Akkineni Prince Akhil is pinning all his hopes to score his first hit at the box office with his upcoming film Lenin.\r\nThe film directed by Vinaro Bhagyamu Vishnu Katha fame is generating immense interest among movie lovers. According to the latest, the makers released the song Vaarevaa. Apart from it, they also confirmed the film\'s release date.\r\nAnantha Sriram penned the lyrics for the song which is crooned by Shweta Menon and Jubin Nautiyal. The romantic feelings between the lead pair is shown and highlighted in a beautiful and captivating manner.&nbsp;\r\nBhagyasri Borse is the female lead in the film.&nbsp; The film has Rayalaseema backdrop and Akhil will be delivering dialogues in Chittoor accent. The music for the film is tuned by Thaman and it&nbsp; is produced Naga Vamsi&rsquo;s Sithara Entertainments and Nagarjuna&rsquo;s Annapurna Studios.\r\nThe film will be releasing on 1 May 2026.&nbsp;

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Lenin locks release-Vaarevaa wows

Vaarevaa song released-release date locked for Lenin

Amitabh, Ram Charan and Sachin snapped at ISPL3 event. Indian Street Premier League (ISPL) Season 3 opening ceremony took place in a spectacular manner and many celebrities graced the event.\r\nAt the event while Akshay Kumar played with Suriya, Amitabh Bachchan, Ram Charan and Sachin Tendulkar are seen chatting together.\r\nBollywood and South cinema&rsquo;s biggest names interacting, laughing and soaking in the festive cricket atmosphere. Several videos and pictures from the ceremony quickly went viral on social media.\r\nFans were delighted to see the actors sharing candid moments on and off the field, highlighting the growing blend of sports and cinema that ISPL celebrates.\r\nRam Charan greets cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, with the two seen exchanging pleasantries and chatting. Soon after, Amitabh Bachchan joined them, and Ram was quick to walk up and greet the veteran actor with a warm hug. Ram Charan also congratulated Amitabh on the success of Kalki 2898 AD, praising the film during their interaction.\r\n&nbsp;

Amitabh-RC and Sachin snapped

Amitabh-Ram Charan and Sachin snapped at ISPL3 event

The makers of Prabhas' The Raja Saab included the remix version of the yesteryear hit song Nache Nache from the Hindi film Disco Dancer. The song it self is a copy of Western song The Video Killed The Audio Star.

Now, Swedish DJ and music producer Vidojin alleged the Thaman's new version resembled that of his private song &ldquo;Naache Naache Beat,&rdquo; which he released in 2024.

He showed slippers in the video expressing his displeasure and also asked the music lovers to compare both the tracks. He however didnot criticise Prabhas in his video. However, Thaman speaking to scribe said &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t like doing remix songs. I would have preferred a completely new, racy number like &lsquo;Kurichi Madathapetti,&rdquo; Thaman said. &ldquo;But this particular song was already etched into the script. When director Maruthi and the producers felt that a retro remix suited the situation &mdash; where the hero meets three heroines at the same time &mdash; I agreed and did it without further discussion.&rdquo;

DJ accuses Thaman of copying

Swedish DJ accuse Thaman of copying Nache Nache in The Raja Saab

Charming Star Sharwanand is coming to entertain movie lovers during this Sankranti with romantic entertainer Nari Nari Naduma Murari. The film directed by Ram Abbaraju is releasing on at 5.49 PM on 14 Jan 2026.\r\nThe makers have been promoting the film in a big way and today they released a new song Aa Nari Ee Nari. The song\'s lyrics are penned by Ramajogayya Sastry, while Vishal Chandrasekhar tuned soulful music. The song is sung by Arvind Annest in a beautiful manner and it is shot on Sharwanand and the female leads Samyukta and Sakshi Vaidya.\r\nNaresh, Sampath Raj, Satya, Sunil are playing important roles in the film for which story is penned by Bhanu Bhogavarapu . Gnana Sekhar and Yuvaraj handled the cinematography while the dialogues are penned by Nandu Sarivigna.\r\nThe film\'s trailer will be released tomorrow. The film is produced by Anil Sunkara and Ramabrahmam Sunkara in a prestigious manner.\r\n&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp;

