Ram Charan's holiday trip in Andaman : Exclusive Pics

Sexy Heroine feels 'Unsafe' with Ram Charan

All the regular movie buffs might be already informed about sexy heroine Samantha refusing the offer of Ram Charan's 'Merupu' on the basis of unavailable reasons. While fresh heroines into the industry compete with seniors to snap the offers from Mega Heroes, Samantha has bravely put down the valuable catch.

Months after this Merupu miss; Samantha accepted the call from Rajamouli to play comfortably besides small time struggling actor Nani in 'Eega'. Here is the important argument and what is that magic point which made Samantha to rule down Ram Charan's offer and accept Rajamouli's call?

If it is the 'Safe' standards of Rajamouli that made Samantha inclined, then one has to question about the 'Unsafe' range of Ram Charan that leaded to her declination. If the second easy answer is inspirational script of 'Eega' then does it mean that Samantha has found 'Merupu' script nothing novel and interesting? Was Samantha's decision to dethrone Ram Charan for Nani and Rajamouli is a wise one? Let us wait and see.

Pawan Kalyan, Jayanth film landing in troubles?

It is known that Pawan Kalyan is currently busy in the filming of his upcoming film tentatively titled as ‘Lovely’. The film is a remake of Saif Ali Khan’s Bollywood film, ‘Love Aaj Kal’.  Earlier there was news that Siddharth’s ‘Bava’ had a central idea of this Love Aaj kal film. Since Bava resulted as a disaster at Box-Office, it remained overlooked by many of our audiences.

Now, a Tamil film titled ‘Chiku Buku’ starring Arya and Shriya was released recently in Kollywood and sources say that most part of the film’s story and scenes were taken from ‘Love Aaj Kal’ film. Now, the film-makers of ‘Lovely’ need to take necessary actions of not getting it dubbed in Telugu version. Otherwise, Pawan’s film will surely lands in trouble.

Selva Raghavan impresses Rana and his dad!

Earlier, Rana has signed up a film under the director, Selva Raghavan before the release of his debut flick, Leader. The film almost went on to the sets but was called off due to the issues of high budget. Suresh Babu who was supposed to produce the flick opined that the script is a risky subject with over-budget. The movie was finally pulled down.

However, Selva Raghavan has again come up with a new script for Rana with an affordable budget and both Rana and Suresh Babu were impressed with this new subject. Rana who has been in the final schedule of Puri Jagannath’s ‘Nenu Naa Rakshasi’ will soon offer his dates for this film.

Other details of the cast and crew will be announced shortly.

Mahesh Babu Exclusive Chitchat

Mahesh Babu is back from shooting Dhookudu in Istanbul in Turkey. Although the much-publicized Khaleja flopped, the super star is not in mood to bogged down by it. As promised to his fans before the Khaleja's release, he participated in stunts sequences conducted by Thumps up and met his fans at Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad. He spoke to the media.

You are doing risky stunts like Akshay Kumar does in Bollywood.

May be Akshay Kumar is the only action hero in Hindi cinema currently but every star in Telugu Cinema is by and large is an action hero. We thrive on action-oriented films, so I always do stunts that appeal to my audiences. So don't compare me with Akshay Kumar.

A lot was riding on Khaleja but the film disappointed your fans too. What do you see the reason for its dismal result.

I believe the gap that I had taken prior to Khaleja is the main reason for its failure. Expectations rose to peak as my film is hitting the screens nearly after three years. First thing, such a long gap is not right for any star to take. I did the wrong thing and it affected the film.

Tell us about the status of your current film, Dhookudu.

We have finished the first schedule of the movie in Istanbul. It is an entertaining movie and Srinu Vytla is packaging it with more action and entertainment. I am sure Dhookudu will not disappoint anyone.

You constantly aim for new looks. What is the get up in Dhookudu?

Let it be secret for a few more days. My firm belief is that unless you don't change your looks with each film, people would get boredom. So I have been trying different fashion clothes, hairstyle in each film from Pokiri. You will know my Dhookudu style very soon.

There is criticism that you speak to the media only when you have to promote a brand.

(laughs) No, that is not true. Primarily I am movie star and I always interact with the media for my movies too. Since I took long gap for Khaleja, I didn't have chance to interact with you guys and had to come for brand promotions. Anyhow, I am not complaining either. Brands are example of how popular a star is these days. So I am happy that all the big corporate companies are behind me.

Will you be doing more movies now?

Yes, you will see me in two films in 2011. That is for sure. No change in it. I have taken firm decision to do more films.

What about the remake of '3 Idiots'?

Yes, director Shankar sir approached me for the remake of ' 3 Idiots' but my dates are clashing with Dhookudu. So we are now trying to work on it. I will only talk about it after a couple of days.

SAKSHI is an idiotic channel : Ram Charan

Ram Charan's absolute childish mentality for the first time is shown on Twitter when he went on firing the Sakshi News Channel as 'IDIOTIC.' Media's over excitement is not for the first time to be heard about and the unleashed Sakshi News Channel after YS Jaganmohan Reddy's quitting the Congress Party may not spare anybody including Chiranjeevi family.

The primary connection here is that Sakshi has telecasted a program on the selfish attitude of 'Mega' heroes who cares only about remuneration and not the sympathy towards distributors who bear the financial brunt from their failures. Almighty knows what the best TRP ratings this useless program has secured for the channel but Charan's sudden blasting of Sakshi for calling ‘Orange’ a failure will do better for channel and an equivalent damage to this young hero who still has more to learn from his disciplined father.

"I live by my rules...I really don't care what is spread by few idiotic channels like SAKSHI. I have done a true character in orange and I LOVE IT," Ram Charan tweeted.

Now that every hero will love the character he has done but the belligerence in his statement to attack media house may not gel well with his three movie seniority. Mega Star Chiranjeevi immediately needs to pull the brakes of Ram Charan else the consequences that Mega Power Star needs to face in future may create further more headaches. Now, any of you dare to call 'Orange' a failure…you turn 'IDIOTS.'

JD's loose talk in reality show

One of the staunch followers of Ram Gopal Varma and also known as the 'extra' candidate of Telugu Cinema Industry, JD Chakravarthy is crossing limits these days, is the industry talk. The way JD is talking with the media people and the style he's addressing co-stars and actors along with some unconventional remarks are quite embarrassing.

