Access Card Security for Rana Shooting

Finally the construction of the huge sets which are being erected at AVM Studios got completed. Now the shooting of Rana is all set take place in these sets and director KS Ravi Kumar is going to shoot a duet on the lead pair Rajini and Deepika Padukone. Reliable sources say that Rana is going to be launched on May 1st and a duet song is going to be canned in the set erected at Royal Hall.

The muhurat is almost confirmed on May 1st which is followed by a regular shoot. It is known that except the cast and crew of unit none of them were allowed at location of the shoot and the team members of Rana got issued Access Card to enter the shooting location on the VIII floor of the Studios. Probably for the first time in the history of Indian cinema, the Access cards are being issued to the cast and crew for the shooting. Off course whatever Rajini does it always represents his own style!

Ileana has been confirmed as a heroine for one of the role played by Rajini while Tabu is going to play opposite elder Rana. Sonu Sood plays the baddie in the film is going clash with Rajini. A.R. Rahman scored the music for the period-type extravaganza and he already completed few songs.

Rana's popularity helps Dum Maaro Dum

Young heratrob Rana Daggubati has turned out to be a crowd puller for much awaited film 'Dum Maaro Dum',  that was screened in 46 theatres in and around Hyderabad. The presence of Rana in the film has down wonders in the south, as everyone wanted to knew how he performed in his first Bollywood film. "We screened on three screens in IMAX and we had a fantastic collection. DMD was the most awaited film. Rana's popularity coupled with the famous title of the movie was a crowd puller. In fact even our weekday was close to 80 percent which is quite exciting," said T. Srikanth, GM Operations, Prasad Media Corporation Ltd, in a statement. The thriller amassed Rs 6.2 crore in India on its opening day. Overall, DMD has collected Rs 16.5 crore for the first three days. Dum Maaro Dum was made with a moderate budget of Rs 20 crores which is a profitable film for everyone - right from producer, distributors to exhibitors. Great going Rana and DMD team!

Producer buys Son and Sexy Heroine's B-Film!

The film created shivers in Indian Film Industry for the kind of cast it had and for the content it deals with. Other than bringing craze to a Telugu hero, it has scored a success. We are talking about macho hero Rana and his 'Dum Maaro Dum'. After receiving critical acclaims with good opening collections, big stars like Abhishek Bachchan, Bipasha Basu and Deepika Padukone's efforts turned fruitful. Rana, son of producer Suresh Babu won accolades for his suave looks, despite of ill remarks from critics. Romance between Rana and Bipasha is also raising heat in the T-town, as the couple looks like perfect playmates. To make his son popular and to cash on his son's romance with Bips, ace producer Suresh Babu bought the Telugu dubbing rights of this Bollywood-Film, as per reports. Except for publicity costs, Suresh Babu need not spend a single rupee as film printing and theatres are his in-house tools. Let us see how Telugu audience receives both the flick and Rana.

Crores riding on Rana's back!

Daggubati Rana has the sturdy job in hand to stand on par with the excellence of babai Venkatesh and father Suresh Babu. In coming two weeks, Rana has got crores of money riding on his back with two films 'Dum Maaro Dum' and 'Nenu Naa Rakshasi' slated for release. He is on a double cross with these flicks as both stand on equal importance for his future career. The Goa based 'Dum Maaro Dum' is to strike screens on 22nd of this month while 'Nenu Naa Rakshasi' is on 29th. If earlier happens to be his Bollywood debut latter helps him to secure a position in Tollywood. The young actor is spending sleepless nights promoting the two and hardly is he left with any time? He is touring the North India these days to publicize 'Dum Maaro Dum'. Soon after its release, he will fly back to South to boost the advertisement with Ileana. Feeling the nervousness Rana says,"I'm having a lot of fun, but it's tough at times as I am required to be in two places all at once.These are nervous times for sure. But I don't mind it one bit". Let us see, how he gets out from these tough times?

Puri Jagan's 'Swami Droham'!!!

We are not talking about Tollywood’s ace director Puri Jagan's guru in his directorial skills. Those who know Puri from a close angle might know the fact about whom Puri cares a lot. This sensational director created and dedicated a special song for that person in one of his flick too. Michael Jackson, the King Of Pop is considered by Puri as his biggest Guru. Both, MJ's music and his life history are said to be a great inspiration for our stupendous film maker. The director came with a special song to commemorate the death of MJ in his 'Ek Niranjan'. Apparently, most of the tunes of the Puri's upcoming flick 'Nenu Naa Rakshasi' resemble the masters created by Michael Jackson. Fans of MJ are furious over these copy-cat acts of music directors Rehman and Viswaa before going at large on Puri for obeying all this. Though the music directors are admitting that the chorus in songs is a direct lift from MJ's popular numbers, MJ Fans have stated that Puri is doing 'Swami Droham'. What's your say Puri?

