Ahead Of Elections Mahesh Turned Cautious!
For reasons better known to everyone, Superstar Mahesh is likely to become a political target as many think that the way ‘digital campaigns’ are being led these days want to make use of him.
Reportedly after IT officials publicized the way his bank accounts are seized due to some GST issue, which is though in Court, it’s being said that Mahesh’s proximity to his brother in law Jayadeva Galla, a TDP MP, is the real cause of this incident. As the BJP and its friends want to take every single chance to malign TDP and its supporting bigwigs, some rumours have come out that they want to pull Mahesh into this defaming job.
Understanding this, we hear that Mahesh advised his digital team to be very careful until elections get over. He neither wants to make any political comments or any comments even with a slightest political reference, nor he wants to attend programs related to any biggies who are politically affiliated to some party or the other.
While Mahesh’s father Krishna was in Congress party earlier, his uncle in YSRC then and TDP now, and his brother in law in TDP, Mahesh always refrained himself from politics.
Those Two Are Portrayed Superbly In Yatra
While YSR’s paadayatra film ‘Yatra’ opened to mixed reactions from all quarters, one cannot stop praising these two characters inside the movie. They are superbly etched, written by the director, while the actors also brilliantly portrayed them.
It’s the roles of Congress leaders like KVP Rama Chandra Rao and V Hanumantha Rao, which provided comic relief and also realistic touch to Yatra. Ace actor Rao Ramesh stunned in the role of KVP and showcases how he used to be omnipresent (actually physically present) in every single move of YS Rajasekhar Reddy. Rao Ramesh excelled in this character with minimum dialogues and maximum expressions as he portrayed a stunner.
And there comes V Hanumantha Rao, whose name is not even used in the film but the mimics and antics put by actor Thotapalli Madhu (former writer) have thrown a comic surprise. While the character hasn’t thrown big light into politics done by this Congress leader, but it has shown how he used to feel jealous of YSR’s rise.
These two characters are surely driving masses crazy in theatres.
So Early! Maharshi In Dubbing Room
In recent times, the way Dil Raju’s films and his predictions are faring, are surely surprising everyone. After scoring super success with F2, he is now saying that Maharshi is going to be a stunner. But here is the real surprise from him.
Generally, big heroes complete the dubbing work of their films just 15 days prior to the release. And also the dubbing related to other artists will also start just 15 days ahead of it. So we could say that only 1 month before the release of a big film, the dubbing part of post-production actually commences.
But Dil Raju has surprised many as he held the dubbing pooja of “Maharshi” couple of days ago at Prasad Labs. With the film set for April 25th release, the dubbing work has started almost 3 months in advance we have to say. One wonders why Raju started this work so early.
Many say that Raju is pretty confident of Maharshi and he wants to wrap all the works of this movie very early and then focus huge on promotions. Or he wants to move to his other productions like 96 remake and hence this hurry.
Day 1 Collections: Yatra Mints Rs 2.2cr
Yatra, the keenly awaited film showcasing former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy’s historical Padayatra, released yesterday. While the film received average reviews from critics, YSR fans and YSRCP cadres have patronized it big time.
On day one, Yatra registered average collections at the box office in both the Telugu speaking states. The film’s day 1 total share is Rs.2.26 crores, and it needs to perform exceedingly well over the weekend.
Below are Yatra’s areawise AP and Telangana day 1 share:
Nizam – 0.62 Cr
Ceded – 0.42 Cr
Nellore – 0.17 Cr
Guntur – 0.46 Cr
Krishna – 0.19 Cr
West – 0.16 Cr
East – 0.10 Cr
Uttarandhra – 0.14 Cr
Day 1 Total AP & TS Share – Rs. 2.26 Cr.
Ajith’s director looking for Telugu hero
After working with Kollywood star Ajith for back to back movies like Veeram, Vedhalam, Vivegam and Viswasam, director Siva is planning to switch gears and try a film in Telugu. According to our reports, the filmmaker is likely begin groundwork soon.
The director’s association with Telugu industry goes a long way back. He collaborated with star heroes like Gopichand for Souryam and Ravi Teja for Daruvu. While Souryam became a super hit, Daruvu ended up as a disaster at the box-office. Later, he did not make an attempt to work in Tollywood as he became highly busy with Ajith films in Tamil.
To the insiders in TFI, Siva has reportedly made it clear that he would make his next directorial venture in Telugu and working on a suitable subject. The sources add that he is looking for a star actor in Telugu. If he can convince a star actor in Telugu, it is going to quite easy for the director to make it a bilingual considering his previous track record there.
Siva was successful by delivering a commercial hits and he also was praised for showing Ajith in salt and pepper look. His first collaboration with Ajith, Veeram, was later remade into Telugu with Powerstar Pawan Kalyan and Shruti Haasan as Katamarayudu. Let us wait and see which actor in Telugu will get convinced with Siva’s script.
Rajamouli in talks with two B-town actors
SS Rajamouli’s upcoming multistarrer film RRR featuring Ram Charan and Jr NTR is already one of the most awaited one. Several speculations about this film were making rounds and some of them include KGF star Yash may play a crucial role, Bollywood beauties Alia Bhatt and Chopra are in talks for the female lead roles.
The latest set of reports indicate that Rajamouli has approached Bollywood star Ajay Devgan for a role in RRR, but due to some undisclosed reasons, the actor is not coming onboard. So, the Baahubali director is planning to narrate to the same role to Akshay Kumar, who recently played the antagonist role in Rajinikanth’s 2 Point 0.
