Bunny is the News of 2016

Actor, Allu Arjun is the newsmaker of 2016 and this year is an unforgettable one to the Star both personally and professionally.

Allu Arjun’s Sarrainodu which started its run at box office with negative reviews has emerged as one of ‘All Time Top Five Grossers of Telugu Cinema’ by conquering the hearts. Sarrainodu was a huge hit in Malayalam also, which released as ‘Yodhava’.

Sarrainodu reached the Star to Top League by collecting 100cr gross at the box office. Besides this, he officially announced his debut into Kollywood through a press meet in Chennai. During the Press meet, he won the hearts of Tamils by speaking fluently in their native language, Tamil.

In 2016, professionally Allu Arjun was at a Top notch. Recently, he was part of Premiere Badminton League by owning Bengaluru team, where Legend, Sachin Tendulkar was one of the co-owners of Bengaluru team with Allu Arjun.

Above all, he became news with one statement, ‘Chepanu Brother’. The statement Chepanu brother leads to a lot of discussion over the media channels all over and it showcased in a way that there was a split between Allu Arjun and Pawan Kalyan.

Post his ‘Chepanu Brother’ statement, the star had faced lot off heat from the Pawan Kalyan fans and trolled as ‘Cunny’ with different memes. Later he given an explanation over the issue during Mega brother, Nagendra Babu’s daughter's debut movie audio launch event, Oka Manasu.

Finally, it was settled amicable to a certain extent. Except for this issue. Allu Arjun had a great day in the year 2016 where Little Angel, Arha entered into the Stylish Star family in November.

He became the most googled Star from Telugu Cinema as well as he got a prominent place in 2016 Forbes Celebrity list too.

Currently, Allu Arjun’s DJ: Duvvada Jagannadam on the sets.

Bunny & Charan's Hero Title Records

Top heroes film titles are broadly classified into two types. One is the title on hero that includes either the name of the hero or any other noun relates to hero. Second category of titles is content related. Based on this theory, Mega Power Star Ram Charan and Stylish Star Allu Arjun created interesting records with their films. Reportedly both the heroes have two films each in Rs.55+ crores club with movies consisting titles on heroes. Check out the following details.

Ram Charan's 'Magadheera' Telugu version collected a share of Rs.78 crores and his latest big hit 'Dhruva' minted Rs.55+ crores so far. Both the titles happen to be the names of the protagonist. Allu Arjun's 'Sarrainodu' (Rs.76 crores share) and 'Race Gurram' (Rs.59 crores share) symbolize hero's name or his heroic act.

Although Power Star Pawan Kalyan's 'Atharintiki Daredi' scored an industry hit, the title of the film is content related. However, his 'Gabbar Singh' has got its title set on hero's name. Prince Mahesh's 'Srimanthudu' title joins the above list while his 'SVSC' and 'Dookudu' are content related. Young Tiger NTR's 'Janatha Garage' is content related while Young Rebel Star Prabhas has one film (Baahubali) with title consisting hero's name.

Bunny, Chiranjeevi Bless Director's Children

Megastar Chiranjeevi yesterday attended a family function at Maruthi's house.  He was there to bless the director's daughter and son.  The Megastar there patiently posed for selfies with the visitors.  "He shared happy moments with his fans despite his busy schedule," a source says.  The function was attended by Stylish Star Allu Arjun, too.

Maruthi's association with Chiru goes back to several years.  A fan of the actor, Maruthi made the scene inspired from 'Shankardada MBBS' in 'Bhale Bhale Mogadivoy' for the same reason.  Recently, Chiru made it a point to appreciate the trailer of 'Babu Bangaram'.

2016 Domestic Box-Office : A Rewind

2016 so far has seen 170 Straight releases (two more Fridays to go) with an average of minimum 3 releases per week. Also, 89 dubbed films got released taking the total to 259 releases so far this year. Compared to last year’s the success rate has been more than double, a good sign for the second largest industry after Bollywood. There were 7 successful films last year and this year has witnessed 13 successful films so far. Allu Arjun scored summer super hit Sarrainodu. Though the movie started slowly, it surprised all the trade analysts with its super successful run. NTR Siva Koratala’s Combo Janatha Garage lived up to the expectations and grossed well. However, the cynosure of 2016 that finds an entry into the ‘Hall of Fame’ for most profitable hit of all time is ‘Pellichoopulu’. Made with a shoestring budget of 70lacs, the movie went on to collect more than 10 crores ( not counting 5+ crores in US). Let’s look at the Blockbusters, Superhits and Disasters of 2016.

