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TOLLYWOODThe actor plays the role of a kabaddi coach named Jwala Reddy in the film. Digital NativeDigital NativeTamannaah Bhatia, who has a large fan following in the south as well as Bollywood, celebrates her birthday on Monday. Celebrities as well as fans have been wishing the star on social media. The makers of her upcoming Telugu film Seetimaarr released a new poster featuring Tamannaah, wishing her on her birthday. In the poster, the actor can be seen wearing a red tracksuit with a whistle around her neck. In Seetimaarr, Tamannaah plays the role of a kabaddi coach named Jwala Reddy. The film is directed by Sampath Nandi, and has Gopichand playing the male lead. The first poster of the film was shared on Twitter by director Sampath Nandi earlier this year. Excited about her role in this film, Tammannah had said in an interview with Deccan Chronicle, “I feel that...

Tollywood The director has a tendency to have peculiar catchphrases in each of his films. Digital NativeDirector Anil Ravipudi has a penchant for designing a catchphrase or a peculiar mannerism for the key characters in his film. For example, it was “Vuhu ... Vuhu” in Raja The Great for Ravi Teja, “Anthega … Anthega” in F2: Fun and Frustration, and “Never before ... ever after” for Mahesh Babu in Sarileru Neekevvaru. With the director now gearing up to direct the sequel to F2, fans are wondering if there would be yet another catchphrase for its lead stars. Reports are that Anil Ravipudi has come up with something unique for Venkatesh. and has also designed a unique mannerism that will go down well with his fans. The pre-production work for the sequel, titled F3, is currently ongoing, and shooting is likely to begin in January next year. F3 will have Venkatesh and Varun Tej playing the main leads,...

Tollywood‘F3’ is a sequel to ‘F2’ which saw Venkatesh Daggubati and Varun Tej in the lead roles opposite Tammannah and Mehreen Pirzada.Digital NativeEver since Anil Ravipudi directorial F2: Fun and Frustration was declared a smash hit, movie buffs have been waiting eagerly for its sequel. The filmmakers have announced the sequel to be titled F3 and that it will have Venkatesh and Varun Tej in the lead roles. Rubbishing reports which surfaced that the sequel would have another hero in the cast, director Anil Ravipudi clarified to Toi that F3 doesn’t have scope for another hero as of now. The director was quoted as saying, “F3 is obviously going to be a fun-driven film. In fact, the dose of entertainment will be doubled in the film. As of now, the story doesn’t really have space for a third hero. However, as things progress, if I...

Tollywood‘F3’ is a sequel to ‘F2’ which saw Venkatesh Daggubati and Varun Tej in the lead roles opposite Tammannah and Mehreen Pirzada.Digital NativeEver since Anil Ravipudi directorial F2: Fun and Frustration was declared a smash hit, movie buffs have been waiting eagerly for its sequel. The filmmakers have announced the sequel to be titled F3 and that it will have Venkatesh and Varun Tej in the lead roles. Rubbishing reports which surfaced that the sequel would have another hero in the cast, director Anil Ravipudi clarified to Toi that F3 doesn’t have scope for another hero as of now. The director was quoted as saying, “F3 is obviously going to be a fun-driven film. In fact, the dose of entertainment will be doubled in the film. As of now, the story doesn’t really have space for a third hero. However, as things progress, if I...

Tollywood'F3' is the sequel to 'F2: Fun and Frustration' which starred Venkatesh Daggubati and Varun Tej in the lead roles opposite the two women.Digital NativeDirector Anil Ravipudi’s F2: Fun and Frustration was a mega-hit following which it was announced that there would be a sequel to it. Reports are that the director is busy penning the script for the sequel right now and will begin the process for pre-production soon after it is done. Sources in the know say that the director intends to start the shooting in August this year and have the film released for Sankranthi next year. However, with the coronavirus pandemic, the schedules may undergo a change, though we have yet to receive any official word on it. It is well known that Venkatesh and Varun Tej, who played the lead roles in F2, have been retained for the sequel as...