Rana's Movie DUM MARO DUM Film Promotion

Suicide Stampede annoys '100% Love'

Ultimately Sukumar-Naga Chaitanya's upcoming flick '100% Love' is the most talked creative caper of this summer film fest. However, rather than enjoying those sweet comments about the film, the makers are quite annoyed with the 'Suicide-Stampede'. Another perfectionist in the Tinsel town, Puri Jagannadh is shaking Tollywood now, with the trailers of his upcoming flick 'Nenu Naa Rakshasi'. The concept of 'Suicide', the presence of macho-man Rana as a serial killer and sexy hour-glass beauty Ileana as a 'failed lover' in NNR's promotional material are shocking the audience. As per trade sources, if NNR rocks the BO with its different concept, the collections of '100% Love' will also get affected. Though Sukumar's flicks look like 'Slow Poison', Puri films are mostly 'instant winners'. Puri has also the history of shaking Tollywood with his suicide oriented film 'Itlu Sravani Subbrahmanyam'. One has to wait till the release of these two flicks to find out the real winner!

Sekhar To Make 'Magadheera' With Rana

Those who know Sekhar Kammula well say he is one director who speaks less, keeps a low profile, doesn’t comment much on cine folks.

However, it is heard that in a recent get together, someone prompted our man and he was sharing his thoughts which eventually became the possibility of a film project.

Well, Kammula reportedly said “Rana looks better in ‘Magadheera’ style of getup. He has that height, chiseled looks of a warrior so he will look well.” For this, few distributors who were around Kammula immediately said “Why don’t you do a film with him like that?” it is heard that Kammula flashed his endearing smile as usual and walked away.

On the other hand, few analysts said “Comparing Rana with Ramcharan is okay because both are very good friends. However, if the comparing was done with Junior NTR, there might have been some trouble. So, when making comparisons one has to be careful and Kammula did the right thing.”

Rana Vexed Up With His Dad

One of the happening stars among the youngsters in Tollywood is Daggubati Rana. And after the recent link-up gossips, he has become even hotter.

While that is one side, the towering hunk recently shared his thoughts on associating with his dad Daggubati Suresh which shook the bulbs out of many.

Apparently, someone asked Rana “When will you be acting in his dad’s banner?” For this, Rana’s answer was “I can’t act in his banner. He has got a lot of procedures and process to be followed which won’t work out for me.” Already, there is a talk that Suresh Babu won’t take a decision soon on his projects and keeps things on hold for a long time.

Meanwhile, a source revealed that Rana said all this in a lighter vein and interestingly, Venkatesh who was standing next to Rana also said yes. But then, Venky also reminded that’s why they were able to survive in the film industry for such a long time. Wonder what Suresh Babu has to say to all this.

'Nenu Na Rakshasi' Music Review: It's Ok!

Daggubati Rana is all set to arrive with his second film ‘Nenu Naa Rakshasi’ and this time he has teamed up with the sizzling hot Ileana and crazy director Puri Jagannadh. The audio release happened grandly and interestingly, this marks the debut of lyricists as the music directors. They are the duo of Vishwa and Rahman while Anoop Rubens has also contributed. Let us see how the songs are..

Melli Malli Merupula
This is an intense song and takes off on a charging note. The musical mix is balanced as it has a good proportion of electric guitar, drums. The music has been complemented very well with the energetic voice of Shankar Mahadevan. He has dominated the song with his high pitch and the pace of the song is quite consistent. Rahman has penned the lyrics and he has used simple words to express the intensity of finding a loved one.
       
Padithinammo
The track takes a total inspiration from Michael Jackson’s hit song and the difference is that the musical trio has kept the tone on a softer note with smooth beats. The regular instruments such as an electric guitar, drums are used but then they have instilled good pace and brought some nativity with their instruments. Vishwa has rendered his voice and he has also written the lyrics. This can be considered as a tribute to MJ in our own way. The idea of falling in love and the feeling has been expressed genuinely which is likeable.
       
Meenaachi
This is a raunchy mass number and one can see the flavor of the Tamil song ‘Lajjavati…’ and the music directors have created a melodious tune with folk instruments. They are not too loud but has a soft tone. The key appeal to this song is the vocals rendered by the trio of Geetha Madhuri, Vishwa, Rahul Nambiar and they have given high levels of energy and enough masala which will strike a chord with the masses. Vishwa penned the lyrics with some naughty lines and has given a poetic touch in this teasing number.
        
Papam PunyamThis is a mass number but has been arranged on a western beat. A very peppy song, the opening is interesting with guitar and the musical team has given a refreshing tune which is creative. This is a duet which has been rendered by the voices of Bhargavi Pillai and Hemachandra. Both have given proper adrenalin to the track and Rahman has given a cocktail of Hindi lines as well as rap lyrics. With a slight cowboy flavor, the song is very nice to listen to. This will click with the youngsters.
        
