Mahesh's One Minute Action Film Rocks !!

Mahesh has become King Midas these days with whatever he is touching turning into gold. Latest treat from his is a one minute film that is making his fans go merry.

After a lot of market analysis and strategic research, international soft drink brand ThumsUp felt that Superstar Mahesh is the only suitable guy for them across India. Though they thought of working with Salman Khan this time, final campaign was once again made with Mahesh only. The new series of 'Aaj Kuch Toofani Kartey Hain' is spine chilling, with Mahesh Babu showing a big action flick in just one minute span. The ad is on air for the ongoing various cricket tournaments in India.

By making success his surname, Mahesh Babu is just racing ahead of all his heroes both with silver screen movies and TV commercials.

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It's Official: Mahesh Babu's Son makes film debut !!

Gautham Krishna, the darling son of Mahesh Babu, is all set to make his screen debut soon.

Director Sukumar has insisted that Gautham should be playing the role of Jr Mahesh in their action entertainer and the Superstar immediately gave his nod to fulfil his long cherished dream. A mock test has been conducted Today and the shooting of Gautham's portions will begin soon.

Mahesh has done several films as a child artist and he was very impressive in all aspects, be it dialogue delivery, fights and dances. It's always a nice feeling for fathers to see their sons sharing screen space with them. Krishna is lucky to experience it and now, Mahesh gets the golden opportunity. It's a dream come true for both Ghattamaneni family and their die-hard fans. Let's see how well Gautham could perform in his debut film!

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Superstar Mahesh Is Matchless !!

Star heroes and upcoming youngsters are keeping a long list of movies under their belt in order to make it to top throne. But Superstar Mahesh is beating them there too with his final confirmation.

With three back to back BO hits, Mahesh Babu is standing on the top at the moment. He scored success with 'Dookudu', 'Businessman' and 'SVSC' in a row. And coming back to the list of movies he is having in hand, once again he is topping the charts. He is having Sukumar's movie, Sreenu Vytla's 'Aagadu', Puri's movie, Vamsi Paidipally movie followed by Krish's Sivam. This is confirmed by Mahesh Babu today at a press conference. All other toppers including Pawan, Charan and Jr NTR are not having such a strong line up.

Pawan got Trivikram and Sampath's movies, Charan has Zanjeer and Yevadu, while Junior is having Baadshah, Harish Shankar and Santosh Srinivas' films. Maybe we can stress once again that Superstar Mahesh Babu is matchless!

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Mahesh breaks Mega heroes record !!

According to trade reports, Mahesh Babu-Venkatesh starrer 'Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu' stood as top grosser in US breaking the previous records of Telugu blockbusters like 'Gabbar Singh' and 'Eega'. Pawan Kalyan's 'Gabbar Singh' has collected $ 1 million in US in 12 days of its release while Rajamouli's 'Eega' took 20 days to reach the mark. The latest reports from overseas say that

'SVSC' has cross the above record in just two days of its release. It has grossed Rs 5,75,34,750 ($ 1.05 million) in just two days and doing exceptionally well at the US box-office. Interestingly, Ram Charan's 'Naayak', which released on Jan 9, though slightly lagging, has grossed Rs 1,85, 83, 700.

Noted trade pundit Taran Adarsh tweeted, "2013 starts with a big bang for Telugu film industry! #SVSC crosses $ 1 million mark on Sat [total: $ 1,043,369 from 68 locations]. SUPERB!" He divulged the business details of Charan's 'Naayak' too. "Telugu film #Naayak USA Tue to Sat total: $ 339,150 from 52 locations." Popular PRO BA Raju tweeted, "SVSC is setting new land marks in US. Touches 1$ Million mark in just 2 days."

This is the new talk of the town as Mahesh Babu has broke the records of both mega heroes- Pawan Kalyan and Ram Charan. It's once again proved that Mahesh Babu's mania is slightly ahead than Pawan.

