Big Boss Promos , Damaging Stardom Of NTR?

The organizers of Bigg Boss show have done a remarkable job when it comes to NTR's styling but the promos they have designed, look to be putting NTR's stardom at stake. Even the die-hard fans of NTR, who were excited for his first ever TV stint, are now worried about the damage being done to their favorite hero's image because of these unintentionally funny promos.

In their bid to convey that the show will be entertaining, NTR is being presented in the Bigg Boss promos as if he was imitating the antics of comedians from Telugu movies such as peeking into private rooms from holes, hiding behind tables etc. These promos are being trolled on social media.

NTR is a big star who has unparalleled craze among mass audiences. At a time when his menacing villainy as Jai from 'Jai Lava Kusa' is creating flutters across Tollywood, These 'silly' promos of Bigg Boss are damaging his stardom. 

For instance, Salman Khan has been hosting Bigg Boss Hindi show for years, never was he presented in such silly promos. Instead of making him ace comedians, NTR should be projected in his royal demeanor, feel fans.

TFCC Chairman: Stop Big Boss ( Telugu )

Even as Big Boss Telugu - hosted by Jr NTR - is all set to be aired in just three days, an unexpected voice from the very own Telugu film industry has raised against the show. This naturally shocked both Tarak fans as well as the people from the industry. Proclaiming as fan of both legendary NTR and Jr NTR, TFCC (Telangana Film Chamber of Commerce) chairman Ramakrishna had urged NTR to quit from the show citing it as 'against Telugu tradition' and 'values'. Saying that NTR is now one of the top heroes, the TFCC chairman said that it was 'unacceptable', 'poor in taste' to see him peep through a hole at woman's legs.

Predicting that the show may not be 'successful' in Telugu, Ramakrishna asked Jr NTR not to be part of such show. Saying that Jr NTR has good craze today, he asked him to introspect his decision once again. What's shocking is that Ramakrishna stated that many actors in the industry have 'not shown interest' to participate in the show that would be shoot in Pune.

However, contrary to this, the craze for Big Boss Telugu among Jr NTR fans is good. Fans are eagerly waiting to look forward their favourite star stepping into the shoes of Big Boss which saw the likes of Salman Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Shilpa Shetty and et al.

NTR's Stammering is not new, Puri Stop Worrying!

Apparently, an English daily's revelation that Puri Jagan is upset with the way Jr NTR has stolen a character idea from the director is creating an unwanted ruckus among fans. It is said that Puri first narrated a villain character, who has the stammering issue, to Jr NTR sometime back and our star hero got the same one incorporated into this "Jai Lava Kusa" movie.

Forget about whether Puri narrated something to NTR or not, but in the first case, a villain role having a stammering issue is not a new thing to be seen on silver screen. In the most recent times, if you could remember "Julayi" movie, Sonu Sood who played the lead villain has this stammering issue for his role. And he executed Trivikram's idea it quite brilliantly.

Generally, any villain role created by Indian film directors will either have Ravana or Duryodhana shades. And these roles will be stuffed with some 'dialect' (say Telangana accent or Muslim accent or Hyderabadi style) and then some 'defect' (say breathing problem, handicapped or some medical defect) added to it. Going by that aspect, we have to say that this 'stammering' thing is the not so-new and so-unique thing that Puri Jagan and team should worry about. Only the fact that a star hero like Jr NTR has taken up is the unique part here.

Moreover, a simple characterisation like stammering won't help in making a story turn into a blockbuster at the box office, it's the story of the film that matters. So, Puri and some NTR fans, need not worry on this!!

Chaitanya: I Will Surely Act With NTR

A few years ago, reports were doing rounds wildly that both NTR Jr and Naga Chaitanya Akkineni were in talks for the remake of cult class film, 'Gundamma Katha' starring their legendary grandfathers.

When Chaitu was recently asked about this project, the young Akkineni hero said that the remake will surely happen but not immediately. He exuded confidence in sharing screen space with NTR Jr in the remake. Chaitu said that they need to be very cautious to touch that classic.

'I have plans of acting in the remake of Gundamma Katha but I need to get more maturity in my acting to at least touch the grace brought to his character by my grandfather, ANR. We won't remake the film as it is but the story will be tweaked to suit the tastes of current generation audiences. I will surely do the remake along with NTR Jr,' said Chaitu.

Is NTR Copied From Jagan?

Jr NTR's latest movie "Jai Lava Kusa" got all the attention after the release of the teaser Jai's character from the movie. Though the makers have made a villain look like a strong hero with his antics, the negative character impressed many. But here comes a shocking revelation.

