Mahatma as Best Feature Film in 2010 Ugadi Puraskaralu

Srikanth’s 100th film ‘Mahatma’ that was released in 2009 has won the ‘Best Feature Film' award in 2010 Ugadi Puraskaralu. Chennai Telugu Association’s ‘Sri Kalasudha’ is presenting this award. The president of this association Sri Chethi Reddy Srinivas said that this movie has been selected for the award based on the film’s concept on social values of present day. Srikanth is the recipient of the ‘Best Actor’ award for the same film. “It is a great honor to receive an award for my 100th film”, said Srikanth.

Producer CR Manohar while speaking, “I am very happy to receive an award for my very first film that I made under Golden Lion Films banner. This is giving me to boost to make many more good films in the near future. I am also happy to note that my friend Srikanth and I are going to receive the awards on the same dais. On this occasion I thank director Krishna Vamsi for giving us the best film.”

Casting Call for NRI Males

A Working Dream Production is looking for male actors for their first film scheduled to go to floors end of March in Dallas, TX. Film will be shot in Dallas for a period of 15 days. The director of this film has worked on an English film which is being featured in the film festivals across the globe and is slated for a world wide release this summer.

The male actors should be in the age group of 23-26 and should be good looking. Acting school experience would be a plus but not necessary, please respond to this ad only if you are serious and committed.

Please send your bio-data and head shots to aworkingdreamproduction@gmail.com . If you have a video please send us the link.

Yemaaya Chesaave Success Meet

Naga Chaitanya’s latest sensation ‘Ye Maya Chesavo’ co-starring Samantha under Gautham Menon’s direction was recently released and now in its success path. Produced by Sanjay Swaroop under Indira Productions banner, the unit arranged a success meet at Prasad Labs on Monday, the January 8th.

Dr Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Nagarjuna, Manjula, Sanjay Swaroop, Naga Chaitanya, Samantha, Krishnudu, Sreenu Vaitla, Sumanth, Ramesh Prasad and others participated in the success meet.

Firstly, Dr Akkineni Nageswara Rao addressed and said, “First time when Krishna’s daughter approached me with YMC script, as a senior actor I knew the difficulties of a producer. Of late the sex and violence dominated films are leading he youth to wrong directions, at this juncture Manjula came up with one such delicate subject. Such films will generally appeal the youth and of course, I too saw the film with young heart. Since I dealt with many romantic films I know the difference in love stories. My grandson’s role in the film has very little efforts, whereas the heroine’s role is a complex one. In ‘Laila Majnu’ also, the heroine’s role is complex compared to that of mine. When I watched ‘Josh’ my heart felt that my grandson will become a good actor. If he corrects his mistakes and proceed he can definitely become a good actor. I hope this heroine will become a great actress like Savitri in the near future. Compared to this film‘Geetanjali’ is a good film because of the characters in that film. I congratulate Manjula and Sanjay for making a feel good film.”

Manjula said, “Firstly, I would like to thank the God and my parents. This movie has come from two families belonging to film industry. During the making of this film my father told me that this film would become as big hit as ‘Pokiri’. On this occasion I thank Mr Nagarjunafor giving us this opportunity. His support means a lot to us. Naga Chaitanya also gave a comfort feel. I told Akkineni Nageswara Rao garu that I am going to make a poetic film. Making a film with love subject is not a easy task. Music played a vital role in this film. I thank the entire cast and crew of YMC.”

Nagarjuna while speaking, “As soon as I saw the film I wanted to arrange a press conference and convey my views on the film. I first of all want to thank Manjula and Sanjay for giving one such wonderful film. My sincere thanks to the entire cast and crew of this film. I wanted to watch this film for another two to three times only for the sake of Jessie character. I was at Kulu Manali at the time of the film’s release. But I was happy to received phone calls stating that the film is very good. Even my fans are appreciating the film even though there are no fights in it. I thank one and all for watching the film and appreciating it.”

Sanjay Swaroop said, “I knew this film is going to be a successful one but I never expected it to be so big hit. Nagarjuna garu gave us an unforgettable support. I wish Naga Chaitanya will grow as a good hero like his grand father and father.”

“Everyone is comparing this flick with ‘Geetanjali’. Chaitanya was born at the time of making of ‘Geetanjali’. So I feel there is some connection between him and ‘Geetanjali’ film. After a very long time the Telugu film industry got a real hero for romantic subjects. All the best Chaitu!” said Sumanth.

