As expected, the Opposition parties are strongly objecting to the decisions of State Election Commissioner Nilam Sawhney. In particular, the very first decision taken by Nilam goes directly against the demands of Jana Senani Pawan Kalyan. She has straightaway given notification for the ZPTC, MPTC polls without waiting for the court order on the case filed by the Jana Sena Party.
The JSP has petitioned the High Court seeking cancellation of the parishad polls held last year in view of the violations resorted to by the ruling party. The JPS sought a fresh notification for the parishad polls to ensure a free and fair poll now. However, Nilam Sawhney totally ignored this demand and started taking her decisions swiftly without taking the political parties into confidence.
Interestingly, Nilam called for an all party meeting to take their opinions on the parishad polls. But even before holding this meeting, she has released the notification. This is what has doubly irked Senani who is now swearing to take his fight to the next level.
Pawan has called for boycotting the all party called by Nilam. Already, the TDP is thinking of boycotting the ZPTC polls altogether. No wonder, Pawan will give strong counters to Nilam for her ‘alleged favours’ to Jagan right from day one.
Powerstar Pawan Kalyan is one actor who believes in the product rather than on the promotional activities. The actor’s next film Vakeel Saab is releasing on April 9th and a grad pre-release event was planned to take place on April 3rd in Yusufguda, Hyderabad. The government of Telangana rejected permission for the event after the number of coronavirus cases kept increasing all over. Pawan Kalyan too will be attending a political event on April 3rd in Tirupati.
Hence the makers planned a pre-release event on the evening of April 4th. The venue is yet to be decided and the makers are keen to conduct a closed event without the audience. The entire cast, crew including Pawan Kalyan will attend this pre-release event which will be aired live on YouTube and selected tv channels. An official word from the makers is expected in a day. Directed by Sriram Venu, Vakeel Saab trailed clocked record number of views. Nivetha Thomas, Anjali and Ananya played other pivotal roles in this courtroom drama.
Powerstar Pawan Kalyan’s comeback after 3 years is making his fans almost mad with happiness! Vakeel Saab’s theatrical trailer got released yesterday and people are head over heels for it!
We can see a massive number of people at the theatres to just watch Vakeel Saab’s trailer. In Visakhapatnam, at a theatre, we can see people pushing each other to reach inside the theatres to watch the trailer. Breaking the glass, fans entered the theatres in a large group.
However, we have to think that Pawan’s craze is doing real good to his fans! As COVID19 cases have increased in Andhra Pradesh, it is not a good idea to gather a huge number of people at a place. But, the craze that Powerstar has is unstoppable and the theatre owners have failed to manage the fans. It would be good if Pawan Kalyan gave some serious instructions to his fans for the safety of them.
Sriram Venu made his directorial debut with Oh My Friend and he went on to direct Nani in MCA which is the biggest hit in Nani’s career till date. He bagged an opportunity to direct Powerstar Pawan Kalyan in his third film Vakeel Saab, the remake of Bollywood film Pink. The film is all set to hit the screens on April 9th and Sriram Venu is winning accolades for presenting Vakeel Saab as a commercial entertainer. Here is an exclusive interview with Sriram Venu in which he talks about the opportunity of Vakeel Saab and directing his demigod Pawan Kalyan, the fan boy moments and his journey in Telugu cinema:
Your gut feeling and confidence on bringing a commercial face for a film like Vakeel Saab?
I don’t call it a gut feeling. When we have an actor like Pawan Kalyan who has a wide span and reach, I just had a feeling that haunted me if I can do justice for a film like Pink with Pawan Kalyan. The changes I made for Vakeel Saab would not have worked for somebody else. He has a different stream of audience in all the sections. I worked on all the aspects that fit well in the basic story of Pink. I tried my level best.
The response for the trailer has been amazing. The trailer says that the flavor of Pink was never disturbed in Vakeel Saab. Your response?
Writing can blend emotions, commercial aspects and other elements. I am happy for the response that the trailer is receiving.
