Sunil and Taapsee in Tanu weds Manu remake!

Tanu weds Manu will be remade in Telugu with Sunil and Taapsee playing the lead roles. Search hasbeen on for the suitable lead lady and finally Taapsee was zeroed in forthe Telugu version. Kangna Ranaut played thefemale lead in the original for which she has won accolades. Mega Super Good Films is remaking thisfilm in the direction of DeviPrasad, who directed filmslike Blade Babji and Aaduthu Paduthu in the past. Sunil is the best suit for the male lead role in this film as it is timid and funny. Madhavan played this role in the original. Sunil who had a bad outingwith KSD Appalraju will hope this film to resurrecthis career as the hero.

'Dhada' to release on Aug 11th

Naga Chaitanya and Kajal Agarwal starrer 'Dhada' is all set to release on August 11th. Hero Naga Chaitanya himself announced the release date. The audio of this movie will be released in the third week of July. Ajay Bhuyan is the director of this film and Shiva Prasad Reddy is the producing this film on his Kamakshi Enterprises banner. This is the first film for Ajay Bhuyan as the director. R R Movie makers got the distribution rights of this movie in AP. Devi Sri Prasad composed music for this flick. "This is a story of a Teluguboy in USA. We will launch the audio on July 21st. Naga Chaitanya is seen in amass role and we shot the movie for 145 days. This is a big budget movie and we have high hopes on the film" Shiva Prasad Reddy said. Bramhanandam, Ali, Rahul Dev, Mukesh Rishi, Kelly Dorjee, Uttej, Dharmavarapu Subramaniam, Tanikella Bharani acted in this romantic entertainer.

Venu's 'Mayagadu' release on July 15th

Charmi and Venu starrer 'Mayagadu' is all set to release on July 15th. Venu was last seen in 'Gopi Gopika Godavari' two years ago. "After a long time my movie is releasing. I am happy with the outcome of this film. It is a story of a village youngster who comes to the city with an intention of cheating people and surviving here. The story takes interestingtwists and turns. There is alot of comedy in the script. I am very happy with the music given by Chakri" Venu said. Dileep Polan is the director of this film and Yelamanchili Ravichand is the producer. Ali, AVS, Gowtham Raju, Ravibabu and Satyakrishna acted in this film.

Ramyakrishna as OU professor

Actress Ramyakrishna who after her wedding is relegated to charecter roles has now agreed to play the role of a Osmania University professor in 'Kolimi'. 'Kolimi' is a movie based on Telangana agitation. Actor Sivaji is playing the main lead in this movie. Nagendra of 'Pratyusha' fame is the director for this flick. The first schedule shooting of this film is complete and the movie unit is now busy re-recording the songs. Telangana Shakuntala, Raghunadh Reddy, Chitram Srinu and a few Telangana activists will be seen in thismovie. "We will start second schedule shooting soon. This movie will cover all aspects of Telangana agitation. From Razaakar attrocitites to Telangana agitation in OU, all the issues concerning the seperate state agitation will be potrayed in the film"director Nagendra said. TRS Chief K ChandrasekharRao, Suddhala Ashok Teja, Goreti Venkanna wrote songs for this movie. Uma Parvati and Lavanya Reddyare producing this picture on Charitra Creations banner.

'Vankarodu' busy with post-production work

Vamsikrishna and Manjulikastarrer romantic comedy film 'Vankarodu' is busy with post-production work. Srinu Gogineni directed this film and Muthyala Satyakumar from Satya Movies banner is the producer. Aahuti Prasad,JayaprakashReddy, Dharmavarapu Subramaniam, M S Narayana, Venu Madhav, Satyam Rajesh, Melkote, Rallapalli et al are acting in this film. "We produced 'Blade Babji' with Allari Naresh.After a long time we are coming upwith yet another romantic comedy. The shooting is complete and now the team is busy with D T S mixing work.We will release 'Vankarodu' in this month itself" producer Satyakumar said. Bhanu-Ganesh is the music composer for this movie.

'Kanchana' to release onJuly 14th

Choreographer turned actor turned director Larencce Ragava and Tamilactress Lakshmi Rai acted in a movie titled 'Kanchana'.This movie is a sequel to 'Muni'. The film is releasing on July 14th in Telugu and Tamil languages simultaneously. Larencce himself directed this film while Bellamkonda Suresh is the producer. S SThaman composed music for the flick. Sharath Kumar, Kovai Sarala, Sandhya et al are acting in this bi-lingual film. "One last song is being shot in Ramoji Film city now.We will release this movie inthe second week of July. Larencce looks different in this film. Thaman's music has come out well and all the songs in this movie aresituational. A song written by lyricist Chandrabose is sure to become as big a hitas his 'Mounagane Edagamani....' from our movie 'Naa Autograph Sweet Memories'" Bellamkonda Suresh said. Like 'Muni', this movie is also expected to have suspense and horror in thestory.

'Key' gets 'U' certificate from Censor

Jagapathi Babu starrer suspense thriller 'Key' is allset to release soon. The movie was screened for Censor board last week and it bagged a 'U' certificate. This movie is releasing on July 16th. Nagendra Prasad directed this movie. Popular cinematographer P G Vinda handled the camera for this project. Television news anchors Swapna and Deepti Vajpayee will be seen in this flick. "A movie with a story like this has never been made in Telugu cinema before. This is a new genre to Tollywood. There is great suspense and puzzle in this story that will make you sit in the edge of your seat. We are waiting for theresponse from the audience" director Nagendra Prasad said. Sukumar Reddy is the producer for this film.

