Prabhu Deva is mainly focussing on Bollywood

Choreographer turned director Prabhu Deva debuted as director with the super hit Telugu flick Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana. He remade this film in Tamil and became successful there also. Subsequently he directed few more films in Tamil and Telugu before he moved on to Bollywood. 

The grand success of Wanted (Remake of Telugu blockbuster Pokiri) starring Salman Khan has earned him good recognition in Bollywood. Hence Prabhu Deva is now focusing mainly on directing the Hindi flicks only. Right now he is busy with Rowdy Rathod also a Telugu remake (Vikramarkudu) starring Akshay Kumar and after this project he is going to direct an action entertainer with Ajay Devgan as lead actor. However we are yet to know whether this is going to be the remake of any super hit film from the south or a fresh subject. If you are curious to know, just wait and see.
 

Prabhas Rebel last schedule from Nov 5

Prabhas’s latest flick Rebel movie last schedule will start from November 5th. Tamanna and Deeksha Seth are pairing with Prabhas. SS Thaman is scoring the music. C.Ramprasad is handling the camera. Darling Swamy is penning the dialogues. According to makers Rebel would be the highest budget film in Prabhas’s career.
Director Lawrence said, “Rebel is a perfect film for Prabhas personality and image. This is a tailor made film for him which only he can do it. His performance is extraordinary in this film. Producers are also making this film in an excellent manner. From all aspects, ‘Rebel’ will be a good film for all of us.”

Nandini Reddy's next with Siddharth

Soon after the success of Ala Modalaindi, director Nandini Reddy was flooded with many offers but she waited for more than a year to get a star's dates. Buzz is that handsome hero Siddharth has given his nod to her. Bellamkonda Suresh produces this movie and it might go on to the sets from this year-end. 

Nandini Reddy won praise for the fresh narration of Ala Modalaindi. 
Siddharth's next release in Telugu is Dil Raju produced O My Friend. And he also signed a Tamil/Telugu bilingual and couple of Hindi/English projects.
 

Bhaskar-Bunny film from Jan. 12

Allu Arjun, who is currently on a sabbatical, will be directed by Bommarillu Bhaskar from January 2012.  The film will be produced by BVSN Prasad.

Bhaskar has been holding story discussions with Arjun for quite a few months.  They did not want to officially announce the film till they have arrived at a cogent idea.

It seems they have finally embarked on the idea.  Mr. Prasad, who is revelling in the commercial success of Oosaravelli, has been convinced that the story will make a terrific subject.

A touching love story aside, the film could be expected to have the hero's character curiously written.  Parugu and Orange saw the heroes with their own distinct approach to life and love.  Will Bhaskar repeat this feat or will he play safe?

Pawan finalizes film with Raju Sundaram

Raju Sundaram is the next non-Telugu director who is going to direct Pawan Kalyan.  (The superstar is currently being directed by Vishnu Vardhan, who is a Kollywoodian).  To be produced by BVSN Prasad, the film will hit the floors once Pawan is done shooting for Gabbar Singh.

The film is expected to go on the floors sometime in the summer of 2012 as Pawan will be shooting for the Dabanng remake until March or April.

Raju Sundaram comes with the prior experience of directing a superstar.  His film, Aegan with Ajith was a released in the year 2008.

The film is said to be scripted by SJ Suryah.

Rana’s first look in RGV’s Department!

Tollywood hero Rana is presently acting in a Bollywood film "Department" in the direction of Ramgopal Varma. Now the latest news is that Rana’s look in the film is out. In Department film, Rana is playing a cop role and his character name in the film is Shiv Narayan. Department is the second film in Bollywood for Rana, earlier he acted in Dum Maro Dum movie.

Rana has worked hard to look like a tough Maharashtra cop and he met many cops in Mumbai and also spoke to them about their working style, the way they deal the criminals. Rana has done research on Mumbai cops to better his performance in the film.

In Department Amitabh Bachchan plays a gangster turned politician, Sanjay Dutt and Rana Daggubati play cops.Kangana ranaut is playing as wife to Rana.

Tollywood girls Manchu Lakshmi Prasanna and Madhu Shalini are also playing the important roles in the film.

Nagarjuna’s Shirdi Sai details!

Most of them know that King Nagarjuna is teaming up with Darshkendrudu K.Raghavendra Rao for another devotional film after Annamayya and Sri Ramadasu. Now the duo is teaming up for the film titled "Shirdi Sai", which is based on the life story of Shirdi Sai Baba.

As per the sources the film unit has done a lot of research and ground work to make thesuccess of this film. Presently the music sitting of the film is progressing at Prasad Colour Lab complex in Hyderabad. Earlier the music sitting was held at Shirdi and a few songs were composed. Film director Raghavendra Rao and music director Keeravani are participating in the music sittings.