If we have to believe in the reports published by a leading daily, actually this 'character' was originally designed by Puri Jagan and our star hero has made director KS Ravindra copy it. The report says, "Puri Jagan narrated a story with the same character to NTR way back a year after they did Temper. But NTR didn't give his nod to that film as Puri's Ism with Kalyan Ram got flopped. But now he made writer-director KS Ravindra use that characterization for Jai Lava Kusa movie", as said by an associate of Puri Jagan. 

Generally, we see writers and directors getting engulfed into plagiarism issues but never there are accusations that a hero himself picking other director's idea for his new film with another director. And that too such allegation coming up on a big star like Jr NTR is something very shocking. 

On the flip side, some say that creating negative characters that have shades of Duryodhana and Ravana, the two biggest villains of India's most popular epics, is not new in Tollywood. At the same time, using Telangana dialect for villains is also not new. So what is copied here? 

NTR's Big Boss Telecast Date and Time!

The promos of NTR’s Big Boss are creating a superb buzz for the show. The latest news is that the show will go on air from the 16th of July and will be telecasted at 9.30 pm from Monday to Friday.

The show will get interesting with the eliminations when NTR will host the special shows on Saturday’s and Sunday’s at 9 pm. The list of celebrities who will be taking part are kept under wraps and it will be very interesting to see who the housemates will be.

On the other hand, the Tamil version of Big Boss which is being hosted by Kamal Haasan is getting mixed response from all over.

Because of Iron Leg, NTR May Be Out Of " Mahanati" Savitri

While "Jai Lava Kusa" is going to bring out the best of NTR in both positive and negative angles as he's playing the big villain as well in the movie, people also expected him to play one more role. That's the role of his Grand Father in the biopic of "Mahanati" Savitri.

Ever since this project is announced, everyone is looking forward to seeing both Jr NTR and Naga Chaitanya reprising the roles of legendary NTR and ANR on the silver screen, but Tarak expressed his inability already. Some said that he doesn't want to get into his grand father's shoes provided with the animosity he has already with Baabai Balayya. Few revealed that he doesn't want to play because he's confident of not enacting the character up to the standards of his grandfather. But the truth is something else. 

It's heard that Jr NTR always cares for the money, not the one in his pocket but in the pockets of others too. He advises everyone to spend wisely, save regularly and build up a balance for future investments. Already producer Ashwini Dutt got two flops through NTR in the form of Kantri and Sakthi, and he doesn't want such negative impact on "Mahanati". He jokingly said, 'Mahanati don't need my iron leg', says an insider. 

Ashwini Dutt's daughters share a good rapport with NTR and they are still, however, persuading him to join the campaign. Let's see what happens.

NTR's Jai Lava Kusa Release Date Confirmed

After walking away with almost all the awards for his films - Nannaku Prematho, Janatha Garage - in 2016, NTR's next is easily one of the most awaited films to look forward to in 2017.

Tarak's ongoing film - Jai Lava Kusa - in which he is going to be seen in three powerful roles has got a release date. Well, the film being directed by Bobby is all set to release on Sep 21, 2017. This has been made official by the production house.

The film is being produced by NTR's elder brother-actor Kalyan Ram on his home banner NTR Arts. What's more? The film's teaser is going to be released on July 5 on the eve of Kalyan Ram's birthday.

Rashi Khanna and Nivetha Thomas play female leads opposite NTR. Touted to be an action entertainer, NTR fans are eagerly waiting for the film. Post this, NTR would team up with director Trivikram Srinivas.

NTR new movie LOGO Launch date?

Young Tiger NTR is currently busy with his 27th project which is being directed by Bobby. The film’s shooting is currently underway in Hyderabad and NTR is wowing the movie’s unit with his impressive transformation between the three roles.

Now, the latest update is that the film’s logo will be unveiled in an event on April 5th at 10:30 am on the occasion of Sri Rama Navami. The film stars Raashi Khanna as one of the female leads, while the makers are yet to zero in on another heroine.

NTR’s brother Kalyanram is producing this high budget entertainer on his NTR Arts banner. DSP is scoring the film’s soundtrack.

NTR’s prosthetic mask

Hamsa Nandini reveals amusing things about NTR

Hamsa Nandini is playing a special role in NTR’s 27th movie in Bobby’s direction. The shooting is progressing at the Ramoji Film City for the last one week.

In her latest interview given to a reputed English news daily, Hamsa Nandini revealed several amusing tidbits about the film’s shooting process. Apparently, the entire crew is having a laugh riot on the sets and NTR is leaving the unit stunned whenever he transforms himself into the three different avatars for his three roles.

Hamsa is all praises for NTR for keeping the proceedings on the sets lively with his humor and for being an easy-going co-star to work with.

NTR's Janatha Garage Premiere on MaaTV on 23rd October

The first worldwide Television premiere of NTR's latest blockbuster 'Janatha Garage' is all set to be telecast on MAA TV on 23rd October. Just days ahead of this telecast, a section of NTR's fans have started a negative campaign against this noted channel.

