"When I go out he has to approve of my outfit"

Hot sensation Lakshmi Manchu, says her father Mohan Babu has to approve her outfit before she goes out from home. "When I go out he has to approve of my outfit! So, I sneak out when I want to wear something I know that he won't okay," Lakshmi Manchu. Lakshmi reveals that Mohan Babu always wanted her to stay happily married and have children, which she could not do citing professional reasons. "My dad is very conservative and like all normal parents he wants me to stay happily married and have children. Most of the time, he seems to forget that I am an actress. I am happy that my sister-in-law, Viranica has taken the pressure of me - she's expecting twins!," she adds. It is a known fact that, Mohan Babu is inclined more towards his daughter Lakshmi Prasanna than his sons. Lakshmi clarifies that Mohan Babu is not upset with her move to launch a new banner. She also claims that her dad is giving valuable inputs for her film assignments and TV Shows.

Caste Politics in Mohan Babu's Family

The most talked about family of Telugu Cinema Industry is on the verge of dividing as per Film Nagar talks. Caste based divisions are said to be shaking the family before a feud started over sharing of assets. Apparently, top people from different castes have taken sides on behalf of Mohan Babu's kin and kith. Vishnu and his wife Veronica are enjoying the fullest support of Reddy clan, as this flop-hero's wife hails from the same clan. On the other side Manoj is being patronized by top Kamma and Kapu clans. Hailing from Kamma clan, Manoj has good base in Kapus too and this could be due to his friendship with Allu Arjun. Finally, Lakshmi Prasanna is the one who cannot join any side as her husband Andy Srinivasan is a converted Christian from Brahmin. Anyhow, Lakshmi always stays with her younger brother and the recent movie launch function is an evidence of this. Film Nagar talk is that other than rifts regarding share of assets, this caste based biasing is playing a key role in the partition of Mohan Babu's 'Star' Kids.

Mohanbabu invited Chiru for dinner!

Tollywood actor Mohan Babu was invited the Megastar Chiranjeevi along with Bollywood top stars and other famous actors for dinner at his residence on Sunday, after completion of the Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) match. And it was quite a spectacle to see Mohan Babu and Chiranjeevi together.

The CCL(celebrity cricket league) final match was played at uppal stadium in hyderabad and was attended by many stars both from south and north movie industries. Along with Chiranjeevi, Ambarish, Shatrughan Sinha, Dharmendra, Sridevi, Bony Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha etc were invited for dinner.

Sonakshi Sinha posted a picture on Twitter captioning it “Mohan babu, chiranjeevi, shotgun sr. And ambrish uncle bringing the house down! – legendarry!” We like !

Split Between Mohan Babu & Daughter

Recently, there has been a strong grapevine making rounds about things not fine in the Manchu family. Gossips about Mohan Babu having friction with his children have been on the rise. When the film ‘Vu Kodathara Ulikki Padathara’ was launched Nandamuri Balakrishna, Lakshmi Manchu, Manchu Manoj were present but Mohan Babu and Vishnu were not present. This added more fuel to the fire.

The general talk is that “There seems to be some rift between father- daughter, on one side there is Vishnu- Viraanica doing their own thing, there is also a different feeling that Manoj- Lakshmi are one team. Earlier, Mohan Babu used to promote their children but now he has stopped as they are promoting themselves.”

Though this is the talk, here is the truth which came from a close source of the Manchu camp.

”The independent working is a unanimous decision taken by Mohan Babu and his children. He said enough of me promoting, you all are capable and can take care of things on your own without my involvement. So, there is no split between them.” Well, that’s curtains dropped on this grapevine then folks.

Mohan Babu Disturbed With Balayya!

