VS11: Vishwak Sen film Title announcement & First Glimpse on July 31st

Viiswak Sen, has been making waves in Telugu film industry with his exceptional acting skills and unique approach to storytelling.  It is known that the young and talented actor Vishwak Sen is currently working for his upcoming project which is tentatively titled VS11. Directed by Krishna Chaitanya, the makers have already released the first look poster that featured Vishwak Sen clad in a half-sleeve shirt and Lungi with a lit cigar in his mouth.  Now according to the latest report, the makers have decided to  announce the title of Vishwak Sen starrer VS11 on 31st July and on the same day they will also release the first glimpse at 10:19 am.

‘Spider-Man’ Andrew Garfield Raises Hopes As He Comments On His MCU Return To Reprise Peter Parker Post No Way Home: “The Story Never Ends…

The anticipation touched the ceiling when it was rumoured that Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire are joining Tom Holland in Spider-Man: No Way Home to reprise their respective versions of the web-slinging superhero. When the movie released and it actually happened, it ended up flooding the cinema halls, and the footfalls led to the movie entering the coveted list of the top most earning movies across the globe. But fans have been waiting to hear an update about the future of the three Spideys. Garfield is now talking about it.

Andrew made his debut as Peter Parker in 2012 with The Amazing Spider-Man. The movie got a sequel in the years later, but the lukewarm response led to the studio cutting down his run as the neighborhood Spidey mid-way and even cancelled the planned threequel. Fans now have been demanding the revival of his standalone trilogy ever since he made a comeback Turns out, Andrew Garfield, who has been bombarded with the questions about his Marvel Cinematic Universe future, has finally decided to talk about the possibility of playing Spider man again. The actor has given a very cathartic response, but that also hints at his wanting to comeback and doesn’t negate the possibility. Read on to know everything about the same. As per Comic Book Movies, in a new concept-art-focused book titled Marvel’s Spider-Man: No Way Home- The Art of the Movie, Andrew Garfield was asked about his future in the MCU as Peter Parker. The actor, in a very karmic response, said, “The story never ends… Whether we film it or not, there’s a story happening in a universe somewhere, there’s endless potential with this character and other iterations. So yeah, he’s definitely out there doing something.”

Aha’s Satire On Netflix

Popular streaming platform Netflix has forayed into the world of Telugu content. The streaming platform announced a new original titled Pitta Kathalu, an official remake of Lust Stories. Four directors Tharun Bhascker, Nandini Reddy, Nag Ashwin, and Sankalp Reddy joined hands to bring this original to Telugu.

The officials at Netflix promoted the film with an announcement yesterday. Today, they launched the teaser. Aha Video has come up with a counter to Netflix's promotion strategy.

Netflix wanted to grab the attention of all Telugu audiences before coming up with the teaser.

Aha streaming platform has now given a counter saying their platform streams a lot of originals but they aren't seeking any attention. It all went in a funny manner but no one from Netflix replied to it.

Manadi elago 100% Telugu ne kada? Ika brushing-lu avasaram ledu! by

'Manadi elago 100% Telugu ne kada? Ika brushing-lu avasaram ledu!' Aha captioned the picture.

Aha is the only Telugu streaming platform in the internet space. With a bunch of Telugu originals, the streaming platform is increasing the subscriber base.

Pic Talk: #MegaStar153 Launched!

Post ‘Acharya’ Megastar Chiranjeevi will be featuring in the Telugu remake of Malayalam movie ‘Lucifer.’ Days after confirming the director, this film went for a formal launch today.

Producer NV Prasad who will be bankrolling this movie, took to his Twitter handle and shared pictures of the launch ceremony.

Producers RB Chowdary, Allu Aravind, Mega brother Naga Babu, music composer Thaman, director Mohan Raja and others have graced the launch event.

The regular shooting of this untitled flick will commence from next month.

Ajith Secretly Helps Hyderabadi Idli Vendor

‘Thala’ Ajit has allegedly helped an Idli seller from Hyderabad. News reports said that Ajith, who was shooting for his upcoming film ‘Valimai’ in Hyderabad, witnessed the struggle of a roadside idli seller. Ajit reportedly saw her several times during her odd hours of shooting and recognized her hard work.