It may be recalled that Janatha Garage hit theatres on September 1st and the TV premiere is happening just after the film completes 50 days of run. NTR's fans are said to be angry at MAA TV for telecasting the blockbuster film on Television so early. They reason that the film is still running in considerable number of theatres across the Telugu states.

Fans of NTR do have a point but the situation is not as worse as they are making it look like. Gone are the days when films used to run for 100 days and then get telecast on TV. Even blockbusters films of recent times have reportedly not generated much revenue after 50 days of theatrical run. JG is of course running in a few theatres but the collections are reportedly very minimal. TV premiere won't affect much.

MAA TV must not be blamed for this early telecast since while cracking a huge satellite deal with the film's producers the channel had informed in advance about the early telecast. This will be helpful for the channel to recover the their huge investment in the form of ads whereas NTR and the production house can also boast of high TRP Rating which is bound to come in case of early screening on TV.

Fans must understand this and make the TV premiere as well a big hit.

NTR With Raghavendra Rao: Mythological Or Socio?

The first taste of Jr NTR's short performance as 'Yama' in Yamadonga have kept us waiting to see him in a mythological role. But, there was no movie of that sorts so far. However, it's now time for Tarak to accept a mythical role with both hands and make the most of it because it's coming from none other than Darshakendra Raghavendra Rao, the filmmaker who stole many hearts with Annamayya, Sriramadasu and Shiridi Sai.

Sources from Film Nagar tell us that Raghavendra Rao is simultaneously working on a big-budgeted mythological script on the sidelines of 'Om Namo Venkateshaya' shoot. We were also informed that Nandamuri's pride Jr NTR is first choice for the film which may hit floors in two years from now, considering the actors prior commitments. Also, we think that Tarak is unarguably one of the best picks for a mythological or socio fantasy flick and nobody can dispute that as he can effortlessly pull off such roles.

The scale of this under-process project is reportedly very huge with high volume of visual effects. If this materializes, it would mark the first collaboration of Jr NTR with legendary Raghavendra Rao, who also worked with young actors like Nithin, Mahesh Babu, Allu Arjun and Manchu Manoj. Also, let us look forward to how Raghavendra Rao is going to showcase the leading lady in the film and who it would be.

Currently, the director is filming 'Om Namo Venkateshaya', a devotional film based on the life of Hathiram Baba, with Akkineni Nagarjuna, Anushka Shetty and Pragya Jaiswal in lead roles. S Gopal Reddy is the cinematographer and MM Keeravani is scoring audio tunes for the film. 

NTR Needs To Improve His Market Expansion

Young tiger NTR Jr is one of the Top actors of tollywood. Despite losing the plot and falling behind from his peers in the box office race for a few years, the actor has recently zoomed back into Top 3 with the gigantic success of 'Janatha Garage'. Even though NTR has successfully joined shoulders with his peers at box office, he still seems to be lagging in the race of market expansion. 

Mahesh Babu is eyeing at a haul of Tamil market with his next film being directed by AR Murugadoss, who is the second most popular director of Tamil cinema after Shankar. Stylish star Allu Arjun has also announced his direct Tamil film with mass Tamil director Lingusamy, who has good number of hits under his belt.

Prabhas has already become a notable face in kollywood with Baahubali. With the second part, his stardom is expected to further flourish. Ram Charan is noted to Tamil audiences with 'Magadheera' and he already is in discussions with maverick Tamil directors like Mani Ratnam and Gautham Menon for possible collaborations. Pawan Kalyan is excluded from this discussion as his concentration has already shifted from cinema to politics.

NTR is the only top league Telugu actor who is yet to plan a direct Tamil film. Looking at the line-up of his directors, NTR doesn't seem to be having any plans for kollywood. 

Is Allu Arjun Tried To Push NTR Into Tricky Situation?

Close on the heels of few news reports that Linguswamy and NTR may team up, Allu Arjun has made a swift and timely move by announcing his next film with the ace Tamil director. With this, Allu Arjun said to have put a checkmate to NTR by pushing him into a tricky situation as the Janatha Garage actor is in dire need of a top director to join his forces.

Though Bunny has been toying with the idea of collaborating with Linguswamy for longtime, he hasn't finalised it until the director decided to move on to do it with Bunny's peer NTR.

Apparently, the Nannaku Prematho actor was impressed with a story narrated by Pandem Kodi director and both were contemplating to work on. That's when Allu Arjun has gone onto announce his next project with Linguswamy and taken many by surprise. Meantime, NTR has an option in form of director Puri Jagannadh and it depends on the fate of Puri's ongoing film Ism. 

Unique Record By NTR

For nearly a decade, NTR didn't have a solid blockbuster in hand and his fans were painfully waiting for that one hit film which will make them lift their heads high in pride. Finally, Janatha Garage turned out to be that much awaited hit.

