30th November 2005

Mahanandi on 3rd Dec
The release date of Sumanth's latest film Mahanandi is shifted from 2nd December to 3rd December due to last minute technical delay. This movie is already got censored. Samudra directed this film. Srihari plays a vital role. Anushka is the heroine. R Srinivas produced Mahanandi.

Jackie Shroff in Vishnu's film
Bollywood hero Jackie Shroff would be playing a negative role in Vishnu's latest film in the direction of Suresh Krishna. He would enter the sets on 7th of December. Anushka is playing female lead. Raju Harwani (of Supreme music) is making his debut as film producer with this movie.

Software song in Happy
There is a song in Allu Arjun's Happy film that addresses the fun and problems in the lives of software professionals. This song comes as a situational song in the film. Yuan Shankar Raja scores music. Karunakaran is directing this film on Geeta Arts banner. Genelia is the heroine and Allu Arvind is the producer.

Film chamber to meet CM
The film chamber and producers counsel are planning to meet CM YS Rajasekhara Reddy very soon. They are going with certain requests that would help both big and small producers. For big films, a request is going to be made to increase the ticket rates by Rs. 15/- for the first two weeks of film release. For small films, they are going to request the government to give a subsidy of 7 lakhs per film like Tamilnadu's Government.

29th November 2005

Sri's release on 3rd December
Censoring of Manoj's latest film Sri was completed today. This film would be releasing on 3rd of December (Saturday). Tamanna Bhatia is making her debut as heroine with this film. Music scored by Sandeep Chowta has already become popular. The DTS theatrical trailers of Sri are making good impact on film lovers. Mohan Babu did a special appearance in this film. Dasarath (of Santosham fame) directed this film. Lakshmi Prasanna is the producer.

Rajnikant's Sivaji launched
Rajnikant's latest film Sivaji in the direction of Shankar was launched at a function held in AVM studios, Chennai on Monday. A major part of the film would be shot in Ramoji film city, Hyderabad. Thota Tharani erected a huge set for this film in RFC. KV Anand handles cinematography. AR Rehman scores music. Regular shooting of this film would start in December 2005. NV Prasad produces the Telugu version of Sivaji.

Amitabh Bachchan admitted in hospital
Indian superstar Amitab Bachchan was admitted in hospital when he complained about abdominal pain. He was admitted in Hospital on the night of Monday. Amitab's health is stabilized now. The sources close to Amitab said that media has given unnecessary importance for a routine health checkup and blown it out of proportion.

27th November 2005

Devadasu film on 11th January
YVS Chowdary's film Devadasu (premali munigi telandi) would be releasing on 11th of January. Producer and director YVS Chowdary announced it during the audio function held tonight. Ram and Ileana are being introduced with Devadasu. Chakri scored 11 tunes for this film which includes a remix of classic mass song 'Mayadari Chinnodu'. Chintapalli Ramana penned dialogues.

Telugu celebrities throng to Goa (IFFI)
Lots of Telugu film celebrities are thronging to Goa to watch international films in IFFI (International Film Festival of India). This festival was flagged off by Devanand and Chiranjeevi on 24th of this month. Few of the celebrities who are seen in Goa today are Paruchuri Brothers, Tammareddy Bharadwajam Guna Sekhar, Krishna Vamsi, Kasi Viswanath, Suresh Varma, Bhogavally Prasad, Sunkara Madhu Murali and Kuchipudi Venkat.

Laya's new film from 7th December
Kodi Rama Krishna who directed a hit film titled Devullu a few years back is coming up with another film with similar title Devathalu. Laya is playing female lead. Rishi (brother of Shalini and hero of A Film By Aravind) would enact the male lead. This film would be launched on 7th of December at Yadagirigutta. G Srinivasa Reddy produces this film on Sri Lakshmi Art films banner.

