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Competition heats up for Samantha
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Competition heats up for Samantha

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Actress Samantha has sudden competition from unexpected sources. The star has four movies lined up out of which in three of them she has to share screen space with rivals such as Shruti, Praneeti & Tamannah.
Rana & Prabhas to be MIA till 2014
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Rana & Prabhas to be MIA till 2014

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While many Tollywood actors are getting ready to release their second film of the year, Balakrishna, Prabhas & Rana are doing the disappearing act and will not be seen on screen till 2014. While Rana & Prabhas are busy shooting for big budget films, Balakrishn...
New fad among Tollywood directors
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New fad among Tollywood directors

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Directors of the Telugu film industry have found a brand new concept for their films, after making numerous hit films on the mafia industry, and that is to make their stars event managers for most of the films releasing this summer like Greeku Veerudu, Jabarda...
A delight for kids this summer
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A delight for kids this summer

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Producer and distributor Allu Aravind, speaking at the launch of the animation movie 'Chota Bheem and the Throne of Bali', said that unlike a regular Telugu movie, much thought had to be given to the release of a children's film.
Sridevi not in 'Bahubali'
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Sridevi not in 'Bahubali'

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Director SS Rajamouli rubbishes rumours that he is casting actress Sridevi in his new film 'Bahubali' for the role of Prabhas' mother. The director revealed that they did consider her for role but decided against it as the expectations from the film will incre...
'Shadow' releases today
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'Shadow' releases today

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The much awaited film 'Shadow' starring Venkatesh, Taapsee, Srikanth, and Madhurima, and directed by Meher Ramesh released today to amazing reviews. The film was released in a record number of theatres and is expected to be a huge hit.
Pawan Kalyan & JR NTR to clash at box office
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Pawan Kalyan & JR NTR to clash at box office

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Tollywood actors Pawan Kalyan & Jr NTR are all set to clash at the box office for the first time as both their films are releasing in the same week. While Pawan Kalyan's new film with director Trivikram will release on August 7th, Jr NTR's 'Ramaiya Vastavaiya'...
Audio release of 'Iddarammayilatho' on 28th April
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Audio release of 'Iddarammayilatho' on 28th April

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After many speculations, it is declared that the audio release function of 'Iddarammayilatho' starring Allu Arjun & Amala Paul, will be held on the April 28. The music for the film was by Devi Sri Prasad and directed by Puri Jagannadh.
Young directors want to work with Kamal Hassan
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Young directors want to work with Kamal Hassan

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Many young directors are waiting for a chance to make a film with Southern superstar Kamal Hassan and are even writing scripts to suit the actor but reports suggest that the star, though willing to work with young new directors, will only do so after his film ...
Pawan Kalyan's film sets record overseas
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Pawan Kalyan's film sets record overseas

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Actor Pawan Kalyan's yet-to-release film with director Trivikram has been sold at a record price of Rs 6.5 crores to a distributor overseas. This is a new record for the Telugu film industry as the rights for any Telugu film have not been sold for such a high ...
Audio launch of 'Action 3D'
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Audio launch of 'Action 3D'

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The audio launch of Allari Naresh's 'Action 3D', also starring Vaibhav, Shaam, Raju Sundaram, Sneha Ullal and Kamna Jethmalani, was held in Hyderabad. The music for the film has been scored by Bappi & Bappa Lahiri.
Is Hansika dating Simbu?
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Is Hansika dating Simbu?

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Actress Hansika Motwani rubbishes rumours about her alleged love affair with Tamil actor Simbu. The star took to Twitter to deny that she is not dating her co-star in two films, saying she finds these rumours amusing and will let the whole world know when she ...
Pawan Kalyan to shoot for 'Gabbar Singh 2' in May
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Pawan Kalyan to shoot for 'Gabbar Singh 2' in May

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Powerstar Pawan Kalyan may not have any releases this summer but will start shooting for the sequel of 'Gabbar Singh' and Trivikram's new film. Pawan Kalyan will be simultaneously shooting for both films, something that he has not done before in his career.
'Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde' draws good response
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'Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde' draws good response

