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Don’t Trouble the Trouble teaser: Fahadh Faasil unleashes accidental supernatural powers | Telugu News

Don’t Trouble the Trouble teaser: Fahadh Faasil unleashes accidental supernatural powers | Telugu News

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3 min readHyderabadJul 13, 2026 08:47 PM IST The makers of Don’t Trouble the Trouble on Monday released the first teaser of the film, giving audiences their first proper look at Fahadh Faasil in what marks his debut as a lead in Telugu cinema. The teaser dropped simultaneously in Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam, with the film set for a theatrical release on September 11. Presented by SS Rajamouli and produced by the Baahubali team of Shobu Yarlagadda, Prasad Devineni and S.S. Karthikeya under Arka Mediaworks, the film is directed by Shashank Yeleti, who co-wrote the screenplay with Hamza Ali. The teaser introduces Fahadh Faasil as a small-time magician who lives with a young girl, played by child actor Ssara. What begins as harmless trickery takes a turn when one of his acts inadvertently gives the girl genuine supernatural powers. While she grows fond of him, her abilities start creating serious trouble, and the magician finds himself in the middle of a situation he has no idea how to control. The footage strikes a balance between …

‘I needed people to respect me as an actor’: Akhil Akkineni on why Lenin had to work | Telugu News

‘I needed people to respect me as an actor’: Akhil Akkineni on why Lenin had to work | Telugu News

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7 min readHyderabadUpdated: Jul 13, 2026 07:57 PM IST For Akhil Akkineni, the success of Lenin was never about a box office number. It is the end of a wait that lasted over three years and the beginning of something he has been chasing since his debut in 2015. “The success of Lenin felt like a release of a lot of emotions. Also most importantly, I’m very happy for my fans and everyone who wanted this to happen,” Akhil said in an interview with SCREEN after the film crossed Rs 61 crore India net in its opening weekend. “The redemption for them is more,” he added. Akhil Akkineni said the decision to pick a rural action drama set in Rayalaseema was not accidental. It came from a clear realisation that his previous choices had taken him in the wrong direction. “I had a very clear criteria, that with my next film, I want to connect to the roots. I want to be very rooted, very grounded in terms of character, in terms of the way …

Pawan Kalyan’s wife shares emotional post as he recovers from shoulder surgery | Telugu News

Pawan Kalyan’s wife shares emotional post as he recovers from shoulder surgery | Telugu News

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3 min readHyderabadUpdated: Jul 13, 2026 06:30 PM IST Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan is recovering at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai after undergoing shoulder surgery on Friday. His wife Anna Konidela shared a personal update on Instagram on Sunday, posting a photograph of Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s visit to the hospital. “His burden in life has always been far heavier than his physical pain. He rarely complains. Only when the pain becomes too much, even for him,” Anna wrote. “For now, my only job is to take good care of him and make sure he knows he’s in safe hands. One day at a time. We’ll get there.” Pawan Kalyan underwent a three-and-a-half-hour arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder on July 11 for a rotator cuff injury. According to a hospital statement, the injury involved an extensive tear of the supraspinatus and infraspinatus tendons along with an avulsion fracture of the greater tuberosity bone. The procedure was performed by Dr. Dinshaw Pardiwala, Director of Arthroscopy and Shoulder Service at the …

Shivarajkumar, 63, urges stars his age to go past the ‘delusion’ they look ‘forever young’ | Telugu News

Shivarajkumar, 63, urges stars his age to go past the ‘delusion’ they look ‘forever young’ | Telugu News

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4 min readMumbaiJul 13, 2026 03:59 PM IST Kannada superstar Shivarajkumar was last seen as Gournaidu, the coach of Ram Charan’s titular protagonist in Buchi Babu Sana’s Telugu sports drama Peddi last month. With that role, he transitioned from a leading star, who has ruled the Kannada film industry for almost three decades, to playing a key supporting role in a film of another language and headlined by another, younger superstar. Shivarajkumar on the ‘delusion’ in lead actors of his age “People here pamper heroes and instill a false arrogance in us, making us believe we look forever young. There is a set of films that we can do for that, but we cannot ignore reality,” Shivarajkumar, 63, put it bluntly in a recent interview. “We must accept the truth. Death is as much a reality as birth,” he added. Shivarajkumar then quoted the instance of his younger brother and fellow Kannada superstar Puneeth Rajkumar, who died of a heart attack at the age of 46 in 2021. “Is that an age for him to …

‘Blasphemy’: Nag Ashwin hits back at criticism of Karna’s portrayal in Kalki 2898 AD | Telugu News

‘Blasphemy’: Nag Ashwin hits back at criticism of Karna’s portrayal in Kalki 2898 AD | Telugu News

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3 min readHyderabadJul 13, 2026 03:51 PM IST Director Nag Ashwin, who is known for staying away from social media debates, broke his silence on Saturday over the criticism of how Karna was portrayed in Kalki 2898 AD, telling his critics to read the Mahabharata before passing judgment. The response came after a social media post went viral following the release of Akhil Akkineni’s Lenin. A user praised actor Pramod Panju’s performance as the antagonist in Lenin and said that this was how Karna should be shown on screen. The comment quickly turned into a direct attack on Kalki 2898 AD, with the user accusing Nag Ashwin of glorifying Karna at the expense of Arjuna and calling the film’s climax “blasphemy.” The criticism was not new. Since Kalki 2898 AD released last year and became one of the biggest Indian films at the box office, a section of viewers and commentators has taken issue with how the film elevated Karna’s character, arguing that it diminished Arjuna’s stature and distorted the original epic. Lyricist Anantha Sriram …

Legendary singer S Janaki laid to rest; granddaughter Apsara says, ‘She was one of a kind’ | Telugu News

