Under the RAYSUN Productions banner, produced by Gopi Krishna J and directed by NRI woman filmmaker Radhika Jayanthi, the intense first look of young hero Karthik Jayanthi from the upcoming Telugu film Rayavalasa has been released.

Rayavalasa, the debut project of RAYSUN Productions, brings a heart-touching story inspired by village life and real-life incidents, marking a unique attempt in the Telugu film industry. Produced by Gopi Krishna J, the film is a testament to his vision of encouraging fresh talent. Despite being a debut producer, Gopi Krishna successfully managed the entire production with dedication, planning, and commitment.

Director Radhika Jayanthi, who arrived from the USA with the aim of presenting rural stories reflecting village life and human emotions, completed the shoot in a single schedule—a testament to her team’s effort and dedication. As an award-winning director, Radhika blended a global touch with local authenticity to make the story even more special. DOP Kittu delivers stunning visuals, while writer Rakhi crafted a compelling village-based story with strong characters and layered emotions, which director Radhika Jayanthi skillfully adapted into a visually striking screenplay.

Introducing Karthik as the hero and unveiling him as the “Nava Yuva Kathanayakudu” (New Young Hero) has received excellent response from audiences. Raised in the USA, Karthik has performed on numerous stages as a singer, acted in web series, short films, and several private albums, and showcased his talent as a writer, lyricist, and dancer. Rayavalasa presents his complete versatility to audiences in a unique debut effort.

The tagline “Love Tied by Fate” beautifully reflects the story’s emotions, and the title design impresses with its uniqueness. The grand launch of the hero and title at a college event immediately drew attention from audiences and film personalities. Based on real-life incidents, the story revolves around Raju, a rice mill owner, whose life with family, friends, and village children takes unexpected turns when the heroine enters the picture. With a mix of emotions, action, and music, Rayavalasa promises a complete entertainer for the audience.

Heroine Sreesha Nulu joins Karthik on screen after completing other projects, playing an important and memorable role. The film also features senior actors Annapurnamma, Anita Chowdary, Jayaprakash, Ravi Varma, Kashi Viswanath, and talented performers Trinadh Rao, Suhas, Kancherapalem Raju, Mrudula, Gandhi, Lakshman, and London in pivotal roles.

Music director Arjun Bala (Canada) provides a fresh background score along with captivating songs. Lyrics are penned by Poornachari, Karthik Jayanthi, and Tarun Saidul, with vocals by Rahul Sipligunj, Dhanunjay, Rohit Paritala, Ramya Behara, Sahithi Chaganti, Soujanya Bhagavatula, Vagdevi, Arjun, and Karthik Jayanthi.

With its first look creating strong anticipation, Rayavalasa positions director Radhika Jayanthi and hero Karthik Jayanthi as promising talents in the Telugu cinema industry.

Cast: Hero & Heroine : Karthik Jayanthi, Sreesha Nulu | Senior Actors: Annapurnamma, Anita Chowdary, Jayaprakash, Ravi Varma, Kashi Viswanath, Trinadh Rao, Kancharapalem Raju | New Talent : Suhas, Mridula, Gandhi, Lakshman, London

Technical Crew:
Screenplay & Direction: Radhika Jayanthi
Producer: Gopi Krishna J
Story & Dialogues: Rakhi A
Music: Arjun Bala
Cinematography: V.R.K. Naidu (Kittu)
Editing: Garry B.H.
Fights: Mallesh Shalion
Choreography: Raj Pyde
Costume Designers : Rupa/Kiran
Production Designer: Sai
PRO: Vamsi-Shekhar
Digital: Prasanth Gupta

Ranabaali is an exciting film starring Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna, directed by Rahul Sankrityan. It is being produced on a prestigious scale by Mythri Movie Makers, with T-Series presenting the project. Producers Naveen Yerneni and Y. Ravi Shankar are backing the film with a high budget. The movie is slated for a grand worldwide release on September 11.

Recently, the Anantapur schedule was successfully wrapped up. During the shoot, local residents and fans showed immense affection toward Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna. Fans organized bike rallies to express their admiration for Vijay. He also met his Rayalaseema fans at a special fan meet, where he shared that whenever he comes to the region for shooting, it feels like returning to his hometown, adding that he carries a “Seema feeling” within him. The schedule concluded with many emotional moments.