Mohan Babu is literally a nightmare for the industry people for his discipline and mentality. He carved a niche for himself with his unique style of perfection. Currently, his empire is being cut into pieces by his own ‘diamonds’. The other day, Manchu Manoj, second son of MB started his own banner ‘Manchu Entertainment’ with his Lakshmi Prasanna as the face of company. Earlier it is Vishnu to start ‘24 Frames’ to produce his own movies. This clearly gives us the picture of ‘split’ about this most talked filmy family. What disturbs more than all these things is Nandamuri Balakrishna’s presence at the launch of Manoj’s company. With the affection and affinity MB has towards Nandamuri family and Senior NTR, the serious actor is shocked with this unexpected turn up. Balayya may felt like acting in a multi-starrer movie, but for outsiders it looks like he is taking sides. This is what that hurts Mohan Babu most as he himself did not turn up at the event, say insiders.

Mohan Babu Is Upset With His Children

After Suresh Productions and Usha Kiron Movies banners, the name of ‘Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures’ has got a special place in Tollywood when it comes to producing films.

Given the fact that his two sons want to make their mark as heroes and his daughter also wants to prove her presence in this field, Mohan Babu must have established the banner Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures and expected more glory.

But whatever the reasons, his son Manchu Vishnu started a new banner ’36 Frames’ and produced the film ‘Vasthadu Naa Raju’ starring as hero. Now, younger son Manoj also set up a new banner titled ‘Manchu Entertainments’ and is coming up with a film titled ‘Oo Kodathaara Ulikki Padathaara..’.

Though Mohan Babu is being seen as the presenter for both banners, it is heard that he is slightly unhappy with his two sons starting new banners. Sad but true…

Mohan Babu Romances with 5 Heroines

Telugu cinema collection king Manchu Mohan Babu is all set to romance with 5 hot heroines. Sources say that BVS Ravi, Kona Venkat and N Gopi Mohan are penning a script that Mohan Babu where he'll be seen playing the leading role. Further, Nikhil (happy days fame) and comedian Sunil would be playing significant roles in this movie it seems. And this Mohan Babu movie is likely to be produced by Manchu Lakshmi Prasannd under ‘Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures’ banner.

Mohan Babu is searching for a young director who can deal the script and has fresh thoughts. Mohan Babu, sinec quite some time has been playing character roles in top hero movies like Yamadonga, Bujjigadu, Jhummandhi Naadam, etc and has been staying away from hero roles. Some time back Mohan Babu said that he did not get any script where he thought he could don the lead role. As such, he instructed BVS Ravi and Kona Venkat to give a custom script that suits his age and image. But romancing with 5 heroines at this age? Well, even that's something that Mohan Babu asked?

Manoj suffers 'Mohan Babu' syndrome

Touted as one of the finest actors of Telugu Industry, Mohan Babu is known more for his behavior than his acting excellence. Though it looks like discipline from outside, the version of insiders is quite opposite to what we expect. Now Manoj too follows his dad. Generally, Mohan Babu's strict rules and robustic orders look like 'torture' for many guys. On the other hand, people are saying that MB tortures everyone on the set if he is not doing any work. Production managers are said to be his prime target where MB will surely get a chance to scold. Right from food to junior artist's remuneration, MB monitors everything with a cruel eye making fun of very small things. From father to son, the hereditary effect continued it appears as young hero Manoj is also behaving the same way. Provided with the impeccable acting experience behind him, all these 'syndromes' are okay for Mohan Babu. In the case of Manoj, his career will be short lived if he does such extras with the support staff.

Mohan Babu In Nandamuri Anna's Footsteps

Late Nandamuri Tarakarama Rao has got a special style in Tollywood. For some reason, he has an affinity towards villain characters in mythology. He did many of such roles with great interest.

There is also a comment that since he is a big hero, more than the authenticity of the character, focus was on giving more image and value to the character.

When NTR did Ravana’s role, it became Ravana Brahma. When he did Duryodhana, it became Suyodhana and even his role of Karna became quite positive.

With this, there is a remark that due to NTR’s influence, even the negative shaded Gireesam character in the famous ‘Kanyasulkam’ also became positive.

Now, Mohan Babu who has often proclaimed that the late NTR is more like his ‘anna’ is all set to walk in his footsteps. Though he started his career as a villain, he proved his mettle with character and hero roles. In between he impressed with his role as Yama.

