Kiran Abbavaram’s ‘Sebastian PC524’ trailer drops

Kiran Abbavaram’s upcoming movie ‘Sebastian PC 524’ gains much attention after Vijay Deverakonda dropped the theatrical trailer.

The ‘Arjun Reddy’ actor, who took to his Twitter to unveil the theatrical trailer of ‘Sebastian PC 524’, wrote, “This looks super fun! Very happy to launch this amazing #SebastianTrailer. Can’t wait to witness the madness on March 4th.”

The trailer looks promising, as it establishes the role of a police constable with night blindness. It is portrayed that Kiran Abbavaram, who plays Sebastian, a police constable, is afraid to take up night duties, due to his hidden eye disease.

Theatrical trailer hints at a twist in the movie, when the constable gets suspended because he fails to stop a theft. The rest of the trailer gives a glimpse at the novel concept, with thrilling visuals and a racy backdrop.

‘Sebastian PC 524’ is directed by debutante Balaji Sayyapureddy. Nuveksha and Komalee Prasad are playing the leading ladies opposite Kiran Abbavaram.

Senior actress Rohini, Adarsh Balakrishna, and others are also a part of this movie. Produced by Siddareddy B, Raju, Pramod under the Jovitha Cinemas banner, the movie will hit screens on March 4.

Sonu Sood elated to host Season 18 of ‘Roadies’

Bollywood actor Sonu Sood is quite elated with his journey as a host of the youth-based reality show ‘Roadies 18’. He has replaced actor-VJ Rannvijay Singha, who has been hosting the show for the past many years.

Season 18 of the reality show is set against the locales of South Africa. While sharing his excitement, Sonu says: “I am overjoyed to begin the ‘Roadies’ shoot.”

“It is one reality show I have been following very closely over the years, and I am very excited to add my flavour to it. I am sure it will be a journey like no other,” he adds.

As per the reports, the concept of the show has also changed a bit and the idea of gang leaders maynot exist. Neha Dhupia, Prince Narula, and others were seen as gang leaders in past seasons. The show is expected to start in March on MTV India.

Meanwhile, Sonu Sood has Chandraprakash Dwivedi’s historical epic action drama, ‘Prithviraj’ and Koratala Siva’s ‘Acharya’. He will also venture into an out-and-out actioner with ‘Fateh’.

Dhanush-starrer ‘Maaran’ to release on March 11 on OTT

Director Karthick Naren’s much-awaited action entertainer ‘Maaran’, featuring Dhanush and Malavika Mohanan in the lead, is to release on Disney+ Hotstar on March 11.

On Monday, a trailer of the film was unveiled by fans and audiences on Twitter through a feature called ‘Twitter Unlock’. The makers claim that this is the first-ever Tamil film to adopt the feature.

Choosing to depart from the norm of celebrities releasing the trailers, the team chose to make fans and audiences into celebrities and had them unveil the trailer by ‘Twitter Unlock’.

The trailer is now streaming on the Disney+ Hotstar YouTube channel as well.

Presented by Sathya Jyothi Films T G Thyagarajan and produced by Sendhil Thyagarajan and Arjun Thyagarajan, ‘Maaran’ is directed by Karthick Naren and features Dhanush and Malavika Mohanan in the lead.

The film, which has music by G.V. Prakash Kumar, also features Samuthirakani, Krishna Kumar, Master Mahendran, Jayaprakash, and Aadukalam Narain among others.

The screenplay for the film has been penned by Karthick Naren along with eminent writers Suhas and Sharfu.

Makers announce special trailer for ‘Radhe Shyam’

Ahead of its worldwide release, the Prabhas and Pooja Hegde- starrer ‘Radhe Shyam’ gears up for promotions. The makers who have rustled up non-stop promotions announced a special trailer for the movie.

‘Radhe Shyam’ producers took to their social media to release an interesting poster, featuring Prabhas. Along with the poster, comes an interesting announcement that the second trailer for the movie will be out on March 2.

Prabhas and Pooja Hegde have come together under the direction of Radha Krishna Kumar for this epic saga, which is slated for its worldwide release on March 11.

The stakes are high for this visual splendor, ‘Radhe Shyam’. It is also reported that Prabhas, despite his busy schedule, has agreed to promote the movie, as per the campaign planned by the makers.

