Deaths, divorces and some new happenings rocked Tollywood this year. While it was a moment of joy when the theaters across the country opened to full capacity after lockdown, there were things that left fans heartbroken and disappointed.
Deaths of Celebs in Tollywood in 2021
Many notable celebs from Tollywood breathed their last in 2021. Some of them include Telugu lyricist Sirivennela who is known for his work in movies like Tuck Jagadish, Red, and Naarappa.
Other celebs from Tollywood who died this year include Tummala Narasimha Reddy aka TNR, Vaisakham fame Raju B A, popular Indian actress Jayanthi, Spyder fame Nagayya, Indian choreographer and actor Shiva Shankar Master, Jai Sriram’s director Balaji N Sai, and Krack fame Mahesh Kathi.
Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Divorce That Rocked Tollywood in 2021
Naga and Sam-the most loved couple in Tollywood announced divorce. No one had ever expected that the lovely couple would go separate ways. Rumours about the two planning to divorce started weeks before the estranged couple actually announced that they have decided to call it quits.
Reportedly it was all about Naga wanting his wife to avoid doing intimate scenes and bold movies which did not go down well with the Southern diva and she ultimately decided to break her ties with Naga. But their decision left fans heartbroken as they could never imagine such a simple reason could make their favourite Tollywood couple part ways.
Crossovers Created Big Ripple
While 2020 was the year when most of the crossovers from Bollywood to Southern movies occurred, 2021 was the year when all those decisions manifested. From the release of Samantha’s The Family Man Season 2, Vijay Deverakonda shooting for Liger in the US with Ananya Panday and Mike Tyson to Nayanthara joining Shah Rukh Khan for Atlee’s next and Rashmika Mandanna wrapping up the shooting of her Bollywood movies –Mission Majnu with Sidharth Malhotra and Goodbye with Amitabh Bachchan, for the first time in the history of Indian film industry crossovers of talent occurred to this huge extent.
Alia Bhatt joining SS Rajamouli for RRR and Deepika Padukone and Big B starting shooting for Prabhas-led new project are some of the other things that kept Bollywood and Tollywood blended all through 2021.