Tollywood English Magazine February 2023

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Nara Lokesh : I am fan of Chiranjeevi

Taraka Ratna

Pawan Kalyan comments on Dr Preethi death passes away

Oscars 2023 :

Naatu Naatu wins Best Original Song

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OSCARS 2023: Naatu Naatu wins Best Original Song

Tollywood has created history. The song Naatu Naatu from SS Rajamouli’ magnum opus RRR which was nominated in the Best Original Song category, won the Oscar award. 'Applause' from the movie Tell It Like a Woman, 'Lift Me Up' from the movie Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, 'This Is Life' from the movie Everything Everywhere All at Once, and 'Hold My Hand' from the movie Top Gun Maverick, gave this song

a strong competition from the beginning. Finally Naatu Naatu song won the Oscars after pushing back the songs. The theater erupted when the award was announced for RRR song in the Best Original Song category. On the other hand, Telugu movie lovers watching live are thrilled with joy. The 'RRR' team, which received the Oscar award, are on the ninth cloud.

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I am fan of Chiranjeevi Nara Lokesh:

TDPsenior leader Nara Lokesh is meeting various communities as part of Yuvagalam Padayatra, getting to know their problems and taking suggestions and advice. He made an interesting revelation in his latest public meeting. The young leader Naga Lokesh said he is a big fan of Megastar Chiranjeevi. Nara Lokesh gave interesting answers to the questions asked by the youth. He revealed that he never shed

tears, but in the moments of Devansh's birth, tears of joy came when he held the child in his arms.

Nara Lokesh replied to a question that he is a fan of Megastar Chiranjeevi. He revealed that he recently watched the movie Waltair Veerayya. However, he said that Nandamuri Balakrishna is his beloved uncle and he is a special fan of him. Bala uncle called him unstoppable.

The blockbuster movie RRR showed its strength at the Hollywood Critics Association- HCA Awards held in Beverly Hills, America. It showed the power of the Indian film industry by bagging four awards simultaneously. On the other hand, the speech given by Rajamouli, the director of RRR, on the occasion of receiving the award is going viral on social media. Rajamouli said, “Aaah! Best International film, again to all my fellow film- makers in India, it is for all of us to believe we can truly make the International movies! Thanks to the HCA members who announced the award to 'RRR'. Thanks to

Salomon who choreographed the stunts with great effort, Juji who composed the climax action sequences, to all the other stunt masters who came to India, understood our idea and worked hard. Dupes were used only in two or three shots in this film RRR. All the remaining shots were done by mega power Star Ram Charan and Young Tiger Jr NTR himself. If we shot this film for 320 days, most of the days we worked for stunts. This is not just an honor for me and my film RRR. An honor for entire Indian film industry. Mera Bharat Mahan. Jaihind'

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“YOU KNOW YOU’RE IN LOVE WHEN YOU CAN’T FALL ASLEEP BECAUSE REALITY IS FINALLY BETTER THAN YOUR DREAMS.”

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SAMAJAVARAGAMANA FUN GLIMPSE

Sree Vishnu has proved his mettle and won hearts with his acting prowess on different occasions. He is considered to be one of the most underrated actors of the current generation, but he has carved a niche for himself in the Telugu film industry, with his diverse roles. On the occasion of Sree Vishnu’s birthday, the makers of Samajavaragamana released a small glimpse which indicates the movie deals

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with a different concept. The video shows Sree Vishnu is willing to marry his girlfriend, reveals the problem in their marriage. The glimpse guarantees that the upcoming film is a complete family entertainer with a unique concept. Raam Reddy’s cinematography and Gopi Sundar’s background score are highlighted. The glimpse also shows number of comedians.

PROJECT K MAKERS ABOUT CHARACTER DEEPIKA PADUKONE

Prabhas and Deepika Padukone starrer science fiction drama Project K is one of the big budget movies which is currently pan India wide craze. Nag Ashwin is directing this movie, which is being made with Prabhas as the hero . Project K will be released on January 12 next year as a Sankranti gift. Producer Ashwini Dutt said that 70% of the shoot of Project K has been completed. Recently during the media interaction, Ashwini Dutt revealed many

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interesting things about Project K. He said that although Prabhas’ character is the main character of Project K, Deepika Padukone and Amitabh Bachchan' characters will also be given priority in the film. Amitabh Bachchan and Deepika Padukone will join the shoot soon, and they’ve only left 7-10 days of work. Prabhas is the main focus of Project K, but these three characters will carry the entire movie.

