Celebrity couple Jeevitha-Rajasekhar have come under the radar of Task Force Police after a close aide of theirs was arrested trafficking old currency notes that were banned a few months ago.

As per media reports, Task Force police have caught a man named Srinivas Rao red-handed while he was illegally transporting Rs 5 crore, the entire sum in banned Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes. He is a close aide and relative of Jeevitha-Rajasekhar. He has been taken into custody and the inquiry is being carried out.

Task Force has been high alert ever since RBI has recently provided one month time for the exchange of old currency in selected Post Offices and District Corporation Banks. Upon information that Srinivasa Rao was trafficking Rs 5 crore, Task Force police raided his properties and seized the said amount in old currency notes. Reportedly, Rao was arrested in the past in illegal drug trafficking case.

It is widely reported that Rao was just a carrier and the money originally belonged to the star couple. We can’t ascertain these reports as police is also yet to link a connection between the accused and celeb couple.

Meanwhile, the celeb couple hoarding Rs 5 crore in old currency has come as a huge shocker since it is widely believed that they are in neck-deep debts. Why wouldn’t they clear their debts if they had such huge money stashed in? We probably need to wait until the official police report.

Makers of ‘Mahanati’ were a bit skeptical earlier about whether audience of this generation shows interest in their film, a biopic on yesteryear actress Savitri, or not.

However, the curiosity shown on social media over the film’s cast, their roles and leaked stills has boosted the makers’ morale and now efforts are being made to further strengthen the film’s box office prospects.

Since the life of Savitri in inextricably linked to legends NTR and ANR, makers are contemplating on roping in the heirs of Nandamuri and Akkineni families to reprise their respective grandfathers’ roles. NTR Jr may not have any apprehensions about playing his grandfather on silver screen but the question is, will he accept a 2 minute cameo?

Besides the cameo, the major hinder for NTR to associate with Mahanati may be Ashwini Dutt (his daughter is producing the film and his son-in-law is directing). NTR hasn’t had a fruitful association with Dutt. When he teamed up with Vyjayanthi Movies in the past, ‘Kantri’ and ‘Shakthi’ happened.

Ashwiin Dutt however is striving to convince NTR to play the cameo in Mahanati. It needs to be seen what the ‘Janatha Garage’ actor does.

Ever since Iddarammayilatho happened, despite the result not so impressive, Allu Arjun is said to be showing his interest in Mallu girls only. His first pick would be a Mallu beauty for the role of his leading lady and only after all options done, he will move to someone else.

After romancing Amala Paul and Catherine Tresa in that Puri Jagan’s movie, later Allu Arjun recommended her name for both Rudramadevi and Sarrainodu too. Even for DJ Duvvada Jagannadham, many Mallu girls are in consideration but due to the clash of dates, Pooja Hegde has come on board. And now, for the upcoming film Na Peru Surya, many big names are being heard but Allu Arjun is showing interest on one Mallu heroine, says a source.

Yes, dusky siren Anu Emmanuel who impressed with movies like Nani’s Majnu and Raj Tarun’s Kittu Unnadu Jagratha is now the top dudette in the race for Bunny’s upcoming film. If all goes well, this aspiring hottie might get the mega chance. In the first place, why Bunny loves Mallu scented sirens so much?

Of course, Mallu heroines are not new to Tollywood as we’ve seen a horde of them even in the yesteryears like the names of Shobana and Radha to latest Nayantara and Nitya Menon. But with Bunny being a star in Malluwood as well, he feels that bringing a Malayali beauty onboard would help the film’s business there. Good thinking indeed.

Ameesha Patel, who is quite popular to Telugu audiences with her stint in Badri where she romanced Pawan Kalyan and subsequently paired opposite Mahesh Babu in Nani, is displaying her curves in a spicy photoshoot of hers.

Ameesha might be in her early 40s. Yet she is proving that she hasn’t caught up with age and maintaining the figure like before. Ameesha recently made a comeback to Tollywood with Akatayi in which she did a special song. However, the film has failed at the Box Office.

In Hindi too, nothing great is happening for Ameesha while she is surviving with a couple of films in her kitty.

Going by the craze and wide release that Allu Arjun’s DJ is having on 23rd June, no wonder some of the promising new films are taking its help.

The trailer of Rana Daggubati’s new film ‘Nene Raju Nene Manthri’ will be attached to the theatrical print of DJ so that the political thriller grab millions of eye balls. The trailer will be simultaneously released on social media at 10 AM tomorrow. Thanks to Rana’s close acquaintance with Bunny and Suresh Babu’s association with Dil Raju, audience will get to see the explosive show of Rana as well during DJ screening.

