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I’m not comfortable with skin show: Pranitha

Pranitha Subhash’s Saguni has just hit the screens and the actor is all excited. “I play a city -based girl, who is simple, sweet and innocent. I could relate to this character because it is a bit like what I am in real life. There was an inordinate delay in the release of the film because of the strike in the Tamil film industry. Also because there are a lot of artists in the film and matching their dates took time,” says the actor.

Talking about her experience working withKarthi, Pranitha says, “Karthi is amazing to work with. He’s a superb actor and a very friendly person. He makes sure everyone around him is comfortable. He’s very experienced and also very well organised when it comes to his work. Hence it was also a learning experience for me.”
Since Pranitha has worked in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada cinema, which will be her priority?
“All the three industries are of equal priority to me as I am working with some of the most talented people across these three industries,” says she. Will Pranitha be comfortable with skin show, if a role demanded? “I’m not very comfortable with skin show,” she says.

Srimannarayana nears completion Telugu Movies news by tollywood latest news

Srimannarayana nears completion

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The principal shooting of Balakrishna's upcoming film Srimannarayana is nearing completion. The latest schedule, which began in Switzerland on June 18, will go on till June 28 and with this, the entire shooting will be completed. Couple of songs are being canned in Switzerland and Italy. Talking about the film, Ramesh Puppala, the producer of the film said, "Recently, we shot a fight sequence and a song in Malaysia and they have come out extra-ordinarily well. It'll be a major highlight in the film. The post-production will begin in July and we are planning to release the film in August." Ravikumar Chavali is directing the film and Balakrishna is playing the role of a journalist. Isha Chawla and Parvathi Melton are playing the lead roles. Chakri has composed the music.

Navdeep, Sada team up for a new film Telugu Movies news by tollywood latest news

Navdeep, Sada team up for a new film

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Navdeep is busy man these days. He's currently shooting for Shankar Marthand's upcoming horror film Poga, where he's playing the lead role. Now he has revealed that he has signed a new film titled Maithri. Sada is the lead actress in the film. Raju is going to make his debut as a director and Vikas is going to compose the music. The principal shooting of the film has already begun. More details will be revealed soon.

Dookudu bags 8 awards at SIIMA Telugu Movies news by tollywood latest news

Dookudu bags 8 awards at SIIMA

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Mahesh Babu's Dookudu swept the first edition of South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) which was held last night in Dubai. The film bagged eight awards including awards for Best Film, Best Actor, Best Director and Best Music director. Dookudu had earlier bagged 8 awards at CineMAA Awards. Nayanthara was judged the Best Actress for her performance in Sri Ramarajyam. The previous night, Rana, Shruti Haasan, Trisha, Amala Paul and Nani won top awards in the Gen Next Awards. The glittering ceremony saw celebrities from all the four South Indian film industry come together to celebrate and cheer for one another. All eyes will be on the Filmfare Awards (South) which is going to held in Chennai on July 7. If CineMAA Awards and SIIMA Awards are any indication, Dookudu might sweep Filmfare Awards as well.

Gabbar Singh’s Nizam Collections! Telugu Movies news by tollywood latest news

Gabbar Singh's Nizam Collections!

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Power Star Pawan Kalyan's recently released Gabbar Singh movie is successfully running towards 50 days in almost all the major centers in Andhra Pradesh. The movie released on May 11th, 2012 and Shruthi Hassan is the heroine in the film.

Now the latest news is that Gabbar Singh movie has collected a whopping sum of 19.50 Crores in the Nizam area,which is the second biggest hit in the area after Magadheera. Maghadeera was collected Rs 22 Crores and Mahesh Babu's Dookudu was collected Rs 16 Crs in this area. Now Gabbar Singh occupies the second place in collections wise in Nizam area.

Actor Suriya: Modern day 'Sakalakala Vallavan'?

It looks like we have ourselves our contemporary 'Sakalakala Vallavan', for rumor mills are working overtime that Suriya Sivakumar will be seen in the remake of this yesteryear blockbuster that had Ulaganayagan Kamal Haasan essay the lead role.