While attending a singing reality show, JD is said to have commented the popular singer SP Balasubrahmanyam, the anchor of that program. JD stated that to bring Balu's voice into light, singers like him are really important. The 'geddam' villain should learn that to judge one's voice, their own voice is responsible and it is not some donkey's voice that can add sweetness to Balu's voice. All this seems to be the prowling effect of RGV's book 'Naa Ishtam', which states that do what you like and say what you did. JD Chakravarthy should notice that doing his own likes doesn't mean that he can do everything that lacks of minimum common sense.

‘Mirapakaya’ audio launched on grand scale!

Ravi teja, Richa Gangopadhyay, Deeksha Seth starrer ‘Mirapakaya’ audio was launched on a grand scale at Taj Deccan Hotel. Amidst of several tollywood celebrities the audio of the film was launched grandly. The celebrities who spoke on the event opined that ‘Mirapakaya’ becomes a successful hit.

While TG Venkatesh launched the audio CD, Ram Gopal Varma has released the audio CD and Achi Reddy unveiled the first look of trailer in the event.

Speaking on the event, Harish Shankar said, “We wrapped up the shooting of the film 20 days ahead of the fixed schedule. Ravi Teja has done a great job in the film and I feel lucky to have a producer Ramesh Puppala.”

Producer Ramesh Puppala said, “Initially I was nervous to take up this project. But my friend venkat of RR Moviemakers encouraged me. Each and every person worked very hard for this movie. Thaman gave good music and I am looking forward for the success of the film”

Crazy Star Ravi Teja says, “Thaman gave me another good album after ‘Kick’ film. I personally like director Harish Shankar’s work a lot. He is the real ‘Mirapakay’ of the movie.”

Siddharth's Anaganaga Oka Dheerudu Trailer

Rakta Charitra 2 Movie Review

Movie: Rakta Charitra 2
My Rating: 3/5
Banner: Studio Cinergy Pictures
Music: Dharam Sandeep
Cinematography: Amol Rathod
Dialogue: Nageswara Rao
Editing: Bhanodaya/Nipun Ashok Gupta
Producer: Madhu Mantena, Sheetal Vinod Talwar, Chinna Vasudeva Reddy, Rajkumar
Direction: Ram Gopal Varma
Cast: Surya, Vivek Oberoi, Priyamani, Radhika Apte, Shatrughan Sinha, Sudeep, Subhalekha Sudhakar etc
Release Date: 03rd Dec 2010

Rakta Charitra 2 movie got many reasons to be regarded as one of the most awaited films of the season. Ratha Charithram movie is directed by Ram Gopal Varma and is made in Telugu, Hindi, and Tamil simultaneously. Rakta Charitra 1 has created lot of interest on the second part and no wonder people who watched part 1 are waiting for the second part with bated breathe. Tamil version Ratha Charithram is released as a single film though.

As it is a Ram Gopal Varma film based on two powerful real life characters, Rakta Charitra has all reasons to gain the attention of filmgoers. Did the film meet the expectations? Is it worth the wait? Know the details in Rakta Charitra Movie Review…

Review

Story

Surya (Suriya) plans a bomb attack to kill Pratap Ravi (Vivek Oberoi), but the latter escapes it with minor injuries. Pratap gets to know that Surya is son of Mahendar Reddy, who got killed by him. Pratap orders his men to kill who all helped Surya to plan an attack against him. Police takes Surya’s wife Bhavani (Priyamani) into custody and to ensure her safety, Surya surrenders to police. He reworks on another plan to kill Pratap by sitting in the jail.

Who is Surya? Why is he dying to kill Pratap Ravi? Flashback unfolds… Surya is son of wicked politician Mahendar Reddy who has brutally killed Pratap’s father and brother and in turn was killed by Pratap Ravi. Even after his father’s death, Surya doesn’t try to take revenge on Pratap. He plans for a peaceful life along with his family. But by then Pratap Ravi has turned a political power and orders his men to eliminate all his enemies. In that process, Surya’s family gets killed by the TV bomb placed by Pratap’s men. With his family dying for no reason, Surya avenges their death.
How and when Surya does executes his plans and kills Pratap Ravi is the conclusion of this story.

Artists Performance:

Surya is terrific. His eyes do all the talking in this film and RGV simply highlighted those eyes with his typical lighting schemes. Watch out for Surya’s eyes when he sits in the shadows and speak. He looks like a tiger on the prowl. His performance in the scene when his family gets killed in a bomb attack is outstanding. Vivek Oberoi, who looked convincing in the first part, is below the mark in this part. May be it is due to the sliding graph of his characterization in this version. The director deliberately made his character look weak here. Vivek is simply outdone by Surya in the only confrontation scene in between them.

Priyamani is perfect as Bhavani. Radhika Apte scores brownie points towards the climax. Shatrughan Sinha doesn’t have much to do here. Sudeep is as brilliant as always, and his presence is felt. Subhalekha Sudhakar is apt and so is Tanikella Bharani.

Final Analysis:

Ram Gopal Varma played cat and mouse game in the first part of this film. He has deliberately held back the ‘crux’ of this story to the second part and simply focused on giving details about Paritala Ravi’s origin and his growth as a politician. BUT, Rakta Charitra film is not just about that. It has not created so much buzz because of the content shown in part 1. Rakta Charitra is mainly highlighted and hyped because of the feud between Paritala Ravi and Maddelacheruvu Suri. Audiences have been waiting for this film to get to know in detail about what has happened between them.

Ram Gopal Varma, being a shrewd businessman, besides being a spectacular filmmaker, has cleverly made two films with single story. He made the first part of the film without even introducing Suri’s role. Hence, people who watched the first part were forced to wait for the second part to release.

But, unfortunately, Rakta Charitra 2 isn’t worth the wait. Ram Gopal Varma’s ploy to market his film and to make audience buy two tickets to watch a single film works on the economical front. However, the master filmmaker disappointed with his take on real ‘Rakta Charitra’. This ‘Reel’ Charitra is just made to cash on the interest that surrounded the real incidents.

Ram Gopal Varma simplified many things to his will and twisted the tale to his convenience. Did he do this out of pressure on him or did he grab only that much from the actual happenings? Only RGV knows better.

Rakta Charitra 2 is also a dragged film like the part 1. Ram Gopal Varma simply dragged the film to the maximum to make it count as a feature film. There are hardly four to five scenes in this film. Only that were repeatedly told or dragged for minutes together kicking the patience out of audience bodies and brains. Ram Gopal Varma should have made this one as single film and that would have made this look even better. Due to his deliberate ploy to release it in two parts and cash on the ‘substance’, Ram Gopal Varma has separated this one into two parts. Neither the story nor the treatment demanded this extended version. May be Ratha Charithram as a single film, would seem much better and packed than this blown up Rakta Charitra.

