Director Releases First 7 Minutes Of Film !!

Film Industry is a big place where only creative talents can survive for a long time. One such creative gun is undoubtedly Ram Gopal Varma who is going through a rough phase these days. He is back now, with variety, check it out!

As expected RGV has once again shocked the nation by making a film on what was thought as biggest attack on India, the 26/11 attacks. Today, the maverick director unveiled the trailer of this flick and for your information it is not a trailer. Rather hitting tinsel with a trailer, Ramu has released the first seven minutes of the movie 'The Attacks of 26/11'.

Moreover, the director is back to his narrative best by bidding adieu to his rogue methodology and other stupid digital camera effects. The first seven minutes is really arresting though it is known story. Let us see if Ramu will come back to his throne again!

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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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DHAMARUKAM Movie Review !!

Movie : DHAMARUKAM
Rating: 3/5
Cast : Nagarjuna, Anushka, Prakash Raj, Ganesh Venkatraman
Directed by : Srinivas Reddy
Produced by : Venkat
Banner : R R Movie Makers
Music : Devisri prasad
Release Date : 2012-11-23



Dhamarukam has finally hit screens today much to the relief of Nagarjuna and his fans. Is the movie worth the wait? Is it going to be a visual feast as promised?

What is it about?

Andhakasura (Ravi Shankar) is a Rakshasa who wants to destroy Earth and its existence. For that he has to marry Maheshwari (Anushka) who was born on an auspicious day. But her lover Malli (Nagarjuna) doesn't allow Andhakasura to execute his plan. Malli gets help from Lord Shiva to counter Andhakasura.

Performances:

Nagarjuna is at ease as Malli. He mouthed few massy dialogues and also looked strikingly handsome in this film. Anushka is alright as the female lead. Ravi Shankar steals the show as Andhakasura. He is a revelation. Everyone that watched the movie will praise him for his wonderful portrayal of the character. Prakash Raj somehow didn't fit the role of Lord Shiva. Ganesh Venkatraman is good as the bad guy. Rest of the star cast are okay.

On the Technical Front:

Cinematography is good and editing is not up to the mark. There are far too many jumps in the flow of the film. Very poorly edited. Music by Devi Sri Prasad is the highlight of the film. Songs are nice and the background score is very good. He has rocked in the scenes connected to Lord Shiva and Andhakasura. Well done Devi.

Director Srinivasa Reddy handled the movie well up to certain level. But beyond that he failed as a director. This film needs excellent visualization and wonderful directorial sparks to keep the audiences glued. But Srinivasa Reddy doesn't possess those skills or maybe he didn't use them to perfection. As a director he scores below average marks. Producer will get hundred for uncompromising production values.

Analysis:

Dhamarukam opens with an interesting premise. The basic plot reminds you of Bhairava Dweepam and Anaganaga O Dheerudu etc. that are made in similar lines. Director tried to make it commercially viable by dealing it in contemporary fashion.

There is comedy and also a romantic track between the lead pair. Both these tracks are not dealt well and more importantly they have brought down the final impact. Second half purely runs on villain character and hence the second hour has better moments than the first half. Last twenty minutes of the film is good with nice visual effects.

Director should have taken extra care on the script as it remains flat throughout without any thrilling moments. Despite using visually generated monsters in the film, the director didn't make use of them. There are many loop holes in the screenplay as well. Saying so, films like Dhamarukam are rarely made in Tollywood. Hope our audiences laps this up despite the drawbacks.

Verdict: Low volume Dhamarukam!

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Chaitu Missing Real Punch Of ANS !!

'Auto Nagar Surya' will be big movie for Naga Chaitanya when it comes to turning his career. The outcome of this flick is going to decide about his mass image. The talk now is about a comparison of this movie's previous teaser and present teaser.

This project got more craze only due to one single thing, the voice teaser released by director Deva Katta long back. More than Deva's base voice, the music given by Mahesh Shankar for that short voice-clip did an amazing magic on the audiences that time. But now, the background score given by Anup Rubens seems not enthralling as the previous one. Cine Observers are saying that Chaitu's voice is doing the magic but the score given for it is not living up to expectations. That way the young romantic hero is missing the real punch of 'Auto Nagar Surya'.

