Actress Surbhi says she thoroughly enjoyed her brief stint with action in forthcoming Telugu romantic-comedy “Express Raja”, which features Sharwanand in the lead. “Though I was never informed initially that I would be required to do some action sequence, my excitement knew no bounds when I was told about it on the sets,” Surbhi told IANS.

“I’m a huge fan of action films. It was so much fun bashing up the baddies. I’ve always felt when women do action in films; what you get to see on screen will be very different from the experience of watching men do it,” she said. Directed by Meralapaka Gandhi, the film is slated to releases in theatres on January 14.

Surbhi calls “Express Raja” a fast-paced entertainer with “twists and turns”. “The ‘express’ in the title refers to the pace at which some events unfold in the film,” said Surbhi, who plays Amulya, a character from a rich family. “It’s a versatile character. I spent 45 days shooting for this project and Amulya made me feel very special,” she said.

She describes the experience of working with Sharwanand as “absolute pleasure”. “He made me feel comfortable at all times. He’s very easy to get along,” she said. Surbhi will resume shooting for a yet-untitled Telugu project with Nani later this month. Her Tamil film “Pugazh” is gearing up for release in February.

New Delhi: The secret about Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s new multi-starrer project is out! The former beauty queen will star with Sonam Kapoor and Katrina Kaif in one frame for an ad commercial. The actresses, who are also the brand ambassadors of L’Oréal Paris, will come together in an ad for the cosmetics and beauty brand’s new campaign ‘Advanced Haircare’.

Sonam and Katrina are excited about how the ad film has turned out. “I had a blast shooting for the campaign. I think it is really innovative and shows all three of us in a new light. It is beautiful how L’Oréal Paris has brought all of us with our individualistic personalities and choices together in the same frame for Advanced Haircare,” Sonam said in a statement.

“I can’t wait for the film to go on air. I am sure all our fans are going to love it,” added the “Khoobsurat” actress. Katrina said: “I believe in the L’Oréal Paris core thought of expert solutions for different hair and am very happy with the way the film has turned out.” The driving force of this range of haircare products is “Every woman needs different haircare solutions for different hair problems” — be it with damaged, dull or hairfall issues.

The latest sensation in Tollywood is Keerthi Suresh, the beauty who debuted in Telugu in Nenu Sailaja that was released on January 1st. The film is heading towards a big hit and everyone is raving about her looks and good performance skills.

Keerthi Suresh is now being chased by many top line directors and producers for their new movies. Keerthi might be paired up with Ravi Teja’s next movie as discussions are going. There is also talk that she might also bag Ram Charan’s remake of Thani Oruvan.

Clearly, the Chennai beauty has earned huge craze among youth and grabbed the attention of biggies of Tollywood. Keerthi hails from Chennai and has already done several Tamil and Malayalam movies.

Ram Charan’s confidence has been shattered with the debacle of Bruce Lee. He is yet to start his next film even though the script was ready. Ram Charan will do the Telugu remake of Thani Oruvan but he is also planning to sign up other projects in the mean time. As per our sources Ram Charan recently heard a line narrated by director Merlapaka Gandhi. Charan liked it but is yet to give a nod to it.

Charan is waiting for the result of Gandhi’s upcoming release Express Raja. Although Gandhi proved his worth with Venkatadri Express, Charan wants to make sure he is not a one film wonder. If Express Raja clicks, Ram Charan’s film under Merlapaka Gandhi will be announced immediately. This film also will be produced by UV Creations. Some say that this is also the reason for releasing Express Raja amid high competition.

Except for Mirchi, UV Creations hasn’t produced any big film until now. They can’t wait for two more years to start Prabhas’s film. So they are keen on making a big movie with Ram Charan, who is keen on doing a movie for them.

Tamanna has gone up the ladder in heroines race by upping the glam quotient. She has sizzled in many Telugu and Tamil films with her oozing sex appeal, super hot bod and sensuous expressions.

She is using her strong weapons in Bollywood to give stiff competition to the leading actresses over there. Here she is, posing in a rather sensuous way and giving a generous view of her navel and curvaceous hips.

Try hard to take your eyes off Tamanna folks!

Latest buzz from film circles is all about Junior NTR joining Akkineni Nagarjuna in Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu (MEK 3) show as a part of ‘Nannaku Prematho’ promotions. With festive battle between four films really on, each of them would adhere to innovative promotional strategies and this is something really amazing to see Nagarjuna helping his competitor NTR through his own game show.

It is still unknown whether Jr Ntr will be attending the show as contestant sitting in hot-seat or is it going to be just a come and go appearance? Whatever, Tarak is really taking whole burden on himself to promote the film at best possible extent. With Nag having his own release ‘Soggade Chinni Nayana’ in the same field, how far he can encourage and wish all the best to ‘Nannaku Prematho’ can be a delightful scene to watch on small screen.

Off late, the trend of utilizing small screen for big screen movie promotions has become a revelation in Tollywood imported from Hollywood and Bollywood. If NTR is in for MEK 3, obviously ‘Express Raja’ and ‘Dictator’ teams would approach other TV programs with high TRPs like ‘Jabardasth, Extra Jabardasth’ or ‘Dhee Juniors Dance Show.’

Following the release of ‘Bruce Lee’, no movie of Mega Power Star Ram Charan has been launched. He has to do the remake of Tamil blockbuster ‘Thani Oruvan’. Yet again, the launch of this much awaited movie has been delayed.