Shiridi Sai is being produced by A. Maheshwar Reddy and Paruchuri Brothers are providing the script and dialogues for the film. Veda Vyas is penning the lyrics for the songs in the film.

Watch out this space for latest updates on this project!

Autonagar Surya faces T-heat

Naga Chaitanya’s upcoming film Autonagar Surya finally went on floors today. Samantha is playing the lead role and Deva Katta is directing the film. Although he was quite happy with the first day’s shoot, the film unit had to face the ire of Telangana supporters. When the film’s shooting was in progress at Chinna Shapoor village near Hyderabad, a group of Telangana activists surrounded the unit and raised slogan. Despite repeated attempts to appease the crowd, the group of Telangana activists didn’t budge. The shooting was stalled for quite sometime which forced the film unit to relocate to a different venue.

The film is about a guy who rebels against the system and it has the backdrop of automobile industry in Vijayawada. Anup Rubens is composing the music. Srikanth Naroj is the cinematographer. Ravinder is the art director. Atchi Reddy is producing the film on Max India banner and RR Venkat is presenting the film on RR Movie Makers banner.

Surender Reddy directing Salman Khan

Stylish director Surender Reddy has confirmed that he is all set to direct Salman Khan soon. The movie in question is the Hindi adaptation of Surender Reddy’s ‘Kick’. Raviteja starred in that movie and it went on to become quite a big success.

Salman Khan has agreed to do that film and so now we have two Telugu directors who will work with Salman Khan soon. We have Sreenu Vaitla with the Hindi version of ‘Dookudu’ and we have Surender Reddy with the Hindi version of ‘Kick’.

Salman Khan has been achieving unprecedented success of late with the Hindi versions of popular south films. Let us hope our Telugu directors strike it big with Salman Bhai.

Mahesh is the SRK of Tollywood

Mahesh Babu is the number one hero among the current generation heroes is what his fans believe. Other heroes fans contradict this and show various weak points of Mahesh to prove that he has long way to go to reach that point. But every hero fan should agree that Mahesh is the number one when it comes to overseas territory.

No hero comes close to him in terms of popularity or crowd pulling ability in this region. Dookudu has set a new landmark for this region showing that there is so much untapped market for Telugu films in overseas. We can compare him to Shahrukh Khan especially in this area.
SRK proved he is undisputed king in overseas with numerous instances and Mahesh is following the suit. Stars like Salman Khan are kings in India but couldn't come close to Shahrukh in overseas. Same is happening with stars like Jr NTR here. We have to wait and see if Pawan Kalyan, who was once a big crowd puller in this region could bounce back and match up with Mahesh or not. 

Review @ Pilla Zamindar Movie

Rating: 3/5
Cast : Nani, Haripriya, Bindu Madhavi, Srinivas Avasarala, Ravu Ramesh, M S Narayana, Sivaprasad, Vennela Kishore, Sameer, Nagineedu, Tagubothu Ramesh and others
Directed by : G Ashok
Produced by : D S Rao, S S Buchiba
Banner : S S Cinemas
Music : Selvaganesh
Release Date : 2011-10-14

Story:

A thoughtful tale, the story begins with PJ (nani) who is filled with pride and headstrong nature. He dreams of owning the Rs 5000 crores property of his grandfather (nagineedu) as he is reaching major status. However, when the time comes, the grandfather's will is read out and it implies that PJ must complete his graduation in three years and that too at a college in Siripuram. If he doesn't, he would not get the property. PJ decides to go for it. There he meets more than he can chew. But what starts as a mission for property soon gets PJ into various situations and incidents which change his perspective towards life and people. What happens after that forms the rest of the story.

Artist performances:
Nani has given a sensible performance and he carries the role very well. Haripriya looks hot and seductive with her natural beauty. She deserves to be seen more onscreen. Bindu Madhavi was sweet but her role was limited. Srinivas Avasarala was effective and added good value. Ravu Ramesh was good. M S Narayana was impressive, Vennela Kishore was funny. Nagineedu was mild as usual. Sivaprasad was standard. Nani's group of friends was very good and brought a lot of humour.

Plus points:

• Comedy
• Making and taking
• Dialogues
• Locations and feel

Minus points:

• Second half
• Sentimental overdose
• Excess Melodrama during second half
• Weak pace in few scenes

Analysis:
The good side of the film is that the script has been met with a different treatment altogether. Luckily, most of the time the film is made on a lighter note and there is a very realistic approach to everything. Technically, the film has been made well and there are those few scenes wherein the energy levels come down due to slow etching at critical points. Overall, this is a film which suits the regular audience and family folks. At the box office, the film has good chances of success.
 Verdict: Enjoyable but a bit slow in second half

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