Archives for 2017

Varun Tej’s Career Is Not Looking So Bright

The career of Varun Tej is looking not so bright. He has couple of movies on hand and is getting good remuneration as well. Yet, he has no blockbuster in his career. Kanche was the sole success. After delivering huge dud with Mister, he will now be testing his luck at the Box – Office turnstile again with Sekhar Kammula’s Fidaa. Sekhar Kammula has also gone out of form with his last 2 movies. He needs to prove his mettle again with Fidaa. The teaser of Fidda is not at all interesting. On Sat, he also launched another movie in the direction of a newcomer. This film too is not hot project as per as the distributors are concerned. So his prospects for a blockbuster are looking bleak at this moment. The lanky tall hero is a handsome guy and he looked quite promising when he made his debut. But he has not been able to deliver a blockbuster.

Working On DJ Was Fulfilling Experience For Pooja Hegde

Pooja Hegde, last seen in Ashutosh Gowariker’s Mohenjo Daro, avers that she had a fulfilling experience while working in the upcoming Telugu entertainer Duvvada Jagannadham aka DJ. “I thoroughly enjoyed shooting for Duvvada Jagannadham aka DJ and the experience has been very fulfilling. As an actor, it’s essential a film does well, but its fate is not in our hands. What’s more important are the memories you make while working on each project.” She added, “You spend nearly 6 months on a project. You leave everything & stay with people you don’t even know. If you don’t enjoy working with them, nothing else really matters. You need to find a family in the people you work with. I’m glad I found a family in Duvvada Jagannadham aka DJ.” Having mostly played the homely, girl – next – door in her Telugu films so far, Pooja has upped the glamour quotient in Duvvada Jagannadham aka DJ. “Unlike my simple & good looking avatars so far, I have played a very glamorous role. It’s the kind of character that helped me grow as an actor,” she said, heaping praises on co -star Allu Arjun, “He is like a rubber man…someone who can dance phenomenally and he does it with a0certain swag. I always end up working with great dancers. It was Hrithik (Roshan) last time & now Allu Arjun,” she stated. “Each time I saw his dance portion, I’d call him and say how he nailed every step. I would tell him jokingly that I have to take extra dance lessons just to match his performance. He is a very friendly & a honest co – star.” she concludes. Directed by Harish Shankar, the film is slated for release soon. On working with Harish, Pooja said, “He is the funniest director I have ever worked with. You take any behind – the – scenes photograph and you’d find us – Harish, Arjun & I – laughing & goofing around. We had so much fun shooting.” Pooja says that Harish is very easy to work with.

Rana to Act Under Vinayak’s Direction?

Rana Duggabatti has gained great popularity with Baahubali series but his aim is now to get the success as a solo hero. He is now interacting with directors to line up his next movies. He is looking for a director who establishes him as a big star. On the other hand, his father Suresh Babu is trying to rope in V V Vinayak, who has been sitting idle after the release of Megastar Chiranjeevi’s Khaidi No 150 and his efforts to get dates of a top star went in vain. Hoping to begin a movie with NTR next year, he is just cooling off without any work. It has to be seen whether he would give his nod to direct Rana Duggabatti. V V Vinayak earlier rejected the offer of directing Sai Dharam Tej on the grounds that the budget is not viable. He now cannot make a movie with Rs 40 Cr budget, where as Sai Dharam Tej has just Rs 25 cr market. Hence the proposal didn’t materialize. But with Rana Duggabatti, he will not face such a problem as his movies can be dubbed into Tamil, Hindi & Malayalam languages.

Mahesh Babu Finally Moves To Koratala Movie

Mahesh Babu is back in Hyderabad. After completing the final portions of Spyder in Chennai, Mahesh Babu has landed in Hyderabad. He joined the sets of director Koratala Siva’s big – budgeted political thriller on 21st Jun, 2017. From now on, he will be completely immersed with Bharath Ane Nenu, the movie that Siva Koratala is filming right now. Siva has mammoth task on his hands to complete this movie in just 5 months, as Mahesh Babu wants it to field during Pongal festival time. For the 1st time, ever Koratala Siva is directing a movie based on another writer’s script. Sreehari Nanu, who earlier directed Bhoomika Chawla produced Takita Takita, has written the basic story of Bharath Ane Nenu. Mahesh Babu will be seen as a young politician in this drama set in the backdrop of Telugu politics. He will be sporting Khadi dresses. Mahesh Babu still has to work for Murugadoss’s Spyder in Jul, 2017 or Aug, 2017 to complete 2 songs.

