Every week through our Weekly Recap feature, we take you through the latest updates from the Tollywood town. Let us dive into the newsmakers of this week.
Shooting Updates
- Fahadh Faasil who will be seen as the antagonist of the much anticipated Allu Arjun starrer Pushpa, began shooting for the movie.
Welcome on sets & wish you a very Happy & Prosperous Onam #FahadhFaasil Garu ❤️
– Team #Pushpa #PushpaTheRise#ThaggedheLe 🤙@alluarjun @iamRashmika @aryasukku @ThisIsDSP @resulp @adityamusic @PushpaMovie pic.twitter.com/lYXEhFx2l0
— Mythri Movie Makers (@MythriOfficial) August 21, 2021
- Dev Mohan, who essays the role of Dushyanta, wrapped up shooting for the Samantha Akkineni starrer Shaakuntalam. Shooting for the movie has been completed.
Thank you Dushyant! @ActorDevMohan, for becoming our beloved Prince Charming. Sure to steal hearts with your portrayal.#Shaakuntalam @Samanthaprabhu2 @Gunasekhar1 @neelima_guna @GunaaTeamworks @DilRajuProdctns @SVC_official#MythologyforMilennials #EpicLoveStory pic.twitter.com/SBddSTeuEk
— Gunaa Teamworks (@GunaaTeamworks) August 23, 2021
- Raashi Khanna begins shooting for the Dhanush starrer Thiruchitrambalam.
- Shooting begins for Nagarjuna and Naga Chaitanya’s multistarrer Bangarraju.
- Shooting wrapped up officially for Jr. NTR and Ram Charan’s RRR movie.
And thats a wrap! 🤟🏻
Except a couple of pickup shots, we are officially done with the entire shoot of #RRRMovie. Incidentally finished with the same bike shot that we started with on November 19th 2018. pic.twitter.com/lfXErpTbSS— RRR Movie (@RRRMovie) August 26, 2021
New Movie Announcements
- Son of the producer Bellamkonda Suresh and brother to actor Bellamkonda Sreenivas, Bellamkonda Ganesh’s third movie, a new age thriller was launched.
First Looks and Posters
- Chiru153 movie is titled Godfather and the title look was unveiled.
Presenting the Supreme Reveal of Megastar @KChiruTweets in a never seen before avatar as #GodFather🔥@jayam_mohanraja @AlwaysRamCharan #RBChoudary @ProducerNVP @KonidelaPro @SuperGoodFilms_ @MusicThaman @sureshsrajan#Chiru153 #HBDMegaStarChiranjeevi pic.twitter.com/e9BYCwQz7b
— Konidela Pro Company (@KonidelaPro) August 21, 2021
- Chiranjeevi’s movie with director Meher Ramesh is titled as Bholaa Shankar, a remake of the ajith starrer Vedalam.
- Chiranjeevi’s Mega154 movie first look was released.
#MEGA154 🔥#PoonakaaluLoading 💪🏼
Happy Birthday @KChiruTweets sir 💖
Thank you for this Mega opportunity, hoping to live up and cross the expectations of Mega Fans and Telugu Movie Lovers 🙏🏼@dirbobby – @ThisIsDSP 😎
Poster Design by @tuneyjohn
Shot by @bnaveenkalyan1 pic.twitter.com/lxDZ05T2YI— Mythri Movie Makers (@MythriOfficial) August 22, 2021
- First look of Rakul Preet Singh from Konda Polam movie and Aishwarya Rajesh from Republic movies were unveiled.
Meet #OBULAMMA @RakulPreet -an exquisite witty brave shepherd girl with a soulful understanding of love, life & #KONDAPOLAMhttps://t.co/rfSLQMpm2T#PanjaVaisshnavTej @dirkrish #Sannapureddi @mmkeeravaani @gnanashekarvs@YRajeevReddy1 #JSaiBabu @FirstFrame_ent @MangoMusicLabel pic.twitter.com/mLWNZamemN
— Telugu FilmNagar (@telugufilmnagar) August 23, 2021
- First look of the debutant actor Ashish’s movie Rowdy Boys opposite Anupama Parameswaran was released.
- Pre look of Nagarjuna from the action thriller with director Praveen Sattaru was unveiled.