The teaser of NRNM which was released a few days ago, was astounding. It promised an entertaining film from Rana in store, and associating with DJ is the biggest trick pulled off by makers to take the hype to next level with an intense trailer. The film is being dubbed as the big comeback of director Teja, and the teaser hinted that he finally might have come out of ‘Jayam’ hangover.

Suresh Babu is planning to release Nene Raju Nene Manthri in July.

Trailers of a few more upcoming films including Dil Raju’s another production venture, ‘Fidaa’ is also likely to be attached to DJ.

Senior producer C Kalyan, who is bankrolling Balakrishna Nandamuri’s 102nd film, has made a few interesting announcements about this crazy film to be directed by noted Tamil filmmaker KS Ravikumar, who earlier helmed Chiranjeevi’s ‘Sneham Kosam’.

Nayanthara, who is extremely busy with a string of interesting Tamil films, has signed the film to mark her third collaboration with Balayya after ‘Simha’ and ‘Sri Rama Rajyam’. Who can forget the magical screen presence of this duo in ‘Simha’?

Bollywood music composer Chirantan Bhatt, who won accolades for his compositions for Balayya’s 100th film ‘Gautamiputra Satakarni’, has been brought on board for this Balayya starrer. #NBK102 will be Bhatt’s third Telugu film after Kanche and GPSK.

Regular shoot will commence towards the end of July in Hyderabad. Later, a 40-day long schedule has been planned in Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu.

Set against faction backdrop, the film will be high on sentiment and action, similar to Balayya’s iconic films – Narasimha Naidu and Samarasimha Reddy.

Faction backdrop, Action-sentiment subject, Nayanthara as leading lady, Experienced KS Ravikumar as director and finally Balayya…It looks like #NBK102 has so much to look forward to.

What would be the remuneration a star heroine charges for a top hero’s movie in Tollywood? Definitely, girls like Kajal and Nayantara are taking home more than 2 crores while Samantha and Rakul are demanding 1.5 crore and above. In that case, how much would a heroine playing a lead role in a 900 crore budgeted Hollywood movie?

Already the film “Wonder Woman” is doing wonders at the box office and it amassed Rs 3,800 crores (USD580 million) from the world-wide box office. It’s an American superhero film with 32-year-old Israeli actress and model Gal Gadot playing the lead role. Despite the fact that Gal Gadot’s performance, risky action stunts and everything else is top notch, she didn’t even get what a Kajal and Nayan charge here.

According to reports, Gal Gadot was paid only USD300000, read 1.8 crores in Indian rupees, to play the lead in this film. Had the film not become such a massive hit, this would have become her only pay. But now that it’s a super hit, she might get some bonuses. Anyway, for the upcoming sequel, the production studio might pay her around 50-70 crores, say reports.

When the payment received by Gal Gadot is revealed, her fans have got hurt and started blasting the makers on social media for giving such a cheap pay. Anyway, one big blockbuster changes the fate of any actress or actor.

The theatrical rights of Boyapati Srinu and Bellamkonda Srinivas’ Jaya Janaki Nayaka have been selling out like hot property. After its Ceded rights sold for 7.5 Crore, the latest development is that the film’s theatrical rights in Nizam have fetched a staggering 9 Crore. None other than Dil Raju, who is known as astute businessman and good judgement skill, has shelled out the whopping amount for the film’s rights in Nizam.

This has raised the curiosity levels on the film. Despite Bellamkonda Srinivas being young hero and his last film hasn’t met the expectations, the way the film’s trade is happening prior to its release is shocking many. Apparently, Boyapati Srinu’s factor is helping a lot since his last film Sarrainodu is a blockbuster.

Apart from this, the film’s unique title and pre-look of Bellamkonda Srinivas (chiseled look) have already garnered good reception. Talk is that producer Miryala Ravinder is cashing in on the craze and has been in talks with the distributors for other areas.

Featuring Rakul Preet, Pragya Jaiswal as female lead and Catherine Tresa in a special song, Jaya Janaki Nayaka is all set for Aug 11 release.

Piercing tattoos on bodies has become the latest trend among celebrities. While some ink them to make a style statement, others try to convey their thoughts and beliefs. Charming actress Charmme is the latest actress to join this crazy bandwagon with a tattoo that is sure to raise many eyebrows.

Charmme’s tattoo, written in Spanish language, literally translates to, ‘If you can touch the soul, you can touch the ass’. Besides sharing the pictures of her tattoo that was inked on her leg, Charmme reportedly said that she wanted her tattoo to reflect her thoughts.

That’s quite a bold thought about ass!!

She has inked another tattoo on her hand that reads, ‘Limited edition’. Now, what in the world that could mean?

Charmme was recently in news for the controversy involving her visit to a Gurudwara wearing shorts.