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Chiru Confirms KN 150 Release Date!

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Just a day after Nandamuri Balakrishna’s 100th film ‘Gauthami Puthra Satakarni’ announced the release date as January 12th, here comes the declaration from Mega camp that Chiranjeevi’s ‘Khaidi No 150’ will be hitting the screens a day early on Jan 11th.  Till yesterday, they were contemplating on Jan 11th, 12th and 13th but now the decision has come out.

Arriving a day before GPSK will be a big advantage for Mega Star because number of opening screens and thus the probability of breaking opening day records will be high. Now, the immediate onus will be to hike the promotions and keep the film on everyone’s tongue.

VV Vinayak is said to be in Chennai presently to wrap up the final sound mixing. He might be back in Hyderabad in a day or two depending upon commencement of pre release function. Meanwhile, Chiranjeevi and Charan are most likely to arrange a special press meet in day or two to speak about trailer launch and pre release grand occasion. Finally, Mega Fans would be delighted and countdown begins for Jan 11.

Photo Feature: Too Hot to Handle!

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Long legged lass Disha Patani has been making waves on the social network ever since she was roped in as one of the female leads in the biopic of Dhoni.

Although Disha has impressed the audience with her performance in Dhoni, she really didn’t get the chance of showcasing her hotter side on the big screen.

Disha’s fans cannot get enough of her sensuous avatar. People who follow Disha on Instagram will know that she could set the temperatures soaring with her flawless figure. She looks drop-dead gorgeous in a bikini.

Dasari's Comeback With 'Amma'!

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Senior director Dasari Narayana Rao has been lying low these days and apart from attending a few audio launch functions and film screenings, it’s been more than 2 years since Dasari has directed a film.

But now, the veteran filmmaker is back in news with a startling project. According to the ongoing buzz, Dasari has recently registered ‘Amma’ title with the Film Chamber. Needless to say that the title surely ignites attention for its backdrop.

Apparently, Dasari is planning to make a film based on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister ‘Amma’ J Jayalalithaa’s demise and the dramatic political consequences that took place in the state. The film’s announcement will be made soon.

The buzz has it that Dasari is planning to make this film in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi languages and he himself will make his directorial comeback with this movie apart from producing it. Meanwhile, Dasari is eternally awaiting Pawan Kalyan’s nod to begin their much hyped project.

Hoardings War: Chiru Seriously Looks At Balayya's House

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There has already been enough bad blood between mega and Nandamrui fans ever since Chiranjeevi’s Khaidi No. 150 and Balakrishna Nandamuri’s Gautamiputra Satakarni were pegged for Sankranthi clash. It seems that the latest promotional acts are aggravating these fan wars.

We have already cautioned a few days ago, reporting that the team of Khaidi No.150 was planning to book the hoardings and lollipops near Balakrishna’s house in Jubilee Hills, which could be seen by Nandamuri fans as a domineering act of mega coterie.

As Sankranti is all braced up for the most awaited Box Office clash between two titans Chiranjeevi and Balakrishna, tempers are running high as fans a

Our concern has come true as a poster of Khaidi No.150 has been placed on the huge hoarding in front of Balayya’s house. Moreover, the posture of Chiru in the poster is being deciphered by Nandamuri fans as if the megastar was inviting Balayya for a fight with his fierce and angry looks.

There are many hoardings and posters of both the films have filled up several parts of Hyderabad but this particular poster has become controversial as it stand right in front of Balayya’s house. Although the team of Khaidi No.150 might not have wanted to incite fan wars through this poster, unfortunately, it is doing the same.

On the other hand, some mega fans are blaming Balayya for influencing AP CM Chandrababu Naidu to thwart the plans of megastar holding a pre-release event in Vijayawada. The earlier comments of Krish and Allu Arjun have also been used as opportunities by some fans to aggravate the unhealthy atmosphere between the mega and Nandamuri camps.

Are the makers purposefully resorting to such controversial acts as the release date is approaching or is it just the over-enthusiasm of fans that is resulting in fan wars?

Good News: Service Tax Not Mandatory At Hotels

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In a major relief to food lovers and occasional diners, the Union Minister for Food & Public Distribution, Consumer Affairs, Ram Vilas Paswan stated that paying service tax at hotels and restaurants is only at customer’s discretion.

“Restaurants are billing service charges in addition to taxes. Service charge is optional. Consumer has a discretion to pay or not. Customers who are not satisfied with services in any hotel or restaurant need not pay service charges,” the minister said.

Until now, at least 5-20 percent service tax is levied by the hotels on the overall food bills, apart from the Swachh Bharat Cess and other taxes, irrespective of the kind of service provided to them. But now, customers can refuse to pay the service charge printed on their bills if they are not satisfied with their dining experience.

