Nandamuri Balakrishna’s latest movie “Dictator” is very much on the target. Whether other Sankranthi releases like Nannaku Prematho and possibly Sardaar Gabbar Singh may make it or not, but this senior Nandamuri star is pakka. Here’s how.

After wrapping a specially composed fight at a bar in Hyderabad, total action sequences of “Dictator” got completed. The unit will be moving to Delhi now to complete the final talkie part. After shooting there for a week, they will be wrapping up little patch work in Hyderabad, thereby bringing the total production to an end.

As songs shooting is almost done, Dictator first copy will be ready by mid-December. In that case, it’s just promotions that will be pending as Balayya will be ready to hit screens at any give time. For Sankranthi eve, this makes Dictator a sure shot release, while others need to speed up their shoots in case they want to catch up with the dates.

Directed by Sriwaas and produced by Eros Entertainment, Dictator features Balayya in the lead, while Anjali, Sonal Chauhan and Aksha are his leading ladies.

In the last week of October, China ended its ban on the three decade long ban on the controversial one child only policy and allowed its citizens to raise two children.  This progressive move by the Chinese government has been lauded by international demographic organisations and freethinkers.

However, the Japanese leading condom manufacturing giant Okamoto has been deeply devastated by the Chinese government’s decision. All these years during the times of one child only policy, a majority of Chinese men used the leading condom makers Okamoto condons.

With the lifting of the ban, Chinese couples are fully into unprotected sex, thereby resulting in a steep fall of Okamoto condoms sale. This further resulted in the company’s shares depreciated by 10%. However, in a much needed relief, Okamoto company has seen a drastic rise in the sale of baby soaps and other children products.

Almost all big stars these days are making sure that their films get enough ‘padding’ with a horde of popular actors such that the box office returns will be higher. Say it Baahubali or Srimanthudu, this padding moved to new level as many popular actors are seen sizzling inside. And Ram Charan’s ‘Bruce Lee’ got the mightiest padding in the form of Megastar Chiranjeevi.

What’s more stunning is that, Ram Charan’s previous films like Nayak and Govindudu Andarivadele which got average talk have collected 40 crores ‘share’ equal to what “Bruce Lee” has amassed. So, what’s the weight of Chiru’s cameo in this film if it collected the same as previous films? Trade analysts have an interesting say about this. “For the kind of negative talk Bruce Lee garnered on day one, surely it wouldn’t have not collected 40 crore share too if not for Chiranjeevi’s cameo”, says a trade expert.

Megastar’s cameo would have got more craze if he himself has promoted the film. But knowing the fact that Bruce Lee is a damp squib, Megastar kept off the radar and never spoke about his son’s film after the release. Because Chiru knows the fact that promoting a flop flick will dent his image.

Music composer GV Prakash who enthralled us with his songs in movies likes Prabhas’ Darling and Ram’s Endukante Premanta has turned to acting has hit Telugu tinsel town today with “Trisha Leda Nayantara”. As this film is success in Kollywood, the talented youngster is anticipating the same here.

There is a direct saying of the word ‘Erri ****’ on silver screen in the movie “Trisha Leda Nayantara”. In a scene that takes places in a flour mill our hero uses this cuss word and we wonder how come Censor Board gave permission to use it. In another scene when a friend asks to describe their friendship, hero uses another rude cuss word.

It sounded completely vulgar and worst. Yet another scene is here to give a toast of the film. There is a happening where hero brings sanitary napkins for heroine, and this is little awkward to accept due to the way it is conceived.

While it might sound realistic, rugged and raw, all these scenes somehow are not acceptable for Telugu audiences, even in mass centres. Those who watched the film are saying, ‘What the f*** is this? Why GV Prakash is spoiling his name?’ While GV’s acting skills are commendable, this vulgarity is unbearable.

Mumbai: Actor Ranveer Singh feels his rumoured girlfriend Deepika Padukone looks hotter with him than her ex flame Ranbir Kapoor.Deepika’s on-screen chemistry with both Ranbir and Ranveer enjoys a separate fan following.

Recently at a promotional event of ‘Tamasha’, when Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar asked Deepika who she looks hotter with (on screen) – Ranbir or Ranveer – she played it safe and choose not to name any of the two. When the same question was asked to Ranveer – who does Deepika look hotter with, he says, “Obviously me… Yeh koi sawal hua (Is this even a question?).”

