It is known that Vijay Devarakonda and Rashmika Mandanna starred in films like Geetha Govindam and Dear Comrade before entering into wedlock on Feb 26, at Udaipur, Rajasthan. They will soon be seen romancing in Ranabali directed by Rahul Sankartiyan of Taxiwala fame.\r\nIn the meantime, Rashmika shared that she virtually fought with her family to romance Vijay Devarakonda on screen. Rashmika shared&nbsp; &ldquo;I came to the film industry after fighting with my parents, family and friends. There&rsquo;s a perception that it&rsquo;s not safe for girls. I still persevered despite not having a film family background.&rdquo;\r\nShe added&nbsp; &ldquo;When Bharat (Kamma) sir sent me the script, I really wanted to do it. But it took a lot to convince my family. It was a bad fight at home. They said, no, don&rsquo;t do a second film with Vijay. I said, it&rsquo;s not important who I&rsquo;m doing it with,&rdquo;\r\nVijay said &ldquo;Our dear Lilly (Rashmika&rsquo;s role). She is the most important character; she&rsquo;s the soul, she represents every woman, and Lilly is the one who will be remembered after watching the film. We searched a lot for who could play her. Once Rashmika okayed it, I know how tough it was for her. She did it despite it affecting her personal life. People said whatever they felt like. But she gave her life for Lilly. I thank you, Rashmika; you&rsquo;ve done such a beautiful job.&rdquo;

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When Rashmika fought to romance VD

Rashmika fought with parents to romance Vijay Devarakonda on screen

Vijay Sethupathi\'s action thriller Maharaja (2024) was a massive success, grossing nearly â‚¹200 crore worldwide with a remarkable performance in China. The film\'s success can be attributed to its gripping narrative and Sethupathi\'s powerful performance. Now, the sequel to the film has been confirmed, with director Nithilan Saminathan finalizing the script for Maharaja 2.\r\nSethupathi revealed in a recent interview that he\'s eagerly waiting to hear the narration of the sequel\'s script. Maharaja became Sethupathi\'s biggest hit, earning over â‚¹90 crore in China alone, making it one of the highest-grossing Indian films there in recent years. The success of the original film has set high expectations for its sequel, with fans and critics alike wondering what\'s in store for the character.\r\nThe film\'s cast, including Anurag Kashyap and Mamta Mohandas, contributed to its success. Maharaja\'s storyline, centered around a barber\'s quest for revenge, resonated with audiences worldwide. With Maharaja 2 on the horizon, fans are eager to see how the story unfolds.\r\nApart from Maharaja 2, Sethupathi has several other projects in the pipeline. He\'ll soon be seen in Train, followed by Slum Dog: 33 Temple Road. He\'s also confirmed his cameo in Rajinikanth\'s Jailer 2 and is reuniting with Mani Ratnam on an upcoming project. With Maharaja 2\'s script ready, fans are anxiously waiting for an official announcement.&nbsp;

VS Confirms Maharaja Sequel

Maharaja Sequel A Highly Anticipated Follow Up

Varun Tej is starring in a film titled interestingly as Korean Kanakaraju. The film directed by Merlapaka Gandhi is progressing at a brisk pace.\r\nAccording to the latest, the film is in the final stages of shooting. After shooting important scenes in and around India in the beautiful locations, the makers now shifted to a new schedule in South Korea.\r\nThe shooting is in fullswing and the pictures of Varun Tej along with the South Korean people are going viral. The makers will shoot importannt scenes and a song for one week in South Korea.\r\nAlong with Varun Tej, female lead Ritika Nayak and Satya will be participating in the shooting.The music for the film is tuned by Thaman. UV Creations and First Frame Entertainment are producing the film in a prestigious manner. Varun Tej is pinning all his hopes on this film.\r\n<div></div>

Mega Prince busy in Korea

Varun Tej Korean Kanakaraju nearing completion

Power Star Pawan Kalyan's fans got a huge delight when the makers of his upcoming action entertainer Ustaad Bhagat Singh released the trailer couple of minutes back.

