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It was 3 years ago today when Aditi Rao Hydari made her big Telugu cinema debut with 'Sammohanam' and left everyone amazed with her brilliant performance. An Indian Telugu-language romantic drama, 'Sammohanam' once again established Aditi has one of the most bankable and versatile Pan Indian movie stars in the country.

Hailed as a strong debut in Telugu cinema, her character, Sameera reflects on the many struggles of a working woman on a daily basis. Right from handling personal conflicts to not letting anything affect work, Aditi as Sameera is surely heartwarming in the film.

As the film completes three wonderful years of its release, fans have been sending out immense love to the actress and sharing video montages from 'Sammohanam'. For the unversed, Aditi's performance in the film is considered to be one of her best works of all times and won both the critics and the audiences.

Tollywood While there are many homegrown directors who've made successful, offbeat films, there are also a few who have gone abroad to learn filmmaking.Rajeswari ParasaIn the last decade, several Telugu films have received critical acclaim. These films visibly deviate from the template Tollywood movie plots, and have made a distinct mark in the industry. They do not deal with hypermasculine supermen who can send the villains flying in the air, but with characters who grapple with everyday realities. Some of the directors have also acted in films, playing various roles. While there are many homegrown directors who've made such successful, offbeat films, there are also a few who have gone abroad to learn filmmaking. Here's a list of Telugu directors who picked up their skills abroad. Tharun Bhascker: This director, who shot to fame with the Vijay Deverakonda and Ritu Varma starrer Pelli Choopulu, is a graduate from the...

InterviewThe former professional badminton player says that his role in 'V' has been the most authentic and meaningful character he has played.Jahnavi ReddyImage Credit: Amazon Prime Video The much anticipated Telugu neo-noir action thriller V has released on Amazon Prime Video on Saturday. Sudheer Babu, who played the antagonist in the 2016 Hindi action film Baaghi, is now playing the role of a principled cop who is out to chase a serial killer played by Nani. The film, which also stars Nivetha Thomas and Aditi Rao Hydari, is releasing on the Ott platform, because of the pandemic. Hours before the release, Sudheer Babu tells Tnm that he has tried to maintain the “authenticity” of a cop. “Very often the protocol, rules or body language are taken lightly in some films. One of the main things for V is we wanted the film to be authentic. If a cop is watching this film,...

Tollywood Nani is playing a serial killer in this film which will release directly on Amazon Prime Video on September 5.Jahnavi ReddyDirector Mohana Krishna Indraganti One of the biggest direct Ott (Over-theTop) releases in Telugu so far, V is all set to release this Saturday on Amazon Prime Video. Starring Nani, Sudheer Babu, Nivetha Thomas and Aditi Rao Hydari in the lead roles, the film is a neo-noir thriller with heavy emotions and drama, as director Mohana Krishna Indraganti describes it. The film has Nani playing a psychopathic serial killer, while Sudheer Babu plays a celebrated cop on a mission to chase him down. The pandemic disrupted the initial plans of an Ugadi release in March. After a long wait of five months, V is now releasing on Amazon Prime Video directly. Tnm spoke to the filmmaker — whose works include the widely popular Ashta Chamma and the more recent film...

A trio of world premieres from bankable stars across the Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam languages forms the thrust of streamer Amazon Prime Video India’s push into the country’s lucrative Southern market. It comes at a time when cinemas remain shuttered due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Malayalam-language drama “C U Soon,” starring Fahadh Faasil (“Trance”) bows Sept. 1 on the service, while action thriller “V” headlined by Nani (S.S. Rajamouli’s “Eega”) premieres Sept. 5, and aviation biopic “Soorarai Pottru” starring Suriya (“Singam”) is scheduled for Oct. 30.

Of the giant streamers in India, Amazon was the first to seize the opportunity arising from the enforced shutdown of the theatrical business. It announced the world premieres of “Gulabo Sitabo,” starring Amitabh Bachchan and Ayushmann Khurrana, and “Shakuntala Devi,” starring Vidya Balan as bypassing cinemas.

Rivals, Disney Plus Hotstar and Netflix followed suit with strong slates of their own, including Sushant Singh Rajput...

As Disney quietly disappears huge swathes of film history into its vaults, I'm going to spend 2020 celebrating Twentieth Century Fox and the Fox Film Corporation's films, what one might call their output if only someone were putting it out.And now they've quietly disappeared William Fox's name from the company: guilty by association with Rupert Murdoch, even though he never associated with him.***"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars," Oscar Wilde as purred by George Sanders, is enough to make any film worth while.A friend of mine once appeared on a daytime quiz show, on which he was required to complete the quote from the word "...but..." His heroic stab at an answer was, "...but some of us belong there?" I suppose one of the achievements of Otto Preminger's The Fan, a 1950 film of Wilde's 1892 play Lady Windermere's Fan,...

