Written and directed by Jahangir Shams, 'Teens' is produced by Manjari LG under the banner of Surf Net Movies. Sajith Raj and Divyadarshan are playing the lead roles. Madhupal, Sonia, Kalasala Babu, Sathar, Ganapathi, Niyaz Becker, and Swapna Menon are the oth...
The Cyderabad police are all set to arrest Maganti Ramji, producer and son of former TDP minister Maganti Babu, after Soni Pratima filed a case against him for sending inappropriate emails and have reached Nellore to arrest him. The police reveal that they hav...
The pooja of the film 'Veyilum Mazhayum' was held in Thiruvananthapuram. Babu Pallassery has penned the story and the screenplay of the film, which is directed by Shyju N. Actor Madhu, singer G Venugopal, Nemam Pushparaj and Pramod Payyannur were present at th...
The Gujarat government has decided to appeal once again in the 2002 Naroda Patiya riot case. The state government has filed an appeal in the High Court seeking death penalty for a former minister in the Modi government, Maya Kodnani, along with Bajrang Dal lea...
Gujarat government is set to move Supreme Court, seeking death penalty for former Gujarat Women and Child Development Minister Maya Kodnani. The government will also demand death for Bajrang Dal leader Babu Bajrangi and eight others for the massacre in Naroda ...
The Gujarat Government files an appeal in the High Court seeking death penalty for a former minister in the Modi government, Maya Kodnani, along with Bajrang Dal leader, Babu Bajrangi and eight others for their role in the 2002 Naroda Patiya riots.
Rumours have been flying around for a long time now about his look in Sukumar's new film, but actor Mahesh Babu clarifies and says most of the rumours are true. He admits that he will be seen in a completely new look in the yet to be titled film.
Actor Mahesh Babu has disappointed his fans by revealing that he will not be releasing any movie this Dussehra, like he usually does, as the film he is currently shooting for is a big-budget one and will take a while to make. Mahesh's new film is an action ent...
After a soft interlude of 'Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu', Mahesh Babu is ready to fight, on screen that is. Fans who missed Mahesh's angry man image on the big screen can now look up to a lot of action in his next film, which is being directed by Sukumar...
At one time, the sons of stars became actors. But now sons of even producers are becoming stars in their own right. But of course their fathers do give them the initial push. The latest kids on the block are Allu Sirish and Naga Babu's son Varun Teja.
Mahesh Babu is a huge star in Andhra Pradesh. But, his fan base does not end there, it extends well into Tamil Nadu too. All his movies are dubbed into Tamil and all of them do really well at the box office. His superhit 'Dookudu' has also been dubbed into Tam...
Anti-Corruption Bureau officials raid the residence of a sub-inspector from the Excise Department in Guntur's Tenali, acting on information that he had accumulated wealth from unaccounted sources. The ACB is now verifying a list of properties it unearthed in t...
Telugu film industry's complete ladies man, the ideal boyfriend and ideal husband for all time to come. That was Shobhan Babu. The actor who earned name as the most romantic of all Telugu stars. He shone even in many heroine-oriented movies. The star in person...
Excise Minister K Babu says that the government is not planning to grant licenses to new liquor shops in the state soon. He reveals that the government will consider granting licenses after going through the report which will be submitted by Justice Ramachandr...
This episode of Anveshana deals with the whereabouts of yesteryear actress Jayamalini, who once set the silver screen on fire with her beauty and dance moves. Veteran director Dasari Narayana Rao says out of 150 movies he directed, Jayamalini was a part of at ...
Three sixth standard students, namely Lakshman, Mahesh Babu & Yesudau, staying at the SC Hostel near Boempally in Hyderabad have been reported missing and have written a letter warning not to search for them anywhere or else they would kill themselves.
Actor-director duos can make or break a film and we've seen many such 'hit combinations' in Tollywood that had set the Box Office on fire over the years. The crazy combination of Mahesh Babu-Puri Jagannath, Pawan Kalyan-Trivikram, and Balakrishna-Boyapati Srin...
The combination of Puri Jagannath and Mahesh Babu for the third time. Mahesh Babu's new film will be directed by Puri for which he has selected a excellent story.
The government's decision to give permission to private entities to grant bar licenses has reportedly led to large scale corruption. State Excise Minister K Babu too has admitted that corruption has become a rampant practice in granting licenses to bars.
