Saturday, August 30, 2008

Balakrishna New Movie Launch On Oct 9th

NBK's new film with Priyamani as heroine will be launched on October 9th on the eve of Vijayadasami. Sivalenka Krishna Prasad (who earlier did Aditya 369, Vamsanikokkade, Balevadivi Basu with NBK) is producing this film. Mahadev, disciple of SS Rajamouli, is making debut with this film. The producer said: "We selected Priyamani as heroine for Balayya. Vijayendra Prasad is providing the story. Dialogues are by Ratnam. Rama Rajamouli is the costumes designer. Mani Sharma is the music director. The first schedule will commence on the opening day and will continue till October end. A 15-day schedule will take place every month till the completion. I thank Balakrishna for giving me this opportunity." Chandramohan, Brahmanandam, Pradeep Rawat, Tannikella Bharani, Ahuti Prasad, Dharmavarapu and Balayya are among the cast. Art is by Anandsai. Stunts are by Ram-Lakshman.

Pawan Kalyan's Puli To Have Trivikram's Lyric

Box office hit director of films Nuvve Nuvve, Athadu, Jalsa, Trivikram Srinivas has contributed as a writer and Lyricist too. In the film Oka Raju Oka Rani Trivikram has penned two songs in addition with writing the story.

He also has contributed in Venaktesh's film Chinthakayala Ravi few songs and the latest news is that he has written two songs for Pavan Kalyan's Puli.

Jalsa in the past a box office hit in the combination of Pavan Kalyan and Trivikram Srinivas.

S J Surya is hopeful that these songs will be also a hit.

Trivikram's dialogue in the movies Nuvvu Naku Nachavu and Manmadhudu have turned in to as assets of the films.

Namitha strikes back at size reports

Recently few websites published Namtihta’s sizes as 40-32-38. Namitha reacted angrily at these rumors. “I look hot in larger sizes. I prefer bigger sizes to small ones. My fans also want to see me like this,” said Namitha. “My sizes are far better than that of Jayamalini’s,” added Namitha, who is doing Jaganmohini, which was earlier done by Jayamalini.

She says that she takes special diet to keep her properties bigger and bigger as people who are for her wants only bigger things from her. About those who speak negative about her body structure, she says its all those who envy of her structure speaks negative about it. She says that she thanks God, the creator who has sculptured her body as if statues of Ajanta cave!

Genelia says Its my Life

Genelia is on cloud nine with the success of Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Naa.. at box office, She is all now getting ready for the shooting of her next Bollywood project, It’s My Life, which happens to be the remake of Telugu Super hit Bommarillu. After getting good accolades for Bommarillu, Genelia played the same character in the Tamil version and got good accolades. Now she is all getting ready to play the same character for the third time. Bollywood director Anees Bazmi, who has given three hits in a row is directing this film.

Anees Bazmi, who is enjoying a hat-trick of his hit films – No Entry , Welcome and Singh Is Kinng, who was packing his bags for Jaipur for a schedule of his Harman Baweja-Genelia starrer Its my life said, "Success of my commercial films has allowed me to make the kind of films I want to make. It's My Life is a simple, sweet love story, one of those that'll give me creative satisfaction. Thank God this is a simple love story and not a complicated futuristic one.”

‘Praja Rajyam’ goes to Chiru

In a major relief for Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi, the row over his newly-launched party’s name ‘Praja Rajyam’ was resolved Friday after the advocate who had staked claim to the name agreed to withdraw his application.


Chenna Krishnaiah, an advocate of Kadpa district, met the Election Commission of India officials in New Delhi and agreed to withdraw his application for registration of ‘Praja Rajyam’ made a month ago.

Chiranjeevi’s aides reportedly succeeded in convincing Krishnaiah to withdraw his application and in return promised a key post in the party, sources said here.

Chiranjeevi Tuesday launched his political party ‘Praja Rajyam’ at a mammoth rally at the temple town of Tirupati. However, his close aides and supporters had to face embarrassment when Krishnaiah claimed Thursday that he had already applied to the Election Commission for registration of a party with the same name.

The actor’s camp swung into action to convince Krishnaiah, who had applied for registration in July and was given a month’s time by the Election Commission to complete the formalities.

Chiranjeevi’s aide Vinay Kumar rushed to Delhi to fulfil the legal formalities for the registration after it was pointed out that their application was riddled with errors and had only 88 signatures instead of the mandatory 100.

Vinay Kumar and two other leaders of Chiranjeevi’s party from Kadpa district met Krishaniah in Delhi and they together called on Election Commission officials. It was during this meeting that Krishnaiah is understood to have withdrawn his application.

Party spokesman P. Mitra told newsmen that it had applied for registration and fulfilled the criteria. "Our legal department is looking into the issue. We are confident the Election Commission will accept our application," he said.

A day before Chiranjeevi’s meeting at Tirupati, Krishnaiah announced that he has registered a party by the name ‘Praja Rajyam’ with the Election Commission in New Delhi on June 14 this year.

Krishnaiah, an advocate from Lakkireddypalli town in Kadapa district and a member of the washermen community, said that he was launching the party to help the downtrodden. His party planned to contest all the Lok Sabha and assembly seats in Kadapa district.

As news of Krishnaiah claiming registration of ‘Praja Rajyam’ spread, Chiranjeevi’s fans mounted pressure on him to withdraw his application to ensure a smooth political debut for the actor.

Barbers up against Kuselan Rajinikanth

After distributors and exhibitors, now it is the turn of a body of hairstylists in the state to launch a protest against the Tamil box office dud "Kuselan" and its director P. Vasu.

"Kuselan has cast a slur on the profession of hairstylists by caricaturing some of the characters who solicit business through unfair means - something that is never done in real life. We will picket Vasu’s house Friday to start the protest," K. Natesan, president, Hairstylists Welfare Association said.

Produced by K. Balachandar, the film stars Rajnikant and Pasupathy in lead roles.

"If the offending scenes are not deleted after an apology by the film’s hero, director and others who belittle the profession, we will move the court to get the scenes deleted," Natesan said.

The film revolves around the life of a barber, played by Pasupathy, and his friendship with a movie icon. The main protagonist’s competitor is depicted in "Kuselan" as attracting clients by unfair means.

"Though main distributors of ’Kuselan’ are implying that the movie will be worse than a close shave, now real life barbers are about to add more wounds on an already bleeding face," an exhibitor remarked.

"Kuselan" was sold at Rs.600 million and small distributors and exhibitors have lost 60 percent of their investment so far. After bearing the losses, leading trade bodies have announced non-cooperation notices to its main distributors Pyramid Saimira and producers Kavithalaya and it has endangered a string of major projects worth over Rs.4 billion.

Hema Malini furious with Sherlyn Chopra

Sherlyn Chopra’s "Dard-e-Sherlyn" video is the actress turned singer’s tribute to the original Dream Girl, Hema Malini's hit number "Dard" from 'Dus Numbri'.