Your equation with Dil Raju? All your three films are produced by Raju. What do you say about it?
He is like a family for me. Raju garu is a person who never involves in your work if he is confident on the director. I narrated all the changes directly to Pawan Kalyan garu after I am done with the script. Then I narrated it to Raju garu too. He stood as a support at the backend for Vakeel Saab.
You seem to be media shy person and you are never exposed in Telugu cinema? You are still inactive across social media circles which are now the major platforms used to promote film. What do you say about this?
My first film Oh My Friend could not reach the audience well though it was named as a good attempt. When your film did not work out, you will be shown no where in the media. I took a long gap after which I directed MCA. For many reasons I was never in social media circles. The world is working on grabbing the credits for your work. But I am little different. Just work hard and move on. I love to stay away from focus. I am not a person who promotes myself and I love to promote my movies.
There are thousands of memes made on you by Pawan’s fans. Tags like Mass God kept trending. Did they reach you? What is your response?
Though I am not on social media, I have a good bunch of friends who share the genuine response about my films that make rounds on social media. I watched so many memes and was delighted. Every human being loves appreciation. I humbly accept it. Thanks to the fans.
Some of the fans are comparing Vakeel Saab and Gabbar Singh?
I am a huge fan of Gabbar Singh and the film stays in the list of my all time favorite flicks. It is not right to compare Vakeel Saab and Gabbar Singh. Please do not compare them. The changes made by me may have liked by the fans and they started this comparison.
Apart from films, what is your favorite pass time?
I have a beautiful family and I spend time with them after completing my work. I am a family man and I keep playing with my two kids. I spend a lot of time with my five year old daughter. My wife is my major strength. We don’t roam out much. I can stay for years in quarantine if I have my family beside me (laughs).
Your are directing your demigod Pawan Kalyan. Did you feel the pressure at work? What are the extra efforts kept for a film like Vakeel Saab?
I am a die hard fan of Pawan Kalyan garu. Honestly, I felt happy when I am directing my favorite actor. This is the happiest moment in my life. I did my homework for the film. I kept everything together and worked hard to deliver my best at work. I enjoyed the process of working for Vakeel Saab right from writing to the direction, editing the film.
Are you given a freehand while directing Vakeel Saab?
I am honest at work and I got a lot of freedom from Kalyan garu. His inputs helped us a lot and they are well included in the film. He let me play my game actually. I thank him for that and I am indebted for life. Forever PSKP fan.
Initial reports told that Trivikram Srinivas will handle the script part and you would direct the film. Can you tell about what really happened?
Dil Raju, Trivikram and Pawan Kalyan garu are the reasons for Vakeel Saab to happen. Dil Raju garu recommended me to Trivikram garu and he recommended to Kalyan garu. Thanks to Trivikram garu for making my dream come true. I was on board to direct the film. We had a very less time to start the shoot and Trivikram garu was occupied with the post-production work of Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo. He could not give his time and he asked me to work on the script. I tried my best and got approved from Pawan Kalyan garu. I am a fan of Trivikram’s work and it would have been more good if his contribution was felt in Vakeel Saab. Hope I get an opportunity to direct a film that is written by Trivikram garu.
Any regrets about Oh My Friend?
Oh My Friend is sure a good attempt. The past is past. I have no regrets of the failure of Oh My Friend. The experience of Oh My Friend and MCA made me better as a director and they helped me well to direct Vakeel Saab.
Any plans of directing web projects and there is a trend of directors turning producers? Any such plans?
I have plans of working on web series. I have no boundaries for work. I have no plans of producing films for now. But I have interesting scripts to be made in the future. Some of them are in pipeline for web series.
There is a huge gap of seven years between your first flick and the second film. How did you manage and beat the stress all these years mentally and financially?