So, it remains to be seen if Akshay will agree to be part of Rajamouli’s RRR. After Baahubali, several actors across the country expressed their interest to work in a Rajamouli’s movie and some of them include Aamir Khan, Akshay Kumar, Shahrukh Khan and others.
Anasuya’s Glamour Treat In The Offing
Anchor Anasuya has started off as a glamorous host on the small screen but actually wanted to do something different on the silver screen. She proved that as well when she rocked as Rangammatha in Rangasthalam movie. So what next?
Apparently, she has a couple of interesting films in the pipeline while her short and sweet appearances in films like F2 and recent release Yaatra are also getting a sort of attention. We hear that she will be playing an out and out glam-role in an upcoming film of a young hero.
Director G Nageshwar Reddy of Seema Sastry and Edo Rakam Ado Rakam fame is now coming up with another comedy flick with Sandeep Kishan in the lead. And he roped in Hansika Motwani as the leading lady of the movie. Now there is an addition to this cast as he roped in Anasuya for a crucial role.
With this director known for creating some chatpata kind of roles for hot ladies in his films, we have to see what sort of role Anasuya will portray.
What’s Happening With Nani’s Co-Production?
From a long time, there is news everywhere that hero Nani will be committing a big production with ace producer Dil Raju. There are reports that he will be co-producing ’96’ remake, but Raju has decided to go solo with that film. So what will be Nani’s co-production?
Reports are coming that Nani will be co-producing no other hero’s film than his own movie. After Ashta Chemma and Gentleman, he is getting ready to team up with director Indraganti Mohan Krishna for their next. And this movie will be produced by Dil Raju and Nani.
As a co-producer, we hear that Nani is taking huge care of this film from finalizing cast to taking decisions about script and locations. At the same time, he is said to be discussing budgets and other financial stuff as well with Indraganti and Dil Raju.
Many Telugu heroes haven’t tasted good things when they produced films and we have to see how co-producer Nani fares.
BJP Floor Leader To Join Jana Sena?
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and party’s floor leader in Andhra Pradesh assembly P Vishnu Kumar Raju is said to be confused about his future in politics, as the elections to the state assembly are fast approaching.
Raju, who has realized that there is no future for the BJP in Andhra Pradesh because of the strong sentiment among the people against the party, is planning to quit the party and join another party that suits him most.
Vishnu, who represents Visakhapatnam North constituency, told the media some time back that he was getting offers from other parties, but he had not taken any decision yet.
There was a talk that he might prefer the Telugu Desam Party as he did not get a favourable response from YSR Congress party.
In fact, he was going soft towards to the TDP and at one stage, he even lavished praises on chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu Naidu for taking up Polavaram and Pattiseema projects on war footing and introducing Anna Canteens.
However, following his recent outburst against Naidu in the assembly and the counter-attack by Naidu at him, it was evident that Vishnu did not get a favourable response from the TDP as well.
The latest talk is that Vishnu has sent feelers to Jana Sena Party headed by actor Pawan Kalyan.
It was evident from his statement that Naidu would not have become the chief minister without the support of Pawan Kalyan. He even said the Jana Sena Party would play a big role in the coming elections.
It remains to be seen whether he gets any invitation from Pawan Kalyan.
YSRC opposes Mamata fight against Centre!
YSR Congress party, which has been getting closer to Telangana Rashtra Samithi in its attempt to float a federal front at the national level, has found fault with Trinamul Congress chief and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee for putting up a aggressive posture against the Centre.
This is for the first time that YSRC, headed by Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, has come out a clear stand on the fight between the opposition parties and the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Senior YSRC leader and former Ongole MP Y V Subba Reddy said his party had not supported Mamata in her fight against the Centre, because she had gone against the Constitution by opposing the raids by Central Bureau of Investigation.
“In the entire episode during the recent developments in West Bengal, Mamata was at fault. She has violated the Constitution of India and behaved in unjust manner. That was why, we did not support her,” Subba Reddy said.
He alleged that Mamata had done a mistake (in protecting the corrupt officials and party leaders).
“If there was no mistake on her part, why didn’t she cooperate with the CBI? It is the duty of the state government to extend cooperation to the Centre in punishing the guilty. She has ignored her duty,” the YSRC leader said.
By opposing Mamata, the YSRC clearly indicated, albeit indirectly, that it was supporting Narendra Modi in witch-hunting his opponents. Naturally, it gives a new weapon to the Telugu Desam Party.
Interestingly, TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao also has been maintaining stoic silence in the recent West Bengal episode.
As he had gone all the way to Kolkata to meet Mamata to discuss the federal front issue in December, it was expected that KCR would extend his support to her. But he did not. However, unlike YSRC, the TRS chief at least did not make any comments against Mamata.
On the other hand, Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik, who is also said to be a key partner in the federal front, did not defend the Centre, though he did not support Mamata.
He said the Central agencies should follow the court guidelines and hoped that everything would be settled in due course of time.
THANK YOU Note From Yatra Director Mahi
“I have nothing but gratitude towards the story, YSR garu, and his millions of admirers and the audience.For me, gratitude is the highest form of prayer and respect that can be shown.
I bow to the unconditional love and support from the audience and YSR’s admirers.I bow to cinema, the medium that has given me the opportunity to tell a story; there is no other form of art through which I could have told my stories. Thank you.
I respect and accept crtiscisim, but, I will not bow down and apologise for my actions or my beliefs.
YATRA will always be a story which I will be proud of . I set out to tell a story of YSR garu as I believed he deserved one and I did my best to tell one.
This is my tribute to YSR garu, and calling him our leader would be too small for he symbolised generosity, humility, kindness, courage and trust….”