But in a recent interview in Delhi, Hema Malini has hit at Sherlyn with stinging sarcasm and said that the newbie is trying to gain mileage on her name, attaching nudity to it.

Hema Malini said, "It's (the video) very hot, haan? My God, I don't even know why she's (Sherlyn's) linking me with a hot-hot thing. She's trying to change her image maybe with my name. If she's doing this, poor thing, I wish her success, for all those who see nudity will be happy. But my name is Hema Malini and that won't change for anything."

Well, I guess it must be tough for Dale Bhagawar, the publicist who handles the work of both Hema Malini and Sherlyn Chopra.

Friday, August 29, 2008

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Thursday, August 28, 2008

Priyanka Chopra and Trisha with Balakrishna

After acquiring huge victory by the movie ‘Pandurangadu”, Balakrishna is feeling very happy and he is also receiving huge invitations form various producers and directors of the industry to play lead roles in their movies. The news has also arrived that his upcoming moie will be directed by Ravi Babu and he is having a very good time presently and he became pretty famous by his last flick “Anasuya”. The other news relating to this movie were not yet known to anybody. In past news was arrived that actor Kalyanram is turning as producer and he will be producing his debut for Balakrishna’s movie and it ha come true and very soon his movie will move on to thet sets. In this Bollywood star actress priyanka Chopra is playing as first lead and Trisha will play second lead for the movie. This movie will be prduced by Kalyan Ram and director is not yet decided and accordng to the reports we are having it may be directed by N.Shanker or Boyapati Sreenu. Music will be scored by Manisharma and he made a promise with Balaya and Kalyan Ram that surely he will score good songs and these will obtain good craze in the market. This movie is expected to move n to the sets from September and the other details were not yet revealed out

Teja's new teen girl

Director Teja is well known to churn out a lot from his heroines and every previous movie of him is a testimony to this line. Most of the actresses, who make their debut in his films, climb to high peaks of the film industry. Actress Sada, Anita are perfect examples of this. It is fact that, presently Teja is busy in carving his next film titled ‘KEKA’ and a few months ago the director zeroed in on the lead pair of his film. According, to the unit sources a 13 year old young girl is the female lead in this film. The script of this film is based on teenage love story under the village back drop. So Teja after a long search found a 9th standard studying young girl from Warangal to play the female lead in his KEKA. According to the unit sources the girl entered her puberty a few months ago and was very, much inclined to become an actress. So grasping her eagerness to become an actress, Teja cultured the girl to the likes of present day audience and is said to be enigmatic and over protective towards her. It is said that, he is keeping her out of the media and is treating her as a delicate darling on the sets.

Lux papa is now Mamta Mohan Das

Mamta Mohan Das who is eagerly waiting for her next films’ release titled HOMAM is soon going to bathe in a bath tub in front of all her fans. It is said that this hot beauty has been signed by LUX international soaps in south India and will be soon seen in all television channels bathing semi nude in a bath tub. It is said that the commercial has already been canned and has come out steamy, luscious and sizzling with Mamta’s oomph. In September 1st week this advertisement will be aired on the regional channels

Shriya Upsets 'Kanthasamy' Unit

This might sound a bit unbelievable but then there are reliable sources quoting that it has happened. We are talking about the sizzling beauty Shriya who is always known for her flexibility not just in her curves but also in her call sheets as she adjusts it according to the need of the film makers.

However, this time the makers of her forthcoming release 'Kanthasamy' seem to be taking the rough side of it. Apparently, the pretty girl who was shooting with the team in Mexico for quite some time got back to India and without telling anyone she is said to have gone back to her home. Attempts to reach her have not been that fruitful and director Susi Ganesan got the final nail when he heard that she has been moving ahead for her Telugu film.

With just 2-3 days of shoot left and Shriya gone missing, director Susi has decided that there is no point waiting for her anymore and has asked her to spare a single day to do the patchwork part. Now that's something which was not expected from you Shriya…

Handsome Nagarujuna turns 49


He is just shy of 50, yet he is still the romantic ‘king’ of Tollywood. Akkineni Nagarjuna turns 49 today (August 29, 2008) and this birthday is very special to him. As his son Naga Chaitanya is making debut as hero in a few days, he is all set to introduce Chaitanya to the media.

He will be launching his son’s maiden film on his father ANR’s birthday on September 20th. On other hand, Nagarjuna is currently working for King being directed by Sreenu Vytla.

Nagarjuna says he will not stop doing romantic entertainers for which he is famous as his son is entering into the field. He is ready to face competition coming from home itself. “I may not be running around the trees but I won’t stop doing lovestories,” he said.

We wish the path-breaking star of Tollywood a very Happy Birthday.
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Campaign for Bharat Ratna to NTR

There is a campaign going on with an ample aim to honor Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao by his fans association.

All India NTR Fan’s Association launched a campaign seeking Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian honor of the land, to be bestowed on the legend of Tollywood and Devudu for his masses; who became CM just with in six months of launching a political party Telugu Desam Party, in early 1980’s which is an unparallel achievement all over the world.


Under their agenda of collecting one crore signatures to support the cause, the association started the campaign from the top sections to bottom line up.


During an assembly section N Chandrababu Naidu and other MLA’s of the party signed the registers and after collecting target number of signatures, it will be handed over to the PM.

Blowing hot and cold

Anita has completed almost 80 percent of her debut film in Tamil titled Kulir 100 Degree.

It is a cool title and is about how five guys and a girl, all in their teens, spend their lives in a boarding school in a wooded hill station. It is a film for the youth. The average age of my actors is 17 and they are all new faces,” explains Anita Udeep, an engineer-turned-director. She is not new to cinema, having directed an English film titled Knock, Knock, I’m looking to Marry (2003), which was followed by a 3D animation film called Gulliver Travels (2006).

Anita has also sung the hit number Azhagia Asura in the Tamil film Whistle.The pretty writer and director also understands the pulse of today’s youth, as she constantly monitors their likes and dislikes in film viewing. Anita runs the 10-screen Mayajaal multiplex, considered to be one of the most successful multiplexes in India.

Sitting in her posh office and going through the box-office collections on her laptop, Anita says, The time is ripe in Kollywood to make something different within the commercial format. That is why I ventured into making Kulir. Our audience research has shown us that they are willing to try out something unusual. Take a look at the collection figures of a host of new films in Hindi and Tamil that people said would not click. At the end of the day, they have worked big time. It has given me the courage to make my kind of movie.”

Anita’s kind of movie is Kulir 100 Degrees, as the title indicates it’s both cold and hot which means that opposites attract, the basic framework of the film. “The film is a youth-oriented story using their lingo and trying to tell things their way. The guys in my film come from different strata of society. One guy is from a village in Theni, while another is from a posh area of Chennai. The audience can relate to each and every character, giving the film an universal appeal. The film goes through four seasons, and is made like a musical entertainer with comedy, emotions and suspense,” says the lady director.