SPECIAL SONG IN PAWAN & SAI TEJ FILM

is known that Power Star Pawan Kalyan and Supreme star Sai Dharam Tej have joined hands and they are all set to work together for a film which is the official Telugu remake of Tamil film Vinodhaya Sitham, is helmed by Samuthirakani. The upcoming yet to be titled film has been launched few days ago with a formal pooja ceremony. The shoot of this film has been commenced yesterday. The pics were released online, and fans were heavily impressed with the looks of Vakeel Saab star. Now the reports

are coming that the upcoming entertainer will have a special song that will be shot on Pawan Kalyan and Sai Dharam Tej. The team is also in the hunt of an actress for this special song. Sizzling actress Ketika Sharma is rumored to be part of this movie. Pawan Kalyan will be seen as the God of Time in this fantasy comedy entertainer. While the original version Vinodhaya Sitham doesn’t have songs, but the makers are planning foe the special song in this Telugu remake.

Sanjay Dutt won the hearts of the movie lovers with his performance skills as he played the role of menacing villain in Yash and Srinidhi Shetty starrer action drama KGF : Chapter 2 which was helmed by Prashanth Neel. His role as 'Adheera' in KGF: Chapter 2 got a terrific response. Clearly, the 'Munna Bhai' actor has become a hot favourite

to the directors down South. Sanjay Dutt will be seen sharing the screen space with Rebel Star Prabhas in an upcoming much hyped yet to be titled movie which is also being helmed by Maruthi. The reports are coming that Sanjay Dutt is playing the role of Prabhas’ grandfather in Maruthi’ magnum opus.

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It is known that Power Star Pawan Kalyan is playing the lead role in an upcoming yet to be titled film which is remake of Vinodhaya Sitham that came out in 2021 in Tamil. Sai Dharam Tej is also acting along with Pawan Kalyan in this movie. It is known that this remake was launched recently. An interesting news is coming regarding the remuneration of Pawan Kalyan. Pawan is taking Rs75 crores for Vinodhaya Sitham

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remake. It is remarkable that Pawan took such amount for just 30 days of shooting. That means he is earning Rs. 2.5 crore per day. This is the first time in Tollywood that a star hero is taking such a huge amount. Pawan and Sai Dharam Tej are working together, the producers are expecting huge business and they are giving a huge amount as remuneration. The remake is being helmed by Samuthirakani.

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Beautiful actress Mrunal Thakur won the hearts of the movie lovers with her performance skills in blockbuster drama Sita Ramam in which she shared the screen space with Dulquer Salmaan. She greatly impressed the youth with her cute expressions and her following has increased tremendously. Now Mrunal Thakur is receiving huge proposals from boys. Recently, Mrunal Thakur got such a proposal

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on social media platform. A fan sent a message to actress on Instagram asking her to marry him. She also responded in her own way. Mrunal Thakur posted a video captured in slow-motion. In the clip, she gave several poses as she showed off her jewellery. Actually, Mrunal Thakur shared this video while replying to a post proposed by a fan. A fan said, "Meri taraf se rishta pakka.”

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It is known that recently Naga Shaurya got married. Even though the films he is doing are turning out commercially flop at the box office but he is trying his best to deliver a hit movie. His previous offering Krishna Vridha Vihari failed to impress the audience which was released with huge expectations. Naga Shaurya showed heroism on the road recently. A young man beats his lover on the road. With this, Naga Shaurya got down

from the car and showed heroism. Do you hit a girl on the road? He tried to grab the shirt saying how dare you hit him. For this the young man also starts an argument with Naga Shaurya saying that she is my lover. A video of the fight between the two has gone viral on social media. While some people are saying wrong about Naga Shaurya whereas some people are supporting him to hit the man in the same way.

