Banking on the positive buzz and summer holidays, Naga Chaitanya’s latest release Ra Randoi Veduka Chooddam has taken the career best opening for the Akkineni hero.

The family and love entertainer has reportedly collected a share of 3.4 crore on the opening day in the Telugu states. This is a great performance given that producer Nagarjuna had opted for a limited release.

Below is the area-wise break-up of share

Nizam – 1,07,54,388

Ceded – 50,00,000

Nellore – 10,86,000

Guntur – 36,00,000

Krishna – 28,16,000

West – 27,00,000

East – 34,61,418

Uttharandhra – 45,00,000

Total 1st day AP & TS share 3.4cr

The worldwide share is around 4.5 crore. The positive word of mouth is expected to propel the film to emerge the biggest commercial hit of Chai.

If there is one mysterious controversy in the elite career of ace director SS Rajamouli, then it has to be the infamous ‘Magadheera’ scandal. It was widely speculated back then that Rajamouli got miffed with the Mega family and Allu Aravind for not giving him the due credit and that he went on to rope in a comedian – Sunil as the hero of his immediate next film and scored a massive hit.

Afresh, Rajamuli has once again opened up about the ‘Magadheera’ controversy in ‘Open Heart with RK’ program. The talk show’s promo was recently aired where a candid Rajamouli was seen talking about his issues with Allu Aravind. He said that he was angry with the Mega producer for several reasons. The ‘Baahubali’ director also talked about why he intentionally skipped the 100 days function of Magadheera.

The promo has raised curiosity on what Rajamouli might have said about his allegedly strained relation with Allu Aravind and Megastar Chiranjeevi. Mega fans and general movie goers have already started discussions on this issue. The true revelations of Rajamouli will however come out in open only when the full interview is aired.

Telugu films often work like a drug for people seeking some happiness. Yes, it’s the songs, dance and the comedy factor that work like a therapy on the audiences who seek solace and comfort through watching movies. That’s the reason our heroes and directors do focus on those elements a lot.

When software engineering professional Kishore acted in the film “Vennela”, little did he know that the film title would become his surname in Telugu Film Industry. Owing to the deficit of comedians, this talented actor-director has scaled heights in no time. His handsome looks, terrific comedy timing and ability to mingle with actors of all ages and heroes of all statures made him a sought after folk.

From last years hits like Majnu, Ekkadikipothava Chinnavada to recently released films like Keshava and the otherday release Rarandoi Veduka Chooddam, he featured in some hilarious roles of either hero’s friend or the Saint reliever in the second half. Definitely, he lived a couple of notches up above the expectations. Irrespective of how the talk around the films has come out, Vennela Kishore’s character always stood out.

Looking at this happening, we could say that Kishore is becoming that new drug in Tollywood which audiences need a dose of it regularly. Earlier Brahmanandam used to be in similar position, ruling the throne almost single handed, but now the likes of Vennela Kishore to 30-years Prithvi occupied it.

Universal hero Kamal Haasan, who has been indulging in controversies lately, has now put himself in an embarrassing situation because of his loose tongue.

It is known that Kamal is gearing up to make his television debut with the popular reality show ‘Bigg Boss’. While the Hindi version is hosted by Salman Khan, Kamal has been brought on board to do the same job for the Tamil version.

During the launch of the promo of the show on Friday, when Kamal was asked why he chose an entertainment-themed yet controversy-prone show rather than a socially responsible show like ‘Satyameva Jayate’, which was hosted by Aamir Khan, the ‘Viswaroopam’ actor has reportedly taken a jibe at the ‘Dangal’ actor.

“I have been more socially responsible than the person who did the show,” said Kamal when asked about Satyamev Jayate.

The comment hasn’t gone well with both Bollywood media and Aamir’s fans. Kamal is being criticized on social media for his seemingly dig at Aamir.

Mega Power star Ram Charan, who has been taking a break from the shoot of #RC11 owing to extreme heat conditions in Godavari region, seems to be making good use of the free time.

Charan’s caring wife Upasana has recently shared this selfie on social media writing that the couple trekked for 7 long hours before capturing the memorable moment in camera. Upasana has always shared the lovely moments from their life with Mega fans since Charan isn’t much active on social media.

A new schedule of #RC11 is scheduled to commence from June 1. Charan is overseeing the progress in pre-production work of Uyyalawada.

All the three Khans of Bollywood have finally responded on the phenomenal success of ‘Baahubali 2’ and they all have different things to say. Both SRK and Aamir have recently said separately that they didn’t watch the film but praised it and congratulated the whole team. Now, the true box office king, Salman Khan, has also lauded the film but then made a quirky comment.

Interacting with media on the sidelines of trailer launch of his upcoming film ‘Tubelight’, when Salman was asked if he thinks his film can break the box office records of ‘Baahubali 2’, the actor said, “After Baahubali, we came up with Bajrangi Bhaijaan and it did well. Now, after Baahubali 2, we are coming up with Tubelight. I am not much worried about box office numbers. I have yet to see Baahubali 2 but I heard it is a phenomenal success. I think every film has its own destiny.”

Without acknowledging the efforts of Rajamouli, the cast and producers, Salman simply gave the entire credit of film’s success to ‘destiny’.

If that was bot enough, he later said, “They made Baahubali in four years whereas I do two films a year. If you calculate the total box office numbers of all my films in that period, there is a difference.”

Salman’s alleged comments, which seemed as if he was trying to downplay Baahubali’s success, have not gone well with fans.

It seems the union government is moving positively towards the long pending demand to accord India’s highest civilian award Bharata Ratna to Telugu Matinee Idol and TDP founder NT Rama Rao.

Union minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju said the letter forwarded by Srikakulam MP K Ramamohan Naidu to the centre requesting to announce the award to NTR has been taken into consideration.

He said the Prime Minister’s Office is examining the issue and Prime minister Narendra Modi will take a decision soon. After finalising the decision,  PM will forward the same to President for his final nod.

Beautiful actress Vishakha Singh, who acted in few films including Nara Rohit’s ‘Rowdy Fellow’ has got robbed at the Cannes Film Festival 2017.

Vishakha Singh took to social media to inform that she was robbed of her belongings including passport, jewelry and other valuables. Her things were stolen from the room that was allotted to her.

More than the shocking burglary, she expressed her disappointment over the sluggish response of the police officials when she had approached them for help. As a final resort, the actress approached the Indian embassy and was assured of all the assistance needed. She however had to go through a lot of paperwork.

Recently, singer and dubbing artist Chinmayi was also got robbed in the US while she was on a music tour.