Lakshmi Rai is enjoying the hype and hungama after she sizzled in Rathalu item song with Chiranjeevi in his comeback film Khaidi No 150. The hot actress has been on a vacation and her bikini pictures at beautiful beaches are already making rounds.

Here is a picture of Lakshmi Rai flaunting her hot body in bikini pose, but photo-bombed by a foreigner from the back with his funny expression. Our Rathalu found it quite funny and shared it with fans, though that guy spoiled her bikini pose.

With every passing moment Megastar Chiranjeevi’s ‘Khaidi Number 150’ is setting a new record with its humongous release. It was earlier reported that 317 shows were planned in multiplexes in Hyderabad. Fresh buzz making rounds is that the movie’s first day shows number has been confirmed as 408 in Nizam area and this is termed as an all time record for this territory is concerned.

On the other hand, the film will be screened in all 14 theaters of Rajahmundry while the number is 17 in Vizag with all screens of the city were allotted for movie’s screening. The movie will be screened in Udaipur in two screens and it’s going to be the first ever Telugu film to have achieved this feat.

‘Khaidi Number 150’ is all set to gear up for release on January 11. Ace director VV Vinayak has wielded megaphone for this Mega Power Star Ram Charan’s production venture. Ratnavelu has done DoP. Devi Sri Prasad is the music scorer.

Although all the mega family heroes were in attendance at the ‘Boss is Back’ event, Pawan Kalyan’s irreplaceable absence and the displeasure among fans was clearly seen.

Some time ago, it was rumored that all was not well between Pawan and Chiru and so he was keeping distance from mega family events. However, Power star brought curtains down on these rumors by making his presence felt at the shashtipoorthi event of Chiru and later going all the way to his home to congratulate him for ‘Bruce Lee’. Later, Chiru attended as chief guest for the audio launch of Pawan’s Sardaar.

Just when every mega fan thought that the brothers were back together, Pawan skipped Sreeja’s wedding and Khaidi No.150 launch event. Now, he has given a miss to the all-important pre-release event. So, what is the reason for Pawan’s ambiguous bonding with mega family?

Talk in film circles is that Allu Aravind is the prime reason. It is heard that Pawan was deeply hurt with the way Allu Aravind dealt with Praja Rajyam Party before merging it with the Congress.

Ever since, the ‘Gabbar Singh’ actor has reportedly been keeping distance from the senor filmmaker and also avoiding all the ‘Mega’ family events in his bid to not come face to face with Aravind. Bunny’s controversy-leading statements about Pawan is also said to be an alleged result of Pawan and Aravind’s cold war.

Until Pawan and Allu Aravind were seen bonding well at some public event, these rumors might not subjugate.

The alleged cold war between Allu Arjun and fans of Pawan Kalyan dates back to ‘Sarrainodu’ success event. Although Bunny has clarified about his ‘Cheppanu Brother’ comment during the audio launch event of ‘Oka Manasu’ and asked Pawan fans to mend their ways, the animosity between the fans and the ‘DJ’ star looks to be still existing.

Afresh, Bunny was rounded up by some fans of Pawan when the actor attended the pre-release event of Khaidi No.150. Reportedly, as Bunny was reaching out to the venue after stepping out of his car, Pawan fans surrounded him and started shouting ‘Power Star’ slogans. With no way to move forward, Bunny had to patiently keep a smiling face until the police personnel came to his rescue.

Interestingly, despite the gherao, Bunny didn’t oblige to the fans to utter ‘Power Star’ slogan. This incident has seen the light just now and a video of the same is currently going viral on youtube.

Smart businessmen never take sides and maintain good relations with everyone in the power hierarchy. Tollywood and Suresh Babu are no exception! But the clash of Khaidi No 150 and Gautamiputra Satakarni is turning out to be a huge headache for Suresh Babu, say industry sources.

Balakrishna had already roped in Suresh Babu to get maximum theatres for his film. On the other hand, no sensible distributor or exhibitor can afford not to screen Khaidi No 150.

Suresh Babu is like caught between the devil and the deep sea. Mega fans in the Godavari districts are said to be highly miffed at the fact that majority theatres under Suresh Babu’s control  have been earmarked for GPSK.

Without ruffling Balayya’s feathers, the Ramanaidu heir also has to pamper the ego of mega-fans. A tough balancing act indeed!

You could have seen people re-selling mobiles, electronics, gadgets, cars, home products and kitchen utensils on OLX, but here’s a Telugu movie ticket which’s up for sale on e-commerce site.

Going into details, the much-anticipated Gautami Putra Satakarni, starring Nandamuri Balakrishna, has attracted many eyeballs for several reasons. In what can be called as a stunning and shocking incident on Internet, a user has put up an online ticket (I.e on 12th Jan, 2:30PM show at Arjun Theatre, Kukatpally) for sale on OLX.

Having purchased it for Rs 87 (including all taxes), the unknown user quoted it for a hefty price I.e 500Rs. Although it can be termed as black ticket, people who’re planning to catch the film on day-1 are wondering to learn about this.

Given Balakrishna’s craze and the amount of positive buzz GPSK is carrying, the unidentified would find many users to grab his ticket. Now that, all cinephiles are anticipated about the first Sankranthi release Khaidi No:150, the costly ticket is expected to be grabbed either on 11th or 12th!

Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu is fit as fiddle, energetic and handsome. What is the secret behind it?

Well, actress-producer Manchu Lakshmi, daughter of senior actor Manchu Mohan Babu, has the answer. Participating in the marathon programme at Vijayawada on Monday, Manchu Lakshmi said Naidu was still handsome and healthy even at the age of 66 only because he does regular exercise and Yoga.