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Dil Raju Reveals Mahesh-Venky's Ego !!

Ace producer Dil Raju is facing a series of questions ever since he started his new-age multi starrer movie 'Seethamma Vaakitlo Sirimalle Chettu'. The mega producer feels that handling two heroes is the only big issue and rest of the stuff are his regular job.

When media asked Dil Raju about how he felt handling two bigger stars for the same movie, he responded this way. 'Before starting this movie, my worry major worry is how to handle two big heroes, as egos will always clash. Then I'm also worried about their fan bases who do hungama for small things even. But Mahesh and Venky are two egoless heroes Tollywood is blessed with', said Dil Raju. He feels that audience should keep things like one hero is bigger and one hero is smaller kind of opinion aside, and watch a movie like a work of characters but not heroes.

Touted to be a remix of 'Kalisundam Raa' and 'Murari', Seethamma Vaakitlo is going to be a show stealer if it concentrates more on family drama than commercial elements. Irrespective of the film's fate at Box Office, maybe this movie will get an entry into National Awards, opined a cine analyst.

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SVSC Latest Trailer !!

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Audio Talk: Naayak Vs SVSC !!

Two big movies that are going to lock horns in the Sankranthi season are now locking horns with their audio release functions too. Today it will 'Seethamma Vaakitlo Sirimalle Chettu' unveiling its audio, while tomorrow it will be 'Naayak'. Check the pros and cons of these two chartbusters.

Superstar Mahesh and Family hero Venky's latest offering is 'SVSC', which raised the bar due to its multi-starrer effect. Sensous beauties Samantha and Anjali are paired with the leads respectively. Music scored by Mickey J Meyer is getting released today evening in a star studded affair. Apparently, all the songs are heard soft and melodious for this family entertainer. There is one rain song in the flick featuring Venky and Anjali and that is going to be a romantic one. To enthral mass-audiences, there are no mass songs in the movie and that will be a letdown in B & C centres.

Coming to Ramcharan's energetic flick 'Naayak', thrilling music scored by S S Thaman will be released tomorrow evening in the presence of Megastar Chiru. Most of the songs from Naayak are peppy numbers with huge scope for beats and 'teenmaar' style knocks, giving maximum treat to the mass-lovers. Already an item song and a trendy duet created sensation in tinsel town and we need to wait for tomorrow to get the feel of whole album.

Comparatively, Naayak songs will be having an edge over SVSC songs at the Box Office because of their massy feel which makes anyone tap their foot. And, if the video promos of songs come out, ultimately Charan's dances will be huge attraction than Mahesh's or Venky's. Anlaysts say that audio itself is creating divide for these two films as mass and class. So, we have to see who wins at the Box Office in that case.

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Mahesh Confirms Vaitla and Puri !!

Many stories are doing rounds in Film Nagar about the future projects of Superstar of Telugu Cinema. The star hero has confirmed about all those flicks to give excitement to his fans and here goes it.

In a candid interview with a noted newspaper, Superstar Mahesh Babu confirmed that his next is with Sreenu Vaitla and then he will take up Puri Jagan's movie and Vamsi Paidipally's flick. Currently Mahesh is waiting for the release of 'Seethamma Vaakitlo Sirimalle Chettu' and then he will wrap shooting of Sukumar's movie. Cine pundits are saying that Mahesh okayed 'Dookudu 2' and 'Businessman 2' long time back and that's why gossips are doing rounds about these films all this time. However, Superstar hasn't confirmed 'Shivam' under Krish's direction. He says that no decision is yet made on that film.

According to insiders, Mahesh's 'Shivam' can be started only in the second half of 2014 as he needs to finish 3 movies before this project starts.

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.Why Is Mahesh Babu Angry ? !!

There were rumors being floating around about Mahesh Babu losing his cool while dubbing for Seetamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu at Shabdhalaya Studios. It seems Mahesh Babu is unhappy with how some scenes have shaped out. He is very much into this movie and has owned it completely. He wanted this film to be a masterpiece on all grounds.

