The surgical strikes by the Indian army against terrorist camps across the Line of Control, is undeniably one of the hallmarks of the Modi administration.

A web series in Hindi is now being made on the same and Tollywood actor Aadarsh Balakrishna has bagged a plum role in the project.

Speaking to greatandhra, Aadarsh said, “Yes, I’m excited to be a part of this web series which is called ‘India Strikes’. I play Captain Vikram Kundra who is part of the team that carried out the surgical strikes.

“We’ll be shooting soon in Bhadarwah region of Jammu. Raj Acharya who worked as first assistant director to Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire will be directing the series and Amit Sadh and Darshan Kumar are the lead actors.”

Applause Entertainment owned by the Aditya Birla Group is the producer.

“The only downside is that I will have to skip my sister’s wedding on the 19th of this month as I’ll be in Jammu,” adds Aadarsh ruefully.

Well, as they say, no gain without pain!

The most talked about aspects from “Aravinda Sametha” are surely the opening fight and interval fight sequence. And then they are discussing the climax of the film. Interestingly there is a connection between these three, and that is none other than Ram-Lakshman, the fight choreographers.

“All the credit to opening 15 minutes and interval bang goes to Ram-Lakshman. They stopped composing fights, they’re actually directing the particular episode and that is the reason they turned out so well” said Trivikram, giving full credit to the fight master duo. And then what about the climax scene?

Actually, the biggest shocker from Aravinda Sametha is that there is no big fight in the climax episode and it’s only a verbal discussion. So what prompted Trivikram to go for such an extreme even though he’s handling a star hero like Jr NTR?

“Again I’ve to give the credit to Ram-Lakshman only. We started a discussion session at 6.30 in the evening and we continued till next day afternoon about the fight sequence. All the actors are waiting in Ramoji Film City for my arrival. But Ram-Lakhsman said no to fight in the climax episode, Hats off to them, and advised me to go verbally” said Trivikram, putting the climax credit in their pocket.

Varalaxmi Kumar rose to fame with a lot of effort and she’s an inspiration to many. She was seen in recent release Kurukshethram as a police officer. She is popular in Tamil for her performances.

For the first time ever, she is playing the role of an antagonist in Pandem Kodi 2, a sequel of blockbuster film Pandem Kodi which released 13 years ago. So Varalaxmi has dubbed for her role for the first time in Telugu. It is said that the actor was pretty confident that she will be able to do it easily. Sources have said that she is putting in a lot of efforts to get the act right.

Directed by N Linguswamy, the film has Vishal, Keerthy Suresh in lead roles and yesteryear actor Raj Kiran, who was present in the first part, is again playing a key role in the project. The film is slated for a release in Telugu and Tamil on the occasion of Dasara.

Sources have said that Varalaxmi has done the dubbing act really well and all are happy about it.

Excluding the aspects of film, it is known that Varalaxmi and Vishal are definitely good friends. Though there were rumours about their affair, Vishal denied it and Varalaxmi says they broke up. Let’s see whether this film has helped them in some way or not.

Star comedian turned hero Sunil returned to full-fledged comedian roles, and played a hilarious role in his good friend Trivikram’s just released action drama, Aravindha Sametha. However, Sunil’s fans are slightly upset with his less screentime in the film.

At the film’s success meet yesterday, Sunil made a few interesting comments on his role. “If Aravindha Sametha is like biryani, Trivikram used me like a curry leaf in it.” He also said Trivikram might have used him as a banana had he made a fruit salad.

Sunil further added that Trivikram is a good friend and that perhaps he has cut his 3 scenes out of friendship. “But I am very happy with my role and the kind of response I am getting from audiences,” Sunil said. Whether Sunil took a sly dig at Trivikram or if it’s his sense of humour is unclear and it has left everyone confused.

Finally, one of those most awaited pictures has come out. In the wake of Rakul Preet’s selection as Sridevi getting highly criticized by movie lovers, now #NTR team gave a stunning treat to cool down those worried fans.

Sharing a picture where he posed with Baabai Balayya, today Kalyan Ram gave an awesome treat. “Thirty years ago I’ve acted with my baabai as a kid in “Balagopaludu”. Now in this way!! Baabai as his father and I’m, like my father”, tweeted Kalyan Ram.

Needless to say, Kalyan Ram is perfectly apt for playing Hari Krishna on the silver screen in the #NTR biopic, where he will be playing the man responsible for NTR’s political journey in his ‘Chaitanya ratham’. Hari Krishna is the charioteer of the legend’s greatest journey, we have to say, and Kalyan Ram is a superb fit into it.

Meanwhile, this coming together of Nandamuri abbai and baabai also clarified to the world that all is well between them. Dot.

Aravindha Sametha released today and received a solid response from fans and even the critics were quite positive towards the film. The film has grossed nearly USD 800K from the US premieres. Overwhelmed by the response, Tarak took to Twitter and thanked a lot of people.

Firstly, Tarak thanked director Trivikram and said that this success wouldn’t have been possible without him and his focus and determination that drove the entire team. He then thanked the film’s producers Vamsi and Chinna Babu, heroine Pooja Hegde, Jagapathi Babu, Thaman and the rest of the cast and crew of ASVR for carrying the film on their shoulders.

The Young Tiger thanked his fans, calling them a source of great strength. He also thanked the members of the media and the members of the film fraternity for their support. Needless to say, NTR’s gesture of mentioning everyone’s name and thanking them is winning hearts.

Like the way media and film circles in Tamilnadu are gathering storm now for #MeToo after singer Chinmayi blasted many including prominent lyricist Vairamuthu, Telugu industry is yet to see any such.

While some say that Sri Reddy has already showcased the #MeToo thing here, some sexist remarks by our acts should be added to that tag. Some popular actors who have passed sexist remarks in public events (film events) are back in discussion.

1) Nani’s Nadumu Remark
None expected that hero Nani would cross all the boundaries and talk about a heroine’s ‘nadumu’ at “Supreme” audio launch. “Raashi you’re very beautiful. When I watched ‘supreme hero’ (Andam Hindolam) song, I thought of whistling two times. The first it is being a Chiranjeevi garu’s song and the second time is when I got a glimpse of your ‘nadumu’.

2) Chalapathi Rao’s Vulgar Comment
At the audio launch of “Rarandoi Veduka Chooddam”, when the anchor asked Chalapathi Rao if women are really harmful, he stated that they are good for bedding. “Pakkaloki Panikostaru” is what he said.

3) Ali’s Benz circle comparison
speaking at a film event in Vijayawada, comedian Ali stated that Samantha’s ‘nadumu’ is like a Benz circle. Visually showcasing the waist area on himself, Ali said, “That part from here to here, it looks like Benz circle”. Later at Size Zero event, he stated that Anushka looks like that hot jilebi and also spoke of her thighs.

4) Balayya’s pregnant line
“My fans don’t want me to just run around a heroine. They either want me to kiss her or impregnate her” said Balayya at Paisa Vasool related event. His comment was severely criticised as he happens to be a sitting MLA as well when he said that.

5) Megastar Chiranjeevi’s unwanted talk
Of course, the film industry is showcasing only the glamorous side of heroines most of the time on the silver screen. But talking about that ‘objectification’ quite openly doesn’t make any sense. At Rachha audio launch he went on describing that Tamanna’s glamorous looks are stunning, and at Dhruva prerelease event he called Rakul Preet voluptuous. That didn’t go well with a section of feminist fans.