She has picked a Delhi girl Ria as the heroine while the hero is a Tamilian Sanjiv from Coimbatore, who has done the offbeat Malayalam film Apoorva. There are six songs in the film, the music for which has been composed by Sasi, son of Murali of the famous Sabesh-Murali team. The film is being shot in Super-35 mm, by cameraman Vijay, an assistant of Aravind Krishna. Anita has shot the film in some exotic locations in Switzerland, Kulu, Manali, Yercaud and Ooty on a budget of Rs three crore. Anita adds, “The packaging looks glossy and will attract our target audience — the youth. There is no glamour or skin show in the film. This will be a racy entertainer which will keep the audience engrossed.”

Dheerudu: Kajal Aggarwal’s challenging role

Though she debuted opposite Kalyan Ram in Lakshmi Kalyanam, Kajal Aggarwal got her first big break in Chandamama, where she played the archetypal girl-next-door in a very simple and evocative love story, Then she had two major hits, Pourudu with Sumanth (Nagarjuna’s nephew) and Aatadista with Nitin of the six pack abs fame.

In her latest role opposite Ram Charan Teja in the big budget extravaganza Dheerudu, she will be portraying different emotions and is slogging hard to give her very best for this multifaceted role. Insiders say that even Ram Charan Teja is going beyond the boundaries of his usual roles and doing something that is taxing even his superb acting talents. So now Kajal is making sure she shines opposite Ram Charan in this challenging movie.


She is also acting alongside Allu Arjun in Arya 2. Kajal is quite busy in Tollywood, with her forthcoming films under big banners. With two films starring star sons, she is set to enter the big league, giving major competition to the reigning queens of Tollywood. Not only that, her critically-acclaimed debut in Tamil, Pazhani opposite Bharath, has earned her yet another Tamil flick Saroja, where she has got a chance for an off-beat role in mainstream cinema.


So Kajal is becoming a hot property, both in Tollywood and Kollywood, giving other top heroines a run for their money.

‘I am still the darling of Tamil Nadu’

While rumours about Rambha’s “attempted suicide” were doing the rounds in the city, the Ullathai Alli Tha actress was at home having a hard time handling phone calls and enquiries about her health.

After eating temple prasadam a few days ago, I felt giddy and went to a hospital for a check-up,” she says, “It was a simple case of food poisoning and nothing more to it. I was shocked when I read a newspaper report that I had attempted suicide.”

But she stresses that she has no enemies within the industry who could have planted such a hoax. “I could have settled in Hyderabad or Bangalore (places I love) but chose to stay in Chennai as I felt it was my true home,” she says, “I am still the darling of Tamil Nadu… I want to live life to the fullest and have no intention of leaving the world so soon!”

“I was laughing when I read that report but felt bad when my parents came to know of it,” she adds. “My father is a heart patient and I did not want him disturbed by such baseless rumours.”

The actress rubbishes rumours of a recent love failure. “I am choosy about the movies I do and will be as choosy when it comes to choosing my life partner too. I trust my parents with this decision-making. Meanwhile, I am single and enjoying it!”

Chiru Press Meet - Video

In a pressmeet chiru announced that mithra & Parakala prabhakar are prajarajyam party official spokes persons

Doubt on mallika sex appeal - Video

Doubt on mallika sex appeal - Video

AATA3 26.8.08 Part-3


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STAR OF AP 26.8.08 - Solo Round

STAR OF AP 26.8.08 - Solo Round Pooja,Sahithi,Himabindhu...etc


Anushka's Love For Prabhas



If there is a title that exists which can be given for a woman having the maximum number of links with men then it will surely go to the voluptuous beauty Anushka, the ruling bombshell of the Telugu folks. For now, yet another name joins her list of flames.

He is none other than the raw hunk Prabhas with whom Anushka will be seen in the forthcoming venture 'Yugandhar', the remake of the yesteryears hit. There is a strong buzz that Anushka has been seen with Prabhas at the most happening joints and both of them are an item of sorts.

However, her list is big as it starts with Cinematographer Senthil, later it moved to hero Sumanth followed by Gopichand. This does not come as a surprise given the oomph of Anushka and perhaps she might have to live with it till the real man sweeps her heart away.

Desamuduru - Ali Comedy

Desamuduru - Ali Comedy

SPB about Sirivennela in Padalani Undi


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D.C.Roshaiah Opposes Chiranjeevi Party

D.C.Roshaiah Opposes Chiranjeevi Party

City Life Movie Preview

City Life Movie Preview

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Chiru vs obama

Watch the comparision between chiru and obama in terms of the change that they promise to bring in!

Rambha denies rumors of suicide attempt


Rambha attempting suicide traveled thick and fast on Monday as she was admitted to a private hospital in Chennai. On Tuesday morning (Aug 27), Rambha denied them and spoke to the media. " I am no coward to end my life," she said.

Talking to media persons at her residence in Valasaravakkam, in Chennai, Rambha said, ‘I was rushed to a nearby hospital after I started vomiting on Sunday. I was administered drips and regained my health after spending two days there.’

Denying reports that she attempted suicide, Rambha said, ‘I got calls from from my fans and well-wishers from Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Mumbai following the news report.’ She also alleged that there is conspiracy behind the rumors. "Some vested interests are spreading such baseless rumours," she said.

ALLU ARAVIND ACTIONS & CHIRU DROP DOWN

ALLU ARAVIN ACTIONS & CHIRU DROP DOWN IN TIRUPATHI SABHA AND TV9 ANALYSIS ON MANERISM OF CHIRU

Highlights (India vs Sri Lanka - 4th ODI)


Bhumika Chawla Loves 40 Year Old Man Rajasekhar

A new film with Rajasekhar in the main role is coming up under the direction of Ram Prasad and likely to go on sets from September 5. It is reliably learnt that Bhoomika Chawla is to pair with Rajasekhar. The film is a remake of the Malayalam movie 'Hello'. After completing Rajasekhar's present movie 'Satyameva Jayate', the proposed film will go to sets.

The story is about a love between a 40 years old man and a young girl who is much younger to him which would be very interesting to the viewers. The film is produced by Maganti Gopinath.

Kajal Agarwal Acting Skills Are Being Tested


After playing a simple lover girl in Chandamma, KAJAL is portraying a multifaceted role in the much-talked film with RAM CHARAN TEJ. She will be playing the soul mate to a fiery lover boy in this big budget extravaganza. According to sources, she needs to portray varied shades and has pulled out all stops to match strides with the hotshot star, who is himself playing a demanding role. The actress who began her innings with a traditional role in Laxmi Kalyam, later impressed as a urban girl in Aatadista but this complex role seems to be testing her acting skills. Similarly, the pretty actress will be seen as the love interest of ALLU ARJUN in Arya 2, and if both the films succeed she could stake claim for the top slot. Looks like TRISHA and ILEANA are in for some competition

Namita getting hot massage from actress husband

Namita, the sexy actress who was known for her dare-bare attitude is increasing the levels of skin show film after film. Now she is donning the role of a vamp in Tamil film Thee, in which Sunder C, husband of Kushbu is the hero.