 

Apparently, Ajith tasted idli at this seller through his associates. Late in the night after shooting Valimai at the RFC, Ajith received an idli from the vendor. It is said that they like the taste and quality of idli which is offered at a reasonable rate. According to reports, Ajit met this road side vendor in person.

 

Meanwhile, when Ajith completed Valimai’s program in Hyderabad, he inquired about the seller’s financial condition and problems. Knowing the problems faced by the seller for his child’s education, Ajit secretly helped the seller with Rs 1 lakh. This news has surfaced of late and it is now going viral. Fans of Thala Ajit are sharing it widely. Ajit is often noted for his lenient acts. His task of helping the family of an idli seller in Hyderabad for his child’s education is definitely winning the internet.

Ram Charan Joins Acharya Shoot

Finally, Mega Powerstar Ram Charan entered the shoot of Megastar Chiranjeevi’s ‘Acharya’. Directed by Koratala Siva, Kajal Aggarwal is the leading lady and Manisharma is composing the music for this High Voltage Action Entertainer.

Ram Charan will shoot the talkie part in the first schedule and the other details will be out very soon. A huge set worth of 25 cr has been erected in the outskirts of Hyderabad and the majority of the talkie part will be completed over there.

Ram Charan himself is producing ‘Acharya’ along with Niranjan Reddy and the makers are aiming for Summer 2021 release.

Pic Talk: Katrina Wows On Peacock Cover

Bollywood diva Katrina Kaif rarely indulges in photo-shoot like other b-town beauties. But when she does it, Katrina makes to turn many heads and here is the latest one which will surely attract many eyeballs.

Appearing on the cover of PEACOCK magazine, Katrina looks truly ‘IKONIC.’ The ‘ZERO’ actress wore a red outfit designed by Falguni Shane of Peacock India. Sitting on the banks of Maldives beaches, Katrina is just stunning.

The 37 years old shared her experience of her own beauty product brand ‘Kay by Katrina’ and how she built it. “I think how you are, inherently shapes you as an actor. How you see life, what you understand of it, what you practice also adds to it,” stated Katrina on ‘Kay By Katrina.’

Katrina will be next seen in ‘Soorya Vanshi’ opposite Akshay Kumar. The film has wrapped up shooting and is slated for release later this year.

Malaika & Arjun Getting Married Soon?

Malaika Arora got separated from her husband Arbaaz Khan in the year 2017. She married him in the year 1998 and they have been together for 18 years. After getting divorced from Arbaaz, Malaika has been together with Arjun Kapoor and they are undoubtedly the latest and hot pair of Bollywood, making headlines every now and then. The couple have recently been to Goa and have enjoyed the New Year bash in a private villa.

Fans of Malaika have been wanting to know when she is going to marry Arjun and finally, the news is here. As per the latest report, Arjun Kapoor and Malaika Arora are planning to get married in the summer this year and it is going to be a private wedding where only the immediate family members will be present.

Till now, there has been no news or a statement from Boney Kapoor, father of Arjun regarding the latter’s marriage with the Bollywood diva. An official confirmation from the couple is awaited.

Dream Projects That Didn’t Take Off

When it comes to grandeur and telling stories larger-than-life, Telugu directors do get place in the front row. Telugu directors are known for churning out big projects and giving that cinematic experience to movie lovers. However, several ambitious projects of these star directors which require ensemble star cast and big budgets have not taken off yet for various reasons. Here are a few dream projects of prominent directors.

Rajamouli – Mahabharath

Rajamouli, who is known for grand canvas films such as Baahubali and RRR, is still not sure about when his dream project Mahabharath will take off. Rajamouli on many occasions admitted that Mahabharath has been his ambitious project and he aspires to make it a pan India film with a stellar cast. And Jakkanna’s dream is still distant and long way to go.

