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Annapurna Studios and EPIC Studios say Uday Chauhan’s Telugu film Pallaburusu hits cinemas today. It’s a small, locally rooted comedy about a 68‑year‑old and a toothbrush — which is already doing more for rural Telangana on screen than the BJP or Congress do between elections.
IFFI’s own sites can’t agree on when Indian Panorama entries close. Telugu filmmakers get a national route — and a bureaucratic riddle.
PIB says Indian Panorama entries closed online on August 10 with hard copies due August 17. IFFI’s own rules pages now also display August 24/31 in places. Telugu creators are eligible — the calendar, less so.
Indian Panorama and Best Web Series deadlines move; Telugu filmmakers get two extra weeks to file, zero excuse to miss.
KTR threw a ₹200 crore grenade at the Congress CM. The documents didn’t show up with it.
Chennai Love Story opened July 24. The producer says it already broke even across Andhra, Nizam and Ceded. The documents that would prove it did not turn up with the claim.
Allu Cinemas in Kokapet hosted an invite-only Spider‑Man: Brand New Day premiere on July 29, a day before India’s general release. The “India’s first screening” tag comes via Allu Aravind — and Hyderabad won the bragging rights either way.
A claim doing the rounds says Warangal’s PM MITRA Park has ₹3,800 crore in “investment interest”. The Lok Sabha’s own earlier answer says ₹3,862 crore — and ₹42,491 crore nationally, not ₹68,590 crore. The BJP‑led Centre has plenty of slogans for textile revival; the paperwork can start with consistent figures.
KTR flags Raidurg PPP terms; wants the BJP-led Centre to freeze funds and probe. The Congress government in Telangana hasn’t bothered to explain the deal.