29th February 2004

Balayya's film starts today
Nandamuri Bala Krishna is all set to make his debut as director with a splendid remake of golden classic 'Nartana Saala' today. The stage is set for a grand gala muhurat at 7:30 am in Ramoji Films City on 1st March 2004. Bhaskara Raju has designed ostentatious sets for this film. Pusapati Lakshmipati Raju who co-produced Bala Krishna's latest blockbuster 'Lakshmi Narasimha' is producing this film. Bala Krishna has reached RFC on the evening of 29th February to supervise the muhurat and first schedule. He would be appearing in 'Arjuna' get-up for Muhurat shot. The first schedule is going to be continued till 5th of March and the scenes that include Balayya in Arjun getup would be canned. Bala Krishna is very excited at the prospect of acting in and directing a film that is based on Viswa Vikhyata Nata Sarvabhowma NTR's unique classic 'Nartana Saala'. It is also learnt that the dialogues of 'Nartanasaala' have been softened a little bit so that the common man of Y2K era could understand and appreciate them. Bala Krishna has proved himself as the only one who is capable of doing such roles with his sensational performance in films like 'Bhairava Dweepam' and 'Aditya 369'. The fans of Nandamuri Bala Krishna are equally excited as they are going to devour unique feast that is going to be made by their matinee idol.

Fans hungama for Nenunnanu audio
Nagarjuna delivered 3 superhits in a row in the form of 'Santosham', 'Manmadhudu' and 'Shivamani'. But Nagarjuna did not celebrate any function to celebrate the 100 days run of any of the above three films. Nagarjuna's fans did not have proper occasion to meet everybody and rejoice for a long time. Last time they met for a function was in 2002 for the audio release function of 'Santosham' in Vijayawada. Keeping this fact in the mind, the producer D Siva Prasad Reddy - who is also a huge fan of Nagarjuna - is arranging the audio function of his latest film 'Nenunnanu' at Rock Gardens of Shilpa Kala Vedika on 11th March 2004. Nagarjuna fans from various parts of the state were invited to participate in this function. Keeravani scored the music. Aditya Music bought the audio rights. Nenunnanu is all set to release on 7th April 2004.

Malliswari in IMAX
For the first time in the history of Telugu cinema, a straight Telugu film is going to be screened in IMAX Theater. That lucky film is Venkatesh's latest blockbuster 'Malliswari'. This film would be screen 6th March 2004 at 9 pm in IMAX Theater of Indianapolis, IN. Mast Entertainment Inc. get the credits for making this unique event happen. Stay tuned for more details.

Flight phobia for Arjun
Hero Arjun (Gentleman fame) was traveling in a flight from Bangalore to Chennai few days back and it was crash-landed in between. Since then he stopped traveling in airplanes. Whenever he had to travel with in the country, he is getting his tickets booked in railways. This information was given by Kodi Rama Krishna at a function arranged for the audio release of Kodi-Arjun's film 'Puttintiki Raa Chelli'

28th February 2004

Triple action by Balayya
Bala Krishna Nandamuri - the one and only star hero who can infuse life into the historical characters like his father NTR - would be acting in and directing the remake of old classic Nartanasaala in the next month. He would be donning three roles - Arjuna, Bruhannala, Keechaka - in this film. Sri Hari is expected to do the role of 'Bheema' and Sai Kumar would don 'Karna' character. Soundarya, Asin and Sangeeta are also likely to play important characters in this film.

Pawan Kalyan in Agra
The current schedule of Pawan Kalyan's film in the direction of Karunakaran is going on in Agra and Delhi since 16th February. This schedule would continue till 10th March 2004. Shriya is paired up with Pawan Kalyan in this film. Neha Oberai is playing second heroine. Since the part of the story takes place in North India popular Bollywood artists like Gulshan Grover, Jersey Singh, Saurabh Shukla, Milind Gunaji, Kamal Mallik, Shoab Khan are roped in to play important roles. The other cast of the film is Jaya Sudha, Anant Nag, rajan P Dev, Mahesh Anand, Brahmanandam and Sunil. Stun Siva composes stunts. Mani Sharma provides music. Guhan handles camera. C Aswini Dutt produces this film on Vyjayanthi banner.

