‘Arabic Kuthu’ from ‘Beast’ sets Internet on fire; garners 20 million views in less than a day!

‘Arabic Kuthu’, the first single from director Nelson’s eagerly-awaited action entertainer, ‘Beast’, featuring actor Vijay in the lead, has garnered a whopping 20 million views within just a day of being released on YouTube.

Set to tune by Anirudh, who also has sung the peppy number along with Jonita Gandhi, the song has lyrics actor Sivakarthikeyan.

The foot-tapping number seems to be shattering records on the Internet.

In fact, the song garnered, a phenomenal 4.5 lakh views, with over 1.75 lakh people giving it the thumbs-up sign within just seven minutes of being released.

Sun Pictures, which is producing the much-awaited film, took to Twitter to make the announcement. It said, “It’s 20M views in real-time now!”

Director Nelson, while sharing the video link on Monday evening, tweeted, “‘Arabic Kuthu’ here it is … Thank you Sivakartikeyan for the cool and jolly lyrics. Rock star Anirudh-superb stuff.Super cool Pooja Hegde. Dashing Thalapathy Vijay sir.”

Pawan Kalyan posts a cryptic message on Twitter

Actor-turned-politician Pawan Kalyan has posted a quote, which is being seen as the current situation in the movie industry as well as Andhra Pradesh. Without taking any reference or quoting any instance, Pawan Kalyan tweeted a quote, which has left his fans and followers wondering.

He wrote, “One of my favorite quotes: Until the people are in a misapprehension, they will only assume ‘bait’ to be food -Vakada Srinivasa Rao”.

It is not known what Pawan Kalyan is referring to, while some of his fans assume that he has tweeted regarding the situation of politics in Andhra Pradesh, while others think he has just tweeted a quote.

In contrast, people close to him believe that Pawan Kalyan is upset over megastar Chiranjeevi and Co approaching Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on ticket pricing issues, while the whole scenario is believed to be “concocted by the AP government, out of ego”.

Well, on the work front, Pawan Kalyan is gearing up for his movie ‘Bheemla Nayak’ to release soon.

‘Bheemla Nayak’ shoot to wrap up soon

Actors Pawan Kalyan and Rana Daggubati-starrer ‘Bheemla Nayak’ are gearing up for its release soon. The makers, who are shooting for some final sequences, are to wrap up the shooting formalities in a couple of days.

It is reported that Pawan Kalyan, who participated in the shooting for a promotional song earlier, will wrap up the schedule by Wednesday.

The makers will apparently break the pumpkin (a ritual done by the movie-makers at the end of the movie’s shooting) after the song picturization. If the reports are to be believed, Pawan Kalyan has expressed his happiness over the output of the movie and has appreciated director Sagar K Chandra for his hard work.

The censor formalities will be wrapped up soon, as suggested by sources.

The makers will announce the exact release date of the action drama in a couple of days. ‘Bheemla Nayak’ producers had previously given two possible release dates, from which one will be chosen.

‘Bheemla Nayak’ is the original remake of the Malayalam movie ‘Ayyappanum Koshiyum’, as Pawan and Rana will reprise Biju Menon and Prithviraj Sukumaran respectively.

The movie is produced by Naga Vamsi, while Trivikram Srinivas has penned the dialogues and the screenplay.

S Thaman has scored the music for the Sithara Entertainments production.

Sreeleela as Pranavi in Ravi Teja’s ‘Dhamaka’

Actress Sreeleela’s first-look poster from her upcoming movie ‘Dhamaka’ was revealed earlier on Monday. On the occasion of Valentine’s Day, the makers unveiled the poster introducing the ‘Pelli SandaD’ actress as ‘Pranavi’.

The poster features the lead pair Ravi Teja and Sreeleela, as they appear to be completely immersed in an interesting conversation. The makers unveiled this cute poster, as a celebration of the duo’s love saga in the upcoming movie.

Ravi Teja and Sreeleela starrer ‘Dhamaka’ comes with an interesting tagline – ‘Double Impact’. As the movie will gear up with the upcoming shooting schedules, the makers promise to update more interesting things.

