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Mumbai, April 30 (Ians) An old video of Telugu star Naga Chaitanya has resurfaced and is currently going viral on the Internet. The video, which was shot during the promotion of his film ‘Shailaja Reddy Alludu’ in 2018, sees Naga Chaitanya sitting with his co-actor Anu Emmanuel as they engage in a ‘Never Have I Ever’ game.

During the segment, Anu and Naga Chaitanya were asked if they have ever two-timed in a relationship. While Anu said she hasn’t, Naga raised the ‘yes’ placard, which left even Anu shocked.

He said, “Everyone should experience everything in life. That’s when you grow up and figure out, okay I’ve had all the experiences, now it’s time to settle down”.

The video was shared on the open aggregator platform Reddit where a user while sharing the video wrote in the caption, “This was a promotional interview for one of his films,...

Actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu on Wednesday shared some beautiful glimpses of the Christmas decor at her residence, and extended heartfelt greetings to her fans, saying, ‘happy holidays’.

The ‘Shaakuntalam’ actress, who enjoys a fanbase of 30.9 million followers on Instagram, shared a series of photos and videos of herself decorating her home with Christmas tree and other decor items.

Taking to Instagram stories, Samantha shared a glimpse of herself giving final touches to the beautiful huge Christmas tree, with her furry friend sleeping on the couch.

Thew actress looked beautiful in a beige body con dress.

The other picture shows the ‘Yashoda’ actress lying on the couch holding the hand of her pet dog and smiling candidly for the cameras.

Samantha captioned the photos as “home”, and “happy holidays”.

The actress also gave the music of the song ‘Brown Girl in the ring’ to her post.

Meanwhile, on the work front...

Actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu on Wednesday shared some beautiful glimpses of the Christmas decor at her residence, and extended heartfelt greetings to her fans, saying, ‘happy holidays’.

The ‘Shaakuntalam’ actress, who enjoys a fanbase of 30.9 million followers on Instagram, shared a series of photos and videos of herself decorating her home with Christmas tree and other decor items.

Taking to Instagram stories, Samantha shared a glimpse of herself giving final touches to the beautiful huge Christmas tree, with her furry friend sleeping on the couch.

Thew actress looked beautiful in a beige body con dress.

The other picture shows the ‘Yashoda’ actress lying on the couch holding the hand of her pet dog and smiling candidly for the cameras.

Samantha captioned the photos as “home”, and “happy holidays”.

The actress also gave the music of the song ‘Brown Girl in the ring’ to her post.

Meanwhile, on the work front...

The South Indian International Movie Awards (Siima) have concluded, and films ‘Rrr’, ‘Sita Ramam’, ‘777 Charlie’, ‘Kantara’ and ‘Kgf: Chapter 2’ stole the thunder. The award shows ran from September 15-16 in Dubai, with the first night announcing winners in the Telugu and Kannada categories and the second for Tamil and Malayalam. For the unversed, Siima stands to honour the artistry of South Indian cinema in all the four languages: Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada, as well as provide a platform for South Indian cinemas to get more international reception.

South cinema began making some headway into the international markets such as Japan, South Korea, China, Russia, Indonesia and Turkey, primarily due to the charm of superstar Rajinikanth as early as the ‘90s.

Though it only made some major inroads in 2015, with director S.S. Rajamouli’s Telugu epic franchise, ‘Baahubali’, and then exploded with ‘Rrr’ in 2022, giving it full attention in the West.

The South Indian International Movie Awards (Siima) have concluded, and films ‘Rrr’, ‘Sita Ramam’, ‘777 Charlie’, ‘Kantara’ and ‘Kgf: Chapter 2’ stole the thunder. The award shows ran from September 15-16 in Dubai, with the first night announcing winners in the Telugu and Kannada categories and the second for Tamil and Malayalam. For the unversed, Siima stands to honour the artistry of South Indian cinema in all the four languages: Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada, as well as provide a platform for South Indian cinemas to get more international reception.

South cinema began making some headway into the international markets such as Japan, South Korea, China, Russia, Indonesia and Turkey, primarily due to the charm of superstar Rajinikanth as early as the ‘90s.

Though it only made some major inroads in 2015, with director S.S. Rajamouli’s Telugu epic franchise, ‘Baahubali’, and then exploded with ‘Rrr’ in 2022, giving it full attention in the West.

EntertainmentSamantha was diagnosed with an autoimmune condition called myositis last year, and the actor reportedly wants to focus on her health and seek treatment. Actor Samantha will take a sabbatical from acting after wrapping up Kushi and Citadel, according to sources. The actor reportedly wants to focus on her health and seek treatment. She is currently shooting for Kushi with Vijay Deverakonda, the production work of which is scheduled to be completed in the next three days. She has also almost completed filming for the web series Citadel with Varun Dhawan. The actor has not signed any new projects as she hopes to take a break from work. Sources say that she has also returned the advance payments that she received previously for various projects. Last year, Samantha was diagnosed with an autoimmune condition called myositis, which comprises a group of rare conditions, for which the main symptoms are weak,...

