Brother follows in RP's footsteps

RP Patnaik's brother Gautham Patnaik's directorial debut Keratam is all set to hit the marquee soon. Like his brother who debuted with (the very forgettable) Andamaina Manasulo and fizzled out after Broker, Gautham is directing a message-oriented film. The film is a remake of the Kannada film Josh. It stars Siddharth Rajkumar (cousin of Prabhas) in the lead.

Mahesh endorsing Brand Thaman

It is not unusual to see top heroes pushing the careers of talent dear to them. We detect it easily and the media talks about it widely when a male star props up a heroine by promoting his muse film after film.

Will Dookudu be different?

Sreenu Vaitla may be someone who is hailed as a safe commercial director, but it is also true that he has repeated ideas by making some cosmetic changes to the same formula. Dhee, followed by Ready and Namo Venkatesa, were almost similar, and the latter two were liked mainly because they had comedy, not for any novelty.

Prakash Raj to strike like Dhoni

True to his style, actor-producer Prakash Raj is all set to try something challenging. He will direct a bi-lingual film (in Telugu and Tamil), which will be produced by RR Movie Makers. Details of cast and subject have not been revealed as yet.

All Venky wants is good scripts

If there is any hero who has had the maximum success rate when it comes to re-makes, it is Victory Vekatesh. Gemini, Gharshana, Vasantham, Sankranthi and Eenadu are just a few films that Venky remade popularly. Even his current project, tentatively titled as The Bodyguard, is a remake of a Malayalam hit.