Tashu Kaushik sponsors education of six-year-old
Southern actress Tashu Kaushik, who believes education is everyone's right, is sponsoring the education of a six-year-old girl through her association with an organisation working towards the betterment of underprivileged children.

Nagma approached for Teja's next
Popular actress Nagma, who once ruled the southern film industry in the '90s, has been approached to essay an important role in director Dharma Teja's upcoming, yet-to-be-titled Telugu project.

Music does not serve as narrative medium in southern cinema: Mahesh Shankar
Southern composer Mahesh Shankar, known for Telugu films such as "Vennela" and "Payanam", feels music in south cinema is still in the "break out and dance" form, but not used as an effective narrative medium.

Is Venkatesh keen to team up with Salman Khan?
Telugu actor Venkatesh Daggubati, who was recently seen bonding with Salman Khan here, reportedly wants to work with the Bollywood star in a Hindi film soon.

Ram Charan, Allu Arjun donate Rs.20 Lakh for Uttarakhand relief
Telugu actors Ram Charan Teja, son of actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi, and his cousin Allu Arjun chipped in Rs.10 lakh each towards the Uttarakhand disaster relief fund.

Rana Daggubati injured while rehearsing for 'Baahubali'
Actor Rana Daggubati faced minor injuries Saturday here while training for some stunt scenes on the sets of upcoming Telugu period-drama "Baahubali". He was rushed to a hospital and is fine now.

Failures help me return stronger: Meka Srikanth
With five back-to-back duds, Telugu actor Meka Srikanth's career might not be heading in the right direction, but his confidence hasn't taken a beating because he feels failures give him an opportunity to return stronger.

Ravi Babu yet to find actress for 'Avunu' Hindi remake
Even five months after he expressed an interest in remaking Telugu suspense-thriller "Avunu" in Hindi, filmmaker Ravi Babu hasn't succeeded in his endeavour to find a suitable female protagonist for the project.

31st birthday is special for Allari Naresh
Actor Allari Naresh, who turned 31 Sunday, says this will be a special birthday as it is coinciding with the audio launch of his upcoming Telugu romantic-comedy "Kevvu Keka".

Films on real incidents leave emotional effect: Telugu director
Sravan Raju, whose forthcoming Telugu directorial action-thriller "Aadhipathyam" is based on real incidents, says movies based on actual happenings help to connect with audiences on an emotional level.