Despite the dragged screenplay and boring scenes, Rakta Charitra 2 has its moments. The attack on Surya when in court and the outburst of Surya after the death of his family is simply superb. Even the fight in the jail is praiseworthy. With these scenes, Ram Gopal Varma shows why he is at the top. His vision can bring any emotion on to the screen brilliantly, and the above mentioned sequences support this statement.

Climax of this film is the real spoiler as everyone is well aware of what has really happened. Had Ram Gopal Varma dealt this part with finesse, the final impact might have been several notches above than what it is now. Ram Gopal Varma might have removed most of his voice over part from volume 2 after receiving flak for his work in Rakta Charitra 1. That is a saving grace indeed.

Technicalities:

Back ground score is good but not as engrossing as in the first part. Dialogues are okay. ‘Bharya Bharya ki change untundi’ dialogue mouthed by Sudeep got audience in splits. Cinematography is one of the biggest plusses. Editing is Okay. On technical front, Rakta Charitra is good. No complaints whatsoever.

Plus Points:
- Surya’s performance
- Background score

Minus points:
- Too much twisting of the real tale
- Dragging screenplay and content less scenes.
- Poor climax.

Ravi teja's Mirapakaya Traier

Please use condoms : Anushka

Sultry Siren Anushka is raising condom awareness among the youth. The sexiest South Indian actress attended an event organized by Matrix head Nimmagadda Prasad to raise the AIDS awareness. Speaking to media Anushka on the use of condoms in the prevention of AIDS, she appealed to the young men to use condoms regularly.

"These days the young men are having many relationships in their life. Though the social organizations tried change the youth regarding this, there has been no significant change according to the statistics. All the youth has to do is buy a pack of condoms and always keep with them like a cell phone."

Anushka should be commended for her participation in a noble cause. Generally this is the work of doctors, medical related people and social organizations. But if celebrities like Anushka make such statements, then there would be a lot of change in the people's mindset. Let's hope men will consider Anushka's message

Too Many hands spoiled 'Ravishing Beauty'

It may be anything, but only the usage of it under one master will bring the required accolades. Like too many ideas spoil a good story, too many hands spoiled the ravishing hot 'Genelia' now. Nothing has happed to Genelia on the physical front, but it is on the professional side.

Bubbly Genelia is famous for her role 'Hasini' in Bommarillu due to the cuteness and youth factor it has shown. In the same lines, Bommarillu Bhaskar has designed the character of Genny for 'Orange' too. However, a number of involvements to mould her character have spoiled the final essence. It seems that, she is the only one went unnoticed in 'Orange' for poor performance. According to Film Nagar talk, three writers, one director and the big-fat producer are said to be the culprits in spoiling the value addition of Genelia's role for the flick.

National Media On 'Orange'

The new movie of Ramcharan Tej had brought in a lot of excitement and even the national media was quite curious to see its outcome.
However, it appears that the fruit has not been upto the taste of the audience as well as the media. Here are a few excerpts from the media folks.
NDTV reported that Ramcharan’s efforts to reinvent himself as a lover boy has not worked to the fullest.
The reason for that is attributed to a thin storyline which left the audience confused and dazed.
As for Rediff, they felt that it was an effort by director Bhaskar to explore a different angle of love amongst the youngsters. Though he tried his bit to catch the pulse of the youth, it looked evident that he was confused on what he wanted to convey.
The Rediff folks feel that Bhaskar may have lost his magical touch and ended up with a disappointment.

Asin's 'Hot Affair' In Mumbai

Asin is very serious of becoming the top star in Bollywood. She has been trying all the ways to get that done. After Ghajjini, Asin is getting no chances to act in Bollywood in main league. She is not ready to accept every film as she is worried about her image.
Recently she found Godfather in Neil Nithin Mukesh who was also struggling. He signed on Ravi Chopra’s ‘Pocketmaar’ a few days back. As soon as he signed, he recommended Asin’s name to Ravi Chopra.
Asin is now banking on not so popular Neil Nithin Mukesh to find break in Bollywood. Sources say that she is not hesitating to satisfy Neil in any manner to fulfill her desire.
Both Neil and Asin are seen having coffee together and also found moving together in various occasions, events and places.

What happened to Pawan and Srija?

We are aware that Allu Arjun's engagement with Sneha Reddy was held in a grand way at Novotel, Yesterday. Tollywood bigwigs have graced the event and blessed the young couple. Even Mohan Babu, who is known for his hard hitting comments on the Mega family was seen at the ceremony. But, to everyone's surpise Powerstar Pawan Kalyan and Megastar's younger daughter Srija had given a miss to it.

According to the close sources, The reason for Pawan's absence is said to be, he is busy shooting for his upcoming flick in South Africa. Coming to Srija, she was upset with the way the mega family is treating her husband Sirish Bharadwaj. Mega kin always kept Sirish Bharadwaj away from their family affairs. As usually Srija was invited and Sirish Bharadwaj was not invited by the Mega family to the engagement ceremony. With these developments Srija kept herself away from the Allu's engagement. Only time can tell, whether Mega family accepts Sirish in the near future or not!

Sexy Clash Between Ravi Teja & Raja Ravindra

History has shown that some of the greatest empires have collapsed and millions got killed, all for a woman. Now, the cine circuit is one place where frictions are normal but this time, a gossip is making rounds about a possible tiff between Ravi Teja and his good friend Raja Ravindra.
Apparently, Raja Ravindra is said to be the co-producer for the film ‘Mirapakaya’ and this has Ravi Teja in the lead. Unit members reveal that there seems to be a fight brewing between the two and the reason for that happens to be the leading lady of the film Richa Gangopadhyay.
While it is not clear in what way Richa is connected to a tiff between Ravi Teja and Raja Ravindra, it is heard that there is an air of tension between the two. Whatever the cause those who are aware of this issue hope that it doesn’t get complicated further and the good friends remain as they are.

Young Director's shocking concept

Just before the release of the movie, the young director has shown more guts that the film is going to do wonders. For its technical brilliance and strong script, Sesh Adivi stated that he is going to rewrite the history of Telugu Cinema. However, the Telugu audience waived a big hand to this NRI director also brother of Saikiran Adivi (Vinayakudu fame) on the first day itself.