Now, it is heard that Mohan Babu is gearing up to don the role of Ravana. Just like the NTR movies, this is slated to be a complete Ravana movie. This is likely to be directed by K Raghavendra Rao. For now, the proposal got okayed as per sources and a noted corporate company is producing it. The film is likely to hit the floors next year.

Mohan Babu As 'Swamy Vivekananda'

This might sound like a contrast but then it is heard that the veteran star Mohan Babu is all set to be donning the title role in a new movie. This has been titled as ‘Vivekananda’ and unlike the real life intellectual Swamy Vivekananda, it is heard that Mohan Babu would be seen in a different role.

This is slated to be a political thriller and despite the string of flops that Mohan Babu delivered as a hero, the team is positive that this would bring his legacy back. The film is being produced by Manchu Lakshmi Prasanna and she is determined to give her daddy a very big hit like ‘Assembly Rowdy’.

One can recall that Mohan Babu’s movie ‘M Dharmaraju’ was a critically acclaimed flick with a similar backdrop. Given the lines of ‘Vivekananda’ something similar can be expected. But whether it can reach the range of ‘Assembly Rowdy’ or not is something the Filmnagar folks are not sure of.

Chiranjeevi and Mohan Babu united ?:TV9

Dasari Envy On Chiru's Kiss

Though he is revered as the senior most and highly regarded film personality in Tollywood, there are many who also say that he is one of the most cunning and egocentric person in film industry. He is none other than Dasari Narayana Rao and it is heard that this Darsakaratna is currently getting choked in a cloud of envy.

The reason for that is the bonding between Chiranjeevi and Mohan Babu. Recently, during an awards event, Chiru hugged and kissed Mohan Babu. Even during Mohan Babu’s birthday celebrations in Tirupathi, Chiru was the special invite and there also he hugged and quoted ‘Tom and Jerry’ to explain their relation.

Now, sources close to Dasari reveal he is dying out of jealousy. They said “All these days he played Sakuni’s role between Chiru and Mohan Babu and preserved his importance by putting ‘Pullalu’ between both. Now, he has lost that opportunity so he is feeling jealous. That’s why he didn’t attend even the TSR- TV9 awards function.”

Believe it or not! Chiru-MB great friends???

From a couple of weeks these are the statements given by acting legend Megastar Chiranjeevi and Dialouge King Legend Mohan Babu. The two tough masters of Tollywood are giving a color that they are the thickest friends in Tinsel Town. Are they joking guys? Apparently, both these superstars of Telugu Film Industry are showing deep affection for each other at almost all public events in the recent past. What remain as a big question for common people are the reasons behind the patching of these two veterans. Few insiders are saying that the duo has started some joint business ventures, while others are saying that YSR's brother (Mohan Babu's daughter-in-law Veronica's father) lobbied between the two as Chiru is a part of Congress family now. Though we cannot simply strike it off as 'kapata prema', there lies a real secret between the shaking hands of these two Legends. An insider stated that both these guys have lost popularity both in films and political circles with their foolish moves. Hence, they are inventing their own ways to garner much publicity and public attention.

Secret Behind Mohan Babu's School!!

Usually, the set up of an educational institution comes from noble inspiration but if sources are to be believed then the establishment of Sri Vidya Niketan group by Mohan Babu seems to have a slightly different backdrop. Well, they say that the prime reason for that is Manchu Manoj and here are few details.
 
It is heard that Manoj who was Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan student was a major bully while in his 6th, 7th standard time. Sources say he was quite violent as well and didn’t hesitate to bash up anyone and everyone. Now, one such incident involved his classmate and it is heard that unable to bear Manoj’s bullying and behaviour, one teacher got involved during one incident and gave Manoj a thrashing.
 
For this, the source reveals our man unable to control his temper and he threw whatever he could find on the teacher and then he ran away. Later in the evening, it is heard that Mohan Babu came directly, located the same teacher and bashed him up black and blue.
 