During the 'Vastunna Meekosam Padayatra', TDP President Chandrababu Naidu appealed to the youth of Andhra Pradesh to strengthen their spirit for the fight against corruption. He also said that the Congress party had become the hub of corrupt politics.
Like other Tollywood movies, Mahesh Babu's movies too are targeted for release during the holiday season or at time of festivals. But Prince's new movie with director Sukumar could well see a launch on the star's birthday.
Political and media analyst Bhasurendra Babu lashes out at Opposition leader VS Achuthananthan saying it is because of the former Chief Minister's ideology that sex crimes are prevalent in Kerala. Babu also says that the concepts and ideologies of Achuthananth...
The Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi awards will be conferred on 18 persons this year representing different fields of music and dance. Krishnakumar, Binni Krishnakumar and Vanaja Shankar will be honoured for Carnatic music. The others named for the awards incl...
The twelve-day strike drivers and crew of container carrier lorries has called off their strike at the Vallarpadam International Container Transshipment Terminal (ICTT). The strike demanding wage revision, was called off following the discussions convened in T...
The Dabangg star, who is doing her first South movie, has reportedly demanded Rs 5 crore to act in the Tellugu movie. Sonaksh will play the lead role in 'Shivam' directed by Krish Jagarlamudi, opposite Mahesh Babu.
Mahesh Babu's movies are the current flavour in Bollywood. His movies like 'Okkadu' and 'Dookudu' are being remade in Hindi. 'Okkadu' was Mahesh's first big hit and top Bollywood stars may be roped for the Hindi remake.
Mahesh Babu, Prabhas, Jr NTR, Pawan Kalyan had their biggest hits with a set of directors. They had since moved on to star in films directed by others. But now the realisation has dawned that they need a hit as big as the one their favourite directors had once...
The Delhi Police have arrested a man, Babu Vyapari, who is alleged to have robbed people by dressing up as a woman. According to the police, Babu Vyapari used a woman's disguise to ask for lifts in Lajpat Nagar area to carry out his robberies. Once inside the ...
Inspired by the Olympic Silver Medalist Sushil Kumar, the Kerala team is all set to take part in the National Junior Wrestling Championship. Coach Trivi feels that the performance of the Kerala athletics eam will also be a motivation to the junior wrestlers. H...
In a exclusive chat, Mahesh Babu speaks on the secret to his smartness, success of 'Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu', and also offers advice to his heroines to use shampoo brands that he advertises.
The Supreme Court will hear a petition filed by bar owners against the government for not implementing the High Court order regarding bar licences. The High Court had earlier directed the State government to permit bar licences to all three-star hotels. But th...
Prince Mahesh Babu was frank, precise and 'very very happy' at the success of 'Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu'. Mahesh was at Vijayawada to thank the Telugu movie audience for making the film a success. Mahesh spoke on what the movie meant to him, the scri...
Spiritual leader Asaram Bapu's comments that the victim of the brutal sexual assault is equally responsible for crime has sparked widespread condemnation. Asaram bapu has said that victim of Delhi gangrape victim could have saved herself by addressing rapists ...
Tollywood had a decent run this year at the box office. Of the 164 movies that were released this year, only 97 were original Telugu movies. The remaining were all either dubbed or remade from Tamil, Malayalam and English movies. The successful innings began w...
Tollywood has its own unique way of functioning. And a release during Sankranthi is one such tradition. But there is more to this that it suggests. None have realised the successful 'secret' of a release during festival time than Mahesh Babu and Jr NTR. If you...
Actor Nani speaks to his wife Anjali on the phone from TV9 studios where he had come for a programme along with Sharvanand and Allari Naresh. Anchor Devi calls up Anjali, and for the first time one gets to hear the person who Nani had been in love with and who...
For the first time on live TV, Nani's wife announces to the world her husband's real name. Of course, like a 'good' Indian housewife she seeks Nani's permission to utter his name. Watch this really cute, and public conversation between Nani and his wife Anjali...
They are Telugu film industry's most promising stars, who have had a smashing 2012. Now all three come together, on one stage, free and frank, joking, laughing and sharing insights about themselves and the others. Nani, Sharvanand and Allari Naresh come into T...
