First-look poster for Sudheer Babu-Krithi Shetty’s next to be out on Jan 1

Actor Sudheer Babu has joined hands with director Mohanakrishna Indraganti for the third time for the upcoming Telugu movie titled ‘Aa Ammayi Gurinchi Cheppali’.

The makers of the film, which also stars Krithi Shetty in the female lead, have confirmed that the first-look poster will be released on Saturday.

Announcing the same, the makers tweeted: “We are eagerly excited to present you all the first look of #AaAmmayiGurinchiMeekuCheppali at 6 PM Tomorrow.”

Krithi Shetty wrote: “Getting ready to meet you all in this new year as a new me! #AaAmmayiGurinchiMeekuCheppali first look coming out tomorrow.”

The ‘Uppena’ actress shared a picture of herself, which appears to be a hint at her role in the upcoming movie. As only her eyes are featured in the poster, Krithi is seen applying kajal.

Quoting Krithi’s tweet, Sudheer wrote: “Our SmoKing Hot First look of #AaAmmayiGurinchiMeekuCheppali on the first day of 2022 Grinning face More details to follow!!”

Billed to be a rom-com, ‘Aa Ammayi Gurinchi Cheppali’ is produced by Benchmark Studios and Mythri Movie Makers. Vivek Sagar is in charge of music composition.

Avasarala Srinivas, Vennela Kishore, Rahul Ramakrishna and others will be seen in important roles in the film, which is slated for release in 2022.

Rumi Khan wants to learn the art of resolving conflicts in 2022

Actor Rumi Khan feels that new years are all about new opportunities.

Rumi, who has acted in TV shows like ‘Ishq Ka Rang Safed’, ‘Mahabharat’ and ‘Sher-e-Punjab: Maharaja Ranjit Singh’, feels it takes too much effort to stick to our resolutions.

He says: “We all know that it takes effort to build a strong social circle. Sometimes, it takes stepping out of our comfort zone, or getting rid of a bad habit. The arrival of New Year is the perfect time to make little changes that can have a big impact on our social life. With New Year just around the corner, I plan to learn something new, and after experiencing the pandemic, I feel there should be no place for hate in life.”

The actor, who is known for his roles in ‘Uttaran’ and ‘Ek Veer Ki Ardaas: Veera’, wants to learn the art of resolving conflicts.

He adds: “Disagreements happen and we do get offended. Misunderstandings occur even between the best of friends. It doesn’t have to lead to major drama, and damage our relationships. I’m trying to make it my goal to nip conflicts in the bud in the New Year.

“If there’s a rift between me and my friends, I will make the effort to have a conversation about the problem. I will hear my friends out when they share their perspectives. I will be respectful and considerate while sharing my own. And remember, it’s always important to apologise if I have hurt someone’s feelings. The better you are at keeping the drama to a minimum, the stronger your friendships will be in the long run.”

Tiger Shroff kickstarts final schedule of ‘Heropanti 2’

Action star Tiger Shroff recently updated his fans through his social media that he has started the last leg of “Heropanti 2′ schedule.

Tiger took to his Instagram story to share the poster of the film as he wrote on the picture, “Time to suit up again for one last sched #heropanti2 #eid2022.”

The poster features Tiger in a John Wick – esque avatar as he aims guns from atop a sports car. ‘Heropanti 2’ is the sequel of Tiger’s debut film where he was seen opposite another debutante back then, Kriti Sanon.

Both the actors have since grown strength to strength and have even reunited for their upcoming film, ‘Ganapath’.

As for ‘Heropanti 2’, the film written by Rajat Arora and produced by Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment is being helmed by choreographer – actor Ahmed Khan and it also stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Tara Sutaria.

Nagarjuna, Naga Chaitanya-starrer ‘Bangarraju’ to launch 2022 with teaser

The makers of Nagarjuna and Naga Chaitanya-starrer ‘Bangarraju’ dropped an update on the release of their teaser. The makers shared that it will be launched on Saturday.

The makers revealed the update along with a poster featuring Naga Chaitanya and Nagarjuna. With bling, rural backdrop, the duo is seen posing with style, in the poster.

