IT IS NOT EASY TO BE CHIRANJEEVI'S SON, AND RAM CHARAN TEJA IS FEELING JITTERY TOO OVER CHIRUTHA'S RELEASE

It is one of the biggest debuts in the Telugu film industry in recent times. When other star sons like Nagarjuna, Venkatesh, Balakrishna and even Mahesh Babu made their debut, they were greeted with a mix of objective optimism. And the fanfare was definitely muted when compared with the debut of Chiranjeevi's son Ram Charan Teja.

Ram Charan is all set to hit the screen tomorrow. And he has already become something of a legend. For the simple reason that he is the son of Chiranjeevi, the megastar who trailed a blaze for three decades. And still continues to command a huge following.

And it is not an easy task for anyone to make a debut with such huge expectations riding on him. And naturally Ram Charan Teja is feeling jittery too.

Talking to NDTV on the eve of the release of his film, Ram Charan admits he is tense about Friday when his debut film, Chirutha releases in 650 theatres worldwide.

Says the 22-year-old actor, "I would want to see how Chiranjeevi's son is performing. What does he have to give us? Is he going to reach his fans' expectations? Does he have anything in him apart from being Chiranjeevi's son?," says Ram Charan.

Charan is himself a huge fan of Chiranjeevi, the star, and he does not want his father to look for different kind of roles, just because his son is donning the greasepaint as well.

"I want to still see him in the funny massy roles, where he gets to dance with two or more beautiful heroines in one movie, and I want him to stay like that," said Ram Charan.

Chiranjeevi's family is truly the first family of Telugu cinema, as his father-in-law Allu Ramalingaiah was a veteran character actor and both brother Pawan Kalyan and nephew Allu Arjun are established actors.

But this son-rise will be the star's biggest test off-screen.

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WHAT ARE THE TOLLYWOOD STARS DOING TO EMULATE RAJNIKANTH AS THE IRREPLACEABLE ICON?

Rajnikanth has been making waves the world over with his latest film Sivaji: The Boss. What are the Tollywood stars -- Chiranjeevi, Balakrishna, Venkatesh, Nagarjuna, Pavan Kalyan, Prabhas, Allu Arjun, Siddharth, Sivaji, et al -- doing to become icons in the mould of Rajnikanth?

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HEADLINES OF THE DAY

* Pavan Kalyan off to Singapore for a summer holiday

* Shreya puts her foot down to a kissing scene with actor Emraan Hashmi

* Mallika Sherawat wants to excel in lady villain roles. Any takers?

* Controversy over the title Gazni in Bollywood

* Mumaith Khan wants to do more than item numbers. Is anyone listening?

* Audio of Gopichand-Anoushka stareer Lakshyam to be released soon

JUST FOR LAUGHS

The scene took place in Hyderabad. The producer of a low-budget film is trying to convince the newly-hired director of the quality of the work by telling him the big names they've gotten for the cast.
"First of all," he tells him, "We've got Kalyan in the lead."
The director is surprised, "You got Pavan Kalyan?"
"Well, no," the producer responds, "We got Kalyan Mohan, he's a distant cousin who lives in Tirupati, but he's very up and coming. And besides, we've also got Junior."
"You got Junior NTR?" the director asks.
"No, we got Junior Venu Madhav, but he's very talented and has lots of acting experience from years of stage appearances as mimicry artiste." "But," he says enthusiastically, "we've got Aishwarya, and that too in a singing role."
"Aishwarya Rai?" he asks.
"No, Aishwarya, the former heroine," the producer responds. "But she's got a great voice. And we've got Babu."
By this time, the director is not surprised any more, and decides to go in for the least of the popular names.
"You got Mohan Babu?" the director asks.
"Yeah," the producer replies glumly, "we got Mohan Babu."

HEADLINES OF THE DAY

* Today is Junior NTR's birthday. The actor may come out with an interesting announcement on his new film Yamadonga, which all his fans are looking forward to

* Rajnikanth's Shivaji is not releasing on May 31, but postponed to June 15

* Mukesh Rishi will be the villain in Pavan Kalyan's new film

* Bunty aur Babli to be remade in Telugu. Who is going to do it?

* Rajashekhar is going to don a new police get-up in a film to be directed by Jeevitha

HEADLINES OF THE DAY

* Director Raghava goes on a honeymoon six months after marriage. Sounds funny but true

* A huge set worth Rs 60 lakh has been erected Hyderabad for Pavan Kalyan's new film

* Rajnikant's Shivaji clears the censors and is all set to release by the end of the month

* Genelia is back to where she belongs, Mollywood, where she is making waves