Allu Arjun had recently signed a new film which will be directed by V V Vinayak. The duo had earlier worked together for ‘Bunny’. This new film has been tentatively titled as ‘Badrinath’. Allu Aravind will produce the film on ‘Geetha Arts’ banner. The latest news is that V V Vinayak has finalized the script and Allu Aravind has given the green signal to start the project.The film is likely to go on sets in March. V V Vinayak’s latest film starring Jr.NTR ‘Adhurs’ is ready for release this Sankranthi. Allu Arjun is acting in Gunasekhar’s “Varudu” and also in Krish’s “Vedam”. Both of them are likely to release in March. More details about this Allu Arjun and V V Vinayak’s film are yet to be revealed.

Allu Arjun’s new film ‘Varudu’ is currently being shot in Ramoji Film city. Allu Arjun had gone on a long holiday to South America and he landed in Hyderabad last night. The shooting of ‘Varudu’ began today in Ramoji Film City. Majority of the film has already been shot except for couple of songs and action sequences. Gunasekhar who had earlier directed films like Okkadu, Arjun is directing thisfilm. DVV Danaiah is producing this film under the banner of Universal Media. Tamil hero Arya has been roped in to play a negative character in the film . A new heroine has been cast opposite Allu Arjun. Suhasini, Naresh, Asish Vidyarthi, Sayaji Shinde, Ahuti Prasad, Brahmanandam, Brahmaji, Vinay Prasad and others are in the cast Mani Sharma is composing the music for thisfilm. The film is set to release in the last week of March, 2010.

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And the winner is ... And the winner is ... And the winner is ...


Allu Arjun has arrived and how! Karthik Pasupulate caught up with him soon after Arjun took the most coveted black lady home

The best thing about appreciation is that it makes what is exceptional about an individual belong to everybody. Try comforting a nominee, who's lost out the best actor statuette to a competitor, with that logic. You'd be lucky if you get away with just a mouthful! Because when it comes to the movie awards it does not get bigger than the Filmfare Awards and here, the winner takes it all. Allu Arjun did just that when he was adjudged best actor for Parugu.

Well deserved, one would think, after him being in the contention a fair few times over the last six years. A quick take on what it's like to take home the most coveted black lady in showbiz... Winning stroke Interestingly, though Allu Arjun's performance in Parugu was well-appreciated, he was not the favourite to win the title. And the actor is candid enough to admit it. "You do not expect to win awards. I am kind of used to the feeling of attending award ceremonies as a nominee.

But I had that fleeting sensation when I saw Charan smiling as he was getting ready to announce the winner. But I could not stop blushing once my name was announced," says Arjun. But he is only too happy to share the credit in his moment of glory. "The credit must go to the director, really.The idea of the film was his, after all," he says.

Greedy for more So, now that the monkey is finally off his back he must be breathing a lot easier. We wonder if that would put extra pressure to live up to those lofty expectations. "For the record, it certainly completes me as an actor. It's the sort of thing that will look nice in biographies," he says laughing. "But it really does not change anything else. When you are signing a film you go for it based on a gut feel and then travel on that hope. But yes it has made me greedier for more," he confesses.

Miles to go But `Bunny', as he is fondly called, has his plate full at the moment. Having almost completed shooting for the sequel to Arya, he is currently shooting for two more films.

"I am very excited about Vedam. I have a very interesting role in it. The film is a story about five people. Something like this has never been attempted earlier in Telugu cinema. Besides, I have just begun shooting for an untitled film by Gunasekhar," he reveals.

That looks like a tight schedule. So, what's the motivation behind this new found multitasking? "I realised if I keep working on just one film a year I would have just worked on 10 films in 10 years. I want to be seen more often and try my hand at a variety of roles,"

he shares. Now, isn't that reason enough for Arjun's fans to rejoice?

