Telugu News
Lawrence to direct a Tamil film
After having proved himself as a director with hits like '?ÂÂ?Mass'?ÂÂ, and '?ÂÂ?Style'?ÂÂ, Choreographer Lawrence is now getting ready to direct his third film. This time it is going to be a Tamil film. The title of the film is '?ÂÂ?Muni'?ÂÂ. Along with him, Raj…
Another one coming
Bollywood villains have nothing much to worry. Whenever they seem to run out of steam they seem to get their chances in Tollywood.Pradeep Rawat, Mukesh Rishi, Rahul Dev are good examples of that. Now the list gets one more extension.Irfan Khan, another well-known…
Big plans for b'days
The two big names in Telugu cinema, Chiranjeevi and Nagarjuna, seem set for a big birthday gift.Both of their birthdays fall in August. Chiru's is on 21, Nags is on 29.The news is that both of them will have the audio releases of…
A slew of sleaze
Suddenly, amidst the mass and mature movies, are emerging a slew of movies that set much store by sleaze. This maybe a new trend in Telugu films.The first among them maybe Something, Something. The quaintly titled movie will make it to the theatres next…
Full of life
When a film has been running to full houses for over 35 weeks, it has to be special. Amrutha Varsham is. The Kannada movie (Amrutha Dhare) is certainly a blockbuster as it is now in its 38 week in Karnataka. The film is directed by…
Poonam on fire
Poonam may not had the copybook start to her career in Telugu films.Her first film here was Modati Cinema. The movie, though got noticed, did not exactly cover itself with glory at the box office.Then she had Premante Inthe, again with Navdeep. This…
Chennai, the hotspot
Not long ago, most Telugu movies had to go to Madras (Chennai) as it had all the most advanced technical back-ups for making movies. Hyderabad was seen, at best, as its poor cousin.But committed local film personalities invested in the infrastructure here and now…
Taxing issues
Tax problems and filmstars always go hand in hand.A few months back many big names in the Telugu film industry were served with IT notices.Now it has come to light through the local media that many of them have actually paid their dues.…
A reinvention of sorts
Jayaprada has been one of the most beautiful and talented actresses Telugu filmdom has ever seen.The ethereally beautiful actress won her spurs as a traditional heroine and also in character roles.But for the first time in her career, she is getting a grey…
Sentiments die hard
Pokiri completes 50 days today in several centers across the State.That is no surprise as this Mahesh Babu starrer has been classified a blockbuster.But what is the real surprise is the film's phenomenal show in Chennai (which though has a considerable Telugu population).…