Initially, the director has created some thrilling impact with his trailers and other promos. Sugar coated things like the Hollywood technicians and foreign heroine, attracted so many people to run into the theatres on the first day to check it. But, much to their enthusiasm, no one came out with a happy face and cheerful tone. Karma is the movie that deals with some cult practices, occult science and cannibalism that cannot be understood by any common movie goer of Telugu Cinema Industry. Despite  the publicity in the name of 'Sai Kiran Adivi', who has won Nandi award for his first film, the film can be counted just for a few more shows.. 

Trisha's life time ambition fulfilled

Trisha's life time ambition to act with Versatile Actor Kamal Hassan fulfilled with Tamil film 'Manmadhan Ambu'. Recently, the audio of the film was released in a glittering function held in Max Pavilion stadium at Singapore. Speaking on the occasion, Trisha said "I have been watching Kamal's films since my childhood days. But, I never thought one day I will become heroine and acts with him. But, when I joined the industry I start dreaming to pair with him at least for one time in my life time. Then, as if some heavenly blessings showered upon me, I got this rare opportunity to pair with my dream hero Kamal Hassan. I feel very proud and happy for this opportunity."

'Manmadhan Ambu' is a romantic comedy where Trisha plays the part of an upcoming actress.

Rana’s ‘Nenu Naa Rakshasi’ shooting in final schedule!

Rana, Ileana starrer ‘Nenu Naa Rakshasi’ reaches the final leg of shooting. The final schedule of the film commences from tomorrow at Thailand and the shoot continues till 9^th December. The climax shots of the film and the songs will be canned in this schedule.

Puri Jagannadh is directing the film and Nallamalupu Srinivas is producing it under Lakshmi Narasimha Productions. Three music directors, Vishal-Sekhar, Viswa and Pappi Lahari, son of famous Bollywood music director Bappi Lahari are scoring the music.

The audio is expected to be launched on December 14^th while the film hits the big screens for pongal.

Mahesh, Samantha’s ‘Dookudu’ shooting in Hyderabad!

We have earlier informed to our viewers that Mahesh Babu‘s  new film, Dookudu has completed its first schedule in Turkey. The second schedule of the film has commenced from today in Hyderabad. Samantha is playing the female lead opposite Mahesh in the film.

Successful film-maker, Srinu Vytla is directing the film and Achanta Ram, Achanta Gopinath and Anil Sunkara are producing it under 14 Reels Entertainment banner. Thaman is scoring the music for the film.

The other casts include Prakash Raj, Brahmanandam, Shayaji Shinde, Vennela Kishore etc.

‘Mirapakaya’ audio to hit the stands in 1st week of Dec

Ravi Teja’s upcoming film ‘Mirapakaya’ has almost wrapped up its shoot except a song which is currently being canned at Ramoji Film City.  With this song the entire shooting gets completed and the film moves to post-production phases.

Meanwhile, the film-makers are planning to launch the audio in the first week of December. Thaman has scored the music for the film. Richa Gangopadhyay and Deeksha Seth are playing the female leads in the film. Richa is back with two releases in the same month. Her ‘Nagavali’ opposite Venkatesh is hitting the screens on 16^th December and Mirapakaya is slated for release on 23^rd December.

Orange Movie Review

Movie: Orange
My Rating: 2.5/5
Banner: Anjana Productions
Music: Harris Jayaraj
Cinematography: Rajasekhar, Kiran
Editing: Marthand K Venkatesh
Producer: Naga Babu
Story,Screenplay & Direction: Baskar
Cast: Ramcharan Tej, Genelia, Shahzahn Padamsee, Prakashraj, Prabhu, Brahmi, Srinivas Avasarala, Madhurima, Manjula, Sanjay, Sameer, Pavitra Lokesh, Vennela Kishore, Sanchita, Naga Babu etc
Release Date: 26th Nov 2010

Review

Story

Set on the backdrop of Australia, Ram (Ramcharan) is an youngster who loves graffiti but he doesn’t believe in love for lifetime. He wants to say truth all the while with respect to love life and live with open mind, open thought and open action with his partner.

This leads to a clash of ideology with Jaanu (Genelia) who studies in the same college and what starts out as a romantic tale between them both turns out to be a relationship of confusion and complications.

Ram explains this entire story as his flash back while a police cop (Prakash Raj) asks him as a part of informal interrogation (!)

Jaanu believes in everlasting love but given the thought process of Ram, will they be together? Can they really love each other? All this forms the rest of the story.

Artists Performance:

Ramcharan did his best to fit the lover boy tag and he was neat in his dance and dialogue delivery. Two things he must avoid- a clean shave and full body shots while in a group. There was no emotional depth in his character so his body language was average.

Genelia was depressing and disappointing. Her costumes were bizarre, the make up was patchy and her face looked blotted. She has lost the innocence and charm. Perhaps it is age but the blame also goes to the styling and her image etching. Performance wise, she was regular and didn’t have any special acts.

Shahzahn comes like a breath of fresh air and though she was brief, she looks cute and attractive. She has the potential to take lead roles.

Prakashraj was regular, Brahmi’s comedy was not upto the mark, Prabhu and Pavitra Lokesh were alright, Vennela Kishore was wasted, Madhurima was quick but sweet, Naga Babu made his presence felt. The others didn’t have much to offer except filling the screens and rolling out few lines.

Highlights:
Songs (although no much variety among each other)
Dances by Ram Charan
Production Values

Disappointments:
Theme
Dialogue
Lack of comedy
Lack of emotion quotient
Characterizations

Final Analysis:

The fundamental blunder in the film is that when speaking about love it should be run on emotions and feeling but not on calculation. To make things worse, Baskar tries to explain the calculation with his own narrative style which was rather confusing. He had something noble and different in mind but he could not conceive it in the right manner on the screen. There is no emotion, no romance, no chemistry between the lead pair, no sentiment and above all, no comedy. At one stage, it becomes like a boring mathematics class where the audience have become students and are trying to understand what Professor Bhaskar is trying to explain on the love algorithm.

The other disappointment is the philosophy on love. While it is nice to have an ocean full of love, it is common sense that love alone is not life. They are two different entities and the essence of life is in striking a balance between both. Fortunately, what Baskar was trying to say ended up confusing many in the theatre but to those who may have understood a fraction of it, this is truly dangerous. On the other hand, there are quite a number of instances where Bhaskar tried to take the route of Gautam Menon but the difference is chalk and cheese.