It is said that when Suriya expressed his desire to remake this film through a production house, the makers of the original, AVM, refused to sell the remake rights and expressed their wish to remake the film shortly with Suriya on board!

'Sakalakala Vallavan' that released in 1982 saw Kamal Haasan in dual roles and was directed by SP Muthuraman and produced by AVM. The film had several hit songs and attained a cult status thanks to the novice script.

An official announcement from the makers is expected to be made shortly.

Actress Shruti Hassan opposite Jiiva?

Now that is almost confirmed that Jiiva will replace Vijay in Seeman's comeback venture 'Pagalavan', a hunt is on for the heroine. "Shruti Haasan is likely to play the female lead," says a source.

"Seeman is keen to have Jiiva and Shruti on board, as he feels that the two actors will fit well the characters he has penned. While Jiiva has already been signed, attempts are on to rope in Shruti," says the source.

To be produced by Kalaipuli S Thanu, 'Pagalavan', a socio-action entertainer, which is expected to take a dig at loopholes in the system. In Seeman's own words, it is about the inaccessibility to proper education.

In a recent interview, the director said, "Pagalavan is about problems faced by the people. It's about the inaccessibility to quality education. The theme of the movie is 'education is for people'."

Kollywood turns to suicide

It’s struggle. It’s victory. It’s money. It’s poverty. It’s love. It’s failure. It’s insecurity. Surviving in any film industry takes a lot of emotional and physical strength.

But some people have not been so fortunate to have made it – in life. And the Tamil film industry is no exception. Kollywood too has lost numerous talented people to suicide.
No one can forget the sex symbol of the 80s, Silk Smitha. The original ‘item girl’, who’s being celebrated today on-screen, was found hanging from the ceiling fan in her house in 1996. Her professional and personal life saw its share of ups and downs that finally resulted in her succumbing to the pressures of life. But she’s not the only actor who couldn’t cope.
Talented National Award-winning actress, Shobha, died at the tender age of 17. Having started off as a child artist, she married director Balu Mahendra only to be ‘snatched from his life’. The actress, who should have lived a celebrated life, disappeared instead. Was her death driven by love or some other factor?
‘Fatafat’ Jayalakshmi’s suicide, however, is attributed to love failure and even perhaps financial woes.
Another instance of love playing havoc is the death of Monal, Simran’s sister. This young lady, who had many films to her credit, including those of top Kollywood stars, was seeing an upward surge in her career. Her sudden suicide is again attributed to heartbreak and depression.
Love was also the reason for ‘Kozhi Koovuthu’ Viji giving up her life. Post surgery to correct her near paralytic state, the actress seemed to have a bright future. But falling in a love with a married man, and unable to legally wed him, made her meet her untimely death.
While Kollywood celebrates cinema and everything that’s larger-than-life, there’s also a side to it which shows the stark reality that all those in the industry are affected as much, and perhaps more, by loneliness, love failure, poverty, insecurity…as everyone else. And sometimes their acting and roles just extend from reel to real life…fatally.

Mem Vayasuku Vacham US Premiere Status Telugu Movie News by tollywood latest news

Mem Vayasuku Vacham US Premiere Status

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Feel good romantic entertainer Mem Vayasuku Vacham digital prints were delivered in US and premiere shows were confirmed today June 22nd in all the following Big Cinemas locations as published. Please check www.movietickets.com for updated schedules. Regular shows will continue from June 23rd onwards.

1. Movie City, NJ

2. World gate, VA

3. Fremont, CA

4. Golf Glen, IL

5. Peach tree, GA

Srini Unnam: 732 586 0932

Lal: 510 996 8514

Email: movie@blueskycinemas.com

“Pawan Kalyan is bigger than Dabangg,” says Harish Shankar Telugu Movie News by tollywood latest news

