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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Raa Raa movie review and rating by critics and audience: Live updates

Raa Raa movie review live updates: The Srikanth, Naziya and Seetha Narayana-starrer is a horror comedy written and directed by Shankar.

Feb 23, 2018

Abhiyum Anuvum trailer out: Gautham Vasudev Menon assures of a family entertainer

Director Gautham Vasudev Menon released the trailer of Tovino Thomas and Pia Bajpai's Abhiyum Anuvum on his Twitter account on Friday.

Feb 23, 2018

Chiyaan Vikram and Tamannaah Bhatia in Sketch

Sketch movie review and rating by Telugu audience: Live updates

Sketch telugu movie review live updates: It is the Telugu version of director Vijay Chandar's Tamil action thriller starring Chiyaan Vikram and Tamannaah Bhatia.

Feb 23, 2018

Naga Chaitanya slams reports about his next movie with Rakul Preet Singh

Akkineni Naga Chaitanya has slammed the reports that he would once again romance actress Rakul Preet Singh in his next movie, which marks the debut of Sowjanya as a director.

Feb 22, 2018

Bellamkonda Sai Srinivas' fifth movie launch: VV Vinayak kickstarts shoot [PHOTOS]

Director VV Vinayak gave the first clap and Telangana FDC Chairman Ram Mohan Rao directed the first shot of Bellamkonda Sai Srinivas' upcoming film tentatively known as BSS5.

Feb 22, 2018

Juvva, Sketch, Raa Raa and two other Telugu films set to clash at box office

Five Telugu films -- Vikram's Sketch, Meka Srikanth's Raa Raa, Rahul Ravindran's Hyderabad Love Story, Ranjith's Juvva and Chalthe Chalthe -- are set to be released in the cinema halls on February 23.

Feb 22, 2018

Mani Ratnam ropes in Miss India contestant Dayana Erappa for Chekka Chivantha Vaanam

Miss India 2011 contestant Dayana Erappa is set to make her acting debut with filmmaker Mani Ratnam's upcoming Hindi film Nawab, which is also made in Tamil as Chekka Chivantha Vaanam.

Feb 22, 2018

US box office collection: Awe and Tholi Prema gross $1.65 million together

Awe has collected $671,240 at the US box office in six days (first week), while Tholi Prema has added $215,400 to its 11-day total collection taking it to $984,718.

Feb 22, 2018

Madhavan replaces Simbu in Gautham Menon's Ondraga

Director Gautham Vasudev Menon has chosen actor Madhavan for his upcoming movie Ondraga after Simbu aka Silambarasan opted out. Ondraga is a sequel to Gautam Menon-Simbu's 2010 film Vinnaithaandi Varuvaya.

Feb 21, 2018

Kamal Haasan's political party launch: Is Nammavar tag meant to take on 'outsider' Rajinikanth?

Some netizens claim that Kamal Haasan is using 'Nammavar' tag to target Rajinikanth politically as the latter is considered an outsider by some groups in Tamil Nadu.

Feb 21, 2018

LIVE: Kamal Haasan party launch: Ulaganayagan launches his party Makkal Needhi Maiam and flag [PHOTOS+VIDEOS]

Tamil superstar Kamal Haasan will launch his political party and its flag at an event in Madurai at 6.30 pm on Wednesday. Here are the live updates on the function and photos and videos.

Feb 21, 2018

Tholi Prema 2nd weekend box office collection: Varun Tej's film undeterred by Awe and Manasuku Nachindi

Varun Tej's Tholi Prema collected Rs 6.70 crore gross at the worldwide box office in its second weekend, taking its nine-day total collection to Rs 38.50 crore gross.

Feb 20, 2018

No-confidence motion: Pawan Kalyan behaving in a childish way, says YCP leader Ambati Rambabu

YSRCP leader Ambati Rambabu said Pawan Kalyan was behaving in a childish way over Jagan Mohan Reddy's statement on a no-confidence motion that is being planned because the Central government did not give special status to AP.

Feb 20, 2018

Mohanlal movie teaser launch: Manju Warrier sends love-filled kisses to Lalettan

Actress Manju Warrier sends flying kisses to superstar Mohanlal on the launch of her upcoming movie 'Mohanlal's first teaser look.