Anyways, this is just a teaser and we need to see in the whole film to find out if the background score has that real punch or not. Except a couple of songs, ANS is said to be totally wrapped and maybe this film also stand in Sankranthi race.

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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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Premiere Shows talk: Dhamarukam !!

Nagarjuna's Dhamarukam is hitting theaters on Friday after overcoming all the hurdles and financial burdens. This film has been premiered in various places on Thursday night. Dhamarukam received an instant super hit talk from all the shows. We didn't hear any single negative report about the film and that is a super positive sign.

First half of Dhamarukam is fine with good entertainment and the real story starts in the second half. Last half an hour is the best part of the film, sources said. Dhamarukam is an experience that has to be experienced in the theaters itself told a source who watched the film at Bellary. All other friends of his were equally pleased with the movie, he told.

Graphics in the movie are spectacular and Ravi Shankar who played the evil man has put up a shocking show it seems. If this talk comes out from regular shows on Friday, then there will be no stopping for Dhamarukam. As Nagarjuna predicted this would be his biggest hit. Let's see how far Damarukam goes. 

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Auto Nagar Surya Teaser !!

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Kajal Sets A Huge Record !!

Kajal Agarwal who has been in the top league for the  past few years has now set a huge record, which is yet to be achieved by her counterparts. The count of her fan club has crossed the 1 Million mark on her official Facebook page, taking the credit of being the first actress from South to reach the feat. Notably, most of the actresses down south weren't even close to that million mark.

For Kajal, interacting with fans makes her a actor. "I think Facebook is a great platform to connect with my fans. I get so many reviews and feedback on my movies, roles, acting and style which helps me to know my real strengths and weaknesses as an actor. I do personally interact with my fans when time permits and will also send replies to their comments," says the actress.

Kajal is yet to sign a new film post the stupendous success of Tupaki. As many as three of her films (Nayak, Sarocharu and Special 26) will be hitting the screens in the next three months.

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Autonagar Surya First Look Photos !!

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Powerstar will decide Everything: Harish Shankar !!

Ever since the posters and promos of Salman Khan's Dabangg 2 which was scheduled for release on December 21 got unveiled, the buzz in the Industry is that Pawan Kalyan will star in the sequel and the project will go to the floors as soon as he wraps up his earlier commitments (Trivikram and Producer Sarath Marar films).

However, Director Harish Shankar condemned the reports saying his matinee idol is yet to take a final call on the project. ''Me and Bandla Ganesh never spoke about GabbarSingh-2. Power Star will decide "Everything" about Gabbar Singh-2; I mean EVERYTHING,'' he clarified.

Responding to the reports of the title 'Gabbar Singh in Hyderabad' being under consideration for the sequel, the director declared that he has a crazy title in his mind. ''I Don't fix for "GabbarSingh in hyd " title ; I have a Crazy title for the sequel.. Will let you know when time permits,'' says Harish.

Most probably, the sequel of Gabbar Singh will depend on how well Dabangg 2 fares at the Box Office. Let's wish everything falls in place for Gabbar Singh 2!

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Heroine's Ego Problem With Charan !!

Hot Bollywood siren Priyanka Chopra is busy wrapping up the shoots of Zanjeer in the city of Hyderabad. Though she is posting pics of her bondage with Charan on social networking sites, the hottie is said to be in an ego problem with Charan.

Reports have that Priyanka Chopra is playing with producers of 'Zanjeer' and this is regarding hiking her remuneration. She wants to prove that she is always bigger than Charan, says a source. But right now, she is not having any big flick in hand and will be joining the fading list soon, as per analysts. Maybe that is the reason why she wants to make more money now. Cine observers say that this ego problem will create problems for movie promotion, if it is not solved amicably.

The movie might take few more months of time for the shoot to finish, and right now the hunt is on for a hot heroine to sizzle along Charan in an item song.

