Despite clashing with Mahesh Babu’s Spyder at the Box Office, the makers of Sharwanand’s Mahanubhavudu are no way compromising in its wide release. As per the inputs, producers Vamsi Kirshna and Pramod of UV Creations have planned to release Mahanubhavudu in 400-plus screens in AP & Nizam.

This is a big release. While well-known distributor, producer Dil Raju is distributing the film in Nizam and Visakhapatnam, reputed distributors Geetha Arts is distributing Mahanubhavudu in Krishna and West Godavari districts. While the film’s East Godavari distribution rights have been bagged by Anu Sri, producers UV Creations are so confident on the film that they are releasing the film on their own in Guntur district, Nellore district and Ceded (Rayalaseema).

Starring Sharwa, Mehreen in lead roles and Vennela Kishore in a throughout comedy role, director Maruthi has made Mahanubhavudu in a very entertaining way like his previous blockbuster Bhale Bhale Magadivoy.

Thanks to super positive response of the trailer, teaser and the film’s promos, the response has been great all over. Especially in overseas, the film is expected to give a stiff competition to Mahesh Babu’s Spyder for Dasara. The film also releasing in a large number of screens in Overseas.

Promotions of Mahesh Babu’s latest movie “Spyder” have begun only this Monday while the film releases on following Wednesday (tomorrow). For a movie made with 100+ crores budget, one day of interviews for Tamil media, one day for Bollywood critics and one day for Telugu media may not be enough. So, what went wrong?

An insider revealed us that makers of Spyder are looking forward at few big brands to promote the movie. Because if brands jump in, then nearly two crores would get saved for the makers. However, when some brands came forward to do the job couple of weeks ago, there is a complete misjudgment from Spyder team about them.

As Spyder makers sought the help of those brands to promote, those brand people asked for bytes of Mahesh Babu regarding their brands such that they could co-promote each other. But Mahesh under Namrata’s influence thought that during the promotions of Brahmotsavam, brands ranging from cooking-oil to shoes-selling shop paid him huge and also promoted the film so that it would be a similar deal now. With Mahesh waiting for them to pay, and brands waiting for Mahesh to do for free, finally, both failed to join hands.

Though some long-term brand partners of Mahesh have given a space in their hoardings for Spyder, much smaller and young brands haven’t promoted the film. Some of Mahesh’s admirers however say, he didn’t promote the film aggressively through brands because too much hype is resulting in negative results as it happened during Brahmtosavam. Pchh!!

Universal hero Kamal Haasan has already declared that he would take a plunge in politics and that he was planning to float his own party. Recently, he met Delhi CM and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal at his residence in Chennai and thus conveyed how serious he was about entering politics. Rumors have been rife that his upcoming film ‘Sabash Naidu’ has been shelved by the actor in order to concentrate on his political career.

Amidst all this political hullabaloo, his millions of fans were curious to know whether he would continue in films or quit for once and all as he is known to be a very committed person. Well, the actor himself has now declared in a recent interview that quitting cinema would be very painful for him but he would do it if he takes up a position legally. He added that he would be connected to Tamil Nadu people through politics if not cinema.

Kamal Haasan is counted among not just the talented and versatile actors of this country but also a passionate actor who doesn’t bother about even box office outcomes and controversies in order to tell the story he wants. He has excelled as an actor, singer, director, choreographer and done several other hats during his five decades in films. His absence would surely leave an irreplaceable void in South cinema.

If industry grapevine is to be believed, Vijay Devarakonda, who is hot under the heels with Arjun Reddy’s blockbuster success, has hiked his remuneration. Talk is that Vijay is now charging a bomb for his future commitments that he is going to sign from now on wards.

While Vijay maintains his old fee for the films that he already signed before Arjun Reddy, he is now reportedly seeking over Rs 4 Crore as his fee for the up next films. After Arjun Reddy’s phenomenal business at the Box Office, Vijay is of opinion that he deserves better fee as he is the sole crowd puller of his films besides strong content.

Considering that actors such as Nani have reached the Rs 4 Crore-pay cheque much later in their career, Vijay achieving this feat at so early of his career is wondering many. With only two major hits Pelli Choopulu and Arjun Reddy, Vijay got good dose of stardom.

However, Vijay is now going to be costly and would be unavailable for small and medium producers with the hike in his fee. While he is currently working with Geetha Arts and UV Creations, many other major production houses are in talks with Vijay to bring him on board. Hope Vijay strikes a fine balance between both big production houses as well as small & medium producers.

Jr NTR’s critical comments on critics during Jai Lava Kusa Jayotsavam is the talking point in industry circles right now. Tarak did go over board in making the comments. However, interesting discussion is that NTR should have entrusted the task – to speak on critics – with his brother, film’s producer Kalyan Ram.

Had angry man Kalyan Ram spoken that instead of NTR about critics, reviews, it would not have been a major topic as of today. However, NTR himself made these comments that is his big mistake.

Earlier, Kalyan Ram had burst out in front of media on several occasions. On behalf of NTR, Kalyan Rama did open up. Especially Kalyan Ram’s comments during Janatha Garage pre-release function are a classic example. Even before Jai Lava Kusa’s release, Kalyan Ram shocked many by stating that no one other than Jr NTR could pull of three roles in Jai Lava Kusa.

So far, media has been supporting NTR like never before. Be it during Temper or Nannaku Prematho or Janatha Garage and even during his latest stint in TV reality show Bigg Boss, media has supported NTR to a great extent. But his latest comments are certainly not welcoming ones.

Instead of crying after film’s release, filmmakers should rather work on the scripts and stories before lamenting critics. It goes without saying that media has always supported content-driven good films. There are many examples.