After touching on the ‘looks’ subject, journalist took things a step further and asked the actor if he ‘loved’ Deepika off screen as well. At the ‘Bajirao’ poster launch, Ranveer was left battling for words when he managed to say, “Bajirao and Mastani were real individuals, who were in love… We are playing out their story on screen.” Rumours that the duo has been dating since they starred together in 2013’s love saga ‘Ram Leela’ have yet to be confirmed by the two. Deepika, 29, has teamed up with Ranbir, 33, for Imtiaz Ali’s ‘Tamasha’ that releases later this month.

An online survey had claimed that Ranbir-Deepika would be Bollywood’s most iconic on screen couple after Shah Rukh Khan-Kajol. Ranveer, however, does not find the comparison between the two couples “right”. “Shah Rukh and Kajol are Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol, while Ranbir and Deepika are Ranbir and Deepika. Each pairing has its own charm, appeal and its own legacy. I don’t think it is right to compare the actors or pairing of actors,” he said.

Trisha is all set for the release of Cheekati Rajyam. Apart from acting with Kamal Haasan, the film will be special for Trisha as the film marks her 50th film.Cheekati Rajyam or Toongavanam will be the 50th film in her long and impressive career, where she has mostly had hits in Telugu, Tamil and now in Kannada.

Though the industry has seen many top heroines, most of them do a couple of films and take a break. Some continue to do a good number of films, but doing 50 films in today’s times is indeed a rare feat. Though she has had some ups and downs in the last couple of years, she stuck around and she has managed to complete the number.

Trisha started off her career as a supporting actress as Simran’s friend in the film Jodi. Later, she was given the break in AM Ratnam’s Nee Manasu Naaku Telusu, which released in Telugu, Tamil and Kannada. Then she got Varsham and that gave her star status. Though she did try her luck in Bollywood, she didn’t get many chances there and she returned to south industry.

Though she did have her career lows, she did have consistent films and she has managed to do what other south Indian actresses haven’t achieved in a long time now. Well, congratulations for that! And the girl is clear that she will no qualms doing character roles in future as she enjoys being part of the industry.

In Bollywood, Kareena Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor share a happy space. Sonam Kapoor and Arjun Kapoor have their own place. However, in south, it is a huge thing for a girl from film families to enter the industry.In the past, when Manjula, daughter of Krishna tried to get into films, there was lots of opposition. Only Manchu Lakshmi has managed to keep the innings going.

And when Niharika, daughter of Naga Babu wanted to get into films, there were many questions raised. But eventually a film was announced and Naga Babu said that he would support his daughter’s choice. Even Chiranjeevi had said that though they tried to convince her against it, Niharika was adamant and they had to oblige. But the latest buzz is that Niharika’s cousins, read younger mega heroes did try to convince her against doing films.

Well, they apparently told her to take up something else and that included even Allu Sirish. But Niharika is said to have convinced them that she okayed the film only after listening to the subject, which was good.It is known that she will be debuting opposite Naga Shourya in the direction of Rama Raju. The film will be produced by Madhura Sridhar.

Telugu Cinema Lovers are currently enjoying horror comedies more than any other genres. Very few films based on this theme have failed at the box office.It was Raghava Lawrence who has set this trend with his successful Muni franchise. Later director Maruthi has shown the power of this genre with Prema Katha Chitram that was a huge blockbuster.

Films like Geetanjali, Ganga and the recent Rajugari Gadhi have turned out to be big hits. These films can be made on a shoestring budget and doesn’t need great script to click with the audience. It is easy to generate comedy with horror theme and masses are just lapping up any horror-comedy that is thrown at them.

Film industry didn’t take this genre seriously until Rajugari Gadhi has set the cash registers ringing. Now many young directors are coming up with horror comedies as it proves to be the safest bet for low budget movies. Even top producers are willing to fund such films as they could make huge profits with very little investment. This trend would continue until audiences get bored and reject few horror comedies.

We have seen Colours Swathi putting up weight in the trailers of her tomorrow release, Tripura. Swathi who always maintained a cute figure disappointed her fans big time with this appearance. However she says that she put on weight intentionally.

In a recent media interaction, she clarified that she had to put on Six Kilos extra for Tripura to get in to the character of an innocent, matured housewife. The movie is said to be a sequel of Anjali’s successful horror-comedy, Geethanjali.

Raaj Kiran who made his debut with Geethanjali is wielding megaphone for this film which is also a horror comedy. Kona Venkat and Veligonda Srinivas provided the screenplay.

