The Akkineni family is gearing up for a big year in 2026, with Nagarjuna, Naga Chaitanya, and Akhil having films lined up. However, fans are confused about the release dates, as there\'s a doubtful situation at the moment. The three films, Vrushakarma, Lenin, and King 100, are currently being shot and expected to release this year.\r\nNaga Chaitanya\'s career biggest film Vrushakarma, Akhil\'s Crucial film Lenin, and Nagarjuna\'s landmark 100th film King 100 are making headlines. But the release dates for all three films have not been announced yet, leaving fans in anticipation.\r\nLenin is expected to be the first release, planned for May 2026, followed by Naga Chaitanya\'s Vrushakarma in July 2026. Nagarjuna\'s King 100 is rumoured to arrive during the Dasara festival. The teams need to lock the release dates and plan promotions accordingly.\r\nThe Akkineni fans are eagerly waiting for updates on the release dates. With all three films being major projects, the expectations are high. Nagarjuna\'s King 100 is particularly exciting, being his 100th film as a hero. The fans expect this year to be memorable, with huge successes at the box office. The release of these films is expected to bring a lot of excitement to the fans. With the production work underway, the focus is now on finalizing the release dates.\r\n<div></div>

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Release Update On Akkineni Films

Akkineni Heroes Films Release Updates

\r\nSreeleela is receiving back to back offers from the Tamil film industry despite her first Tamil film, Parasakthi, not performing well at the box office. She recently signed a film with Dhanush, titled D55, and is now set to romance a young Tamil hero in her next project.\r\n&nbsp;\r\nAfter focusing on Telugu films, Sreeleela is experiencing a tough phase with limited offers. However, she\'s getting good opportunities in Kollywood, including her debut in Parasakthi and a role in Dhanush\'s D55. The success of Parasakthi may have opened doors for her in Tamil cinema.\r\nThe latest reports suggest Sreeleela has signed another Tamil film with Dhruv Vikram, a romantic comedy directed by debutant Deepak Reddy who is known for his Manasanamaha short film. The film is expected to be produced by Mythri Movie Makers, with Sai Abhyankkar composing the music. Rukmini Vasanth and Sreeleela are frontrunners for the female lead role.\r\nSreeleela\'s career is taking an interesting turn with multiple Tamil projects in the pipeline. Her experience in Parasakthi, despite its box office performance, seems to be working in her favour. With Dhruv Vikram\'s film and Dhanush\'s D55, she\'s likely to make a mark in Kollywood.\r\n

Sreeleela Getting Busy In Tamil

Back to Back Tamil Offers for Sreeleela

The box office is set for a major showdown as Yash's Toxic gears up to clash with Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar 2. The release dates announcement has sparked intense discussions on social media and trade circles, with Yash revealing he was unaware of Dhurandhar 2's Eid release plans.

A source close to Yash said the actor doesn't want to disappoint his fans, who have been eagerly waiting for Toxic since its announcement in December 2023. Yash feels the Hindi film industry lacks the culture of communication seen in southern film industries, where major releases are often discussed to avoid clash.

Reportedly, Yash was upset that Dhurandhar 2's makers didn't inform him about their release plans, despite Toxic locking its date last year. "If Dhurandhar 2 was planning to arrive on the same date, they could have at least made a courtesy call," the source added.

The box office clash promises to be one of the most talked-about battles, with both films carrying strong star power and massive expectations. Whether the teams will reconsider their dates or stick to their plans remains to be seen, keeping the industry on edge.

