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Prabhas's Father Suryanarayana Raju is no more

gvk — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:17:36 -0600

Hero Prabhas’s father Uppalapati Suryanarayana Raju, who is also a successful producer, has passed away on Friday morning, the 12th February. Due to his ill health he was admitted in KIMS hospital in Hyderabad few days ago and was being treated. But his condition became serious early this morning and he expired.

Maniratnam’s Raavan Release Date: May 21, 2010

gvk — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:51:30 -0600

Maniratnam’s ‘Raavan’ is going to hit theaters on May 21st. This movie which is under production for the past two years has top stars like Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Vikram, Govinda, Prithviraj, etc.

India’s tribe appeals Avatar’s Cameron to defend their sacred mountain

goutami — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:34:28 -0600

Dongria Kondh tribe of Orissa (India), in an advertisement in prestigious Variety magazine today, asked Oscar winner “Avatar” director James Cameron for help in their struggle to defend their sacred mountain.

The ad says: “Appeal to James Cameron…AVATAR is fantasy …and real. The Dongria Kondh tribe in India are struggling to defend their land against a mining company hell-bent on destroying their sacred mountain.

Akshay Kumar-Aishwarya Rai's sceret 70s looks

gvk — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 05:34:30 -0600

On the sets of Vipul Shah’s time-travel caper Action Replay Akshay Kumar retro-wig which he wears for his 1970s look is his most prized possession.

Nagarujuna's Kedi Completes Censor, gets U/A Certificate

gvk — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:51:29 -0600

Nagarjuna’s latest flick ‘Kedi’ is all set to release on February 12th. The film completed its censor formalities today and obtained ‘U/A’certificate.

NTR-Lakshmi Pranathi Engagement Date

gvk — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:51:29 -0600

The date of the betrothal of NTR and Lakshmi Pranathi has been fixed as April 1st, 2010 and the couple will tie the knot in May. The engagement function will take place at Novotel Hotel in Hyderabad amidst the family members and close friends circle.

Puri Jagannath with Naga Chaitanya

gvk — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:34:31 -0600

Naga Chaitanya’s ‘Yemaaya Chesave’ under Gowtham Menon’s direction is taking a brisk progress.

Magadheera completes 175 days

gvk — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:17:29 -0600

If we need to talk about a movie next to ‘Ghajini’ it is no doubt the sensational ‘Magadheera’. The movie which still occupies the headlines right from its release has successfully marched a long distance and cleared 175 days in in Adoni (ceded), Gopalapatnam (Vishakapatnam) and PVR Cinema (Bangalore).

Avatar breaks Titanic box office record

goutami — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:51:30 -0600

Sci-fi epic “Avatar” has sunk the global box office record set in 1997 by Titanic, distributor 20th Century Fox confirmed Tuesday.

The studio said that the James Cameron film surpassed Titanic’s $1.843-billion record Monday to become the highest grossing film of all time.

Maaya Bazaar (Colour) Release Date: Jan 30, 2010

gvk — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:51:30 -0600

Master Piece ‘Maya Bazaar’ with legends like NT Rama Rao, A Nageswara Rao, SV Ranga Rao, Savitri, Relangi, etc., directed by KV Reddy is going to be a visual treat for the movie buffs on January 30th, 2010. Super Good Films is releasing the film throughout Andhra Pradesh. Yes! Gold Stone Technology Limited is bringing this classic black & white film in the color form to the viewers. This is a boon to the generation today and they have to watch this film to know our customs and traditions.

Rann – The New(s) Battle Movie Review 2010

goutami — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:17:29 -0600

Movie : “Rann”; Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Riteish Deshmukh, Sudeep, Paresh Rawal, Rajat Kapoor, Neetu Chandra, Gul Panag, Suchitra Krishnamurthy; Director: Ram Gopal Varma; Rating: ****

“Rann” is that rare cinema about the collective conscience which we often like to think has gone out of style. Like Mehboob Khan’s “Mother India” and Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s “Satyakam”, “Rann” shows how tough it is to hold your head high up in dignified righteousness in a world where ethics crumble faster than cookies in wide-open jar left out too long in the sun.

