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NNOK Teaser : Oora Mass Vishnu
After taking many by surprise with his first-ever mass role Railway Raju, usually soft Sree Vishnu is back to a full-fledged massy role in Needi Naadi Oke Katha.Although Vishnu has moved onto soft roles in Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi and Mental Madhilo in the mean time, he is once again testing his luck in a mass-avatar.
The teaser shows Vishnu in a never-seen-before avatar and this time his unique modulation too adds special tinge to his character. The teaser indicates that Vishnu
The two-minute-odd long teaser revolves totally around Vishnu. While Vishnu was seen suffering from ‘confusion’ in Mental Madhilo, this time he has “Atma Nunyatha” as his problem.How does it ruins his life? How does it affects his equation with his father, family? How it changes his life totally?
Meanwhile, Nara Rohit will be seen in a pivotal role in the film and it has been kept under the wraps in the teaser as director Venu Udugula hasn’t revealed his look. Suresh Bobbili’s music is also sounds different to ears and catches attention. The film is being bankrolled by the makers of Appatlo Okadundevadu, i.e Prashanthi & Krishna Vijay under the banner of Aran Media Works.
Then Anasuya, Now Supriya!
Akkineni Nageswara Rao’s granddaughter Supriya, who made her silver screen debut as lead heroine opposite Pawan Kalyan in “Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi” in 1996, is all set to make her comeback after 22 years, and that too in a negative role.
We have already reported some time back that Supriya, hero Sumanth’s sister, will be returning as an actress with Adivi Sesh’s next flick, “Gudachari”. The latest we hear is that she essays a negative role in the thriller.
Actually, after her debut 22 years ago, Supriya moved to pursue higher studies and then took the role of a Director in Annapurna Studios. She’s married (and divorced) to late Charan Reddy, who acted as hero in “Ishtam” movie directed by Vikram K Kumar. She hasn’t shown interest in acting in the last two decades.
It is Sesh, who is a very good friend of Sumanth, who convinced Supriya to take up the challenging role in his film. Impressed by the character, she ultimately decided to make her comeback.
It may be recalled that Sesh has given the crucial negative role to popular TV anchor Anasuya in his last film, ‘Kshanam’, and that character became a major highlight in the film. It needs to be seen what’s in store for Surpriya.
Fidaa to Mega Hero’s Planning
The solid foundation laid by Megastar Chiranjeevi and later by Pawan Kalyan facilitated the young Mega heroes to enjoy fan base right from their debut films. In order to capitalize on the massive fan base, the likes of Ram Charan, Bunny and Sai Dharam Tej started doing mass films from very early stage in their respective careers, and the strategy backfired after a few hits.
Varun Tej however has tried to be different from the very beginning. Choosing films like Mukunda and Kanche at the beginning of his career is a demonstration that he is not craving for the ‘typical Mega hero’ tag. His limitations in dances could be another reason why he stayed away from dance-fight films for which Mega heroes are known for.
Varun’s progress has been slow but his planning is good. Even though his initial films didn’t work, ‘Fidaa’ gave him the big break he had been waiting for. Most heroes would take a wrong path after scoring blockbusters but Varun hasn’t shown any such signs. He is still looking for only films that suit him and not aiming for the ‘star’ image yet.
His new film, ‘Tholi Prema’ has good craze in market. Dil Raju buying the film for an outright price has also amplified the buzz on the film. Varun has recently said that he hasn’t signed any new films yet but reliable information is that he has given his consent to star in Dil Raju-Anil Ravipudi’s “F2”. He is in talks with Sankalp Reddy of ‘Ghazi’ fame and also with ‘Haathi Mere Saathi’ makers – two very different and potential projects that can increase his reach.
Varun is also one of the very few heroes in Tollywood who don’t indulge in controversies, link-ups. The Goodwill he is earning and the Talent he has will take him a long way, say industry people.
Kalyan’s Son Plays NTR’s Childhood Role
With the shooting of a special teaser for NTR Biopic having already commenced, interesting details about the project are coming to our notice one by one. Afresh, we have learned about the actor who is on board to play Sr NTR’s childhood role.
Nandamuri Kalyan Ram’s son and Sr NTR’s great-grandson, Shourya Ram has been chosen to play the childhood character of Nandamuri legend. Director Teja has planned to shoot a few scenes on the kid tomorrow, on Monday for the sake of teaser. Since it is the biopic of NTR, Balayya Babu has reportedly advised Teja to take a child actor from the Nandamuri family only to essay the childhood character.
Master Shourya Ram had earlier played his father, Kalyan Ram’s childhood role in “Ism”, which was directed by Puri Jagannath. NTR Biopic is going to be the Nandamuri kid’s second film.