25th November 2005

Dil Raju's film with Siddardha
Dil Raju who produced three consecutive blockbusters in the form of Dil, Arya and Bhadra would be producing his next film with Siddardha as hero. This film would launch Bhaskar as director. Bhaskar worked in the direction department with Sukumar for Arya and Boyapati Srinu for Bhadra. Prakash Raj would play a vital role. This film would be laubched on 10th of December 2005 and will be released on 27th of April 2006 as summer special.

Teja to direct Kalyan Ram
The talks are going on for Teja's film with Kalyan Ram as hero. This film would be produced by K Mahendra on Geeta Art Pictures banner. This film is expected to be launched in the month of February 2006. Jeetu (K Chandra Sekhar) would act as executive producer. Teja's film with Dasari Films International banner would be held pooja on 11th of December.

Shriya's item song in Devadasu
Popular heroine Shriya did an item song in YVS Chowdary's latest film Devadasu. Audio of Devadasu would be releasing on 27th of this month with Bala Krishna and Dasari as chief guests. This film introduces Ram and Ileana as main leads. Chakri scored 10 songs. Chadrabose penned lyrics. Part of the film was shot in USA.

Aaaru audio on 1st December
Audio of Gemini Film Circuit's latest film Aaru would be released on 1st of December. This film stars Surya and Trisha. Hari (of Saamy fame) directs this film. Aaru film would be released simultaneously in Telugu and Tamil in the last month of December 2005.

Chtrapati cricket match
On the eve of success of Prabhas's latest film Chatrapati, the unit is going to arrange a friendly cricket match on 30th of November. One team would consist of the artists and another team consists of technicians.

24th November 2005

Tabu in Shock
Heroine Tabu is playing a vital character in Ravi Teja's Shock that is being produced by Ram Gopal Varma. Jyothika is paired up with Ravi Teja in this film. Haresh who worked with Ram Gopal Varma in direction department is making his debut as director through this film. Shock would be releasing for Sankranthi 2006.

Devadasu audio on 27th Nov
Audio of YVS Chowdary's latest film Devadasu would be released at a function arranged on 27th of November. Dasari and Bala Krishna would be participating in the function as chief guests. Audio of the film would be released on Yukhta label started on the name of YVS's Chowdary's daughter. Chakri scored music. Devadasu film would be releasing for Sankranthi 2006.

Usha Kiron back in production
Ramoji Rao's Usha Kiron Movies has stopped producing films a couple of years back. Now Usha Kiron banner is back to produce a film with Sarwanand and Gopika in the main leads. Raju Upati who directed Jagapati Babu' Dhum is directing this film.

Cop-thief story by Kodi
Kodi Rama Krishna is going to direct a film with Rajendra Babu (Ramana & Hungama fam) as hero. This film is about the story of a cop and a thief. Pratap Singh is producing this film on Aditya Enterprises banner. Lyricist Sai Sriharsha is making his debut as dialogue writer through this film. Raj Kiran scores music. This film would be launched very soon.

23rd November 2005

It's Vishnu's birthday today
Vishnu who has done two films so far has made a name for himself in the film industry. He is currently acting in two films. One film is Babloo in the direction of Seenu Vytla with Genelia as heroine. The other film is being directed by Suresh Krishna with Anushka as heroine. Today (23rd November) is Vishnu's birthday. Idlebrain.com wishes Vishnu as great birthday and a year ahead.

10th class in progress
PV Shyam Prasad who produced films like Swayamvaram and Chirunavvutho is currently producing a film called 10th Class by introducing hero, heroine and director. Bharat and Saranya are playing the main leads. Chandu is directing this film. 65% of the talkie of 10th Class film is completed so far. This film would have natural orientation. There are going to be 9 songs in this film.

Raja Babu shooting completed
Shooting of Raja Sekhar's latest film Raja Babu is completed but for two songs. The unit recently completed shooting in Araku an Rajahmundry. The unit would be moving to Austria and Italy to shoot a couple of songs in December. SA Raj Kumar scores music. Kannada heroine Sridevika is playing female lead. Muppalaneni Siva directs this film. Paruchuri Siva Rama Prasad is producing this film on United Movies banner.