Janatha Garage released on September 1st and is still continuing its steady run at box-offices worldwide and has so far earned more than 125 crore gross. After entering Tollywood's all-time top three earners list, Janatha Garage has now set its eyes on the second spot by surpassing Srimanthudu.

Incidentally, 2016 has been the best year in Young Tiger's 15-year-old career. Apart from Janatha Garage, yet another NTR film, Nannaku Prematho, which released during Sankranthi this year, has grossed nearly 87 crores, apart from becoming NTR's first 50 crore share film.

With these two back-to-back hits, NTR has created a unique record of collecting a combined gross of more than Rs. 200 crores in the same year by any actor in Tollywood after Prabhas' Baahubali feat. Now that the vintage NTR is back to breaking records, expect the Tiger to roar even louder in the coming few years. 

Koratala gave valid reason for not approaching Balayya for Mohanlal's Role

Nandamuri fans have been waiting for a long time to see the two powerful actors from the family, Balakrishna and NTR sharing screen space in a film.

NTR's latest release 'Janatha Garage' would have become that much longed film but Mohan Lal was chosen for the second powerful role in the film. Many opined that the film would have become a much bigger hit if Balayya had played the role that Lal did. Speaking on the same, film's director Koratala Siva said that Balayya won't suit for the role.

Koratala explained valid reason for not approaching Balayya. 'The expectations would be gigantic if Balayya and NTR were cast in a film. People will forget the story and concentrate only on their combinational scenes which will hamper the film. Moreover, the role doesn't suit to Balayya's image,' Koratala reasoned.

Koratala was absolutely right. Mohan Lal played a sensible character in the film with no punch dialogues and heroism elevating scenes. Can the fans of Balayya digest him in such a submissive role?, absolutely not.

The wish of Nandamuri fans would only be fulfilled if both the actors get powerful roles, which is not impossible but almost impossible.  

Its a Carzy Crazy Shirt?

Actor Jagapathi Babu has become the latest Telugu actor to sport a shirt which was earlier noticed to have been sported by several other top league actors.

While megastar Chiranjeevi, Ram Charan and Superstar Mahesh Babu were seen sporting the shirt at separate events, NTR has used it twice in movies like 'Baadhah' and 'Janatha Garage'. When Jaggu bhai was seen sporting the same shirt at the audio launch event of 'Jaguar', twitterati couldn't control the excitement and started discussions.

One enthusiastic fan sarcastically said that MAA President Rajendra Prasad might have distributed that shirt to all tollywood actors. Few fans have already started searching for the stores to buy a similar shirt for themselves. 

NTR-Boyapati Srinu New Movie?

Young Tiger Jr NTR is riding high with blockbuster success of Janatha Garage hasn't officially confirmed about his next film, although directors like Puri Jagannadh and Lingusamy are in race. Besides these, another director is preparing a mass subject for NTR.

Mass director Boyapati Srinu who delivered a super hit with his last movie Sarainodu is said to be working on a powerful hero centric story for NTR. The director previously made a flop movie with NTR is currently directing a film with Bellamkonda Srinivas.

Known for making 'oora mass' films, Boyapati is working on two scripts. He wished to make a film with Balakrishna, but this may not happen in near future with the actor giving his 101st film responsibility to Krishna Vamsi.

While some reports stated that Boyapati would direct Chiranjeevi's 151st film, others speculated that Dasari Narayana Rao is planning to bring the director to make a film with Pawan Kalyan. Now, latest reports suggest, Boyapati is preparing story for NTR.

Boyapati hasn't narrated story to NTR who will surely give green signal if script convinces him. If all goes well, this movie will start rolling sometime next year. 

Unstopable JG At Box-office

After watching premiere and early morning shows, critics predicted that young tiger Jr NTR and Mohanlal starrer Janatha Garage would become an average grosser and would provide losses for distributors who bought theatrical rights shelling out high amounts.

Proving them wrong, the film has broken first day non-Baahubali record. The collections tsunami didn't just limit for first weekend. It is still continuing to dominate at box office.

Janatha Garage has collected around Rs 74 to 75 crores worldwide for 13 days is expected to enter 80 crore club mostly within a week days.

NTR's last movie Nannaku Prematho which got extreme positive reports had collected around Rs 50 Cr. The Koratala Siva directed Janatha Garage is unstoppable in its second week is set to break several other box office records, even though it partially impressed critics.

No star hero film is releasing in near future, hence there will be no stopping for Janatha Garage for some more days. Although several small to medium range films are releasing in this and next week, none is a competition for NTR starrer.

It is highly impossible for any film other than Baahubali 2 to smash Baahubali full run collections; Janatha Garage has chances to take second spot by crossing Srimanthudu closing shares, if it can rake 10 more crores.