Dil Raju's 'Maro Charithra' begins on 19th

The latest version of 'Maro Charithra' will be produced by 'Dil' Raju, the lucky mascot of Telugu industry.
The black and white film 'Marocharithra' (1979) starring Kamal Haasan and Saritha was directed by veteran director K Balachandar. The story of true love that blossoms between a Tamil boy and a Telugu girl was portrayed so beautifully and touching on screen which made it a big hit in the time. Again, it was remade in Hindi titled 'Ek Duje Keliye' (1981) which was the debut film in Bollywood for Kamal, Rathi Agnihotri (in Saritha's character) and SP Balasubramaniam (Singer). The most famous romantic songs like 'Eh thiga poovunu Ee komma' in Telugu and which is 'Tere Mee Bechume' in Hindi were the biggest classic hits of all time.
The Telugu and Hindi versions of the film ran for complete 365 days in Hyderabad about three decades ago.
For the younger generation, the newer version will be presented in a modernized style starring young actor Varun Sandesh in the lead and directed by Bollywood cinematographer, Ravi Yadav. The movie launch will be held on 19th of this month, at 8 O'clock in the morning at 'Dil' Raju's office premises.

Will 'Puli' and 'Nana Puli' ever come?

A story in our ancient folklore narrated to us during our childhood days goes like this: There was once a shepherd boy, who was bored while keeping a watch on the sheep. To amuse himself he cried "Puli! Nana Puli! Nana Puli" (Eng: "Tiger! Tiger! The tiger is chasing the sheep") but in the end nothing came for real. Most of us remember the moral of this story.

In case, if you don't, Mahesh Babu is reminding us the moral again and again. He’s not trying it as a theme in his movie but the dates…postponed dates…again postponed dates…whew! of his film with Trivikram Srinivas ‘Varudu’ stands as the perfect example.

With much expectation, fans are eager but they are being lured and dragged with the launch date which is getting amended ever since a year. The last known news was it is supposed to commence on 18th February. Please spare us for making this latest report which says its on 28th (Huh!). But, as we all are well aware by now, it’s no surprise if one more change occurs. After all, the makers have 365 days in a year to juggle with but fans are already losing their buoyant expectations over the film.

Producer Singanamala Ramesh Babu began two consecutive productions, the first being ‘Komaram Puli’ with Pawan Kalyan under the direction of SJ Suryah. With sixty percent complete, the film is stalled temporarily as Pawan is busy working as president of Yuva Rajyam. Mahesh Babu’s is the next in the line and both these huge budget films are in the shelf since sometime now. Apparently, both these flicks have turned out as ‘Puli’ and ‘Nana Puli’ which might not come, in this case go to the floors for now as far as we know. No one knows when Puli will commence nor Nana Puli will begin for sure. The spirit of fans is draining out slow and with this dilemma they might seek solace in some other way than depending on their stars’ films which are elusive so far.

Vishal to remake Sowryam?

Sources insist that Tamil action-hero Vishal plans to remake Sowryam (also spelled Souryam), the Gopichand-Anushka starrer directed by cinematographer-turned-director Siva and produced by V. Ananda Prasad under Bhavya Creations banner.

Vishal's Satyam, starring Nayantara was simultaneously produced in Telugu as Salute. Both versions did well and now, Vishal is concentrating on his next project, Thoranai. Recently, it is said that Vishal watched Sowryam and liked it so much that he now plans to remake the film in Tamil, starring himself.

Gopichand, who has specialized in playing the angry young man, has enacted his role very well in Sowryam. Vishal, who has so far portrayed similar angry young hero roles in Tamil films, was pleased seeing how the main role had been developed. He immediately contacted the producers and reports say that apart from a few minor changes to suit cultural differences, the original script of Sowryam will remain.

With Vishal's lightning fast moves on screen and flashing eyes, he is sure to turn Sowryam's winning script into a Tamil blockbuster.

Anushka in Mahesh Babu’s Varudu?

The long awaited film of Mahesh Babu, tentatively titled as Varudu, directed by Trivikram Srinivas is finally going on to floors on February 18, but without Parvathi Melton.
Parvathi was announced as the female lead for the film, but the shooting of the film was delayed by almost 6 months. It is reported that Parvathi’s mother met with an accident and she had to go to take care of her mother and so dropped herself from the project.
According to reports, Ileana and Nayantara were contacted and talks are on with Anushka, whose film Arundhathi is breaking all box office records.
Anushka is now shooting for Prabhas’ Billa and said to be the most ikely candidate to replace Parvathi Melton in Mahesh Babu’s film.

Magadheera in Tamil and Malayalam

Allu Arvind of Geetha Arts, noted Tollywood producer-distributer and maker of recent Bollywood blockbuster Ghajini, is planning to dub and release Ram Charan Teja's ongoing Telugu film Magadheera in Tamil and Malayalam. Being directed by S.S. Rajamouli, one the most successful film directors in Tollywood, Magadheera is slated for an April release.

The audio of the film is planned to be released in the first week of March. Supreme Music holds the audio distribution rights. According to reports, Blue Sky Cinema Inc. will release the film in the US with 21 prints in all the major cities, including Toronto.

Set in the backdrop of divine mysteries of death and rebirth, Magadheera is planned as an action-based romantic thriller to suit audiences of all classes. Kajal Agarwal is the heroine. Srihari will appear in a special role. Shooting of a major part of the film has been already completed at the locations of Gujarat and Rajasthan.

The film is now in the last leg of its production being held in a gigantic set at Ramoji Film City, which is said to be one of the costliest sets ever made for a Telugu film. Story is by Vijayendra Prasad, dialogues are by Ratnam, styling is by Rama Rajamouli, while music is by M.M. Keeravani.

Magadheera is the second film by actor Ram Charan Teja, son of Telugu megastar Chiranjeevi and the nephew of Nagendra Babu and Pawan Kalyan. He made his film debut with blockbuster Chirutha (2007), produced by Ashwini Dutt and directed by Puri Jagannadh. For his performance in this film, he won three prestigious awards: Special Jury award in Nandi Awards, Cine MAA Award for best male bebut and Filmfare Award for best male bebut. Chiruta collected a first day distributors' share of nearly Rs. 40 million.

Mahadheera audio fetches Rs. 1.5 crores?

Ram Charan Teja's second film Mahadheera is directed by S.S. Rajamouli and produced by Allu Aravind under Ram’s Gita Arts banner. Kajal Agarwal is the heroine. In this big budget extravaganza, she will be portraying different emotions and is slogging hard to give her very best for this multifaceted role. Srihari has a very important role to play in this love story spanning 400 years.

The audio of the film is is planned for early March. Devi Sri Prasad has composed the music for this big budget extravaganza which was partly shot in the dunes of Rajasthan and which is planned for release this summer. According to sources, the film's audio rights have been bought by Supreme Music for around Rs 1.5 crores.

Rajnikanth blown away by Naan Kadavul(Nenu Devunni)

Rajnikanth is flanked by Arya (left) and Bala.
South super star Rajnikanth took time off from shooting Shankar's Enthiran (Robot) to watch two highly anticipated Tamil films -- Susindran's Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu and Bala's Naan Kadavul. He came away impressed.
After watching Naan Kadavul, he went to the extent of inviting the director and the actor to his residence to share his thoughts on the movie. So impressed was he by the movie that he praised both Bala and Arya for making such an extraordinary film.
If you remember, it is well known that Rajnikanth frequents Kasi [a district in Varanasi], where a part of the film was shot, to be with the sadhus there!
A visibly thrilled Rajnikanth told Bala, "Only you can make such a movie, Bala. I am impressed and stunned by your presentation."