OTT premiere of Kiran Abbavaram, Chandini Chowdary-starrer ‘Sammathame’ on July 15

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The romantic comedy film ‘Sammathame’, starring Kiran Abbavaram and Chandini Chowdary, will premiere on the OTT platform Aha on July 15 at 12 a.m., makers of the movie announced on social media handles.

Written and directed by Gopinath Reddy, ‘Sammathame deals with an urban romance and explores what happens when an independent woman crosses paths with a man who tries to make her conform to his way of life.

Krishna (Kiran Abbavaram) is a small-town person in the story ‘Sammathame’. His primary ambition in life is to marry a woman who will replace the emptiness left by his mother’s death.

The trouble begins when he moves to Hyderabad and falls in love with Saanvi (Chandini Chowdary), who enjoys hanging out with a diverse group of friends and does not mind a drink or two. The plot revolves around Krishna overcoming his anxieties and embracing his love for Saanvi.

With good music and decent production values, ‘Sammathame’ can be considered a good watch on OTT.

 

High on exposure: Urfi Javed flaunts herself in powder-blue cutout dress

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Taking her fashion game a notch higher, former ‘Bigg Boss OTT’ contestant Urfi Javed, who is known for her bizarre style game, this time made heads turn with a bold powder blue cut-out dress.

She shared a video on Instagram, where she is seen dressed in a blue dress as she with a cut-out of a netted design in the front, showcasing her toned waist and her tattoo. She completed her look with braids and high heels.

Taking to the captions, Urfi wrote: “I refuse to follow the rules where society tries to control people with low self-esteem.”

Earlier, she took over social media with a dress she made of electrical wires.

On the work front, Urfi Javed was last seen in a music video along with singer Kunwarr.

She is known for her roles in ‘Bade Bhaiyya Ki Dulhania’, ‘Meri Durga’, ‘Bepannaah’ and ‘Punch Beat Season 2’.

In 2018, the actress was seen in ‘Saat Phero Ki Hera Pherie’ and two years later, she joined ‘Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai’ and ‘Kasautii Zindagii Kay’.

 

‘The Ghost’ makers announce release date for first visual

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The makers of Nagarjuna’s next film ‘The Ghost’ vow to release a spine-chilling first trailer soon. The ‘FIRST VISUAL,’ which will be released on July 9, is likely to heighten the excitement surrounding Praveen Sattaru’s directorial debut.

‘The Ghost’ producers revealed the release date of the first episode of the action-packed suspense drama on their social media accounts. They also released a poster of Nagarjuna.

The image, which depicts Nagarjuna holding a weapon, was labeled “Unleashing The Killing Machine.” The poster’s background appears to be a fort or a massive European structure, with the blood moon in the backdrop.

Gearing up for its release soon. ‘The Ghost’ completed its entire shooting part, except for an action sequence. This action block will be canned soon and with that, it will be a wrap for the production part.

In this high-octane action entertainer, Nagarjuna plays an Interpol officer for the first time. With ‘The Ghost’, Praveen Sattaru is on a mission to provide the audience with a never-before-seen experience.

Sonal Chauhan is the female lead opposite Nagarjuna in the movie that also stars Gul Panag and Anika Surendran in important roles.

Suniel Narang, along with Puskur Ram Mohan Rao, and Sharrath Marar is producing the film on Sree Venkateshwara Cinemas LLP and Northstar Entertainment Banners.

First Look poster of Trisha as princess Kundavai in Mani Ratnam’s ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ released

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The makers of director Mani Ratnam’s much-awaited magnum opus, ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ on Thursday released the first look of actress Trisha as princess Kundavai in the film.

Lyca Productions and Madras Talkies, which are jointly producing the film, tweeted the first look poster and said, “In a world of men, a woman of courage. Presenting Princess Kundavai! ”

The makers have already released the first look poster of Vikram as Aditya Karikalan, Karthi as Vanthiyathevan, and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as queen Nandini in the film.