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Damarukam Budget: T-Town's Biggest Secret !!

Usually the producers in Tollywood hesitate to reveal the actual cost of production of their films due to tax problems, instead they publicize the product with the words 'lavish' and 'no comprise while making it'! Even magnum opus Damarukam isn't an exception either.

As the financial crunches of Damarukam got cleared, Akkineni Nagarjuna stepped out of his house and was seen moving from one studio to the other to promote the film. To a question on actual budget of Damarukam, the actor said he can't reveal those facts as they are certain secrets in Telugu Film Industry. "Even if I say some figure now, that willn't be the actual truth. So, why do you want me to Lie? (he smiles)," says Nag.

According to Nag, Social-fantasy films have the highest success rate in Tollywood. While 30 out of the 100-odd Social-fantasy films released till date were hits, only 5 percent out of the total youthful films have been successful.

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Flop Sentiment @ 'Naga Chaitanya' !!

Do you believe if some star-hero says that he is having this flop sentiment towards young hero Naga Chaitanya? And if that person is none other than his father, romantic Hero Nagarjuna, you will definitely get shocked.

Way back in 1991, Nagarjuna has done a movie titled 'Chaitanya' and the movie tanked at box office miserably. From then Nag fixed to a sentiment that the name Chaitanya is ill to him. 'When Chaitanya flopped at Box Office, I felt not doing any movie or at least naming any of my character with that name', said Nagarjuna. However, the aged romantic hero wants to disprove the sentiment from a long time and it is happening now. 'With Damarukam releasing on Nov 23rd on the eve of Naga Chaitanya's birthday, I'll prove that Chaitanya is lucky for me', Nag asserted.

Maybe Nag should have avoided revealing the flop-sentiment with Chaitu's name, because if 'Damarukam' fails to entertain then Chaitanya will easily get blasted by sentiment-lovers. But critics say that content matters not sentiments.

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Star Heroes And Second-Time Ideas !!

In desperation to give continuous hits, our star heroes are trying their hand at few sentiments. Mostly, they are applying this phenomenon when selecting heroines and here is it.

Tollywood is going to witness a heap of star-flicks in early 2013 and all of them have one thing in common. Most of our star-heroes want to repeat the magic of their previous blockbuster's heroine. Superstar Mahesh paired with sensuous Samantha for 'Seethamma Vaakitlo', after delivering blockbuster 'Dookudu'. Megapower Star Ramcharan opted for big-eyed Kajal for 'Naayak' keeping 'Magadheera' magic in mind. Young tiger Jr NTR is shaking legs with Kajal for his 'Baadshah' as he knows the impression this lady has given in 'Brindavanam'. Last but not least, Naga Chaitanya is coming once again with his Jessie 'Samantha' for 'Auto Nagar Surya'. We have to see how the second-time pairing idea of our star-heroes really weaves surprise for them at Box Office.

Apart from these star heroes, Nagarjuna is paired with Nayantara (Love Story), Prabhas with Anushka (Mirchi). These heroines have earlier delivered only average movies for them. Rather saying a sentiment, we can call this as scarcity of heroines, feels a critic.

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Puri's Special Interest In FCUK !!

The ways and methods of our film celebrities will make more impact on people apart from the films they made. Because, fans always take inspiration from their heartthrobs regarding behaviour, style and clothes in particular.

Most of the time, hot-shot director Puri Jagan is seen wearing the clothes of popular 'French Connection United Kingdom' brand, which is written as FCUK. Whether it is during the recent 'Rambabu' movie shoot or during discussion sessions in Bangkok for Allu Arjun's 'Iddaru Ammayilatho', Puri's favourites are FCUK T-shirts. Generally heroes and other actors impress fans with their style statements, but Puri seems he is no less than any hero when it comes to style. Critics, on the flip side, say that Puri is trying to promote his arrogance and perversion by wearing the clothes of that brand.

Roaming in Bangkok and wearing FCUK shirts is giving a different meaning altogether about the life-style of this top director, say Cine Observers. What will Puri say about this?

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