Blockbusters: 

Sarrainodu :

 After an ordinary opening, the film has taken leap from its 2nd day and continued its fantastic run till 50 days. This is 4th consecutive summer release for Allu Arju and for the 2nd time he has scored a blockbuster in this season ( 1st was Race Gurram). This is a consecutive success for mass director Boyapati and 1st with this generation heros. Sarrainodu collected a share of 59.4 crores in AP/Telangana and Rs. 7.6 Crores in Rest of India. The film has collected over 67 Cr distributor share in domestic markets.   

Janatha Garage : 

This has been one of the much awaited films of the year and the only film to reach the expectations of the trade. It has emerged as a much awaited blockbuster and comeback for NTR. Koratala Siva scored a hat trick of blockbusters, which is a rare feat achieved by few directors. Janatha Garage collected a share of 57.3 crores in AP/Telangana and Rs. 8.7 Crores in Rest of India. Film’s distributor Share in India is over 66 Cr.  

Soggade Chinni Nayana : 

This film was an underdog among Sankranthi releases but emerged as the only blockbuster among them. The film has returned twice the investment to both distributors and exhibitors and also emerged as the biggest grosser among the BIG 4 senior heros. It is a consecutive blockbuster for Nagarjuna after Manam. The film has collected close to 42cr distributor share in domestic markets.   

Pellichoopulu : 

Undoubtedly, this is the unexpected blockbuster of the year. The film’s domestic rights were sold for 1.5cr to Suresh Productions and has collected a huge 10cr which is 6 times of the investment. If you consider return on investment only this is the biggest blockbuster of the year. The film has collected 5cr share in Nizam which is half of the total domestic share.   Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada : ) This is the 1st success for the film industry after demonetization has happened. The film has returned double the investment to distributor. Distributors share of the film in India is Over 11.5Cr.  

Superhits/Hits 

A Aa : Showed the power of Brand Trivikram and movie went on to collect 36cr just on the ace director’s brand image. 

Supreme : First hit for Sai Dharam Teja with a domestic Domestic Share of 22 Cr 

Premam : Only film which managed to be a hit among Dasara releases. The film has collected over 18cr share in domestic markets. 

Nenu Sailaja : Comeback for Ram and started the year on a good note as it released on 1st January. Film’s distributor share in India is close to 18cr. 

Express Raja : Inspite of three other notable releases for Pongal this film has become a hit with a distributor share of 12cr in India 

Gentleman : The film has collected 14cr share in Domestic markets 

EedoRakam Aadokram : Another sleeper hit which collected 8cr share in India. 

Oopiri : Hat trick success for Nagarjuna . India Share – 25 Cr. Though movie won critical acclaim, it didn’t reflect at the box office.

Special Mention: 

Nannaku Prematho – 

An ultra-class movie from creative director Sukumar, this movie went on to collect highest in Jr. NTR’s career at that point. However, the movie could not recover the high investments , most of the distributors in India had suffered losses and hence it can’t be classified as a hit. Movie collected a distributor share of 41Cr and most of the distributors ended up loosing around 10%.   

Dhruva –

Coming after a disaster Brucelee, Dhruva is a welcome image makeover for Charan. This movie is expected to collect a distributor share of over 46 Cr and will return ~10% losses to distributors in AP/TG sans Nizam. Similar to Nannaku Prematho, Dhruva is a film that changes the image of the hero, but can’t be classified as a hit. 

Srirastu Subhamastu : The film had a steady run and collected 9cr in India. An inordinate amount of money has been spent on promoting Allu Sirish as hero and producers were successful to an extent. 

Guntur Talkies, Kshanam : Both movies did reasonably well based on ROI measures.

Disasters 

Brahmotsavam : 

The film is one of the biggest disasters in Telugu Film Industry. The film has collected 31cr Share in India and incurred over 30cr Losses to the distributors. The distributors lost 50 paisa of every Rupee invested.   

Sardaar gabbar Singh : 

This film has done a record pre-release business of 72cr including expenses but managed to collect only 47 Cr which tallies a loss of 25Cr. This is also a big disaster but Brahmotsavam has beaten it in terms of losses. 

Eedu Gold Ehe & Thikka : 

Both the films have managed to recover only 30% of the investments and ended up as biggest disasters in hero’s career’s . 

Nirmala Convent & Aatadukundam Raa also ended as epic disasters.

Dubbing Films:

Bichagadu: 

Vijay Anonty’s sleeper hit was bought of 1cr and collected close to 13.5cr share in full run with ROI of 13 times. The film even had 100 days run in few centres. Mother of Blockbusters.

Manyam Puli :

which is Mollywood’s biggest grosser has managed to emerge as Hit and is expected to collect 3cr in full run.   

