Chennai, June 27 (IANS) One of India’s finest screenplay writers and eminent Tamil film director and actor K Bhagyaraj passed away here on Saturday after suffering a major cardiac arrest. He was 73.The veteran director and actor, who is considered to one of the legends of the Tamil film industry, is survived by his wife Poornima Bhagayaraj, son Shanthnu Bhagyaraj and daughter Saranya Bhagyaraj.Sources close to the actor said that Bhagyaraj complained of chest pain early in the morning and was ru…
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Mumbai, June 26 (IANS) It was a starry night in the Pearl of the Orient as stars from Tamil, Hindi, and Telugu gathered to give their blessings to Avantika Sundar, the elder daughter of actor-politician Khushbu Sundar and filmmaker Sundar C, on her wedding. Avantika tied the knot with Shravan Sreenivasan in Goa on Thursday. Telugu actors Chiranjeevi, Nagarjuna, Venkatesh, Tamil and Telugu actress Trisha Krishnan, Hindi cinema actors Anil Kapoor and Jackie Shroff attended the event at a resort in…
Visakhapatnam, June 23 (IANS) Two workers were killed and two others were injured in a fire at an industrial unit at Pharma City in Parwada, Anakapalli district near here on Tuesday.Two workers were burnt alive and two others were injured in the incident that occurred around 5 A.M.Three fire engines were pressed into service to bring the blaze under control.The deceased were identified as Tirinath and Venkatesh, both residents of Atchutapuram in Visakhapatnam.Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu …
Hyderabad, June 22 (IANS) The makers of ace director Anil Ravipudi’s next film, tentatively being referred to as #VenkyAnil5 – #NKRAR2 and featuring actors Venkatesh and Nandamuri Kalyan Ram in the lead, on Monday cautioned public about a fake casting call that had now been put out by fraudsters. In a statement, which it shared on its social media timelines, Shine Screen Studios, one of the production houses producing the eagerly awaited film, said, “It has come to our notice that a fake casting…
Hyderabad, March 28 (IANS) Ace director Anil Ravipudi, who has delivered four blockbuster films with Telugu star Venkatesh, is to now join hands with the popular star for the fifth time for a film that will also feature actor Nandamuri Kalyan Ram. Well known production house Shine Screens has now announced that it is to next produce a film featuring Victory Venkatesh and Nandamuri Kalyan Ram. The new film is to be directed by ace director Anil Ravipudi, who is riding a success wave.Planned as a …
Chennai, March 27 (IANS) A special CBI court in Chennai on Friday convicted and sentenced seven individuals, including a former senior tax assistant of the Income Tax Department, to four years of rigorous imprisonment along with a total fine of Rs 2.4 lakh in a tax refund fraud case, officials said.The case was investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which had registered it on December 31, 2019, based on a complaint received from the Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, Chenn…
Hyderabad, Feb 27 (IANS) It is now official! Ace director Anil Ravipudi, who is riding a huge success wave, is to next work on a Telugu film that will feature Victory star Venkatesh and young hero Nandamuri Kalyan Ram in the lead. Sources close to the director say that the film is likely to hit screens for the festival of Sankranthi in January, next year.This project is especially notable as it marks Anil Ravipudi’s fifth collaboration with Venkatesh, following blockbuster entertainers like ‘F…
Hyderabad, Feb 11 (IANS) Ace director Anil Ravipudi, who is basking in the success of his blockbuster film, the Chiranjeevi, Nayanthara-starrer ‘Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu’, has now trashed rumours about his next film that were doing the rounds on social media with a hilarious post on X in which he pointed out how he hadn’t even put pen to paper yet but how those speculating had already decided on his next film’s story, actors and even its title! Anil Ravipudi, who is one of the most sought …
Hyderabad, Feb 9 (IANS) Popular Telugu star Venkatesh on Monday unveiled the gripping teaser of director S Krishna’s upcoming film ‘High’, an anthology of four stories. For the unaware, S Krishna is best known for being a close associate of hit maker Anil Ravipudi and a co-writer of several of his blockbusters. Krishna makes his debut as a director with HIGH, an ambitious project in which he also serves as writer, actor, and co-producer.The film is being jointly backed by Harish Peddi, S Krishna…
Hyderabad, Jan 26 (IANS) Pleased with the phenomenal success of his recently released film ‘ Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu’ (MSG), Telugu star Chiranjeevi has now gifted the film’s director, Anil Ravipudi, a brand new Range Rover Sport. Pictures showing Chiranjeevi presenting the director the vehicle have now gone viral on the Internet. The film, which released for the festival of Sankranthi, went on to emerge a huge blockbuster. In fact, Megastar Chiranjeevi, who was moved by the roaring succe…