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calling Mahesh Babu

Alia Bhatt role

extended in Rajamouli RRR

KajalAggarwal

reveals her crush on Cricketor

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charging Rs 2 Cr for 15 Days ?

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PoojaHegde CAUGHT RED HANDED IN NIGHT BY COP?

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umber of celebrities have been caught red handed in drunk and drive case. According to the latest rumour, PoojaHgede was also caught red handed in night by cop in drunk case. It is known news that the makers of Maharshi organized the pre-release event of Maharshi on 1st May in Hyderabad. Young and talented actor Vijay Deverakonda and VenkateshDaggubati attended the event as Chief Guest the event.

And after wrapping the Maharshi pre-release event, PoojaHegde along with her team and manager went to a noted five-star hotel in Hyderabad for partying. After getting drunk, the team came out for car drive. As PoojaHegde was not on the driving seat, so her manger was caught in drunk and drive case in night by the cop.Reportedly PoojaHegde’ manager submitted his driving license to the cops before they seized the car. The sources say that Drunken PoojaHegde and her team left in another car from the spot before any media house makes a scene of it.

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Rs 2000 Cr budget project?

3 Theaters seized in AP

for screening Lakshmi’s NTR

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am GopalVarma aka RGV’ directorial venture Lakshmi’s NTR has already created lot of buzz in Telangana. The movie Lakshmi’s NTR was supposed to hit the theaters on 1st May in Andhra Pradesh but RGV received huge shock from the Election Commission. The Election Commission directed the filmmaker not to release the film reiterating its 10th April order not to screen it and another movie until further orders. But interestingly the management of Venkateswara, AS, Raja theaters in AndhaPardesh screened Lakshmi’s NTR on 1st May. Now according to the latest

update, the revenue department has seized 3 theaters in Andhra Pradesh like Venkateswara theater at Porumamilla, AS theater in Railway Kodur, Raja Theater in Kadapa city on the charges of screening Lakshmi's NTR in them on Friday.It is heard that ECI has directed the district collector to seize the theaters and cancelled their licenses immediately. Officials said these theatres can't screen any movie.According to the TDP Leaders, Ram GopalVarma’ Lakshmi’s NTR depicted current Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and TDP President N Chandrababu Naidu in a negative light, which could impact the party's poll prospects.

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rivikramSrinivas is a talented and creative film maker of Telugu film Industry. In the year 2000, he wrote dialogues for NuvveKavali, which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for that year. His craft is known for its high dose of comedy, fast paced repartee, farcical situations, escapist themes, and the comedy thriller plot lines involving action, emotion, courtship, family and marriage. According to the latest buzz in the film Industry, TrivirkamSrinivas has a story which demands a mind-blowing budget

of Rs 2000 Cr. This news is also confirmed by none other than comedian turned actor Sunil.Recently during the media interaction, Sunil revealed that several years ago, TrivikramSrinivas had narrated a fantastic script to him. Though He wanted to make that film with a budget of Rs 500 Cr those days. In today’s times, the same script would need at least Rs 2,000 Cr.” Sunil further said, “ I’m confident that if the film will be made, it will also collect such a huge amount.” Sunil’ comments about TrivikramSrinivas’ Rs 2000 cr budget project is giving shock to many.

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IRKED RAVI TEJA

ass Maharaja Ravi Teja is making his come back with an upcoming movie Disco Raja. With four consecutive shocks (flops), Ravi Teja’ career has been down in the dumps for a while now. According to the latest update, the makers have made a few changes in the script to reduce the film’s budget, which has irked Ravi Teja.

Consequently, the shoot of Mass Maharaja Ravi Teja starrer Disco Raja has been put on hold.Ram Talluri, who is producing Disco Raja, has already delivered one dud

with Ravi Teja in the past. So this time he is worried about the budget of this upcoming film.Initially the makers allotted Rs 40 Cr budget.Following the revisions, the budget has come down to Rs 30 Cr as the directors have decided to settle for low-end graphics and cut short the songs in the film. But this decision made Ravi Teja unhappy. The sources say that RaviTeja wants songs as he needs to uphold his reputation as Mass Maharaja. Unfortunately, Ravi Teja’ requirements don’t fit the producer Disco Raja’ budget.

