‘Rudhramadevi’ Censored
The mega budget period flick ‘Rudhramadevi’ starring Anushka in the titular role would be hitting the screens on 9th Oct, after so many postponement of release dates. The latest update on the film is that it has been sent for the viewing of Censor Board Officials and the film has acquired a U / A certificate. The violent battle & war sequences in the film may be the reason for the film not getting a clean U certifciate. ‘Rudhramadevi’ directed by Gunasekar has Anushka, Allu Arjun, Catherine Thresa, Nithya Menen, Nasser, Prakash Raj and many others in important roles. The film is a Tamil – Telugu bilingual and the musical score has been rendered by Isaignani Ilaiyaraja.
Andrea’s Loss Is Nayanthara’s Gain
The just released ‘Maya’ is Nayanthara’s 1st film heading the cast and she has proven that she can draw audiences on her own as the film has surpassed the 20 crore mark in the 1st week and what is more the Telugu version ‘Mayuri’ is doing even better reiterating the fact Nayan is indeed the undisputed queen of South Indian cinema.
It has just been revealed that ‘Maya’s director Ashwin Saravanan and the production house 1st wanted to make the film on a low budget and had approached Andrea to play the lead role which she could not do for various reasons. Now the gigantic hit would have done wonders for the singer actress but her loss seems to be Nayan’s huge gain as this is a great follow up to her ‘Thani Oruvan’.
Arvind’s Roja To Become A Vamp
Though Arvind Swamy is currently trending because of his villain avatar in ‘Thani Oruvan’ his biggest blockbuster will remain Maniratnam’s ‘Roja’ in which he made a cute pair with Madhoobala and needless to add that the film is considered one of the gems of world cinema. After a long hiatus Madhoo was recently seen in Balaji Mohan’s ‘Vaayai Moodi Pesavum’ and the actress is doing a couple of Malayalam, Telugu & Kannada films in mother roles. Madhoo has now been approached to play a negative role in one of her forthcoming films to which she has given her nod. Isnt it a strange co – incidence that both the cute ‘Roja’ hero & heroine are turning villains in the same year?
Sarathkumar Files A Case Against Vishal
Last week, senior actress Radhika accused ‘Pandavar Ani’ the rebel group of actors lead by Vishal of spreading baseless allegations of financial mishandling on her husband and Nadigar Sangam President R.Sarathkumar & General Secretary Radharavi. She also warned of serious consequences if they fail to apologize. The ‘Pandavar’ Ani has not officially reacted to this charge with a proof or an apology till now. And Now Sarathkumar has confirmed that he has filed a defamation suit against Vishal & actor S.Ve.Sekar claiming Rs.10 crores for causing insult to him by accusing him of getting illegal gains over a contract to build a mall in the land owned by the Sangam.
Pawan Kalyan’s ‘Kobali’ from Ugadi
The combination of Pawan Kalyan & Trivikram is one of the craziest ones in Tollywood. Whenever they come together for a film, fans start celebrating. After ‘Jalsa’ & ‘Attarintiki Daaredi’, both of them are supposed to team up for a movie titled ‘Kobali’. The ‘Julayi’ director took time for the pre – production work and according to sources, he narrated the script to the Power Star recently and got a green signal from him.
‘Size Zero’ Release Date Confirmed Officially
Finally, the release date of Anushka’s much awaited entertainer ‘Size Zero’ has been confirmed officially. PVP Cinema is planning to release the film on 9th Oct, 2015 the same day on which Sweety’s another film ‘Rudramadevi’ is also slated for a release. Arya is the lead actor in this film, in which Sonal Chauhan plays an important role. The teasers are interesting and the team says that the film will be a big entertainer. Prakash Kovelamudi is the director & Keeravani is the music director.
‘Bengal Tiger’ Post Production Underway
The shooting of Ravi Teja’s ‘Bengal Tiger’ has been almost completed and the post production work is underway. Tamannaah & Raashi Khanna will be seen opposite the Mass Maharaj in this action entertainer, directed by Sampath Nandi. Producer K K Radha Mohan said, “Ravi Teja will mesmerize the audiences with his energetic performance. The response to the 1st look is very good. Sampath Nandi knows the pulse of the audience. He is directing the film exceptionally well. We completed shooting 2 songs in Switzerland recently. The audio composed by Bheems Ceciroleo will be released in Oct, 2015 and the film will also be released soon”.
Ram Charan On A Shooting Spree
The shooting schedules of Ram Charan’s ‘Bruce Lee – The Fighter’ are packed back – to – back with the Megapower star himself shooting straight for 60 days. Although the project is on a tight deadline, the crew is committed to the film releasing on 16th Oct, 2015. Looks like Ram Charan is being a true fighter by working relentlessly and more recently, the star has been shooting for 17 hours straight for the “Mega Meter” song which is being shot on location at Ramoji Film City. Director Sreenu Vaitla, too, has equally put in lots of hard work on the project as well. Word is that the lead actress, Rakul Preet had injured her back while rehearsing but still managed to pull of 3 consecutive days of shoot
‘Pathemari’ Narrowly Misses Out On Oscar Selection
Among the jury for Oscar selection of Indian films to the 88th Academy Awards for foreign language films, were Dr Biju, Ramachandrababu & K. Madhu. It has been said that ‘Pathemari’ had a close run, but finally could not make it. The movie directed by Salim Ahamed narrowly missed out on the Oscar selection. Instead the movie which got selected was ‘Court’. It would have been a huge boost for the movie if it was selected.
Parvathy Menon impresses as Kanchanamala. Kanchanamala has by now become the stuff that legends are made of. Portraying her on screen was actress Parvathy Menon. Parvathy has lend an amazing depth into the character. After one of the video songs from the movie was released, there was talk about ‘Ennu Ninte Moideen’ being similar for Parvathy with her role in ‘Mariyan’. However, even wearing similar skirt & top, Parvathy’s portrayal of Kanchanamala is so fresh, even the eyes emoting. There is innocence & hope, tireless waiting, grit, determination, intense grief & unadulterated love reflected in those eyes. There is conviction with which Kanchana has been enacted on screen.
‘Gajapade‘ Gets U/A Certificate
Tall & handsome actor Harsha waiting for a big break from the days of ‘Moggina Manasu’ is expecting good response & strong stay in the market from ‘Gajapade’ that was passed by the regional censor board with a U/A certificate recently. This is Kunchi Creations ‘Gajapade’ produced by Raghu Kunchi, Shreyas, Muththu Pavagada, Annayya Upaveer, Deepu, Thimmayya and friends.
Seenu is heading megaphone while Kumar Chakravathi handles camera. Abhilash & Joel scored music, Muniraju editing, Harikrishna, Height Manju dance, Kaurava Venkatesh stunts. ‘Gajapade’ with a gang on hit out or get out policy stars Harsha in the lead with Arun, Siddesh, Tanmayi, Navya et al.
Om Puri Returns Back To Kannada Screen
Highly acclaimed actor from Hindi cinema Om Puri comes back to Kannada. In ‘Tiger’ Om Puri plays the senior cop’s role. Previously he has acted in block buster Kannada cinema with Dr Shivarajakumar & Dr Chandini starrer ‘AK 47’ and in challenging star Darshan starring ‘Dhruva’.
‘Tiger’ starring Pradeep & Madhurima Bannerji in the direction of hat trick director Nandakishore has completed 60% of shooting. Pradeep’s father – in – law retired IAS K. Shivaramu is in the role of encounter specialist. The title of this film ‘Tiger’ is bestowed on Prabhakar after his ‘Tiger’ film. He was called as Tiger Prabhakar.