Hyderabad, March 14 (Ians) After her impressive performance in ‘Yashoda’, Samantha Ruth Prabhu is all set for ‘Shaakuntalam’. The actress just watched her upcoming film and had a lot to say about it.

Sharing a picture of herself standing along with the movie team, she writes: “And I finally watched the movie today! Gunashekar garu … you have my heart. What a beautiful film! One of our greatest epics brought to life so endearingly!

“I can’t wait for our family audiences to be swept away by the powerful emotions! And all you kids out there … you’re going to love our magical world! Dil Raju garu and Neelima … thank you for this wonderful journey. #Shaakuntalam will forever be close to me!”

Multiple award-winning Telugu director and screenwriter Gunasekhar has helmed ‘Shaakuntalam’ and Neelima is his wife and the film’s producer.

Apart from the mythological drama scheduled to release on April...

TollywoodA pan-India movie releasing in five languages, Shaakuntalam has been tentatively scheduled for release on April 14.Samantha | InstagramActor Samantha is all praises for her upcoming movie, Shaakuntalam, which is gearing up for a summer release on April 14. Shaakuntalam is going to be a pan-India movie releasing in five languages, including Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi. A month ahead of the release date, actor Samantha watched the preview of the movie for the first time on Tuesday, March 14, along with the producers and director of the film. “And I finally watched the movie today! Gunashekar garu.. You have my heart. What a beautiful film! One of our greatest epics brought to life so endearingly! I cant wait for our family audiences to be swept away by the powerful emotions! And all you kids out there… you’re going to love our magical world! Dil Raju garu and Neelima… thank you for this wonderful journey.

Actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu, who swayed the nation with her moves in “Oo Antava” from “Pushpa: The Rise”, and her work in the recent release “Yashoda”, recently shared that the year started on a busy note for her as January was all about work for her.

On Friday, the actress took to her Instagram to share throwback pictures that capture her working on herself and working on projects. She has posted several pictures including the one where can be seen spending time with the team of “Citadel”.

Another picture sees her in the look for the trailer launch of “Shaakuntalam” and also a picture of her workout from the gym. The actress is now at work in full force with nothing seems to be stopping her.

She titled the post, “January”.

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Prolific actor Samantha Ruth Prabhu has been confirmed as the co-lead alongside Varun Dhawan in the Indian instalment of “Citadel,” an espionage action series created by the Russo brothers’ Agbo for Amazon’s Prime Video.

Ruth Prabhu, who works primarily works in the southern Indian film industry, was the lead in 2022 thriller “Yashoda” and made an impact across India with her special appearance in “Pushpa: The Rise – Part 1,” one of the biggest Indian box office hits of 2021, and also in the second season of Prime Video’s “The Family Man.”

“The mission is on. We have started rolling for the Indian installment of Citadel,” Ruth Prabhu said in an Instagram posting.

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The untitled Indian ‘Citadel’ series is led by renowned “The Family Man” creator duo Raj Nidimoru and Krishna Dk (together known as Raj & Dk), who are the showrunners,...

EntertainmentA few months ago, Samantha had announced that she has been diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder called Myositis, a rare condition that weakens one’s muscles.Tnm StaffIn a befitting response to a tweet claiming she has “lost all her charm and glow” due to her autoimmune disorder, actor Samantha tweeted on Monday, January 9, “I pray you never have to go through months of treatment and medication like I did .. And here’s some love from me to add to your glow.” The tweet by a verified Twitter handle had come after the actor, wearing an elegant white saree and glasses, made a media appearance at the trailer launch of her upcoming Telugu historical drama film Shaakuntalam on Monday. Just a few months ago, Samantha had announced that she has been diagnosed with an autoimmune condition called Myositis. Myositis is a condition which causes severe muscle pain, inflammation, and fatigue.

Laying to rest rumours that she is taking a long sabbatical from work, Samantha Ruth Prabhu has started recording for her upcoming film.

The actress, who was recently diagnosed with Myositis, took to social media to declare that she is back at work. She shared a picture of her recording for upcoming movie Shaakuntalam.

On her Instagram page, Samantha quoted author Nikki Rowe to drive home the point that it is in the work she find the solace.

“Art is my cure to all this madness, sadness and loss of belonging in the world & through it I’ll walk myself home. – Nikki Rowe,” she wrote with the hashtag ‘Shaakuntalam’, which is the name of her upcoming film.