22nd November 2005

Chiranjeevi to inaugurate IFFI
Chiranjeevi would be inaugurating the International Film Festival of India 2005 to be held at Goa on 24th of November along with Bollywood's legend Devanand. Telugu film Arjun (Mahesh Babu and Guna Sekhar) is selected for main stream section and Indraganti Mohanaganti's film Grahanam is selected for Indian Panorama section.

Charmy touched by Premiste
Producer Suresh Kondeti had a special preview of the latest hit Premiste for the celebrities and VIPs recently. While everybody walked out of the theater after the film is over, Charmy is seen still sitting in the chair wiping tears off her cheeks. She is so much touched with the climax of the film.

GFC's dubbing film Aaru
Gemini Film Circuit that produced Shankar Dada MBBS in the past is dubbing a film title Aaru from Tamil. This film stars Surya and Trisha. Hari who directed Saamy in Tamil is directing this film. Surya and Trisha play the roles of gangster and college student respectively. Devi Sri Prasad scores music. Audio of this film would be released in the first week of December. Aaru would be releasing both in Tamil and Telugu simultaneously in the last week of December.

Rajesh Touchriver's Alex
Rajesh Touchriver who directed films like 'In the name of Buddha' and '10 the stragers' is currently directing a film titled 'Alex'. Haranadh who produced and acted in Premayanamaha is playing the title role of Alex, a suspended cop. Rambha and Sangeeta play important roles along with Sijju. This film went to the floors in the month of September. This shooting is nearing completion now. Dr. Bunty scores music. Rajaratnam handles photography. This film is being produced by A Dream Team productions banner.

Satya Krishnan as Andhra Kodalu
Satya Krishnan who won Nandi award as best character actress with her performance in Anand film is going to act as heroine in a film titled 'Andhra Kodalu - Telangana Atha'. Sai Kiran plays male lead. This film would go to floors on 15th of December. B Srikrishan makes his debut as director. V Suresh Naidu will produce this film on Sri Surya Powerful Movies banner.

Ruthika replaces Sanghavi
Sex bomb Ruthika replaced Sanghavi in SV Krishna Reddy's latest film Sarada Saradaga. Sanghavi was doing the female lead against Rajendra Prasad in the beginning. After a couple of days of shoot, Ruthika stepped in the shoes of Sanghavi. This film also stars Srikanth, Siva Balaji, Sindhu Tolani and Pranathi.

21st November 2005

Mohan Babu completes 3 decades
Mohan Babu's debut film Swargam Narakam was released on 22nd November 1975. In his career of 30 years so far, he acted in 506 films and produced 44 films. His Sri Vidya Niketan is one of best educational institutes in AP. Mohan Babu would be celebrating his service to Telugu film industry as an actor and producer for 3 decades by holding a public function in March 2006 either in Vizag or Tirupati. Idlebrain.com congratulates Mohan Babu on this occasion.

Ranam climax in Bhadrachalam
Climax of Gopichand's latest film Ranam is currently being shot in Bhadrachalam on Gopichand, Kamna Jetmalani, Biju Menon and around 300 junior artists. This schedule would continue till the end of November. Shooting of the entire film would be completed with shooting of 2 songs in December. Audio scored by Mani Sharma would be releasing in the month of December. Pokuri Babu Rao produces this film on Eetaram banner.

Many film releases in this week
This week is witnessing many Telugu film releases. Seenugadu Chiranjeevi Fan is releasing on 23rd of Nov. Idea (Sai Kumar), Khakee (Brahmaji) and Ekkadikelutundo Manasu (Sai Kiran) are going to release on 25th of Nov. Vennela (Raja & Parvathi Melton), SP Nayak (Arjun & Namitha) and Mukhachitram (Srinivas Varma) are going to release on 26th of this month.

20th November 2005

Surya takes Chiranjeevi as inspiration
Tamil star Surya said that Chiranjeevi Charitable Trust inspired him to start a charity foundation. Surya's Charitable Trust would be helping poor children in coping up with health problems. He would be starting with a corpus fund of Rs. 1 crore. This trust would be launched on 14th April 2006.

