Reel Talk: 'Dream Girl' set to enter south

The 'Dream Girl' of Bollywood Hema Malini was in for a surprise as she was getting in touch with few noted people in the southern film circuit to try a movie for daughter Isha Deol and to her dismay found that offers were ready for her than her daughter.

However, we now hear that Hema Malini will be seen doing a role in Kamal Hassan's film 'Marmayogi' which would be Kamal's venture after his 'Dasavatharam'. The film will be produced by Adlabs and is marked to be the most expensive movie ever made in the south. Now this sounds like a privilege to the audience watching the costliest movie with the prettiest woman and directed by the most talented person.

Hema Malini is still hot even at her 60th year!

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Rumors: Tabu Becomes Taboo In Nag's Family!

Tabu has become taboo for all the members of Nagarjuna's family. Nag's father, Akkineni Nageswara Rao visibly expresses his discomfort, when Tabu meets him accidentally. Same is the case with other members too.

His eldest son, Nagachaitanya, too has developed revulsion against her. He is yet to make his maiden entry as hero but is undergoing all forms training to be a hero. Of late, when Tabu tried to indulge him in conversation, he chose to keep silent.

Interestingly, Tabu is comparatively in better terms with Amala, Nag's wife. Nag's affair with Tabu is an open secret in the industry.

Chrianjeevi's Fans Meet in USA - Dallas & Houston

I introduce myself as Ram Tatineni, convenor of Progressive Telugu Forum,based in Dallas,Texas,USA.

Progressive Telugu Forum is formed with the objective of encouraging political activity among telugu community in USA.

In the process, we are organizing country wide Chiranjeevi Fans Meet in various cities to promote possible Chiranjeevi's new political party so that most telugu people in USA are aware and involved in discussion and activity.

This weekend we are organizing two such events,one in Dallas Texas and one in Houston,Texas .

Both the cities have large telugu populations and we are expecting moderate turnover.

Hence, we are requesting your help to convey the messge to NRI community in these cities so that they can participate and discuss.

Click here for Dallas invitation

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Thanks & Regards

Ram Tatineni
Convenor, Progressive Telugu Forum
Dallas,TX-USA
Ph:214-551-2437

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MANTRA Movie Review

Mantra Starring: Charmme

Director: Tulasiram

Music: Anand

Cast: Charmy, Sivaji, Chitram Sreenu, Jeeva, Mallikarjuna Rao etc
Art: Y Satyanarayana
Editing: Upendra
Camera: Dasarath
Dialogue: Surendra Krishna
Choreography: Prem Rakshit
Music: Anand
Producers: Kalyan Ram, Ravi Prakash
Direction: Osho Tulasi Ram
Released On: 14th Dec 2007

It recalls the flicks like ‘A Film By Aravind’, ‘Ave Kallu’, ‘Chandramukhi’ and similar ones. The film is completely treated with horror and leaves the audience with many questions in head until the climax.

Story:
Mantra (Charmy) is a parentless girl and the owner of her ancestral estate ‘Mantra Nilayam’. She wants to sell that big house at the outskirts of the city. But whoever comes as tenants in that house will be killed in mysterious way. Hence no buyer comes forward to buy that house. Finally a person comes to buy the house on a condition. The condition is that someone should stay there for 3 months and stay alive. Then Mantra herself thinks of living in that bungalow along with her friend. But her friend notices some evil spirit and gets frightened.

They vacate the place and come back. Meanwhile, Hero (Shivaji), a rowdy who lives on land settlements approaches Mantra. She asks him to stay in ‘Mantra Nilayam’ for 3 months saying about the place and mysterious deaths. Her thinks to take some commission from Mantra after selling that house. Hence he starts staying there along with his three friends. Suddenly on a day, one of his friends in the group gets killed in mysterious way.

Then the story takes a full horror swing from then. What is Mntra Nilayam? Why there are mysterious deaths? Who is Mantra? Watch on screen to find answers for all these.

Performances:
Charmy excelled in her performance. Especially while showing fear in her face in second half she outshined. She added right tempo for the film with her glamour and performance. Shivaji is appropriate in his role.

Others are up to their mark.

