Prabhas, popularly called ‘Darling’ by his fans, friends and industry people, is celebrating his 38th birthday today. On the special eve, he has been flooded with wishes from fans and celebs. Now, it has come to the light that actress Anushka Shetty, the most adored co-star and friend of Prabhas, gave him a royal gift on the occasion.

Anushka is said to have presented Prabhas a costly designer watch on the eve of his birthday. It is heard that she had personally shopped the watch for Prabhas, such a lovely gesture. It can be predicted that Prabhas would have been overwhelmed.

Prabhas and Anushka are one of the most loved on-screen couples of Indian cinema. They have so far paired up in ‘Billa’, ‘Mirchi’ and ‘Baahubali’, a film that made them pan-India stars. Many of their fans want to see them together in real life as well, but both the actors continue to r

Curvaceous siren Ayesha Takia created a storm in Bollywood but could not stand strong for much time. She has been criticized by the audience for her make-over several times. At the same time, she tried luck in Tollywood through Super movie, but that didn’t work out.

Meanwhile, Ayesha got married to UP based Samajwadi leader’s son and has been away from films for a time, but now returned to acting again. But what is creating a storm at the moment are her pictures shared on social media to entertain her fans.

Ayesha recently posted a picture along with her sister Tasha Takia where they candidly pouted for the camera. In no time, the duo has been slammed by her fans and comments showered quite negatively. Their lips have been badly criticized with some saying that the duo destroyed their natural beauty, while few quipped that plastic surgeons are making huge money with their support.

Earlier when similar allegations and comments surfaced, Ayesha claimed that her photos got morphed. And now, it’s being said that the sister’s duo is left in deep shock post sharing this picture. As they shared the picture themselves, can she once again claim morphing thing?

As if there are no more important issues to take care of, BJP started tackling #Mersal movie like a national calamity. And taking part in a debate about removing GST related dialogues from the Vijay starrer, BJP’s national spokesperson GVLN Rao made some strong remarks on film celebs.

In a leading English news channel debate, Rao said, “Most of our film stars have very low general knowledge”. This is because Vijay said in his film that Singapore has low GST than India but still providing better healthcare. Responding to his comments, Vishnu gave a black and blue.

“Dear G V L N RAO, If most of the FilmStars have v low IQ and Low GK, are most politicians are corrupt and thugs? Don’t forget some of the greatest politicians of our country were FilmStars. Sri.NTR, Sri.MGR,Kum.Jayalalitha just to name three. One doesn’t need to have very high IQ or very high GK to express an opinion (sic)”, tweeted Manchu Vishnu, taking a hard-hitting at the BJP spokesperson.

Furthermore, he added, “I am a Hindu & I am married to a Christian. I strongly believe and practice Hindutva and I am proud to say it. I say this bcos what I said ain’t political. I respect BJP immensely and am a fan of Modiji. Respect!”, he tweeted, making his stand clear.

Reacting to Rao’s comments, even Bollywood director Farhan Akhtar asked, “How dare you, sir?”. It seems like BJP is making self-goal by making Mersal movie a national issue.

Meanwhile, farmers suicides, cow vigilantes and rapes in states like Bihar and UP have no stopping as BJP is busy tackling a Tamil film.

Whenever the title of a Balayya Babu’s film had ‘Simha’ word in it, more often than not it has performed well. Considering this, makers of the actor’s 102nd film have reportedly opted for a title having ‘simha’ word in it.

After toying with several titles including ‘Karna’, the makers of Balayya’s 102nd film have finalized ‘Jai Simha’ title. They have also locked January 12 as the release date, a Sankranthi gift to Nandamuri fans. An official announcement in this regard is awaited.

Balayya has good track record during Sankranthi season. His 100th film, Gauthamiputhra Satakarni was released for sankranthi 2017 and became his biggest commercial hit. Makers of NBK102 as well as fans hope for the repeat of such magic.

Starring Nayanthara, Natasha Doshi and Hari Priya as female leads, Jai Simha is being directed by senior Tamil filmmaker KS Ravikumar. The film will clash with Pawan Kalyan’s ‘Agnathavasi’ at box office.

A hero proposes to build a hospital for the village which costs more than building a temple. Then when everyone is blankly faced, his wife, a heroine, removes her ‘taali bottu’ (mangalsutra) made of gold and keeps it in her husband’s palm, assuring that the first donation comes from her for the cause. That’s it. Claps. Claps. Whistles.

That is the only and best scene a heroine has got in “Mersal” movie and it is none other than Nitya Menon who has done that. More than what Kajal and Samantha have done in the film, it’s Nitya who steals the show with a thunder. It is the same case with her when she took NTR to her pelli choopulu in Janata Garage, or when she said ‘laddu kavala nayana’ to Allu Arjun in S/o Satyamurthy. Or her handicapped walk in Kanchana 2 where she says ‘surru sui’, she simply took it over with just one scene and one best knock.

Needless to say, Nitya Menon is getting whistles and claps for a single scene as a second heroine or say for that guest appearance she does. One wonders whether directors are writing such stuff for her, or she’s owning the scene in any film like that and delivering her best.

Though Nithya is not seen as a solo heroine with a winner on hand post OK Bangaram, her fans are expecting that she will bounce back.

It is known that makers of Pawan Kalyan’s upcoming film have locked January 10 as the release date. The latest buzz in film circles however suggest that this highly anticipated entertainer might strike a day in advance itself.