The film, the first part of which will release on September 30 this year, will release in five languages — Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi.

The film is based on the classic Tamil novel ‘Ponniyin Selvan by eminent writer Kalki.

The film, called by Mani Ratnam as his dream project, will be among the most expensive projects ever undertaken in the country.

The film has the best in business handling each of its departments. An R Rahman is scoring the music for this epic historical and the cinematography is by Ravi Varman. National Award-winning art director Thotta Tharani is in charge of production design while Mani Ratnam’s trusted editor Sreekar Prasad is handling its editing.

 

Suhasini Maniratnam to play grandmom in ‘Modern Love Hyderabad’

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With a formidable line of accomplished actors in its star cast, the upcoming web series ‘Modern Love Hyderabad’ is raising anticipation levels ahead of its release on Amazon Prime Video.

In the six-episode series, Suhasini Maniratnam will be seen essaying the lead in the episode named
‘Why did she leave me there…?’

Suhasini, who will be seen playing the character of a grandmother, shared about her role in the story, saying, “Nagesh Kukunoor insisted on me and was very confident about me playing this grandmother role. And I am old enough to play such a character.”

She further elaborated, “I need to talk about Nagesh’s courage. It requires a lot of courage and strength to pick up such a story – love and affection between grandmother and her grandson. We generally tend to think of Romeo and Juliet. I didn’t have enough guts to play this role, but my friend Revathy convinced me to play this role. I couldn’t convince myself as a grandmother.”

The episodes feature Suhasini Maniratnam and Naresh Agastya in pivotal roles.

After the successful run of ‘Modern Love Mumbai’, Amazon Prime Video brings the second local edition of the audience’s favorite international Amazon Original series Modern Love.

With ‘Modern Love Hyderabad’, the anthology brings a star-studded cast playing interesting characters in unique stories of love.

‘Modern Love Hyderabad’ is produced by Elahe Hiptoola with Nagesh Kukunoor and directed by Nagesh Kukunoor, Venkatesh Maha, Uday Gurrola, and Devika Bahudhanam.

‘Modern Love Hyderabad’ is all set to release on Amazon Prime Video on July 8.

Samantha, and Vijay Deverakonda are all set to shoot for the second schedule of ‘Kushi’

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Actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu, whose item number in ‘Pushpa – The Rise’ was a pan-India sensation, will be seen opposite ‘Arjun Reddy’ fame Vijay Deverakonda in ‘Kushi’, and the duo is all set to shoot for the second schedule of the movie.

The second schedule will be shot in picturesque beach locations in the city of Vizag.

The duo will be shooting a love song, which is expected to be one of the major highlights of Shiva Nirvana’s upcoming directorial.

Murali Sharma, Lakshmi, Ali, Rohini, Jayaram, Sachin Khedakar, Vennela Kishore, Rahul Ramakrishna, Srikanth Iyengar, and Saranya will be playing pivotal roles in ‘Kushi’.

Hesham Abdul Wahab of ‘Haridayam’ fame has been brought on board to compose the soundtrack. Kushi’s production team has already finished a considerable schedule in Kashmir.

‘Kushi’, starring Samantha and Vijay Deverakonda, will release in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam on December 23.

Samantha, on the other hand, will appear in ‘Yashoda’, the Hindi film ‘Citadel’ alongside Varun Dhawan, and the Hollywood film ‘Arrangements of Love’.

Vijay Deverakonda will next be seen in film director Puri Jagannadh’s ‘Liger’, which is slated to release soon.

 

SRK’s monochrome picture takes over the Internet

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Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s latest black and white picture shared by his manager Pooja Dadlani has caused a tizzy on social media.

The picture was shared by Dadlani on Instagram and seemed to be King Khan’s recent image. In the photograph, the superstar looks at the camera and smiles.

Sharing the picture, Dadlani wrote: “In a world full of Trends – A Timeless Classic!”

