'In 1983, my father T Rama Rao made Andha Kanoon with Rajinikanth.' 'Amitabh Bachchan was reluctant to come on board as a guest star, as Rajinikanth was a southern star.' 'But when my father pitched it to him, he came on board.' 'The movie ran for 200 days.'
The final production cost of RRR is estimated to be approximately Rs 525 crore (Rs 5.25 billion), a sum impossible to recover through theatrical collections, even if it was the biggest hit of all times, which it is not, explains Subhash K Jha.
This is also the first time that Naidu has been arrested on corruption charges in his political career spanning over 40 years.
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This is the second such incident occurring in the TDP chief's public meeting in a week. Eight people had died in a stampede on December 28 last year in Nellore.
'Even if the COVID crisis improves by October, there is no way Raja sir can complete and release the film then.'
'This is a historic moment for India.'
Telugu movie doyens mourn a legend.
Saikrishna, 53, had been in a coma for the past four years after falling in the bathroom and had been admitted to the Kamaneni Hospital since then.
'I am very much overwhelmed by this great moment happening and I am very happy to share this excitement with my wife.'
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There were so many beautiful moments from Oscar night.
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Ajay Devgn will also play a pivotal role in RRR.
Although Ajay Devgn and Alia Bhatt have brief roles in S S Rajamouli's RRR, they have been paid their market price.
'They are waiting for the kind of experience they had in the film, the kind of emotion they felt in the film.'
'The others have been looting the people all these years. If you don't do that, you can do a lot for the people,' says Tamil star politician Vijayakanth.
Family and friends say their last goodbyes to Nandamuri Harikrishna.
The wedding was well attended by film stars, politicians and bureaucrats.
The actress, who plays Sita in the epic, unveiled her look on her birthday.
If reliable sources are to be believed, S S Rajamouli's big-screen spectacle RRR may go to OTT after all, but with conditions.
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Unidentified people demolished a life-size statue of late Andhra Pradesh chief minister N T Rama Rao at Jawahar Nagar on the outskirts of Hyderabad on Thursday night, triggering widespread protests from the Telugu Desam Party cadre in the state. TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu, who was on his foot march in Guntur district, strongly condemned the vandalism and demanded that the culprits be brought to book immediately.
Ajay Devgn, NTR Jr, Ram Charan release the RRR poster. Pooja Hegde releases the Acharya poster...
Contrary to reports about Ajay Devgn charging S S Rajamouli a huge fee for his guest appearance in RRR...
'We always have a stunt double, but I let him sit at home because I love performing my action scenes.'
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The film was to release in July 2020 but is now scheduled for a Pongal release in January 2021.
As a precursor to his political entry, Balakrishna on Friday inaugurated an 'Annadanam' (mass feeding) programme at the charitable trust named after his mother late Basava Tarakam, on Thursday. Replying to a query, he vowed to work for regaining the glory of TDP. He would participate in TDP's youth convention at Guntur later this month.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the country is proud and elated with "Naatu Naatu" winning an Oscar and hailed the song as one that will be remembered for years to come.
After the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon on Wednesday, August 23, Bollywood has joined India to laud ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) and its team for the historic mission.
Mercury hovered around 40 degrees Celsius in large parts of the country on Monday as the Indian meteorological department predicted heat wave conditions in parts of east India over the next four days and the northwest region over the next two days.
In these dark times, Ajay Devgn decided to spread a ray of light and normalcy by releasing the poster of his next biggie, RRR.
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Balakrishna, who got himself admitted to a private hospital, was taken into custody at about 0330 IST and whisked away through the rear door.
RRR threw a lifeline, or so it seemed -- to a world that was down in the dumps. Keeravani and his Naatu Naatu just happened to be in the right place at the right time, notes Saibal Chatterjee.