The backbone of the film is music and sound effects. There are many moments where the audiences shake with fear. Editing also appeared to be very sane.

Cinematography should be lauded. Especially the toning effect is used appropriately. Direction by Tulasi Ram is up to the mark and production values are also very well within the requirement.

Analysis:
It is common that majority of horror films many a time justify with rational reasoning at the climax. The horror graph falls down at that point. The crucial part in dealing with a horror subject lies at that point.

The belief and disbelief on evils and spirits depend on the faith of the beholder. It is not required for a horror film maker to justify that there is no evil spirit. That may not be relished by a set of audience. At the same time the director need not prove that there is ‘evil spirit’. Rational minds dislike that. So, a horror film can be concluded with a doubt on existence of such spirits. Such conclusion haunts for longer time. But there would be no doubts in mind once this film concludes. Everything is rationalized at the end.

First half of the film is a mixture of little comedy and some horror. Second half is completely treated with high dose of horror. On a whole, it’s film for good time-pass. The presence of Charmy pulls young crowds to theaters. Music is another added factor for pulling youngsters. The film may go successful if youngsters become its patrons.

I Am Legend Movie Review

I Am Legend is believable

Will Smith is back at the multiplexes and he's battling an army of man-made vampires. Sounds like fun? Lets find out.

The film opens in New York in the near future. But it is nothing like tourists and residents know it. Hollywood's favourite city for wreaking havoc upon wears a deserted and overgrown look. Wild animals roam the streets (possibly escapees from the zoos that were abandoned when everybody died or moved away). A deathly calm hangs over what was once one of the liveliest cities in the world. Vehicles lie abandoned. Stores, office parks and even aircraft carriers are deserted.

It all began when a scientist (Emma Thompson) discovered a cure for cancer. Three years later, the mutating virus that was supposed to be the miracle cure decimated the world's population, leaving scientist Robert Neville (Will Smith) as the sole survivor in New York City.

He hunts, he works out, he swats golf balls off the wing of a grounded Air Force plane, he broadcasts a message of hope for any other survivors that might be accessing AM frequencies, he cooks meals and he plays with his dog, Sam. When his wristwatch alarm clock alerts him to the arrival of nightfall, he goes home, locks and bolts all the doors and windows and waits out the night during which a class of infected humans prowl the city.

Before too long, Neville is engaging with these beasts. Once to save his dog and another time to avenge her. Along the way, as the sole person immune to every form of the virus, he attempts to find a cure for the man-made strain that has transformed the majority of all the people it didn't kill into rabid creatures of the night.

This film is a remix of a lot of tales and cinematic tropes already familiar to the viewers of blockbuster cinema. Part 28 Days Later, part Cast Away, part post-apocalyptic saga and part monster flick, Legend also reuses the present-intercut-with-flashback storytelling technique so effectively employed by cult television show, Lost.

Neville's solitude is admirably depicted through sedately paced sequences that may disgruntle quite a few Will Smith fans who expect things to go boom with increasing frequency. Make no mistake, things blow up. But this version of Will Smith is not the hyper-energetic go-getter who has little else to do other than kick some ass and take some names. This guy is worn out and losing his grip on reality. He perseveres (in his search for survivors and a cure) and yet he is very close to giving up. He is a mature hero, completely at odds with the character of Mike Larry that made him a silver screen star to be reckoned with in Bad Boys. It is a solid performance by Will Smith, whose age is beginning to show in the lines on his face and the white in his hair.

Abandoned New York is dramatically depicted and it is quite chilling to see what only three years of neglect could do to a megapolis like that. The moments of tension in the dark where we know that something lurks just beyond the pool of light cast by a flashlight are well done. The sudden appearance of the strong and feral creatures that fear little other than sunlight delivers a jolt of scary surprise. The film also owes its visual styling to graphic novels like DMZ and Pride Of Baghdad.

There are a few good examples of letting tension build through silences and an almost documentary illustration of one man's struggle for survival against seemingly insurmountable odds.