“All of us need to learn from him on how to keep fit. If you are bodily fit, you will be mentally strong,” she said.

But, then, Naidu’s rivals allege that he has become mentally sick. Senior Congress MP K V P Ramchandra Rao even went to the extent of saying that Naidu is suffering from dementia and Alzheimer’s disease and hence forgets people quickly. But, Naidu claims he is working like a machine for 18 hours a day and that is the secret of his success!

Khaidi No.150 is the most eagerly awaited film this Sankranthi. The advance bookings for the movie have been phenomenal and trade circles are expecting earth shattering openings on the 11th.

Already, the hype around this movie is quite high ever since the news came out that Ram Charan playing a short cameo alongside his father in the Ammadu Let’s Do Kummudu song. Now, here’s a ‘Stylish’ surprise.

In his latest interview, Chiru himself has revealed that his nephew Stylish Star Allu Arjun too will be seen in a special cameo in Khaidi No.150. Coming from Chiru himself, this is indeed treat for fans.

Incidentally, Bunny’s first ever silver screen debut was with his Mamayya’s Daddy nearly 15 years ago. In the film, Bunny was seen in a song, showcasing his dancing skills.

Both Mahesh Babu and Pawan Kalyan have resumed shooting for their respective films after their New Year vacation break.

While Pawan Kalyan is shooting in Hyderabad for action sequences of “Katamarayudu”, Mahesh Babu is shooting for regular scenes. Both the stars have set a target of finishing these movies by end of February.

Pawan Kalyan hoped to start the regular shoot of Trivikram from the first week of January itself but it has now been postponed to March 1st week. He now wants to wrap up the entire shoot of “Katamarayudu” including the picturisation of songs in Feb and work on Trivikram’s movie afresh in the month of March.

Pawan Kalyan and director third movie was launched in November. Since then Trivikram has been waiting for Pawan to complete the shoot of “Katamarayudu”.

On the other hand, Mahesh Babu and Koratala Siva’s second film was also launched in November and it was planned to begin the regular shoot from January. But due to delay of shoot of Murugadoss’s movie, he is now planning to resume the work of Koratala from March.

Not only are both these movies going to begin regular shoot from March, both are aiming for Dussera 2017 release. So, we will be seeing direct clash between Pawan Kalyan and Mahesh Babu this year.

Ghazi is one more prestigious film to release in this year in multiple languages. Touted to be India’s first submarine war based film, major shooting of the project is done underwater.

Written and directed by Sankalp Reddy, Ghazi speaks about the mysterious disappearance of Pakistan submarine PNS Ghazi in 1971 indo Pak war when placed near eastern coast of India.

After the first look of Rana released as Naval Officer, here comes the entire team of Tapsee Pannu, Kay Kay Menon and Atul Kulkarni in this new poster. The submarine vehicle as seen in the poster is populated with many Naval Officers including Rana.

First of its kind Indian film made on Hollywood standards is bankrolled by Matinee Entertainments, PVP Cinema is all set for a massive release on Feb 17th.

Actor Ram Charan, who awaits the release of his maiden production venture “Khaidi No 150”, says his wife is his biggest critic and he takes her opinion very seriously.

“I don’t usually consult her before signing a project,” Ram Charan told IANS. Ram Charan and Upasana are married for four years.

“At home, we don’t discuss my work. I decide the projects I want to do. However, she’s a big critic and she makes it a point to watch all my films and shares her opinion. I look forward to her suggestions,” he said.

Son of megastar Chiranjeevi, the “Magadheera” actor has come a long way since his acting debut with 2007 Telugu actioner “Chirutha”.

Last seen in Telugu thriller “Dhruva”, Ram Charan is still waiting for an opportunity to work with his father and uncle Pawan Kalyan in the same film.

“We’d love to work together but we are waiting for the right script. And the day we get one, we won’t think twice about collaborating.”

Chiranjeevi has featured in cameo roles twice in Ram Charan’s films “Magadheera” and “Bruce Lee – The Fighter”.

Ram Charan will next be seen in a yet-untitled Telugu rural drama with director Sukumar.

Pawan Kalyan’s recent visit to Uddanam highlighting the suffering of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients is showing fruitful results.

After AP CM Chandrababu Naidu responded and directed necessary measures for the victims, it’s now the turn of Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda who said he will send a special team to find out the basic reasons for the disease.

Nadda, who was in Visakhapatnam to open a wellness centre along with Venkaiah Naidu, spoken on the issue and also promised to set up a dialysis centre in Uddanam for the victims.

With this, the issue which hasn’t taken up for long, is heading towards solution with the intervention of both state and central governments.

This once again proved that both TDP and BJP are not taking Pawan lightly. Although Pawan has hit out at BJP lot of times recently, BJP seems to be not in a position to lose Pawan.

Andhra Pradesh police is taking stern measures ahead of big battle for this Sankranthi. As Chiranjeevi’s 150th film (Khaidi No. 150) and Balakrishna’s 100th film (Gautamiputra Satakarni) are clashing at the Box Office, Andhra Pradesh Director General of Police N Sambasiva Rao has ordered officials to take all necessary precautionary measures to avoid any untoward incidents.

DGP has directed Cyber Crime officials to constantly monitor social media comments and if any abusive or derogatory or provoking comments on rival heroes are found, those who commented would be brought under book.

DGP has also said that those who resort to do abusive comments may land up in jail. Cases would be booked against them, said police officials.

Police officials have called up on fan groups and passed on the instructions to them in advance. Satakarni#sthash.PvW3XPwz.dpuf