Last RespectsActor and Tdp leader Nandamuri Taraka Ratna passed away on February 18 after battling for life for 23 days following a cardiac arrest in January.ScreenshotTelugu actors Nandamuri Balakrishna, Chiranjeevi, Junior Ntr, Nandamuri Kalyan Ram and others, as well as several politicians paid their last respects to Nandamuri Taraka Ratna at his residence near Hyderabad on Sunday, February 19. Taraka Ratna passed away at a hospital in Bengaluru on Saturday night after battling for life for 23 days following a cardiac arrest in January. Taraka Ratna was the grandson of Telugu Desam Party (Tdp) founder, legendary actor and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nt Rama Rao. Actors Jr Ntr and Nandamuri Kalyan Ram are his cousins, and actor Nandamuri Balakrishna is his uncle. He was a member of the Tdp. Veteran actor and former MP Murali Mohan, Tdp president and former Andhra Pradesh Cm Chandrababu Naidu and his wife Nara Bhuvaneswari (Taraka Ratna...
- 2/19/2023
- by RajeswariP
- The News Minute
TollywoodThe actor has been signed to play the lead role in ‘Ranga Marthanda’, reportedly a remake of the acclaimed Marathi movie ‘Natsamrat’.Digital NativeDigital NativeActor Ramya Krishnan will soon be making a film with her husband director Krishna Vamsi. This is the third time the couple will be collaborating. The first film they worked together was Chandralekha (1998) before they got married while the actor later appeared in a guest role in Krishna Vamsi’s Sri Anjaneyam (2004). The director has signed Ramya Krishnan to play the lead role in his upcoming film titled Ranga Marthanda. Sources in the know say that the film is the remake of the acclaimed Marathi movie Natsamrat. Further, award-winning actor Prakash Raj has been roped in to play the male lead in the film. Krishna Vamsi’s last film was Nakshatram, an action entertainer written and directed by him, which released in 2017. The film was jointly produced by K Srinivasulu,...
- 10/18/2019
- by Vidya
- The News Minute
TollywoodAt a time when filmmakers are experimenting with biopics and superhero subjects, it’s amazing to see such an easy-breezy film.Karthik KeramaluTelugu cinema seems to have made a promise to make at least one family film a year. By family films, I purely mean the largeness of the cast where members of a well-to-do family sing-and-dance, resolve their differences, shed tears as part of a nostalgic tribute and so on. Also, you can take your seniors and juniors along with you to the theatre and not have to hide your smile in the darkness of the hall (as is the case of adult comedies). 2016 had Brahmotsavam, 2017 had Sathamanam Bhavati and this year there's Ammammagarillu. I remember reading somewhere that we – as children – go to our maternal grandparents’ house to indulge in fun and frolic during summer holidays as our familial setting is such that we live with our paternal grandparents for most of our childhood (and well into adulthood, too, many a time!). Santhosh (Naga Shourya) might be considered an emotional fool in today’s times. He wants to bring together his egotistic uncle (Rao Ramesh), gold-loving aunt (Hema), unsmiling workaholic uncle (Sivaji Raja) and another money-minded uncle (Ravi Prakash) to cheer his grand mom (Sumithra) up. The film treads along familiar lines – it is set in a small town, the hero’s aunts and uncles live in different cities, the hero has a crush on his first cousin – and packs in enough sentiments to make you sit without looking at the exit for two and a half hours. At a time when filmmakers are experimenting with biopics and superhero subjects, it’s kind of amazing to see such an easy-breezy film occupy the big screens. I have said this before and I’m saying it again – Rao Ramesh is a delight to watch. Whether he’s repeating his Brahmotsavam avatar (as a person who wants to earn name and fame without anybody’s emotional support) or monkey-dancing to “Kevvu Keka”, he uncreases the proceedings with his mirthful acting. There’s a quaint scene that stayed with me long after the film ended. Peketi Baburao (Rao Ramesh) calls out to his daughter from the gate – he shouts, “Amma, Amma” in an endearing tone and his mother appears first, but he continues to shout, “Amma, Amma” till his daughter (Shamili as Seetha) arrives. The mother, at this point, reluctantly retraces her steps and fades into a corner. This scene plays out a couple of times until Baburao realises his fallacy. It’s a brilliant setup that ends in the typical mother-son hug. The producers would have surely clapped with tears of joy when listening to this situation during the narration. Though Shamili isn’t reduced to a prop, it’s appalling to see what she’s offered. In fact, Shakalaka Shankar has more memorable dialogues and things to do in the movie than the leading lady. After her character’s playful introduction (at two different ages), she turns into a caricature. Sundar Surya, the writer-director, probably didn’t know what to do with her. He also gives too much importance to dialogues. Whenever a character begins to thank Santhosh for making her/him recognise the true worth of relationships, there’s a sermon about how they lost those sepia-drenched memories to the drudgery of adult life. Has the director ever heard of “show, don't tell”? The over usage of dialogues also crushes the film’s capacity to soar beyond the village-based movie template. Several attempts have been made to retell the magic of Krishna Vamsi’s classics: Ninne Pelladatha and Murari. But Ammammagarillu looks like one of those half-hearted efforts. The quality of Vamsi’s love story in Murari or the geniality in Ninne Pelladatha is untouchable. Why, even the same director couldn’t recreate that warmth in Mogudu and Govindudu Andarivadele!