I was never depressed for the failure and lost my confidence. I never gave up. I worked on several scripts and was after producers to convince them. One of the film was announced with a star and had an official launch. But it was shelved due to various reasons. Then I worked on another script and the film got shelved after the cast, crew were finalized. The producer said that the budget was over the board but he regrets now for taking the wrong call considering the cast. Then MCA happened. I take life as it comes. I got some best support from my family and friends so that seven years went so quickly (smiles).
Any plans of working with other producers in the coming future?
I will love to work with passionate people. Dil Raju garu never restricted me to work for Sri Venkateswara Creations alone. Will utilize if I get a good opportunity in the coming days. I also want to experience working with other producers in Telugu cinema and will give it a try soon.
MCA is still one of the biggest hits in the career of Nani. Any plans of sequel?
There are no plans of sequel for now. But I love to work with Nani again and again. He trusted me when no one had firm belief on me and he always hunts for talent. He is such a comfortable actor and you feel effortless working with him. Hope to work with him soon. I don’t believe in numbers. Records are mean’t to be broken and hope his next films breaks the records of MCA.
Few words about your technicians of Vakeel Saab?
I feel that the director, actors, producers and the music director are promoted or exposed before and after the release. Here are some words about my technicians who worked real hard for the project:
PS Vinod: He kept his heart and soul for the film. He was one of the greatest supports on the sets. I bonded well with him. He is such a beautiful soul with abundant talent. He is like my big brother and working with him is a great learning experience.
Praveen Pudi: Films are made on these two tables: Writing table and the editing table. Vakeel Saab got the right commercial touch at the writing table and on the editing table. We shot Vakeel Saab with six cameras and we had abundance of rush with us. We took 25 days to sort out the content and it took six complete months to edit the film. I spent lot of time in the editing room thanks to the quarantine period and thanks to Praveen Pudi for his unconditional support.
Dialogue writer Thiru traveled with me and worked on the dialogue version along with me. hope his talent takes him to reach great heights. Co-director Bobby is a close friend of mine and he has been a great support to me on the sets. He planned the schedules perfectly and organized the dates of Kalyan garu. My Chief Associate Director Suresh has been a great support to me on the sets and during the post-production.
Future projects?
Anything after the release of Vakeel Saab. Couple of interesting discussions are on board and they will get a better shape after April 9th. As of now I am completely occupied with Vakeel Saab.
One word about Vakeel Saab?
A film that is directed by a die hard fan of Pawan Kalyan garu without missing the theme of Pink.
BJP AP President Somu Veerraju’s latest comment on Pawan as future CM is creating political ripples. Especially, the Jana Sainiks are extremely elated and are on cloud nine. More interestingly, Jana Sena second in command Nadendla Manohar came out in public and welcomed Veerraju comment. He has also said that the BJP AP president’s statement will play a key role in future in defining the Jana Sena-BJP relations.
Manohar has asserted that their party activists’ hope has been to see Pawan as the future Chief Minister. The BJP leader’s comment has made similar indications now.
After welcoming Veerraju comment, Manohar has clarified that Pawan will tour and campaign in the Nellore and Chittoor districts next week. Analysts say that the Veerraju comment might be a premeditated one only intended to satisfy the rising concerns in the JSP leaders. Jana Sainiks have long been unhappy that the BJP has only been using Pawan in every election but not giving back anything in return.
Now, Manohar indicates that the BJP would have no alternative but to promote Pawan as the future CM. The AP situation is different from Telangana where the BJP has some ground.
When Pawan Kalyan took a call to remake Pink in Telugu, his fans and film fraternity weren’t happy with the decision. But the promotional content and the teaser of Vakeel Saab impressed the fans big time. The fans are left in delight after Vakeel Saab is laced with all the needed commercial ingredients. Director Sriram Venu is lauded across the social media circles. The trailer of Vakeel Saab is released today and it narrates the basic story and about how Pawan is presented in the film.
