Chiru announces Cherry's engagement date

Megastar Chiranjeevi sprouted a surprise by announcing the engagement date of his son Ram Charan on Twitter. The date is final: September 2. (The date also happens to be the birthday of Cherry's uncle, Pawan Kalyan).

The suspense over the date was finally over when Chiranjeevi, a Congress politician, became active on the micro-blogging site just to make the announcement. It is not known whether the family will invite the media or will keep it a private affair.

As is well-known, Cherry's soulmate, Upasana Kamineni, is a Hyderabadi who helms a health magazine. Ever since the news of their engagement was broken by a news channel last Saturday, Upasana's picture has been splashed across newspapers, tv and Internet.

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/69758.html

Ram Charan to get engaged soon

Ram Charan has at last found his soulmate. A section of the media have reported that the Chiranjeevi scion is getting engaged to Upasana Kamineni, the daughter of the owners of the Apollo Hospital.

The girl, who is said to be in her early 20s, reportedly owns a health magazine. It has been rumoured that Cherry has been in love with the girl for quite sometime. Despite some sections of the media interminably speaking about their relationship, no categorical confirmation came from either Cherry or any of his aides.

After being tight-lipped for more than a year, Cherry's family has finally decided to tell the world that their scion will tie the knot with his long-time girlfriend. At least, this has been what a newspaper and a news channel have been saying today.

With the news having not been denied so far, it is gaining much credence. Since both Cherry and Chiranjeevi are out of station, an announcement regarding the same is expected upon their return to Hyderabad.

Source:http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/69502.html

Filmfare South awards on July 2nd

The prestigious Filmfare South awards ceremony will be held at Hyderabad on July 2nd. Last year, this award ceremony was held at Chennai and this year, Hyderabad has been chosen as the venue.

Chiranjeevi's son and actor Ramcharan revealed the details about the award ceremony. Since he is also one of the brand ambassador of Idea Cellular which is sponsoring the event, he was present at the press conference of Filmfare award ceremony.

Ramcharan recalled that his dad Chiranjeevi won Filmfare awards eight times in his career and that he won two Filmfare awards so far. He expressed happiness over his movie 'Orange' being nominated in the 'best music' category for Filmfare this time.

"Filmfare awards are being given since the past 58 years. Since they are credible awards unlike many, Filmfare retains its importance this time. Filmfare South award ceremony will be held at Hyderabad on July 2nd. We will all be there to witness the ceremony. Dasari Narayana Rao said that heroes are not attending the award ceremonies offlate and I think it is a wrong statement." Ramcharan said at the press conference.

Filmfare recieved about 500 entries for the awards while 55 of them have got nominated.

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/67576.html

Meena to play mother-in-law to Cherry

Chiranjeevi and Meena played together in some films like Mutha Mestri, Sneham Kosam and others. Now that Chiranjeevi almost retired from films and has become busy in politics.

Meena, who quit films some time ago after getting married to a businessman, is planning to make a comeback and VV Vinayak gave her an offer to play the role of Ram Charan’s mother-in-law in his forthcoming film to go to sets in August.

She had agreed to play the mother of Samanta, the heroine of the movie. If this information is true, the audiences would have a feast to their eyes to watch Meena in a new avatar, for the film to be produced by DVV Danayya on the banner of Universal Media.

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/67133.html

Charan at Burma Telugu meet

Ramcharan attended the Telugu association meeting at Burma this week. The star was the chief guest at the 100th Burma Telugu association meeting at Yagoon.

Apparently over 4 lakh Telugu people live in Burma and Cherry was overwhelmed to be their guest.

"I loved the place, people and food here" the actor tweeted.The association is called Andhra Maharaja Sangham which has been operative since the past 100 years. The association conducts cultural fests with local Telugu groups every year.Since this was the 100th year, the association decided to invite Charan who readily agreed to be their guest.

Meanwhile, the government of AP in collaboration with Telugu University too conducted a All India Telugu Mahasabha at Berhampur in Orissa last week which was attended by Telugu poets, writers and literary scholars.