The Central government, in a press release yesterday, has also directed the state governments to “sensitize the companies, hotels and restaurants in the states regarding aforementioned provisions of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.”

The state governments are also asked to advise the hotels and restaurants to clearly display information at the appropriate place in the hotels and restaurants that the service charges are discretionary and that a customer dissatisfied with the services can have it waived off.

Hero Suriya Regrets his Letter

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Hero Suriya is usually cool and composed. Rarely he loses his temper. But in one such incident in the past Suriya had issued a public statement and staged walkout of the film Dhruva Natchathiram, which was under pre-production stage then.

Apparently, the film took longtime during the scripting stage and writer-director Gautham Menon’s delay seem to have irked Suriya which resulted in Suriya quitting the project.

But that is past. Suriya said to have patched up with Gautham Menon now. And the duo is in talks like before.

Fan Hacks Heroine's Account, Arrested

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A man was arrested on Monday for hacking into actress Kareen Kapoor Khan’s personal account. When questioned, he claimed to be a big fan of hers and reasoned that he just wanted to meet and talk to her.

Interestingly, the arrested man is a 26-year-old paramilitary trooper from Chhattisgarh. After the arrest, he said that while searching for Kareena’s mobile number on internet, he stumbled upon her PAN card details. Soon a notorious idea struck him and he hacked into her income tax account and filed the declaration form for 2016-17.

Kareena’s chartered accountant found out this illegitimate act when he was about to filer her income tax declaration. Cyber-crime police were immediately alerted by the actress and the accused was tracked down in no time.

It is understandable that fans adore their favorite actors but their obsession sometimes lands them in troubles like these.

Khaidi No.150 Release Date – Jan 11th

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Here comes the big news for all the frustrated Telugu film lovers. At last, the makers of megastar Chiranjeevi’s Khaidi No.150 have made up their minds regarding the film’s theatrical release date.

Our reliable sources have informed that 11th January 2017 has been finalized as the date for mega mayhem in theatres across the world. An official announcement is expected to be out by today evening.

So, Khaidi No.150 will be coming a day ahead of its prime competitor at Sankranthi box office, Gautamiputra Satakarni, which has already been announced on Jan 12. Dil Raju and Sharwanand’s ‘Shatamanam Bhavathi’ will hit screens on 14th Jan.

On 11th Jan, Khaidi No.150 has chances of setting new opening day records given that major number of theatres will be allocated for this biggie. From the second day onwards, the film is expected to have neck to neck competition with GPS.

Given that Sankranthi has the potential to deliver three hits, trade predicts all three films to make investors happy provided they have engaging content.

Superstars come together to make a special film

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The Bollywood star actors Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar have apparently raised curtains for an unexpected and new trend in Hindi cinema, also thanks to producer Karan Johar.

Yes, in what can be called a rare collaboration the trio is coming together for an upcoming Hindi film under the direction of Anurag Singh. With Akshay Kumar in lead role, the yet-to-be titled flick will be rolled out by Salman and Karan under Salman Khan Films and Dharma Productions.

The director, producer and TV host Karan tweeted about their partnership saying, “Truly a fraternity feeling when friends come together to make a special film!!!” A star actor like Salman stepping forward to act as producer for other star is definitely seen as an exceptional outcome in Bollywood.

Although it’s quite common for actors to co-produce or produce their own films. However, it is needless to tell that Akshay has always been the dear friend of Salman since early days.

Telangana again tops in suicides

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Telangana State has again occupied second top state in registering farmers suicides in the country in 2015. The neighbouring Telugu speaking Andhra Pradesh maintained sixth position in farmers suicides.

As per the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) survey -2015, the total number of farmers suicide cases reported in Telangana was 1,358 and 516 cases were registered in AP.

In 2014 also, Telangana stood second with 898 farmers suicides and AP also occupied six rank registering 160 suicide cases.

According to the NCRB report, Maharashtra had registered the highest number of 3,030 farmer suicide cases in the country. Karnataka, Chattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh had occupied third, fourth and fifth ranks in farmer suicides reporting 1197cases, 854 and 581 cases receptively.

The total number of farmer committed suicides in the country were 8,007 , out of which 7,566 were male and 441 were female.

The report attributed ‘bankruptcy or indebtedness’ and ‘farming related issues’ are reported as major causes of suicides among farmers and cultivators in the country. The report also explained that 27 suicides in Maharashtra, 20 suicides in Telangana and 13 in Andhra Pradesh were committed by farmers due to ‘poverty’. Out of 1358 cases, 160 farmers were committed suicides due to illness in Telangana.

