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’96’ Sequel Confirmed: Director Drops Interesting Updates

Vijay Sethupathi and Trisha Krishnan starrer ’96’, which was released in 2018, is one of the classic films in the genre of romantic dramas. Written and directed by Premkumar Chandran, the film garnered acclaim for its story, music, and actors’ impressive performances.

96 is a feel-good drama that tooks us on a nostalgic ride that revolves around the reunion of the 1996 batch, 22 years after their graduation. The reunion helps to resolve the issue of misunderstanding surrounding the separation of Ram and Jaanu, portrayed by Vijay Sethupathi and Trisha Krishnan. The film was also originally released in Tamil and was later remade in Telugu, featuring Sharwanand and Samantha Ruth Prabhu in the lead roles.

In his recent interaction with Cine Ulagam, director Prem Kumar revealed his plans to make a sequel to ’96’. He also shared some exciting updates about the film, revealing that he has completed the script work and the film will go on to the floors once Vijay Sethupathi and Trisha Krishnan dates are finalized. Prem Kumar also expressed his enthusiasm for the project and also mentioned that the story has already impressed Vijay Sethupathi’s wife.

Fans are super excited upon hearing this thrilling news, as they are eagerly awaiting to watch Ram and Jaanu.

On the work front, director Prem Kumar is set to release his latest film ‘Meiyazhagan’ starring Karthi and Arvind Swamy in the lead roles. Produced by Jyothika and Suriya under their banner 2D Entertainments, the film is slated for a theatrical release on September 27.

వామ్మో..ఆ సినిమాలో దెయ్యంగా పూజానా?

రాఘవ లారెన్స్ స్వీయ దర్శకత్వం వహిస్తూ, నటించిన చిత్రం ముని. 2007లో విడుదలైన ఈ సినిమా ఓ మోస్తరు విజయాన్ని అందుకున్న సంగతి తెలిసిందే. దానికి కొనసాగింపుగా 2011లో కాంచన చిత్రాన్ని లారెన్స్‌ అభిమానుల ముందుకు తీసుకుని వచ్చాడు. కాంచన అటు తమిళంతో పాటు తెలుగులోను వి ఘన విజయం అందుకున్న సంగతి తెలిసిందే. ముఖ్యంగా అర్థనారీశ్వరి పాత్రలో శరత్ కుమార్, లారెన్స్ నటనకు కాసుల వర్షం కురిసింది.

ఆ సినిమాకు సిక్వెల్ గా 2015లో వచ్చిన గంగా ( కాంచన 3) కూడా సూపర్ హిట్ అందుకున్న సంగతి తెలిసిందే. చాలా కాలంగా దర్శకత్వం పక్కన పెట్టి హీరోగా పలు సినిమాల్లో లారెన్స్‌ నటిస్తున్నాడు. తాజాగా కాంచన -4 ను తీసుకురాబోతున్నట్టు లారెన్స్‌ ఎప్పుడో ప్రకటించాడు. కాంచన -4 కు సంబంధించి కథ మొత్తం పూర్తయిందని, గత సినిమాల మాదిరిగానే ఈ సినిమా కూడా అభిమానులను విపరీతంగా అలరిస్తుందని ఆ మధ్య ఓ ఇంటర్వూలో తేలిపాడు.

తాజాగా ఈ సినిమా గురించి ఓ  కీలక అప్ డేట్ ఇచ్చాడు లారెన్స్. ఈ సినిమాలో హీరోయిన్ ముంబై భామ టాలీవుడ్ బుట్ట బొమ్మ పూజ హెగ్డేను ఎంపిక చేసారని సమాచారం. .కాంచన -4 ను దాదాపు రూ. 100 కోట్లు బడ్జెర్ట్ లో నిర్మిస్తున్నట్టు మూవీ టీమ్‌ ప్రకటించారు. కాగా ఈ భారీ బడ్జెట్ సినిమాను బాలీవుడ్ కు చెందిన గోల్డ్ మైన్ మూవీస్ వారు నిర్మిస్తున్నారు.

 ప్రస్తుతం ఈ సంస్థ లారెన్స్ హీరోగా హంటర్ సినిమాను నిర్మిస్తుంది. మొదట ఈ మూవీలో  నయనతారను హీరోయిన్ గా తీసుకుందాం అనుకున్నారు కానీ ఇప్పుడు పూజా వచ్చింది. త్వరలో షూటింగ్ మొదలు కాబోతున్నట్లు టాక్‌. మరి ఈ సినిమా ఏ మేరకు అలరిస్తుందో వేచి చూడాలి

విజయవాడలో మెగా కంపౌండ్‌ హీరో!