The trailer will give goosebumps for fans and the film also has some strong emotional content along with a high voltage court sequence. The basic theme of Pink wasn’t disturbed hints the trailer. Thaman’s background score elevates the entire trailer well. Pawan Kalyan’s mannerisms and the way he is presented will be a treat for Pawan Kalyan’s fans. Anjali, Nivetha Thomas and Ananya have prominent roles as struggling young girls. Pawan plays a lawyer who supports them in their tough times. In one word, Pawan Kalyan has a sure-shot winner with Vakeel Saab. All the three songs are on the top of the music charts and the expectations reached sky-high. Produced by Dil Raju, Vakeel Saab hits the screens on April 9th all over the world.
Powerstar Pawan Kalyan is shooting for the remake of Ayyappanum Koshiyum remake and the script is penned by top director and writer Trivikram. Saagar Chandra is directing the film and Rana Daggubati will play the other lead actor in this emotional entertainer. Pawan Kalyan wanted Trivikram to finalize the title and announce it at the earliest. The film is half done with the shoot for now and the makers are keen on releasing the film in August or September.
Trivikram and his team are considering several titles for the film and an announcement is expected after the release of Pawan Kalyan’s Vakeel Saab. Nithya Menen and Aishwarya Rajesh are finalized as the leading ladies. Sithara Entertainments are the producers and Thaman is the music composer for the remake of Ayyappanum Koshiyum.
The Tirupati byelection battle has intensified in the form of heated debates at personal level. The day began with Vijay Sai Reddy launching a mocking attack on Jana Senani Pawan Kalyan. The YCP MP has said Pawan has been daydreaming to become Chief Minister if the BJP-Jana Sena candidate wins just deposits.
Interestingly, the BJP leaders quickly responded even before the Jana Sainiks launched their counter attacks. BJP AP President Somu Veerraju has advised Vijay Sai to stop making such intolerable comments. Veerraju has asserted saying indirectly that the future CM of AP will be Pawan Kalyan.
Veerraju has also told Vijay Sai that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has himself asked the BJP leaders to give utmost respect to Pawan Kalyan. Saying so, Veerraju said, “Our boy would become the Chief Minister. You would all be witness to this.”
The BJP leader further advised Vijay Sai Reddy not to forget his situation in the past. Veerraju even passed a serious comment, warning that their party would certainly send cabbages to Vijay Sai and YCP leaders. Once the bail is cancelled, the YCP top leaders would go to jail where they would use the cabbages for making curries.
Though it is the remake of Pink, Vakeel Saab promotional content revealed that the film will also be high on commercial content. Pawan Kalyan’s fans are all excited about the release and the actor is returning back to mainstream cinema after a gap of four years. Dil Raju who is producing the film is in plans to get a record release for the film. All the distributors across Andhra Pradesh acquired special permissions for night shows along with ticket price hikes. In Andhra Pradesh, the shows are expected to start at 1 AM all over.
In Telangana, the shows will start after 6 AM. Massive premieres are planned to take place in USA too. The trailer of Vakeel Saab will be screened in selected theatres across the Telugu states this evening at 5:30 PM and the trailer will be out on YouTube at 6 PM. Directed by Sriram Venu, Vakeel Saab has Pawan Kalyan, Shruti Haasan, Prakash Raj, Nivetha Thomas, Anjali and Ananya in the lead roles. Dil Raju and Boney Kapoor are the producers. Vakeel Saab is the first big-budget film releasing in Telugu after the arrival of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Eventually, Jana Senani Pawan Kalyan has agreed to take part in the election campaign for the BJP nominee Ratna Prabha in the Tirupati bypoll. In a few days from now, he is likely to begin his campaign. But, there are no reports on the steps taken by the BJP to fulfil Pawan’s demand. He has asked for involving Amit Shah, Yogi Adityanath and such top BJP leaders in the campaign.
On its part, the BJP has not finalised its schedule for Amit Shah or Yogi visits yet. There are no star campaigners among the BJP AP leaders. Pawan seems to be the lead campaigner on behalf of their alliance now. Following this, the Jana Sena leaders are eagerly awaiting the BJP’s next strategy to involve their party national leaders.
