Genelia back with Katha

Telugu moviegoers are dissatisfied this year, but why? Because in 2009, they could watch only one new film from gorgeous Genelia, whereas the previous years saw an average of 3-4 Genelia movies releasing in Telugu! The reason is not far to seek; the actress has been concentrating more on her Bollywood films: Life Partner, It's My Life and Chance Pe Dance, to build a stunning career in Hindi as well!

Luckily for Tollywood fans, Genelia has no plans to leave her them completely disappointed! The actress will soon come up with her second Telugu film of the year Katha, being directed by debutant Srinivas Raga and produced by Gunnam Gangaraju. After Kangna Ranaut, who recently charged one crore for her Telugu debut Darling, Genelia is being paid one crore for Katha.

According to sources, Katha has already completed its shooting and is expected to grace screens in December. Music director S.K. Balachander has set music to four songs. The cast includes Prakashraj, Raghubabu and Shafi. Cinematography is by Andrew and art is by Ravinder.

Genelia to host 'Big Switch' reality show

After acting in around 30 movies in a career spanning less than six years, popular South Indian beauty Genelia is now all set to debut in the small screen. Genelia will begin by hosting UTV Bindass' new reality show 'Big Switch'.

In the novel format of the show (produced by Endemol), a celeb's offspring will be partnered with a slum child and they have to complete some tasks together. Big Switch will feature 10 rich participants sharing their living space with an equal number of slum dwellers. Interestingly, the show does not have any prize money.

The sources added that apart from Genelia, the channel is also trying to rope in Adhyayan Suman, Adam Bedi, Bappa Lahiri, Pooja Mishra and Natasha Suri for the reality show, which is to begin on October 24.

Meanwhile, the actress is currently awaiting for the release of her upcoming Telugu film Katha, directed by debutant Srinivas Raga. Genelia plays a teacher opposite Tamil hero Arun Kumar in this film produced by Gunnam Gangaraju under the banner of Just Yellow. Katha will grace screens on October 29.