Nata Kireeti Rajendra Prasad stirred a hornet nest when he belittled by coming up with demeaning and insulting comments on MGR while praising Kanta Rao.\r\nIt resulted into a huge controversy and after Vishal, Nasser attacked him, Nadigar Sangham also demanded an apology from him. Rajendra Prasad released an aplogy video in Tamil. He said &ldquo;It was a mistake on my part. I have great respect for MGR. When I was studying at an acting school in Madras, he was the Chief Minister and would visit our institute to see how we were learning.\"\r\nHe went on to add, \"If my words hurt anyone&rsquo;s sentiments, I sincerely apologise. It was not my intention and was merely a slip of the tongue.\"\r\nEarlier Rajendra Prasad said even MGR \"used to wet his pants&rdquo; over Kantha Rao&rsquo;s stardom.\r\nNassar earlier reacted &ldquo;Every Tamilian will get hurt. Not only Tamilians, a few of our colleagues have sent audio tapes where they are hurt,&rdquo; He added \"MGR is not only an actor, not only an entertainer, he was a great leader. He ruled us for more than a decade. He was a very important advisor when the great NTR Garu started a party. Apolitically, we love him, we honour him,&rdquo;

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Nata Kireeti Apologises

Rajendra Prasad apologises after Nadigar Sangham backlash

Allu Sirish shocker about Dhurandhar. Ranveer Singh\'s Dhurandhar directed by Aditya Dhar turned out to be a biggest blockbuster and now the film\'s sequel Dhurandhar The Revenge is releasing on 19 March 2026.\r\nIn the meantime, Allu Sirish speaking to scribes came up with his own views on Dhurandhar. He said &ldquo;I think Hindi filmmakers should put more focus on releasing their content here,&rdquo; He added , &ldquo;Dhurandhar not being dubbed into Telugu was a huge opportunity missed. Imagine how much more business it could have done and how many more eyeballs it could have reached if it had released in Telugu as well.&rdquo;\r\nHe continued &ldquo;Like how the Hindi audience has endorsed Telugu films without any bias, Telugu audiences &ndash; and even audiences in Malayalam, Kannada and to some extent, Tamil &ndash; are open to Hindi films now,&rdquo; and added , &ldquo;There is no bias. Most of the negativity you see online is just internet noise. The audience doesn&rsquo;t care.&rdquo;\r\nHe said &ldquo;I feel Hindi studios should be more proactive in releasing their content here and not treat it as a one-off activity. They should learn a little from Animal&rsquo;s playbook, because the Telugu version here also collected a sizeable amount.\"\r\n<div></div>

Allu Sirish advice to Bollywood

Allu Sirish shocker about Dhurandhar

Here is the info about Ustaad Bhagat Singh pre release event. Pawan Kalyan\'s Ustaad Bhagat Singh directed by Harish Shankar is generating tremendous interest among movie lovers.\r\nThe film is releasing on 19 March 2026 as Ugadi festival treat and is also locking horns with Ranveer Singh\'s Dhurandhar 2, sequel to the hit film Dhurandhar.&nbsp;\r\nToday the makers shared the information about the film\'s pre release event. The pre release event will be held at Yousufguda Police Lines from 5 PM onwards on 15 March 2026.&nbsp;\r\nPawan Kalyan will be gracing the event and promoting the film and entire cast and crew will be attending it to delight all the fans and movie lovers. The film stars Raashi Khanna and Sreeleea as the female leads while Parthiban, Ashutosh Rana, Gautami, Naga Mahesh, Temper Vamsi, and Avinash are playing important roles.\r\nDevi Sri Prasad is the music director and Thaman is tuning the background music. The film is produced on Mythri Movie Makers banner.

