AR Rehman is likely to score music for Mahesh Babu and Puri Jagan's trilingual film with joint production by Warner Brothers and Soundarya (Rajni's daughter ). It is for the first time that a Telugu hero is roped in for a global produciton house. And expectations are high because it is coming from the record breaking combination of Pokiri film. Pokiri is a 2006 Telugu movie directed, written, and produced by Puri Jagannadh.
Monday, June 9, 2008
Popcorn rule for Sarkar Raj viewers
If you want to watch a film in Ad Labs, mere purchasing of a ticket won't do. You also have to purchase a popcorn packet worth. This happened in Warangal. Audience who reached the theatre for the opening show of Sarkar Raj (RGV's film, starring Amitab, Abhishek and Aish), they were stunned at the rule. The ticket was Rs. 30/- and popcorn cone, Rs. 20/-. This made several movie-buffs return without watching the film. Generally, prices of eatables would soar high in theatres, but to enjoy it or not depends on the audience's choice. However, the Abhi-Aish pairing up for Sarkar Raj after their marriage brought ample crowds to the theatre.
Telengana and Naxalite issues in Chiru agenda
The agenda of Chiranjeevi's Party coming up in August includes a positive approach towards the burning Naxalite and Telengana issues; read some flash reports today. The megastar is also said to in touch with senior leaders of the civil liberties activists to have a clear-cut first hand information and understanding of the Naxal problem in the state. However, there is no confirmation about this either from Chiru or his spokespersons.
Police arrested Roja
Tirupati police arrested actress turned TDP mahila leader, Roja, today, as she ripped out a sensation at the pilgrim town. She swooped on the excise station after attacking a belt shop at a local slum area. She criticized the government for allowing free flow of liquor, affecting poor and middleclass families. The woman leader is also scheduled to reach Vizag for enacting similar act on June 11
Producers, Mumaith booked for obscenity
It came as a rude shock to the Telugu film industry circles with the police registering non-bailable cases against a whopping 16 biggies, including Dasari Narayana Rao, KS Rama Rao, K. Raghavendra Rao, G. Ramesh Babu, Ashwini Dutt, Devi Varaprasad, ML Kumar Chowdary and Bellamkonda, under section IPC 292 (indecent representation of women act). The name of Mumaith Khan also figured in the police registry. The cases are booked based on the allegations that the producers have violated censor norms, by not displaying the certification details in the posters and trailers, besides resorting to obscene publicity.
RGV's Raksha in Telugu
Ramgopal Varma presents a new film titled Raksha in Telugu. Vamsikrishna Akella, story and dialogue writer of Vamsi's Anumanaspadam, makes his debut as director in this film. Made on One More Thought Entertainment Private Limited, the flick has a hazy caption – Chetabadi Unda? (Meaning - Is there Witchcraft?) Preliminary details say the film stars Jagapati Babu in the lead, with the cast including Kalyani, Rajiv Kanakala and others.
MS Narayana's son-in-law arrested
Hyderabad police on Monday arrested Durga Prasad, son-in-law of popular comedian MS Narayana, on charges of dowry harassment. The police said Sasikiran, the artiste's daughter, got married to Durga Prasad in 1996, and a dowry of Rs. 5 lakh and 50 tulas of gold were given to the bridegroom. Of late, the hubby started harassing the lady for extra dowry which resulted in filing the complaint. The written complaint of Sasikiran also alleged that her husband maintained illicit relationship with a junior artiste. Further investigation is on.
Sunil in Rajamouli's next film
Successful director S.S Rajamouli is planning a film with comedy hero Sunil in the lead and that might hit the marquee as 2009 summer release. SS Rajamouli wanted to take a short break from the regular trend and tread an offbeat track with the comedian in the lead. Currently, Rajamouli is directing Ramcharan Tej, followed by a film with Prabhas. The proposed Sunil-starred film is expected to be done at a brisk pace over a single schedule. More details on this will be updated soon....
Pulihora - Jagapati Babu's next movie
Telugu smart hero Jagapati Babu awaits the launch of his next project with director Ramesh. The anticipated film goes by an unconfirmed title Pulihora, with its kitchen-like tagline Rendunnara Gantala Thalimpu. It is a remarkable trait with Jagapati Babu that he carefully balances his career – taking alternate turns between family and mass subjects.
Ramanaidu Happy Birthday
Top telugu movie producer Dr. D. Ramanaidu today celebrates his 73rd birthday. Reaching erstwhile Chennai in his twenties, Naidu thought of becoming an actor, but destiny has it that he touched the peaks of fame as producer, making more than a 100 films on his home banner Suresh Productions. He holds the coveted Guinness Book of World Records for his record number of films in almost all prominent languages (Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi .etc.) in India. Many Happy Returns of the Day to the ace producer.
Tomorrow Bush is wathching Dasavataram
Tamilnadu chief minister Karunanidhi watched the preview of Dasavataram, a Kamal's multilingual film, in Chennai. The film is set for worldwide release on June 13th. He desired that instead of dubbing versions, the film should be remade in all other Indian languages. Producer Oscar Ravichandran told the media that a special preview is bring arranged to US President George Bush tomorrow (June 10th). Meanwhile, challenging the ruling of the Chennai court in favor of the film, a religious organization filed its fresh petition with the Supreme Court, repeating its contention of disrespect to Hindu religion. The ambiguity is expected to be cleared, soon.
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