Venkatesh teams up with Nayantara yet again

The latest updates from the Telugu film industry.

After a super-successful Drushyam and Gopala Gopala, Venkatesh will team up with director Maruthi for his next film. It will be produced by Suryadevara Naga Vamsi.

Nayantara has been cast opposite Venky -- this is her third film with him after Lakshmi and Thulasi.

This film will be launched on December 16.

Ghibran, the composer behind Run Raja Run and the latest release, Cheekati Rajyam will compose the music.

S Vivek Anand is the cinematographer and Uddav will be editing the film.

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Nandini Reddy’s next film is Kalyana Vaibhogame

BV Nandini Reddy is back with another film Kalyana Vaibhogame after Jabardasth.

The talented auteur, who made an impactful debut with Ala Modalaindi, has chosen Naga Shourya, Malvika Nair and Pearle Maaney for Kalyana Vaibhogame.

The film is being produced by KL Damodar Prasad of Sri Ranjith Movies, who had produced her maiden film. Kalyana Vaibhogame is a romantic family entertainer with a lot of humour.

Kalyan Koduri scores the music, GVS Raju handles the camera and the editor is Juanid Siddiqui. The film, which is currently under post-production, is slated for release in December.

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Telugu film produced and shot in Canada

Uday Productions, a Canadian-based film production company, has launched their maiden production -- a Telugu film titled Ramasakkani Rakumarudu.

Tipped to be a romantic comedy, the film marks the debut of Uday and Sapna. Directed by newcomer Uday Kalluri, Ramasakkani Rakumarudu is the first Canadian Telugu film set in Canada.

Renowned singer Hema Chandra will compose the music.

The film is a "message-oriented multicultural film portraying social and cultural differences affecting relationships amongst immigrant parents and their children," says Uday Kalluri. "The film is a fun-filled family entertainer encapsulated with romance, comedy, drama and also conveys a great message to the NRI audience. The film has a run time of about 150 minutes and the album has three songs."

The shooting of the film has been wrapped up and the post production formalities are in full swing.

Producer Harika Kalluri plans to release the film in January, during the Sankranti festival. 

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Sundeep Kishan in Neram’s Telugu remake

Hit Malayalam film Neram, starring Nivin Pauly and Nazriya, is now being remade in Telugu with Sundeep Kishan.

Pixel Dreams India P Ltd, headed by Sudhakar Cherukuri, is venturing into the Telugu Film Industry with this edge-of-the-seat thriller.

The movie is presented by Anil Sunkara on AK Entertainments India P Ltd banner. Anil Kanneganti of Mr Nokia will direct the film, while Sai Karthik will compose the music.

B Rajasekhar has been roped in as the director of Photography, while Prasanna of Cinema Choopistha Mama will pen the dialogues.

The film, tentatively titled 123, is scheduled to go on the floors on December 12, and is slated for a summer release.