 NNNM - Aa Nari Ee Nari hilarious

Aa Nari Ee Nari from Nari Nari Naduma Murari released

With Thalapathy Vijay\'s Jana Nayagan out of the Pongal race due to the Censor Hurdles and Sivakarthikeyan\'s Parasakthi fate at the box office decided, Tamil Nadu is bereft of any new releases.\r\nIn the midst of all this, Karthi decided to enter the fray suddenly and give treat to movie lovers with his film&nbsp; Vaa Vaathiyaar. The makers of&nbsp; Vaa Vaathiyaar locked the film\'s release.\r\nThe film will be releasing on 14 Jan 2026. The makers announced it with the release date poster. It is known that the film is also set to release in Telugu as Annagaru Vastharu. It is not clear whether the Telugu version will also be releasing on the same date or not.\r\nThe film\'s release was stalled due to financial problems and the makers now say that all those have been resolved. Krithi Shetty is the female lead in the film directed by Nalan Kumaraswamy.\r\nThe film also stars&nbsp; Rajkiran, Sathyaraj, Anand Raj, Shilpa Manjunath, Karunakaran, G.M. Sundar, Ramesh Thilak, and Vidhya Borgia in important roles. Santosh Narayanan is the music director for the film.&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp;

Vaa Vaathiyaar locks Sankranti release

 Vaa Vaathiyaar locks release date

It is known that PM Modi\'s BJP led NDA government already announced that India will bid to host the 2036 Olympics.\r\nIn the midst of all this, Manchu Vishnu today came up with a new initiative to enable India win as many medals as possible in the Olympics. He announced 100% sports scholarships at his Mohan Babu University (MBU) and Sree Vidyaniketan International School (SVIS). T\r\nThe program will support games like Cricket, Badminton and Basketball starting from the academic year 2026&ndash;27. In the program exceptionally talented sportsmen will be supported in their academics, professional coaching, nutrition, training facilities, and accommodation. The institutions will collaborate with top-tier coaches from India and abroad, ensuring world-class guidance for the athletes.\r\nPeople who are interested can contact for more details at: sports@mbu.asia.\r\nManchu Vishnu said \"Today I announced 100% sports scholarships atMohan Babu University and Sree Vidyaniketan International School.This is for students joining in 2026&ndash;27.We are starting with: Cricket, Basketball, Badminton.From studies, coaching, food, training, everything will be taken care of, with top coaches from India and abroad.My dream is clear:By 2036, when India hopes to host the Olympics, MBU should produce Olympians ðŸ‡®ðŸ‡³For more details, email sports@mbu.asia\"

Manchu Vishnu new initiative

Manchu Vishnu initiative for Indian sportsmen for the Olympics

Geetu Mohandas\' Toxic teaser left all stunned with the bold elements. This made people wonder why female directors are turning bold.\r\nLagadapati Sridhar says &ldquo;It is just a small part of the teaser, but it drew enormous attention and raised the bar for the film. It has become one of the most-watched teasers in recent times and audiences have clearly lapped it up, barring some trolls,&rdquo;\r\nHe added &ldquo;She comes from an acting background, her husband is a cinematographer, and that reflects in the visual and emotional depth of the film,&rdquo;\r\nHe shared &ldquo;The buzz is even bigger because the film is directed by Geetu Mohandas and not by filmmakers usually associated with bold storytelling like Ram Gopal Varma or Sandeep Reddy Vanga,&rdquo;\r\nHe talked about Neeraja Kona and added &ldquo;Her storytelling choices broke stereotypes and surprised audiences on social media,&rdquo;\r\nJeevitha Rajasekhar says &ldquo;Women are capable of handling all kinds of themes, including action, because gender has nothing to do with talent.&rdquo;\r\nShe continued &ldquo;I have begun to see more women in costume designing, in the direction department, and even as assistant camerawomen, which shows that things are changing for the better. Some women from well-to-do and educated families may still have apprehensions about the film industry, but that will change once women take centre stage and inspire others to showcase their creative talent in Tollywood.&rdquo;\r\nShe concluded &ldquo;Women are more focused and disciplined, and they are bound to turn the tide,&rdquo;and says &ldquo;I am hopeful that women directors like Nandini Reddy and Neeraja Kona will change perceptions in the days to come.&rdquo;