In this film, Vijay Deverakonda will be seen as a warrior named Ranabaali, while Rashmika Mandanna plays the character Jayamma. The movie is set in the 19th century, between 1854 and 1878, during British rule, and is based on real historical events. It is being made as a grand pan-India project.

Cast:
Vijay Deverakonda, Rashmika Mandanna, Arnold Vosloo, and others

Technical Team:
Banner: Mythri Movie Makers
Presentation: Gulshan Kumar, Bhushan Kumar, T-Series Films
Producers: Naveen Yerneni, Ravi Shankar
Story & Direction: Rahul Sankrityan
Co-Producers: Anurag Parvathaneni, Shiv Chanana
CEO: Cherry
Music: Ajay–Atul
Director of Photography: Nirav Shah
Writer: Pramod Thammineni
Production Designer: Shivam Rao Nagasani
Editor: Karthik Srinivas R
Chief Executive Producer: R. Chandrasekhar
Executive Producer: Chembolu Sai Aditya
Choreography: Kruti Mahesh
Costume Designer: Archana Rao
Art Director: Vitthal Kosanam
VFX Supervisor: Sunil Raju Chinta
Action Choreographers: Yannick Ben, Andy Long Nguyen, Robin Subbu
Sound Designer: Raghunath Kemishetti
Publicity Designer: Kabilan Chelliah
PRO: GSK Media (Suresh – Sreenivas)
Marketing: First Show

CROSSES ₹950 CRORES (INDIA NETT) BY END OF WEEK 2

CONTINUES RECORD-SMASHING GLOBAL RUN, GROSSING ₹1,500 CRORES WORLDWIDE

Jio Studios & B62 Studios’ Aditya Dhar directorial #DhurandharTheRevenge continues its historic box-office domination, now just inches away from the coveted ₹1,000 Crore nett milestone in India, earning a phenomenal ₹961 Crores nett by the end of Week 2, a feat never achieved at this pace before.

Globally, the film continues to soar with a staggering ₹1,501 Crores worldwide gross, underlining its extraordinary international dominance as well.

Within just two weeks, it also emerged as the biggest Indian grosser, redefining global benchmarks for Indian cinema.

After a thunderous opening and a record second weekend, the film has held exceptionally strong through the weekdays of Week 2 (Monday to Thursday), delivering remarkable collections and maintaining its dominance across India and key international markets.

BREAK-UP (INDIA)

WEEK 1 TOTAL (8 DAYS) – ₹690.00 Cr (nett)
Second Weekend Total – ₹177.00 Cr

WEEK 2 WEEKDAYS

Day 12 – Monday – ₹26 Cr
Day 13 – Tuesday – ₹28 Cr
Day 14 – Wednesday – ₹21 Cr
Day 15 – Thursday – ₹19 Cr

Week 2 Total – ₹271 Cr

India NBOC – ₹961.00 Cr

India GBOC – ₹1,134 Cr

OVERSEAS
Week 1 + Week 2 – ₹367 Cr

GROSS BOX OFFICE WORLDWIDE

₹1,501 CRORES

Dhurandhar The Revenge — Record Run

• Biggest Hindi opener of all time
• Highest paid previews ever
• Biggest opening weekend worldwide
• Highest first week collections
• Highest second week collections
• Fastest film to ₹1000 Crores globally
• Fastest 100 cr, 200 cr, 300 cr, 400 cr, 500 cr, 600 cr, 700 cr, 800 cr & 900 cr
• Biggest Indian film ever in overseas markets (within Week 1)
• Highest grossing Indian film in North America
• Surpassed Dhurandhar Part 1 overseas lifetime in just 10 days

“Pochamma” is set to premiere on aha starting from April 17th

The leading Telugu OTT platform aha is bringing a brand-new web series titled “Pochamma” to its subscribers. This mystical thriller features Ambati Arjun, Sri Pooja Reddy, and Sneha in key roles. The series is produced by Shruti Naidu under the Shruti Naidu Chitra banner and directed by Ramesh Indra.

