Tollywood Magazine English April - 2019

APRIL 2019 | VOL 6 | ISSUE 6 | Rs.25/-

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dating AL Vijay?

Kajal Aggarwal

special role in Prabhas Film

Pawan Kalyan assets revealed !

Samantha’s RNI NO: APENG/2013/53571

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SaiPallavi

DATING AL VIJAY?

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ccording to the latest rumor, SaiPallavi and AL Vijay are in love and contemplating marriage. It is said that Karudirector AL Vijay and SaiPallavi are dating and all set to enter the wedlock. It is expected that very soon the announcement regarding their wedding will be made. This rumor about SaiPallavi dating ex-husband of Amala Paul has surprised the fans of the actress. They are serious about their relationship. This news has gone viral and none of them came forward to refute the rumor. Whether they are dating each other or

not is confirmed, but this news has become a hot topic in Kollywood and Tollywood now.However, the fans of SaiPallavi are unhappy with her choice because AL Vijay was earlier married to actress Amala Paul and the couple parted ways within months after wedding.

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enkatesh daughter, AashrithaDaggubati entered into wedlock with her longtime boyfriend Vinayak Reddy, the grandson of Hyderabad Race Club chairman R Surender Reddy, recently in Jaipur. Now a rare pic is going viral on social media sites and Venkatesh’ fans are happily circulating this pic. Coming on the pic, VenkateshDaggbati is seen with his wife Neeraja.Neeraja maintain low profile and avoids the media glare. So her presence with Venkatesh was the one of the major attraction of this wedding event. She is seen performing the

wedding rituals along with her husband Venkatesh.The pic of Venkatesh with Neeraja is going viral on the Internet.

Venkatesh got married to Neeraja in 1985 and currently the couple has three daughters HayavahiniDaggubati, AashrithaDaggubati, BhavanaDaggubati and a son named ArjunRamnathDaggubati.Earlier on several occasions, VenkateshDaggubati has also said, “Ramanaidu didn’t want their grand children to be known as celebrity’s kids.

They also didn’t want the kids to lose their privacy.“

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aushalManda, the Bigg Boss 2 Telugu winner, has recently shared that his wife Neelima was diagnosed with cancer.

She underwent a critical surgery for her ailment at a private hospital in Hyderabad on 20th March. KaushalManda also wrote an emotional post on microbogging page, “Neelima considers everyone as family and supports me to do the same.It's because of her I've prioritised my fans.Neelima is going through a huge surgery today at the Continental Hospitals. She's going to fight between life and death..Keep her in our

prayers.Tq all” Few days ago, KaushalManda also shared a video a live video sitting beside the hospital bed on which his Wife Neelima was in an unconscious state.

Kaushal informed that his wife Neelima is recuperating well after the surgery and he thanked everyone for the best wishes. Now netizens are suggesting KaushalManda to not use personal relationships for cheap publicity and behave like a husband.

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haracter Artist Karate Kalyani is well known face for the audiences of Telugu film Industry. Recently during the media interaction, she opened up about casting couch. She also revealed that a film maker

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urrently all eyes are on Vijay Deverakonda starrer upcoming much awaited movie Dear Comrade, which is scheduled to hit the theaters on 31st May. According to the latest update, Vijay Deverakonda will have to compete with Suriya as his movie NGK is also arriving at the theaters on the same day i.e 31st May 2019. Though Suriya starrer NGK is a Tamil movie and Dear Comrade a Telugu movie but both the movies NGK and Dear Comrade will be released in both Telugu and Tamil (dubbed version).Vijay Deverakonda is one of the most respected and popular stars in the Telugu film industry

today. His movie Dear Comrade is helmed

by Bharat Kamma and produced by Y. Naveen, Y. Ravi Shankar and C. V. Mohan under the banner Mythri Movie Makers.

RashmikaMandanna is playing the love interest of Vijay Deverakonda in this film.

