ENTERTAINMENT

Hyderabad Commissioner CV Anand launches song for Varun Sandesh’s upcoming film “Constable”

Directed by Aryan Subhan SK, Constable marks Varun Sandesh’s next release after Viraaji. Hyderabad: Hyderabad Commissioner of Police CV Anand launched the promotional song for actor Varun Sandesh’s next film, Constable. Titled Constable Anna, the song pays tribute to the hard work, dedication and sacrifices of police constables. It is sung by Nalgonda Gaddar Narsanna, with music composed by Subhash Anand. Directed by Aryan Subhan SK, Constable marks Varun Sandesh’s next release after Viraaji. The actor also has Yadbhavam Tadbhavati and Chitram Chudara in his upcoming lineup.

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Oscars 2025: Indian Short film ‘Anuja’ earns nomination for Best Live Action Short 

Besides ‘Anuja’, ‘I Am Ready, Warden’ is another movie with an India connect. Nominated in the Documentary Short Film category, the film is directed by Indian-origin American filmmaker Smriti Mundhra New Delhi: ‘Anuja’, a New Delhi-set short film, on Thursday bagged a nomination in the Live Action Short category at the 97th Academy Awards. ‘Anuja’, directed by Adam J Graves and Suchitra Mattai, is pitted against ‘A Lien’, ‘I’m Not a Robot’, ‘The Last Ranger’ and ‘The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent’ at the awards gala. The nominations for the 2025 Oscars, which were twice postponed earlier this month due to wildfires in Los Angeles, were announced by Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott. ‘Anuja’ follows a gifted nine-year-old Anuja, who must make a choice between education and factory work alongside her sister — a decision that will shape both their futures. It stars Sajda Pathan and Ananya Shanbhag. The film has…

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Oscars 2025 throws up surprises, ‘Emilia Pérez’ leads with 13 nominations

‘Emilia Pérez’ sets a record for a non-English language film with the highest number of nominations this year, closely followed by ‘Wicked’, ‘The Brutalist’, ‘Anora’, ‘Conclave’ and ‘A Complete Unknown’ Los Angeles: In the wake of devastating wildfires in Los Angeles that struck at the heart of the movie industry, an embattled Hollywood lined up behind the Netflix narco-musical about trans identity ‘Emilia Pérez’ in Oscar nominations Thursday. Jacques Audiard’s ‘Emilia Pérez’, a Spanish language, French-made film, dominated the nominations with a leading 13 nominations, including best picture and best actress for Karla Sofía Gascón, making her the first openly trans actor ever nominated for an Oscar. The film also landed nominations for directing, original screenplay, two of its songs and for Zoe Saldaña. Netflix contenders Netflix, despite its starring role in Hollywood, has never won best picture.…

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Third single from Naga Chaitanya-starrer Thandel released

The foot-tapping number, set to tune by Devi Sri Prasad, has lyrics by Shreemani and has been rendered by Naksh Aziz and Shreya Ghoshal. Chennai: The makers of director Chandoo Mondeti’s Thandel, featuring Naga Chaitanya and Sai Pallavi in the lead, on Thursday released ‘Hilesso Hilessa’, the third single from the film much to the delight of fans and film buffs. The foot-tapping number, set to tune by Devi Sri Prasad, has lyrics by Shreemani and has been rendered by Naksh Aziz and Shreya Ghoshal. The song, a mellifluous number, but an exceptionally difficult one to render, has been skilfully rendered by both vocalists. The slow, romantic number has some breathtakingly beautiful visuals to complement it. Aerial shots of the water bodies where…

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Second single from Vishwak Sen’s ‘Laila’ released

The song features stunning visuals, stylish dance moves and captivating backdrops, adding to its romantic vibe. Hyderabad: The second single, Icchukundam Baby, from Vishwak Sen’s upcoming film Laila, was released on Thursday. The romantic track has already started creating buzz among listeners. The song features stunning visuals, stylish dance moves and captivating backdrops, adding to its romantic vibe. Vishwak Sen looks dashing in the video, while Akanksha Sharma, a model and TV actress known for ads like Santoor and Cadbury, makes an impressive Telugu debut. She looks gorgeous in beach costumes featured in the song. The on-screen chemistry between Vishwak and Akanksha is refreshing and is expected to be one of the highlights of the film. Sung by Aditya RK and…