There have been rumours that the actress is taking a long sabbatical from work, leading to her withdrawing from ‘Family Man’ helmers Raj and Dk’s next project, ‘Citadel’. However, she has dismissed all these rumours.

KollywoodThe posters lining the entrance of Vettri Theatres in Chennai’s Chrompet on New Year’s weekend were all women-led films — Trisha’s ‘Raangi’, Kovai Sarala’s ‘Sembi’, Aishwarya Rajesh’s ‘Driver Jamuna’, and Nayanthara’s ‘Connect’.Tnm StaffTwitter/ @kannandeepanThe sight of large banners, posters, and life-size cutouts being placed outside cinema halls have always brought joy to movie buffs. In addition to functioning as advertisement, it speaks to the fan-following and power that celebrities hold. In what was perhaps a first for Tamil cinema, the banners placed outside well-known cinema halls across Chennai last week featured only women actors as all the major releases of the week were women-led films. The posters lining the entrance of Vettri Theatres in Chrompet — Trisha’s Raangi, Kovai Sarala’s Sembi, Aishwarya Rajesh’s Driver Jamuna and Nayanthara-starrer Connect — were highlighted by a social media user on January 2. The first three films hit...

Overwhelmed by the success of her latest release ‘Yashoda’, actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu penned a thank you note and said that she is on cloud nine over the love pouring in for her film.

Samantha took to Twitter to thank that audience for the support.

She wrote: “Dear audience, Your appreciation, and love for Yashoda is the greatest gift and support that I could have ever asked for. I am overwhelmed with joy and gratitude. Hearing your whistles and seeing the celebrations at the theatres is proof that all the hard work that the entire team of Yashoda put in was all worth it!”

“I am on cloud nine. And I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone, who were involved with the making of Yashoda. I would like to especially thank the producer, Krishna Prasad gaaru, for trusting me with this project.”

The actress also expressed her gratitude...

This weekend sees the release of a pair of vastly different movies. The black comedy The Menu and the ripped from the headlines She Said. Of course neither of these titles will come close to touching the second weekend of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever after its record breaking opening last weekend where it shattered the record for highest grossing November opening weekend.

I was able to see the “Early Access” screening of The Menu this past Tuesday at my local AMC and can say that this was one of the most unique films I have ever seen. It is a dark comedy in the truest sense of the phrase with genuine laugh out loud moments followed by scenes that will leave your mouth on the floor. For me, it was about as close to perfect as you could get, a sentiment echoed by our own Chris Bumbray in his recent...

Among the many impressive opening-weekend statistics for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” (Disney) is a per-theater average of 40,946, higher than what “The Fabelmans” (Universal) earned in four.

The MCU sequel fell short of the year’s best opening; that remains “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” last May, which debuted to 187 million. However, it’s 36 million better than July’s opening for “Thor: Love and Thunder.”

With 330 million worldwide in its initial dates (and a reported 250 million budget before marketing), “Wakanda Forever” is off to a good start. Until “Avatar: The Way of Water” opens next month, the MCU has the floor. Its A Cinemascore and initial trajectory are positive, but the industry projection of 600 million is not assured.

The gross is remarkable not just for its size but also the makeup of its audience. Industry sources (not confirmed by Disney) say the initial audience was 44 percent Black, 21 percent Latino,...

Actress Varalaxmi Sarathkumar has penned a heartfelt birthday wish for her makeup man Ramesh on the occasion of his 50th birthday.

Taking to Instagram, the actress posted a series of pictures and wrote, “What can I say about this man… just one word… He is my everything.

“Day or night, he’s there for me, working hard to make me look good. These many characters and looks were only possible by this one man’s vision of my characters. I don’t even have to tell him what to do and he does it on his own.! He’s family.!

“I don’t know what I would have done without him. He’s my right hand… a work father figure. He protects me. He cares for me and I love him for that.

“50 is just a number. Happy birthday Ramesh anna. I love you annaya. Thank you for always being there for me!

KollywoodThe film hit the big screens on April 28.Tnm StaffScreengrab/ YouTubeSamantha Ruth Prabhu, Vijay Sethupathi, and Nayanthara’s recently released Tamil film Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal, will be streaming on over-the-top (Ott) platform Disney Plus Hotstar from May 27. The film opened to mixed responses from audiences and critics alike. Sharing the announcement with fans, Disney Plus Hotstar wrote, “Get the red carpet rolling, Kanmani and Khatija are here! #KaathuvaakulaRenduKaadhal starts streaming from 27th May.” Krk is a triangular love story directed by Vignesh Shivan, with music by Anirudh. However, the film was criticised for some of its sexist and misogynistic dialogues. Krk, as the film is popularly known, hit the big screens on April 28. Nayanthara has a number of films in the pipeline including O2. The teaser of the film released earlier this week. Helmed by Gk Viknesh, O2 is set to release in four languages including Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam.