Gunasekhar's new-found austerity

The austerity bug has smitten even Gunasekhar. The director who used to make the producer spend through the nose for erecting extravagant sets is in the news for going austere. The making of Nippu, which stars Ravi Teja in the lead, is apparently demanding a modest budget from its producer YVS Chowdhary. Modest doesn't in any way mean that the film is being made on a shoestring budget.

Film on Vijawada group clashes

Adhipatyam, directed by Shravan Raju, chronicles the turf wars in Vijayawada during the the 1980s and 90s. The film is set in the politically-sensitive period and the director says that the film's main ingredients are emotions and action sequences.

Yuvan Yuvathi as Dear in Telugu

Yuvan Yuvathi, which was a super hit in Tamil, will be released as Dear in Telugu in December. The film stars Bharath and Rima Kallingal in the lead. It will be released in Telugu by Kishore Naidu under the banner of Mata Media. The film has been described by him as an emotional entertainer.

Mahesh to debut in Hindi

With Puri Jagannath saying that the Hindi version of The Businessman will be shot with Mahesh Babu as the lead actor, Prince's Bollywood debut has become a subject of hot debate. The long-in-the-offing debut of the superstar was speculated when Pokiri was thought to be remade in Hindi by Puri. It did not go as per the plans though.

Posani's film in DTS stage

Earlier called Pellam Hathya, now called Naa Pellam Naa Ishtam, Posani Krishnamurali's film is currently in the DTS stage and is all set to hit the screens in the second week of December. Produced by Sri Venkatalakshmi Productions and directed by Ramakrishna Veernala, the film has Suhasini and Ramakrishna in other key roles.