Movie Review: Sir

Director : Venky Atluri

Producer : Naga Vamsi and Sai Soujanya

Music Director : GV Prakash Kumar

Release Date: 17th February 2023

Rating: 2.75/5

Starring: Dhanush, Samyuktha, Samuthirakani, Sai Kumar, Tanikella Bharani, Narra Srinivas, Hyder Aadhi, Aadukalam Naren, Ilavarasu, Rajendran

Dhanush, Samyuktha, Samuthirakani, Sai Kumar, starrer Sir has hit the theaters on 17th February. Let’s see the story of Sir.

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Story: Bala Gangadhar Tilak (Dhanush) aka Balu is a junior maths lecturer. He goes to a junior college in a village called Siripuram to teach maths. Balu comes to that college with the hope that if all the students there study to pass, he will be promoted as a Senior Maths Lecturer. However, conditions are not favorable for Balu. However, with his words and actions, he influences the students of Siripuram. What are the changes in Balu's life after some dramatic developments?, What is the role of TEI Chairman Tripathi (Samuthirakani) in this? What is Balu's love track with Meenakshi (Samyukta Menon)? To get the answers of these, one should watch the movie Sir on silver screen.

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REVIEW

• Second half

• Weak screenplay

• Commercial elements missing

performance is the highlight of the film.

Plus Points:

• Dhanush

• Performance

• BGM

Minus Points:

Performance: Dhanush's performance in the role of lecturer is amazing. His performance in the scene where he leaves the town is very good. His gestures in the climax are very impressive. Samyuktha Menon is good in her role, and she does her part well. Her scenes with Dhanush are good. Sumanth, Malayalam actor Harish Paradi, Tamil actor Aadukalam Naren, Samuthirakani, Tanikella Bharani, Sai Kumar and the rest of the actors who play the key roles are fine. Director Venky Atluri's

Technical: Sir which is based on the idea that education changes life, education changes financial situation, talks about the greatness of education. In one word, this is a movie that reinvents education. Along with the realistic elements, the story is very realistic and the interest in the film increases. Also, what is the behavior of students from depressed communities, what is the pressure of society on them? Director Venky has shown such aspects in the movie. Some of his dialogues are also very good and are laced with his signature punch lines. The music by GV Prakash is good, especially

the songs. The BGM is also quite good and adds to the proceedings of the film. Cinematography work is good as well, and the production values are rich. The editing could have been much better.

Analysis: Every scene where education changes life and everyone should get education is very good. Dhanush's performance is also amazing. Commercial elements are missing in the movie. But the emotion and message in the movie is very impressive. Overall this movie Sir is impressive.

Minus Points:

• Confusing Screenplay

• Too Many Subplots

Performance: Kiran Abbavaram's role as Vishnu is good. The best part of the film Vinaro Bhagyamu Vishnu Katha is the characterization of Kiran Abbavaram. He is good at portraying emotions, and his comedy timing is also superb. He impresses with his performance. He is very well suited to the role. Kashmira Pardeshi, who plays the female lead, impresses with her looks. She looks captivating and performs with ease as Darshana. Murali Sharma acted very well in another key role. Lucky, Pammi Sai, Devi Prasad and Amani act very well. Also the rest of the actors performed very well in their role.

Movie:Vinaro Bhagyamu Vishnu Katha

Director : Murali Kishor Abburu

Producer : Bunny Vas

Music: Chaitan Bharadwaj

Starring: Kiran Abbavaram, Kashmira

Pardeshi, Murali Sharma, Subhalekha

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Release Date: February 18, 2023

Rating: 2.75/5

Kiran Abbavaram, Kashmira Pardeshi and Murali Sharma starrer Vinaro Bhagyamu Vishnu Katha has hit the theaters on 18th

February 2024. Let’s see the story of Vinaro Bhagyamu Vishnu Katha.

Story: Tirupathi resident Vishnu (Kiran Abbavaram) is a guy who can do anything for those who come to him for help.

