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Exclusive: Tollywood all set to fight against AP Government

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Exclusive: Tollywood all set to fight against AP Government

The Andhra Pradesh government is strict on its stand about the ticket pricing issue. Several big-ticket films are lined up in December and January and several Tollywood filmmakers approached the AP government to revise the GO. Despite several attempts, there is no change in the GO. Telugu360 has exclusively learned that the entire Tollywood is all set to come on to a common stand very soon. All the actors, directors and filmmakers are all set to meet together to discuss about the further plan of action on the ticket pricing issue. A series of meetings are planned before they finalize their move. Tollywood remained patient and waited for the government to revise the GO but it never happened.

Tollywood is expected to lose big money if the ticket prices continue to remain low in AP. The situation is entirely different in Telangana as the government has been standing as a huge support for the film industry during this tough time. All the veteran and young actors will meet together very soon and the date will be finalized at the earliest. A set of celebrities are also in plans to meet AP Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy soon and explain to him about the loss for Telugu cinema. Though his appointment was sought several times, none of them got a chance to meet YS Jagan after the GO was issued. For the last time, they requested the appointment of YS Jagan.

The celebrities are also in plans to approach the AP High Court if the issue doesn’t get resolved soon. Movies like Pushpa, RRR and Radhe Shyam will suffer losses because of the AP ticket pricing. Some big plans are on and Tollywood is keen to fight against AP government if things do not turn favorable.

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Tollywood celebrities meet Talasani in Hyderabad

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Tollywood celebrities meet Talasani in Hyderabad

Several Tollywood celebrities met Telangana Cinematography Minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav in Hyderabad today. SS Rajamouli, Trivikram Srinivas, Dil Raju and DVV Danayya were present for the meeting. Several pending issues before and after coronavirus along with the issues with the exhibition industry were discussed with Talasani. The situation about coronavirus in Telangana and the restrictions on theatres are discussed.

A team of celebrities is also in plans to meet AP Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy at the earliest and discuss about the ticket pricing issue in the state. The Telangana government granted permission to hike the ticket prices and screen five shows in a day. Some other issues have been pending and the celebrities met Talasani to resolve them.

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Tollywood celebrities donate for AP Floods Victims

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Tollywood celebrities donate for AP Floods Victims

The recent untimely downpour across Andhra Pradesh shattered several regions. Several districts are flooded and the state suffered huge losses. The people of the state are suffering due to the devastating floods and several Tollywood celebrities stepped out to support the state during this tough time. All the top actors of Telugu cinema donated for the Chief Minister Relief Fund of Andhra Pradesh. Chiranjeevi, Mahesh Babu, Ram Charan, NTR donated Rs 25 lakhs each for the AP Chief Minister’s Relief Fund. Several other actors are expected to announce the funds soon.

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New Coronavirus variant triggers Panic in Tollywood

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New Coronavirus variant triggers Panic in Tollywood

The entire globe is alerted because of the new variant of coronavirus that is traced in South Africa. Several cases are also reported in India and the Union Health Ministry alerted the states. Tollywood has a packed release schedule in December and January. Several biggies are gearing up for a record release in these months. The season starts with Akhanda and it continues till Radhe Shyam for now. There are speculations that the Centre would impose restrictions in public places if the new cases get increased.

RRR which is gearing up for a wide International release may suffer because of the new variant. For now, the December releases may not be impacted but there is a state of panic among the filmmakers of all the upcoming releases who had to hold their films for months. When the stage is set, the new variant of coronavirus triggered panic across the Tollywood circles.

The government of Maharashtra is in plans to implement 50 percent occupancy and this will impact the pan-Indian releases Pushpa, RRR and Radhe Shyam. For now, the producers are busy with the promotions and pre-release events for all the upcoming releases.

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Akhanda to decide the fate of Biggies

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Akhanda to decide the fate of Biggies

Nandamuri Balakrishna’s upcoming movie Akhanda is the first biggie to release in Tollywood after the second wave of the pandemic. The film is carrying terrific expectations and is announced for December 2nd release. The theatrical deals are sold for massive prices and the entire Tollywood is now focused on how the film would perform in theatres. There are lot of challenges including the ticket prices in AP and a section of audience not rushing to theaters because of the pandemic fear. The family crowds are not completely ready to watch the films in theatres.