Speaking after releasing the glimpse, director Buchi Babu Sana said:
“The glimpse of ‘Pochamma’ web series is next level. I got goosebumps just watching it. Some things you can sense beforehand, and this series has a very positive vibe like that. When it comes to village deities, we naturally feel both fear and respect, and all of that is well reflected in this glimpse. I sincerely hope ‘Pochamma’ becomes a big hit and that the entire team earns great recognition. All the best to everyone.” The blockbuster director best wishes and the unveil raised the buzz for this series.

The glimpse showcases a blend of thrilling and divine elements. It intriguingly portrays how the goddess Pochamma punishes those who underestimate her power and protects those who worship her. The background score composed by LV Muthuganesh stands out as a major highlight. A powerful dialogue stating that Pochamma knows how to protect, how to torment, and if necessary, how to kill, gives a strong indication of the intense nature of the series. This mystical thriller is expected to engage audiences who enjoy such content.

Star cast : Sangeeth Shobhan (Lead Actor),Nayan Sarika (Lead Actress)Vennela Kishore,Ashish Vidyarthi,Brahmaji,Tanikella Bharani,Getup Srinu, Annapurna

Producer: Niharika Konidela and Umesh Kumar Bansal

Music Director: Anudeep Dev

Cinematographer: Raju Eduro

Editor: Anwar Ali

Director: Manasa Sharma

Release date: 3rd April 2026

Coming to the story the film its a comedy horror film set up in a village backdrop and the villagers have the belief from ancient times that there is a ferocious demon in the fort in the outskirts of the village.Whenever the demon sends signals, the villagers have to send human and goat sacrifices otherwise the demon will be angry and destroy the village, currently the village is headed by Ashish Vidyarthi and Bramhaji.

Veera Babu(Sangeeth Sobhan) comes to the same village from the U.S to visit his grandma and to connect with his previous love.

In his village journey he finds his new love Nayan Sarika village priest Chary(Tannikela Bharani) daughter,he gets framed in a murder case  and his passport gets seized, and in the process of proving his innocence he becomes bait for the the Demon.

The rest of the story is Sangeeth Shoban’s journey in the  fort as bait , his meeting Veenala Kishore in an eerie fort and how they conquer Demon with the help of Getup Seenu and Subba Lakshmi (Nayan Sarika) who later join them in the fort.

The first half is amateurish,silly and superstitious, the real story is in the second half.

Director Manasa Sharma failed to stick to one genre and tell the story, Getup seenu did an okay job as sidekick to Sangeeth Shoban in his scary ghost journey.

Fort setting is good dark,eerie and scary similar to Hindi movie Stree.

Sangeet Shobhan did well in his role with greater ease.

Tanikella Bharani is okay in his short role as priest exploiting superstitious weakness of villagers, Nayan Sarika did well as the love interest of Shoban.

The storyline is partially similar to the Hindi movie Stree where Protagonist questions existence of ghosts/demons and later gets entangled in to fight with Spirit/Demon.

First half was a big letdown, second half is okay with shock values, scary settings and demon episodes.

Rating : 2/5

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Encouraging new talent, actor Kiran Abbavaram is producing this film under his KA Productions banner in association with Sumaira Studios. Teja Velpucharla is serving as co-producer. With this movie, Sai Tej and Veda Jalandharr are making their debut as lead actors. V. Muniraju is also being introduced as a director with this project. Set against a village backdrop, “Thimmarajupalli TV” is a period drama gearing up for a grand theatrical release on April 17th.

The overseas release of the film will be handled by Shloka Entertainments and Vibrant Cinemas. These distribution companies, known for delivering several successful films to international audiences, have come forward with strong confidence in the content of “Thimmarajupalli TV.” The promotional material has already generated curiosity among viewers.

Cast:
Sai Tej, Veda Jalandharr, Pradeep Kotte, Swathi Karimireddy, Amma Ramesh, Satyanarayana, Lathish, and others.

Technical Team:
Costume Designer – Vishalya
Art Director – Sudheer Macharla
Business Head & Marketing – Chavan
Creative Producer – Ritikesh Gorak
Executive Producer – KL Madan
Director of Photography – Akshay Ram Podishetty
Music – Vamsikanth Rekhana
CEO – Rahasya Kiran
PRO – GSK Media (Suresh – Sreenivas)
Co-Producer – Teja Velpucharla
Producer – Kiran Abbavaram
Story, Editing & Direction – V. Muniraju