On the work front, SRK, who has completed three decades in the Hindi film industry, will be next seen in director Siddharth Anand’s upcoming ‘Pathaan’.

He will share screen space with his ‘Chennai Express co-star Deepika Padukone and it also features John Abraham in a pivotal role.

He is also joining hands with Tamil filmmaker Atlee for ‘Jawan’ and has Rajkumar Hirani’s ‘Dunki’, which also stars Taapsee Pannu.

 

‘Koffee With Karan’: Ranveer opens up on his relationship with his in-laws

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Bollywood star Ranveer Singh, who is set to open the seventh season of chat show ‘Koffee With Karan’ along with his ‘Gully Boy’ co-star and Alia Bhatt, shared how his life and wardrobe have changed ever since he married Deepika Padukone, on the first episode of the show.

Talking about the same, he said: “I am still managing. I am still figuring it out. For starters, I have two wardrobes now. When I go to Bangalore, there is a special wardrobe -A white t-shirt and blue jeans. I don’t want to throw them off.”

Quibbling about his daring fashionista wardrobe and exuberant personality, Karan Johar asked: “But are there difficult moments when it comes to adaptation?” To which Ranveer Singh confessed: “Yes, of course. But now we have been together for 10 years.”

Revealing what the initial phase of his relationship with Deepika and was like, the ‘Dil Dhadakane Do’ star shared: “Initially, they were completely thrown away like who is this, what is this? Especially Deepika’s mom. She did not know what to make of me, honestly. We took time to warm up to each other but now she is like my mom.”

‘Koffee with Karan Season 7’ is set to stream on Disney+ Hotstar from Thursday at 7 p.m. with new episodes dropping every Thursday in the following weeks.

 

Naga Chaitanya’s touching ‘Thank You’ post makes his followers emotional

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As part of the advertising campaign for his next film ‘Thank You,’ Naga Chaitanya utilized his social media handle to thank some of the most important people in his life.

The message, in which Naga Chaitanya honored the three most significant persons in his life, moved his admirers to tears. Naga Chaitanya’s post reads, “Thank you – A word I use often but not often enough where it matters the most. My next release #thankyouthemovie reflects this thought .. something that has moved me through the journey of the film.”

“I’m dedicating this post to some of the people who matter the most to me .. saying thank you to them is never enough .. would also love for you all to share pictures of people who mean the same to you .. tag #themagicwordisthankyou let’s come together on this one!”, Naga Chaitanya went on.

He shared a photo with his mother, Lakshmi Daggubati, and thanked her for her support. “Amma – for being my core, rooting me from time to time and being unconditional in every way possible”, Naga Chaitanya’s message to his mom reads. “Nana – for showing me a direction and being my friend that no other friend can be”, Naga Chaitanya wrote, as shared a photo of himself with his father, Nagarjuna, and thanked him for being his best friend.

Finally, he thanked Hash (pet dog) for making him feel, showing him how to love, and simply keeping him human. Hash is a pet dog that he adopted with his ex-wife Samantha when they were still together. Hash has moved in with Samantha, post their divorce.

 

Ali Fazal takes to wrestling as part of action prep for ‘Mirzapur 3’

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As the entire cast and crew begin preparing to start shooting for the third season of ‘Mirzapur’, actor Ali Fazal is busy with his own prep to bring back his character Guddu on screen.

The actor has taken to the method of learning the basics of wrestling to apply the methods of combat and hand-to-hand combat to apply the skills for his character.

According to a source, “Ali Fazal is currently prepping for the action sequences that are part of the script of this upcoming season.”

“The training is currently underway and he’s been doing this for a few weeks now ahead of the start of the shoot which is set to commence soon. Ali Fazal is giving all his efforts to this role and has already started taking basic wrestling lessons for the same”.

On the other work front, Ali was recently seen in the international murder mystery, ‘Death On The Nile’ and will soon be seen in Vishal Bhardwaj’s ‘Khufiya’ with Tabu and ‘Kandahar’ with Gerard Butler.