Shankar challenging

Suriya NGK?

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fire broke out in the farmhouse of Megastar Chiranjeevi on the outskirts of Hyderabad. According to the police report, it damaged part of SyeRaaNarsimha Reddy sets.The incident took place near the Gandipetlake.

Residents of the area, who noticed the smoke at the farmhouse of Mega star Chiranjeevi and SyeRaaNarasimha Reddy sets, alerted the police. Since it was a nonworking day, there was nobody on the sets of "SyeRaaNarasimha Reddy" at the time of the accident. According to the police report, the shooting material of the film

SyeRaaNarasimha Reddy worth Rs 2 Cr got reduced to ashes in this fire mishap.

The police added that electric short circuit is suspected have caused the mishap.

SyeRaaNarasimha Reddy is a historical war film based in which Chiranjeevi will be seen playing the role of freedom fighter UyyalawadaNarasimha Reddy.

Lady Superstar Nayantara is playing the female lead in SyeRaaNarasihma Reddy. Apart from her, the film has JagapathiBabu, Amitabh Bachchan, Tamannah Bhatia and others.

FIRE AT SYERAA SETS

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uriya, SaiPallavi and RakulPreet Singh starrer NGK is one of the most awaited movie of this season which is scheduled to hit the theaters on 31st May 2019. No any top actor is ready to compete with Suriya starrer NKG which will be arrived at the theaters in both Telugu and Tamil languages.

It is known news that Vijay Deverakondaand RashmikaMandanna starrer Dear Comrade was supposed to hit the theaters on 31st May but the makers have postponed the release of the film indefinitely. Though Vijay Deverakonda became fail but iSmarat Shankar is getting ready to challenge NKG

at the box office.PuriJagannadh is popular for wrapping up the shoot of his movies in short time span. Young and energetic actor Ram Pothineni is playing the lead role in iSmarat Shankar. As PuriJagannadh and Ram Pothineni have delivered back to back flop movies in their filmy career, they need a hit movie this time. It is heard that Puri is planning to release iSmarat Shankar this month, though he did not make any announcement regarding its release date, but it is being heard that iSmarat Shankar is going to challenge Suriya starrer NGK at the box office.

Unhappy Prabhas demands reshoot of Saaho!

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irector Sujeeth is extremely busy with the post-production of Saaho, which has an ensemble cast including Young Rebel Star Prabhas, ShraddhaKapoor, Neil NitinMukesh, Arun Vijay and Jackie Shroff in important roles. The film is being produced

by UV Creations, and will hit the theaters on 15th August 2019 on the occasion of New Year. According to the latest buzz in the film industry, Prabhas is not happy with the

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output of Saaho. It is being heard that the shoot of Saaho are going to be extended due to the unhappiness of Prabhas.

The sources say that unhappy Prabhas asked Sujeeth for making few changes and reshoots. The team is making plan to crave that patchwork in Hyderabad. It is heard that they want to match some of the shots canned in Abu Dabhi in these schedules.

#Metoo accused actor in

RanaDaggubati film?

College students pelted stones

on Darbar Crew

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t is known fact that Baahubali star RanaDaggubati has joined hands with Venu Udugula for an upcoming project VirataParvam 1992.

The movie has become the talk of town because of its star cast. Now according to the latest buzz in the film industry, the makers are planning to rope #Metoo accused actor Nana Patekar in this upcoming film which has RanaDaggubati in the lead role.The latest

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oung and talented actor Vijay Deverakonda attended the pre release event of upcoming much awaited movie Maharshi on 1st May as chief guest and shared the dais with Telugu Superstar Mahesh Babu. On this occasion, Vijay Deverakonda took to his mike and showered praises for Mahesh Babu. However, Vijay Deverakonda stated, “It is difficult to call Mahesh Babu as 'sir'. But Still I am trying hard. I am a big fan of Mahesh Babu and since childhood I used to stand in queues at Konark theatre in Dilsukhnagar for tickets of his movies. I want to say my fans to watch Mahesh Babu’ films.”

After hearing these words from Vijay Deverakonda, the fans of Mahesh Babu clapped and shouted. He added, "When my movie PelliChoopulu was released.