> As good as it gets "It is overwhelming. This is the first time I am winning a best actor award in my career. I have had to wait six years for this, so it is very satisfying," beams an excited Arjun. One would have thought his portrayal of the annoying lover in Arya deserved an award. "It would be unfair to compare the two performances. I'd say both are on par. On a number scale I'd give both the performances 3.75 out of 5," he decides.

There is a sense of relaxed confidence about him, which is very appealing, to the women in particular. He can carry off whatever he wears with some panache. That, with a sense of humour to match can be a potent combination. Guess it’s easy to figure why he is the ladies’ man. On the dance floor, he exudes such infectious energy, they call him livewire. His sense of style has contributed to fashion in Telugu cinema and is right up there with the best ever.

Nizam - 6.5 crores - screening stopped (KCR Fasting break chesina roju and Bandh valla First week lo 1/12 days Nizam shows bandh , also 1st weekend December 5th 3 shows, (sat day) December 6th all shows (Sunday) Dec7th all shows (Monday) all are canceled Nizam Distributor Dil Raju who shared the rights along with Producer for 5.5 crores already recovered but estimated loss of profit 4- 5 crores in Nizam region only. Nizam area is one of the strong hold of Allu Arjun and the movie had faced severe breaks in even in first 10 days when the movie going with packed houses)

Ceded - 4.22 crs - Still Running

Utthar Andhra (Vizag Region) - 1.60cr - Still Running Sharat theater 13 lakshs share, venkteswara 13 lakhs share, Kameswari 7 lakhs 20 thousand shares (City only it the movie got 42 lakhs share)

Guntur - 1.27 crs - Still Running

Krishna - 1.15crs - Still Running

West - 1.21 crs - Still running

East - 1.08 crs - Still running

Nellore - 75 lakhs - Still running

Karnataka - 1.90 crs - Still Running

Chennai + North India - 40 lakhs - Still Running

20.08 crs (Estimated losses in the Andhra Region is 2 to 3 crores)
(Nizam + Andhra Region losses 6 to 8 crores)

(Overseas Collections, Audio Rights, Satellite Rights, And Kerala Rights (95 lakhs not included) All are about 7 crores )

Business Details: Expect Ceded and Nellore the producers not sold out the movie and most of the areas they released by their own. The movie is expected to collect few more crores share in further run. (Christmas, New Year holidays and Pongal holidays are going to fetch Arya 2. added advantage is no other big movie is releasing in near by due to bad situations placed in Andhra Pradesh. So Arya 2 is solo in the race. And the movie has recovered the budget. With the share of theatrical run only

Theatrical Share collected till now: 20.08 (Nov 27th to 24th Dec)

Estimated Share from further running: Minimum 3 crores

Amounts apart from theatrical share: about 7 crores

Total estimated Business: 30.08+ crores

Loss accrued from Nizam and Andhra Region (at least 5 crores)

This year Arundathi , Magadheera and Kick, the 3 movies are crossed 25 crores mark. Aarya 2 is the forth one in the path of 25crores of theatrical share . In spite of bandhs and strikes the movie crossed the 25 crores. Because of allu arjun performances great dances Sukumar direction combination and great success of audio by Devi Sri prasad.

There is a sense of relaxed confidence about him, which is very appealing, to the women in particular. He can carry off whatever he wears with some panache. That, with a sense of humour to match can be a potent combination. Guess it’s easy to figure why he is the ladies’ man. On the dance floor, he exudes such infectious energy, they call him livewire. His sense of style has contributed to fashion in Telugu cinema and is right up there with the best ever.

Despite facing heavy blockades in business in the Nizam area, Allu Arjun-starrer 'Arya-2' is all set to reap collections of Rs. 30 cr. in the coming days. The producers of the movie have told us that their film suffered a severe blow in the strongholds of the stylish star ever since shows have been cancelled in the area following the announcement of fasting by K Chandrasekhar Rao.