- The Pan Indian movie starring Sundeep Kishan and Vijay Sethupathi was titled Michael along with a poster released.
Making our Special Day a
reMARKable one🙌Proudly Presenting our
Pan India film 🇮🇳 Titled #MICHAEL🌟ing Young & Promising🌟 @sundeepkishan💥
&
MakkalSelvan @VijaySethuOffl🔥🎬 @jeranjit @KaranCoffl #SundeepKishan29
మైఖేల్ மைக்கேல் माइकल ಮೈಕೆಲ್
മൈക്കിൾ#HBDSunielNarang pic.twitter.com/4LniqalbAD— Sree Venkateswara Cinemas LLP (@SVCLLP) August 27, 2021
Teasers and Trailers
- Break time with Bheemla Nayak featuring Pawan Kalyan from the upcoming PSPK Rana movie was released.
Breaktime in #BheemlaNayak Style, Spreading Some Cheer! 🤩
Reporting in Theatres 12 Jan 2022 with All Guns Blazing 💥@pawankalyan @RanaDaggubati #Trivikram @MenenNithya @MusicThaman @saagar_chandrak @dop007 @NavinNooli @vamsi84
— Sithara Entertainments (@SitharaEnts) August 21, 2021
- Teaser of Kinnerasani, starring Kalyan Dhev was released.
- Trailers of the Nithiin starrer Maestro, Srinivas Avasarala’s 101 Jillala Andagadu and Sushanth’s Ichata Vahanamulu Nilupa Radu were launched.
Very happy to launch the trailer of #101JillalaAndagadu.
I had the pleasure of working with @YRajeevReddy1 ,@DirKrish & #SrinivasAvasarala before & I'm sure this one is a laugh riot!👍▶️ https://t.co/xq8mJjUinb@iRuhaniSharma #SagarRachakonda @shakthikanth @SVC_official
— Varun Tej Konidela (@IAmVarunTej) August 25, 2021
Upcoming Movie Release Dates
- Yash’s KGF: Chapter 2 on 14th April, 2022.
https://twitter.com/prashanth_neel/status/1429380712570908681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1429380712570908681%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fthetelugufilmnagar.com%2F2021%2F08%2F23%2Fthe-much-awaited-kgf-chapter-2-movie-release-date-announced%2F
- Gopichand and Tamannaah starrer Seetimaarr movie on 10th September.
- Nithiin and Tamannaah starrer Maestro on 9th September, on the OTT platform Disney+Hotstar.
- Kangana Ranaut’s Thalaivi on 10th September, 2021.
- Nani’s Tuck Jagadish on 10th September, 2021, on the OTT platform Prime Video.
పండగ కి మన Family తో…
మీ#TuckJagadish pic.twitter.com/sVVjSCsJlB— Nani (@NameisNani) August 27, 2021
- Sharwanand and Siddharth starrer Maha Samudram on 14th October.
- Sundeep Kishan’s Gully Rowdy to release in September. Date will be announced soon.
This Week’s Movie Releases
- Sridevi Soda Center in theatres.
- Vivaha Bhojanambu on the OTT platform Sony Liv.
- Ichata Vahanamulu Nilupa Radu in theatres.
- House Arrest in theatres.
Movie Anniversaries
- Arjun Reddy: 4 years
- Sudigadu: 9 years
- Sontham: 19 years
- Choodalani Vundhi: 23 years
- Prema Desam: 25 years
- Matru Devo Bhava: 28 years
- Mosagallaku Mosagadu: 50 years
Celebrity Birthdays
- Actresses Bhumika and Raadhika had their birthdays this week.
- Actors Teja Sajja, Priyadarshi and Megastar Chiranjeevi celebrated their birthdays this week.
- Director Ramesh Varma, lyricist Ramjogayya Sastry and singer Geetha Madhuri also had their birthdays this week.
- This week is also the birth anniversary of yesteryear’s top actress Anjali Devi.
Kartikeya Gets Engaged
Rising young actor Kartikeya got engaged in an intimate affair with his college sweetheart Lohitha.
Feeling elated to announce my engagement with my best friend who now is my partner for life..
From 2010when i first met #Lohitha in nitwaranagal to now and many more such decades.. pic.twitter.com/xXYp7pcH4K— Kartikeya (@ActorKartikeya) August 23, 2021
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