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The recently released 'Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde', starring Nitin & Nithya Menon in the lead, gets a wonderful response at the box office and has already been called a hit. The team of the film organised a press meet to celebrate the success and speaking at ...
'Iddarammayilatho' release postponed
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'Iddarammayilatho' release postponed

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The release of Puri Jagannadh's 'Iddarammayilatho', starring Allu Arjun, Amala Paul, Catherine Tresa, Brahmanandam and Nassar, has been extended by 15 days. It will now be released on May 24. Reports reveal that the date was changed due to pending post-product...
Platinum disk function of 'Shadow'
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Platinum disk function of 'Shadow'

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The platinum disk function of 'Shadow', starring Tapsee and Venkatesh, was held in Hyderabad recently. The film's music is given by SS Thaman. Speaking at the event, Venkatesh thanked Thaman for giving such good music for the film and hopes all sections of the...
First look of Jr NTR's 'Ramaiya Vasta Vaiya'
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First look of Jr NTR's 'Ramaiya Vasta Vaiya'

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After scoring a super hit with his recent release, 'Baadshah', actor JR NTR is all set to be seen in a completely different avatar in his new film 'Ramaiya Vasta Vaiya'. The logo & the fist look of the film was released which shows Jr NTR casually dressed, hol...
Asin responds to affair rumours
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Asin responds to affair rumours

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After numerous rumours of marriage and later of an affair with Prabhu Deva, actress Asin has finally spoken up and says she has not fallen in love with anyone nor is she having an affair with anyone. The actress rubbished rumours saying she is great friends wi...
Ravi Teja hopes for hit with summer release
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Ravi Teja hopes for hit with summer release

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Tollywood actor Ravi Teja needs a hit quite desperately and has a plan in place to make his new film 'Balupu' a hit, by releasing it during the summer holidays. The shooting for the film is almost finished and will release on May 24.
Clash between top films resolved
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Clash between top films resolved

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The battle of film releases - between Nagarjuna and Venkatesh - has finally come to an end with Nag's 'Greeku Veerudu' releasing on May 4 and Venkatesh's 'Shadow' releasing on April 26. According to reports, the directors of both films met and decided to relea...
Tollywood heroes turn negative for roles
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Tollywood heroes turn negative for roles

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The days when a Telugu movie hero was the boy-next-door are over. Now the heroes are negative, based in foreign locations, want to destroy the mafia and beat up the goons. Most of the big heroes like Mahesh Babu, Jr NTR, Prabhas are hugely popular for taking o...
Television artistes arrested in Hyderabad
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Television artistes arrested in Hyderabad

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Six television artistes were arrested for attacking the MAA TV office in Jubilee Hills. Many TV artistes staged a protest against dubbed serials being telecast on most Telugu channels. The lawyer representing the artistes said it was unfair to arrest the actor...
Actress Anjali makes an appearance
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Actress Anjali makes an appearance

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Tollywood actress Anjali finally came out of hiding after five days and met the West Zone DCP to inform him that she is fine and only went away as she was stressed. The actress thanked the media for their support and also apologised to the producers & co-actor...
'Crazy' hits the theatres
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'Crazy' hits the theatres

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The bilingual film 'Crazy' starring Arya, Hansika and Anjali released this week to good reviews and collections. The team of the film organised a press meet to interact with the press and inform them that the film made good money on the first day.
Rajinikanth in a double role
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Rajinikanth in a double role

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Superstar Rajinikanth will soon be seen in his new film 'Vikramsimha' in which he is all set to do a double role. The star will enact the roles of both father and son in this film, a role he has done in a few hit films before. Actresses Shobana and Deepika Pad...
Nagarjuna is a satisfied man
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Nagarjuna is a satisfied man

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Actor Nagarjuna wishes all the audiences a very Happy Ugadi, says he has not made any new resolutions this year and is quite happy and satisfied after his film 'Rajanna' won six Nandi awards, including one for himself. On being asked if he was interested in po...
Actress Anjali gets in touch with her brother
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Actress Anjali gets in touch with her brother

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Actress Anjali, who went into hiding four days ago, finally gets in touch with her brother Ravi Shankar. She allegedly told him that she ran away as she could not bear the torture she was being put through by her aunt and uncle. She also informed him that she ...
Actress Anjali found
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Actress Anjali found

