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The new version of ‘Maro Charitra’ starring Varun Sandesh and Anita in the lead was launched on 19th February at producer ‘Dil’ Raju’s office premises. Presented by Sri Venkateswara Creations Pvt Ltd, ‘Dil’ Raju produces the film on Matinee Entertainments banner. The film will be directed by debutant Ravi Yadav, an erstwhile cinematographer in Bollywood.

K. Balachander made ‘Maro Charitra’ in 1979 starring Kamal Haasan and Saritha in the lead cast. The romantic love story had a massive impact on the audience of those times and was later remade in Hindi titled ‘Ek Duje Keliye’.

The newer version will be made simultaneously in Telugu and Tamil. First schedule of the shooting will be carried out in the U.S. while the second will be done at Hyderabad and Vizag. Mickey J Mayer of ‘Kotha Bangaru Lokam’ is once again composing music for Varun Sandesh’s movie. He has completed four of the proposed six songs for the film. The super hit tracks of yesteryear ‘Maro Charitra’, composed by MS Viswanathan for the lyrics penned by Athreya still lingers in the mind of the audiences and it’s a challenging task for the new composer to do justice for the tunes.

Other important cast includes Yami Gautam, Pratap Pothen, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Oorvashi, Naresh, Thalaivasal Vijay, Sandhya Janak, Adarsh.

Priyamani’s bikini act in the forthcoming Nithin’s ‘Drona’ is the hottest topic in tinsel town. The heroine debuted to Tollywood with ‘Evare Athadu’ sharing screen space with Vallabhaneni, son of KS Rama Rao, directed by Bhanu Shankar.

The Tamil girl had a bad opening with the dud and again made a comeback with Madan’s ‘Pellaina Kothalo’ starring Jagapathi Babu. The movie gave her a big break in Telugu cinema followed by the super hit ‘Yamadonga’ (NTR) directed by SS Rajamouli.

‘Drona’ is the latest which will hit screens tomorrow on 20th February. Nithin is near starvation for a hit and is troubled by his previous duds. Even though, the movie has a good script, screenplay and action stunts, the film makers seem to be betting high on the glamour part. Riveting stills of Priyamani’s rain dance was a trail for her main bikini act in the movie.

Will Priyamani’s bikini drive Nithin towards the road to ‘El Dorado’? Just wait for a day and watch out for the review on ‘Drona’ to see if Priyamani saved Nithin!

Balakrishna’s ongoing film has been titled ‘Mitrudu’ which the makers say is the best one that suits the script. Priyamani plays heroine in this film directed by Mahadev, a previous associate of SS Rajamouli.

Sivalenka Krishna Prasad of 'Adithya 369' and 'Vamshanikokkadu' produces the film on Vaishnavi Cinema banner. The shooting of the film is near completion with the songs to be canned in abroad locations. Priyamani has done her fair share of glamour to enrich the hype quotient. Balakrishna resumed the film’s shooting after completing the TDP works and the crew is working in a rapid pace to complete it in time.

The movie is slated for an April release.

The hottest trend is walking the aisle clad in scanty outfits set to sizzle, the screens which has become an adage for female stars. But, the young heroine Trisha has an entirely different take on the glam show done by other actresses. Bikini fever is now raging in South Indian Cinema with Nayantara, Anushka and Priyamani daring to go bare in their forthcoming films.

Trisha is against such revealing costumes and says, 'Bikini style outfits will not suit my physique nor I will feel comfortable wearing them. I am not for appearing in scanty costumes and so far directors have not asked me to wear such stuff either. Just because others are ready to be a glam prop doesn't mean I should go the same way'.

Even though all along her career Trisha was seen in more decent roles, she had appeared in a swim suit earlier for 'Stalin' starring Chiranjeevi. With all negating words, we might wonder Trisha will never venture into glamour again but she is going to appear in a bikini for 'Sarvam' in Tamil.

We need not reiterate here that if we question her about why would she consent to be the glam prop, the answer would be you-all-know-what, 'cause the script demands it'. So far as we know appearing in skimpy bikini and walking straight out of the waves is not demanded by the script unless it's a James Bond flick.

Trisha will be next seen in the family melodrama 'Akasamantha', a remake version of a Tamil film starring Prakash Raj as Trisha's father. Jagapathi Babu is donning a pivotal role in the movie which is being altered to suit the taste of Telugu audience. 'Dil' Raju produces the film and Radha Mohan directs it which will get released shortly.

