In Pics: Deepika Spices Up

May 17, 2019

Flaunting the best of their figures seems to be the motto of our star heroines who are strolling the red carpet at Cannes Film Festival and top siren Deepika Padukone has just taken the French Riveria by a storm.

Supposedly wearing four looks on Day 2 of Cannes, actually Deepika took even foreign photojournalists and celebrity photographers by a storm. Especially she has slipped into this lace dress where romanticism is flowing down every thread of it, the dusky Indian starlet dazzled like an angel from heaven.

Needless to say, her lacy look articulated her stunning curves every bit of it, its tough to handle the oodles of sex appeal she is actually oozing. Surely the lacy affair has made many folks jealous of Ranveer Singh, the hero who married her couple of months ago at a private ceremony.

‘I have never met Taapsee in my life,’ says producer

May 17, 2019

2018 unconventional love drama Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga received many positive reviews and has been critically acclaimed. Starring Sonam Kapoor, the film had her father Anil Kapoor in her father role, on the screen too.

However, when rumours have spread that actress Taapsee Pannu has been first roped in for the role instead of Sonam Kapoor, producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra has come forward to clear the truth. He said only Sonam was approached first and did not even think of any other actress. He also went on to say that he never met Taapsee in his life.

He gave a strong reply to all the media reports about the news on Taapsee Pannu being offered a role in Ek Ladki Ko Dekha To Aisa Laga. ”I am the producer of the film and I have never met Taapsee in my life. Sonam was the first person cast in the film even before Anil Kapoor. This clarification is a matter principle. Articles like this undermine the movie-making process and are making a mockery out of a film that means a lot to us and the whole LGBTQI community,” he quoted.

The film was highly lauded for its unique concept as the story is all about same-sex marriage. Sonam Kapoor falls in love with another girl and she has to hide this truth out of fear. Later, on her father’s decision, she goes on to marry a writer, Rajkummar Rao, who is in love with her. As a husband, Rajkummar helps her come out to her family and society, making the whole story stand out.

Allu Arjun Gives Mega Hand To His Brother

May 17, 2019

At a time when a movie needs right buzz, definitely, some elders in the family should help. But when it comes to helping his little brother Allu Sirish, it looks like the Stylish Star has taken it in a lighter vein.

On April 15th, Allu Arjun has shared about the trailer of Sirish’s today releasing ABCD, but there is not a single word from him to create a buzz about the movie later on. Neither on Twitter nor on Instagram, the pages the actor himself operates, there is no single word about the film. Only his Team AA managed to share the release trailer of ABCD a couple of days ago on the actor’s Facebook page.

The point here is not about finding a mistake in Allu Arjun, but actually, ABCD is lacking the needed buzz despite some serious efforts by the producers. That is probably due to Allu Sirish’s lack of stardom and maybe his brother should help him get there. Any help from Bunny would get noticed by all media folks and other influencers on social media, and that way Sirish would have got better footfalls on opening day.

Meanwhile, there are those who say that even Sirish should work on his projects quite well that they will get a buzz with the trailer himself like how films like Pellichoopulu and Arjun Reddy got.

YS Jagan Attends Jupally Rameshwararao Brother’s Daughter Wedding

May 17, 2019

Watch YS Jagan Attends Jupally Rameshwararao Brother’s Daughter Wedding

మహేష్ బాబుకి సమ్మర్ లో బంపర్ హిట్ | Maharshi | Box Office

May 17, 2019

Watch మహేష్ బాబుకి సమ్మర్ లో బంపర్ హిట్ | Maharshi | Box Office

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Pawan Kalyan Interacts with Celebrities in Jupally Rameshwar Rao Daughter’s Wedding

May 17, 2019

Watch Pawan Kalyan Interacts with Celebrities in Jupally Rameshwar Rao Daughter’s Wedding

ABCD Movie Review

May 17, 2019

Thanks to super hit song Mella Mella Mellaga that has created enough buzz around ABCD, a remake of Malayalam film of the same name. Allu Sirish slips into the role of a rich NRI guy who is thrown into dire situation by his father. Sanjeev Reddy is the director for this comedy with political backdrop.

What is it about?

Avi(Sirish) and Basha(Bharath) are sent to India as they don’t know the value of money. They were given just Rs. 5000 per month to survive in India. How can a rich NRI who spends $20K per month lead a life as a commoner in India?

Performances:

Allu Sirish suits the role of a rich guy and he does well as per character’s requirements. Bharath is good as his sidekick. Rukshar looks pretty and her performance is okay. Nagababu is adequate as the strict and unapologetic father. Raja as the villain fails to shine. Kota and Subhalekha Sudhakar played supporting roles. Vennela Kishore’s cameo as a frustrated news anchor is fun.

Technicalities:

Sanjeev Reddy does well until he stays loyal to the original script. There are some good moments in the first half. However, his direction goes haywire in the second half where politics take the front seat. He has failed to give an emotional core to the film that falls flat during the key climatic portions.

