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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Kaala Audio Review

Kaala full movie streamed live on Facebook: Culprit arrested in Singapore

Pa Ranjith's Kaala starring Rajinikanth was streamed live on Facebook from a theatre in Singapore. The miscreant identified as Praveen Thevar was arrested immediately, actor Vishal confirmed.

Jun 6, 2018

Kaala

Kaala box office prediction: 5 reasons why Rajinikanth starrer will be a hit in Telugu states

As per our prediction, the Telugu version of director Pa Ranjith's Kaala starring Rajinikanth and Nana Patekar, would make a superb collection at Andhra Pradesh and Telangana box offices.

Jun 6, 2018

Sri Reddy

Bigg Boss 2 contestant list: How is Sri Reddy's equation going to be with Viva Harsha, Nani, Rashi, Charmi?

The contestants' list of Bigg Boss Telugu 2 doing rounds online has got the viewers' attention and they are eagerly waiting to see actress Sri Reddy's conduct with host Nani, participants Viva Harsha, Rashi Khanna and Charmi Kaur.

Jun 6, 2018

Sri Reddy

Sri Reddy warns Pawan Kalyan against criticising Nara Lokesh, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy

Controversial actress Sri Reddy has warned Jana Sena Party chief power star Pawan Kalyan against criticising IT and Panchayati Raj Minister Nara Lokesh and YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.

Jun 6, 2018

Actor Nani on reality TV show Bigg Boss Telugu 2

Bigg Boss Telugu 2 promo shoot: Baahubali cameraman reveals challenge in working on Nani's show

Baahubali cameraman KK Senthil Kumar has handled camera for the shooting of promotional video of Nani's reality show Bigg Boss Telugu 2.

Jun 6, 2018

Nandamuri Balakrishna in NTR's biopic

NTR's biopic casting call: Do you want to be part of Balakrishna's dream project?

Nandamuri Balakrishna has made an announcement about the casting call for late legendary actor NT Rama Rao aka NTR's biopic, which is directed by Krish aka Radhakrishna Jagarlamudi and written by Sai Madhav Burra.

Jun 6, 2018

Abhimanyudu

Abhimanyudu 3-day box office collection: Vishal's dubbed flick strikes gold at AP/T box offices in 2018

Abhimanyudu starring Vishal and Samantha Akkineni has collected approximately Rs 6.35 crore gross at the AP/T box office in the first weekend. The movie is estimated to have earned Rs 3.53 crore for its distributors in three days.

Jun 5, 2018

GVL Narasimha Rao

BJP spokesperson to Nara Lokesh: Don't exhibit dynastic arrogance like Rahul Gandhi

BJP spokesperson GVL Narasimha Rao has got into a Twitter spat with Nara Lokesh, TDP minister and son of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu.

Jun 5, 2018

Basavaraj Horatti

Trouble within JD(S): Basavaraj Horatti's supporters exert pressure on HD Kumaraswamy

Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy and Deve Gowda have announced that MLCs from Janata Dal (Secular) will not get Cabinet berths, but Basavaraj Horatti's supporters want him to get the education minister's post.

Jun 5, 2018

Acclaimed Telugu directors' get-together

Rajamouli, Sukumar, Koratala Siva, other Telugu directors' get-together creates buzz [Photos]

Acclaimed Telugu directors like SS Rajamouli, Sukumar, Koratala Siva, Nag Ashwin, Vamshi Paidipally, Harish Shankar, Anil Ravipudi and Sandeep Reddy Vanga had attended a get-together on Monday and their photos are creating buzz on social media.

Jun 5, 2018

Akkineni Nagarjuna in Officer

Nagarjuna's Officer producer admits failure at box office, denies forcing distributors to buy rights

Producer Sudheer Chandra, who has bankrolled Officer with Ram Gopal Varma, has admitted that the Akkineni Nagarjuna starrer is a flop at the box office, but denied forcing anyone to buy its distribution rights.

Jun 5, 2018

Prakash Raj

Prakash Raj on Karnataka ban on Kaala release: Kannadigas 'just asking' these questions

Furious Kannadigas have asked some questions to actor Prakash Raj after he raised his voice against some activists group banning the release of superstar Rajinikanth's next movie Kaala in Karnataka.

Jun 4, 2018

Kamal Haasan meets Chief Minister Kumaraswamy

Rajinikanth fans hurl anger at Kamal Haasan for passive reply on Kaala ban in Karnataka

After meeting Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, superstar Kamal Haasan said he was in Bengaluru to talk about the issue of Cauvery Management Board, but not about the ban on Rajinikanth's Kaala release.

Jun 4, 2018

Mahesh Babu

Mahesh Babu and Vamsi Paidipally's next film title, story revealed: Allari Naresh in Mahesh 25

Superstar Mahesh Babu's next film, which is directed by Vamsi Paidipally, is said to have been titled Raithu Bidda and it deals with the story of a farmer. Allari Naresh will playing a role in Mahesh 25.

Jun 4, 2018

Shweta Basu Prasad and her boyfriend Rohit Mittal

GangStars actress Shweta Basu Prasad reveals she is engaged to boyfriend Rohit Mittal

Actress Shweta Basu Prasad, who is basking in the success of her first web-series GangStars, has admitted that she has been engaged to her longtime boyfriend Rohit Mittal.

Jun 4, 2018

HD Kumaraswamy swearing-in ceremony

Farmers' loan waiver: Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy embarks on an austerity drive

Days after announcing waiver of loans taken by farmers, Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy directed the officials to reduce extraneous expenses to help strengthen the state's finances.

Jun 4, 2018

Vishal's Abhimanyudu and Akkineni Nagarjuna's Officer

Abhimanyudu, Officer leaked on torrent sites: Full movie download to affect their box office collection

Vishal's Abhimanyudu and Akkineni Nagarjuna's Officer were allegedly leaked on torrent sites and the full movie download is likely to take a toll on their collection at the worldwide box office in coming days.

Jun 3, 2018

Raju Gadu, Officer and Abhimanyudu

Abhimanyudu, Officer, Raju Gadu box office collection: Vishal starrer beats Nagarjuna, Raj Tarun's films

Abhimanyudu, the dubbed version of Vishal's Irumbu Thirai, has made better collection than Telugu films – Nagarjuna's Officer and Raj Tarun's Raju Gadu – at Andhra Pradesh and Telangana (AP/T) box offices.

Jun 3, 2018

Kaala

Rajinikanth's Kaala faces defamation: Mumbai journalist sues filmmakers for Rs 100 crore

According to journalist Jawahar Nadar, the filmmakers did not seek his permission before making a movie on the life of his father who was nicknamed Gudwala Seth or Kaala Seth. The film is slated for release on June 7.

Jun 3, 2018

Saamy Square

Saamy 2 aka Saamy Square trailer review: Fans upset with Hari, call it upgraded version of S3

The trailer of Saamy 2 aka Saamy Square starring Vikram, Keerthy Suresh, Prabhu and Bobby Simha has received negative reviews from the viewers. They called it an upgraded version of director Hari's S3.

Jun 3, 2018

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