The long awaited film ‘Varudu’ starring Mahesh Babu to be directed by Trivikram Srinivas is finally set to start rolling from 18th this month. Singanamala Ramesh produces the film on Kanakarathna Movies banner.

Again, a new hurdle is one the way for the crew. Parvathi Melton was decided upon to play the heroine earlier but a change might occur in the cast, says reliable sources. Anushka might step in to Parvathi’s shoes and play the main heroine. The script has space for one more heroine who is yet to be finalized. ‘Varudu’ will most probably be the confirmed title and during initial stages of shooting action scene will be shot choreographed by stunt master VT Vijayan.

With surmounting expectations after Mahesh – Trivikram’s ‘Athadu’, this upcoming film is being made with a view to appeal the mass. Filming will be carried out in the locales of Hyderabad, Rajasthan, Nasik and South Africa

Prajwala – a non-governmental social welfare organization with the sole purpose to deteriorate trafficking of children and women is making many steps for the goal among which one of them is making socially motivating films for a cause.

Earlier, they made the films ‘Of Freedom and Fear’ (English and Telugu), ‘Astha’ (English), ‘Anamika’ (English and Telugu) and few others which talks about different subjects including children affected by HIV, women survivors from brothels, poverty stricken community etc…

Now, ‘Needalu’ is the new film in the list which speaks about the feelings and emotions of a victim of sexual slavery. The protagonist of the film is a real life survivor who narrates about the life in the dark world filled with perverse clientele and physical, mental abuse. Made on a first person perspective, the film is produced by Parjwala association and directed by Rajesh Touchriver , founder of Prajwala. Music is composed by Vijay Kuraakula, Art direction by Kudavatour Sunil and cinematography by Sadat. The cast is by Sree Mani, Sravana Jyothi and Sunil Raghav.

Prajwala – a non-governmental social welfare organization with the sole purpose to deteriorate trafficking of children and women is making many steps for the goal among which one of them is making socially motivating films for a cause.

Earlier, they made the films ‘Of Freedom and Fear’ (English and Telugu), ‘Astha’ (English), ‘Anamika’ (English and Telugu) and few others which talks about different subjects including children affected by HIV, women survivors from brothels, poverty stricken community etc…

Now, ‘Needalu’ is the new film in the list which speaks about the feelings and emotions of a victim of sexual slavery. The protagonist of the film is a real life survivor who narrates about the life in the dark world filled with perverse clientele and physical, mental abuse. Made on a first person perspective, the film is produced by Parjwala association and directed by Rajesh Touchriver , founder of Prajwala. Music is composed by Vijay Kuraakula, Art direction by Kudavatour Sunil and cinematography by Sadat. The cast is by Sree Mani, Sravana Jyothi and Sunil Raghav.

‘Drona’ starring Nithin and Priyamani in the lead cast is directed by J. Karuna Kumar. DS Rao is producing the film on Sai Krishna Productions banner in association with TV5. The film has shaped up fast with the earnest work of the cast and crew, says the maker.

An associate of director SS Rajamouli, Karuna Kumar debuts as a director with ‘Drona’. Nithin, the budding action star has enacted the role of a Good Samaritan trying to save the country from the bad doers. Priyamani is on a glamour spree and has dared to bare her assets in the most riveting way. She will be appearing in a two piece suit and also in skimpy outfits for a rain dance which was recently canned in Ramoji Film city. As if the glam quotient is not enough, the makers have roped in Rakhi Sawanth for an item number.

For emotional content, Mukhesh Rushi and Seetha share screen space for rendering the touchy and teary scenes. Supreme Music released the audio which is doing well in the market. The complete entertainer ‘Drona’ will hit screens 20th this month.

We have to wait and see how Nithin hits the mark this time which was missed in his last ‘Hero’.

‘Young Indians’ group of Indian Business School organized a two day National Conference 2009 which commenced on 14th February, Saturday. The inaugural day witnessed a big list of experts and celebrities from different areas including Social rights forum, TV, Cinema, Civil Services, Sports, and so on… The prominent people addressed the young crowd and expressed their views about the changes which are mandatory to take place within 15 years for a brighter future.

On behalf of cinema industry, Ram Charan Tej, during the function addressed the congregation. The young star during the inspiring speech said, “In present days, talented persons are getting recognized in film industry. Music composer AR Rahman has now attained a global recognition and is making India proud. Albeit our films are made for entertainment, audiences have embraced creative and motivating films like ‘Chak De India’ and ‘Tare Zameen Par’ which has no star promotion nor commercialism. It reflects audiences matured taste for entertainment and with the 15 years to come, our talents will sure shine bright going places worldwide.”

