Superstar Mahesh has other day surprised his fans with two big news, one happens to be a re-confirmation about the release date of his upcoming film Maharshi that is hitting cinemas on April 25th, and another one about his maiden Bollywood production.

Coming to his production venture, he will be co-producing Adivi Sesh’s Major, along with one of the celebrated giant production house Sony Pictures India. While it is a proud moment for Mahesh to team up with a big company for Hindi-Telugu bilingual, fans are expecting that his track record with big production houses will continue the hit sentiment after Srimanthudu.

With a patriotic story being the theme of the movie which is based on the life of Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan of 26/11 attacks fame, surely the film is expected to hit the bullseye.

For some its matter of time, and for some it is that time that is not coming up even after a long wait. There are these pretty sirens, who are also talented actresses, but somehow a success-break is eluding them from a long time.

We are talking about hottie Pragya Jaiswal, who made inroads into Tollywood with the film ‘Kanche’ and proved her mettle. Later she became part of some interesting projects where she has also poured unlimited glamour, but things never worked in her favour.

Despite the fact that there are no big films in her hand right now, Pragya makes sure that her dazzling looks in bikinis, cleavage revealing outfits and elegantly in sarees, always hit the social media. Her current pictures feature her in a saree and needless to say she looks like a perfectly carved sculpture.

Definitely, with that hotness around, she is a siren who needs a big break here, but one wonders why Tollywood filmmakers are keeping her away. Haven’t they seen picture galleries of Pragya?

At the start of this week, Film Industries across south and Bollywood have felt a little sad, and a bit nostalgic too. Yes, they have mourned the first death anniversary of legendary actress Sridevi who has a pan Indian fanbase and the ability to impress any sets of audiences.

An interesting update is that Sri will be seen for one last time on the silver screen, and Indians felt sad for that as they are not going to be grabbing that opportunity. Though her last film “Mom” is a disaster here, now distributors from China are dubbing the film into their language. Reports have that the film will be hitting cinemas across the Asian nation on March 22nd.

Forever immortalized in the hearts of Indian film lovers, Sridevi is someone who could not be replaced or erased from the memories. Perhaps that is the reason audiences here are feeling sad that they are missing out on the screen. But then, Boney Kapoor has plans to make Sridevi biopic we hear.

If that happens, surely it is going to be the biggest tribute to the actress.

Kollywood hero Vishal Reddy is now remaking NTR’s super hit adrenaline rushing film “Temper” into Tamil and that film got titled as Ayogya recently. Another interesting update is that the film will feature a hit Telugu song in place of the item number which was in the original version as well.

Allu Arjun’s foot tapping dance number ‘Blockbuster’ from Sarrainodu movie will be remade in Tamil for this film. While the film is of NTR, the song is from Allu Arjun, what an interesting take by Vishal we have to say. And then, can you guess who is going to sizzle in this song.

After looking at some of her teasing looks and spicy moves in some recent films and also in the web series Singardhaan, Bengali bombshell Shraddha Das grabbed this opportunity. And this marks her Tamil debut too.

Director Mahi V Raghav’s recently released biopic on former AP CM YS Rajasekhara Reddy, Yatra, has completed its theatrical run. Although the film didn’t set the box office on fire, Mahi earned a positive response for his sincere and sensible portrayal of the legendary politician.

In Yatra, Mahi directed the Malayalam Megastar Mammootty. And now, Tollywood grapevine is abuzz with the news that Mahi’s next film will feature Mammootty’s son and young Mollywood heart-throb Dulquer Salmaan as the main lead. Apparently, Mahi had met Dulquer recently and narrated him the film’s script and got his approval.

Furthermore, PVP Cinema, the banner that has produced big budget entertainers like Mahesh Babu’s Brahmotsavam, Maharshi and Nag-Karthi’s Oopiri to name a few, will produce the Mahi-Dulquer Salmaan film. The regular shooting for this yet to be titled film will commence from May. An official announcement about the project will be out very soon.

Kalyan Ram Nandamuri’s upcoming film 118 has been impressing with its intriguing promos.

The thriller looks promising to strike a chord with the genre lovers. However, the buzz around the film is very low given Kalyan Ram’s recent track record.

Even a star studded pre release event hasn’t helped to create any buzz among the filmgoers.

The film is just a day away from hitting the screens and the bookings are very poor as of now.

Advance booking trends are not so encouraging, which means the film hasn’t generated enough interest among the film buffs till now.

118 should open to positive word of mouth to make the most of its first weekend. With literally no films in the market, 118 will get a good chance to cash in on the void if it opens to good reviews and positive word of mouth.

Kalyan Ram is known for springing surprises when the chips are down. Can he pull off yet another surprise hit with 118?

Mahesh Babu is spreading his wings in multiple businesses. He has already ventured into production, multiplex screens and real estate.

In the last four years, Mahesh Babu has given only two hits and neither of them have crossed Rs 100 Cr share. Yet he commands highest remuneration in Tollywood and has huge number of brands in his kitty.

No wonder then that Mahesh Babu is today ranks amongst highest earning stars in India.

But the brain behind is money earning is his wife Namrata. She is using all her contacts in Mumbai and bringing him brands and big companies to collaborate capitalizing brand Mahesh Babu.

She sure knows how to earn money without investing much except giving Mahesh Babu’s name to the business.

Brand Babu is her capital.

The latest announcement of G Mahesh Babu Entertainment producing “Major” starring Adivi Sesh in collaboration with Sony Pictures and other production houses is proof to her business acumen.

In this deal, Mahesh Babu’s banner is not investing any money. By adding brand value to this project, Mahesh Babu will get share from this venture.

It was Namrata who brought in Sony Pictures on board for the project. That is her investment but she will get share for brand name of Mahesh Babu.

Soon, they will be producing web series and will also announce other projects.