Versatile actor Aadhi Pinishetty took digs at film reviews at the ‘success meet’ of his latest film Neevevaro.The mystery thriller has been panned by critics and turned down by ticket paying public alike, which is evident from its disastrous first weekend collection report.Aadhi like many actors and filmmakers has put the blame on reviews for poor reports that the film has generated from its early shows. He stated that the film opened on a dull note because of Varalakshmi Vratam.

“People were busy with puja, which is why the film got below par openings,” he stated.Aadhi also went on to add that the collections have improved later and expressed his happiness as their hard work has been rewarded.What Aadhi has conveniently ignored is that a slight rise in collections on Saturday and Sunday doesn’t mean that the film has been accepted.

In fact, there isn’t much growth in the collections during the weekend as the film struggled to get noticed amid Geetha Govindam storm.Aadhi should have waited until Monday morning to gauge the film’s box office range before passing such statements.Neevevaro is having a dismal first Monday at the box office that makes the public verdict very clear. This wouldn’t be the scenario if ninety percent of entertainment loving audience liked the film, as he claimed.

The first look of ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’ featuring Ravi Teja in the lead role is unveiled by the makers. The poster reveals Ravi Teja’s looks in three avatars.

This film is the fourth combination of Ravi Teja and Sreenu Vaitla. Both the hero and the director are expecting to get back on hit track with AAA as their previous films were disasters.Ileana is playing the female lead role while Sunil will be seen in a crucial role as well. ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’ shooting is currently going on in New York, United States.

Mythri Movie Makers is producing the movie which is slated for release on October 5th and it’s a Thaman’s musical.

‘Geetha Arts’ became a sole mega heroes’ banner in the recent times. But things changed when they have scored a massive hit with Bhale Bhale Magadivoyi and here is an interesting snippet about their future plans.

Apparently, GA has made huge profits from Nani’s movie as they laughed all the way to the bank with more than 20 crores after cutting out all the expenditure. And now, Geetha Govindam is likely to give them a 40 crores showdown as Vijay Devarakonda’s craze is giving a massive profit. In a way, barring the likes of Ram Charan and Bunny, these outside heroes are giving more profits to GA than their own family stars.

Cut to the now, we hear that Allu Arvind has decided to send advances to all the new emerging heroes such that they will do a film or two with their banner. That way the banner will not be just sticking to mega heroes and will increase their outside attack also.As other production houses like Mythri, SVCC, Sitara and UV Creations are constantly producing films, now Geetha has also decided to give a tight fight to all. Well, it will be raining movies then, get ready folks!!

It’s been a year Shruti Haasan has had a release on big screen. Her last release in South is Katamarayudu. She didn’t have any release after. While there were also speculations about her relationship with London-based theatre artiste Michael Corsale, there is a big break career-wise. However, after a long gap, she is back. Shruti recently walked the ramp for a popular Fashion Week in Mumbai where she has revealed her plans and reasoned for the long break.

According to Shruti Haasan, it’s conscious decision to take a year-long break to reassess herself. Meanwhile, Shruti is now working for a Hindi as well as a Tamil movie and is foraying into production in a partnership with her mother Sarika. Apart from this, Shruti is also keen to getting back into music full time.”I am producing films and getting back into music full time. So, I needed to step back and kind of reorganize things. I believe it is important for an artiste to take some time off to be with themselves,” Shruti shared her plans.

“I have been in films, but I always feel like an outsider. I think that’s my strength and my weakness. But I like to keep it to myself and do my job. I am not someone to look back and think about it,” Shruti said.So, many are wondering what Shruti has up her sleeve. By stating that she is getting back to music full time and also into production, does she mean she is quitting acting? Certainly, it will be a shocking news for all her fans in South.

Tollywood is gearing up to see some dad-son fights at the box office, as most recently we have seen the release of Megastar and his sons (nephews) films releasing around the same time. Then we have witness Nag and his sons gearing to box office though with huge gaps. But one day, we would surely see a dad-son fight.

Before that, there is a chance of witnessing a dad-daughter fight too. No, it’s not Nagababu and Niharika’s films. Actually senior hero Rajasekhar showcased that he’s not like typical Telugu star dads who would restrict their daughters from becoming silver screen sensations. His two daughters, Sivani and Sivathmika are readying to storm the box office.

While Sivani will be seen in 2 States Telugu remake where she got paired with Adivi Sesh, Sivathmika will be the lead girl of Dorasani movie that has Vijay Devarkonda’s brother Anand in the lead. Both are playing character-driven roles with a touch of glamour. And then, Rajasekhar is getting ready to rock with Kalki being directed by Prashant Varma of Awe fame.

Looks like dad and his daughters might hit the silver screen around the same time as the shootings of these films have started pretty recently. Let’s see how it goes!!

1) Geetha Govindam: As expected, Geetha Govindam crossed Rs. 50 crore share mark at the box office in its second weekend.

It is still going great guns and is likely to add another Rs. 10 crore share to its overall tally by the end of its theatrical run.Even new releases struggled to find audience as Geetha Govindam rampage continued for another weekend.

2) Neevevaro: This thriller featuring Aadhi Pinishetty and Taapsee looked promising prior to release. However, the film turned out to be a predictable and boring thriller that failed to strike a chord with the target audience.

It had a very pretty ordinary first weekend and recovery looks unlikely unless a miracle happens.

3) Aatagallu: Nara Rohit’s flopathon continued with Aatagallu that has been rejected outright on its first day itself.

Even Jagapathi Babu’s presence couldn’t help the film to find audience in its first weekend.

4) Goodachari: Goodachari is still running in A centers, but it is largely affected by Geetha Govindam.

It couldn’t add much to its collections after the release of Geetha Govindam. Nevertheless, it is a super hit for its budget.

5) Lakshmi: This dance film featuring Prabhu Deva generated better word of mouth compared to other Friday releases, but lack of proper publicity marred its chances of earning decent collections.

It’s raining biopics in Tollywood. After Savithri’s biopic ‘Mahanati’, all eyes are on the upcoming biopics like Sye Raa, NTR, Kapil Dev, Pullela Gopichand and Jayalalithaa, all of them being scheduled for release in 2019.And now, yet another biopic has been announced in Tollywood and it’s on the glorious life and stardom of Superstar Krishna. The veteran star’s son-in-law and popular actor Sudheer Babu announced a biopic on his father-in-law’s life.

Speaking at a promotional event for his upcoming film ‘Nannu Dochukunduvate’ in Vizag yesterday, Sudheer Babu said that fans will get to know about the full details regarding Krishna’s biopic very soon. It looks like Sudheer himself is going to produce the biopic under his home banner.

However, it’s still unclear whether Mahesh Babu will be part of his father’s biopic in any capacity. Meanwhile, Sudheer Babu himself will be essaying Pullela Gopichand’s role in the international badminton champ’s biopic.