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A galaxy of stars feature in a 16-strong Telugu-language film slate that will bow on Netflix after their theatrical release.

Netflix revealed the titles on Jan. 14, the day celebrated in many parts of India as the Sankranti or Pongal harvest festival, which is also a period when big ticket films release. Several of the titles will also be made available on the service in the Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada languages.

Mahesh Babu headlines Haarika & Hassine Creations’ project known currently as “SSMB28,” directed by Trivikram Srinivas and costarring Pooja Hegde. Megastar Chiranjeevi, whose “Waltair Veerayya” is currently in cinemas, stars in Ak Entertainments’ “Bhola Shankar,” directed by Meher Ramesh and costarring Tamannaah Bhatia and Keerthy Suresh.

“Baahubali” star Anushka Shetty leads Uv Creations’ production no. 14, directed by Mahesh Babu P. and costarring Naveen Polishetty, and Netflix will also stream the company’s untitled film, which is actor Kartikeya Gummakonda’s eighth,...

MarriageThe couple had a small wedding at a farmhouse in Hyderabad on Thursday morning. Tnm Staff Telugu actor Nikhil Siddhartha married his girlfriend, Pallavi Varma, in a low-key lockdown wedding on Thursday morning, at a farmhouse in Hyderabad. Nikhil shot to fame with his role in Sekhar Kammula’s 2007 college drama Happy Days, and has recently starred in Arjun Suravaram. His wife Pallavi is a doctor. Their wedding was planned to happen on April 16, but was postponed because of the pandemic, according to reports. Nikhil had shared photos from a pre-wedding ceremony on Wednesday evening on social media. Pelli Koduku Ready #NikPal #lockdownwedding pic.twitter.com/8VvhgnDYfu — Nikhil Siddhartha (@actor_Nikhil) May 13, 2020 He also shared an image from the wedding ceremony on Thursday, which showed masks placed in a heap of rose petals, and a sign pointing guests to masks and sanitisers. In an interview with Times of India soon after his engagement.

TollywoodThe actor's debut film is said to release very soon. Digital NativeTollywood megastar Chiranjeevi’s nephew, Panja Vaishnav Tej is making his acting debut with a film titled Uppena with Krithi Shetty. Panja Vaishnav Dev is also the younger brother of Telugu star Sai Dharam Tej. The shooting of this film has been wrapped up and it is currently in the post-production phase. The film was slated to be released on April 2nd but with the corona virus lockdown, things are very unclear. The film has the Tamil star Vijay Sethupati playing the role of the antagonist . Incidentally, his Tollywood debut was with Chiranjeevi’s Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy. Uppena is directed by debutant Bucchi Babu Sana, the script writer of the hit movie Rangasthalam, and produced by Y. Naveen, Y. Ravi Shankar and Sukumar under the banner Mythri Movie Makers and Sukumar Writings. Krithi Shetty, also a debutant, is...

TollywoodThe actor's debut film is said to release very soon. Digital NativeTollywood megastar Chiranjeevi’s nephew, Panja Vaishnav Tej is making his acting debut with a film titled Uppena with Krithi Shetty. Panja Vaishnav Dev is also the younger brother of Telugu star Sai Dharam Tej. The shooting of this film has been wrapped up and it is currently in the post-production phase. The film was slated to be released on April 2nd but with the corona virus lockdown, things are very unclear. The film has the Tamil star Vijay Sethupati playing the role of the antagonist . Incidentally, his Tollywood debut was with Chiranjeevi’s Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy. Uppena is directed by debutant Bucchi Babu Sana, the script writer of the hit movie Rangasthalam, and produced by Y. Naveen, Y. Ravi Shankar and Sukumar under the banner Mythri Movie Makers and Sukumar Writings. Krithi Shetty, also a debutant, is...