Naga Chaitanya while telling his views, “I saw the film even before its release. Some kind of fear started in me because we are going in a new way. But today I am too happy because the audiences are only seeing the characters Karthik and Jessie on screen and not the actors. I thank my producers for providing one such wonderful film to me.”

Samantha expressed her happiness for being introduce to the audience with such finely designed character.

Super Cowboy Audio Released

The audio launch of ‘Super Cowboy’ starring Raghava Lawrence, Padma Priya and Lakshmi Rai took place at Prasad Labs on Tuesday, the 9th of March. Being directed by Simbudevan, this AGS Entertainments Pvt. Ltd., film has music by G V Prakash Kumar.

Akkineni Nagarjuna graced the occasion and released the first audio CD and presented it to film’s hero Lawrence. Other prominent guests in the function were Sai Kumar, Nazar, G V Prakash Kumar, Padma Priya, Lakshmi Rai, Simbudevan, Vanamali, R Rangarajan, Vijay Shankar, Jagan Mohan, Sri Ramakrishna, etc.

Lawrence while speaking, “It was Nagarjuna who turned me from choreographer to director. He is a very affectionate person and when I asked him to come for this function he immediately agreed to do so. Simbudevan had taken the film fantastically and I hope that it will become a big hit.”

Producer Sri Ramakrishna said, “Super Cowboy is a comedy film with variety concept. This is a message oriented flick with a good storyline coming after a very long time. The director passes a message through this film saying that a person who is high in educational qualification should also know to respect others.”

“This is a different film and we all enjoyed doing this film”, commented Sr actor Nazar.

Director Simbudevan opined that the film will give a different experience to the audience. He expressed his happiness for the audiobeing launched by Nagarjuna.

Music Director G V Prakash Kumar said, “Prasad Labs is a lucky venue for me because even my earlier film ‘Yuganiki Okkadu’ audio was released here. I wish the audio as well as this film will get a good success.”

Vanamali said, “I thank Sri Ramakrishna for giving me opportunity to write all songs in this film. The songs were also picturised greatly.”

Addressing the gathering Nagarjuna said, “It appears that all of them really enjoyed doing this film. I’ve earlier seen many cowboy films in Tamil including the Hollywood flick like ‘Maecenas Gold’ and Krishna’s ,Mosagaallaku Mosagaadu’. Lawrence is a kind hearted person who helps orphans with his hard earned money.”

Heroines Padma Priya and Lakshmi Rai expressed their happiness for being part of one such good film and hoped that the film will give them a big success.

I'm the Shah Rukh of Telugu films: Siddharth

Southern star Siddharth, who plans to turn producer next year, says he is the "Shah Rukh Khan" of the Telugu film industry and that romance will always be his forte even though he is popular for his intense roles in Hindi movies like Rang De Basanti. "I do a lot of romantic roles in Telugu films. In fact when people say you are the Aamir Khan of Telugu films, I say I am the Shah Rukh Khan of the film industry. I do all the 'Tujhe dekha toh ye jaana sanam' type of sequences in Telugu," said Siddharth. "I do romantic movies as my mainstay and when I want to change my mood, I do a Striker or a Rang De Basanti. Now that I have done a serious film like Striker, I need to go back to my strengths and do a romantic film," said Siddharth, who has done Telugu films like Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana and Bommarillu. At the same time, the actor, who played the intense Karan Singhania in Rang De Basanti and a Mumbai-based carrom player in crime thriller Striker, stressed that doing romantic roles is not a cakewalk. "I find romantic films, which are on a lighter vein in Telugu, as challenging as serious dramatic films in Hindi - both are equally tough. The important thing is that you have to find a nice script and I think 'Striker' was one of the nicest scripts I have read in my career because I found it a very realistic film. "My next Hindi film would be a more light-hearted one. I wanted to do a light-hearted one for now because when you do a serious role, you need to come out of it. I want to give as much time as I can to Hindi," he said. Siddharth made his debut in Bollywood with Rang De Basanti in 2006. He took a four-year break before his second release Striker but now plans to do more Hindi films. "At this time, I am shooting for two Telugu films simultaneously so that I can have a year to do Hindi films," said the 30-year-old. The actor is currently busy with a Rs 300 million fantasy adventure film in Telugu and a village comedy. He also has his plans set for launching his own production house in 2011. "I am starting my own production next year. India is becoming a great country to make small, independent films that are content driven, just like Striker. These films need to be made because these big studio films with the routine 'naach gaana' (song and dance) and foreign locations will always be made because they are fun. But it's important to make realistic cinema as well. "I want to get into production very soon. We are going to make an announcement in a couple of months. We have got our funding," he said. Indo-Asian News Service

