Mrunal Thakur: Important to do different roles to become a ‘massy’ actor

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Mrunal Thakur: Important to do different roles to become a ‘massy’ actor

Actress Mrunal Thakur feels that to become a “massy” actor, it is important to do different roles.

Mrunal made her debut with ‘Love Sonia’. She was later seen in films such as ‘Jersey’ opposite Shahid Kapoor. Her upcoming line-up includes a family comedy film called ‘Aankh Micholi’ directed by Umesh Shukla, followed by a war period drama, ‘Pippa’.

The actor will also be making her Telugu debut opposite the south heartthrob, Dulquer Salmaan in ‘Sita Ramam’ this year.

Mrunal says, “I want to work in all the genres possible and do not want to limit myself to one particular style. And this has been very clear in my head since day one, it does not matter to me if this is just the beginning of my career, I just want to stick to doing films and projects that excite and challenge me as an actor.

She added: “I feel that it’s important to do different roles to become a massy actor and it is only possible if one does not set limitations in terms of work. With my work, I am always trying to strike a balance when it comes to entertaining the audiences and satisfying my own creative urges as an actor.”

 

Krithi Shetty to play the lead in Venkat Prabhu’s next with Naga Chaitanya

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Krithi Shetty to play the lead in Venkat Prabhu’s next with Naga Chaitanya

Actress Krithi Shetty will be playing the female lead in director Venkat Prabhu’s upcoming Tamil-Telugu bilingual film, featuring actor Naga Chaitanya in the lead, its makers announced on Thursday.

The film, which is tentatively referred to as #NC22, has triggered a huge amount of interest as it will not only mark Venkat Prabhu’s entry into the Telugu film industry as a director but also mark actor Naga Chaitanya’s entry into Tamil cinema as an actor.

Produced by Srinivasa Silver Screen, the film, presented by Pavan Kumar, will be a full-fledged commercial entertainer. Taking to Twitter, Venkat Prabhu said, “Welcome aboard The most happening Kirthi Shetty.

“The production house, on its official Twitter handle, tweeted: “A beautiful performer with ever-smiling face and abundance of talent. Welcome aboard dazzling beauty Krithi Shetty.”

Salman Khan urges fans to plant trees

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Salman Khan urges fans to plant trees

Bollywood star Salman Khan on Wednesday participated in Green India Challenge here by planting a sapling and urged all his fans to plant trees to protect the environment.

Salman planted a sapling at Ramoji Film City where he was shooting for his upcoming movie “Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali”.

He was accompanied by Rajya Sabha MP and Green India Founder J Santosh Kumar and his film crew.

The actor appreciated the mission taken up by the MP. “Planting trees is a very good thing. I don’t know why people take interest in cutting trees. It is said that when a man stops growing, he should plant a tree. The tree is a still man and a man is a walking tree. This bond is very important,” Salman said.

Underlining the importance of plantation, he said “wherever you have trees, you will have water”.

Salman said that every person should take responsibility for the plantation program and also take adequate care of the saplings until they grow big trees. It is unfortunate that human loss due to natural calamities, heavy rains, and floods is immense, he said, adding that the only solution to check human loss is to promote massive plantations.

Santosh Kumar thanked the Bollywood star for accepting his request and joining the Green India Challenge. He said that Salman’s initiative to plant saplings will definitely inspire crores of his fans.

Salman Khan urges fans to plant trees

Netizens question Rajamouli about the deleted scene in ‘RRR’

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Netizens question Rajamouli about the deleted scene in ‘RRR’

‘RRR’ fans who have watched a deleted scene from the movie, through an online source, want to know why director S.S. Rajamouli decided to chop off the fascinating scene from the original cut of the Ram Charan and Jr NTR-starrer.

Viswanath Sundaram, the concept artist for the magnum opus ‘RRR’ movie, earlier disclosed the deleted scene that is connected to the concept art. The video byte was later deleted by Sundaram for whatever reasons.

The scene in the film depicts the birth of Ram Charan, and the artwork portrays the infant Ram receiving blessings from the Pandits in front of a fire.

Internet users who saw the fascinating scene questioned Rajamouli about why he deleted it and urged him to upload it on the movie’s socials or YouTube because, according to them, it is a scene that is not to be missed.

‘RRR’, which took the whole country by storm, is still one of the most-watched movies even after its OTT arrival.

 

Kamal Haasan, Dhanush, and Keerthy Suresh wish Vijay a happy birthday

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Kamal Haasan, Dhanush, and Keerthy Suresh wish Vijay a happy birthday

Actors Kamal Haasan, Dhanush, and Keerthy Suresh joined scores of people from different walks of life who wished actor Vijay a happy birthday on Wednesday.