The good side of the film is the songs and their picturization which was really impressive and visually appealing. Charan’s efforts in songs were commendable. The fight sequence which involves the spray cans was also creative and colorful. As for his much hyped sky diving stunt, that is not so appealing as expected.

Overall, the film is good on presentation but very poor in content and completely blotched on narration and concept. While the masses have nothing in it, the class audience will feel like they are in a classroom. And regarding the mega fans…well, it looks like 2010 is just not their year as their favorite heroes seem to be dealing with unconventional characters.

 Bottom Line: Orange - No Juice, Full Of Seeds

I am scared : Ram Charan

Ram Charan is arriving with Orange after a magnum opus Magadheera. Just two films old in the industry, the actor has shifted tracks and genres with his third film Orange, a love story directed by Bommarillu Bhaskar.The  film also stars Genelia D’Souza and Shahzahn Padamsee.

Ram Charan's exclusive interview

After a stupendous hit Magadheera, you chose to do a love story. Did you want to break away from that image and genre?

Not that I consciously wanted to do it but I had no other option. There will be no other story like Magadheera in the near future. So I chose a pure modern urban love story and could think of only Bhaskar as he has made a niche with his clean love stories which is ideal for a family audience.

Love stories are dime a dozen. How different is Orange?

In terms of characterisation, I have not seen anything like this before. It's very close to people's lives -- their day-to-day lives. There are truths in this movie, and it's educative. Every person -- young and old would have traces of this in their personal life as well. While making this film, I tried hard to get close to the character I play on screen.

Is the film a contemporary take on an issue or something fictional?

It's all about living a better life -- not about sacrificing but about understanding. We want the youth, the married couples and the aged to realise the intention of two people coming together. The movie shows a path of a better life, more hope, more love, more belief. This is what is lacking in today's relationships. It will lay a new path for relationships.

What's your role in the film?

The film unfolds from my character's perspective -- how the rest of the characters disagree to my way of living. I play an honest person whose love turns bitter because of his honesty. Here you will see only the character Ram. I play the character from the age of 16 to 25. I have not revealed this to anyone yet.

So, how was it shooting for this age group -- more so as a 16-year-old?

We worked backwards. We first shot the scenes where I am 25 years old first and then the ones where I am 16. I had to lose a lot of weight. I called my 16-year-old brother to the sets and interacted with him. I asked him questions, got his reactions and then portrayed the role.

Did you draw from your life when you were 16 as well?

There are traces of 16-year-old Charan in it -- you will see a shy 16-year-old on the screen.

You have two pretty young girls Genelia and Shahzahn in Orange. How was it working with them?

It was nice. I thought Orange was Shahzahn's first film as I didn't know she had done Rocket Singh earlier. I got to know about it later. She plays a character who is coming of age and added a lot of freshness to the character. She also did a song Rooba...where she put some life into it.

Genelia has done a number of movies. She has done this genre of movies like Boys, Jaane Tu.. She made me comfortable. She always surprised me. Even during rehearsals she would be innocent and we would think she didn't understand what Bhaskar said in Telugu. But when 'roll camera' was uttered, she would shock us. It was great to work with her. I would love to work with her in more films.

How was it working with Bhaskar?

He was different from my previous directors Puri Jagannath and SS Rajamouli, who were commercial directors. Working in Orange under Bhaskar was like a picnic. I used to wonder whether I was shooting because I used to do breezy scenes unlike in Magadheera where I was breaking people's hands. Bhaskar is strong in content as he is a writer and he handled the pressure well.

Expectations are high after Magadheera. Is that weighing on your mind?

I cannot run away. I am scared a bit. This may be a shock to the audience. It's easy in the industry to be slotted and I don't want that.

In today's times whether you like it or not, the division between mass and class entertainers is clear. Where does Orange fit in?

I don't subscribe to this division. If you go back in time, the film Khushi (Pawan Kalyan's) broke all norms of class and mass. Good cinema will always work. Orange is like universal cinema. These kinds of films should be promoted.

Your next project is Meruppu with Dharani -- a director who has delivered huge hits in the past. Meruppu is supposed to revolve around football...

Yes, it revolves around football. I wanted to do something sporty -- movies which connect with life than revenge drama. Sports connect to a wider audience.

How far has Meruppu progressed?

We have just finished one schedule.

Are you learning football for this film?

Yes, there is a trainer from Australia.

Have you signed any other project?

I'm doing a film with Krishnavamsi, the shooting of which may start when I am midway through Meruppu.

How does it feel to be Chiranjeevi's son?  Is carrying the baggage difficult?

On screen, I have learnt to tackle it. Personally I have to learn to do it.

As an actor what are the kinds of films you want to do? How much would you want to push the envelope?

Pushing it for Orange was daring enough. I want to do 3 films a year though people say it may not be possible. Out of the three I want to do one which is meaningful, strong in content or an art film.

Are you getting used to losing your privacy and being under spotlight?

I don't go out much. Whenever I feel the need, I travel out of Hyderabad. Once in while I do want to sit in a coffee shop with my friends or have dinner in a restaurant. Yes, I miss that.

Do you have any time to indulge in pastimes?

I am into horse riding. I have four horses at my farm and spend a lot of time with them. I like reading self-help books, autobiographies and those on philosophy.

Rakta Charitra 2 Confirmed on Dec 3rd

We are aware that Ram Gopal Varma’s ‘Rakta Charitra 1’ was released last month and was successful.

After the success of Part 1, the audience’s expectations for the Part 2 have raised high. In order to bring quality film in front of the audience, there was a delay in post production works due to which the release date of Part 2 also got postponed from November last week to December 3rd.

Informing this to the media C Kalyan said, “We thank the media and the audience for rendering their support in the success of ‘Rakta Charitra’. Part 2 of ‘Rakta Charitra’ would thrill the audience more than that of Part 1. Ram Gopal Varma has designed the Part 2 in a new dimension. I’m very confident that the Part 2 would become a bigger hit. The film will have a grand opening on December 3rd. The audience have already seen Vivek Oberoi’s outstanding performance in the Part 1. Now they are going to see Surya’s remarkable performance in the second part of the film. Alongside Surya, Priyamani also played her role excellently. There are neither heroes nor villains in this film. The audience will see only the characters and the situations. The second part has many heart wrenching scenes.”