Trivikram Srinivas – Kobali

Trivikram Srinivas is the most sought-after director as he scored industry blockbuster Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo. Trivikram’s dream project Kobali has been on hold from longtime. While the exact reasons are not known, the film hasn’t hit the floors. It was buzzed that Trivikram had planned this big-budgeted film keeping Pawan Kalyan in mind and Pawan’s entry into politics has put off the project. Now that Pawan has returned to movies, Trivikram has plans to revive Kobali. However, Pawan’s previous commitments and big line-up of projects and Trivikram’s commitments with NTR and Mahesh Babu are hampeing Kobali.

Puri Jagannadh – Jana Gana Mana

Puri Jagannadh is famous for wrapping his films at blitzkrieg speed. He is known for controlling the budget and delivering the film on time. Yet his ambitious patriotic dream film Jana Gana Mana hasn’t taken off. While Puri had narrated this to Mahesh Babu and announced that the film would go onto the floors, Puri’s poor track record then had become a major hurdle as Mahesh backed off from the film. Puri had also tried to do the same film with Venkatesh, but it also didn’t materialise. After delivering decent Paisa Vasool and a blockbuster iSmart Shankar, Puri is back in form. However, Puri has decided to go to Bollywood as he got vexed with Telugu stars. Puri’s ambitious Jana Gana Mana is still on paper and it may take a while to get materialised.

Also, Puri’s another ambitious project Auto Johnny with Chiranjeevi also didn’t take off. While Chiru was impressed and convinced till the first half, Chiru reportedly was not happy with the way the second half progressed. This Chiru spilled the beans to the media and these words have hurt Puri Jagan badly. However, Puri took these in his stride and hoping to do Auto Johnny with Chiru one day.

Gunasekhar – Hiranya Kashyapa

Critically acclaimed filmmaker Gunasekhar made a grand comeback with Anushka Shetty’s Rudhramadevi which also featured Allu Arjun and Rana Daggubati in pivotal roles. Rudhramadevi not just gave much needed success to Gunasekhar but also gave breather to his ambitious historic and mythological films. However, Gunasekhar’s dream project Hiranya Kashyapa based on the oppressive demon Hiranyakashipu which is planned in multiple languages hasn’t materialised so far.

Meanwhile, Gunasekhar has started his next Shakuntalam with Samantha Akkineni in the titular role. Sam will be seen as Sakuntala, the ethereal beauty who falls in love with Dushyanta. Even Shaakuntalam had its share of difficulties as Gunasekhar found it hard to get leading lady for the film. He had approached the likes of Pooja Hegde, Anushka Shetty, but eventually it was offered to Samantha. Hiranya Kashyapa which announced with Rana Daggubati as lead took the back seat. It is not clear when Gunasekhar’s ambitious Hiranya Kashyapa would take off.

Krishna Vamsi – Rythu

Krishna Vamsi might not be in great form. Yet for many actors and stars, he is still on the list of directors to work with. Vamsi had planned an ambitious Rythu for Nandamuri Balakrishna. Balayya was heavily impressed with Vamsi’s script and excited about the role. However, the film requires a special and powerful role which needs to be played by a legendary actor. Balakrishna wanted Amitabh Bachchan to play the role. Balayya and Krishna Vamsi met Amitabh Bachchan in Bombay. However, Amitabh had gently turned down the role. Balayya, who was adamant to have only Amitabh to play the role, has kept the film aside.Since then Rythu has been lying in the cans.

Prabhas To Take One Year Break?

Many actors in the industry are looking forward to taking breaks after working for back to back films. Now, even Prabhas has joined this list.

The actor is currently busy wrapping up Radhe Shyam, which is a Radha Krishna directorial, produced by UV Creations. The film has Pooja Hegde as the leading lady.

Besides Radhe Shyam, Prabhas has Om Raut directorial Adipurush, Prashanth Neel directorial Salaar and yet to be titled film by Nag Ashwin. All these films are being made under a huge budget and are pan India level films, being made in multiple languages.

Prabhas will take a year and a half to complete these films. Post that, he is looking forward to taking a break for a couple of years. Sources say that the actor has signed up three big films at a time because he wants to do as many films as he can and then take a break for a year or so.

Salaar was launched on the occasion of Kanuma. Post Radhe Shyam, Prabhas will begin shooting for Adipurush, then Nag Ashwin directorial and post that, he will work with Prashant.

