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Babu Mohan, Reshma and V Ananda Prasad await Telangana Assembly election 2018 results

The results for Telangana Assembly election 2018 will be declared today.Three Tollywood celebrities are waiting to know their fate. Will they be declared as MLAs? Comedy actor Babu Mohan who contested on BJP ticket in the Andhole constituency in Medak is hoping to be elected as an MLA again. He is the incumbent MLA for this constituency.Actress Reshma Rathod, who has done films like Ee Rojullo/, too contested on BJP ticket in ST reserved constituency of Wyra in Khammam district. This is her debut as MLA candidate. She was chosen by BJP as she is a movie celebrity and the party is very weak in this part of the region.Producer V Ananda Prasad of Paisa Vasool and Loukyam is another contestant who has Tollywood connection. He is in the poll fray in Serilingamapally constituency in Hyderabad. He is from Telugu Desam party.
Anirudh officially confirms his presence in Indian 2!

'Rockstar' Anirudh Ravichander who just delivered a chartbuster album Petta with Superstar Rajinikanth has now confirmed that he is the music composer for Kamal Haasan's Indian 2. The news on Anirudh composing music for Indian 2 was out on the internet long back but in a recent interaction, the composer himself has confirmed the news.Anirudh has also confirmed that he is on board for a Telugu film which will start rolling soon. To be produced by Lyca Productions, Shankar will be helming Indian 2 and it is his first association with Anirudh Ravichander.We hear that Kamal Haasan has asked Shankar to complete the shoot of Indian 2 before April 2019 as he has to campaign for the Lok Sabha elections. Among the actors, Kajal Aggarwal and Nedumudi Venu have been confirmed to play important roles in the film.
Padi Padi Leche Manasu trailer on December 14

Sharwanand and Sai Pallavi starrer Padi Padi Leche Manasu is now intensifying its promotional activities as the release date is nearing. Set in the backdrop of Kolkata, this romantic drama between a carefree youngster and a medico will have its audio launch shortly and the theatrical trailer will be out on December 14.Padi Padi Leche Manasu is directed by Hanu Raghavapudi and has music by Vishal Chandrasekhar. Slated for December 21 release, the love story relies on the charisma of Sai Pallavi.The movie has already created a positive buzz around it with its songs and teasers.
Balakrishna's look from 'Rajarshi' song

Nandamuri Balakrishna starrer NTR Kathanayakudu, the first installment of two-part NTR Biopic, is releasing its songs one by one. The film’s first song is already out on Youtube. Now the second song is releasing on Monday. The song that goes with lyrics Rajarshi will portray NTR’s spiritual side and his early political avatar.The look of Balakrishna in many getups of NTR is superb. The stills of the film are raising expectations further. The film directed by Krish has music by MM Keeravani. The film’s audio event will be held in Tirupathi on December 16.NTR Biopic stars Vidya Balan as Basavatarakam. Nandamuri Balakrishna is producing the film and it is slated for Jan 9, 2019 release.
Naga Babu courts controversy again!

In an interview with a senior journalist, Naga Babu said he has never heard of Nandamuri Balakrishna. This is quite a strange statement.Although the Nandamuris and Kondielas are arch-rivals politically, they maintain a good rapport personally. Naga Babu first asked the journalist not to bring the topic of Balakrishna as he has not heard of him. When further prodded him, Naga Babu interrupted him. “Oh yeah, Balayya garu is a senior artist who has acted in great films like Neram Siksha,” he said.Then Prabhu said he is referring to Nandamuri Balakrishna, not M Balayya. But Naga Babu reiterated the same that he has not heard of his name.He is now being trolled on social media. One must recall that Balakrishna made similar comments about Pawan Kalyan in the past.
The Baahubali trio on Karan Johar's show

Prabhas, Rajamouli and Rana, the trio of the Baahubali series, have come together again. They will be seen chatting with Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar on Telly. The trio will be appearing as special guests in the new episode of popular talk show ‘Koffee with Karan Season 6’ hosted by Karan Johar.The episode was filmed on Saturday in Mumbai. Both Rana and Prabhas look dapper in their suits while Rajamouli was spotted in his usual black shirt and regular trousers. Karan even posed with the trio after the show.The show will be aired next week.It was Karan Johar who presented Baahubali movies in Hindi and made the first part popular in North Indian market. He has a special bonding with all three of them and moreover, Rana is his best friend. This is the first time that South Indian celebrities coming together for Karan’s show.
Pooja Hegde sports period look

2019 will be Pooja Hegde’s year in Tollywood as she has two biggies in her kitty. Both Mahesh Babu’s Maharshi and Prabhas’s period love story will release next year. In Maharshi, she is playing as Mahesh Babu’s close buddy and his love interest.Pooja Hegde is playing Prabhas’s valentine in director Radha Krishna Kumar’s love drama that is set in 70’s Europe. She will sport period look in this movie. She will also speak in Italian for some parts in the movie.Apart from these two Tollywood movies, she is also working in a Bollywood film that has Akshay Kumar as the hero. She is playing one of the female leads in Housefull 4.
Dil Raju back to square one!

Dil Raju’s attempts to bring in a noted star for the protagonist’s role in the remake of Tamil nostalgia drama 96 are not turning fruitful. Both Allu Arjun and Nani at one time evinced interest but they later backed off for various reasons. Recently, action star Gopichand has almost signed the film. However, latest reports say Gopichand is now signing other films, one with a new director and the other with a Malayalam maker.Though Gopichand has not turned down this film yet, he took up other movies suddenly raising doubts.96 in Tamil starred Vijay Sethupathi and Trisha in the lead roles. The film won rave reviews and it was also a decent hit at the ticket window. Roping in a star for male lead has become very tough for Dil Raju.The movie’s original director Prem Kumar has already prepared a script in Telugu and is awaiting the confirmation for the lead cast.
New releases fail to attract audiences

Last weekend, four films hit the screens. Among them, Bellamkonda Sai Sreeniivas and Kajal starrer Kavacham was the major film and it had the potential to perform in a strong manner given its mass appealing content. But the film suffered its openings as it was released on Telangana election day and in Andhra, the film got late release due to financial issues. And the initial talk was not at all encouraging. So, by end of the first weekend, it did post ordinary numbers.Although Bellamkonda’s previous movie Saakshaym was a colossal dud, its openings were terrific. On the other hand, Kavacham has failed to bring in openings.Sumanth starrer Subramanyapuram also underperformed at the box-office though it got fairly better reviews. On the other hand, Sundeep Kishan and Tamannah starrer Next Enti attracted zero audience at most places.Youthful entertainer Subhalekha+lu did okay business.
Samantha’s next is a fantasy comedy

If sources are to be believed, Samantha Akkineni's next is a fantasy comedy in Telugu. Samantha’s good friend Nandini Reddy is helming the project and it is said to be the official remake of Korean film Miss Granny.The film is all about how an audacious old man becomes a young girl after she enters into a mystery photo booth. Sources say that Samantha will be essaying both the old and young roles in the film.For the first time, the actress is said to be applying prosthetic makeup to appear old in the yet-untitled film. If all goes well, the film will be dubbed in Tamil during the release. Naga Shaurya who was last seen in director Vijay-Sai Pallavi's Diya is said to be playing an important role in Samantha-Nandini Reddy movie.