Author: Prem Kumar

Young Rebel Star Prabhas had started a new schedule of his Salaar from today in Ramoji film city. Prabhas and Shruti Hassan have joined the shoot. The movie has completed around 25-30% of shooting so far. This schedule will go on for 20 days.

This is the first schedule of Salaar after the release of Radhe Shyam. After a small break, there is another schedule in Hyderabad. The entire shooting will be completed by this year-end. The makers are yet to announce a new release date. The makers of KGF 2 are making Salaar.

Salaar is the most violent character I have ever written to date, Prashant Neel said in a recent interview. He also confirmed that Salaar is not the remake of his Superhit film, Ugramm. “Every film of mine will have some connection to Ugramm. But Salaar is not a remake. It is a fresh story,” the director clarified about the rumor surrounding Salaar for a very long time.

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Alia Bhatt scored two hits this year already with Gangubai and RRR. The actress has got married to Ranbir Kapoor this year itself. Meanwhile, one of her next films is going directly to the OTT. Alia Bhatt‘s Darlings is heading the direct to OTT way.

“Hey, darlings. See you soon” Alia captioned a video with a Netflix symbol on it, indirectly confirming that Darlings will skip theatrical release and premiere directly on Netflix. Darlings is billed to be a dark comedy thriller and it is directed by Jasmeet K Reen.

The film also features Shefali Shah and Vijay Verma. ‘Darlings’ is produced by Alia Bhatt and Shah Rukh Khan. This is Alia Bhatt’s maiden Production venture. The film chronicles the dynamics of a mother-daughter duo as they navigate city life, find love, and fight the odds.

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Adivi Sesh’s Pan-India project, Major has completed censor formalities and it has been awarded a U/A certificate. The film’s total duration is 149 minutes. Sources say that the Censor officials have given a standing ovation to the team after the screening.

The team has decided to have special premieres from today (May 24th) across nine cities in India. These premiere shows are not just for celebrities but for the common public too. Special premieres ten days before the official release date is a very brave decision.

It looks like the team is confident about the product in hand. Major is the biopic of 26/11 hero Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan directed by Sashi Kiran Thikka. The movie traces the journey of Major Sandeep from childhood, teenage, and glorious years in the army to the tragic events of the Mumbai attack where he was martyred.

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Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan is doing a cameo in Megastar Chiranjeevi’s Godfather. Reciprocating that help, Chiranjeevi is giving his Acharya Temple town set to Salman Khan’s upcoming film, Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali.

Temple Town set erected in Chiranjeevi’s Kokapet lands is being modified as a Village set for Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali. The shooting in this Set begins next month. Victory Venkatesh is doing a cameo in the movie. His portions will also be canned in this set.

Farhad Samji is directing the film. It is said to be a big role and is tailor-made for Venkatesh. This is the star’s comeback to Bollywood after 27 years. Meanwhile, a song on Chiranjeevi and Salman Khan will be shot in Mumbai next month for Godfather.

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Megastar Chiranjeevi flew to the United States and Europe on a holiday after the release of his Acharya. We are told that the Megastar will be back in Hyderabad on 25th of this month. The new schedule of his Godfather will begin from the first week of June.

The schedule will happen in Mumbai and a song will be shot on Chiranjeevi and Salman Khan. Prabhudeva will be choreographing this song. Prabhudeva has composed dances for many blockbuster numbers for Megastar Chiranjeevi in his prime.

But then, Prabhudeva turned to the direction and started decreasing his choreography assignments. The combination is coming back once again. Meanwhile, the Godfather shooting is nearing completion. Godfather is the official remake of the Malayalam blockbuster, Lucifer.

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Venkatesh and Varun Tej’s F3 is all set for a grand release on May 27th. The makers are right now in the middle of an extensive promotional drive. F3 is expected to bring the family audience to theaters in big numbers. The Pre-release business of the movie has arrived at 80 Crore.

This is a hefty target due to the ongoing conditions. Dil Raju has taken a decision to avoid the possibility of a bad talk from the benefit shows and US premiere shows. There will be no benefit shows for the film in India. US premieres will begin almost at the same time as the India shows.

This will avoid any possibility of negative talk affecting the movie openings. Anil Ravipudi has directed the film which has Tamannah and Mehreen as the female leads. Ali, Sunil, and Sonal Chauhan are the new additions to this installment. There is a special number by Pooja Hegde.

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After years of lean patch, Bommarillu Bhaskar delivered an average film with Akhil Akkineni’s Most Eligible Bachelor. He has signed one more Akkineni hero now. Naga Chaitanya was reportedly impressed by a script narrated by Bhaskar.

