Hansika Motwani is set to take a new avatar- that of a producer. The actress will soon start her own production house and will churn out films in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi.
"It's my long-time dream to begin a production house. And I am happy that it is coming true now. Since I am comfortable with Tamil, Telugu and Hindi, I will produce movies in these three languages," she says.
Currently, Hansika is shooting for four Tamil movies - 'Settai' (an adaptation of Delhi Belly), 'Vaalu', 'Vettai Mannan' and 'Singam 2'. ",'Settai' is fast shapping up while 'Vaalu' and 'Vettai Mannan' are almost complete," she says. Beside this, 'Denikaina Ready' with Vishnu will hit the screens on October 24.
"In 'Singam 2', I play a school going girl and I am thrilled to wear the uniform again," she adds. She is preparing herself to give the nod to many more films....
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07:53 PM, Oct 06, 2012
Southern superstar Nagarjuna Akkineni, son of veteran actor Nageswara Rao Akkineni, says he was never keen on entering Bollywood. "I never had a Hindi cinema dream. It might be difficult for people to apprehend that, but I was very happy here," the 53-year-old said on CNN-IBN's show 'Southern Stars'. He entered Telugu cinema in 1986 with 'Vikram'. Till date, he has featured in almost 100 films, including Hindi and Tamil...
06:51 PM, Sep 21, 2012
Unlike other directors, Sekhar Kammula is definitely more of a dreamer. He prefers the lawn in the great outdoors to the closed a/c rooms and empty chairs. As he settled comfortably cross-legged for a chit chat, he laughed off a volley of questions. Ahead of the release of his latest film, 'Life is Beautiful', he seemed to be in an introspective mood. "All that I have ever wanted to do...
07:08 PM, Sep 15, 2012
The audio of Rebel was released in a grand style at Shilpa Kala Vedika on September 14 evening. Many stalwarts, including the film's main cast and crew members, were present on the occasion. The first CD was released by Krishnam Raju, who handed over to Rajamouli. Rajamouli said: Lawrence has shown Prabhas as a mass action hero. I recently read that Prabhas is the biggest youth icon of Hyderabad. He...
05:48 PM, Sep 15, 2012
He's primarily spotted in Tamil films. However, after debuting in Tollywood through his film 'Oka Vichitram', actor Aadi Pinisetty will be seen again by the Telugu audience in his upcoming bilingual 'Gundello Godari'. A film shot around the banks of the river Godavari, the Telugu-Tamil bilingual falls under the genre of adventure, according to the actor. "This is an adventure-based film, which is unusual because not many people have touched...
01:24 PM, Sep 14, 2012
Shiva Thandavam, starring Vikram, Jagapathi, Anushka, Lakshmi Rai and Amy Jackson, is a big-ticket film directed by Vijay of 'Madarasipatnam' and 'Nanna' fame. The audio was released in Hyderabad, in the presence of stalwarts like VB Rajendra Prasad, Krishna Prasad, B Gopal, VV Vinayak, besides members of the film's cast and crew. Produced by C Kalyan, it is presented by UTV Motion Pictures. "I knew Vikram even before he became...
07:30 PM, Sep 12, 2012
The clash at the box-office of two big stars is usually limited to counting the coffers but on August 6, it turned physical at a theatre in Kukatpally. Ramesh Puppala, producer of the Balakrishna-starrer 'Srimannarayana', accompanied by the actor's fans, descended on the Arjun Cinema in the morning after he learnt that his movie had been pulled off the screen to make way for Nagarjuna's 'Shirdi Sai', which was released...
06:59 PM, Sep 07, 2012
Akkineni Nagarjuna is Incarnating Shirdi Sai Baba on silver screen and is quite enthusiastic about his big release. Far from doing any kind of homework to metamorphose effectively into the effervescent Baba, he never even tried hard for anything. "It is the easiest film I have ever done in my life", a happy Nagarjuna reveals. Nagarjuna talks about what went into doing Baba, and more; in a lively conversation with...
12:57 PM, Sep 06, 2012
Southern superstar Nagarjuna says his 'Shirdi Sai' will be the first Telugu film to release in Africa and that the story will be uplifting and touching. Directed by K Raghavendra Rao, the film is releasing in around 800 screens globally on September 6. "Telugu film 'Shirdi Sai' is a first film to release in Africa as it is home to thousands of Sai devotees. The film is also releasing in...
12:32 PM, Sep 06, 2012
'Poola Rangadu' and 'Srimannarayana' have made Isha Chawla a familiar and popular face in Telugu cinema. Isha is happy with the kind of work she is getting. "Working with Balakrishna was a learning experience. He works hard and is a very supportive person. He helped me a lot in getting my moves right," she says. Known for traditional or decent wear, Isha rules out exposing on screen in future. "If...
11:22 AM, Sep 04, 2012
Allu Arjun is undoubtedly a superstar in Mollywood, if you consider the kind of reception his movies get in Kerala. With smash hits like 'Arya', 'Bunny', 'Happy' packed with action, dance and music sequences, he seems to have striked the right chord among Malayalis, the evidence being the huge fanbase he has amassed in Kerala. Naturally he was in a jovial mood while promoting his Telugu movie 'Gajapokkiri'. Looking dapper...
04:54 PM, Aug 24, 2012
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11:24 AM, Aug 17, 2012
Two days before the birthday of Mahesh Babu, Dil Raju has come out with a proud statement on 'SVSC'. "This is a wonderful story-based film. This is the first full-length multi-starrer film, starring two big superstars that is coming in Telugu cinema after 25 years. Prakash Raj and Jaya Sudha are playing pivotal parts. Venkatesh and Mahesh were very inspired, when Srikanth(Addala) narrated the story. I feel that multi-starrer trend...
06:46 PM, Aug 08, 2012
A friend in need is a friend indeed, they say. For SS Rajamouli and Shekhar Kammula, who are passionate filmmakers, there can be no better friend than the one who detects their film and points out the highs and lows. Who is that best friend in Rajamouli's friend is anybody's guess? It is without doubt Sai Korrapati. As Rajamouli has always held, it was 'Bellary' Sai who helped him make...
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