Inkokkadu 

Fared well in Telugu states. 

Kabali: 

Superstar Rajini’s movie was released with extra-ordinary hype ended as a flop in Telugu. Movie was sold for 32 crores and collected a distributor share of 22 Cr , returning a loss of 10 crores to distributors. 

24 and Dharmayogi (Dhanush) Telugu can be termed as average movies.

Bunny to Endorse Maha Cement!

Stylish star Allu Arjun has done many ads. He was seen rocking in ads of brands like Hero bike, LOT mobiles, OLX website, Colgate paste, Joyalukkas, 7up and others. As fans have enjoyed him watching in those ads, he is now coming up with cement brand Maha Cement to enthral fans. Here is the news that for launching Maha Cement new identity Bunny travelled to Vishakhapatnam today. And on this occasion, the hoardings erected by the cement brand are mesmerising. Let us wait for an official confirmation.

2016 Lucky for Bunny, Bad for Pawan

2016 has proved to be lucky for Mega heroes Allu Arjun, Ram Charan and Allu Sirish.

Sarrainodu

Allu Arjun's collaboration with Boyapati had set tongues wagging in tinsel town. There were several doubts on the film prior to its release. Even a few speculations before the release had it that the film didn't shape up as expected.

The film opened to mixed reviews on April 22nd. But proving the critics wrong, the movie went onto become the industry hit. Due to mass affect, the film didn't meet the expectations in US. Barring this, the film on the whole is a money spinner and raked in huge profits to producer Aravind.

Srirastu Subhamastu

Allu Sirish got the biggest success of his career till date with Srirastu Subhamastu. The family entertainer produced by his papa and directed by Parasuram has received both critical acclaim as well as commercial success. More than profits, the film made Aravind proud.

However, the film was a disappointing in the overseas. Even though re-released in abroad, it didn't give fruitful result.

Dhruva

Ram Charan's Dhruva might be still long way from profits, but it is indeed a satisfactory film for both Aravind and Ram Charan. This is the second film of Charan to enter into 50 Crore club while the first one being Magadheera.

Interestingly, Dhruva happens to be the first film of Ram Charan to touch 1 Million USD (Gross) mark in US. While his peers have achieved this feat in much advance, the mark had been eluding Cherry from longtime. But Dhruva gave a sweet memory to Charan by entering into 1 Million club. 

Again, it's produced by mega producer Allu Aravind who is contented with the result.

Chiranjeevi

Mega patriarch Chiru is busy shooting for his landmark 150th film Khaidi No. 150. Chiru had released the first look, teaser and two songs - 'Ammadu', 'Sundari'. While the response is mixed, one has to wait and watch for the film that is slated for Sankranthi release.

Pawan Kalyan

However, it's Pawan Kalyan who left fans in shock, disappointment.  Fans who were expected big on Sardaar Gabbar Singh, turned out to be a dud. Although the film collected decently despite poor reviews, it still incurred losses to its buyers as the film was sold at much higher prices. 

Now the actor had muhurat for 3 films. While Katamarayudu (remake of Veeram) is on floors, two others films - one Vedalam remake and other film with Trivikram Srinivas are in pipeline.

Varun Tej

After failure of Loafer, Varun didn't had a release in 2016. As he is busy with the shooting for Mister, he sets his eyes on 2017 hopefully. Will 2017 be lucky for him?

Sai Dharam Tej

2016 is a mixed year for Sai Dharam Tej. While Supreme is an average grosser as it was a close shave for Dil Raju who got bailed out in the last minute, Thikka is a nightmare as that ended as the biggest disaster in his career till date.

Punarnavi Comments on Bunny

Actress Punarnavi Bhupalam  who made her debut as an actress with ‘Uyyala Jampala’ in which she essayed the role of Avika  Gor's friend,  is  very happy with the response of her latest offering ‘Pittagoda’. The movie has been released yesterday on 24th December and received positive reviews. It is a small budget movie starring Vishwadev Rachakonda, directed by  K.V. Anudeep and produced by Ram Mohan.

Recently Punarnavi attended an interview and made sensation comments on Tollywood actors. She  spoke about Allu Arjun and said that  she was a big fan of Allu Arjun since her childhood and added that he looked very hot in movies. She also praised Natural star Nani who gave voice over for  Pittagoda. According to her she has taken inspiration from Sridevi and Colour Swathi.

Allu Arha: Bunny-Sneha Name Their Daughter

Allu Arjun couple have named their new born daughter as "Allu Arha". The actor tweeted this along with the photos of the new born. He wrote, "Our newly arrived angel Ꭿllυ Ꭿrhα. Hindu meaning : Lord Shiva . Islamic meaning : Calm& Serene. "AR" jun & Sne "HA" together ARHA #AlluArha."

