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'He kept asking for more takes': Stunt duo on Nani pushing his body to the limit for Paradise

September 14, 2026 5:04 pm

Choreographer duo Ram-Lakshman detail how Nani threw himself into Paradise's stunt work: rolling, getting dragged by the hair, and repeatedly asking for extra takes.

Anand Deverakonda and Vaishnavi Chaitanya in Epic: First Semester, directed by Aditya Hasan

Epic First Semester movie review: Terribly slow film with a deliberately incomplete end

September 11, 2026 9:06 am

Epic First Semester review: Anand Deverakonda and Vaishnavi Chaitanya have genuine chemistry but is the film undone by a sluggish narrative that circles the same emotional territory for two hours.

Sumanth Prabhas and Ananthika Sanilkumar in Romanchakam, directed by Venu Gopal Reddy

Romanchakam review: A messy love story that's frustrating to watch

September 03, 2026 8:50 am

Romanchakam movie review: Romanchakam has a lead pair you want to root for, a friends' gang that makes you laugh and a runtime that tests your patience

Producer Naga Vamsi of Sithara Entertainments, who produced Daaku Maharaaj and Kingdom

'Box office collections are inflated,' admits producer Naga Vamsi: 'Why publish correct ones?'

August 08, 2026 1:15 pm

Telugu producer Naga Vamsi has admitted that box office numbers are inflated on promotional posters, but said that they do it 'for the fans'.

Veteran Telugu actor Ranganath shocked fans by leaving his entire savings to his maid instead of his family.

Star in over 300 films, Telugu actor Ranganath left all savings to maid before dying by suicide

August 04, 2026 5:53 pm

Veteran Telugu actor Ranganath shocked fans by leaving his entire savings to his maid instead of his family.

Back in May, Pavala Shyamala's name resurfaced in the public domain after quite some time, following her being found wandering the streets.

Actor Pavala Shyamala dies weeks after being turned away by hospital and found on streets

July 28, 2026 3:31 pm

Back in May, Pavala Shyamala's name resurfaced in the public domain after quite some time, following her being found wandering the streets.

Six months, one problem: How South Indian cinema kept getting its big films wrong

July 04, 2026 8:27 am

The first half of 2026 saw Telugu, Tamil and Kannada cinema's most anticipated pan-India productions arrive with considerable fanfare and considerable controversy, with the treatment of women emerging as the most persistent and unresolved thread.