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/63893.html

Ram Charan in Burma

My friend, who lives in Burma, told me that she saw Ram Charan in Burma. I wonder if it was a vacation or shooting for a film?? It all started when she messaged me asking me if I watch Telugu movies. I said yes and then she told me that Ram visited. I thought it was pretty cool :D :)

Chiru's 150th film shelved

Megastar Chiranjeevi who acted in 149 films so far was to do 150th film this year. Last year, Chiru's son Ramcharan Tej announced that Megastar will be acting in a film and that he would produce the movie for his dad. However, with the latest political developments in the state, looks like Chiru's 150th movie plans are shelved for now.

Sources from political circles confirm that Chiranjeevi will merge his party Prajarajyam in Congress this weekend.In return Congress party is likely to give Chiru a Union Cabinet minister post or make him the Deputy Chief Minister of the state and a few minister posts in the state cabinet for his MLAs.If that comes true, then Chiranjeevi will get busier in politics and he could be actively used against new challenges for Congress like Y S Jaganmohan Reddy.There are also rumours of mid-term polls to the state assembly this year.

Keeping all these points in view, observors point out that Chiru has now no plans to 'act' in a movie as there is lot on political front for him to be occupied.Earlier,Ramcharan Tej had approached several directors to take up his 150th film and V V Vinayak is believed to have agreed to take up the challenge.With Chiru becoming busy now, the movie plan is shelved for now.

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/63618.html

Orange Movie Review-Something Different :)

I finally got to watch Orange tonight, so I thought I should review it on my own, to make people understand this isn't a bad movie. Orange stars Ram Charan Tej and Genelia in the lead roles and Shazahn Padmasree in a pivotal role . Directed by Bommarilu fame Bhaskar and music is by Harris Jayaraj. This is also Ram's third movie :)


Story: Ram(Ram Charan Tej) is a dude living in Australia and does graffiti. He falls in love with this bubbly,loud girl Jaanu(Genelia). She believes in long lasting love, while he doesn't.But there is a reason for that.....


Ram Charan is cool and stylish in his role :) An awesome performance by him too,he can pull off a lover boy too. :D He makes you want a guy like him :D lol. Genelia, was great like always in her role, but she was literally scary in her intro. Her eyes were huge, and the dubbing by Savitha Reddy was high and her character is just over excited. :( But other than that she is good,but we all have to start understanding that she is actually getting older :P Shazhan is pretty, but all she does is smile. And man! her character is damn possessive! Don't want to be a gal like that! Praneeth was entertaining, with his acting and with his punch dialogue on love :D  Prabhu is woah, whats with the super grey hair? He plays Jaanu's dad, too easy for him :) Bramahanandam is adequate, he wasn't really funny. Madhurima has a cameo. Pooja was a surprise in the beginning, didn't see her coming! :D But she is still pretty :) Nagababu has a short role which he is decent in, his intro is funny :D It was nice to see Srinivas Avasarala again from Astha Chemma! :D Really liked him in AC :) He is really funny here :D Gayathri Rao, who played Appu in Happy Days was scene here is a miniscule role, as Maya, which was too small. Manjula,Mahesh Babu's sis was seen as Ram's sis, not bad, but didn't see her coming.


My thoughts on Cast: The cast is huge! But they all have small roles, we see Ram and Gene in every frame. Ram and Gene made a cute pair, while Ram and Shazahn did too :D


Music: Its a breezy, feel good soundtrack :) Harris proves himself once again :) The picturizations of the songs are cute and stylish :) 





Technical Side: The camera work by Raja Sekhar & Kiran Reddy is normal except for the Mumbai flashback part and the Skydiving scene, they're notable :) Editing by Marthand K Venkatesh is super cool! :D 


Pros: 

• Cast
• Music
• Different Story
• Editing
• Good Ending
• Sweet Lyrics
• Direction 
• Stylish
• Flashback
• Performances of Ram and Gene
• Choreography was cool
• Interesting second half

Cons: 

• Normal camerawork
• Genelia's Intro scene
• Ram kind of looked tired in some scenes
• Shazahn's okay acting
• Huge cast,but small roles