We all know that it is the first and real multi-starrer movie of this era and therefore Mahesh Babu and Venkatesh have made many compromises for this movie. Mahesh Babu has done this movie for half the remuneration he gets for other movies is what the buzz says. When an actor has made such a compromise, then the makers ought to do everything that pleases him.

Movie release is just a few weeks away and it seems like Mahesh is not happy with how some scenes have turned out if the rumors are to be believed. However these are just rumors and no one really knows the reason why the calm going and soft spoken Mahesh burst out in anger. Hope it is for the perfection sake and wish it is rectified on time.

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Dil Raju Okays Romantic Song !!

Except some mass item songs and fast beat commercial songs, we have never seen full pledged melodious wet romantic songs in any of Dil Raju's movies. But our producer changed his mind this time and there is a reason behind it.

For his upcoming venture 'Seethamma Vaakitlo sirimalle Chettu', Dil Raju has okayed for a romantic song. This is going to be filmed in a well-built set under rain backdrop. Family hero Venkatesh and spicy beauty Anjali will be shaking their leg for this melodious romantic tune. Insiders revealed that Venkatesh had a sentiment with romantic wet songs and most of his films feature such songs. Say it 'Surya kireetame' in Preminchukundam Ra, 'Neredu Pallu' in Subash Chandra Bose, 'Okkasari Cheppaleva' in Nuvvu Naaku Nachav, Venky showcased the theme well. So, as per his request, Dil Raju okayed it.

One could not understand the real sentiment behind this 'wet romantic' song idea of Venky. Because they delivered mixed results for him at Box Office.

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Mahesh-Venky's SVSC audio 'The Best' !!

The much-awaited multi starrer flick Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu which has Mahesh Babu and Venkatesh in the lead is going to be the best album composed by music director Mickey J Meyer.

Recollecting his association with producer Dil Raju and the output of SVSC, Mickey said,"Even 1 year after my father's death, I couldn't become normal. When I'm in that situation, Dil Raju encouraged me a lot and gave me the offer to compose music for SVSC which is my first biggie till date. In fact, he is like a godfather to me in the Industry".

"Dil Raju has a great music sense and everyone I try something new, I will make sure that he listens to it. Then he gives me a clarity on what he is expecting from me. That's why, working with him is already very comfortable. The music of SVSC is the best in my career," he added.

While the audio launch of SVSC will be held on December 13 to coincide with Venky's birthday, the film is likely to hit the screens on January 11. Get ready for a rocking album!

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The Man who made Pawan & Mahesh 'Actors' !!

Pawan Kalyan and Mahesh Babu are the two biggest stars of Tollywood right now, but they too have undergone a rigorous training sessions before making foray into films. And the man who groomed them is Lanka Satyanand.

Recalling his past and how Pawan became his student, Satyanand said,"Wayback in 1982, Chiranjeevi liked the way I train new actors for theatre and he appreciated me. After 10 years, he called me and asked me to train Pawan. Till that time, I had no idea that Chiru has a brother, other than Nagababu."

"One day, Chiru placed a video camera in front of Pawan and asked him to deliver a single line 'Ent Ra! Nagurinchi Emi Anukuntunnav?'. Everybody including Charan who was a kid then, encouraged him, but he wasn't able to do that! Then Chiru asked his sister Madhavi to utter the same dialogue and she did it! Then Chiru told to Pawan,'When a girl is able to do it, why can't you? Why do you want to enter this field? Choose some other business'. Then Pawan replied if proper training was given to him, he can prove his mettle. That's how I was chosen. After the training, all the members of Chiru family were shocked to see a drastic change in Pawan. I feel very happy to see him doing so well now," he added.

Satyanand has produced 61 heroes including Prabhas, Brahmi's Son and Puri's brother till date. He has opened a film school in Vizag and traines 4-5 people for a batch with a common syllabus for one and all.