But Legend is not without its shortfalls. The creatures of the night, sometimes called The Infected and otherwise known as Dark Seekers, look like an army of Gollums or a slightly more humanoid version of the robots from I, Robot. The cutaways to the past that led to this present don't really offer much by way of back story and seem to have been put into the film solely to break the monotony of watching one man and his dog try and live their lives without any other company. While we feel his pain, it is almost simultaneously impossible to buy Will Smith as a man who suffers to no perceivable end.

Since it all feels familiar, it also feels believable. The message of man messing with nature without fully considering the implications inherent in that messing about is a resonant one. Still, I am not sure how big a market there is for a film, even a Will Smith-starrer, set in a depressing time. Especially now, as people prepare to celebrate the end of another year.

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Telugu Film News Dec 14, 2007

Vinayak to direct Chiru again

It’s almost official. Production giants Allu Arvind, Ashwini Dutt and KRR are joining hands to jointly producer megastar Chiranjeevi’s next film to be directed by V.V.Vinayak. The film, to be produced under the banner of United Movie Makers, will be a socio political drama unlike the actor’s previous film with Vinayak, Tagore. With rumors of Chiranjeevi’s inevitable entry into politics doing the rounds, this film will sure be a highly anticipated, must-watch flick of the coming year. The film will also be Chirnajeevi’s 149th film.

Balakrishna is Gunasekhar’s next

Word from the industry has it that Nandamuri Balakrishna will be starring in a magnum opus to be directed by Gunasekhar and to produced by a well known producer. Though no official announcements have been made to this effect, one would sure like to see if director Gunasekhar would pull off this coup of sorts.

Nagarjuna gives the nod for Sreenu Vytla

With his Lawrence directed Don ready to hit the screens on the 20th of this month, actor Nagarjuna has apparently moved onto his next project. It is being said that Nagarjuna has given the nod for director Sreenu Vytla’s next film that is being produced by Siva Prasad Reddy for the banner Sri Kamakshi Movies. Trisha is being considered as the female lead. The yet-to-be-titled venture is expected to start rolling in April next year.

Actor Brahmanandam enters Guinness Book

Veteran character actor and comedian Brahmanandam has been honored with a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for acting in the maximum number of films in a single language. Brahmanandam, with a career spanning over 20 years, has acted in 754 Telugu films to date. Speaking about the citation the beaming actor said “I got the confirmation news last night. I am absolutely thrilled and I have only the Telugu film audiences to thank for this.” Here’s wishing the versatile actor many more such glorious years.

Devi Sri turns actor with Jalsa?

Looks like effervescent music director Devi Sri Prasad is planning to make an inroad into the acting field as well. After etching out a well deserved name for himself in the music industry Devi Sri Prasad is going to come in front of the camera for a film. The music director cum singer recently completed shooting for the title track of actor Pawan Kalyan’s upcoming, Allu Arvind produced, Jalsa. The film is expected to see a 2008 summer release.

It is kurukure for Junaid

With rumors doing the rounds that debutante director Junaid’s film is a remake of the off beat surprise hit Hindi film Bheja Fry , the director himself clarified that the film is not Bheja Fry but is a story revolving around the lives of the characters played by Bhubaneswar and Duvvasi Mohan. The film, a RR Movie Makers production, has been titled as Kurukure. The film has story and dialogues by Ravi. C .Kumar and is being produced by Venkat.

Nagababu’s Shubham in January

Producer C.R.Mohan’s Nagababu starrer Shubham has completed its shooting and is presently in the post production stage. The film, a Mohan Shakti Creations production and directed by G.Siva Prasad Reddy, tells the story of how two families resolve their misunderstanding among them. The film also stars M.S Narayana, Utej and Venu Madhav. Ravi Kollikapudi provided the story while producer Mohan himself composed the music with lyrics by Bhaskar Bhatla. The music will be released by this month end, the film makers announced at a press meet held recently in the city. The film is being readied for a January release.

Analysis: Chiru gives yellow fever to TDP

HYDERABAD: The prospects of megastar Chiranjeevi entering their domain has the Telugu Desam party more worried than the Congress. Reason: the combination of large number of BC leaders in the TDP plus many of them being a disgruntled lot may induce them to jump into the new political party if it becomes a reality coming January.