I was surprised after seeing the tweet which was made by Mahesh Babu. I

gossip reveals that national award-winning and #Metoo accused actor, Nana Patekar is in talks for a key role in RanaDaggubati starrer VirataParvam 1992. Nana Patekar is a solid actor and it will be very interesting to see how VenuUdugula uses him if he gives green signal to him. It is known news that Bollywood actress TanushreeDutta accused Nana Patekar of s*xual misconduct during the shooting of 'Horn 'OK' Pleassss' in 2008.

ollywood superstar Rajinikanth and Nayantara starrer Darbar is progressing at the brisk pace in Mumbai in the direction of creative and talented film maker AR Murugadoss.The team of Dardar is taking precaution regarding the leakage of the pics from the shoot spot. Few days ago, the pics of Rajinikanth playing cricket on the sets were also leaked. Not only this, thepics of Lady superstar Nayantara from the sets of the film in Mumbai also went viral on social media. The crew of Darbar were shocked when they came to known about the leakage of the pics of Rajinikanth and

Nayantara from the sets.Currently the shoot of Darbar is going on in a college in Mumbai and it is heard that during the shoot, few students clicked the pics and recorded the videos of the shoot. It did not go well with the crew of Darbar. They stopped the students from getting near the sets, which raised the anger of College students and they pelted stones on Darbar’ Crew.Reportedly, there were altercations between the Darbar’ crew members and College students. It is heard that AR Murugadoss is planning to change the location of shoot.

VARUNTEJ LOOK LEAKED FROM V VALMIKI SETS arunTej will be seen in the Telugu remake of Tamil super hit Jigarthanda, titled Valmiki. Directed by Harish Shankar, the Antariksham actor VarunTej will be seen playing don in the movie. Currently the movie is progressing at the brisk pace. Now according to the latest update, the look of VarunTej from the sets of Valmiki has been leaked and is going viral on social media sites.Coming on the leaked pic, VarunTej is seen in curly hair and a long beard. He will be seen playing the role of underworld don in Valmiki, the official remake of Jigarthanda.

The movie is being produced by Ram Achanta and GopiAchantaunder 14 Reels Plus banner, Sensational music composer Devi Sri Prasad has been roped in to score the music of the movie whereas Ayananka Bose is the cinematographer. It is heard that MirnaliniRavi, who is also popular for her

dubsmash videos on social media, will be seen playing the female lead in Valmiki.

was shocked when Mahesh said, Vijay Deverakonda is terrific. So I am requesting to Mahesh Babusir, please keep tweeting about me and my movies.” After hearing this Mahesh Babu smiled.

Vijay Devarakonda :

It’s difficult to

call Mahesh Babu as ‘Sir’

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ALIA BHATT ROLE EXTENDED

in Rajamouli RRR

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lia Bhatt, the Bollywood actress is all set to make her Telugu debut with an upcoming big budget project RRR, which is being helmed by SS Rajamouli in which Young Tiger Jr NTR and Ram Charan are playing the lead role. Alia Bhatt will make her screen presence as Sita and will be seen romancing with Ram Charan in this multistarrer RRR. Now according to the latest buzz in the film industry, as Alia Bhatt has officially signed RRR, her role has been extended.Alia Bhatt’ role was tweaked

before the offer was presented to her. The sources say that initially no major female characters were included in its script of macho male flick RRR, unlike in ‘Baahubali’ (2015), wherein Ramya Krishnan played a significant part. But the makers of RRR increased the role of female lead before offering it to Alia Bhatt.The sources say that Rajamouli has increased Alia Bhatt’ roles in RRR, padded it up with a few songs, and some additional scenes. RRR is set in the 1920s and will be a pan-India story.

Hotness Pooja Hegde HEARTBROKEN

overloaded! charging Rs 2 Cr lover Bruna Abdullah for 15 Days? SaiPallavi

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razilian bombshell Bruna Abdullah, who got noticed with her song Subah Hone Na De with Bollywood actors Akshay Kumar and John Abraham in DesiBoyz and then went on to star in few movies like Grand Masti, Mstizaage and I Hate Luv Storys is making headlines once again. She is leaving no stone unturned to grab the attention of her fans and followers with her bikini pics. This time Bruna Abdullah took to her Instagram to share her throwback pic in which she is seen wearing two piece bikini.

