Telugu Review: 'Tadakha' is illogical and predictable
by IANS
Cast: Akkineni Naga Chaitanya, Sunil Varma, Tamannaah Bhatia, Andrea Jeremiah, Ashutosh Rana, Rama Prabha, Brahmanadam, Raghu Babu, Jayaprakash Reddy, Vennela Kishore and Srinivasa Reddy

Director: Kishore Kumar Pardasani

Rating: 2 out of 5

I think we have come to the point in Indian cinema where there is no room for logic, thanks to commercialism. We are a century old industry and yet take pride in celebrating mediocrity because we have almost given up on quality films. Include 'Tadakha', an illogical and predictable story, in the list of mediocre films. ...more    
07:21 PM, May 12, 2013

Monopolization of theatres biggest threat: Nagarjuna
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Chennai: Having been around for nearly three decades and witnessing changes in the industry, Telugu actor Akkineni Nagarjuna describes monopolization of theaters as one of the biggest threats for the industry. "There have been far too many changes in the industry in the last hundred years and we have been quick to adapt to most of them. But, what worries me the most is that growing threat of monopolization of...  
05:00 PM, May 12, 2013

Harish Shankar is currently busy directing 'Ramayya Vasthavayya' Harish Shankar, who has shot to fame with the super hit Telugu films like 'Mirapakay' and 'Gabbar Singh', said some interesting things about him. "In my college days, I used to be so much noisy and used to do naughty things. Because of this, I was suspended nearly 48 times in my 3 years of graduation. I used to bunk classes for watching movies and I even started to tell...  
05:07 PM, May 06, 2013

Ram Charan gets in a roadside tiff
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Hyderabad: Telugu actor Ram Charan Sunday allegedly got manhandled two people for not making way for him at a traffic signal here. A case has been registered against the actor at the Banjara Hills police station. "Ram Charan was returning after shopping from Banjara Hills when the incident took place near Taj Krishna traffic signal. When a Maruti Alto car driven by Phanish, who was accompanied by Kalyan, didn't make...  
10:11 AM, May 06, 2013

Telugu film 'Eega' producer receives National Award Sai Korrapati, the producer of super hit film 'Eega', has received the national award for the best regional award category from the president of India, Pranab Mukherjee. Peter Draper from Makuta VFX received the award in the best visual effects category for the same film. The awards were announced recently in the 60th national film awards. Sai Korrapati has expressed his joy at the two national awards for the film....  
03:07 PM, May 05, 2013

Director Dasari Narayana Rao turns a year older today 50 years in Telugu film industry, 40 years as a director and 150 films in his direction, all these figures reveal how great a director Dasari Narayana Rao is. A big day for Dasari Narayana Rao, the film maker celebrates his 69th birthday today. Not only as a director, he is best known as an actor, producer, lyricist and also a good politician. "Even from my student life, I used...  
07:15 PM, May 04, 2013

YVS Chowdary to direct two sequels to his hit films
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Chennai: Telugu filmmaker YVS Chowdary, who is awaiting the release of his directorial venture 'Rey', is keen to direct sequels to two of his Telugu hits'Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo' and 'Seethayya' over the next two years. "As soon as I complete 'Rey', I will begin work on two sequels to my hit films. While 'Krishna Mukunda Murari' will be a sequel to 'Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo'; 'Evari Mata Veenadu' will be a...  
03:33 PM, May 02, 2013

Rapper Apache Indian sings for Allu Arjun's next Renowned International Pop rap Bhangragga Reggae singer, Apache Indian (Steven Kapur), has lent his voice for Allu Arjun's upcoming film 'Iddharammailatho'. It is the first time he has sung in Telugu and he flew all the way from UK to Hyderabad to sing the song. Devi Sri Prasad, the music director of the film, has confirmed it. However, Puri Jagannadh is the director of this romantic entertainer. Amala Paul and...  
11:41 AM, Apr 29, 2013

Telugu actor Allu Arjun to star in Surender Reddy's next Ace Telugu actor Allu Arjun is going to act in a film titled 'Race Gurram', Shruthi Haasan is the female lead and Surender Reddy is the director of this film. Nallamallapu Srinivas (Bujji) will producer this film. The regular shooting of the film starts from May 2nd and the film is expected for a Vijaya Dasami release. Vakkantham Vamsi has provided the script for this film and Thaman is the...  
10:53 AM, Apr 29, 2013