With Vivek Oberoi, Surya, Radhika Apte and Priyamani in central roles, ‘Rakta Charitra’ is jointly produced by Madhu Mantena, Chinna Vasudeva Reddy, Raj Kumar and Sheetal Vinod Talwar.

Orange Censor Review

Orange movie starring Ram Charan and Genelia in the lead roles is releasing on this Friday and the buzz before release is hitting an all time high. Orange advance bookings are setting cash counters on fire with almost every screen is being booked full for at least three days.

Meanwhile, Orange censor report has been making rounds among the film circles. As expected the film is classy in its appeal, say reports. First half of the film is extremely good with loads of entertainment complimented with beautiful songs.

However, Orange has reportedly slowed down in the latter half when compared to the first half as per the reports. Brahmanandam’s comedy as Puppy came in handy at that time, say reports. Each and every song is a treat to watch and that would be the USP of this film it seems.

Orange movie appeals to the youth and urbane crowds, claim reports. Doubts over the reception from masses are raising many an eyebrow. As Orange is carrying lot of expectations as it is the immediate film of Ram Charan after Magadheera, it has to satisfy the audience immensely to get that positive mouth talk.

Preview reports give us an idea that Orange movie is average to above average in range. We have to wait and see what would be the audience judgment for this film.

Note: Censor reports are just for information sake. These reports are contrary to the actual result most of the times. Therefore, don’t go by these reports and come to a conclusion over the final result.

Orange movie new trailer

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Genelia’s contrast look to ‘Bommarillu’ in ‘Orange’

Genelia has scored lot of compliments and praises for her acting skills in Bommarillu. This is all due to her director Bhaskar. The duo is coming back with ‘Orange’. One who watched the teasers and trailers of the film can say that Bhaskar tried to show the actress in a more stylish way.

Genelia’s role in Bommarillu was modern but yet was seen with traditional costumes whereas in Orange the actress sported minis and micro miniskirts. Since the movie moves with Australia backdrop, Genny needs to look ultra modern and so the actress was shown sporting minis.

Speaking on this the actress says, “I don’t agree it as skin show or exposing. It’s a common dress for all the Australian girls living there. Being an actress we need to wear every kind of dress that is apt to the role. I personally believe that as long as I feel comfortable with my dress and do not feel embarrassed in watching my film with the whole family members, I do not mind sporting such costumes.”

‘3 Idiots’ remake has new heroine

Shankar directed ‘3 Idiots’ is seeing lots of changes as per the story and the cast. The launch of the film is confirmed on December 5^th which is nearly and still the director is busy in changing everything.

It is heard that Shankar is making plenty of changes to the original script to give the film a fresh look. And most of the Tamil and Telugu audiences are familiar with the story .So Shankar is making crucial modifications to the original and wants to give a new movie for south Indian audiences.

And to start with new changes Shankar introduced the character of the second heroine in the film. Ileana is playing the role of Kareena Kapoor. To create much more interest Shankar generated a new role of second heroine. Need to see who will be the second female lead Right now Shankar’s team is busy with screens tests.

As of now titles are also unsure and in Telugu ‘3 Rascals’ and for Tamil ‘Moovar’ are in consideration.

Feel the spiciness of ‘Mirapakaya’ from Dec 23rd!

Ravi Teja’s upcoming film, ‘Mirapakaya’ is all set to hit the big screens on December 23rd. With a tag line

‘Veedu Chaala Hot Guru’ the film is touted as an out and out mass entertainer with ample comedy. The movie is currently filming a song on Ravi Teja and Richa Gangopadhyay in Hyderabad. The song will be canned in next four days.

Richa Gangopadhyay and Deeksha Seth are playing the female lead in the film. ‘Mirapakaya’ is being directed by Harish Shankar. Ramesh Puppala is producing it under the banner ‘Yellow Flowers’. Thaman is scoring the music for the film.

Naga Chaitanya, Sukumar Film in February!

Naga Chaitanya, Tamannah’s undershoot film under the direction of Sukumar has completed its most part of the shooting except for three songs. Bunny Vasu is producing the film under the banner, Geeta Arts. Allu Aravind will present this stylish flick.

Speaking about the film, Sukumar says, ‘I tried to project Naga Chaitanya in a novel way. His characterization would appeal to the youth and family audiences.’

The latest news about the film is that the movie is expected to hit the theaters in the month of February. Interestingly, Chaitu’s second hit film, ‘Ye Maya Chesave’ also released in February. One has to wait and see if the coming February also turns lucky for this young Nava Samrat.

Naga Babu’s next project with Allu Arjun!

‘Orange’ is all set to hit the screens on November 26. The film is highest budgeted film so far in Anjana Productions banner and Producer Naga Babu seems to be pretty confident about its result. He rarely produces the films under the banner, ‘Anjana Productions’. However, for a change, Naga Babu is planning his next production venture too.

Naga Babu has disclosed the news that he is in plans to produce a film with Allu Arjun in the lead and later a film with Pawan Kalyan. He says he also has plans to produce with other heroes too in the coming years. However, his immediate next film is with Allu Arjun. The other details of the film were yet to be announced.

This actor cum producer will launch his son Varun Tej in the next couple of years in Tollywood. He is currently undergoing training on acting.

Jr Ntr ‘Shakti’ team at Hampi!

NTR’s undershoot movie ‘Shakti’ has completed the filming of its action scenes at Annapurna Studios yesterday. A set worth 5crores has been erected under the supervision of Anand Sai especially for this climax part of the film. Finally the team has completed the schedule at Annapurna Studios. The next schedule will be shot at Hampi and Badami for 10 days.

The film sets a record of highest budgeted flick, so far in the Telugu film industry. It also sets a mark to be picturised at the highest number of locations. Meher Ramesh is directing the film and Aswini dutt is producing it under the banner, Vyjayanti Movies. Ileana is playing the female lead.

Other prominent cast includes Krishna, Vijayanirmala, Prabhu, Jackie Shroff, Nazar, Sonu Sood, and Puja Bedi.

Deeksha Seth, Indian Idol Sreeram launches Narnia3 audio!

The magnum opus ‘The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader’ had its audio launch today. Indian Idol-5 winner Sreeram Chandra and Deeksha Seth of Vedam fame has launched the audio of the film.