Prabhu Deva directs MS Raju's flick
MS Raju is introducing popular choreographer and actor Prabhu Deva as film director. This film is titled as 'Nuvvostanante Ne vaddantaana' (lyric of Varsham film). Siddardha (Boys fame) and Trisha (Varsham heroine) are playing main leads. This film is feel good love story with no action sequences and no villains. Devi Sri Prasad provides music. Sirivennela pens lyrics. Paruchuri brothers write dialogues. 'NNV' is expected to have terrific graphics shots that are entertainment based. This film would have the backdrop of Hampi. A village set worth a crore would be erected in Araku Valley. Puja would be held on 14th March, the same date on which pujas of Okkadu and Varsham were held. This film would be releasing on 1st September 2004.

26th February 2004

Chiru-Puri film on 15th March
The regular shooting of Chiranjeevi's next film in the direction of Puri Jagan would start on 15th of March. Geeta Arts produces this film. Bhupati Raja provides story. Chiranjeevi would be working for two films simultaneously this time. The other film is 'Shankar Dada MBBS'. Shankar Dada MBBS would be released for this summer and the release of Puri Jagan- Chiru film is expected either for Vijaya Dasami or Deepavali.

Chiranjeevi among power 50 by India Today
Chiranjeevi is featured in the top 50 powerful persons list compiled by India Today magazine. The other film celebrities who found a place for themselves include Amitab Bachchan, Ramoji Rao, Manmohan Shetty, Shah Rukh Khan, AR Rehman and Aishwarya Rai. The Telugu version of India today has given top 10 power list among Telugu people which included only K Raghavendra Rao from film fraternity. The following description is given for Chiranjeevi in the power list …
Featured because: He is the highest paid filmstar in the South. Because everyone wants him to be MGR and NTR. Because his films rarely flop.
Should be embarrassed about: The absence of a challenger to his No.1 position though he is pushing 50.
Is never seen outside of: Black
Pet Charity: The Chiranjeevi Charitable Trust, which helps the poor.

7 crore project for Raja Sekhar
Hero Raja Sekhar has been keeping low profile after the failure of his last film 'Villain'. He neither started any project nor announced any. He bought the remake rights of Tamil film 'Ajaneyam' (when it was under production) and planned to make it in Telugu as 'Duty' in Telugu under the direction of Jeevita Raja Sekhar. But unfortunately, the original version bombed at box office. It is reliably learnt that Raja Sekhar is planning to act in a film very soon. He would also produce that film with a budget of 7 crores. We have to wait and see if Jeevita would direct that film or not.

25th February 2004

B Nagi Reddy is no more
Padma Sri Bommireddy Nagireddy - the Dada Saheb Phalke Award winner and the legend of Indian cinema - passed away today in Chennai. He was 92 and is survived by three sons and two daughters. He made memorable films like 'Showkar', 'Pathala Bhairavi', 'Gundamma Katha', 'Jagadeka Veeruni Katha', 'Maya Bazaar'. He made all these films with the help of his close friend and alter ego Chakrapani. He started the famous 'Chandamama' children monthly magazine in 1950's. This magazine was published in 14 Indian national languages and also in English. His Vahini-Vijaya studios at Chennai turned out to be the biggest studio in Asia at that time with 12 floors. He also created Vijaya Gardens in Chennai to help film industry. He also made Hindi blockbusters like 'Ram aur shyam' and 'Julie'. He did tremendous public service by constructing Vijaya Hospital. Abdul Kalam - Honorable President of India - visited Chennai today to pay homage. Majority of film personalities from Hyderabad are traveling to Chennai to participate in last rites tomorrow. May his soul rest in peace.

Vara to direct NTR
Vara Mullapudi - son of veteran writer Mullapudi Venkata Ramana - is making his debut as director with a film that stars NTR in the main lead. Vara has worked as assistant to veteran director K Raghavendra Rao for many films. This film would be produced by Giri. NTR is doing this film to rescue the distributors who lost their investment heavily in 'Andhrawala'. MM Keeravani provides music. Muhurat of this film would happen on 28th of this month. Regular shooting would start from March onwards.

Nag-Lawrence film on 15th March
Mass (Dammunte Kasko) film would launch the popular choreographer Raghavendra Lawrence as film director. This film stars Nagarjuna in the male lead. Katrina Kaif (Boom & Malliswari fame) is paired up with Nagarjuna in this film. This film would held its muhurat on 15th of March 2004. Devi Sri Prasad provides music. Nagarjuna is producing this film on Annapurna studios banner.