Darshan a(Kashmiri Pardesi) enters in the life of Vishnu with the concept of "A Day with Number Neighbor". Darshana is making various efforts to become a famous YouTuber. In this sequence, Markhandeya Sharma (Murali Sharma) also makes an entry into the concept called "A Day with Number Neighbor" . Why does Darshan

have to go to jail after some dramatic developments? Who is Sharma? What did Vishnu do in this whole story? To get these answers, one should watch the movie Vinaro Bhagyamu Vishnu Katha on silver screen.

Plus Points:

• Kiran Abbavaram performance

• Murali Sharma’s Comedy

• Thriller element

• Interval bang

• Climax twist

• BGM

• Cinematography

Technical: Talking about the technical department, two of the songs presented by music director Chaitan Bharadwaj are good. Also the background music provided by him in some scenes is also impressive. The editing is just okay. Cinematography is good. All the scenes in the movie are shown very beautifully. Murali Kishor Abburu did a decent job with the film but did not write the screenplay in an impressive manner. And the production values of the movie are very good.

Analysis: Overall Vinaro Bhagyamu Vishnu Katha has an intriguing thriller concept, and some twists and turns keep the viewers interested. The film has a decent mix of entertainment and suspense elements.

AJAY DEVGN: RRR WON OSCARS BECAUSE OF ME

Bollywood hero Ajay Devgn made interesting comments on RRR movie winning Oscar, which has become the hot topic of discussion in the film industry. Ajay Devgn gave a funny reply to Kapil Sharma's question that how did it feel to get an Oscar for the film you acted in, saying that RRR film won the Oscar

left her fans in awe

Bollywood actress Alaya Furniturewala, the daughter of Farhan Ebrahim Furniturewala and Pooja Bedi, who is known by her stage name Alaya F, is a popular name in the entertainment industry. The beautiful actress made her film debut with the Hindi movie Jawaani Jaaneman. She is an active user of social media sites and this time she took to her instagram to share her pic from recent photoshoot which are grabbing the attention of her fans and the followers. She

captioned it: Got all the stomach pics before the pizza arrived. Coming on the pics, Alaya F is see wearing two piece bikini. She left her fans in awe of how stylish and chic her look was. Her bikini highlighted her toned figure while sitting regally on a rock dining table. Alaya F looks s…..s while she strikes a pose with perfection. She is keeping strong with her Instagram game. On the work front, she will be seen in U Turn and Sri.

AKSHAY KUMAR RESPONDS ON

FLOPS!

Akshay Kumar had high hopes for Selfiee but the movie turned out flop at the box office. Akshay Kumar’ comments during an earlier interview are now going viral. Akshay, who recently spoke during the promotions of Selfie, mentioned about his films flopping. Akshay Kumar said that he had gone through a similar phase earlier in his career when he had 16 consecutive flops. He said that once again 8 movies did not perform as expected. He explained that it was his fault that the movie was not a hit,

the audience's taste had changed and they wanted something new. He added, “If the audience does not appreciate the film, we should understand that they are expecting new stories from me.”Akshay Kumar said that this applies to everyone, not only in the film industry. He said that there may not always be profits in business. He said that a cricketer cannot score a century in every innings. If the film doesn't become a hit, don't blame the audience, it's 100 percent his fault.

because of him. Ajay Devgan said that if he had danced in the song Naatu Naatu, he would not have won the Oscar. Ajay Devgan's funny reply that Academy Jury members were not the ones to give Oscar after seeing his dance has gone viral on social media.

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SIDDHARTH & REEL VIRAL ADITI RAO DANCE

There have been rumors for days that something is going on between the love birds Siddharth and Aditi Rao Hydari. These news are not just rumours. They are indirectly revealing their relationship. Recently, the couple went on a lunch date, they recently stepped together to a popular song. Taking to Instagram, the love birds shared a joint post as they grooved to the song from the

Tamil film Enemy. In the clip, Siddharth is seen wearing a black shirt and denims while Aditi Rao Hydari is dressed in a floral outfit as they repeat the steps of the song Siddharth danced to the Tum Tum song with Aditi. Fans said that they are ‘waiting for marriage dance'. Aditi captioned it : Dance monkeys - The Reel deal.

