South Entertainment Highlights: Mahesh Babu's Gunturu Kaaram Teaser Response; Nikhil Siddharth 20 Announced!

Natural star Nani, who hit the screens this summer with his career's best film to date, Dasara, earned a blockbuster by investing his confidence in Srikanth Odela, a debut director. Accordingly, the director, who was an assistant to Sukumar B, delivered at the box office in the most unexpected way. On June 1, Srikanth Odela tied the knot with the love of his life. A picture from his wedding ceremony went viral after Nani himself shared one, and informed the world about the same. He wrote, "Mana @odela_srikanth pelli chesukunnadu :) Send all your love and blessings ♥️," (sic)

Prime Video made an exciting announcement regarding the global digital premiere of the Telugu action thriller "Ugram" on June 2. Directed by Vijay Kanakamedala and produced by Sahu Garapati and Harish Peddi, this highly anticipated film stars Allari Naresh, Mirnaa Menon, Indraja, and Sharath Lohitashwa. Prime Video has secured the exclusive rights to bring this thrilling cinematic experience to audiences worldwide.

The latest youthful entertainer Mem Famous won the appreciation of Tollywood's bigwigs like superstar Mahesh Babu. Although the movie is reviewed to be a sloppy film at parts, the efforts, story, screenplay, and direction of Sumanth Prabhas, who wrote and directed the film along with playing the lead role, is receiving appreciation. The movie achieved break-even in six days and stood as the 13th cleanest hit of Tollywood in 2023.

Tollywood's hottest couple Varun Tej Konidela and actress Lavanya Tripathi are reportedly about to exchange rings on June 9 in Hyderabad. The wedding date is yet to be announced. Meanwhile, for the traditional Telugu-style engagement ceremony, all of the Allu and mega family members including Ram Charan, Upasana, Allu Arjun, and Sai Dharam Tej are expected to be present. The event will be a close family affair.

Pan-India star Prabhas' upcoming film Adipurush, a mythological fantasy drama directed by Om Raut, is set for a huge theatrical release on June 16. The makers of the film are bucked up for the humongous release. The sheer scale of the film and its budget itself is a pivotal factor to estimate the grandeur of the film and its release. Ahead of the film's release all over the world in five languages, the makers have announced a pre-release event on June 6, in Tirupati. For the upcoming big day, the stage is getting bigger and better. There are going to be about 200 singers and 200 dancers flown in from Mumbai. Elaborate and special fireworks have been commissioned for the event. The insider bird also suggests that the makers are looking to get the fireworks customized and planned for them, which chant Jai Shriram after they erupt in colours.

One of the wings of the Andhra Pradesh government that looks into the entertainment industry, AP State Fibernet Limited, is all set to launch an interesting initiative. The initiative is titled 'First Day-First Show' and allows viewers and film buffs to watch the new releases' first day-first show at their homes. Through this program, one can watch the movies that hit the screens for a nominal price of Rs 99, which is valid for only 24 hours. The new program will be launched in Vishakapatnam on June 2.

The much-anticipated and awaited movie of the Tollywood superstar Mahesh Babu SSMB 28's title reveal and glimpse was unveiled on May 31, remembering the legendary Superstar Krishna. Titled Gunturu Kaaram, the movie, which is written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas, has background score and music by S Thaman. Thaman is one of the musicians who signs more films simultaneously in Tollywood. However, many a time fans and music lovers recognized his 'inspiration' and 'lifted' music from others' work, this time, fans pointed out the similarity between Gunturu Kaaram's glimpse score and Ram Pothineni-Boyapati Srinu's film, 'Boyapati RAPO.' Twitter is abuzz with several comparison memes and jokes about the same.