Sources say that actor Kamal Haasan called up Vijay to wish him his birthday. Dhanush took to Twitter to tweet his birthday wish to Vijay. He wrote, “Happy birthday dear Vijay sir. Thank you for paving the way for us and making us believe.”

Keerthy Suresh posted a birthday poem for Vijay on her Twitter timeline. She wrote, “Poo pola manasu.. yeratha vayasu, kollywood-in #Varisu (Heart is like a flower, he never ages and he is Kollywood’s heir). The name is Thalapathy. Happy Birthday Vijay sir!! Let this year bring you lots of happiness and verithanamaana box office success. Can’t wait to watch #Varisu on the big screens!!”

Several other actors, directors and even cricketers joined fans in wishing Vijay a happy birthday.

Director Vignesh Shivan tweeted, “Happy birthday to the always amazing Thalapathy Vijay sir. May you have a beautiful life that inspires all of us. God bless you sir always!”

Cricketer Badrinath, who played for Chennai Super Kings, too took to Twitter to greet Vijay on his birthday. He wrote, “Happy Birthday actor Vijay. ‘Ghilli’ (is) my all time favourite.”

Kicker: Aamir enjoys playing football with son Azad in the rain

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Kicker: Aamir enjoys playing football with son Azad in the rain

Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan shared an adorable video of him playing football with his youngest son Azad Khan in the Mumbai rains.

A video was shared on Aamir Khan Productions’ official Instagram page, where Aamir and his son can be seen enjoying the new rain while drenching in it as they played a fun game of football. The father-son duo seems to be completely immersed in the game. At one point Azad also tricks Aamir to score a goal while Aamir was slightly unattentive.

The video was captioned: “All fun and a lot of rains! Aamir & Azad enjoy the rains over a football session.”

Meanwhile, on the work front, Aamir Khan will be next seen in ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ along with Kareena Kapoor Khan and Mona Singh in the lead roles.

Pics of Chiranjeevi, Salman, and Venkatesh partying in Hyderabad go viral

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Pics of Chiranjeevi, Salman, and Venkatesh partying in Hyderabad go viral

Salman Khan is visiting all of his close friends while he is in Hyderabad filming for his upcoming movie ‘Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali’. At another private gathering, Salman ran into Tollywood superstars Chiranjeevi and Venkatesh.

The trio of Salman, Chiranjeevi, and Venkatesh was spotted at their dear friend JC Pawan Reddy’s residence, as they were all gathered for a private party. A picture featuring them along with JC Pawan Reddy has been doing rounds on social media as all of them are seen having a great time.

The other day, Salman Khan and Kamal Haasan were pictured celebrating the success of Kamal’s latest outing ‘Vikram’ at a dinner held by Chiranjeevi at his Hyderabad residence.

On the professional front, Salman Khan will make a cameo appearance in Chiranjeevi’s upcoming film ‘Godfather’ while Venkatesh will have a small but significant role in Salman Khan’s upcoming film ‘Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali.’

 

Vaishnav Tej and Sreeleela’s ‘PVT04’ gets a formal launch

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Vaishnav Tej and Sreeleela’s ‘PVT04’ gets a formal launch

‘Uppena’ fame Vaishnav Tej will team up with upcoming director Srikanth N Reddy for a full mass and action entertainer. The creators have now made the official announcement.

The upcoming film ‘PVT04’ (working title), starring Vaishnav Tej, was officially introduced by the film’s creators earlier on Wednesday.

Additionally, a sneak peeks from the film was made public, introducing the strong and popular role played by Vaishnav Tej. Although the actors aren’t seen in the video, the voiceover hides that fact.

‘PVT04’ is to be produced jointly by Suryadevara Naga Vamsi and Sai Soujanya under Sithara Entertainments and Fortune Four Cinemas. ‘PelliSandaD’ actress Sreeleela will be playing the leading lady opposite Vaishnav Tej in the movie.

The flamboyant poster features Vaishnav Tej, showcasing his remarkable makeover for the movie.

 

Revathy, Nithya Menen to star in ‘Modern Love Hyderabad’

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Revathy, Nithya Menen to star in ‘Modern Love Hyderabad’

Actors Revathy, Nithya Menen, and director Nagesh Kukunoor are some names who will be seen as part of the upcoming anthology ‘Modern Love Hyderabad’.