Sreeram Chandra has lent his vocal for a track in this film which was recorded in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi versions. The movie is all set for a release in 3D in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi along with English versions on 3^rd, December with about 800 prints in all the versions. While the movie is hitting the screens in US on 10^th December, it is releasing here on 3^rd, December.  This is the first time that the Hollywood movie is releasing earlier in India rather in US.

Venkatesh’s ‘Nagavalli’ postponed!

Venkatesh’s upcoming film, ‘Nagavalli’ is supposed to release on December 16th as per the announced date. However, the movie might not see its light of the day on the announced date. Since the movie is packed with lots of graphics, the post-production works of the film are consuming plenty of time and so it might hit the big-screens only by the second-half of December.

Anushka, Richa Gangopadhyay, Kamalini Mukherjee, Sraddha Das and Poonam Kaur will share the screen with Venky in the film. This sequel film to ‘Chandramukhi’ is being directed by P.Vasu and produced by Bellamkonda Suresh. Guru Kiran scored the music for the film which was launched grandly a week ago.

Keep checking this space for the release date of ‘Nagavalli’.

‘Nenu Naa Rakshasi’ audio launch on 14th, December!

Rana’s undershoot film ‘Nenu Naa Rakshasi’ under the direction of Puri Jagannath is currently being filmed at Hyderabad. Producer of the film, Nallamalapu Bujji is planning to release the film for this Pongal. The audio is also expected to be launched on December 14th.

Rumors are milling round that Rana is playing a professional killer in the film. Rana is also said to have toned his body well for this film. This action-packed love story has Ileana as female lead. The unit is expected to fly to Bangkok for the final schedule of the film which commences from 27^th of this month. Puri Jagannath promises that the film has all the ingredients which surely attract the all categories of audiences.

Indian Idol, Sreeram to lend his voice for Chronicles of Narnia!

The Hollywood film, ‘Chronicles of Narnia – The Voyage of the Dawn Trader’ is being released in English, Hindi, Telugu and Tamil versions in 3D. The movie will record a special song which is an added attraction for all the Indian viewers. Indian Idol 5 winner, Sreeram will lend his voice for this song.

The song will be recorded in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil versions. The song is composed by Harpreet. Mr. Vijay Singh, CEO of Fox Star Studios India said, “Sreeram’s fresh, youthful voice is a perfect match to the exciting & thrilling Narnia experience. It’s undoubtedly a hit song.”

Sreeram says, “Indian Idol was a dream come true and now ‘Rehnuma’ in Narnia 3 is like magic unfolding right in front of my eyes. I am delighted, honored and humbled to have this opportunity. Now, of course, it all depends on how well the audience accepts and responds to our endeavor. The final verdict, as always, is theirs.”

The movie is getting ready for its release on 3^rd, December.

Nag’s ‘Damarukam’ to be launched on 14th Jan!

Telugumovienews has earlier informed you that Nagarjuna has signed up a new film under the renowned banner, RR Movie Makers. Now, the latest news is, the movie is all set to be launched on the Pongal day i.e., 14thJanuary. The film is tentatively titled as ‘Damarukam’.

Damarukam will be directed by Srinivas Reddy who has earlier directed ‘Yamagola Malli Modalaindhi’ and Venkat is producing it. Interesting news about the project is, Nagarjuna is pairing up with Anushka for the 4^th time after their immediate ‘Ragada’. The film is being touted as a socio-fantasy film with full-length comedy.

Other details of cast and crew of the film are awaited.

Jr.NTR, Surender Reddy film already making business!

Jr.NTR’s new film under the direction of Surender Reddy was launched a couple of days back. Industry is at buzz that the business offers for the rights of the film started flooding in, soon after the very first shot was filmed. There is also a strong buzz that the distribution rights of the film for main regions of A.P have already been sold.

Jr.NTR is consistently delivering good films and his last couple of films, Adhurs and Brindavanam did fairly well at the box-office, On the other hand Surender Reddy’s last film ,’Kick’ was one of the biggest hits of 2009. The trade talk is that these issues might be the reason behind the flowing offers.

While Tamannah is playing the female lead in the film, B.V.S.N Prasad is producing this yet-to-be titled film under the banner Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra. The regular shooting of the film is expected to commence from December.

Ravi Teja, Shaam teams up for ‘Veera’ again!

Crazy Star Raviteja and actor Shaam are teaming up for yet another film titled ‘Veera’. The duo was earlier seen in Kick. Shaam is getting busy in Tollywood slowly bagging good number of projects. His ‘KalyanRam Kathi’ is already running in theaters and a new film titled ‘Kshetram’ opposite Priyamani was launched a couple of days back and ‘Veera’ too came his way.

Veera is being directed by Ramesh Varma and Ganesh Indukuri will produce it on Tolly2Holly movies banner. Kajal Agarwal, Taapsee and Manjari are roped in to play the female leads in the film. ‘Veera’ is expected to complete its shooting by the end of May and hits the big screens in June.  Meanwhile, Ravi Teja’s ‘Mirapakay’ is hitting the theaters by the end of December.

Meher Ramesh next film with Mahesh!

Meher Ramesh who made his name in Tollywood with films like Kantri, Billa is planning a film with Prince Mahesh Babu. Meher Ramesh is currently giving shape to NTR, Vyjayanthi movies banner’s prestigious project ‘Shakti’.  It is learnt that Mahesh has given his nod to the director after listening to the script.

The film will be produced by Venkat under the banner, RR Movie Makers. The movie will hit the floors only after May,2011, since Mahesh Babu is currently busy with Srinu Vaitla’s ‘Dookudu’ and his ‘3Rascals’ under Shankar’s direction is also commencing from the coming December. Meanwhile Meher Ramesh’s Shakti is getting ready for its release in January. So, the director has enough time for completing the full-fledged script.

Watch this space for more details of cast and crew of the film.

Kalyan Ram to produce for Bala Krishna and NTR films!

Nandamuri Kalyan Ram’s ‘Kathi’ has recently hit the big screens. Though the collections of the film were average at the Box-Office, the actor hopes that they get improved in the coming weeks. Speaking about the film, the actor says, “Audiences liked the film. The feedback is overwhelming. Collections will improve.”

Kalyan Ram who is also the producer of the film says, I can’t act in few films with other producers which are very are risky. I can’t risk somebody’s money on such films. I took that risk myself and fortunately it paid off.”

This Nandamuri actor cum producer is in plans to produce films with his uncle, Bala Krishna and his brother NTR. “I have plans to produce films with my babai and brother. I will start those films once everything falls in place. We all can’t star in one film as it will be a daunting task to reach the sky high expectations,” added Kalyan Ram

Nagarjuna’s ‘Ragada’ music launch on Nov 29th!