Ram Charan's 'Nayak' and Mahesh Babu-Venkatesh's 'Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu' are gearing up to entertain audience for the Sankranthi festival. With big Tollywood heroes booking 90 percent of the theatres in Andhra Pradesh, even universal star Kamal Ha...
Superstar Mahesh Babu is taking Tollywood to great heights, going where none of his predecessors have gone before. Mahesh's new movie with Venkatesh & Samantha, 'Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu' will be released in New York's prestigious theatre 'AMC' along...
Two police constables are accused of subjecting their wives to physical abuse. One wife is dead, while the other is in a hospital with burn injuries. Venkatesh, a constable at Tadwai in Nizamabad, was an alcoholic, a habit that cause of constant strife at home...
Visakhapatnam district Yalamanchili MLA Kanna Babu has one of the poshest houses in Visakhapatnam. The sprawling house built in Visakhapatnam's Seethammadhara ASR Nagar is a landmark in these parts. The GVMC has been kind enough to levy property tax on this ho...
Minister for Cinema KB Ganesh Kumar inaugurated the renovated Kalabhavan theatre at Thiruvananthapuram, saying that all the recent changes witnessed in the Malayalam film industry was a result of Chief Minister Oommen Chandy's long-term vision that the Cinema ...
Tollywood's stars are seeding plans to become the No 1 for the year 2013. The plan is to star in movies that keep them alive and ticking at the box office for at least six months.
Mahesh Babu and director Sukumar. Pawan Kalyan and director Trivikram Srinivas. Ram Charan Teja and director VV Vinayak. Jr NTR and Srinu Vaitla. These star-director combination have given hit films no doubt. Distributors line up for their movies going by just...
At one time he donated crores worth of gold ornaments to Tirumala. However, the tides have changed as Gali Janardhan Reddy was so short of money that he mortgaged 11 kgs of his personal gold to raise money and secure his bail. Investigations have revealed that...
Citizens displaced due to land acquisition for Vizhinjam seaport were given five cents of land (nearly 2200 sq ft) by the government. The residents on the land were handed over the deed to the land by minister K Babu at a public function on Tuesday. Apart from...
Kerala fisheries minister K Babu has directed Kasargod district collector to procure the required granite and resume the halted work of Cheruvathur Madakkara harbour. The Rs 26 crore project has been in limbo because of lack of supply of granite. The minister ...
Representatives of brahmins met comedian Brahmanandam at his residence over the controversy related to 'Denekaina Ready'. Brahmanandam played a key role in the movie, and was part of the many scenes which brahmin associations have been alleging are insulting t...
It is one of the most heated non-political discussions ever seen on prime time on TV9. Ever since the release of 'Denekaina Ready', the protest by brahmins that followed, and Mohan Babu's arrogant response, to the cases filed against its producer Mohan Babu an...
Mohan Babu has angered the brahmins of the state. Even as the anger against him spills over into the third week, he has called in brahmins from Chennai to vouch for his character. Mohan Babu and his family are not just facing Court cases filed by brahmin assoc...
Protesters from the brahmin community staged a dharna but were arrested before they were able to lay siege to the Raj Bhavan in Hyderabad. They were demanding the arrest of 'Denekaina Ready' producer Mohan Babu and the film's hero Manchu Vishnu. The brahmin co...
Has Manchu Mohan Babu been made to kneel down before the agitation launched by brahmins against him and his family? Mohan Babu called in brahmins from Tirupati to boost his credentials before the community that has been angry at him for their portrayal in 'Den...
A candidate participating in the army recruitment going on at Ongole's police parade grounds collapsed and died on the way to hospital. Prabhakar had entered the fourth round of the recruitment tests and was running a race when he collapsed and was given urgen...
Brahmin associations take out a rally from Khairatabad circle to the Raj Bhavan demanding deletion of scenes in Manchu Vishnu's movie 'Denekaina Ready' which they say are objectionable and insulting to their community. They raise slogans against the movie and ...
The struggle between Mohan Babu and brahmin associations over the dialogues in his movie 'Denekaina Ready' sees no signs of abatement. Hyderabad police have registered a case against Mohan Babu, Manchu Vishnu, Brahmanandam and Nageswar Reddy, under four sectio...
Mohan Babu may have felt he was 'Denekaina Ready' to face the protests made by associations of the brahmin community, who were aggrieved by the film's portrayal of brahmins in the film. But things have gone out of hand. Brahmins protested out his house in Hyde...