"Pawan Kalyan is bigger than Dabangg," says Harish Shankar

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It's a known fact that Harish Shankar is a big fan of Pawan Kalyan and he was on cloud nine when he got a call from the Powerstar to direct the remake of Dabangg. Sharing his thoughts about the film, in a recent interview, Harish Shankar said, "Pawan Kalyan is bigger than Dabangg. I was making a film bigger than Dabangg." Apparently, for the first couple of days, he kept on okaying shots in a single take till Pawan Kalyan reminded him to check again and finally he came out of the mould of being a fan. The film has done phenomenal business at box office and has become one of the biggest blockbusters ever in the history of Telugu cinema. Post the success of the film, buzz is that Harish Shankar will soon be directing a film with NTR in lead role and he has already begun working on the script. Apart from this film, he has also agreed to direct another film which will be produced by Parachuri Prasad. Interestingly, he's also keen on directing Hindi films with either Akshay Kumar or Salman Khan in lead role. It's just a matter of time before he grows from strength to strength as a filmmaker in the industry.

Audio Launch: Devudu Chesina Manushulu (DCM) Songs Release Function Telugu Movie News by tollywood latest news

Audio Launch: Devudu Chesina Manushulu (DCM) Songs Release Function

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Mass Maharaja Ravi teja's new flick Devudu Chesina Manushulu audio released toady evening at Shilpakala Vedika, Hyderabad. The audio release was done in a grand manner. Puri Jagannath, Ravi Teja, Ileana, BVSN Prasad, Boyapati Srinu, Gopichand Malineni, Bommarillu Bhaskar, Kona Venkat, Gunnam Ganga Raju, Raghu Kunche, Subba Raju, Ali, B A Raju were present at the function.

M M Keeravani released the first CD and handed it over to Raviteja and ileana. Bomarillu Bhaskar and Boyapati Srinu were released the trailers. Raghu Kunche has composed the music. All the guests who attended the function were wished for the success of audio as well the movie.

Ileana is the female lead in this film. Prakash Raj is seen in a prominent role in this film. Devudu Chesina Manushulu is gearing up to hit the screens in second half of July.

Ileana pins hopes on DCM, Julaayi Telugu Movie News by tollywood latest news

Ileana pins hopes on DCM, Julaayi

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Ileana has already seen highs and lows in her career, which started with a bang post the success of Devdas and Pokiri. She was ruling the roost till couple of years ago and then suddenly nothing seemed to work in her favour. Some of her recent films bombed at box office and on top of that actresses like Kajal, Samantha and Tamannaah bagged most of the big budget projects. Moreover, she was being criticized for losing a lot of weight; however, all that might change if two of her upcoming films click at box office. First, she'll be seen in Trivikram Srinivas' Julaayi which is hitting the screens on July 13. A week later, Puri Jagannadh's Devudu Chesina Manushulu will release in theatres. She looked ravishing in the first look of both the films and her fans would be waiting to see the actress who mesmerized them in films like Pokiri and Kick. After giving the audio launch of Julaayi a miss, she made it a point to attend the audio launch of Devudu Chesina Manushulu and she seemed to be totally at ease. She has already worked with Puri Jagannadh in Pokiri and with Ravi Teja in Khatarnak and Kick. Will lady luck finally smile on her? Lets wait and watch.

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Thuppaki teaser in 1st week of July

Vijay’s fans were expecting that there star’s upcoming movie Thuppaki will have its trailer release on his birthday date. But much to there disappointment, sources say that the trailer release will be only in the first week of July.

Thuppaki director AR Murugadoss, has replied to Vijay fans on Twitter and clarified that the trailer will be released ten days after the actor’s birthday and requested them to cooperate with him. He tweeted, “New releases and Vijay sir’s bday make June 22 big. Thuppaki teaser wil come after 10 days. Pls bear with us.”
The reason being the makers of Thuppaki has been cautious that the promotions may go unnoticed due to the release of Ajith’s Billa 2 by next week, and Saguni hitting the screens this Friday.

A injury can’t deter Ananya!

Actress Ananya is back in full gusto for the shoot of the third schedule of director Viji Thampy’s Dileep-starrer, Nadodimannan. The actress, who had fractured her wrist in an accident on the sets when ‘badman’ Abu Salim pushed her to the floor, has shot for the second schedule without letting her injury force her into a short break.

