'Nandeeswarudu' - extremely violent, bad remake
By V.S. Rajapur, Producer: Kota Gangadhar; Cast: Cast: Taraka Ratna, Sheena, Jagapathi Babu, Suman, Seetha, Ajay, Rajeev Kanakala; Director: Anji Sreenu; Music: Parthasarathy, Rating: *1/2 Read Full Story

'Bodyguard' perfect family entertainer
By V.S. Rajapur, Film: "Bodyguard"; Cast: Venkatesh, Thrisha, Kota Sreenivasa Rao, Prakash Raj, Saloni, Subbaraju and Ali; Writer-Director: Gopichand Mallineni; Producer: Bellamkonda Suresh; Camera: Sam K. Naidu; Rating: *** Read Full Story

'Businessman' a must watch for punchy dialogues, Mahesh's superb acting
By V.S. Rajapur, Film: "Businessman"; Cast: Mahesh Babu, Kajal Agarwal, Prakash Raj, Shayaji Shinde, Nasser, Dharmavarapu Subramaniam, Brahmaji, Bharat Reddy, Raja Murad and Jahangeer Khan; Writer-Director: Puri Jagannath; Producer: Venkat; Music Director: S.S.Thaman; Camera: Shyam K. Naidu; Rating: *** Read Full Story

ANR's wife Annapuran passes away
Hyderabad, Dec 28 : Akkineni Annapurna, wife of veteran Tollywood actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao, passed away here this morning after a prolonged illness. Read Full Story

Film writer Tripuraneni Maharadhi passes away
Hyderabad, Dec 23 : Veteran film writer, journalist, and political activist Tripuraneni Maharadhi died at a private hospital here today. Read Full Story

'Panjaa' an out and out Pawan Kalyan film; a must watch
By V.S. Rajapur, Film: "Panjaa"; Cast: Pawan Kalyan, Sarah Jane Dias, Anjali Lavania, Jackie Shroff, Adivi Sesh, Thanikella Bharani, Brahmanandam and Ali; Producers: Neelima, Shobu Yarlagadda; Screenplaywriter-Director: Vishnuvardhan; Composer: Yuvan Shankar Raja; Camera: P.S. Vinod; Rating: *** 1/2 Read Full Story

Income Tax Department raids at Mahesh Babu's residence
Hyderabad, Dec 8 :Income Tax Department officials conducted raids at the residence of leading Telugu film actor Mahesh Babu here this evening. Read Full Story

'Bejawada' another dud from Ram Gopal Varma
By Aravindan DI, Film: "Bejawada"; Cast: Naga Chaithanya, Amala Paul, Kota Sreenivasa Rao, Prabhu, Brahmanandam, Ajay, Abhimanyu Singh, Mukul Dev and Anjana Sukhani; Director: Vivek Krishna; Producer: Ram Gopal Varma and Kiran Kumar Koneru; Composers: Amar Mohile, Pradeep Koneru, Dharam Sandeep, Vikram and Bapi Tutul; Cinematographer: S.K. Bhupathi; Rating: * 1/2 Read Full Story

Chiranjeevi's son engaged
Hyderabad, Dec 1 : Young Telugu actor and son of actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi, Ram Charan Teja was engaged to his long-time girlfriend Kamineni Upasana at a lavish ceremony held at a farm house on the city outskirts Thursday night. Read Full Story

Tough time for dubbed Telugu movies in AP
Hyderabad, Nov 29 : To save the film industry Tollywood film producers today unanimously passed a resolution to restrict the exhibition of dubbed Telugu movies in the state. Read Full Story

'Sri Rama Rajyam' a must watch
By V.S. Rajapur, Film: "Sri Rama Rajyam"; Cast: Nandamuri Balakrishna, Nayantara, Akkineni Nageswar Rao, Srikanth, Brahmanandam, K.R. Vijay, Murali Mohan, Master Tanay Teja and Master Satvik. Producer: Yalamanchili Sai Baba; Director: Bapu; Dialogue Writer: Mullapudi Venkata Ramana; Music Composer: Ilayaraja; Cinematography: P.R.K Raju; Rating: **** Read Full Story

Stale story ruins 'Oh My Friend'
By V.S. Rajapur,Film: "Oh My Friend"; Producer: Dil Raju; Direction: Venu Sriram; Music: Rahulraj; Cast: Siddharth, Shruti Haasan, Navadeep, Hansika, Thanikella Bharani, Ali and others; Rating: **1/2 Read Full Story

'Mogudu' an average tale of emotional bonding
By V.S. Rajapur, Film: "Mogudu"; Producer: Nallamarapu Bujji; Direction-Screenplay: Krishna Vamshi; Music: Babu Shankar; Cast: Gopichand, Taapsee Pannu, Shraddha Das, Rajendra Prasad, Roja, Ahuthi Prasad, Naresh, Harsha Vardhan and others; Camera: Srikanth; Rating: **1/2 Read Full Story

'Pilla Zamindar' is above average
By V.S. Rajapur, Film: "Pilla Zamindar", Cast: Nani, Hari Priya, Indu Madhavi, Rao Ramesh, Nagineedu, Srini Avasarala, M.S. Narayana, Vennela Kishore; Screenplay-Director: Ashok G.; Producer: Master Bujji Babu; Dialogues: Chandrashekhar; Camera: Sai Sriram; Music: Selva Ganesh; Rating: **1/2 Read Full Story

