Renu Desai returns to big screen after 18 yrs with Ravi Teja’s ‘Tiger Nageswara Rao’

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Renu Desai returns to big screen after 18 yrs with Ravi Teja’s ‘Tiger Nageswara Rao’

Nearly two decades after she dazzled on the screen in Tollywood, Renu Desai is all set to return to the big screen in the upcoming Ravi Teja-starrer ‘Tiger Nageswara Rao’, a biopic based on a notorious thief and is set in the 70s in the village named Stuartpuram.

The makers on Thursday came up with a small teaser to introduce Renu Desai’s character.

Renu essays a very important and powerful character called Hemavathi Lavanam in the movie. It’s a real-life character and Hemalatha Lavanam was an Indian social worker and writer, who protested against untouchability and the imbalance in the social system.

In the video, the actress makes a powerful entry, as she walks on the road along with two other female activists who appear in white sarees.

Renu last acted in the 2003 release Telugu movie ‘Johnny’, her second movie opposite Pawan Kalyan. She has acted in only two movies in Telugu, both of them opposite Pawan Kalyan. The two went on to marry but got divorced in 2012.

While Renu has been active in other areas of filmmaking, she never donned the grease paint for the big screen till now.

Mass Maharaja Ravi Teja and director Vamsee’s ‘Tiger Nageswara Rao, to be produced by Abhishek Agarwal, is set to be one more pan-India movie from the south.

Nupur Sanon and Gayathri Bharadwaj are playing the leading ladies opposite Ravi Teja in the movie made in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi languages.

R Madhya ISC is the cinematographer and GV Prakash Kumar takes care of the music. Avinash Kolla is the production designer. Srikanth Visa is the dialogue writer, while Mayank Singhania is the co-producer.

Arjun Kanungo, Tulsi Kumar’s ‘Killer Haseena’ is lethal, gothic and mysterious

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Arjun Kanungo, Tulsi Kumar’s ‘Killer Haseena’ is lethal, gothic and mysterious

Singers Arjun Kanungo and Tulsi Kumar have joined hands for the song titled ‘Killer Haseena’, which has lethal and gothic visuals, coupled with the dynamics shared between both music artists.

Kanungo said: “What makes ‘Killer Haseena’ special is the fact that both Tulsi and I are known for very different sounds and with this track, we marry the two. We had a blast shooting the music video and getting into these mysterious characters. I look forward to what audiences have to say.”

Penned by Vayu and Diksha C. and composed by Arjun Kanungo, the track is directed and choreographed by Adil Shaikh, who adds a mysterious and captivating flavor to the music video.

Both Tulsi Kumar and Arjun Kanungo bring their signature individual styles and features in never-seen-before avatars as they step outside their comfort zones.

Tulsi Kumar added: “There couldn’t have been a better track than ‘Killer Haseena’ for me and Arjun Kanungo to collaborate on. Getting into this character was a completely new experience for me and I’m happy to surprise audiences with something new and distinct.”

Adil Shaikh shared: “The music video of ‘Killer Haseena’ has a very deep, intriguing, and gothic vibe and people are really going to be surprised seeing both Tulsi Kumar and Arjun Kanungo take on these characters. They stepped up to the challenge and took the music video to the next level. This is a sure shot treat for their fans.”

Tulsi Kumar and Arjun Kanungo’s ‘Killer Haseena’ produced by T-Series is directed and choreographed by Adil Shaikh. The song is out now on T-Series’ YouTube channel.

Allu Arjun celebrates wife Sneha Reddy’s birthday in Amritsar

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Allu Arjun celebrates wife Sneha Reddy’s birthday in Amritsar

Despite being one of the most popular film stars, ‘Pushpa’s fame Allu Arjun remains a family man at heart. In yet another instance of his down-to-earth attitude, Allu Arjun has gone to Amritsar with his family to celebrate his wife Sneha Reddy’s birthday.

The star took to social media and shared a picture of the Golden Temple, which they visited. Allu Arjun later also shared glimpses of the family time they had.

The superstar along with his wife and kids was seen donning a traditional attire.

He went on share a video of himself and his family taking blessings in the temple. It seems like this time off from Pushpa was a necessity and the entire family thoroughly enjoyed it.