The teaser is being planned to be released on NTR’s Vardhanthi, on Jan 18. The film’s regular shoot will commence from March.
4 Telugu Students Feared Drowned
Four Telugu students, all pursuing Engineering, are feared to have drowned in a pond in West Godavari district on Saturday. They were reportedly on an outing when they went missing.
Police, who searched the area chosen by the students to make their picnic spot, said they had found the students’ backpacks and lunchboxes near the pond. The reports suggest that the students might have laid their backpacks nearby, and decided to jump into the pond for a quick swim. With more than 24 hours gone by since they went missing, police and parents fear the students might have drowned in the pond.
All the four students are pursuing Engineering course in Ramachandra College of Engineering, Eluru. An extensive search is on to find them.
Balakrishna To Build Film Studio
Nandamuri Balakrishna is going to build his own film studio in the new state of Andhra Pradesh. He said he has plans to build his own film studio in AP. However, this may take sometime.
The actor-politician is quite broadminded and wears a large-heart. Ask him whether Telugu film industry (Tollywood) would shift its base to AP? His answer stuns all.
“It is wrong to expect to shift Telugu film industry from Hyderabad to Amaravati. Since both are Telugu states, it is unfair to expect to shift the industry. People of both states are Telugu people. When Telugu film industry had shifted from Chennai to Hyderabad, there was a strong reason. Regional feeling and language feeling have influenced and impacted to change the base of the industry. Whereas now, there is no need for industry to change as there are no such disparities. It is voluntary decision of a producer, studio owner and actors,” Balakrishna was quoted as saying.
Balakrishna further said that the exotic and natural locations with a lot of green foilage. With dominating nature’s beauty, the scenery is nice and pleasant. Balayya said it is his personal choice to set up a film studio in AP.
Already, Ramanaidu Studios was established in Visakhapatnam. And there has been talks of several other film producers, actors interested to start their film studios in AP. Balayya has now openly expressed his plans. This is a welcome change.
Akhil Back To Acting School?
Akhil to undergo special training under Satyanand. Apparently, Nagarjuna wanted Akhil to further groom his acting skills as there has been severe criticism against Akhil’s acting in his last two films. Although Hello was better than his debut, Akhil still needs to hone his skills to perform well.
If one closely observes Hello, none of the scenes see Akhil directly seeing camera, he looks side ways. This is a technique that is to cover up Akhil’s acting besides to give some ‘natural’ touch up. No doubt, Akhil is good in dances and fights. His efforts are commendable. Whereas when it comes to acting, he still needs to learn a lot.
Akhil too recently admitted that he wants to improve himself and has been watching his films (Akhil and Hello) several times only to find out his mistakes and to correct them. He admitted of watching his maiden film Akhil by over 30 films. All these further corroborate that Akhil is gearing up to undergo training in Satyanand Film Institute.
Star-maker Lanka Satyanand’s students include Pawan Kalyan, Mahesh Babu, Prabhas, Sharwanand, Varun Tej and latest Chiranjeevi’s son-in-law Kalyan Kanuganti besides many others.
It is always good to work up on acting skills and improve one’s self especially when huge budgets are involves. This shows the commitment of Akhil and Nagarjuna as actors.
Kathi’s 6 Sensational Questions on Poonam’s Relationship With Pawan
The ongoing dispute between Kathi Mahesh and Pawan Kalyan’s supporters has taken a sensational turn as the Bigg Boss contestant has posed 6 startling questions concerning the Jana Sena chief’s relationship with actress Poonam Kaur, who came in his support.
Here are the 6 questions posed by Kathi to Poonam Kaur while addressing media at Somajiguda Press Club:
1. Who helped you in becoming the Brand Ambassador of AP?
2. Why did you get Special Pujas done at Tirumala temple with Pawan Kalyan’s Name & Gothra?
3. Did you not attempt suicide accusing Pawan Kalyan of cheating you? Who paid the hospital bills then?
4. What was the promise Pawan made to your mother? Has he fulfilled it yet?
5. Why are you so angry with director Trivikram Srinivas?
6.What did you do at the Tantrik ritual performed along with Pawan Kalyan and Trivikram Srinivas?
Kathi said that Poonam should either answer his questions or prove his accusations wrong. He even challenged her to file a case against him if the accusations were false. Kathi claimed that he has all the proofs regarding the questions he had asked and that he would release them when the appropriate time comes.
Kathi’s questions have created a sensation all over as he took a direct aim at Pawan’s personal life and his equation with Poonam Kaur.


