మేనమామల వారసత్వాన్ని పుణికిపుచ్చుకున్న మెగా సుప్రీమ్‌ హీరో సాయి దుర్గతేజ్‌ సామాజకి సేవా కార్యక్రమాల్లో ఎప్పుడూ ముందుంటారు. ఎన్నో సందర్భాల్లో ఛారిటీ కార్యక్రమాలు చేసి తన మంచి మనసును  చాటుకున్న విషయం తెలిసిందే. రెండు తెలుగు రాష్ట్రాల్లో భారీ వర్షాలు, వరదలతో ఇబ్బంది పడిన తెలుగు ప్రజలను ఆదుకునేందుకు తన వంతుగా 20 లక్షల రూపాయల విరాళాన్ని తెలంగాణ, ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ సీఎం రిలీఫ్ ఫండ్ కు తేజ్‌ అందించారు.

తాజాగా ఆయన విజయవాడలో పర్యటించి అమ్మ అనాథాశ్రమానికి తన విరాళం అందజేశారు.ఈ రోజు విజయవాడ చేరుకున్న సాయి దుర్గతేజ్ మొదట శ్రీ కనకదుర్గ అమ్మవారిని దర్శనం చేసుకుని ఆశీస్సులు అందుకున్నారు. ఆ తర్వాత అమ్మ అనాథాశ్రమానికి వెళ్లి అక్కడి వారి బాగోగులు అడిగి స్వయంగా తెలుసుకున్నారు. అమ్మ అనాథశ్రమానికి 2 లక్షల రూపాయలు, ఇతర సేవా సంస్థలకు 3 లక్షల రూపాయల విరాళంగా అందించారు.

అమ్మ ఆశ్రమానికి సొంత భవనం కట్టిస్తానని 2019లో తన పుట్టినరోజున మాటిచ్చిన సాయి దుర్గతేజ్…చెప్పినట్లుగానే 2021లో బిల్డింగ్ కట్టించి ఇచ్చారు. మూడేళ్ల పాటు అమ్మ అనాథాశ్రమాన్ని దత్తత తీసుకుని మొత్తం ఖర్చులన్నీ తానే భరించారు. సాయి దుర్గతేజ్ మంచి మనసుకు ఆశ్రమవాసులతో పాటు ప్రజలందరి ప్రశంసలు అందుకున్నాడు.  భవిష్యత్ లోనూ తనకు వీలైనంతగా సేవా కార్యక్రమాలు చేస్తూ సమాజానికి తనవంతుగా అండగా నిలబడాలని అభిమానులు భావిస్తున్నారు.

Samantha Ruth Prabhu Shares Her Daily Routine in ‘A Day in My Life’

Tollywood queen Samantha Ruth Prabhu, who stays highly active on her social media, always captivates fans by sharing insights into her personal life. Known for her sharing tips on mental health and gut health, the actress recently offered a glimpse into a day in her world, revealing her daily routine highlighting self-care for her radiant skin and overall wellness.

Taking to her Instagram handle, Samantha Ruth Prabhu shared her daily life with a post titled “A day in my life” captioned “Life’s golden.” Samantha begins her day with soaking up Vitamin D in natural sunlight, followed by oil pulling to improve her oral hygiene and to reduce harmful bacteria in the mouth, and Gua Sha to improve blood flow and support hair care.

By 7 a.m., she begins her workout session, as we all know how much Samantha is a fitness freak. She then takes a moment for prayer to express her gratitude to God. She then set out to the sets by 9 a.m., using an LED eye mask to care for her eyes on the way. She takes an ice bath for her face to reduce puffiness and boost circulation.

In the evening, her routine includes a red light therapy session at 6 p.m. to boost collagen production, then she heads out for a game of pickleball. She finishes her day with meditation at 9 p.m. and hits the bed at 10 p.m. 

On the professional front, Samantha is currently preparing for her upcoming spy action series ‘Citadel: Honey Bunny’ helmed by Raj & DK, featuring alongside Varun Dhawan.

Jagan Gets Relief In High Court on Passport Row

Former Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy got relief in Andhra Pradesh High Court with regard to renewal of his passport. While the People’s Representatives Court limited the passport renewal to one year, the AP High Court ordered it to increase to five years.

But as ordered by the Vijayawada Court, it made it clear that Jagan himself should go to the People’s Court to pay a surety of  Rs 20,000. The court also said that all the other conditions imposed by the trial court will remain the same. However, full clarity of the court verdict comes after receiving the High Court order.

