Kamal Haasan recovering well: Hospital

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Kamal Haasan recovering well: Hospital

Actor-turned-politician and Makkal Needhi Maiam President Kamal Haasan is recovering well after being infected by Covid-19 and admitted to a hospital, as per the hospital bulletin on Friday.

The superstar of South Indian cinema is recovering at an isolated unit of the Sri Ramachandra Medical Centre in Chennai where he was admitted on November 22.

Kamal Haasan, who was in the US for the launch of his Khadi brand ‘House of Khadder’ tested Covid positive after he returned to India.

Announcing this in a tweet on November 22, he called upon people to be careful.

Next shoot of Pawan Kalyan’s ‘Hari Hara Veera Mallu’ delayed till January 2022

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Next shoot of Pawan Kalyan’s ‘Hari Hara Veera Mallu’ delayed till January 2022

Telugu actor Pawan Kalyan, who is to appear in Krish’s highly-anticipated period action drama, ‘Hari Hara Veera Mallu’, is prepping up for the upcoming shooting schedule.

The movie ‘Hari Hara Veera Mallu’, which is being directed by Krish Jagarlamudi, is readying for an upcoming shooting schedule, as the movie team scouts for the locations in some parts of Rajasthan. Director Krish and the producer are currently in Delhi, visiting a few locations where the location manager has performed the photography sessions for the team’s approval.

Though the shooting for ‘Hari Hara Veera Mallu’ was supposed to begin by the first week of December, there seems to be a delay, as Pawan Kalyan has not yet wrapped up his dubbing and other formalities of ‘Bheemla Nayak’ yet.

Hence, the makers of ‘Hari Hara Veera Mallu’ have pushed the shooting to January, to wrap up some important sequences. As soon as the shoot resumes, Krish and his team are to work for the completion of the movie as soon as possible, the reports suggest.

Pawan will be shooting for a few intense fight sequences and songs in the upcoming schedule, for ‘Hari Hara Veera Mallu’, in which he plays a warrior.

Starring Niddhi Agerwal in the female lead role, the epic movie also stars Arjun Rampal and Jacqueline Fernandez in important roles.

On the other hand, Pawan’s ‘Bheemla Nayak’ is to be released in the theatres on January 12, 2022. Pawan’s co-star Rana Daggubati plays the baddie, while Nithya Menen and Samyukta Menon play important roles in the Sagar K Chandra directorial.

Sonali Sudan, Mayank Mishra recall how they shot for ‘Just Married’

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Sonali Sudan, Mayank Mishra recall how they shot for ‘Just Married’

Actress Sonali Sudan, who was also seen in the movie ‘Jalebi’, will now be part of a web series ‘Just Married’. She will be featuring along with Shivam Sharma and Mayank Mishra. Sonali says she accepted this offer because of its storyline and her character in the show.

Sonali shares: “When this show came to me, I instantly said yes because the script was really entertaining. We loved shooting it as well. Watch the show to see how I react when I get to know that my brother and my boyfriend have a different chemistry all together. I’m playing the protagonist in the show whose name is Neha and she is a college going girl.”

According to her the show has all the elements that will be enjoyable to watch. “The show has a lot of comedy. People are going to enjoy it thoroughly.”

Mayank Mishra, who is playing the role of ‘Veeru’, adds about his shooting experience with co-actor Shivam Sharma. “Me and Shivam, who played my friend Jai in the show, met for the first time on set and became very good friends while shooting and that chemistry you will see in ‘Just Married’. I used to tease him when he dressed like a married woman.”

Written by Vivek Khatri, ‘Just Married’ also features Sonal Palan, Milind Joshi, Kalyani Jha and Raj Singh. The comedy family drama streams on WOW originals.

‘Never Kiss Your Best Friend’ lead pair shoots for second season

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‘Never Kiss Your Best Friend’ lead pair shoots for second season

Nakuul Mehta, who plays the lead in the web series ‘Never Kiss Your Best Friend’, says he got excited about the project because it is a “slice-of-life story about friendship and growing up”.

Together with the female lead, Anya Singh, Nakuul is shooting in London for the second season of the series, which, like the first, will be streamed on ZEE5.

“In an era of action thrillers and complex dramas, the slice-of-life story about friendship and growing up got me excited about ‘Never Kiss Your Best Friend’ in the first place. We are back in London filming our new season,” Nakuul said.

Anya echoed her co-star’s sentiments when she said: “What started off as a slice-of-life show turned into an experience. I can never forget it not only because of the great memories, but also because of the love that people gave ‘Never Kiss Your Best Friend’. And it’s only because of that love that we are back two years later to create some more memories while reliving the nostalgia of Season One with my BFF Nakuul and a whole new family.”

Directed by Harsh Dedhia for 11:11 Productions, the eight-episode show will premiere on ZEE5 early next year.

