Kodak Award winner Yash Bhatt, a new camera man for Mahesh’s film

Mahesh Babu-Anushka starring untitled film under Trivikram’s direction is at brisk progress. This film which started 2 years ago by producer Singanamala Ramesh is now also being co-produced by C Kalyan. It is understood that Kalyan took in charge to complete the project as quickly as possible. The film is planned to release in August 2010. The cameraman for the film was Bollywood’s ace cinematographer Sunil Bhatt. Now the latest buzz is that he has been replaced by none other than the Kodak Award winner Yash Bhatt, who worked on the award winning film ‘The Vaudevillian’. Musical scores are by Mani Sharma.

Youthful flick Love Chesthe audio on May 2nd

Meenakshi Productions banner is making a film titled ‘Love Chesthe’ introducing Vishu as hero and Anjalika, Siddhi as heroines. While Rotta Apparao and Animi Reddy are the joint producers, the film is being directed by Dhruvanag.

The title itself indicates that it is a film based on love subject. According to producers the film so far has been shot in Araku and Kerala. The audio is going to be released on May 2nd. Lindse is the music director, N Koteswara Rao is the cameraman, art by Nagender and fights by Ram-Lakshman. Peluri Shankar Rao is the presenter. Other prominent cast is Abhinay, Chander, Raju and Gautham.

Aaradhana begins

The regular shooting of the new flick ‘Aaradhana’ began on Monday. This film, to be presented by K Raghavendra Rao is going to take shape in the direction of Satya. RV Joseph is producing it under Dhatri Entertainments banner.

‘Aaradhana’ speaks about believe in Lord Jesus and you will be saved. The main story is how the hero follows the Lord’s sayings. The film would be completed in a single schedule to be shot in Kakinada, Rajahmundry and Vizag. The producers informed that there are altogether two songs in ‘Aaradhana’.

Cast: Vijay Krishna, Sireesha, Nikitha, Satish, Lakshmi, Sanjay, Hemasunder, etc.

Crew: Music: Victor; Camera: Muralikrishna M; Co-producer: Bikkavolu Satish; Story, dialogues, screenplay and direction: Satya.

Mercury Man in Telugu coming shortly

The Telugu dubbing work of Bhandit Thongdee's Thai film ‘Mercury Man’ has successfully been completed. This movie is being produced in Telugu by Dronadhula Vasanthi under Jayalakshmi Films banner. Dronadhula Venkat Rao, a successful distributor of dubbing films is the presenter of this movie.

The basic plot of this film is how the ‘Mercury Man’ saved the entire globe from terrorists’ plot to end the world. The producers believe that the audience will enjoy this flick similar to ‘Superman’ and ‘Spiderman’. The film is expected to release shortly.

Golimaar First Look

Chalaki music launch

Music of Aditya Babu’s debut film ‘Chalaki’ was recently launched in Hyderabad. Madesh directed this movie and Hari Krishna provided music. This function was attended by Aditya Babu, Roma, Bianca Desai, SS Rajamouli, Ram, Sharwanand, Dil Raju, KL Narayana, KS Rama Rao, Bhogavally Prasad an Hari Krishna. Rajamouli launched the audio and gave the first unit to Ram. Rajamouli said, “We can Aditya’s hard work in the trailers of Chalaki. I liked the songs. I hope that Chalaki will be a good opening movie for Aditya.” Ram said, “I Know Aditya since my childhood and we are good friends. He became a successful producer by doing Jagadam and Arya 2. I am sure that he will be successful as hero also.” Aditya Babu said, “I would like to thank each and every cast and crewmembers who worked for Chalaki. Chalaki is the story of a guy who joins a women’s college. Movie is narrated in an entertaining style. There will be good comedy as well. We are releasing Chalaki for this summer. I wish that Telugu audiences bless Chalaki by making hit a success.”

Simha ticket auctioned for 2000 USD

Simha ticked was auction at Serra Theaters, San jose and it was bought by 2000 USD by Bala Krishna and TDP fan Bhakta. Another fan Gangadhar Nadella bought the first ticket of Simha for $1116 at Detroit. Simha movie got tremendous pre-release hype now. As per the sources of idlebrain.com, Simha has done a pre-release business of 82000 USD so far which is the biggest for any of Bala Krishna’s releases. Supreme Movies distributors are honouring their commitment of releasing Simha with 25 prints. The prints will be dispatched to USA by today evening.

Mahesh Babu's Q n A session with followers on Twitter

Mahesh Babu participated in a Q n A session on 27th evening IST with his followers in twitter. We are bringing you the excepts of the same

Will Gowtam become an actor?
My son will decide his destiny. I will support him in whatever he wants to do or to become.