The trailer showed Pawan Kalyan at his best by unleashing not only his action and heroic side but also his entertaining and hilarious angle. Pawan Kalyan much to the delight of all surprises all with his dancing moves. Pawan Kalyan thundered with powerful dialogues in his trademark style and mannerisms in the role of the powerful police officer.

Parthibhan showed his presence as the antagonist while Sreeleela and Raashi Khanna appeared in interesting roles. Thaman elevated the scenes with his background music. Devi Sri Prasad tuned the songs for the film which stars&nbsp; Ashutosh Rana, Gautami, Naga Mahesh, Temper Vamsi, and Avinash in important roles.

Mythri Movie Makers bankrolled the film directed by Harish Shankar. The film is releasing on 19 March 2026.

UBS trailer talk

Ustaad Bhagat Singh trailer review

Ram Charan\'s Peddi is generating immense interest among movie lovers. The film directed by Buchi Babu Sana is releasing on 30 April 2026.\r\nThe film\'s promotions got good response and the first two songs, Chikiri Chikiri and Rye Rye Raa Raa became chartbusters. According to the latest, the makers came up with the update on the film\'s post production.\r\nThey shared \"Peddi post-production in full swing Every frame, every scene\". The film stars Janhvi Kapoor as the female lead while Shiva Rajkumar, Divyenndu Sharma and Jagapathi Babu are playing important roles.\r\nRahman tuned music for the film is&nbsp; bankrolled by Venkata Satish Kilaru on Vriddhi Cinemas in a prestigious manner .&nbsp; Expectations are high on the film as Buchi Babu Sana earlier created a sensation with Uppena on his debut.\r\nPeddi is a rustic sports based entertainer and Ram Charan will be seen in multiple avatars while playing different sports.&nbsp;

Peddi post-production is in full swing

Interesting update on Peddi post-production

Suriya is coming to captivate all with his upcoming film Vishwanath and Sons. The makers today came up with the update on the film\'s teaser. Couple of minutes back the makers shared that the film\'s teaser will be released on 4.06 PM on 16 March 2026.\r\nSharing the details, the makers came up with the new and interesting poster. The makers posted \"A journey filled with heart. #VishwanathAndSons Teaser arrives on March 16th @ 04:06 PM\". The film is directed by Venky Atluri and expectations are high as this happens to be Suriya\'s first straight Telugu film and is simultaneously shot in Telugu and Tamil.\r\nMamitha Baiju is the female lead in the film which stars&nbsp; Raveena Tandon and Radhika Sarathkumar in important roles. GV.Prakash Kumar is the music director while Naga Vamsi and Sai Soujanya are bankrolling the project under the banners of Sithara Entertainments and Fortune Four Cinemas.