Padithinammo (Remix)
Just like the original track, even this song is almost similar except that the backdrop beats have been changed. The musical trio has added some rap lines to it and increased the base of the background beat. The drums and the remix elements are consistent and Vishwa has given an involved contribution to it. He is also the lyricist and this is a peppy song which will appeal to the youth audience. 
        
Nenu Na Rakshasi (Theme)
This is a highlight track and which opens in a very impressive manner. There is a western beat to it and one can recall the title track of the Hollywood flick ‘The Hitman’ in a slight tinge. However, the musical team has added a good vocal and clubbed it with intense violin and synthesizing beats. Though the pace is slow, it has enough depth and works well as a background score. This can be used as a nice instrumental mobile caller tune.

Overall, the album has got variety in the tracks but not in the composition. Given the genre of the film, perhaps a romantic melody would have made the album complete. On the bright side, the musical team has attempted to get in some fresh feel but the focus was more on nativity and mass numbers and not on soothing tracks. This will work with the masses well and to those who love fast beat songs.

Is 'Nenu Naa Rakshasi' Puri's life story?

Off late, talented and compassionate director Puri Jagannath is rewriting the history he has created with all pessimistic sorts of thoughts. The statement 'Suicide is the permanent solution to a temporary problem' is giving scope for such negative thinking about Puri. The question that Puri is advising to commit suicide triggers our mind immediately when we read that caption of his latest flick 'Nenu, Naa Rakshasi'. However, the trailers show that hero RaNa advises his lady companion Ileana not to commit suicide. Industry sources say that the story is some what inspired from the real incidents of Puri's life. Earlier there was news in Film Nagar that Puri's best friend and sexy item bomb Mumaith Khan tried to commit suicide and survived because of Puri's quick acts in taking her to hospital. Maybe, Puri might have promised something to keep Mumaith alive and that forms the crux of the story, is a strong rumor now. Only when the film gets released all this air will be cleared off.

Dagubati Rana in Krrish Sequel?

Rakesh Roshan has offered Dum Maaro Dum actor Rana Dagubatti the negative role in the sequel to Krrish.

It had been offered to Ajay Devgan who was not too keen on playing the part. Buzz was that Ajay Devgan was unhappy about the characterisation. The next choice was Rana who Roshan Sr considers red- hot.

Rana leaks Dum Maaro Dum story

Daggubati Rana who is making debut in Bollywood with the much anticipated 'Dum Maaro Dum' is very excited about the film. "I don't think I'll ever play a Goan musician in a Telugu or a Tamil film and was very excited with the vibe of the entire film," says Rana. The actor reveals the story of 'Dum Maaro Dum', which has Goa in it's backdrop. "The story is set in Goa. Goa is classically called paradise on earth but the land has some snakes that spoil the paradise. My character is Joachim (Joki) Fernandes, a Goan musician, who is very susegad (chilled) in Goan lingo. He knows the good, the bad and the ugly of Goa but never takes to any of those things. He lives a happy life with Zoe (Bipasha Basu) until a time where the snakes get to him and he loses things dear to him. That's when he starts reacting and along with ACP Vishnu Kamath (Abhishek Bachchan), sets on this journey to get paradise back," said Rana. The Daggubati successor says his look in all the three films he has done has no resemblance to each other. "In the office, we have these posters of my films - Leader, Dum Maaro Dum and Nenu Naa Rakshasi. It looks like three different people in the posters - I'm a politician in 'Leader', a musician in 'Dum Maaro Dum' and a professional killer with a gun in 'Nenu Naa Rakshasi'," says the star.

Rana- Naga Chaitanya Match Fixing

The celebrity cousins Daggubati Rana and Naga Chaitanya seem to share a very complimentary bonding and they are now showing that in their profession as well. According to a film reporter, it is heard that both are doing a match fixing of sorts when it comes to the release date of their films for this season.

One can recall that Chaitu’s ‘Ye Maya Chesave’ and Rana’s ‘Leader’ were due for release the same day but eventually, they released with one week difference. Now, Chaitu is arriving with a new film ‘100% Love’ while Rana is arriving with his new film ‘Nenu Naa Rakshasi’.

Earlier, they thought of going with one week difference in the release dates. But it is heard that Chaitu- Rana decided to go on same day for release. As such, they also fixed the date as April 29th. However, buzz is that though both are deciding same day release, producers are saying one week gap. Let us see whether Rana-Chaitu’s match fixing will win or the producers’ final decision.