What are your own favourite movies?
Okkadu, Athadu, Pokiri and Murari – this is pretty much the order in which I like them.

Are you going to join politics?
I don’t even know the spelling of it. So, no politics for me.

What is your take on director Guna Sekhar?
Guna is a great director. There is no doubt about it. He has given me one of my landmark films and I will never forget it.

Why do you stay away from award functions?
I don’t stay away from them. I just don’t understand them.

Who are your favourite co-stars?
My favourite co-stars are Trisha and Anushka.

When will Mr. Perfect (in Surender Reddy direction) happen?
Mr. Perfect will roll mid next year. It will be a rocking film.

What is your favourite holiday destination?
I love New Zealand. It’s my favourite spot on the planet. Someday I will own a home there. Queenstown to be precise.

Was Varudu considered for your movie with Trivikram?
Varudu was never the title of Trivikram’s movie.

Namo Venkatesa 100 days function

100 days function of Venkatesh’ latest movie Namo Venkatesa was held at Club Jayabheri on the night of 26 April amidst unit members. Venkatesh, Trisha, Brahmanandam, Devi Sri Prasad, Seenu Vytla, Prasad Murella and Gopichand Achanta attended it.

D Rama Naidu was invited as chief guest and shields were distributed by him.

Ram Gopal Varma Blogs The power of an IdeaNothing is more truer than that line from the”Idea” campaign which says “An idea can change your life”. My w

Nothing is more truer than that line from the”Idea” campaign which says “An idea can change your life”. My whole life and also my career as a director is a living testimony of that truth both in positive and negative ways. It could range from a film like “Satya” coming from an Idea like “We always hear about gangsters only when they either kill or when they die. But what do they do in between?” to “RGV ki Aag” coming from an Idea like “What if Sholay kind of story happens in today’s times?”. We all know the sum effect of those two Ideas and where they landed up but at the time the Ideas came to me I was equally excited with both, if anything maybe much more with the “Sholay” Idea. But irrespective of the strengths and the final effects of those 2 Ideas one common thing that both of them achieved is that they changed the direction of my life though in far different routes.

The story of Paritala Ravi and Maddelu Cheruvu Suri has been happening in real life since more than a decade and in spite of that nobody ever thought of making a film on them. Whether I will screw up their story in “Rakta Charitra” like “Aag” or make it a cult classic like “Satya” only time will tell, but the fact that about 200 people are working non-stop since 6 months and more than 30 Crores is being spent on it is the point I am making. Apart from that the mind space of so many people being occupied whether it’s of the people who are involved with the original incidents or of the people who want to just debate or discuss its proceedings or of the three marketing teams that are breaking their heads to figure out how to sell the concept of a film being made in 2 parts and then of people belonging to various factions and parties who are wondering about who the film is going to side between Ravi and Suri, and also Paritala Ravi and Suri becoming famous even outside their State, the sum centre stage culprit what caused all the above happenings is nothing but just my Idea “What if I make a film on Ravi and Suri?”.

Lot of my detractors wonder how in spite of the kind of films I make, I still can go on doing what I want to do and exactly as I wish. The secret of that is nothing but the power of the Idea I get at any given point of time and my ability to make the people who matter to the project also feel that it is powerful.

Many people think I work on multiple films at the same time which is not at all true, but what is true is that I work on multiple Ideas at any given time. Each of them to be developed into a script and then into a film, can take their own sweet time depending on so many factors but they are continuously brewing in my head and in various others heads where I put them, namely writers and Assistant directors. For instance I had the Idea of “Sarkar” for 5 years before I got around to making it. The Idea of “Ek” I have since 8 years and I don’t know when I will make it. It could be next year or 5 years from now. The moment I get an Idea I will put a writer onto it and then periodically discuss with him on its progression depending on my priorities. But the moment I talk about my Idea of a certain film, the media will project it as it’s already in the process of being made and hence it will appear as if I am working simultaneously on many projects.

For instance, I am working on the Ideas of “Raksha”, “Department” and “God and Sex” which are tentatively titled and apart from them I am also working on 10 other untitled Ideas which all will take their own time to get made. But the beauty of each one of those Ideas is that each of them is like a ball of bundled up potential energy just waiting to get kinetic. They can anywhere become a 5 Crore film to a 50 Crore film whenever their time comes.

Recently an Ad agency came to me to direct an Ad and I told them that I can’t think of directing a 60/30 second Ad with a creative given by someone else suiting the requirement of the consumer and the client which is how the advertisement Industry works.