For the last few Tollywood biggies, the makers couldn’t procure permission from the Telugu state governments for early morning benefit shows or fans shows. In order to leverage the craze among movie lovers and also to compensate for the lack of benefit shows, filmmakers have come up with the idea of screening paid premiers a day in advance. Baahubali 2 was the first Telugu film to introduce the idea of paid premiers and it worked really well.

According to the latest buzz, PK25 may emulate the tactic employed earlier by Baahubali 2, and screen paid premiers on the night of January 9, 2018. An official confirmation in this regard is awaited from makers. Meanwhile, fans are very excited at the opportunity of watching their favorite hero’s film one day in advance.

PK25 has huge expectations riding on it since it is the proven and lethal combination of Pawan Kalyan and Trivikram. The advance ticket booking will predictably be euphoric, and if the manages to get positive talk from the night paid premieres, then sky will be the limit for the film’s box office prospects

If an actor plays similar kind of characters or wears similar attires in a spate of films, it understandably vexes them. Beautiful actress Lavanya Tripathi claims that she got bored of wearing lehengas in all her earlier films.

Ever since her debut film, ‘Andala Rakshasi’, Lavanya has been playing only traditional, demure and girl-next-door characters, needless to say her outfits go in sync with her characters. In a recent interview, the actress reportedly claimed that she got bored of wearing mostly lehengas and occasionally casuals in all her previous films. She however is excited about playing an uber cool character in her upcoming film, Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi (VOZ).

“Thankfully, I will be seen sporting Western wear in this film, and I am pretty excited to find out how audience receive my new look. So far, I have played mostly serious roles, but my role in VOZ comes like a breath of fresh air. I play an ambitious girl, who is full of energy. The character is close to my real life, and it gave me the opportunity to be myself,” she said.

Lavanya had three releases this year – Radha, Mister and Yuddham Sharanam, and all were huge debacles. She has pinned very high hopes on VOZ, a Ram-starrer and Kishore Tirumala directorial, which is scheduled to hit screens this Friday.

Ravi Teja’s “Raja The Great” has performed really well, better than the expectations, in its extended opening weekend (5 days). By minting a distributor share of Rs 3 Cr on its Day 5, Sunday, the film took its cumulative first weekend share from the Telugu states to Rs 18.8 Cr, with a gross of 29 Cr. This is the highest opening weekend in the actor’s career.

At worldwide box office, the film raked in 36 Cr and thus recovered a distributor share of nearly 22 Cr.

Area-wise break-up of share:

Nizam – 7,75,00,000
Ceded – 3,05,00,000
Nellore – 63,00,000
Guntur – 1,32,73,029
Krishna – 1,25,32,928
West – 1,10,02,200
East – 1,39,51,942
Uttharandhra – 2,27,00,000

Total 5 days AP & TS share – 18.78 Cr (Gross – 29 Cr)

Karnataka – 1,45,00,000
Rest of India – 25,00,000
Overseas – 1,20,00,000

Total 5 days Worldwide share – 21.68 Cr (Gross – 36 Cr) 

Moving on from the exceptional weekend, the film has to sustain at box office for a few more days as Rs 10 Cr more share needs to be recovered.

In US, the Ravi Teja-starrer is reportedly likely to incur 50 percent losses to buyers.

Going by the pictures from #NTR28 muhurat event today, many cinema lovers are feeling completely excited about this combination. As kurta-clad Pawan Kalyan hugged his fellow-hero Jr NTR today, it erupted into huge euphoria at the event. And then, there are few thoughts that did rounds in minds of onlookers.

Both Pawan and NTR shared this lovely camaraderie at the launch of this new film which will be directed by Trivikram. The two are spotted laughing to jokes, sharing those appreciations and holding nice banter. While NTR tried to put Pawan in the spotlight all the time, the Janasena president also tried to give more space to Junior than him. Their modest and humble behavior with each other generated huge positive vibes at the venue. Everyone resisted blinking their eyes, to catch these two in the same frame for such long time.

Some felt that both Pawan and NTR should take this affection between them to next level by coming up with some multi-starrer movies. Both are new generation’s biggest superstars and if they feature in a film together, say under Trivikram’s direction, it not only turns to become the biggest project but also paves way for many other multi-starrer movies in Tollywood.

Like a Salman-Akshay and other big Bollywood heroes who frequently collaborate with other big stars, even Tollywood will see some interesting combinations with stars coming out. Hope Pawan and NTR will open doors for such happenings.

At the office of Haarika and Haasini Creations, one could see the name of Trivikram etched in copper as ‘director’ and that led to many doubts that if this banner is joint-venture of the director with producer China Babu (S Radhakrishna). And now, another doubt is here.

Whether it is an audio function, muhurat event or any other happening related to this production house, somehow Pawan Kalyan’s name is also getting associated. Also today the Powerstar is likely to grace the launch of Jr NTR’s latest movie to be directed by Trivikram. That led to a doubt if Pawan is also a secret investor in this group.

Actually, to quit films and pursue full-time politics, Pawan wants some recurring income that would fill his pocket every month such that he need not worry about financial difficulties. He has earlier revealed that there was a time where he suffered to pay salaries of his staff. For that reason, it looks like Pawan invested in Haarika & Haasini, and he’s likely to get a lion share through this act.

Some, however, say that Pawan hasn’t invested directly into this production house, but it is Trivikram who is taking care of the Janasena President’s investments. Whatever it may be, as some star heroes lost both stardom and money after venturing into politics (read Vijaykanth and also Amitabh Bachan at one time), Pawan is said to be making his moves carefully.