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Tollywood actress Anjali, who created a furore when she went missing for a little while, has been found. The actress reportedly called her mother, Parvathi, to reassure her that she is fine and also urged them to not file any missing cases. Anjali's brother, R...
Tollywood actress Anjali goes missing
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Tollywood actress Anjali goes missing

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Tollywood actress Anjali goes missing and has sent everyone into a frenzy. No one has seen the star after Wednesday. The actress was supposed to shoot the Telugu remake of the Hindi hit 'Bol Bachchan' in Bangalore and was expected in the city today, but she st...
Journalist Prabhu moves to direction
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Journalist Prabhu moves to direction

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Popular journalist Prabhu has changed professions, and is now making a movie with actor Srikanth. Speaking at a press meet, Srikanth said he has known Prabhu for a long time and could not refuse when he came to him with such a good script.
Tapsee talks about 'Shadow'
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Tapsee talks about 'Shadow'

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Southern star Tapsee Pannu talks about her new film 'Shadow' and thanks the audiences for making the music of the film a huge success. She reveals that director Meher Ramesh had been talking about choosing a special person to perform the item song in the film...
Audio launch of 'Pavitra'
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Audio launch of 'Pavitra'

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The audio launch of 'Pavitra' starring Shriya Saran will be held in three cities of Andhra Pradesh beginning tonight at Visakhapatnam and at Rajahmundry and Vijayawada on Sunday. The entire story of the movie, the music to which is by MM Srilekha, revolves aro...
'Baadshah' is a hit
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'Baadshah' is a hit

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Jr NTR's 'Baadshah' co-staring Kajal Aggarwal, which released yesterday has already been declared a hit, as it got amazing collections on the first day itself. The film released in a record number of theatres and is expected to make more money.
Mahesh Babu clarifies rumours
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Mahesh Babu clarifies rumours

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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.
Music review of 'Greeku Veerudu'
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Music review of 'Greeku Veerudu'

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Music Director SS Thaman is a busy man these days with most directors choosing him to make music for their films. Most of his films are huge hits and the inclusion of Thaman in any movie is sure to attract the masses. His latest release 'Greeku Veerudu', which...
Balakrishna is back to shoot
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Balakrishna is back to shoot

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Actor Balakrishna has been away from limelight for a while now, but there is good news for his fans. The superstar is back with 'Ruler' that will be directed by Boyapati and the shooting for which will start in May. This rubbishes news that the actor has bid a...
'Baadshah is most expensive Tollywood film'
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'Baadshah is most expensive Tollywood film'

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Jr NTR's 'Baadshah' with Kajal Agarwal hits the theatres today and producer Bandla Ganesh shares his experiences while making the movie. He says most of the cast is filled with popular names in the industry, has been shot in over eight countries and is one of ...
'Baadshah' releases worldwide
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'Baadshah' releases worldwide

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Jr NTR's 'Baadshah' co-starring Kajal Aggarwal has finally hit the theatres all over the world to a positive response. The audience are rushing to the theatres and those who have already seen the film opine that the dialogues and the story are amazing.
'Baadshah' releases today
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'Baadshah' releases today

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Jr NTR's 'Baadshah' co-starring Kajal Agarwal, Navdeep, Mukesh Rishi, Ashish Vidyarthi, and directed by Srinu Vaitla, is all set to hit the theatres today across the world. In Hyderabad itself, the film is releasing in over 100 theatres and is expected to be a...
Hansika's movies dubbed into Telugu
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Hansika's movies dubbed into Telugu

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Actress Haniska Motwani is popular with the Telugu audience but she has chosen to work in the Tamil film industry more than Tollywood, as most of her Tamil films are being dubbed into Telugu and released in Andhra. She will soon be seen with actor Siddharth in...
'Viswaroopam 2' to release on Aug 15
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'Viswaroopam 2' to release on Aug 15

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Kamal Haasan is leaving no stone unturned to make sure there are no problems with the release of 'Viswaroopam 2', which will release on August 15. After the success of the first part of the film, Kamal's production house revealed that he is in a hurry to finis...
Fans disappointed with Mahesh Babu
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Fans disappointed with Mahesh Babu

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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...
Big summer releases from Tollywood
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Big summer releases from Tollywood