Female Director turning Bold

Why female directors are turning bold

Many films are getting impacted with the negative talk spread on social media even before the release dates. Even the reputed sites like Book My Show are getting impacted as many are flooding it with fake and negative reviews.
In order to overcome this, the makers of Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu got a court oder preventing people who haven't watched the film from posting the review on the site. Only people who have a valid ticket can post the review for Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu on Book My&nbsp; Show.
Many feel this is a great initiative from the makers. Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu stars Chiranjeevi in the lead role with Nayanthara being the female lead under the direction of Anil Ravipudi.
The film stars Venkatesh in&nbsp; a cameo and Bheems Ceciroleo is the music director. The film starring Catherine Tresa, Sunil, VTV Ganesh, Revanth, Harsha Vardhan, Sachin Khedekar, and Abhinav Gomatam&nbsp; in important roles is releasing on 12 Jan 2026.&nbsp;
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Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu gears up to overcome negativity

Prabhas' The Raja Saab which released on 9 Jan amidst huge expectations got an extremely negative talk. Though the film record breaking openings already many analysts wrote its fate saying it is turning out tobe a disaster.

In the midst of all this, Maruthi who directed the film presented a different picture. He said he has spoken to many presidents of Prabhas' fans and all of them told him that they missed the Prabhas' old getup.

He said from today evening the new version of The Raja Saab with Prabhas' old get up will be screened from 6 PM shows.He said fans will also enjoy this old getup.

He said fans who watched the film are not disappointed but are not completely satisfied. The Raja Saab stars Nidhii Agerwal, Malavika Mohanan and Riddhi Kumar as the female leads and Sanjay Dutt in a powerful role. The music for the film is tuned by Thaman.&nbsp;

Maruthi On Prabhas Old Getup

Maruthi on The Raja Saab and Prabhas old getup

Is this a Curse for Prabhas. Prabhas' The Raja Saab which released amidst huge expectations turned out to be a disappointment. Following this, few are drawing inferences that Prabhas is haunted by a curse.

They point out that Prabhas tasted disasters in form of Raghavendra, Rebel, Radhe Shyam and now The Raja Saab. They say letter R is turning out to be a bad omen for Prabhas.

But some rubbish these sentiments and added that strong story plays key role in the film's success and result. Whatever it is, the Raja Saab turned out to be the disaster and fans of Prabhas are expressing their fury on the makers.

They are now hoping that Prabhas will make a powerful comeback with strong stories and films and prove his credentials at the box office.

Raja Saab made with a budget of over Rs 450crs failed with the story, screenplay and direction.