Allu Arjun to grace pre-release event of Nandamuri Balakrishna’s upcoming movie ‘Akhanda’

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Allu Arjun to grace pre-release event of Nandamuri Balakrishna’s upcoming movie ‘Akhanda’

Telugu star Nandamuri Balakrishna is all set to appear in the upcoming movie ‘Akhanda’ and
superstar Allu Arjun is all set to grace the pre-release event of the film.

Directed by Boyapati Srinu, ‘Akhanda’ marks the third-time collaboration of the filmmaker with Balakrishna, after ‘Simha’ and ‘Legend’.

The makers of ‘Akhanda’ have scheduled to release the movie at the theaters on December 2. As the release date is nearing, the promotions are on, and the team has been working round the clock with the promotional activities. It is now reported that the makers have organized a grand pre-release event, which is to be held on November 27, at Shipakala Vedhika in Hyderabad.

Arjun will be the chief guest for the grand gala. The actor, who shares a good rapport with ‘Akhanda’ director Boyapati Srinu, has worked with him for the super hit movie ‘Sarrainodu’.

While they both share a friendly relationship, Allu Arjun has also developed a decent rapport with Balakrishna in recent times. He will be present at the event to promote ‘Akhanda’, while the makers have planned a few dances and singing sequences for the event.

Pragya Jaiswal is the leading lady opposite Balakrishna in the movie produced by Miryala Ravinder Reddy under Dwaraka Creations banner. S Thaman has scored the music, while Jagapathi Babu, Srikanth, and other actors appear in decent roles in ‘Akhanda’.

Samantha joins ‘Arrangements of Love’ cast

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Samantha joins ‘Arrangements of Love’ cast

South star Samantha Ruth Prabhu has boarded the cast of feature film ‘Arrangements of Love’.

The film is to be directed by BAFTA-winning Welsh director Philip John, whose credits include ‘Downton Abbey’ and ‘The Good Karma Hospital’, reports variety.com.

The film is produced by Sunitha Tati’s Indian outfit Guru Films, whose ;Oh! Baby’, the 2019 Telugu-language adaptation of 2014 Korean film ‘Miss Granny’, was a commercial success. ‘Oh! Baby’ starred Samantha.

Active in both the Telugu and Telugu language industries, Samantha’s credits include S.S. Rajamouli’s ‘Eega’, ‘Super Deluxe’, ‘Janatha Garage’ and ‘Mersala’.

Samir Sarkar, of Singapore’s Magic Hour Films, has joined the project as executive producer.

Sarkar previously produced Rotterdam winner ‘Nasir’, ‘Jonaki’ and Kolkata winner ‘The False Eye’.

‘Arrangements of Love’ is an adaptation of the bestselling 2004 novel of the same title by Indian author Timeri N. Murari by John and British Sri Lankan actor Nimmi Harasgama, who played the female lead in Deepa Mehta’s ‘Funny Boy’ and is a series regular on ‘The Good Karma Hospital’.

It follows a Welsh-Indian man on his quest to find his estranged father with an impromptu visit to his homeland.

Samantha plays a strong minded and funny force of nature 27-year-old, who runs her own detective agency and becomes part of the search.

She is a progressive bisexual Tamil woman, with ultra-traditional parents, who want her to have an arranged marriage. As much as she wants to please her parents she also wants to be able to make her own life choices.

“A whole new world opens up for me today as I start my journey with ‘Arrangements of Love,’ which has such an endearing and personal story,” Samantha told Variety.

“I am excited to work with Philip John, whose projects I have closely followed for many years, being a big fan of ‘Downton Abbey.’ I am looking forward to collaborating with Sunitha once again and I hope for only more success than we previously had with ‘Oh! Baby’. My role is a complex character and it will be both a challenge and an opportunity for me to play it. I cannot wait to get on set.”

“Having Samantha on board is indeed serendipitous. I have worked with her before and must say that she always brings her curiosity and talent to the project,” Tati told Variety.

“I can already visualize the life that she will breathe into the character. It is a pleasure to work with her again as we explore the international waters together.”

The film is expected to commence shooting in August, 2022.

With Kamal Haasan in hospital, who will host ‘Bigg Boss Tamil’ this week?

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With Kamal Haasan in hospital, who will host ‘Bigg Boss Tamil’ this week?

With actor Kamal Haasan unavailable to host ‘Bigg Boss Tamil 5’ for at least two weeks due to his treatment for Covid-19, the question now is who will anchor the weekend episodes of the popular reality show.

There are unconfirmed reports that Kamal Haasan’s daughter Shruti Haasan has been approached in this regard and that she may anchor the show until her father is back.

Rumours are also rife that actress Ramya Krishnan and Vijay Sethupathi have also been approached and that one of the three actors may end up stepping into Kamal’s shoes for a week or two.

However, Star Vijay, the television channel on which the reality show is aired, has so far chosen to keep the cards close to their chest.