DESERVE THE LOVE

SS Rajamouli’ magnum opus RRR won Best International Film, Best Action Film, Best Stunts and Best Original Song at the awards. RRR which has Young Tiger Jr NTR and Mega Power Star Ram Charan in the lead roles, has lifted four trophies at the 2023 Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) Film Awards, including best international film and best action film. Tamil star Suriya reacted to the same as he congratulated

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the cast and crew of RRR for their achievement. Singham star Suriya took to his twitter and wrote, “Congratulations Team #RRR on winning Big @HCAcritics You all deserve the love & happiness from the worldwide recognition for the hard work you have put in @ssrajamouli sir @ mmkeervaani sir @tarak9999 Super proud to see you represent our country Dear @ AlwaysRamCharan”.

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In the recently released episode, before the wedding, Ammavari Puja ceremony and wedding dress shopping were shown in Hansika Motwani’ family. Hansika was emotional about her mother's decision regarding v….ginity. In the recently released episode, Hansika's mother was seen explaining a decision she had taken to her daughter. Hansika's mother said, “You mean more to me than anyone else in family. Self respect is very important for every girl. You made it more for me. I am so proud

to see you. You have come to this level after facing difficulties and overcoming criticism. I have taken a decision not to perform kanyadaan because you are not an object to donate. Instead of Kanyadaan : The Gift Of V…..ginity, I will do Godanam. Even if you get married, you are always the daughter of this house.” Hansika said that she liked the decision taken by her mother, It was a great thing. Etymologically meaning “the gift of the v…rgin”, kanyadaan is most highly valued Hindu wedding ritual.

Chikoti Praveen is a very popular person in both Telugu states- AP and Telangana with casino affairs. Casino King Chikoti Praveen, who created a sensation in Telangana, is once again in the news headlines. IT officials have issued notices to him in the case of a car worth Rs 3 crore. It is known that Chikoti Praveen has taken the Range Rover car worth three crores. IT officials have issued show cause notices to Chikoti Praveen and sought a reply on why his car should not be attached under Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act.

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According to Chikoti Praveen , the Range Rover is owned by a company owner, who is a good friend of him. He added, Whenever I need it, I use it. What's wrong with this? I have received notices from the I-T Benami Unit with this? The car was registered in December 2021 and I-T Benami Prohibition Unit found 'evidence' the company was benami and Chikoti was the beneficial owner. After verifying the reply, the benami unit might issue a provisional attachment order.

Chikoti Praveen passes away

Itis known that Nandamuri actor and politician Taraka Ratna was battling for life. On 18th February 2023, the doctors announced that Taraka Ratna died. His health condition was very critical. Taraka Ratna was on the bed for the last 23 days ever since he suffered a massive heart attack on 27th January and fainted all of a sudden at a roadshow in Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. The Roadshow event named 'Yuva

Galam' was a political foot march, which was launched by Nara Lokesh for their Political party. Taraka Ratna was 39 years old and he is survived by his wife Alekhya Reddy and a daughter. Taraka is a grandson to Telugu actor and former Chief minister of Andhra Pradesh Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao and a nephew to Nandamuri Balakrishna. Telugu actors Young Tiger Jr NTR and Kalyan Ram are his cousins.

PAWAN KALYAN COMMENTS ON

DR PREETHI DEATH

Afterbattling for life for around 85 hours, Dr Preethi Dharavath, post-graduate medical student from Kakatiya Medical College in Warangal, was declared dead on 22nd February at 9.10 pm at NIMS. The actor and Politician Power Star Pawan Kalyan responded on the death of Dr Preethi and said that the death of Dr Preethi is very sad. He expressed grief over Preethi' death and said, “If the college management had responded properly and taken action against

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the perpetrators of harassment, Preeti' parents would not have faced this situation.” Pawan Kalyan added, “I am praying to the God to rest the soul of Dr Preethi who lost her battle with death for the five days in the hospital. Deepest sympathy to Preethi's family. Preethi would not have died if the college management had responded in a proper manner immediately after receiving the complaint about Saif's harassment.”