Arti Chabria is back
Arti Chabria - the heroine of Rasool's 'Okariki Okaru' film - is back in Telugu film industry. She is currently acting in the production No.2 of 'Siri Media Arts' that produced 'Pellam Voorelithe' for Sankranthi 2003. Srikanth and Prabhudeva are playing male leads. Ghantadi Krishna is providing music. Aswini Dutt and Allu Arvind are jointly producing this film.

Ramya Krishna item song for Prabhas
Ramya Krishna - who sizzled with 'Cheekulamme' special song in Simhadri - is going to do an item song for a Prabhas film. Chanti Addala is producing this film on 'Friendly Movies' banner. The probable title of the film is 'Ramaraju from Buttayapalem'. Arti Agarwal is paired up with Prabhas. This film has recently completed its schedule at Talakona forest and its currently shooting in Rajahmundry town.

23rd February 2004

Venky's new film on floors
The regular shooting of Venkatesh's latest film was started on 19th February 2004, a day after the Malliswari's release. This film is a remake of Tamil blockbuster 'Kakha Kakha'. Venkay plays cop and Asin plays teacher role. This film would be completed in a single schedule by end of April 2004. This movie is aimed at summer release.

Sadaf as Seetamma Talli?
Sindhura Creations banner that produced a hit film 'Sreeramachandrulu' is coming up with another film titled 'Seetamma Talli'. Rajendra Prasad is doing the main lead. Sadaf is being negotiated to play the title role. Janardhan Maharshi is trying his hand at direction with this film. 'Seetamma Talli' is a regular commercial film that is inspired by an interesting point from epic 'Ramayanam'. Puja of this film was held today at a Temple in Hyderabad. This film would go to floors on the festive day of 'Srirama Navami'.

Heroines and NRI dreams
Our Telugu film heroines would love to settle down at one point of time. And their natural choice seems to be aspiring for NRI grooms. Recently Ankitha and Sangaeeta expressed their willingness to get married to an eligible NRI groom. The latest one that joined this list is the buxom beauty Raasi.

21st February 2004

Sobhan to direct Mahesh Babu's Sainyam
Sobhan who made debut with Mahesh Babu's Bobby would be directing the huge project 'Sanyam'. Sobhan recent directed a MS Raju's blockbuster Varsham. The producer MS Raju has decided to repeat Sobhan. Mahesh Babu is donning a legendry character in Sainyam. The maker is comparing Mahesh Babu's 'Sainyam' with Superstar Krishna's Alluri Seetarama Raju. The technical team of this film includes Paruchuri brothers, Sirivennela and Veeru Potla. This film also boasts of a great love story. Sainyam would go to floors on 9th August on the eve of Mahesh Babu's birthday.

Varma is back in Telugu
Ram Gopal Varma is back in Telugu after a hiatus of 5 years. He last directed a straight Telugu film in the form of Premakatha. This film is titled as 'Madhyahnam Hatya' and it questions the viewers with 'Meekeppudaina mee bharya chachipothe bagundu anipinchinda?' JD Chakravarthy and Amani play the main leads. JD had shaven his beard & mustache for this film. The shooting of this film is currently going on in Hyderabad. Varma produces this film on Varma Corporation banner. Pratima films is presenting 'Madyahnam Hatya'. Varma is planning to direct a Hindi film starting from March onwards. This film would star JD Chakravarthy, Sushmita Sen & Esha Deol.

Adiseshagiri Rao joins congress
G Adisesha Giri Rao - Producer and brother of supertar Krishna - has joined congress officially on 14th of February 2004. Speaking to that press, he said that his family is always a supporter and sympathizer of congress. He also clarified that he would not be using the services of Superstar Krishna or Mahesh Babu in election campaign if a ticket were given to him. He is expecting a ticket for Tenali constituency as Burripalem - a village adjacent to Telugu - is his native place.

15th February 2004

Jayant to direct Bala Krishna again
Fuelled by the success of Bala Krishna - Jayant combination film 'Lakshmi Narasimha', MRV Prasad is going to produce a film in the same combination. He produced films like Bala Gopaludu and Sultan with Bala Krishna in the past. This film is expected to go to floors in the month of June 2004.