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Cricket season has kickstarted in the country with the IPL, but Telugu heroes are not too worried about pulling crowds to watch their films. In the two months that IPL will be on, several Telugu films hit the theatres, including 'Baadshah', 'Shadow', 'Greeku V...
Kajal ready for another hit with 'Baadshah'
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Kajal ready for another hit with 'Baadshah'

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Just when the critics wrote her off, tollywood star Kajal Aggarwal showed what she is made of, by not only scoring hits already this year but also by gearing up for another superhit, this time with Jr NTR's 'Baadshah'. The actress already has four superhits un...
Samantha stays out of limelight
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Samantha stays out of limelight

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Tollywood actress Samantha has been staying away from public eye for sometime now, as she is reportedly upset with the rumours of her alleged affair with 'Jabardasth' co-star, Siddharth. Another reason, reports say is 'Jadardasth' not doing so well in the thea...
Audio launch of 'Greeku Veerudu' on April 3
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Audio launch of 'Greeku Veerudu' on April 3

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The audio launch of Nagarjuna's new film 'Greeku Veerdu' will finally be held at Shilpa Kala Vedika in Hyderabad tomorrow. The film, which also has Nayanatara, is directed by Dasaradh and marks Nagarjuna's return to romantic films after a long gap in which he ...
'Swami Ra Ra' hits theatres
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'Swami Ra Ra' hits theatres

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Nikhil and Swathi's comedy thriller 'Swami Ra Ra', directed by Sudhir Varma, hits the theatres this Friday to a good opening. In the film, Nikhil plays the role of a petty thief who meets Swathi and both get into trouble with goons.
Hit films elude Nagarjuna and family
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Hit films elude Nagarjuna and family

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Naga Chaitanya, his dad Nagarjuna and uncle Venkatesh are in the queue seeking the gift of a hit movie as the box office. These stars have not had a good 2012 and a hit is just what the doctor had ordered.
Cases against Priyamani & Anushka
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Cases against Priyamani & Anushka

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An NGO activist Subudda files cases against Tollywood actresses Priyamani & Anushka Shetty for displaying obscenity and vulgarity in their recent movies. The Malkajgiri court today ordered the Andhra police to file cases against them.
'Adi Shankara' music release on Shivaratri
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'Adi Shankara' music release on Shivaratri

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Writer Bharavi is all set to release the music of his epic movie, based on the life of Sri Adi Sankaracharya, called 'Adi Shankara' on Maha Shivaratri. The film has a stellar cast, including super stars Nagarjuna, Mohan Babu and other big names from the Telugu...
'Gundello Godari' gets rave reviews
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'Gundello Godari' gets rave reviews

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Lakshmi Manchu's 'Gundello Godari' released on International Women's Day to rave reviews from the audience across all centres. Addressing the media, producer and actor Lakshmi Manchu thanked the audience for appreciating the film and believing in her ability a...
'Shadow' musical trailer launched
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'Shadow' musical trailer launched

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Musical trailer of Venkatesh's new film 'Shadow' was launched recently to appease the fans of the actor, as the actual audio launch got postponed. Speaking at the event, Venkatesh thanks music director S Thaman for making such good music for the film.
Priyamani, Anushka in legal trouble
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Priyamani, Anushka in legal trouble

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Hyderabad High Court orders the Malkajgiri police station to file a case against Tollywood actresses Priyamani and Anushka Shetty before March 15, for alleged obscenity. Social activist and lawyer L Subuddi had filed a case against the stars for wearing obscen...
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Ajay Devgan in 'Dookudu' remake
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Ajay Devgan in 'Dookudu' remake

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Looks like Bollywood actor Ajay Devgan is the new ‘Remake Raja’ in the Hindi film industry. It is said that Ajay Devgan will be playing the lead in the Hindi remake of Telugu blockbuster 'Dookudu'. Although Salman was the first choice to play the lead, the...
Tollywood to Bollywood
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Tollywood to Bollywood

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After tasting success in Bollywood, established heroines in Tollywood are breaking their association with South. Asin who became popular with 'Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi' and 'Annavaram' hasn't signed a movie in Telugu after shifting to Bollywood. Even Goan be...
Allu Arjun to have two releases this year
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Allu Arjun to have two releases this year

