Ramcharan followed Chiru's Deeksha

For all die hard Fans of Mega Star, its very well known that Chiranjeevi is devotional and a strong believer in Lord Ayyappa and his Deeksha. He took Ayyappa Mala many a times in past. Like father, here is son ramcharan took Ayyappa Deeksha of 41 days (Mandalam). He will then visit Sabarimala for Mala Viramana.
Specifically Cherry being a young hero taking Ayyappa Deeksha few weeks before engagement with Upasana makes the whole issue get more significance. Sources say ramcharan is following a strict set of rules although participating in regular shooting of Rachcha without affecting Deeksha timings.

Low chances of Prabhas, Rajamouli project

As Eega from rajamouli is taking very long time because of its multi lingual nature, our macho Prabhas has got an endless Rebel with Lawrence that might take more and more time to complete. Actually Prabhas had the plan of completing Rebel by November and then kick start his dream project with rajamouli with in this year. Inner sources say that, nothing seems to have worked as per their plan and the highly discussed new film might get postponed only to early next year.
Even a member close to Eega says that, film is shaping up very well getting ready for release by Sankranthi season. So, Jakkanna might not risk with Prabhas till everything about Eega comes out up to his satisfaction. Though not a totally clarified conclusion but early indications from both the camps raise doubts on happening of rajamouli, Prabhas combo project only in next year.

Dookudu Censor on Sept 19th

Prince Mahesh Babu’s high voltage action entertainer ‘Dookudu‘ is gearing up for release on the 23rd of this month. Almost all the shooting is over except for the item song and it is being shot in Ramoji Film City currently. The movie will go to the Censor Board for approval on the 19th of this month and will release all over the world on 23rd. Samantha is the heroine opposite Mahesh Babu in this movie. Dookudu has been directed by Sreenu Vytla and the movie has been produced on 14 Reels Entertainment banner. The audio was launched last month

Bodyguard Box Office Collections

The Nine Day Run for Bodyguard which seemed like its Lifetime Run is now coming to an End. As We Are Seeing Large Drops since Past Two Days.
Bodyguard’s Thursday Collections Are 4.5 crore only. This is a Drop of 1.5 crore from the previous day.
Bodyguard’s 1st Extended Week Net Collections Are 111 crore net. This is a Nelson Number though. But Bodyguard’s Luck will Depend on how Critics & Audience React to Mere Brother Ki Dulhan.

Bodyguard AP Collections

Day 1 Nett. : 1.35Cr
Day 2 Nett. : 1.39Cr
Day 3 Nett. : 0.95Cr
Day 4 Nett. : 0.91Cr
Day 5 Nett. : 0.99Cr
Day 6 Nett. : 0.51Cr
Day 7 Nett. : 0.45Cr
7Days Total AP Nett. : 6.55Cr. ( A Record for 1st Week )
Total 7 Days India Nett. : 111 Cr
-Reliance entertainment

Ajith’s Gambler Movie Review

What is the film about?
The film is about planning and pulling off a heist and it’s after effects.
Interesting, so how is the film?
While the premise is interesting the execution leaves a lot to be desired. The whole set up for the heist drags and also it takes up the entire first half of the movie. Not only that the heist itself looked pretty silly and was done in an almost childlike manner.
So it’s not good after all?
Well not really the second half of the film has few moments that are bound to attract the viewers depending on their exposure of films of this genre from the west. If one isn’t familiar with films of these genres the second half would be pretty satisfactory barring the songs which seem forced. For those who have even a small idea of this genre everything is predictable till the end, including the twist.
I am aware of the genre clichés so why should I watch it?
Then that leaves one with only one option and reason to watch the film, the hero or rather here the villain of the film Ajith. He is the only reason one would want to watch the film as he delivers a terrific performance. Again he comes into his own from the scene before interval of the film and just takes off from there till the end. If one is forced to watch the film it’s just for him.
What about the others?
Among the rest none have full fledged characters with Arjun being restricted to few scenes only. Trisha too has very little to do and is irritating in some of the scenes. Others are the usual gang that is present in A Venkat Prabhu film and they are just about passable. Lakshmi Rai gets a character that’s more interesting than Trisha and she does ok.
How is the direction?
The director seems to be an ardent fan of hero Ajith and designs a film just o showcase his favorite actor in a new light. He succeeds in doing that but as a director he has filed with the film in that the screenplay is pretty poor. Also there are lots of scenes that are lifted form various movies of the west. Over all not his best film and the direction could have been a lot better.
What is the film technically?
The film is inconsistent as far as the look of the film goes with some scenes looking very cheap. The DI could have been better in places it spoils the frame as its overdone. Music by Yuvan Shankar Raja is good but the placement of the songs is wrong and therefore lacks the impact. Background music is superb.
Bottom-line:
1. It’s a good watch if you are unfamiliar with the genre.
2. A decent watch if you are familiar with the genre and like the actor.
3. If you don’t fall into either 1 or 2 wait to watch it on a DVD
Rating: 3/5

