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 By Rinku Gupta The first big public event of 2021 in Kollywood took place today at the Albert theatre in Chennai. The occasion was the grand audio launch of Silambarasan's Pongal release Eeswaran . The hero made  a mass entry at the thiruvizha kind of event that was a shot in the arm for fans who have been longing for the comeback of their hero.  The film's heroine  Niddhi Agerwal was present along with Bharathi Rajaa Nandita Sweta , Kaali Venkat, Bala Saravanan, Mahat Raghavendra and others. The music is by Thaman. This is Tollywood heroine Niddhi's first big public event in K Town as she makes  a grand debut here this year with Eeswaran in Theatres and Bhoomi on OTT in January. Clad in veshti- sattai, Simbu looked dapper as he took in the cheers of the crowd. Speaking at the event he disclosed that Suseinthiran's sheer positivity in the script that gave him an uplifting experience, which prompted him to take up this film in the lockdown. He added that he ha...

 By Rinku Gupta One of the big reveals from Tollywood on New Year's day is here. Actor Samantha Akkineni is playing the lead role of Shakuntala in Okkadu and Rudramadevi fame director Gunasekhar's grand mythological epic titled Shaakuntalam . The huge announcement came on New Year's day, by the director who announced his kavyanayaki , and later from heroine Samantha Akkineni herself, sending social media into a tizzy.  Director Gunasekhar with his daughter Neelima Guna, the producer of the film. The National Award winner Gunasekhar posted, "Before manifesting the spectacle of Narasimha Avatar on the silver screen in Hiranyakashyapa, presenting to you a whimsical tale of Love ' from the Adi Parva of the Mahabharata." The movie,  has been on the cards for Gunasekhar but the lead of this film was keep under wraps. In an earlier interview, Gunasekhar, who is fascinated by  Indian mythologicals, had revealed that it took him 8 months to complete the script, which...