Though it is early days still, sources say that Chiranjeevi's party may strongly woo TDP BC leaders T Devender Goud (Goud from Telangana), Yerrannaidu (Koppula Velama from north Andhra), C Ramachandraiah (Balija from Kadapa) and former minister K E Krishnamurthy (Ediga from Rayalaseema).

"So far, these leaders had no choice but to remain with N Chandrababu Naidu. But if Chiranjeevi enters the fray, they may well join him. This is because these leaders have been repeatedly marginalised and prevented from growing within the party by Naidu.

Goud has been put down many times, including after his recent padayatra in Telangana region. And Yerrannaidu can never forget the fact that Naidu gifted away the Lok Sabha speaker's post after the death of G M C Balayogi when he (Yerrannaidu) was the obvious choice," a party leader told TOI. Analysts, of course, cautioned that though they may be wooed, it is not necessary that all of them will fall for the bait.

Apart from these BC leaders, there are others in the TDP who may be lured by the new party because of being marginalised by Naidu.

These include K Vidyadhar Rao (former MLA and Velama from West Godavari), K Venugopalachary (former minister from Adilabad who claims to be a Brahmin) and T Seetaram (former leader from Srikakulam).

Already non political BC activist with considerable following R Krishnaiah has thrown his weight around Chiranjeevi.

According to sources, the mediators of Chiranjeevi are expected to consult these leaders to discuss about Chiranjeevi's new agenda "power to powerless" soon.

The Congress, meanwhile, though outwardly maintaining that the entry of the star would not adversely affect the party in any manner, discussed the issue at Wednesday's CLP meeting in which three Kapu ministers - Botsa Satyanarayana, Mandali Buddha Prasad and Kanna Lakshminarayana - were present.

Reel Buzz: Bhoomika Ran Away With Fear

Actress Bhoomika ran away with fear recently. She is now shooting for a music video in Hindi. In a shot gap she went to make up room but suddenly the light bulb was burst. That made Bhoomika frightened and she ran away shouting wildly. Everybody in the sets turned panic looking at running away Bhoomika. She had been shouting all the way she ran.

Bhoomika is now working for music video as and she has no fresh films in hand. Is that her marriage effect? May be!

Bhoomika once said that's he has fear of cockroaches. Now light bulbs also must have added to her list.

Balayya For Rs 55 Lakh and Pawan Kalyan For Rs 1.4 Cr

The films 'Okka Magadau' of Bala Krishna and 'Jalsa' of Pawan Kalyan are being sold at whopping prices overseas. No Balakrishna's film did a business of more than Rs 10 lakh so far. But still the craze on 'Okka Magadu' is upright and the film was sold at Rs 55 lakh overseas. The factor of YVS Choudary's brand name added to it. We have to see how far the business works out this time. The expectations on the film are very high.

And coming to Pawan Kalyan's 'Jalsa', as per the sources the overseas rights were sold at Rs 1.4 Cr to the surprise of everyone. Pawan is also exercising same immaculate following irrespective of his serial flops. Here the factor of Trivikram Sreenivas and Pawan Kalyan combination boosted up the sale of the film. The expectations are very high on it as well.

Fingers are now crossed to see the future of this film at overseas box office.

Screen Buzz: Trisha Opens Her New 'Part'!!!

Trisha is the hot heroine on silver screen who mesmerizes many young hearts. She has shown enough on screen and now she is going to show the talent by opening her 'new part'! Yes, she is opening her mouth now for giving her own dubbing. Well, that is not in Telugu but in Tamil. Trisha is yet to speak in her mother tongue on Tamil screen. A dubbing artiste by name Savita has been lending her voice for Trisha all these days.

But it is impossible to get nominated for National wards in best heroine category if the heroine lends some other's voice.

So, from now onwards she wants to use her own voice for self actualization as heroine. She wants to curb the competition to some extent by showing this new talent for everyone. Let us wish her all the best and expect the same for Telugu as well.

Sania Mirza booked for trespass in mosque

Hyderabad, Dec 13 (IANS) The police Thursday registered a case against tennis star Sania Mirza and an advertising agency for shooting a commercial in the historic Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad without permission.

The Hussainialam police station registered a case of trespass against Sania and the advertising agency on a complaint by the minority welfare department.