And now that she’s gotten over it, Ananya has her hands full. “Besides Nadodimannan, in Kollywood, I’m working for ‘Iravum Pagalum’ opposite Mahesh. Coming up in Kannada is Gokulakrishna,” she informs. On the Mollywood front, besides the 3D horror flick Raktharakshassu, Ananya will star in one of the five short films in the featurette D Company. “I’ll be a part of director M Padmakumar’s segment in the five-film flick,” she says.

Saguni Next to Endhiran

Karthi’s Saguni is the second high screening movie after Superstar Rajinikath’s Enthiran directed by ace director Shankar.

Debutant Shankar Dayal directed Saguni is all set to hit the screens tomorrow [June 22] world wide with about 1150 screens, the second highest big release followed by Rajikanth and Aishwarya Rai starrer Enthiran that was released world wide with about 2050 screens. Saguni is a political satire taken on politics and elections.
GV has composed 5 massy tunes for Saguni, which are highly accepted by music lovers and Manasellam Mazhaiye is topping the chartbusters. PG Muthiah has cranked the camera and A. Sreekar Prasad has handled the editing department for Saguni.

Billa 2 Is A Very Serious Film – Chakri Toleti

Billa 2′s director Chakri Toleti said that Billa 2 is a very serious film and hence there was no room for comedy.
The director was asked why the film has no comedian in the star cast to which he replied that comedy would not suit Billa 2′s script and hence he decided to dispense with it.

So for now we have to be satisfied with the news that Billa 2 will be a serious film. The film is yet to be censored and the filmmakers are expected to announce the release date soon.

Actress Navya Nair is back

Navya Nair was not seen on screen after she entered wedlock a few years ago. The pretty Mollywood actress, who is popular in Kollywood as well, is eyeing a comeback now.

According to sources, the 'Raman Thediya Seethai' actress will start her second innings with a Malayalam film titled 'Scene 1: Nammude Veedu'. She will play the role of a higher secondary teacher in this flick.

Lal who will essay the role of an associate director in the film, which has Asif Ali, Gauthami, Lalu Alex, Suraj Venjaramoodu and Thilakan in pivotal roles.

The film will be produced by Shafeer Seth. Circles close to Navya says that she accepted to do 'Scene 1: Nammude Veedu', since she was impressed very much by the script and her character in it.

Kollywood sings new tunes

With newer and unconventional musicians entering the Tamil film industry, the Kollywood hero today can headbang to heavy metal as he can serenade with the blues…

New composers and varied singers have led to the Tamil film heroes doing more than just the romantic duet and the kuththu song. With this new wave of musicians entering the industry, we have the heroes shimmying to hip-hop and techno and also rocking it hard to metal tunes. While AR Rahman introduced the Kollywood buffs to genres right from the 90s, the past few years have seen an increased use of these alternate genres by other composers too.
Techno talk
From Simbu crooning Evan Di Unnai Petthan… to Rajinikanth’s robotic version serenading Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Endhiran, techno music has suddenly become a rage with the masses. Most of the soundtracks now offer club mixes of the popular love ballads too, which are even made into special song promos. A lot of retro songs being rehashed with techno beats have also become quite the hit.
Be-bop to hip hop
Thaman’s song Parvathy… in the Siddharth-Amala Paul-starrer Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi tried to infuse the acapella style, which was an instant hit with the youngsters. The 3 soundtrack by Anirudh too took the youngsters by storm. From the mish-mash Why This Kolaveri… to the more bluesy Po Nee Po… the soundtrack has a mix of differnt beats and tunes.
Rocking tunes
Rock and metal too have seen their entry, with young composers choosing to use guitar riffs and drums aplenty in their tunes. Who can forget the rocking Adiye Kolluthey… track from Varanam Aayiram, which was good enough to be part of a good rock album. Similarly, a lot of young composers come from rock bands, and their influence shows in their music music.

Music Director Ilaiyaraaja’s song at the Olympics?

