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I love the Ongole dialect : Ahuti Prasad
Adusumalli Janardhan Vara Prasad is the talk of the town at the moment for his brilliant role in Chandamama. The dusky good-looking character artiste is all set to begin a new innings in Telugu cinema. In an exclusive chat to TCP, the warm and affable actor says he is humbled by the compliments he’s getting [...]
I’m thankful to God for giving me this funny face: Brahmanandam
“Reacting is more difficult than acting,” says Brahmanandam who has completed 784 films and 24 years in the Telugu film industry. Comedy actors just have funny bones but not all great actors can do comedy. It is a particular skill, not the most difficult, but yes, it requires a slightly better sense of timing. Recollecting [...]
We are not millionaires we have earned plenty of good will
Can you be beautiful and emotionally secure at the same time? Can you be an actress of calibre and yet derive joy from your immense talent and from the people around you? Yes, you can, if you’re Vijayanirmala!  Vijayanirmala has lived a whole life living up to what other people expected her to be and also [...]
A creative bent of mind needed: Krishna
Publicity Designer Krishna, 33, haills from Vijayawada. After a stint of two years in Chennai in the Chennai School of Arts he joined as an apprentice with Eshwar and worked with him for seven years. In 1998 he shifted to Hyderabad and started working independently, he has worked for over 100 films so far.
In a [...]
Women can do it says Shanti
Shanti is an associate director and it’s nice to see a woman work in a male-dominated industry. “Hey, don’t give men too much importance by talking like that,” she says. A saree designer before she took to films all of a sudden. Ask her how it happened and she says, “Films are not my passion. [...]
Letz stalk Senthil….
Senthil is a student from Bollarum and has done his PG from PG College, Secunderabad. After passing out from college he had no idea as to what line he should choose and one day his friend got him an application form from the Film Institute of Pune and asked him to fill up the blanks. [...]
Andhari dhukanalu nadavali, nadhi baaga nadavali
Venu Madhav, one of Telugu cinema’s most versatile actors for whom the shift from a comedian to a comedy-hero in Bhookailas seems to have been a cakewalk, believes that there is enough place for every one in the industry and hopes to see some healthy competition. Andhari dhukaanalu nadavaali, na dhukaanam baaga nadavaali tells Venu [...]
I want to direct: Naveen
Ask most moviegoers, “Who is Naveen?â€? and they’re likely to stare uncomprehendingly. We seek to eradicate that ignorance by providing an insight into the mind of the young editor whose consummate film editing skills is taking Telugu cinema by surprise.
He is just 22 and had already cut over 100 trailers in one year and has [...]
It’s an amazing experience - Mahesh Babu
Mahesh Babu doesn’t enmesh you in a web of words when he chooses to speak, but for the first time ever he throws caution to the winds and reveals his mind about the favourite people in his life and work and above all the bundle of joy - his son who’s changed his life completely.
Mostly every [...]
Srihari scores aplenty in Dhee
Actor Srihari is adept at reinventing his image with every film and his latest release Dhee is making audiences sit up and notice his deadpan comedy that is driving film lovers for a repeat viewing. He exudes intensity - something that has now become his hallmark. And now his home production Sri Mahalakshmi in which he acts as [...]
I’m taking a break after Athidhi: Mahesh Babu
In the Telugu film industry he is one of those actors who would love to be labelled as an actor rather than a star, he doesn’t throw tantrums, he’s punctual, he doesn’t make you call several times for an interview and most importantly he’s not been involved in any controversy so far. Interviewing him was [...]
Balayya is NTR’s true successor:Pitambaram
They are usually one of the first people on set. They do make-up on the actors and get them all ready. It could be 15 minutes for one actor or 2 hours or more than that and then the rest of the day they are waiting and touching them up. Making sure they are not [...]
We had a whale of a time: Arjun
Five films in five years is not an impressive average but Arjun’s films have always been considered a sound proposition in the distribution circles. It’s only after seven-eight films that every actor begins to realise his potential but Allu Arjun has emerged as an actor with his very first film Arya. Three films later, the [...]
She lives in Hansika House
Hansika Motwani could have mugged Telugu dialogues for the first time, but she is a veteran as far as TV serials and Hindi movies are concerned. Her over the top performance in Des Mein Nikla Hoga Chand is something people will not forget so easily. She has worked in many other serials like Shakalaka Boom Boom, [...]
I’m so much like Subhalakshmi
Isha Sawhney is the new girl all set to rock Telugu cinema with Jagadam. She is uncomplicated and gentle, radiates a child-like innocence. Her eyes are strikingly sharp and beautiful but she says there are a dime a dozen in this business so she doesn’t get too impressed with herself.
Isha has more to her than [...]
Lage raho Chiru bhai!
Writing impressive intros for stars and super stars is not my forte. You can do it once, twice but not always. But when it comes to Chiranjeevi, words fail me. Some of his films have been spectacular, priceless and some of his films were plain lousy, but my regard for the man has nothing to [...]
I love being in front of the camera
I’m not an exercise buff. I am slim because I dance a lot and I have been dancing for the past three months, “ says a glowing Neha Jhulka. The fire within her is visible and only when she begins to talk one discovers the spirit of self-belief that took a girl from Mumbai onto [...]
Shiva gets a raw deal
Shiva Reddy has worked in over fifty films as a comedian and he is still striving to make a mark in film industry. He may not be very popular in films but on stage as a mimicry artiste he has the distinction of making even the most poker faced VIP’s cracking up, that too into [...]
Mohanbabu gifted me a mobile
She is the diva in demand and men go berserk watching her gyrate to popular numbers. The item girl who is extremely confident of her sexuality and reveals that she enjoys her work in totality. Abhinayasri has taken a rather long, unconventional route to make it in the industry. She says, “Friends with Vijay and [...]
Arrogance is my sotthu
Rakhi resurrects NTR. At a time when he was emotionally and financially drained, a story that is very ordinary, very old and which has been plaguing the society has moved NTR into giving one of the best performances in his career. Rakhi is pretty much perfect, in terms of being well-directed, beautifully structured, carefully written, [...]
but ut no this man took his own sweet time to take the site seeing trip with RGV. i dont believe RGV has come...