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Hyderabad shooting progresses at a brisk pace

Ever since it was started, ‘Hyderabad’, has been progressing at a briskpace without a break. The film is about a guy who lands from a village into the urban jungle and how he tackles the problems he encounters in the city. Director Ayyappa P Sarma is making this film based on an incident that happened in the life of one of his friends. 

Recently some vital scenes were shot on hero Shiv Charan, Raman Punjabi, Narsing Yadav and Agrigold Ramachandra Rao. “In the light of the growing incidents of land grabbing and anti-social activities the film will be an eye-opener,” said the director.

Hero Shiv Charan expressed happiness for being introduced in a film like this which has a message for the masses.

Cast: Shiv Charan, Brahmaji, Ravi Shankar, P J Sarma, Narra, Venu Madhav, Narsing Yadav, Raman Punjabi, Satya Prakash, Sri, Sri Venkat, Ranga, Ramachandra Rao, Master Vasudeva Reddy, Ayyappa P Sarma.

Credits: Dialogues: Viswanath, Lyrics: Veturi, Seetarama Sastry; Music: Ilaya Raja; Photography: P D Raju; Producer: Sobha; Story, screenplay and direction: Ayyappa P Sarma. 


Jyotirmayi picutures schedule comes to an end

Jyotirmayi Pictures film starring dialogue king Sai Kumar, and action
king Thriller Manju is presently being shot in Hyderabad. 

Some key scenes have been shot in Padmalaya Studio, Film Chamber and Ganapati Complex on the film’s cast Satya Prakash, Neelambari, Jaya Lakshmi, Alex, Master Vamsi Krishna and other artistes. In the hillocks behind Padmalaya Studio some dangerous fire fighting sequences were shot on Manju. 

Producer SVV Prasada Rao said that risk shots like these are done with dupes but Manju has done it himself. The present schedule will be completed very soon. 

Cast: Sai Kumar, Thriller Manju, Satya Prakash, Neelambari, Jaya Lakshmi, Jaya Prakash Reddy, Master Vignan, Rallapalli, Sakuntala, Johnny Prasad, Venkat, Balwan, Dakshin.

Credits: Camera: P Srinivas; Producer: S V V Prasada Rao; Story,
screenplay, fights, direction: Vikki.

Song Picturisation of Wife

The song picturisation of Wife, which has the star cast of Sivaji, Preeti, Vijay Verma and Abhiman, is presently going on. The lyric “Nestama nee kallalo kaneerelamma, nee needallo toduntale… evaremanna” was picturised in Sanjeevaiah Park, Gachi Bowli, Durgam Chreuvu and other areas in Hyderabad. It was shot on Preeti and Abhiman.

Another lyric “Mogudante mogude kaadu naa mogudu, manasunna manchodamma naa mogudu” was shot on Preeti and Sivaji. It was shot in Lakshmi Enclave Colony at Gachi Bowli. Along with the colony residents Abhiman too participated in the song which was shot in the night. 

After the picturisation of the songs the remaining talkie part will be
taken up and completed by the month end. The film is scheduled for
release in the first week of April. 

Cast: Sivaji, Preeti, Siri, Abhiman, Vijay Verma, Srinu, Sekhar Patnaik,
Santosh, Kamal, Mallikarjuna Raol, M S Narayana, Babu Mohan, L B Sriram.

Credits: Music: Ghantadi Krishna; Camera: Jawahar Reddy; Lyrics:
Ravipalli, Ghantadi, Lakshmi Tulasi; Producers: R Kirshnaveni, K B
Lakshmi; Story, screenplay and direction: Ram Babu. 

Chinna Scheduled to be released on March 30th

Chinna produced by Dasari Mass Media and starring Arun Kumar and
Akaanksha will be released on March 30, said the producer-director Dasari Narayana Rao. 

The songs in the film have been picturised abroad. While three songs were picturised in Sri Lanka, the remaining songs were done in Hyderabad. 

Cast: Arun Kumar, Akaanksha, K Viswanath, Kota Srinivasa Rao, L B Sriram, Sangeeta, Maganti Sudhakar. 

Credits: Music: S A Rajkumar; Photography: Gadiraju Srinivasa Rao;
Editing: B Krishnam Raju; Art: B Venkateswara Rao; Co-director: Nandam Harischandra Rao; Story, screenplay, dialogues, direction: Dasari Narayana Rao.

Krishna Memorial finishes first schedule

The first schedule of Krishna Memorial film directed by Mutyala Subbaiah and starring late director T Krishna’s son Gopichand has been completed. This is the fourth film made under the T Krishna Memorial banner. The talkie part relating to the film was done only for eight days. 

Subbaiah said that the work relating to the hero and heroines is over. He had praise for Gopichand, late T Krishna’s son. “Although this is his first film he has been acting like the regular heroes.” 

Mutyala Subbaiah expressed sadness at the sudden demise of cameraman R Rama Rao while making the film. 

Talking about the storyline, it is the story of a guy and a girl caught
in the wranglings of two families. There are altogether five songs in the film. Of these only one has been shot. The second schedule will commence from March 12. The talkie part will be over by April 5. Later the songs will be picturised. And the film will be released in May. 

Credits: Story, dialogues: Varma; Music: Vandemataram Srinivas; Camera: R Rama Rao, K V ramana; Art: Venkateswara Rao; Editing: Kola Bhaskar; Co-producers: Hanumantha Rao and S Srinivasa Rao; Direction: Mutyala Subbaiah. 


Tara Sasanka in the last week of March

The first copy of Sri Vijachand Pictures film Tara Sasanka directed by C V R K Giridhar is ready. After getting the censor certificate the film will be released in the last week of March.  The Tara Sasanka legend that has a significant place in Indian history has been moulded to the modern day and presented to the audience, said the director Giridhar.

Cast: Nandu, Sajani, Rajani, Narendra, Ram Babu.

Credits: Dialogues: C V Gopal; Music: Srikanth; Camera: V Koteswara Rao; Art: Narayana; Editing: Sateesh; Presented by V Suhasini; Producer: Vijaychand; Story-screenplay and direction: C V R K Giridhar.