- 5/25/2018
- by Monalisa
- The News Minute
TollywoodThe actor plays a youth who fights for the welfare of the villagers in the film.Digital NativeDigital NativeKalyan Ram’s Manchu Lakshanulla Abbayi aka Mla is scheduled for release on March 23 and the trailer released recently has managed to strike the right chord among the movie buffs. The trailer has a scene which has Kalyan Ram mouthing a dialogue in Rajinikanth style and this has garnered the attention in a big way. Written and directed by Upendra Madhav, Mla stars Nandamuri Kalyan Ram and Kajal Agarwal as the lead pair with the star cast also including Brahmanandam, Manali Rathod, Vennela Kishore, Lasya, Prudhviraj, Ravi Kishan, Posani Krishna Murali, Ajay, Jayaprakash Reddy and Sivaji Raja. According to reports, Kajal Agarwal plays a millionaire’s daughter in it. She is an Nri arriving into the country on a hidden agenda and what is it forms the crux of the story. Mani Sharma is the music director for this movie with the cinematography done by Prasad Murella and editing by Bikkina Thammiraju. Made on a budget of Rs 10 crores, Manchi Lakshnanulla Abbayi is bankrolled by Kiran Reddy and Bharath Chowdary under the banner Blue Planet Entertainments. Going by the title of the film, there have been reports that Mla is a political thriller but its director Upendra Madhav has clarified that it is not so. He has made it clear that his film has nothing to do with politics but is a tale about a youngster. The film will have a corporate background with a portion of the story set in the village backdrop. According to reports about this film, Kalyan Ram plays a youth who fights for the welfare of the villagers. With punch dialogues delivered in Rajini style, Mla will be a treat to watch, opine sources in the trade. (Content provided by Digital Native)...
- 3/18/2018
- by Editor
- The News Minute
EntertainmentAnand Mahindra was reacting to a tweet which showed a scene from the film in which Balakrishna is seen lifting a Mahindra Bolero single-handedly. Digital NativeThe Balakrishna starrer Jai Simha is doing well at the box office; thanks to his hardcore fans across the world. But one scene from the film is creating a huge buzz. When a fan tweeted a scene from the film in which Balakrishna is seen lifting a Mahindra Bolero single-handedly and wanted to know his reaction, the Chairman of the Mahindra Group, Anand Mahindra, tweeted, “Haha. Now all our service workshops won't need any hydraulic lifts anymore to do Bolero check-ups!!” Haha. Now all our service workshops won’t need any hydraulic lifts anymore to do Bolero check-ups!! https://t.co/WiS6hcpT2h — anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) January 16, 2018 And of course, this has not gone down well with Balayya’s fans out there. Several of his fans began tweeting with the hashtags #BoycottMahindra & #BanMahindra. One user wrote, “A man of your stature shouldn't have replied about such video..that result in insulting 1000's of fans across the globe.” @anandmahindra #BoycottMahindra #BanMahindra A man of your stature shouldn't have replied about such video..that result in insulting 1000's of fans across the globe — ..Watch Me (@Tight_Slapz) January 16, 2018 Jai Simha, which released to packed houses for Sankaranthi this year, has been directed by Ks Ravi Kumar. This is the first time N Balakrishna has teamed up with the director. Produced by C Kalyan under the banner Ck Entertainments on a huge budget of Rs 40 crores, Jai Simha was released on January 12 as a Sankaranthi treat. Nayanthara plays the female lead in the movie with the star cast also including Hari Priya and Natasha Doshi as heroines. The rest of the stars in the cast playing supporting roles are Prakash Raj, Ashutosh Rana, Brahmanandam, Murali Mohan, Jaya Prakash Reddy, Chalapathi Rao, Prabhakar, Ravi Prakash, Shekar, Sivaji Raja, Duvvasi Mohan, Pavitra Lokesh and Priya. The film’s music is composed by Chirantan Bhatt and the camera has been cranked by C Ram Prasad with Praveen Anthony editing it. M Ratnam has written the story and dialogues for Jai Simha while the screenplay has been penned by Ks Ravi Kumar himself.
- 1/17/2018
- by Editor
- The News Minute
Prabho Shivaji Raja is an animated historical drama based on the life and times of the legendary Maratha warrior – Chhatrapathi Shivaji Raje. The film is an ode to the King, who through his military genius took on the might of the Moghuls and freed his land from their tyrannical rule of more than 350 years. History remembers him not only for his heroism as it does for his sense of justice and equality of his subjects, irrespective of class or religion. Read More...
- 4/19/2013
- Bollywood Trade
Sudip Pandey being a leading Actor of Bhojpuri film Industry have proved his versatility with working in different languages and regional cinemas. With his second Telugu film 'Rowdy Gari Pellam', Actor Sudip Pandey has established his name prominently in Tollywood Industry after getting a good Box office response for his new release.
'Rowdy Gari Pellam' is a romantic action film, starring Sudip Pandey, Shivaji Raja and Suhasini in lead roles, directed by Sumith Roy, music directed by Arjun.</ ...
'Rowdy Gari Pellam' is a romantic action film, starring Sudip Pandey, Shivaji Raja and Suhasini in lead roles, directed by Sumith Roy, music directed by Arjun.</ ...
- 12/14/2011
- Bollywood Chaska
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