'Cameraman Ganga Tho Rambabu' may have a hesitant start in collections across Andhra Pradesh, but the film had a good showing across US. The lifting of the restrictions on exhibiting of other language films in Karnataka has also helped in collections there. So...
A court in Hyderabad has ordered a case to be registered against the producer, director and actors of 'Denekaina Ready' for hurting the sentiments of the brahmin community. Vishnu plays a Muslim in the film, who assumes the role of a Hindu brahmin priest to br...
A section from the brahmin community is angry at the portrayal of their community in Mohan Babu's movie 'Denekaina Ready'. They staged a dharna outside his house in Hyderabad, demanding that he delete scenes where brahmins and the character of Krishna Sastry p...
Speaking at a seminar organised by the Federation of Toddy Tappers at Ernaklulam, UDF Convenor PP Thanakachan says that the State Government of Kerala has no plans of banning toddy in the state, adding that it was never in the UDF manifesto. He finds it hard t...
Tollywood stars agreed, and promised, that their remuneration were on the higher side and needed a roll back. But that was then. Since much water has flowed. And the remuneration of the stars has seen an increase of 50%. So will there be a day when stars help ...
Actor Mohan Babu holds a press conference to accuse the accuses the regional officer of the censor boad of bias against his son's film. Mohan Babu makes certain personal allegations against A Dhanalakshmi, the Central Board of Film Certification regional offic...
Mohan Babu is an angry man. He is angry that his son Vishnu's 'Denikaina Ready', that was to be released for Dussera, is being denied a censor certificate since the censor board wanted certain cuts to be made. He is sarcastic when talking about what he feels i...
They went on a mission to Delhi whose purpose was not clearly mentioned publicly. But these four minister returned empty-handed without getting a chance to meet Sonia Gandhi. And they plan to travel once again after Dussera.
Kannada actress Hemasri's murder, allegedly at the hands of her husband Surendra Babu at a guesthouse near Anantapur town owned by a Congress leader, has more to it than meets the eye, say local organisations. TDP leader Varla Ramaiah has even gone to the exte...
Heroine Hemasri died a mysterious death in Bangalore. She was admitted to the city's Baptist hospital complaining of ill-health, but her family blames her husband R Surendra Babu. Surendra Babu is a JD(S) leader. Hemasri was a child actress too, she had campai...
Director SS Rajamouli has done three films with Jr NTR, one with Prabhas, two with Ravi Teja, and one with Ram Charan Teja. So which top actor will Rajamouli work with next? Mahesh Babu?
With an aim to solve the Kitex issue, State Excise Minister K Babu is holding a meeting with the company representatives at the Ernakulam Collectorate on October 5. The Kochi-headquartered Kitex Garments Ltd had announced its plan to drop the Rs 262 crore expa...
Fans can argue endlessly about who is Tollywood's number one- Megastar or Superstar. Pawan Kalyan or Mahesh Babu. But if we set that aside for a bit, then across South India, Mahesh Babu definitely number one. Mahesh has earlier shocked Akshay Kumar by grabbin...
He is an MLA with crores worth of property, got through illegal means, says an complaint filed with the Anti Corruption Bureau. But here is how he managed to find a way out of getting trapped for possessing crores worth of unaccounted property: he got many of ...
Vikram and Jagpathi Babu's 'Siva Thandavam' releases tomorrow, October 5. The movie that is shot extensively in London, and also stars Anushka, Lakshmi Rai and Amy Jackson, is an out and out action 'thriller, with family sentiment', says producer C Kalyan.
Vikram and Jagpathi Babu in a really frank conversation with Devi on their new movie 'Siva Thandavam'. Both stars talk about their roles, their chemistry on-screen and off-screen, roles of the female leads, and the roles of glam girls Anushka, Lakshmi Rai and ...
Chittoor TDP MLA Praveen Reddy is trying to make the jump to YSR Congress party by raising objections to Chandrababu Naidu's letter, says TDP's Renvoori Prakash Reddy. The letter written by TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, on the T...
At least 20 big films are set for release over the last three months of the year 2012. 'Damarukam', 'Siva Thandavam', 'Rebel', 'Surya', 'Cameraman Ganga Tho Rambabu', 'Autonagar Surya' and 'Seethamma Vakitlo Srimalle Chettu' are some of the big movies that wil...