It may be recalled that Jaganmohan Reddy was forced to postpone his scheduled London tour, which was intended from September 3, due to the PassPort issue. Earlier, he used to go abroad on a diplomatic passport being a Chief Minister until recently.

However, after losing power he surrendered his diplomatic passport and applied for a normal passport for five years, for which he had obtained clearance from CBI Special Court, where he is facing several cases. The court ordered for renewal of his normal passport for a period of five years.

When Jagan contacted the regional passport office in Vijayawada to renew his passport, the officials suggested that he should get clearance from Vijayawada People’s Representatives Court also, as a defamation case registered against Jagan is pending there.

Then, the former chief minister approached Vijayawada People’s Representative Court for NOC. The court ordered that Jagan’s passport be renewed only for one year. It also sought his appearance with Rs. 20,000 self-bond.

YS Jagan approached the AP High Court against the conditions imposed by the Court. He said that these conditions are not reasonable and sought to renew his passport for five years.

After hearing both sides’ arguments on Monday, the High Court said it will announce its decision on Wednesday. It has ordered the renewal of YS Jagan’s passport for five years. With this, the obstacles to YS Jagan’s trip to London have almost been removed.

83 crore women Avail Free Bus Ride so Far In Telangana

Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar said that so far more than 83 crore women travelled in RTC buses in Telangana free of cost since the introduction of the Mahalakshmi scheme and this helped them save Rs 2,840 crore.

At a review meeting on Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC), conducted by the Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, he briefed about the implementation of the Mahalakshmi scheme. He said 83.42 crore women travelled free of cost on RTC buses and this helped women save Rs 2,840.71 crore.

The government has been implementing the scheme successfully since December 2023. This facility is available in 7,292 RTC buses. The Chief Minister inquired about the occupancy rate in the buses under the Mahalakshmi scheme.

Ponnam Prabhakar said that the number of women coming to hospitals in Hyderabad from various districts has increased. He also showed the articles published in the newspapers on the successful implementation of the Mahalakshmi scheme in the presentation.  

The Chief Minister suggested to the RTC authorities to take into consideration the demand for bus travel and new travel routes before purchasing the buses.  The TGSRTC officials briefed the Chief Minister about the utilisation of funds from various banks, the Employees’ Provident Fund and pending dues to be paid to the retired employees.

In all, the debts accumulated to the tune of Rs 6,332 crore for the RTC.   In view of the high interest rate on the loans borrowed from the banks, the Chief Minister asked the officials to conduct a study on reducing the interest rates and restructuring the debts. 

Chief Minister Revanth Reddy wanted the debt burden on the Corporation to be gradually reduced. Officials informed the Chief Minister that the RTC is earning profits with the increase in occupancy rate and the reimbursement paid by the government for the Mahalakshmi scheme.

Woman Flying officer Accuses wing commander of sexual Assault in IAF

A Wing Commander of the Indian Air Force (IAF), posted at Air Force Station, Srinagar, has been booked for rape by the Jammu and Kashmir Police following allegations of sexual assault levelled against him by a woman officer also posted at the same station.

The FIR was filed at the Budgam police station on September 8 under Section 376 (2) of the IPC which was in force at the time of the alleged incident on January 1, 2024. The section deals with rape committed by a member of the armed forces deployed in an area by the Central or a State Government.

The woman officer has also alleged “continuous harassment, sexual assault, and mental torture” that she has been subjected to over the last two years, primarily by authorities at the Air Force Station, Srinagar.

In her complaint, which is part of the FIR, the woman officer has alleged that she was forced to perform a sexual act on him after the New Year’s Party held at the Officers’ Mess, Air Force Station, Srinagar, on December 31, 2023.

She has alleged that the sexual assault took place in a room at around 2 am on January 1 after the Wing Commander asked her to come to a room to receive a New Year gift.

“I went into a mental shock being new to the atmosphere in the forces. I was embarrassed and… broken to that extent … lacking courage to report. I can’t describe the mental agony, being an unmarried girl… treated in such a heinous manner… the incident and nightmares put me in the dilemma of whether to discuss or be quiet, finally I took a call and decided to fight,” the woman officer said in her complaint.

The officer has accused senior IAF officers of the station of not taking her complaint seriously. The woman officer alleged that she was forced to approach the J&K Police to lodge an FIR after finding that no action was being taken by the IAF authorities.