There are lots and lots of hot scenes in between Sunder and Namita in this film. They give massages to each other and roam around with very little costumes covering their bodies.
This film is a remake of Telugu film Operation Duryodhana. Namita is playing the role of Mumaith khan in Tamil version. Sunder made sure that each and every titillating scene from the original is remade into Tamil so that the film can cater to masses.

Phoonk to release in telugu as RAKSHA

Phoonk, which opened to packed houses in India last Friday, is going international. The general practice is to release a Hindi film across the globe on the same date, but in this case, the makers of Phoonk released the film in India, not in Overseas.

It's a known fact that small-budget films with new faces rarely find a theatrical release in major international markets like America, UK, Australia and Middle East. The producers of Phoonk, therefore, hit a brainwave. They're dubbing the film in various international languages and only then will they release the film internationally.

While you're reading this news-piece, the English dubbing is already taking place at a studio in Mumbai. Spanish, German and French dubbing will follow later.

Meanwhile, the Telugu version of Phoonk, titled Raksha, will hit the screens in Andhra Pradesh on September 12. This version will be dubbed in Tamil and Malayalam languages subsequently. Phoonk is truly a money spinner!

DANCE WITH ME SMITHA 26.8.08



Chiranjeevi 'Praja Rajyam'


Party Name : Praja Rajyam

Tag Line : “Preme Lakshyam – Seve Margam”

There is an Anthem for the party and Flag. They will released to the media soon. Flag has red SUN with white background below green border.

Flag description : (Idlebrain) : Sun rise is the symbol. There are 24 rays to the sun in the flag which denotes spreading the energy and light of sun throughout 24 hours. Red color of sun is symbol of change. White background is the mixture of vibgyor which represents people from all castes. The green streak indicates farmers. The yellow line around sun represents the smile that we will bring on the faces of every citizen. Red, White and Green represent Hindu, Christian and Muslims. Hence we are equally good for all the religions.

The King - Nagarjuna


Celebrating time for Nagarjuna....

Tollywood Knight Nagarjuna's King in the direction of Srinu Vaitla shooting is in fast pase. He is celebrating his birthday on 29th of this month with King team. King tentatively releasing on Dec 18th.

Naga Chaitanya will be making grand debut on September 20th on the occasion of his grand father Akkineni's birthday.

The movie will be launched on that day with much fanfare. Nagarjuna is presently seeing the pre-production work, which is to be produced by Dil Raju and directed by newcomer Vasu Varma. But the regular shoot will only commence from November.

Nagarjuna is trying to rope in the best of the technical talent for his son’s movie. Sameer Reddy handles the camera. It is learnt that he has paid a whopping amount for Sameer who is known for presenting newcomers well.

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

4th ODI washed out; replay today

The fourth and penultimate cricket one-dayer between India and Sri Lanka was called off on Tuesday without a single ball being bowled due to intermittent rain at the R Premadasa stadium here.

The day-night match will be played on the reserved day on Wednesday.

Umpires Billy Doctrov and Gamini Silva made the final inspection at around 6 pm and took the decision to draw stumps.

They had waited for over three and a half hour for the rain to stop but it continued intermittently.

It had started raining around half an hour before the match was scheduled to begin, leaving the outfield damp.

India is leading the five-match rubber 2-1 and looking to seal the match while the home side would be trying to keep the series alive.


Teams:

Sri Lanka: M Jayawardene, T Dilshan, D Fernando, S Jayasuriya, C Kapugedera, N Kulasekara, A Mendis, J Mubarak, M Muralitharan, K Sangakkara, C Silva, T Thushara, M Udawatte, C Vaas, M Warnapura

India: MS Dhoni, S Badrinath, G Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, V Kohli, P Kumar, P Ojha, M Patel, PA Patel, I Pathan, S Raina, R Sharma, R Singh, Yuvraj Singh.

Simran Marapurani Kathalu

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Shabana Azmi Comments on Indian Muslims

Shabana Azmi Comments on Indian Muslims

Fan accepts RGV's Phoonk challenge

A filmgoer rented out an entire cinema to disprove a director's claim that his latest horror movie is so scary no one can watch it alone, a newspaper said on Tuesday.

Pavin Ponanna, 30, booked all 227 seats at a Bangalore multiplex for an evening screening of Phoonk.

He asked cinema staff to have a doctor on call, but emerged declaring: "I never felt scared, not even for a moment. I took just 10 minutes to settle down."

Producer-director Ram Gopal Varma had challenged any fan to watch Phoonk - the story of a happy family suddenly beset by the evil forces of black magic - on their own.

Ponanna, an advertising professional, visited a temple to prepare for the experience, adding that the tickets had cost him Rs 47,000.

Ind Vs SL 4th ODI washed out; replay tomorrow

The fourth and penultimate cricket one-dayer between India and Sri Lanka was called off on Tuesday without a single ball being bowled due to intermittent rain at the R Premadasa stadium here.

The day-night match will be played on the reserved day on Wednesday.

Umpires Billy Doctrov and Gamini Silva made the final inspection at around 6 pm and took the decision to draw stumps.

They had waited for over three and a half hour for the rain to stop but it continued intermittently.

It had started raining around half an hour before the match was scheduled to begin, leaving the outfield damp.

India is leading the five-match rubber 2-1 and looking to seal the match while the home side would be trying to keep the series alive.


Teams:

Sri Lanka: M Jayawardene, T Dilshan, D Fernando, S Jayasuriya, C Kapugedera, N Kulasekara, A Mendis, J Mubarak, M Muralitharan, K Sangakkara, C Silva, T Thushara, M Udawatte, C Vaas, M Warnapura

India: MS Dhoni, S Badrinath, G Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, V Kohli, P Kumar, P Ojha, M Patel, PA Patel, I Pathan, S Raina, R Sharma, R Singh, Yuvraj Singh.

Chiranjeevi fans go crazy in Tirupati

Excited over their matinee idol's political debut today, fans of Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi went out of control at the site of the public meeting in this temple town leading police to lathicharge on them.

Thousands of Chiranjeevi fans, who poured in from all over Andhra Pradesh to listen to their star revealing the name and agenda of his party, swamped into the chamber which was alloted for physically challenged people.

Repeated appeals by Chiranjeevi's brother and actor Nagendra Babu to maintain calm during the public meeting went unheeded among the jubilant fans. Police resorted to lathicharge to control the crowd.

Trisha opts out of two Telugu films?

Trisha has just one Telugu film for which she is currently shooting in Hyderabad- Nagarjuna’s King.

She was supposed to be signed up for two big projects Venky’s Krishnum Vande Jagadguru to be directed by Radha Krishna Jagarlamudi ( of Gamyam fame) and Ravi Teja’s next film to be directed by Surendar (of Anthanokkade fame).

