Horrific crime thriller Dandupalyam is well-known.The Telugu-dubbed Kannada film, which released fiver years ago in 2012, had set the Box Office on fire. Based on a gang of notorious criminals who go on looting houses, raping and murdering women, the film had managed to got a cult following.

Five years later, the makers are now coming up with a sequel, Dandupalyam 2. And the film’s recently released trailer has triggered the spark once again. Director Srinivas Raju who stick to the same old cast, however, says that the sequel will be completely different and “unpredictable”. He claims that Dandupalyam 2 is going to be five times terrific than its first part. He adds that the film will start with a surprising element and ends on a shocking note. “I’m not giving any message with the film. I don’t think people would change after watching a film. It’s a crime film and I totally stick to it without mixing any other elements such as comedy,” said Srinivas Raju a Telugu director who proved mettle in Kannada film industry.

While the film is slated for release in July, makers are also planning to release Dandupalyam 3 four weeks after the second part’s release. The shootings of both part 2 and part 3 have been wrapped up and complete.

Will part 2 and part 3 recreate the success of its part 1?

Malayalam blockbuster ‘Premam’ is one film which shaped up the careers of everyone associated with that magical project. The film was even remade into Telugu with the same title.

Cute actress Anupama Parameswaran, who set up her career on the strong foundation laid by ‘Premam’, has now given a lovely tribute to the cult film. Anupama has named her new house after ‘Premam’ and moved into the house on the day when the film completed exactly 2 years.

In a Facebook post, the ‘Shatamanam Bhavathi’ actress said, “2 years back …..This same day….a miracle happened in my life…..”Premam”…..And now when I want to name my house…Cant find a better one.”

The success of Premam landed Anupama in the eyes of Telugu filmmakers and with a string of hits, she has established herself as one of the most sought after actresses here.

After giving a terrific start to the launch of a movie, a star heroine has simply opted out of it for a silly reason. There are many rumours being spoken about this incident and all the fingers point at the actress’ short-tempered nature.

Earlier this particular lady chose to exit from a couple of films in a similar fashion and few filmmakers even threatened her with a legal notice. But some insiders are saying that opting out of those films is different from this particular film.

While sharing her thoughts with a national media house, our heroine shared no trivial detail about missing out this film except saying that ‘sometimes it happens’. Actually, a rumour has started doing rounds that our heroine intentionally skipped this film without revealing a startling fact. They say, she’s actually pregnant and carrying her first ever child.

Point is that she’s not yet married and one wonders why she opted for kids much before tying the knot. Anyway, this might just be another rumour.

Revolutionary actor and producer R Narayana Murthy is a unique character in film industry. Though he played several characters exposing the ruling class, he never showed any interest in entering active politics, though he has connections with political parties and leaders.

In a recent interview to a channel, Narayana Murthy disclosed an interesting development. He said several political parties tried to rope him into politics, but he never succumbed to such offers, though they were very attractive.

He said Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu had offered him ticket to fight the Lok Sabha elections, not once but thrice.

“But I politely declined the offer,” he said.

The Congress party, too, offered him a ticket for the Lok Sabha elections in 2004 and another prominent political party in 2014 elections.

“But I was not interested in politics and so, I turned down all the offers,” he said.

Stating that politics in a full-time job, he said that one should enter politics only if they are willing to work 24 hours a day for the people.

He further said that NTR had created history by joining politics and after him, YSR alone had such character.

The promos of veteran director Vamsy’s upcoming film ‘Fashion Designer s/o Ladies Tailor’ have given ample evidence that the director has used his full creativity in presenting his three leading ladies as sensually sexy as he can. Of the three, the lesser known Manali Rathod has clearly outsmarted Anisha Ambrose and Maansa with her natural oomph.

As per latest reports, impressed by her looks and performance, debutante Upendra Madahv has roped in Manali for his film starring Kalyanram Nandamuri. Titled MLA, the film will go on floors very soon. However, it is not yet clear if Manali will be seen as the main leading lady or play a key role in the film. Top actress Kajal was in news until recently to romance Kalyanram in this action comedy.

MLA is undoubtedly the biggest project of Manali’s career so far. Meanwhile, she has pinned high hopes on Fashion Designer and she expects her career will take a drastic turn after this film’s release.

While recently opening up about his highly alleged strained association with Allu Aravind, Rajamouli cited the fake 100 days centres of Magadheera as the reason for differences between them. But, as per latest reports, Rajamouli hasn’t divulged the real reasons and that he is no more interested to work with the Mega producer.

It is heard that Rajamouli has been receiving representations from Allu Aravind to direct his son, Allu Arjun in his next project. Since Rajamouli has committed to do his next film for DVV Danayya, who is a trusted accomplice of Allu Aravind, the mega producer is hellbent on somehow convincing the ‘Baahubali’ maker to direct Bunny.

On the other hand, Rajamouli hasn’t yet decided on his next hero as he is yet to lock the subject of his next film. He is said to have developed some serious differences with Aravind during Magadheera time and it is cited as the prime reason why he has never entered Mega compound after that industry hit film.

Buzz in film circles is that Rajamouli has strategically weaved a story around Magadheera controversy, after all these years, in order to convey the message of ‘No more working together’ to Aravind.

After Shruti Haasan has recently walked out of ‘Sangamithra’ due to clash of schedules, the makers of upcoming high budget film ‘Sangamithra’ that is speculated to be made on around Rs 400 crore budget, are breaking their heads to find a replacement.

To mitigate their burden, actress Neetu Chandra, who is being seen these days in only item songs and small films, has offered to play the character of Sangamithra with utmost dedication and honor. She cited her qualifications – an experienced theatre artist and a blackbelt in Taekwondo (she holds two Dan black belts in Taekwondo and represented India in the 1997 World Taekwondo Championships) as to why she is a perfect fit to play the warrior queen.
Makers of Sangamithra may not complain about her looks and talent but they are in search of more popular actress across South and Bollywood.

Anushka and Nayanthara are two probable choices. Anushka may not show keenness in investing a few more years on one huge project and given how busy Nayan is, she may also show least interest.

After the demise of legend Dasari Narayana Rao it is natural to talk about the masterpieces he had made such as Premabhishekam, Meghasandesham, Osey Ramulamma, Thatha Manavadu etc. But, what about the films that he intended to make but failed to do so.

A film in the combination of Dasari and Pawan Kalyan was announced a few years ago. Dasari later clarified that he would only produce the film and choose a potential director. It was rumored that Trivikram would direct this project. Somehow, the project never materialized and Pawan got busy with other commitments.

After the demise of late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in December last year, Dasari expressed his wish of making a biopic on her. He later divulged to media that he was writing the script and would make a formal announcement when he is done with scripting. He was reportedly considering Anushka to reprise Jayalalithaa.

He also planned to make the epic Mahabharata in four parts. The script work had been in progress. Dasari wanted to make a film titled ‘Son’ with his son Arun Kumar as hero, in order to revive his career. The title was also registered at Film Chamber.

Unfortunately, he succumbed to age-related ailments before he could makern any of the above projects. His last directorial, ‘Erra Bus’ (2014) was arn washout at box office. It would have been fitting if he had ended his rnachievement-filled career with a success.