‘Veer’ not going strong at box office

goutami — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:51:34 -0600

Salman Khan’s much ambitious period drama “Veer” has fallen flat at the box office despite having an extended weekend for business, thanks to Republic Day. The movie has not gone beyond an average 45 percent occupancy over the initial weekend.

Telugu Cinema: Tamannah in Badrinath

gvk — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:51:34 -0600

Geetha Arts banner’s new production venture ‘Badrinath’ with Allu Arjun as lead man under VV Vinayak’s direction is all set to begin shortly. It’s learnt that VV Vinayak has already readied a fabulous script of AlluArjun and this is going to be the second film in their combination.

Robot will have sixth sense

gvk — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:17:29 -0600

Rajinikanth’s films always bring in a ton of expectations not only from his fans but from others as well when he joins hands with yet another experimenting and at the same time the successful director like Shankar. The expectation gets multiplied. So ‘Yantram’ is the movie which is generating all kinds of ripples much before its release. The movie uses robotics much in the lines of Hollywood flicks.

Movie Preview : Road to Sangam (Confluence) 2010

goutami — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:00:30 -0600

Presented by Gipsy Films, Road to Sangam is a simple story of a God fearing, devout Muslim mechanic named Hashmat Ullah (Paresh Rawal). A renowned mechanic by profession, he is entrusted the job of repairing an old V8 Ford Engine, unaware that it was once used to carry ashes of Mahatma Gandhi to immerse in the ‘Sangam’ of holy rivers Ganga,Yamuna and invisible Saraswati.Its historic significance becomes Hashmat Ullah’s bane and salvage.

Bolivian President Evo Morales a fan of ‘Avatar’

goutami — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:00:30 -0600

Bolivian President Evo Morales has liked the movie “Avatar”, the latest film by James Cameron, and says the film plot is in line with “the fight for the protection of Mother Earth and against capitalism”.

The president went to the movies for the third time in his life to see “Avatar”, official ABI news agency reported, and said that despite its “heavy dose of fantasy”, the film is “a profound example of resistance to capitalism and the fight for the defence of nature”.

Movie Review : Dulha Mil Gaya (2010)

goutami — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:34:29 -0600

Dulha Mil Gaya: Is a predictable bore ; Rating: 1.5 out of 5* ; Starring: Fardeen Khan, Sushmita Sen, Ishita Sharma, Mohit Chaddha, Tara Sharma and Shah Rukh Khan (Sp. App); Director: Mudassar Aziz.

Settled in Trinidad and Tobago, Tej Dhanraj aka Donsai (Fardeen) is a rich playboy who lives to party hard and have fun with the most attractive gals minus in commitment. His only good female friend is the hot shot super model Shimmer (Sushmita Sen). Donsai hopes of leading a fun life ahead as well comes crashing down when his late father’s will is declared by his lawyer Mr. Vakil (Vivek Vaswani).

Ishqiya Movie Review 2010

goutami — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:51:28 -0600

Movie : “Ishqiya”; Cast : Naseeruddin Shah, Arshad Warsi, Vidya Balan; Director : Abhishek Chaubey; Genre : Suspense, Thriller; Rating: ***1/2

Ishqiya, directed by Abhishek Chaubhey is a beautiful story involving love, drama and revenge. The movie has been produced by Vishal Bharadwaj and Raman Maroo. Gulzar has taken care of the lyrics and cinematography is by Mohana Krishna. Two if its songs, Dil to Bachcha Hain ji and Ibne Batuta have become a hit and are heavily downloaded from the net these days.

56th National Film Awards | Marathi film Jogva tops the list

tarak — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:00:29 -0600

The 56th National Film Awards for 2008 were announced today, Marathi film Jogva tops the list with most awards in five catagories.
Most awaited Best Actor Award goes to Upendra Limaye for his performance in Marathi feature film Jogva.

‘Avatar’ bags eight BAFTA nominations

goutami — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:00:28 -0600

Acclaimed filmmaker James Cameron’s 3-D sci-fi epic “Avatar” has received eight nominations at the upcoming British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) 2010 Thursday.

The Sam Worthington starrer alien drama is facing competition from Lone Scherfig’s “An Education” and Kathryn Bigelow directed “The Hurt Locker” both of which have also got eight nominations.

