Director Chandrasekhar Yeleti has this problem of his films getting critical applause but failing at box office. He felt non-availability of multiplexes was reason for his previous films were not turning out to be commercial hits. Yeleti thought his latest film Manamantha starring Mohanlal and Gautami in lead roles would definitely please all section of audiences, especially ‘A’ class spectators, since he felt human emotions and drama in the film will connect to each and everyone.

Although Manamantha too received extreme positive reviews like his previous films, it is doing below par business. Manamantha box office performance was weak in first weekend too. In fact, weak promotions from the makers are predicted to be the reason for the film’s bad run at BO.

Manamantha has strong content and excelling performance from artists and technicians took the film to next level. Producer Sai Korrapati has good taste in selecting meaningful films. However, he should have promoted the film in order to make it a commercial hit. There is no meaning if a film won’t make profitable business, even though it gets appreciations.Chandrasekhar Yeleti and all other team members’ efforts in making a good and momentous cinema are going in vain.

Natural Star Nani is currently very much busy with the shooting of his upcoming film Majnu in the direction of Virinchi Varma. The makers are very much happy with the way the film’s shoot is progressing up. Also, the buzz reveals that the makers are planning to reveal the audio album of the film in sometime soon too. Now, we hear that the actor is going to start his next film. The official launch and pooja ceremony is going to take place tomorrow in Hyderabad. Nani is playing the lead and Keerthy Suresh is playing the female lead in the film.

Trinadh Rao Nakkena whose recent film Cinema Chupistha Mawa is a big hit is the director of the film. Dil Raju is the producer. Keerthy Suresh has been confirmed to play the heroine in the film.

Here is the news about the popular Bollywood singer Mika Singh insulting actress Diana Penty in a similarly juvenile and crass manner at a recent event. Unexpectedly and shockingly, this has been appeared in the news now, and the actress was very much upset over what has happened now. At the launch event for a new song sung by Singh from the forthcoming film, Happy Bhag Jayegi, the singer made fun of the singer’s surname referring to female underwear.

The singer has said “Diana panty, Gabru kaccha”. Most of the audiences have understood this, and few have reacted in a funny manner. But the actress tried her best not to loose her temper and chose not to react as she is not interested in spoiling the event and the decorum.

The theatrical trailer of Amitabh Bachchan’s courtroom thriller ‘Pink’ is out and it seems to be based on the boldest subject that the patriarchal society has been suppressing.

In ‘Pink’, Amitabh Bachchan plays a lawyer arguing the criminal case of 3 women who are convicted of ‘attempt to murder’. As the case unravels in the courtroom, several layers regarding the dark crime comes out piece by piece. The three women might have been sexually assaulted by the men who are being projected in the court as the “victims”. The trailer provides a clear picture of how survivors of sexual assault become victims of law if at all they seek justice.

Bachchan’s character asks Taapsee, who is playing one of the three women, several sexually provocative questions in the courtroom. Amitabh Bachchan’s rustic voice, the razor sharp editing, the spooky mask of Bachchan and the bold subject make this trailer an instant connect.’Pink’ is directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury, who had earlier directed the 2006 National award-winning film ‘Antaheen’. Produced by Shoojit Sircar, Pink is slated for release on September 16, 2016.

As NTR’s ‘Janatha Garage’ is all set to hit the screens on September 2nd, many small and normal films have occupied August. Right from July, two Telugu films are locking horns with each other.

On 29th July, ‘Jakkanna’ and ‘Pellichoopulu’ competed with each other. Last week, Allu Sirish’s ‘Srirasthu Subhamasthu’ and Mohan Lal’s ‘Manamantha’ were released together.

This week, it is going to be Venkatesh’s ‘Babu Bangaram’ facing crazy hero Sai Dharam Tej’s ‘Thikka’. Two young heroes, Aadi and Sushanth who are desperate for success are going to test their luck with ‘Chuttalabbayi’ and Aatadukundam Ra’ respectively on 19th August.Hope all these films become successful and set the cash registers ringing this August.

According to trade reports, the Box Office collections of Allu Sirish-starrer Srirastu Subhamastu are pretty good. Even after the first weekend, the family entertainer is doing steady business at the ticket windows. Till Monday, the film has collected Rs 4.25 Crore share in AP and Nizam alone. The film (original Telugu version) has collected another 40 Lakh share in Karnataka and Rest of India.

Meanwhile, Mohanlal-Gautami starrer Manamantha which released on same day has seen a slow start. The openings were poor. However, the collections of emotional drama have picked up. Thanks to positive reviews and good word-of-the-mouth, theatres are witnessing turn out from family crowds.

On other hand, Pelli Choopulu is strong at Box Office. Made on shoe-string budget, the film is minting money. While the film’s overseas collections were pretty good, it witnessed a slight dip in Andhra, Nizam and Ceded.

After launching his political outfit Jana Sena to ‘question’ injustice, Power Star Pawan Kalyan himself made the party ineffective and lifeless by maintaining silence over the impending issues in the state and thus people lost trust in it.While Pawan continues to elude from his responsibilities to make Jana Sena a formidable alternative in state’s politics, his fans and the party’s cadres have finally woken up from the slumber and are holding a series of meetings to revive the party’s strength.

Recently, thousands of Jana Sena activists from the two Telugu states held the party’s governing council meeting in Vizag, Vijayawada and Nellore and discussed on the various means to strengthen the party’s roots in AP and Telangana, keeping the 2019 elections in mind.These cadres have decided to carry out a series of charity works and social service camps on Pawan’s birthday through the party’s banner and urged all the Power Star fans to take part irrespective of their political choices.

While the cadres’ initiatives are highly appreciable, it still remains to be seen whether Pawan will take inspiration from his fans and join their efforts to revive Jana Sena.