Known for singing hit title songs for Telugu films 'Gabbar Singh' and 'Jalsa', rapper Baba Sehgal has sung a song for Telugu film 'Shadow'. ...
04:55 PM, Feb 25, 2013
The film is to be directed by Meher Ramesh and produced by Paruchuri Kireeti under United movies banner. ...
02:19 PM, Feb 07, 2013
The story and dialogues are written by Kona Venkat amd Gopi Mohan. ...
10:41 AM, Jan 29, 2013
The book is a beautiful read, be prepared though to cry a little. ...
01:37 PM, Jan 22, 2013
It was a month ago that Srikanth narrowly escaped the jaws of death. The makers of 'Shadow' seemed to have thought of keeping it a secret affair. Now in Hyderabad, Srikanth has spoken about it on his Twitter page. Saying that he had a close shave when he was shooting for Venkatesh-Meher Ramesh film in Malaysia few weeks ago, the actor describes it as nothing short of a rebirth. He...
06:06 PM, Oct 18, 2012
I am not a fan of thrillers. I do not read them and they do not interest me. There have been times I have picked up a thriller just like that and surprisingly so loved it. This was one of those. I received an advance review copy of one of Pan Macmillan India's Lead Title, 'The Shadow Throne' by Aroon Raman and tore through it one day. It is that...
05:17 PM, Oct 09, 2012
Directed by Meher Ramesh, 'Shadow'stars Venkatesh and Tapsee in lead roles. It is produced by Paruchuri Kireeti under United Movies banner. The film also sees Srikanth playing an important role.Its music is being composed by S Thaman. ...
01:44 PM, Oct 02, 2012
The Shadow Throne displays taut writing and nail-biting suspense in a debut that is chillingly believable. Author Aroon Raman spoke with IBNLive about his book The Shadow Throne and more. Here are excerpts from the conversation: 1. What prompted you to write The Shadow Throne? How did the story idea germinate? In the months post May 2011, post the bin-Laden assassination, I could see seismic shifts happening both within Pakistan...
01:03 PM, Sep 26, 2012
The Shadow Throne displays taut writing and nail-biting suspense in a debut that is chillingly believable. Author Aroon Raman spoke with IBNLive about his book The Shadow Throne and more. Here are excerpts from the conversation: 1. What prompted you to write The Shadow Throne? How did the story idea germinate? In the months post May 2011, post the bin-Laden assassination, I could see seismic shifts happening both within Pakistan...
12:49 PM, Sep 26, 2012
Even though she has films like 'Gundello Godari' and 'Shadow' in her kitty, Taapsee Pannu is in a state of thrill and happiness, because she is all set to join the sets of Ajith's next film, which is being helmed by Vishnuvardhan. The actress will shoot for the film from September 10, 2012. "Finally with all the costume trials and discussions it's all set to start, one of the most...
06:58 PM, Sep 08, 2012
Bandla Ganesh has decided to release the first teaser of 'Baadshah' on September 24, on the birthday of Sreenu Vaitla. Made at a huge cost, the NTR starrer is, in the words of its producer, the costliest Telugu movie ever. Since the budget is higher than that of 'Magadheera', expectations from the movie are only raising by the day. The movie will clash with Venkatesh's 'Shadow' on Jan 11, 2013....
07:29 PM, Sep 07, 2012
The team of 'Shadow' is currently in Malaysia to shoot for action scenes on the main cast. Meher Ramesh is going to be direct Venkatesh, Aditya Pancholi, Rahul Dev and Srikanth in this schedule. Crucial and modish action sequences will be shot in a wide range of attractive backdrops. The film has been shot extensively in foreign locations. Three costly songs on the lead pair, two of them in Switzerland...
11:00 AM, Jul 16, 2012
Both Bollywood and regional Indian cinema, have been to some extent, male-centric. Male actors, more often than not, bear the responsibility of the entire movie on their shoulders with the female actors providing a refreshing break. Telugu cinema is flooded with Mumbai actresses in spite of abundance of talent in south India. There was an era when roles were tailor-made for actors like Vijayashanthi and Sridevi. The focus is more...
12:03 PM, Jun 20, 2012
In 'Shadow', Venkatesh is playing a distinctive character. From what the makers have let out, he is seen in the role of a dreaded don, whose day begins and ends with settlements and, sometimes, even gun battles. The city lives in his subjugation. He may be an all-powerful thug, but he feels void in life. The void is filled by the entry of Tapsee Pannu. The film is currently being...
02:21 PM, Jun 08, 2012
Los Angeles: Charlize Theron's evil queen costumes for 'Snow White and the Huntsman' called for hundreds of hand-cut rooster feathers, thousands of iridescent beetle wings from Thailand and one particularly imposing crown. The outfits, some of which are on view at an LA pop-up gallery ahead of the film's June 1 opening, represented a host of firsts for Academy Award-winning costume designer Colleen Atwood. From the leather piping on the...
04:25 PM, May 31, 2012
Los Angeles: Charlize Theron's evil queen costumes for 'Snow White and the Huntsman' called for hundreds of hand-cut rooster feathers, thousands of iridescent beetle wings from Thailand and one particularly imposing crown. The outfits, some of which are on view at an LA pop-up gallery ahead of the film's June 1 opening, represented a host of firsts for Academy Award-winning costume designer Colleen Atwood. From the leather piping on the...
04:57 PM, May 30, 2012
Los Angeles: 'The Avengers' followed a record-shattering $200 million opening with another Hollywood high " a $100 million-plus second weekend. The superhero tale took in $103.1 million to remain the No. 1 film and lift its domestic take to $373.1 million after just 10 days. With nearly $630 million more overseas, 'The Avengers' raised its worldwide total to just over $1 billion. Johnny Depp and Tim Burton's latest collaboration, the...
10:43 AM, May 17, 2012
New Delhi: 'The Avengers,' the smash hit movie about Marvel superheroes who team up to save the Earth, crushed competitors for a second weekend with a record $103.2 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales and was poised to top $1 billion worldwide. After posting the highest domestic box office debut in history, 'Avengers' set another record by easily topping the $75.6 million 'Avatar' pulled in during its second weekend...
02:53 PM, May 16, 2012
New Delhi: Dark Shadows: Tim Burton and Johnny Depp are snuggled warmly in their comfort zone in this chilly horror-comedy, their eighth collaboration as director and star, respectively, and their weakest by far. You don't need to know a thing about the 'Dark Shadows' TV series that provides the inspiration. Tonally, thematically, visually, you've seen this movie before, with its oddball characters, skies in varying shades of gray and a...
03:56 PM, May 12, 2012
This week Rajeev Masand reviews 'Ishaqzaade', 'Dangerous Ishq', 'The Forest', 'Dark Shadows' and 'The Raid'. ...
11:05 AM, May 12, 2012
