At a time everyone is celebrating both Baahubali and Srimanthudu’s record number of nominations at IIFA Utsavam, the first ever Souther version of popular IIFA awards, there are some disappointments too. If Baahubali and Srimanthudu could get enough of nominations, why there is no single nomination for heroine Anushka is the question of many.

Apparently Anushka’s looks in Baahubali are so stunning but she got dominated by Ramya Krishna’s role. However, her performance and presence in Rudramadevi are a revelation. If the likes of Tamanna (Baahubali), Lavanya Tripathi (Bhale Bhale Magadivoyi) and Shruti Haasan (Srimanthudu) could get a nomination for Best Actress role, why can’t Anushka for Rudramadevi?

Cinema lovers feel that this is utter disrespect to both a historical character. If a heroine has run the show on her shoulders, should she get some encouragement or not? We hear that both Anushka and Bunny are going to walk away with Critics Choice special awards at the IIFA Utsav unlike in these categories.

Celebrities getting harassed by stalkers is a thing of Hollywood and often Bollywood stars too fall prey to the stalkers’ menace. However, when someone like Megastar Chiranjeevi himself becomes a victim of a bunch of drunk stalkers, it becomes news.

As per the latest reports doing the rounds in media circles which revealed a bizarre incident that took place a month ago, Chiru was stalked by a group of drunk youths in an inebriated state as they chased his car on the Hyderabad roads around midnight.

Apparently, the miscreants chased Chiru’s car on bikes and shouted and whistled at the Megastar while Chiru was on his way to the Chiranjeevi Charitable Trust from Taj hotel. Chiru was reportedly irritated with the drunkards’ behavior and asked his security men to enquire about the stalkers.

However, Chiru showed his kind side towards his harassers as he didn’t file a police complaint.

It can’t be estimated the damage to be faced by Bollywood’s superstar Aamir Khan with his statement on ‘Intolerance, growing disquiet and despondency in India. According to some media reports, former and current brand partners are thinking about distancing towards Aamir Khan. Yes, Aamir Khan would certainly lose some money through these endorsements. However, this loss is just restricted to an individual looking into a broader perspective. And Aamir Khan, of course, has the caliber to get back all the money and fame ( if it is believed he really lost it) with just a single blockbuster.

But then, the comments of Aamir Khan have led to wide range of discussions across the nation. Hereafter, every move of the ruling BJP at the center will be carefully observed and analysed by every man. If at all the BJP takes any sort of step that encourages the religionism, the party will receive brickbats for sure and gets a great harm done to it politically. Hence, the government must be neutral and should exhibit secularism to inculcate peace and harmony among the people. Wish the government get its eyes opened at least now! And of course Aamir Khan should also be cautious and be balanced with his statements.

There has been an enigmatic state on the new projects of ace director Trivikram. The director is currently shooting for ‘A..Aa’ with Nithiin as the hero. But there were several speculations made rounds about the director’s next project.

It was buzzed that Trivikram would make movies with Pawan Kalyan, Ram Charan and Mahesh. But then, the stars are getting busier with other projects in near future. Also, Naga Chaitanya was gossiped to be working with the director. But then, no such indications are seen in Trivikram’s camp.

Instead, next project of Trivikram has reportedly been okayed with a Tamil star hero and he is none other than Suriya. It is being said that Radhakrishna, who is regularly producing movies in Trivikram’s direction, has reportedly paid an advance and got the star’s dates booked for Trivikram’s movie. If everything gets materialized as planned the movie will go on sets in the later half of 2016.

As of now, April 8 was considered to be the release date of Power Star Pawan Kalyan’s ‘Sardaar Gabbar Singh’, Prince Mahesh’s ‘Brahmotsavam’ and Stylish Star Allu Arjun’s ‘Sarainodu’. Considering the sentiments and some statistics, Pawan Kalyan and Mahesh are needed to pave the way for the smooth release of ‘Sarainodu’.

As we know, Allu Arjun’s two back to back super hits ‘Race Gurram’ and ‘S/o Satyamurthy’ were released on April 11 and April 9 in two consecutive years 2014 and 2015. If at all ‘Sarainodu’ gets released on April 8, 2016, there will be a comfortable hat-trick for Allu Arjun in the same season of three consecutive years.

On the other hand, ‘Sardaar Gabbar Singh’ is rumoured to be preponed in the month of March while possible delay in release of ‘Brahmotsavam’ is expected. All in all, ‘Sarainodu’ appears to get its release date locked on April 8.

Mega Power Star Ram Charan and Stylish Star Allu Arjun are the two stars whose movies are fondly watched by Malayalam audiences. That’s why every movie of the stars is dubbed into Malayalam version.

Ram Charan’s ‘Bruce Lee’ is not an exception to be dubbed. The Malayalam version of the movie is all set for a grand release today in more than 60 theaters across Kerala today. It remains to be seen how well the movie to be performed at Malluwood’s box office.