She captioned it, “#throwbackthursday to this marvellous day in Maldives! Thank you once again @niyamamaldives for taking such great care of us! .”Her latest picture is setting Internet on fire as she's seen sporting a very hot and bold look. Earlier Bruna Abdullah shared a sexy topless photoshoot where she looked extremely similar to Katrina Kaif in the Mario TestinoPhotoshoot for the vogue.

The model turned actress has a huge fan following on the social media. She is known for her sexy looks and perfect curves.

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oung, bold and beautiful actress PoojaHegde is one of the highest paid actresses of South Indian Film Industry. According to the latest update, recently the makers of upcoming movie Valmiki approached PoojaHegde to play the female lead in VarunTej starrer.

PoojaHegde is demanding Rs 2 Cr as remuneration for the shoot of 15 days. Her remuneration is giving shock to everyone.PoojaHegde made her Telugu debut with Oka LailaKosam and later she acted in Mukunda. Both the movies were ended up commercially flop at the box office. In 2017, PoojaHgede shared the screen space with AlluArjun in DJ aka DuvvadaJagannadham and later she was seen in BellamkondaSaiSrinivas starrer Saakshyam. These movies were also bombed at the box office. Though her last offering AravindaSamethaVeera Raghava was hit at the box office. She has only one big hit film AravindaSametha for her credit. But the top film makers are waiting for her call.Let’s wait and see whether the makers of Valmiki become agree to pay Rs 2 Cr as remuneration to PoojaHegde or not.

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aiPallavi, who is popular for natural performances, is on the board to play the female lead in upcoming periodic drama VirataParvam 1992 in which Baahubali and Ghazi fame RanaDaggubati will play the lead role.

The regular shoot of the film will commence very soon.

According to the latest update, SaiPallavi will be seen playing the role of heartbroken lover in VirataParvam 1992.

Not only this, SaiPallavi will also make her screen presence in de-glamorous avatar. The actress is popular for her minimal make up look and this time she will go totally deglamorous. SaiPallavi is playing the role of young village girl. who later becomes a Naxalite in VirataParvam 1992.

The sources close to the makers revealed that scenes involving SaiPallavi will be highly emotional and intense.

On the other hand, Rana Daggubati is said to be donning a political leader’s once again in this film VirataParvam 1992, which will be directed by VenuUdugula

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fires on Media?

X100’ starringKartikeya and Payal Rajput, which was released last year in the month of July, has brought name and fame to the director Ajay Bhupathi. But it seems the young director is not happy with media people and recently he fired on Media. After the release of RX 100, everyone expected that Ajay Bhupathi will come up with an interesting movie with top actor but unfortunately it did not happen. Though Ajay Bhupathi contacted RamPothineni,

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old and beautiful actress RadhikaApte flaunted her B tattoo recently in sheer thigh-high slit silver gown by ace designer Manish Malhotra at the Cosmopolitan Beauty Awards 2019. But what caught the attention of many, was her 'B' letter tattoo on her left thigh. B stands for the initial of her British musician husband Benedict Taylor's first name. RadhikaApte married Londonbased musician Benedict Taylor in 2012.

Wearing a thigh-high slit silver gown, The Sacred Game actress, RadhikaApte turned

Nithiin and BellamkondaSaiSrininvas but they rejected his script. Finally he became successful to impress Akkineni Naga Chaitanya who is currently enjoying the success of his recent offering Majili. Now reports have started appearing in the same section of media mentioning that Naga Chaitanya is not showing interest to do this project.The young director Ajay Bhupathi understandably got miffed with these speculations and fired on media. He wrote

many heads when she walked down the red carpet to pose for the photographs on 30th April 2019. Apart from RadhikaApte, other Bollywood celebs like MandanaKarimi and TanishaaMukerji set the red carpet on fire.RadhikaApte’ husband Benedict Taylor lives in London. Recently in an interview RadhikaApte revealed that despite of longdistance relationship, she and Benedict Taylor try to meet each other every month.

The presence of B tattoo on RadhikaApte’ thigh proves that she is head-over-heels in love with her husband.

on the Twitter, “Naarendo cinema eppudu, evaritho, elaateeyalonaakutelusuPlz stop the rumors (I know how to direct, when to launch and who should I cast. Please stop the rumors).” He is trying to put an end to various speculations about his upcoming movie in the media.