But the latest buzz is that she has voluntarily opted out of theses two plum projects to accommodate Kamal Hassan’s magnum opus Marmayogi. The reason is that she has to give bulk dates of nearly 200 days for this Kamal film, which will start rolling soon and she will have no time for any other projects.

Before that, Trisha has to complete two projects in Tamil Sarwam and Chennayil Oru Mazhailalam. Her next release will be Radha Mohan directed Abhiyum Njanum.

Sources close to Trisha say that she is upset that, she had to opt out of Venky’s and Ravi Teja’s films to accommodate Marmayogi which will be a lifetime role for the actress. It seems that Trisha has decided to give her best for Marmayogi as it was always her dream to do a film with Kamal, her all time favourite actor.
-Sify

Chiranjeevi unveils ’Praja Rajyam’

Megastar Chiranjeevi formally launched his political party in the holy shrine of Tirupati amidst huge fanfare and extravaganza. He called his party ‘Praja Rajyam’ and said social justice would be its goal.

"It will be a democratic and secular party. It will be people’s party, born from the hearts of people. It will be a party for backward classes, farmers, workers, women and youth," he said, addressing thousands gathered for the launch in Tirupati.

"The party will work for development, modernisation and industrial revolution. Its goal will be santosh and ananda (contentment and happiness) of Andhra Pradesh," he said amid loud cheers from an estimated million people gathered from across Andhra Pradesh.

Chiranjeevi told his fans that he was ‘overwhelmed’ by the support and told the people that he knows what Andhra wants. He called it his ‘duty to serve the people of Andhra Pradesh’.

Broadly outlining the policies of his eagerly awaited party, he said that eliminating poverty, ensuring social equality, rooting out corruption, development of villages on par with urban areas, and providing health and education to all would top the agenda.

Chiru, who declared that he had no rivals in politics, took a swipe at the ruling Congress for selling government land to industries and for acquiring cultivable land for Special Economic Zones (SEZs).

“We have no rivals. Problems are our rivals. We have no rivals because we have no fear and greed. We have entered the battlefield but our battle is against problems. Courage and honesty are our two weapons. We have no leader. All are soldiers. I am also one among you,” he said.

The 53-year-old Megastar and son of a police constable outlined his party’s vision in various sectors and also unveiled the party flag — green and white with the sun in the middle - amidst rapturous applause from the huge gathering.


In his more than hour-long speech, the megastar, however, skirted thorny issues like Telangana statehood demand, naxalism and categorisation of Scheduled Castes, saying a "collective decision" would be taken on these matters after "scientific evaluation".


Megastar arrived at the Avilala Cheruvu in Tirupati at 5.30 pm amidst cheers and screams from all his fans who were waiting since morning. Chiranjeevi , sporting a white shirt, walked up to the grandly-decked dais, waving at fans who could not stop screaming the moment they laid their eyes on the star

Chiranjeevi began his speech by uttering the words and seeking the blessings of "Tirumala Tirupathi Venkatesha." Chiranjeevi, who sounded emotional on seeing such a huge gathering, said, "These eyes of mine are blessed to be witnessing such a wonderful sight."

He also went on to say that he was here to serve the people and told the people that he understood the problems as he too came from a very humble background. The crowd was beyond control and screamed "Jai Chiranjeeva" as he decended upon the temple town of Andhra Pradesh.

The organisers had a tough time in controlling the crowd. Thousands of Chiranjeevi fans swamped into the chamber which was alloted for physically challenged people. Repeated appeals by Chiranjeevi’s brother and actor Nagendra Babu to maintain calm during the public meeting went unheeded among the jubilant fans. The police had to resort to lathi charge on three occasions to keep the crowd under control.

Throughout the day, Chiranjeevi’’s movies such as Mutta Mesthri and Indra played on the giant screen as well as the 70 LCD monitors that have been set up at the venue.

A documentary on Chiranjeevi’s achievements and also on his charitable activities were also shown. The people were also treated to a variety of cultural programmes, which mainly revolved around the life and achievements of the megastar, Chiranjeevi.

MEGA STAR FIRST SPEECH IN MEGA SABHA @ TIRUPATHI 26.8.08-Updated

MEGA STAR ENTRANCE IN MEGA STAR MEGA SABHA IN TIRUPATHI 26.8.08
MEGA STAR FIRST SPEECH IN MEGA SABHA @ TIRUPATHI 26.8.08





CHIRU 'S EXLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH NTV

CHIRU 'S EXLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH NTV CHIEF MOORTHY BEFORE THE TIRUPATHI MEETING

AATA3 25.8.08 -Part-2



AATA3 25.8.08 -Part-1




Monday, August 25, 2008

Megastar Mahasabha all set for release- Video

Megastar Mahasabha all set for release- Video

Shekhar Kammula aims Bollywood

Sekhar Kammula who had hat-trick success with Anand, Godavari and Happy Days is currently producing Avakai Biryani in the association of his associate Anish Kuruvilla.


This film is scheduled to be released in October. After that, he is going to test the waters of Hindi film with his next directorial venture.


Following RGV he is expected to be another successful film maker from Tollywood in Hollywood.

Double blow for Nayantara!


Nayantara who has struck gold with back to back hits Billa and Yaradi Nee Mohini in Tamil cinema is not so happy now. Her films Kuselan and Sathyam bombed at the box-office and that has put Nayan’s top place in question.


Nayantara did her part in both the films with excessive skin show but that didn’t help the fortunes of those films. Even Nayan’s ‘hard work’ was gone unnoticed by the audience. Saddest part of the story is Sathyam and Kuselan released in Telugu too and the result is the same or even worse. Nayantara who has been getting some handsome offers in the recent past from Tollywood might not be treated the same hereon.

Now she needs a hit in both Tollywood and Kollywood to cement her top seat. Well, which will that film be?

Is Goutami Pregnant?


This might sound a bit unbelievable but then the coast of Chennai has been abuzz with this news. We are talking about the charming beauty Goutami who is currently the one and all for the talent icon Kamal Haasan and is also the friend, guide and philosopher for his daughters Sruthi and Anu Haasan.

However, there is news that Goutami is pregnant and mixed responses have been coming from different pockets in this matter. While some say that it is very much true but then they want to take their time to make an announcement, there is another version which has quashed this as baseless rumor.

All said and done, if it happens then it will be really interesting to see how things will be with the arrival of the new born and if not then its curtains dropped on yet another product that has been released by the rumor mills.

Secret Behind Mahesh Babu’s Good Looks

Prince Mahesh Babu is undoubtedly the most handsome looking hero in Tollywood today. He is adored for his good looks as much as for his acting talent. The well groomed hero owes a lot for his looks to his wife Namratha Shriodkar.