‘Bruce Lee’s Telugu version collected a share of Rs.41.81 crores including Telugu and Tamil versions. The movie was directed by Srinu Vaitla. Rakul Preet Singh has paired up with Ram Charan in the film. DVV Danayya produced the movie on DVV Entertainment.

Mega Power Star Ram Charan is currently busy with the script sittings of his next project, which is the remake of Tamil super hit film, Thani Oruvan. It is said that the script is shaping up very well and the team is happy about that.

We are told that the team had put special focus on action sequences of the film to make them more effective. The regular shooting will begin some time next month and the movie is being planned for Summer-2016. Surrender Reddy will be directing the film.

He is currently trying to correct the nativity issues of the script. Ram Charan’s uncle, Allu Aravind and Senior Producer NV Prasad will be jointly producing the film. NV Prasad earlier produced Charan’s Rachcha.

This is the first pic of gorgeous beauty Kajal Aggarwal taken from Power Star Pawan Kalyan’s ‘Sardaar Gabbar Singh’. Seen in a maroon colored top, Kajal looks eloquent and elegant in the attires. Fourfold chain ornamented in her neck extremely denotes her as a feminine beauty with radiant and vibrant accessories.

And then, smile of hers is giving divine look to her face which somehow represents an angelic look. Altogether Kajal seems to be conventional, traditional, conservative and cultured in the above image of ‘Sardaar Gabbar Singh’ which further indicates she would surely enthrall the audiences given her performance and glamour in the movie.

‘Sardaar Gabbar Singh’ is being directed by KS Ravindra. Devi Sri Prasad scores the music of the movie. The movie is being produced by Sharat Marar on North Star Entertainment. the movie is expected to hit the screens in the month of March, next year.

Patna: Amid the controversy over film star Aamir Khan’s remarks, actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha today said he that he disapproved of the actor ‘labeling’ India as an intolerant and asserted that the country was inherently peace loving. “I am fond of Amir Khan and his family. But wholeheartedly disapprove of the idea of India being labelled intolerant by him and others too,” Shatrughan Sinha said on twitter. “PK, where Hindu Gods and Goddess were made fun of in no uncertain terms would not have seen such success if India was intolerant,” he said in an another tweet.  “Our vast motherland is inherently and essentially peace loving and respectful of every caste, creed, religion and celebrates communal harmony,” Sinha said. The actor, who is a BJP Lok Sabha member from Patna Sahib, has been outspoken in his criticism of party leadership in the past.

Sinha’s comments have come amid raging protest over Aamir Khan’s remarks on the same. In a recent interview, Khan made a remark where he said that he was alarmed over the rise in incidents of intolerance and also said that his wife Kiran was considering leaving the country.  On Wednesday, Khan put out a long note on his social networking handle asserting that he stood by his comments and made it clear that neither he nor his director wife Kiran Rao, had any intention of leaving the country.

Mumbai: Fresh out of the success of her hit romantic flick ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’, Sonam Kapoor was photographed at the holy city of Varanasi. The actress along with her mother and a few close friends, flew to the city to celebrate Dev Diwali. This festival is celebrated 15-days after Diwali. Every year, thousands of devotees gather on the banks of the river Ganga, to offer prayers and also light earthen lamps in honour of the river.

The star, who was praised for her portrayal of a princess in the Salman Khan starrer, created quite a fan frenzy in the city, that she along with her girl gang had to be escorted by security guards. Sonam will be seen next in the upcoming biopic ‘Neerja’. In the film, the actress will play a 23-year-old airhostess, who gave up her life trying to save the lives of 379 hijacked passengers on PanAm flight in Karachi in 1986.

What makes Allari Naresh special in Tollywood? As an actor he completes nearly 14 years in Tollywood and his 50th film is arriving now in the form of Mama Manchu Alludu Kanchu. We have to say that Naresh is the only young hero in Tollywood of the present generation who introduced many heroines to the tinsel town. He proudly claims that.

Heroines like Veda (Archana) Sastry, Poorna, Madhu Shalini, Sayali Bhagat and many others are introduced to Telugu Film industry by Naresh only. What will he say about this. “Yes, nearly 28 girls of my 68 heroines are debutantes. But I’ve never felt big that I’ve introduced them to Tollywood”, says Naresh, who feels that he is satisfied as an actor and also happy when people call him a comedian or a comedy hero.

Also Naresh revealed that he is fortunate to work with iconic directors like K Viswanath, Bapu, Senior Vamsi and Krishna Vamsi, while the heroes of his age never got such chances to work under them. Anyway, a hit is eluding from Naresh from a time, hope he gets his luck back with his upcoming 50th film.

After tasting two back to back blockbusters Baahubali and Rudhramadevi, Anushka Shetty is all set for her next Size Zero. Understandably, Anushka has put on lot of effort for the film. Right from gaining 20 kilos weight by natural methods to promoting the film vigorously, Anushka has put on her heart and soul.