SP Balu remakes Varsham in Tamil
Most of MS Raju's films are either remade or dubbed into Tamil. Satruvu and Police Lockup were dubbed in Tamil. Devi Putrudu (Supergood), Manasanta Nuvve (Supergood), Nee Sneham (Prabhudeva), Okkadu (AM Ratnam) were remade into Tamil. SP Bala Subramanyam has bought Tamil remake rights of Varsham. He would be producing this film with Ravi (son of Editor Mohan) as hero.

Pitha Magan as Siva putrudu
Vikram - who acted in Telugu films like Bangaru Kutumbam, 6 nelalu, Adaalla Majaaka? - has become an icon in Tamil film industry with continuous blockbusters. His blockbusters were remade in Telugu as Seshu (Sethu), Sreeram (Dil), Gemini (Gemini), Veede (Dhool), Lakshmi Narasimha (Saami). His another film Kaasi is currently being remade with RP Patnaik as 'Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi'. His another blockbuster Pitha Magan is being dubbed into Telugu as 'Siva Putrudu' by Lakshmi Ganapathy Films. Ilayaraja scored music. Bala directed this film. Siva Putrudu is slated for the release in the 1st week of March 2004.

14th February 2004

Twin projects for Chiranjeevi
As per idlebrain.com's reliable sources, Chiranjeevi is all set to act in two projects which would be shoot simultaneously. Those projects are Anjana Productions film in the direction of Puri Jagan and 'Shankar Dada MBBS' in the direction of Jayant C Paranji. The muhurat of Puri Jagan and Chiranjeevi film would happen on 18th of this month. The muhurat of 'Shankar Dada MBBS' would happen on 22nd of this month (earlier date of 16th Feb is postponed to 22nd). Stay tuned for more details.

Malliswari with 150+ prints
Speaking to idlebrain.com, D Suresh Babu - the producer of the most waited project 'Malliswari' coming from the stalls of Suresh Productions - said that Malliswari is releasing with a minimum of 150 prints. The prints number would go up as the release date is approaching. He also said that it cost a budget of 10.5 crores to make Malliswari. He also said that he went out of his way to pay Katrina Kaif a princely amount of 75 lakhs as she is the only one actress who do the justice to the title role. Malliswari is having international release on 18th February which also happens to be the festive day of Maha Siva Rathri.

Namitha had a close shave
Actress Namitha had a close shave at Bhongiri when her newly-bought Skoda car traveling at 80 KMPH hit a tempo that is traveling in the opposite direction against the traffic rules on 9th February 2004. She was traveling with her beau Stevan Kapoor to perform at the success function of Lakshmi Narasimha at Warangal city. The front portion of car damaged a lot. Namitha and Stevan Kapoor escaped unhurt since they were wearing seat belts. The car doors were jammed and the passers by broke the side glasses to get these two people out. As Namitha was in shocked state, the passers by started running towards her for autographs. Stevan Kapoor had to pay 80k get his car repaired. Now the couple is back in Chennai to shoot for a Tamil flick.

12th February 2004

More on Nartanasala
Nandamuri Bala Krishna is all set to make his debut as director a la his legendry father NTR. He is going to direct the remake of yesteryears classic 'Nartanasaala'. It is also said that Nandamuri Hari Krishna and Uday Kiran would play important roles along with Bala Krishna. It is reliably learnt that Soundarya, Asin and Sangeeta are playing female leads. Veteran art director Bhaskara Raju is busy designing historical sets for this film. A floors is being hired at Annapurna studios now. Few sets would also be erected in Ramoji Film City soon. This film is expected to go to floors in the month of March. Madhavapeddi Suresh is likely to score music. Bala Krishna who is known as trendsetter - is all set to create a new trend with 'Nartanasala' now.

Sridevi in NTR film?
NTR always made sure that he had elder actresses like Nagma (Allari Ramudu), Rambha (Naaga), Ramya Krishna (Simhadri) and Sanghavi (Andhrawala). There is a rumor that is making in rounds regarding Sridevi being approached to play a vital role in one of the NTR's future project. Sridevi has donned a role for small screen in the form of 'Malini Iyer'. We have to wait and see if she accepts this role or not. For the starters, Legend NTR and Sridevi had been the hottest pair when NTR acted in social films.

Sashi Preetam turns producer
Music director Sashi Preetam who made waves with his foot tapping music for Krishna Vamsi's Gulabi is donning is a new role now. He is turning producer with the dubbing of an International film 'Hero' starring Jet Lee in Telugu. This film would hit marquee very soon.

