Shekhar H Hooli

Articles by Shekhar H Hooli

Having started out as a Lecturer in English in various colleges in Dharwad and Bangalore, Shekhar began his journalism career with MacMillan India. He worked with Oneindia (Filmibeat) for seven years before joining IB Times India in 2014. He interviews actors, directors, producers and technicians and heads the team that covers Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi film industries. A post graduate in English from Karnataka University, Shekhar has nearly nine years of experience in online journalism.

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C/O Kancharapalem

National Film Award rejects C/o Kancharapalem: Venkatesh Maha furious with outdated rules

The committee of the Indian National Film Awards has rejected C/o Kancharapalem, stating that it was produced by a US citizen Praveena Paruchuri. Venkatesh Maha is upset with the outdated rules and regulations.

Jan 9, 2019

NTR Kathanayakudu

NTR Kathanayakudu review: This is what Koratala Siva and other filmmakers say about Krish movie

Director Krish's NTR Kathanayakudu starring Nandamuri Balakrishna has received rave reviews from Koratala Siva, Harish Shankar, Bobby, Gopichand Malineni, Madhura Sreedhar Reddy, Gopi Mohan and Ram Achanta.

Jan 9, 2019

NTR Kathanayakudu

NTR Kathanayakudu box office collection in US premieres: Balayya film beats Geetha Govindam record

Balakrishna's NTR Kathanayakudu has beaten the collection record of Geetha Govindam at the US box office in the premiere shows. It has now become the 15 biggest opening Tollywood movie.

Jan 9, 2019

NTR: Kathanayakudu

NTR: Kathanayakudu movie review: Audience bowled over by Krish's direction Balakrishna-Vidya's acting

NTR: Kathanayakudu movie review live updates: Director Krish's Telugu movie NTR: Kathanayakudu is a biographical film based on the life of NT Rama Rao. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna and Vidya Balan.

Jan 9, 2019

Petta Second Song

Petta US box office collection: Rajini film pre-sales bigger than NTR Kathanayakudu, Viswasam and VVR

Rajinikanth's Petta has got a good response in its pre-sales at the US box office and its collection is bigger than the business of other Sankranti releases NTR Kathanayakudu, Viswasam and Vinaya Vidheya Rama.

Jan 8, 2019

NTR: Kathanayakudu

Kathanayakudu box office predictions: NTR biopic set to eclipse all records of Gautamiputra Satakarni

IBTimes Box office predictions: Director Krish's NTR: Kathanayakudu starring Balakrishna and Vidya Balan, is set to for grand release on January 9 and it will shatter the records of Gautamiputra Satakarni.

Jan 8, 2019

NTR Kathanayakudu and Gautamiputra Satakarni

NTR Kathanayakudu pre-release business: Krish film beats record of Balayya's GPS theatrical rights

Director Krish and Balakrishna's NTR Kathanayakudu has garnered an amazing response in its pre-release business and gone on to beat the theatrical rights record of the duo's Gautamiputra Satakarni (GPS).

Jan 8, 2019

Nagababu

Nagababu continues his tirade against Balakrishna, release two new videos attacking him

Megastar Chiranjeevi's brother Nagababu aka Nagendra Babu, who shocked many in the industry on Sunday, continued his tirade against Nandamuri Balakrishna by releasing two videos on Monday.

Jan 8, 2019

Hrithik Roshan with his father Rakesh

Hrithik Roshan's father Rakesh diagnosed with throat cancer: Super 30 star confirms news with photo

Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan has revealed that his father, filmmaker Rakesh Roshan, has been diagnosed with an early stage of throat cancer.

Jan 8, 2019

Samantha Akkineni with Naga Chaitanya

Is Naga Chaitanya's wife Samantha Akkineni pregnant? Check out these pictures [Photos]

Actress Samantha Akkineni's recent comment posted on Instagram has fueled the speculations that she must be pregnant with Naga Chaitanya's first child. But her photos do not show a baby bump.

Jan 7, 2019

Indywood founder Sohan Roy

Why Indian films find it difficult to qualify in Oscar race? Indywood founder Sohan Roy decodes

So far, a few movies -- Slumdog Millionaire, Life of Pi and Gandhi -- have resulted in Indians winning Oscars. But that too were conceptualised, produced and directed by Non-Indians.

Jan 7, 2019

KGF: Chapter 1

KGF Hindi box office collection day 17: Hindi version inches closer to Rs 40 crore mark

The Hindi version of KGF: Chapter 1 has collected Rs 4.25 crore net at the Indian box office in its third weekend and its 17-day total collection stands at Rs 37.20 crore net in the domestic market.

Jan 7, 2019

Income Tax Department

IT raids on Sandalwood: Kannada celebs admit having Rs 109 crore unaccounted money

Kannada actors Puneeth Rajkumar, Shiva Rajkumar, Yash and Sudeep and producers Rockline Venkatesh, Jayanna and CR Manohar had woken up to the raids at their residences and offices in Bengaluru on Thursday.

Jan 7, 2019

NT Rama Rao's idol

NTR's 100 busts in theatres across Telugu states to mark NTR Kathanayakudu release

Nandamuri Balakrishna has planned to place 100 busts of his late father, legendary actor NTR aka NT Rama Rao, in 100 cinema halls across the Telugu states to mark the release of NTR Kathanayakudu.

Jan 7, 2019

Yash in KGF

KGF star Yash announces not to celebrate his birthday as mark of respect for Dr Ambareesh

KGF: Chapter 1 actor Yash has announced that he has decided not to celebrate his birthday as mark of respect for late Kannada actor Dr Ambareesh (Ambarish/ Ambrish).

Jan 6, 2019

Simmba

Simmba (Simba) box office collection day 10: Ranveer film beats Salman's Race 3 lifetime record

Ranveer Singh's Simmba (Simba) has continued to rock the worldwide box office in its third week. The film has shattered the lifetime collection record of Race 3 on its 17th day, third Sunday.

Jan 6, 2019

Prakash Raj

Prakash Raj to contest Lok Sabha election from Bengaluru Central: Will he defeat BJP's PC Mohan?

Actor Prakash Raj has announced that he will contest the Lok Sabha election from the Bengaluru Central and many wonder whether he will really be able to defeat BJP MP, PC Mohan.

Jan 6, 2019

Nagababu and Nandamuri Balakrishna

Nagababu's controversial comment on Balakrishna? Chiranjeevi's brother takes U-turn once again [Video]

Megastar Chiranjeevi's brother Nagababu aka Nagendra Babu said that he was hurt by Nandamuri Balakrishna's remark on power star Pawan Kalyan and hence he made the recent controversial comment.

Jan 6, 2019

Vinaya Vidheya Rama

Vinaya Vidheya Rama censor review: Is Ram Charan's VVR an old wine in new bottle?

Vinaya Vidheya Rama censor review: Ram Charan's (VVR) is said to have received mixed review from the censor board, which says that the Boyapati Srinu directed film is old wine in new bottle.

Jan 6, 2019

KGF second trailer

KGF: Chapter 1 14-day box office collection: Telugu version crosses Rs 15 crore in AP/TS

Director Prashanth Neel's KGF: Chapter 1 starring Yash and Srinidhi Shetty has collected Rs 6.40 crore gross at the AP/TS box office in the second week, taking its total collection to Rs 15.15 crore gross in 14 days.

Jan 4, 2019

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