Nagarjuna's Kedi Release Date: February 12th

gvk — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:51:31 -0600

Nag’s latest ‘Kedi’ under debutant’s (Kiran) direction and D Siva Prasad Reddy‘s production has completed its post production works. This Kamakshi Kala Movies’ that has Mamta Mohandas as heroine besides ‘King’ Nagarjuna is being planned to release on Maha Sivaratri day, i.e., February 12th.

‘Accident On Hill Road’ – too much noise and gore ( Film Review; Rating:**)

goutami — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:51:28 -0600

Film: “Accident On Hill Road”; Cast: Celina Jaitley, Abhimanyu Singh, Farooque Shaikh, Rating: **

There’s a man stuck on your windscreen! That’s what you want to scream to Celina Jaitley. But gosh, she does so much of that screaming herself that you don’t really want to add to the din in this gory tale that takes place at night.

Avatar crosses $1 Billion mark

sd28 — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 12:17:41 -0600

‘Avatar’ which is already the fourth-biggest movie (worldwide) of all time is also the fastest film to hit the $1 billion mark in just 17 days of release and is now poised to become the Biggest Hollywood film ever in India.

James Cameron’s epic action adventure earned $1.02 billion, with a collection of $202 million during the New Year holiday weekend. It has also crossed the US $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office after three weekends in release, making it the fourth-biggest movie of all time.

Alice in Wonderland Movie 2010

pushpinderbagga — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:34:27 -0600

Alice in Wonderland Movie

'Raat Gayi Baat Gayi' gets two Star Screen Awards nominations

goutami — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 08:34:27 -0600

Pritish Nandy Communications’ (PNC) latest outing “Raat Gayi Baat Gayi” has been nominated in two categories at the upcoming 16th Annual Star Screen Awards.

The film has been nominated in the Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) category for Neha Dhupia and in the Best Actor in a Comic Role category for Vinay Pathak.

‘Avatar’ broke the global box office records

gvk — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:51:27 -0600

James Cameron’s science fiction ‘Avatar’ broke the global box office records by touching $ 1 billion gross collections within 17 days of its release. While the collections in USA alone were $ 352.1 million, it was $ 670 million in the rest of the world.

‘Pyaar Impossible’ music has young, urban appeal (Music Review)

goutami — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:17:30 -0600

Film: “Pyaar Impossible“; Music Directors: Salim Merchant-Sulaiman Merchant; Lyricist: Anvita Dutt Guptan; Singers: Anushka Manchanda, Salim Merchant, Dominique Cerejo, Vishal Dadlani, Neha Bhasin, Neha Dayal, Mahua Kamat, Naresh Kamath and Rishika Sawant; Rating: ***

Actor Uday Chopra turns producer with “Pyaar Impossible”, and the film boasts of young contemporary music, perfect for college-goers.

Allu Arjun targetted by TRS Activists

gvk — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:34:27 -0600

Yesterday it was Manchu Manoj’s film unit and today Allu Arjun’s film unit had to face the tremor from TRS activists.

Arundathi now in Malayalam

gvk — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:00:26 -0600

You all are well aware that Anushka starring ‘Arundathi’ created a big sensation all over Andhra Pradesh. This film with great visual effects was directed by Kodi Ramakrishna and produced by one of the most dedicated producers K Shyam Prasad Reddy. However, the film was later dubbed in Tamil and released where it also got good applause from Tamil audience. Now the makers want to test their waters in Kerala as well

Varudu’s last schedule to begin on Dec 18th

gvk — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:34:33 -0600

Allu Arjun’s on going flick ‘Varudu’ under Gunasekhar’s direction is going to start its last shooting schedule on December 18th at Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad. The movie is produced by DVV Danayya under Universal Media banner. The post production works are simultaneously being done. Right now the unit is busy with dubbing process.

Aarya 2 Collects 15 crores in the First Week

gvk — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:17:27 -0600

Allu Arjun’s ‘Aarya 2’, that released on November 27th is said to be doing good business despite the divided talk among the movie buffs and the critics’ not so impressive reviews. The film also said to be doing very good business at places like Nizam, Visakhapatnam and Guntur, especially impressing the sophisticated people.