Jagan has surrendered before the Cong

Fearing arrest in the disproportionate assets case being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation, YSR Congress party president ys jagan mohan reddy has surrendered himself before the Congress party. This was alleged by Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu while addressing a press conference at his residence here on Friday.
Naidu said Jagans surrender before the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh clearly indicates his helplessness to come out clean from CBI cases on his disproportionate assets. He said during his meeting, Jagan appealed to the Prime Minister to protect his properties and to save his family members from the CBI raids. He claimed that Praja Rajyam party chief K Chiranjeevi too surrendered before the Congress and finally got merged into that party.
Responding to media reports that his daughter-in-law Brahmini having villas in Emaar Properties, Naidu said He said the villa was given by brother-in-law and actor Balakrishna to his daughter before her marriage. He said the family members would cooperate with the CBI probe in this connection. He requested the media not to politicize the issue.
Stating that many developmental projects initiated during his tenure were misused by the Congress and corruption ruled the roost in all schemes including Emaar Properties, MGF and APIIC. Slamming the Congress for slashing mud on the TDP, Naidu said that he was ready for any kind probe or discussion on development schemes taken up during his tenure.
Stating that corruption can be rooted out only by introducing reforms in all sectors only, Naidu said his party would continue to fight against corruption at levels.

Tollywood big heroes’ new trends! - Exclusive

Tollywood big heroes, the so-called Big4 Chiranjeevi, Nagarjuna, Balakrishna, and Venkatesh have ruled the TFI for over 25 years. Though Chiru has quit from the race since four years, the latest developments says the Mega Star is making his re-entry shortly. The four big guns who ruled the roosts and created many Box-Office records by bagging several prestigious awards have reached their peaks in their career. However, the biggies are continuing to play the lead roles for few more years and so, these senior stars believe that it is time to experiment different genres by taking their career to the next level… we are yet to see how the fans will receive the new trends and experiments of their favorite stars.

Chiranjeevi has recently announced that his 150th film is ON. He is gearing up to don the grease paint again and hit back the screens after four long years. Chiru’s last flick was Shankar Dada Zindabad while he has done a cameo in Magadheera. Chiru has decided to complete his 150th film after requests from his millions of his fans, family and well-wishers, which will be produced by Ram Charan. The Mega Star is planning for a film that will be loaded with a social message keeping in sync with his new-found status as a political leader. Chiru is taking all the measures for this milestone film and the mega fans can expect a sensational film that conveys an underlying message. Even before stepping into the politics, Chiru chose scripts that conveys social message to the audiences. Indra, Tagore, Stalin are the prime examples.

Nandamuri Bala Krishna’s majority of his films in his successful journey in Tollywood are commercial and mass masala. The actor currently has Mahadevanaidu and Hara Hara Mahadeva that falls under the above genre. Nevertheless, the Yuvaratna is also giving his nod to experiments these days. The actor agreed to play a special role in Oo Kodathara Ulikki Padathara sharing screen space with Manchu Manoj. Bala Krishna informed that he was impressed with the story and his role in this socio-fantasy flick. It is well-known that Balayya is passionate about mythological genre and so the actor has got back to his much loved genre with Bapu directorial Sri Rama Rajyam. The inside buzz is that Bala Krishna is also in plans of remaking the evergreen classic Narthanasala.

Nagarjuna is known for his versatile roles and is probably the only actor of his times who always experimented and re-invented himself. The actor through out his 25 years of journey traversed across many barriers of genre, characterization and diction. Nagarjuna always experiments with his roles, he has done youthful entertainers like Shiva, tragedic films like Majnu, Antham, romantic entertainers like Geethanjali, Ninne Pelladatha, Mass entertainers like Mass, Ragada along with the devotional films like Annamayya, Sri Rama Dasu.

With Nag stepping into 50 plus and Naga Chaitanya taking up the similar profession, the Tollywood Manmadhudu is accepting the roles that suits his age and slowly stepping out of love entertainers. Nag has currently accepted distinct subjects, a period film Rajanna, a socio-fantasy Damarukam and a devotional genre Shirdi Sai Baba.

Victory Venkatesh too wanted to break the monotony and try out different genres after successfully completing his 25 years of career in Telugu Film Industry. Venky feels that it’s high time to switch the gears by taking the next steps of his career trying to encourage offbeat. Though the experimental Nagavalli failed at the Box-Office, Venky has not lost the confidence and he will soon be seen in the role of the spiritual master, Swami Vivekananda, a film based on the life of the 19th century Vedantist. Apart from his current project Ganga- The Bodyguard, the Victory star is teaming up with Prince Mahesh for a top-shot multi-starrer ‘Seetamma Vaakitlo Sirimalle Chettu’ in the direction of Srikanth Addala.

It is commendable attempt as all the four biggies Chiranjeevi, Bala Krishna Nagarjuna and Venkatesh are thinking out of the box and are working on challenging and meaningful projects for the audiences.