In a startling revelation, 79 large farmers , out of 160 in the country, alone committed suicide in Telangana followed by Chhattisgarh with 37 cases.

KCR gifts costly land to Sindhu

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Ace Shuttler and Olympic silver medal winner PV Sindhu has been given land for housing purpose in Hyderabad. Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao alloted a plot of 1000 Square Yards in Bharani Layout, TS.No.1, Block.F, Ward 9 correlated to Sy.No.403 of Shaikpet village and Mandal in Hyderabad. As per the market rate, the land costs nearly Rs 50 lakh.

Government allotted the the land to Sindhu for having won a Silver Medal in RIO Olympics, as a part of government incentive, in relaxation of rules. Sindhu was already given Rs one crore as cash prize by the Telangana Government.

Sindhu has been centre of attraction in India’s sports arena after she won medal in the Olympics. She also got many cash prizes and incentives from various state government and the union government.

Super Star Back In Lungi!

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Tamil Super Star Dhanush has slowly gained decent market in Telugu too. His ‘Raghuvaran B Tech’ was a sleeper hit which took him close to Telugu audience. Although his following movies including ‘Rail, Dharma Yogi’ fared weakly, yet again he is readying up to comeback with ‘Raghuvaran’ sequel.

Actually, ‘Raghuvaran B Tech’ is dubbed from Tamil original ‘VIP.’ Now, the sequel titled ‘VIP 2’ is raring to go both in Telugu and Tamil languages. ‘VIP 2’ first look poster is released just now and the flavor of first installment is sensibly felt with same lungi and old Luna moped.

While ‘VIP 2’ story and dialogues are scored by Dhanush, screenplay and direction is from Soundarya Rajinikanth, produced by Kalaipuli S Thanu and Dhanush jointly.

Telugu Audience Very Wise!

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Rather than blaming audience for not adoring experimental and content rich films, here is most talented writer Sai Madhav Burra put it straight on the mindset of industry as a whole for not making genuine and quality films.

‘Telugu audiences are the best, wise and most versatile in world. They encourage films in all genres, given a condition that directors and technicians take responsibility in presenting the movie and content honestly. There is nothing like a difference between commercial and class cinema. We watched both ‘Shankarabharanam’ and ‘Vetagadu.’ What’s the genre for ‘Shankarabharanam?’ Can’t it be called a commercial cinema when it got enough success? Again, we adored both contrasting films ‘Shiva’ and ‘Geethanjali.’ So, righteousness at work always pays,” Sai Madhav Burra said.

Currently, Sai Madhav penned the dialogues for ‘Gauthami Puthra Satakarni’ releasing on 12th of this month. Meanwhile, his dialogues in GPSK trailer are reverberating everywhere in Telugu states.

Aamir Inspired Salman To Become Father!

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Is Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan all ready to play a father role?? If his words, are to be believed, then Yes! He is about to play a father character in his next film.

In a recent interview to Hindustan times, when he was asked whether he is fine with playing a father character then he replied, “I did play father character in ‘Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai’ when I was in my 30s. I’ve been there and done that. And in my next film, I’m playing the father to a 13-year-old-girl.”

The Bhai also said that it’s a film about dancing, like Hollywood’s ‘Step Up’ franchise. Reportedly, he is going to be a properly trained dancer in this film. However, there isn’t news about whether it’s Tiger Zinda Hai or Tubelight or other one.

The Bigg Boss host tweeted a few days back that his family watched Dangal and felt it was a much better film than his ‘Sultan’. On the whole, it looks like Aamir Khan inspired him with Dangal to play a father character and that’s something we need to look out for.

Jagan to launch Rythu Bharosa Yatra

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The YSR Congress Party on Monday announced that the party president and Opposition leader in AP Assembly, Ys Jagan Mohan will launch Rythu Bharosa Yatra in Kurnool district of Rayalaseema  from January 4 to console the family members of the farmers who committed suicides due to mounting debts in the state.

Informing this to the media persons here, YSRC Farmers’ Cell chief Nagi Reddy said that the party has been highlight the plight of farmers in the state continuously and as part of its fight for the farmers rights,  the party chief would meet farmers.

Nagi Reddy slammed the TD government accusing it of pursing anti-farmers policies pushing the farmers in severe crisis. He said the government would pay a heavy price for neglecting farmers’ issues

Is Keerthy Suresh A Wise Choice?

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Selection of Keerthy Suresh for one of the prestigious biopic on Savithri under the title of ‘Mahanati’ raised many eyebrows in T-town. After gaming with the names of Nithya Menon, Vidya Balan and Samanta, the reason behind director Nag Ashwin or producer Aswini Dutt and his daughters opting for Keerthy Suresh is still unknown.

