Film folk celebrated Ugadi on social media with lovely pictures and warm wishes.
The actor reportedly suffering from malaria as well as kidney problems.
Take a bow Prabhas, Mahesh Babu, Nani, Sudheer Babu and Varun Tej.
With 17 films crossing the Rs 100 crore mark in the first six months, this year relied less on big-ticket blockbusters.
'Elections and audience interest in specific movies are often independent factors.'
'I felt insulted, very hurt, that Indian cinema meant only Hindi cinema.'
'Story-telling is at the core of everything I do.'
After the blazing success of RRR two years ago, southern superstar Jr NTR returns to the silver screen with his new pan-India star vehicle, Devara.
'The idea is to produce interesting innovative films side-by-side with the films we direct, a sort of extension of what we direct ourselves.'
Calendar 2022 will go down as a year when the real star was the Next Big Idea.
The star is in huge demand in Karnataka too.
"L2: Empuraan", the second part of the "Lucifer" movie, a trilogy planned by the Prithviraj-Mohanlal team, has become a topic of hot debate over its critique of right-wing politics and the covert mention of the Gujarat riots.
Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting.
Her vibrant wardrobe is full of steal-worthy outfits.
'He is a phenomenal guy.' 'The clarity with which he does his work and the way he wants to present it to the rest of India, I'm amazed at it.'
Superstar Krishna passed into the ages on November 15, sending the Telugu film industry in a state of mourning.
Kamal Haasan is the new addition to the action thriller film Project K, which also features Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, Disha Patani and Amitabh Bachchan.
'If you ask me where I want my career to go, I have been saying this for a long time: I want to do a K-drama. I want to be in Korea doing a love story, full of romance.'
'I am not a mother and never had an abortion either, so I had to understand motherhood and child loss from anecdotal experiences of others.'
'We shot about 20 or 30 days, I'd say at best 20 per cent. The big stuff is remaining.'
Where does Kamal Haasan stand on the issue of imposition of Hindi in the south? "I stand with Punjab. I stand with Karnataka. I stand with Andhra," is his quick reply.
Cinema Bandi brims in nave optimism, focusing on a rural community's simple, sweet characters using up all their enthusiasm and resources to make a local blockbuster, feels Sukanya Verma.
Get your low down on what's happening in the world of Telugu cinema, right here.
'Prabhas would never go against his family's wishes.'
'I always considered him as a director, never an actor. Do you know he always considered other actors for his films first?' 'For Pyaasa, he wanted to cast Dilip saab; only when Dilip saab refused did Guru Duttji decide to do the role himself.'
A look at Telugu films releasing on New Year's Eve!
Here's some sizzle from the IIFA Utsavam night, which was dedicated to the south film industries of Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada.
'I felt awkward pairing with Anushka Shetty on screen because she had played my daughter in a film.'
Several cine personalities such as Chiranjeevi, Nagarjuna, junior NTR, Venkatesh, Prakash Raj and Khushbu hit out at the minister for her remarks.
The Nani starrer is an all-out, larger-than-life upgrade of the HIT series that loses steam in its attempts at stylistic indulgences, notes Arjun Menon.
Is Alia Bhatt done with Telugu cinema after her cameo in S S Rajamouli's RRR, at least for now?
'Aamir messaged me asking me, 'Is my sister good in the film?' I said, 'Sir, she is a lot better than good.' Mayur Sanap, Hitesh Harisinghani and Afsar Dayatar report from the trailer launch of L2: Empuraan.
Director Seenu Vaitla, happily relives moments of the making of Dookudu in this exclusive interview.
The Karnataka high court on Tuesday strongly criticised actor and filmmaker Kamal Haasan for his recent remark suggesting that "Kannada was born out of Tamil", and observed that a "single apology could have resolved the situation."
There are reports that Shraddha Kapoor has received Rs 7 crore for her presence in Saaho. But that's wrong!
Food, feminism, fights, father-son issues, famous rivalries, OTT is as loaded as it gets this week.
Pooja Bedi returns to Telugu cinema after two decades.
Director Sukumar has asked young promising writers, from not only the Telugu cinema, but also other film industries in India, to contribute scenes, episodes, and even shots and frames to the screenplay of Pushpa 2.
'I'd rather do a great role in any language than do mediocre stuff in Hindi.'
