Mahesh Babu is currently busy with the shoot of Bharat Anu Nenu. He has just gone to Lucknow to shoot some key action scenes. The team says Lucknow plays a key role in the movie. But, if the buzz is to be believed, the Archaeological Survey of India has not given permission to shoot at historical monuments. But, the team says they have successfully completed the shoot and would soon return. Who is right and who is wrong?

Ask Shraddha Das about casting couch! This leggy lass is direct and open. She says she faced this problem in the early phase of her career. “When I refused, I was thrown out of the project. Sometimes, my role was badly chopped off. In some films, I became almost invisible,” she said. Sharaddha says casting couch is not just limited to Bollywood. It is there in Tamil, Kannada and Malayali films too, Shraddha Das says.

MCA in filmi terms is Middle Class Abbayi and Nani is playing the protagonist. Meanwhile, there is another film titled MLA. This is Manchi Lakshanalunna Abbayi and Nandamuri Kalyan Ram will play the hero. Nani’s film, which is beng produced by Dil Raju, will release on December 21. Venu Sriram is the director for this movie. MLA will release on January 26. This is being produced by Blue Planet Movies.

Taapsi Pannu is now busy promoting her film Anando Brahma. But, wherever she goes, questions are being asked about her comments on director Raghavendra Rao and his obsession with heroine’s midriff. An exasperated Taapsi has even expressed anger at the mediapersons for raising an issue that is long over. She says the channels are more interested in TRPs rather than my film, which is doing well.

He began with Geethanjali and won good marks. Then he did Jayammu Nischayammu Raa and won more marks. In Anando Brahma too, he did well. You know we are talking about. You guessed it right. It’s about comedian Srinivas Reddy. If the buzz is true, he will soon play the role of a romantic hero. Sources say director JB Manu is planning to do a romantic entertainer and his choice is Srinivas Reddy. Now, he is on the lookout for a heroine.

With Anjali around, rumour mills always work overtime. There is a strong buzz that our very own Razole beauty will join politics. There were stories that she would join the YSRCP. Some said she would join hands with Rajinikanth in Tamil Nadu. But, the fact is, she visited Parliament a few days ago jut out of curiosity. That was enough for the rumour mills to go into a tizzy. Anjali, however, promptly rejected the rumours.

Shriya Saran was slightly cagey about pairing up with Balayya Babu for the third time. She felt, they had already worked together in Chenna Kesava Reddy and Gautamiputra Satakarni and felt the audience would be fatigued if they worked together again in Paisa Vasool. Balayya says he had convinced her and spoke to Puri Jagan. He says he had personally made her feel comfortable in Paisa Vasool.

Nude photoshoots seem to be the new normal in the film world. Bareback, topless, covering up with cut pomegranates…. These are the in-things now. Joining the league is Kalki Koechlin. She posed in the nude showing her bare back and a large portion of her derriere. But, she hid her face seductively amid tresses. She says she is savouring nudity. We are loving it Kalki…

Sai Pallavi wowed everyone with her decent act in Fidaa. But, now she is going to play a ghost and is out to terrify the viewers. Sai Pallavi is now busy with MCA, which has Nani playing the lead role. After this film, she will be doing a horror film. Further details about this project will soon be out. Sai Pallavi is also busy with Karu, which has Naga Shourya playing the male lead.

Taapsi has promoted Anando Brahma like never before. She gave a slew of interviews and spent a lot of time in the 70 MM Entertainments office. Well, her role is nothing to go home and tell about. This film might also not land her in new assignments. Then why did Taapsi promote the film with such gusto? Insiders say that Taapsi gets a decent share in the profits of the movie. The film was made on a shoestring budget of just Rs 3 crore.

Bigg Boss Tamil ex-contestant Oviya Helen has stated that she won’t participate in the show again, ending speculation over her possible return. “I have just started reading all the wishes on the internet and realised the unwavering support of my fans. I’m delighted that people have extended an overwhelming welcome to me. I never expected any of this love,” said Oviya. As for Arav, the contestant she’d claimed to be in love with, Oviya said that she still believes that love exists and that it would return to her someday.

After Vishal Sikka’s abrupt resignation as CEO, Infosys shares plunged by 13% to a 52-week low on Friday, wiping out nearly ₹25,000 crore from its market capitalisation. The plunge in Infosys shares weighed on the overall markets and the Sensex fell nearly 400 points during the day. Notably, Sikka has cited “increasingly personal attacks” as the reason for his resignation.

The heroines of today have realised that they should make hay while the sun shines. So, when an ad company approached Amy Jackson for a single day call-sheet to shoot for their brand, Amy asked them Rs 1 crore. This is huge huge amount and the company officials were shell-shocked. The heroine said she would take Rs 3 crore for the other shoot and Rs 1 crore for a photoshoot. The company is yet to come out of the shock.

Finally, at long last Prabhas is back on the sets. After a gap of 100 days, he has set foot on a Rs 5 crore worth swank set in Saradhi Studios, where some action scenes are being planned. According to sources, there are several underwater scenes, which are being shot in Dubai. This Rs 150 crore mega big project has Shraddha Kapoor playing the female lead. She will join the shoot from the next month.

Manchu Lakshmi is a byword for experimentation, innovation and derring do. After excelling as producer, TV anchor and anchor, she is now into web series production. She is planning a web series on Yupp TV with director Vamsi Krishna, who gave hits like Dongata and Kittu Unnadu Jagratta. She and Vashmi Krishna have come up with an innovative project. While the details are not know, we do know that it’s going to be a fun entertainer.