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  • Lip-Lock Challenge in Karnataka: 8 Students Booked Under POCSO Act For Hosting Kissing Challenge at Private Residence in Mangaluru

    Dakshina Kannada, July 22: Karnataka police have booked eight students under Pocso Act (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act) in connection with hosting a kissing challenge at a private residence in Mangaluru city, police said on Friday.

    A video of minor students of a reputed college smooching in the presence of others at a private residence has gone viral on social media stirring a controversy.

    Police probe showed that the students had got the flat on rent for two months and took their girlfriends to play truth and dare game, in which they engaged in a lip-lock. The video which came in public domain shocked and created concerns among parents across the state.

    The Pocso case had been registered against the students in Pandeshwara Women police station of Mangaluru. One of the students, who captured the video and made it viral, was detained initially and later the police detained three others in connection with questioning, explain police sources. Karnataka: College Students Host Lip-Lock Challenge in Dakshina Kannada District, One Arrested.

    One of the accused students has gone abroad and the police will question all the accused in the case. The police department had requested college and school authorities to keep vigil on the activities of students. It has also directed the authorities of education institutions to allow police to investigate the serious matters instead of sorting it out through internal committees.

    N. Shashikumar, Commissioner of Police for Mangaluru city, stated that the incident had taken place six months ago in a flat in Mangaluru. The students were playing a truth and dare game during the lip-lock competition.

    One of the boys who was present had put the video on Whatsapp a week ago. It has come to the notice of the school administration and authorities have warned students and suspended them, he stated. From Kala to Bheemante Vazhi, 5 Lip-Lock Scenes in Malayalam Cinema of 2021 That Created Quite the Flutter! (Watch Videos).

    The video shows a college boy and girl coming together and smooching passionately as others in the room cheer for them. Sources explain that the group of students held a lip-lock competition among themselves.

    Sources say that students belonged to a reputed college and the video has shocked the traditional coastal district and raised concern across the state worrying parents. The Mangaluru police are acting swiftly on the issue as it is likely to turn into a crisis. The police are also verifying whether the students had consumed drugs.

    (The above story first appeared on Morning Tidings on Jul 22, 2022 11:21 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website morningtidings.com).

  • All the buzz on Nagarjuna-starrer ‘Wild Dog’, Pawan Kalyan’s ‘Hari Hari Veeramallu’, and NTR hosting ‘Evaru Meelo Koteeswarulu’

    All the buzz on Nagarjuna-starrer ‘Wild Dog’, Pawan Kalyan’s ‘Hari Hari Veeramallu’, and NTR hosting ‘Evaru Meelo Koteeswarulu’

    Nagarjuna-starrer ‘Wild Dog’ to release soon, Pawan Kalyan’s ‘Hari Hari Veeramallu’ eyes January 2022, and NTR to host ‘Evaru Meelo Koteeswarulu’

    The Telugu film industry stepped up its pace of work post lockdown and this year, a number of productions are underway. There’s no dearth of theatrical releases and new projects continue to be announced.

    Game for a thriller?

    Actor Chiranjeevi unveiled the trailer of his friend and actor Nagarjuna Akkineni’s new film, Wild Dog, directed by Ahishor Solomon.

    Produced by Matinee Entertainment, Wild Dog will release in theatres on April 2, 2021. Inspired by incidents that unfolded in the aftermath of the blasts in Hyderabad in 2007, the film will see Nagarjuna as ACP Vijay Varma, on the trail of those who masterminded the blasts. The film also stars Dia Mirza and Saiyami Kher.

    Filmed at a rapid pace after lockdown restrictions were lifted, the project has on board cinematographer Shaneil Deo.

    Period drama

    Earlier this week, the makers of Pawan Kalyan’s new film unveiled the title and the scale of the production. Titled Hari Hara Veeramallu, the film directed by Krish Jagarlamudi is produced by A M Ratnam. Nidhi Aggerwal plays the female lead. The budget is an estimated ₹150crore and the team plans to release the film in theatres in January 2022, for Sankranti.

    In a statement, Krish revealed that the story is about a “heroic outlaw”. The period drama is set in the 17th century and gigantic sets of the Charminar, Red Fort and Machilipatnam port have been created for the film.

    The unit plans to wrap up the filming by July and the visual effects will be done under the supervision of Ben Lock, who has worked on Hollywood films such as Aquaman, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, among many others.

    The crew includes cinematographer V S Gnana Shekar, production designer Rajeevan Nambiar and music composer MM Keeravani.

    NTR as a host, again

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    NTR  

    NTR will host the contest Evaru Meelo Koteeswarulu, which will air soon on Gemini Television. In 2017, the actor hosted the first season of Bigg Boss Telugu Season 1 and garnered wide appreciation. He returns as the host for a different show, Evaru Meelo Koteeswarulu, which was earlier titled Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu and was hosted by Nagarjuna and Chiranjeevi, telecast on Star MAA. NTR unveiled the concept of the new show through a short video.