This news of Prabhas taking a break might be heart breaking to all his fans.

Pawan, NTR, Charan Got Industry Hits Earlier Than Me: Allu Arjun

Stylish Star and ‘Most Googled Telugu Star’ Allu Arjun is on cloud nine during the first anniversary celebration of Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo the film which he calls it as a landmark and milestone in his career. Allu Arjun is modest in admitting that he got such industry blockbuster in career much much late compared to all other stars in the industry.

Naming Pawan Kalyan, NTR and Charan, Allu Arjun said Pawan got Kushi as his seventh film and NTR got Simhadri as his seventh film and his cousin Ram Charan got Magadheera as his second film, whereas Bunny admitted that he got such major success in his career only as his 19th film Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo. Bunny said he got such a big hit only after 17 years of his film career. He said 2020 might be a worst year for the world, but he said it is best year for him and he shouldn’t complain about it.

Allu Arjun said Trivikram is more than a friend or Guru who shaped up his career. He said Trivikram is an elder brother to him and part of family. Allu Arjun said ‘double thank you’ to Thaman for delivering a 2 billion audio album. He thanked the who’s who of the AVPL team and thanked audience and media for the resounding success of the film. Allu Arjun wished all the Sankranthi releases of 2021 should do well and asked audience to watch the films in theatres with 50 percent occupancy. That’s one and only Stylish Star folks.

Ravi Teja’s Krack to have a sequel?

Mass Raja Ravi Teja is quite delighted as he is back to success track after years. His latest movie Krack that released recently is raking massive money at the box-office and the response has been unanimous. This is the third time Ravi Teja and Gopichand Malineni collaborated after Don Seenu and Balupu. During the end titles, the makers of the film hinted at a sequel for Krack.

 As per the update, the project will happen sometime next year once Ravi Teja completes his current projects. Gopichand Malineni too has a couple of other commitments and will focus on Krack 2 once he is done with these projects. An official announcement would be made at a later date once the scriptwork is completed. As of now, Ravi Teja is keen to work with Gopichand Malineni again.

Ram responds about his project with Trivikram Srinivas

Filmydust was the first to break the news that top director Trivikram Srinivas readied an interesting script for Ram and the discussions happened. But the project was put on hold as of now due to the commitments of Trivikram. Energetic Star Ram completed 15 years in Tollywood and his next film RED is hitting the screens for Sankranthi. The Energetic actor interacted with the media recently and responded about working with Trivikram Srinivas. 

He said that the project is under discussion stages and Ram is not sure about when the project starts rolling. Ram said that he would work with Trivikram Srinivas very soon. He also said that he has few scripts ready and he would announce them at the right time. As of now, Ram is the only Tollywood actor who is yet to sign his next film. He rejected a series of scripts and is extra cautious after the super success of Ismart Shankar. RED is carrying decent expectations and Ram is super confident on the film in which he essays dual roles. 

Butta Bomma Sets Baap of Records

Stylish Star Allu Arjun’s Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo is easily one of the best audio albums in recent times. Thaman scored the music for the film and each song created a sensation on social media. From Samajavaragamana to Sitharala Sirapadu, every song is a chartbuster. Butta Bomma song takes a special place in the audio album. The song became a hit silently and then there is no stopping to it. From each and every corner of the country to Australia, the song became viral. Now, the song created a new record on Youtube.

Butta Bomma video song has clocked 500 million views on Youtube. The song created a big buzz on Tik Tok, Youtube, Twitter and other social media platforms. Many celebrities did their versions for the signature step of the song.

Sharing their happiness about the same, the film unit posted, “#ButtaBomma video song touches 500 Million views & the celebrations continue to soar.”

Armaan Malik crooned the song Butta Bomma, penned by Ramajogaiah Sastry. Directed by Trivikram Srinivas, Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo released during Sankranthi last year.

Prashanth Neel Takes Full Control Of Salaar

These days fans and film audiences are getting confused by the way Prabhas’ films are getting some technicians. Especially when it comes to these Telugu-Hindi ventures, various music directors are coming up to give songs, while his Telugu ventures are yet to get clarity over the same. 

