Producing films is easy, but producing films that run at the box office and make good money is what really matters. Because the content has to work well and all the parties involved in the business should not be left with losses after full run. But nobody knows a formula for such films and even a biggie like Dil Raju is not an exception.

After the release of films like Subramanyam For Sale, Krishnashtami and Supreme, reports are there that Dil Raju’s production house is into 40 crores losses. Many thought that Raju will not recover, but come 2017, the story is all different. It all started with Shatamanam Bhavati for him as the film helped him pocket nearly 30 crores profit. After excluding all the making and marketing costs, the film’s theatrical revenue share and other rights fetched Raju such a staggering profit.

Later Shatamanam’s good run was supported by Nenu Local that made nearly 20 Crore profit for him. At that time it was publicised in the industry that Raju got all his debts cleared. There came the massive rain then, in the form of DJ Duvvada Jagannadham, which helped harvest nearly 40 crores profits again. With 100 Crore pre-release business, Raju has this money in hand even before the release of the film. Though his distributors might incur minor losses, in the end, Raju promised them best with Fidaa, and luck is on his side again.

Going by the present trend, even Fidaa is going to bring nearly 15 Crore profits for Dil Raju’s production house. In all likelihood, he would pocket around 110+ Crore profit this year from film production while his distribution also fetched him profits except for Cheliya movie. 6 months of 2017 pushed him to become a producer with 100 crore profits for sure. Raju should thank his directors and heroes, while distributors are hailing Raju’s guts and decision making!

The noose around actress Charmme’s neck in the drugs case may get tightened with the latest arrest that happened in the city today.

While Charmme was being interrogated in the Abkari Bhavan this afternoon, a team of the Excise department officials arrested a Netherlands national, Mike Kamminga, on charges of possessing large amount of narcotic substances.

Interestingly, he and Charmme reside in the same apartment at Nanakramguda in the city. Since his arrest happened during the time of Charmme’s interrogation and also he happens to reside in the next block of the apartment that she lives in, it is being reported that the information revealed by Charmme led to the Dutch national’s arrest. Officials revealed that his ties with the actress may prove to be a crucial lead in the case.

The 33-year-old Kamminga was found to have a Netherlands passport. He has reportedly acquired a legal Indian visa, which was valid till June 2018, claiming to be an IT professional who works as a solutions consultant for a Hyderabad-based Software firm. He has visited India four times in the last one year, and has been living primarily in Hyderabad whenever he visits the country. Authorities suspect that he has been bringing drugs into the country, and that he is a major supplier of drugs to Telugu film industry people.

Besides Charmme, half a dozen other film industry people reside in the apartment that Kamminga lives in. Excise officials believe that he can provide vital clues in the case and that Charmme may get into further trouble.

Rajasekhar-Jeevitha’s daughter Shivani has been turning the eyes of many these days. Her debut is now almost confirmed as per the hearsay. But the interesting part is the guy she is going pair with. He is none other than Shiva Kandukuri, the son of Raj Kandukuri who has seen the biggest success in 2016 with Pellichoopulu.

The film is now in post scripting stage, and the shoot may commence in January 2018 as Shiva Kandukuri needs to finish his Engineering in Penn State University, Pennsylvania.

It is also revealed that Shivani Rajasekhar has tied up with Kwan, the popular talent management company.

So, as per the grapevine if everything goes well, we can see the debut of this beautiful girl with this handsome new hero.

Can the dream run of Fidaa in the US help Varun Tej go past Pawan Kalyan and stand next only to Megastar Chiranjeevi? The possibility can’t be ruled out looking at the film’s sensational run.

Fidaa is off to an exemplary start at worldwide box office, especially in the US. By breaching the million dollar mark within four days, the Sekhar Kammula directorial has demonstrated how Fidaa US audiences have become over ‘Fidaa’ movie.

By the end of Tuesday, Fidaa grossed around $1.18 million in the US. The film is most likely to go past Ram Charan’s Dhruva ($1.47 million) in coming few days. Going by the consistent run of this heart warming entertainer, it may even touch or go close to $2 million in its lifetime. If that happens, Fidaa has the chance to go past Pawan Kalyan’s biggest grosser, Attharintiki Daredi ($1.89M) in the US and emerge the second highest grosser among films starring Mega family heroes.

Megastar Chiranjeevi’s Khaidi No.150 stands at Top among Mega family films with a lifetime gross of around $2.5 million. Fidaa may place Varun next only to Megastar. For a young hero coming from star-studded Mega family, standing at All Time Top 2 place (in the family) will be a proud moment, if happens.

Next Friday, there is only one big release – Gautam Nanda. Being an action-romance filled commercial entertainer, it may not affect the run of ‘Fidaa’ in the US.

Bigg Boss has reportedly granted a special permission to actress Mumaith Khan for appearing before the SIT in drugs case.

Earlier, there were widespread discussions over how Mumaith Khan will appear before the SIT as she had signed a contract to stay inside the Bigg Boss house in Lonavala for a maximum period of 70 days unless and until she gets evicted.

However, in view of the SIT notice, Bigg Boss has reportedly permitted Mumaith Khan to go to Hyderabad and return within a day after attending the interrogation. Mumaith is likely to land in Hyderabad this night or tomorrow morning as her questioning is scheduled for tomorrow.

SIT will follow the same procedure for Mumaith Khan’s interrogation as they had done in the case of Charmme who attended the interrogation today.

Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar’s Emergency based ‘Indu Sarkar’ is talk of the town with people assuming that the characters are inspires from Indira Gandhi and Sanjay Gandhi. Besides, there is one more character inspired from reality, who had a major role to play during the Emergency phase, which was hidden from media.

The role played by Rashmi Jha for the silver screen apparently is inspired by Rukhsana Sultana, who is believed to be Sanjay Gandhi’s ex.

Sultana is actress Amrita Singh’s mother. Sultana gained a lot of popularity while leading Sanjay Gandhi’s sterilization  campaign in Delhi’s sensitive Muslim areas during Emergency. And eventually the lady got famous as the ‘Glamour girl of Emergency’.

However, Rashmi who plays her role in the politically ruffled movie is not aware if her character is based on real life people.

Meanwhile, the film cleared CBFC with two cuts. It is all set to release on 28th July.