Prabhas camera READY BODY

RADHIKAAPTE FLAUNTS B Tattoo on left thigh

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he six feet two inches tall actor Prabhas lost 8 kg weight for his upcoming movie Saaho, which is arriving at the theaters on 15th August 2019, on the occasion of Independence day. The sources close to the film unit revealed that Prabhasneeded to have the camera ready body for the high-octane fighting scenes in Saaho. So the makers of Saaho asked him to reduce the weight. With minimal carbohydrates, Prabhas was successful in losing 8 kg of weight in a short time period.Prabhas is a nature enthusiast and he has an interesting gym set-up in his garden, as he loves being

around natural environment surrounded by the greenery. He has mixed his love for nature and fitness and has been practicing outdoor fitness for quite some time now. Baahubali star Prabhas believes that working out in open spaces lets you breathe fresh air, which is so much better than inhaling the air of the air-conditioned gym. For Baahubali, he His typical diet consisted of fish, egg whites, the vegetables and almonds. Prabhas used to take a meal every two hours, and had a total of six meals every day. His diet does not include rice. But for Saaho, Prabhas had to stay on fruits, vegetables and no carbohydrate diet.

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riyamani has been roped in upcoming movie of RanaDaggubati and SaiPallavi starrer VirataParvam 1992.

Priyanami is one of the talented and glamorous actresses but she is yet to get her due in Tollywood though she is busy judging a dance show in Telugu circuits.

According to the latest buzz in the film industry, Priyamani will be seen playing the role of Telangana based rebellious singer Belli Lalitha, who was killed by

assaulted, and hacked with an axe to the point her body parts were dismembered into 17 pieces. Her dismembered body parts were then thrown in front of the Choutupoal police station by the assailants. Initially, the then TDP government home minister AliminetiMadhava Reddy was implicated in the murder but it was cleared that she was killed by local Naxalite godfather and kingpin Mohammed Nayeemuddin (Nayeem). Now Priyamani will be seen playing the role

Gangster Nayeem in VirataParvam 1992.

In 1999, Belli Lalitha was kidnapped,

of rebellious singer Belli Lalitha in Ran Daggubati starrer VirataParvam 1992.

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SaiPallavi sky praising

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veryone is aware of that SaiPallavi is very choosy. She is one of the actress who has rejected the offers of several top stars of Telugu and Tamil film Industry.

The powerhouse performer SaiPallavi is currently waiting for the release of her upcoming movie NGK in which she is sharing the screen space with Suriya.

RakulPreet Singh is also the part of NGK, which is gearing up for grand release on 31st May. The grand trailer and audio launch event of NGK was hosted recently in Chennai, which was attended by the cast and crew of the film. Suriya was all praises of the director and his costar SaiPallavi and she also showered praises for the actor. She said, "I'm Suriya sir's biggest fan. I had observed Suriya Sir so much during the shooting that must have

made him uncomfortable on sets. I used to watch him how he prepares for a shot, and how he gets into the skin of the character.

Suriya sir would talk affectionately with all the technicians and care for their families too. He is humility personified. “ SaiPallavi concluded it by saying, “He's one in a million.

I'm extremely happy to be a part of this project. Suriya made me feel comfortable even if I went for the 50th take."

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ollywood actor Vijay is likely to play the lead in the Tamil remake of VamsiPaidipally’ Telugu movie Maharshi starring Mahesh Babu, PoojaHgede and AllariNaresh.Maharshi is gearing up for grand release on 9th May. It is one of the most awaited movie of this year. Mahesh Babu’ new getup and recently released songs, posters and trailer have already generated good buzz among the movie lovers. Now, here is an exciting update about VamsiPaidipally’ directorial venture

Maharshi. According to reports, the film might soon be remade in Tamil with an A-list star in the lead. The buzz is that Maharshi remake will feature Kollywood star Vijay in the lead, however, this is yet to be confirmed.

Thalapathy Vijay has previous acted in the Kollywood remake of movies likePokkiri and Okkadu and now it is expected that once again Vijay will act in Tamil remake of Mahesh Babu starrer Maharshi. It will be very interesting to see Vijay if he takes up the Maharshi remake as well.