Namratha looks after the costumes of Mahesh Babu and also designs some of hem. She also designs his hairstyle and assists and gives tips on makeup. Mahesh Babu is now all set to begin work on his new film titled Varudu. The shooting will commence in Rajasthan.

'If I Fall In Love, I’ll Declare It Myself’ - Anushka


Clad in blue jeans and a white shirt, it is easy to mistake Anuskha Shetty for just another pretty girl.

"I like to be comfortable," she explains and goes on to add, "I also make it a point to make others comfortable," which of course seems quite evident with the kind of bonhomie she creates –– be it remembering journos names or joking with them, or gently but firmly making it clear what she expects of them! Following rumours of her linkup with Gopi, we catch up with the Mangalorean yoga teacher-turned-actress to get it straight from the horse's mouth, only to find her too guarded.

Excerpts:

You have more hits than flops and seem to be the lucky one among the new crop of heroines.
I'm lucky in a way but I would attribute my performance to a combination of hard work, right choices and right breaks.

There's talk about you and Gopichand, doing the rounds
This is just gossip. Don't people who work together, be it in any industry, share rapport? I like to be comfortable and make others comfortable. It hurts when things like these are blown out of proportion. If I fall in love, I will declare it myself!

Is it true that you are into past life regression ? A doctor in the city claims that you had come to him for treatment for a breathing problem. It was during the sessions we hear that it was revealed that you were a dancer in your previous life and a bullock-cart accident in your previous life is the cause of your medical problem!
(Laughs) This again is gossip. I am not interested in my past life.

We've heard that Bharat Thakur is also into regression and that you were once his yoga student.
Yes, I have learnt yoga from Bharat Thakur, but I have no idea if he is into the past life business.

It is widely believed that you have been Nag Chaitanya's (Nagarjuna's son) yoga teacher and that was your entry ticket into Tollywood.
That again is a rumour. I really do not know where all these stories come from.

The posters of the recently released Baladoor shows you carrying Ravi Teja. Would you ascribe these feats to yoga?
No, I actually think Ravi Teja knew how to balance his body weight so that I could carry him! Actually it was an impromptu shot!

It was during the shooting of Baladoor that a junior artist died in an accident.
It was a traumatic time for the whole crew. During the entire shoot none of us discussed it.

Coming to work, you have three films, Chintakayala Ravi, Souryam and Arundhati, lined up for release. Which is the one you are looking forward to?
I play a dual role in Arundhati and there was good scope for acting, but since the film is yet to be released, I cannot reveal much about the character.

Actresses these days have no hang-ups about skin show, are you ready for a bikini?
I don't mind wearing a bikini if the role I am playing is substantial and the scene adds value to the storyline. If it is just for skin show then I am not ready.

Baladoor (Ravi teja, Anushka)


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DANCE WITH ME SMITHA SHOW IN MAA TV 25.8.08

DANCE WITH ME SMITHA SHOW IN MAA TV 25.8.08


RAMGOPAL VARMA EXLUSIVE INTERVIEW ON PHOONK

RAMGOPAL VARMA EXLUSIVE INTERVIEW ON PHOONK

SUMA IN A NEW ROLE PANCHAVATARAM IN TV9

SUMA IN A NEW ROLE PANCHAVATARAM IN TV9

Sunday, August 24, 2008

Iphone now in India

Iphone now in India-Video

Kim Sharma Item Song

Kim Sharma Item Song-Video

Dhee -Dance Competition ETV

Dhee -Dance Competition ETV Udaya Bhanu as Anchor

Gemini Tv Interview with Sneha Ullal

Gemini Tv Interview with Sneha Ullal

Nagarjuna's Route Is Separate From Chiru

Nagarjuna is celebrating his birthday on 29th of this month but in public in the presence of his fans. His friend Chiranjeevi has chosen a silent birthday in the presence of his mother and sister. But Nag has different game all together.

He wants to make every occasion purposeful as he is giving debut for his son Naga Chaitanya this year. He is also planning the birthday of his father ANR in big way and apparently choosing that day (September 20th) for the announcement of Naga Chaintanya's debut venture.

Chiranjeevi is stepping into politics and Nag's son is debuting as hero. Both the friends are busy in their perspectives this way.

Prabhas is Yugandhar!

Prabhas has finally made up his mind for his next project. After much brainstorming and listening to scripts narrated by various directors in the last four months, Prabhas has, at last, given green signal to the remake of Billa, the Ajith starrer Tamil film, which is nothing but the remake of Amitabh Bachchan’s Don. Prabhas’s home production house Gopikrishna Movies will produce this. Meher Ramesh (of Kantri) will be directing it. It will be Prabhas’s immediate next film and will hit the floors next month, sources informed us.

NTR’s Yugandher was also based on Amitabh’s Don. Both the remake rights of Billa and Yugandher (same story and concept) are with Sri Raja Rajaeshwari Combines and the production house has sold the rights to Gopikrishna Movies for a decent amount.

Venky’s 'Krishnam Vande' From October

Venkatesh who is currently shooting for Chintakayala Ravi will soon join the shooting of director Radhakrishna’s second directorial venture - Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum. The movie will begin from October 1st week and will be finished in just three months. That means, Venky will have two releases in very short span of six months.

Venkatesh and Trisha are paired together second time for this after their successful combo in Aadavari Matalaki Arthale Verule. There will be another key female role to which the casting has not yet been finalized. Producer Ashwini Dutt along with D Suresh Babu (he presents the movie) is producing it.

Chiru affect: No room for pilgrims in Tirupati!

Megastar Chiranjeevi’s formal political debut at the mega public meeting here on August 26 has created accommodation scarcity in the temple town.

Not fewer than 60,000 pilgrims from different parts of the country and even abroad turn up every day in Tirupati on pilgrimage to Tirumala, the abode of Lord Venkateswara. Hotels and lodges, and other commercial establishments in the town thrive mainly on the patronage of the pilgrims.

It has become particularly hard to find accommodation in Tirumala and at Tirumala during festivals and during consecutive holidays, and even during some weekends.

Tirupati being an educational hub and spiritual centre, the town witnesses a steady stream of scientists and scholars round the year. That being the situation in the normal days, it has now become harder in the past one week for pilgrims, the newlyweds and their relatives in particular, to find accommodation in any hotel or lodge thanks to the maiden public meeting on August 26 by politician Chiranjeevi.

Organisers at the Chiru camp have booked all available rooms in every lodge and hotel in Tirupati and its surroundings. Even the kalayanamandapams – TTD and private – have been booked in advance to accommodate the guests coming to attend the meeting.

"We have booked all available kalayanamandapams in Tirupati for allocation to party supporters," explains N V Prasad, film producer and politician, who is looking after the arrangements for the meeting.

With the meeting being just a couple of days away, preparations are on a fast track. Fans’ associations are busy planning erection of cutouts, posters and welcome arches for putting them at vantage points in the town.

