Mahesh Babu is on cloud nine as his last release ‘Srimanthudu’ is doing exceptionally well at the Box-office. The movie was dubbed in Tamil as ‘Selvandhan’ and has tasted success in Tamil version too. The movie was released in 165 screens in Tamil Nadu.

Now the movie has entered its second week and still manages to hold on with more than 100 screens. Due to the sound success in Tamil version, the movie also releases in neighbouring state Kerala. The movie will have a Malayalam version from today.

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Superstar Mahesh Babu’s Srimanthudu had completed its first week run at the box office. The movie had registered spectacular figures even after slight slow down in the last couple of days. The heavy rains in Coastal Andhra have significant effect on the movie in the last two days.

The movie fans, makers and buyers will have a sigh of relief as the holiday weekend of the movie starts from the evening shows of today.

Here is the breakup of Srimanthudu First week collections: 

Nizam: 15.50 Crore
Ceeded: 6.15 Crore
Uttarandhra: 3.18 Crore
East: 3.68 Crore
West: 3.045 Crore
Krishna: 2.86 Crore
Guntur: 3.64 Crore
Nellore: 1.26 Crore

AP+Nizam: 39.31 Crore

This comes across as a shocker. The Tamil Nadu state’s idol wing police have arrested senior director cum producer V Sekar for allegedly stealing panchaloha idols worth Rs. 80 crore in the international market. The police have recovered eight panchaloha idols stolen from three temples. Police investigation found out that the 63 year old filmmaker took to idol smuggling to cover his losses suffered in a 2014 film that starred his son Karl Marx. The police caught the filmmaker redhanded while he was negotiating with smugglers to sell them in the international market.

The senior filmmaker directed and produced 15 superhit films like Kaalam Maari Pochu and Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana etc, starring several noted stars of Tamil and Telugu film industry. Sekar’s films were a huge hit with the middle class audiences. “I feel ashamed now, especially as I tried to sell our cultural heritage to criminals,” said the filmmaker during his interrogation.

The police first arrested Sekar’s former production manager Dhanalingam on charges of stealing an idol in January and kept Sekar on vigil since then. The Tamil Nadu police had set up the idol wing after hundreds of antique panchaloha idols were stolen in the past two decades and smuggled to museums in foreign countries like Australia, US and Europe etc.

In what could be seen as a sequel to his tweets several months ago, Janasena Chief Powerstar Pawan Kalyan has once again expressed his dissent over the Andhra Pradesh government’s plans to acquire the farmers’ lands in the capital region. Pawan said, “I request TDP govt not to use ‘Land acquisition act’ to procure the remaining land for AP capital.”

Pawan further hoped for a peaceful resolution to the ongoing tussle between the government and the farmers as he said, “Bhoo sekarana samasyani samarasya vatavarnamlo parishkarinchi munduku velltharani nenu asisthunnanu.”

Pawan’s tweets come at a time when the government is mulling over ways to acquire lands from the farmers of the six villages in and near Nidamarru in the capital region of Amaravati. While farmers from the surrounding villages voluntarily agreed to give away their lands through land pooling, others who have been opposing the pooling allege that the government officials are threatening them to forcibly take away their lands.

The TDP government has promised the farmers of several beneficiary schemes. Of the 40,000 odd agricultural families in the capital region, only 12,000 families own lands while others are workers in these lands. However, only 11,000 families have been entitled for the government pension scheme, leaving the 29,000 other families protest.

Malayalee Beauty Asin after making her debut in Telugu with Amma Naanna Tamil Ammayi attained super stardom down south romancing star heroes. She set her sights high and entered Bollywood where she had a dream debut romancing Mr.Perfect Amir Khan in Ghajini.

From then on there is no stopping for her as she went on to romance Salman Khan in Ready and starred in films like Housefull 2,Bol Bachchan and Khiladi 786. Currently she is starring in All is Well opposite Abhishek Bachchan.

Simbhu is currently acting under Selvaraghavan direction for the movie ‘Kaan’. Catherine Tresa pairs opposite him and the movie is progressing at brisk pace.

Jagapathi Babu, Taapsee Pannu are also part of the cast. Yuvan Shankar Raja join hands with Selvaraghavan once again.

The makers never spilled the beans on the project. But Taapsee on her social media revealed the story and her character and became a victim of Selvaraghavan’s rage.

We hear from sources that, the creative director has scolded Taapsee for spilling the beans and spoiling the party.

Last year by this time we have been discussing about the patriotic short film, shot by creative director Sukumar featuring Allu Arjun. It was released on the even of Independence day, titled “I Am That Change” and features Bunny preaching that one who wants to see change in the society should change himself first.

Treading in a similar path, now it is pop singer Smitha, who is coming up with a short film. Titled “Dying To Be Me”, this short film is being directed by talented director Deva Katta. This will be featured to audiences tomorrow evening. We hear that the film has a social message and it has come out really well.

Every year if Tollywood is coming out with these message oriented films then the way people look at the industry, and people learn from this industry will grow manifold. Lets welcome these fantastic initiatives of our film fraternity.