UBS pre release event details revealed

Here is the info about Ustaad Bhagat Singh pre release event 

Is CBFC ruling on subtitles an advantage or disadvantage. CBFC came up with a ruling that every film submitted for certification must include closed captions (subtitles) and audio descriptions as part of the screening materials.\r\nCensor Board officials said \"Producers are now required to submit their films as Digital Cinema Packages (DCPs) along with the necessary subtitle and audio description files through the E-Cinepramaan portal. If censor insists, upcoming movies like \'Dhurandhar The Revenge\', \'Ustaad Bhagat Singh\' and \'Peddi\' among others will have subtitles.\"\r\nIn the meantime, producer Abhishek Agarwal said &ldquo;Subtitles for Telugu cinema will be a value addition and will expand its reach across India,&rdquo; and added &ldquo;Hindi-speaking audiences can watch Telugu films, and even viewers of Tamil and Kannada films need not wait for dubbed versions in their respective languages.&rdquo;\r\nAbhishek Agarwal added &ldquo;There are over eight million visually-impaired people in India and this initiative will help them watch movies,&rdquo; He added \"We surely set a precedent with our Telugu film Tiger Nageswara Rao&rsquo;. It is the first film to be censored in Indian Sign Language for both theatrical and OTT versions, setting a benchmark for Tollywood. I wish more makers join the bandwagon in the days to come and provide film viewing experience to the specially-challenged.&rdquo;\r\nA director however says &ldquo;Watching movies with subtitles can be distracting for some viewers since audiences are used to following dialogues, visuals and character reactions to understand the context. Of course, subtitles have helped regional films reach audiences across the world, but it will still be an experiment for many viewers.&rdquo;

CBFC ruling: Subtitles Boon or Bane

Is CBFC ruling on subtitles an advantage or disadvantage

\r\nVaralakshmi links financial stability to kids, Manchu Lakshmi supports. Varalakshmi Sarathkumar who made her debut as director with S.Saraswathi speaking to scribes said &ldquo;We are in a country where nobody wants to talk about sex, we are number one in population. So, clearly they&rsquo;re having it, but they don&rsquo;t want to talk about it. I find that extremely funny. Everybody keeps popping out kids like they&rsquo;re a factory. And then they&rsquo;ll say, oh, we&rsquo;re facing difficulties. Who asked you to have kids then? Don&rsquo;t have a child and then plan.&rdquo;\r\n&nbsp;\r\nShe continued &ldquo;The economy has changed; it&rsquo;s expensive to have children. I am not against having children. People come to ask me for help with their children. Did I give birth to them? Why am I helping you after you&rsquo;ve made a mistake? Take care of your own damn child. I&rsquo;ve told people around me to get married and have kids when you have the financial stability to take care of another person,&rdquo;\r\nManchu Lakshmi and Priyamani agreed with her but netizens disagreed.&nbsp; A fan even predicted what would happen, writing, &ldquo;Now she will become a bad person for speaking the truth.&rdquo; Another wrote, &ldquo;What she says 100% right, but this society never believes it.&rdquo; An Instagram-user even commented, &ldquo;Society needs more sensible people like her.&rdquo;\r\n&ldquo;Not everyone\'s life is the same, madam... The words of the winner in the game are like sayings, while the words of the loser are like excuses to the people,&rdquo; read a comment under the post. Another reasoned, &ldquo;I am not agree with you Mam. In our 30s, raising children can be tough due to financial issues. By our 40s we may be financially stable, but there is no guarantee that we can still have children at that age.&rdquo;\r\nSome even slammed Varalaxmi, with a comment reading, &ldquo;Exactly what a rich pompous privileged woman would say. She thinks that having children too should be exclusive to the elite. Yes people need family planning but shaming people who dont and saying why should i pay for your wrong doing is extremely tone deaf.&rdquo; Another pointed out, &ldquo;If poor and afford less people doesn\'t have right to have children then i bet 70 percent of India doesn\'t have right to have children.&rdquo;\r\n