Rashi Khanna has been slowly making her impact in Telugu cinema. The actress lost huge weight and has been open to glamorous roles after which she has been approached by top filmmakers.

Rashi Khanna played an interesting role in Jai Lava Kusa and she romanced Tarak for the first time. The actress is all set to have a huge October ahead as three of her films will hit the screens. Rashi played a special song in Ravi Teja’s comeback film Raja the Great. Touting her a lucky scout, the film’s director Anil Ravipudi roped her for the song.

Rashi Khanna is making her debut in Malayalam with Mohanlal’s Villain which will hit the screens on October 19th in Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam languages. Vishal will be seen essaying a pivotal role in the film. On the other side, Gopichand’s long delayed film Oxygen has been announced for October 27th release.

AM Jothi Krishna directed the film and Rashi Khanna, Anu Emmanuel are the heroines. Rashi Khanna is all set to thrill the audience with her glamorous outings throughout the month.

Baahubali 2 is the biggest Indian blockbuster which has decimated every possible record in domestic market and set up enviable records that are hard to be broken by even Bollywood biggies. Despite all this glory, labor pains continue for the Rajamouli directorial in order to have a smooth release in China.

The film’s China release kept postponing from July. The makers had last planned to release the film in September and they even thought of flying Prabhas, Rajamouli, Rana and Anushka to China to promote the film. However, they reportedly backed off fearing comparisons with Aamir Khan’s ‘Dangal’ which had created a tsunami at China box office.

The latest update says that Baahubali 2 will be released in China in December this year. As of now, this looks like the most daring decision of the producers and it may prove their biggest mistake too. In December, Baahubali 2 will have to compete with 3 Hollywood biggies in China. It may be noted that China is a huge market for Hollywood films and they get wide releases and enjoy huge craze there.

The 3 big Hollywood releases in December are: 

1. “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”- The latest film in the most successful and popular Hollywood sci-fi franchise. It is set to release on December 15.

2. “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle”: the reboot of “Jumanji”, one of the most successful films in 90s. The new films stars Dwayne Rock Johnson in lead role and it is set to release on December 20.

3. “The Greatest Showman” – Stars Hugh Jackman, one of the top stars of Hollywood.

Baahubali 2 is already carrying huge pressure of performing well in China and overtaking Dangal’s worldwide gross. The failure of Baahubali first part in China pose questions on the prospects of part 2.  Adding to this, now the December release and the unavoidable clash with 3 Hollywood biggies.

Can Baahubali 2 emerge victorious in China despite all these odds?

Apparently former model, heroine and also Pawan Kalyan’s ex-wife, Renu Desai is back in the news. This time she will be judging a dance show titled Neethone Dance through which Udayabhanu is also making her comeback as an anchor. And that entry of Renu is now leaving audiences in doubts.

If Renu Desai wanted to host this show, it would be for two reasons, either she needs money, or she needs fame. So, what is it? Many fading out celebrities take up these host and judge jobs only to make some more money before their much-confirmed exit. However, in the case of Renu, she has left arc-lights long back and now making a comeback.

Some eavesdroppers always maintained that Pawan Kalyan had given huge money as alimony to Renu during their divorce proceedings. This is not that Renu has demanded, but Pawan saved it on the name of their children Akhira and Adya. Also, they have some recurring income through assets, and there is enormous financial stability for Renu and her kids who live in Pune. So money could be ruled out.

Earlier in interviews, Renu felt sad that she lost her identity after getting married and staying away from the arc-lights. Even before marrying Pawan, she was a noted model and got many films offers. So she wants that fame back and wishes to be in the spotlight. Maybe that’s the reason she took up this dance-show job as that will make her a household name.

Meanwhile, Renu made her debut as a director recently, but that flick hasn’t done well. Hope this celebrity-judge role will give her the much-needed break.

Ahead of the release of his highly anticipated film, Spyder, Superstar Mahesh Babu has tried to clear the misleading expectations created by the ‘SPYder Glimpse’ teaser.

Released as the first official promo of the film, the Glimpse teaser had a Robotic Spider crawling up to the shoulders of Mahesh, who then turns back and hushes it. The teaser gave birth to speculations that the robotic spider plays a crucial role in the film and that the entire film revolves around it. Later, that spider wasn’t shown in any of the promos, not even in the trailer, leaving audience confused.

Mahesh has now clarified that there won’t be any robotic spider in the film. ‘The spider you saw in the glimpse was created specifically to present that promo in a unique way. There is no such spider in the film,’ Mahesh divulged. The superstar added that he was making the clarification as he didn’t want audience come to theatres keeping certain expectations regarding that robotic spider and get confused and disappointed after not finding what they had expected.

Mahesh revealed that there were several other exciting elements in the film and that they intentionally kept them guarded in order to give maximum thrill to audiences in the theatre. He promised that SPYder will entertain audience as an edge of the seat thriller.

People who have watched Jai Lava Kusa couldn’t help but laugh out loud during the scenes of comedian Priyadarshi in the movie. Seen as Obulesh Reddy alias Obu, Priyadarshi is supposed to get married to Raashi Khanna in the film. There is enough fun on Priyadarshi’s character in the film.

Now gossip mongers in T-town speculating that this character could be made fun of real-life character. Talk is that actor Nandamuri Tarak Ratna (NTR) is called as Obulesh aka Obu in family and relative circuits. And Priyadarshi’s character in Jai Lava Kusa could be named after Tarak Ratna and made pun of him.

While no one openly agrees or disagrees with what is being circulated by gossip mongers, it is indeed shocking that how a comedy track in Jai Lava Kusa is linked to Nandamuri family. Tarak Ratna happens to be NTR’s cousin and is close to actor Balakrishna.

Only NTR knows what is truth. For now, it is just a rumour in tinsel ville.