Chennai: He may be one of the successful writers in the Telugu film industry with blockbusters such as 'Ready', 'King' and 'Dookudu' to his credit but Gopi Mohan says his ultimate dream is to wield the megaphone.
He says he entered the industry to be a director.
"I came to the industry to direct a film. That was my goal and aim. In that process, fortunately or unfortunately, I became a writer," Mohan said in a post on his Twitter page.
In his over a decade-long career, Gopi has worked as an assistant director on Telugu films 'Vamsi' and 'Nuvvu Nenu', but he is waiting for a "good project for a long time" to take up direction....
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07:14 PM, Apr 08, 2013
Chennai: Shooting at breakneck speed for his upcoming untitled Telugu action-comedy, Telugu actor Vishnu Manchu Monday said he had to forego a Hollywood project because he couldn't give time for it. "Good morning. Auditioned and got a role in a Hollywood movie. Had to reject it because of dates issue. Irony of life," posted Vishnu on his Twitter page. The actor of hits like 'Denikaina Ready' is currently busy shooting...
01:07 PM, Apr 08, 2013
A group of supporters of former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has launched a campaign to support her possible presidential bid in the 2016 elections. The group "Ready for Hillary" is a Super PAC, a Political Action Committee (PAC), that is a type of organisation that campaigns for or against candidates, ballot initiatives or legislation. ...
03:50 PM, Apr 03, 2013
Seeems like a busy year for the actor as she has seven Tamil films lined up for her. ...
11:27 AM, Mar 01, 2013
Directed by filmmaker Veeru Potla, the action comedy features Lavanya Tripathi in the lead role. ...
08:48 PM, Feb 24, 2013
Mindy McCready, who hit the top of the country charts before personal problems sidetracked her career, died Sunday in Arkansas in an apparent suicide. She was 37. The Cleburne County Sheriff's Office said in a news release that McCready was found dead at a residence in Heber Springs from what appears to be a single, self-inflicted gunshot to the head. An autopsy is pending. ...
12:11 PM, Feb 18, 2013
BlackBerry maker Research in Motion is helping customers prepare to switch to its soon-to-be-launched BlackBerry 10 smartphones that it hopes will help it reclaim market share from rivals such as Apple Inc. ...
11:44 AM, Jan 17, 2013
A company has made a digital pen to allow people to use Windows 8 on their old monitors for less than the cost of buying a new touch-enabled computer. ...
01:54 AM, Jan 09, 2013
After the resounding success of his film 'Dhenikaina Ready', Vishnu is now getting ready for his next film to be directed by Veeru Potla under the banner of 24 Frames Factory. The film is busy in pre-production works and as part of it, Vishnu is busy shopping his costumes for the film and his favourite shopping destination is Los Angeles in the US. Especially, the Beverly Hills stores is his...
06:47 PM, Dec 15, 2012
Mumbai: Bollywood actress Asin says it is unfair to call anyone, let alone a heroine, a prop in a male-oriented film. She says whatever the role may be, a heroine plays a part only she can essay in a movie. "I don't think anybody is a prop (in a film). You need a female protagonist and only she can do the role. So it is not very fair to call...
03:34 PM, Nov 30, 2012
Ever since sections of the Brahmin community took to the streets raising objections against the alleged disrespectful portrayal of their community in Dhenikaina Ready, the headache of the makers have been many. The police beating up some protesters in front of Mohan Babu's residence and the veteran actor's statements, have only worsened the situation. If Vishnu approached the State Human Rights Commission, some leaders of the Brahmin community moved the...
02:39 PM, Nov 23, 2012
With parties on both sides taking their issues to the court of law, the 'Dhenikaina Ready' controversy refuses to die down. What is surprising is that cabals of agitators are still causing troubles for Vishnu-Mohan Babu duo by raising slogans. Today, when Vishnu went to the Nampally court to file a petition against the 16 Brahmin priests/members who had performed last rites to Mohan Babu after the release of 'Dhenikaina...
02:28 PM, Nov 23, 2012
Hyderabad: The row over Telugu movie 'Denikaina Ready' is refusing to die down with activists of Brahmin organisations staging a protest here on November 7. Demanding a ban on the movie starring Manchu Vishnu, protesters tried to march towards Raj Bhavan but were arrested. Raising slogans against Vishnu, they blocked traffic. Some leaders of BJP, TDP and TRS also joined the protesters, who were demanding the arrest of Vishnu and...
03:21 PM, Nov 08, 2012
Mohan Babu has been left with no option but to placate the angry Brahmin leaders who have taken a strong exception to the alleged belittling of their community in 'Dhenikaina Ready'. Though on the face of it, his public utterances have seemed to be belligerent with him and his son, Vishnu, refusing to delete any of the scenes against which objections have been raised. It was indicated yesterday that a...
06:38 PM, Nov 02, 2012
Hyderabad, Nov 1: The row over Telugu movie 'Denikaina Ready' exacerbated on November 1 with both Brahmin organizations and actor Vishnu Manchu approaching the Andhra Pradesh State Human Rights Commission. Tension prevailed at the commission's office when a group of Brahmin protestors threw footwear and stones at the actor's car when he also reached there to lodge a complaint about the alleged attack on his house at Jubilee Hills on...
07:28 PM, Nov 01, 2012
Hansika Motwani is on a roll in Tollywood, again. After the release of 'Dhenikaina Ready', she has been offered three roles. The actress is yet to take her decision on one or more of these. She thanks the audience and congratulates the entire team on the success. "I was always very confident about the film. The story, screenplay and music have played a major role in the success.I thank Mohan...
05:26 PM, Oct 30, 2012
