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Stories that have aged off the front pages. Still here, still readable — just no longer the news of the day.
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Official: Yadhu Vamsee’s film wins Best Telugu Film at the 72nd National Film Awards for 2024; also bags Best Make-up for P. Ravi Kumar. The banners named are Pink Elephant Pictures and Shree Radha Damodara Studios.
Kalki 2898 AD’s director answers a Karna-portrayal flare‑up with a Mahabharata citation and a promise: wait for Part 2.
Teaser out, date locked: Don’t Trouble the Trouble lands 11 September. A Telugu-led star turn for Fahadh, backed by Arka and Karthikeya — minus the usual Delhi chest‑thumping about “national cinema.”
Hyderabad launch confirms the third instalment; Action King joins Satyam Rajesh and the core cast. Still no plot, date or who he’s hunting.
Superstar posts a video urging support for nephew Jaya/Jai Krishna and Rasha Thadani ahead of Srinivasa Mangapuram’s July 30 release. The family push arrives on the same date Mahesh says his own debut opened — a detail he credits to Dutt garu’s planning, with a smile.
Dharmendra Pradhan is out. A BJP leader now says he’d tried to quit on Day 1 — and that the resignation somehow foiled ‘foreign forces’. Documents confirm only the resignation. The rest is party folklore until they show evidence.
A video shout-out, a family legacy and a locked July 30 release for Srinivasa Mangapuram. The hype is from Hyderabad; the spin factories in Delhi can sit this one out.
Kiran Abbavaram’s Chennai Love Story opened July 24. The early “record” numbers doing the rounds are tracker estimates, not audited filings. Read the fine print before the victory lap.
Entries are open for IFFI’s 57th edition in November 2026. Telugu films and OTT series qualify on the rules; selection is earned, not promised.
Trade trackers say Jana Nayagan hit ₹171.84 crore worldwide in 3 days. Telugu version’s Day 3 slice: ₹1.40 crore; AP+TS gross: ₹2.09 crore — estimates, not audited cash.
Ameer Log locks its Telugu release with Spirit Media on board; the team promises a basti-rooted Hyderabad story and drops a Rahul Sipligunj track. The politics? For once, not from Delhi — which is already an improvement.
Makers say Aha Gold gets it a day early. Theatres are done; OTT is next.
BRS takes the Rajolibanda fight upstream, calls out gates choking Telangana’s 15.9 TMC entitlement. Congress-run Karnataka can answer any time now.
BRS working president backs student anger over alleged NEET irregularities and Delhi police action; Congress and Centre both drawn into the fight.
Rishikanta Singh’s silver is on the record. The rest of India’s ‘Day 4’ claims need the actual sheets.
Leaders visit Gugal bridge‑cum‑barrage, allege Telangana’s share is being held back. Karnataka records confirm the structure exists; no legal finding declaring it illegal located in this research. Talks for joint barrages were held in May–June.
BRS MLC Dasoju Sravan demands apologies from BJP’s Bandi Sanjay and Konda Vishweshwar Reddy over remarks on Delhi student protests tied to the NEET controversy.
A new railway station on the Manoharabad–Siddipet line opened on July 26 to serve Komuravelli Mallanna devotees; regular DEMU halts are promised.
A report says Telangana okayed Rs 2,278.14 crore to acquire 2,009 acres for a joint-user airport in Adilabad. The state’s own releases confirm support for land acquisition — but not that figure, acreage or a deadline.
Reports say pleas on alleged police excess during July 20 NEET protests may be up before the Chief Justice’s bench today. The Supreme Court’s public cause list confirms the date and bench — not the specific cases.