Allari Naresh’s Special in #Mahesh25

The pre – production work of Mahesh Babu’s 25th film is almost done even before the superstar joined the sets of his 24th film. Mahesh’s next is with Vamsy Paidipalli who had completed the script work and is currently busy in finalizing the star cast & the crew. As per the latest buzz, Allari Naresh has been roped in to play one of the key characters in the film. Allari Naresh has reportedly agreed to do a full length supporting character in the movie. Alli Naresh has done quite a few multi – actor movies before, but he didn’t take up any supporting characters until now. Vamsy Paidipalli who has impressed one & all with his fabulous work in Oopiri is giving his best to make the landmark movie of Mahesh a special one. The film will go on the floors after Mahesh is done with Bharath Ane Nenu directed by Koratala Siva. #Mahesh25 is bankrolled by Dil Raju & Aswini Dutt.

Venkatesh’s Cameo In Pawan – Trivikram Film

Pawan Kalyan & Victory Venkatesh are going to be seen together on the celluloid silver screen once again. After sharing the screen space in Gopala Gopala the off – screen friends are now coming together once afain as Venkatesh has agreed to do a small cameo in Pawan’s 25th film directed by Trivikram. Venkatesh shares a good bond with Trivikram who was the writer for Nuvvu Naaku Nachav & Malliswari. The veteran actor has immediately agreed to do a small role in Pawan’s landmark film when Trivikram asked him. It is going to be a very funny episode that lasts for 3 to 4 minutes. Trivikram is filmed this episode recently on Venkatesh, Pawan Kalyan and other star cast, told sources. With Venkatesh’s cameo the most anticipated film has turned all the more special.

Pawan Kalyan Targeting Hindi Market Yet Again

Pawan Kalyan had a bitter experience in Bollywood with his first attempt Sardaar Gabbar Singh that ended up as a huge disaster. It couldn’t even recover the prints & the publicity costs over there. Despite the terrible 1st ever Bollywood experience, Pawan Kalyan is all set to test Bollywood waters yet again. Pawan’s latest film directed by Trivikram is going to be dubbed into Hindi. Theatrical rights of Hindi dubbed version of PSPK fetched a handsome Rs. 11 crore for the makers. The deal also includes digital, satellite & other rights of Hindi version of the most awaited Telugu film. Can Pawan Kalyan stamp his authority over Bollywood box office this time by eclipsing the bad memories of Sardaar? Telugu films have been fetching good deals in Bollywood lately as there is so much craze for Hindi dubbed Telugu films in North India. Hindi dubbed version of Sarrainodu clocked nearly 4 crore views on YouTube within no time shows the amount of craze for Telugu films amongst the Bollywood audiences.

Lucky Bunny A Perfect Setting For DJ

There is not even 1 film that is minting money at the Box – Office turnstiles right now. All the movies that are currently running in theaters including Baahubali 2 are waiting to be replaced by a biggie. Film lovers have been desperately waiting for a biggie post Baahubali 2 storm and finally DJ is coming to fill in the void on this Fri. Duvvada Jagannadham is the only big film that will run in theaters from this Fri besides a couple of small – timers. What’s even luckier for DJ buyers is there won’t be any notable film in its 2nd week also. With 2 full weeks of ground and a huge release in over 1000 screens, all DJ needs is average to decent talk to hit a jackpot at the Box -Office turnstiles. DJ will face competition in its 3rd week from Nani’s Ninnu Kori & Gopichand’s Gautam Nanda in its 4th week. Allu Arjun cannot ask for a better time to release his much anticipated movie as it will have 2 weeks of uninterrupted run and only a little competition in the consecutive weeks.

Rashmika Mandanna Is Not Romancing Allu Arjun

It was reported in a section of media that Kirrik Party fame Rashmika Mandanna is making her debut in Telugu cinema with Allu Arjun’s Naa Peru Surya. However, the reports turned out false as the makers of Naa Peru Surya are yet to finalize the female lead. Director Vakkantam Vamsy wants to have one of the leading actresses in his debut film. Female lead character in the film is a very strong one that demands an experienced actress. Therefore, he is considering big names for the heroine’s character. Naa Peru Surya will start rolling shortly and aim for a release in summer 2018. Bunny will take a short break from shootings and enjoy a holiday abroad with his family. He will join the shoot of Naa Peru Surya – Naa Illu India from Jul, 2017.