Nagarjuna’s forthcoming film, ‘Ragada’ is in the final leg of shooting. The makers of the film has earlier announced the release date as 17^th, December and to meet the deadline of this date, the team members are making their best in completing the shooting part.

Meanwhile, the producer of the film, D.Siva Prasad Reddy is planning to launch the audio grandly on November 29^th at Silpa Kala Vedika Hyderabad. Few top celebrities form tinsel town are expected to attend the event. Ragada is being directed by Veeru Potla. Nagarjuna will be seen romancing Priyamani and Anushka in the film. Kamakshi Kala Movies will present the film. The film is being touted as a commercial entertainer with all the necessary elements of comedy, action and romance.

NTR, Surendar Reddy’s film launched!

It is known that Jr.NTR’s new film with Surender Reddy is on cards from quite some time. Now, the latest news is that the film has been launched today at Annapurna Studios. The movie was launched with a formal pooja and NTR himself clapped the board for the initial shot of the film, while V.V.Vinayak switched on the camera, SS.Rajamouli directed it.

This is the second flick in the combination of Surender Reddy and NTR, the first one being Ashok. Tamannah is playing NTR’s lady love in the film. B.V.S.N.Prasad of Chatrapati fame is producing the film under the banner Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra. The movie has cinematography by Rasool Ellore, dialogues by Koratala Siva, music by Devi Sri Prasad and story by Vakantam Vamsi.

The regular shooting of the film will commence from the month of December as per the reports and ‘Athade Aame Sainyam’ is the title under consideration.

Other prominent casts of the film include Prakash Raj, Kick Shyam, Ali, Jaya Prakash

reddy and others

‘Orange’ team’s special measures against piracy!

Ram Charan Teja’s ‘Orange’ is just few days away from its release and it has already created enough promotion in the state with the very stylish banners and trailers. Now, the producer of the film K.Nagababu is said to be taking special measures to prevent the film from piracy problem. In this regard he held discussions with producer Allu Aravind and few others.

NagaBabu decided to invest an amount of Rs.35 lakhs for controlling the piracy by taking a high level anti-piracy action. As per the sources information, few retired police officials are being hired and a special team per each district is being formed to eradicate the piracy.

On the other hand, the government of A.P has also formed a committee against the piracy. The team includes Home Minister Sabita Indira Reddy, Minister of Cinematography & FDC Geetha Reddy, and Mopidevi Venkataramana.

With all these necessary measures, let’s hope the piracy problem eradicates.

Nov 26, Big day for ‘Orange’ lady!

Shazahn Padamsee, who has debuted in Bollywood with the film, Rocket Singh is all set to woo the Telugu audiences with Ram Charan’s ‘Orange’ from November 26^th. If sources are to be believed, the actress is playing the role of Ruba in the film and she is said to be the narrator of the film. However, everything will be confirmed only after its release.

Well, it’s not just the actress’s Tollywood debut film but the Kollywood debut too. The actress played a female lead in Tamil film Kanimozhi opposite actor Jai. The actress keeps her fingers crossed since her both debut films are reaching the big screens on same day.

“Hey guys. Looks like 26th Nov is a double whammy for me. Both my Tamil and Telugu films are releasing on the same day! OMG!” the actress has tweeted in the twitter

Good luck Shazahn!

Final cast of ‘3 Idiots’ confirmed!

The remake version of bollywood hit ‘3Idiots’ will be launched grandly on 6^th, December at Chennai studio. The final cast of the film seems to be confirmed. Mahesh is the first Telugu hero to cast in Shankar’s directorial. Director Shankar had a tuff time in choosing other two main actors of the film. Though the roles were earlier offered to Madhavan and Siddharth both of them have rejected the offer.

Finally Mahesh Babu will be seen in the lead role where Aamir played the original, Ileana will do Kareena Kapoor’s role, Jiiva in the role of Madhavan, Srikanth will be doing Sharman Joshy’s character and Sathyaraj in Bomman Iranis role.

Harris will be scoring the music, cinematographer by Manoj Paramahams and Gemini Film Circuit will be producing the film.

Watch this space for more updates!

RGV, Suriya to launch Rakta Charitra2 audio today!

RGV and Suriya are going to launch the audio of the second part of ‘Rakta Charitra’ today at 7 PM in Hyderabad. Apart from Varma and Surya, Priyamani is likely to attend the event. The music for the film is given by Dharam-Sandeep. RGV has created a new trend by releasing the BGM (background music) of the first part after it earned a positive impact.

It is known that the first part has already seen success although released with few controversies. Varma has been promoting Rakta Charitra 2 from quite some time in the social networking site, Twitter.

The movie is produced by Madhu Mantena, Sheetal Vinod Talwar, Chinna Vasudeva Reddy and Rajkumar under the banner of Cynergy Movies. Rakta Charitra 2 is likely to hit the screens on December 3^rd.

Ileana calls Rana as ‘Tweeter’!

Tollywood stars these days are experiencing Twitter mania. The stars often twitter and keep updating about their running and future projects time to time to their followers. And few become maniacal to this social networking site. Here is an example, It is known that Rana and Ileana are working for a film titled Nenu Naa Rakshasi under the direction of Puri Jagannath.

Rana keeps tweeting about his updates time to time to his followers and this Sexy Siren is also in the twitter but not much adapted to it as Rana. So the actress who has seen Rana’s constant tweeting gave him a nick name as ‘Tweeter’. Ileana did not stop with that but uploaded a picture of Rana tweeting at the sets of ‘Nenu Naa Rakshasi’. Well! Thanks to Ileana for the pic!

Mahesh, Anushka on-screen again!

Khaleja movie has set a stage for Mahesh and Anushka’s romance and many liked their on-screen chemistry. The pair seems to be back with ‘Veta’ >again. Mahesh signed up a film which is tentatively titled as ‘Veta’ and Anushka has been roped in as the leading lady in the film. Veta is a bilingual film and will be directed by Tamil director, Linguswamy.

While the Telugu version has Mahesh in the lead role, Tamil version will see Arya>. Madhavan and Sameera Reddy is said to be playing key-roles. With ‘Dookudu’ under Srinu Vytla’s direction and remake of 3-Idiots under Shankar’s direction in the pipeline, Mahesh can afford his dates for Veta only in the coming year.