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Burra Katha Turns Headache For iSmart Shankar?
iSmart Shankar starring Ram and directed by Puri Jagannadh is about a man with ‘double dhimaak’.
The team has been so confident that the concept of the film will take the audience by surprise. However, a film with similar concept is arriving in theaters a few weeks earlier than iSmart Shankar.
Burra Katha featuring Aadi Sai Kumar also deals with the concept of one man – two brains.
The treatment of both the films might be different, but the concept looks similar. Team iSmart is now worried of their concept getting diluted by Burra Katha.
Interestingly, Burra Katha that was supposed to release on Friday has been delayed because of censor problems.
Will it make it to theaters before iSmart Shankar that is slated for release on July 18?
iSmart Shankar has been looking good to put Puri Jagannadh back in the reckoning and Ram back on track. But Burra Katha turned out to be a headache with its two-brains!
‘I can never do a remake’: Vijay Devarakonda
With Shahid Kapoor doing what looks like an encore of Vijay Deverakonda’s Arjun Reddy act from the Telugu original, there is a clamour from audiences across India to see what the original did in comparison with the remake.
Suddenly, non-Telugu speaking audiences want to know who Vijay is and what his take is on the obnoxious alcoholic doctor-loverboy’s role that he portrayed with such spectacular success in the 2017 starrer.
Especially now that Shahid Kapoor has done what looks like a carbon copy of Vijay in Kabir Singh.
Says Vijay, “I haven’t seen Kabir Singh yet as I was shooting in France. I came back to Hyderabad just a couple of days ago and have been down with a viral fever since then. But I will catch it soon. I’m most curious to see what my friend and director Sandeep Vanga has done with the original story in the remake.”
Vijay confesses that doing the remake was never an option for him, “I can never do a remake. I wouldn’t know what to do with it. I truly admire actors who do the same story in two or more languages.”
Since Arjun Reddy, Vijay has been a part of such successful films as Geetha Govindam, Nota and Taxiwala. The actor is now looking forward to the release of his next film, Dear Comrade.
Kalki’s Advance Bookings Are Very Dull
Rajasekhar’s Kalki has been making a lot of noise across social media platforms with its intriguing promos. However, the buzz is not translating into collections going by the pre bookings.
Advance bookings on ticketing portals for Kalki are very dull, which means the film will have to rely upon bookings at the counter.
Kalki will have to generate positive word of mouth to register decent footfalls in its opening weekend.
With some notable films lined up for release in July, Kalki should make the most of its first weekend where it is clashing with another low budget film Brochevarevarura.
Thanks to Rajasekhar’s previous film Garuda Vega, the business of Kalki was closed very early for a handsome deal.
Kalki should collect almost double to what Garuda Vega collected to be a safe venture for its buyers. So the film will need a great start to ensure safety of buyers investment.
Kalki is directed by Prashanth Varma who made an impressive first film Awe produced by Nani.
Sunil Acts in a Sex Bomb’s Movie
Even as comedian Sunil is trying to set his career right in Tollywood, he is getting offers from Hindi movie industry.
Buzz is that Sunil has already started shooting for a Bollywood movie which stars none other than sex bomb Sunny Leone in the main role.
This is said to be horror comedy. Sunil has been roped in for Tollywood market. However, he will also be appearing in Hindi version as well.
Sunil who is born and brought up in Bhimavaram hardly knows the Hindi language.
Sunil is playing a comedy character in this movie which is being made simultaneously in Hindi and Telugu.
There are also rumors that he is interested to play a character based on politician K A Paul in an upcoming movie.
Allu Arjun Decides to Clash with Mahesh
Allu Arjun’s untitled movie in the direction of Trivikram is progressing in Hyderabad. It is moving at a slow pace for a reason.
There is no hurry to release the movie this year as Allu Arjun has specifically told director Trivikram and producers to release the movie for Sankranthi 2020 only.
There were reports that Allu Arjun – Trivikram’s film may plan for December release as “Sye Raa” would be hitting for Pongal 2020 but now “Sye Raa” has locked October 2nd as its release date.
So, Bunny wants to put his movie during Sankranthi season as it is the only period that accommodates two or three big movies.
Team Trivikram is now working with the clarity that it is scheduled for Sankranthi 2020.
Incidentally, Mahesh Babu’s “Sarileru Neekevvaru” is also releasing on the same festival. Another biggie Rajanikanth’s “Darbar” would also be in competition.
Still, Bunny is going ahead with this plan.
Jagan, KCR bonhomie to reach next level!
AP CM YS Jaganmohan Reddy has handed over AP Secretariat, Assembly and HoD buildings in Hyderabad to Telangana government within a week of becoming CM.
Now it’s the turn of Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao to reciprocate.
KCR is planning to withdraw all the cases filed against AP government in courts and tribunals with regard to water sharing disputes in Krishna and Godavari rivers.
KCR and Jagan are expected to meet on June 28. The meeting is expected to happen at KCR’s camp office Pragathi Bhavan in Hyderabad.
This will be Jagan’s second visit to Pragathi Bhavan and sixth meeting with KCR is less than a month.
In the meeting, both the CMs will discuss on pending bifurcation related issues which could not be resolved due to obstacles created by former CM Chandrababu Naidu.
Both Jagan and KCR now want to maintain ‘cordial relations’ adopt ‘give and take’ method’ and find an amicable solution to all the disputes beween both the states.
