Tollywood

Wanted PanduGod review: Promises to be an audience-pleasing roller coaster

 This one is a confluence of talent from the small and big screens. The idea of bringing popular telly stars along with those from Telugu film industry does appear novel and interesting but the handling of ‘Wanted PanduGod’ turns out to be a tad disappointment. Directed by Sreedhar Seepana, ‘Wanted PanduGod’ promises to be an audience-pleasing roller coaster but somewhere along the line, it loses its fizz and fails to deliver. It is good to see so many from small screen vying with those from the silver screen but in the end, the movie turns out to be more of an extended version of a telly show. The list of actors in the movie is long and winding. Sample this…

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Promo of Nagarjuna’s ‘The Ghost’ is out; check out what’s Tamahagane

Hyderabad: There’s lots of discussion about ‘Tamahagane’, ever since the makers of King Nagarjuna-starrer ‘The Ghost’ revealed his choice of weapon. Today, they have come up with a promo to disclose Tamahagane and how it is made. Director Praveen Sattaru has come up with a first-of-its-kind subject and he will be showing Nagarjuna as an Interpol officer. The promo actually begins with someone cautioning Nagarjuna about the entire underworld coming for him. We can see a file named ‘Red Notice’ in the drawer which apparently has all the secrets about the underworld. Then, Nagarjuna opens a huge box where he finds this raw steel named Tamahagane. He makes a sharp sword with it to take on the underworld. “The sword feels…

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Megastar Chiranjeevi’s GodFather teaser to release on August 21, ahead of his birthday

Megastar Chiranjeevi’s GodFather teaser will be unveiled on August 21, ahead of his birthday. The makers of GodFather announced the release date of the teaser with a special poster featuring the actor. Megastar Chiranjeevi will be celebrating his 67th birthday on August 22. He will be seen next in GodFather, which is the official Telugu remake of Malayalam film, Lucifer. Salman Khan has been roped in to play a cameo in Chiranjeevi’s GodFather. Recently, the Megastar have been sharing updates about his upcoming film. As Chiranjeevi’s birthday is just a few days away, the makers of GodFather have announced an early birthday gift for him and his fans. On August 18, director Mohan Raja took to Twitter to unveil the…

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Two months after her husband’s death, Meena pledges organs for donation

INS- One of Tamil cinema’s popular actresses, Meena, has pledged her organs for donation. On social media, the actress said: “There is no greater good than saving lives. Organ donation is one of the noblest ways to save lives. It is a boon, a second chance for many who are battling chronic illness, which I personally went through. “Wish my Sagar was blessed with more donors, which could have changed my life! One donor can save eight lives. Hope everyone understands the importance of organ donation. “It’s not just between the donors and recipients and doctors. It greatly affects families, friends, colleagues and acquaintances. Today, I am taking a pledge to donate my organs.” In a tribute to her late…

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Edgar Wright latest to praise ‘RRR’: What an absolute blast, so entertaining

London/Hyderabad: More filmmakers from the West are doffing their hats to S S Rajamouli’s “RRR”, the most recent being British director Edgar Wright who has called the Telugu period action epic an “absolute blast”. Wright, the man behind blockbusters such as “Baby Driver”, “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” and “Last Night in Soho”, said he recently saw “RRR” at the British Film Institute (BFI) and found it an “entertaining” watch. Finally saw @RRRMovie on the big screen at the @BFI with a great crowd. What an absolute blast. So entertaining. The only film I have ever seen where the intermission card itself got a round of applause.— edgarwright (@edgarwright) August 13, 2022 “Finally saw @RRRMovie on the big screen at the…

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Anand Deverakonda-starrer ‘Highway’ to have direct OTT release

Chennai: Well-known cinematographer and director K V Guhan’s much-awaited psychological thriller, ‘Highway’, featuring Anand Deverakonda in the lead, will directly release on the OTT platform Aha on August 19. The psychological thriller will also feature Sayami Kher and Manasa along with Abhishek Banerjee in a never-before-seen role. Directed and written by K.V. Guhan and produced by Venkat Talari, the film is a psychological thriller about a photographer Vishnu (Anand Deverakonda) who falls in love with Tulasi (Manasa). When everything is going great, a serial killer kidnaps his lady love. What happens then is what ‘Highway’ is all about. Talking about the film, director K V Guhan said, “Post the first wave of Covid, there was an unprecedented change in the film…

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‘Swathimuthyam’ release date gets postponed from August 13

Hyderabad: Sithara Entertainments announced that ‘Swathimuthyam’ starring Ganesh and Varsha Bollamma has been postponed from its August 13 release date. Expressing unhappiness about this development, the makers shared that this postponement couldn’t be avoided. “We have completed the shoot, and post-production work keeping in mind the release date and wanted to go ahead with the release plans. Even though we could have been adamant about our release plans, post pandemic the film industry situation is not great. Audiences are not coming to theatres as they used to before and looking at this situation, we did not want to compete with other releases, even though it is perfect timing for our film to release,” the makers said in a statement. “Looking at…

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Prabhas’ Adipurush earns 250cr already, how?

Hyderabad: Fans and movie buffs from across the globe are eagerly waiting for their favorite star Prabhas’ upcoming film Adipurush. Reportedly, the shooting of the film has already been completed and now audience are waiting for all the updates like OTT deals and release dates. According to latest reports, the streaming rights of the mythological drama has been sold to an OTT space a whopping price that will surely leave you stunned. Scroll ahead to read more. https://www.instagram.com/p/CczHmLZIiZx/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=86773471-46bf-4185-a35d-2036291f64d4 Any guesses who has acquired the rights? Well, as per reports, the digital rights of Adipurush have been taken by Netflix for a whopping amount of Rs 250cr. And not just that, it has also acquired the rights for all languages. For the unversed, the movie…

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Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s Role in Kushi Revealed

Samantha Ruth Prabhu, whose item number in Pushpa: The Rise was a pan-India sensation, will be seen in an all-new different character opposite Vijay Deverakonda in Kushi, as per reports. The second schedule of the film’s shooting is currently underway at picturesque beach locations in the city of Vizag. The duo reportedly will be shooting a love song, which is said to be one of the major highlights of the Shiva Nirvana directorial. The unit has already completed a schedule in Kashmir. Set in the backdrop of Kashmir, Shiva Nirvana has penned an intense love story with loads of romance. In addition to Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Vijay Deverakonda, the film stars Murali Sharma, Lakshmi, Ali, Rohini, Jayaram, Sachin Khedakar,…

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Tollywood film shoots to halt from Aug 1

Hyderabad: Tollywood producers will stop film shoots from Monday, this was announced by the Film Chamber of Commerce on Sunday. The general body meeting of the Film Chamber held in Hyderabad decided to support the decision earlier taken by Active Telugu Producers Guild (ATPG) to stop the film shoots from August 1. Well-known Tollywood producer Dil Raju said they will sit down and discuss the problems and the shoots will not resume till they find a solution. Film Chamber’s new president Basi Reddy said the meeting unanimously decided to stop the shootings for a few days. The decision taken at the meeting attended by 48 members will halt making of not only the new films but also those who are in…

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