14 Reels Plus will be bankrolling the film which will go on floors very soon. Akkineni fans are however not happy with this choice as Bhaskar is not in form. Naga Chaitanya was last seen in Bangarraju. He is currently shooting for his maiden Web Series Dootha for Amazon Prime Video.

There are reports that Naga Chaitanya also has a film lined up with Sarkaru Vaari Paata fame Parasuram. The star also has Thank you which was completed a long ago but is yet to release. The movie is announced for July 8th release.

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Adivi Sesh’s Major had taken a bold decision. The team has decided to have special premieres from tomorrow (May 24th) across nine cities in India. Tickets for the premiere shows will be available on BookMyShow. These premiere shows are not just for celebrities but for the common public too.

Special premieres ten days before the official release date is a very brave decision. It looks like the team is confident about the product in hand. Major is the biopic of 26/11 hero Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan directed by Sashi Kiran Thikka.

The movie traces the journey of Major Sandeep from childhood, teenage, and glorious years in the army to the tragic events of the Mumbai attack where he was martyred. Sony Pictures, Tollywood Superstar Mahesh Babu’s GMB entertainment, and A+S Movies are jointly bankrolling this film which has Saiee Manjrekar and Sobhitha Dhulipalla appearing in important roles. Sricharan Pakala scored the music.

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Young Tiger NTR’s #NTR30 has got an immense craze all of sudden with the release of the motion poster. But then, heroine woes are haunting the film. They were talks with Alia Bhatt and Deepika Padukone to come on board but that did not work out.

Sources say that they are keen on bringing in Jahnvi Kapoor as the heroine and Ananya Panday is their last option. If the Bollywood heroines are ruled out, the makers may have to bring in Rashmika for the project.

NTR and Koratala Siva previously delivered a hit film with Janatha Garage. Buzz is that Star Tamil Music Director Anirudh Ravichander will be composing music for the film. It is his first time for NTR. Yuvasudha Arts and NTR Arts will jointly produce this mass and action entertainer.

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Nandamuri Balakrishna is currently doing a film with Gopichand Malineni. He will team up with Successful director, Anil Ravipudi for his next project. Anil is currently awaiting the release of his next project, F3 on May 27th.

Anil in an interview revealed that Balakrishna will been seen in an aged character of 45-50 years and Sree Leela will be seen as his daughter. “It will be less on comedy and more in Balakrishna’s style. I am very excited about it,” Anil Ravipudi revealed.

Shine Screens which is produced Natural Star Nani’s Tuck Jagadish will be bankrolling this project. Anil will start the script work after after release of F3 and the project is likely to go on floors towards the end of the year. 

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Happening Hero Vijay Deverakonda is currently shooting in Kashmir for #VD11 along with Samantha. The ongoing schedule will be finished in a day or two. After finishing the schedule, Vijay will head to Mumbai for Liger promotions.

There are reports that he will participate in a Talk Show to promote the movie in Hindi. Liger has been announced for the August 25th, 2022 release. The expectations are huge on the movie which happens to be the actor’s maiden Pan-India film. Boxing legend Mike Tyson is playing a cameo in the film.

Ananya Pandey is the leading lady in the film being produced jointly by Puri Jagannadh, Charmme Kaur, Karan Johar and Apoorva Mehta under Puri connects and Dharma Productions. Vijay and Puri have already committed to doing another film, Jana Gana Mana immediately.

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Superstar Mahesh Babu is known to be a family man. He often goes on holidays after the release of his films. He did not go after the release of Sarkaru Vaari Paata. He extensively prompted the film after the release as well.

He also shot for some promotional interviews of his production venture, Major. He took a flight to Germany this morning. He is accompanied by his wife Namratha and kids – Gautam and Sitara. They will be back to Hyderabad in June.

His next film with Trivikram, #SSMB28 will begin in June or July. #SSMB28 is one of the most awaited films in the industry. This is the third film in Mahesh Babu – Trivikram’s combination after Athadu and Khaleja.  Pooja Hegde is confirmed as the main heroine in this film. 

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There were two Birthday Specials from #NTR30 and #NTR31 on the occasion of Young Tiger NTR’s Birthday. Both the films have NTR in mass avatars and were nothing less than a treat for NTR fans on the big day. They also indicate that NTR cracked the Pan-India success formula.

Raw Makeovers of the South Stars are getting Terrific Reception in Hindi too. Both the films have that and moreover, NTR is a terrific performer to pull off such roles. Prashant Neel is popular across the country with his KGF 2 massive success.

And then, Koratala Siva is like a wounded line after the failure of his Acharya. So, the movies are likely to be NTR’s Best bet to garner fame across the country. Already he made a big impression on the audience across the country with his terrific performance in RRR.

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