Fancy figures put Producers' under IT scanner

Tollywood has often been famous for its star frenzy and the kind of following the star heroes have. More than the following it is the star wars between fans which has become more of a concern. The latest and hottest issue in this category was the clash due to ‘Dookudu’.

While Mahesh Babu fans were riding high about ‘Dookudu’, Jr NTR fans gave their stand that ‘Oosaravelli’ was higher. In between came fans of Ramcharan Tej who said ‘Magadheera’ beats both. Of course, the prime reason for this has been the bloated figures given by the producers.

Now, it appears that the producers are paying the price. With IT authorities casting an eagle eye and the recent raids on producers of ‘Dookudu’ ‘Businessman’ and Mahesh Babu himself, the buzz is that the producers are intending to cut down on their blowing as that will give them some happiness.

Mahesh is The Businessman

Mahesh Babu’s forthcoming big flick Businessman will have a high decibel release in Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam simultaneously. To be released worldwide on January 11, the film has raised expectations to fever pitch, being a Puri Jagannadh-Mahesh combination after the Pokiri mega success.

Completed in record time of 74 days, Businessman will take Mahesh new heights –to peak level- in heroic image, according to the Director. The picturization of songs on Mahesh and Kajal have come out well and the audio in all three languages will be released on December 22, Puri reveals.
While Puri is credited with the story as well as screen-play besides wielding the baton, the film’s music was scored by Thaman, for whom this is second Mahesh movie after Dookudu.
Produced by Dr Venkat on RR Movie Makers banner, Businessman cast includes Prakash Raj, Shayaji Shinde, Raja Murad, Dharmavarupu etc.

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.

The Prince of Tollywood

Tollywood is now seeing tPrhe Hawa of the new age heroes and it must be said that there are quite a few names in it. However, among them, one man is making his mark and is proving to be the right choice for the title ‘Prince’. Yes, we are talking about Mahesh Babu.

According to the business experts of cinema, Mahesh is the richest star among young heroes. They say “Without doubt, Mahesh Babu’s remuneration will be minimum Rs 10 crores per film. And if something like ‘Dookudu’ comes then he will get the profit share as well.”

They add “His new project ‘Businessman’ is being touted as a very expensive project for business. On the other hand, Mahesh is busy with non-stop ads, brand endorsements and back to back films. The rate at which he is going is amazing. He is standing as a strong inspiration to many people. This is what media also expected and audience also expected. In one line, Mahesh is bringing new oxygen to Tollywood.”