KTR launches breezy trailer of Kiran Abbavaram-starrer ‘Sammathame’

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The stunning promotional campaign for Kiran Abbavaram’s romantic entertainer ‘Sammathame’ is creating a lot of buzz. While the teaser was well-received by the youth, Telangana IT Minister and TRS Working President KT Rama Rao unveiled the theatrical trailer for the film on Thursday.

The trailer opens with a childhood event of Kiran Abbavaram, who is certain that his family will prosper only if there is a woman to look after the house. He decides to marry because his mother died while he was too young.

He meets this girl, Chandini Chowdary, who is a modern girl who enjoys living life to the fullest. Between the two, love blooms. However, due to disputes, they split up.

While Kiran believes she is not the type of girl he seeks, Chandini believes he is possessive. The conflict, like the story-telling, sounds intriguing.

Overall, the trailer is enjoyable, with features suitable for all the quarters of the audience. Gopinath Reddy, the director, gets bonus points for his screenplay and for presenting the characters in an engaging manner, while humor comes as an added advantage.

‘Sammathame’ is all set for a grand release worldwide on June 24.

 

Kohli and other Test team members leave for England for rescheduled Birmingham Test

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Even as the white-ball squad led by Rishabh Pant is engaged in a T20I series against South Africa at home, some key players of the Test squad including former India captain Virat Kohli have left for England for the rescheduled Test at Birmingham.

The selection committee had a few days back named India’s 17-member Test squad for the fifth rescheduled Test against England to be played at Edgbaston, Birmingham from July 1-5. India currently leads the Test series 2-1.

On Thursday, BCCI tweeted photos of the players that are not involved in the South Africa series and left for England.

The players that departed for England on Thursday include Virat Kohli, opener Shubman Gill, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd Siraj, and Cheteshwar Pujara. In all BCCI tweeted photos of eight players from the squad of 17 that left for England.

Skipper Rohit Sharma and vice-captain K.L Rahul are yet to recover from their injuries and if they are declared fit to play, will leave for England in a few days along with those involved in the South Africa series.

India’s Test squad:
Rohit Sharma (captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain) Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari, Cheteshwar Pujara, Rishabh Pant (wk), KS Bharat (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Mohd Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Prasidh Krishna.

‘Ms Marvel’ reveals her love for Shah Rukh Khan

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Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has found a big fan in the superhero ‘Ms Marvel’ also known as Kamala Khan.

With a new episode dropping every week, it tells the story of a South Asian teenager growing up in Jersey City. The series also gives a massive shout-out to Shah Rukh Khan.

In this new clip from the series, Kamala Khan and her friend are seen talking about Shah Rukh Khan and his best movies, especially ‘Baazigar’ and ‘Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge’ (DDLJ).

Meanwhile, co-executive producer for the series Sana Amanat revealed in a recent interview that Shah Rukh’s mentions in the web series are taken from the comics.

“If Shah Rukh Khan wants to be in this show, we will go film again! We’ll go back to production. We’re (definitely) going back to production! Call somebody! SRK is from the comics. We have some Shah Rukh Khan mentions in the comics because it was linked to Kamala’s connectivity with Bollywood, and we love him,” Sana Amanat added.

Iman Vellani makes her acting debut as Ms Marvel, and is supported by a diverse and deeply talented supporting cast including Mohan Kapur, Matt Lintz, Yasmeen Fletcher, Zenobia Shroff, Saagar Shaikh and Rish Shah as Kamran, Mehwish Hayat, Samina Ahmed, Laurel Marsden, Arian Moayed, Adaku Ononogbo, Alysia Reiner, Azhar Usman, Laith Nakli, Nimra Bucha and Travina Springer, with Aramis Knight.

‘Ms Marvel’ premiered on June 8 and is now streaming on Disney+ Hotstar in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam.

Thaman’s Insta pic hints he’s getting started on music for ‘SSMB28’

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Tollywood music director SS Thaman, who is known for his works for the movies ‘Ala Vaikunthapuram Loo’, ‘Bheemla Nayak’, and many other musical hit albums of recent times, is all set to kick start working for Mahesh Babu’s upcoming movie ‘SSMB28’.

Thaman, who leaves no stone unturned to promote his movie projects, keeps his social media followers posted about his every move.

The ‘Sarkaru Vaari Paata’ composer took to Instagram to share a photo of himself with celebrity director Trivikram Srinivas, earlier on Thursday. “On our New, Journey To Make Some New Records, Trivikram Sir,” he said.

This post from Thaman not only thrilled fans but also effectively put a stop to rumors that he was no longer working on the project.

Thaman has earlier collaborated with Trivikram Srinivas for the movies ‘Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava’, ‘Ala Vaikunthapuram Loo’, and ‘Bheemla Nayak’ (Trivikram penned the screenplay). Now that the duo is coming together, fans expect the best output from them.

The regular shoot for ‘SSMB28’ is expected to begin in August. Pooja Hegde plays Mahesh’s lady love in this film, which is produced by Radha Krishna and distributed by Haarika & Hassine Creations.

 

Prabhas double role in ‘Salaar’ creates a buzz among fans

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Prabhas will be seen in a double role in ‘KGF’ maker Prashanth Neel’s upcoming directorial ‘Salaar’.

