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 Though director Teja's 'Jayam' gave her a strong foothold in the industry and Vikram's 'Aparichitudu' made her one of the top heoines, Sada couldn't cash in on the films. She did several other films including Balakrishna's 'Veerabhadra' but none of them could come near the above two in attracting the masses. But, however, Sada has no regrets. "I never planned a career in films. But I take in my stride whatever comes," she says. Presently shooting for director K Vijayabhaskar's 'Classmates', the actress says, "Acting in 'Classmates' was like going back to my college days. I enjoyed the role immensely." She is also appearing in R G Vs bilingual flick with Madhavan, and a cameo in Megastar Chiranjeevi's 'Shankardada Zindabad'. Interestingly, the actress doesn’t like partying, despite hailing from Mumbai. "I love to stay at home and spend time with my family," she winds up.
Venkatesh is full of confidence
"All my films that revolve around women could strike a chord with the audience. Given the director’s efforts in narrating the film, interesting title and Yuvan Shankar Raja’s flair for music, the film 'Adavari Matalaku Arthale Verule' (AMAV), will certainly appeal to the audience," said actor Venkatesh at the audio release function of the film. The film's release was delayed due to the actor's injury in January. Director Selvaraghavan of 'Brindavan Colony 7/G' fame says, "I like the way Venkatesh steps into the shoes of the character and I am fortunate to have worked with him." He adds that, "I love to watch director K Viswanath's films and working with him in the film was a pleasant and learning experience." Actresses Trisha, Charmme, Priyamani and Sonia Agarwal brought colour to the event. Producers D Ramanaidu, Dil Raju, M S Raju, Sravanthi Ravi Kishore and director B Gopal were also present at the event.
Neelakanta gears up for next venture
Neelakanta, the director behind women-oritented films, 'Show' and 'Missamma', is here again. Now he is gearing up to direct a film tentatively titled 'Mr Medhavi'. Raja plays the hero while Genelia is making her comeback as heroine after her recent hit 'Bommarillu'. Once Raja completes his shooting schedule of Priyadarshan Ram's 'Toss', the film will commence shooting in the first week of May. It is to be produced by C C Reddy of Visu Consultants. C C Reddy has earlier produced 'Gowtham SSC' and 'Roommates'. As this national award-winning director's last film 'Nandanavanam 120 KM' didn't do well, it remains to be seen how he makes a comeback.
Linguswamy forays into Telugu filmdom
On the one side Prince Mahesh Babu is going on with his hectic shooting schedules of 'Athidi' and on the other, directors and producers are making a beeline for the actor. While Sumanth Arts' 'Hare Rama Hare Krishna' and SriDurga Arts' 'Mirchi' are waiting for the actor's film to be completed, another Tamil director, Linguswamy, is getting the script ready for the actor. Linguswamy is currently directing Vikram's 'Bhima'. He has earlier directed Madhavan's 'Run' and Vishal's 'Pandem Kodi'. Bollywood glamour doll Amrita Rao is the heroine in 'Athidi'. Mega Super Good Films is going to produce this Linguswamy directed movie.
Bold and beautiful Kousha
She likes to sizzle the screen and doesn’t’ hesitate to appear scantily dressed if the situation demands. Kousha, who rose from a dancer to an actress with her Telugu flick 'Premayanamaha' says, "I have worked for all the top choreographers in Bollywood, but never had any idea that one day I would become a heroine," she discloses. She is bold and beautiful and appears in a hot scene in a bikini in E V Vs 'Attili Satti Babu'. Hailing from Mumbai, Kousha says, "I don’t see any reason in objecting to wearing bikinis or acting in kissing scenes. As long as it is part of the plot, I don’t mind doing them. It is like any other emotion. I want to give the audience that extra kick by setting the screen on fire," says Kousha. She is presently acting in a period film, 'Buddha', as Yashodhara and suspense thriller 'Mantra' with
Charmme.
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