When IANS got in touch with the channel, it said it couldn’t comment on the issue at the moment and was neither willing to acknowledge or deny the rumours.

‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa’: Salman Khan recalls how he went bald for ‘Tere Naam’

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‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa’: Salman Khan recalls how he went bald for ‘Tere Naam’

Superstar Salman Khan revealed on the show ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa’ how everyone had told him not to do the film ‘Tere Naam’, but he still went on to do it as he also opened up about shaving his head for the 2003 movie.

Salman said: “Not many people know but there’s a very interesting story behind my look in ‘Tere Naam’. I was actually shooting for another film when the producer of ‘Tere Naam’ and a very dear friend of mine Sunil Manchanda came up to me and said that I’ll have to go bald to get into my character. I was not really sure because I was already doing a film at that time and I still remember I was down with fever one day, and the director of the other film was pestering me to attend the shoot.”

Contestant Neelanjana’s performance to the title track of ‘Tere Naam’ made Salman nostalgic. He recalled how he shaved his head to get into the skin of his character.

“I impulsively went to the washroom and shaved my hair out of irritation. The next day, I called up Sunil ji and said that I had shaved my hair and am willing to sign up for ‘Tere Naam’. Everyone was actually against me doing this film, but for some reason, I wanted to do it, and irrespective of everyone’s disagreement I went on to take up the role of ‘Radhe Mohan’,” he added.

The actor also mentioned that Himesh Reshammiya gave him 13 songs for the film, but he couldn’t take all of them.

Salman said: “I remember Himesh and I were in Galaxy discussing the film and when he heard the whole plot, he immediately came up with a song. That was the ‘Tere Naam’ title track, and I locked it immediately. You won’t believe it, he instantly gave me four or five songs on the spot, and we couldn’t reject any of them, they were so good.”

“This guy literally came up with 13 songs, none of which could be rejected. But of course, we had to select only seven because the film demanded only that much. The songs were so relatable that we wouldn’t even hear it till the end and lock it just by hearing the first ‘mukhra’. I truly believe the kind of depth this story had, only Himesh’s songs could do justice to the narrative,” he concluded.

‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa’ airs on Zee TV.

80 foreign dancers and a lavish set for Ram Charan’s ‘RC15’

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80 foreign dancers and a lavish set for Ram Charan’s ‘RC15’

Ram Charan’s next collaboration with renowned director Shankar Shanmugham, tentatively titled ‘RC15’, is a highly anticipated movie.

After ‘RRR’, this is Ram Charan’s another pan-India film.

Reports suggest that the makers have roped in talented dancers from different countries for a song shooting. As many as 80 dancers from across the globe from Russia, Ukraine, Brazil, and Europe, have flown to Hyderabad, where the shooting is currently going on at a brisk pace.

A video that was posted on Twitter features the dancers practicing before the actual shoot. Stationed at the Ramoji Film City of Hyderabad, the technicians have erected a lavish set for the song as well. The song will be shot for 10 days, and famous choreographer Jaani Master is to compose the steps.

This is the second schedule of shooting for ‘RC15’, which has Ram Charan on the sets along with the other actors and technicians working on the sets. Actress Kiara Advani plays the female lead in ‘RC15’. This massive movie marks the second collaboration of Ram Charan and Kiara Advani after ‘Vinaya Vidheya Rama’.

Recently, producer Dil Raju made a massive deal of Rs 350 crore with Zee Studios, where the latter acquired theatrical, satellite, and digital rights of ‘RC15’.

Chiranjeevi appeals to AP CM to hike movie ticket prices

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Chiranjeevi appeals to AP CM to hike movie ticket prices

In the wake of the Andhra Pradesh government’s decision to introduce an online movie ticketing system, Telugu megastar Chiranjeevi has appealed to Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy to consider hiking ticket prices in the interest of filmmakers.

Andhra Pradesh State Assembly on Wednesday passed the AP Cinemas (Regulation) (Amendment) Bill 2021, paving the way for an online movie ticketing system to be administered by the state government. The government said the regulation of cinema ticket pricing would help to check exploitation of moviegoers.

This decision by the AP government was not well-received by the biggies of the industry. Chiranjeevi, on Thursday took to his social media to make an appeal to the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister.

In the note, he first appreciates the idea of an online ticketing system, as it improves the transparency for the moviegoers in the state. On the other hand, Chiranjeevi appeals to consider the ticket prices, based on the ticket prices in the other states.

In his note, Chiranjeevi made it clear that the ticket prices by the state government are not in the favour of the moviemakers who invest everything in the movies. “Please consider hiking the prices of the tickets, otherwise, this might become a threat to the investors and the moviemakers,” Chiranjeevi said.

Chiranjeevi had earlier tried to discuss the issue ever since the government revised the ticket prices. He is also the first star from the industry who has openly appealed to the government of Andhra Pradesh to make necessary changes in the Bill passed in the state Assembly.

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