He also posted a picture of Arha along with her parents looking lovingly at her. Arha is their second child. His firstborn is a son, Allu Ayaan

2016 is Special Year for Bunny & Jr NTR

In TFI, Allu Arjun and Jr NTR are one of the finest actors among all, who are popular for their acting and dancing skills. These two actors gave the biggest hits in 2016 with Sarainodu and Janata Garage. Though the big budget films like Pawan Kalyan’s Sardaar Gabbar Singh and Mahesh Babu’s Brahmotsavam didn’t do well at Box Office and created a lot of disappointment to fans.

The year 2016 has given these duo actors two big hits along with a good lesson. Even with two huge hits both actors took a long gap to start new projects.

After considering so many big directors, Bunny has finally accepted Harish Shankar’s film and the same happened with NTR. After a long gap, he gave a nod to director Bobby, even though his latest film Sardaar was a disaster.

Like Mahesh and Nani, who does films without taking a long gap, the young generation heros are now following them, as an inspiration. Bunny now doing a film with Harish and has LinguSwamy and Vikram Kumar in the list and in the same way, NTR after completing Bobby’s film is ready to join Trivikram’s project. After that, he already confirmed another film with director Sukumar. Looks like the actors took the lesson 2016 taught them seriously and doing films.

Bunny Scores Big on Forbes 2016

Allu Arjun’s popularity has been growing hugely post the success of Sarrainodu. His popularity is only on the rise as he has a good following in both Kerala and Karnataka too.

To make things even better, Forbes India has revealed the Forbes Fame ranks and Allu Arjun stands on the 59th rank beating Mahesh Babu, Ram Charan, and Jr NTR.

But when it comes to the regular Forbes rankings, Mahesh stands on top followed by Allu Arjun. This is quite an achievement for Bunny as 2016 is quite memorable for him.

Not only did he become a dad for the second time but also had an 80 crore film in the form of Sarrainodu. His transformation is also quite impressive as Bunny has transformed himself from a stylish lover boy to a mass hero now.

Special Shows to Bunny, Prabhas, Naidu, KCR!

Ram Gopal Varma's Vangaveeti fever has gripped the film, political circles alike. Special shows are being arranged for the Chief Ministers of both states. Chandrababu Naidu and KCR may watch the film at their respective camp offices.

From several leading political leaders to the top stars in the industry are showing interest to watch the film. The film will be screened at Allu Arjun, Prabhas' houses. Special Qube passwords would be given to them.

Many Telangana TDP leaders including Revanth Reddy are going to watch the special screening of Vangaveeti. Since the film is on slain Kapu leader Vangaveeti Ranga, both the sections are curiously waiting for the film. 

Great response to the advance booking is already witnessed for RGV film after longtime, say distributors and exhibitors.

Bunny's Birthday Special Movie!

Off late, Allu Arjun has been releasing a movie a year. But in 2017, he might release three movies if his planning goes perfectly. The stylish star has already begun finishing Harish Shankar's "DJ - Duvvada Jagannadham'.

The movie is expected to release on his birthday - April 8th. Although Pawan Kalyan is releasing his movie "Katamarayudu" on Ugadi festival, Bunny is planning to go ahead with his original plan of releasing this movie on 8th April. Since there is 10 days gap between these movies, he sees no issue arising from fans.

April has been Allu Arjun's sentiment month, recently all three movies he released during this month has tasted success.

On the other hand, Allu Arjun is planning to release two more movies next year. His debut Tamil movie to be directed by Linguswamy will commence its shoot from March. Script work has been completed for this.

Then he will also be commencing writer Vakkantham Vamsi's maiden directorial venture some time in the second half of 2017.

Charan's Next Target is Bunny & Junior NTR

Ram Charan's 'Dhruva' is slowly gaining momentum at Box-Office and with no biggies around he is going to have a free flow of run till Sankranti. Recently, 'Dhruva' crossed life time collections of 'PelliChoopulu'.

Now, all eyes are on his next target which would aim Allu Arjun and Junior NTR'. As per trade sources, 'Dhruva' stands at $1224K and his next target would be Allu Arjun's 'S/o Satyamurthy' ($1275K) and Junior NTR's 'Baadhsah' ($1279).

These records are expected to be shattered in a week's time. Rakul Preet does the female lead role and Aravind Swami essayed the role of an antagonist. Allu Aravind produced the movie under Geetha Arts banner and it has provided the much needed success for Ram Charan.

Bunny, Prabhas, Charan & Rana Set Standards to be the Warriors!