For perfect body, eat right, don't starve: Piaa Bajpai
by IANS
Chennai: The secret to have a 'muscle-toned body' is not dieting, but healthy eating habits and constant workout, says southern actress Piaa Bajpai. "I'm completely against the idea of dieting because once you stop it, it all comes back. I believe the secret to a perfect body is to eat right and work out constantly. I have been following healthy food and workout regimen for the last few months and...  
11:38 PM, Apr 21, 2013

Audio of Nisha Aggarwal starer 'Sukumarudu' is out  The audio of Aadhi and Nisha Agarwal's 'Sukumarudu', released recently has got a good response. 'Pilla Jamindhar' fame Ashok is the director and Anup Rubens is the music director. K V VSatyanarayana presents and K Venugopal is producing this film under Soudhamani creations banner. The movie is planned to be released on May 10th KVV Satynarayana said,"All the movies that has come in our banner are good family entertainers. We...  
11:24 PM, Apr 21, 2013

Telugu actor Venkatesh to star in Shanmukha Raj's next Buzz is that actors Venkatesh and Akshara are playing the lead pair in a film titled 'Osey Osey Vadhilesi Vellipoke'. Shanmukha Raj is the director and it is presented by M L Laxmi under the S Team Pictures banner. The actors in this movie were trained under Kamal Haasan. The Telugu film will be released on April 19th. The producer Nallapu Ravindra Babu said,"Our movie will give a great relief...  
11:28 PM, Apr 15, 2013

Telugu actors Arjun-Lakshmi to star in 'Rani Ranamma' Senior director Kodi Ramakrishna is directing a film titled 'Rani Ranamma' after a super hit film like 'Arundathi' where actors Arjun and Lakshmi Rai will play the lead roles. Buzz is that R Ramachandra Raju is producing the same film under Sailaja productions banner. Also, the film which is going to be a sentiment action entertainer is been launched at the Annapurna studios in the presence of famous film personalities....  
10:44 PM, Apr 15, 2013

Telugu film 'Chemistry' to be released in April  Sriram and Amitharao have acted as the lead pair in a film titled 'Chemistry'. and 'Manasuki Manasuku Madhya' is the tagline of the film. Vacchaspathi is the director and Udhay kumar produced the movie under Vivid journey productions banner. The censor work of the film has completed and it has got U/A Certificate. The director said, "Our film has got U/A certificate. This is a movie with 0%vulgarity and 100%...  
11:45 PM, Apr 12, 2013

'Kali Charan': Watch Chaitanya in Telugu action drama
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The trailer of Sricharan's Telugu film,'Kali Charan' is out. Produced under the Sri Karunalayam productions banner the political Telugu drama will have actors like Chaitanya, Chandini and Kavitha in pivotal roles. Also, Bhojpuri actor Pankaj Kesari will be seen in a negative role in this film and the songs of 'Kali Charan' by composer Nandhan Raj are talked to be a highlight of this Telugu flick. ...  
12:21 PM, Apr 08, 2013

Now actor Disha Pandey learns Telugu through songs
by IANS
Chennai: She is not taking any classes to learn Telugu, yet southern actress Disha Pandey has improved her knowledge of the language and gives credit to Telugu songs. "I find listening to songs and learning the language more fun than taking classes. I don't say I have mastered the language yet, but I'm making progress and I'm happy about it. I think this way it's easier to learn because you...  
03:28 PM, Apr 07, 2013

'Baadshah' mints Rs 13.5 crore on opening day worldwide
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Chennai: After three back-to-back flops like 'Oosaravelli', 'Shakti' and 'Dammu', Junior NTR has finally struck gold at the box-office with his Telugu action drama 'Baadshah', which collected Rs 13.5 crore on the release day worldwide. "The film, made on a budget of Rs 50 crore-plus, has registered a bumper opening on the first day all over. It has collected approximately Rs 13.5 crore and is running to packed houses everywhere,"...  
01:37 PM, Apr 07, 2013