Creative director Teja, who has recently scored a hit with ‘Nene Raju Nene Manthri’, is all set to direct a star hero after almost a decade and half. Mahesh Babu’s Nijam (2003) was his last big film.

As Teja, who created a trend in Tollywood with his initial films such as ‘Chithram’, ‘Jayam’ and ‘Nuvvu Nenu’, continued to deliver flop after flop for more than a decade, no star hero allegedly wanted to work with him. Meanwhile, he was happy to make films with newcomers, which all were flops, since the risk factor was minimum. The director has finally made a comeback with NRNM and has revealed in one of the interviews that he no longer wants to direct newcomers.

As per the latest reports, a top producer is planning a film in the combination of Teja and mass Maharaja Ravi Teja. Story discussions have been happening for past few days and the project is likely to happen if Teja can convince the ‘Kick’ hero with the final narration. If materializes, this project will be a huge opportunity for Teja to prove his consistency and get back into top league of directors.

Ravi Teja will very soon wrap up both ‘Raja The Great’ and ‘Touch Chesi Chudu’. He has the remake of Tamil film ‘Bogan’ in pipeline. Srinu Vytla too is waiting for a chance but Ravi Teja is undecided about taking a risk considering the director’s recent flop record. Teja and Ravi Teja’s film may go on floors by the end of this year.

Malayalam actress abduction and harassment created a huge sensation across Kerala and indeed across the country. Top actor Dileep has been detained in the case and he is currently in judicial remand. The actor has been rejected bail thrice after the court felt that he could influence the witnesses if granted bail.

Now his wife Kavya Madhavan landed in trouble after the cops managed to get the evidences about her involvement in the case. The prime accused Pulsar Ravi revealed that he has been directed by ‘Madam’ to assault the actress. He even said that he has been paid by her for following her instructions.

Pulsar Ravi today confessed his crime before the court and he said that Kavya Madhavan was the ‘Madam’ in the crime. He even reminded that he revealed her name several times in the past. A memory card which contained the pictures and videos of the assaulted actress have been with Kavya Madhavan and the cops already searched her office last month.

The actress has been kidnapped in February after which she has been sexually assaulted and the video has been captured. Six members have been arrested who are related to this crime after which the prime accused Pulsar Suni revealed the name of Dileep. There are talks that Kavya Madhavan will be taken into custody soon.

It is not uncommon when new actresses refuse to flaunt their ‘glamour’ in their career beginning, but slowly they go for hot photo shoots to shed their ‘cute performer’ tag after striking few hit films.

Here is Lavanya Tripathi, who earned fame as cute actress, but still on her way to reach the big league, just because she is not as hot as many other actresses.

Looks like Lavanya is not in a mood to carry a cute tag along with her, while her fellow actresses are heating up the screens with their oomph. This is a picture from her latest photo shoot, a struggle for ‘hot’ tag.

Those who have seen ‘Arjun Reddy’, might not have forgot the raw and rugged look of Vijay Devarakonda from the film, such was the impact created by that character.

Now, look at this picture of an innocent boy wearing spectacles and ‘bottu’ on forehead. Did anyone have predicted that he would go on to become an actor who could dare to do a bold film like Arjun Reddy? Not even his parents might have. Vijay’s remarkable transformation is quite a huge surprise. This childhood pic of the actor is now going viral on social media.

Post the success of Arjun Reddy, Vijay is now flooded with film offers.

Its been almost 9 months since the death of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa but the mysteries surrounding her demise and the fights over her property are still at large. Afresh, a woman came out in open claiming that she was the biological daughter of Jayalalithaa.

Going into details, a woman named Amrutha from Bengaluru has recently claimed herself as the biological daughter of Jayalalithaa. She even expressed her willingness to undergo DNA Test to prove her claim. She also wrote letters to the President Ram Nath Kovind and PM Narendra Modi demanding CBI Inquiry into the 75-days stay of Jayalalithaa at Apollo Hospital and her subsequent death.

In her letter, Amrutha stated that Jayalalithaa went into depression after the death of her mother, and that she came out as a strong woman with the help of actor Sobhan Babu. She claimed to be the biological daughter of Sobhan Babu and Amma. ‘I came into this world as a result of their love. They couldn’t marry each other because of certain issues,’ she wrote.

