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By Rinku Gupta One of the most anticipated movies from Mollywood, " Kurup ” was to  have been released on the big screen this week.  But due to the Covid situation, the release is postponed. Nonetheless Dulquer Salmaan   rolled out a festive gift in the form of a second look poster for the movie. After Second Show, Dulquer's debut film, the director of the same, Srinath Rajendran and Dulquer, are reuniting for this mega project with a reported budget of Rs 35 crore. The second look poster shows a very stylish Dulquer with swag, sending fans into a tizzy. The poster features  Dulquer as “Kurup”in a stylish get-up with a coat and sun glasses.  The film reportedly draws inspiration from the life of the infamous fugitive Sukumara Kurup. In his  career this is supposedly the biggest budget Mollywood movie that Dulquer has ventured into. Dulquer has produced the same under his banner Wayfarer Films along with M Star Entertainment. Sobhitha Dhuli...

By Rinku Gupta Hero Shanthnu Bhagyaraj discovered his directorial flair during the covid lockdown by making a short film at home and acting in it as well, with wife Kiki Vijay as heroine. The film has been lauded for its content, presentation and message, with appreciation pouring in on social media. Shanthnu and wife Kiki Vijay                      Shanthnu Bhagyaraj Shanthnu shows the film to his father, ace director K Bhagyaraj A grateful Shanthnu wrote a letter of thanks to the media and fans for the overwhelming support for the film #KoCoNaKa. " Dear Friends from the Press, fellow industry members, fans and well wishers,  Kindly treat this presser as an extension of our thanks towards the wonderful support received for our first short film "Konjam Corona Naraiyya Kadhal" during these strange circumstances. Thanks to your support, the short film has garnered over 7.5 lakh views on o...

By Rinku Gupta The Daggubati  and Bajaj families are undoubtedly on cloud nine after the Roka function of Tollywood hunk, actor Rana Daggubati and Miheeka Bajaj yesterday at Hyderabad.   Chaitanya and Samantha at the Rana- Miheeka ' Roka ' function  Now, actor Samantha Akkineni , wife of Rana's first cousin Chaitanya Akkineni, has wished the happy couple while posting photos with them and the young cousins, at the ceremony. Samantha who is looking radiant in an elegant yellow Churidar Kurta, has posted on her Insta page, " Thank you for bringing us the best news of 2020 @ranadaggubati @miheeka .. here's to  your happily ever after." Samantha indicated that she has been busy sending the close knit family function photos to rest of the uncles and aunties of the extended family members of the Daggubati- Akkineni clan who could not be present at the ceremony. She also proudly posted a pic of her rather reticent handsome husband  Naga Chaitanya,...

By Rinku Gupta When Tollywood hunk Rana Daggubati announced ' Its Official' with photos of himself and fiancee Miheeka Bajaj in a formal setting today,  social media went into a tizzy. Engagement or Roka ? Everyone assumed the couple were at their engagement function in a close knit family affair  due to the lockdown. As wishes came pouring in , Rana took to social media to clarify about the function.  He posted a screenshot of a what's app chat with actor Nani, who asked him, " Abbai engaged aa" to which Rana replied , " Roka Function". To this Nani replies, " Google Chestha" 🤣🤣. ( I ll Google it) since the concept was perhaps new to him. What is a  Roka ceremony ? In many parts of northern India, the  Roka ( or rokna, meaning ' to stop' ) ceremony is a traditional custom usually from the girl's side. Both families of the future bride and groom  formally meet for the first time, perform a traditional ...

By Rinku Gupta One of the good pieces of news during the covid lockdown came from Tollywood hero Rana Daggubati with his  surprise announcement when he proposed to his  lady love Miheeka Bajaj recently, and she accepted. The Daggubati family was on cloud nine and were reportedly planning a wedding soon this year. Now there is one more good news.  Rana and Miheeka are now officially engaged!  At a ceremony amongst family members,  Rana is all smiles, as is his fiancee, in the photos Rana has shared on social media. Rana posted, " And its official!"  The wishes from friends and fans are pouring in. Sivakarthikeyan, Saina Nehwal and Varun Tej Konidela are amongst the celebs who have wished the happy couple so far. The couple look radiant. Baahubali's Bhallala Dev is now officially engaged. Miheeka looks resplendant in a traditional sari while Rana is seen in traditional veshti and sattai. Rana is the grandson of ace producer, director...

By Rinku Gupta The Ajith Kumar  starrer Valimai's producer Boney Kapoor has issued a statement regarding the covid scare at his residence in Mumbai.           Boney Kapoor with daughters Janhvi                and Khushi   According to Kapoor's press statement, the domestic help at his  Green Acres, Lokhandwala Complex residence,  Charan Sahu (aged 23 years )  tested positive ofor Corona virus. When  Sahu was found to be unwell, Kapoor  sent him for tests and then kept him in isolation. After receiving the test report the building Society authorities were informed, who in turn informed  the Brihan Mumbai Corporation ( BMC).  Immediately the BMC and state government authorities   started the process of getting him into a quarantine center. Mr Kapoor has added in his statement  “Myself, my  children and the other staff at home  are all...

By Rinku Gupta The covid pandemic lockdown situation led to theatrical releases becoming impossible.  Films which were ready for release being directly hit at the time,  some chose to take the OTT route. In Kollywood Suriya announced his Ponmagal Vandhal would release on Amazon Prime on May 29 while Karthik Subbaraj's production Penguin, with Keerthy Suresh, will release on June 19. In Bollywood too, Amitabh Bachchan's Gulabo Sitabo will release on June 20 apart from several films in Kannada and Malayalam.        Kollywood producer SR Prabhu  Seven films to release on Amazon Prime in various languages.                Jyotika in Ponmagal Vandhal All this has led to a war between producers and theatre owners, with chains like Inox and PVR not taking kindly to such a shift to the OTT platform by producers. With OTT subscriptions on the rise and the platform now moving from the haunt of millenia...