SP Nayak audio released
Audio of Arjun's latest film SP Nayak was released at a function arranged in FNCC on the morning of 20th November. G Sankar Rao released the audio and gave the first cassette to Veerraju. Film's presenter Raasi Narasimha Rao said that this film is inspired by IPS officer DT Nayak. Namitha is the heroine. SP Nayak would be releasing on 26th of this month.

DID grabs Modati Cinema DVD rights
Desi in DC, Inc. acquired the worldwide DVD rights of Venkat Kuchipudi's debut film Modati Cinema. Navdeep and Poonam played the main leads in this film. Swaraj scored music. Sameer Reddy handled the camera.

18th November 2005

Teja to direct Dasari film
Teja has just signed on the dotted lines for a film to be produced by Dasari on Dasari Films International banner. Incidentally this is going to be the first film on this banner. This film is going to be neither a love story nor an action flick, but a trend setting one like Chitram. Title, cast and crew details are yet to be finalized. Teja is planning to do this film within a limited budget of 1 crore. Teja's project with Nallamalupu Bujji as producer is pushed back to accommodate Dasari's film.

Vijayendra Prasad to direct
As per the sources of idlebrain.com, popular story writer Vijayendra Prasad would be directing a film very soon. He gave stories for Samarasimha Reddy and all the films done by Rajamouli. D Rama Naidu is expected to produce this film on Suresh banner. More details later.

Maha Nandi on 2nd December
Sumanth's latest film Mahanandi would be releasing on 2nd of December. Anushka is doing female lead. Srihari plays a special and vital character. Audio scored by Kamalakar was released recently. Anasuya Devi is producing this film on RS Productions banner.

Meera Jasmine with Gopichand
Gopichand's is currently working for Ranam film. His next project would be directed by Uday Shankar (Kalisundam Raa fame). GVG Raju who produced blockbuster like Toliprema is going to produce this film. Meera Jasmine would be playing female lead.

17th November 2005

Nandita Das and Shafi in Kamali
KNT Sastri who made an awarding winning film Thiladanam is going to start his latest film Kamali very soon. Earlier Kamali made it to the news as Soundarya agreed to act in this film. After decease of Soundarya, a few actresses were considered. KNT Sastry finally zeroed on Bollywood actress Nandita Das. Shafi (Khadgam fame) would play the male lead. Tanikella Bharani would play another vital role. Shooting of this film would start on 16th of December. Theodore Richards Funding Agency (Netharlands) has come forward to donate 25000 USD. Thomas Isaac scores music. Kasibhatla Venu Gopal pens dialogues. Sunny Joseph handles camera. Beena Paul edits the film.

Vennela on 26th November
Raja's latest film Vennela is going to release on 26th of November (Saturday). Parvati Melton is the heroine. Sarvanand and Ravi Varma play other vital roles. Deva Katta is making his debut as director. Music scored by Mahesh Shankar got good appreciation. Ravi Vallabhaneni and Sachi Pinagapani produce this film on Fourth Dimensions Films banner.

Anushka on high
Anushka who made her debut in Nagarjuna's Super took some time to come out of the shadows of the main heroine Ayesha Takia. Anushka's current release Mahanandi with Sumanth as hero is going to hit the marquee very soon. She is also acting in a film directed by Suresh Krishna with Vishnu as hero. She is also signed for Ravi Teja's next project in the direction of SS Rajamouli.

16th November 2005

Ali's magnanimity
We all know Ali as fine comedian on the screen. But there is a human side to him that responds to the other needy people. He sponsored the hospital charges incurred for a 6-year old kid Lukman Babu. When Muksood, father of the kid met Ali and requested him to help, Ali chipped in immediately by donating money and getting the right people and organizations involved in the process. Chiranjeevi Charitable Trust, Little Hearts Foundation and Hridaya Foundation also involved in the process.