Feb 20, 2018

Kamal Haasan party launch: Arvind Kejriwal, Pinarayi Vijayan, Nitish Kumar may attend Madurai rally

Chief ministers like Arvind Kejriwal, Pinarayi Vijayan and Nitish Kumar may attend the launch of Tamil superstar Kamal Haasan's political party in Madurai on Wednesday.

Feb 20, 2018

Naachiyaar actress Jyothika to play Vidya Balan's role in Tumhari Sulu remake?

Actress Jyothika has reportedly been approached to play the role of Vidya Balan, in the Tollywood remake of Tumhari Sulu.

Feb 20, 2018

Awe 1st weekend box office collection: Nani churns out his first big hit as producer

Nani's Telugu film Awe collected Rs 9.40 crore gross at the worldwide box office in the first weekend. The movie earned its distributors Rs 4.50 crore in three days.

Feb 19, 2018

Jr NTR with his wife Lakshmi Pranathi and son Abhay Ram

Jr NTR's wife Lakshmi Pranathi pregnant with second child?

Telugu actor Jr NTR's wife Lakshmi Pranathi is said to be pregnant with their second child. The couple is reportedly expecting to welcome a new member to the family by the middle of this year.

Feb 19, 2018

South Indian movie makers' strike: JAC fails to find a solution to Virtual Print Fee issue

The Joint Action Committee of Digital Service Providers and Southern Indian Film Industry have decided to have another meeting to arrive at a solution on the contentious issue of Virtual Print Fee. If they failed to reach a consensus, the producers would go on strike.

Feb 19, 2018

Tollywood actor Gundu Hanumantha Rao dies at 61, fans mourn his death

Telugu film-goers are struggling to digest the news about the death of Tollywood comedian Gundu Hanumantha Rao, who died at the age of 61 due to kidney failure.

Feb 19, 2018

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Articles by Shekhar H Hooli

Raa Raa movie review and rating by critics and audience: Live updates

Abhiyum Anuvum trailer out: Gautham Vasudev Menon assures of a family entertainer

Sketch movie review and rating by Telugu audience: Live updates

Naga Chaitanya slams reports about his next movie with Rakul Preet Singh

Bellamkonda Sai Srinivas' fifth movie launch: VV Vinayak kickstarts shoot [PHOTOS]

Juvva, Sketch, Raa Raa and two other Telugu films set to clash at box office

Mani Ratnam ropes in Miss India contestant Dayana Erappa for Chekka Chivantha Vaanam

US box office collection: Awe and Tholi Prema gross $1.65 million together

Madhavan replaces Simbu in Gautham Menon's Ondraga

Kamal Haasan's political party launch: Is Nammavar tag meant to take on 'outsider' Rajinikanth?

LIVE: Kamal Haasan party launch: Ulaganayagan launches his party Makkal Needhi Maiam and flag [PHOTOS+VIDEOS]

Tholi Prema 2nd weekend box office collection: Varun Tej's film undeterred by Awe and Manasuku Nachindi

No-confidence motion: Pawan Kalyan behaving in a childish way, says YCP leader Ambati Rambabu

Mohanlal movie teaser launch: Manju Warrier sends love-filled kisses to Lalettan

Kamal Haasan party launch: Arvind Kejriwal, Pinarayi Vijayan, Nitish Kumar may attend Madurai rally

Naachiyaar actress Jyothika to play Vidya Balan's role in Tumhari Sulu remake?

Awe 1st weekend box office collection: Nani churns out his first big hit as producer

Jr NTR's wife Lakshmi Pranathi pregnant with second child?

South Indian movie makers' strike: JAC fails to find a solution to Virtual Print Fee issue

Tollywood actor Gundu Hanumantha Rao dies at 61, fans mourn his death

Ranveer Singh touches Sanjay Leela Bhansali's feet; Sara Ali Khan, Aditi Rao Hydari radiate in ethnic outfits at reception

Omar lambasts "arrogant" Congress after BJP's historic victory; Mehbooba reacts [details]

BJP leads in 53 seats, crosses majority mark in Chhattisgarh

Ranbir Kapoor's fans burst crackers inside theatres during Animal screening; fans say 'low budget Salman Khan' fans'