Both Smitha and Deva Katta have complimented each other for this fantastic short film and we have to wait for tomorrow evening to catch this film.

There is this buzz going on in Film Nagar about the possibility of a former Chief Minister of state acting in an upcoming movie of hero Nikhil. For your information, it’s not any Telugu CM who is said to be getting ready to do the stint. Here goes the detail.

According to buzz, the unit of upcoming flick “Shankarabharanam” that has writer and wannabe director Kona Venkat as the producer, are trying to rope in Bihar Ex Chief Minister Lallu Prasad Yadav to act in a cameo in the film. In fact, the story of this film revolves around a crime comedy in Bihar backdrop.

If not Lallu Prasad Yadav, which former CM will be apt to do a cameo? Anyway, we have to see if there will be any official confirmation about the news, or this is just a rumour. Because, there is no need for a top politician like Lallu, who’s also a scamster, to act in a movie.

On the other hand, the movie is being shot in Bihar and USA and we have to see how Nikhil is going to impress this time. Since Swamy Ra Ra, this youngster started taking up different stories like Karthikeya and enthralling audiences with his subtle acting.

On 12th August 1992, a huge tidal wave in a Vizag beach washed away the young filmmaker Gollapudi Srinivas, son of veteran character actor Gollapudi Maruthi Rao, during the shooting of his debut film Prema Pusthakam, which was also the debut film of Tamil star Thala Ajith. With this shocking incident, not just a person lost his son but a young man’s dream of becoming a director was nipped in the bud.

Not only Gollapudi Maruthi Rao completed and released his son’s film after the tragedy, but as an ode to his departed son, he even instituted the Gollapudi Srinivas Memorial Foundation, which has been celebrating the best achievements of debut film directors across the country since 1998. By awarding these debut filmmakers, Gollapudi Maruthi Rao cherishes his son’s success through them. A memento and a cash prize of Rs. 1,50,000 will be awarded to the best debut director and a guest speech will be given by an eminent film personality every year.

So far, popular filmmakers like Aamir Khan (Taare Zameen Par), Indraganti Mohana Krishna (Grahanam), Anushka Rizvi (Peepli Live) etc are some of the recipients of this prestigious award. Reputed filmmakers like Kamal Haasan, K Balachander, K Vishwanath etc were some of the eminent filmmakers who gave their guest speeches during the presentation ceremonies.

Yesterday, the Gollapudi Srinivas Memorial Award was presented to Agra based young director Sanjeev Gupta for his debut film Q. During the glittering ceremony, Megastar Chiranjeevi said that many award function organisers have degraded the value of film awards, but Gollapudi Srinivas Memorial Award is one such award that continues to touch all the families.

The teaser of Maruthi’s ‘Bhale Bhale Magadivoy’ is one of the most refreshing visual treats in recent times.

It is already creating a buzz online thanks to its gripping content. All of 28 seconds, it is a perfect blend of drama, color and gives a youthful, spunky and light-hearted vibe to the viewer.

Trailer: https://youtu.be/MpgnGX42FUA

A world of romance, the breezy world of a girl and a boy – Lavanya Tripathi and Nani – comes alive in the crisp video.

An interesting background score gives it life which is justly complemented by stunning visuals. The sizzling chemistry between the lead pair is visible and it will be interesting to watch out for their chemistry in the film.

‘Bhale Bhale Magadivoy’ is being co-produced by successful film houses Geetha Arts & UV Creations.

Audio expected to release on August 15 and is gearing up to entertain you in your nearby theatres anytime this September.

The perspective that is seen when it comes to star heroines is always a flashy, luxurious and rich. But truth is that, when these big starlets have huge side income or main income, they have expenditures that match up. You may wonder why, here are they.

For example, if Samantha has to step out for an awards event, then she needs to get dressed well and attend the show. Costly makeup kits to designer hair stylist, from their assistants to travel allowances, it costs her a bomb. Afterwards she needs to buy a designer dress, and any international brand would cost more than 50,0000 rupees. Designer ear rings to jewellery to footwear will cost another bomb. Again she has to hire assistants to take care of her makeup touch-ups and then help her carry that dress. A designer-assistant should be present with her in case of any wardrobe malfunction. All this shots up to 1.5 lakh for one outing to an event.

All these heroines will be looking smoking hot on silver screen with their tempting curves. For that, they need to spend hefty money to hire specialist trainers. Samantha’s hardcore gymming to Shruti Haasan and Taapsee’s swimming, Trisha’s yoga and aroma therapies to Rakul Preet’s martial arts mixed workouts, they all come for a price. These heroines need to spend their own money and then get their physique right. Even the diet costs a bomb. From vegetable shakes to protein food that wont give them fat, they need to buy it from dieticians and take care of every sip of drink they intake.

If these two are one side, then staying in the news is another side. Not all the time media houses write about you, but only when PR agencies make sure that you attend events, make your presence felt, then they write. For that any starlet needs to have proper PR agency and they charge a bomb. All these costs are not seen by a common man, but feel like whenever a heroine steps out of house, every foot print of her is money. Not its not, there is this opposite side too.