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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Bhaagamathie

Bhaagamathie movie review: Audience bowled over by Anushka Shetty's performance, Thaman's BGM

Bhaagamathie review live update: Director G Ashok's Bhaagamathie (Bhagamathi/Bhagamati) is a horror thriller movie starring Anushka Shetty, Jayaram and Unni Mukundan.

Jan 25, 2018

Ram Charan's Rangasthalam first look poster is out

Rangasthalam teaser gets 8 million views online in 20 hours, set to beat Allu Arjun's Naa Peru Surya

The teaser of Ram Charan's Rangasthalam has got 8 million views online in 20 hours and is set to beat the record set by the first look video of Allu Arjun's Naa Peru Surya, by surpassing 10 million views.

Jan 25, 2018

Shahid Kapoor, Padmaavat

Padmaavat day 1 box office collection: Deepika Padukone's film gets superb opening in AP/T, TN

Deepika Padukone's Padmaavat has opened to superb response in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana (AP/T) and Chennai and is likely to collect over Rs 5 crore gross on the first day.

Jan 25, 2018

Rangasthalam

Rangasthalam teaser review: This is what SS Rajamouli, Allu Arjun, Kajal, other celebs say about it

SS Rajamouli, Allu Arjun, Kajal Aggarwal and many other celebs have seen the teaser of director Sukumar's Rangasthalam starring Ram Charan and lauded the wonderful work of the film unit.

Jan 25, 2018

Rangasthalam

Rangasthalam teaser review: Sukumar's magic, Ram Charan's rustic look keep viewers on tenterhooks

Along with fans and movie buffs, SS Rajamouli, Allu Arjun, Nithin and Maruthi Dasari watched the teaser of Rangasthalam. They have all rave reviews for the teaser of Ram Charan film directed by Sukumar.

Jan 24, 2018

Bhaagamathie

Anushka Shetty says she is responsible for the delay in Bhaagamathie's release

Actress Anushka Shetty has admitted that she is responsible for the delay in the release of her upcoming movie Bhaagamathie, as she had been busy with Baahubali, Size Zero and Rudhramadevi.

Jan 24, 2018

Naga Shourya and Rashmikas Mandanna in Telugu film Chalo

Chalo pre-release function: Chiranjeevi to be chief guest at Naga Shourya-Rashmika's film event

Megastar Chiranjeevi is set to be the chief guest at the pre-release function of Naga Shourya and Rashmika Mandanna's upcoming Telugu film Chalo. This event will be live-streamed on YouTube.

Jan 24, 2018

Rangasthalam

Sukumar's Rangasthalam teaser released: Ram Charan's new avatar raises expectations [VIDEO]

Teaser of director Sukumar's Rangasthalam 1985 starring Ram Charan and Samantha Akkineni has finally hit the internet and it doubled the viewers' curiosity and expectations from the film.

Jan 24, 2018

Shahid Kapoor, Padmaavat

Padmaavat review: Telugu critics say Deepika Padukone's film is a piece of cinematic brilliance

Telugu film critics say Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmaavat (Padmavati) starring Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor and Ranveer Singh is a piece of cinematic brilliance.

Jan 24, 2018

Krishna Kumari

South Indian actress Krishna Kumari passes away at 85, fans mourn her death

South Indian actress Krishna Kumari (Krishnakumari) reportedly passed away due to some age-related ailments. Many filmgoers are saddened by her sudden death.

Jan 24, 2018

Mahesh Kathi

After Pawan Kalyan fans, Mahesh Kathi gets into a fight with writer Kona Venkat on Twitter

Scriptwriter Kona Venkat has requested film critic Mahesh Kathi to stop fighting with power star Pawan Kalyan's fans.

Jan 19, 2018

Welcome to New York

Baahubali actor Rana Daggubati to play a lead role in Sonakshi Sinha's Welcome To New York

Baahubali actor Rana Daggubati will play a role in the upcoming Bollywood movie Welcome to New York featuring Sonakshi Sinha, Diljit Dosanjh, Karan Johar, Ritesh Deshmukh and Boman Irani.

Jan 19, 2018

Mahesh Kathi

Mahesh Kathi attacked with eggs, roughed up; Pawan Kalyan fans behind it?

Speculations are rife that it was Power star Pawan Kalyan's fans who attacked the film critic. Kathi said he will file a police complaint soon.

Jan 19, 2018

Agnyaathavaasi

Agnathavasi 9-day worldwide box office collection: PSPK25 fails to cross Rs 100 crore in 1st week

Pawan Kalyan's Agnathavasi (Agnyaathavaasi/PSPK25) collected Rs 95 crore at the worldwide box office in the first week. It has earned a share of Rs 59 crore for its global distributors in nine days.

Jan 19, 2018

Kashinath

Kannada actor Kashinath's death leaves fans in tears

Kannada actor Kashinath had a huge fan following for himself with his amazing directorial and acting skills. However, his sudden death has left all of them in tears.

Jan 18, 2018

Allu Arjun in Naa Peru Surya

Naa Peru Surya satellite rights sold: Allu Arjun joins the league of Mahesh Babu, Jr NTR

When compared to his previous films, Allu Arjun's next film Naa Peru Surya has created history by gaining record price for satellite rights. With this, the stylish star has joined the league of superstars like Mahesh Babu and Jr NTR.

Jan 18, 2018

NT Rama Rao

NT Rama Rao's death anniversary: Son Balakrishna unveils first look of biopic on NTR

Actor Nandamuri Balakrishna is playing NT Rama Rao in the biographical movie on the legendary actor. Balakrishna released the first look of NTR's biopic as a tribute on his father's 22nd death anniversary.

Jan 18, 2018

Agnyaathavaasi

Pawan Kalyan fans manhandle one for hitting Agnyaathavaasi poster with slipper [VIDEOS]

Power star Pawan Kalyan's fans assaulted a guy for hitting the poster of Agnyaathavaasi (Agnathavasi/Agnyathavasi) with slipper. The videos featuring these scenes created a lot of buzz in the media

Jan 18, 2018

Kashinath

Actor Kashinath's death: Puneeth, Ganesh, Jaggesh, and other Kannada celebs shocked over his demise

Jaggesh, Chirranjeivi Sarjaa and other Kannada celebs have expressed shock and grief over the sudden death of Sandalwood actor Kashinath due to cancer.

Jan 18, 2018

Dr Mohan Babu

Balakrishna to honour Mohan Babu with title 'Viswa Nata Sarvabhouma', release Gayatri song Jai Hanuma

Nandamuri Balakrishna will honour Dr Mohan Babu with the title 'Viswa Nata Sarvabhouma' at the TSR Kakatiya Lalitha Kala Parishath, which is organised by T Subbarami Reddy. He will also release the song Jai Hanuma from Gayatri.

Jan 17, 2018

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