The big problem before Pawan Kalyan right now is the question whether the BJP candidate will get a deposit or not. Going by the 2019 general election, the BJP has got less than 1 percent vote share in AP. Even the Congress, which has performed slightly better than the BJP, has lost deposits.
The BJP national leaders are also conscious of the fact their party position is not so rosy in Tirupati. Amit Shah or Yogi may not take active part in electioneering if the party does not pick up in the initial stages of electioneering. Now, greater responsibility falls on the shoulders of Senani to boost the Tirupati campaign. Obviously, it would be Pawan who would have to take the blame if the BJP lost deposit and if he remained the sole star campaigner.
Vakeel Saab is the remake of Bollywood social drama Pink but the film’s director Sriram Venu tweaked the film considering the image of Powerstar Pawan Kalyan and the sensibilities of Tollywood audience. The promotional content and the songs made sure that Vakeel Saab will have all the commercial ingredients needed for Pawan fans and the audience. The latest update says that Vakeel Saab also has two big action episodes in the film.
The film’s presenter Boney Kapoor confirmed the news during a recent media interaction. He said that the film is the right mix of all the ingredients without missing the spirit of the original. Vakeel Saab is high on expectations and the film is gearing up for April 9th release. The trailer of the film will be out on March 29th. Dil Raju and Boney Kapoor jointly bankrolled Vakeel Saab.
Jana Senani Pawan Kalyan is bringing pressure on the Jagan Reddy Government in AP on the issue of ensuring justice to the Polavaram evacuees. He demands protection of the rights of the thousands of families who are being displaced under the irrigation project. The rehabilitation and resettlement packages should be given to the evacuees before they would be moved out of their habitations.
Pawan expressed his concern over how the Government was trying to evacuate the families without first completing the R&R package. It was a violation of the human rights to evacuate the families without sorting out their problems. There are no proper facilities in their relief camps.
Senani threatened to complain to the National Human Rights Commission about the rights violations with regard to the Polavaram evacuees. The Jagan regime is already facing pressure from all sides to complete Polavaram. Lack of enough funds from the Centre and retendering have considered huge delays already. Just like he raised his voice against land pooling in some villages, Pawan is now bent on opposing evacuation of families under Polavaram project without fulfilling their demands.
At the last minute, Jana Senani Pawan Kalyan had to give the Tirupati bypoll ticket to the BJP. He agreed for this only after the BJP national leaders persuaded him. However, Senani continued to maintain an enigmatic silence ever after. His party just released a small message saying the BJP candidate will contest in Tirupati on behalf of their alliance.
The YCP and the TDP are making progress in the electioneering. The BJP AP leaders have also descended in the temple town to plan for their party victory. But, there is not much election related activity in the Jana Sena camp. In the beginning, the Jana Sena teams became very active in the hope that their party would get the ticket to contest. Now, they are maintaining a low profile.
Pawan Kalyan is also not making any statements with regard to this bypoll as of now. With this, speculation is rising whether the Senani will heartfully support the BJP nominee or not. Amidst this, reports say that Pawan has set many conditions to the BJP Delhi leaders before accepting their arguments for the BJP nominee to contest in Tirupati. Of this, the most challenging one for the BJP is the fact that Senani asked them to select an efficient candidate who would be strong enough to counter the nominees already announced by the TDP and the YCP.
This has become a tricky issue with the BJP AP leaders unable to find such a strong candidate till now. There are reports of Karnataka former Chief Secretary Ratna Prabha entering the fray on the BJP ticket. But it is not finalised yet. Will Ratna Prabha accept the ticket knowing full well defeat is certain?
Top actress Sai Pallavi is considered for the role of Pawan Kalyan’s wife in the remake of Ayyappanum Koshiyum. The actress could not accommodate her dates and informed the makers about the same. Malayalam actress Nithya Menen is now considered and the actress gave her nod after she was approached. The role of the lead actress has enough prominence in the film and the makers are considering a promising actress for the role. After Sai Pallavi’s no, Nithya Menen is approached.