Meanwhile, an IAF official said that the Indian Air Force is cooperating with the local police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam in probing a complaint of alleged sexual assault that was lodged by a woman flying officer against a Wing Commander.

Vizag Steel privatization Turns As A Major challenge To Chandrababu, Pawan

As the Narendra Modi-led government is moving ahead with its move to privatize Visakhapatnam Steel Plan, ignoring sentiments of people of Andhra Pradesh, now it became a major challenge to both Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, who have been assuring to protect state interests.

Already the Steel Plan privatization has turned into a political issue in two Telugu states. The recent Union Steel Minister HD Kumaraswamy visit to the Steel Plant, who promised to convey sentiments of local people to Prime Minister Modi, also now believed to be to prepare a ground for privatization.

This is a steel plant that has been under the ownership of the Union Ministry of Steel for more than five decades and the first integrated steel plant in the country. It has the capacity to produce 7.3 million tonnes of steel every year. For this steel plant a massive people’s agitation was held with a slogan of `Visakha Steel’ Andhra’s Right’.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has already given the green signal to sell it and indicated that 100% investment can be withdrawn. To this extent reports have been submitted to the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Steel.

After the report of the Cabinet Committee, the Central Government took more important decisions. If there are any subsidiaries or joint ventures in the Visakhapatnam Steel Factory, they will also be taken back. In 2023, the central government also invited expression of interest bids. But, the then Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy successfully blocked the privatization process.

Against this backdrop, the leaders of the Visakha Steel Factory Protection Committee once again hit the road. They are urging that  Chandrababu-Pawan Kalyan-led coalition government in the state should block the privatization of the steel plant. Placards and banners were displayed.

The agitators recalled the assurances given by Chief Minister Chandrababu Babu and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan that they will not let Visakha Steel Plant go into private hands under any circumstances. Now they are insisting on answering the latest privatization measures.

Minister Narayana warns `Operation Budameru’ soon Against YCP Land Grabbers

Municipal Administration Minister Dr P. Narayana warned that ‘Operation Budameru’ will be initiated soon and steps will be taken to punish those responsible for the Vijayawada floods. He said that Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu is moving ahead to take stern action against those who grabbed Budameru lands.

Minister Narayana said that those who have occupied Budameru areas should not be left behind under any circumstances and whoever they are should think before and after. He said that Budameru floods have given a clear picture on those who had resorted to large scale irregularities.

Minister Narayana said that there is no problem in supplying food and drinking water to the flood victims and many precautions are being taken in the matter of sanitation. He revealed that CM Chandrababu Naidu has issued orders to provide food, fresh water and essential kits to the flood victims till they fully recover.

He explained that 77,000 electricity connections have been restored in Vijayawada so far and the government officials and electricity department staff are taking appropriate measures to ensure that electricity is supplied to all areas soon.

Minister Narayana explained that the current situation in Vijayawada is due to the occupation of Budameru areas by the previous YCP government. It is known that during the previous YCP government, many YCP leaders had encroached on Badameru and sold that land to innocent people.

Meanwhile, Chandrababu Naidu lamented that during pregious regime some resorted to indiscriminate irregularities taking shelter from political support. However, he asserted for his government nothing is more important to this government than public safety. 

He said that there is a situation in Kolleru where water is backing up due to encroachments, and he will look into this and encroachment will be done. He assured that steps will be taken to prevent such floods from happening again in Vijayawada. Stating that all the drains have been destroyed during the last 5 years, he said that all will be modernized.

Jr. NTR Promises a Thrilling Finale in ‘Devara’

Jr. NTR and Koratala Siva’s highly anticipated pan-Indian film ‘Devara’ is all set to make its grand debut on September 27th. The film has already made waves by setting an all-time record as the fastest to earn $1 million in North American premieres. Today, the team unveiled the theatrical trailer at a spectacular event in Mumbai. 

During the event, Jr. NTR made a captivating remark that is now the talk of the town. He promised, “The last thirty to forty minutes of ‘Devara’ will blow your mind. I’m confident that Anil Thadani, Karan Johar, and Apoorva will back me up on this. I can’t wait for everyone to experience it. The visuals brought to life by my director Siva are simply extraordinary.”

Reflecting on a particularly intense shark sequence, NTR shared, “I absolutely dreaded filming that scene. It was one of the most challenging parts of the shoot, taking almost an entire day. I was submerged in a tank about five and a half feet deep, which made the process even more grueling.”

The film also stars Janhvi Kapoor and Sai Ali Khan, who play crucial roles in this much-anticipated blockbuster.