But then, Prabhas most-awaited forthcoming film Salaar, which has none other than KGF movie fame Prashant Neel at the helm, will not create any confusion it looks like. Some of Prabhas’ close friends who take care of his film productions usually rumoured to be involved in finalising technicians. But in Salaar’s case, Neel is said to have taken full control in choosing his team.

Meanwhile, it is strongly buzzed that Prashanth is roping in a porminent Bollywood actor as baddie in Salaar. Thus, Prashanth is leaving no stone unturned to hype the film. Even for crowds shots in the film where the film required large number of masses, Prashant called for multi-city auditions which is a welcome move and in turn it’s a marketing and promotional gimmick as well. Thus, Prashanth is clearly showing his mark everywhere.

Now reports are coming out that KGF composer Ravi Basrur and cinematographer Bhuvan Gowda are back in the team for Salaar as well. With the producer of KGF himself rolling out Salaar as well, surely there is no way this core team will get replaced than repeated. Looks like the whole of KGF team is going to present Prabhas in a terrific avatar as the film will showcase the Baahubali star in a different level.

 After wrapping up Radhe Shyam with Radha Krishna Kumar, Prabhas might join the sets of Salaar first and Aadipurush later. 

Kalyan Ram rejects an offer from a noted director

A few months back, news came out that director Maruthi will also pen scripts for small budget films and will also set up projects that will encourage new talent in the industry.

The latest update is that with one such crazy subject, Maruthi and his team approached Kalyan Ram. But sadly, Kalyan Ram has declined the offer after thinking a lot.

Kalyan Ram is looking for a hit and does not want to sign projects just for the heck of it. Did he make a wise decision? or will he get a solid project in the days to come? only time will tell.

TN Approves 100 % Occupancy In Theatres

In a big development the Tamil Nadu government has approved 100 percent occupancy in theatres. From November 10th, the theatres across TN have reopened but with only 50 percent seating capacity.

But during this time, no new film had released and so the theatres incurred huge losses further adding to the lockdown. Accordingly the theatres management recently met the government of TN and put their request before the government to increase the seating capacity.

However, the TN government did not hurry and consulted the health department and only after a report of decrease in daily cases of Covid-19, the government has decided to hike the seating capacity. With this decision, all the theatres and multiplexes in the state can allow 100 percent audiences in the theatres but the standard operations of precautionary measures will be duly followed.

Pongal is a big season for Kollywood and Thalapathy Vijay is arriving at the box office with ‘Master.’ There was a rumour last week that the TN government might hike the seating occupancy and it turns out to be true.

So ‘Master’ is the first big ticket from Kollywood at the ticket counter and certainly the whole of industry would be looking at this film’s performance.

Disha Patani shares new photo from Maldives vacay. The internet hearts it

Disha Patani recently returned from her Maldives vacation and looks like the actress is missing the exotic holiday destination already. Disha took to Instagram on Sunday (January 3) and shared a new photo from her recent vacay.

WHAT DID DISHA PATANI SHARE?

Disha Patani shared a photo in which she can be seen wearing a white ensemble with her hair left open. The actress looks towards the camera and strikes a pose.

She captioned the photo with a smiling sun emoji.

FANS ARE AWESTRUCK

Fans are awestruck with the photo and are dropping comments on the post.

DISHA PATANI IS BACK HOME

Back at home, Disha Patani shared photos of her pets as her Instagram story. In the first pic, her pet cat can be seen looking at an iPad screen.

The second picture shows her doggo, Bella, looking up towards the camera for the perfect picture.

Puri’s Pan India Movie With Yash

Kannada star hero Yash has garnered pan India craze with Prashanth Neel’s KGF. Yash did strike gold with the film set against the gold mining backdrop. As the much awaited second instalment is yet to hit the screens, Yash joined the league of south actors who got national recognition.

Now, director Puri Jagannadh is collaborating with Yash for a Pan India project. Puri, who is directing Vijay Devarakonda in Fighter and predominantly shooting the film in Mumbai, is set to direct Yash very soon. The announcement regarding Puri and Yash’s Multi-lingual film is gonna be made soon.