Touted to be a socio-political drama NGK stars RakulPreet Singh and SaiPallavi in important roles. Suriya will be seen playing a leader in Selvaraghavan’s NGK – NandhaGopala Krishnan. The production house DreamWarriorPictures confirmed the release date, “#NGK releasing on May 31st #NGKfromMay31@Suriya_offl @ selvaraghavan @thisisysr.”

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offered her Rs 50,000 per month for having s*x.In her recent interview, Karate Kalyani said, “Casting Couch is not new in film industry. It exists in every field. The women are facing casting couch/s*xual harassment in every field. In Software field, Kissing and hugging is not a big deal. I never encourage such things in my filmy life. If we are mentally strong, no body could trouble us. It depends on us how we present ourselves.” Karate Kalyani further added, “A Film Personality

Distributor cheated Baahubali producers

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he Baahubali producers ShobuYarlagadda and Prasad Devineni are cheated by BaahubaliTamilNadu distributor Rajarajan.Arka Media works has sent a legal notice to its Tamil Nadu distributor, SN Rajarajan of K Productions, for not clearing a portion of the dues per contract.Baahubali : The Conclusion' Tamil version was distributed by noted Tamil film distributor Rajarajan of K Productions.

Before the film's release, Rajarajan handed over acheque ofRs 17.60 Cr to Shobu

and Prasad. But the cheque was bounced due to insufficient funds. The producers ShobuYarlagadda, and Prasad Devineni approached the Hyderabad city court. The court had directed Rajarajan to clear the dues before 26th February. The court had also ordered Rajarajan to furnish the security for the said amount. However, Rajarajan has reportedly failed to honour the court' order and Arka Media Work' legal team has slapped yet another notice to him. Everyone is shocked after hearing because Rajarajan had made heavy profits by distributing Baahubali 2: The conclusion in Tamil Nadu.

Prabhas as lover & Playboy

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oung Rebel Star Prabhas is coming up to delight his fans and movie lovers with his upcoming action entertainer Saaho, which is being helmed by Sujeeth. In Saaho, Prabhas will impress his fans with his action avatar but in his next upcoming film, he will impress his fans with lover and playboy acts.

It is known news that Prabhas has signed another film with Radha Krishna Kumar of Jil fame. According to the latest update, this upcoming film has two shades combined, one being a very sincere lover boy and the

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offered me Rs 50,000 per month to share the bed. But when I said no to him, he asked me to vacate the house. Later I left the house and shifted to another rented house.”While countering the actresses who came onto roads about casting couch, Karate Kalyani said they should not have encouraged such things in the incipient stage. She condemned their blaming the film industry and said everything depends upon their character and the way they present themselves.

other one is a jolly playboy kind of guy.

The makers have roped two actressesKajalAggarwal and PoojaHegde to play the female lead role. The upcoming drama is set in yesteryear backdrop and the story taking place in Europe. The sources say that Prabhas will make his screen presence in two different avatars. PoojaHegde will be seen romancing with Prabahs in flashback episode whereas KajalAggarwal will romance with Baahubali star in modern day episode.

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VarunTej’s Valmiki Mahesh Babu Wax Statue Unveiled

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ega Prince VarunTej has joined hands with Harish Shankar for an upcoming project, which has been titled as Valmiki.

The upcoming drama Valmiki is remake of Tamil movie Jigarthanda. The movie has been launched recently with formal pooja ceremony and now according to the latest update, the makers have roped Tamil actor AtharvaaMurali for a key role in the film. It is heard that he will be seen playing the role of Siddharth in this film whereas VarunTej will essay the role of Bobby Simha. Both

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anaDaggubati is known for his portrayal of an evil king pitted against his cousin brother in SS Rajamouli’ Baahubali franchise, and as a naval officer in Sankalp Reddy' Ghazi. RanaDaggubati’ career graph is filled with diverse projects. He has also lent his voice to the character of supervillainThanos for the Telugu version of Hollywood film "Avengers: Infinity War". Marvel Studios' "Avengers: Infinity War". Currently he is busy with bunch of projects. RanaDaggubati is all set to act as the demon king Hiranyakashyap in a mythical film produced by his father Suresh Babu.