Yash Warning to Dhurandhar

Yash About Clash with Dhurandhar2

Abhishek Bachchan has finally confirmed that his new look is for the upcoming film King, headlined by Shah Rukh Khan. Speaking at the ET NOW Global Business Summit 2026, he said, \"I am just flattered that you noticed that I have changed my look. Yes, I am currently shooting for my new film, which is called King.\" However, he refrained from sharing any further details about the project.\r\nAbhishek Bachchan\'s new look has sparked speculation about his role in King, with fans expecting him to play a ruthless villain. One fan commented, \"I am expecting a Yuva-level performance,\" while another wrote, \"He\'s looking really good with age\".&nbsp;\r\nAmitabh Bachchan had earlier confirmed his son\'s involvement in the film, responding to a fan\'s post with \"All the best Abhishek...it\'s TIME!!\". King is directed by Siddharth Anand and produced by Red Chillies Entertainment and Marflix Pictures. The film also stars Deepika Padukone, Suhana Khan, and Rani Mukerji, and is scheduled for release on December 24, 2026.&nbsp;\r\nShah Rukh Khan spoke about his character in King, saying, \"The character of King is very interesting... He&rsquo;s a killer. He kills people. But for storytelling, heroes like me must play different roles: some inspiring, some comic, and some romantic\". The film promises to be an action-packed thriller, with Abhishek Bachchan\'s role adding to the excitement.\r\n<div></div>

Abhishek About His Role In King

Abhishek Bachchan Confirms Role in SRK King

Siddhu Jonnalagadda is set to make his web series debut with director Venky Atluri, in a new project produced by Sithara Entertainments and backed by Netflix. The story was initially meant for theaters but was reworked into a series to fit its long form style better. The script is already done, and an official announcement is expected soon.&nbsp;\r\nVenky Atluri\'s recent hit \"Lucky Baskhar\" and Siddhu\'s acclaim for \"Tillu Square\" have set high expectations for their collaboration. Combining Siddhu\'s fun energy and Atluri\'s emotional storytelling, this project could be one of Telugu screaming&rsquo;s most exciting releases yet. The series is expected to be an action drama with a lavish budget, making it one of the most ambitious Telugu web originals.&nbsp;\r\nThe project is said to be mounted on a massive scale with a bold and intense storyline. With Netflix investing heavily and offering significant creative freedom, expectations are high. Siddhu may co-write the series with Venky Atluri, adding to the excitement. Siddhu also has another film with Sithara Entertainments in Swaroop RSJ direction along with Tillu Cube.&nbsp;\r\nVenky Atluri is currently busy shooting his film with Suriya, and once that\'s done, he\'ll start preparations for this web series. Siddhu Jonnalagadda\'s last film \"Telusu Kada\" didn\'t do well at the box office, but he\'s looking to bounce back with this project. The official announcement is eagerly awaited, and fans are looking forward to seeing Siddhu Jonnalagadda\'s web series debut.\r\n<div></div>

Siddhu OTT Debut

Siddhu Jonnalagadda Web Series Debut With Venky Atluri

The Delhi High Court has ordered legendary composer Ilaiyaraaja to stop using or claiming ownership of certain sound recordings and musical works owned by music label Saregama. This decision comes after Saregama accused Ilaiyaraaja of copyright infringement for uploading and licensing their tracks on streaming platforms like Amazon Music and JioSaavn.\r\nSaregama holds exclusive global rights to these sound recordings and underlying musical and literary works through assignment agreements made with film producers between 1976 and 2001. The court agreed that letting Ilaiyaraaja use these songs could cause \"irreparable loss\" to Saregama. This isn\'t the first copyright clash between the composer and the music label, with Ilaiyaraaja suffering a setback in a previous case involving the song \"En Iniya Pon Nilave\".&nbsp;\r\nThe court cited the Copyright Act of 1957, stating that a film producer is the first owner of copyright in works commissioned for a cinematograph film unless stated otherwise in a contract. Saregama\'s rights were based on assignment agreements with these producers. Ilaiyaraaja uploaded and authorized the use of several of these works on digital streaming platforms, leading to legal proceedings in February.&nbsp;\r\nIlaiyaraaja is one of India\'s most prolific music composers, having worked on over 1,400 films in various languages, including Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, and Marathi. He has won several National Film Awards for Best Music Direction for films such as Sagara Sangamam (1984), Sindhu Bhairavi (1985), and Rudraveena (1988). The court has directed Ilaiyaraaja to file a written statement within 30 days, and the next hearing is scheduled for April 2, 2026.\r\n<div></div>