Rajamouli film in a single schedule
Rajamouli's film with Ravi Teja and Anushka in the main leads would take off in December. This film would be completed in a single schedule would be released in the month of May. Keeravani scores music. Sarvesh and Ravi - who worked for Anukokunda Oka Roju - would be handling the departments of cinematography and art direction respectively. ML Kumar Chowdary would produce this film on Sri Keerthi Creations banner.

SVK's Sarada Saradaga
SV Krishna Reddy's latest film with Rajendra Prasad and Srikanth as heroes is titled as Sarada Saradaga. Srikanth and Rajendra Prasad are playing the roles of owners of a gym/beauty salon. Siva Balaji plays another important role. Sanghavi, Sindhu Tolani and Pranati are the heroines. Janardhan Maharshi pens dialogues. GV Prasad produces this film on Damini Entertainments banner. This film would be releasing for Sankranthi 2005.

Idea and Meenakshi on 18th Nov
This Friday is witnessing releases of two small films. Kamalinee Mukherjee's 2nd film as heroine 'Meenakshi' has Rajiv Kanakala and Amit playing the male leads. This film is a woman oriented flick. Sai Kumar's Idea is about how 4 unemployed guys change their life with an Idea.

13th November 2005

5 choreographers for NBK's film
There would be five songs for Bala Krishna's latest film in the direction of AS Ravi Kumar. Each song of the film would be choreographed by a different dance master. A song was recently shot on Bala Krishna and Sada in the choreography of Dinesh. Tanushri Dutta (Chocolate fame) is another heroine in this film. Anjaneya Pushpanand who gave stories to Bala Krishna's blockbusters like Lorry Driver and Rowdy Inspector is giving story for this film. Mani Sharma scores music. Ambika Krishna (of Ambika Darbar Batthi fame) is the producer.

NTR Arts Dharmaraju
NTR Arts that gave a novel blockbuster like Athanokkade as debut venture has registered the title 'Dharmaraju' at AP Film Chamber of Commerce recently. It is learnt that Hari Krishna would be donning the powerful role of Dharmaraju. We have to wait and see what character Kalyan Ram would be playing in this film.

Chandra Siddardha to do Larsco's film
Chandra Siddardha who made a mark to himself by doing films with different themes like Appudappudu and Aa Naluguru in the past would be direct a film for Larsco Entertainments. This film is expected to go to sets in the month of January. Raja, who acted in both Appudappudu and Aa Naluguru is expected to play male lead in this film.

Mahanandi in Asia Pacific by A2A
A2A Distributors obtained the Asia-pacific screening rights for Sumanth's latest film Mahanandi. For screening in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and UK please contact Venkat Upputuri on +61431726760 or Murali on +61425348735.

12th November 2005

Jai Chiranjeeva T Shirts
Susmita (daughter of Chiranjeevi) and Swapna Dutt (daughter of Aswini Dutt) jointly incorporated a company called VF (Vyjayanthi Fashions) and Dela Creations and are releasing merchandize of Chiranjeevi's film 'Jai Chiranjeeva' in the form of attractive T Shirts. All these T shirts are going to have Chiranjeevi's autograph printed on them. Each T-shirt is priced at Rs. 299/-. To fight piracy of T-shirts, VF is giving an opportunity for the buyers of T-shirt the convenience of getting tickets of Jai Chiranjeeva in high priority. The seller of T shirt would give a dealer coupon to buyers as per their preferences on 5th of December. If you take that coupon and give it at the theater, you would get priority over other patrons. If anybody wants to buy T-shirts in bulk, you may call 040-23607594 directly and talk with the right person.

Mahesh's Arjun for IFFI
Mahesh Babu's Arjun is selected for the main stream section of 36th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) to be held in Goa from 24th of November. Shriya, Raja and Keerthi Reddy did other important roles in this film. Guna Sekhar directed Arjun. Temple set erected by Thota Tharani earned lots of acclaim. G Ramesh Produced Arjun on Krishna Productions banner.

