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Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, Nagarjuna and Naga Chaitanya starrer ‘Manam’, directed by VIkram K Kumar under Annapurna Studios banner had a grand opening on May 23rd. For the first time in his career, Naga Chaitanya played a dual role as Radha Krishna and Nagarjuna in this film. “I’m blessed to share my screen space with dad and grandpa. It’s a rare feat to act as father to father. I consider myself lucky for getting one such rare opportunity,” said Naga Chaitanya in his interview to the media. Go through this interview to know more about his shooting experiences during the making of ‘Manam’.

‘Tadakha’ sees Naga Chaitanya play a jobless rogue who helps his elder brother, Sunil (police officer) in secretly punishing suspects to save the victims and faced other challenges in life. This is the Telugu remake version of Tamil box-office hit ‘Vettai’ starring Arya and Madhavan. While Naga Chaitanya reprised the role of Arya, Sunil enacted the role of Madhavan in Telugu. Tamannah and Andrea Jeremiah were roped in to play the female lead roles. The film was directed by Dolly aka Kishore Kumar Pardasani of ‘Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam’ fame. Bellamkonda Ganesh has produced the film on Sri Sai Ganesh Productions banner. S Thaman scored music and Arthur A Wilson handled the cinematography. Check out the interview below where Naga Chaitanya talks about his ‘Tadakha’, releasing today and some challenges in his acting business.

Naga Chaitanya starrer ‘Yuddham Sharanam’ is just around the corner ready for release. The actor talks about the film, his wedding and much more…

Naga Chaitanya's film Majili will be coming to theatres this Friday. He has paired with his wife Samantha in this film. The actor talks about his film...

Naga Chaitanya starrer ‘Saahasam Swasaga Sagipo’ will be coming to theatres this weekend. The actor talks about the film, his marriage and more...

Young promising hero Naga Shaurya, who played the lead role in super hit films like ‘Oohalu Gusagusalade’, ‘Lakshmi Rave Maa Intiki’, and ‘Kalyana Vaibhogame’, is once again coming to audience with ‘Nee Jathaleka’. This youthful entertainer that features Naga Shaurya, Parul and Sarayu as the lead cast is being produced by uncompromised producers GV Chowdary and Nagaraju Goud Chira under Sri Satya Vidura Movies banner with Ogirala Vemuri Nageswara Rao as presenter. Lawrence Dasari is the director. Swaraj has given musical scores. All formalities related to the film have been completed and is releasing on August 13. In an interview, Naga Shaurya spoke about his upcoming release.

Young hero Naga Shaurya, who carved a special image for himself among the young heroes in the present generation by doing different films and who is tasting consecutive successes with the films like ‘Oohalu Gusagusalade’, ‘Dikkulu Choodaku Ramayya’ and ‘Lakshmi Rave Maa Intiki’, is coming out with another film ‘Jadoogadu’ to entertain the audience ‘Chintakayala Ravi’ fame Yogesh is directing the film on Satya Entertainments banner with VVS Prasad as producer. Sonarika, who is known to the Telugu audience by playing Parvathi role in a TV serial ‘Hara Hara Mahadeva’, is being introduced as heroine through this film. The film is arriving theaters on June 26. On this occasion, Naga Shaurya talks to us. Here are the excerpts:

Young and aspiring hero Naga Shaurya, who got introduced to Telugu audience through a small role in ‘Chandamama Kathalu’, has stole the show with male lead character Venkateswara Rao in the recently released ‘Oohalu Gusagusalaade’. The film was released last Friday and running successfully in theaters with hit-talk. Therefore this aspiring actor who wish to work with directors like Rajamouli and Gautham Menon, revealed how he landed as hero of 'Oohalu Gusagusalaade' and what kind of films he would prefer to do in future. Here are few excerpts:

Fresh face Naga Shaurya is making his acting debut with Praveen Sattaru's 'Chandamama Kathalu', which is said to be one of the different conceptual films accompanied by some great performances. "My character in CK is like a hot pot Biriyani", said Shaurya while promoting the film. At this juncture we were able to squeeze some more information in a quick interview from the actor. Check it out guys!

