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 By Rinku Gupta Many Tollywood and Kollywood heroines have been debuting on  OTT platforms for some time now. From Kajal Aggarwal and Tamannaah to Anjali, Vani Bhojan , Sai Pallavi, Kalyani Priyadarshan , Akshara, Shruti Hassan, Priyamani, Simran, Ramya Krishnan, and Samamtha, the list goes on. Now the latest to join this list is  Raashi Khanna .                Raashi poses with Shahid Kapoor   The talented beauty  will start shooting for a thriller directed by The Family Man fame director duo, Raj and DK for Amazon Prime. Incidentally, the  duo had succeeded in roping in Samantha Akkineni for her digital debut in the Amazon Prime Family Man 2 , which will air soon. Raashi is cast opposite Kabir Singh hero, Shahid Kapoor. She posted a pic of herself with her co- star and a tongue-in- cheek comment, indirectly confirming her presence in the series. Shahid too had welcomed her on board in a post. Shahid had been busy s...

 by Rinku Gupta Disney+ Hotstar VIP has managed to get a slate of top Kollywood stars and directors on board, to make an impactful entry into the vast market for Tamil film and web-series content. Touting itself as ' the next-gen personal screen for Tamilians' the OTT platform adds Tamil Hotstar Specials shows  and  Kollywood movies-before-theatre to its digital portfolio. Several originals are coming up for release on the platform, roping in top actors,  directors and crew. With 'November Story, a Crime-Thriller,  Tamannaah Bhatia enters the digital space. With  'Live Telecast'  Kajal Aggarwal makes her digital debut with a  Horror genre web-series along with Vaibhav and  Anandhi. The series is directed by Venkat Prabhu. The director revealed on Koffee With Kollywood today that he has tried to reach another set of audiences through this venture,  a step away from his usual urban stories.  'My Perfect Husband' is a  Comedy Dra...

 By Rinku Gupta Actor Tamannaah, despite taking all  precautions at work,  has contacted the covid 19 virus.  After a mild fever, she tested positive for Covid and admitted herself into a hospital in Hyderabad. Now, the actor is doing better and is moving back home to self- isolate as per medical advice. Describing it as a stressful week, the actor is however optimistic about conquering the circumstances.  In August, her parents had tested positive as well.  Tamannaah issued a statement and sent a virtual hug to her fans. Get well wishes have been pouring in from fans and peers. Samantha, Kajal Aggarwal,  Dulquer Salmaan, Prasanna and Nishika Lulla were among those who sent her Get Well messages. 

 by Rinku Gupta Tamannaah will be reprising the role of Tabu in the hit Hindi film Andhadhun's Telugu remake. Nabha Natesh will do Radhika Apte's role while Nithin is the hero. Ayushman Khurrana had played the role of a blind pianist in the Hindi version. Produced by Sreshth Movies, it is to be directed by Merlapaka Gandhi. This is an official remake and will go to the floors from November. Mahati Swara Sagar handles music,  Tagore Madhu presents the film and Hari K Vedanth will crank the camera.  The film is tentatively called production no.6. It willno doubt  be an interesting challenge for Tamannaah to take up the meaty role role with so many shades for which Tabu won both acclaim and awards.

By Rinku Gupta One of the hottest eligible bachelors in Tollywood, heartthrob  Rana Daggubati is single no more ! The Baahubali actor took to social media to announce the good news of his engagement with his lady love, Miheeka Bajaj. Accompanied with a smiling picof the duo, he wrote, " she said yes!", taking fans by surprise. Wishes have been pouring in from fans and industry peers ever since he made the surprise announcement today.  Samamtha, Shruti Haasan, Dulquer Salmaan,  and Tamannaah amongst others have all been wishing him. Perhaps the best wishes came from Mega Star Chiranjeevi who wrote, "Congratulations my Boy @RanaDaggubati Finally the mighty #BhallalaDeva is struck by #Cupid & Getting hitched. #Lockdown leads to #WedLock. God Bless You Both! శతమానం భవతి. @MiheekaBajaj " The Haathi Mere Saathi star, is the grandson of ace filmmaker Rama Naidu and nephew of Tollywood star Venkatesh. Chaitanya Akkineni is his first cousin. W...

By Rinku Gupta Action, directed by Sundar C is the next film of Vishal. He plays an Army officer on a mission to avenge the death of his brother ( Ramki) and his family members , along with his lady love ( Aishwarya Lekshmi) who are killed as part of a sinister political plot. Aided in his mission by Tamannaah who plays an army colleague, and Sha Ra, his relative, he travels across the world from Turkey to London and Pakistan, to nail the big terrorist ( Kabir Duhan Singh ) who is the mastermind. The action blocks by the talented twin stunt masters Anbariv are hi- octane indeed. The scale is lavish and from car and bike chases on roads (and rooftops) to fisticuffs and gun fights to scaling up and down buildings, Vishal and the team of villains ( Akanksha Puri as one of them) have done a good job. The locations are well chosen with an international feel , adding to the scale of the film. But the hunky Kabir Duhan Singh is under-utilised and wasted in his role and his under- wr...