Delhi HC Shock To ilaiyaaraja

Delhi HC Bars Ilaiyaraaja from Using Saregama Copyrighted Works

Icon Star Allu Arjun\'s stardom increased tremendously following the sensation Pushpa The Rise and Pushpa The Rule created at the box office across the country.\r\nAllu Arjun\'s dances, body language and mannerisms won him many&nbsp; fans. Now, Star Allrounder Hardik Pandya shared his admiration for Allu Arjun.\r\nSometime back Hardik Pandya along with his grandmother danced to the popular song Srivalli along with his grandmother. Hardik Pandya shared the video related to this moment on Instagram and captioned it &ldquo;Our Pushpa Nani.&rdquo; He also tagged Allu Arjun in the post. Reacting to the video, Allu Arjun, who was clearly touched, replied, &ldquo;So cute. I felt immense love and respect after watching your video. It truly touched my heart.&rdquo;\r\nHe also showered praises on Allu Arjun\'s swag and also said one of the negative characters in Pushpa reminded him of his brother Krunal Pandya.\r\nHe also showered praises on Yash and also when Naatu Naatu from RRR won the Oscars, he said &ldquo;The whole world is chanting Naatu Naatu. This is a victory for Indian cinema.&rdquo;\r\n<div></div>

Star Allrounder on Icon Star

Hardik Pandya raves about Allu Arjun

Ranveer Singh\'s Dhurandhar directed by Aditya Dhar turned out to be the blockbuster. Now Raveena Tandon, shared that after watching Dhurandhar she apologised to Yami Gautam who played an important role.\r\nShe said &ldquo;I saw Dhurandhar and I called Yami Gautam and said, \'I am sorry. I am the biggest fan of your husband. You have to share my attention with your husband because I think he is completely it.\' He completely brought back what was missing. The audience got satisfaction after seeing films like Pushpa, KGF, Dhurandhar and more. They felt like the hero was looking like a hero. It is coming back to your country, its problems and dealing with it. Hero is coming out as a hero.&rdquo;\r\nNow, movie lovers are waiting eagerly for the film\'s second part Dhurandhar Revenge which is releasing on 19 March 2026. The film stars Akshaye Khanna, R. Madhavan, Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Rampal, Sara Arjun in important roles.Jio Studios and B62 Studios is bankrolling the project inn a prestigious manner.\r\n<div></div>

Why Raveena apologised to Yami

 Raveena apologises to Yami Gautam after watching Dhurandhar

Mega Star Chiranjeevi of late is seen with a bandage on his hand and this started worrying his fans.\r\nThe photos of Chiranjeevi with a hand belt while receiving the wedding invitation of Allu Sirish went viral. It is coming out that Chiranjeevi recently underwent surgery and he taking due care so that there will not be huge pressure applied on his shoulder.\r\nNow , Chiranjeevi himself came up with the clarification on the entire issue.\r\nHe posted \"Several well-wishers have enquired about my health after noticing the arm sling.It was just a minor shoulder keyhole surgery. I am recovering well and already getting back to my routine.My heartfelt thanks to Dr. Nithin, one of the finest arthroscopy surgeons, for his care and expertise in making the procedure smooth and comfortable.Grateful for all your love, concern and blessings\"\r\n<div></div>