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After ardently following 'one movie a year' formula for the past four years, Stylish Star Allu Arjun will have two releases this year. 'Iddarammayilatho' under Puri Jagannath's direction and 'Yevadu' under Vamsi Paidipally's direction. He is also doing 'Race G...
'Mental' vs 'Besharam' at BO this year
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'Mental' vs 'Besharam' at BO this year

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Bollywood superstars Salman Khan and Ranbir Kapoor are going to clash at the box office this year. Salman who had missed out on his deadline is now looking at releasing his forthcoming film 'Mental' directed by his younger brother Sohail Khan on October 2, whi...
Nayanatara looking for a big break
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Nayanatara looking for a big break

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After a brief hiatus from acting, Nayanatara made her re-entry with Daggubati Rana's 'Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum'. But after it faltered at box office, Nayanatara pins her hopes on 'Greeku Veerudu'.
Siddharth says no to love stories
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Siddharth says no to love stories

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Love stories are always a rage on Indian screens, but what makes Siddharth say no to them? Rumour has it that directors are approaching Siddharth with love stories and that he's had enough of it. He is looking to do serious and different roles to shed his "lov...
Logo of Nani's 'Paisa' unveiled
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Logo of Nani's 'Paisa' unveiled

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Nani's new movie 'Paisa' is all about money. The movie being directed by Krishna Vamshi will be ready for a release in mid-March. The movie's logo was launched in the presence of Nani, Vamshi, and the movie's female lead. Nani also brought to the event his wif...
Stars prefer new, at times inexperienced directors
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Stars prefer new, at times inexperienced directors

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Srikanth Addala has just one hit film. Yet he managed to rope in Mahesh Babu and Venkatesh for 'Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu'. 'Kandireega' director Srinivas got lucky with Jr NTR's next movie. So what's with the top stars pushing aside seniority of a di...
Gopichand missing from Tollywood
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Gopichand missing from Tollywood

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He has been missing for quite some time now. Yes, we are talking about Gopichand. His last movie was 'Mogudu'. Now he is back with a movie 'Jackpot', based on a bank scam, that would be released by June.
Producer Bandla Ganesh under I-T scanner
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Producer Bandla Ganesh under I-T scanner

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From a small-time actor doing comedy roles to one of Tollywood's biggest producers, Bandla Ganesh has come a long way and in a very short time. Which is probably why the Income Tax department has its eyes on him. However, there has been no official confirmatio...
Puri goes slow
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Puri goes slow

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As director he is singularly famous for the speed with which he completes movies. But things have changed this year. Puri Jagannadh has decided to go slow and is instead going it one at a time.
Sunil is Valentine star
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Sunil is Valentine star

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Top stars target Sankranthi releases. And actor Sunil has a unique record: he targets February 14 for releases. His last film 'Poola Rangudu' was released last year on Valentine's Day. And this year 'Pelli Kodaku' is also being released on February 14.
Tollywood gets mushy on family sentiment
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Tollywood gets mushy on family sentiment

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Tollywood stars have turned away from violence and are now ready to devote their energies to creating a Brindavanam on the screen. So get ready for family sentiment, sister sentiment, brother sentiment, father sentiment, and other sentiments in Telugu movies f...
Tapsee has new plans for 2013
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Tapsee has new plans for 2013

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Tollywood actress Tapsee has not had a big hit for a while now but the beauty plans to change that in 2013 with six films in her kitty. The Punjabi heroine has only one hit to her name so far but is still in high demand with both directors and actors.
Bollywood awaits release of Telugu movies
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Bollywood awaits release of Telugu movies

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All the big directors, actors and production houses in Bollywood are awaiting the release of Tollywood movies. Over the past few years many Bollywood movies were remakes of superhit Telugu films, and Bollywood wants to continue to make money this way. Four of ...
New Year with Sharvanand, Priya Anand
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New Year with Sharvanand, Priya Anand

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Sarvanand and Priya Anand play the lead roles in 'Ko Ante Koti' that is produced by Sharvanand himself. Here both the leads actors talk about how they spend their new year and about the characters they portray in the movie. 'Ko Ante Koti' has Sharvanand , Priy...
Junior NTR's 'Dammu' does not impress
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Junior NTR's 'Dammu' does not impress