After stupendous success of ‘Magadheera’, now Ram Charan has been roped in to do an entirely different film under ‘Bommarillu’ Bhaskar’s direction. Playing a lover boy for the first time it’s widely expected that this movie would help Ram Charan carve a permanent place as a multi-talented hero. His uncle Nagababu has now heavily betted on him by producing this film with a theme different to that of Ram Charan’s earlier successes ‘Chirutha’ and ‘Magadheera’. The movie titled ‘Orange’ is scheduled to release on November 26th. In this connection Nagababu organized a press conference and talked about the title, the characters, Australian experience and much more. Some excerpts are:

Nagarjuna claims ‘Manam’ is a great achievement for Akkineni family and is the best classic film ever for Late Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Naga Chaitanya and him in their film careers. According to him, ‘Manam’ is a complicated story, but he went ahead with the project after getting confirmation from his dad Nageswara Rao about the film’s success. Directed by Vikram K Kumar, ‘Manam’ had a great opening on May 23 and screenings proved to be a grand success. On this occasion Nagarjuna organized a press meet on Saturday and shared some of his beautiful memories of ‘Manam’.

“‘Manam’ is a movie about ourselves, our family, the bonding between husband and wife, father and son. ‘Manam’ is a feel good film which people from all walks of life, from young to old will experience a joy ride”, says Nagarjuna, whose ‘Manam’ starring him, Naga Chaitanya and Late Akkineni Nageshwara Rao is hitting screens today, the 23rd May, 2014. Written and directed by Vikram Kumar (Ishq fame), the film also featuring Shriya Saran and Samantha in key roles and Amitabh Bachchan in a cameo is produced by Nagarjuna under Annapurna Studios banner. Anoop Rubens rendered the music. ‘Manam’ is the first of its kind movie in Telugu cinema that features heroes of three generations from the same family. Hence, Nagarjuna calls it as a special movie not just to him but to his entire family. In the interview below, he talked about how he got the idea, casting and the beautiful journey.

Even after crossing 50, he is the girls’ ‘Dream Guy’, he is a style icon for the leading stars, he is a true soul friend to his producers, he is audience’s favourite hero. He is none other than our King Nagarjuna. His latest film ‘Greeku Veerudu’ is under Dasarath’s direction with Nayantara as his love interest. D Sivaprasad Reddy and Chandan Reddy have jointly produced it on Kamakshi Movies banner. Nagarjuna is very glad to note his film ‘Greeku Veerudu’ is releasing on May 3rd marking 100 years of Indian Cinema. He also expressed happiness over the release of his film on the exact day of release of ‘Raja Harischandra’. On the occasion of ‘Greeku Veerudu’ release on May 3rd, the star took some time out to share his thoughts about the film with the media. Here are few excerpts:

‘King’ Nagarjuna talks about his latest film ‘Bhai’, which is releasing on October 25. ‘Bhai’ is said to be a clean family entertainer written and directed by Veerabhadram and produced by Nagarjuna by casting himself and Richa Gangopadhyay in lead roles. It’s not new to the Telugu audience to see him in different get-ups. He is one of those heroes who never believe in star image. In recent times also, he did films from different genre like ‘Rajanna’, ‘Shirdi Sai’ and ‘Dhamarukam’. “Acting is magic for me. It gives me bread and butter. So I’ll continue acting in films as long as I can. I don’t have the habit of thinking about future though,” says Nagarjuna. On the eve of ‘Bhai’ release on October 25, the charismatic individual gave a media interview. Read on to discover several things about his working methods and projects.

Akkineni Nagarjuna starrer 'Manmadhudu 2' will be coming to screens this Friday. The actor talks about this film, Censor Board, and his future plans

Nagarjuna and Nani starrer ‘DevaDas’ directed by Sriram Aditya is gearing up for a grand release coming Thursday ie, 27th of September. Nagarjuna talks about his film ‘DevaDas’

Akkineni Nagarjuna is now sporting a new look. He shaved off his signature moustache, but for no particular reason. The actor is just trying something new. His latest flick ‘Raju Gari Gadhi 2’ is getting ready for release on October 13 amidst a lot of expectations. The horror comedy starring Akkineni Nagarjuna and Samantha Ruth Prabhu, is directed by Ohmkar under PVP Cinema banner. As part of film’s promotion Nagarjuna has a chit chat with the media on Tuesday i.e. on October 3. Read on to know what he has said about his upcoming release.

Naga Chaitanya’s Raarandoy Veduka Choodham has become a prestigious project for dad Nagarjuna. The film releases this week. Nagarjuna talks about the film and much more...

After ‘Annamayya’, ‘Sri Ramadasu’ and ‘Shirdi Sai’, yet another devotional film ‘Om Namo Venkatesaya’ is coming as fourth devotional film in the combination of Nagarjuna and Raghavendra Rao. The film is being produced by Mahesh Reddy, who earlier produced Nagarjuna’s ‘Shirdi Sai. The film will narrate the story of the devotee Hathi Ram Baba, who dedicated his life in service to Lord Venkateswara. The film is arriving theaters on February 10. On this occasion, Nagarjuna took some time out of his day to chat with the media. Here is the excerpt of the interview where he talks about the film and his upcoming projects:

Akkineni family has many happy moments that they are looking forward to. Nagarjuna on the other hand is doing tremendously well in career and family. A Chit chat with the actor...

