DALER MEHNDI LENDS HIS VOICE TO JUNIOR NTR IN YAMADONGA

The Bolo Tara Tara fame, Daler Mehndi, has caught the fancy of Tollywood now. He has sung a song for the NTR-starrer Yamadonga. The song goes like this "Nuvvante padi padi chasta...". The picturisation of the song is currently underway in Hyderabad. We don't know for sure which heroine is featured in the song opposite NTR. For currently, there are two leading ladies in the film -- Priyamani and Mamata Mohandas. The Bhangra/pop singer has sung in Telugu for the first film. Already there are huge expectations from the film, and S S Rajamouli and NTR are keen on making this film a hit at any cost. For both of them, who are facing a rough patch, this film is an acid test. So they are not taking any chances at all, and are ensuring there is novelty in the songs, in the dialogues and in the picturisation. We hear that some real dialogues with some real punch have been written for the film. And NTR has really done some hard work to make it a rabble rouser. Meanwhile, Daler Mehndi has recently come out with a new album after quite a gap. And, we hear, the album is catching up fast. Let's hope he will sing many songs to come in the Telugu film industry.

HEADLINES OF THE DAY

* Nitin's Takkari, to be directed by Amma Rajashekhar, will commence shooting from June 11

* Vikram's Bheema, which dark unberbelly of society, has almost completed shooting. Trisha is the heorine of the film

* Allare Allari, starring Venu, Allari Naresh, Parvati Melton and Mallika Kapoor, is slated for release on June 22. Muppalaneni Siva is the director of the film

* Siva Balaji's film, Podarillu, which has Neha Pendse as the heroine, has completed shooting and is set for release by the end of the month

* Manchukurise Velalo... has gone to picturise songs in Kodailanal and other hill stations around it

Bravo! Melton baby, keep it up!!

You need to have guts to say no to a top producer in Tollywood. Especially when it is Rama Naidu, you need to have all the more courage to refuse to budge from your stubborn position. But Parvati Melton did just that. When the makers of Madhumasam (produced by Rama Naidu) wanted her to strip a little more for her role in the film, she coolly said that it wasn't needed and that she would make up for it with her histrionic talents. They tried various means to pursuade her but she said no with such final authority that they had to give in to her. Now that the film has been released, she says she says she feels vindicated by her stand. Bravo! Melton, keep it up. Hope we have more gals like you in the industry.