Prabhas Haunted By It

Is this a Curse for Prabhas

\r\nRam Gopal Varma hits the Censor Board hard. The Censor Board, over the past few weeks, has been hogging the media limelight for all the wrong reasons.\r\nThe way it delayed and refused to pass Tamil films, Vijay\'s Jana Nayagan and Sivakarthikeyan\'s Parasakathi for theatrical viewing, awarding the censor certificate drew flak from one and all.\r\nIn the midst of all this, Ram Gopal Varma took the Censor Board head-on with this following post.\r\nCENSOR BOARD is OUTDATED\r\nNot in the context of just @Actor_Vijay &lsquo;s #JanaNayagan &lsquo;s censor issues but in an overall manner,&nbsp; it is truly foolish to think that the censor board is still relevant today\r\nIt has long outlived it&rsquo;s purpose, but it&rsquo;s being kept alive out of laziness to debate it&rsquo;s relevance now , and it is the film industry as a whole which is mainly responsible for this\r\nWe live in a time where a 12-year old with a phone can watch a terrorist execution filmed on a GoPro, a 9-year-old can stumble upon hardcore porn, and a bored retiree can binge extremist propaganda, indulge in conspiracy theories ,&nbsp; from anywhere in the world, uncut, uncensored, algorithmically pushed. All of it is available instantly, anonymously, and without a gatekeeper.\r\nAt the same time, everybody in every wake of society speak in abusive language from new channels to YouTubers and from other apps ..If you quote that age old belief that cinema is a powerful medium , don&rsquo;t ignore the fact that the social media has far more reach than cinema .and it is full of political venom, communal poison, character assassinations, live, uncensored shouting matches in the name of debates.\r\nAnd in this reality, for the honourable censor board to believe that cutting a word in a film, trimming a shot, or blurring a cigarette will &ldquo;protect society.&rdquo; is a Joke\r\nThe censor board was born in an era of scarcity when images were rare, access was limited, and the state controlled the media . Cinema halls were crowd points. Newspapers had editors. Television had schedules. Control made sense then.\r\nBut today, any form of a control is impossible because no one can no longer decide what people should or should not see\r\nIn such times as now, censorship doesn&rsquo;t prevent exposure&hellip; it only insults the viewers .\r\nWe are supposed to have smartness to decide who should rule us but not what we want to see or hear ???\r\nWhat the censor board actually does now is not protection, but only theatrics&nbsp; . It&rsquo;s a ritual of authority in Oscar worthy performances where scissors replace thinking, and moral pretence moves around in a disguise called responsibility.\r\nThe same society that freely scrolls through graphic violence on social media suddenly becomes &ldquo;concerned&rdquo; when a filmmaker shows something in a theatre\r\nThis hypocrisy is dangerous\r\nCensorship assumes people are children forever as if they aren&rsquo;t even aware what all things children have access to?\r\nCinema is not meant to be a classroom where lessons are taught . They are mirrors , view points , expressions and opinions meant to entertain\r\nThe job of the authorities is not to edit or cut them out, but to trust citizens enough to decide for themselves ,which is the main point of freedom of speech and expression, guaranteed under the constitution\r\nIf the argument is &ldquo;think of the children or adults who are like children &ldquo;it takes very less intelligence to understand that they cannot be protected by blunt scissors wielded by committees ,whose own personal tastes pass off as public morality also not to forget their bias and agendas .\r\nAge classification makes sense. Warnings of the content makes sense. Censorship does not.\r\nContinuing to defend the relevance of the censor board today is like insisting on a watchman for a building whose walls have already been broken and everyone can see what&rsquo;s inside\r\nThe world has already moved on to so many platforms which are unfiltered and unsupervised and so the painful question is whether the authorities have the courage to admit that they are obsolete, and more than that, whether we as a film industry collectively have the will to question them on the same\r\nSo instead of raising this topic once in a while over a particular film , the fight should be with that particular system of thinking which created the censor board\r\n

RGV takes Censor Board head-on

Ram Gopal Varma hits the Censor Board hard

\r\nPrabhas\'s latest film, The Raja Saab, has made a thunderous impact at the box office, collecting over â‚¹112 crore worldwide on its first day, despite receiving mixed reviews. The horror comedy has set a new benchmark for horror fantasy films, with its impressive global debut.\r\nThe film\'s Indian box office collection stood at â‚¹72 crore including Thursday Premiers, with â‚¹62 crore coming from Telugu, â‚¹7 crore from Hindi, and â‚¹3 crore from Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam markets combined. Overseas markets contributed â‚¹30 crore to the film\'s global collection.\r\nThe Raja Saab boasts an ensemble cast, including Prabhas, Sanjay Dutt, Malavika Mohanan, Nidhhi Agerwal, Boman Irani, Riddhi Kumar, and Zarina Wahab. Directed by Maruthi, the film combines horror, comedy, and fantasy elements, promising an entertaining ride for audiences.\r\nThe film\'s paid previews on Thursday earned â‚¹10 crore, laying the groundwork for its grand opening. With its impressive first-day collection,The Raja Saab is expected to perform well in the coming days.\r\n

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