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Quick Review : Saaho ( Tamil)

By Rinku Gupta UV Creations' Saaho starring Prabhas and Shraddha Kapoor in the lead, directed by Sujeeth and releasing in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi was a much awaited film, especially due to its high budget and being Prabhas' first ( pan-Indian) release post Baahubali. Expectations hit the sky with the grand all India promotions by the team. The film has released today in 3 languages. The story ( briefly put, without spoilers) is about a Mumbai police officer Ashok Chakravarthy ( Prabhas) who takes up the case of missing money and a black box that belongs to the dead international gangster of Waaji, Roy ( Jackie Shroff in a brief role). Amrita Nair ( Shraddha Kapoor) is another cop, a collegue who also works in Ashok's team. Devraj ( Chunky Pandey) is the blood thirsty don of Waaji, who has an axe to grind with the new don, Roy's son Vishwank ( Arun Vijay ) because Roy had usurped his place and become don, chosen by Devraj's own father ( Tinnu Anand). Ka

Ganesh Venkatraman on Crime Patrol !

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by Rinku Gupta Ganesh Venkatram is now part of 'Crime Patrol', touted to be  India's longest-running reality crime TV series which is  is now launching in Tamil. Says Ganesh, "I feel extremely honoured to be hosting it, as the vision of the show aligns with mine. Together we hope to create a safer environment for all our citizens". The show titled Crime Patrol Tamil will be aired on  SonyLiv.

Vijay Deverakonda turns producer

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By Rinku Gupta The rise of Tollywood hero Vijay Deverakonda (Pelli Choopelu, Arjun Reddy, Geetha Govindam,  Dear Comrade amongst others) has been phenomenal, based on talent and sheer perseverance (considering he comes from a totally non-filmi background). The actor has a huge fan base, especially  amongst the youth whom he affectionately has termed as his  Rowdy Boys  . Now  Vijay has stepped into film production with the launch of his company King Of The Hill. The maiden venture will be a Telugu film titled Meeku Maathrame Cheptha. The interesting tagline is ' my best friend's secret'. While making the announcement on social media,  in his typical novel and quirky style, the actor also posted a fun video on You Tube about the project. He also released the First Look poster of the film. What makes the venture novel is the motivation behind it. While making the announcement on social media Vijay wrote, 'I realise how hard it is to do this and how ri