Allu Arjun's Sarrainodu release, Tamannaah Bhatia marriage rumours, Sudheer Babu's Bollywood introduction- here are the top 5 newsmakers of the week!

After a brief command of Kollywood thanks to Vijay's Theri, the Telugu film industry has relinquished its hold once again in the South and how!...

By H Shivkumar
Published: April 23, 2016 10:06 AM IST

Get the lowdown on the latest happenings of South film industry

This week has truly been an explosive one for Tollywood, Kollywood and Mollywood as some really big and exciting events took place. After a brief command of Kollywood thanks to Vijay's Theri, the Telugu film industry has relinquished its hold once again in the South and how! In the last one week, we saw a highly anticipated movie being released, a famous actresses's marriage rumours doing the rounds and introduction of a popular Telugu actor in B-town. Check out what all has transpired in the last seven days... Also Read - Pushpa 2: The teaser of Allu Arjun starrer to be unveiled on THIS special day?

Teaser release of Vikram's Iru Mugan Also Read - Aditi Rao Hydari to Tamannaah Bhatia: These South Indian celebs to tie the knot in 2024?

Iru Mugan is the super mysterious science fiction thriller starring Vikram, Nayanthara and Nithya Menen which has held everyone's curiosity for the longest time. So the internet went berserk on Sunday when the teaser of the film was finally unveiled marking the 50th birthday of Chiyaan Vikram. The trailer was nothing short of a Hollywood film in terms of class and camera work. It received rave reviews from celebs, fans and critics alike. So it was a double bonanza of sorts for the actor who celebrated his birthday in style. Also Read - Allu Arjun's daughter Arha does his signature step to unveil his wax statue; Pushpa 2 star's reaction is unmissable [WATCH]

Arvind Swamy's promotional campaign for Dear Dad

Kollywood veteran actor Arvind Swamy decided to make a comeback into Bollywood after a hiatus of over 15 years. He was part of a special promotional event for his upcoming film Dear Dad, where he had an interaction with the press. He talked about his reasons for quitting cinema, his tragic accident and amazing recovery, his difficulties as an introvert in an industry that requires you to be socially active, his interests as a technology expert and his passion for online gaming. He also let slip that he is personally working on two scripts which he plans to cast himself as the lead!

Introduction of Sudheer Babu by Baaghi team

Tollywood actor Sudheer Babu, who will be seen playing the villain in Tiger Shroff and Shraddha Kapoor's Baaghi, was introduced to the B-town media for the very first time in a special event. Sudheer looked really dapper as he was clad in all black from head to toe. He personally introduced himself and said that he is indeed a relative of Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu. Then he attended a series of interviews where he got candid about his favourite Bollywood films, his inspirations, difficulties of an actor rising up from an established film family and many more. His humble demeanour stumped everyone and he gained many admirers thanks to his promising looking performance and a super hot physique!

Tamannah Bhatia's marriage rumours

Wednesday turned out to be a very shocking and stressful day for fans of beauty Tamannaah Bhatia, especially the guys. For it was rumoured that she is getting married with a software engineer no less and will even quit films post her wedding. While fans were almost heartbroken, Tamannaah came forward and completely rubbished such rumours and said that the day she finds someone like that, she will tell the whole world and not keep be secretive about it. The Baahubali actress even went on to a Twitter rant and called these rumours shameful, laughable and disgusting!

Release of Allu Arjun's Sarrainodu

After months of excitement, the Allu Arjun starrer Sarrainodu finally hit the screens today. It had a worldwide release and fans crowded the theaters from early morning and it was nothing short of a carnival for the fans of Stylish Star. The movie was a complete masala entertainer and it received mixed to positive reviews from everyone. However, in terms of collections, it already faced a little dip on the opening day and the actor will be anxious to make this film a commercial success.

On the whole, it was a very hot and happening week for the South film industry as many Telugu actor's name came in highlight. But Arvind Swamy is also making the news this time around. It was a also a good week in the sense that other than the Tamannaah's marriage rumour, no other major controversy took place. So that wraps up our week that was feature for the South Indian film industry. Stay tuned for more exciting updates from down under only on BollywoodLife.

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ByH Shivkumar
Published: April 23, 2016 10:06 AM IST