‘Young Indians’ group of Indian Business School organized a two day National Conference 2009 which commenced on 14th February, Saturday. The inaugural day witnessed a big list of experts and celebrities from different areas including Social rights forum, TV, Cinema, Civil Services, Sports, and so on… The prominent people addressed the young crowd and expressed their views about the changes which are mandatory to take place within 15 years for a brighter future.

On behalf of cinema industry, Ram Charan Tej, during the function addressed the congregation. The young star during the inspiring speech said, “In present days, talented persons are getting recognized in film industry. Music composer AR Rahman has now attained a global recognition and is making India proud. Albeit our films are made for entertainment, audiences have embraced creative and motivating films like ‘Chak De India’ and ‘Tare Zameen Par’ which has no star promotion nor commercialism. It reflects audiences matured taste for entertainment and with the 15 years to come, our talents will sure shine bright going places worldwide.”

Starring Varun Sandesh of ‘Kotha Bangaru Lokam’ and Vimala Raman in the lead cast, ‘Evaraina Epudaina’ directed by Marthand K Shankar has completed filming the talkie portions and songs are now being canned. Producers M. Saravanan and MS Guhan of the prestigious production house AVM Productions are making the film.

The crux of the film is based on an interesting plot that will be a treat for the youngsters. It will be a sensible entertainer sans any masala elements. On the whole, the film is made to cater to the family audience in entirety, according to producer Saravanan.

The think-tank behind AVM Productions being in the production industry for over 75 years is now planning to make many more films in Telugu following ‘Evaraina Epudaina’. The film is slated for a release in the month of March.

Mani Sharma has composed the music for the lyrics penned by Veturi, Vennelakanti, Bhaskar Bhatla, Rehman and Krishna Chaithanya.

Puri Jagannath, after completing 'Neninthe', which received mixed reviews starring Ravi Teja, is working for a new film starring Prabhas in the lead. 'Bujjigadu' (2007) was the last film in Prabhas – Puri combination and this will be the duo's comeback movie. The film is a part of the film factory initiated by Adithya Ram on Aditya Movies banner and presented by Puri Jagannath.

Kangana Ranaut, the budding bollywood star and size zero girl, will be playing the heroine for the first time in Telugu. She stepped into Hindi with 'Gangster' directed by Mahesh Bhatt. The critically acclaimed film gave her a big break in her career also winning her the Filmfare award for Best Female Debutante. She enacted in some of the best scripted films like 'Woh Lamhe', 'Life in a Metro' and 'Fashion'.

She forayed into Tamil cinema with 'Dhaam Dhoom' directed by late Jeeva. Now, its time for the riveting actress to adorn Telugu screens and Jagannath had taken up the job of bringing her to Tollywood.

Ramcharan Teja on the verge of completing his ongoing project has signed for a new film to be directed by Bhaskar. Nagababu will produce the film on Anjana Productions which will go to the floors on 15th March.

Ramcharan is now working for SS Rajamouli's 'Magadheera' starring Kajal Agarwal as heroine. After rendering a blockbuster hit 'Ghajini', Allu Arvind is making this project on a high budget on Geetha Arts banner. Production work for this film is nearing completion and is slated for a summer release this year.

He will start for his latest film once the makers finalize the cast and crew. Further details about the film are awaited.

Mahesh Babu, the prince of Tollywood is gearing up to entertain his ardent fans with the upcoming ‘Varudu’. Trivikram Srinivas’s ‘Athadu’ was a super hit for Mahesh which was a slick, action entertainer in pure prince style. Followed by the outstanding technical wonder, the duo is all set to ‘GO’ after a long wait, on 18th with this new film.

Singanamala Ramesh will be producing the film on a high caliber to cope up with Mahesh Babu’s image on Kanakarathna Movies banner. The shooting is being said to kick on from Hyderabad and later move on to Rajasthan for a lengthy schedule.

Well acquainted news is Parvathi Melton shares screen space with Mahesh. Trivial scoop is Mahesh Babu’s wife Namratha will design the costumes for the heroine and look after the make-up for the artists. As it has been officially confirmed now, everyone eagerly awaits ‘Varudu’ to begin shooting and arrive in time to appease the starved fans of Mahesh Babu