Mahesh, Keerthy shoot last song sequence of ‘Sarkaru Vaari Paata’

Mahesh Babu and Keerthy Suresh- starrer ‘Sarkaru Vaari Paata’ is gearing up for its grand release soon.

With the lead actors wrapping up one last song sequence, it is said that the makers will soon conclude the shooting part for the highly-anticipated movie.

On Monday, Mahesh and Keerthy began filming the movie’s upcoming song, which we hear is a great dance number scored by Thaman.

While Keerthy will be dazzling in some sparkling costumes, Mahesh is said to look his best in the song, whose dance steps will be another crazy thing.

It is also reported that Thaman had composed this song almost two years ago, and they are finally filming the video for it.

Mahesh and Keerthy Suresh have already completed the talkie portion. The ‘Sarkaru Vaari Paata team is currently filming one final song, and the actors are actively participating in the shoot.

After the final song shoot, ‘Sarkaru Vaari Paata’ will enter the post-production phase a few weeks before its release.

‘Sarkaru Vaari Paata,’ directed by Parasuram Petla, will be released on May 12.

Prabhas on ‘Radhe Shyam’ TV premiere: It’s meant to give families a good time

Prabhas says he is keen on looking at the reaction of viewers who will watch ‘Radhe Shyam’ on TV. The movie is coming on TV in Hindi on April 24.

Written and directed by Radha Krishna Kumar, it is a period romantic drama film that stars Prabhas and Pooja Hegde in lead roles.

“‘Radhe Shyam’ is definitely a film that is meant to grace families with a good time. I am looking forward to seeing the reactions of the audience as the fascinating plotline of ‘Radhe Shyam’ leaves them wondering and wanting for more,” he says.

Set in the background of old Europe, it is a story of Vikramaditya, a palmist who is conflicted between destiny and his love.

Prabhas adds more about the concept of the movie and how it forces an audience to think at different levels about the theories of love and faith.

He shares: “‘Radhe Shyam’ is more than just a star-crossed love story, it really challenges you to think beyond your faith and beliefs in soulmates. The fact that it was in the making for 3 years, seeing it all happen on the screens made it all worthwhile.”

After the theatrical release, ‘Radhe Shyam’ in Hindi is coming to Zee Cinema on April 24 at 12 noon.

Vijay Deverakonda-Samantha project set to be launched

‘Majili’ director Shiva Nirvana has cast Vijay Deverakonda and Samantha Ruth Prabhu in the lead roles in his upcoming film.

According to rumors, the untitled film will be launched in a formal muhurat event in Hyderabad on April 21 in a big way. The regular shoot of the romantic drama will begin a few days later, the sources added.

The filmmakers have also planned a lengthy schedule in Kashmir, where Vijay Deverakonda and Samantha will appear in some key scenes very soon.

The film’s plot is a love story set against the backdrop of the Army. Other details related to this movie are for now kept under the wraps.

The ‘Arjun Reddy’ actor, on the other hand, will be seen as a soldier in Puri Jagannadh’s directorial ‘Jana Gana Mana’. Also, his movie ‘Liger’ will hit the screens this year.

Shruti Haasan is back on the sets of ‘Mega 154’

Shruti Haasan took to Instagram on Tuesday morning to announce that she is back on the sets of ‘Mega 154’ which is billed as a mass entertainer.

Posing in her gym attire, Shruti is seen all masked up, as she poses for a picture with the update on the film.

‘Mega 154’ is an upcoming Telugu film directed by Bobby and produced by Naveen Yerneni and Y Ravi Shankar. It stars Chiranjeevi in the lead role.

Shruti Haasan will be seen opposite Chiranjeevi for the first time. Fans are excited about how the pair would create their chemistry on screen.

The film features music by ‘Rockstar’ Devi Sri Prasad, who has worked with Chiranjeevi on several chartbuster albums.

Shruti was last seen in ‘Krack’ starring Ravi Teja. She will be seen opposite Balakrishna in his upcoming movie directed by Gopichand Mallineni.

Arjun Kapoor: Manali would act as a perfect backdrop for us to shoot ‘The Lady Killer’

Actor Arjun Kapoor is excited to start his next, ‘The Lady Killer’ for which he is heading to Manali. This is the first time in his life that the actor will be visiting this picturesque hill station, which he feels will act “as a perfect backdrop” to the film.

Arjun says, “I’m quite excited to shoot and explore Manali because I will be visiting the city for the first time! From what I have seen and heard, it’s a beautiful place and I think it would act as a perfect backdrop for us to shoot the kind of film that we have at hand.”

Arjun is looking forward to collaborating with actress Bhumi Pednekar for the first time on screen for this project.

He says, “‘The Lady Killer’ is one of the most exciting scripts of my career and I’m thrilled to be collaborating with Bhumi and my director Ajay Bahl for the first time. I can’t wait to work with them and get to know them better.”

Arjun adds, “I think we will have an amazing time in Manali & also have a fantastic shoot schedule. My role in the film is very intense and something unexplored for me. It is layered and it will empower me to do something new on camera in a new place with new people.”

‘The Lady Killer’ chronicles the story of a small town playboy who falls in love with a ‘self-destructive beauty’ as they embark on a whirlwind romance.

Ajay Bahl, who previously helmed movies like ‘BA Pass’ and ‘Section 375’, is directing this film that is being produced by Bhushan Kumar and Shailesh R Singh.

Ram Charan clearly outperforms Chiranjeevi in ‘Bhale Bhale Banjara’ song

Musician Mani Sharma’s song titled ‘Bhale Bhale Banjara’ from Koratala Siva’s directorial ‘Acharya’ is out with Ram Charan stealing the show from his megastar dad Chiranjeevi.

The creators of ‘Acharya’ released the single, as they took to their social media platforms to publicize it.

