A massive row erupted on Wednesday after Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu claimed that animal fat was used in Tirupati laddoos during the previous government.
Devara: Part 1, a pan-India film, is scheduled for a worldwide release on September 27, 2024. With only five days remaining until the highly anticipated film hits theatres, unfortunately, the makers of the Jr NTR starrer had to cancel the pre-release event in Hyderabad today, September 22. According to our sources, the turnout exceeded capacity and became unmanageable.
We also heard that Jr NTR, who was set to leave for the venue, was advised against attending due to the overwhelming presence of fans attempting to access the auditorium from all sides. The sheer number of fans made it impossible for the event to proceed as planned. Filmmaker Trivikram, who was also attending Devara’s pre-release event as a Chief Guest, had to return from the venue.
Here’s how fans are reacting to this prompt decision taken by the makers of Devara:
Devara, directed by Siva Koratala, features a stellar cast that includes Saif Ali Khan as Bhaira and Janhvi Kapoor as Thangam in lead roles alongside Jr NTR. under the direction of Koratala Siva. Produced by Yuvasudha Arts and N. T. R. Arts, the much-awaited release of September 2024 will be out in cinema halls in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada languages.
For the unversed, Devara will be released in 2 parts. During one of the interviews, Jr NTR revealed to Sandeep Reddy Vanga, “We never wanted to actually make this film in two parts. Never. We never had the intention of making it into two parts. But going deep into it, when we started shooting for it, it’s characters-driven.”
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Matt LeBlanc, popularly known to play the role of Joey Tribbiani in the iconic sitcom Friends, has sent a wave of concern among his costars over his recent look. While the actor tends to keep a low profile on social media and in public, the Man with a Plan actor recently was spotted car shopping with his daughter, where he looked quite exhausted and dishevelled.
LeBlanc last appeared on the screens with his team of Friends in the reunion episode of the show, and the last post on his social media account had been of him paying tribute to the late actor and his friend, Matthew Perry.
The sources close to the Hollywood star talked to InTouch Weekly, where they revealed that while the Joey actor used to be in a happy mood and would crack jokes and make other people laugh, he has not been that person lately.
One of the insiders shared, “He used to be such an upbeat, happy guy, but now it seems like he doesn’t feel worthy to be around them.”
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Another one of the sources claimed to the media portal that the actor’s Friends costars have reached out to their colleague to offer their support to LeBlanc. An insider further in the conversation opened up, “Nobody is body-shaming Matt or accusing him of any unhealthy habits.”
They further stated, “What’s worrying for Jennifer Aniston and the rest of the Friends crew is that he’s become so withdrawn, and they hear from him less and less.”
Meanwhile, Matt LeBlanc met with his co-stars from the sitcom in November 2023 at the funeral of Perry, who passed away due to an overdose of Ketamine and was found unresponsive in his bathtub. The actor was joined by Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer, and Lisa Kudrow.
Talking about the Top Gear actor’s social circles, a source close to the actor shared, “He’s been in touch since the tragic passing of Matthew Perry, but aside from that, he’s just hunkered down and doing his own thing without any real interest in socializing.” They continued to say, “That’s just plain sad for everyone to see.”
Matthew Perry and Matt LeBlanc shared a strong bond of friendship onscreen as well as offscreen. After the former’s death, the actor shared a couple of snippets of the duo together from the show and wrote a heartfelt caption.
Matt LeBlanc appeared on Friends from 1994 to 2004 for 10 seasons.
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