Rana Daggubati and Aishwarya Rajesh will be seen in other important roles in this remake. The entire shooting portions of the film are planned to be completed by May and Ayyappanum Koshiyum remake may hit the screens in September. Saagar Chandra is the director and Sithara Entertainments are the producers. Pawan is also shooting for Krish’s Hari Hara Veera Mallu which is announced for Sankranthi 2022 release.
Powerstar Pawan Kalyan is busy with a bunch of projects in Telugu and his comeback film Vakeel Saab is releasing next month. As of now, the top actor is juggling between the sets of Krish’s Hari Hara Veeramallu and the remake of Ayyappanum Koshiyum. As per the update coming, Pawan Kalyan will sing a song in Ayyappanum Koshiyum remake very soon. The film’s music director S Thaman confirmed the news during the promotions of Vakeel Saab.
Pawan earlier crooned in films like Kushi, Gudumba Shankar, Atharintiki Dharedi and Agnyaathavaasi. The details about the song are kept under wraps. Thaman is composing music for two back-to-back films of Pawan Kalyan. Directed by Saagar Chandra, the remake of Ayyappanum Koshiyum features Rana Daggubati in the other lead role. Trivikram penned the screenplay and dialogues for this emotional entertainer and Sithara Entertainments are the producers.
The promotional activities of Pawan Kalyan’s comeback film Vakeel Saab are happening currently. The shoot of the film completed last year and the post-production formalities reached the final stages. The makers are now in plans to shoot a special promotional song which can be used for these two weeks during the promotions. The shoot of this song will be completed this week and the song will be out soon. Thaman is currently working on the tune. Vakeel Saab is the remake of Pink and Pawan’s fans are all excited and are waiting for the film’s release.
Sriram Venu directed Vakeel Saab and the released songs turned out to be impressive. Shruti Haasan plays Pawan Kalyan’s wife and Nivetha Thomas, Ananya, Anjali, Prakash Raj will be seen in other important roles. Dil Raju is the producer and Vakeel Saab is aimed for April 9th release.
Powerstar Pawan Kalyan’s Vakeel Saab is the first big-ticket film that will release after the attack of the coronavirus pandemic. The film is aimed at April 9th release and the promotional activities kick-started in a grand manner. Keeping his promotional team aside, the film’s producer Dil Raju hired a young team to promote the film aggressively on all the platforms. The film’s director Sriram Venu is personally taking care of the promotional activities and is monitoring the post-production work of Vakeel Saab. A grand pre-release event of Vakeel Saab is planned and it will take place on April 3rd in Police Grounds, Yusufguda.
From the past couple of days, there are speculations that Megastar Chiranjeevi and Ram Charan will attend the grand pre-release event as special guests. Several gossip portals carried the news but this is untrue. There would be no special guest for the event and Pawan Kalyan himself would grace the event. The trailer of Vakeel Saab will be out on March 29th. Directed by Sriram Venu, Vakeel Saab is produced by Dil Raju and Boney Kapoor is presenting the prestigious project. All the theatrical and non-theatrical deals are sealed recently.
Powerstar Pawan Kalyan is making his comeback with Vakeel Saab and the film is announced for April 9th release. Sriram Venu is the director and the released singles, teaser kept good expectations on the film. A grand pre-release event is planned on the evening of April 3rd in Hyderabad and there are speculations that Chiranjeevi and Ram Charan will attend the event as Special guests. The film’s producer Dil Raju is planning aggressive promotions for the film.
A new team is working on the social media promotions for the film and the director Sriram Venu is personally monitoring the promotional activities. The theatrical trailer of Vakeel Saab will be out on March 29th. Pawan Kalyan too will participate in the promotions of the film before the release. The theatrical and non-theatrical rights of Vakeel Saab are sold for record prices. The distributors applied for ticket hikes for the first week. Vakeel Saab has Nivetha Thomas, Anjali and Ananya in other important roles. Dil Raju and Boney Kapoor are the producers.