I said instead of that I would make a full length movie with the products name. When they asked me what I meant I said, “For example, what if I make a movie called ‘LUX’. The story will be about a village girl who believes that bathing with a lux soap will make her as beautiful as a film actress and then in the course of the story she becomes a star and actually models for “Lux” in the climax.

They were taken aback with a tremendous excitement on my Idea as they never ever heard of this kind of an extreme product placement idea before. They realized it that it’s not an In-film Ad but it’s a Film-In Ad, and they gave me a fantastic financial deal for it.

Whether I will make that film called “Lux” or not is a secondary point, but I just felt like bragging about the ‘power of my Ideas’. Ha Ha!

Telugu Movie review - Darling

Jeevi rating: 3/5
Punchline: Patchy Entertainment
Genre: Romance/Family Drama
Type: Straight
Banner: Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra

Cast: Prabhas, Kajal Agarwal, Shraddha Das, Prabhu, Ahuti Prasad, Kota, Srinivasa Reddy, Raja Sridhar, MS Narayana, Mukesh Rushi, Chandra Mohan, Sivannarayana, Tulasi etc.

Music: GV Prakash
Cinematography: Andrews
Dialogues: Swamy
Editing: Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Story - screenplay - direction: Karunakaran
Producer: Bhogavally Prasad
Release date: 23 April 2010
Theater watched: Screen 3, Cinemax

Story

Prabhas (Prabhas) has a childhood sweetheart named Nandini (Kajal Agarwal) and they are separated during their childhood. Nandini migrates to Swiss along with her father. Meanwhile Prabhas rejects love proposals from other girls as his heart belongs to Nandini. Prabhas gets a chance to meet Nandini for the first time after the separation during the reunion of their respective parents who have studied together. The rest of the story is all about how Prabhas wins the love of Nandini.

Artists Performance

Prabhas: Prabhas is growing as an entertaining actor with each new movie. His comedy timing is impressive in this movie. His costumes and styling deserves a mention. Since there is no strength in the story line of the movie, the director had to put lot of burden on Prabhas, who delivers with elegance and flair.

Others: Kajal Agarwal’s characterization in the first half of the movie is quite dumb and is passive in the second half. Shradda Das, who plays the character of a girl chasing the hero relentlessly, does a good job. Mukesh Rushi’s work is more like a special appearance as a villain. Prabhu is adequate as hero’s father. Ahuti Prasad doesn’t look natural in his role. MS Narayana, Sivannarayana and Srinivasa Reddy are ok. The kid who played the role of heroine’s kid brother is pretty good.

Technical departments

Story - screenplay - direction: Story of the movie is clichéd one. The difference between the director’s earlier movies and this one is the screenplay twist is given during the interval. Directing a screenplay based movie like this one is a tricky task. The entire Swiss episode holds the key to this screenplay. The actual story takes place only in the second half. Hence it becomes extremely important to make sure that the Swiss episode is well written. Unfortunately, the Swiss episode is dull resulting in the entire first half appear disengaged. Since the entire story takes place in the second half, the latter part appears more interesting than the first half. The concept of second half where the hero has to impress the heroine and her father despite of having another guy vying for his girl is a time-tested one as we had seen such situations in countless movies. Karunakaran, who is known for poetic thoughts, sensible humor and nice montages, leaves his strengths aside to make a movie that revolves around the characterization of hero. Hence the entire movie turned out to be a series of comedy episodes written around the hero.

Other departments: Dialogues written by Swamy are good in parts.Music by GV Prakash is average. The background score should have been better. Cinematography by Andrew is very good. He explored Swiss locales well. Action episodes by Peter Heins (mostly inspired by Korean Movies) are good though look forced in the movie. Editing is adequate. Visual effects in songs (3rd song and the snow effect in Hyderabad) are commendable.

Analysis: First half of the film is not interesting. Second half gets better. The movie is good towards the last half-an-hour. Karunakaran didn’t stick to his strengths and tried to make an entertainment oriented film with a hero-centric approach. The plus points of the movie are Prabhas and a few comedy episodes in the second half. On the flip side, the Swiss episode and lack of regard for story mars the movie. We go to Karunakaran movies to watch his kind of work, not the kind of work the routine commercial directors dish out! We have to wait and see how Darling fares at box office this summer.

Ram Gopal Varma Blogs Good script

I was recently called for a meeting with an industrialist who wants to come into films. This is how the conversation went.

Industrialist: Mr.Varma, I understand that the backbone of any film is a good script. So we are investing a lot of money on good scripts.

Me: How can you invest money on a good script? You will know a good script only after the film releases.

Industrialist: What do you mean?