Prabhas’ latest look has sparked conjecture that he is rocking a dual look in ‘Salaar’.

According to the newest reports on Prabhas’ upcoming film ‘Salaar,’ the ‘Mirchi’ actor will be seen in two different looks, implying that the film will be told in two different time periods.

Furthermore, as indicated by his most recent shot, the actor has slimmed down dramatically.

Touted to be a high-octane action thriller, ‘Salaar’ will have Prabhas in the titular role, while actress Shruti Haasan will be seen as his love interest. Prashanth Neel has gotten a lot of attention since ‘KGF’ therefore the anticipation for ‘Salaar’ has been continuously high.

On the other side, Prabhas will be next seen in Om Raut’s highly-technical movie ‘Adi Purush’, while he has upcoming many projects in his portfolio.

Prabhas will play a cool role in filmmaker Maruthi’s comedy, while he also has ‘Spirit’ which will be helmed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, who directed ‘Arjun Reddy’.

Akshay Kumar-starrer ‘Raksha Bandhan’ to release on Aug 11

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Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar’s upcoming film ‘Raksha Bandhan’ is all set to hit the screens on August 11.

Akshay took to Instagram, where he shared the motion teaser of the film. It also gave a glimpse of a song featured in the movie.

He wrote alongside the motion teaser: “Bringing you all a story of the purest form of bond that will remind you of yours! A#RakshaBandhanAreleasing in cinemas on 11th August 2022.”

‘Raksha Bandhan’ is a comedy-drama film, which also stars Bhumi Pednekar. The film, directed by Aanand L. Rai, revolves around the love, bonding, and attachment between brother-sister.

This will be the second time Akshay and Bhumi will be seen sharing screen space together. The two were earlier seen in ‘Toilet: Ek Prem Katha’.

Akshay also has ‘Ram Setu’, ‘Mission Cinderella’ and ‘OMG2’ among many other films in his kitty.

 

3 of family among 4 killed in UP accident

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Four persons, including three of a family, were killed after two vehicles collided on the national highway in Uttar Pradesh’s Basti district early Thursday.

Three others were critically injured in the incident.

Police reached the spot and rushed the injured to the hospital, while the bodies have been sent for post-mortem.

Inspector Satyendra Kunwar, in charge of Kaptanganj, said that the deceased has been identified as Ravi Srivastava (40), Vandana Srivastava (70), and Ratna Srivastava (50).

The driver of the vehicle also died on the spot.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has expressed grief over the incident and directed officials to ensure proper treatment of the injured.

 

2 killed as tree falls on hutment in J&K’s Shopian

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Two members of a family were killed and two others injured after a tree fell on their hutment in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, officials said on Thursday.

They said that following gusty winds on Wednesday evening, a big tree fell on a hutment in Zaban Gali in the forest area of Shopian.

“A woman identified as Sharefa Bano and her son, Idrees Ahmed was killed in the incident, while two other family members were injured. The injured have been shifted to hospital for treatment.” the officials said.

 

India’s new Covid cases at 12,213; cross 10K-mark 1st time after Feb 26

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India on Thursday reported 12,213 fresh Covid cases in a single-day rise as against the previous day’s count of 8,822 infections, the Union Health Ministry said. This is the first time since February 26 that the Covid infections have crossed the 10,000-mark in a day.

In the same period, the country has reported 11 more Covid deaths, taking the nationwide death toll to 5,24,803.

Meanwhile, the active caseload of the country has risen to 58,215 cases, accounting for 0.13 percent of the country’s total positive cases.

The recovery of 7,624 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative tally to 4,26,74,712. Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.65 percent.

Meanwhile, India’s daily positivity rate has slightly jumped to 2.35 percent, while the weekly positivity rate currently stands at 2.38 percent.

Also in the same period, a total of 5,19,419 tests were conducted across the country, increasing the overall tally to over 85.63 crores.

As of Thursday morning, India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 195.67 crores, achieved via 2,51,69,966 sessions.

Over 3.54 crore adolescents have been administered with a first dose of Covid-19 jab since the beginning of the vaccination drive for this age bracket.

Sai Pallavi overwhelmed by ‘Virata Parvam’ pre-release praise

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‘Virata Parvam’, the next film starring Rana Daggubati and Sai Pallavi, had its pre-release event on Wednesday at Shilpakala Vedika, Hyderabad. Sai Pallavi, who received a huge shoutout, was dubbed ‘Lady Powerstar’ by the audience.

When Sai Pallavi took the platform to speak to the audience, she was met with thunderous applause.

Overwhelmed, the ‘Fidaa’ actress thanked everyone for attending the occasion, especially Venkatesh, who she said had infused her with so much positivity.

Sai Pallavi requested that everyone attend the screening of ‘Virata Parvam’ on June 17, stating that the film will pleasantly surprise everyone because it is not what anyone would expect.

Venkatesh and Ram Charan were meant to be the event’s main guests, while Ram Charan was unable to attend owing to a flight delay, Venkatesh was present.

In his remarks, Rana Daggubati apologized on behalf of Ram Charan to all of his fans for the actor’s absence on the occasion.

Director Venu Udugula and several technicians were also present at the pre-release ceremony.

‘Virata Parvam’ is slated to release on June 17 and features a large cast.