With an estimated 10 lakh people to attend the public meeting, around 1,700 RTC buses are being booked from different places in the State. According to Chiranjeevi’s brotherin- law and advisor Allu Aravind, fans and supporters of Chiranjeevi are forming into groups and engaging special trains to Tirupati from different places in the State. Chiru fans have already booked 15 special trains, hundreds of private buses and 10,000-odd light vehicles to reach Tirupati.

"As per the information we have received at our call centre, which is coordinating the communication, 18 trains have been hired and the figure is likely to go up to 25,"he said.

As for the media arrangements, three coordinators have been appointed to look after, local, state and national mediapersons who will come to cover the event. A request for a full-fledged media centre at the meeting venue has been made to the organisers.


Crackers will be a strict no-no at the maiden public meeting of heroturned- politician Chiranjeevi at Tirupati on August 26. The organisers are swearing by safety and fans have been urged not to bring in firecrackers lest any mishap at the venue give the superstar’s detractors a chance to wag tongues.

Those coming in special trains will be ferried to the venue and to lodging facilities in buses from Renigunta railway station where the specials will terminate. Volunteers are arranging meals, snacks and water for those descending from various parts of the State.

For instance, a leader from West Godavari district has taken on the responsibility of distributing one lakh packets of lemon rice to the audience. Elaborate arrangements are also being made for parking of vehicles.

One lakh people are expected to come from Kadapa alone as it is the nearest district. Large numbers are expected from Nellore, which too is close to the temple town. The greatest number, understandably, will be from Chittoor district in which the town is sited.

Fans from neighbouring States are also expected. A good number of NRIs are already in the the State, visiting various places, before arriving in Tirupati on D day.

Sogasu Choodatarama with Navneet Kaur

Ntv Special Programme Sogasu Choodatarama with Navneet Kaur

Jagapathi Babu,J.D.Chakr...On Homam - Part-2

Jagapathi Babu,J.D.Chakr...On Homam - Part-1


Dance Baby Dance Clebrity series - Part-2


Dance Baby Dance Clebrity series - Part-1



Saturday, August 23, 2008

WATCH MOHAN BABU RESPONCE AFTER CHIRU 'S TEA PARTY

WATCH MOHAN BABU RESPONCE AFTER CHIRU 'S TEA PARTY @ RAMANAIDU STUDIO ON TODAY EVENING 23.8.08

Watch Megastar Chiranjeevi's Tea Party to Telugu Film Industry

Watch Megastar Chiranjeevi's Tea Party to Telugu Film Industry

Chiru Mahesh fans Clash. Fans be cool.

A clash is reported between Chiru and Mahesh Babu erupted while Chiru fans gathered at Prasad Gardens at Vizag, this morning to celebrate their favorite hero's birthday removed Mahesh's cutout placed at the site.

Knowing the incident Mahesh Babu fans rushed to the spot which later turned as a clash.

One person named Bujji received injuries and rushed to nearby hospital and admitted.

It is reported some local Congress leaders visited to enquire about his condition.

Shriya katrina mallika sherawat common thing

Shriya has been going places. But wherever she goes, she makes sure she sticks to her health plan – drinking five litres of water everyday! She claims this gives her perfect health, keeps her skin supple and promotes her complexion as well. She says that it is very important for actors to drink plenty of water given the fact that they spend too much time under arclights or the sun.
Shriya says apart from this, a good sunscreen is very important for an actor. And except for a nourishing cream at bedtime, she does not do much for her skin.

Bollywood queen Katrina Kaif, believes in hydrating her body constantly with water and fruits rich in moisture such as melons, kiwis, and cucumber. Another fan water is Mallika Sherawat, who has a preference for Evian, the French brand of mineral water, which she claims to have miraculous health benefits, as believed by the discoverer of its spring and most French people.

Drinking more water is very good for health.Why can't u follow?

Colors swati getting married on 27th of this month


The Danger girl Colors Swathi is getting married to a Dubai based business man Mr. Srikanth on 27th August.

As for filmanar sources, the marriage will take place in Tirupathi on 27th of August.

Colors Swathi is Astachemaa with director Indraganti Mohana Krishna will hit the screens very soon.

Trisha to sing


Close circles around Trisha have always maintained that Trisha has a sweet voice and that she can sing well. However the actress herself has not spoken much about it.

Trisha is a fervent fan of A. R. Rahman and her hidden talent might just surface soon. Reports suggest that she has been approached to sing a song in the Telugu film 'Raja' in which she stars too.

'I can't reveal more at this point as nothing is official as of yet' says the actress who has been making waves in the Telugu film industry. 'One of my longtime dreams is to sing in a Rahman song and the wish seems to be coming true now', says the actress, who is donning the role of a singer in the film.

Pinning hopes on 'Raja', Trisha says, 'this is the first time I am acting in the role of a singer. Since I can croon well, I feel it could be quite easy to don the character.'

Friday, August 22, 2008

Sakshi sizzling in Homam


After a long gap Sakshi Sivanand doing a item number in Homam. The trailers are aired on websites and tv showing voluptuous sakshi. On negative side Homam music got mixed reviews. The music is weird except for two songs. We have to wait and see whether sakshi will start second innings with this film

Atlast Ankit, Pallavi & Friends releasing on Sep 4th


Wait for the movie Ankit, Pallavi & Friends was over, The movie releasing on Sep 4th. APF directed by talented director Hari yelleti starring Happy days fame Nikhil and debutant Megha Burman. Why this director Hari yelleti projected as talented , we have to see in the movie. This is the first movie from Happy Days gang. Next month Rainbow and Kotham Bangaru Lokam releasing. We have to wait and see who willstand at the boxoffic. so APF another happy Days???

Anushka Calls Gopichand 'Handsome and Hot'

It is more like a law of nature that women tend to be the ones who receive compliments from men, while men like giving it women like receiving it. However, what happens when a man receives a compliment from someone who is considered the ruling queen of hearts for millions of men.

That lucky man happens to be the mass muscle hero Gopichand who is known for his soft spoken nature off the screen and his merciless fury on the screen. Now, he has received a compliment from none other than Anushka who as we recently got to know is the most wanted hottest sex bomb for the entire Telugu folk. She said that she finds Gopi 'hot and handsome'.

Both of them have been seen together in films like 'Lakshyam' and now they will be seen pairing up in the new movie 'Shouryam'. One must say that Gopi is one fortunate man to rub shoulders with Anushka and also get the compliment from her.

Chiranjeevi Vs Balakrishna-Who Is Stronger?

Chiranjeevi's political entry is in news now and Balakrishna is maintaining his balance in every act he has been doing. It is also said that Balakrishna is going to swear in as Party President to TDP.

People started discussing who is stronger between Balakrishna and Chiranjeevi. While Chiranjeevi has 3000 fan clubs across the state Balakrishna is just next to him with 2500 fan clubs. While Chiranjeevi fans identify their star as Robinhood of AP, Balakrishna fans consider their star as powerful motivator with his style of on-screen dialogues especially in coastal and Rayalseema areas. Freshly when Chiranjeevi was asked about Balakrushna, he said that his party has no worry about him. And Balakrishna didn't respond anything about Chiranjeevi but simply maintained a smile on his lips when asked.