Vishwanath and Sons locks teaser date

Vishwanath and Sons teaser on this date

\r\nAllu Sirish on trolling after wearing necklace. Allu Sirish got married to Nayanika Reddy and he recollected an incident when he was trolled for wearing a necklace.\r\n&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp;It is known that Allu Sirish wore diamond and gold jewellery throughout his pre-wedding and wedding ceremonies, even getting mehendi with Nayanika&rsquo;s name, apart from Lord Balaji&rsquo;s namam-shanku-chakra for the D-day. After his engagement last year, he had to school trolls and remind them of a time when Mughal and Indian maharajas wore chokers.\r\n&nbsp;\r\nReacting to it, Allu Sirish says&nbsp; &ldquo;Gender norms are a new construct, and in ancient times, we were more gender fluid. Men also wore jewellery, and until a hundred years ago, there was no separate perfume for men and women. But now, it&rsquo;s all blue for boys and pink for girls,&rdquo; He added, &ldquo;I thought even if I get trolled, let me break that. We needed to start somewhere.&rdquo;\r\nOn convincing people around him, Allu Sirish says&nbsp; &ldquo;They were like, enduku, ipudu avasarama haralu veskovadam (do you need to wear a necklace now)? I said, ehe urukondi. Manam kuda try cheyyakapote inkevaru chestaru. Ilage untundi inko iravai elu kuda. (Let it go. If we also don&rsquo;t try it, nobody will. Things will stay the same for 20 more years).&rdquo;\r\nHe added&nbsp; &ldquo;Men, we don&rsquo;t get to play with clothes, only accessories. I&rsquo;m saying it&rsquo;s restricting. Besides, I am pretty self-assured, so I don&rsquo;t need others to dictate what&rsquo;s masculine or feminine. I will dictate what I can wear and nobody else.&rdquo;\r\nReacting to a meme that joked that he would wear a vaddanam (gold waist belt) for the wedding, he wrote, &ldquo;Hahahaha. Our Telugu memers are too funny! Btw vaddanam is worn only by women but our Indian maharajas &amp; Mughals wore chokers.&rdquo;\r\nHe added &ldquo;Chokers are only for women, is a very western construct. Its 2025 &amp; high time we break free from such limiting beliefs and fully embrace our Indian style jewellery.&rdquo;\r\n

Why Allu Sirish Gets Trolled

Allu Sirish on trolling after wearing necklace

\r\nKamal screen presence to propel Kalki 2898 AD sequel. Prabhas\' Kalki 2898AD sequel is progressing at a brisk pace under the direction of Nag Ashwin. The film stars legends like Kamal Haasan and Amitabh Bachchan.\r\n\r\nProducer Lagadapati Sridhar speaking to scribes says Kamal Haasan\'s presence in the project is an added advantage. He says &ldquo;His brief yet powerful appearance left a strong impression on Telugu audiences,&rdquo; He adds &ldquo;He may have accepted the first part despite the short screen time because the sequel likely excited him. Kamal Haasan plays a man who is around 180 years old, and perhaps the meatier role in the second part intrigued him, and he began his work for the sequel.&rdquo;\r\nHe said &ldquo;Telugu audiences made Vikram a big success where he played an ex-cop, while his gangster film Thug Life did not perform well.&rdquo;\r\nOn Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth\'s project, he said \"It will be much-awaited in Telugu states.\"

Kamal Presence to propel Kalki sequel

Kamal is an added advantage to Kalki 2898 AD sequel

Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has praised director Aditya Dhar for his work on the spy thriller Dhurandhar, but warned that Dhar and his wife, actor Yami Gautam, need to move forward carefully as many people in the film industry are waiting for them to fail. Varma spoke about Dhar\'s growing influence in the film industry, saying his filmmaking style has changed the way stories are told on screen.\r\nAccording to Varma, Dhar\'s success has forced many filmmakers to rethink their approach to big-budget action films. \"In Telugu, many of the forthcoming big budget action films are undergoing massive reshooting, which means huge budgetary liabilities. So, of course, they hate him. He has forced them to get out of their comfort zones, and that costs a helluva lot of money,\" he said.\r\nVarma also praised Yami Gautam for her performance in her latest courtroom drama Haq, but warned that the industry is closely watching the couple. \"Aditya Dhar and Yami Gautam will have to move forward with extra caution. The film industry is waiting for them to fumble and fall,\" he said.\r\nAditya Dhar is currently preparing for the release of his upcoming film Dhurandhar: The Revenge (Dhurandhar 2), starring Ranveer Singh, R Madhavan, Arjun Rampal, Sanjay Dutt, and Sara Arjun. The film is scheduled to release on March 19 with paid previews on March 18. The success of Dhurandhar has been significant, with the film earning â‚¹1300 crore worldwide and becoming one of the biggest Indian blockbusters of all time.