Sexy Heroine saves Rana

Ever since Rajinikanth's new film 'Rana' is announced, there are loads of speculations on the heroines front. Leading babes in market Vidya Balan, Ileana was considered for the second heroine role after finalization of Deepika Padukone for top seed. Initially, seductive Vidya Balan was zeroed upon but it fell right now into Anushka's lap. Currently, Anushka and Deepika Padukone are into the project which makes Rana to get a start without waiting for accomplishment of the remaining list of heroines. Insiders say Rajini needs a total of seven heroines for the flick but entering of Anushka in the team might kick start the shooting saving time for 'Rana'. As the work proceeds on, director KS Ravi Kumar would look for other alternatives including Hema Malini as replacement to Rekha.

Daggubati Rana's Inherited Business Skills

Daggubati Rana is one lad among the new age celebrity kids who has managed to get several titles in a short span. While some call him the ‘Towering Hunk’, others call him ‘Sexy Stud’ for his link ups with sexy heroines. Then there are those who tag him with a ‘Playboy’ image given his looks and height.

But now, a new title has been given to him. He is being called as ‘Young Moghal’. Well, Rana is the grandson of Movie Moghal Ramanaidu and here is something about this young hero. His first film was ‘Leader’ and his second film is happening in Bollywood. Now, Rana is chalking plans to make his presence felt in Tamil cinema.

A source close to Rana reveals “Rana foresees the future is all about globalized cinema and he wants his presence everywhere. He has perfect business skills which he inherited from his Grandpa and Papa. Given the speed with which his career graph has been expanding, it will not be a surprise to see him in a Hollywood project soon.”

Liquor is Cheap & Women are Cheaper!

The line above is taken from film 'Dum Maaro Dum'. Actress Bipasha Basu renders this dialogue in the film stating that Liquor is cheap in Goa and the Women are cheaper. Without a pinch of discussion, the line depicts women of Goa in bad light showing culture of Goa with a grey shade. Few of the people from Goa are trying to rake a controversy out of this dialogue and obstruct the release of 'Dum Maaro Dum'. Goans will not take the issue lightly as entire beach city would be projected on a wrong image before the world. Truth is that sex, drugs and liquor have become common elements attached to Goa but none ready to agree.  Keeping the sentiments of Goa populations in mind, Shiv Sena is ready take the war against release of film. Even a section of media is agreeing that it was shameful on part of Bipasha being a woman, to call her fellow Goa women as cheap and disgraceful.

Macho Hero behind Ileana's extras

Already the news is out that Ileana is not at all co-operating with 'Shakti' movie's team for promotion. The issue went up to a complaint in Producer’s council and a notice was said to be served to this hip-beauty. Here is an interesting reason behind her non-cooperation acts. Apparently, the makers of Jr NTR's 'Shakti' went into a tiff with Producer Suresh Babu for the alleged leak of 'Shakti' story by a publicist of Rana. The whole unit including Jr NTR and director Meher Ramesh went gaga over Ramanaidu and co., is known news. However, macho hero Rana is now said to be advising his close pal Ileana not to oblige with 'Shakti' team, as he wants revenge on people who spoke tough with his father.  The rapport between Rana and Ileana has grown up outsized during the making of their 'Nenu Naa Rakshasi'. But, industry people are asking how far the sexy beauty can do such things with the support of this budding hero. Well, the answer must be left to Ileana only!

She is sexy, hot and attractive : Rana

Macho hero Rana ruled out the rumors that he is dating Bollywood beauty and his 'Dum Maaro Dum' Co-star Bipasha Basu. "Bipasha is sexy, hot and attractive. She's also my senior. I'm just a newcomer and she has already worked with several newcomers," Says Rana. In 'Dum Maaro Dum', Goa has been portrayed as a destination of drugs and sex, both of which are claimed to be easily and freely available in the state. The actor also revealed that his forthcoming film 'Nenu Naa Rakshasi' with director Puri Jagannath and hip beauty Ileana, deals with a complex issue. "The film 'Nenu Naa Rakshasi' is based on the fact that suicide is not a permanent solution to all temporary problems. Ileana and I play two complex people who fall in love," said the Star. Meanwhile, Rana's 'Dum Maaro Dum' is slated to hit screens on April 22nd and 'Nenu Naa Rakshasi' in May 1st week.

Bips Mum On Link-Up With Rana

Bipasha Basu is avoiding all questions related to south Indian actor Rana Daggubati, who will be seen with her in the film Dum Maaro Dum .

“It was great to work with him. He is a very talented actor and we built up a great rapport. I’m also working with Prateik Babbar for the first time; he seems to have great talent too. However, the growth while working with Abhishek ( Bachchan) was different feeling altogether as we know each other – we are more like friends,” Bipasha said recently.

So has the “rapport” between the two moved off- screen as well? “ You guys need to keep linking us all the time,” she remarked.

But since news of her break- up with John have started doing the rounds, the actress must be in dire need of a strong shoulder to cry on, isn’t she? “ It is not essential for me to answer your queries,” Bips retorted before turning her back and rushing away fuming.

Need we say more?