The hottest buzz in filmdom is that one of maestro Ilaiyaraaja’s songs features in the song list for the opening ceremony of the upcoming Olympics Games to be held in London. The song, Naandhaan Ungappanda… from the 1981 film Ram Lakshman, starring Kamal Haasan and Sripriya, features among the list of 86 songs (which includes tracks from the likes of Adele, Sex Pistols, Amy Winehouse and Michael Jackson) that was apparently leaked to the British media.
The list also includes Paper Planes, the song by British singer of Tamil origin M.I.A. (which was also featured in the soundtrack of Slumdog Millionaire). Given that Danny Boyle, the director of the Oscar-winning film is also the artistic director of the London Olympics, there is a strong suspicion that the leaked list is in fact the official playlist.
The maestro’s spokespersons, however, said they had not been intimidated about any such developments.

Director Shankar titles his new movie 'I'.

The Showman of Indian cinema Shakar has titled his new movie as 'I'.

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Prabhas Dubs for Vishnu Telugu Movie News by tollywood latest news

Prabhas Dubs for Vishnu

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'Prabhas is a good buddy and he is surely contributing in Dhenikaina Ready. I wouldn't have imitated anyone else but my close buddies' tweeted Vishnu. After reading this statement we can understand that Prabhas is doing something for Vishnu in Dhenikaina Ready. Yes, Prabhas contributing his voice to Vishnu for this film.

There are few moments in this movie where Vishnu has to imitate Prabhas. For that part young rebel star providing his voice. Dhenikaina Ready is touted to be a full length comedy action entertainer in which Vishnu is acting as main lead and Hansika is the heroine. And it is heard that MS Narayana's son Vikram will seen in a negative role in this movie.

The movie has completed its shooting except for three songs. Chakri is the music director and it is known that Yuvan Shankar Raja is also composing couple of songs for this flick. Under considering the movie progress till date the makers are aiming to release this movie in August.

Allu Arjun's 'Julai' Movie Release Sets Back Telugu Movie News by tollywood latest news

Allu Arjun's 'Julai' Movie Release Sets Back

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Sudden shift of Rajamouli's 'Eega' movie release date is now affecting the other films. The makers of Julayi has now postponed their film to July 13th from the actual scheduled date i.e. July 6th. This is a tentative decision taken by the production house expecting Eega to hog all the media attention and audiences and there will be a problem for theaters too as both the movies have their own strengths.

Therefore, to keep their movie in a comfort zone they have taken this wise decision. Eega has been creating huge buzz as this movie is shaped up in the hands of Rajamouli. Julai is touted to be a romantic comedy action entertainer which is currently under final stages of its production. Ileana is the female lead in this film. Trvikram is the director and DSP provided the music.

We have to wait and see if Raviteja's Devudu Chesina Manushulu that is slated for release on July 13th will have a change in release date or stays a put.

After seven years DSP composing music for Raviteja Telugu Movie News by tollywood latest news

After seven years DSP composing music for Raviteja

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Raviteja will be soon dancing to the tunes of Devi Sri Prasad. This young music sensation would score music to Ravi teja's new movie that is to be directed by Parasuram. Devi Sri Prasad has teamed up again with Raviteja after 'Venky' and 'Bhadra'. It took almost seven years for this combination to do a movie after Bhadra.

Kajal Agrawal is zeroed in as the heroine in this movie. This will be an out and out action entertainer with ample mass elements. Raviteja who had bitter results in recent time is trying to make it up with this movie. He is playing it safe by opting for a commercial mass masala flick. Ashwani Dut producing this movie on Vaijayanti Movies banner and the regular shooting of the movie will start on July 1 at Ooty.

Taapsee officially joins Vishal’s next film Telugu Movie News by tollywood latest news

Taapsee officially joins Vishal's next film

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Taapsee has finally confirmed that she's going to play one of the lead roles in Vishal's upcoming Tamil film titled Madha Gaja Raja. Sundar C is going to direct this film. Although, rumours about this film have been rife for the past few weeks, Taapsee had not officially signed the dotted line. Now that everything has fallen into place, Taapsee revealed on twitter, "So now that all formalities are over I can confirm that yes m doin sundar sir's movie opposite vishal n will start shooting for it next week." Varalaxmi Sarathkumar is also playing one of the lead roles and Taapsee insists that she's not playing the second lead in the film. More details about the film will be announced soon. In Telugu, Taapsee hasn't signed any film after Shadow and Chandrasekhar Yeleti's upcoming film and has allotted most of her dates to her films in Tamil.

