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CinemaPrabhas’s last hit was ‘Baahubali: The Conclusion’ in 2017. Post that, the actor has suffered consecutive flops with ‘Saaho’, ‘Radhe Shyam’, and the recently released ‘Adipurush’.In an iconic sequence from Baahubali: The Beginning – elevated by stirring music – Prabhas lifts a huge Shiva lingam on his shoulders and proceeds to place it underneath a waterfall. With this scene, it would seem that the actor symbolically lifted the entire Telugu film industry and showed the entire country what it was capable of. Because of the success of the Baahubali franchise, Rrr was possible, with many more attempts to exploit a bigger ‘pan-India’ market. The franchise was pathbreaking not just for Tollywood but also for Prabhas, who left an indelible mark on the Indian film industry. Nevertheless, the huge success of these films appears to have trapped the actor into focusing only on ‘pan-Indian’ films, none of which have clicked. Prabhas’s latest release Adipurush,...

EntertainmentDarshana Rajendran’s Telugu debut will be directed by ‘Cinema Bandi’ director Praveen Kandregula, who said the script for his new film was hard to crack and took two years to finalise. Malayalam actor Darshana Rajendran will soon make her debut in Telugu cinema with director Praveen Kandregula’s next film. The title of the film is yet to be announced. Along with Darshana, the film will also star Anupama Parameswaran and Sangeetha. Announcing his next film, Praveen wrote on Instagram, “Script is locked after 2 years. It's really hard to crack a script like this. I promise to deliver a very honest film after #cinemabandi, this time in theatres.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Praveen Kandregula (@praveen_kandregula) Praveen made his directorial debut with the 2021 film Cinema Bandi which was released directly on Netflix. Darshana was last seen in the Malayalam film Purusha Pretham, which is...

Yadgir (Karnataka), March 17 (Ians) In a shocking incident, a baby died in mother’s womb as the doctor refused to perform a C-Section surgery until the family paid Rs 10,000 bribe to her in Karnataka’s Yadgir district.

The district administration suspended the gynecologist on Friday.

Dr. Pallavi Poojari, Gynecologist attached to the district hospital of Yadgir is the suspended doctor.

According to authorities, Sangeetha, a local homemaker, had come for delivery to the district hospital on Thursday. Dr. Pallavi had allegedly asked for a Rs 10,000 bribe to conduct cesarean surgery on her. The family of Sujatha, who did not have money, left to arrange the money from relatives and friends.

Only after the money was paid to her, she performed the surgery. However, as the delivery got delayed, the baby died in the womb.

The family and relatives alleged that the negligence of the gynecologist was responsible for the death of the baby.

Tamil superstar Thalapathi Vijay’s fans, who were eagerly awaiting news about the upcoming January 12 release of his much-awaited movie ‘Varisu’, were instead struck by rumours that their hero’s marriage with his wife Sangeetha was heading for splitsville.

It all started with Vijay’s Wikipedia page reflecting his status as divorced in 2022. The rumours have started doing the rounds yet again, even as fans are celebrating the rushes of ‘Varisu’.

Sources close to the superstar, however, confirmed that all is fine between Vijay and Sangeetha, who have been married for 22 years. There is no basis for the rumours, they said.

The recent round of rumours started after Sangeetha skipped the baby shower of star director Atlee’s wife Priya. Sangeetha’s absence from the ‘Varisu’ music launch only added grist to the rumour mills.

Sources say that Sangeetha was with their children in the US when both the events took place.

‘Ranjithame’, the first single from director Vamshi Paidipally’s bilingual film ‘Varisu’, featuring Vijay and Rashmika Mandanna in the lead, has taken the Internet by storm, garnering a whopping 15 million views in less than 19 hours of being released on YouTube.

On Saturday evening, the makers of the film chose to release the first single from the film. Right from the minute it was released, the number became a rage, garnering a million views within just half an hour of being released.

Actress Rashmika Mandanna, who has danced to the number along with Tamil star Vijay, took to pen her thoughts about the peppy song on Twitter.

She wrote, “Song shoots are never easy but when you have a song like this, a co-star like this, a team like this and dancers like these… wohoo.. it’s worth all the pain. So exciting this is! Now the song is yours. Have fun you guys!