Assistant commissioner of police, Charminar, B. Reddenna said the department had complained that Sania and the ad agency shot the commercial in the mosque without its permission.

The minority welfare department is responsible for the upkeep of the 17th century mosque located near Charminar, the symbol of Hyderabad.

The case was filed amid reports that some people were planning protests against the alleged desecration of the mosque after Friday prayers.

Hyderabad district minority welfare officer Kareemulla had Tuesday lodged a complaint with the police that the commercial was shot without permission. However, the police registered a case two days later.

The shooting evoked protest from the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM), a powerful political party in the Muslim-majority old city, and from a section of people, who alleged that Sania and the agency had hurt their religious sentiments.

The mosque officials pointed out that the shooting of films and commercials was not permitted in the mosque premises.

Meanwhile, the police have made tight security arrangements to prevent any untoward incident Friday as some people were reportedly planning protest against the shooting of commercial.

The mosque is a major tourist centre. Tight security is in place at the mosque since the May 18 bomb blast that killed nine people. Muslims constitute 40 percent of the city's seven million population.

Reel Buzz: Aamir Khan Plays Shankar's 'Robot'?

This is the new grapevine that is spreading in the industry. It is said that no sooner than Sharukh Khan turned off to go ahead with Shankar for the film 'Robot', Aamir Khan is turning on for the same. The projects left out by SRK are being taken away by Aamir Khan and they are proving to be hits. Now Aamir Khan is continuing the same old phenomenon again. The Interesting aspect is that Aamrir Khan is willing to produce this scientific thriller as well by investing about a Rs 100 cr. Another factor to be underlined is that Ameer Khan is going to play dual role in this film as scientist and Robot. The plot goes this way- A scientist invents a Robot to take care of his child. But when he knows that the Robot kills a few people, he puts an end to it.

Earlier when Shankar narrated this theme to SRK, Hrithik is supposed to play Robot and SRK, the scientist. Now both are to be played by Aamir Khan.

Now one knows how far truth holds in this gossip. It is also said that Ajith is showing interest in working with Shankar for Robot. Let us wait until the news comes officially.

Srija-Sirish Inspired 10-12 Youngsters

Srija and Sirish turned popular with their secret marriage. As Srija is the daughter of Mega Star she was made more popular by media.

But just after a week of their secret marriage, producer Sakhamuri Panduranga Rao's daughter ran away with her driver to marry. Sources say that about 10 other pairs ran away within a month's time to get married. That's the impact of Srija-Sirish on the youth. But only the celebrity stories see light in big way.

A TV channel is planning to conceptualize a 30-minute program on the topic of 'eloping youngsters and the influences of cinema and celebrity icons'. In fact Srija-Sirish topic is going to be discussed in big way in that with the involvement of a few psychologists, lecturers, youngsters and parents.

Buzz: Priyamani Is Going Naughty and Hot!

Actress Priyamani is going hot day by day. She entered the industry wearing sari. But eventually she started shunning her clothes and appearing in short middies exposing her thighs. She is also giving vent to keep her in gossips corner with her talk and activities. She said that she is fortunate enough for not hearing more gossips about her as she is hearing about other heroines. Is that not giving an idea for gossip mongers to spread gossips about her?

In other occasion she said that she is open for lip to lip kisses if scene demands. She already started a lip kiss account in a Tamil film. Priyamani has chosen a different track. She wants to be homely as well as glamorous on screen. She is in the way of balancing both the ends.

Is that not a naughty growth in Priyamani.

Animated film on Rajni to be released next year

Chennai (PTI): Come next December, superstar Rajnikant, the 'sultan' of the Tamil film industry, will create a history, being the first Indian hero to be featured in an animated film.

The 3D animated 'Sultan-The Warrior' will be an action-gripped adventure movie, featuring Rajnikant as a mythological and larger-than-life hero.

Slated to be released in December 2008, the 90-minute-long movie will be offered as a "gift" to the superstar on his next birthday from none other than his younger daughter Soundarya Rajnikant. The filmstar celebrated his 57th birthday yesterday.

Directed by Soundarya, the film boasts of some of the big names in the industry, including music director A R Rehman, lyricist Vairamuthu and art director Thotta Tharani, besides a Hollywood stunt master.