My Thoughts: I really liked the movie because it was a different take on love, and it was also true of why lovers split. You have to understand the logic behind this movie to like it. A ton of people said this movie is bad because it gives a different meaning to love. Well, I have something to say to you, stop living in a utopian world! Welcome to the real world, where love isn't always sweet! Telugu audience just don't have the mindset to understand these types of movies; i honestly think Bhaskar shouldn't have made it in Tollywood, this is Bollywood, Hollywood, or even Kollywood material! Poor guy. :( I really didn't like Gene's lipstick, it was too bright and funky, lol. :D My fav songs were O Ranga,Ola Olaala,Rooba Rooba,and Hello Ramante :) I thought the first half was kind of slow, but it got better has it went to the second half, of where we can understand Ram's character better :)


Videos: 
A sweet song : 



& a funny scene :
 


Final: Watch it only if you have an open mind! It shows a different,covered up angle of love. 


Rating: 3.75/5

Who will play heroine in ‘Merupu’

After facing a disaster like ‘Orange’, Ram Charan is getting ready for his next flick ‘Merupu’ directed by Dharani. Though Kajal, who was roped in as heroine as the chemistry between her and the hero was proved perfect, she opted out of the project due to the delay in shooting schedule with the ongoing strike in Tollywood.

Ileana was asked to replace Kajal but she too expressed her inability to play heroine. Samanta of ‘Ye Maya Chesave’-fame was selected as the heroine in the next option. But it is learnt that Samanta too refused the offer.

Now one had to wait and watch who will play the heroine in this movie.

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/62756.html

T'wood CCL team to be finalised in a week

While Bollywood and Kollywood Celebrity cricket league teams have been declared already, Tollywood has not finalised anything as yet. Inside sources say Junior NTR, Ramcharan Tej, Nagarjuna, Vishnu Manchu etc are interested in owning the team in Telugu cinema industry.

Sources from CCL confirm that the competition among Tollywood to own the team here is high and discussions are on  on who will bag the cine star team here. Bollywood team is owned by Salman Khan and Kollywood team by Suriya. Tollywood team is likely to be announced in a week's team once actors decide among themselves who would own the team.

The matches will be held in last week of January.

Source:http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/62628.html

Vamsi is getting ready to direct Ram Charan

Though Vamsi Paidipally’s debut film ‘Parugu’ turned out to be an average flick, Dil Raju gave him another opportunity on his banner and Vamsi proved his mettle by directing NTR by portraying him in a different way in ‘Brindaavanam’ and Vamsi is presently enjoying the film’s success.

Noticing the spark in him, Ram Charan sent him a word expressing his wish to work with him. The storyline narrated by him impressed the Mega Power Star and Dil Raju had come forward to make the film a reality.

As per the buzz from Film Nagar, the film in his direction with Ram Charan would begin soon after the completion of ‘Merupu’.

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/62615.html

Ileana may replace Kajal in Merupu

Even as ‘Orange’ is on sets, the shooting of ‘Merupu’ was launched and Ram Charan took part in both the shootings for some time. However, because of the abroad schedule, Ram Charan gave a break to the shooting of ‘Merupu’ after the first schedule and completed ‘Orange’ first. Soon after its completion, Ram Charan decided to take a break and went on a holiday to an island near Andaman.

Ram Charan was supposed to pair up with Kajal for second time in ‘Merupu’ after their successful combination of ‘Magadheera’. With the delayed start of ‘Merupu’ second schedule, Kajal kept herself off from the film as she expressed her inability to adjust the dates.

The latest buzz from the film industry is that Ileana might replace Kajal in ‘Merupu’. However, the film- makers are yet to confirm this news.

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/62589.html

Tollywood is my home: Genelia

The most happening Tollywood actress Genelia is waiting to see how her huge fan community reacts to Orange, her latest film with Ram Charan Tej, directed by Bhaskar.

Says Genelia: “I was never out of Tollywood. I was always in touch with everyone here. I love shooting Telugu movies. Everything started here and I still feel this is my home. I love Hyderabad. The people here make me feel warm.”

The actress, who is famous for being the new `bubbly` girl of Bollywood, looked as fresh as a lily in the posters of Orange too.

“Well, Orange is a very interesting movie, so my role as always has great energy and is extremely nice. This movie is for everyone between the age group of 12-70 years and talks about today`s trends, how youngsters feel,” she said.

Now that Orange is releasing, Gene`s kitty is full. She adds: “It`s My Life and Hook Ya Crook in Bollywood, Urumi, a Malayalam movie and Velayudham in Tamil- my bag is full”.