Me: Each and every one of the 120 odd filmmakers who come up with their films every year imagine that they have a damn good script. No filmmaker on earth ever will want to make a film on what he thinks is a bad script or even what he thinks is an average script. So it follows that a good script is only what gets proven at the box office, so you should rephrase your comment and say “I know what a good script is” and that’s what not only you but everyone of us flop filmmakers also believe.

Another investor came to meet me awhile back and the conversation went like this.

Investor: Let’s make a movie like Monsoon Wedding.

Me: But that’s already been made.

Investor: I mean as in something like that.

Me: So you mean if Monsoon Wedding is on a Punjabi wedding and if Hum Aapke Hain Kaun is on a Maharashtrian wedding, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam is on a Gujarati wedding, should we make something on a Oriya or a Rajasthani wedding. Or if you think it’s the pedophile angle which worked in Monsoon Wedding, should we make something on incest?

Investor: Oh ok, I see your point. What if we make a film on a topic which is very popular?

Me: I will ask you a question. If Mira Nair came to you much before she made Monsoon Wedding and she told you that she has 2 scripts to be made for international market, one is called Monsoon Wedding, a film on a Punjabi wedding and the other is Kamasutra on a topic which is popular throughout the world, which one would you have chosen?

Investor: Kamasutra

Me: Well, my case rests. Any films greatness is after the fact. At the project intiaition stage all films are thought to be great by the people who are making it.

Singers wanted for ABC prod no.2

Art Beat Capital P Limited, the production house of “Ashta Chamma”, is looking for new singing talent for their forthcoming sports movie.. The producer-director team of Ram Mohan and Mohana Krishna Indraganti, are working again with the hugely talented Kalyani Malik for the music.

All interested talent may send their CDs/cassettes to the following address:
Art Beat Capital P Limited,
8-2-695/E/8B, New No.200, Road No.12,
Lane towards SBIICM before road 12,
Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, 500 034.

Telugu Movie review - Prasthanam

Jeevi rating: 3/5
Punchline: Step- Siblings Rivalry
Genre: Political
Type: Straight
Banner: VRC Media & Ent

Cast: Sai Kumar, Sharwanand, Sundeep Kishan, Ruby Parihar, Jeeva, Jayaprakash Reddy, Vennela Kishore, Surekha Vani, Reshma, Balayya, Pruthvi etc

Music: Mahesh Shankar
Cinematography: Shamdat
Story - screenplay dialogues - direction: Deva Katta
Producer: Ravi Vallabhaneni
Release date: 16 April 2010
Theater watched: Screen 3, Cinemax

Story

Loknath (Sai Kumar) takes over the reins of power from a dying man (Balayya). His step son is Mitra (Sharwanand) and own son is Chinna (Sudeep Kishan). Loknath wants to see Mitra as his heir because Mitra is a thinking man where as Chinna is hot-blooded guy with bad habits. The rest of the story is all about what happens when Chinna rebels uncontrollably.

Artists Performance

This movie is about characters and each and every small character makes an impact. This movie belongs to Sai Kumar. He has the most powerful voice in Telugu film industry and it is used for the maximum effect in this movie. Dramatized dialogues are delivered with utmost authority by Sai Kumar for this movie. Sharwanand surprises everybody with his portrayal of serious character. He looks like ‘ramudu manchi baludu’. But in this film he came up with terrific and serious performance. His dialogue delivery with serious tone too deserves applause. Debutant actor Sundeep Kishan comes up with an impressive act for a role that has negative shades. His voice and modulation is good. Actress Ruby Parihar doesn’t have much role to play in this movie and she is alright. Jeevais good as a contractor. Jaya Prakash and his assistant Prithvi provide ample comedy. Surekha Vani is good. I am impressive with the guy who did the role of cop and his voice is very good. Deva Katta who gave birth to Vennela Kishore as an actor with Vennela has wasted him in this movie.

Technical departments

Story - screenplay - direction: Deva Katta is a serious filmmaker and Prasthanam is probably his kind of movie. There are quite a few good moments in this film which showcases his intensity in filmmaking. Direction of the movie is good. Screenplay should have been better. The narration of the movie is not smooth (little jerky). His writing is strong and some of the scenes are of top class. However, the pace of the film is too slow and it affects more adversely because it is a serious movie devoid of entertainment..

Other departments: Cinematography by Shamdat is excellent. Background music by Mahesh Shankar is good. But I observed that there are no highs/lows in the background music (probably theatre sound system fault) Songa are like speed-breakers to the story. Full credit should go to the dialogue writer Deva Katta. He has written some fine serious dialogues and a few hilarious dialogues too (alpanandamtho naaluka paresukoku, chepputho kottinaa chintamane dikku..., antha black.. aayana rangu chooste ardham kavadam leda, papisti sareeranni kanna gaani paapanni kanaledu etc). Editing should have been better.