Prince Mahesh Babu is very much in demand when it comes to endorsements. He is now the brand ambassador for the South India Shopping Mall, that is opening its third mall in Hyderabad. Mahesh came to mall to wish it success.
The sub-committee appointed by the UDF to study Nelliyampathy estate row is set meet today. This is the third meet of the sub-committee which is headed by Rajan Babu.
Vikram is desperate for a hit in the Telugu industry as his recent films have all failed to impress the Telugu audience. He is hoping to change his luck in telugu with 'Shiva Tandavam', also starring Jagapathi Babu.
Kajal Agarwal, who raced to the top spot with 'Businessman', is being apparently being chucked out of Mahesh Babu's new film. Director Sukumar's new film with Mahesh Babu had Kajal playing the lead, but lack of her dates has led to a rethink. She has at least ...
The Anti-Corruption Bureau has registered a disproportionate assets case against Yalamanchili Congress MLA Uppalapati Venkata Ramanamurthy Raju of Visakhapatnam. The case was registered after a plea filed by a local leader.
These are the highlights from the audio release function of Vikram and Jagpathi Babu's 'Siva Thandavam'. The movie is released in Telugu and Tamil, and stars Anushka Shetty and Amy Jackson in leading roles. The story has all the songs from the movie, and dance...
Mahesh Babu has signed a new movie with 'Brindavanam' director Vamsi Paidipally called 'Krishna, Mukunda, Murari'. Mahesh will start shooting for the film early next year.
Music director MM Srilekha talks about her new film with Sivaji called 'Em Babu Ladoo Kaval', says the movie is a very good entertainer, a complete comedy film and appreciates Sivaji for the efforts he put in.
Pawan Kalyan is usually called Powerstar, but of late he is being called the 'CM'. No, not Chief Minister, but 'Common Man'. Pawan is playing the role of a journalist and a 'CM' in his new movie 'Ram Babu', directed by Cameraman Ganga and co-staring Tamannaah.
In 2004, his property was Rs 50,000 in cash, plus Rs 25,000 that belonged to his wife. In 2009, that wealth had blossomed to Rs 10 crore. His sprawling bungalow at Seethammadhara near the Simhachalam temple has been built on encroached land, says a complaint f...
The audio of Vikram and Jagapathi Babu-starrer 'Siva Thandavam', titled 'Thaandavam' in Tamil, was launched on September 11. Catch the highlights from the audio launch of the movie.
After the success of 'Dookudu' last year, Mahesh Babu had decided to complete at least two films a year. With the completion of 'Businessman' in five months, he seemed well on track to reach that goal. However, with the delay in the shooting of 'Seethamma Vaki...
The sub-committee appointed by the UDF to study Nelliyampathy estate row is set meet today. This is the third meet of the sub-committee which is headed by Rajan Babu.
When Chiranjeevi, Nagarjuna, Balakrishna and Venkatesh were around, the slot for the 'small' hero was filled by the likes of Srikanth and Jagapathi Babu. Such heroes made ten films to the one film made by a top hero. They provided wholesome entertainment to th...
The second sitting of the Nelliyampathy subcommittee headed by MLA Rajan Babu is all set to begin. The last sitting had taken into consideration the complaints of individuals and farmer's organizations.
He has become used to a easy lifestyle. To fund this, he toll a loan of Rs 10 crore loan from the SBI based on fake documents that showed a property in his name worth Rs 5 crore. When he failed to pay up, the bank lodged a complaint with the CBI.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh refuses to resign; Congress leader Digvijay Singh hits out at Vinod Rai over CAG report; Samajwadi leader Mulayam Singh Yadav stages a protest against Coalgate; MNS chief Raj Thackeray attacks singer Asha Bhonsle for inviting Paki...
All the 32 accused in the Naroda Patia case of the Gujarat riots of 2002 were today handed out sentences. Maya Kodnani was given 10 years of jail and 18 years of life imprisonment, that is a total of 28 years of jail. Another accused Babu Bajrangi was given li...
A Special Court pronounces its sentences for the 31 accused in the Naroda-Patia case of 2002 riots. Maya Kodnani has received 18 years in jail, besides the general sentence of 10 years. This would mean a total of 28 years of jail for Maya Kodnani. Babu Bajrang...