A quick look at everything making news in the world of cinema today!
Kamal Haasan, who is set to embark on his political journey from February 21 in Ramanathapuram, paid Rajinikanth and DMK supremo M Karunanidhi a visit on Sunday. Speaking to the media after meeting Rajinikanth, Haasan said that he was meeting those he liked, ahead of the launch of his political party.
Read more about Sunday’s meeting here.
Telugu comedian and TV artiste, Gundu Hanumantha Rao, died early this morning in SR Nagar, Hyderabad. He was 61. According to reports, the actor had been suffering heart-related ailments for a while. In his career, Rao had won three Nandi Awards from the Andhra Pradesh government for his work.
Varalaxmi Sarathkumar will share screen space with her father, Sarath Kumar, in Pamban. Directed by Venkatesh, the film’s cast includes Champika and Srikanth Deva.
Happy to announce that I will be acting along side my father @realsarathkumar in #Pamban directed by @venkateshdirect super excited to share screen space with u daddy.. all the best to the entire team..!! pic.twitter.com/KD3eYY4Dgz
— varu sarathkumar (@varusarath) February 18, 2018
Other updates
On Saturday, the Hyderabad Police questioned filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma about his film, God, Sex & Truth, starring American adult star Mia Malkova. Reports suggested that RGV had denied directing and producing the movie and that it was only the concept to which he’d contributed. This questioning comes soon after RGV was booked by the Central Crime Station (CCS) under Section 67 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 for publishing or transmitting obscene material in electronic form.
Meanwhile, he took to Twitter to rubbish these reports.
For all those false news circulating that I have denied making #GodSexTruth,its only a production and technical process that I was detailing ..How can I deny when I am credited in the film? https://t.co/eJrULnCBUJ
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) February 19, 2018
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