The pre production work is on from the past 2 years. Hiranyakashyap is a bilingual drama, which will be made in Telugu and Tamil. The massive sets are being erected from this film. The sources close to the makers, say that the 16

VarunTej and AtharvaaMurali will join the sets in the month of April. The movie will be directed by Harish Shankar and is bankrolled by 14 Reels banner whereas it will have the music by sensational music composer Devi Sri Prasad. Harish Shankar is not planning it as an exact remake but he will make some changes to the script to suit the Telugu audiences. The original version in Tamil was helmed by KarthikSubburaj and had Siddharth, Bobby Simha and Lakshmi Menon in the lead roles.

elugu Superstar Mahesh Babu unveiled a wax statue of himself at AMB Cinemas in Hyderabad on 25th March. For the first time, the museum allowed its celebrity to unveil the wax statue outside Singapore.

Mahesh Babu also took selfie and posed with the wax statue.The wax statue, which looked uncannily similar to MahehBabu, was brought from Singapore and was place in AMB Cinemas. Post this event, Mahesh Babu’ wax statue will be taken back to Singapore and will be opened for public display.The unveiling of wax statue was streamed live on Youtube. Mahesh

Babu’s wife and children also attended this ceremony.Previously Prabhas of Baahubali fame had got his wax statue unveiled at the Madame Tussauds museum at Bangkok.

Young Rebel Star Prabhas happens to be the first South Indian actor to have a wax statue at the Madame Tussauds museum.

SudheerBabu, the brother-in-law of Mahesh Babu, has also shared a special message on this occasion. He tweeted, “The MAN , the MOMENT and the MONUMENT !! forEVERGREEN Congratulations SUPERSTAR @urstrulyMahesh #MaheshBabuMTSG #SSMBWaxFigure”.

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he wedding of AashritaDaggubati, the daughter of star actor Venkatesh is taking place today in Jaipur. Venkatesh's elder daughter Aashritha is tying the knot with her longtime boyfriend Vinayak Reddy, at a palace hotel in Rajasthan on 24th March. Several celebrities from Tollywood and Bollywood have already arrived in Jaipur to attend the wedding.

UpasanaKamineniKonidela, the entrepreneur, who is married to Mega Power Star Ram Charan, took to her social media to leak a pic of bride and groom.

Aashrita’s parents VenkateshDaggubati, mother Neeraja, Ram Charan and RanaDaggubati are also seen in this pic.Mega BahuUpasana captioned the pic, “Congratulations Venky uncle Neeru aunty Aashritha&Vinayak. wishing u all the very best. @RanaDaggubati&MrC

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u guys r super Jaipur déjà vu #besties #ramcharan.”Upasana has also posted congratulatory message to the wedding couple. Earlier Upasana also leaked the pics of Rajamouli’s son Karthikeya’s wedding on her social media sites and this time, she leakedAashritaDaggubati’ wedding pics.

International Studios are going to work on VFX work of RanaDaggubati’ upcoming project Hiranyakashyap.16 International Studios mean that they will work hard to

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for RanaDaggubati

HiVFX ranyakashyap work get best of the talent to work on the VFX. Hiranyakashyap will deal with the story of the demon king who was killed by one of the ten avatars of Vishnu - Narasimha.

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VIJAY DEVERAKONDA PICKS

Avantika Mishra

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he young and talented actor Vijay Deverakonda is getting ready to start he shoot of his upcoming production venture in which TharunBhascker will play the lead role. According to the latest buzz in the film industry, Vijay Deverakonda has picked actress Avantika Mishra to play the female lead in his film, which will be directed by debutant Shammir. Avantika Mishra will be playing the female lead opposite TharunBhascker. The sources close to the film unit reveal that the makers decided to

rope Avantika Mishra as actress after seeing her in a commercial. She was called in for a look test before she was given the role in Vijay Deverakonda’ production venture.

