is absolutely captivating and catchy. The actor looked stylish with his ultra cool sunglasses.
The poster also had a release date on it and the look has been on viral mode all over the internet. In the midst of fans reactions, Anushka Shetty too couldn’t stay calm and expressed her views on her Instagram. She wrote, “Each glimpse into their world keeps me wondering what next and it just takes the bar higher each time SAAHOOOOO so looking forward to 15th August all the very best to Prabhas, UV Creations & Sujeeth … each and everyone from the cast and each and every technician, excited.”
Prabhas, sporting a leather jacket, sunglasses and with intense eyes, even Anushka, just like us, spoke her heart out on the poster. The first poster has also surpassed our expectations.
Terrific Dialogue Writer To Direct Prabhas
For his terrific lines in films like Kanche and Gautamiputra Satakarni, dialogue writer Sai Madhav Burra has emerged as one of those sensational writers who could make masses whistle and claps in the theatres. And it looks like this talented writer is all set for a big directorial debut too.
From a long time, actually, Burra is trying to get into the director’s shoes and make his presence felt like a Koratala Siva. Though he has earlier narrated stories to many heroes, reports are now coming that he has actually convinced Baahubali star Prabhas with a story. And the film might take off very soon if reports are true.
Producer Dil Raju is said to have set this deal and he will be producing this flick if all goes well. Currently, Prabhas is busy with a patchwork of Saaho and then he will be wrapping his movie with Radhakrishna very soon. After these two films, the hunk hero is yet to sign any new one.
Already Prabhas has the distinction of making a writer like Koratala Siva into a director with Mirchi movie. We have to see if he repeats that feat again.
Mahesh26 Launch On Krishna’s Birthday?
Anil Ravipudi was preparing for a simple thriller as his next after F2. But the movie success landed him in front of Mahesh and the actor accepted his story.
Director is said to be still in shock and awe of how this happened but he is trying to come up with a different script and fast to complete as well for the hero, it seems.
The team are looking to launch the film on 31st May, on Krishna’s birthday with the senior actor as the chief guest it seems.
Mahesh normally doesn’t attend his own film Muhurtham or opening ceremonies, hence him being in different countries for vacation won’t be a problem for the team.
After he returns in June, Anil will give him final script narration and if Mahesh doesn’t suggest too many changes, movie could start in July and go for faster completion for a possible Sankranthi release, it seems.
Rashmika Mandanna is said to be playing the lady lead in this film. She also has Nithiin’s next, Allu Arjun-Sukumar’s film in her kitty.
Has Rakul Preet Singh Found Her First Hit In Bollywood?
Ajay Devgn somehow managed to turn the tide of luck in his favour as his films even though get negative reviews and criticised by audiences, they are able to attract good crowds to the theatres.He had a hit like this Total Dhaamal which was criticised as unfunny film but the movie made close to 150 crores Nett at the box office.
The same is repeating with De De Pyaar De too. The movie has Rakul and Tabu as the leading ladies but it did slack for being too metro-centric and unnecessarily trying to go for one-liners than good emotional scenes.
Still, metro audiences due to lack of good alternatives are going for this film and it collected close to 44 crores Nett in 4 days.
First Monday has been good for the film with a decent 6 crore Nett. If Ajay Devgn’s films cross 80 crores Nett, most often than not, they are considered hits.
Akiv Ali and Luv Rangan could be hoping for such a turn out and Rakul Preet Singh would be praying that the movie goes past the 100 crore mark, as it will give her a chance to push herself better in Bollywood.
Will she get her desire or will the movie end up close to 70-80 crores mark after second weekend? Let’s wait and see!
Can they do better than Maharshi next time?
Mahesh Babu has a habit of giving second film and possible third film to makers who deliver good hit with him the first time.He did the same with Gunasekhar, who gave him Okkadu and he did same with Puri Jagannath who gave him Pokiri, he did same with Koratala Siva, who gave him Srimanthudu and he gave Trivikram Srinivas too second film after Athadu.