RGV Warns Dhurandhar Director

RGV stunning take on Dhurandhar The Revenge

\r\nSinger Amit Jadhav accuses Saiyaara makers.Ahaan Pandey and Aneet Padda\'s romantic entertainer Saiyaara directed by Mohit Suri turned out to be a superhit last year.\r\n&nbsp;\r\nEven at that time rumours spread that the film was a freemake of a Korean classic as Mohit Suri remade many of the Korean films in Hindi. Some of them include Ek Villain was ripped off from I Saw The Devil.The film had resemblance to A Moment To Remember, directed by John Lee.\r\n&nbsp;\r\nNow, singer Amit Jadhav made shocking allegations star Saiyaara is plagiarised from his short film Khwabon. He said &ldquo;I had tried speaking up last year too. I had actually received a direct message on Instagram, from YRF Talent in 2022, they wanted to get in touch with me. I asked them which project are they reaching out to me for, they didn&rsquo;t answer. I didn&rsquo;t know anyone there, neither had I given any audition for them to reach out.&rdquo;\r\nAmit Jadhav added &ldquo;I am a part of the Screenwriter&rsquo;s Association, but no I did not get the story registered in 2019 because it was a short film and out on a public platform as proof,&rdquo;\r\nHe continued&nbsp; &ldquo;I wrote in the mail that I had received a mail from them in 2022 as well, and that Saiyaara&rsquo;s story is similar to mine, iska clarification dijiye. I mailed twice, got no answer,&rdquo; he continued and then added, &ldquo;I should get some credit. Or I can be cast in some role at least in some project. That&rsquo;s all I am seeking.&rdquo;\r\nAmit Jadhav said that about a week after the film came out, some of his friends told him that its story was very similar to his short film.\r\n

Singer stunning take on Saiyaara

Singer Amit Jadhav accuses Saiyaara makers

Band Melam completes censor formalities. Feel good youthful romantic entertainer Band Melam according to the latest, completed its censor formalities.\r\nCensor Board members after watching the film cleared decks for the film\'s theatrical release with U/A certificate. The film is slated for a grand release on 26 March 2026.\r\nThe film stars&nbsp; Harsh Roshan and Sridevi Apalla as the lead pair under the direction of Satish Javvaji. Dialogue King Sai Kumar is playing the important role of the father of the female lead.\r\nThe film\'s music is scored by Vijay Bulganin and the film is produced in a presitigous manner by Shravaya. Kona Venkat is bankrolling the project the Kona Film Corporation banner. Band Melam comes with a tagline &ldquo;Every Beat Has an Emotion.&rdquo;\r\nThe film\'s promotions increased the interest levels and the presence of Harsh Roshan and Sridevi Apalla as the lead pair is appealing to all as they earlier scored a hit with Court in which they came up with an impressive performance.

Band Melam done with the censor

Band Melam completes censor formalities

Naveen Yerneni on Ustaad Bhagat Singh. Pawan Kalyan\'s Ustaad Bhagat Singh is racing for a spectacular release on 19 March 2026. Pawan Kalyan as Ustaad Bhagat Singh will be offering a powerful treat to all the fans and movie lovers on the auspicious occasion of Telugu New Year Ugadi.\r\nIn the meantime, producer Naveen Yerneni speaking to scribes reviewed Ustaad Bhagat Singh. At the promotional event of Gurthukosthunnaay, Naveen Yerneni said that he happened to watch the film and said that the film will be a sure shot blockbuster. He said people can watch with huge expectations and the film will exceed all of them.\r\nHe said Ustaad Bhagat Singh is a tribute to Pawan Kalyan from Harish Shankar. Sreeleela and Raashi Khanna as the female leads and the film\'s music is tuned by Devi Sri Prasad. The background music is tuned by Thaman. The film is bankrolled on Mythri Movie Makers banner.\r\nExpectations are high as Pawan Kalyan and Harish Shankar earlier came up with blockbuster Gabbar Singh.\r\n<div></div>

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