Handsome, charming, a successful actor, a successful producer and a successful entrepreneur. There are only two words to personify all these qualities, Nagarjuna Akkineni. In an interview with Ragalahari this charismatic personality talks about his much anticipated film ‘Sri Ramadasu’ and shares his views on other topics.

After portraying the historical role of Ramadasu in the summer blockbuster movie Sri Ramadasu, Nagarjuna is now playing the role of a workaholic real estate businessman in his yet-to-be-released Romantic comedy movie, Boss. Close on the heels of celebrating his 46th birthday on August 29th, this charismatic actor and entrepreneur takes a break from a song shooting, at Ramanaidu Studios, to talk about his latest film Boss, films in general and his birthday plans.

You always fall short of words when you have to describe this talented and charming personality, who remains as young and effervescent as he was the day he joined the film industry. In a chit chat, actor/entrepreneur Nagarjuna talks about his ready for release film Boss.

Nagarjuna, Trisha and Mamatha Mohandas starring ‘King’ directed by Sreenu Vytla and produced by D. Siva Prasad Reddy under Kamakshi Movies banner was released on December 25, 2008. Sreenu Vytla’s continues hattrick success has did not break and ‘King’ too joined the band wagon. The entire unit is jubilant with full house first week collections in all the centers. Under these circumstances Nag, in a relaxed mood stole some time to chat with the media.

Andhra ‘Manmadhudu’, is also a ‘Majnu’, a ‘Siva’, a ‘Killer’, a ‘Criminal’, a ‘Mass’ a ‘Boss’, a ‘Don’, a ‘King’ and not to forget him as an ‘Annamayya’ and ‘Sree Ramadasu’. With so many different roles in his 25 years of film career, Nagarjuna, an all rounder, won numerous awards including two National Awards and five Nandi Awards. The proud father who discovered his children’s path to success is going to celebrate his 51st birthday on August 29th. Here are some excerpts from the interview given by him:

Akkineni Nagarjuna, who appeared on screen as the devotee of Lord Venkateswara and Lord Rama, in films like ‘Annamayya’ and ‘Sri Ramadasu’, for the first time is going to emerge in the God’s avatar as ‘Shirdi Sai’. Yes, as known to all K Raghavendra Rao is showing him as Shirdi Sai Baba in the film ‘Shirdi Sai’, opening to theaters worldwide tomorrow, the 6th of September, 2012. A Mahesh Reddy has produced the devotional movie on Sai Kripa Entertainment Pvt Ltd., which will be presented by A Sulochana Reddy. On the occasion of the film’s release tomorrow Nagarjuna spoke to the media and shared his views about the film. Here are some excerpts:

Nagesh Kukunoor, a Hyderabad based director and actor, is making his Tollywood debut with the movie 'Good Luck Sakhi', starring Keerthy Suresh. After directing 15 films in Hindi and English in a career spanning 22 years, Nagesh is excited to make his Telugu debut finally with this movie, which also stars Aadhi Pinisetty, Jagapathi Babu among others. Kukunoor talks about why he has a special liking for Hyderabad, 'Good Luck Sakhi', Keerthy Suresh and more in this interview.

‘Neeku Naaku’ and ‘Bus Stop’ fame Nandita, an upcoming Telugu speaking talent talks to the media about how her early experience in cinema and what it’s like working on her upcoming film ‘Prema Katha Chitram’ and what the audiences can expect from it, releasing this June 7. Here are few excerpts from her interview.

Cute girl Nanditha, who entered into the film industry with the film ‘Neeku Naaku Dash Dash’, has captured the attention of audience with horror comedy film ‘Prema Katha Chitram’ and again appeared as a cute lover in ‘Lovers’. Now, she is playing the female lead role opposite Young and Energetic hero Havish in a romantic entertainer ‘Ram Leela’. The film is produced by Dasari Kiran Kumar under Ramadoota Creation banner with introducing Sripuram Kiran as director. Her film is releasing worldwide grandly on February 27. In an interview, the actress shares about her and the film.