Box Office wise, Gunasekhar disappointed Mahesh the most with Arjun and Sainikudu. Trivikram failed at theatrical level with Khaleja but the movie has a cult following on TV.Koratala Siva gave him two of his biggest blockbusters in Srimanthudu and Bharat Ane Nenu. Puri Jagannath gave Businessman which is his last pure mass film.
He did give Srinu Vaitla second film after Dookudu but the director started his descent from top with Aagadu. After Maharshi, he is looking to do another film with Vamshi Paidpally, it seems.He asked him to bring a script for him and even agreed to do it after two or three films, it seems.
He has Anil Ravipudi’s next, a film with Koratala Siva, a film with Trivikram Srinivas and a film with SS Rajamouli from long time as his desirable projects.All three or one of them could be Mahesh27 and Vamshi might have to wait another 2 or 3 years for his turn.
Trying to replicate Dookudu, Srinu Vaitla lost his touch, Gunasekhar tried hard to replicate Okkadu and Siva cleverly changed character while following Srimanthudu and Puri Jagannagth made Businessman half baked but screenplay does try to go in the same mould like Pokiri.
Only, Trivikram could try something entirely different with Khaleja. Vamshi made Maharshi which replicated many movies and if he gets another chance, we hope he follows Trivikram Srinivas and give a different film than that tries to be exactly like many others, that is, Maharshi!
Are Press Meet Scenes Getting Too Routine?
We normally see directors following soms or the other successful trend. Not many can afford to write similar scenes like Rangasthalam as the movie, was more dependent on execution than scenes.In the same year, Bharat Ane Nenu also became a big hit and the movie had an impactful press meet scene that we can easily say that saved film from being too Flat in second hour.
Now, most of the directors are looking to include at least one press meet scene in their film.Maharshi had almost 8 press meet scenes in the entire length of the film, and to a point that those scenes dragged the film.Then, Nani’s Jersey ended with a book release scene which can be counted as press meet scene but the director cleverly did not use it for the sake of it.
In Chitralahari, ABCD also we see press meets and some seem useless too. For everything, press won’t be running around the famous people.In any case, ABCD tried to introduce a thread with Vennela Kishore which did not sit into the film well, as a satire on media. It is okay to follow trend but Press Meet scenes seems to be losing the context and impact!
Pic Of The Day: Sr Hero & Kodala Pilla…All Smiles!
Nagarjuna and Samantha are having a blast while shooting for ‘Manmadhudu 2’. Sharing a lovely working still from the sets of the romantic entertainer, Tollywood King wrote: ‘It was an absolute delight shooting with Kodala Pilla’.
Much to the joy of Fans, Nag promised to share much more pictures from the shooting of ‘Manmadhudu 2’ in the coming days.
‘Manmadhudu 2’ Casting is really interesting. At least, Three Top Heroines have been part of this crazy project. While Rakul Preet Singh is the female lead, Samantha and Keerthi Suresh are playing pivotal roles.
So far, Director Rahul Ravindran wrapped up 70 percent of the shoot. Positive Vibe on the sets kept raising the expectations on the sequel.
Rakul In An Unzipped Jeans
Within a short time, Rakul Preet Singh became one of the star heroines in the industry and shared the screen space with almost all the star heroes in Tollywood. The actress has been testing her luck in Bollywood and Kollywood lately.
Rakul who has been a fitness freak is undoubtedly one of the most hot actresses in the industry who never fails to grab the attention with her uber hot photoshoot pictures. Recently, the actress underwent a bold photoshoot for Think Marketing Magazine in which the actress sported an unzipped blue jeans flaunting her curvaceous figure. Rakul is seen striking a sensuous pose and is looking extremely beautiful.
On the work front, Rakul Preet Singh will be next seen in ‘Manmadhudu 2’ movie starring Nagarjuna under the direction of Rahul Ravindran of ‘Chi La Sow’ Fame. Rakul also played one of the female leads in Suriya’s ‘NGK’ movie.
So Many Hopes On Kajal and Tamannah
Bellamkonda Sai Srinivas who has been struggling with back to back debacles recently scored another disaster with ‘Kavacham’ movie. He is now going to test is luck with his upcoming movie ‘Sita’ under the direction of Teja.
