The announcement made by maverick film maker Ram Gopal Varma that he would make a film on legendary actor and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N T Rama Rao has triggered an interesting debate in the media and film circles.

The latest announcement from Varma came in the backdrop of senior actor and Telugu Desam Party MLA Nandamuri Balakrishna’s plan to make a biopic on his father covering all aspects of his life. Balakrishna said he would play the role of his father.

On the other hand, Varma said his film was not exactly a biopic on NTR, but it will have focus on the latter’s widow Nandamuri Lakshmi Parvathi.

He declared that he would expose the truths and lies of those who stabbed in the back of NTR, obviously referring to TDP president and present AP chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu.

The TDP camp is apprehensive that if Varma makes the film with focus on Lakshmi Parvathi, he would definitely project Naidu in bad light. That is precisely why TDP spokesman Babu Rajendra Prasad said the film would not be allowed to run in theatres unless it got clearance from Naidu.

But, Varma said he would care two hoots for the TDP leaders.

“Who the hell is this Babu Rajendra Prasad? I never heard of him. Nobody can deny my right to make a film on NTR, just as his family members have. There is definitely some speciality in Lakshmi Parvathi, otherwise, she would not have become NTR’s wife. You cannot tear, or burn or wipe out history,” Varma said.

Now, the question is who will have the last laugh on NTR’s biopic. As the things stand now, neither Balakrishna nor Varma has the resources or guts to make the film on NTR. They are looking for some scapegoat producers to make the film. And one doubts either would do justice to the film!

Other day Rana Daggubati graced the opening of a shopping mall, and today a leading English daily quoted that he charged 15 lakhs for attending the event. And then there is buzz everywhere that Vijay Devarakonda took 30 lakhs to participate in the same event. Is Rana cheaper than Vijay considering the big image he has across the nation?

Actually, Rana is said to have charged 15 lakhs just to grace the event for 10 minutes of time, while Vijay is taking home 30 lakhs to endorse the particular brand for nearly a year. In that case, Rana made a bigger deal of money than his young competitor. However, film lovers are not so happy with Rana getting associated with local brands, provided the fact that has a pan-India image.

The general notion is that heroines who have lesser hits or during their budding time in the film industry, they take up these ribbon cuttings. But after becoming stars, they endorse only national level brands and products. That’s the case with many starlets like Samantha and Shruti Haasan. And someone who got to rose to Rana’s level of popularity among the heroes will not surely accept such local projects at lower prices. So, some people do think that Rana should not turn up at such local events.

Anyway, endorsing a brand or attending an event either for free or at a lesser cost or higher pay packet is something purely dependent on how the celebrity wants to project himself.

Bollywood beauty Shraddha Kapoor has been finalized to essay the female lead in Prabhas’s next outing Saaho. The shoot of the film is taking place in Hyderabad and is being directed by Sujeeth. Shraddha is said to have been quite impressed with the way the movie unit is treating her. Prabhas sent his best wishes to the actress for her upcoming movie Haseena Parkar, the life story of mafia don Dawood Ibrahim’s sister.

Shraddha Kapoor essayed the title role and Haseena Parkar received poor response from the audience. The film hit screens today and failed to get decent openings all over. However Shraddha Kapoor’s performance has been widely appreciated by the audience.

Haseena Parkar’s director Apoorva Lakhia has been slammed for his poor directorial abilities. However he has been lauded for the efforts he has put in researching about the character Haseena Parkar. The director took a four long years break to make Haseena Parkar, after his previous film Zanjeer, a disaster that embarrassed Ram Charan in Bollywood.

With NTR portraying three different roles, of course, he is the man of the moment in Jai Lava Kusa. However, what is conspicuous and shocking is Nivetha’s brief role in the film.

Nivetha Thomas has not got good enough role in the film. The girl who impressed critics and audiences alike with her performance in Gentleman and Ninnu Kori, has come up with very normal role in Jai Lava Kusa. In fact, her role is drawing flak from many. The confusion in her love interest – Kusa & Jai – has not gone down well with critics.

Many were wondering what happened to this talented beauty. Nivetha looked quite odd in Jai Lava Kusa. She is not in her elements and is quite disappointing to many.

It’s time for Nivetha to be choosy about her roles and pick wiser roles. Else, she would fall into the category of regular heroines.

Actress Sreemukhi tested her luck in films after which she shifted her focus towards small screen. The actress lost huge weight and surprised everyone with her makeover.

Ever since she managed to lose weight, the anchor has been spotted in sizzling hot outfits during her public appearances. Sreemukhi has been heating up her surroundings with her glamorous outings. She has been hinting of addressing any assigned role.

For her recent photoshoot, Sreemukhi has been spotted in a thigh high slit gown showcasing her shorts. She looked stunning in the outfit and her pictures have been trending across the social media.

Sreemukhi is all set to make her comeback to films soon and is searching for interesting roles. While she is even hosting couple of television shows which made her widely popular.