Bodyguard for Deepavali...!!!

This Dussera festival is slowly turning out be less crowded. Films like Nagarjuna's Rajanna have moved to the second week of October. Now, producer Bellamkonda says he will release his new production, Ganga The Bodyguard , with Venkatesh and Trisha, during Deepavali festival (Deepavali is on October 26th). So it will be fighting with Surya’s bilingual Seventh Sense which also releases at the same time. 
The film is now currently being shot in Hyderabad and it will be finishing off the entire shoot by this month end. Directed by Gopichand Malineni, the film is remake of Malayalam super hit, Bodyguard . Trisha and Saloni are playing the female lead. Taman is scoring the music.

Bodyguard: Venkatesh under pressure...!!!

Salman Khan's Bodyguard is releasing in about 120 screens across Andhra Pradesh setting new record for a Hindi film. In Hyderabad city alone, 52 screens were reserved for the film that is hitting the screens on Ramzan - August 31, 2011.

This is very bad news for Venkatesh. For he's also doing a film with the same name and same story in Telugu that will hit the screens in October. If more and more people see the Hindi version, collections for his Telugu film will be affected badly. Both Salman'sBodyguard and Venkatesh's Ganga The Bodyguard are official remakes of Malayalam hit movie titled Bodyguard. 

Normally, Hindi films don't get wide release in Andhra Pradesh but the festival weekend (Ramzan and Vinayaka Chaviti) and craze for Salman Khan after the stupendous success of Dabangg and Ready , plus no major releases in Telugu made the distributors of this Salman starrer to release aggressively. 

When asked about this, Venkatesh recently replied to the media that he is not worried about Salman's film. "We have loyal audiences for Telugu films. Even if Salman film becomes big hit here, we need not worry," he said. 

Venkatesh "Gharshana" Bollywood Remake --- Force Preview...!!!

Force is an upcoming Bollywood action thriller film directed by Nishikanth Kamath, starring John Abraham and Genelia D'Souza.	What Is It? Remake of Venkatesh starrer Telugu film 'Gharshana', the Bollywood version stars the handsome John Abraham with pretty Genelia D'souza. Helmed by award winning Nishikant Kamat and produced by Vipul Shah, the movie promises to give John an edge over his counterparts. The Story Outline:                                  Force' is a romantic-action film that revolves around Yashvardhan (John Abraham) who is a hard-headed senior narcotics officer who doesn't play by the book but always ensures that justice is served. He believes that the only way to eradicate crime is to give criminals the bullet - not hand cuffs. In the midst of his most dangerous and significant operation to crack down on India's drug cartels, Yashvardhan encounters a ruthless enemy who will stop at nothing until he gets his revenge for the damage done to his business by the narcotics team. He also meets the free-spirited Maya (Genelia D’Souza), whose love pushes him to make a choice between the life he already knows and the life he could have with her. Yashvardhan's decision to let happiness and normalcy into his life changes his life forever.  Director's Take Nishikant Kamat, the director of the film says, "This is a different offering from me altogether.  John is ready to amaze his audience with his eight pack abs. He has been dedicated to the cause and it was a pleasure working with him. The film has got all the right elements to keep the viewers intact i.e. action and romance." The Arrival
	'Force' hits the screens from September 30 2011.

PIC OF THE DAY --- Trimurthulu(The only film in which all the stars of telugu cinema appear)...!!!...!!!

Venkatesh's Bodyguard first look...!!!

Venkatesh completes 25 years as actor on this August 14th. And the star is releasing his new film, Ganga The Bodyguard as Silver Jubilee Year's special. Remake of super hit Malayalam Bodyguard, Venkatesh's movie is in the last leg of production and is getting ready for grand release this Dussera.

Trisha and Saloni are playing as heroines and it is being directed by Gopichand Malineni (of Don Seenu fame). Kona Venkat pens the dialogues. Bellamkonda Suresh is the producer.

In the first look of the movie, Venkatesh is looking stylish and young. He plays the role of a bodyguard to the rich girl played by Trisha. 

25 years of Victory- Chitchat with Venkatesh...!!!