Except ‘Nenu Shailaja,’ none of the films from Keerthy worked well in Telugu states. On a frank note, she isn’t a familiar name and face in lower order Telugu centers although signed couple of big movies besides star heroes. Taking up Savithri character won’t be easy for Keerthy who hasn’t proved anything extra ordinary till date in Tollywood.

Samanta and Nithya Menon are so close to Telugu hearts. What’s the advantage Nag Ashwin found in Keerthy than above two is mysterious. More than commercial pull, in fact they two are strong performers than Keerthy. Let’s wait for an official word.

Khaidi EG, WG & Nellore Record Pre Biz

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It is a known news that Megastar Chiranjeevi’s ‘Khaidi Number 150’ has done a record pre release business in many areas. Update is that the film was sold out to Rs.5.60 crores to Anusri Films of East Godavari. Shanmukhi Films bagged the film’s rights for Rs.4.75 crores for West Godavari. On the other hand, S2 Cinemas acquired the movie’s rights for an astronomical price of Rs.3.25 crores for Nellore area. All these are said to be all time records in respective areas.

Meanwhile, ‘Khaidi Number 150’ is hitting screens on January 11 in record number of screens across the globe while a grand pre release event was planned on January 7 at Haailand near Guntur. As we know, the movie got its censor formalities done recently. Currently, theaters are being booked for the film’s premieres which are expected to be planned on the midnight of 10th of January.

Ravishing beauty Kajal Aggarwal has romanced Chiranjeevi in this message oriented commercial potboiler. Rockstar Devi Sri Prasad has composed music of the film. The movie was directed by ace director VV Vinayak on Mega Power Star Ram Charan’s Konidela Production Company.

When Will NTR Team up with Vikram?

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Young Tiger Ntr seems to be throwing a big challenge with the strong line up of movies that Prince Mahesh had. Now that Mahesh’s upcoming films line up was out, here is an interesting news about various projects of the young tiger.

Ntr and ace director Trivikram’s new project has been confirmed officially. And now inside sources are speculating that Ntr might team up with crazy director Vikram Kumar, who earlier helmed blockbuster hit ‘Manam’ with Akkineni heroes, will direct Ntr soon. This film may go on sets post the releases of Bobby and Trivikram’s films.

Meanwhile, Ntr and Bobby’s combo film will go on sets soon. Ntr will sport three interesting roles in this out and out mass entertainer. The film will be produced by Nandamuri Kalyan Ram on Ntr Arts. Currently, the search for heroine of the movie is going on.

Well Wishers Advice to Balakrishna!

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Natasimham Nandamuri Balakrishna’s ‘Gauthamiputra Satakarni’ is all set to hit screens on January 12 in record number of screens across the globe. Having been observed Balakrishna’s approach on various issues recent times, some of his well wishers are coming up with valuable advice. Checkout the following advice.

Balakrishna is one of the few heroes who wants to be royal. He has seriously tried to be royal with his interesting getup in ‘GPSK’. His getup itself is expected to weave a magic at the box office. However, Balakrishna appears to be ‘Babu chaatu Balayya’ like a Telugu slogan ‘Thandri chaatu Bidda’. He seems to have depended much for many crucial decisions on CBN. This will surely show affect on his royalty which is expected to gain by him with GPSK. As such, Balakrishna should take independent decisions.

Balakrishna’s son Mokshagna is expected to make a grand debut in Tollywood soon. He needs the blessings of all top heroes of Tollywood to get the support of all heroes fans. However, Balayya seemed to have no such good terms with King Nagarjuna and Young Tiger NTR. Balakrishna and Megastar Chiranjeevi have been good friends and colleagues. But then recent developments owing to CBN’s politics, the top stars friendly terms may get affected. But then, political power is purely temporary while the friendship lasts long. That’s why, Balayya should maintain great rapport with all the big stars of Tollywood.

Mahesh's Film Missing Summer!

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Prince Mahesh and South top director AR Murugadoss’ Telugu-Tamil bilingual was initially expected to hit screens on April 14 as a summer gift to fans and other audience. Latest reports, however, suggest that the film is missing summer season.

Buzz is that the film would be releasing on June 23. As the film is simultaneously being shot in both Telugu and Tamil versions, the production team needs much time to get the film wrapped up. Moreover, it’s going to be the costliest movie with an estimated budget of Rs.100 crores.

Rakul Preet Singh plays romantic interest of Mahesh in this message oriented commercial entertainer. Harris Jairaj provides the tunes. The movie is being produced by Tagore Madhu and NV Prasad.

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