Varalakashmi called Tone Deaf

Varalakshmi links financial stability to kids, Manchu Lakshmi supports

Ananya shares her thoughts on past relationships. Ananya Pandey speaking to scribes, shared her thoughts on past relationships.\r\nAnanya said&nbsp; &ldquo;In past relationships, I&rsquo;d want the other person to shine more than me. At the cost of putting myself down or making myself smaller, I&rsquo;d change myself a lot, become more like the other person. I wish I&rsquo;d learned earlier not to let someone change me or affect me so much. I felt like I had to be less of something, and that&rsquo;s something I wish I had realised sooner.&rdquo;\r\nAnanya added \"I was someone who could not be alone at all and always wanted either her partner, parents, or friends around me. However, when I started living alone, my love for personal space grew. My experience also shifted my fundamental understanding of romantic relationships.\"\r\nShe was earlier rumoured to be in relationship with Ishaan Khattar and later with&nbsp; former model Walker Blanco. On the professional front she is starring in&nbsp; Chaand Mera Dil, a romantic drama that also features Lakshya Lalwani in the lead. Backed by Karan Johar&rsquo;s Dharma Productions, the film is scheduled to release in theatres on May 8, 2026. She also has the second season of Call Me Bae in the pipeline.

Ananya on past relationships

Ananya shares her thoughts on past relationships

\r\nAllu Sirish reveals why he fell in love with Nayanika.Allu Sirish and Nayanika got married on 6 March 2026. Now, speaking to scribes, Allu Sirish revealed why he fell in love with Nayanika.\r\n&nbsp;\r\nSirish says, &ldquo;Once we started dating, we always spoke like we were going to get married. I want our kids to speak in Telugu at home, and we discussed that.&rdquo;\r\nHe continued&nbsp; &ldquo;I love that she has a good sense of humour. It&rsquo;s very important to me, you know,&rdquo; he explains, adding, &ldquo;She is a sharp shooter too. If something isn&rsquo;t nice, she&rsquo;ll say it. As supportive as she is, she doesn&rsquo;t mince words.&rdquo;\r\nHe also said&nbsp; &ldquo;I can tell her something from my life, and she just gets it. As a film personality, very few people tell me what I need to hear. Many tell me what I want to hear. But she&rsquo;s the one person I know who will say it as it is.&rdquo;\r\nSirish revealed &ldquo;We went to a coffee shop once, and word spread. Relatives from the US were also calling my attamma (Surekha Konidela, Chiranjeevi&rsquo;s wife) and asking about us. Because Sneha (his sister-in-law) and Niharika (Nayanika&rsquo;s sister) were friends, people were quick to assume.&rdquo;\r\nHe added &nbsp;&ldquo;We just decided it was time to tell our families and make it official,&rdquo; he says, adding, &ldquo;We wanted to go out without eyebrows being raised. I like to go out&hellip;and I don&rsquo;t want to hide or sneak. We might as well make it official,&rdquo; he laughs, narrating their coffee shop to pelli mandapam (wedding pavilion) story.\"\r\nSirish e paid tributes to his late Father in Law,&nbsp; D Sharath Chandra Reddy, saying&ldquo;I believe Nayanika is the biggest gift he has given me, apart from her lovely family that I inherited. I could feel his presence at the wedding even if he wasn&rsquo;t there. He raised a family so beautifully, and I am enjoying the fruits of it. I needed to honour that.&rdquo;\r\n

Why Sirish fell in love with Nayanika

Allu Sirish reveals why he fell in love with Nayanika

Nani to team with Venky Atluri. Natural Star Nani is renowned for his natural and realistic performances. He is currently busy with his film The Paradise directed by Srikanth Odela. Expectations are high on the project as Nani and Srikanth Odela earlier entertained movie lovers with mass actioner Dasara.\r\nApart from it, Nani gave green signal to Sujeeth. The film is titled Bloody&nbsp; Romeo and already the film\'s glimpse drove all crazy. In the meantime, reports are coming that Nani gave green signal to young director Venky Atluri.\r\nBuzz is Nani loved the story narrated by Venky Atluri and he readily gave the green signal. The project will be produced by Suryadevara Naga Vamsi on&nbsp; Sithara Entertainments banner.\r\nVenky Atluri is currently busy with Suriya\'s bilingual project Vishwanath &amp; Sons. The film stars Mamitha Baiju as the female lead and it stars Raveena Tandon and Radhika Sarathkumar in important roles.