Prabhas, along with team ‘Radhe Shyam’, will be extensively touring major cities across India – Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kochi, and others.

It is apparently part of the film’s pre-release promotional tour, which starts on March 2.

Music by Justin Prabhakaran on T-Series, ‘Radhe Shyam’ will have a sound design by Resul Pookutty.

Presented by Krishnam Raju under Gopi Krishna Movies, ‘Radhe Shyam’ is produced by UV Creations and T-Series.

‘Radhe Shyam’ will be released globally in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Chinese, and Japanese.

Pregnant Kajal Aggarwal does strength conditioning exercises to keep fit

Actress Kajal Aggarwal, who is in the family way, has begun doing aerobics and strength conditioning exercises to keep herself healthy.

What’s more, the actress believes women who are pregnant without complications must be encouraged to participate in aerobic and strength conditioning exercises.

Taking to Instagram, where she posted a video of her working out, Kajal wrote, “I have always been a very active person and worked out my whole life. Pregnancy is a different ball game!

“All women who are pregnant without complications should be encouraged to participate in aerobic and strength conditioning exercises as part of a healthy lifestyle during their pregnancy – Pilates and barre helped my body change for the better pre and through my pregnancy.

“This transformative approach has me feeling stronger, longer, and leaner. The goal of aerobic conditioning in pregnancy should be to maintain a good fitness level throughout without trying to reach peak fitness.”

Video clip of Indian students in Ukraine appealing for help leaves Sundeep Kishan shaken

Actor Sundeep Kishan, who is a part of the Tamil and Telugu film industries, has been left shaken by a video clip on Twitter in which a group of four Indian students, who are stuck in Ukraine, are seen appealing for help.

The actor, quoting the tweet with the video clip, said, “This really shook me up…sending prayers for their safety.”

In the video clip, four students from Tamil Nadu who are stuck in Kharkiv are seen appealing for help to get out of the war-ravaged country and get back home.

Speaking in Tamil, one of the students says, “We are not blaming anyone. We are not in a position to blame anyone. We don’t have the courage nor the qualification to blame anybody. We are just asking for your help. We are on our knees and asking you for your help.”

Another student says, “From the morning, we can only hear bombs go off.”

A third student adds, “They have closed all the places around.”

The first student then says, “We are holding on to our dear lives every minute and continuing to do our work. Not just us. There are around 5,000 students in metros around the country. They are like us in bunkers under their houses without food and water. Please help us.”

The video clip, which has been doing the rounds on social media, has now begun to garner attention.

Dhanush-starrer ‘Maaran’ gets Twitter emoji hours before trailer release

With just hours to go for the release of the trailer of director Karthik Naren’s upcoming film ‘Maaran’, featuring actors Dhanush and Malavika Mohanan in the lead, the makers of the film on Monday unlocked a new emoji for the film on Twitter.

Making the announcement, Sathya Jyothi Films, the firm that is producing the film said, “Sweet Surprise. Dhanush k Raja’s ‘Maaran’ Twitter emoji’s unlocked.”

The film’s heroine, Malavika Mohanan, also tweeted the film’s emoji on Twitter.

She said, “‘Maaran’ – such a cool emoji!”

The new emoji for the film on Twitter will be active until May 26.

The makers have already announced that ‘Maaran’ will be released directly on the OTT platform Disney+ Hotstar.

However, the release date hasn’t been announced so far. Rumors doing the rounds in the industry suggest that Dhanush plays a journalist in the film and that Malavika Mohanan essays the character of a photojournalist.

Prakash Raj slams AP govt for ‘misusing’ power to stop ‘Bheemla Nayak’

Actor Prakash Raj has questioned the Andhra Pradesh government about the alleged misuse of power and domination towards the Telugu film industry, especially in the case of Pawan Kalyan’s latest release ‘Bheemla Nayak’.

As the actor tweeted regarding the same on Sunday, he asked the government to put an end to their unwanted domination.

Prakash Raj has called out the government of Andhra Pradesh, regarding the restrictions it has implemented in the state on movies, as in the case of Pawan Kalyan’s ‘Bheemla Nayak’.

In his hard-hitting note, the actor wrote, “#BheemlaNayak .. #GovtofAndhrapradesh please put an end to this onslaught..let cinema thrive #JustAsking”.

The multifaceted film personality also questioned the misuse of power by the Jagan government.