Analysis: Prasthanam is a political thriller about complex human relations between three main characters (Sai Kumar, Sharwanand and Sundeep Kishan). It also shows that there are no good men or bad men. It is all about war between good and bad within our mind. The plus points of this movie are strong writing and powerful performances. The negative points are not-so-gripping screenplay, slow narration and serious nature of the movie. This film is sure to win handful of awards. The commercial success of the movie will depend on how common movie lover embraces this serious and focussed political drama.

Vedam on 20 May

Krish who shot to fame with Gamyam has completed his second project Vedam. Vedam is the first multistarrter in the modern times of Telugu cinema and it revolves around five main characters out of which three are donned by Allu Arjun, Manoj Manchu and Anushka. MM Keeravani composes music. Gnana Sekhar handles cinematography. Prasad Devineni and Shobu Yarlagadda are jointly producing this movie on Arka Mediaworks banner. Vedam is all set to release on 20 May.

Puli in June 1st week?

As per the sources of idlebrain.com, the release date of Puli might fall in the first week of June. The music of Puli will be released by Sony BMG in the first week of May. There are concerns by fans of Chiranjeevi about possible clash of Pawan Kalyan’s Puli and Allu Arjun’s Vedam. It is learnt that there will be a safe gap of 3 weeks between these two releases.

Vamsi’s Saradaga Kasepu

Vamsi’s latest film with Allari Naresh is titled as Saradaga Kasepu. Madhurima is playing female lead. Srinivas Avasarala (Ashta Chemma fame) is doing an important character. The next schedule will take place in Rajahmundry from 19 April. Padala Siva Subramanyam pens dialogues. Chakri composes music. ML Padma Kumar Chowdary produces it on Keerthi Combines banner.

DSP music to Naga Chaitanya

Naga Chaitanya is going to act in a film to be produced by Allu Arvind on Geeta Arts banner. This film will be directed by Sukumar (Arya fame). Devi Sri Prasad who composed music for all Sukumar’s moves in the past will score music for this movie as well. This film will go to floors on 19 May.

Vedam characters brief

Krish’s Vedam – the first multistarrer of moden Telugu cinema – has Allu Arjun, Manoj Manchu and Anushka doing three of the five important characters in this movie. Allu Arjun does the role of Cable Raju who is a cable operating boy from lower income class. Manoj Manchu plays the role of Vivek Chakravarthy – a budding rock star. Anushka plays the role of a prostitute called Saroja. Manoj Bajpai and another old man do the other two important characters in the movie. Re-recording of the movie is just started by Keeravani. Vedam is gearing up for 20 May release.

Buridi with 100 prints

Touted as a sequel to Evari Gola Vadidi – EVV’s latest comedy film Buridi set in the backdrop of Bangkok and Thailand is all set to release on 30 April. This film will sport almost all comedians of Telugu film industry. Aryan Rajesh and Aishwarya play main leads.

Betting Bangarraju collects 2.5 crores

Allari Naresh’s latest movie Betting Bangarraju collected 2.5 cores in 10 days. This film is made with a modest budget of 4 crores. It is expected to make decent profits to the producer Ramoji Rao. Allari Naresh is turning out to be a safe hero in Telugu film industry with minimum guarantee hero.

Seven songs in Vedam

Krish’s second movie Vedam will have seven songs scored by MM Keeravani. Allu Arjun, Manoj Manchu and Anushka play main leads. Apart from Anushka, there will be three more heroines (Seeya Gowtam, Diksha Seth and Lekha Washington). Manoj Bajpai play a vital role. Prasad Devineni and Shobu Yarlagadda produce this movie on Arka Mediaworks banner.

Sunil’s Naakenti?

Parasuram (Bujji) of Yuvatha and Anjaneyulu fame is likely to direct Sunil soon. Naakenti is the title under consideration for this movie. Sunil is currently doing Maryada Ramanna in the direction of SS Rajamouli.

Sneha Geetam on 7 May

Lagadapati Sridhar’s latest movie Sneha Geetam introducing Madhura Sridhar is expected to release on 1st May. But it is postponed to 7 May. This film sports all new faces including Suhani and Sundeep Kishan who got tremendous recognition with Prasthanam movie. Sunil Kashyap composed music. Software engineer turned music company owner Sridhar Reddy is making his debut as director with this movie.

Dasari’s Parama Veera Chakra?

Dasari’s 149th film Young India is ready for the release. He has bigger plans for his 150th movie. Parama Veera Chakra is the title under consideration and this film is likely to feature one of the top 4 big heroes of Telugu film industry. More details later.