Kajal Agarwal is playing the female lead in the movie. The makers are confident that Kajal is definitely going to be the major selling point for this film. The promotional material of the movie also promised that Kajal is going to play a different kind of role in this film and will have so much importance in the film. On the other hand, the same is happening with ‘Abbinetri 2’ movie in which Milky Beauty Tamannaah played the female lead. Touted to be the sequel of ‘Abhinetri’ movie, the movie is slated to hit the screens very soon and the makers have recently unveiled the promo of ‘Ready Ready’ song in which Tamannaah looked uber hot
Now, they have also unveiled the full song from the film. The video is now going viral on the internet. It is evident that the makers of these two movies have pinned all their hopes on the female leads. We have to wait and see how far Kajal and Tamannaah are going to save these two films.
Sai Dharam Tej Escaped Another Flop With a Slight Margin
Mega hero Sai Dharam Tej scored a double hat-trick of flops over the past three years. He put all his hopes on Chitralhari, which was released recently, and it didn’t disappoint him. Though it wasn’t a big hit, it turned out to be a profitable venture for all the distributors involved.
The film was released last month and in its total run, it has collected a share of Rs. 15 crores. The distribution rights were sold for nearly Rs. 14 crores. Thus, it managed to evade the losses and also brought slight profits to the people who have invested in it.
In fact, Sai Dharam Tej had a market of 20 crores a couple of years back. But the series of flops made his market value less and in the case of Chitralahari, the buyers weren’t interested to take a risk by acquiring the rights for high prices. Eventually, that worked out well for the film. Tej is currently gearing up to start his next project with director Maruthi.
Ram To Work With Chitralahari Director
Energetic Star Ram is currently acting in Ismart Shankar which is being directed by Puri Jagannath. The talkie part of the shoot has been completed successfully and the makers are planning to shoot the songs very soon. Nidhi Agerwal and Nabha Natesh are the heroines in the film.
Ismart Shankar is slated to release in June. Meanwhile, it is being heard that Ram has okayed his next. He will be working with director Kishore Tirumala for his next film. The duo has worked together earlier for the movies Nenu Sailaja and Vunnadi Okate Zindagi.
Now, they are looking forward to scoring a hattrick together. Apparently, Kishore Tirumala is giving final touches to the script and the movie might be launched in July or August. Sravanti Ravi Kishore will bankroll it under Sravanthi Movies banner. Stay tuned for more updates on this project.
Akshay Uses GoT Fever To Promote His Film
Finally, one of the most followed TV series of the world, Game Of Thrones has ended the other day. The mania was all over the social media during its last season. It was doubled for a last couple of days, before the season finale. The GOT fever has caught up the Bollywood as well.
Star hero Akshay Kumar has used this mania to promote his upcoming film, Housefull 4. He posted a picture of him along with other actors of the film, Riteish Deshmukh, Bobby Deol, Kriti Sanon, Kriti Karbhanda and Pooja Hegde, where all of them were seated on a throne of skulls.
Akshay captioned it, “‪HouseFull of Thrones. ‪Who Lives, Who Dies…Only the Script Decides.” Indeed, it is a creative way of promoting his movie using the fame of a TV series. Housefull 4 is touted to be a horror comedy and it is slated to release worldwide on October 26.
Rana Looking At Bollywood Now?
Rana Daggubati has been taking offers from other languages too and he never settled down in one language as he likes to keep his options open.
After Nene Raju Nene Mantri, he accepted Haathi Mere Saathi being made in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. He is also doing a small role in Housefull 4.
The actor is now looking at hosting an MTV show, Ace of the Space, it seems. The channel has offered him the second season of the show as a host, it seems.
He hosted No.1 Yaari in Telugu for two seasons and for the sake of new experience, he could take this offer too.
The actor at this point is also looking to start his next two projects that he accepted some time ago.
So, some sources say he might work out things with producers to take up the hosting job or he could pass it and concentrate on films only.
But the actor has his eyes set on good Bollywood career too and hence, he could see this as an opportunity to get close to young audience of North India through this show. Let’s wait for his decision.