Currently, the pan-India star is basking in the success of Pushpa and the commencement of Pushpa 2. Allu Arjun starrer ‘Pushpa: The Rise’, directed by Sukumar fared well, at the box office and broke several box office records and even entered the Rs 100 crore mark in Hindi belts, and went on to mint 300cr worldwide.

This year has been a very successful year for the star, especially when his hook steps from the film became a viral trend and his miniatures were used in Ganesh Pandal. He was also seen representing India globally as a grand marshall in the India day parade in New York. This impressed fans to an extent that he took over social media for a day.

Meanwhile, on the work front, he will be seen next in Pushpa 2 along with Rashmika Mandan

Rashami Desai on Navratri: It’s the time for family and garba

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Rashami Desai on Navratri: It’s the time for family and garba

Television actress Rashami Desai, who is known for shows such as ‘Uttaran’ and ‘Naagin’, has said she loves Navratri because it is the time to do the garbage.

“I personally love the festival of Navratri and know all the dance steps. I really love doing the Garba and I can do it anywhere, whether it is in my society or in any public place,” she said in a press statement.

“I am very excited for this year because we could not enjoy the festival over the past few years because of the pandemic. Spending hours dancing and celebrating with family and friends is what Navratri is all about,” Rashami said.

Rashami was last seen on screen in the reality show ‘Bigg Boss 15’, where she was the fifth runner-up and Tejasswi Prakash emerged the winner.

Chiranjeevi to son Ram Charan on completing 15 years in films: ‘Proud of you my boy’

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Chiranjeevi to son Ram Charan on completing 15 years in films: ‘Proud of you my boy’

Telugu megastar Chiranjeevi on Wednesday fondly reflected on his son Ram Charan’s journey in the film industry as he crossed the 15-year milestone.

Taking to Twitter to share his thoughts on his son’s impressive journey, Chiranjeevi wrote, “On reaching the 15-year milestone, fondly reflecting on Ram Charan’s journey in films.

“It is heartening how he has evolved as an actor from ‘Chirutha’ to ‘Magadheera’ to ‘Rangasthalam’ to ‘RRR’ … and now, to #RC15 with director Shankar.

“Supremely pleased at his passion, body of work, dedication, and innate urge to excel at what he does.

“Proud of you my boy! Here’s to greater heights and greater glories that await you! Go for it! May the Force be with you Ram Charan!”

Rajini, Kamal say they’re eagerly awaiting ‘Ponniyin Selvan: I’ release

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Rajini, Kamal say they’re eagerly awaiting ‘Ponniyin Selvan: I’ release

With just a couple of days left for director Mani Ratnam’s eagerly awaited magnum opus, ‘Ponniyin Selvan 1’ to hit the screens, the makers of the film have now released a video clip that shows the two biggest icons of Indian cinema – Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan – explaining that they are as eager as everybody else to watch the epic film.

The video clip begins with classical scenes from two landmark blockbuster films — ‘Nayagan’, which had Kamal Haasan playing the lead, and ‘Thalapathy’, which had Rajinikanth playing the lead — being showcased in no particular order.

Interestingly, both these blockbusters were directed by Mani Ratnam and had gone on to emerge as cult classics in Tamil cinema.

Towards the end, visuals of Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan participating in the audio launch event of ‘Ponniyin Selvan 1’, which happened at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai over 20 days ago, have been reproduced.

Rajinikanth says, “Ponniyin Selvan has marvelous characterizations. It has heroism, beauty, fear, disgust, laughter.”

Kamal, for his part, says, “This is an important film in Mani Ratnam’s successful career.

Rajini is then seen saying, “‘How would Mani have made this film? We are eagerly waiting to watch it!”

The movie is slated for a worldwide release on September 30.

Shruti Haasan takes time to explore Turkey on off day

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Shruti Haasan takes time to explore Turkey on off day

Actress Shruti Haasan, who is shooting in Turkey for Nandamuri Balakrishna-starrer ‘NBK107’, made the most of an off day and chose to go sightseeing along with her staff and co-star, master Satvik.

The actress and singer, along with her staff, explored the beauty of the city of Istanbul. Shruti’s staff have always been like family to her and they share a lovely rapport with the ‘Salaar’ actress.