Instead of approaching courts and tribunals for justice, both the CMs want to resolve issues through talks and mutual cooperation to achieve mutual benefits for both the states.
Seems, the Junen 28 meeting between Jagan and KCR will take the bonhomie between them to the next level.
RIP Vijaya Nirmala: Maharshi Event Cancelled
As a mark of respect to veteran actress and director Vijaya Nirmala, the 50-days event of Mahesh Babu’s 25th film “Maharshi” was cancelled.
The event was scheduled for June 28 in Hyderabad and Natural Star Nani was invited as the guest.
With the passing away of Vijaya Nirmala, second wife of Superstar Krishna, the team of ‘Maharshi’ immediately cancelled all the celebrations. Entire Krishna and Mahesh Babu’s family is in grief.
Funeral will be held on Friday.
Vijaya Nirmala’s son actor Naresh tweeted, “I regret to inform you that my Mother senior Artiste, prominent Producer & Director, Dr. G Vijayanirmala Garu passed away during early hours today, that is, 27.6.2019, at Continental Hospitals, Hyderabad, due to sickness. She was 75. Her body will be kept at our residence ( Nanakramguda) today from 11am. Her final rites will be held tomorrow, that is, 28.6.2019. Further information will be updated.”
On the other hand, celebrities and politicians had paid tribute to Vijaya Nirmala.
Megastar Chiranjeevi said she was the multi-faceted talent and pride of Telugu cinema. Nandamuri Balakrishna paid rich tributes saying that she inspired women to take up direction.
NTR Jr said she was a pioneer.
pHOTo Gallery: Sexy As Hell
One word that comes to mind when we look at Pooja Hegde is Sexy. She is a synonym for sexiness.
Pooja is not only blessed with a beautiful face but also has one of the hottest bodies among current crop of heroines.
No wonder Pooja is being chased by South film industry and Bollywood cinema as well.
She has made debut in Hindi with an unsuccessful Mohenjodaro, but that didn’t stop her from fetching a multiple Nadiadwala deal in B town.
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Pooja has the least success rate among her contemporaries, but she is the most sought after actress for all big budget films of Telugu cinema now.
Can Bellamkonda Survive Jagan’s Threat?
Bellamkonda Srinivas has been running through lean phase in his career with a string of flops.
His recently released Sita was a huge disaster and the young lad has pinned all his hopes on the upcoming Rakshasudu.
It is a remake of Tamil hit Ratsasan in which Bellamkonda plays a cop who investigates serial murders.
Bellamkonda was hoping to bounce back with Rakshasudu as it managed to get a solo release on July 18.
But the release of Puri Jagannadh – Ram film iSmart Shankar has been rescheduled to July 18 as they don’t want to release it during the World Cup final weekend.
Now, Bellamkonda either has to take on iSmart Shankar or advance his film’s release by a week.
Rakshasudu cannot afford to postpone from July 18 as Dear Comrade and Saaho are bigger threats.
With iSmart Shankar looking red hot in the trade as well as with its pre release buzz, Rakshasudu has a ominous competitor to deal with.
Vijaya Nirmala Passes Away, Aged 73
Hyderabad: Veteran Telugu actor-filmmaker G. Vijaya Nirmala died on Thursday, her son Naresh has confirmed. She was 73.
Naresh, who is also a popular Telugu actor, took to Twitter to announce the death of his mother.
“I regret to inform you that my mother, senior artiste, prominent producer and director Dr.A G Vijaya Nirmala passed away during early hours today, that is, 27.6.2019, at Continental Hospitals, Hyderabad, due to sickness. She was 75,” Naresh tweeted.
“Her body will be kept at our residence from 11 a.m. Final rites will be held tomorrow (Friday).”
Vijaya Nirmala started her career as a child actor. At the age of five, she made her acting debut in 1950 Tamil film “Machcha Rekkai” and four years later she forayed into Telugu cinema with the film “Panduranga Mahatyam”.
It was through 1964 Malayalam film “Bhargavi Nilayam”, she rose to stardom and got noticed. She went on to work with Prem Nazir again in “Udhyogastha”.
As a leading lady, she made her Telugu debut with “Rangula Ratnam” alongside Vanisri and Anjali Devi. In 1967, she starred in Telugu film “Sakshi” and it’s on the sets of this film she met actor Krishna with whom she worked in 47 films and eventually ended up marrying. However, it was her second marriage.
Vijay Nirmala, who has directed 44 films, was a visionary filmmaker and she made her directorial debut via 1971 Telugu film “Meena”, which was based on the eponymous popular novel written by Eddanapudi Sulochana Rani. Two year later, she directed her first Malayalam film “Kavitha”.
As a filmmaker, she had the privilege of directing major stars like Sivaji Ganesan and Rajinikanth. She directed the latter in the Telugu remake of “Amar Akbar Anthony”, which also starred her husband Krishna.
Her other popular directorial projects include “Rowdy Rangamma”, “Sirimalle Navvindi”, “Bezawada Bebbuli” and “Collector Vijaya”, among others.
She holds a Guinness Record for most number of films directed by a female filmmaker. In 2008, the Andhra Pradesh government conferred her with Raghupathi Venkaiah award for her contribution to Telugu cinema.
Members of Telugu film fraternity took to twitter to remember the veteran. Actor Jr. NTR wrote she was a “pioneering filmmaker whose life is an inspiration for many”.
Actor Nithiin said her demise was a “huge loss” to Telugu industry.
Actor Sudheer Babu described Vijaya Nirmala as “mother like personality”.
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