Jaya to direct a film with Allari Naresh

Director B Jaya had earlier directed a couple of films and they had a successful run. After that she got a considerable gap as she was waiting for a good opportunity. Though she prepared a subject and geared up to direct a film with Allari Naresh as hero, itfailed to materialise. However, her story was made use of and the film had come out as 'Bendu Appa Rao'. Allari Naresh reportedly promised the director that he would workin a film under her direction. So Jaya is preparing yet another subject and the script work is presently in progress. The director is set to pen a rib-tickling comedy film as the hero is well-known as a comedy hero. The film would hit the floors once Jaya finalises the script.

Chaitu set for giving a hattrick

Naga Chaitanya, the latest hero in Akkineni clan, had entered the film industry some time ago. Though his debut film 'Josh' did not gowell, he recovered his position very fast by givinga big hit like 'Ye Maya Chesave'. Soon, his next film '100% Love' was also proved a big success. Presently, Chaitu is doing a film titled 'Dhada' in the direction of Ajay Bhuyan and his fans are eagerly look for a hattrick from this young hero. Kajal Agarwal is playing opposite Naga Chaitanya in this film and the film is said to be an action entertainer. Presenter of the film D Sivaprasad Reddy, who is one of the best friends of Nagarjuna, had decided to make the film a big hit any cost and thereby give a gift in the form of hattrick to Akkineni family

I didn't watch Big B films for 20 years: Puri

From Powerstar Pawan Kalyan's 'Badri' to Bollywood superstar Big B's 'Bbuddah' what has changed is director Puri Jagannadh's stature but not his love for cinema. There is a dialogue in his film 'Neninthe' which says 'Cinema Hit Aina Inko Cinema teeyali... Flop aina inko cinema teeyali' which means irrespective of box office fate, film makers have to make another film.The dialogue is tailor made for Puri Jagannadh. An ardent lover of this medium, Puri's style of making cinema makes him an actor's favourite director. His love for movies can't be contested. He has continuously made two films every year ever since he started directing. Director, producer and a passionate human being,Puri is debuting in Bollywood with 'Bbuddah-Hoga Tera Baap' starring the country's biggest superstar Amitabh Bachchan. Indiaglitz talks to Puri on his experiences shooting with Big B, his upcoming films, his future plans, his views on Ramgopal Varma and more.... Excerpts from a freewheeling chat..How did 'Bbuddah-Hoga Tera Baap' happen to you?Puri:I watched a movie called 'Taken'.I wanted to make it with Amitabh Bachchan.I rang up Ramgopal Varma and told him that I wanted to make a movie called 'Taken' with Big B. He asked me if I can'twrite a story on my own.I said I can. He simply said start writing and hung up.I was hurt.I wrote a story keeping Amitabh in mind and took the script to Ramgopal Varma. He was kind enough to come with me to Mumbai and introduce me to Amitabh Bachchan.What did Amitabh tell you after listening to your story?Heard you have signed a movie with Abhishek Bachchan as the hero?Puri:Yes, I am going to direct a movie with Abhishek Bachchan as the hero. I will be making 'The Businessman' with Mahesh Babu in Telugu. I narrated the same story line to Abhishek and he too liked it. I am going to make 'The Businessman' in Hindi with Abhishek Bachchan.A lot of Telugu actors are seen in this movie.Did you all talk in Telugu on the sets?Puri:Oh Yes. Whenever Charmee spoke to me in Telugu, Amitabh was miffed.He couldn't understand the language and so he asked us to talkonly in English. It was fun working for this film. Prakash Raj, Subbaraju also played important roles. Telugu music composer Anoop gave the background score and fight master Vijay choreographed the action sequences for Bbuddah.How is the feedback for Bbuddah so far?Puri:This movie is being screened almost every day in Mumbai for a few film personalities.It is like Bbudah film festival.(laughs). A few critics who watched the movie liked it very much. Film maker R Balki who saw the movie was so impressed that he shot five promos for this movie free of cost. The trailers and promos that you see in TV now are shotby Balki. He didn't charge a penny for it.Likewise, stars and media in Mumbai are in awe with Amitabh's look in the film. I am sure it will be a hit.Imran Khan's 'Delly Belly' is also releasing this week. Aamir Khan did an item number in this film. Are you ready for the competition with Aamir?Puri:Amitabh Bachchan is much younger than Imran Khan. I am confident Bbudah-Hoga Tera Baap willdo well Will you go the RGV way and settle down in Mumbai?Puri:I will do films here andthere. I want to direct moremovies in Hindi. Wherever there is work, I will go there.Cinema Hit Aina, Flop Aina, teestune undali Kada... Hit taruvatha flop raavatam, flop taruvata hit kottatam common Kada... (Irrespective of whether the movie is a hit or a flop, we have to continue making films. Hits follow flops and vice versa..theseare very common here) .He ends this interview flashing his trademark smile that refuses to die irrespective of his movie's box office fate......