As the father-son duo Nagarjuna and Naga Chaitanya are to share the screen together in ‘Bangarraju’ after Tollywood’s classic movie ‘Manam’, speculations are rife.

Helmed by Kalyan Krishna, ‘Bangarraju’ is billed to be the sequel to Nagarjuna’s super hit movie ‘Soggade Chinni Nayana’.

‘Bangarraju’ stars Ramya Krishnan as Akkineni Nagarjuna’s wife, while Krithi Shetty of ‘Uppena’ fame plays the female lead opposite Akkineni Naga Chaitanya.

Anup Rubens has scored music, while Yuvaraj handled the cinematography. Zee Studios is co-producing the project with Nagarjuna’s own production banner Annapurna Studios Pvt Ltd.

It is reported that the makers of ‘Bangarraju’ have wrapped up the shooting formalities, and the post-production works are in full swing currently.

Though there is no official update from the team, ‘Bangarraju’ is expected to be in the Sankranthi race along with Ram Charan and NTR starrer ‘RRR’ and ‘Radhe Shyam’ starring Prabhas and Pooja Hegde.

First Glimpse of ‘Liger’: Underdog emerges from slums to fight in the ring

Vijay Deverakonda’s first glimpse from ‘Liger’ was unveiled on Friday. The makers unleashed the look on the occasion of New Year’s eve and introduced the star as an underdog who emerges from the slums.

Vijay kicks off, as the champion of Mixed Martial Arts.

The first glimpse of ‘Liger’ begins with an MMA commentator introducing Vijay as “The boy from India, the slumdog from the streets of Mumbai, and the chaiwala..Liger”.

Also, the clip hints at the backdrop of ‘Liger’, Vijay, who is introduced as the ‘chai wala’.

In the video, the 32-year-old actor is seen walking on the streets of Mumbai, along with his mother, played by actress Ramya Krishnan.

With a couple of impactful dialogues, Vijay creates much appeal to his introduction in the video.

He says: “Vaat lagaa denge”, his character is established as an angry young man.

Indicating his complete physical makeover, Vijay looks with a chiseled physique and sports a completely new cornrows hairdo along with a ponytail.

Puri Jagannadh has helmed this pan-India movie, which is being made in multiple languages.

Ananya Panday, Mike Tyson, Ramya Krishnan, Ronit Roy, Vishu Reddy, Ali, Makarand Desh Pandey, and Getup Srinu have important roles in ‘Liger’.

Vishnu Sarma is handling the cinematography for ‘Liger’, while Kecha from Thailand is the stunt director.

Puri connects and Dharma Productions have bankrolled ‘Liger’ jointly, with Puri Jagannadh, Charmme Kaur, Karan Johar, and Apoorva Mehta as the producers.

Being made in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam languages, the movie is scheduled for release in theaters worldwide on August 25, 2022.

Kareena Kapoor Khan reveals her ‘best part of 2021’

Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor Khan has revealed the best part of 2021 in a latest post on social media.

Kareena, who is married to actor Saif Ali Khan, posted a picture of her younger son Jeh on Instagram on Friday. The picture does not clearly show the toddler’s face but one can be seen laughing.

“His two teeth, the best part of 2021 #31est December #Mera Beta# Blessed New year all,” she wrote.

Saif and Kareena, who are fondly called Saifeena by their fans, had tied the knot in December 2012. Jeh was born on February 21.

Speaking about her work, Kareena will be seen sharing screen space with superstar Aamir Khan in the upcoming film ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’.

TRPs look good for ‘Bigg Boss Telugu 5’ grand finale

The grand finale of the reality show ‘Bigg Boss Season 5’ garnered decent ratings on TRP, although it fell short of the previous season’s finale, according to reports.

The ratings of the four-and-a-half-hour-long episode are out. According to BARC, Star MAA has got 18.4 (SD+HD) TVR Ratings for the Grand finale.

While the TRP ratings indicate some impressive numbers in the Urban category, the grand finale of ‘Bigg Boss Telugu 5’, as indicated by the TRP chart, doesn’t draw higher ratings than those of seasons 3 and 4.

India’s top stars Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor appeared in the show’s grand finale along with director SS Rajamouli and the ‘Brahmastra’ team.