Chiranjeevi, who took to his social media handles, wrote, “A memorable song for me. Happy to tap my feet with my energetic @AlwaysRamCharan for #BhaleBhaleBanjara. Hope I dominated him with my grace”.

But, all that megastar’s fans are talking is about how Ram Charan has easily outperformed his father, the legendary actor Chiranjeevi.

Both the heroes dressed in full black attire play comrades who protect the holy regions in the forest.

The theme of the song goes quite well with the lyrics and the choreography.

As Chiranjeevi and ‘RRR’ actor Ram Charan sizzle in a very composed and stylized manner, the steps for ‘Bhale Bhale Banjara’ have been kept classy.

Sekhar Master choreographed it beautifully, and the duo’s combined screen space adds a vibe to the single song released by the makers of ‘Acharya’.

‘Acharya’ will hit the screens on April 29.

‘F3’ shoot concludes with Pooja Hegde’s special song

Pooja Hegde, who has been delivering one big bang release after another, has been confirmed to star in a dance number in the upcoming Telugu film ‘F3’.

The makers of ‘F3’ unveiled a poster of Pooja Hegde looking super glamourous in a glossy pink dress, earlier on Monday.

Pooja Hegde, who recently appeared alongside Vijay in the Tamil movie ‘Beast,’ is now set to dazzle in a special dance number in Anil Ravipudi’s ‘F3’.

Pooja’s song in the film was shot in Hyderabad, and the shoot was completed with Pooja’s song.

Before Pooja’s first glimpse, Ravipudi piqued our interest by teasing us with a silhouette of Pooja, which was enough to drive the fans crazy.

This is Pooja’s second special dance number, following the popular ‘Jigelu Rani’ in Ram Charan and Samantha-starrer ‘Rangasthalam’.

The film ‘F3’ is a sequel to ‘F2’ and stars Venkatesh Daggubatti, Varun Tej, Tamannaah Bhatia, and Mehreen Pirzada, which is billed as a commercial family entertainer.

Pooja will be seen in Salman Khan’s ‘Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali’ and ‘Cirkus’ opposite Ranveer Singh.

The ‘Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava’ actress is also roped in to play the female lead opposite Mahesh Babu in his next, under Trivikram Srinivas’ direction.

Samantha’s advice to her younger self: Never get tattooed

Actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu recently had a question-and-answer session on Instagram.

One of her fans had asked the ‘Majili’ actress to reveal what kind of a tattoo Samantha wants to see herself inked with.

The ‘Rangasthalam’ actress bluntly replied saying that she now dislikes getting inked. “My advice to my younger self would be not to get a tattoo. Ever!! Never ever get tattooed”, the actress stressed.

Samantha is known to have three tattoos, all of which are related to her ex-husband Naga Chaitanya. Samantha’s first tattoo reads ‘YMC,’ which is an abbreviation for Sam and Naga’s first film together, ‘Ye Maaya Chesave.

The second tattoo, which reads ‘Chay,’ is inked on her right rib, while the third tattoo is more unique, as both Chaitu and Samantha inked the same tattoo of two arrows on their forearms.

On the work front, Samantha will be seen in ‘Shakuntalam’ and ‘Yashoda’ next.

First-of-its-kind technology used for Prabhas’ ‘Project K’

Prabhas will next appear alongside Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone in the highly-anticipated movie ‘Project K’.

Sources suggest that the creators are to incorporate new technology in the making of this movie.

The film is being shot with Arri Alexa technology, making it the first Indian film to use this cutting-edge technology.

Arri Alexa Technology is a digital motion picture camera system, which is used in the cinematography of sci-fi thrillers.

The goal is to enhance the visual experience, while the technology will not interfere with the emotions in the drama.

‘Project K’, directed by Nag Ashwin, is expected to be one of the most expensive projects in Indian cinema.

Billed as a sci-fi thriller, the makers have collaborated with top IT company Mahindra, to deliver the best output possible.

Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, Amitabh Bachchan, and other biggies are to play major roles in the film.

Hansika wraps up shooting for web series ‘MY3’

Hansika Motwani has wrapped up shooting her portions for her first web series ‘MY3’.

The actress, who distributed sweets to everybody in her unit on her last day of shooting, took to Instagram to pen a post about working on the series.

She wrote, “It’s a wrap-up for ‘MY3’! A journey to cherish forever! Emotionally gleeful to have got such a wonderfully talented team, who made me feel like a princess on the sets every moment. It’s been wonderful yet again to work with director Rajesh sir after ‘Oru Kal Oru Kannadi’. He has been so generous, by giving me so much space to do whatever with both my characters. I am truly elated to have got an opportunity to work with him again.

“The entire direction team comprising Karthick, Rozar Shekar, Maddy, and everyone has been great. I thank my producer Sanjay sir (Trendloud) for being so supportive. It’s been an immense pleasure working with them.

“The entire cast and crew have been awesome. Mugen is a wonderful actor. I wish him all the very best. Shanthanu, Janani, Shakthi, Abhishek, and others have been friendly on the sets. It was a lovely experience to work with them.

“The roles of Mythri and MY3 are so special to me. I have never been emotional about my roles, but this one is close to my heart. I thank the entire crew, the directorial team, my co-stars, and producer Sanjay sir for endowing me. I can’t wait for the audience, who will love the show and characters as I love them. I thank Pradeep sir for being a perfect curator.

“Tons of love to my Mom for encouraging me to do what I always love. I thank my team (Hmu stylist )and everyone for nurturing my journey with great support on ‘MY3’.”

The web series, which is being directed by M Rajesh, is a unique robotic love story and is to be streamed on Disney+ Hotstar.

Karthik Muthukumar is the cinematographer of this series, which will have music by Ganesan and editing by Ashish.