Nani and Lavanya Tripathi starrer ‘Bhale Bhale Magadivoy’ is all set to hit screens on September 4. GA2 (A Division of Geetha Arts) banner and crazy production house UV Creations, known for producing Super Duper hits like ‘Mirchi’ and ‘Run Raja Run’, are jointly producing the film as Production No.1. Young and talented producer Bunny Vasu, who scored hat trick hits, is the producer for this film. The Craziest director Maruthi, who carved a niche for himself as an icon director in the hearts of youth with his consecutive success, is directing this film. On this occasion, an interview has been given by the Bunny Vasu. Here are few excerpts from his interview.

Nenu Local, Nani’s first film this year will be releasing on 3rd February. The actor talks about his film, equations with Keerthy Suresh and much more....

Gentleman starring Nani is ready to come to theatres on the 17th June. It is a romantic thriller. Nani has joined hands with Indraganti Mohanakrishna with whom he did his first film. The actor talks in leisure about his upcoming film.

Nani starrer Jersey is all set for release this Friday. Much expectations are pinned on this film. Nani talks about the film and much more...

Nani, who made his acting debut through the film ‘Ashta Chamma’ and had starred in blockbusters such as ‘Eega, ‘Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu’, ‘Yevade Subramanyam’, ‘Bhale Bhale Magadivoy’, ‘Nenu Local’ and ‘Ninnu Kori’ and some others, has turned into producer for Prasanth Varma directorial debut ‘Awe’. ‘Awe’ is the first production by Wall Poster Cinemas, which was recently founded by Nani. The film is releasing on February 16. On this occasion, Nani interacted with the media in a press meet held on Thursday i.e. on February 15.

Nani is all set to strike again as the year ends with his upcoming film MCA. Nani's next film will come to theatres on 21st December. He talks about his film and much more.

Nara Rohith has lost 20 kgs for his upcoming film ‘Balakrishnudu’. The film will be hitting theatres on the 24th of November. The actor talks about the film and more.

Young and energetic hero Nara Rohith and Priya Banerjee starrer ‘Asura’ was made on Devas Media and Entertainment, Kushal Cinema and Aaran Media Works banners with Nara Rohith as presenter. Krishna Vijay is the director, while Shyam Devabhakthuni and Krishna Vijay are the produces. The film has completed the censor process and is all set hit screens worldwide on June 5. On the eve of film’s release, Nara Rohith had a chat with the media about the film. So enjoy this young and energetic hero’s interview…

We have recently two big names introducing their next generation, one in the form of Ram Charan Teja and the other, Naga Chaitanya. The third one now in the row is Nara Rohith who has the privilege of canvassing by none other than the former Chief Minister N Chandra Babu Naidu.

Navdeep was introduced to the Telugu film industry by director Teja in 2004 through ‘Jai’ and he also made a decent entry in Tamil film industry in 2005 through a block buster film ‘Arinthum Ariyamalum’. From there on it was point of no return for him as he has been accepted in both the languages and he also intelligently could manage a balance between both Tollywood and Kollywood. This ‘Chandamama’ hero was kind enough to put aside some time in his busy schedule to discuss his work on ‘Mugguru’ with Ragalahari. In this interview we touch upon how Navdeep approached the role in ‘Mugguru’ and his working experience with his director, producer and costars. Here are some excerpts:

Young and handsome hero Navdeep is celebrating his 23 birthday today. Teja’s introduction Navdeep, who was seen on ‘Jai’ is a very busy hero now. He shot into prominence through Krishna Vamsi’s ‘Chandamama’. Other projects keeping him busy are, ‘Yaagam’, ‘Arya-II’ in Telugu and Aegan in Tamil. Inspite of his busy schedule, he could steal sometime to share a few words with Ragalahari. Some excerpts are

Hero Navadeep, has proved his worth and acting following the success of the first hit of this New Year, GOUTHAM SSC. In an interview with Ragalahari this light eyed youngster, who created a flutter in the hearts of many girls, speaks of his experiences and future plans.

One should be lucky to get the right opportunity to enter the field of their passion. It’s just a question of applying their skills and commitment soon after entry. Nikisha Patel, whose dream was to become an actress in her life, finally achieved the feat through ‘Komaram Puli’. This London based beauty whose mother is a Gujarathi and father is Kenyan had Bollywood as a destination but ended up in Tollywood. She shared with the press her dreams, passion and future plans. A few some excerpts:

Nikhil starrer ‘Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada’ is gearing for release this weekend. The actor talks about this film, how different it is and why he is not in a rush to make more films.

There is no stopping Nikhil Sidharth. He has made the right choices and has given good films. His film Keshava will be releasing tomorrow. The hero talks about his films, personal life and more...