It is learnt that Puri has narrated a terrific script to Yash with mafia backdrop. Yash got instantly connected to Puri’s story and kicked up about start working on the film. Puri is planning to start Yash’s film soon as his Fighter with Vijay Deverakonda and Ananya Pandey seems to have hit roadblock following the Covid-19 pandemic.

Puri isn’t new to Bollywood. He had made his Bollywood debut with Amitabh Bachchan-starrer Bbuddhah Hoga Terra Baap. The film did showcase Amitabh in a new dimension and Puri’s directorial skills got recognition. As Puri is setting his eyes on B-town and returning with Fighter, he joining hands with Yash for next is the talk of the tinsel town.

Prakash Raj Is Happy To See My Growth As An Actor

Young hero Bellamkonda Sai Srinivas started his film journey as hero with 2014-released Alludu Seenu and he is set to enthrall Telugu audience with Alludu Adhurs directed by Santhosh Srinivas which is gearing up for Sankranthi release on January 15th. Bellamkonda is also making his Bollywood debut with Chatrapathi remake under VV Vinayak’s direction. So, 2021 will be very special film for the young hero who turns a year older today. Here are excerpts from interview with Bellamkonda.

After the grand success of Rakshasudu, you are doing a family entertainer Alludu Adhurs. How different this character and film from your previous ones?

Alludu Adhurs is an out and out entertainer where I played a hilarious character. I want to say this that Alludu Adhurs is definitely not a regular film. It is a commercial entertainer with a unique point. Yu will know this when the trailer is out.

Alludu Adhurs has huge casting including Prakash Raj and Sonu Sood, how was your working experience with them?

I share good rapport with Prakash Raj garu. He has seen me growing as an actor from Alludu Seenu to now. He was very happy and was impressed with my acting. Sonu Sood is another gem. You will love the scenes between me and these senior actors.

How was it working with Santhosh Srinivas?

Santhosh Srinivas is like my brother. He made Kandireega under our home banner. When he came up with this story, I gave the nod at once. He has the knack of dealing comedy subjects. I completely enjoyed working with him.

Was there any particular reason for doing different photoshoots in lockdown with different getups?

I didn’t have any particular reason for doing the photoshoots. As I grew hair and beard for the first time, I wanted to try different looks. The fortunate thing is I got calls from various directors who told me that one or the other look would be apt for their films.

You did two cop dramas in Kavacham and Rakshasudu, do you love wearing khaki?

When I signed Kavacham many cautioned me not do to cop roles at the early stage of my career. Unfortunately, Kavacham didn’t do well at the box office. I took it as a challenge and scored a hit doing a cop in Rakshasudu. I like challenges.

How do you take hits and flops?

I don’t really bother about result of my films. Hit or flop, I don’t take it seriously. If a film becomes hit, I will go to gym in the evening with happiness or else I will work out an hour extra in distress. That’s it. From Monday onwards, it will be completely normal for me. I always take failures in a positive way and move on.

Why did you choose Chatrapathi remake for your Bollywood debut?

My dubbing films turned hit in north belt. So, several filmmakers came to me with the proposal of introducing me in Bollywood. But, I waited for a right script. Pen Studios approached me with Chatrapathi remake and I was delighted to do it. I’m really happy to do remake of Rajamouli’s film. Almost many films of him were remade in Hindi and they became smashing hits. His films will have good content with wonderful family emotions. On the other hand, all the successful Pan Indian films like Baahubali, KGF etc. have mother or other family emotions. There were many blockbuster Hindi films which were high on mother or brother sentiment. Chatrapathi has two emotions in it.

Will you continue doing Pan India films?

I’m not obsessed with this Pan India thing. It depends on script. If I feel the script has universal appeal, then we will go for Pan India or else I’m happy to do in Telugu films alone.

Who is the best critic of your films?

My brother, my family and friends are the best critics of my films. They are very honest and straightforwardly give their feedback. I take their suggestions as well.

Let’s wish Bellamkonda Srinivas a happy birthday and wish him good luck for his next release Alludu Adhurs!