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Veteran Telugu film director Madhusudan Rao passes away
MUMBAI: Veteran Telugu film director V Madhusudhan Rao passed away on 12 January. He was 95 and had been ailing for the last few years.
The 95-year-old Rao made his debut as a filmmaker with the film Sathi Thulasi in 1959. Some of his films include hits like Anthasthulu, Aathma Balam, Mallepuvu, Angadibomma, Premalu Pellillu and Aradhana. He also directed a Hindi film called Lava Kusha.
Rao was responsible for introducing actor Nagarjuna to Tollywood; he also introduced Jagapathi Babu and Suresh to the silver screen.
Rao is survived by his wife and two sons.
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Rashmika Mandanna, Shanaya Kapoor and Naila Grrewal climb IMDb’s Indian celebrity rankings
Upcoming films and returning shows are driving fan interest across Bollywood and streaming
MUMBAI: Bollywood’s popularity contest has a new weekly scorecard, and the numbers are telling. IMDb’s Popular Indian Celebrities list for this week places Shanaya Kapoor at number six, buoyed by buzz around her film Tu Yaa Main. Naila Grrewal slots in at seven on the back of the returning comedy series Maamla Legal Hai, while Rashmika Mandanna climbs to eighth, riding mounting anticipation for Cocktail 2.
The list, available exclusively on the IMDb app for Android and iOS, tracks trending Indian entertainers and filmmakers each week, drawing on data from more than 200m monthly visits to the platform worldwide.
Further down the rankings, Raaka is keeping two of its biggest names in the spotlight. Deepika Padukone holds 11th position, with Allu Arjun close behind at 13th, as the film continues to find traction with audiences.
The list offers fans a weekly pulse on who is breaking through, who is holding steady, and who is fading. It is a barometer as unsparing as the box office itself.