The actress is very excited about her role.A source says that it is a very young team.

Since Avantika Mishra’ role is that of an aspiring actress, she believes that there is a lot of spunk to her role. The regular shoot is expected to commence very soon.

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S born actress Anu Emmanuel entered in Tollywood with Majnu in which she shared the screen space with Natural Star Nani. The movie was decent hit at the box office. Soon she grabbed the offer to work with star Heroes and she shared the screen space with Akkineni Naga Chaitanya in romantic and family entertainer movie Shailaja Reddy Alludu, she also worked with Stylish Star AlluArjun inNaa Peru Surya and with PawanKalyan in Agnyathavaasi. Unfortunately, all the three movies were bombed at the box office. Since Anu Emmanuel had burnt her hands with three top stars (PawanKalyan, AlluArjun and Naga Chaitanya), she has taken a wise decision and asked the directors to come up with bounded script.In film Industry, Generally the filmmakers either narrate the role of actresses or only the portion of the script which need their casting. They do not deliver the bounded script to actresses. But Anu Emmanuel has asked the makers to contact her with bounded script.Now we have to wait and see whether the film makers will give the bounded script to Anu Emmanuel or not. And her plans work out or not.

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amantha Akkineni has also come in the support of Nayantara. Recently Radha Ravi made controversial comments on Lady Superstar Nayantara. Number of celebrities and netizens are criticizing the act of Radha Ravi.

Now, it's Samantha Akkineni’ turn to take a jibe at Radha Ravi. Samantha took to her Twitter and wrote, “SighhhMr. Radha Ravi the struggle to stay relevant . You’re a sad man and we all feel sorry for you . May your soul or whatever is left of it find peace We ll send you tickets for Nayantara’s next superhitfilm ..have some popcorn and take a chill pill.”

The netizens are showering praises for Samantha. Not only Samantha, RanaDaggubati, has also come forward to speak against Radha Ravi for his derogatory remarks about Nayantara. RanaDaggubati wrote on Twitter, “Just heard some filthy comments from Mr.#RadhaRavi to press about a very fine actor. Your comments sir reflect the "filth in your character" and the "fineness in her many performances" as actor. Such a shame to the community you are!! #RadhaRavi.”At the trailer launch of Nayantara' upcoming film KolaiyuthirKaalam, Radha Ravi made some derogatory remarks about how Nayantara is being selected to play roles like Ramayana's Sita.

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t is known news that RakulPreet Singh will be seen playing the female lead in upcoming movie Manmadhudu 2 in which AkkineniNagarjuna is playing the lead role. The movie has been launched recently with formal pooja ceremony. AmalaAkkineni and Naga Chaitanya attended the event as Chief guests. Now according to the latest update, RakulPreet Singh has hiked her remuneration and she is charging a bomb for Manmadhudu 2. The sources say that Rakul Preet Singh is demanding about Rs. 2 Cr as the remuneration, which is higher than her normal pay. But the makers are ready to pay huge amount to RakulPreet Singh. RakulPreet Singh was last seen in Mahesh BabustarrerSpyder in which she played the female lead. She has been staying away from Telugu film Industry for more than a year and is currently struggling for filmy offers but finally she hit a jackpot with Manmadhudu 2. The film has other stars like Lakshmi, Vennela Kishore, Nasser, Rao Ramesh, Jhansi and Devadarshini in supporting roles. The movie will be directed by RahulRavindran and bankrolled under the banner of Annapurna Studios.

Prabhas SUPPORT TO VOTER? N ot just fame and name, but also a lot of remuneration has come to Young Rebel Star Prabhas way after the stupendous success of Baahubali franchisee at the box office. It is known news that Pramod and Vamsi have done a great thing by starting UV Creations banner. Prabhas is supporting them as it is his own production house.

