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Leo: 8 controversies, from plagiarism to smoking in song and legal battle over morning shows
Thalapathy Vijay's Tamil film Leo, part of LCU or Lokesh Kanagaraj Cinematic Universe (Kaithi, Vikram), has been embroiled in a web of controversies and has seen a limited release in rest of India.
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Sapta Sagaradaache Ello - Side A actor Rakshit Shetty: I belong to Kannada cinema, I want to entertain the audiences here first
Actor-producer Rakshit Shetty on his latest Kannada film, his journey from software professional to film actor, friendship with Rishab Shetty, and wanting to make films that everybody can be proud of.
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Muttiah Muralitharan on Tamil biopic: My legacy is cricket and ‘800’ attempts to tell the authentic story
The former Sri Lankan spinner on the forthcoming World Cup, and the making of, and minimal fiction in, his Tamil biopic ‘800’, which will release along with dubbed versions in Telugu and Hindi on October 6 in Indian theatres, and will touch upon the Sri Lankan civil war and the 2009 terror attack on their cricket team.
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100 years of Akkineni Nageswara Rao: 10 best films of the Telugu actor and his enduring legacy
The acting prowess of the late legendary Telugu actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao, or ANR, a contemporary of NT Rama Rao, remains unparalleled. ANR, who turned a century on September 20, had the ability to effortlessly slip into a wide array of roles, from romantic leads to mythological characters. Here are some of his best films.
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Jawan actor Priyamani: ‘SRK told the dance master that I’d always be positioned next to him in the entire song’
In an exclusive interview, the versatile south actress Priyamani, who was seen in The Family Man, talks about working with Shah Rukh Khan after Chennai Express, what she likes the most about him and how Jawan has given her an extended family.
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Sridevi@60: 10 best southern films of India's first female superstar
The legendary actress would have turned 60 if she was alive today. On this day, let us take a look at what made Sridevi so popular across the world and celebrate her south years and Tamil and Telugu films, the popularity of which catapulted her towards Bollywood.
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Sridevi@60: 10 best Hindi films of Bollywood's first female superstar
If Sridevi, who passed away in 2018, were alive today, the immensely talented and versatile actor would have turned 60 today, and kept making us laugh, cry and dance in equal measure. Here's a list of some of her popular Bollywood films.
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Fashion designer Neeta Lulla on Sridevi as mentor and styling Bollywood and Tollywood celebrities
Celebrity fashion and costume designer and stylist Neeta Lulla talks about styling Pawan Kalyan for the Telugu film BRO, how Sridevi taught her to use fruits and leaves as shade cards, and why it's important to develop your own style.
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Post-'RRR' world: Telugu cinema’s half-yearly report 2023 and the films to look forward to
Last year's 'RRR', which won an Oscar award, made the world sit up and notice Telugu cinema. Take a look at how Telugu newbies ruled the box office in the first half of 2023 and which hopefuls are yet to come.
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Singer Hariharan: ‘The day is not far when machines will sing too’
The veteran singer, who is set to regale the city of Hyderabad with an evening of ghazals, Maahir, on June 24, talks about repackaging ghazals for new-gen and why it’s not okay for technology to replace singers.
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80 years of Ilaiyaraaja: Best songs of the music maestro across 5 film industries
The enduring legacy of pan-Indian film-music composer Ilaiyaraaja, who turned 80 on June 2, through his songs in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada. His music was one of the firsts to bridge the north-south gap.
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NTR Centenary | Remembering 18 best films & enduring legacy of the Telugu Superstar-CM
In carving his own professional journey, the legendary NT Rama Rao, the late actor and Andhra Pradesh chief minister, who'd have turned 100 today, touched many lives and remains a force to reckon with. Here's a look at his life, family, politics and 18 career-best films.
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Telugu director Nandini Reddy: ‘I don’t know how ready audiences are to watch women-centric films in theatres’
BV Nandini Reddy talks about her latest film 'Anni Manchi Sakunamule', making family dramas, and being a female director in the male-dominant Telugu film industry.
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‘Custody’ actor Naga Chaitanya: ‘I’m happy with my Telugu and Tamil films; they are the audience I like to entertain’
The just-released Telugu-Tamil bilingual film ‘Custody’ actor Naga Chaitanya on playing a cop, his love for action films, personal life, and running a food business.
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Dino Morea on why ‘Agent’ was the right choice for his Telugu cinema debut
If you were wondering where is Dino Morea these days, look south. He's just made his Tollywood debut, opposite Akhil Akkineni and Mammootty. In this interview, Morea speaks about playing the villain in 'Agent' and the gap in his Hindi film projects.
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‘Shaakuntalam’ director Gunasekhar: ‘I wanted to tell a story of love and values’
Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Dev Mohan-starrer Telugu film 'Shaakuntalam' opened to mixed responses on Friday. Director Gunasekhar talks about why he wanted to make the film, why historical/mythological films are for the good, and how RRR's global success has spotlighted the Telugu film industry.