In the meanwhile, an interesting gossip is making rounds in film nagar that Ram Charan may work with Sharwanand’s ‘Express Raja’s director, Merlapaka Gandhi. Buzz is that Ram Charan’s close buddy Sharwanand arranged the meet between Ram Charan and Gandhi. And the latter is said to have narrated an interesting story line to Ram Charan and Charan has reportedly been impressed with the story. And what more else to be happened is that ‘Express Raja’ must score a big hit such that it paves the way for Gandhi to direct Ram Charan’s next.

On the other hand, ‘Thani Oruvan’s remake is expected to go on sets soon. Arvind Swamy will don the antagonist role of this action thriller. Tentatively titled as ‘Rakshak’, the movie has Shruthi Haasan in lady lead role. Mega Producer Allu Aravind will be producing the movie on Geetha Arts.

There are a set of few strict rules imposed on producers prohibiting them from publicizing the release date posters without completing Censor formalities. Although producers announce their release dates through press meets in different occasions, till the time we see those dates printed on posters, nothing can be considered as official announcement. Despite buyers and producers lock as many theaters and screens as possible for release pretty much in prior without undergoing Censor hurdles, they cannot put it in official terms through media advertisements.

With ‘Dictator, Soggade Chinni Nayana’ and ‘Express Raja’ completing their Censor regulations, they are now ready to promote the release date posters and some of such posters are already out in media. In contrast, Junior NTR Fans are severely upset with delays happening in ‘Nannaku Prematho’ post production works which kept the film away from Censor certification.

January 13 is although declared as unofficial arrival time for ‘Nannaku Prematho,’ Fans feel it complete only when posters and hoardings with the date are seen in their respective cities and towns. When will BVSN Prasad order for those posters?

Generally, people like to watch films in theaters only that of star heroes and those which get positive talk. If they fully entertain with a film, then they prefer to watch more than once.

When it comes to young hero films with average talk, public prefers to wait until television screening or release in YouTube. Same is the case with Mega Hero Sai Dharam Tej’s Subramanyam For Sale.Dil Raju made the movie on good budget, indeed more than market value of Sai Dharam Tej’s. The ace producer along with his team promoted the movie impressively. Director Harish Shankar assured mega fans of mega treat.

The production unit even toured several locations in Telugu states to bring positive buzz on the project. Nonetheless, nothing had worked for Dil Raju. As per trade reports, SFS had ended as loss maker for Dil Raju and distributors.As the movie has good entertainment with the presence of several top most comedians, Dil Raju bagged good amount in the form of satellite rights. TRP ratings specify that the movie was watched by good number of spectators.

Later, Subramanyam For Sale was released in YouTube. So far the movie has got over 20 lakh views. This indicates that, movie goers are showing interest in watching average talk films in TVs and YouTube. In fact, they opine that watching such movies in theaters is wasting money. Whatever, this is also providing some good money for the producers. Finally, the flop maker (SFS) has turned profit maker for producer!

The top secret about Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s new multi starrer campaign is finally out! The former model will star with Sonam Kapoor and Katrina Kaif in one frame for an advertisement.

The divas who are also the brand ambassadors of L’Oreal Paris will join hands in a commercial for the cosmetics and beauty brand’s forthcoming product ‘advanced haircare’.

“I had a blast shooting for the campaign. I think it is really innovative and shows all three of us in a new light. It is beautiful how L’Oreal Paris has brought all of us with our individualistic personalities and choices together in the same frame for Advanced Haircare,” Kapoor said in a statement. “I can’t wait for the film to go on air. I am sure all our fans are going to love it,” she added.

Meanwhile, Katrina Kaif said: “I believe in the L’Oréal Paris core thought of expert solutions for different hair and am very happy with the way the film has turned out.”

The agenda behind this range of haircare products is that every woman needs different hair care solutions for the various hair issues- be it damaged, dull or hairfall problems.

Yet another leading Tamil star is all set to join politics. Kollywood’s most enigmatic star Thala Ajith chose to ignore the local parties and he will be joining the ruling national BJP. Before the 2014 elections, BJP, with a mission to strengthen its roots in south, tried hard to woo Thalaiva Rajinikanth to make him join the party but in vain.

However, BJP’s high command has instructed Chennai leaders to approach and convince Ajith to join the party. Ajith, apparently, gave his nod without much persuasion. Reports are coming in that Ajith will soon join the party in the presence of PM Modi.

Needless to say, BJP has succeeded in attracting the youths and masses to a great extent. The party will surely notch up its seats in the upcoming general elections with Thala Ajith’s boost.

NTR is all set to enthrall audiences on small screen even before the release of his much-anticipated Nannaku Prematho. Ahead of the release of his film this Sankranthi, Tarak will be seen in a special show of Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu hosted by Nagarjuna Akkineni on popular entertainment channel. Considering huge TRPs for the show, the special game show is expected to boost the promotions of his film.

The show is quite popular among the ladies, youth, family audiences and people of various ages and all walks of life. Since Sankranthi is one of the big festivals for Telugus and it is around the corner, Meelo Evaru Koteswarudu would be a hot cake TV show.

Currently, the shooting of the episode is going on in Annapurna Studios in Jubilee Hills. NTR and Nagarjuna are having great time while filming the show. Interestingly, the films of both NTR, Nag are clashing at the Box Office for the festival with in a gap of day. Keeping this aside, the both stars coming together to take part of the TV show is laudable, welcome move.