SPB gor infected at TV reality shoot - Mammooty- Nivin Pauly greets Chiru on 65th B'Day

 

A shoot of a TV reality show in Hyderabad was the place from where SPB got the virus and many musicians who took part in the shoot had tested positive is a testimony to the flaws in the permissions granted. The plight of actor who gets tested positive receives no support from the production company or team  is evident from the plight of veteran actress Siva Parvathy. The shooting permission rules only specifies about the number of technicians on the sets and other standard procedures. It does not ask for a test report for COVID from those taking part in the shoot. The testing of singer Malavika and her declared positive has only brought this anomaly to light. Malavika says that her entire family stayed at home for past 5 months and that she was tested positive on August 8^th, Staying at home does not guarantee  immunity from the virus and if she had not taken the test, she would continue to be COVID free even now.  Her  defense that  she was not COVID 19 positive when she took part in the reality show shoot on July31st at Hyderabad with SPB does not hold water. She says that only after August 5^th (day SPB was tested positive) that she, her father-mother and husband- daughter took the test. On 8^th , she ,her parents and daughter  were tested positive and on 19^th, her father was admitted to the hospital. She says that many on the sets had tested positive. She said SPB messaged her -‘I was very tired; I have been shooting for 4 days continuously and don’t forget my age.’

Her FB posts says - Samajavaragamana SPBalu Garu's episode was shot on July 30th with many singers like Hemachandra, Anudeep, Pranavi and Lipsika and on 31st with Karunya, Damini, Satya Yamini, Vasa Pavani and Malavika. I happen to be one of the 4 female singers on the second day of the shoot. Had I been positive I could have easily passed it on to the 3 other female singers or the anchor with whom I shared the makeup room.My sister is not a singer and she lives in the Usa, how and why will she sing in that show? Ever since lockdown my husband has been "working from home", my elderly parents have not even stepped into the "corridor" for walking and stayed indoors for the past 5 months. We have NOT had a maid for the past 5 months to reduce the risk of corona. I have a 2 year old daughter and have been extremely cautious and not stepped out for any recording or show or shoot in the last 5 months. This TV show was the first time I stepped out of my house with a shield in my car between me and my driver. That is the level of caution I have carried through this lockdown”.

Siva Parvathy, the senior Telugu character artiste, who has done a number of movies and TV serials, has been battling COVID-19. "I have been suffering from coronavirus. For ten days, I reached a critical stage and got discharged only yesterday from a hospital (in Hyderabad). The whole world knows that COVID-19 can be fatal. I have been doing Vadinamma for years but none from the team even bothered to even enquire about my well-being," a distraught Parvathy said in the video. She revealed that yesteryear actress Jeevitha Rajsekhar alone helped her. "She visited me in the hospital and has supported me.  She spoke with the doctors and ensured the needful," a thankful Parvarthy added. 

Mammooty – Nivin Pauly among others release CDP on Chiru’s 65^th B’Day/

Megastar Chiranjeevi will be celebrating his 65th birthday tomorrow. The celebrations have already begun on social media as many celebrities have been sharing common motion post for the actor. 

Releasing the motion poster, Venkatesh tweeted, "Here's the Common Display motion Poster Of Megastar @kchirutweets garu made by his fans, Wishing him Many More happy Returns of the day!!" The actor has been known as Chiru for decades.  

Rana Daggubati, music director Devi Sri Prasad, Nivin Pauly, Sudheer Babu, Bandla Ganesh, Kartikeya Gummakonda, Lakshmi Manchu, Eesha Rebba, among others, also unveiled the same. 

Ahead of its release, a common display picture (CDP) has been released on the eve of the legendary actor's birthday.  Released by the likes of Ram Charan, it features some of the most stylish stills from Chiranjeevi's scintillating filmography, with stills from Indra and Khaidi No. 150 making their presence felt predominantly.  Unveiling it, Ram Charan tweeted, "Happy to be launching the Common DP to celebrate the birthday of Mega Star Chiranjeevi garu. #HBDMegastarChiranjeevi (sic)."

The first look of Chiru's upcoming movie, Acharya, will be unveiled tomorrow. Music director Mani Sharma is believed to have composed a peppy score for the motion poster, which will be out at 4 PM. The tent-pole 2021 title revolves around a lone crusader's fight for conversing natural resources. Directed by Koratala Siva, it has Kajal Aggarwal opposite Chiranjeevi. 

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KGF2 shoot on August 26th

KGF 2 the Yash- Prasanth Neel sequel has started location hunting and will soon commence shooting. A pix posted on Instagram showed the crew at a spot and asked the viewers to identify the spot. Many said it was Minerva Mills. The shooting will begin anytime. The executive producer posted that Sanjay Dutt who plays the baddie will report for shoot in 3 months as per the team accompanying the actor now in USA for Cancer treatment. Shivarajkumar has already begun shoot of the last 14 days of the film that is a sequel to his earlier hit film Bhajarangi. KGF team has roped in Anbariv, also known as Anbumani and Arivumani or Anbu and Arivu  for action scenes. Kannada is all set for action despite surge in Covid cases. Yesterday a pix of KGF shoot did the round but executive producer denied it. . He tweeted Shoot resumes from the 26th.

Vijay Sethupathi to start shoot of Muralitharan biopic

Viajay Sethupathi who   released the trailor of Laabam, a scorching look at middlemen taking the gains of the farmers and directed by Jagganathan, will leave for Colombo to take part in the biopic on SL cricketer Muralitharan. As Tamil groups had objected to VP playing the SL cricketer who is seen as pro Rajapakese, he had idea to quit. However, Muralitharan had told VP that he would personally supervise the direction and scripting and in short don the proxy director’s hat. The producers Suresh Productions Suresh says ““It has a Tamil angle since Murali is Sri Lankan Tamil, it has a Sri Lankan angle to it and then there is of course, the cricket angle,” says D Suresh Babu of Suresh Productions. “We think Murali’s story has a lot of drama which will appeal to the Tamil viewers. I shared the news in my school and college Whatsapp groups from Chennai. There was tremendous interest in the Chennai groups.” “His big challenge would be to practise moving those eyes like Murali does when he comes on to bowl. He needs to get that right,” says Suresh, a cricket buff. He has played for Don Bosco School and Guindy Engineering College during his student days in Chennai. He has been  to many venues where India played the World Cup. Suresh Productions at present has four films locked up.

From Venkatesh’s `Naarappa’ that needs another 25 days of shoot to `Crrush’ that requires another 7 days of shoot. Suresh has  invested a lot of money and done a lot of planning for Hiranya. The Telugu remake of `Dream Girl’ is scripted and was ready to shoot. He had taken the rights to `Sonu ki Titu ki shaadi’.