Tollywood'F3' is the sequel to 'F2: Fun and Frustration' which starred Venkatesh Daggubati and Varun Tej in the lead roles opposite the two women.Digital NativeDirector Anil Ravipudi’s F2: Fun and Frustration was a mega-hit following which it was announced that there would be a sequel to it. Reports are that the director is busy penning the script for the sequel right now and will begin the process for pre-production soon after it is done. Sources in the know say that the director intends to start the shooting in August this year and have the film released for Sankranthi next year. However, with the coronavirus pandemic, the schedules may undergo a change, though we have yet to receive any official word on it. It is well known that Venkatesh and Varun Tej, who played the lead roles in F2, have been retained for the sequel as...

TollywoodThe director is a self-confessed fan of Balayya and has expressed his desire to work with him in the past.Digital NativeDigital NativeReports have surfaced that director Anil Ravipudi may soon direct the Tollywood star Nandamuri Balakrishna. The director is a self-confessed fan of Balayya and has expressed his desire to work with him in the past. Earlier, there were reports that he would wield the megaphone for the star’s film titled Rama Rao Garu but for some reason this project did not take off. However, with Balayya’s last outing Ruler turning out to be a box office dud, he was looking for a young and energetic director to take up his next project and Anil Ravupudi, being one of the most successful directors in the Telugu film industry right now, tops the list. Sources in the know say that the director is excited to work with his...

TollywoodThis sequel to 'F2: Fun and Frustration' is expected to release for Sankranthi next year.Digital NativeIt is well known that director Anil Ravipudi’s F2: Fun and Frustration was a mega-hit following which the makers decided to make a sequel to it. An update about this sequel, titled F3, is that it will hit the marquee for Sankranthi next year. The shooting of this film will begin in June this year. Venkatesh and Varun Tej, who played the lead roles in F2 have been retained for the sequel as well and the director is in the process of roping in another actor to join the star. An official announced about this is expected to be made soon. F2: Fun and Frustration had Tamannaah Bhatia and Mehreen Pirzada as the female leads. Those in the supporting roles in this multi starrer included Rajendra Prasad, Prakash Raj, Nassar, Vennela Kishore,...

TollywoodVenkatesh and Varun Tej will be playing the lead roles in the sequel as well.Digital NativeVenkatesh and Varun Tej played the heroes in F2: Fun and Frustration and it had Tamannah Bhatia and Mehreen Pirzada as their female leads. Directed by Anil Ravipudi, F2: Fun and Frustration was bankrolled by ace producer Dil Raju under his banner Sri Venkateswara Creations. It was made on a budget of Rs 30 crore and turned out to be a mega grosser with the figures reaching Rs 120 crore. Those in the supporting roles in this multi-starrer included Rajendra Prasad, Prakash Raj, Nassar, Vennela Kishore, Prudhvi Raj, Subbaraju, Priyadarshi Pullikonda, and Brahmaji. Devi Sri Prasad had composed music for F2 and the songs in it turned out to be massive hits. Sameer Reddy had cranked the camera and Bikkina Thammiraju was in charge of the editing. Following the massive success of F2, director Anil...

Tollywood The remake will be directed by Anees Bazmee who is well known for directing comedy entertainers. Digital NativeDigital NativeThe Telugu movie F2: Fun and Frustration is all set to be remade in Hindi. Announcing it on the social media, a tweet from the production house Sri Venkateswara Creations reads: “Delighted to announce about our foray into Bollywood. We will be teaming up with Mr. Boney Kapoor to jointly produce the Hindi remake of #F2. Mr. Anees Bazmee will be directing the film. Other cast and crew details will be announced shortly.” Delighted to announce about our foray in to Bollywood. We will be teaming up with Mr. Boney Kapoor to jointly produce the Hindi remake of #F2. Mr. Anees Bazmee will be directing the film. Other cast and crew details will be announced shortly. — Sri Venkateswara Creations (@SVC_official) March 29, 2019 It is confirmed that Dil Raju’s Sri Venkateswara...