Except Mella Mellaga other songs are passed. Background score is out of sync in many scenes. Cinematography is alright. Editing could have been better in the second hour. Production values are not up to the mark. However, the producers couldn’t do much keeping Sirish’s market in their minds.

Thumbs Up:

Few comedy bits in the first half

Mella Mella Mellaga song

Thumbs Down:

Second half is a letdown

Climax is predictable

Weak villain

Analysis:

ABCD has a nice premise that sets it apart from the regular entertainers. Two spoiled brats coming to India and forced to live the slum life has enough material to become an enjoyable comedy. Despite a promising premise, ABCD only offers handful of laughs and shines only in parts. The political thread runs parallel to the main plot and that is not developed in an interesting manner. The choice of actor for playing the main villain also comes in as one of the major drawbacks for ABCD.

Even the romantic thread between Sirish and Rukshar is underdeveloped. There is not enough meat in the love story to make the proceedings interesting. It is hard to root for the main characters that are not developed properly. There is not a moment where we as audience wants the hero and his friend to win and go back to America. While the first half is passable in spite of an uninteresting screenplay, the second half falls flat on its face due to poor sequences involving ‘Youth Icon’ contest. The villain is hardly threatening that takes away the tension from the drama.

Climax is very predictable as the movie ends on an expected note. However, scenes leading to the climax are not convincing enough. Everything happens abruptly as if the makers were in a hurry to wrap it up. ABCD which starts off as an interesting comedy, unfortunately, ends up as an undercooked drama that gives life message to the youngsters. It has little scope to perform at the ticket windows too.

Verdict:
Confused and Disappointing!

Stunning Skin Show Of Indian Beauties At Cannes

May 17, 2019

Not many know what happens at the Cannes Film Festival other than the fact that some international content will be screened, appreciated and awarded with merit certificates. Many hotties from various countries rush there and showcase the best of their bodies.

While feminists and moral police might raise up on single leg and condemn the glamour talk, but other plunging necklines and revealing costumes, there is nothing the Indian battalion did once again at the French town of Cannes. The likes of Priyanka Chopra and Hina Khan made their debut appearance at the festival, while Deepika Padukone and Kangana Ranaut joined them as usual.

Their plunging necklines are actually revealing oodles of skin, thereby raising the temperatures back home. Kangana and Priyanka stunned everyone with their neck-deep outfits, that at some point looked more vulgar than ravishing. And then, Deepika and Hina involved in gracious skin show, albeit with the low neck dresses only.

Well, it looks like going skin-show way is the only thing starlets do at Cannes in the name of bringing a name to the country.

Release Date Of Nani’s ”Gang Leader” Announced

May 17, 2019

Hero Nani is so hardworking that he makes sure at least two films of him release in a calendar year. There are times where he has come up with a third film too. And now that 2019 has seen his “Jersey” already, he’s now coming up with his second film of the year.

Apparently, Nani got his next film already half shot and he’s likely to start shooting of another project too. While his “Gangleader” with Vikram Kumar is half done, his “V” with Indranganti has just started. And today, Mythri Movie Makers has announced that Nani’s Gangleader will be hitting cinemas on August 30th.

While this production house struggled to get a release date for Vijay Devarakonda’s Dear Comrade which has changed a couple of dates already, it looks like they have no issue to fix Nani’s film release date almost three months ahead of time.

After even paying a fine to Ashwini Dutt for grabbing Vikram to Mythri, it looks like both Nani and Mythri are quite confident of the film. Featuring newcomer Priyanka Arul Mohan as one of the leads, the film is a crime comedy with Nani heading a gang of girls. Rx100 Karthikeya will be seen as a villain.

Will Solo Attack Save This Struggling Hero?

May 17, 2019

Today it happens to be the release of mega hero Allu Sirish latest movie ABCD. He is one hero from Mega bunch who is still struggling to get his foot right in Film Industry and as hero Nani said at the pre-release event, Sirish needs stardom.

With the film being labelled as a ‘simple entertainer’ by many critics who watched it, one has to hope that the summer holidays will help Allu Sirish big time now. Also, he came solo this Friday with no other release in competition and other than Maharshi there are no big films around him. That too, Sirish got a record release this time.

Reportedly, Suresh Babu, who has taken the release of this film into hands is making sure that ABCD is getting more than 600 screens across the globe. In Telugu states alone, the film is releasing in 250+ screens, while Bengaluru, Chennai, Kerala and other northern states are also seeing ABCD release big time.

As this is a biggest release up his sleeve, Sirish should make most of it. We have to see what happens at the box office anyway.

Leila | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix

May 17, 2019

Watch Leila | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix

Trailer Talk: A Highly Controversial Netflix Series

May 17, 2019

After venturing into India, popular streaming service Netflix started producing content that will play to galleries in the sub-continent. And their upcoming Indian web series is ‘Leila’, which happens to be quite a controversial one.