According to the latest update,the producers Vamsi and Pramod of UV Creations have acquired Voter’s Guntur distribution rights by offering a good price if sources are to be

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ecently Jana Sena Chief PawanKalyan made few inflammatory statements on Telangana that became highly controversial. During his election campaign in Bheemavaram, PawanKalyan said that KCR has divided the unity among Telugus and that several Andhra people were beaten up in Telangana. The actor turned politician PawanKalyan questioned, “is this Telangana or Pakistan?” PawanKalyan made these sensational statements after filing nominations in Bhimavaram. Now according to the latest update, a case has been filed against PawanKalyan in Jubilee

believed. It means,Prabhas has extended his support to Manchu Vishnu’ Voter.With UV Creations backing Voter, the movie is expected to get a good release in the region.This is the first time, Manchu Vishnu is attempting a political drama .The entire shoot of 'Voter' has been already wrapped up the shooting and currently it is in postproduction stage. Delhi beauty Surabhi is playing the female lead in the film, which is directed by Adda fame Karthik Reddy and is bankrolled by John SudheerPudhota.

Hills police Station. Recently Jubilee Hills police officials have received a complaint from Telangana advocate JAC against Jana Sena Chief PawanKalyan. The advocate JAC complained that actor turned politician PK is wantedly provoking the people of both the states- Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

In their complaint, they requested the police officials to take necessary action against PawanKalyan.Apart from Telangana advocate JAC, even TRS party leaders have also registered cases in Jubilee Hills and Chaitanyapuri police stations for Pawan's comments on Telangana.

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S Rajamouli’ RRR is progressing at the brisk pace in the extravagantly erected sets in Hyderabad. Mega Power Star Ram Charan and young Tiger Jr NTR are on the board to play the lead roles. Recently Rajamouli shot few crucial scenes on Ram Charan and Jr NTR. According to the latest buzz in the film industry, Rajamouli has acquired vintage cars on rent spending a bomb. Rajamouli is going to use the vintage cars depicting the 1920s events in RRR.Bengaluru based businessman, Ravi

Prakash is popular for collecting vintage cars and giving the same on rent. It is heard that before starting the shoot of RRR, Rajamouli contacted Ravi Prakas and paid him huge amount to get these vintage cars on rent for his film.Rajamouli’ RRR starring Ram Charan and Jr NTR, is a fictional story based on AlluriSeetharamaRaju and KomaramBheem, inspired by ‘Motorcycle Diaries’. Bollywood actors Alia Bhatt and Ajay Devgn have been roped in RRR for prominent roles.

IS THIS CHIRANJEEVI LOOK FOR

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s this the look of Megastar Chiranjeevi for Koratala Siva’s upcoming untitled directorial venture? It is known news that Chiranjeevi has joined hands with Koratala Siva for an upcoming project, which will be bankrolled jointly by Ram Charan under his banner Konidela Production Company in association with Matinee Entertainment. Koratala Siva is planning to present Chiranjeevi in never seen before look. The director asked

on Chiranjeevi with the makeup in this look.

The upcoming film will be a commercial entertainer interspersed with a social message. Since Koratala Siva is known to be a pro in that genre, Chiranjeevi evinced interest to work with him for his next project.Koratala Siva is making all arrangements to start the regular shoot of his film. Currently Chiranjeevi is busy in his upcoming movie SyeRaaNarasimha Reddy, which is being directed by Surender Reddy

Megastar to reduce his weight. Recently Koratala Siva conducted a photo-shoot

and is bankrolled by Ram Charan under the banner of Konidela Productions.