KollywoodA very important schedule, which will go up to 50 days, will be canned in Turkey.Digital NativeVishal and Tamannaah along with the rest of the team have now flown to Turkey, confirm sources. The untitled film, which is being directed by Sundar C, with Vishal and Tammannah as the lead is currently being filmed. A very important schedule, which will go up to 50 days, will be canned in Turkey and the team has earmarked some very picturesque locations for it, we hear. Vishal and Tammannah had shared the screen space in Kaththi Sandai earlier and Sundar C’s venture will be their second film together. They have also inked the deal to star in another film that will be directed by a newbie. Reports are that Tamannaah as a role with shades of grey in it and will be performance oriented. It may be noted here that Tammannah is one...

KollywoodThe two were previously seen together in 'Kaththi Sandai'.Digital NativeVishal and Tammannah first shared the screen space in Kaththi Sandai and the two are teaming up again for the Sundar C directorial. The shooting of this film is in progress and is expected to hit the silver screens this year. This movie will mark Sundar C's third collaboration with Vishal after the unreleased Madha Gaja Raja and Aambala. It is being rumoured that Tammannah's role in this film will also have shades of grey in it. Tammannah is one of the most wanted heroines in the southern film circuit, especially the Tamil and Telugu film industries. She currently has Devi 2 in Tamil, which is the sequel to the hit horror flick. She also has a couple of prestigious Telugu films – Sye Raa, That is Mahalakshmi and Raju Gari Gadhi 3. Sye Raa, which has Chiranjeevi in the title role, is...

TollywoodThe actor is currently busy shooting for 'Pailwan' in Kannada and 'Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham' in Malayalam.Digital NativeBollywood actor Suniel Shetty is currently busy with his Kannada film Pailwan in which he shares the screen space with Kichcha Sudeep and the Malayalam magnum opus Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham, which has Mohanlal in the titular role. With the actor busy in regional language films, he is now set for a big debut in Tollywood. Suniel Shetty has been approached by the makers of Varun Tej’s upcoming film for a pivotal role. Touted to be a sports drama, this film has a meaty role for Suniel and impressed with it he has agreed to hop on board, say sources. The project will be helmed by Kiran Korrapati, an erstwhile associate of Srinu Vaitla. Suniel Shetty is also a part of Malayalam superstar Mohanlal's Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham upcoming big budget venture inspired by...

TollywoodThe shooting of the untitled film is likely to begin in May this year and the preparation work for it is already on.Digital NativeDigital NativeTollywood star Mahesh Babu’s next film will be Maharshi. The film is gearing up for release on April 25 and the team is busy trying to meet this deadline. With this film’s release date set, Mahesh Babu is looking forward to move over to his next project. Reports are that the film will be directed by Anil Ravipudi of F2: Fun and Frustration fame. The shooting of the untitled film is likely to begin in May this year and the preparation work for it is already on. Dil Raju and Anil Sunkara will be producing the film under the banner of Sri Venkateswara Creations and 14 Reels Entertainment, respectively. Official announcement pertaining to the film’s heroine and rest of the star cast and...

TollywoodThe film will also have Naga Chaitanya, Rakul Preet Singh and Shriya Saran playing lead roles.Digital NativeThe shooting of the upcoming Telugu film Venky Mama will happen at some picturesque locations in Rajamundhury. Reports are that there are some portions in the film that require a village backdrop following which its makers have earmarked the locations. The shooting will begin from February 22 and the groundwork for it is currently on. The project will be bankrolled jointly by Suresh Productions and Blue Planet Entertainment on a very big budget with Bobby aka Ks Ravindra wielding the megaphone. Devi Sri Prasad has been roped in to compose tunes for Venky Mama and Prasad Murella will be cranking the camera. Rakul Preet Singh and Shriya Saran have been roped in to play the female leads in this flick and will be paired up with Naga Chaitanya and Venkatesh respectively. The shooting of...