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 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 Leading streaming platform Amazon Prime Video is making deep inroads into the cinema space in the covid pandemic lockdown era when theatres are shut indefinitely . They have announced a line up of 7 films in various languages to cater to film buffs across the country.  These films include Ponmagal Vandhal (Tamil) , Penguin ( Tamil, Telugu), Law ( Kannada), French Biriyani ( Kannada),  Sufiyum Sujatayum ( Malayalam), Shakuntala Devi ( Hindi) and Gulabo Sitabo ( Hindi). The impressive list includes films of stars Amitabh Bachchan, Vidya Balan, Jyotika, Keerthy Suresh, Ayushmann Khurrana, Aditi Rao Hydari, Jayasurya amongst others. The movies will premiere exclusively on Prime Video over the next three months and will be available in 200 countries and territories worldwide. “At Prime Video, we believe in listening to what our consumers want and working backwards from there. This belief is the genesis of our latest offering,” said Vijay Subramani...

By Rinku Gupta Is the Covid pandemic lockdown leading to a slow but certain change in the way Cinema will be consumed? Are direct digital releases on OTT streaming platforms, emerging as the new norm, given the global uncertainty around the opening of theatres as a fallout of the pandemic? Regional cinema, the early birds... In the   Telugu industry,    Amrutharamam  a film with newbies,  directed by debutant  Surendar Kontaddi  which  had been ready for release, decided not to wait indefinitely, and opted for a direct digital release  on Zee 5 on April 29 due to the uncertain  lockdown situation. In the Tamil industry, actor -producer, Suriya set the ball rolling in this direction. Suriya announced that his 2D Entertainments', Jyotika starrer Ponmaghal Vandhal would stream directly on the OTT platform Amazon Prime Video , bypassing the theatrical route, given the uncertainity of a release date due to the lockdown....