Sneha bags best actress award

Actress Sneha seems to have got into the habit of adding feathers to her cap very often these days. Recently, this actress who is known for her poignant performances in the industry was adjudged the best actress at the recent Global awards function that was organised by United Artistes of India and Alandur Fine Arts. The award function for the same took place in the city recently. Sneha bagged the trophy for her role in the critically acclaimed film Achchamundu Achchamundu, which deals with the grim issue of child abuse.
Harikumar won the best actor award, the Life Time Achievement award was conferred on SS Rajendran, comedienne Sacchu and music director Deva. A host of film personalities attended the glittering function.

T’wood conquers Kerala

The Malayalam film industry might pride itself on being one of the finest in India, but looks like it's Tollywood, known for its 'commercial' movies, that is giving filmmakers from Kerala a run for their money. If the number of Telugu movies being dubbed in Malayalam is anything to go by, it can be said that Tollywood has found a new market.

Arundhati and Arya 2 are the latest movies that are being dubbed, after the success of releases like Happy Days, Parugu, Tulasi and Lakshmi. Shyam Prasad Reddy, producer of Arundhati is even contemplating roping in Malayali actors for future films. "I spent one month getting the right voices to dub for my movie. We are releasing the film in 30 theatres and I want to keep Kerala's audience in mind, while casting for my next film."

With Tollywood being a second home to many Malayali imports, like Nayantara, Sindhu Menon and Meera Jasmine, it's easier for local films to reach out to the Malayali audience. "This trend has caught on like never before. Malayalam films fail to cater to the younger audiences. Telugu films, with more masala, fill that vacuum and are a hit with young movie-goers," says a trade analyst from the Telugu film industry.

Allu Arjun's growing fan base in Kerala is testimony to this trend. Arya 2, which is slated to release in 100 theatres in Kerala, has made a pre-release business of over Rs 2 crore and the dubbing rights of his upcoming movie Varudu, have already been sold for Rs 1 crore, according to sources. Calling himself "Mallu Arjun," the actor on a recent visit to Kerala, told fans that he will shoot a few scenes in the state. "All my movies are being dubbed into Malayalam now as I have a huge fan base there. I observe the culture, the mannersims and the lifestyle of people there to emulate in my films," says Allu Arjun.

It's however, not easy to impress the audience there, says actor Nikhil, whose film, Happy Days, was a hit in Malayalam. "The audience doesn't tolerate movies that lack in quality. My next film Kalavar King will also be dubbed in Malayalam."

Jr.NTR new film ‘Brindavanam’

Jr.NTR new film ‘Brindavanam’ with a tagline ‘Govindhudu Andhari Vaadele’ under the banner ‘Sri Venkateshwara Creations’ will be moving to Pollachi, TamilNadu from February 19th for shooting some parts of the film.

The film stars NRT, Trisha and Kajal Agarwal in the leads.Kajal plays a role by name Bhoomi and is one of the female leads. 
The film has cinematography by Chota K Naidu and music by Thaman S of Kick fame.  NTR's film after Adhurs will definitely have a good market.  Let's see if the film becomes a success this summer.

Prakash Raj to tie-knot with Pony Verma

Actor, Prakash Raj is all set to tie the knot with the ace choreographer Pony Verma. Both of them have been dating from a couple of years. Prakash raj has received the divorce with Laithakumari few months back and now they have decided to enter the wed-lock.

According to Sources, “Pony and Prakash have been dating for some time now, but they have always denied it and kept their relationship under wraps. The biggest hitch was that his divorce hadn’t come through, but now that he is officially single again, both of them are keen on tying the knot soon.”

The source also added that, “Pony wanted to wait till she got into the big league and now that she’s almost signed Priyadarshan’s film and also done a couple of songs for Sanjay Leela Bhansali in Guzarish. So she has finally made up her mind to tie the knot with Prakash.”

The wedding bells might ring in the middle of this year.