As Chiranjeevi is gearing up with the announcement of his new party, even Balakrishna fans should ignite themselves to surround their star as circle of power and energy, may be. On a whole, the star wars are on in AP now.

Lady Anchor Slaps Participant and he slaps back

Lady Anchor Slaps Participant and he slaps back

Phoonk - Trailers

After Raat, Bhoot and Vaastu Shastra, RGV is all set to scare the living daylights out of you with yet another spooky film.

Chiru party 1st member - Balakrishna

Chiru party 1st member - balakrishna

DANCE WITH ME AUDITIONS WITH SMITHA & SWATHI

DANCE WITH ME AUDITIONS WITH SMITHA & SWATHI

A RASCAL SHOOTING IN FRONT OF LADIES HOSTEL TV 9 REPORTS

A RASCAL SHOOTING IN FRONT OF LADIES HOSTEL TV 9 REPORTS

Today is AP’s brand new political leader Chiranjeevi’s birthday

Nearly a quarter of century after, the people of Andhra Pradesh are getting ready for a second-revolution in state politics. Needless to say, it was late NT Rama Rao, who unleashed an era of political awareness in the state, when he launched the Telugu Desam Party in March 1982. It was only last week that Megastar Chiranjeevi considered more or less equal in stature with late NTR, by glamour or public pull, launched his political party. Today (August 22) is his 53rd birthday. Perhaps, going by his words that – I have dedicated my life to people of Andhra Pradesh – this happens to be the last private birthday of him. He even sought special favor from his fans – leave me for this time to spend with my family. Idlebrain.com fondly wishes Chiranjeevi – Many happy returns of the day. On this occasion, here’s an overview of some of the pressing issues in the state, as Chiranjeevi gets ready to go public by August 26th.

Community politics
Never than before, Andhra Pradesh is surely caught in the mire of community politics. Call it euphoria. Each and every caste worth a size is spearheading an agitation for its stake in the governance. The BC segment has emerged the king in the recent months, with every political party budging to its demands. Or at least, they (parties) are afraid of the factor’s onslaught on their fortunes in the coming elections. There has prevailed a major social awareness on the part of the Dalits and minorities as well. The scenario of education has improved amazingly over the last two and half decades. At this hi-tech age, how far the glamour factor will work out for Chiranjeevi’s party. Glamour part is largely viewed as a broken chunk with its mass forming not more than 10 percent of the gross. In order to win the confidence of the people, Chiranjeevi has to come out with a party agenda. Definitely, the entire course of his action would depend on this.

Wavering campaigns and schemes
Going by Dr. Mitra’s words (Chiru’s political advisor), Chiranjeevi’s party will never be attacking the other political parties. The party would be concentrating more on seeking the public vote with a singular point – Give us a chance this time. We will show the difference. But, the Congress party is in the forefront of political mileage thanks to the populist schemes like Arogya Sri, Rajiv Grihakalpa, Food for School Children and such like. The TDP Supremo recently covered a 117-day Mee Kosam yatra, claiming a sweeping wave in favor of his party. The BJP is banking on the national issues. The Communists are yet to decide their political course of action, with no word about their alliances in the coming elections. In such a situation, a campaign without masala will not give any kick to the voters.

Telangana Issue
Chiranjeevi image as megastar is equally distributed from Ichchapuram to Chittoor. Such being the case, how would Chiranjeevi respond to the Telangana issue? Will Chiru’s “Chiru Navvula Andhra Pradesh and Santhosh Andhra Pradesh” be possible without Telangana? How would the Rayalaseema and Coastal areas respond to Chiru’s stand on T, if he were to take any?

Farmers & Villages
The political criticism is that Chiranjeevi doesn’t know anything about farmers’ issues and he has no knowledge of life in villages. At this point of attack, the immediate option before the actor is to make a whirlwind tour of the state. Except for seeing him on the small screen and big screen, how many people have seen him directly in the state? Will he convince the masses that he is not alien to the farmers’ issues and their villages? How fast? This is important.

Film fraternity
When late NTR launched his political party, he could pull the entire film fraternity, but for a few big names, to his side. Coming to Chiranjeevi, it is not clear yet. Today’s film industry has split itself, politically. During the last elections, there was absolutely no star campaigning. But, the people are going to have so many stars this time. Will they accept this glamour this time? It is a big question for the political analysts.

Corporate Culture
Unlike other political parties, Chiranjeevi’s party office is being built with a difference. It looks like a corporate office. What about it’s functioning? Politics means not sitting before computers and CC TVs, already criticism has come out. The need of the hour is less concentration on corporate culture and more on people’s friendly strategies.

Money and Liquor power
The dynamics of election campaign has changed immensely in the last one decade. Money and liquor flow like anything. Nobody can deny this. A single vote would be costing from Rs. 1, 000 to Rs. 2,000 in sheets of villages across the state, hit by poverty, floods or failure of crops. This factor will change the fate of politics overnight. This is going to be the monstrous problem for Chiranjeevi party. To what extent, his party would educate the people against this perpetual evil has to be seen.

Video Mallana Vikram Shriya 8 mins Promo

Video Mallana Vikram Shriya 8 mins Promo

Illeana busy

After taking a short break, fresh-looking Illeana is back to work and has already commenced shooting for a love story Saleem with young actor Vishnu.

But her prized project would be with crazy star Jr NTR and the hotshot pair is teaming up again after Raakhee to recreate that magic. She denied rumours about moving to Bollywood as she signed another film with actor Nitin to stay grounded in Tollywood.

But she could do a few Tamil films with Vikram or Surya if everything falls in place. With makers down south still crazy about the pretty lass, Bollywood has no choice than to wait.

Star of AP -Duet Round Gemini TV Part-2

Star of AP -Duet Round Gemini TV



Bhanumathi-Full Interview

SUSHEELA INTEVIEW -PART -I

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Chiru birthday at 'mother's feet'

Chiranjeevi seems to be feeling a bit frightened as to whether he would be able to live up to the expectations of the people, who are flooding him with wishes day in and day out. People are thronging his office in large numbers everyday and after seeing their response, he is working out a strategy to impress upon them.

As part of that, Chiranjeevi has decided to create an impression among the people that he is a man of simplicity. He made an appeal to his fans and supporters not to bring any garlands or bouquets to greet him. "Your support and blessings are enough to boost my morale. Please keep away from all ostentatiousness," he said.

Chiru declared that he would be celebrating his birthday on August 22 "at his mother's feet" in Hyderabad. He also requested all his fans not to come to Hyderabad to greet him. "Instead, plant a tree in my name at your respective place. That would fetch a lot of goodwill for me," he said. What a simplicity?