Trade analysts predict that Akhanda will open with a bang but Tollywood is waiting for the film’s performance during the weekdays and how family audience would show interest to watch the film in theatres. The distributors of Pushpa and RRR are waiting for the box-office performance of Akhanda. There are several biggies planned in the months of December, January and February. For now, Tollywood is completely focused on the performance of Akhanda.

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Tollywood’s one last try for Ticket Prices

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Tollywood’s one last try for Ticket Prices

The government of Andhra Pradesh is strict on its stand and is not in a mood to revise the ticket prices in the state. The theatrical revenues have been badly impacted in the state. The distributors are demanding a cut in the theatrical deals for all the upcoming biggies and the producers have to bear the stress. Films like Akhanda, Pushpa, RRR and others will be impacted for sure. Several celebrities met AP Cinematography Minister Perni Nani who promised to update them after holding talks with the CM of Andhra Pradesh.

Months passed and there is no update about the ticket pricing. Several Tollywood celebrities are now in plans to meet YS Jaganmohan Reddy, the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and explain to him how the theatrical market got affected. YS Jagan’s appointment is sought and an update on this is expected soon. If the AP Government revises the GO, it would be a huge boost for all the biggies that are releasing in December and January.

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Tollywood’s crucial Guild Meet: What Happened?

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Tollywood’s crucial Guild Meet: What Happened?

When things are going extremely fine in Telugu cinema, several films are heading for a clash in the upcoming months. Nani’s Shyam Singha Roy was announced for December 24th a month ago and now Varun Tej’s boxing drama is all set to release on the same day. Nani and his team are strict on their stand about the release date of the film. At the same time, RRR, Bheemla Nayak and Radhe Shyam are heading for release in a week’s gap. Accommodating theatres for three biggies is an unusual task and there are speculations that the Producers Guild met yesterday to discuss about how to avoid clashes.

Several gossip portals even reported that crucial decisions are taken after the makers of Bheemla Nayak decided not to walk out of Sankranthi race. Some of them also reported that Radhe Shyam will hit the screens during the Republic Day weekend. We have come to know that no Guild meeting took place yesterday. There are too many speculations going on for now. The season starts again with Balakrishna’s Akhanda that will release on December 2nd.

December and January are packed with releases for now and we have to wait for some more time to get a clarity on the final release dates of the announced films.

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Tollywood big shots meet to discuss Sankranthi release clashes

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Tollywood big shots meet to discuss Sankranthi release clashes

With big-ticket movies like ‘RRR’, ‘Radhe Shyam’, and ‘Bheemla Nayak’ in the race during Sankranthi season, the traders of Tollywood are confused about a few things.

Andhra Pradesh’s ticket prices issue on one hand and the huge competition among the biggies on the other hand have become a headache for the producers, distributors, theater owners, and other movie traders.

Ram Charan and NTR-starrer ‘RRR’, Prabhas and Pooja Hegde-starrer ‘Radhe Shyam’, Pawan Kalyan, Rana Daggubati-starrer ‘Bheemla Nayak’ and one more biggie are on the list of the movies which are set to hit the screens during Sankranthi.

With all the biggies in this competition, there is no possibility of theaters being available for all the movies in the Telugu states. And, if negative talk creeps out about any of these movies after the release, the distributors will face heavy losses and will have to give away theatres. Keeping all the factors in mind, the big shots of the industry have arranged a meeting to discuss resolutions.

It is reported that there would be major changes in the release dates of the above-listed movies, along with other business-related resolutions.

Makers of Mahesh Babu’s ‘Sarkaru Vaari Paata’ realised the risk factors earlier, and hence averted the box-office clash, postponing the movie to April 1.

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AP Cabinet approves online movie ticket sales

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AP Cabinet approves online movie ticket sales

The state cabinet of Andhra Pradesh met today to discuss about several crucial decisions to be taken and one among them is the new movie ticketing portal that would be run by the government of Andhra Pradesh. The state cabinet meeting chaired by AP Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy approved the decision and the portal would come into force very soon. The new guidelines about the ticket sales and the new ticket pricing GO will be out very soon. Before this, the ministers of AP met several celebrities for weeks and collected the feedback about the ticketing portal in AP.