The film is being mounted on a grand scale by People’s Media Factory and Abhishek Aggarwal Arts. TG Vishwa Prasad is producing the movie, while Vivek Kuchibhotla is the co-producer.

‘Dhamaka’ is helmed by Trinadha Rao Nakkina, and will also feature some well-known actors in vital roles and top-notch technicians handling different crafts.

Prasanna Kumar Bezawada has penned the story and dialogues for the film, while Bheems Ceciroleo scores music and Karthik Ghattamaneni will handle the cinematography.

‘Arabic Kuthu’: First single from Vijay-starrer ‘Beast’ released

The makers of director Nelson’s eagerly-awaited action entertainer, ‘Beast’, featuring actor Vijay in the lead, on Monday released ‘Arabic Kuthu’, the first single of the film.

The song, which has music by Anirudh, has been rendered by Jonita Gandhi and Anirudh.
Lyrics for the catchy number are by actor Sivakarthikeyan. The foot-tapping number took the Internet by storm.

Within just seven minutes of being released on YouTube, the video garnered a whopping 4,51,000 views, with 1,76,000 people giving it the thumbs up.

On Monday, the unit had released a promo for the single. The promo video garnered over 7.5 lakh views in less than half an hour of it being released on YouTube.

Director Nelson, while sharing the video link, tweeted, “‘Arabic Kuthu’ here it is … Thank you Sivakartikeyan for the cool and jolly lyrics. Rock star Anirudh-superb stuff.Super cool Pooja Hegde. Dashing Thalapathy Vijay sir.”

Madhuri Dixit shares her passion for acting in web series ‘The Fame Game’

Bollywood superstar Madhuri Dixit is making headlines these days with her digital debut with the web series ‘The Fame Game. The show is all about a successful actress who has all the luxuries but along with this, her life holds a plethora of secrets.

The actress talks about her OTT debut and her love for acting. She recalls her journey as an actress and what keeps her motivating after so many years.

She says: “I think, one never really gets tired of playing different characters. I love to get into the skin of every character I play. And it’s always exciting when you get a role, which has a gamut of emotions to deal with. You know, one that has ups and downs in their life because it’s such characters that challenge you to do better, rise above, and keep you on your toes.”

After winning the hearts of movie buffs and giving a number of hit movies, Madhuri still feels that there is a lot to learn and she is still a student.

“I think for me, I have always been a student of cinema. And whenever I do a project, I try to rediscover or discover something new in a character which I can portray and do better than my previous performance,” she concludes.

‘The Fame Game’ is produced by Karan Johar, Apoorva Mehta, Somen Mishra, Sri Rao, Dharmatic Entertainment, Bejoy Nambiar, Karishma Kohli are the directors of the series and it features Madhuri Dixit Nene, Sanjay Kapoor, Manav Kaul, Suhasini Muley, Lakshvir Saran, Muskkaan Jaferi and Rajshri Deshpande.

It will be released on February 25 on Netflix.

Tamannaah on ‘Gurthunda Seethakalam’: Romantic drama demands you be more empathetic

On the occasion of Valentine’s Day, the makers of the pan-India film ‘Gurthunda Seethakalam’ released the trailer on Monday. The film’s actress Tamannaah Bhatia says a romantic drama demands one be more empathetic and soft.

Starring alongside Satyadev, the film will narrate the story of finding true love in today’s age and era.

While sharing her excitement, Tamannaah said: “There is a certain charm in the love story, ‘Gurthunda Seethakalam’. It makes you connect to the characters instantly. Working on the film with Satyadev was an incredible experience.

“A romantic drama demands you to be more empathetic and soft, and I had the best time exploring the same nuances as an actor.”

He added: I am really looking forward to the film’s release because I am sure it will resonate with the audience.”

Apart from ‘Gurthunda Seethakalam’, Tamannaah has ‘F3’ and ‘Bhola Shankar’ in the South and ‘Plan A Plan B’ and’ Yaar Dost’ in Bollywood.

Makers release Valentine’s special glimpse from ‘Radhe Shyam’

The producers of Prabhas and Pooja Hegde-starrer ‘Radhe Shyam’ unveiled a romantic video, as a special ‘Valentine Glimpse’ from the movie.