Also, the ‘Pushpa’ team- Rashmilka Mandanna, Devi Sri Prasad, and Sukumar were present to promote their movie, as well as take the show forward.

The event had Nani and his ‘Shyam Singha Roy’ co-actors Sai Pallavi and Krithi Shetty as well. With Nagarjuna as the host, the season had ended on a high note.

The makers of ‘Bigg Boss’ have announced the OTT version of the reality show, which is likely to begin in February 2022.

At ‘RRR’ event, Rajamouli applauds Tovino’s ‘Minnal Murali’

Ace film director S.S. Rajamouli has lavished praise on ‘Minnal Murali’ and congratulated its lead actor Tovino Thomas for scoring a hit with the film.

Rajamouli, who has crafted blockbuster hits like ‘Eega’ and the ‘Baahubali’ series, is preparing for the release of his latest directorial venture ‘RRR’.

Rajamouli also thanked Tovino Thomas for appearing at the ‘RRR’ promotional event and said, “‘Minnal Murali’ is indeed a great film. Everyone here has always wished that we should have a superhero of our own, and it’s evident, we have a superhit superhero now.”

Actor Jr NTR who was also present at the media event, stated how he is in love with this quality of ‘Minnal Murali’.

Jr NTR who stars in ‘RRR’ with Ram Charan, was also present at the press event, lauded the actor by saying, “Tovino is like my brother. I watched his recent film ‘Minnal Murali’. He is a wonderful actor.”

Malayalam actor Tovino Thomas’ latest superhero outing on Netflix ‘Minnal Murali’ is receiving rave reviews from the audience and critics alike.

The movie is raising the bar for Malayalam cinema, and drawing parallels with Rajamouli’s superhit film ‘Eega’ which was one of the first breakout crossover films from Telugu cinema, long before ‘Baahubali’ became a national phenomenon.

‘Minnal Murali’ traces the transformation of Jaison, an ordinary small-town man, to the superhero ‘Minnal Murali’, and talks about how this event changes his life.

Produced by Weekend Blockbusters (Sophia Paul) and directed by Basil Joseph, Tovino Thomas plays the titular role of Minnal Murali alongside Guru Somasundaram, Harisree Ashokan, and Aju Varghese. The film premiered on December 24 on Netflix.

Jr NTR’s public disclosure of his depression draws attention

‘RRR’ actor Jr NTR recently openly discussed his depression. Despite being tagged as Tollywood’s top actor, Jr NTR said he too had faced depression.

During the chat, Jr NTR revealed that he was dragged into depression after he failed to come up with hits in his career.

Having entered the movie industry at the age of 18, he was ignorant about how things would work for him, after facing a few failures.

Jr NTR had bagged Rajamouli’s ‘Student No. 1’, which was a super hit at that point in time. Nevertheless, the ‘Janatha Garage’ hero soon suffered a steep fall.

At that time, as mentioned by Jr NTR he was wondering how long he would be able to maintain success since there was an inevitable fall ahead in life.

“I was not unhappy because my movie didn’t work. I was clueless about how my future life would go on.”

“I took my failure a hard way. I stopped working out, and became confused,” Jr NTR said.

In Jr NTR’s words, Rajamouli helped him cope with his difficult situation. He said, “Rajamouli helped me introspect, which made me a better person and a better performer.”

Jr NTR’s fans have appreciated him for publicly disclosing these episodes, which shows that mental health is no longer a taboo subject in Tollywood.

AP govt grants permission for reopening seized theatres

In the wake of theatres being seized in Andhra Pradesh, things were getting tense. It seems like the state government has now granted permission to reopen the theatres with immediate effect.

The government has given permission for the closed theatres to be reopened, but the theatre owners are warned that they must fix the problems within one month, or they will face confiscation once again.

A number of theatres in the state were shut down for not complying with basic guidelines.

In the process, close to 100 theatres were seized during the quality checks, while a number of theatres shut down voluntarily.

Several distributors, producers, and theatres owners had met with representatives of the Andhra Pradesh government earlier, seeking to resolve the issue.

With big-ticket movies like ‘RRR’ and ‘Radhe Shyam’ ready to hit the screens, the film trade in AP had pleaded with the government to take necessary steps.