On June 1st, Magic: The Gathering banned the cards Agent of Treachery and Fires of Invention from the Standard format. The two cards combined with the Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Planeswalker Lukka, Coppercoat Outcast and Companion Yorion, Sky Nomad to form an almost unbeatable combination that restricted Standard deck diversity and player enjoyment. Many were glad that the two problem cards got the axe. On the other hand, some pointed out that another four-mana Enchantment card, Wilderness Reclamation, wrongly escaped the ban announcement.

Now, two weeks later, it looks like those players may have been correct. According to Magic: The Gathering‘s website, Wilderness Reclamation completely dominated the first two online Players Tour events.

Wilderness Reclamation decks comprised a whopping 40.5% of decks registered for the first Players Tour event that began on Saturday. 79 players pegged their hopes on the Enchantment, while nearly a third of that number chose to play the second most popular deck,...

DeathIndraganti Srikanth Sharma, father of director Mohan Krishna, died of age-related illness in Hyderabad on Thursday morning.Tnm StaffProminent lyricist Indraganti Srikanth Sharma died of age-related illness in Hyderabad on Thursday morning. He was 75. Srikanth Sharma is survived by his wife Janakibala, son Mohan Krishna, and a daughter. Mohan Krishna is a well-known director in the Telugu film industry. Srikanth Sharma began his career as a journalist in the regional newspaper, Andhra Jyothi, and later joined the All India Radio, Vijayawada in 1976. The lyricist has many short stories, plays, documentaries and poems to his credit. Devarakonda Balagangadhar Tilak, Telugu Kavula Aparadhalu, Yekantha Kokila, Inti Peru Indraganti and Malavika are some of his notable books, according to International Business Times. Later, he started writing lyrics for Telugu films. In 1982, he wrote the lyrics for Krishnavatharam, followed by Nelavanka in1983. He then went on to write the lyrics for several films like Rendu Jella Seetha,...

Actress Aditi Rao Hydari was nostalgic as her maiden Telugu film "Sammohanam" clocked a year since its release on Saturday.

Directed by Mohan Krishna Indraganti, the romantic drama also features Sudheer Babu.

"'Sammohanam' my Telugu debut with a dream team. Lots of love to the audiences who not only accepted me but also gave me so much love. Cannot believe it's already been a year no Sudheer Babu. Turn back the clock! P.S. 'V' will all be together soon," Aditi tweeted.

The team has now reunited for action thriller "V".

Announcing the new project, Sudheer had earlier tweeted: "V are coming back and this time with an action thriller. Reunion with my favourite Mohan Krishna Indraganti sir and Aditi Rao Hydari."...

TollywoodThe movie is helmed by Indraganti Mohan Krishna, the director of 'Sammohanam'.Digital NativeAditi Rao Hydari, who played the female lead in Indraganti Mohan Krishna's Sammohanam, has bagged an offer to star in his upcoming film. In this film, she will be sharing the screen space with Nani and Sudheer Babu. Reports are that she will be pairing opposite Nani in the movie. The film, which has not been titled yet, will be bankrolled by ace producer Dil Raju under his banner Sri Venkateswara Creations. Sources in the know say that the film’s script work is still in progress and its makers will be announcing the rest of the cast and crew in a few days. The shooting of this untitled film is expected to commence in summer this year. Meanwhile, Nani is awaiting the release of his sports drama, Jersey. The film is currently in the...

TollywoodTelugu audiences have a slew of rom-coms coming up, but here's a look at those loved ones which have hit the screens earlier.Tnm StaffRomance is a genre that people love to watch, irrespective of the language. Right from old school romance to modern day love, films that portray emotion, passion and obsession always strike a chord with the audience. And the Telugu film industry is no exception to making some truly enjoyable romantic movies. From Vijay Deverakonda’s Geetha Govindam to Naga Chaitanya’s Sailaja Reddy Alludu, Telugu audiences who love the genre are in for a feast, with a slew of rom-coms that are awaiting release this year. But before these releases hit the screens, let’s take a look at a few Telugu romantic dramas that took the audience by awe with their simplicity and new-age storytelling techniques. Chi La Sow (2018) Actor Rahul Ravindran’s debut directorial,...

Sexual harassment “I didn’t regret it but I cried about it because I felt so upset that this was true and this is how girls are treated,” says Aditi Rao Hydari.Tnm StaffAditi Rao Hydari/FacebookSexual harassment of women in the film industry has been an open secret for years. Over time, several women actors have spoken about their experiences of being sexually harassed at the workplace, especially in the wake of last year’s ‘Me Too’ movement in Hollywood. Joining the short list of Indian film actors who have spoken about sexual harassment at work like Radhika Apte, Swara Bhaskar and Kalki Koechlin is Aditi Rao Hydari. In an interview to Latha Srinivasan for Sunday Guardian, the Sammohanam actor revealed that standing up to the harassment she faced caused her to be out of work for eight months. Asked about the time she began speaking about “casting couch...