Legendary singer S Janaki laid to rest; granddaughter Apsara says, ‘She was one of a kind’ | Telugu News

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Legendary playback singer S Janaki was laid to rest with full state honours at her family farmhouse in Kaniyanahundi on H.D. Kote Road in Mysuru on Sunday evening. She passed away on Saturday, July 11, at the age of 88 after suffering multiple cardiac arrests while undergoing treatment at Apollo BGS Hospital in Mysuru. Her mortal remains were kept at the Maharaja’s College Grounds in Mysuru from Sunday morning, where members of the public, colleagues from the film and music industries, and political leaders paid their final respects before the last rites at 5 pm. The funeral was held at the farmhouse in accordance with Janaki’s own wish that her last rites be performed in Mysuru. S Janaki’s granddaughter Apsara spoke to the press at the last rites in Mysuru on Sunday, calling her grandmother’s passing a loss that extends far beyond the family. “This is a great loss, not just to our family, for the whole nation, for the whole world,” she said, adding that Janaki’s singing stood apart for its range and emotional …

‘Please give me a job. I have 2 daughters’: Bhagyashri Borse on her father begging for work | Telugu News

‘Please give me a job. I have 2 daughters’: Bhagyashri Borse on her father begging for work | Telugu News

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3 min readMumbaiJul 12, 2026 07:22 PM IST Bhagyashri Borse, who is currently basking in the success of the Akhil Akkineni-starrer Lenin, has revealed that while she may be gaining popularity now, she comes from very modest means. The actor claims she grew up in a rather humble family, since her father lost his job as soon as she was born. Bhagyashri Borse on her modest upbringing “I’ve seen a very different side of life the day I was born. My family, my parents are from a lower middle-class background,” said Bhagyashri. “I’ve never seen stability the way we see it these days. I’ve always seen things go wrong with them. I’ve always seen them fighting to do the right thing for their children and consistently not give up. Because we come from zero,” she added. “As a child, you don’t even know what money is. Growing up, you don’t know how important money is. All you care about is food, play around outside, and chill. Actually, I’ve seen a journal of Rs 10 green …

Samantha Ruth Prabhu exposes exhibitor’s remark before Maa Inti Bangaram hit Rs 100 cr mark | Telugu News

Samantha Ruth Prabhu exposes exhibitor’s remark before Maa Inti Bangaram hit Rs 100 cr mark | Telugu News

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3 min readHyderabadJul 12, 2026 04:51 PM IST As Maa Inti Bangaram crossed the Rs 100 crore mark at the worldwide box office, Samantha Ruth Prabhu took to Instagram not to celebrate with numbers but to share a story about the perception her film faced before it even released. In an Instagram post, the actor revealed that a friend had called an exhibitor in a B-centre before the film’s release to gauge expectations. Samantha said she was listening in on the conversation without the exhibitor’s knowledge. “My friend asked, ‘What do you think about Maa Inti Bangaram? How much do you think it’ll open at?’” Samantha Ruth Prabhu wrote. “The exhibitor didn’t hesitate. ‘Why would anyone watch a heroine film? If she’s in a big hero’s film, fine. People know her for the glamour. But a film led by a heroine? Who will come? Nobody.’” The actor said that exchange captured the perception Maa Inti Bangaram was up against before its release. “That was the perception before Maa Inti Bangaram released,” she wrote. Samantha Ruth …

Lenin box office collection day 2: Akhil Akkineni film crosses Rs 23 crore mark worldwide | Telugu News

Lenin box office collection day 2: Akhil Akkineni film crosses Rs 23 crore mark worldwide | Telugu News

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2 min readHyderabadJul 12, 2026 09:47 AM IST Akhil Akkineni‘s Lenin is showing solid momentum at the box office, according to the latest figures from trade tracker Sacnilk. The film earned Rs 8.15 crore net on Day 2, playing across 2,099 shows in India. That marks a 14.0% jump over its Day 1 net of Rs 7.15 crore. With two days behind it, Lenin has now built up a total India net collection of Rs 15.30 crore, while its total India gross collection stands at Rs 17.60 crore, per Sacnilk’s tracking. The film is also holding up well internationally. Overseas markets brought in Rs 2.50 crore on Day 2 alone, lifting the film’s cumulative overseas gross to Rs 5.80 crore. Factoring in both domestic and international numbers, Lenin’s worldwide gross collection has now touched Rs 23.40 crore. Also Read: Nagarjuna defends son Akhil ahead of Lenin: ‘Almost none of his films have worked’ Regionally, Hyderabad led the pack with the highest show count and strong occupancy through the day, while centres like Vizag and Warangal …

The nightingale who sang in 20 languages: The life and legacy of S Janaki | Telugu News

The nightingale who sang in 20 languages: The life and legacy of S Janaki | Telugu News

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S Janaki, the playback singer whose voice carried South Indian cinema through six decades and roughly 20 languages, died on Saturday at Apollo BGS Hospitals in Mysuru after suffering multiple cardiac arrests. She was 88. For an artist known as “Janaki Amma” to generations of listeners who never met her, the tributes flowing in today read less like obituaries and more like a chorus of gratitude, for a voice that, as one composer once put it, could sound like a child, a bride or a grandmother in a single song. Born Sistla Janaki on 23 April 1938 in Pallapatla, a village in Guntur district of what is now Andhra Pradesh, Janaki grew up with little in the way of formal classical training. Her early grounding came from a local nadaswaram player, Paidiswamy, who noticed her talent when she was still a child performing on makeshift stages. She got her first real public break in 1956, winning second place in an All India Radio light-music competition and receiving her prize from the President of India, a …