At this point, it is heard that Manchu Manoj was debarred from appearing for the exams of Bhavans. Unable to bear all this, Mohan Babu reportedly made a declaration in front of all. It seems he said “My children don’t have to study at another school’s mercy, they will study in their own school. I will come up with much better school than this one”. The rest as they say is history.

Mohan Babu's Warning To Vishnu

If dialogue delivery is one reason why Mohan Babu is revered then discipline is the other reason why he is regarded. However, the legacy he created has not been going forward as his sons Manchu Vishnu and Manchu Manoj are unable to prove their mettle. Notable among the two is Manchu Vishnu.

Having scored a hit with ‘Dhee’, Vishnu has been going through a flurry of flops. As if that was not enough, he transformed into a thin reed from a healthy looking youngster (through liposuction). The new look of Vishnu was met with negative comments as many said he looked like a patient who has recovered from a grave illness.

After getting this feedback, it is heard that Mohan Babu gave a strict warning to Vishnu to add some fat on body. Even few other cine folks say “We like Vishnu with some flesh on him and not in this skeletal structure. Who knows? Maybe a change in his look will also bring some luck to his career.”

Chiru Reveals His 'Tom And Jerry' Relationship!!

After merging his PRP with Congress, Chiranjeevi seems to be in rather relieved spirits. He is looking refreshed and has been making his presence felt at various events. One such event was the birthday celebration of Mohan Babu at Sri Vidya Niketan educational institution in Tirupathi. The megastar shared his thoughts with the crowds and his statement took many by surprise.

Chiru got poetical when he got onto the dais and stated that the relationship between him and Mohan Babu is like Disney’s Tom and Jerry. He added that Mohan Babu was a tough man from outside but his heart is as delicate as the snow. Chiru quipped that once someone has tasted Mohan Babu’s friendship, it is hard to come out of it.

Later, he also spoke about personality development on the stage and advised students to follow nature as their god and work hard to achieve their dreams. The final touch was the statement from Mohan Babu who termed Chiru as the dance icon on Telugu screen. The event also had veteran director K Raghavendra Rao and BJP leader Venkaiah Naidu along with the huge number of Chiru and Mohan Babu fans.

Chiranjeevi In Mohan Babu's School

Chiranjeevi is one man who is currently getting bashed from all sides. Politically, the official merger with Congress is yet to happen and he is taking brickbats from his party members. Personally, Srija’s marriage issue has come to the front and some are pointing fingers at him. In all this, it appears that one good thing is about to happen.

Well, March 19th happens to be the birthday of Mohan Babu and sources say it will be celebrated in a grand way. It is heard that this will be happening at Mohan Babu’s educational institution Sri Vidya Niketan in Tirupathi. Now, the highlight is that on 18th Nagarjuna is expected to be a part of this celebration and on 19th Chiru is expected.

While Nag’s arrival is fine, the interesting aspect is Chiru’s coming. Many film members recall how during the Vajrotsavam function, there was an open battle that raged between both Chiru-Mohan Babu and also during the felicitation of Chiru for receiving the Padma Bhushan award, there was friction. Many are saying that maybe they want to put a permanent full stop to their tiff on Mohan Babu’s birthday. This should be interesting.

Mohan Babu's 'Porapaatu' Ends Up As Comedy

The senior actor Mohan Babu has always been hailed for his impeccable dialogue delivery and the correct timing of his lines. However, it appears all that power is perhaps onscreen only and not off-screen. Atleast, that was the witty remark heard after listening to Mohan Babu speaking outside.

All this happened at the Curtain Raiser event of the Celebrity Cricket League where Telugu, Tamil, Kannada stars became one team while Bollywood was the other team. Speaking in his baritone voice, Mohan Babu said “today on one side there is the south Indian cricket team and on the other side is the ‘Hollywood’ team”

Instead of saying Bollywood, the collection king burped Hollywood. All around realized it was done by mistake but were quipping that it was nice to see someone like Mohan Babu making such goof-ups. At the end of it, most of them had few hearty smiles and let it go..