Its Father, Son, Grandson for 'Rajanna'

The film ‘Rajanna’ has been getting a lot of curiosity. The reason for that is the presence of Nagarjuna in the project and also the period backdrop during the Telangana agitation time. Now, another highlight is part of the film. This is about three generations working for the same film.

Apparently, Nag who is back into Twitter has given a tweet which goes -My favourite song in Rajanna is gijigadu/just can't stop humming it/Wish I could sing :(.

Now, this Gijjigadu…number was written by Siva Dutta, father of music director M M Keeravani. Incidentally, the music for ‘Rajanna’ is being composed by M M Keeravani. And finally, Keeravani’s son Kalabhairava has reportedly rendered the song. Not many know about this family link.

As such, Siva Datta is from Kovvur but he wrote with a strong Telangana feel keeping in view 1948 era. Siva Datta also happens to be a very well know poet of his time and even the great Vishwanadha Satyanarayana also appreciated him for his works. That way, three generations are making the most out of it.

Income Tax raids Tollywood hero Mahesh Babu’s house

Hyderabad: Income Tax officials on Thursday conducted a raid on Tollywood hero Prince Mahesh Babu’s house in Film Nagar. According to sources, IT slueths have searched and seized certain documents of financial transactions from Mahesh’s house. It is learnt that IT officials have found some descrepencies in the Advanced Tax returns filed by the star which necessiated a raid today.
Mahesh Babu being the highest paid actor in the Tollywood and has huge demand in the industry. His recent blockbuster Dookudu is reportedly grossed the highest collections the history of Tollywood. The film’s 50 days celebrations were held in Vijayawada on grand scale, where the producers of the film announced the new records the film has set in terms of collections.

Soon after this, IT officials have conducted a raid on the office of 14 Reels Entertainment, the production house of Dookudu, in the posh Jubilee Hills area of Hyderabad.