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TopicTelugu cinema

Topic: Telugu cinema

‘Are you in Hyderabad or coming from America,’ asks Prabhas fan after Rebel Saab launch delay

When a fan page complained about the delay, creative producer SKN snapped back: “Why don’t you come and handle the last-minute glitches?”

Telugu film The Girlfriend best of 2025. It’s a warning to every woman

Rahul Ravindran’s The Girlfriend released 7 November. Fans are calling it Rashmika Mandanna’s career-best performance.

What’s common between Rajinikanth and Chiranjeevi? Delhi event shows the path they took

Professor and author SV Srinivas delivered a lecture at Habitat Film Festival 2025, talking about the stardom of the two southern superstars and their contribution to mass films.

North India is tired of chocolate boys. Nagarjuna says they want heroes like Pushpa, Baahubali

'When I see Prabhas, Allu Arjun and others going on screen and doing what they do, I clap and whistle,' said Nagarjuna at the WAVES 2025 summit.

‘HIT 3’ is the next Telugu film everyone is waiting for. It has Nani in Marco-like avatar

HIT 3 is the latest in Nani's progression to darker roles, raising the stakes of the film’s release. Especially as it is also eyeing the Hindi-speaking market.

David Warner wishes to live the Indian dream to its fullest: Cricket, social media & now film

Warner bid adieu to international career that spanned over 15 years in 2024. He was a key player in Australia's World Cup win in 2015 & continues to play franchise cricket.

Telugu films are top hits in Japan, not Bollywood. Jr NTR’s Devara the latest

The list of highest-grossing Indian films in Japan has two Telugu names, RRR (2022) in first place and Baahubali 2 (2017) in third place, both directed by SS Rajamouli.

Telugu film Sankranthiki Vasthunam just beat ‘pan-India’ Game Changer. Venkatesh’s biggest hit

‘When a South Indian film is dubbed in Hindi or makers go to promote it in Mumbai or Delhi, they immediately call it pan-India. But the tag does not do anything,' said a film critic.

Balakrishna’s Daaku Maharaaj has changed the game. Ram Charan losing the Sankranti clash

Telugu-only Daaku Maharaaj outperformed the pan-India release by selling over 2,91,000 tickets on BookMyShow, compared to Game Changer’s 2,34,750.

Telugu films were most successful in 2024. No wonder Anurag Kashyap wants to ditch Bollywood

From Kalki, Pushpa 2, Lucky Bhaskar, the South Indian film industry earned big time this year—leaving Bollywood behind.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.