The protagonists need additional effort for doing period films such as historical entertainers and fantasies. Decades ago, people wouldn't care about the physique of the heroes in spite of they were seen as Warriors and kings. 

However, audience turn too smart enough these days assessing every minute thing in period films about the heroes. Having gone through the period films which were released for the past seven years, it is understood four heroes set new parameters and standards as Warriors in their films.

Mega Power Star Ram Charan's makeover in 'Magadheera' received amazing response from all corners. His long hair style and chiseled body were the attractions in the film. Incidentally, Ram Chara's complete makeover with six pack abs look in his 'Dhruva' turned as one of the major advantages of the movie. 

And then, Young Rebel Star Prabhas and hero Rana's robust bodies in 'Baahubali' wondered the movie patrons. Stylish Star Allu Arjun is the first six pack hero of Tollywood. His Gona Gannareddy look in 'Rudhramadevi' received rave response from critics and movie goers. 

To sum up, muscular body of a hero is the must for a period movie's hit. Else, the result of any film can't be assessed and estimated that easier. These are the standards set by above heroes in Warrior get ups.

Bunny's Christmas Celebrations 2016

Stylish Star Allu Arjun is in heaven for being a proud father again recently. Besides, the stylish star is running with a string of successful films. As Christmas is fast approaching, celebrations began from every nook and corner. 

And then, Allu Arjun has some big plans celebrating the occasion. He has already got the Christmas tree installed in his living room and is busy decorating it with his innovative thoughts to make it the most colourful and beautiful.

Allu Arjun is currently working for his next venture 'DJ - Duvvada Jagannadham'. Touted to be a romantic, comedy and family entertainer, the film is being directed by Harish Shankar. Pooja Hegde romances with him. Dil Raju is producing the film on Sri Venkateswara Creations. The film is set for a summer release.

I Stopped Making Calls to Bunny & Charan- Rana

Rana Daggubati is the close buddy of both Ram Charan and Allu Arjun. However, They weren't hanging out quite frequently in the past few years.

In a recent media chit chat, Rana was quizzed about the reason behind it. Our Macho Hero pleasantly surprised everyone's by disclosing that he began maintaining some distance from Mega Heroes in the recent past. He did admit it's because of their marriage with soul mates Upasana and Sneha.

Bhallaladeva have only got good intentions in doing so. He stopped making calls to either Ram Charan or Allu Arjun post their marriage only to make sure their family time wasn't disturbed.

Rana says Charan and Bunny will call him even Today depending on the free time they have. He claims to be getting the feeling of settling down upon noticing the change in his close pals. 

Charan Equals Bunny's Record

Actor Ram Charan Teja equals Stylish star Allu Arjun’s record in Nizam to become the second Telugu hero / Mega hero to have 6 films to his credit that have crossed 10 Cr share in Nizam.

Allu Arjun used to be the only star hero to have 5 films which have crossed 10 crore mark in Nizam.

1. Julayi 11.25 Cr
2. Iddarammayilatho 10.14 Cr
3. Race Gurram 17.85 Cr
4. Son of Satyamurthy 14.05 Cr
5. Rudramadevi 14.44 Cr
6. Sarrainodu 19.55 Cr

Ramcharan joins him with his following films

1. Magadheera 22 .2 Cr
2. Rachcha 11.1 Cr
3. Naayak 11.8 Cr
4. Yevadu 12.7 Cr
5. GAV 12.1 Cr
6. Dhruva 11.7 Cr (9 days)

Bunny Says NO to This Anchor

Stylish Star Allu Arjun is currently very much busy with the shooting of his upcoming film Duvvada Jagannadham. After taking a brief gap, the actor has joined the sets of the film recently, and the makers are canning some important action sequences in the film. Dil Raju is the producer of the film, and Harish Shankar is directing the movie on Sri Venkateswara Creations private limited banner. Pooja Hegde is the female leading the film. As per the buzz, there is a scope for the secondary female lead in the film, but the makers are looking out for the suitable beauty to pair up opposite Allu Arjun.

The role has got the glamour shades to it. The makers initially considered the hot and happening TV host Sreemukhi for the role. As per the rumours doing rounds in the film nagar, it is heard that Allu Arjun is showing no interest to cast Sreemukhi. Bunny shares a good relation with Sreemukhi who worked with him in Julayi as his sister. Keeping it in mind, Allu Arjun is asking the makers to select another heroine as he don’t want to romance her in the film.

Bunny’s DJ to have a Talented Villain

Rao Ramesh has been in huge demand off late and many roles are only being written for him. The news is that Rao Ramesh will be seen in quite an interesting role which has been specially designed by the director Harish Shankar.