Andala Ramudu from 17th Nov.
RB Chowdary, NV Prasad and Paras Jain are remaking Tamil hit film 'Sundara Purushan' in Telugu with Sunil as hero on Super Good Films banners. Songs recording of this film was recently started under the baton of SA Raj Kumar. There would be five songs in this film. Arti Agarwal is the heroine. Andala Ramudu would be launched on 17th of this month. Ramesh pens dialogues. P Lakshmi Narayana (Deepti) is making his debut as director with this film.

Rohit's realistic film 'Vuri'
Rohit is acting in a film titled 'Vuri' based on true story of executioner (thalari) in Calcutta. Thilakan (Tamil actor) is playing the role of executioner and Rohit as his son. This film does not have any songs or fights. Rohit is playing a role of a youngster who chooses wrong path. MV Raghu handles cinematography. MVS Haranatha Rao pens dialogues. S Rao Kodukula directs this film.

Monika Bedi remanded
Ex Telugu film actress Monika Bedi (Taj Mahal fame) was in Hyderabad yesterday night (11th November) on transit remand. She is facing a criminal case for obtaining a passport under fictitious name from the Regional Passport office in Hyderabad. She was remanded in judicial custody till November 25th.

Mahanandhi overseas by Sesharam
Sesharam entertainments obtained the worldwide theatrical and DVD rights for Sumanth's latest film Mahanandi. This film has Srihari playing a vital role and Anushka is the heroine. Samudra directed this film. For screening in your local area contact Rahul on +61425717842, Sudhakar on +919394842844 and for USA Contact Venkat on 0011 4232273619.

11th November 2005

Sridevi and Dasari for Jai Chiranjeeva audio
Dasari Narayana Rao and actress of yesteryears Sridevi would be attending the audio launch of Chiranjeevi's latest film Jai Chiranjeeva. This function would be held at Shilpa Kala Vedika at 11 am on 14th of this month. Bhumika Chawla and Sameera Reddy are paired up with Chiranjeevi. Bollywood actor Arbaz Khan is playing an important role. Trivikram provides story and dialogues. K Vijaya Bhakar is the director. C Aswini Dutt produces Jai Chiranjeeva on Vyjayanthi banner.

Vamsi to direct Prabhas's Munna
Vamsi Paidipally who worked in the direction department for films like Eeswar, Mass, Varsham etc is being introduced as director with Prabhas's film Munna. Dil Raju is going to produce Munna. Dil Raju introduced talented filmmakers Sukumar and Boyapati Seenu through Arya and Bhadra respectively in the past.

Sivakasi to be remade in Telugu
AM Ratnam who delivered Diwali blockbuster in Tamil in the form of Sivakasi with Vijay and Asin in the main leads is planning to remake it in Telugu very soon. A youth hero is being considered for this role. AM Ratnam is also planning to do a bilingual titled 'Bheema' with Vikram as hero. Linguswamy would direct Bheema.

Mithun's son as hero
Producer GV Prasad (Damini Entertainments) has signed Mimoh Chakravarthy (son of Muthun Chakravarthy) to play the leading man in Damini Entertainment's yet untitled film which will go on the sets in December 2005. This film is remake of a Telugu super hit and will be directed by Dhanraj. Himesh Reshammiya scores music. Producer GV Prasad is the son of late G Hanumanth Ra, one of the founders of Padmalaya Studios, Hyderabad.

Promise launched
K Padmanabhacharya is directing a film titled Promise with Venu, Karthik, Madhavi Rao, Karuna and Swathy in the main leads. MS Reddy, Vijaya and Suresh Kondeti did the honors for the launch of this film. This film would be completed in a single schedule for 65 days.

10th November 2005

Super 35mm camera for Sainikudu
Aswini Dutt who introduced Mahesh Babu as hero with Raja Kumarudu would be producing another film titled Sainikudu with Mahesh Babu. Trisha who acted with Mahesh Babu in the blockbuster Athadu is paired up with Mahesh for this film. Music sittings of this film were held in Dubai. Harris Jayaraj is going to start songs recording from 12th of this month. The latest technically advanced camera Super 35mm would be used to shoot this entire film. This film would go to floors in the month of January 2005.