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Mahesh Babu Finds Him New Producer !!

In one of the most bizarre and unexpected turnarounds, it is being heard that a new film starring Prince Mahesh Babu to be produced by R R Movie Makers and directed by Surendar Reddy has been shelved due to financial hiccups. Now, sources say Mahesh has taken it upon himself to help Surendar out.

As part of that, it is heard that the prince has connected Surendar Reddy to producer D V V Danayya so that the latter can work on this film and make it a successful release. The film has been planned very well but with RR Movie Makers going bankrupt things went a total haywire.

There is also news that Bandla Ganesh might be the other contender for the seat of the producer for this film. Well, nothing has been confirmed yet and since Mahesh is reportedly involving into this issue it is better that Surendar Reddy makes full use of it and gets a hit for himself which is much needed.

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Mahesh Babu turns Rockstar !!

Mahesh Babu is all set to entertain the film lovers in the role of a rockstar and this is going to happen in one of his upcoming films being directed by Sukumar. Imagine how it would be when a handsome hero like Mahesh sporting a rockstar look and holding an electric guitar in his hand! Sources say, the actor was seen in this get-up during the shoot of a rocking song which was shot in a lavish Rs 1.5 set with around 2000 junior artists.

Off late, Mahesh has been coming out of his comfort zone and open to try something different whenever the director insists, much to the delight of his fans. Whether he plays the role of a rockstar in the film or if he would appear in that way just for a brief portion is still need to be clarified. Although there were reports of Mahesh playing the role of a lecturer in this film, none of them from the production team neither confirmed nor denied it.

Sukumar etched the character of Mahesh so well that it will give a new dimension to Mahesh's image. New characterization, new look of Mahesh and untouched plot are the strengths of this stylish entertainer, especially the youth will connect to the film big time.

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Mahesh Babu's brand image at stake !!

No doubt that Mahesh Babu is the only hero who is ruling the southern circuit when it comes to brand endorsements. He has been promoting Colas, Shopping Malls, Clothing brands, jeweler shops, shampoos, soaps, hair oils and what not. Every noted company is running after Mahesh for his popularity and good looks. No other film hero from south is at least close to Mahesh in this aspect.

Mahesh has been handpicking best products to promote and hence his brand value and image doesn't get affected. However, if the reports are to be believed, Mahesh Babu's brand image as family hero will be at stake as he has reportedly made a deal with a liquor product. Mahesh Babu will be the official brand ambassador of Royal Stag in South India.

Although liquor ads were banned in India, the companies come up with soda, packaged water and music cd ads. Whatever they show, all they want to promote is their liquor product. Mahesh is aware of this and yet has decided to take up the deal. This might trigger some sort of controversy and chances are there to hurt the feelings of ladies. Mahesh has huge female fan base and this is certainly not a good move from the superstar.

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Mahesh to Venky: It's Payback Time !!

It is already known that the audio launch of Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu will be held on December 13, on the occasion of Venkatesh birthday. Who suggested this date for the audio release? Any Guesses! It's none other than Mahesh Babu who plays the role of a brother to Venky in the film.

Yes, It's Payback Time! As the teaser of SVSC was unveiled on Krishna's birthday, Mahesh suggested the makers to plan the grand audio launch on Venky's birthday and everyone in the production department readily agreed. It's really a good gesture from the Superstar.

More than anyone, the fans of both these actors were delighted to witness the respect they have for each other. If this off screen bonding is an indication, every time they appear on the screen together there will be huge excitement for audience watching the great rapport they has shared.

Despite achieving so much, both Venkatesh and Mahesh are also grounded and never showed any starry tantrums on the sets. It's because of these two stars, a full-fledged multi-starrer is happening in Tollywood nearly after 25 years.

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Tuntari for Mahesh Babu, No Chance: Producer !!