Shruti visited a theme park and an arcade along with her co-star, child actor Satvik. The talented young boy is the son of director Gopichand Malineni and has worked with Shruti in ‘Krack’ previously.

The two went on rollercoaster rides and gaming zones and made the most of their day off.

The actress also posted videos of their joy rides together on her Instagram account.

On the work front, Shruti is shooting for a number of films. Apart from Nandamuri Balakrishna starrer NBK107′, she has a film opposite superstar Chiranjeevi tentatively titled ‘Chiru 154’ and ‘Salaar’ opposite Prabhas.

The actress also released her independent track ‘She is a Hero’ recently which throws light on the struggles and triumphs of women and the track has been receiving rave revolve for its music and messaging.

We need to relook Indian mythology, folklore, says Hrithik

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We need to relook Indian mythology, folklore, says Hrithik

Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan, who is currently awaiting the release of his upcoming film ‘Vikram Vedha’, feels that India as a country is culturally very rich and has a treasure of folk tales and mythology that can act as fodder to tell stories on the celluloid.

The basic idea of ‘Vikram Vedha’ is based on the Indian mythological story of Vikram and Betaal.

Elaborating on the same, Hrithik said in an answer to the media, “To take something like this that we have all heard in our childhood and create this entire story of ‘Vikram Vedha’ and to use it as a device, it’s so sharp.”

He further mentioned, “We have so many of such stories in our mythology and folklore. I think we need to re-look at this treasure, there’s so much fodder in there from a storytelling point of view.”

Director Pushkar of the film’s director duo, Pushkar-Gayatri, added, “What intrigues us as directors is that our mythology or folklore majorly have no demarcation about who is wrong or right. As creators, it’s refreshing to install the stories that are in the grey zone.”

‘Vikram Vedha’, which also stars Saif Ali Khan, is set to release in theatres on September 30.

Allu Arjun to hit the floors for ‘Pushpa – The Rise’ by mid-Oct

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Allu Arjun to hit the floors for ‘Pushpa – The Rise’ by mid-Oct

In good news for ‘Pushparaj’ fans, Allu Arjun is all set to hit the floors from the middle of October to reprise his role from ‘Pushpa – The Rise’. The makers had recently conducted the muhurat puja for ‘Pushpa – The Rule’, which is the sequel to the 2021 blockbuster.

“Allu Arjun will start shooting for ‘Pushpa 2’ in mid-October and his new look will be out soon. The star has been taking classes and has been preparing hard for the film,” a source close to the makers said.

The muhurat was attended by the director, Sukumar. Allu Arjun, who was traveling at the time, could not make it to the event.

Ever since ‘Pushpa – The Rise’ hit the screens in 2021, Allu Arjun has emerged as a pan-India star whose mannerisms in the movie are now imitated by commoners and celebrities alike.

Estimated to have been produced on a budget of around Rs 200 crore, the movie emerged as the biggest grosser across markets in the months right after the third wave of the pandemic.

You’re gonna rock!, Dulquer tells ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ actor Ashwin Kakumanu

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You’re gonna rock!, Dulquer tells ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ actor Ashwin Kakumanu

At a time when all eyes are on the superstars of Tamil cinema, who play the lead roles in director Mani Ratnam’s much-awaited magnum opus, ‘Ponniyin Selvan, actor Dulquer Salmaan has taken the time to compliment friend and actor Ashwin Kakumanu, who plays the role of Sendhan Amudhan in the epic film.

On Monday evening, Ashwin put out a working still of himself with actress Trisha and director Mani Ratnam from the film and tweeted, “A still from the shoot of the film. Truly one of a kind experience to be part of this epic duology directed by Mani sir.”

Dulquer Salmaan on Tuesday responded to the tweet, saying, “You’re gonna rock Macha !! Love the look and the characterization makes one curious about whatever I’ve seen. Cannot wait!”

Ashwin, thoroughly impressed with Dulquer’s tweet, replied saying, “Thanks macha! And I’m just so happy about the news of you and A.jo starting #kingofkotha yesterday!”

The character Ashwin Kakumanu plays in the film, Sendhan Amudhan, has traits that are loved by quite a few of Ponniyin Selvan’s fans. He is a devoted son, a trustworthy friend, a patriot, and the epitome of kindness.

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