HEADLINES OF THE DAY

* Poori Jagannadh-Dil Raju's film has been titled Bangaru Lokam

* Rajnikant's Shivaji clears the censors, gets a U certificate

* The shooting of Dubai Seenu is finally over

* Sivaji's Nee Navve Chaalu is releasing on May 26

* Tamil director Shankar's Vaiyil screened at Cannes

* Yamadonga audio to release on June 15

* Venkat Akkineni will wield the megaphone very soon

* Veduka, starring Raja and Poonam Bajwa, is releasing on May 31

* Similarly, Srikanth's Operation Duryodhana is also releasing on the same day, May 31

* Venu Madhav's Bhukailas completes censor formalities

Will Srikanth manage to hang on?

Srikanth is desperately trying to keep his on-the-verge-of-drowning career afloat in the wake of the onslaught of younger heroes who have been sweeping the Telugu film industry like a tsunami sending tremors in the hearts of the ageing-and-refuse-to-leave-the-industry superstars. From NTR to Prabhas, from Mahesh Babu to Allu Arvind and even Ram and Siddharth have been flying high creating a niche for themselves. The reasons are many. But the most important is their freshness. And, of course, their ability to strike a chord with the younger directors. Coming to Srikanth, he has been clutching on to the straws, literally, and has been desperately trying to make himself noticed with his trademark comedy films with his trademark directors. But the land under his feet is fast slipping away. So he thought he would do something different before he fades away from the industry. Of course, it is just a euphimism for his unemployment. And for that, he has even shaven his head and is now sporting a barely-grown-hair-on-his-head look for his new film 'Operation Duryodhana'. Incidently, the film is directed by Posani Krishna Murali, and looking from the likes of it, it appears as if the theme is written keeping Srihari in mind. We will come to that later. The film has some really hard-hitting political dialogues questioning the system and its deviation from the Constitution, in typical Posani style. But will Srikanth be able to deliver? That is the million dollar question.