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From the NTR camp, only one movie by Junior NTR saw the light this year. Starring Karthika Nair and Trisha Krishnan, 'Dammu' was barely a hit. The movie was high on action and very low on content, according to certain reviews.
2012 - Good year for Tollywood
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2012 - Good year for Tollywood

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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...
Video Song from 'Naayak' leaked
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Video Song from 'Naayak' leaked

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A leaked song from Ram Charan Teja's new film 'Naayak' has enraged the actor while the fans are in awe of the young star's amazing dancing in the song. The video of the song 'Laila O Laila' was leaked and found on the internet and is already a rage among Ram C...
Allari Naresh in another comedy
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Allari Naresh in another comedy

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Allari Naresh is back with another comedy movie 'Yamuduki Mogudu', which will release on December 28th. Naresh promises the audience an amazing, super fun film, says the movie is a socio-fantasy entertainer.
Another hit for Ravi Teja & Kajal
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Another hit for Ravi Teja & Kajal

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Ravi Teja & Kajal Aggarwal starrer 'Sir Vacharu' has finally released to a very good opening. This movie is unlike Ravi Teja's usual mass movies, and is being seen after a short break. The movie also stars 'Leader' fame Richa Gangopadhyay.
Charmee rubbishes rumours
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Charmee rubbishes rumours

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Actress Charmee is back in the news, this time for all the wrong reasons. It was recently rumoured that Charmee had slapped a director, but the actress rubbishes the rumours, posting on a social networking site that she did not slap anyone.
Shekhar Kammula is back
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Shekhar Kammula is back

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After the success of 'Life is Beautiful', Shekhar Kammula is back to making a new film, and he has shocked both his fans and those in the Telugu film industry, by revealing that he is making a Telugu remake of Vidya Balan's 'Kaahani. It remains to be seen who ...
Dasari Narayana Rao blasts Tollywood heroes
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Dasari Narayana Rao blasts Tollywood heroes

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Actor-Producer/Director Dasari Narayana Rao is known for not mincing his words and saying what he feels, and this time he blasted all the young heroes of the Telugu film industry at a book launch, saying their attitude is all wrong, and the only superstar of t...
Another achievement for Mahesh Babu
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Another achievement for Mahesh Babu

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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...
Why are villains missing from filmy love?
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Why are villains missing from filmy love?

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Not very long back, one could pick and choose among the following for building up the villain of a filmy love story, that ogre who kept two lovers apart, from uniting forever and ever: caste, community, religion, social standing, factional and family feuds, an...
Prabhu Deva calls it 'Ramaiya Vastavaiya'
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Prabhu Deva calls it 'Ramaiya Vastavaiya'

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One of the earliest and most famous Telugu phrases to get popular outside Andhra Pradesh and in Bollywood is now the new title for Prabhu Deva's new film. But that's not all. It will be the first time a word from a regional language is being used as the title ...
Search is for a new heroine
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Search is for a new heroine

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Tollywood stars are busy, and so are the top heroines. Some in Tollywood, others acting in projects in Tamil and Hindi cinemas too. So the search is now for the next big thing in Tollywood. Here is a lineup of new heroines who could just make the grade.
Nani gets offer from Mumbai producer
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Nani gets offer from Mumbai producer

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When he started his career, it was presumed that he would be a big star in small movies. But Nani has surprised the critics. He has got to work with top directors, has married his sweetheart, and now at the end of 2012, he has got an offer from a top productio...
Stars plan at least two releases in 2013
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Stars plan at least two releases in 2013

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Tollywood's top stars are planning at least two releases in the next year. The stars have realised even if one movie does not do well at the BO, the second one could be the saviour. For example this year Jr NTR had just one release 'Dammu' in 2012. His 'Badsha...
Sivaji's very different movie 'Dasami'
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Sivaji's very different movie 'Dasami'

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Sivaji is here, with a new movie, which he says had a different storyline. With the name 'Dasami' the title has very positive vibrations he says. The movie has a tagline that reads 'The Path To Victory'.
Film dynasties: Tollywood's tragedy or USP
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Film dynasties: Tollywood's tragedy or USP