‘I do not think I am hot and sexy’

She may be playing a hot chick in many of her films but Katrina Kaif says in real life, she doesn’t feel that way at all. “ I don’t think I am hot and sexy,” she told us recently. But Kat added that is the way the audience perceives her and she is fine with that. “I think the audience has an opinion of you and one has to try and not disappoint them.” Katrina also comes up with a quick example. “ Someone like Vidya Balan is known for her ethnic roles and people love her in that image. I think I am known for a certain type of fun films. We all have our places and we are comfortable in that.”

Hot Samantha Wants Meat

The latest sensation to rock the Tollywood circuit is Samantha. Yes, the pretty girl who swooned the hearts of many with her performance in the hit movie ‘Ye Maya Chesaave’. Recently, she was sharing her thoughts with the media and gave out some interesting details. Samantha said that though she is a Telugu- Malayali girl, she doesn’t know a word of Telugu but mugged up few dialogues. She also maintained that her focus will always been on roles that have meat and it will be irrespective of region or language. Currently, Samantha has been roped in for ‘Brindavanam’ opposite NTR junior and she has also got a Tamil flick in her kitty. Given the impact she has created in the Telugu hearts, the Tolly movie makers are doing their best to keep her here and make her a Telugu girl.

Ram Gopal Varma Behind Rana!

The new star kid on the block is Daggubati Rana and true to his image, he has made an impressive debut with the film ‘Leader’. Now, he is gearing up to make his debut in Bollywood as well and this time, he is rubbing shoulders with the likes of Abhishek Bachchan and Bipasha Basu. Meanwhile, the news is that the eccentric genius Ram Gopal Varma is gearing up for his next film as well and this time, he has cast his eyes on Rana. Sources say that Ramu is trying to get in touch with Rana since few days and he is keen on taking the young scion as the hero. The subject is said to be on political and web media nexus, a rather developed version of the critically acclaimed ‘Rann’ with more interesting twists. This is slated to be a bilingual and Ramu is roping in 2-3 noted heroes of Bollywood as well. Let us hear more about this in the days to come.

Allu Arjun’s ‘Varudu’ Heroine Revealed

Dynamic director Guna Sekhar has always been criticized for taking his own sweet time to make a film but then, he silences all the critics with his classic style of story telling and movie making. Right now, he has achieved another remarkable feat which is getting him a lot of appreciation. Well, it has to do with the heroine of his new venture ‘Varudu’. It is known news that stylish star Allu Arjun has been busy flaunting his six pack abs but what many wanted to know was…who is the heroine? This was one reason why huge crowds gathered at the audio release function as well. But then, he proved successful in hiding the heroine and that too from the clutches of the electronic media and other industry folks, right from shooting. So till date, no one knows who the heroine is or how she looks. So, all are wowed by Guna Sekhar’s level of security in this matter. But he couldn’t stop the revolutionary internet that is able to leak any thing. The picture of the heroine is leaked through internet. Her name is Bhanu Mehra and she played a small role in a Bollywood film earlier. Guna Sekhar pulled her for heroine role in Varudu.

Keeravani’s ‘ADDA’ In Prasad Lab

Call it sentiment or technical values but there are times when few noted celebrities tend to choose a particular place for work and tend to make it their ‘Adda’. Right now, the music maker M M Keeravani seems to be in this mode and here is why we tell you so. It is known news that Keeravani is the music director for the films Vedam, Rama Rama Krishna Krishna, Young India, Rajamouli- Sunil venture Maryada Ramanna, Rajamouli- Prabhas venture which is yet to be titled. So he has chosen the famous Prasad Labs as his base. Sources say that Keeravani is seen everyday at all times in the premises of Prasad Labs and since it has got the R R theatre as well, sources say that this has become the permanent ‘Adda’ for Keeravani. So if anyone is unable to get hold of Keeravani, you know where to find him now.