Vijay to play lead role in

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oung actor Sharwanand is planning to expand his market. According to the latest buzz in the film industry, Sharwanand is all set to make his Tamil debut with SR Prabhu. Currently the actor is busy in the shoot of his upcoming untitled movie 96 remake, which is being produced by DilRaju in which Samantha Akkineni is playing the female lead role.Sharwanand has been finalized for Tamil Debut and his upcoming Tamil project will be directed by debutant

and is bankrolled by SR Prabhu of Dream Warrior Pictures. Very soon the official announcement regarding Sharwanand’ Tamil debut with SR Prabhu will be made.

The film will roll later this year and the makers are planning to release the movie in Telugu and Tamil languages.Currently Sharwanand is in Kenya for shooting for 96 remake which is scheduled to hit the theater in the month of August.

MEHABOOBA GIRL

hot Yoga in Bikini

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ehabooba fame actress SheevaRana is raising the temperature with her hot pictures in social media. The actress is popular for sharing her bold pics on instagram. This time, SheevaRana took to her Instagram to share her bikini pic.

She is known for her perfect curves and sharp facial features. She is one of the actress who never shies away to flaunt her perfectly toned figure. Coming on the pic, bikini clad SheevaRana is seen sitting near the pool and doing yoga.

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SheevaRana has 273k Instagram followers on social media. She constantly stays in touch with the fans through her social media handles. She is the perfect combination of beauty and sex appeal. The weather definitely compliments her skin and we're definitely, totally crushing on her right now.

She looks like the true seductress in this pic.

Her Instagram page is filled with glamorous, hot and bold pictures of her. She hopes her hot photos will help her getting film offers.

Hope, she finds god offers in Telugu!

MAHARSHI TAMIL REMAKE?

Three wives and ONE HUSBAND JR NTR

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kkineni Naga Chaitanya has teamed up with RX 100 fame director Ajay Bhupathi for an upcoming untitled project which will go on the floor very soon. The presence of Samantha Akkineni is also almost confirmed in this film. Now according to the latest buzz in the film industry, Ajay Bhupathi is planning to bring Kartikeya in this film. Apparently, Naga Chaitanya has given green signal for the film, whereas Samantha

is yet to officially sign this project as per the reports. If Kartikeya gives his nod, he will be seen playing a cameo in Samantha and Naga Chaitanya starrer. Recently both Samantha Akkineni and Naga Chaitanya were seen together in sport based drama Majili, directed by GowtamTinnauri, which has turned out decent hit at the box office.

Now once again both are going to work together for Ajay Bhupathi’ directorial venture in which Kartikeya will play a key role.

KARTIKEYA TO MINGLE WITH NAGA CHAITANYA

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oung Tiger Jr NTR and Ram Charan starrer upcoming multistarrer RRR has become the talk of town because of its casting. Currently the hunt for foreign beauty is on. Recently it was heard that Rajamouli is planning to rope Bollywood actress to play the female lead. Alia Bhatt is already on the board to romance with Ram Charan who is playing the role of AlluriSetha Rama Raju. Jr NTR will make his screen presence in the role of KomaramBheem. Very few people are aware of the fact that, KomaramBheem

married three ladies. it means RRR will have three wives and one husband Jr NTR. Recently the makers approached curly hair beauty NithyaMenen to play to star in this film and she will be seen essaying the role of one of the wives of Jr NTR in Rajamouli’ RRR.Bollywood actors Alia Bhatt and Ajay Devgn are also expected to join the shoot in this schedule. RRR is being produced by DVV Danayya under the banner of DVV Entertainment and the film is slated to release on 30th July 2020.

KTR REVEAL THE MEANING OF

RAJAMOULI FILM TITLE RRR!

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elangana Minister KTR recently interacted his fans and followers in his Twitter page. While the netizens were to

smart posing the interesting questions on various subjects, KTR too was equally witty answering their questions. When one of the natizen asked KTR to suggest the title for Rajamouli’ upcoming project RRR, clever KTR came up with an interesting answer.