Pooja Hegde has been cast as the female lead in this film which is touted to be a complete action entertainer.

Bunny Back to Shoot

Stylish Star Allu Arjun has been busy with the shooting of his continuous film Duvvada Jagannadham. Duvvada Jagannadham is one entertaining film that is started with Allu Arjun in the lead role. Pooja Hegde is going to play the female lead role in the movie. Harish Shankar is the director and Dil Raju is producing the film on Sri Venkateswara Creations banner. The film has Allu Arjun playing a very interesting character, and this will be full of action and entertainment angle. Meanwhile, the makers started the shoot in October and are busy in canning some important sequences. Recently the makers began shooting for some action episodes.

After taking a short gap, Allu Arjun is now back on the film sets to complete the shoot for some crucial events. Devi Sri Prasad is composing the music for the film. The makers are aiming for a grand release of the film in the coming Summer season.

Allu House: Aravind - 1st, Bunny- 2nd, Sirish-3rd

Allu patriarch Allu Aravind is now getting the renovation works done to Allu house in Jubilee Hills. As the existing house has become a bit congested with the arrival of two new babies into the family and keeping the future in mind (if Sirish gets married), Aravind decided to build an extra floor on the top.

While the first floor is dedicated for Aravind and Nirmala couple, the second floor is where mana Stylish Star Allu Arjun is staying with wife Sneha Reddy, son Allu Ayaan and newborn daughter. Presently under construction, the third floor on the top would be for Allu Sirish and his upcoming wife, born-to-be children.

Already the works are nearing completion. Patch work is going on. The new floor would get ready in a week. Not long ago Aravind has surprised Sirish by gifting him Audi Q7 with the super success of Srirastu Subhamastu. Even before Sirish come to terms with the bundle of joy, he's now being presented a new floor in the home. Meanwhile, Aravind's elder son Allu Bobby is staying separately.

Meanwhile, Sirish's next with Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada director VI Anand is a science fiction which is being planned on a grand scale.

Tough Summer Ahead for Bunny!

Summer has become the best time for Allu Arjun's movies' outing. The actor went making it big with his summer releases, though his last few films were panned by critics This time again, Arjun is planning to get his Duvvada Jagannatham (DJ) set out for his lucky summer time to cash on holidays. 

Looks like it is not going to be easy for the actor. Allu Arjun got enough space to stretch in summer for last few years, but this time he's got company. 

Katamarayudu and Mahesh's Sambhavami (tentative title) are gearing up to make noise in coming summer and needless to take the name of long awaited Baahubali 2. 

Bunny survived and registered blockbusters when the movies released along with them failed miserably or no other film made it to theatres for at-least a month after his movie release.  

His Duvvada Jagannatham needs to be a blockbuster than an average film this time or the biggies will give tough fight.

Bunny or Jr NTR: Who is Google Star?

There's apparently a huge controversy prevailed over social media about the most Googled Telugu actor for 2016. Fans of Stylish Star Allu Arjun and Young Tiger NTR are currently exchanging war of words claiming their heroes as the Google's most searched stars. Here is the story.

It is a known news that Allu Arjun's 'Sarrainodu' stood as the year's biggest grosser. Moreover, the film got blockbuster result through its dubbed version in Kerala. As a result, he was searched in Google the most this year. 

On the other hand, NTR's 'Janatha Garage' has become one of the biggest grossers of this year. The Young Tiger's Pongal release 'Naannaku Prematho' also got an above average result. But then, when it comes to the counting of Google's most searched Telugu star, controversy got erupted. If at all NT Rama Rao Jr. words are considered for counting, Allu Arjun's name stands the first followed by Mahesh Babu and Prabhas. NT Rama Rao Jr. occupies the 4th slot.

According to another version from Jr NTR's fans, their favourite hero got familiarity with the letters NTR and so the same word has to be taken as the search item in comparison. In that case, NTR stands first and Allu Arjun the next among the Google's most searched stars. However, some analysts claim that NTR (search item) is searched by the people in common as it was the short form of legendary hero late Nandamuri Taraka Ramarao. In such scenario, Jr NTR's fans shouldn't alone claim NTR (search item) belong to their hero. Either ways, the controversy appears not to be ended at the moment.

Interesting Buzz on Bunny’s Next

Allu Arjun is busy with Harish Shankar’s action entertainer Duvvada Jagannadham these days. After wrapping up this movie, Bunny will move on to a high budget bilingual action thriller in star Tamil director Lingusamy’s direction.

Now, according to the latest buzz, Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada director VI Anand narrated a storyline to Bunny and the Stylish Star, who reportedly liked the idea, had asked Anand to come up with the full script. This is merely a speculation and we will have to wait for a few days to see if the news turns out to be true or not.