Pawan Kalyan to shoot in USA

The remake of Love Aaj Kal is going to start it’s shoot from 1st June. The efforts are on to get abroad backdrop of the movie shot in USA. Pawan Kalyan plays two characters in this movie which is going to have a unique screenplay. Jayant C Paranji directs and Ganesh Babu produces it.

Ravan as Villain in Telugu

Mani Ratnam’s Ravan is going to be dubbed in Telugu as Villain. This film sports Vikram, Aishwarya Rai and Prithviraj playing main leads. Hindi version has Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai and Vikram playing main leads. Santosh Sivan is the cinematographer and AR Rahman composes music. Villain is going to release along with Ravan all round the world on 18 June.

Senthil for Sumanth’s movie

Senthil (Magadheera fame) will handle cinematography for Sumanth’s latest movie in the direction of Mohan Krishna Indraganti. This movie is based on the fiction ‘The Men Within’ written by Hari Mohan (India’s first novel on cricket). Ram Mohan who produced Ashta Chemma produces this movie. Ravinder who did art direction for most of Rajamouli’s movies handle art direction for this movie. Kalyani Malik composes music. Sumanth and Swati play main leads. This movie is going to shoot from tomorrow.

Manoj Manchu’s Jhummandi Naadam

Manoj Manchu’s latest movie in the direction of K Raghavendra Rao is titled as Jhummandi Naadam. It is a musical in which Mohan Babu plays a vital role. Tapasee is making her debut as heroine with this movie. Gopi Mohan and BVS Ravi provide story and screenplay. Rajasimha pens dialogues. MM Keeravani composes music. Lakshmi Manchu is the producer

RRKK on 7 May

The date of Ram’s latest movie Rama Rama Krishna Krishna is confirmed as 7 May. Ram plays a role that has qualities of Rama and Krishna. Dil Raju produces this movie in the direction of Lakshyam SriVas. Priya Anand and Bindu Madhavi play female leads. Arjun (Gentleman fame) does a vital role. MM Keeravani composed music.

Subhadra in May

Director Raja Vannemreddy, who directed family oriented films like ‘Kshemamga Velli Labhamga Randi’, ‘Aadivaaram Aadavaallaku Selavu’ and Maa Aayana Chantipilladu’, now changed his track and coming up with a suspense thriller titled ‘Subhadra’. This is a heroine centric film that features Sindhu Menon (Chandamama fame) in title role and Ravi Kiran as male lead. E Srikanth Gaud is producing the film under Srikanth Talkies banner. The film is getting ready for release in the month of May.

Director Raja Vannemreddy while speaking, “The story of this thriller begins at 10 PM and ends at early morning 5 AM. It’s a simple story in which the incidents that occur one night during the car journey of a husband (Ravi Kiran) and a wife (Sindhu Menon) from Hyderabad to Vizag.” The director claims that while his earlier films were made with family subject, this film is especially designed targeting the youth audience.

According to producer E Srikanth, the story is the main highlight of ‘Subhadra’. Chakri’s re-recording work and Madhusudan’s DTS mixing plays vital roles. Likewise Ram-Lakshman’s action sequences will also thrill the audience. The first copy is ready and the film will be released in May.

Other prominent cast: Raghu Babu, Annapurna, Hema, Surekhavani, etc. Camera is handled by Sudhakar Reddy and editing is done by Marthand K Venkatesh.

Brahmalokam to Yamalokam shooting completed

The shooting of Dr Rajendra Prasad, Shivaji starring ‘Brahmalokam to Yamalokam’ via ‘Bhoolokam’ has been completed successfully. The post production works are at brisk face.The film is being directed by a debutant Gollapati Nageswara Rao and produced by Bekkam Venugopal under Eutopia Movies banner.

In a press meet organized on Saturday producer Bekkam Venugopal informed that 90 % of this socio fantasy flick are graphics. The film was shot in Hyderabad and Kerala locations.The film is planned for May release.

According to director this would be a hattrick film for Rajendra Prasad and Shivaji combo. MM Srilekha claims that the slokhas involving Brahma and Yama are excellent. While Rajendra Prasad plays Brahma, Jayaprakash Reddy plays Yama, Kalyani as Saraswathi and Aarthi Agarwal as Rambha.

Raavan is Villain in Telugu, Hindi audio in markets

Maniratnam’s much awaited ‘Raavan’, a multi-starrer film is gearing up for the worldwide release on June 18th. The theme of the film is taken from the epic Ramayan and crafted with a modern approach. Sources claim that Mani filmed multiple climax scenes only to maintain suspense even among unit members. When asked about the same he smiles and says, “I’ve shot the same film twice in two different languages. So people think I’m crazy”.