Unveiling the most romantic side of Prabhas and his lady love Pooja Hegde from the movie, the makers wrote, “On the day of love, get a glimpse of this epic love story. Watch now! #RadheShyam in cinemas on March 11.”

The video starts with Prerana (Pooja Hegde) talking to herself that she would never see Vikram (Prabhas) or talk to him again. The extraordinary visuals from the video take us on a romantic trip, as the lead pair is seen having a silent conversation, as they travel in opposite trains.

The video ends where Prerana asks, “You look smart, you are a gentleman, and have all the eligible qualities. But, why aren’t you married?”. Prabhas, who gets confused on how to reply, is seen giving a cute expression.

The background music goes in sync with the amorous chemistry between the lead pair in ‘Radhe Shyam’.

Helmed by Radha Krishna Kumar, ‘Radhe Shyam’ has its release date fixated, which is March 11.

Music by Justin Prabhakaran on T-Series, Sound design by Resul Pookutty. Presented by Krishnam Raju under Gopi Krishna Movies. Produced by UV Creations and T-Series.

The epic love saga ‘Radhe Shyam’ will see its release worldwide in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Chinese, and Japanese.

The prestigious Indian multi-lingual film also stars Sachin Khedekar, Priyadarsi Pulikonda, Bhagyashree, Jagapathi Babu, Murli Sharma, Kunaal Roy Kapoor, Riddhi Kumar, Sasha Chettri, Sathyan, and others.

‘Kalaavathi’ song promo from ‘Sarkaru Vaari Paata’ amplifies the buzz

The first single titled ‘Kalaavathi’ from Mahesh Babu and Keerthy Suresh starrer ‘Sarkaru Vaari Paata’ is all set to release on Valentine’s Day, February 14.

On Friday, the makers shared the promo of the first single, in which Mahesh Babu & Keerthy Suresh make a romantic pair. Though the promo of ‘Kalaavathi’ doesn’t last long, it hints at a chartbuster tune, which is to be revealed on the Valentines’.

Mahesh Babu can be seen looking handsome and charming in a white sweatshirt, whereas Keerthy Suresh’s elegant saree look captivates.

The tune composed by Thaman is expected to be an instant hit, as Sid Sriram’s voice adds much hype to the yet-to-be-released song.

The song’s promo starts off with a wedding chant, while the lyrics hint at the devotion a man has, for his lady love. Soulful vocals, appealing visuals, and sparkling chemistry between the lead pair are the highlights from the ‘Kalaavathi’ song promo.

Directed by Parasuram, ‘Sarkaru Vaari Paata’ is jointly produced under the banners GMB Entertainments, Mythri Movie Makers, and 14 Reels Plus.

Slated for its worldwide release on May 12, the movie also stars AVennela Kishore, Subbaraju, and others in important roles.

Vaisshanav Tej’s ‘Ranga Ranga Vaibhavanga’ to hit theatres on May 27

Panja Vaisshanav Tej and Ketika Sharma-starrer ‘Ranga Ranga Vaibhavanga’, a youthful rom-com, will be released in theatres on May 27.

The makers of ‘Ranga Ranga Vaibhavanga’, who took to their Twitter to make an announcement regarding the release date, wrote, “Get Ready to meet Rishi & Radha in Theaters near you!#RangaRangaVaibhavanga in theaters from May 27th! A Rockstar @ThisIsDSP Musical Directed by @GIREESAAYAa’.

‘Uppena’ fame Vaisshnav Tej and Ketika Sharma, who are teaming up for the romantic tale, share great chemistry, going by the posters and the teaser.

Promising fresh romance, the makers had unveiled a teaser, which created much buzz around this upcoming movie.

‘Ranga Ranga Vaibhavanga’, a romantic entertainer, is directed by Gireesaaya of ‘Adithya Varma-fame’, while it is bankrolled by BVSN Prasad, under Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra LLP.

Popular musician, Devi Sri Prasad, who rocked the entire nation with his trendsetting songs in ‘Pushpa’ is scoring the music for the movie and Shamdat Sainudeen of ‘Uppena’ fame cranking the camera.