Meena says that she will act in films after her marriage. Meena is getting married to Vidhyasagar who is a software engineer in Bangalore. Telugu Movie News

The marriage is to take place in Tirupathi on July 12th. The reception will be held in Chennai on 14th at Mayor Ramanathan Mandapam. Meena while speaking about this marriage said,” This marriage is taking place with the approval of both the parents.

Though I will be living in Bangalore I will not forget my Tamil Nadu fans and Tamil Nadu. Many are asking me whether I will act in films after my marriage. I will act with his full approval. I am acting in a Telugu film titled Thari Konda Vengamma. I am donning role of Vengamma, an ardent devotee of Lord Venkateswara. I was fasting while I was acting in this film. I have acted in a Malayalam film titled Kadha, Thirai Kadha, Vasanam Kunjakko. Srinivasan had written the script and has acted in this film. I am also acting in a serial titled Kalyanam.”

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A film with nine heroes and one heroine is coming up under the direction of Raj KN Gopi and produced by N Rajasekhar on the banner of Sunrays Entertainments. The film is titled ‘Tejam’. Speaking on the occasion, producer says, ‘What is the mindset of the present generation? How were their attires and fashions are being clearly portrayed in our film. Elders used to chide children for moving around pubs without any responsibility. But nobody knows that they set their goals for themselves and would work for them. Our film would be very near to nativity as far as the young minds and mindsets. We will soon launch the audio and release the film in July. The speciality of the film is that Preeti Jhangiani would play in a special song.’ Sardar Patel, Suresh, Mahesh, Vinod, Vivek, Dileep, Gautham, Jayavardhan, Monisha, Divya, Brahmanandam, MS Narayana, Kishore Daan and others are in the cast. Camera is by Nagendra Kumar, editing is by Rajagopal while music is by Gana.

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With the multiplex strike being called off, 45 Hindi films are set to hit the city screens in the next few months. What does that mean for Tollywood biggies slated for release? TOI reports Telugu Movie News

First the good news: with the stalemate between multiplexes and Hindi film producers coming to an end, more than 45-odd Hindi films are slated for release including big ones like Kambakth Ishq, New York in the next few weeks. The bad news: at precisely the same time, big Telugu films are also slated for release. The inevitable question now — will these big ticket Hindi films eat into Tollywood’s box-office collections at the multiplexes? Will Tolly town’s films find screens?

Suresh Babu, a top producer and exhibitor, feels Telugu films will not be affected in a big way. “There will be a minor cut in the collections of Telugu films at multiplexes,” he says, adding that Hindi film producers strategically planned the eightweek ‘boycott’ during the IPL season and got a good bargain from multiplex owners.

Strategic or otherwise, the end result of the multiplex strike is that a barrage of Bollywood films will hit city multiplexes, leaving fewer screens for local films. Devaneni Prasad, director of a city multiplex, assures that “Telugu films will get their due screen space. The clash for screens will be between Bollywood blockbusters and not Bollywood vs Tollywood,” he says

During the two-month long strike, city multiplexes derived their content from Telugu and Hollywood films. Two big Telugu films that struck gold in multiplexes during the strike were Billa and Kick. “Both films minted big money. Even upcoming Telugu releases will have their share of revenue if the films are really good enough,” says producer Aditya Ram.

A corporate honcho of a multiplex chain agrees that Hindi films are their mainstay, but adds, “We actually get more revenue from Telugu films than Hindi films. So we will increase the number of shows of a hit Telugu or Hindi film without being biased.”

Now, with films starring Ram Charan Tej, Allu Arjun and Vikram hitting the screens in July and August, some multiplexes seem to be in a catch-22 s i t u at i o n . However, producer M S Raju has a different take. “Star-studded Telugu films bank on collections from single theatres rather than on multiplexes,” he avers.

Only time will tell if the battle for screens swings in To l ly wo o d ’s favour in the weeks to come.

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Is tollywood losing one more actress to Bollywood?

Yes seems to be the answer as, Trisha one of the top actress in south Indian cinema has signed a film opposite the handsome hunk ‘Khiladi’ Akshay Kumar.

This film tentatively titled Khatta Meeta will be directed by Priyadarshan, who had introduced Trisha seven years back with Lesa Lesa in Tamil. Telugu Movie News

The shooting will start from November 2009 and Akshay Kumar is producing the film under his Hari Om banner in association with Baba films.

Trisha had a long innings in Tamil and has been featured opposite all top heroes except seniors like Rajinikanth and Kamal Hassan.

In Telugu, she is one of the most saleable actors who have done films with all young guns including megastar Chiranjeevi.

About her Hindi entry, Trisha says: “A lot of offers were coming my way, but I was waiting for the right film and I could not say ‘No’ to Priyan who is my mentor of sorts. I respect him as a film maker and he is also a good family friend. I don’t intend to move to Bollywood, but is definitely game to give it a try”.

However, a source close to the actress says that she has signed a three-film deal with Akshay Kumar’s Hari Om production company. It is also said that Trisha was the personal choice of the actor who saw a DVD of her Telugu and Tamil films and he confirmed her as his heroine.

Lokesh Bali from Mumbai will be personally taking care of Trisha’s grooming and publicity in Mumbai media. The buzz is that she has a very good role with equal footage with the hero and the actress will be completing her four assignments in South before taking the big leap to Bollywood.

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The shooting of Glamour directed and produced by P Satya Reddy under the banner of Janam Entertainments with Karishma Kotak of Shankardada Zindabad fame in the lead was launched simultaneously in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi languages at Annapurna Studios in Hyderabad on June 11. Telugu Movie News

State minority welfare minister Mohammad Ahmadullah gave the clap, while Ambati Rambabu switched on the camera for the muhurat shot picturised on Karishma Kotak, Satya Reddy and Bhavani under the honorary direction of C Kalyan. Earlier, BV Reddy had lighted the traditional lamp.


Later, the director cum producer said, “We are trying to explain the problems faced by those young girls who enter the glamour world and film industry. Earlier, I have produced films like Pratyusha, Ayyappa Deeksha, and Sardar Chinnapareddy. We have plans to shoot a part of the film in Singapore and Malaysia. Bombay Ravi is playing the villain besides providing scoring music for the flick.”

Karishma Kotak said, “After Shankardada Zindabad, I am making a re-entry into the Telugu film industry with this movie, which is a heroine-oriented one. I am very happy in this regard.”

Bhavani Agarwal, Kavita, Bhuvaneswari, Sakuntala, AVS, Ramireddy, Raghunatha Reddy and others are in the cast. Camera is by Srinivas, while story, dialogues, screenplay, direction and production are by Satya Reddy, while SN Reddy is presenting the movie.

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Protesting attacks on Indian students in Australia, Telugu film producers have decided not to go to that country for movie shoots.
"We have decided not to shoot Telugu films in Australia as a mark of protest against attacks on Indian students," Telugu Film Producers Council (TFPC) President Tammareddy Bharadwaja said.

"We will not go to Australia for film shoots till the situation is normal," he told PTI.

Australia has seen a series of attacks on Indian students, the most serious being the assault of Shravan Kumar, a 25-year-old student from Andhra Pradesh who was hospitalised there after being stabbed by a group of teens in a weekend attack.

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