Off late, Most of the filmmakers who were part of big ticket films are forced to condemn the rumors in circulation about their film's titles. After the makers of Prabhas Mirchi (title rumored Varadhi) and Allu Arjun-Surendar Reddy's film (title rumored Race Gurram), another successful producer Anil Sunkara joined the list now.

Speculations are ripe about Tuntari being the title under consideration for Mahesh Babu's film in the direction of Sukumar since the past few days. However, Producer Anil Sunkara completely ruled out the chances of calling Mahesh as Tuntari. "Mahesh-Sukumar film title not at all finalized. Do not believe any things. The titles which are floating are not even considered," he confirms.

The problem with these rumors is that it will be tough for audience to connect with the actual title, after getting used to a fake one. Critics say, the makers can avoid such situations if they could announce the title of their films during the Muhurtam itself. Let's see if Tollywood Babus learn a lesson from this mistake at least now!

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Temple Set Worries Superstar Fans !!

When some real locations cannot be acquired for shooting, our makers are just going for their replica version these days, by erecting sets. Superstar MaheshBabu happens to be one lucky guy who is counting three, when it comes to such sets.

Earlier, Mahesh made real monuments like Charminar (Okkadu) and Meenakshi temple (Arjun) part of his movies. Now, his upcoming 'Seethamma Vaakitlo Sirimalle Chettu' is getting featured a Bhadrachalam temple setting erected in Ramoji Film City. However the flop effect left by Arjun movie is worrying the fans of this hero as temple-set haven't proved lucky for him. Also there are remarks that Bhadrachalam temple scenes can be shot at other real temples like the way they did for 'Sriramadasu' in spite of spending crores for that setting. So we have to see how Lord Ram's temple changes the fate of our hero and that film to keep his fans happy.

With the kind of commercial elements and huge budgets engulfing SVSC, hype is surely achieved but what matters is living up to that mark. Wait for Sankranthi, to know the actual.

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Mahesh Babu turns Tuntari !!

Mahesh Babu turned mischief, it's not for real but for the reel. Yes, Tuntari is the title under consideration for his upcoming film in the direction of Sukumar!

Although it was reported earlier that the film would be titled 'Acharya' keeping in mind the lecturer role played by Mahesh, that's not gonna happen now. The makers have decided to go for some powerful title instead of a soft one to match the star's image and the expectations from his fans. Tuntari is almost confirmed as the title for this stylish flick and an official announcement will be out within few more days.

The unit has warped up a major schedule in Goa recently. Some takie part, fight sequences and a song was shot in this one month long schedule. Mahesh will join the shoot again immediately after finishing the talkie of Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu. Newbie Kriti Sanon has been paired opposite the Superstar and the chemistry between the duo is said to be rocking. With all the right commercial ingredients, Tuntari is going to entertain the film lovers as a Summer special.

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Tollywood Missing No.1 Hero !!

From the moment Megastar Chiranjeevi has left tinsel town, there is no question of top-chair in Tollywood, as none of the star-heroes are fit for occupying it. Though our star heroes are giving hits, they are unable to fill the slot of that missing No.1 Hero. Why?

Undoubtedly, there are only four contestants for the top chair of Tollywood. Only Pawan Kalyan, Mahesh Babu, Ramcharan and Jr NTR had that charisma of becoming No.1 hero in Tollywood, and maybe we can add the name of Prabhas too. But none of them are delivering continuous hits, and making movies at proper intervals. After delivering, blockbusters, every one of them are delivering flops. Only when these heroes deliver at least four blockbusters in a row, they can be called as No.1 hero of Tollywood.

Moreover, the market of Mahesh Babu is not captured by anyone, while Pawan and Charan are having mega-fan base to bring back their investments. Similarly, Jr NTR's mass-market remained untouched, even though Prabhas proved that he is capable of mass-action entertainers. As long as market remains separated for these heroes, none can make it to top slot. Only if a hero can capture the markets of other heroes, he can stand at top slot, but otherwise there will be top star-heroes but no No.1 hero.

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