11th February 2004

Jayant to direct Uday Kiran
Jayant is on a roll now. After the success of Lakshmi Narasimha, he is all set to direct two films at a time - one each with Chiranjeevi and Tarun. After the completion of 'Shankar Dada MBBS' with Chiranjeevi in May, Jayant would be directing a film with Uday Kiran in the lead. This film would be jointly produced by M Arjuna Raju and C Kalyan. This producer duo has recently produced a profitable film 'Maa Alludu Very Good'.

Kodi to direct Sivaji
Kodi Rama Krishna is going to direct Sivaji, who proved himself as a solo hero with 'Missamma'. Actor Hari Prasad who produced 'Yamudiki Mogudu' with Chiranjeevi as hero would be producing this film on Dynamic Enterprises banner. Ravi, who penned dialogues for Satyam is providing story and dialogues.

Nandi 2002 awards presentation on 18th Feb
Nandi 2002 awards were announced in the last year. (click here for the list) These awards would be presented to the winners on the eve of Maha Siva rathri on 18th February 2004 at 6 pm in Lalitha Kala Toranam, Hyderabad. Chandra Babu Naidu would be the chief guest and Devender Goud, Somireddy Chandra Mohan Reddy, ANR and chief secretary Mohan Kandu are attending as guests. Along with regular awards, NTR awards would also be conferred. Dr. Bhanumati Rama Krishna, Hrushikesh Mukharjee and Dr. Raj Kumar (Kannada) would receive NTR awards for the year 2000, 2001 and 2002 respectively.

9th February 2004

KRR to supervise 2 lady directors
K Raghavendra Rao is going to supervise the debut direction of two lady directors this year. The 1st film is going to be directed by Suchitra Chandrabose. This film would be introducing Gowtam (son of comedian Brahmanandam) as hero. Sunkara madhumurali (Khadgam) produces this film. Nandini - who assisted Krishna Vamsi for a few films - is going to make her debut with a film starring Srikanth. This film would be produced by Anil who produced 'Ottesi Chebutunna' with Srikanth in the past.

NTR's film for AW buyers
NTR is planning to make a film to compensate the buyers who lost heavily by buying Andhrawala film. This film would go to floors soon. Giri who produced Andhrawala in the past might produce this film as well. SS Raja Mouli who delivered two super hits (Student No.1 & Simhadri) with NTR is expected to direct this film. One should appreciate the concern NTR show to his film buyers.

Allu Arjun's film - Sabdam?
Satyam and Varsham - two films ending with 'am' turned out to be super hits. These two films have love story backgrounds and stars youth heroes in the main leads. Taking a cue from these two titles - the makers of Allu Arjun's new film are considering a title of 'Sabdam' (sound of love). Sukumar directs this film. Raju (Dil) produces this film.

VSR Swamy to produce Prabhas film
VSR Swamy - the veteran cinematographer who also produced films in the past with the likes of legend NTR - is going to venture into production again. Youth hero Prabhas - who is very fresh from the super hit Varsham - is going star in that film. Hari - who directed Tamil sensation film 'Saami' - is going to direct this straight Telugu film. More details later.

8th February 2004

Nagarjuna's 'Touch'
Nagarjuna Akkineni in association with Preetam Reddy and Vishwas Raju is starting a new resto-bar in Hyderabad titled 'Touch'. This resto-bar has the finer interior décor in Hyderabad with a white color theme. This resto-bar would be having two sections mainly dining area and lounge. This resto-bar would be opened for public very soon. Nagarjuna is proving lucky to be successful in all the businesses he is venturing in. We have to wait and see if his Midas touch would work for this 'Touch' resto-bar as well.

Veturi felicitated
Veturi Sundara Rama Murthy - the most veteran lyricist in Telugu - is felicitated yesterday at a function organized at Loyola College, Vijayawada. K Viswanath did the main honors to Veturi as YVS Chowdary adorned Kankanam. The other celebrities who graced the occasion were Kota Srinivasa Rao, P Suseela, S Janaki, Keeravani, Guna Sekhar, Usha, Namitha, Ankita, Raasi and Usha. P Susheela, S Janaki,Keeravani, Usha and Smita conducted music night as Namita, Ankita, Raasi and Smita entertained the crowds with sizzling dances. But, this program turned out to be a major disappointment because only 20-25% crowds turned up due to the ticket price (Rs. 500 and Rs 1000).