She further mentioned that the responsibility of her upbringing was vested by Jayalalithaa on her sister Sailaja and her husband Sarathi.

‘I met her for the first time in 1996, when Sailaja told me to do so. She hugged me with affection and talked with me at length. Though I met her a few more times, she never told me that she is my real mother. My relative told me that I am Jayalalithaa’s daughter only when she felt disgusted to see outsiders fighting for her property after her demise,’ she added.

Amrutha also said that she has doubts over Jayalalithaa’s death and that she suspects a conspiracy by Sasikala and Natarajan.

Amrutha’s letter has become a huge topic of discussion in Tamil Nadu.

With the kind of success streak Nani is having, his new film MCA is bound to have immense craze among audiences. And, the hype for MCA got doubled post the release of Fidaa, courtesy Sai Pallavi.

The Malayali beauty became a sensation in Tollywood with Fidaa. So, people are obviously waiting for her next film. Here is a working still from MCA (Middle Class Abbayi) where the film’s two talent powerhouses – Nani and Pallavi are seen on a bike. The performance of these two actors is expected to be the biggest highlight of this Dil Raju brand film.

Venu Sriram of ‘Oh My Friend’ fame is directing MCA which is slated to hit screens on 22nd December this year.

Rana Daggubati turned television host with No1 Yaari with Rana and the show has been a smashing hit. Several Tollywood celebrities have been promoting their upcoming films on his talk show.

Nandamuri Balakrishna is the special guest for the show, which will be aired this weekend. The actor had a candid talk with Rana and he even shaked leg for the title song of Paisa Vasool in the show. The pictures and the teaser of the show have been out which is quite promising.

Balakrishna and Puri Jagannadh shot for the show yesterday and Balayya has been extremely hilarious throughout the show. Puri and NBK even shared many interesting updates on the show.

The movie has been slated for release this Friday and is directed by Puri Jagannadh. Shriya Saran is the female lead and Bhavya Creations bankrolled the project.

In terms of casting, Prabhas’ ‘Saaho’ is likely to give a rough competition to Megastar Chiranjeevi’s ‘Sye Raa’ as more and more pan-India actors are being included in the film.

As per latest reports, actress Mandira Bedi is the latest to join the team of Saaho. Over a career spanning more than two decades, Mandira has donned several hats namely actress, fashion designer, model, television presenter etc. The 45-year-old actress occasionally makes it to headlines these days thanks to the hawt and vibrant private pics she shares on Instagram.

Mandira will reportedly be playing a negative character in Saaho. Her character name is Kalki, and she will be performing some daredevil stunts in the action adventure. She will share screen space with the likes of Jackie Shroff, Chunky Pandey, Mahesh Manjrekar and Tinnu Anand. Neil Nithin Mukesh is playing the lead antagonist. Young Tamil actor Arun Vijay is also on board.

Shraddha Kapoor is playing the female lead in the film that is being produced on 150 Cr budget. The film will be shot across exotic locales in Romania, Abu Dhabi, Mumbai and Hyderabad. International stunt choreographers have been roped in to compose the adrenaline pumping action sequences.

Saaho will release in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi in 2018.

In the last few years, Overseas market, especially of the US, has evolved as a major revenue generating area for Telugu movies. Low budget films having strong content fare better than star-studded commercial stuff here.

Vijay Deverakonda’s ‘Arjun Reddy’ is the latest entrant in the 1 million dollar club in the US, and the 35th Telugu film overall. The feat achieved by Arjun Reddy is astonishing by any standard not just because of the quick time in which it was achieved but largely because it was the first A certified film to reach the milestone.

As overseas audiences continually reject routine masala stuff, there has been a perception that they patronize only comedy and family entertainers. Arjun Reddy has shattered this perception in style by minting 1 million dollar in flat four days despite not falling into the category of comedy and family entertainers. The film is going strong at box office and is expected to wind up at a huge number.

Arjun Reddy is a testimony to say that US audiences encourage films with strong content, irrespective of the genre, theme and star cast.