The makers of director Vamshi Paidipally’s bilingual film ‘Varisu’, featuring Vijay and Rashmika Mandanna in the lead, on Saturday released the first single ‘Ranjithame’ from the film, much to the delight of fans and film buffs.

Master of melody S Thaman has delivered a foot-tapping number that is high on energy.

Vijay himself has sung the song alongside M M Manasi. Thaman seems to have used the powerful percussion instrument Thavil to good effect in this song that lifts your spirits right away.

Vivek has penned the lyrics for this number that is sure to set the dance floor on fire. Jani master has choreographed the steps for this pulsating number.

The dances are trendy and graceful.

Rashmika Mandanna looks stunning in the song. The setting and backdrops look vibrant and flamboyant.

Overall, this is a loop-worthy dance track that has the potential to go viral in no time.

ObituarySangeetha has sung over 200 film songs in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada languages for composers including Ar Rahman, Jakes Bejoy and Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri.Tnm StaffCourtesy - Facebook / Ks ChithraSangeetha Sajith, a singer who has sung over 200 film songs in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada languages, passed away in Thiruvananthapuram early morning on Sunday, May 22. She was 46 years old and reportedly suffering from kidney-related ailments. Sangeetha, who hails from Kerala, made her playback singing debut in Tamil with Sa Chandrasekhar’s 1992 film Naalaiya Theerpu. Her song ‘Thanneerai Kadhalikum', composed by maestro Ar Rahman for the Prabhu Deva film Mr Romeo, was quite popular during the mid 1990s. She has lent her voice to several melodious Malayalam songs such as ‘Ambili Poovattam Ponnuruli’, composed by Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri for the 1998 Malayalam film Ennu Swantham Janakikutty.She has also rendered a number of other popular songs including ‘Dhum Dhum Dooreyetho’ for the 2007 film Rakkilipattu,...

Festival

The second edition of the Ponta Lopud Festival (June 22-27) on the island of Lopud, near Dubrovnik, Croatia, will feature masterclasses from Oscar winners Frances McDormand and Joel Coen. “At this point in our professional lives, we can’t think of a better way to spend the warm days of summer than in conversation about the process of filmmaking and the love of film watching with a group of other filmmakers on an island in the Adriatic Sea,” said McDormand and Coen.

Participants at this year’s edition include filmmakers Tamara Kotevska (“Honeyland”), Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović (“Murina), Una Gunjak (“Chicken”), and actor Gordan Bogdan (“Fargo”). There will also be lectures by director Juho Kuosmanen, producer Peter Spears and talent agent Brian Swardstrom and conversations between masters and participants moderated by special guests, directors Pawel Pawlikowski, Michel Franco, Lili Horvat, Danis Tanovic and Ognjen Glavonic.

The founders of the Ponta Lopud Festival are Miro Purivatra,...

Tamil film icon Kamal Haasan rings in his 66th birthday on 7th November and while everyone showers him with love and best wishes, let’s celebrate some of his finest work and pathbreaking performances we are still in awe of.

Catch these amazing movies and shows including the ongoing Bigg Boss Tamil Season 4 now streaming on Disney+ Hotstar for free.

Vishwaroopam (Tamil)

When Nirupama tries to find a reason to divorce her husband Vishva, little does she know that her simpleton of a husband has connections with a dark and dangerous world. And when she discovers this, all the hell breaks loose.

Vishwaroopam

Cast: Kamal Haasan, Shekhar Kapur, Rahul Bose, Pooja Kumar, Andrea Jeremiah, Jaideep Ahlawat.

Vishwaroopam 2 (Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam)

It's a battle of brain, brawn, and emotions for Raw agent Wisam Ahmad Kashmiri struggling between the task of eliminating his nemesis, and maintaining his personal life.

Vishwaroopam 2

Cast: Kamal Haasan,...

Hyderabad, Oct 15: Bala is a well known director in the Tamil film industry. He comes to rescue the actors' careers by offering them to star in his films. Till date he has played a great role in several actresses careers. Just like his film "Naan Kadavul" gave actress Pooja the right break. She played the role of a blind singer.

The film also received national awards. Bala's film "Pithamagan" made Laila a star, while "Nanda" also improved the lot of actress Sangeetha. And now a new heroine wants to work with this talented.