The music is composed by Oscar and Grammys’ winner A R Rahman and was released today in Mumbai. Music of Tamil and Telugu versions will also be released shortly. While the title in Tamil is given as ‘Raavanan’, it’s ‘Villain’ in Telugu. Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai are the lead pair in Hindi and Vikram is essaying the role of ‘Raavan’. In Tamil and Telugu versions, Prithviraj portrays the role performed by Abhishek in Hindi.

K Raghavendra Rao’s Jummandhi Naadham

Ace director K Raghavendra Rao’s latest film with Manchu Manoj is taking shape under Sri Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures banner. Mohan Babu’s daughter Manchu Lakshmi Prasanna is producing this flick. The title for this flick has been chosen as ‘Jummandhi Naadham’ since the film is on music backdrop. A fresh face Taapsi is going to be introduced as heroine through this flick. The shooting has reached the final stage. A few scenes and a song are to be shot. Mohan Babu, who is also playing a pivotal role said, “Our association (Raghavendra Rao & Mohan Babu) is from the time of two major hit films ‘Alludugaru’ and ‘Major Chandrakanth’. And now this is the third film he is directing for our banner.” S Gopal Reddy handles the camera and MM Keeravani is the music composer.

Heroine wanted for Rana Daggubati in Selva Ragahavan’s next film

Acclaimed director Selva Raghavan who directed sensational films like “7/G Brindavan Colony“, Adavari Matalaku Arthalu Verule” and “Yuganiki Okkadu“, is looking for a female lead in his next venture with Rana Daggubati. This prestigious film will be produced by Suresh Productions. This film is scheduled to start shooting with in a month.

We are looking for a girl with athletic build, innocent looks and must possess an angelic face with girl next door look, to be cast opposite Rana in this venture. The person must possess good acting skills. Prior experience is not a must but would be an added advantage.

Interested candidates can send in their resume with photographs (close-up, frontal and profile) by E-Mail or post. A show-reel (video clip introducing self) would be an added advantage. Only profiles with professional portfolio will be considered.

Send your profiles for:

casting@sureshproductions.com

contact@sureshproductions.com

Ranga The Donga completes 2nd schedule

Srikanth, Vimala Raman starring ‘Ranga The Donga’ has also successfully completed its 2nd schedule of shooting. The film directed by actor turned director Sudhakar Naidu aka GV is going to begin its 3rd schedule from May 5th. This has been informed by producers C R Manohar and GV himself. While Srikanth is essaying the title role, Vimala plays the lady cop. Other prominent stars are Ramya Krishna, Bhuvaneswari, Taslima Sheik, Sakuntala, Jayaprakash Reddy, Sivaji Raja, Dr Mohan, etc.

Details of Shiridi Jai Sairam film

Yet another film on Shiridi Sai Baba with a different storyline is going to take shape under AKV Films banner. To be presented by Smt Kameswaramma,the film titled as ‘Shiridi Jai Sairam is going to be produced by Smt Sai Venkateswaramma. Baba is going to handle the cinematography and direction.

Briefing about the film director Baba said, “Shiridi Jai Sairam depicts the episode of 500 devotees who were with Sai Baba before he was buried alive. We are going to shoot the filmon the Dwarakamayi sets designed by Padmasri Thota Tharani. This apart, a part of the filmwill also be shot near Nasik. In this part, 300 sages along with Gomatha are going to enact in the film. A noted actor is going to play the role of Sai Baba.”

Other prominent cast is Suman, Jayasudha, Suttivelu, Dharmavarapu, Bhanuchander, Kota Shankar Rao, Vijay Babu, Subhalekha Sudhakar, Manjula, Vijay Kumar, Ramaprabha, Satya Priya, etc.

Dialogues are written by Veladhi, songs by Vennelakanti, Vanamali, Somayajulu Murthy, Shiridi Devasthana Pandit Pandari, Bheema Patel.

Panchakshari Audio Release

Anushka's much talked about film ‘Panchakshari’ under the direction of V Samudra, being produced by Nag’s personal make-up man Chandra had its audio launching function on Saturday, April 24th at Rock Gardens in Madhapur, Hyderabad.

The audio function was a grand success with the presence of K Raghavendra Rao, Nagarjuna, Mohan Babu, Vishnu, Anushka, Naga Chaitanya, Akhil, Sumanth, Sushanth, Naga Susheela, Chinna, C Kalyan, MM Keeravani, Bharath Thakur, V Samudra, Ramachandra Rao, Thota Prasad, Brahmanandam, ML Kumar Chowdary, etc.