Nithin and Trivikram’s next, A..Aa is currently being shot at a brisk pace. The makers are reportedly investing 50 Crore on this film, the highest ever in Nithin’s career. However they are hoping to recover the budget easily with Trivikram’s brand attached.

Currently few crucial scenes of the film are being canned in the lavish sets erected in Ramoji film city. The makers are planning to release the film for February 14th, 2016 as Diwali Special.

While Samantha plays the main heroine, Malayalam Premam fame Anupama Parameshwaran is the second heroine. It marks the Telugu debut of Anupama. Trivikram’s close friends, Harika and Haasini creations will produce this youthful entertainer.

Chennai is one of the major Rest of India center for Telugu movies besides Karnataka. Given the presence of huge Telugu population, our films do there very well. However Akhil is not getting a good release in Chennai and rest of Tamil Nadu due to the competition from biggies there.

Ajith’s Vedhalam is occupying most of the theaters while Kamal Hassan’s Thoongavanam will also get good number of theaters. In Multiplexes and other A centers, Salman Khan’s Prem Ratan Dhan Payo will also get decent release.

And so there is a theaters scarcity for Akhil. Already the Tamil version of the movie, Surya Kavacham was postponed to a later date to get a decent release there. We all know that Akhil is releasing on November 11th as Diwali Special.

Superstar Rajinikanth who is in Malaysia for a major schedule there for his next film, Kabali, will be back to Chennai for a couple of days next week for celebrating Diwali. The movie unit had planned a total of 26 days shoot in Malaysia followed by 3-4 days shoot in Bangkok.

This leg of shoot will be completed by this month end. Radhika Apte is the female lead in the film. Rajinikanth will be seen in the role of an aging gangster in the movie. Ranjith Pa is wielding megaphone for the movie.

The film is likely to hit the screens in April next year. Santosh Narayanan will compose tunes for the movie which will be produced by Kailaipuli S Thanu. Superstar Rajinikanth is just like a wounded lion after that back to back failures with Kochadaiiyaan and Linga.

The actor is raring to go. After the completion of Kabali, Rajinikanth will begin the shooting of Robot-2 in the direction of Shankar. The movie is likely to have its launch on Rajinikanth’s Birthday.

The Overseas distributor of Akhil Akkineni’s debut movie, Akhil dumped the film in the last minute and exit the project citing some personal issues. The makers are in talks with another distributor to take up the project. Already there is a theaters scarcity for the movie in Overseas.

Three major films from India – Thoongavanam, Prem Ratan Dhan Payo and Vedalam releasing in the same week and occupying good number of theaters. All those three films are confirmed for Diwali much in advance and so their distributors have booked theaters well in advance.

Akhil which was confirmed in the last minute, is now struggling to have a good release there. We will have to see if the new distributor solves the theaters issues.

Director Maruthi surprised all by directing Bhala Bhale Magadivoy which even got a U certificate. The film did well at the box office and it was well received by the critics too.In the past, Maruthi debuted with semi-adult films which dealt with subjects concerning the youth of today.

However, in the name of change, he touched upon subjects that would give ample scope for double meaning dialogues and situations. And towards the end, he would have one minute long dialogue about how such behaviour was wrong. Well, that’s how he got commercial success and that was how he was known in the industry too. However, his style went too far and films like Love You Bangaram could not get poster charges. So, he changed track and made Bhale Bhale Magadivoy.

Now, he has announced another film titled Rojulu Marayi and the film is being directed by one of his assistants. The film will deal with issues concerning present generation and it is targetted at the multi-plex audience says the director. So, if one puts two and two together, then it feels as if Maruthi is once again making a film that is similar to his old films. Though Maruthi is not directing the film, looks like his assistant too is following the same genre. We will keep you updated !

Kamal Haasan who is in his 60’s is more active than the actors in their 20’s with shooting for films nonstop. He promises to bring even more films in the coming years.The actor who is in Hyderabad promoting his Cheekati Rajyam said that he had completed the movie in just 35 working days. In 2015, he had completed three movies. In the next year, he is also planning to release three more films.

“Idea is to do more movies in short span. To give quality films at great speed is what I am doing right now. From now onwards you will see three releases from me every year,” he told the media. Kamal Haasan also said he changed the release date of Cheekati Rajyam to November 20th although its Tamil version is releasing on 10th November.

“Since Akhil’s maiden movie is coming on November 11th, we postponed. It is his debut film and so he needs wide release, we thought,” he explained. Cheekati Rajyam stars Trisha and Prakash Raj in the main roles. Sixty percent of the film was shot in Hyderabad city.