Yet the film collected Rs. 6.5 cr. in the area. In Ceded, which was bandh-battered for many days, the film grossed over Rs. 4 cr. with the Vizag area alone collecting Rs. 1.60 cr. Guntur, Krishna, West Godavari and East Godavari contributed between Rs. 1.08-1.27 cr. If the Karnataka market grossed Rs. 1.90 cr., Chennai and North India have contributed nearly half a crore.

However, owing to the suspension of screenings and bandhs, the film lost an estimated Rs. 6-8 cr. in the state. In this scenario, it is overseas collections, along with audio rights and Kerala release that saved the day for the film. Arya2's reported earnings from them is put at Rs. 7 cr.!

Christmas, New Year and Pongal seasons are touted to be coming as boon for it. Already, the theatrical collections are put at Rs. 21 cr. and further running is said to rake in Rs. 3 cr. With this, Arya2 will have been the biggest grosser for the year after 'Magadheera' and 'Arundhati'.

Producer Aditya Babu has voluntarily taking out Arya 2 movie from all theatres in Telangana following strong agitations in Telangana region. He said that he would re-release the movie when turmoil subsides and normalcy takes place in Telangana region.

Telangana activists have continued their attacks on film shooting even on second day. Yesterday Manchu Manoj was the victim and today it’s Allu Arjun. The shooting of ‘Varudu’ was going on at RFC and a group of TRS and ABVP activists have come all of a sudden and damaged the lights and camera. The crew has run away from the place with fear.

                                                                              

A few multiplexes and cinema theatres in Hyderabad on Wednesday stopped screening of Allu Arjun-starrer Arya 2 following a call given by the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Osmania University to boycott the movie in protest against the proposed hunger strike by Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) chief K Chiranjeevi for a unified Andhra Pradesh.

The JAC gave a call to boycott the films starring Chiranjeevi’s family members. At a few places, workers of Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) forced closure of shows of the film in the city.

“Though no formal instructions were issued to stop the screening, we decided to stop it on our own,” a staffer of Cine Planet multiplex at Kompally said. The Cine Planet cancelled all shows on Wednesday.

“A few TRS activists and affiliated wings came to the theatre around 10.30 am and demanded that the theatre be closed as Allu Arjun’s Arya 2 was being screened. We decided to stop the screening of the movie temporarily,” manager of Arjun theatre at Kukatpally, Ranganath said.

Arya 2 is being screened across 17 theatres in Hyderabad including Sandhya, Manju, Venkatareddy, Sri Ramulu, Sarada, Eswar, Bhujanga, Nagendra, Sri Krishna including Prasad’s IMAX, Big Cinema and Cine Planet multiplex theatres. Most of the theatre managements have sought the services of private security guards to screen the film.

Ramana, manager of Bhujanga theatre, where Arya 2 is being screened said that the theatre management plans to hire more security personnel from a private agency to continue the shows.

“About 50 per cent of the tickets were sold out for the morning and matinee shows and we screened the film today (Wednesday). However, we will be hiring more security personnel as a pre-cautionary measure,” he added.

Allu Arjun and Kajal Agarwal fans made a beeline in front of ticket counters for Arya 2 at Prasad IMAX, Big Cinemas, Ameerpet, Sri Ramulu theatre at Moosapet.

“There was no information about the boycott call for the movie. At least 60 per cent of the tickets were sold out for morning and matinee shows while we are giving tickets for first and second shows of Arya 2,” one of the staff members in Prasad’s Imax said.

Konisetti Raghu, who had bought tickets for first show at Prasad’s felt that political parties were trying to politicise even entertainment centres.

“People living in the State have been divided on regional lines. Why are political leaders spoiling our entertainment spots as well,” he wondered.

Stylish Star Allu Arjun's Varudu shooting last schedule is commencing from dec 18 in ramoji film city. director gunasekhar said "the shooting is complete except two songs which will shot from dec18, singitam srinivasa rao plays a guest role, actor arya is doing the villain character". universal media d.v.v.danaih said varudu will hit the screens as summer special of 2010 & entertain all sections of people.