Balayya Confirms Pongal Fight

Nandamuri Balakrishna is back in India. He wrapped up the lengthy foreign schedule of his 101st film that is being directed by Puri Jagannadh. Even though, he will have to shoot for this movie for another 2 months, he has asked director K S Ravikumar to launch their movie next month. Tamil senior director K S Ravikumar will be directing Balakrishna’s 102nd movie and it will be launched on 10th Jul, 2017. Regular shoot will commence from Aug, 2017. Jaya Simha & Reddy Garu are the titles are being considered. Buzz is that Balayya specifically told the director to complete the shooting part in just 5 months and ready it for Sankranthi release. So, it is now confirmed that Balakrishna will be fighting with Mahesh Babu & Ram Charan during Sankranthi 2018 season. Mahesh Babu’s Bharath Ane Nenu is gearing up for the 11th Jan, 2018 release. Ram Charan & Sukumar’s Rangasthalam is also confirmed for Sankranthi. Hence a 3 way fight will be witnessed.

Ram Charan Shoots Amidst Tough Conditions

Ram Charan is braving tough conditions and shooting longer hours for his upcoming Telugu rural – based romantic – drama Rangasthalam, a source said, “It has been the toughest schedule to shoot actually!!! The call times are all before sunrise and we are wrapping up only post sunset. So it’s long days.” Being directed by Sukumar, the film also stars Samantha Ruth Prabhu. “The other day we were shooting a key sequence in the bushes and though Ram Charan was bruised, he was the least complaining person. Instead, he called the ongoing schedule as the most satisfactory one.” The film’s shoot is currently underway in the remote areas of the Godavari district. “The shoot will go on till the month end. Then, it will shift soon to grand sets that are being erected in Hyderabad. Art director Rama Krishna is currently taking care of the sets works in the city,” he said. The film, which has music by Devi Sri Prasad, also stars Aadi Pinisetty & Jagapathi Babu.

Gautham Nanda Excites Market

Gopichand & Sampath Nandi’s Gautham Nanda has excited the market with its teaser released a few days back. The film is all geared for a massive release in Jul 2nd week. Makers are negotiating on fewer areas as business of major territories in Telugu states is closed at unbelievable prices. For example, Dil Raju laid his hand on Nizam at a big price of Rs 6.30 crores while Ceded is closed as Rs 4 crores. Meanwhile, Hindi dubbing rights is closed at Rs 4.75 crores, fairly high and Gemini TV shelled about Rs 5.50 crores for the satellite rights. Buyers are willing to bet a safe investment on Gautham Nanda ever since the teaser captured huge mileage for Gopichand’s stylish looks & Sampath Nandi’s mesmerizing technical skills enhanced the content based on MONEY. Producers are optimistic to get the pre – release trade close to Rs 40 crores. This is highest ever figure for a Gopichand starrer. While SS Thaman composed the music, Hansika Motwani & Catherine Tresa played the female leads.

The Girl – Next – Door Trying Hard For A Sex -Bomb Image

Lavanya Tripathi, who made her debut with Andala Rakshasi, has big hits like Bhale Bhale Magadivoy & Soggade Chinni Nayana to her credit. Despite having big hits up her sleeves, Lavanya is yet to get into the big league. Lavanya has been restricted to doing medium budget films or cast alongside veteran stars. Any actress should get a chance to romance the current superstars to become a star. For some reason, Tollywood has typecast Lavanya in typical village belle characters or the usual girl – next – door types until now. The former Miss Uttarakhand surely wants to see herself in glamorous roles on the celluloid silcev screen. Although Lavanya isn’t vocal about it, her appearances at public events scream “I am looking to be a sex – bomb”. Lavanya’s latest public appearance at Filmfare awards event proves that she is game for glamour roles. Is TFI watching?

Rakul Preet Singh Is Back With A Bang

Rakul Preet Singh is currently enjoying a numero uno status in Tollywood. With Spyder up her sleeves, Rakul Preet Singh is sure to enjoy the crown of the “Queen Of Telugu cinema” for some more time. Meanwhile, she is also eyeing to make it big in Tamil cinema industry with Theeran Athikaram Ondru starring Karthi in the lead role. Rakul Preet Singh who made a successful debut in Bollywood with Yaariyan is all set to rock the Bollywood screens yet again with Neeraj Pandey’s Aiyaary. Neeraj who is known for special films is making an action thriller in the army backdrop with Siddarth Malhotra as the lead. Rakul is reportedly signed up for the film. The news isn’t official yet, but many reports from Bollywood media claim that Yaariyan actress has been finalized as the female lead in Aiyaary. Rakul Preet Singh is also part of Sholay director Ramesh Sippy’s Shimla Mirch that is long due for release. It may hit the screens shortly as Sippy is clearing hurdles at the moment.