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PuriJagannadh introducing

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uriJagannadh has roped one of the most popular Television personalities in Tamil Nadu, Divyadarshini to play the

crucial role in upcoming movie Romantic in which AkashPuri is playing the lead role Divyadarshini has been roped to play key role in Romantic. The actress has already wrapped up the shoot of first schedule in Goa.This news is confirmed

by Divyadarshini herself as she took to her twitter and wrote, “So happpy to finish the first schedule of #Romantic movie with my sweetheart Hero @ActorAkashPuri fun working... Thnks for the love n respect dear team n splThnks @purijagan sir for trustin me n @Charmmeofficial darling n director @anilpadurigaru @PuriConnects #Goa.”Divyadarshini is well known face for TV audiences. Before making her debut as an actress, Divyadarshini featured in

the supporting roles in the films including Kamal Haasan' production NalaDamayanthi in 2003, before going on to work in television serials, drawing attention for her performances in the Raadan Media ventures Selvi and Arasi.

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SR Congress president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, who filed his nomination papers, has declared assets worth Rs 375 Cr in his election affidavit. His wife has declared assets worth over Rs 124 Cr and their two daughters have assets worth Rs 6.5 Cr and Rs 4.6 Cr, taking the family’s total assets to Rs 510 Cr. The affidavit says Jagan Mohan Reddy has 31 criminal cases related to defamation, assault and criminal force to deter public servant from

discharge of the duty, criminal conspiracy, criminal intimidation, forgery and rioting among others.Jagan Mohan Reddy, who is contesting from his homeground, has his eyes on the Chief Minister’ seat if his party, YSRCP, manages to win a majority in the upcoming elections which is going to be held on 11th April.Jagan Mohan Reddy, the son of former Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy, also mentioned that he owns no vehicle.

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atural Star Nani's cricket backdrop film Jersey is carrying good buzz among the trade circles. As the movie is gearing up for grand release, the makers have started the promotional activities of the film.

Since the content of Nani starrer appears to impress youth and families good pre release business numbers are being recorded for the film. Jersey has done record pre-release business. According to the latest update, the rights of Jersey for Andhra area was sold in the range of Rs 11 to Rs 12 Cr, whereas

Nizam was given for Rs 8 Cr. The Ceded and Overseas rights together sold out for Rs 8 Cr. Karnataka theatrical rights was sold out for Rs 2.5 Cr . Jersey has done approx. Rs 31 Cr theatrical business. This is huge amount considering that Nani’ recent movies didn’t succeed at the box office. The Digital, satellite and Hindi dubbing rights of Nani starrer Jersey altogether brought in Rs 12 Cr additionally.Jersey is a sports based drama in which Nani is playing the role of a cricketer. ShraddhaSrinath is debuting in Telugu film Industry with this film.

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AA elections has become the most discussed topic in Telugu states in recent times. After facing stiff opposition from Shivaji Raja, the outgoing president of

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Tollywood’s Movie Artists Association (MAA), Naresh took oath as the association’s new president in a ceremony to be held on Friday. The oath-taking ceremony of 'MAA' winners had taken place yesterday and a couple of silly fights happened on the stage. A silly war of words had happened on Friday in between executive vice president Rajasekhar and president Naresh. On Friday, actress Hema was left deeply embarrassed when the newly elected 'MAA' president Naresh suddenly pulled the mike away from her. This embarrassing incident took place during the oath ceremony of

newly elected office bearers.When Hema was addressing the audience, her mike was snatched by Naresh. She was left dumbfounded by the unexpected incident.

Rajasekhar, who was standing next to her, immediately gave her another mike. Hema felt very insulted and spoke about Naresh on the dais itself. She said that Naresh’ behavior was intolerable. Rajasekhar was angry on Naresh for his behavior. Naresh used the word ‘me’ instead of ‘my team’ in oath ceremony repeatedly. Rajasekhar expressed his unhappiness for using word ‘me’

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khilAkkineni, the younger son of King Nagarjuna has recently signed an upcoming romantic movie, which will be directed by BommarilluBhaskar and will be bankrolled by AlluAravind under the banner ofGeetha Arts. According to the latest buzz KiaraAdvani has been roped to play the love interest of AkhilAkkineni in this film. The sources say that she will be seen playing the

role of a girl who runs marriage bureau along with her parents. The official confirmation is awaited regarding it. The sources close to the film unit reveal that the movie will revolve around the story of a girl who is not getting the right match to get married but she herself runs a marriage bureau along with her parents. She meets Akhil and falls in love. What twistAkhil brings to her life is the rest of the story.