Incidentally, VI Anand will soon be directing Bunny’s brother Sirish in his next project, a romantic sci-fi thriller.

What Is Rana's Nick Name Kept by Bunny?

Of course, Ram Charan is called 'Cherry' and Namrata Shirodkar calls Mahesh as 'Baby', and Allu Arjun is nick named 'Bunny'. Similarly hunk hero Rana Daggubati is also having a name, a nick name.

"Many Many Happy Returns Of The Day Fireeeee ( my nick name for him  ) #ranadaggubati", tweeted Allu Arjun a while ago, revealing the nick name of our Bhallaladeva. While Rana is pretty close to Ram Charan as they have studied together since childhood, Bunny is also a close friend of them.

Meanwhile, Rana is celebrating his 32nd birthday today. Tonnes of wishes to him!!

Bunny’s Career Advice for Brother

While Allu Arjun is one of the leading stars in Tollywood with consecutive hits under his belt, his younger brother Sirish is slowly making his mark in Tollywood. Sirish is currently shooting for his Malayalam debut film, 1971: Beyond Borders, which also stars Mohanlal.
In his latest interview to an English news daily, Sirish revealed his brother Allu Arjun’s career advice when he started out as an actor. Apparently, Bunny told Sirish that he doesn’t want him to be a poor man’s Allu Arjun, but to be the best version of Allu Sirish. Sirish considers this a great career advice.

After Chiranjeevi & Pawan, Bunny & Me

Like Chiranjeevi and Pawan Kalyan had made a name in the film industry and achieved huge stardom, there are many other brothers who had been equally successful. For example, Suriya and Karthi in Kollywood.

So, will Allu Sirish also add up to his brother to make that hit star brothers’ list? When an elder brother makes his place in the film industry as a star, it becomes easy for the younger brother to get opportunities initially, However, it is not that easy to stay in limelight without proving one’s talent. In a recent interview, Allu Sirish talked about the successful brothers and placed himself beside Chiranjeevi-Pawan Kalyan and Suriya-Karthi. Allu Sirish got a hit in the form of ‘Srirastu Subhamastu’ recently, but he is yet to prove his talent as an actor and turn out to be a successful and reliable hero material like his brother Allu Arjun. Long way to go Sirish.

Bunny & Tarak Considered for Gunasekhar’s Next?

Sensible director Gunasekhar was once known for his innovative films and unique narration. Though he suffered a series of failures, Rudhramadevi managed to get decent figures on board which brought back lot of confidence in the ace director. He is currently busy with his next project titled Hiranyakashyapa which will start rolling next year. Gunasekhar already hinted that a star hero will play the lead role in the movie which is about the life story of Bhakta Prahlada. The lead actor will be seen as a the main antagonist which is surprising. As per the latest news, Guna is in plans to rope in either Bunny, NTR or Rana for the lead role. He is said to approach Bunny first and then NTR. If both Tarak and Bunny reject the offer, Gunasekhar is in plans to consider Rana Daggubati for the role. These days all the young actors are in hunt for the roles of antagonists to prove their mettle. Gunasekhar is in plans to convince one among them and wrap up the script before they complete their current commitments. An official confirmation on the same is awaited.

Gunturodu Teaser in Sarrainodu Style

The makers of upcoming action drama ‘Gunturodu’ starring Manchu Manoj has released the teaser of the movie, which is receiving  decent responses by the audiences.  The teaser starts with entry of Manchu Manoj  who beats the goons. It is packed with action sequences and catchy dialogues. Manchu Manoj is seen in mass avatar and the teaser  proves that it will a mass masala entertainer movie. According to netizens the teaser resembles with Stylish star Allu Arjun’s Sarrainodu's  teaser. The entry of Manchu Manoj in the teaser is similar as Allu Arjun  in Sarrainodu and the background scores are  also similar. In Gunturodu teaser Manchu Manoj is seen carrying the goon with both hands whereas  Bunny lifted goon by using one hand only. Overall the teaser is impressive. Actress Pragya Jaiswal is playing the female lead. It is directed by SK Satya and produced by Sree Varun Atluri whereas the music is scored by Sri Vasanth.

Dhruva Fails to Beat Bunny's Sarrainodu

The Ram Charan and Rakul Preet Singh starrer is estimated to have grossed Rs 13 crore in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana (AP/T), Rs 2.50 crore in Karnataka, Rs 3.25 crore in the US and Rs 2 crore in other parts of the globe. Dhruva has collected approximately Rs 20.75 crore gross at the worldwide box office at the worldwide box office on the first day.