‘Leila’ This is a dystopian web series we have to see where a group of ‘racist’ named Aryavrata try to clean up the society from mixed blood as a Hindu heroine marries someone from another Dharma and bores his child. Featuring Huma Qureshi in the lead and directed by Deepa Mehta, the web series’ trailer is quite stunning and intriguing.

We have seen some of the web series like “The Hand Maid’s Tale” where the backdrop is a hypothetical Christian government (theonomy) and it looks like “Leila” is an Indian version of it with a rigid conservative Hindu government taking the law into hands. As the leading lady goes in search of her daughter who is forcibly taken away from her for being a mixed blood, we go jaw-dropping for the kind of setup she is in.

This thrilling web series is based on Prayaag Akbar’s book ‘Leila’ and it also features south star Siddharth in a crucial role.

Mahesh joins Times Most Forever Desirable Club

May 17, 2019

Superstar Mahesh Babu is the first South Indian actor to join the ‘Times Most Forever Desirable Club’.
The list has actors like Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and Akshay Kumar. All the stars who joined this elite club are not featured in the Times 50 Desirable Men list.

With their impeccable work and doing exceptional in all the crafts, the actors are asked to join the Forever Club.

Mahesh Babu is the latest entrant into the club and he is racing ahead with back to back hits.

His recent outing Maharshi is unstoppable at the Tollywood box-office and is raking good revenues.

Chandrababu Naidu to stage protest over re-poll

May 17, 2019

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu is likely to stage a protest in Delhi later on Friday over Election Commission’s (EC) decision to hold re-poll in five polling booths in one of the Lok Sabha constituencies in the state.

The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) President will meet Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora to submit a memorandum to lodge his protest over the poll body’s decision to conduct re-polling in Chittoor Lok Sabha constituency.

Naidu alleged that the EC once again showed its bias by ignoring the TDP demand for re-poll while accepting a similar demand by YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) more than a month after the polling.

TDP sources said after submitting the memorandum, Naidu may stage a sit-in in the national capital to protest the EC’s decision.

The poll body on Wednesday decided to conduct re-polling in five polling booths in five polling stations in Chandragiri Assembly segment, which is a part of Chittoor Lok Sabha constituency

Re-polling in these five booths for both Chandragiri Assembly seat and Chittoor (Scheduled Caste) Lok Sabha seat will be held between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. on May 19.

This followed complaint by outgoing MLA from Chandragiri and YSR Congress Party candidate Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy that voters of one particular community were not allowed to cast their votes on April 11.

Earlier on May 6, re-polling was held in five polling booths spread over three districts.

Polling to 175-member Assembly and all 25 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state were held in a single phase on April 11.

Meanwhile, tension is building up in Chandragiri where re-polling is scheduled on Sunday. TDP has alleged that YSRCP candidate was bringing outsiders to influence the polling.

Chalasani denies links with Sivaji!

May 17, 2019

After prolonged silence, founder-president of Andhra Intellectuals Forum and chairman of Pratyeka Hoda Sadhana Samithi (Forum for achieving special category status) Chalasani Srinivas is back in the news.

Apparently, Chalasani was worried that he could land in troubles following his close relations with Telugu actor Sivaji who is presently in deep soup over the controversy in popular television channel TV9.

On Friday, Chalasani sought to give clean chit to himself saying he had no connections whatsoever with Sivaji.

He made it clear that Sivaji was never a member of the Pratyeka Hoda Sadhana Samithi, but had only extended support to the movement for special category status.

“He attended a couple of meetings and we had taken only suggestions from him. Now, Sivaji does not have any connections with Pratyeka Hoda Sadhana Samithi,” he said.

Chalasani said any party that would come to power in the state after May 23 should extend “conditional” support to that coalition in the Centre on the special category status issue.

“It should support to only that coalition that granted special status to AP. It should also bring continuous pressure on the center,” he added.

He said that the Samithi would continue its fight till the special status to the state was achieved.

He requested that the new government should take all-parties into consideration in fighting for special status.

All Escape Routes Shut For Ravi Prakash?

May 17, 2019

It looks like all the doors for former chief executive officer of the popular Telugu television channel TV9 to escape from being arrested in the forgery and criminal conspiracy case have been closed.

The Cyber Crime police have indicated that they might arrest Ravi Prakash anytime from now, as he had failed to respond to the notices served on him under 41-A of Criminal Procedure Code.

The police claimed to have gained clinching evidence with regard to Ravi Prakash’s attempts to stall the new management from taking over the channel by creating a back-dated agreement between him and actor Shivaji for fake transfer of 40,000 shares and thereby lodging a complaint to the National Company Law Tribunal against the management change.

What caused more trouble to Ravi Prakash is the latest complaint lodged by the Alanda Media with the police that he had disposed of the TV9 title and other trademarks of the channel to Mojo TV owned by him for a paltry Rs 99,000. The police booked a case against him.

The Cyber Crime police said that they were ready to arrest Ravi Prakash as they were now equipped with arrest warrant.

Now, there is only one option before Ravi Prakash – to move a higher court to obtain anticipatory bail to avoid arrest or appear before the police for being questioned.