Hours before the film’s release, Anushka has written an open letter to her fans. In her short and sweet letter Sweety wrote, “Hai, how are you? I’m doing fine. In fact, I’m feeling heavy as I put on weight. Before I join Baahubali shoot, I have to shed lot of weight. I hope I’ll make it.

Size Zero is so close to my heart. I put on weight for the film. I play Sweety in the film. The character is so close to reality. It’s often seen around us. I personally saw several such incidents to people around me. In the movie I play an obese girl. Like many girls, who share great bond with mother, Sweety too loves her mother.

Mother-daughter relationship is special. My mother in the film wants me to get married to a handsome guy. For that she leaves no stone unturned. It’s a family movie. Everyone should watch it along with family. Please do watch only in theatres.”

Rammohan is introducing actor Santosh Sobhan in his upcoming film Tanu Nenu. He had earlier introduced Nani and Raj Tharun as well. But he didn’t plan to become a director initially. “I completed my engineering from Hyderabad and then I pursued my MBA from IIM-Ahmedabad. I wanted to start my own business in Hyderabad, but it didn’t work out.” At that time, he met producer Suresh Babu and the two became good friends. “He was expanding the studio and he asked me to look after the computer systems and also the production work of his films,” says Rammohan. This was between 1996 and 1999. “My mother used to take me along to watch K. Viswanath’s films. When I was in college I had watched a few films, but I was never a movie buff,” he says, adding, “But I read a lot and I like Jeffery Archer the most. I used to sit in during the story discussions and give my inputs too.”

He then shifted to Mumbai as his wife hailed from there. “I got an offer from UTV in Mumbai and I worked there for some time. Though I enjoyed the stint, I decided to return to Hyderabad.” This time, Rammohan teamed up with Srini Raju. “I recovered some money that I had lost in my early business ventures. At that time my wife suggested that I make a film,” he says. Director Indraganti Mohan Krishna had discussed a few ideas with Rammohan earlier and he now called him for a story. “That’s how my first film Ashta Chemma happened,” he says. Nani was introduced as the lead actor with this film, which went on to become a hit. Rammohan then started his second film Golconda High School. “This film got me a lot of appreciation, but commercially it didn’t do as expected,” he says, adding, “I went overboard with the budget. Though people cautioned me about it, it’s my fault.” Following this Rammohan decided to go back to the basics and give more importance to the story. “Story is most important for any movie, whether it stars a big star or a new face.” He then produced Uyyala Jumpala. “Initially I wanted to rope in Nani for the film, but Nagarjuna advised me to go with a new face. Raj Tharun, who actually wanted to direct, made his debut as the lead actor.”

He has also launched Avika Gor with this film, which was a huge hit as it was made with a budget of under `2 crore and collected nearly `15 crore. Since then Rammohan has been associated with good stories. Nagarjuna’s upcoming film Soggade Chinni Nayana is also Rammohan’s subject. Talking about Tanu Nenu, he says, “Everyone appreciated the story but I wasn’t getting the right director. Then Suresh Babu suggested that I direct the film myself. That’s how I donned the director’s hat,” he says. He directed a few scenes and showed them to Suresh Babu. “He told me where I was going wrong and where to improve. That’s how I learnt and completed the film,” he says. He is introducing Santosh Sobhan, son of late director Sobhan with this film. “I gave Santosh a few scenes and asked him to show his skills. He was amazing,” says Rammohan.

Popular Bollywood hero Aamir Khan’s wife Kiran Rao, who otherwise maintains a very low profile, has suddenly shot into headlines with her recent controversial remarks about growing intolerance in the country which made her apprehensive as to whether she should leave the country fearing threat to her children. Till then, not many people were aware about her background. Now, people have started wondering about who this Kiran Rao is. Well, she has her roots in Telangana. She is a Telugu Velama (to which Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao belongs) belonging to Mahbubnagar district. She is the heir of the Wanaparthi dynasty and is granddaughter of Raja Rameswara Rao of Wanaparthy who had run the parallel Hindu government against the then Nizam rule.

The erstwhile King of Raju Rajeswara Rao’s son Rao had done his engineering graduation in those days and he worked in various places like Bangalore, Kolkata and Mumbai. Accordingly, Kiran studied at various places. She had school education at Loreto House in Kolkata, degree at Sofia College in Mumbai and mass communication in the Jamia Milia Islamia University in Delhi. Later, she had been attracted to the film industry and joined as assistant director with Ashuthosh Gowarikar and worked as assistant director for Aamir khan’s film Lagaan. Later, Aamir Khan married to Kiran in 2002 after divorcing his first wife. She born in 1973 in Bangalore and her parents are living in Bangalore now. Well, controversies seem to be running in the blood of Velama Doras in Telangana!