March 26, 2008

‘Pandurangadu’ for release on May 28

The Balakrishna-starrer devotional film ‘Pandurangadu’ directed by K Raghavendra Rao and produced by K Krishnamohan on the banner of RK Associates is busy wrapping up its shooting and post-production formalities. The producer is making efforts to release the film on May 28. It is worth mentioning here that Balakrishna is playing dual roles as Lord Krishna and also as his devotee Pundareekudu.

The film was shot in Ramoji Film City, Badami near Raichur and a part of the film was also shot abroad in places like Thailand, Indonesia and Cambodia. Sneha and Tabu played the female lead, besides several other heroines. Camera is by Jayaram, music is by Keeravani, while story and dialogues are by JK Bharavi.

Sivaji’ to hit theatres in Hindi!
Rajni’s 'Sivaji' is now all set to hit theatres in Hindi. The mighty superstardom of Rajnikanth combined with the powerful story and screenplay of director Shankar gave us a blockbuster bigger than any we have seen till date! 'Sivaji - the Boss' was in every way the Boss of the box office last year, and continues to lure audiences to theatres. That the movie glided past the 100 and 200 day mark, and is now heading towards the 300th day mark is no surprise indeed!

Not wanting to deny audiences across the nation the treat that is 'Sivaji', AVM Studios, the producers of the film, decided to have the movie dubbed and released in Hindi. Even the Tamil version was a hit for North Indian audiences all over India. And now, 'Sivaji' is all set to speak in Hindi! Yes, the movie has been dubbed in Hindi and there are a number of big names contending for the distribution rights. While the producers contemplate who should get the distribution rights, they are looking for someone who can buy the movie lock, stock and barrel for the Hindi release. They promise that even the dubbed version of the movie is as spectacular and as entertaining as the original. The Hindi dialogues have been fitted perfectly and the dubbing is absolutely seamless. Will the Hindi-speaking 'Sivaji' make as big a splash as the original? It appears it sure will!

Jalsa's postponement is Don's gain
Nag's stylish film - Don - is set to celebrate its 100-Days Run in about eight centres all over the state on March 28th. Released on December 20th in Nizam and the next day in other areas, the film generated adverse report initially, but in the later weeks, its producer ML Kumar Chowdary claimed that the film was the biggest commercial success in the career of Nagarjuna. The postponement of Pawan Kalyan's Jalsa release from March 28th to April 2nd helped Don enter the 100th day in two more centers.

Ankith Pallavi … dedicated to youth
Shoot of Ankith Pallavi and Friends is complete but for a couple of songs. Hari Yelleti, an NRI, is the director, who also co-produces the film with Kishore Ganji and Raghu. Starring Nikhil and debut heroine Megha Burman, the film is about the relationship between a girl and her four friends. All of them want live a jolly life, but whether they achieved their target is main part. “Megha Burman is a major asset to our film, coupled with the agility of hero Nikhil. Both of them will get into the limelight with this film. The audio will be released in a couple of weeks, and the film release is planned by April end. We have introduced Malini Dasari, a woman cameraman. Music by Visu Thomas has all the commercial touch. Above, all the film has a beautiful message for the youth. We are dedicating this to the youth,” says Hari Yelleti.

'Bhale Dongalu' are in big dilemma!
The postponement of Pawan Kalyan's Jalsa release from March 28th to April 2nd put several films in fix. Many small films have changed their release plans too. The producers of Tarun and Ileana’s Bhale Dongalu are in big dilemma. They planned to release the film on April 4th but now they are under pressure from distributors to postpone it to third week of April to get good openings.

Bhale Dongalu has just wrapped up its last song in Pune and is completing its postproduction work. The film is directed by K Vijaya Bhaskar and produced by Shakamuri Panduranga Rao. Bellamkonda Suresh presents the movie while K M Radhakrishnan has scored the music. Charmee does a special item song in it.

Clashing with a biggie like Jalsa is a risk that no producer can afford.

Dream Girl's Dance Video
Dream girl, Hema Malini, soon would be launching a 15 minute dance video, which will create awareness about the serious issue of female foeticide. Music director Ravindra Jain has lent the music for the video. Hema Malini explained that the video would focus on social issues like female foeticide, domestic violence, and dowry, which are faced largely in India. Esha and Ahana Deol will also join their mother in the cause and would be featuring in the video as well. Work on the video has already begun, they will introduce the topics in a dance ballet, Parampara, and based on its quality, they will convert it into 45 minutes video. However, the telecast TV or theatres would depend on the Ministry Of Women And Child Development. Vouching strongly for the cause, the Deol family hopes to stand for women related causes.

Tabu jilts Govinda for Upen Patel
Hyderabadi-born Bollywood fame Tabu is said to be bunking the shoot schedules and enjoying with new boyfriend Upen Patel, a noted Bollywood hunk. Currently, Tabu is doing the film Banda Ye Bindas Hai, with Govinda in the lead. Director Ravi Chopra arranged canning of a song on Govinda and Tabu on March 24th. As per the schedule, Tabu was supposed to join the team at 9. am. Tabu's secretary was said to have informed that the actress would be coming from Hyderabad by flight and her arrival would be directly from the airport. Knowing this Govinda too came to sets late by the afternoon. Even then, there was no word from Tabu, despite repeated phone calls. Govinda was said to have lost his cool as he was otherwise engaged to Bangkok schedule for another film. The shoot was done on Govinda without Tabu. Interestingly, the same day, Tabu was seen with Upen Patel at Juhu area. Bollywood circles who came to know about this affair spoke their ways in surprise.