Prakash Raj also mentioned that no one can stop audiences’ love towards their favorite hero and movies.

In the wake of Pawan Kalyan’s ‘Bheemla Nayak’ release, the Andhra government had appointed special officer forces at the theaters, leaving everyone to turn their heads at the deeds of the ruling party.

Special Government Orders were brought in Andhra Pradesh, only to stop the movie from releasing earlier.

Even after the court opposed bringing in, the Government Order related to ticket prices in the state, the government has turned a deaf ear to it.

The whole movie industry had suffered losses at the time of the first two waves of the pandemic.

While the Telangana government assures to provide help in the favor of the industry, Andhra Pradesh’s attitude only to hit at an actor-turned-politician, has become one of the hot topics in Telugu states.

On the other hand, the Pawan and Rana-starrer ‘Bheemla Nayak’ is reported to have broken even in the US.

Running successfully, the movie is screening for the lowest available prices in Andhra Pradesh.

Trailer of Sharwanand-Rashmika’s ‘AMJ’ promises wit-filled family entertainment

The theatrical trailer of Sharwanand-starrer ‘Aadavallu Meeku Johaarlu’ was unveiled on Sunday, hinting at the promising storyline along with much entertainment.

As the movie is all set to hit the screens on March 4, the makers had unveiled the theatrical trailer of the movie at the pre-release event, which was organized in Hyderabad.

The ‘Aadavallu Meeku Johaarlu’ trailer opens on a hilarious note, with Sharwanand in the groom getup. “Whomever you meet at the bridal glances gets married soon. I wanted that positive vibe, and hence gave it a nod for a match-seeing program with you”, a girl says, making Sharwanand’s unmarried life, yet miserable.

The trailer establishes the story quite a bit, as it features Sharwanand’s problems as an unmarried man, who stumbles upon a girl (Rashmika Mandanna).

Right from when the two meet, the girl starts finding faults in his character. The rest of the trailer portrays some funny quotes, as it creates anticipation regarding the family drama, which will be soon screened at the theaters.

‘Aadavallu Meeku Johaarlu’ is directed by Tirumala Kishore and produced by Sudhakar Cherukuri under the SLV Cinemas banner.

Sharwanand, Rashmika Mandanna, Khushbu, Radhika Sarathkumar, Urvashi, Vennela Kishore, Ravi Shankar, Sathya, and others will be seen in important roles in the upcoming family drama.

Kangana’s ‘Dhaakad’ to release in four languages

Kangana Ranaut-starrer ‘Dhaakad’ will be released in four languages – Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam.

This is Kangana’s second pan-India outing after the ‘Thalaivi’, based on the life of Jayalalitha.

Kangana says: “The film had to be made on a certain scale that had to be tailored to the vast vision of its makers. India has never seen a women action entertainer of this scale. A story as paramount as this should reach maximum eyeballs and I am happy to announce that Dhaakad would be released in multiple languages.”

“I can’t wait for the audience to meet Agent Agni. She will blow their minds with her fury and power.”

‘Dhaakad’ is a high-octane spy thriller led by a female star, the film is made on a lavish budget. In terms of appeal, the film is also the country’s first big-scale multilingual project to be headlined by a female superstar. The actioner led by Kangana, stars Arjun Rampal, Divya Dutt, and Saswata Chatterjee along with a power-packed ensemble cast.

Producer Deepak Mukut adds: “We got a female superstar to headline it creates a new norm. After the success of ‘Thalaivi’, Kangana is a big favorite in the South market. We will be releasing the film in multiple regional languages. It’s a never-seen-before scale of release for a woman-led film.”

Producer Sohel Maklai shared, “Over three years of blood, sweat and tears will give audiences India’s biggest female action star with the release of Dhaakad.”

‘Dhaakad’ was directed by Razneesh Razy Ghai and produced by Deepak Mukut and Sohel Maklai and co-produced by Hunar Mukut.

Director Razy Ghai said: “From the beginning, we’ve worked towards ensuring Dhaakad to be a film for the big screen. I’m hoping it will rekindle the excitement and love for the moviegoing experience. We want to give India its next big action star to rally behind.”

Presented by Soham Rockstar Entertainment Pvt Ltd in association with Kamal Mukut, Sohel Maklai Productions, and Asylum films,’ Dhaakad’ is slated to release on May 27.