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Tollywood is dominated by film dynasties. The dynasties decide the heroes, star cast, and at times even the success of a movie by the sheer weight of popularity of their founders. At leas 15 such newcomers, sons or relatives of superstars, are getting ready to...
Tollywood follows remake formula
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Tollywood follows remake formula

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Seems like young heroes in Tollywood have gone the Bollywood way by remaking movies from other languages. Power star Pawan Kalyan who was tasting failure after 'Jalsa' recharged his acting career with 'Gabbar Singh', a remake of Salman Khan starrer, Dabangg. E...
Ileana, Trisha, Sriya say no to Telugu films
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Ileana, Trisha, Sriya say no to Telugu films

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Ileana D'cruz, Sriya Saran and Trisha have said no to film projects in Telugu cinema. But each of them have their own reasons for not accepting projects in Telugu.
Get ready for low-budget cinemas
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Get ready for low-budget cinemas

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A slew of small budget films are ready to hit the screen in the months leading to end of 2012. These movies are 'Genius', 'Routine Love Story', 'Bus-stop' and 'Gundello Godari'. With a star cast that does not have much star power, these movies are are but shot...
Nag's 'Damarukam' release on Nov 9?
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Nag's 'Damarukam' release on Nov 9?

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Its release date was postponed at the last minute. The new release date is being put at November The film has a huge budget for graphics and the producers tried to explain away the postponement of the movie to technical reasons. Yes, Nagarjuna's mega budget mo...
'Denekaina Ready' hurts Brahmin sentiments
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'Denekaina Ready' hurts Brahmin sentiments

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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...
Bollywood eyes Anushka, Nayantara
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Bollywood eyes Anushka, Nayantara

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They have not yet been 'discovered' by Bollywood. Now these South beauties Anushka Shetty and Nayantara are being eyed by Bollywood producers for roles.
Hansika's bag of roles gets filled up fast
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Hansika's bag of roles gets filled up fast

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Hansika Motwani is a craze in Tamil cinema, who has maintained a figure that is magnet for fans who buy tickets to see her on the screen with their favourite stars. Now this Mumbai girl, who briefly flirted with roles in Bollywood, is back to secure a firm foo...
K Raghavendra Rao directs 'Intinta Annamayya'
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K Raghavendra Rao directs 'Intinta Annamayya'

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Director K Raghavendra Rao is directing a movie, a love story, that will have at its leitmotif the greatness of India culture, and make use of Annamayya's kirtanas. The film 'Intinta Annamayya' stars producer Yelamanchili Saibabu's son Revanth, who makes his d...
Don't watch pirated 'Denekaina Ready': Vishnu
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Don't watch pirated 'Denekaina Ready': Vishnu

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Manchu Vishnu is happy at the response his movie 'Denekaina Ready' has got on the day of its release. But he fears piracy of the movies and appeals to his fans.
Mani Sharma is Tollywood's busiest
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Mani Sharma is Tollywood's busiest

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Music director Mani Sharma was overshadowed for a long time by Thaman. But with success of 'Cameraman Ganga Tho Rambabu', he has accepted two more movies.
Allu Arjun's new movie launched
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Allu Arjun's new movie launched

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Stylish star Allu Arjun teams up with 'Kick' director Surender Reddy for a new action thriller whose shooting was launched on Vijayadashmi.
'Cameraman' issue holds up 'Denikaina Ready'
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'Cameraman' issue holds up 'Denikaina Ready'

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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...
Audio release highlights of 'Okkadine'
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Audio release highlights of 'Okkadine'

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'Okkadine' is Nara Rohit's new movie, with Nithya Menen as the female lead. These are the audio release highlights of the movie. Present at the function were Nara Rohit, Nithya, Balakrishna, UV Krishnam Raju, Nagababu and other members of the film's production...
Abbai Class Ammai Mass
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Abbai Class Ammai Mass

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Does Varun Sandesh look 'class', and Haripriya 'mass'? At least director Koneti Sreenu thinks so, and so he has cast them in his 'Abbai Class Ammai Mass'. Varun with his glasses does look a bit class, but Haripriya says it was a role that was miles apart from ...
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