'Oosaravelli': Watch at your own risk
By V.S. Rajapur,Film: "Oosaravelli"; Producer: B.S.V.N.Prasad; Direction: Surender Reddy; Camera: Rasool Ellore; Music: Devi Sree Prasad; Cast: Jr NTR, Tamannaah, Prakash Raj, Payal Ghosh, Thanikella Bharani and others; Rating: **1/2. Read Full Story

Police begin investigations against Nagarjuna
Hyderabad, Oct 2 : Hyderabad police Saturday began investigations against leading Telugu actor Akkineni Nagarjuna, who was booked for allegedly abusing a woman journalist and for criminal intimidation. Read Full Story

"Madatha Kaja " - nothing new on offer
Film: "Madatha Kaja"; Cast: Allari Naresh, Sneha Ullal, Jayaprakash Reddy, Ali, Dharmavarapu Subramanya and Vennela Kishore; Director: Sitarama Raju; Producer: K.K. Radha Mohan; Music: Vasanth; Rating: ** Read Full Story

Dookudu makes good business at box office
Hyderabad, Sept 29 : Southern star Mahesh Babu created magic at the box-office with his biggest Telugu blockbuster of the season 'Dookudu' that earned over a million dollar in two days in US. Read Full Story

'Dookudu' an out and out Mahesh Babu film
By V.S. Rajapur, Film: "Dookudu"; Cast: Cast: Mahesh Babu, Samantha Prabhu, Parvathy Melton, Sonu Sood, Sonia, Brahmanandam, Vennela Kishore, M.S. Narayana, Kota Sreenivasa Rao, Dharmaavarapu Subramanyam, Shaaji Shinde and Nazar; Director: Sreenu Vaitlaa; Writer: Gop Mohan; Producer: G. Ramesh Babu; Camera: K.V. Guhan; Music: S.S. Thaman; Rating: *** 1/2 Read Full Story

Tollywood actor Bibhu Bhattacharya passes away
Kolkata, Sep 22 : Actor Bibhu Bhattacharya, known for his portrayal of the character 'Jatayu' in films, passed away here last night following a cardiac arrest. Read Full Story

Tollywood and theatres extends support for strike in Telangana Region
Hyderabad, Sep 14:Joining hands with protagonists of Telangana, Tollywood observed a total shut-down of films in Telangana region with the Film Chamber expressing its solidarity with the agitation and agreeing to close down all theatres for two days from today. Read Full Story

Will contest next elections: Balakrishna
Anatapur, Sep 11: Tollywood actor and TDP leader Nandamuri Balakrishna today said he will contest the next general elections. Read Full Story

Telugu Film Producers Council elections held
Hyderabad, Aug 29 : Mr Boorugupalli Siva Rama Krishna was elected as President of the 'Telugu Film Producers' Council'. Read Full Story

'Daggaraga Dooranga' - just ordinary
By V.S. Rajapur: Film: 'Daggaraga Dooranga'; Cast: Sumanth, Vedhika, Sindhu Tholani, Brahmanandam, Krishna Bhagawan, Sathyam Rajesh, Raghu Babu; Producer: Y. Sambhashiva Rao; Story-Screenplay-Direction: Ravi Chawali; Music: Raghu Kunche; Camera: Surendra Reddy; Rating: ** Read Full Story

Flawed script makes 'Dhada' ordinary fare
By V.S. Rajapur, Film: "Dhada" (Telugu); Cast: Naga Chaitanya, Kajal Aggarwal, Brahmanandam, Samiksha, Rahul Dev, Kelly Dorjee and Mukesh Rishi; Producer: D. Siva Prasad Reddy; Director: Ajay Bhuyan; Music Director: Devi Sri Prasad; Rating: ** Read Full Story

Film actor Krishna undergoes surgery for backache
Hyderabad, Aug 8 : Noted film actor of yesteryears and Superstar Krishna successfully underwent a surgery at Yashoda Hospital here for a chronic backache. Read Full Story

Telugu film 'Vanaja' housefull at Locarno fest
By Arpana, Locarno (Switzerland), Aug 6 : After travelling to 32 film festivals, Telugu film "Vanaja", a tale of a 15-year-old girl's dream of becoming a world class Kuchipudi dancer, was screened here Saturday and went housefull. Director Rajneesh Domapalli says he may soon have it released in theatres in India. Read Full Story

Noted Telugu film actor launches film, media institute
Hyderabad, June 30 : Veteran Telugu actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao and his actor son Nagarjuna Thursday launched their media institute, the International Institute of Film and Media, here. Read Full Story

Well-made 'Nootrienbathu (180)' a visual treat
By Aravindan DI, Film: "Nootrienbathu (180)"; Cast: Siddharth, Priya Anand, Nitya Menen, Mouli, Geetha, Sricharan; Director: Jayendra; Cinematographer: Balasubramaniem; Music Director: Sharreth; Rating: ** 1/2 Read Full Story

Telugu film producer arrested in Chennai
Hyderabad, June 24 : Telugu film producer Singanamala Ramesh was Friday arrested in Chennai on charges of threatening a film financier, Jayanth Reddy, police said. Read Full Story

Poor script derails 'Badrinath' (Telugu movie review)
By V.S. Rajapur, Film: Badrinath; Cast: Allu Arjun, Tamanna, Prakash Raj, Kelly Dorjee, Ashwini Kalsekar, Brahmanandam, Krishna Bhagawan and others; Producer: Allu Arvind; Director: V.V.Vinayak; Story; Chinni Krishna; Camera: Ravi Verman; Music: Keervani; Art Director: Anand Sai; Rating: ** Read Full Story