24-seater theater in Prasads
Prasads Multiplex is coming up with a new screen with a capacity of 24 seats now. This 24-seater theater is meant for private shows and previews which are meant to be shown to the elite crowds. It is also learnt that 'Apollo 13' and 'Africa's Elephant Kingdom' are going to be next IMAX film in the IMAX screen of Prasads.

Bhadradi Ramudu on 27th March
NT Rathna's latest film Bhadradi Ramudu is all set for the release on 27th March on the eve of Srirama Navami. Most of this film is shot in Germany country. Suresh Krishna is directing this flick. Radhika is paired up with NT Rathna in this film. Posani Krishna Murali (writer) and Raju (fight master) are also playing special roles in this film. Sri provides music. NT Rathna has released a calendar yesterday at a press meet arranged in producer Maganti Gopinadh's office.

5th February 2004

Puri Jagan's English film details
Puri Jagan has a long cherished dream. That is to make an English flick. And he has the most charming hero of Telugu cinema acting in it. This film has Nagarjuna in the main lead. A new girl form Mumbai would be playing the title role. This film would be made in 20 working days. Nagarjuna is said to have shelled out 15 days for this project. Nagarjuna and Puri Jagan are jointly producing this film on Vaishno and Annapurna banners. The post production work would be completed in 30 days. The first copy would come out 50 days after the film muhurat. This experimental film is expected to go to floors in the first week of March 2004.

Venu to star in Vamsy's next venture
Vamsy (of ladies tailor fame) is going to direct a film soon with Venu as hero. This film is expected to be produced by Sravanthi Ravi Kishore and Valluripalli Ramesh Babu who produced memorable films in the direction of Vamsy. This film is expected to go floors in the month of March 2004.

Brahmanandam's son as hero
Son of comedy king Brahmanandam is expected to be launched very soon as hero. This film is expected to be produced by Sunkara Madhu Murali. Suchitra Chandrabose - a noted choreographer - would be handling the megaphone for the first time with this film.

Adavi Ramudu still rules
An avid fan of Telugu movies wanted to relive the experience of watching legend NTR on the big screen recently at Vijayawada. Of course, the best way the fan wished to watch the movie was buying a ticket of 'nela' class (Rs. 5/-). To his utter surprise and disappointment, he found full board at both the R 5 and Rs 8 class of Kalyana Chakravarthy theater at Vijayawada. After buying the Rs 10 ticket, the fan was delighted to see a 90% full house when he entered the hall. The crowd was ecstatic and jubilant and they were enjoying the movie with comments best attributed to that class. 'Amma Todu … Abba Todu' song attracted as many whistles as any other star would ever wish for in today Tollywood. Needless to say, the fan walked out of the hall with his heart wishing for more.
Tailpiece: Seems like there are still movie lovers who love to watch the golden oldies. The proof is the second week run of 'Pandava Vanavavasam' at Hyderabad.

3rd February 2004

Krishna Vamsi to direct Prabhas
Creative director Krishna Vamsi is going to direct a film soon with Prabhas as hero. C Siva Raju and G Vankat Raju are going to produce this film on Geeta Chitra International banner. This film would be the next venture of Krishna Vamsi after 'Sri Anjaneyam'. Muhurat of this film would be held on the month of April 2004.

Mahesh back to work on 5th February
Mahesh Babu was slightly injured in a mishap at shooting of 'Arjun' at the specially erected 'Madhura Meenakshi' temple set. The doctor has advised Mahesh to take rest for a week. Mahesh Babu has recovered from this slight mishap and he would be participating in the dubbing of Naani film from 5th February onwards. He would take part in the last schedule of Naani from 10th February onwards.

Vijaya Nirmala house to be used for shooting
Guinness book record holder Vijaya Nirmala has shifted her residence from Jubilee Hills to Planet House in Nanakram Guda. Hence she decided to rent out her place at Jubilee Hills for the shooting of TV serials and movies.

AVS joins TDP
Versatile comedy artist AVS has officially joined Telugu Desam Party on 1st February in the presence of N Chandra Babu Naidu. AVS said that he had been a sympathizer of TDP since ins inception and he acted in few promotional campaigns of TDP in the last elections. He said that his joining of TDP is a mere formality.

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