Mahesh Babu-Anushka’s film set burnt by TRS Supporters

gvk — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:00:27 -0600

It is very sad that today TRS activists targeted Mahesh Babu’s film shooting at Vikarabad. Hundreds of TRS activists thronged into the film set of Mahesh Babu-Anushka starring under the direction of Trivikram Rao.

Temporary halt for Arya 2 in Nizam

gvk — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:00:27 -0600

This is a bad news for all Allu Arjun fans in Nizam area because ‘Arya 2’ has been temporarily stopped screening in Nizam area from Friday onwards, i.e., 24th December. Producer Aditya Babu made an announcement that he decided to temporarily stop screening of this film in Nizam area and will very soon inform when it would again been screened.

Trisha with Kamal Hassan

gvk — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:00:29 -0600

With competition always at peak in movie industry the life cycle of heroines is very short. In such environment keeping an enviable position for 10 years is not a simple task. Southern star Trisha has been maintaining a respectable position in Tamil and Telugu films for almost 10 years now. She has even now started her bollywood appearance with ‘Khatta Meetha’ opposite none other than the super star Akshay Kumar.

Avatar (Telugu) - Movie Review (5 Star Rating)

gvk — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:00:27 -0600

What’s it about!

The fictional story takes place in 2154 on the faraway moon of Pandora where indigenous Na’vi race inhabits. A greedy Corporate company is hell bent on extracting a precious substance on Pandora and it hires a group of scientists. Jake, a paraplegic war veteran is also brought into it to infiltrate into Na’vi inhabitants. Jake, in his new avatar, meets Neytiri, a female Na’vi, and befriends her. Romance blossoms between them and he now revolts against the greedy corporate company. The story has undercurrent theme of environmentalism, good vs evil battle.

Avatar ranks No 1 on Twitter!

goutami — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:51:27 -0600

James Cameron’s ‘‘Avatar’’ is not only ruling box offices across the globe with a whopping collection of USD 620 million (Rs 3000 crores), but is currently the hottest topic on leading social networking site ‘Twitter’.

While the film is one of the most popular searches on several websites, ‘Avatar’ is clearly the most discussed thing on Twitter!

Arundathi Anushka now Panchakshari

gvk — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 03:51:29 -0600

After the block buster ‘Arundhati’, Anushka is all set to paint her face for her next heroine centric film titled ‘Panchakshari’. The regular shooting was supposed to begin on December 17th but the Telangana turmoil has postponed to December 21st.

'Avatar' grosses Rs.6.75 crore on opening day in India

goutami — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:34:26 -0600

Acclaimed director James Cameron’s much-anticipated 3D sci-fi epic “Avatar” spelt magic at the box office in the big cities as well as smaller towns by grossing about Rs.6.75 crore (Rs.67.5 million) on its opening day.

Touted as the biggest ever Friday opening for any Hollywood film in India so far, the movie was released in 2D- and 3D-formats in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.

Avatar breaks all records in India grosses INR 220 million in opening weekend!

goutami — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 00:34:25 -0600

James Cameron’s magnum opus ‘Avatar’ is smashing all box-office records one after the other!

The epic action adventure has raked in a whopping INR 220 million in its opening weekend which not only makes it the highest ever weekend collection for any Hollywood film in India beating the opening collections of ‘2012’, ‘Titanic’ and ‘Spiderman 3’, but it has also left behind top Bollywood films of 2009 like ‘All The Best’ and ‘Kaminey’ in their weekend collections! The film that released in 2D as well as 3D has, in fact, has beaten the openings of recent high profile Hindi films like ‘Rocket Singh- Salesman Of The Year’ and ‘Paa’.

Top 10 Hollywood movies India fell for (Flashback 2009)

goutami — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:34:23 -0600

Some of the Hollywood offerings that set the cash registers ringing at the box office in India were “Slumdog Millionaire”, “2012″ and “Terminator Salvation”.

IANS picks 10 most successful ones with varying subjects like doomsday, mutants, careening cars, drunk friends on a night out and an Oscar winning underdog drama:

1. “2012″: Director Roland Emmerich’s film, inspired by a global doomsday coinciding with the end of the Mayan calendar’s current cycle on Dec 21, 2012, raked in around Rs.90 crore here.