That's Genelia Life!

After making a disastrous debut in Bollywood, she made a comeback five years later as the new youth icon, with Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na (JTYJN). In the meantime, she became the hottest young actress in the south, doing girl-next-door roles mainly in Telugu films.

After almost a year, the actress was back in Chennai to endorse an orange drink. The bubbly, effervescent Genelia said, “I owe a lot to southern cinema and today I’m on the verge of creating history as I will be the first actress to do the same role in three different languages. I played Hasini in Bommarillu (Telugu) and Santosh Subramaniam (Tamil) and now I’m playing Pooja Saxena in the Hindi remake, It’s My Life with Hurman Baweja in the lead and directed by Aneez Bazmee.” Telugu Actress Gossips

The girl-next-door image has worked wonders for her and she’s proud of it. She has bagged a record number of endorsement deals, because of what ad agencies call, her ‘vibrant youth image’. Now, the cute and petite Genelia has replaced Rani Mukherjee and Preity Zinta as brand ambassadors for a few products.

The 21-year-old lass feels that she is exuberant and forthright in her approach to life, which has been extended to the screen. The actress says, “Yes to a certain extent Aditi of JTYJN and Hasini are similar in nature as they have freshness, youth and energy and the characters are just like me in real life. But now, I want to do roles that I have not done before, something more challenging.”

Genelia has three Hindi films releasing this year — It’s my life, Life Partner and Hook Ya Crook. Also, she is on the verge of signing a film with a big hero. Recently she did a Telugu film, Krishna Vamsi’s Sasirekha Parinayam, as a woman who fights against dowry system and did the role without any makeup. When asked whether she would be doing any more south movies, she signs of saying, “Why not? I’m very proud of my south Indian films, as it was here that I got to hone my skills. I will be doing a Telugu film Katha, later this year. I’m open to good roles in Tamil too

reviews, telugu movie news etc... 2009-04-19 WATCH IPL CRICKET LIVE Trisha In Her Bikini Thoughts

Off late, the biggest mania that has crept over many movie circuits in India is the bikini mania. There was a time when only the lesser known or the item girls used to come up with bikini shots but now some of the top most heroines are coming up with their glowing figures and ruling the roost.

However, here is one girl who is not ready for all that. She is none other than the petite beauty Trisha and recently she was sharing her thoughts on that. The pretty starlet made it clear that bikini act is not her cup of tea and no matter what, she would not be getting into it. On the other hand, her fans say it is not required since Trisha has the power to score hits with her clothes fully on. Way to go Trisha!!!

‘Kick’ will kick up the market- Tollywood experts

It has been a while since the Telugu industry has been seeing a flurry of hits and looking at the current year, barring the exception of ‘Arundhati’ and ‘Akasamantha’ not much has been happening at the box office. But now, the seniors and the trade pundits say that another blockbuster might be just around the corner. They are talking about the forthcoming venture ‘Kick’ that has successful hero Ravi Teja pairing up with the treasure of beauty Ileana.

The film is slated to be a full length action extravaganza is being directed by Surender Reddy who has been all fired up to come out with a successful hit as his last venture was not able to shine that well. Let us hope that the words of the experts become true now.

illa Tamil Movie Into Telugu

The star production of super super hit movies like ‘KrishnaVeni’, ‘Bhakta Kannappa’, ‘Amara Deepam’, ‘Bobbili Brahmanna’ and ‘Tandra Paparayudu’, Gopi Krishna Movies pvt Ltd is making a comeback with ‘Billa’.

With Prabhas, Anushka and Namitha in the lead, Krishnam Raju in a police role, Meher Ramesh will directed the movie, produced by Narendra and Prabodh.

Two songs left, the shooting is complete and the makers have announced that the audio launch function will be held before the end of this month.

In the recent press meet, director Ramesh said, “All along my career, I had the rare opportunity to direct the younger generation of popular superstars. I directed Puneeth Rajkumar in Kannada for my first and second film, who happens to be the son of Rajkumar. I did ‘Kanthir’ with Jr. NTR, son of NTR and now, I am working with Prabhas, son of Krishnam Raju for ‘Billa’ made on GopiKrishna Movies. I am fortunate to work with these people and do some big budget flicks.”

The stylish film is the story of a mafia don for which we have used the latest technology including a 35mm camera. The shooting has been carried out in captivating locations of Malyasia. Fast paced car chases and thrilling stunt scenes will be a treat for film lovers. Telugu Movie News

Prabhas look and body language has been done on par with audience’s expectations. With meticulous efforts, we have designed his costumes and style on-screen. Prabhas is the first star in the South to have worked out to shape an eight pack abs for this role. Anushka will rivet with her looks while Namitha will sheen in her part. Hansika’s special cameo in a song is just another thing to look out for.

Drona Movie Review

Drona Movie Review

The Film

This is s mindless film of concocted incidents with a generous sprinkling of the so-called masala elements at random in the name of mass entertainment.

Drona Movie Review

The Synopsis

Drona (master Sai Krishna) plays with his friends with the revolver of his father (Mukesh Rishi) a committed police officer, who bashes his son for this dangerous game. Drona disappears from the house leaving his mother (Seetha) as a weeping wreck.

Drona (Nitin) comes back to his home after ten years. Though he knows his parents, they do not know him to be their son. He gets friendly with the neighbouring girl (Priyamani) who knows his real identity and the fact that he is now a trained thief.

Later it is revealed that young Drona did not runaway from home but kidnapped by underworld kingpin (Kelly Dorjee) who is in the business of training children to make them thieves.
How the hero deals with the villain forms the rest of the film culminating in a predictable climax.

Drona Movie Review

The Performances

It is high time that Nitin realizes that acting is not within the purview of his skills. Priyamani, a national award winner for acting, has nothing much to do except liberally exposing her female assets. Mukhesh Rishi, Seetha and Dorjee are adequate in their roles. Sunil and Venu Madhav look lackluster.

The Techniques

Too many cooked up incidents give a touch of irrelevance to the narration of the story. The screenplay has its own loopholes and suffers from predictability. The treatment appears to be based on the routine of three fights and six songs, a flashback and a few ridiculous scenes thrown in to fill the gaps.

All the technical departments functioned at below par effectiveness. It will be best for the director to hone his skills better before he ventures to direct his next project.

Drona Movie Review

The Verdict
Drona is an unexpected assault on the senses and an unpardonable insult to the intelligence of the audience. This is a worth-a-miss film.

The Cast and Crew

Nitin, Priyamani, Kelly Dorjee, Mukesh Rishi, Seeta, Siva Prasad, Venu Madhav, Sunil, Master Sai Krishna and others

Music: Anoop Rubens

Cinematography: Bhupati

Editor : Gautam Raju

Dialogues: Harsha Vardhan

Choreogrpahy: Amma రాజశేఖర్