Tollywood actor Nagarjuna along with producers Niranjan Reddy and Preetham Reddy met YS Jagan for a lunch meeting in his Tadepalli residence. YS Jagan joined Nag and others after the completion of his cabinet meeting. The real reasons about Nagarjuna meeting YS Jagan are not disclosed.

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Tollywood Business: Drastic changes post Pandemic

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Tollywood Business: Drastic changes post Pandemic

Tollywood has been registering huge theatrical shares like never before in the recent years and the market expanded widely. It is then the film industry faced a shock through the coronavirus pandemic. The exhibition industry is shattered and the producers are under stress because of the heaped-up interests. Films like Krack, Uppena, Jathi Ratnalu, SR Kalyanamandapam and Love Story left the buyers in profits and the rest of them fell short of the expectations. The equations after the pandemic changed completely. The ticket pricing GO issued by the government of Andhra Pradesh turned out to be a dent for the revenues in the state.

The non-theatrical rights for films featuring stars and directed by prominent directors have seen a remarkable rise. These turned out to be the major strength for producers. Most of them made profits despite their films having a poor run in theatres. The theatrical market is slowly shrinking. The distributors are not ready to pay hefty amounts post-pandemic. A section of audience are still not ready to watch the films in theatres because of the pandemic and some of them are staying away because of the early digital release of films.

Though the cap of the digital release was fixed as 56 days from the date of theatrical release, the movies are streamed early. This is having an impact on the theatrical revenues of Telugu films. Even films like RRR are facing the heat from the distributors. The negotiations are currently on as the distributors are wanting a cut in the deals. For big-ticket films, the theatrical revenue plays a crucial role though the non-theatrical rights recover apart of the budget. The stars are not ready to cut down their paycheque even when producers are struggling with stress.

It is quite important to save the exhibition industry and the theatrical business at this time. The producers should come up with a plan to control the remunerations and budgets to stay in business for a longer time.

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Tollywood Updated Release Chart 2021

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Tollywood Updated Release Chart 2021

The Dasara releases Maha Samudram, Most Eligible Bachelor and Pelli SandaD released all over and Most Eligible Bachelor is doing decent business across the Telugu states. There is a shuffle in the release dates of several films in the upcoming months in Telugu cinema. Here is the updated release chart of films that will release soon across the Telugu states:

October 22nd: Naatyam, Madhura Wines
October 29th: Varudu Kaavalenu
November 4th: Annaatthe, Manchi Rojulochaie
November 12th: Lakshya
November 19th: Rowdy Boys
December 3rd: Akhanda, Ghani
December 10th: Thank You
December 17th: Pushpa / Shyam Singha Roy
January 7th: RRR
January 26th: Bheemla Nayak
February 4th: Acharya

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Tollywood stars continue to announce new Films

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Tollywood stars continue to announce new Films

The coronavirus pandemic shattered the film industry but Tollywood recovered well and the audience are rushing to theatres to watch good films. Tollywood stars are in demand like never before and every actor signed 3-4 new films in recent months. Most of the stars are also taking hefty advances from filmmakers. Considering their demand, the producers too are paying advances and locking stars. Films without stars have not fared well in recent months.

Ram Charan signed two new films and he is now occupied till the end of 2023. Samantha announced two new films on Dasara’s eve and several other actors are busy signing projects. Nani has two projects and he announced Dasara. All the young and top actors are occupied for the next two years and they are keen to work without any breaks to wrap up their commitments. Star directors too are in demand and they are penning scripts and locking new films.

The Indian market is yet to reopen completely but Tollywood has a new trend now. No Tollywood actor slashed down his remuneration after the pandemic arrived. Some of them even hiked their fee which indicates their demand. Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Tollywood stars are in their best phase currently.

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MAA Elections: Tollywood helpless

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MAA Elections: Tollywood helpless

The MAA Elections are scheduled to take place on October 10th and the fight would be between the panels of Prakash Raj and Manchu Vishnu. Tollywood bigwigs like Chiranjeevi and others intervened in the issue and wanted the elections to happen on a peaceful note. Situations were under control till the nominations were filed. A series of press meets heated up the discussions and both the panels started exchanging words against each other. Things reached new heights over the past couple of days. The postal ballot issue created a sensation and the entire film fraternity was left in shock. Prakash Raj turned emotional while Manchu Vishnu lost his cool before the media.