 

It has been 25 years since Victory Venkatesh entered the Telugu Film Industry. And what a glorious 25 years they have been. He made us laugh, he made us cry. He fought the bad guys, saved damsels in distress and every once in a while, played a social reformer. Whatever the role, Venkatesh lived it.

In a session held at Ramanaidu Studios, Venkatesh interacted with the press and spoke about his life and career. The actor was at his humorous best and spoke with a lot of clarity about what he wants to do with his life.

Some excerpts

“I thank all my Producers, Directors, members of production teams, my Fans and members of the press for being with me during these 25 years. I would not have been here without you. Every single one of you has contributed to my success.”

“I am very fortunate because people accepted me in my first film itself. Otherwise, I would not have been very interested. The love and acceptance convinced me that this is where I belong. Fans have always encouraged me very well. My fans are different from other regular fans because they are not very particular about records. That has helped me a lot.”

Q. What are your future Projects?

A) “I will soon do a film with Mahesh Babu. Both of us have decided on it. We are yet to finalize a few small things and the announcement will be made once its done. I will be doing a film with Dasarath soon.”

Q. How is it that you have always been lucky with the media?

A) Laughs. “I respected all of you and I have always maintained a healthy relationship with everyone. I never hurt any of you knowingly so I guess thats why all of you treated me so well.”

Q.Do you have any particular dream roles?

A) I am 50 years old now. I want to experiment. I would like to portray more mature characters. I know that my best is yet to come. You have not seen what I am truly capable of and I am waiting for the right scripts and directors to bring that out in me. I will even do a villain role if the script excites me.

Q. Why are Telugu Films lagging behind Tamil and Hindi films?

A). We are not lagging behind. Our heroes are on par with any industry. Especially the youngsters. They have such prodigious talent and look at how well they are dancing. We just need more talent in the form of directors and script writers. We need directors who can challenge convention. Slowly things are changing. We are getting new people and some ideas are promising.

Ramanaidu Film School and Annapoorna Film School are steps in that direction. They are investments for the future of our cinema. It is just a matter of time before our films eclipse films from the south as well as from Bollywood.

Q. What was the most important thing you learnt from your dad?

A. I learnt the importance of being positive. We should never dwell on our achievements or our failures for too long. We should just move on. My dad has also taught me the importance of being friendly and helpful. I am fortunate to have had someone like him as my dad.

Q. What about Vivekananda?

A. Vivekananda is going to happen for sure. The movie will start in October 2012 and I am yet to finalize the director. The announcement will be made after everything is concrete. But I will do the film for sure.

Q. What are the major highs and lows of your career?

A. I dont consider them to be highs and lows. Everything happens for a reason. Sometimes, we look for things which arent suitable for us and sometimes, things which are suitable come looking for us. I was supposed to do Maniratnam’s Roja. After everything was finalized, I was injured and that put me out of action for a while. As a result, the role went to Aravind Swamy.

But because of that injury, I was able to focus on scripts like Suryavamsham etc. So I have no regrets.

Q. Bodyguard is a remake. Anything to say about that?

A. There is freshness in the way the movie is going to be shown. The love story is also unique and I have thoroughly enjoyed doing the movie. I am sure the audience will appreciate me for the role.

Q. When will your National Award come?

A. Laughs. ” I dont plan for awards. That is not my style.They will come if they have to come and when they have to come.”

And the versatile actor signed off by saying “The Telugu Film Industry has the best fans when compared to all other industries. We are Lucky.”

We wish Victory Venkatesh the very best and hope he continues to rock for the next 25 years as well.

**Virodhi** music launch

Actor Srikanth has not been in a good form these days as most of his films were ended up as duds at the box office. His recent release Dussasana was shredded into pieces by the critics. At this juncture, Srikanth is hoping to bounce back with his next release that is Virodhi.

                       Award winning director Neelakantha is the director of this film and Srikanth’s brother Anil Meka is the producer. Kamalinee Mukherjee is the heroine and RP Patnaik scores music. This film is about a journalist’s struggle against current day politics. Srikanth is given a new look by director Neelakantha. This film’s audio was launched on Wednesday night. Venkatesh, Tarun and Dil Raju have attended this event and wished good luck to the team. Virodhi is slated for release on July 1st.