Actor-filmmaker S.J. Suryah has been reportedly roped in to play the antagonist in superstar Mahesh Babu’s next Tamil-Telugu bilingual project, which is slated to go on the floors from June-July.”Suryah has been finalised for the project. The makers had initially planned to rope in a Bollywood star;. However, it was director Murugadoss who suggested it would be interesting to work with Suryah,” a source from the film’s camp told IANS.

To keep himself available for the project, Suryah had to miss out on an opportunity to work with Dhanush.”Suryah was approached to play the baddie in Dhanush’s ‘Enai Nokki Paayum Thota’, but he couldn’t accept the offer as he had already committed his dates to Mahesh’s project,” he said.

Tipped to be a Rs.90-crore actioner, the film will be predominantly shot in Mumbai, and the makers are on the lookout for the leading lady.The film will be bankrolled by Tagore Madhu.

Power Star Pawan Kalyan surprised the Unit of ‘A…Aa’, which’s being directed by his close friend Trivikram on Tuesday (ie. 20th April) night.The unit including director Trivikram, hero Nithin, who is a hard core fan of Pawan Kalyan and the producer Suryadevara Radhakrishna, a pal of Pawan, all were surprised by Pawan’ s visiting and all they pleased a lot.

At present a song has been canned on Hero Nithin and others in a special set,erected for the song in Jubilee Hills Pawan appeared to the set with his common man’s look in white and white shirt and lungi. The star spent a couple of hours with unit and made them feel happy.

The shooting of director SS Rajamouli’s “Bahubali: The Conclusion” (Baahubali 2) was suspended for a month, and according to reports, the reason for the break was the soaring temperatures.According to sources, the director was busy shooting the film but the heat started to adversely affect the people on set. Rajamouli was trying to finish certain portions quickly but the heat did not allow the team to work efficiently. In the end, the ace director was forced to give the entire team a month-long break from the shoot.

The team will now relax during the peak summer and come back to sets when the temperature hopefully dips. Currently, the temperature there is around 45 degrees celsius.However, the reports about suspending the shooting of Bahubali 2 have not gone well with Shobu Yarlagadda, who took to his Twitter handle on April 17 to clear the air.The producer tweeted, “.@BaahubaliMovie has shooting break in May n it was planned much earlier. Post prod. training n set work will continue for June schedule.”

Several people in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh have died of sunstroke because of the scorching heat. The state governments have advised people to keep themselves hydrated and remain indoors during the peak hours of the day.The makers of “Bahubali: The Conclusion” recently revealed that the second installment of “Bahubali” will be released in theatres around the world on April 14, 2017.

Krishna who once worked as manager at director Puri Jagannadh and then Young Tiger Jr NTR is turning producer. Young mega hero Sai Dharam Tej will feature in the film to be directed by BVS Ravi. Mehreen Kaur Pirzada who was seen opposite Nani in Krishna Gadi Veera Prema Gadha is finalized as one of the heroines and a popular actress is in talks for another female lead role.Sai Dharm Tej is on signing spree off late. He is already doing two films- Supreme under Anil Ravipudi direction and Thikka being helmed by Sunil Reddy of Om 3D fame.

He will next star in a complete action entertainer to be directed by Gopichand Malineni. Gang Leader is the title being considered for the film. And now, Sai has signed a film with BVS Ravi.On the other hand, this will be second film as director for BVS Ravi whose debut directorial Wanted starring Gopichand was a disaster. Then, he produced a youthful entertainer Second Hand which was an average grosser.

BVS Ravi assisted Puri Jagannadh, Ram Gopal Varma, Srinu Vaitla etc. in writing department. Ravi also worked for Sai’s first released film Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham as script writer.It is heard that, BVS Ravi narrated the film’s story to star directors like Koratala Siva and Vamsi Paidipally, both which were amazed with the content.

After a long time, producer Dil Raju is seeing some good money. Once known as shrewd producer and distributor, Dil Raju is now struggling to deliver hits. But once again luck is favouring him as his new production “Supreme” has closed stunning pre-release business.According to trade analysts, the film has done about Rs 24 Cr business all over the world. For an upcoming hero like Sai Dharam Tej, this is a new record.

Since the movie is directed by Anil Ravipudi who delivered a hit with Kalyan Ram with Pataas and Sai Dharam Tej has struck a chord with mass audiences, the movie is carrying high expectations.The decision to remix Chiranjeevi’s “Andam Hindolam” song has also helped. All in all, the movie is reportedly done Rs 24 Cr pre-release biz. So Dil Raju has hit the gold after a long time.

If the movie turns a hit and recovers such big amount, then Sai Dharam Tej’s success graph will rise. Let’s wait and see if a budding hero like Sai Dharam Tej will recover such massive amount.

Sreshth Movies has backed out of releasing the Telugu version of Vikram Kumar, Suriya’s science fiction thriller 24.Now UV Creations steps in to join hands with Studio Green to release the Telugu version. These two production houses have come together for the Tamil version of Baahubali that was a huge blockbuster in Tamil too.

UV Creations has a phenomenal record among the production houses that have entered into Tollywood recently. Most of the films that they were associated with went on to become big hits. 24 The Movie is in lucky hands now. Will UV’s lucky charm work wonders for 24, which is already one of the most awaited movies of the season?

The news of UVC and SG joining hands for 24 Telugu isn’t official as yet. We can expect an official confirmation regarding this shortly. 24 is gearing up for release in Tamil and Telugu on 6th of May.

Catherine has not yet graduated to top rank in Tollywood despite acting with Allu Arjun. In “Sarrainodu” too, Catherine has played as second heroine while Rakul did the role of main heroine.But her off-screen behaviour is said to be like a royal queen.We don’t know how she behaves on the sets of a movie but outside the sets she throws a lot of tantrums, say the staff of “Sarrainodu”.Half a dozen personal staff and some bodyguards always accompany her, they said.

Even if she has to come to a media organisation for the interview, she brings her bouncers and staff and asks them to check if everything is okay before stepping out of the car. Like an escort to ministers, these bouncers and staff members come along with her car and inspect beforehand at her place of arrival. Such starry tantrums she shows off, say the production team that worked for her movies.

She is reportedly very rich and her parents live outside India. Although she doesn’t do many movies in Telugu, she still has rented a luxury apartment in Banjara Hills for her to stay whenever she lands in Hyderabad. Such ostentatious lifestyle she has.