The poster of ‘Panchakshari’ was unveiled by Mohan Babu while the audio CDs were released by Nagarjuna. The first copies of CDs were received by K Raghavendra Rao and Mohan Babu. Chinna composed the musical scores.

Nagarjuna commented, “Anushka was introduced to the film industry through Annapurna banner. After watching the film yesterday, I’m immensely impressed with Anushka’s performance in ‘Panchakshari’. It was during the making of ‘Super’ when Chandra asked Anushka if she would act in a film under his production. But then Anushka kept her word and gave her dates immediately after the success of ‘Arundathi’. There is also a sentiment that if Chandra does make-up for any actor or actress for their maiden film they would become successful in their career. Shriya and Anushka are the best examples in current trend. I wish Chandra to become a successful producer as well.”

Mohan Babu while speaking, “I cancelled my trip to Tirupathi only because Chandra invited me for this function. He came up in life only with his hard work. When I came to know that he is making a film I told him that I would act in it without taking any remuneration.”

“Panchakshari is a very important film for me since I promised to do a film for Chandra. I am happy that I kept up my promise. Today is a very special day for me as I completed 5 years of entering into film industry”, said Anushka.

Director Samudra said, “The storyline of ‘Panchakshari’ was provided by Madhu. Chinna is a successful music director who earlier gave background music for quite a number of films. I am quite impressed with his musical scores in ‘Panchakshari’ too.”

Premistava Audio Release

The audio of ‘Premisthava’ was released in markets on Monday, the 19th April. The music was released by Ramesh of Sakthi Pictures and the first CD was received by Ashok.The film featuring Ashok and Visaka as lead pair is being made under Arkes banner. Kanagu is the director and Venkata Radhakrishna is the producer.

Speaking on the occasion director Kanagu said, “Premisthava was a big hit in Tamil. The story is based on the real life incident that occurred in a lovers’ life. I hope the film will be appreciated by Telugu audience as well.”

Producer Venkata Radhakrishna said, “This movie has to be watched by everyone if they respect love. The artists’ performances are so perfect that every character in this flick will give a natural appeal. We are selling the audio CDs for a lesser cost only with the intension that it can afforded even by the low income group. We are releasing the film during summer.”

Lyricist Vanamali said, “I’ve written all songs for this youth oriented film.”

Ramesh opined that any film with tender feelings will attract the youth. Therefore this film is sure steel the hearts of youth.”

Music director Manu Ramesh, Ashok, Visaka, producers Basheed, Muthyala Ramadasu and Janardhan Reddy also spoke and expressed their views about ‘Premisthava’ film.

Joru Audio Release

The music of ‘Joru’ was recently released in market in Hyderabad. This Cinema Talkies' Production Film featuring Aravind Kumar and Aakarsha as lead pair has Nagesh as director and S Mallesam as producer. The audio CDs were released by Sai Kumar and presented the first copy to Sagar. Lahari Music is marketing ‘Joru’ audio.

On the occasion producer Mallesam said, “We have earlier produced films like ‘Kalyana Prapthirasthu’, ‘Prema Pallaki’ and ‘Real Story’. After taking a little break we are now coming up with this film ‘Joru’. Chakri provided very good music. There are altogether six songs. The theme of this film is “Love should not lead one to end his/her life. Love should only become the foundation of tomorrow’s future.” Sai Kumar’s role is very prominent in the film.”

Darling gets clean U

Romantic action flick ‘Darling’ with Prabhas and Kajal as lead pair has completed its censor formalities and obtained a clean ‘U’ certificate. Directed by ‘Tholiprema’ fame Karunakaran and produced by ‘Chatrapathi’ fame BVSN Prasad, ‘Darling’ is supported by GV Prakash Kumar’s music and Andrews’s cinematography. Fights are choreographed by Peter Hynes, art by Ashok, dances by Kalyan, editing by Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao, songs by Anantha Sriram, etc.

Producer Prasad informed, “Darling is a feel good film and got the appreciations from the censor board. They have also certified the film as clean ‘U’. Although it’s a love story, this is a universal film that will appeal to family, youth and mass. The movie is sure to be a landmark in Prabhas’s career. The audio is also getting good appreciation. We are releasing ‘Darling’ on April 23rd with highest number of prints in Prabhas’s career.”

Besides the lead pair Prabhas and Kajal Agarwal,Tamil actor Prabhu, Dharmavarapu Subrahmaniam, MS Narayana, Ahuti Prasad, Srinivas Reddy, Prabhas Sreenu, Raja Sridhar, etc., are the prominent cast.