The ongoing fight between Prakash Raj and Manchu Vishnu reached bigwigs like Chiranjeevi, Murali Mohan, Krishnam Raju and others but they decided to stay tightlipped instead of responding. As enough damage has been done from all the corners, they decided not to make any statements about the same. Like never before, MAA Elections is in news because of the controversies. Prakash Raj was called a non-local while Manchu Vishnu was targeted for the first day collections of his numbers. Hope the elections happen on a peaceful note and the capable person gets to take the charge.

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Tollywood producers’ crucial meeting with Pawan Kalyan

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Tollywood producers’ crucial meeting with Pawan Kalyan

There are heated discussions going on between Pawan Kalyan and the YSRCP government in Andhra Pradesh. The exchange of verbal abuse reached new heights. Some of the prominent producers have met AP Minister Perni Nani which turned out to be the topic of discussion. Top producer Dil Raju was cornered badly for the past two days. All the producers who met Perni Nani in Machilipatnam a couple of days ago met Pawan Kalyan today in his Hyderabad residence.

Dil Raju, DVV Danayya, Mythri Naveen, UV Vamshi, Bunny Vasu and Sunil Narang met Pawan Kalyan. Dil Raju along with the producers informed Pawan Kalyan about their plans and about the happening discussions. They also explaiend him about the major developments regarding the ticket pricing in Andhra Pradesh. Pawan Kalyan was quite convinced with them and he asked them to go ahead with their plans.

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Tollywood junior artiste commits suicide

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Tollywood junior artiste commits suicide

A Tollywood junior artiste committed suicide in Hyderabad after a man with whom she was living allegedly cheated her.

K. Anuradha (22) was found hanging from ceiling fan at her rented residence in Giani Zail Singh Nagar in the Film Nagar area.

Her death came to light after police broke open her house door after inmates on the first floor of the building complained about foul smell emanating from the upper floor.

Police shifted the body for autopsy and case was registered at Banjara Hills police station.

Anuradha is suspected to have ended the life three days ago. She was said to be living with man named Kiran.

A resident of Gajularamaram on the outskirts of Hyderabad, Anuradha came into contact with Kiran six years ago. They were living together for last few months.

Her family members complained to police that Kiran had promised to marry her but later backed off. He had reportedly met another woman and was planning to marry her.

Depressed over this, Anuradha ended her life. On a complaint by her family members, police registered a case and took up investigation. A police officer said they were on the lookout for Kiran, who was believed to have left the house three days ago.

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Tollywood bigwigs’ crucial meeting with Perni Nani

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Tollywood bigwigs’ crucial meeting with Perni Nani

There are heated discussions going on about the new ticket pricing GO that was issued by the government of Andhra Pradesh. The issue took several turns after Pawan Kalyan’s recent speech. Vulgar words are exchanged and Posani Krishna Murali joined the game. Top producers Dil Raju, DVV Danayya, UV Vamshi, Sunil Narang and Naveen Yerneni flew to Andhra Pradesh to meet Perni Nani, the cinematography minister of the state. The meeting was planned to discuss about the hike in the ticket prices and 100 percent occupancy for the theatres in Andhra Pradesh. More updates about the meeting awaited.

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Breaking: One more jolt from YS Jagan to Tollywood

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Breaking: One more jolt from YS Jagan to Tollywood

The government of Andhra Pradesh is yet to revise the ticket pricing GO and the entire Tollywood is waiting for the meeting with AP Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy. The meeting was scheduled to take place today but it was canceled in the last minute without any information. Megastar Chiranjeevi along with several celebrities had plans to meet YS Jagan and discuss the challenges that the exhibition industry is facing due to the new GO issued. The celebrities are now left in shock after the meeting was called off again.

The AP Film Development Corporation will meet the selected distributors and exhibitors of AP today in Amaravati and the meeting is scheduled at 11 AM. It is heard that YS Jagan is not in a mood to meet Tollywood celebrities before the government gets clarity on the ticket portal for films in the state. Today, the AP FDC will strictly discuss about the steps to be followed for the ticket pricing portal. The AP government is keen to implement this at the earliest and take a stronghold on controlling the prices of tickets. For now, the upcoming films will have to struggle and release their films in AP for the slashed prices.