The Hyderabad edition of the acclaimed international Original anthology ‘Modern Love’, showcases six diverse stories exploring different facets and forms of love rooted in the city’s many unique milieus.

The anthology includes ‘My Unlikely Pandemic Dream Partner’ directed by Nagesh Kukunoor and it features Revathy and Nithya Menen.

Kukunoor’s ‘Fuzzy, Purple And Full Of Thorns’ stars Aadhi Pinisetty and Ritu Varma. Uday Gurrala directed ‘What Clown Wrote This Script’ will have Abijeet Duddala and Malavika Nair share screen space.

Then there is ‘Why Did She Leave Me There ?’ again by Kukunoor starring Suhasini Maniratnam and Naresh Agastya.

Devika Bahudhanam’s directorial ‘About That Rustle In The Bushes’ has Ulka Gupta and Naresh.

Venkatesh Maha helmed ‘Finding Your Penguin’ stars Komalee Prasad.

Aparna Purohit, head of India Originals, Amazon Prime Video said: “‘Modern Love Hyderabad’ explores the joys, complications, tribulations, and the healing power of love. Working with ElaheHiptoola and Nagesh Kukunoor to tell these emotionally charged but rooted stories have been an incredible creative journey of ideation and collaboration.”

“Set in the city of Hyderabad, these stories explore the culture, history, and the confluence of culture through its lanes like never before. We are certain that these stories will make you smile, laugh, pine, cry and restore your faith in the power of love.”

Kukunoor added that unlike the New York and Mumba editions, which are megapolises, the charm of ‘Modern Love Hyderabad’ lies in the fact that it is a city that has witnessed rapid modernization in the last decade or so while keeping in touch with its multi-cultural roots.

“This made for an excellent study in how the true cultural essence and social fabric of the city could feature in these stories of modern love,” said the showrunner and one of the directors.”

Produced under the banner of SIC Productions, the new Telugu Amazon Original Series will be available to stream on Prime Video starting 8 July.

A SIC Productions, the new Telugu Amazon Original series is produced by well-acclaimed creator Elahe Hiptoola with Nagesh Kukunoor as the showrunner.

“Audiences are in for an entertainment treat as the anthology features some of the finest actors from the region who are masters of their craft and directed by filmmakers of repute. We have on board some brilliant musicians who have created original tracks for the episodes elevating the uniquely Hyderabadi flavor of all our stories,” added producer Elahe Hiptoola.

 

Film production hit as Telugu cine workers protest for wage hike

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Film production hit as Telugu cine workers protest for wage hike

Film shooting in and around Hyderabad was affected on Wednesday as more than 20,000 Telugu cine workers began a protest demanding a hike in wages.

A large number of cine workers laid siege to the office of the Telugu Film Industry Employees Federation in Jubilee Hills to demand a 45 percent increase in wages.

Police stopped the protesters, who raised slogans in support of their demand.

The Federation president and general secretary assured the workers that a solution will be found by the evening after talks with the Film Producers’ Council.

The workers’ unions, comprising 24 crafts of cinema, have called for an indefinite strike. However, there was no clarity on whether the workers were staying away from work indefinitely. The protesters left the Federation office after an assurance by the leaders that they will ensure a 30 percent hike but it was immediately not clear if they will resume work.

The workers said they had long been demanding revision in wages in view of the increasing cost of fuel and all essential commodities. They said they extended all cooperation to the filmmakers by not pressing for their demand as the film producers were hit hard by Covid-19.

The union leaders said they were forced to launch the protest as no steps were taken to meet their demand though they had been discussing the issues with the Telugu Film Chamber for the last six months.

They said since the film industry has recovered from the impact of Covid and has produced some big hits including pan-India movies, the Film Chamber should take the initiative and address their long-pending demand.

They expressed disappointment over the lack of coordination between the Telugu Film Chamber, Telugu Film Producers Council, and the Film Industry Employees Federation.

The protest affected the production of about 20 films, including Chiranjeevi’s ‘Waltair Veerayya’, ‘Bholaa Shankar’ and Prabhas’ ‘Salaar’ and ‘RC 15’.

Meanwhile, actor Naresh found fault with the decision to go on strike. He said such a move would hit the interests of the industry which was recuperating from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. He urged the unions to hold talks to find a solution.

“A knee-jerk stop will crush not only the producers but also the lower financial strata members who are the majority. As a son of the TFI (Telugu film industry) it is my humble appeal to go slow on the lockdown & negotiate. Kindly cooperate with the federation & producers to avert a major crisis,” he tweeted.

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