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anaDaggubati is popular for playing variety of roles.

It is known news that in Teja’s directorial venture Nene Raju Nene Mantri, he played the role of politician and in NandamuriBalakrishna starrer NTR biopic,RanaDaggubati played the role of current Chief Minister of United Andhra Pradesh Chandrababu Naidu. Now the talented actor is getting ready to play the role of a politician in an upcoming movie Virataparvam 1992, which will be directed

by VenuUdugula of Naadi Needi OkeKadha fame. According to the latest buzz in the film industry, he will be seen playing the role of Panchayat Raj ward member in the movie. The regular shoot is expected to commence very soon.The sources say that VirataParvam1992 will be a romantic film, but will also have a lot of action and politics included to make the narration interesting.

Fidaa fame SaiPallavi is on the board to play the love interest of RanaDaggubati in this film.

PAWANKALYAN ASSETS

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he actor turned politician PawanKalyan has movable assets worth Rs 12.04 Cr and immovable assets of Rs 40.81 Cr. According to the date filed along with nomination papers from the Gajuwaka Assembly constituency in Visakhapatnam district, KonidalaPawanKalyan has assets of Rs 52 Cr. PawanKalyan has 312 grams of

gold, diamonds, and platinum. The affidavit says Jana Sena Chief owns a MercedesBenz R-class R350, Volvo XC90, HarleyDavidson Heritage Softail. Apart from these vehicles, he also has Mahindra Scorpio, Skoda Rapid, and Toyota Fortuner. He also has three parcels of agricultural land in Shankarpallymandal near Hyderabad and non-agricultural land in the various places in Hyderabad and in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. PawanKalyan’ wife Anna Lezhneva has movable assets of Rs 30.5 lakh whereas his sons K Akira and K Aadya have assets of Rs 1.51 Cr and Rs 1.04 Cr. Renu Desai, the ex-wife of PawanKalyanis richer than Anna Lezhneva. According to PawanKalyan, he has borrowed Rs 33.72 Cr including Rs 2.4 Cr from film director and his friend TrivikramSrinivas, Surekha (Megastar Chiranjeevi’s wife), Praveen Kumar and MRVS Prasad.

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JP (BharatiyaJanata Party) has announced the candidates for LokSabha elections 2019. Former Union Minister DaggubatiPurandeswari will contest for the Vizag Parliament whereas AP BJP President Kanna Lakshmi Narayana will contest from Narsaraopet constituency.

DaggubatiPurandeswari and BJP state

unit president KannaLakshminarayana are the only two candidates whose names BJP announced in its first list for 11th April LokSabha election in Andhra Pradesh.

DaggubatiPurandeswari will contest from Visakhapatnam on the BJP ticket, a seat she won in 2009 as a Congress nominee, while KannaLakshminarayana will be contesting the LokSabha poll for the first time from Narsaraopeta.

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KajalAggarwal

special role in Prabhas Film

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he gorgeous diva KajalAggarwal has worked with number of top stars of Telugu Film Industry. She is one of

the most talented and popular stars in Tollywood today. According to the latest buzz in the film industry, KajalAggarwal will be seen in upcoming untitled film of Young Rebel star Prabhas (#Prabhas20) in the direction of Radha Krishna. DJ and AravindaSamethaVeeraRaghava fame PoojaHegde is already on the board to play the female lead role. It is heard that the makers are planning to rope KajalAggarwal to play the key role. Earlier both Prabhas and KajalAggarwal have worked together for Darling and Mr Perfect and now once again they are teaming up for a project.