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No major breakthrough in ED Investigation against Tollywood

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No major breakthrough in ED Investigation against Tollywood

The names of several Tollywood celebrities got surfaced in the drugs case in the year 2017. The Telangana government formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) and investigated the issue for months. The samples of blood, hair and nails are collected from all the celebrities who are investigated. Soon, the SIT announced that there is no evidence found in this case. After four years, the Enforcement Directorate served notices for 12 Tollywood celebrities and the investigation is on. The ED officials kept track of the transactions of these celebrities and they are asked to submit their detailed bank statements.

As per the update, the ED officials could not find any strong evidences and they could not trace any transactions of the celebrities with the drug dealer Calvin. Though he alleged that he supplied drugs for these Tollywood stars, there are no transactions reported. The ED officials are investigating in the angle of how the transactions are done if drugs are purchased. Till date, Puri Jagannadh, Ravi Teja, Rana Daggubati, Charmee, Rakul Preet Singh and Navdeep are investigated. We have to wait to see if the investigation takes a new turn soon. For now, there are no major developments in the case.

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Is YS Jagan ready to meet Tollywood Celebrities?

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Is YS Jagan ready to meet Tollywood Celebrities?

The low ticket pricing GO in Andhra Pradesh turned out to be the biggest problem for Tollywood. The coronavirus pandemic is no more a barrier and the entire Tollywood is now waiting for the AP Government to revise the GO. Megastar Chiranjeevi met several celebrities and planned a meeting with YS Jagan. The meeting was scheduled to take place on September 4th but it was called off at the last minute and the real reasons were never disclosed. AP Government soon issued a GO of launching a movie ticket portal to take hold and control the prices of movie tickets in Andhra Pradesh.

The entire film industry is tight-lipped about this. There are speculations that a bunch of Tollywood celebrities will meet YS Jagan in his Tapepalli residence on September 20th. Chiranjeevi has been in touch with AP Minister Perni Nani for some time and Nani is discussing the same with YS Jagan through Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy. Chiranjeevi recently called the top Tollywood actors like Prabhas, Mahesh Babu, NTR, Allu Arjun and others. All the actors responded on a positive note and they promised to attend the meeting with YS Jagan if needed.

There are strong talks that the meeting will take place on September 20th. Tollywood celebrities are eagerly waiting for the meet to discuss about various issues with YS Jagan. More details awaited.

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Real Reasons: Why are Kollywood actors focused on Telugu Cinema?

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Real Reasons: Why are Kollywood actors focused on Telugu Cinema?

Several Tollywood actors tried to succeed in Tamil cinema and tested their luck. But most of them ended up unsuccessful. But Tamil actors like Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Suriya, Vikram, Ajith, Karthi, Vishal, Vijay, Dhanush and others made up decent market and headed for simultaneous release in Telugu along with Tamil. Most of them lost their market because of the poor show of their films. The latest trend is that actors like Vijay, Dhanush and Suriya are signing straight Telugu films. Dhanush has signed four Telugu projects in a row. All these four films will be directed by Telugu directors.

Vijay will work with Vamshi Paidipally soon and Suriya will work with Boyapati Srinu next year. The film fraternity and the audience are left in shock with the sudden move. Going deep into the issue, after the arrival of the pandemic, most of the active producers of Tamil turned inactive. There are hardly 4-5 production houses that are keen to produce films with stars. Also, the Tamil market is badly hit in all the available ways because of the pandemic. The non-theatrical rights too are not fetching huge prices like in the past and the actors are asked to slash down their remuneration.

But things are different in Tollywood. The asking prices for the non-theatrical prices are increased and the entire nation is focused on Telugu films. The Telugu producers are also welcoming neighboring stars and are paying huge remunerations. This would be a golden opportunity for Vijay, Dhanush as they can expand their market in Telugu states and cement their position in Tollywood. They are even drawing a huge remuneration which is higher than the pay they are getting in Tamil. Hence, the Tamil stars are now focused on Tollywood and are keen to work with Telugu directors and producers.

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