Bigg Boss Telugu Teaser Is Out

Junior NTR is all set to host the Telugu version of the reality show Bigg Boss. The teaser of the show was unveiled on Sat. Junior NTR’s colleague, music composer S.S Thaman tweeted the video with the caption that reads, “Here we go guys the #bigbossteluguteaser.” “I’m thrilled about this opportunity. It’s always fun working on NTR’s film and this just makes it special.”. Bigg Boss Telugu, to be aired on Star Maa, is Junior NTR’s debut television show. “Television is one of the biggest means for entertainment. When I was approached to host Bigg Boss, I was intrigued by the challenge. I believe that the show will be a game changer.” Junior NTR stated

Prabhas & Varun Recreate The Iconic Pose

The mystery behind Kattapa killing Baahubali may have been resolved, but Varun Dhawan still seems to be smitten by the iconic moment as he recreated it with Baahubali star Prabhas, who was holidaying in US post the release of Baahubali: The Conclusion is back into the country, and recently met the Bollywood actor. “#bahubali. Did only what #katappa did before this. #Prabhas is a really cool down to earth guy more power to him (sic)” Varun,30, tweeted along with the picture of him playing Kattapa to Prabhas’ Baahubali. Both the actors were colour coordinated in blue. Baahubali 2 which released on 28th Apr, 2017 became the 1st ever Indian film to cross Rs 1,500 crore on Box – Office turnstiles. Directed by SS Rajamouli and also starring Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, Tamannaah & Sathyaraj the film released in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu & Malayalam.

Samved School formerly known as A. V. Education Society held its golden jubilee year celebrations in the city recently. The students of the school performed a docu drama on the life of their school’s founder Mrs. Ambuja Venkataraman called “Ambujavalli”

The school was started in a very humble manner in a rented building in Jayanagar VIII block, Bangalore in 1967. The founder, Mrs. Ambuja Venkataraman was very modern in her outlook and much ahead of her times, entering career routes uncommon for women in those days. Her career started with Tata Airlines (now Air India) as an Air Hostess. She later went on to act in the South Indian stage & films, married an engineer Mr. T. R. Venkataraman from Madras, before embarking on her true vocation in life, which was education,” shared Mrs. Ameetha Chari, her daughter & trustee of A V Educational Society.

“The objective of this institution has remained consistent over the 5 decades…to provide quality education to people from all backgrounds. This is what has been the vision of Mrs. Ambuja since she herself grew up realizing that education was available only to the privileged class. Mrs. Venkataraman envisioned how education could bring a change in the lives of people and inspire youth into achieving their dreams & their aspirations. With this aim, she started a kindergarten & primary school in Jayanagar VIII Block. Her passion, zeal & enthusiasm enabled her to pursue her ambition of providing quality education to individuals from all walks of life,” Mrs. Chari added.
“The school has always had seats reserved for disadvantaged students, much before the inception of the Right to Education by the Government of India. We are a not for profit institute and keeping with our founder’s vision & wishes, have always educated deserving students at no cost or at concessional rates as suited to the parent’s financial abilities. We are proud to share that many children have been provided free education along with books & uniform,” said Ms. Sandhya Siddharth, Director, Samved School.

“We are currently rated amongst the top 25 state board schools in Bangalore South. Many of our alumni hold high degrees & excellent jobs all around the world. We are especially proud of these students because education has made a difference in their lives. The vision of our founder continues to permeate through to this day,” Ms. Sandhya added.

Talking on the need of the hour in education, Mrs. Chari added “Education in the 21st Century has changed vastly but India seems to lag behind in several areas. The biggest challenge that lies within our education system is quality, which is generally theoretical in nature and lacks a practical aspect. When students pass an exam, they forget all the things learnt due to a lack of practical experience. A lot of emphasis is given to scoring high marks in the exam rather than acquiring quality knowledge, thus it becomes a rat race. Practical knowledge & skill based education is still far away from the reach of students studying in schools & colleges.”

Talking on the varied initiatives, Ms. Sandhya averred, “The School has integrated e – learning into its teaching & learning format. Smart Boards have been installed in all our classrooms and we have successfully used this platform to make learning more interesting, fun loving & interactive.

Knowledge & learning is a global phenomenon and we realize the importance of being in touch with the outside world. The school has partnered with The British Council’s International Schools Award (ISA) giving its curriculum an international perspective. We also partnered with schools around the globe and under this program, international festivals have been celebrated, dances & cultures learnt & exchanged. This project gave our students the opportunity to have a real time perspective on the lives & cultures of people in other parts of the world.”

“Quality education is still above the reach of an average individual in India. At Samved, we ensure that the school does not differentiate when people seek admission based either on their financial or educational backgrounds. We are proud to have children from families wherein the child admitted is the 1st generational learner in the family. Neither do we send the academically weaker students away when in their final years of high school, to enable us to show that we obtain 100% results in our board exams, unlike some institutions. Our endeavors will continue on this chosen path for many more decades to come,” added Ms. Chari.