Prabhas 20 is a romantic drama and it is expected to hit the theaters in the month of December.KajalAggarwal will be next seen in Kamal Haasan starrer Bharateeyudu 2, Queen remake Paris Paris, BellamkondaSaiSrinivas’sSita, Sharwanand and SudheerVarma’ film.

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AlluArjun's Samantha’s Social Media

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amantha Akkineni is one of the most famous South Indian celebrities in India.

All thanks to the heart-winning performance and cute look! She has crossed 6.2 Million followers on Instagram and each post of the actress does get a mammoth number of likes and comments. It is known news that several companies are branding their products on the social media through celebrities who act as their brand ambassadors.

Samantha is also earning money through influence marketing, a strategy by which top

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celebrities send out promotional contents through their social media pages.Generally the celebs charge around Rs. 2 or 3 lakhs to post about the brand on social media. But, Samantha Akkineni is one of the actress, who has been charging around Rs. 15-20 lakhs to post on her social media pages on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. She often promotes these brands on her social media feed. She has a huge fan following on social media is promoting top brand products on social media.

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abu who has shared the screen space with several top stars like AkkineniNagarjuna, Megastar Chiranjeevi and VenkateshDaggubati, is making her comeback in Tollywood. If ongoing buzz in media and film industry is to be believed, Tabu will be seen in upcoming untitled movie in which AlluArjun will be seen playing the lead role in the direction of TrivikramSrinivas. The sources say that Tabu has been approached to play a crucial role in AlluArjun' next film and if the things will be materialized, she will be

seen essaying the role of AlluArjun’ mother in this film.The film critic JalapathyGudelli tweeted, “ #Tabu is making comeback in Tollywood. She is likely to play a key role in director #Trivikram 's new film starring @alluarjunHaarikaHaasine Creations and Geetha Arts will produce the film. Movie will be launched after #Ugadi festival.”Tabu hails from Hyderabad and she has acted in quite a few Telugu films like NinnePelladatha, Andarivaadu, AavidaMaavide and Coolie No 1.

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ahesh Babustarrer upcoming much awaited movie Maharshi is scheduled to hit the theaters on 9th May. Currently the movie is progressing at the brisk pace and is on the verge of completion. It is known news that Bollywood actress Meenakshi Dixit is on the board to play the crucial role. She is playing cameo. Recently during the media interaction, Meenakshi Dixit opened up about her role in Mahesh BabustarrerMaharshi. The actress revealed

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that she is playing Mahesh Babu’sgirl friend in New York portions.Meenakshi Dixit added that her chemistry with Mahesh Babu is one of the major highlights of Maharshi. Her role will be quite glamorous in the film, which is being directed by VamsiPaidipally of Oopiri fame.Meenakshi Dixit is well known face for Telugu audiences. She had earlier sizzled in the Dookudu intro song and a special number in Baadshah starring Jr NTR and KajalAggarwal, and now she will be seen in a crucial cameo in Maharshi.

KanganaRanaut to play Jayalalithaa

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ccording to the latest buzz in the film industry, Bollywood actress KanganaRanaut is all set to play the role of former Chief Minister of TamilNaduJayalalithaa. Vishnu Induri of Vibri Media acquired the rights of her life story and AL Vijay is on the board to direct the project. The upcoming film will be titled Thalaivi and directed by Devi filmmaker A L Vijay.Film critic JalapathyGudelli shared the news on Twitter, saying, #KanganaRanaut has officially signed to play #Jayalalithaa

in biopic of the legendary actress and former TN CM. A L Vijay directs this film titled #Thalaivi@vishinduri is producing it, while Vijayendra Prasad has penned the script.�The upcoming movie will be a bilingual, titled Jaya in Hindi. It will be produced by Vishnu Induri of Vibri media and Shaailesh R Singh of Karma entertainment.

Names like Keerthy Suresh, VidyaBalan and NithyaMenen have been considered to match Jayalalithaa on screen. But finally the makers roped KanagnaRanaut to reprise the role of Jayalalithaa.

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