By Rinku Gupta Actor Vishal who was shooting in the UK for Thupparivaalan 2 flew down to Chennai for the Action press meet and promotions,  underlining how important the film is to him. Directed by Sundar C, the film has Vishal, Tamannaah and Aishwarya Lekshmi amongst others in the cast. Speaking at the press meet Vishal said, "Action is is one film where  I've done the most  number of stunts and also got the maximum injuries at the same time!"  At some hi -octane stunts he even stared at death in the face and came back. He explained one instance, "When I was riding a bike for a particularly tough stunt sequence there was a very dangerous moment when the powerful bike came  hurtling towards me.  In that instant I thought it was all over,  but somehow I managed to save my face from harm and got away with few injuries. I realised then, the importance of taking calculated and well thought out risks otherwise it could cause great harm. I was ex...

By Rinku Gupta Vishal's film Action directed by Sundar C is ready for release with Tamannaah as his co-star. Now, the actor is busy with the shoot of his next film , Thupparivaalan 2, directed by Mysskin. The shooting of the film will commence today in the UK, in Bristol. Mysskin had previously done a long recce in London, visiting The Sherlock Holmes Museum for the film which is based on a detective, similar to Holmes. The heroine is Ashya. The film is produced by Vishal Film Factory. Others in the cast include Nasser, Gautami and Prasanna.

by Rinku Gupta Petromax is the second film of director Rohin Venkatesan after Adhe Kangal. The film is a remake of a Telugu film Called Ananda Brahma. A horror comedy, It stars Tamanaah in the lead with YogiBabu,Muniskanth, Prem, Mime Gopi, Sathyan, TSK, Baby Monekha, Kaali Venkat and others. Saravanan(Prem) is heartbroken to find that his mother is dead in a flood. He flies down to India to sell the house he grew up in. But unscrupulous elements convince him there are ghosts there, in order to sell it ata lower price and cheat him. As luck would have it, he meets Senthil  (Muniskanth) who convinces him that along with 3 friends he will stay in that house and prove them wrong, so that Saravanan is not cheated. What happens to the 4 men who stay in the house ? Who are the mysterious 4 ghosts they encounter? Is Prem really as innocent as looks? The film begins on a low note but gathers momentum as the story proceeds. Thanks to the several comedians, there are laughs apl...

By Rinku Gupta Eagle Eyes Production Petromax is directed by Rohin Venkstesan. The film has a duration of 2 hrs 4 min with 4 main  chatacters in this emotional horror comedy. Ghibran has scored the music. The film stars Tamannaah in the lead. Thr film stars Munishkanth, Kaali Venkat, Mime Gopi, Prem , Baby Monica, KSG Venkatesh , P Krishnan and many others. The shooting was usually round the clock. The camera work is by Danny Raymond. " We completed the film is 32 days," said Prem. Actor Mime Gopi said, " It was a jolly set." Director Rohin said the film is a remake of Ananda Brahma in Telugu. Yogi Babu is also part of the story. Though a horror comedy it has underlying family values and relationships." This is the second film of the director after Adhe Kangal. The actors worked long hours night and day to complete the shoot on time. " Lets keep it pleasant and colorful instead of dark," is what we decided said Rohin. " We...

By Rinku Gupta Konidela Productions' Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy is a mammoth, lavish production, a fictionalised account, based on the life of  Uyyalawada Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy, who took up arms against the oppressive British rule. Megastar Chiranjeevi plays the role of the illustrious warrior, in an ambitious project which aims to bring to the fore a freedom fighter whose rebellion preceeded the 1857 Mutiny and whose contribution thus deseves the spotlight. Made in Telugu and dubbed in Hindi, Tamil, Malyalam and Kannada, the film will no doubt thus take the story to a wider audience, and rightly so. Without giving away spoilers, the story in brief is about how a Palegaar ( one among 64 in the region) Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy from Rayalseema, moved by the plight of the poor farmers oppressed by unfair, cruel taxation by the British, brings together the local rulers around his kingdom, to fight the oppressors. In this journey he meets dancer Lakshmi ( Tamannaah ...

by Rinku Gupta The much awaited Sundar C film, Action,  with Vishal and Tamannaah is readying for release. The director discloses that very uniquely picturised  action scenes have been shot in the film on various locations, with the unit travelling extensively. We bring you photos from the movie that seem to prove his point !Enjoy the photo gallery !