Source: http://www.asianetindia.com/entertainment/tollywood-home-genelia_214768.html

LOL Look: Orange to hit screen on Nov 26

As was already feared over the possible postponement of Ram Charan Teja’s latest film, the producer today officially announced that the release was put off by a week and the film is likely to be released on November 26 across the world.

It is learnt that there is a delay in some of the Digital Intermediate and CG works for the film and these technical snags had forced them to postpone the release of the film.

However, the producer of the film Nagababu expressed his satisfaction that the film came out extremely well and the audio already created ripples and remained a chart-buster among all the audio albums. He predicted that the overwhelming response for the audio boosted their confidence on the success of the film.

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/61531.html

Is ‘Orange’ not ripe enough for yield

Release of Ram Charan’s latest flick ‘Orange’ directed by Bommarillu Bhaskar and produced by Nagababu on the banner of Anjana Productions is likely to be delayed by another week and instead of November 19 the flick might hit the screen on November 26.

The post-production works are going on at a brisk pace but the director and producer fear that they could not complete the balance post-production work as per schedule.

However, they are making efforts to stick to the deadline but one had to wait and watch how far they could stand by their word. For that matter, the film ‘Orange’ had made fantastic business across the state in all the regions.

Even it created record in terms of pre-business in all the important areas. With the audio creating ripples and proved an extraordinary success, the expectations on the film also went up abnormally.

Wait and watch whether the ‘Orange’ turns ripe enough for yield at right time.

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/61518.html

Some Images from Ram Charans 'Orange'

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Ram Charan Takes Off to Bollywood

’s hot news that’s being the buzz word in Film Nagar. Ram Charan will follow friend and colleague Rana’s foot steps by traveling to Bollywood!

Reports have it that Ram Charan is in talks to sign his first Bollywood movie with director Faruk Kabir who’s first movie ‘Allah ke Banday’ is going to release soon. Ram Charan will be the hero for Faruk Kabir’s next movie ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ that will be shot extensively in the dangerous Amazon Jungles.

IndiaGlitz Intelligence adds that Hrithik Roshan was first approached for the hero’s role that will have a lot of stunts to perform but Hrithik opted out. Now with Cherry opting to enter Hrithik’s shoes, this will take him to the elite league straight away!

Well it is learnt that, Ram Charan was shooting in Mumbai for ‘Orange’ and then came to know about the project. He has had a round of talks with the director and producer Ravi Walia. Looks like the talks are still on. The director says if things work out and the talks turn fruitful, a formal announcement and a plan to launch Ram Charan in Bollywood in a grand way are in the pipeline.

Wow Ram Charan, you are going places!

‘Orange’ Music on Oct 3

The music launch of ‘Orange’ starring Ram Charan will happen on October 3rd.

Directed by ‘Bommarillu’ Bhaskar, ‘Orange’ has music composed by Harris Jayaraj. Interestingly, director Bhaskar has not stuck to a single music director right from his debut. ‘Bommarillu’ his debut had the music of Devi Sri Prasad, while his second movie ‘Parugu’ starring Allu Arjun had Mani Sharma composing the music.

‘Orange’, a big budget movie of Anjana Productions, will see Ram Charan in a love story with Genelia and Shazahn Padamsee while Madhurima appears in a special role.

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/60193.html

Madhurima with Ram Charan

The beauty babe Madhurima, heroine of ‘Saradaga Kasepu’, will be seen acting with Ram Charan in his forthcoming movie ‘Orange’.

‘Orange’, a love story directed by ‘Bommarillu’ Bhaskar, has the bubbly Genelia and the gorgeous Shazahn Padamsee giving company to Ram Charan. And now news is that Madhurima, the girl who starred in ‘Aa Okkadu’ opposite Ajay and got our attention in ‘Mouna Raagam’ opposite Tanish, will act with the handsome Ram Charan in ‘Orange’.

According to sources, Madhurima will play a important role in the movie. ‘Orange’ is fast completing and the movie is expected to release later this year. All eyes would be on Ram Charan, as he’s coming with a lot of expectations after his blockbuster ‘Magadheera’.

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/60175.html