Chiranjeevi calms his worried fans

Why is Mega Star wearing a hand belt

Allu Arjun\'s stardom increased tremendously following the sensation of Pushpa The Rise and Pushpa The Rule. Movie lovers are waiting eagerly for the third part Pushpa The Rampage.\r\nNow, he is busy with two high profile projects with Atlee and Lokesh Kanagaraj. In the meantime, on Valentines Day, Sneha Reddy shared the snap of an Auto carrying \' Allu Arjun Taluka\' and said she is proud of it.\r\nSneha shared a picture of an auto she spotted in Hyderabad on Instagram stories after Valentine\'s Day. The auto has &ldquo;Icon star Allu Arjun taluka (belongs to),&rdquo; written on it. While she posted the picture on her social media without any caption, fans couldn&rsquo;t get enough of it. Some commented that it\'s adorable, while others found it funny.\r\nFans reacted in the following manner\r\nNumerous fans reposted the picture on their X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram, with captions like, &ldquo;Allu Sneha&rsquo;s latest Instagram story (laughter and fire emoji),&rdquo; and &ldquo;How adorable (puppy eyes emoji).&rdquo; One even wrote, &ldquo;only women im okay with being all my man my man my man. supriya menon and allu sneha reddy,&rdquo; referring to Prithviraj Sukumaran and Arjun&rsquo;s wives.

Allu Arjun name on Auto, Wife proud

Sneha Reddy proud of Allu Arjun for this reason

Sobhita Dhulipala speaking to scribes shared why she is avoiding excessive publicity. She said, &ldquo;Over the past few years, in brief pockets here and there, I&rsquo;ve worked with a PR form, but I think for my personality or the kind of choices I&rsquo;m keen on making for the kind of life I want to lead, I&rsquo;ve decided that I&rsquo;m not going to require this sort of amplification. I don&rsquo;t want to be visible 24x7 or I don&rsquo;t want to be spoken about all the time. That&rsquo;s not my interest, I don&rsquo;t find it useful for me,&rdquo;\r\nShe shared &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t work with PR, but maybe it works for someone else. There&rsquo;s no fixed rule with this thing. You can only have your preferences and I think I have clarity about my own.&rdquo;\r\nShe added&nbsp; &ldquo;I wish I had the answers for everything because there are so many things we figure along the way. Most of my projects were already counter culture in their own way and I am someone who does not come from the film world or even Mumbai. I came from Vizag and everything I learned on the go. I have arrived at an understanding of what I would like and what I wouldn&rsquo;t like. What does work and doesn&rsquo;t work for people, I don&rsquo;t know. I only know for myself,&rdquo;\r\nShe continued &ldquo;When I signed the project, I didn&rsquo;t think so deeply. I am deeply connected to Telugu cinema as an audience and as a consumer. But when I started performing, the experience here is so effortless and it is so smooth that you enjoy it. Since I played a podcaster, there&rsquo;s a lot of crisp vocabulary used, so I felt very relieved that I&rsquo;m glad I speak this language. It&rsquo;s my mother tongue and delivering these kind of lines, it&rsquo;s not easy if you don&rsquo;t know the language, so I enjoyed it a lot.&rdquo;

Why is Sobhita avoiding publicity

Sobhita Dhulipala on excess publicity

The other day Tamil Nadu BJP President Nainar Nagendran came up with distasteful comments in his efforts to target TVK Chief Vijay.\r\nHe said&nbsp; suggesting Vijay should \"come out of actor Trisha&rsquo;s house\" to experience the ground reality in the state of Tamil Nadu. Trisha came up with a powerful point by point rebuttal.\r\nHere it is.\r\nThe statement from her lawyer read, \"Under the instructions from my client, Ms. Trisha Krishnan, a renowned Indian film actress, I am issuing this communique to place on record the following:\r\nThis is with reference to the distasteful comment about my client which is circulating in the media.\r\nMy client never expected such distasteful and inappropriate remark would be made by a person holding a high stature in the State\'s political space.\r\nMy client makes it very clear that she is not affiliated with any political party neither does she intend to be. Further, just as my client had continuosly maintained in the past, she has always taken a neutral stand when it comes to politics.\r\nMy client wishes to be defined only by her craft and not by any alleged political alignment. Further and most importantly, it is common saying that personal lives should never be made the subject of public commentary or discourse, and it is expected that persons holding high positions maintain responsibility and equanimity in public discourse.\r\nIt is requested that my client\'s name not be drawn into matters that do not concern her.\"\r\nIn the caption, Trisha added, &ldquo;Disrespect should and always will be called out.&rdquo;\r\n&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp;

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