Ram Charan's Dhruva made a good collection at the worldwide box office on the first day, but it has failed to beat the opening day record of Geetha Arts' last release Sarainodu starring Allu Arjun.

Dhruva is the remake of hit movie Thani Oruvan and the success of the Tamil film had created a lot of hype and expectations from the film. Its exciting promos and makers' good publicity strategies generated good buzz. But trade pundits were sceptical on if the movie would be affected by demonetisation, which has continued to cause cash issues for the public.

But the hype and promotion helped Dhruva witness decent advance booking for its opening day. The movie received good response in the benefit shows held in the wee hours of Friday. The positive talk boosted its collection in the regular shows on its opening day and the movie ran to packed houses in several centers in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka.

However, the earnings of Dhruva are better than Ram Charan's Govindudu Andarivadele (GAV) in AP/T box office on the first day, but its performance is poorer than his last release Bruce Lee and Allu Aravind's Sarainodu. Here are the estimated number of the above mentioned movies. They may not match with the actual numbers released by the makers/distributors.

Area	Sarainodu	GAV	Bruce Lee	Dhruva
Nizam	Rs 3.18 crore	Rs 2.28 crore	Rs 3.25 crore	Rs 3.26 crore
Ceeded	Rs 2.13 crore	Rs 1.61 crore	Rs 2.45 crore	Rs 2.07 crore
Vizag	Rs 1.13 crore	Rs 0.70 crore	Rs 1.23 crore	Rs 1.32 crore
G East	Rs 1.03 crore	Rs 1.00 crore	Rs 1.32 crore	Rs 0.85 crore
G West	Rs 1.03 crore	Rs 0.83 crore	Rs 1.33 crore	Rs 0.89 crore
Krishna	Rs 0.57 crore	Rs 0.54 crore	Rs 0.75 crore	Rs 0.67 crore
Guntur	Rs 1.37 crore	Rs 1.20 crore	Rs 1.72 crore	Rs 1.08 crore
Nellore	Rs 0.52 crore	Rs 0.39 crore	Rs 0.61 crore	Rs 0.41 crore
AP/T Share	Rs 10.96 crore	Rs 8.55 crore	Rs 12.66 crore	Rs 10.55 crore
Gross Total	Rs 14.4 crore	NA	Rs 16.55 crore	Rs 13 crore

Mohanlal Beats Bunny

Malayalam superstar Mohanlal's latest release 'Pulimurugan' is not just breaking box office records in Kerala but all over the south, which is a first time for the relatively smaller Malayalam film industry.

A Malayalam film grossing Rs 50 Cr is a rarity but Pulimurugan stunned one and all by becoming the first Rs 100 Cr grosser of Malayalam film industry. Not stopping there, the action adventure went on to beat some of the top South Indian blockbusters like Rajamouli's Eega, Ajith's Vedalam and Vijay's Kaththi.

And, the latest blockbuster to get trounced by Pulimurugan is Allu Arjun's biggest blockbuster 'Sarrainodu'. With this feat, the Mohanlal starrer has now become the 4th highest grossing South Indian film of 2016. This feat would look monumental after learning that no Malayalam film has so far entered into the Top-5 South Indian biggest grossers of a year.

At Rs. 129 crore, Pulimurugan is only behind Kabali (Rs. 350 crore), Vijay's Theri (Rs. 175 crore) and Janatha Garage (Rs. 135 crore), which also has Mohanlal in a key role - the top South Indian films of 2016 in descending order.

Pulimurugan was released in Telugu as 'Manyam Puli' and it has posted decent numbers in the Telugu states too.

Dil Raju's Shocking Comment on Bunny

Producer Dil Raju has given an exclusive interview to a News Channel recently. He didn't hesitate to answer some of the tricky questions as well. Have a look at the Q&As...

Too many Heroes from the same family: 'If there is background, Fans would only come to watch the first movie or shows on Day 1. But, That doesn't guarantee success. Ultimately, One has to prove themselves with talent and hardwork. For example, See Bunny! When he was launched with 'Gangothri', Even Me too commented, 'Vedentra Hero!'. Look the way how he moulded himself from Arya and Today he is one of big stars in the Industry. I am witnessing the amount of hardwork he has been putting and how much he changed while shooting for 'DJ - Duvvada Jagannadham''.

Why Charan isn't as successful as Bunny?: 'Ram Charan is hardworking and talented. It's just a matter of time'.

Favourite Hero: 'Pawan Kalyan is my favorite. The kind of films he has done till 'Kushi' has given Me a huge kick'.

Why didn't you work with PK so far?: 'I took two subjects to Pawan Kalyan but some how things didn't fall in place. But, I keep approaching him'.