TANU ROY IS DOING ITEM NUMBERS AND HAS THE GUTS TO SAY SHE DOESN'T HAVE A CHOICE

Here is one actress who takes life as it comes. And doesn't give us bakwas over whatever she has been doing. Tanu Roy, the heroine of Itlu Sravani Subramanyam, has been lying low for quite some time. Though the film catapulted Ravi Teja into the big league, poor Tanu couldn't cash in on her popularity. Her only notable films after Itlu... have been Anandam, where she did a decent role, and Manasantha Nuvve. After that, she was deserted by Dame Luck, and like others of her ilk, she ended up doing itsy-bitsy roles, which have been forgotten by the audiences. Naturally, she veered towards item numbers.

That is where we caught up with her while shooting for an item number for a Naresh starrer Pellikani Prasad. "I want to do good roles, but what do I do when I don't get roles that I aspire for, I have to settle for whatever I get," she says matter-of-factly and doesn't couch her 'item' act in what's-wrong-in-doing-item-numbers talk. Your frankness will take you a long way Tanu Roy.

Suhani is bitten by Mahesh Babu's style

Mahesh Babu has one more Tollywood babe drooling over him. Suhana, the Tooneega... Tooneega girl from Manasantha Nuvve, who has metamorphosed into a heroine now, says she loves Mahesh Babu's style (whatever that might mean) and his dialogue delivery. The Babu bomma -- she is making her debut in Bapu's film -- is surely sending feelers to the Tollywood filmmakers that she wants to act opposite Mahesh Babu, if only any one of them is listening. She has shot some stills recently for the promotion of her new film, and we must say she has some good navel to show. And any of you guys who is interesting in navel gazing, you must see the pictures. More on Suhani. The Pune girl has acted in some 40-odd films as a child artiste. Now she is 16, but has inherited the art of diplomacy is answering questions, I must say. Look at this: "I come from a conservative family. So I'll try as far as possible not to expose and do item numbers." What does 'as far as possible' mean, Suhani? If you get a chance opposite big stars like Mahesh Babu, you don't mind exposing? Stop beating about the bush and say what's in your mind, Suhani?