Rana’s 'Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum' in climax Telugu Movie News by tollywood latest news

Rana's 'Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum' in climax

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The climax shooting of Daggubati Rana's 'Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum' which was launched few days ago is currently going on in Hyderabad. A big market set was erected and the climax part of the film will be shot in this location.

Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum is an out and out mass entertainer in which Rana plays a mass role titled B.tech Babu. Krishh is the director and Nayanthara is playing the female lead. This movie will be completed within four months and will be ready for release by October if everything goes as per the plan.

Rana has built up muscle to live up to the character he is playing in this movie. Mani Sharma composing the music for this movie. Jagarlamudi Sai Babu is producing this film on First Frame Entertainments banner.

Trvikiram personally supervising Julayi works Telugu Movie News by tollywood latest news

Trvikiram personally supervising Julayi works

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Popular director Trivikram is taking a lot of care over his upcoming project 'Julayi' as the film is very crucial for him. The director is spending time at Shabdalaya Studios, where the dubbing activity of the film is going on and he is personally checking out the proceedings. Post production activity is in the final stages and the movie is gearing up for a possible release on July 13th.

Stylish Star Allu Arjun and Ileana are the lead actors in this movie and Natakireeti Dr. Rajendra Prasad is playing the role of a cop. Sonu Sood is playing the villain's role. Music has been scored by Devi Sri Prasad and Radhakrishna is the producer of the movie.

Grand plans for Balayya’s 100th film Telugu Movie News by tollywood latest news

Grand plans for Balayya's 100th film

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Nandamuri Balakrishna is very close to a personal milestone in his movie career. He is a very few films away from his 100th film and plans are afoot to make it a grand and memorable project. Apparently, Balakrishna and seniors from the film industry are proposing a big budget mythological extravaganza for the occasion and efforts are on to finalize the story and other details. Yalamanchili Saibabu, who produced 'Sri Rama Rajyam' with Balakrishna, might be the producer of this movie.

Currently, Balakrishna is busy with 'Srimannarayana', which will be his 97th film and his next venture will be 'Aditya 999′ in the direction of Singeetham Srinivasa Rao. The 100th film might take off in late 2013 and this project will generate a lot of interest for sure.

Ilayaraja’s song for Olympics! Telugu Movie News by tollywood latest news

Ilayaraja's song for Olympics!

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Music Maestro Ilayaraja has received a rare honour. At this year's London Olympics, scheduled to begin in July, Ilayaraja's song from the 1981 Kamal Haasan flick 'Ram Lakshman' will be played along with a few other samples of world music as part of the opening ceremony. The song is 'Nanthaan Ungappanda' and this opening ceremony is going to be conducted in a spectacular fashion by Danny Boyle, the director of 'Slumdog Millionaire'.

Ilayaraja himself is said to have been quite surprised by this decision, more so since the song is not among his most popular ones. The opening ceremony is going to be unveiled at a cost of 27Million pounds and it is indeed a great honour for our very own Ilayaraja to be a part of this. Congratulations Sir.

Allari Naresh’s ‘Action’ at Pragathi Resorts Telugu Movie News by tollywood latest news

Allari Naresh's 'Action' at Pragathi Resorts

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Comedy King Allari Naresh's 3D film, 'Action', is currently being shot at Pragathi Resorts in Hyderabad. Shooting is going on at a brisk pace and Anil Sunkara, one of the producers of Superstar Mahesh Babu's 'Dookudu', is making his debut as a director with this movie. The film is being shot with high technical values and some expensive new equipment has been imported for the project.

Apart from Allari Naresh, Kick Shyam, Vaibhav and Raju Sundaram are the other male leads in this action entertainer.Sneha Ullal and Kamna Jethmalani will be seen as the heroines and AK Entertainments banner is producing this big budget flick.Bappa Lahari, son of Bappi Lahari, is composing the music while background score will be rendered by Thaman.