Anushka as Rudramma Devi

Gunashekar had come up with a sensational project. He announced his dream project Rudramma Devi today. The movie will have actress Anushka in the role of the historical figure. Guna will himself direct and produce the movie.

The film will be India’s first historical stereoscopic 3D film and have several top technicians of India in its rank. The movie will go on to sets in February 2013.

Rudramma Devi Cast and Crew

Starring: Anushka
Director: Gunashekar
Producer: Gunashekar
Banner: Gunaa Team works
Music: Ilayaraja
Art: Padma Sri Thota Tharani
DOP: Ajay Vincent
Visual Effects: Kamal Kannan
Editing: Srikar Prasad
Costumes: Neethalulla (Jodha Akbar fame)

She Dislikes Gossips On Her

All eyes are on Anushka Shetty as she moves away from trendy roles and dons a new avatar as a zamindar girl of the1920s in her next Telugu film titled Arundathi. Anushka smoothly stepped into the sizzling role in Billa, a remake of the Tamil hit Billa 2, with hotshot Prabhas. Can she surpass Nayanathara's skin show in the original? "To be frank, I have done more glamorous roles in some of my earlier films. However, director Meher Ramesh has re-designed it to suit my build and it will rely more on style than oomph," says the svelte actress, who also mastered martial arts to fit the role. She'll soon stage a comeback in Kollywood with a film opposite hotshot Vijay but can she take on Nayanthara on her home turf ? "I love competition but there is enough space for every actress," she clarifies. Anushka dislikes gossips about herself and also keeps away from gossip about her peers. "Except for my family and close friends, I don't want to know what's happening in other people's lives," quips the actress, who is happy being single. She states that she banks on the support of her parents and two elder brothers. "My parents told me that I am grown up and that I should take care of myself," says the actress, who is also not a party animal.

Anushka stays away from media!

Sexy starlet Anushka is so upset with the media with that she refuses to talk to journalists for a one to one chat. Although two of her big films – Chintakayala Ravi and Shouryam – are hitting the screens in a few days, she says no to ‘interviews’ to websites and a section of ‘news channels’. Anushka is miffed with the news channels for reporting that ‘accident’ on the sets of ‘Baladoor’ in which a junior artiste drowned in river Godavari.
Anushka refuses to talk to the media. She is also angry with some websites and newspapers for writing about her personal life and circulating gossips.

Anushka and her whopping one crore

The Tamil film 'Billa' starring Ajith and Nayantara is being remade in Telugu with Prabaas playing the lead role. Actress Anushka has been roped in to play the part that Nayantara performed in a flamboyant way. Nayantara sizzled on screen with terrific costumes and even featured in a two piece bikini in the film.

After the producers of the Telugu version highlighted the fact that Anushka too should act wearing a two piece bikini, the actress consented but then has asked for a whopping amount of rupees one crore. The producers are reportedly okay with this.

'Billa' was shot extensively in 'Little India' in Malaysia in a stylish, youthful and extravagant manner. Audiences loved the cinematography, background music and costumes amalgamated with the good looks of all the actors.

The Telugu version too is expected to follow the same pattern. Anushka is a very successful actress in Telugu films and has it in her to recreate the same magic that Nayantara had successfully done. Anushka had featured in one Tamil film 'Rendu' alongside Madhavan but then the film didn't do so well at the box office.

With Anushka's remuneration reaching a crore of rupees she becomes the second highest paid Telugu actress after Ileana.