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Ajith want to wrap up films fast as in race, anything could happen: Magizh Thirumeni

The director said that what Ajith said gives him goosebumps when he thinks about it Chennai: Director Magizh Thirumeni, who is directing actor Ajith Kumar’s eagerly-awaited film ‘vidaa Muyarchi’, has now disclosed that actor Ajith Kumar, who is now on the racing circuit competing in International racing tournaments, had told him that he wanted to wrap up all his film commitments before he went to race because so many people were dependent on him, including his producers who had invested money on his films. In an interview to a channel, Magizh Thirumeni said, “A couple of weeks before he was to head to the race, we were beginning to wrap up the film. Ajith had gone for practice sessions then. He…

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Sexual harassment: Blake Lively’s legal team says ‘every frame’ of Justin Baldoni’s released footage corroborates actor’s claims 

In her complaint, the actor termed her co-star’s behaviour as ‘disturbing and unprofessional’, and claimed that during a “slow dance scene”, Baldoni “leaned forward and slowly dragged his lips from her ear and down her neck as he said, ‘It smells so good’.” Los Angeles: Hollywood actor Blake Lively has reacted through her legal team at director-actor Justin Baldoni’s recently released video proof quashing the actor’s claim of sexual harassment. Her legal team fired back after attorneys for Justin Baldoni released footage shedding light on the actors’ behind-the-scenes conflict on ‘It Ends with Us’, reports ‘People’ magazine. On Tuesday, January 21, Baldoni’s attorney Bryan Freedman released a video, obtained by ‘TMZ’, in an effort to refute some of Lively’s claims made in her December 20 sexual harassment complaint against her director-actor. As per ‘People’, the footage depicts Baldoni, 40, and Lively, 37,…

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Ram Gopal Varma opens up on his upcoming film titled ‘Syndicate’; details inside

RGV said that he had ‘taken a vow to wash away all his cinema sins’ of the past few years, with one single film called ‘Syndicate’ and shared that cast and crew details will be revealed soon Chennai: Director Ram Gopal Varma, popular as RGV, who recently penned a note of confession to himself in which he expressed regret for having failed to set his film ‘Satya’ as the benchmark for all his films and promised that every film that he made henceforth would be made with a reverence towards why he wanted to become a director in the first place, has now announced his next film called ‘Syndicate’. Taking to his X timeline to make the announcement, RGV said that…

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Remo D’Souza, Rajpal Yadav and Sugandha Mishra receive threat email from Pakistan

A case has been registered at the Amboli police station in Mumbai on the complaint of actor Rajpal Yadav. Mumbai: Members of the Hindi entertainment fraternity, Remo D’Souza, Rajpal Yadav and Sugandha Mishra have received a threat from an unidentified person. A case has been registered at the Amboli police station in Mumbai on the complaint of actor Rajpal Yadav. On the complaint of Sugandha Mishra, the police have registered a complaint and started investigating the matter and after receiving the same threatening email, Remo D’Souza has also filed a complaint at the police station. As per the police, the threat email was sent from Pakistan. The email reads, “We are monitoring your recent activities and we believe it is important that we…

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Pushpa 2: The Rule celebrates 50 days with special fan show

The film, directed by Sukumar, was released on December 6, 2024 and has been smashing box office records ever since. Hyderabad: The blockbuster Pushpa 2: The Rule celebrates its 50th day in theaters today, January 23. To mark the occasion, the makers are organizing a special fan show at Sandhya Theater. The film, directed by Sukumar, was released on December 6, 2024 and has been smashing box office records ever since. Starring Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna in lead roles, the movie also features Rao Ramesh, Sunil, Anasuya Bharadwaj, Ajay, Jagapathi Babu, in key roles. Malayalam actor Fahadh Faasil plays the main antagonist. Pushpa 2 is the sequel to Pushpa: The Rise. The makers have officially announced a third installment in the franchise, titled Pushpa 3: The Rampage.

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