Rana Daggubati, who was indulged in a well-planned but seemingly controversial banter with his IIFA Utsavam co-host Nani, has angered the fans of superstar Mahesh Babu by taking a dig at his disaster film Brahmotsavam at the same event.

The IIFA Utsavan ceremony was telecast on Sunday and it had this notorious dialogue mouthed by Rana – ‘Abbayilu Pelliki Mundu Srimanthudu, Pellayyaka Brahmotsavam’ (Men before marriage are rich & successful and turns disastrous after marriage).

The usage of the words ‘Srimanthudu’ and ‘Brahmotsavam’ to generate fun wasn’t liked by fans of Mahesh as the punchline seemed as a way of humiliating their favorite actor. The disastrous result of Brahmotsavam is considered by fans as the biggest black mark in Mahesh’s career and a big actor like Rana taking a dig at their favorite hero on such a big stage is now being seen as epic humiliation.

In no time, the dialogue mouthed by Rana has started trending on social media with utmost funny memes having been created.

After a long hiatus, Taapsee is back in Telugu with an upcoming horror comedy Anando Brahma. The Punjabi kudi who started her career in Telugu seven years ago has gone places and did films such as Pink and Shabana. However, in her base Telugu, she is yet to score a success.

As she is returning to where she started her career, Tapasee openly says, “I want one hit in Telugu now. Yes, my previous films have bombed. I need a hit to turn the tables.” She quickly adds that her coming film Anando Brahma would be successful and she says she needs luck.

Admitting that her role in the film is not performance oriented, she says it is normal happy-go-lucky role but says it’s worth to watch. Taapsee also says, “Many asked me whether it is a heroine-centric film. No, it is not. It is a story oriented film.” The film has ensemble cast including Vennela Kishore, Srinivasa Reddy, Shakalaka Shankar and others.

Although she did a handful of Telugu films, none of them have worked at the marquee. At one point, Taapsee was jinxed. But however, she proved her mettle in Hindi and now hoping to score success in Telugu. Directed by Mahi V Raghav whose last film was Patashala, Anando Brahma is tipped to be a comedy horror.

Superstar Mahesh Babu has finally put a full stop to the wild speculations that have been doing rounds about the film’s teaser release and theatrical release dates.

The actor took to twitter to announce that the teaser of Spyder will release on 31st May at 5 PM, on the eve of his father Krishna’s birthday. Mahesh has also given a bonus to his loyal fans by confirming the film’s release as well. The long delayed film will hit screens for Dussehra festival.

“#SpyDer will come to you this Dussehra ! Let’s get the party started with the first glimpse on May 31st at 5 PM,” tweeted Mahesh.

Fans have started celebrating as the highly awaited announcement has come directly from the horse’s mouth.

It will be interesting to see if the makers of Spyder stick to the release date as Pawan Kalyan-Trivikram’s film is also eyeing Dussehra release.

Superstar Rajinikanth needs no introduction. His fan base and charisma is beyond words. This naturally gives liberty to his producers who go extra mile and dig deep into pockets to splurge for his films. The latest we hear is that a staggering set worth Rs 5 Crore is erected in Chennai for Rajini’s new film “Kaala” that rolled onto floors on Sunday in Mumbai.

A special set of Dharavi slum in Mumbai is erected in Chennai that said to have costed Rs 5 Crore. The set would look so real as if it is replica of Mumbai’s Dharavi, considered as Asia’s largest slum. A major chunk of the film is going to be shot in the set.

Since a few general shots in realistic locales of Mumbai are required for the film, Rajini has left to Mumbai from Chennai on Saturday evening. Rajini has begun shooting for the film in Mumbai backdrop for a few scenes after which he will return to Chennai where the film will have a week-long schedule.

Rajini essays the role of an underworld don ruling Mumbai. The film produced by Dhanush is going to be released in Telugu, Hindi along with Tamil. Kabali director PA Ranjith is helming the film while Bollywood actress Huma Qureshi plays Rajini’s love interest in the film. Santhosh Narayanan, who composed music for Kabali, is going to score music for Kaala as well. The film has an interesting tagline – Karikalan, means the King.

Ace director SS Rajamouli made a big statement. He called his latest film Baahubali 2 as the most satisfying film in his career till date.

When asked about whether he has any regrets about Baahubali 2 or whether he would like to correct any mistakes, humble-Rajamouli replied, “Each and every film of mine, I have a feeling that I could make it better. But Baahubali 2 is my most satisfying film. We have done our best. We have done what all we could do for the film. Yes, still there are a few which we should had made in Baahubali 2.”

“The emotions should had been deeper. The emotional scenes have been moved quickly in the film. For example, Kattappa shouldn’t have agreed to kill Baahubali quickly. There had to be more drama, more emotion before he is convinced to do so. Like wise, there has to be more base before Sivagami coming to such conclusion. She shouldn’t have agreed to do so such early. Due to duration of a film, we can’t make it bigger. It was already 2 hr 40 mins. It can’t have more length than it.”

Also Rajamouli admits that there are few other portions in Baahubali 2 that hadn’t conveyed as he conceived. “Scenes between Rana and Prabhas should had more depth. The younger brother who loves his elder brother and the elder brother who wants to kill his younger brother…the duo should have more scenes. There were a few scenes we had written between them but unfortunately we couldn’t retain them in the film,” Rajamouli clearly explained on where he had some dissatisfaction in the film.

Yet on the whole Rajamouli has dubbed the film as his most satisfying film till date. It can be noted that the second part alone has grossed over Rs 1500 Crore world-wide and created several records at the Box Office.

Slowly and steadily, it seems like Allu Arjun is building his own road to fame while all these days he’s traversing on the path laid by his uncle Megastar Chiranjeevi. After achieving some big feats, his calculated moves are simply fascinating.

Initially, he started slowly but now he’s delivering that 50+ crore hits continuously thereby strengthening his market. The name ‘Allu Arjun’ became a brand now, and also emerged as a stylish star at Telugu box office. And then this brand started becoming ‘Mallu Arjun’ as well as his films are scoring well at Malayalam box office too. Post achieving these two feats, he’s on a new mission now.

Apparently, Allu Arjun has worked on TV commercials of brands like Colgate and others earlier, but he slowed down somehow later. Now, he has upped the ante and picking up many brands under his kitty. Both TV and YouTube are right now taken by the showers of his Red Bus ads all the time. Not stopping there, Fair and Handsome cream’s ads also now feature Bunny as a replacement for Shahrukh Khan down south.

Picking many brands at a jet speed here for Telugu states will make Allu Arjun has Brand Arjun very soon, says advertising pundits and brand managers. This brand sketch will work big time to make him a most sought after hero when it comes to Bollywood big studios investing in local projects like it happened in Mahesh Babu’s case. For now, the star of brands when it comes to Telugu heroes is none other than Mahesh Babu, who has more than two dozens of brands under his kitty, from Royal Stag cassettes and CDs to cooking oil ads.