Gopichand's Ranam details
Pokuri Babu Rao who gave many blockbusters with social message is currently making a film with Gopichand and Kamna Jetmalani in the direction of Raja Sekhar. Popular choreographer Raja Sekhar is making his debut as director with this film. The story of the film Ranam revolves around the point that one should win people with love, but not with fear. Malayalam hero Biju Menon is doing the villain role in this film. Shooting of this film is completed except for climax and a couple of songs. An item song shot on comedian Ali is going to be one of the highlights of the film. Mani Sharma scores music. Incidentally it was Pokuri Babu Rao who introduced Raja Sekhar as choreographer with Maa Aayana Bangaram film in the past.

Vishnu's new film launch on 11th Nov
Vishnu's new film in the direction of Suresh Krishna would be launched at 7 am on the morning of 11th November. Anushka is paired up with Vishnu in this film. Raju Harwani - owner of Supreme Music - is making his debut into film production through this film. Incidentally, few more films are going to be launched on 11th November as that day is an auspicious day.

It's Asin time in Tamil
Actress Asin seem to be having a field day in Tamil these days. Her film Ghazani went on to become a huge blockbuster and she has a very nice role in that film. She also acted with Vikram in Diwali release Mazaa. Siva Kasi - Asin's film with Vijay - emerged as the latest blockbuster from Diwali.

8th November 2005

Tanusree Dutta confirmed for NBK's film
Now it's official. Tanu Sri Dutta is confirmed as one of the heroines of Bala Krishna's film in the direction of AS Ravi Kumar Chowdary. She would enter the sets of the film 16th of this month. A song is currently being canned in the sets erected in the floors of Annapurna Studios and Padmalaya Studios on Bala Krishna and Sada. Ambika Krishna is producing this film.

Chukkallo Chandrudu for Sankranthi
Shooting of Siddardh's latest film Chukkallo Chandrudu is going on full pace now. This film stars Sada, Charmme and Saloni in the female leads. ANR and Waheeda Rehman are playing important roles. Prabhu Deva is also doing another vital role. Audio of this film would be releasing in December. Chakri scores music. KS Rama Rao presents this film. Vallabha is producing this film on Creative Commercials banner. Siva - protégé of Mani Ratnam - is making his debut as director. Chukkallo Chandrudu is slated for Sankranthi 2006 release.

Magadheera back in USA
Crucial part of Magadheera film is being shot in USA now. This film stars Kamal Hassan, Jyothika and Srihari. Three songs on Kamal Hassan and Jyothika, a few action episodes (by Peter Hyne) and vital situational scenes are being shot now. Gowtam (of Gharshana fame) directs this film. Harris Jayaraj scores music. New breed of cameras that were never used in Telugu films are being hired for this film. Kamal Hassan is taking special care about his appearance and body language in Magadheera. Telugu producer D Raj Varma is producing this film in Telugu and Tamil on Sri Venkateswara Cine Enterprises banner.

Gowtham Ghose directs Rekha in Hyd
Gowtam Ghose made a Telugu film titled 'Maa Bhoomi' around 25 years back about armed peasant revolt against Nizam State. He has since traveled a long way, creating critically acclaimed movies like Dhakal, Paar, Antarjali Yatra, Dekha and Abar Aranya. He is currently in Hyderabad to direct his 4th Hindi film Yatra. This film is currently being shot in Ramoji Film City. This film stars Rekha, Nana Patekar and Deepthi Naval in vital roles.

Ghajini DVD rights to Desi in DC
Raja Sekhar of Desi in DC acquired the DVD rights of Telugu version of Ghazani from Yuventures who actually bought theatrical and DVD rights from the producer.

6th November 2005

Lakshmi songs in NZ
Unit of Venkatesh's latest film Lakshmi is in New Zealand to shoot the songs. A song each on Venkatesh - Nayana Tara and Venkatesh - Charmme in the choreography of Raju Sundaram would be picturized. Ramana Gogula scores music. Venkatesh is playing the role of Lakshmi Narayana who is a responsible elder son of the family. Shooting of the film would be completed by 15th of December. Chota K Naidu handles camera. Pradeep Rawat and Sayaji Shinde play other important roles.