Natural Star Next with this director

Nani to team Up with Venky Atluri

CM Revanth Reddy inaugurates Allu Cinemas. Icon Star Allu Arjun came up with an extravagant multiplex Allu Cinemas at Kokapet, Hyderabad.\r\nTelangana CM Revanth Reddy inaugurated the Allu Cinemas located in Allu Studios. Allu Cinemas will become operational from next week with Dhurandhar The Revenge and Ustaad Bhagat Singh screening.\r\nCM Revanth Reddy speaking on the occasion congratulated Allu Aravind and Allu Arjun for coming up with high end studios to give cinematic experience to the viewers. He promised full support of the government to the film industry.\r\nHe said Tollywood should compete with Hollywood setting international standards. The launch was graced by&nbsp; Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, MLA Kunduru Jaiveer and others.\r\nSpeaking at the event Allu Arjun said the studio is a passion and not a real estate venture. Located inside the expansive Allu Studios complex in Kokapet, near Hyderabad\'s Financial District, the screen measures around 75 feet wide&mdash;making it India\'s largest Dolby Cinema screen and reportedly the second largest in the world. It is also believed to be Asia\'.

Allu Cinemas inaugurated in style

CM Revanth Reddy inaugurates Allu Cinemas

The wait is over for OTT enthusiasts. Ravi Teja's Bhartha Mahasayulaku Wignyapthi is now available on ZEE5, alongside two other exciting films - Couple Friendly on Prime Video and Funky on Netflix, all streaming on OTT.

Bhartha Mahasayulaku Wignyapthi, directed by Kishore Tirumala, is a comedy-drama that tells the story of a winemaker's chaotic love life due to an extra-marital affair, starring Ravi Teja, Ashika Ranganath, and Dimple Hayathi. The film received mixed reviews during its theatrical run.

Funky, a romantic comedy by Anudeep KV, features Vishwak Sen and Kayadu Lohar, exploring a director's unexpected romantic conflict with a producer's daughter. Despite hype, the film underperformed at the box office. The film is avilable in Netflix

Couple Friendly, an intense romantic drama by Ashwin Chandrasekar, stars Santosh Sobhan and Manasa Varanasi, navigating careers, live-in relationships, and personal struggles in Chennai. The film explores deep emotional conflicts, targeting younger audiences. The film is streaming on Prime Video.

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Bhartha Mahasayulaku Wignyapthi, Funky and Couple Friendly Now Streaming On OTT

\r\nThe makers of Dhurandhar: The Revenge are planning a grand music launch event in Mumbai on March 17, featuring Ranveer Singh and the cast. This star-studded event aims to build excitement for the sequel ahead of its theatrical release on March 19 with paid Premiers on March 18. The first film\'s music was a huge hit, and expectations are high for the sequel\'s soundtrack.\r\n\r\nA new version of the song \"Aari Aari\" has been released, giving audiences a taste of the album. The track, recreated under director Aditya Dhar\'s vision, offers an intense look at Ranveer Singh\'s character, Hamza Ali Mazari. The original score was released by Bombay Rockers in 2003.\r\nAs part of the promotional strategy, the original Dhurandhar is re-releasing in theaters across 250 screens in India and 250 overseas screens. This allows audiences to revisit the story before the next chapter unfolds.\r\nDhurandhar: The Revenge will be released in multiple languages, including Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam, expanding its reach across various markets. The film features Sara Arjun, Arjun Rampal, Sanjay Dutt, and R Madhavan, among others. The music launch event is expected to be a major celebration, with select Spotify Premium users receiving exclusive invites.

Grand Music Launch For Dhurandhar 2

Dhurandhar The Revenge To Have A Grand Event in Mumbai on March 17

Megastar Chiranjeevi's fantasy film Vishwambhara is facing challenges in closing its OTT deal. Prime Video, which initially offered a substantial deal, has reportedly backed out of negotiations due to the film's delayed production and lack of buzz.

The production faced extended delays, and early promotional material failed to generate expected hype, leading to reworked CG effects and further delays. Meanwhile, OTT platforms tightened budgets, reducing appetite for big-ticket acquisitions.

The team is now in active talks with ZEE for digital and satellite rights, planning to finalize deals before announcing a release date. Aggressive promotions are expected to begin once the agreement is locked.

Despite the setback, the team remains confident about closing a deal with ZEE, leveraging Chiranjeevi's star power and the film's fantasy genre. The offer might be below Prime Video's original valuation, but still solid.

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