He replied, 'Reasoning Ring Road'. The title of RRR left KTR’ fan puzzled.About Rajamouli’ film, KTR wrote on Twitter, “RRR of my interest is regional ring road.”KTR is known to enjoy the movies. He is one of the few political leaders in the state who is always active on social media networks and interacts with the public on various issues.

He watches Telugu movies regularly, and he is the person who doesn’t hesitate to appreciate the films and actors on the social media.

Jersey Girl

hikes remuneration

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hraddhaSrinath made her debut in Tollywood with sport based drama Jersey, in which she shared the screen space with Natural star Nani. She essayed the role of Nani’s wife in this film, which is directed by GowtamTinnauri. Currently the movie is running successfully at the box office. According to the latest update, ShraddhaSrinath who received lot of applause for her performance in Jersey, has hiked her remuneration.

It is being heard that for Nani starrer Jersey, Shraddha Srinath received only Rs 20 Lakhs as remuneration

but now she is demanding Rs 70 Lakhs for a movie. Recently when noted producer DilRaju contacted ShraddhaSrinath to play the female lead in Akkineni Naga Chaitanya starrer, she quoted Rs 70 lakhs. Currently, discussions are going on regarding her remuneration, If everything will go accordingly she will be seen romancing with Naga Chaitanya, who is basking in the glory of his recent offering Majili.

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KajalAggarwal reveals her crush on

Cricketer

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ajalAggarwal is one of the top actresses of South Film Industry. In Bollywood, she was seen in action drama

Singham, in which she shared the screen space with Ajay Devgn. Recently during the media interaction, KajalAggarwal talked about her personal and professional lives.

KajalAggarwal also revealed that she has huge crush on cricketer Rohit Sharma.

Indians love two things- films and cricket and even KajalAggarwal is no different.

Recently she revealed that she is a huge fan of Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma and she has a crush on him. On the otherside, KajalAggarwal made her acting debut with Bollywood film Kyun! Ho Gaya Naand, in 2004, which had her first Telugu film released in 2007, Lakshmi Kalyanam.

She has already wrapped up the shoot of her upcoming movie Paris Paris.Currently KajalAggarwal is waiting for the release of Sita in which BellamkondaSaiSrinivas is playing the lead role.

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ollywood actor Bill Duke has expressed his desire to team up with Telugu Superstar Mahesh Babu for an International spy thriller drama. According to the latest update, Bill Duke took to his twitter and invited AR Murugadoss and VamsiPaidipally for launch and to discuss possible collaboration for an international spy thriller. Bill Duke wrote on his Twitter, “@directorvamshi @urstrulyMahesh When you come to #LosAngeles, Stop by #DTLA for Lunch to discuss collaborating on International #SpyMovie”“@ARMurugadoss

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@urstrulyMahesh When you come to #LosAngeles, Stop by #DTLA for Lunch to discuss collaborating on International #SpyMovie hanks to my team @BigMediaCEO& @ BigMediaAgency& @WE2Incubators &@WE2LAIncubator for all the great work on line...” Mahesh Babu’ fans are very excited and urging their favorite star to make Hollywood debut. The tweet of Bill Duke in which he expressed his desire to work with Mahesh Babu for spy thriller drama, is going viral on social media. Though Mahesh Babu is yet to respond.

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f ongoing buzz in media and film industry is to be believed, Young Tiger Jr NTR wil be seen romancing with two actresses in SS Rajamouli’ upcoming directorial venture RRR. The sources say that Rajamouli has approached NithyaMenen to play the female lead in RRR starring Jr NTR and Ram Charan.

If NithyaMenen gives her green signal, she will make her screen presence as tribal girl and will romance with Jr NTR.NityaMenon will play second fiddle for Jr NTR as a tribal girl while the search to Jr NTR’ main heroine

is going on. Earlier British beauty Daisy Edgar Jones was on the board to romance with Jr NTR but she has walked out from the project and currently the team is in the hunt of another female lead. It was also heard that the makers were planning to rope Amy Jackson but as she is pregnant, the makers of RRR dropped their ideas to rope her in RRR.Rajamouli’ RRR will be a fictional story on the lives of AlluriSitaramaRaju and KomaramBheem. Jr NTR will essay the role of KomaramBheem whereas Ram Charan will play as AlluriSitaramaRaju.

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