Nitin's film shoot in Mumbai
Sudhakar Reddy is producing a film with Nitin as hero in the direction of N Shankar. Genelia and Hrishita Bhat are playing female leads. 50% of the shooting of the film is completed so far. The unit would be moving to Mumbai for another schedule on 14th of this month. Atul Kulakarni is doing a vital role.

Two film directors to wed on 13th Nov
Film directors Dasarath and AS Ravi Kumar Chowdary are entering wedlock on 13th of this month. Dasarath is marrying Sesha Sowmya on 13th November at 10:12 am in Khaza Mansion (Masab Tank). AS Ravi Kumar Chowdary is marrying Naga Bindu at 9:33 pm at Ravi Narayana Reddy auditorium (MLA colony, Banjara Hills). Since 13th of November is the second Sunday, it's a holiday for film industry.

Ramark grabs Bangaram Aus rights
Ramark Group has bagged theatrical exhibition rights of Pawan Kalyan's Bangaram for Australia and NewZealand. This movie is scheduled for Sankranti. Interested parties to screen this movie in Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and New Zealand may contact Rama on 61 403 259 808.

3rd November 2005

Trivikram to direct Allu Arjun
Trivikram who proved himself as a big commercial director with his latest blockbuster Athadu is going to direct Allu Arjun in the next year. C Aswini Dutt would produce this film on Vyjayanthi banner. This film would go to floors in the month of May 2006. Allu Arjun is currently doing Happy in the direction of Karunakaran. His next film would be directed by Sukumar and produced by Dil Raju.

Dasari to produce Raja's Matrutvam
Dasari is going to produce a film with Raja as hero in the direction of his protégé Ravi Raja Pinisetty. This film is titled as Matrutvam. This film would be launched on 1st of January 2006. This film speaks about motherhood. Bollywood actress Rekha is being approached to play the much crucial role of mother in this film. Raja would be acting a film titled Kanna in Tamil. This film would be dubbed in Telugu by Prakash Raj. Shooting of this film would start in the month of December 2005.

Veeru Potla's Amitab Bachchan
Larsco Sridhar who produced Evadi Gola Vadidi in the past is currently producing Style in the direction of Lawrence. He is planning a film in the direction of Veeru Potla who provided stories for the blockbusters Varsham and NVNV. The title under consideration for this film is 'Amitab Bachchan'. The tagline is going to be 'maa pakkinte abbaye'. Swaraj (Modati Cinema fame) is expected to score the music. This film would be launched very soon.

2nd November 2005

Srikanth's Emandoy Sreevaru
As per the sources of idlebrain.com, Emandoy Srivaru is the title under consideration for Srikanth's new film with Sneha as heroine in Sreeram Arts banner. This title would have the tagline 'Oka Chinna mata'. This title is inspired by the golden song from classic Manchi Manasulu. Nikita is also playing an important role in this film. E Satti Babu directs this film.

60% talkie completed for Rajababu
Muppalaneni Siva is directing the Raja Sekhar's latest film 'Raja Babu'. Sridevika (a Kannada actress) is paired with Raja Sekhar. First schedule of this film is completed and shooting of 60% of the talkie part is over. Two songs and remaining talkie part of this film would be shot in Araku and Rajahmundry from 2nd of November to 30th of November. The unit would go to Austria and Italy to shoot 2 more songs in December. Paruchuri Siva Rama Prasad produces this film on United Movies banner.

MS Narayana to direct another film
As per the sources of idlebrain.com, popular comedian MS Narayana who directed 'Koduku' with his son as hero is planning to direct another film very soon. This film would have two heroes and one of the heroes is Vikram (son of MS Narayana). An NRI producer is expected to produce this film. This film would feature 15 popular comedians from Telugu film industry. This film is expected to be launched in the first quarter of 2006.