Nikhil Siddharth’s film Kirrak Party is gearing up for a grand release on 16th March. The actor talks about his film and much more…

Young actor Nikhil, best known for his pickpocketer role in ‘Swamy Ra Ra’, spoke with Ragalahari about his upcoming film ‘Karthikeya’, in which he plays a character which is quite contrast to what he played in his previous film. Nikhil opened up about how his new film can create a more belief in God and at the same time leave puzzling questions. ‘Karthikeya’ is about a doctor named Karthik who believes in scientific explanation. It’s a thriller mixed with entertainment written and directed by a debutant Chandu Mondeti. The film is currently in post-production work and scheduled for release shortly. Meanwhile we caught up with hero Nikhil to talk about the film. Here is an exclusive interview.

Things are going great for Nikhil. Young Hero Nikhil, who is on a roll now with two consecutive successes ‘Swamy Ra Ra’ and ‘Karthikeya’, is coming to the audience on March 5, with ‘Surya vs Surya’ to hit a hat trick. Nikhil and Thrida Chowdary are the lead roles in the film. Malkapuram Sivakumar is producing this film on Suraksh Entertainments India Pvt. Ltd. banner with baby Thrisha as presenter and Karthik Ghattamaneni as the director. On the eve of film’s release, he took some time out of his day to share some details about his upcoming film with his fans through the media.

A cute looking face….he became adorable to the audience with his movie 'Jayam'…..Already obvious who he is?!Yeah…..he is Nitin!!!Enthralled all of us as innocent Venkat in 'Jayam' .But now he is enrolling a rough character 'Srinu' depicting heroism in 'Dil' movie.Ragalahari had a chit-chat with him in 'Dil' shooting.

Today, the 30th of March, Nitin, who turned 26 is currently busy with Spectra Media’s untitled film co-starring Ileana directed by Paruchuri Murali and produced by G Venkataramana. This apart he is also making his debut in Bollywood with RGV’s ‘Agyaat’. On the occasion of his birthday, Nitin shared some of his views with us. Here are some excerpts.

‘Jayam’, ‘Dil’ and ‘Sye’ were Nithin’s landmark films. After struggling for 7 long years he has regained his lost glory with ‘Ishq’ which also has all the necessary ingredients to qualify it as one more landmark film in his career. On the eve of his 29th birthday today, Nithin met the media at a conference on Thursday morning in Hyderabad to share his happy moments. Here are few excerpts:

Nithiin starrer A Aa is just around the corner all set for a grand release. The actor talks about the film, director Trivikram and much more....

Nithin starrer Chal Mohan Ranga is gearing up for a grand release on April 5. The actor talks in detail about his upcoming film.

'Bheeshma - Single Forever', directed by Venky Kudumula of 'Chalo' fame, will release on 21st February. Nithiin talks about this movie, his role, his upcoming projects are more in this interview. Excerpts...

Right from the beginning of his career that started a decade ago, Nithin attempted several films in different genres but ultimately proved that he is an apt hero for films based on love story subjects. Over the years if one observes his success graph, 'Jayam', 'Dil', 'Sye' and now 'Ishq', 'Gunde Jaari Gallantayyinde' and 'Heart Attack' all belong to the love genre. 'Courier Boy Kalyan' which is set to hit theaters very soon is also a love story movie. Now coming back to his just released 'Heart Attack', Nithin played a hippy character with stylish looks, which was first time in his career, and he got to work with an experienced director like Puri Jagannadh. After the film hit theaters on January 31, he had a chat with the media about the film and what he loves about working with Puri Jagannadh. So enjoy this young and handsome hero's interview....

Nithin, who recently tasted a well needed success after delivering 12 flops is now all set to helm the silver screen with yet another romantic entertainer ‘Gunde Jaari Gallanthaide’ costarring his lucky heroine Nithya Menen. The actor is very adamant about proving the audience that his earlier film ‘Ishq’ was not a fluke. Hence he has worked for this film with complete determination. The movie is releasing on April 19th and the audience will decide whether his ‘Ishq’ was a real hit or a fluke. This lover boy, who entered the movie industry more than a decade ago, is going to celebrate his birthday on Saturday. On this eve he had a small chit-chat with the media personnel. Here are few excerpts:

Nivetha Thomas is looking forward to the release of 'V' on Amazon Prime from September 5. In an interview, the 'Brochevarevaru' actress has spoken about her character, the experience of working on the movie and more.

Janatha Garage is all set to come to theatres. NTR has pinned lots of hopes on this film. The actor talks at length about the film and how he has evolved as an actor.

NTR is busy promoting his upcoming film, ‘Jai Lava Kusa’. The actor talks about his film and much more…