Rajnikant himself will lend his voice to the animated version.

Produced by Adlabs, a largest entertainment conglomerate, in association with Soundarya's computer graphics company 'Ocher Studios,' the film will be released in Tamil, English, Hindi and Telugu.

While media circles speculate that 'Sultan' could be India's most expensive animated film, Ocher Studios Executive Producer Karthik told PTI that the budget would be double than that of any regular Rajnikant movie.

Being in production for the last six months, the film would be a treat to both children and adults alike, particulary to Rajni fans, with the right mix of comedy, stunt, sentiment, duets and message, besides the superstar's trademark style and punchy dialogues, he added.

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Rumors: Heroine Slapped Big Hero cum Producer

Don't come to conclusion that heroine literally slapped big hero and producer. She almost did something of that sort- a clear 'tit for tat'. It's Naynatara who genuflected to touch the feet of that big man of Tollywood seeking blessings a few years ago. She was not a famous one by then. 'Chandramukhi' wasn't made by that time. The big man intended to introduce his son. He found two producers who wished to make the film with all new team. They brought Nayantara to pair up with his son. When the big man noticed that the heroine is also going to be a new face, he bluntly said that he wants a renowned face but not a new face like that. He didn't even bother to talk to Nayantara at that time. Nayantara was shunned and the role was given to other heroine then. The film flopped and that is another story.

Eventually Nayantara turned a popular heroine. Freshly when the big man asked Nayantara to pair up with his other son, she simply shunned saying, "It's difficult to get my dates for you now".

'Every dog has its own day'. This is the old adage. We have to say 'every heroine has her own time'.

Nayantara's Health Is Getting into Trouble

Grapevine says that Nayanatara's health is getting into trouble. She has undergone liposuction treatment to look slimmer and that worked out indeed. She has been on the top ever since she reduced her measurements. She is getting new offers now and at the same time picking up her weight slowly. Although liposuction is done, either due to back to normal food habits or due to body constitution, one picks up weight.

Nayantara is now going to second phase of liposuction to cut down her little fat that is accumulated at her hip area. Sources say that her health would be in trouble with these multiple liposuctions. Due to quick variation in body weight she is bound to fatigue and convulsions. Already she was collapsed once in Kochi Airport when her first phase of liposuction is done.

But what can she do? She cannot lose crores of offers just with the fear of collapsing and troubling health! She is highly money minded.

Actor Caught Red Handed With Public Romance

An actor who is the son of yesterday's villain was caught red handed by police at the Hitec Railway Station a few days back. That was at late night when the actor was in eroticism with a girl in a deserted corner in his car. A police van approached the place and focused torch lights on them.

As the constable approached the producer he could make out who he is. And then as the CI got down the van and approached the car, he too could make out who the actor is and saluted with a smile.

Then CI asked the actor to leave the place and continue it somewhere else as the place is known for bad things. Everything went on in silent mode and the public image of that actor was protected by police. That's the value for celebrities in AP!

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Telugu Film News Dec 13, 2007

M.L. Kumar Choudary launches son in Sukrudu

Film producer M.L. Kumar Choudary is launching his son in his upcoming film Sukrudu. The muhurat of this film, being directed by Paruchuri Murali (of ‘Peddababu’ fame), was held last week. The film is being produced by M.L.Kumar Choudary’s production house Sri Keerthi Creations.

Teja to launch M.S.Raju’s son in Nuvve Na Hero

Maverick film producer M.S.Raju is leaving no stone unturned to launch his son Sumanth Ashwin into filmdom. The youngster will make his debut under the direction of Teja. The film, titled as Nuvve Na Hero- andi o ammai, has M.S.Raju’s favorite Devi Sri Prasad composing the music and Venu (of NVNV fame) handling the camera. The film will be launched shortly.

Colors Swathi in director Indraganti’s Ashta Chamma

Award winning director Indraganti Mohan Krishna, has finally zeroed in on television anchor cum film actress Swathi (of Danger and AMAV fame) to play the lead role in his upcoming romantic comedy titled Ashta Chamma. The film, being produced by Ram Mohan Rao, will have a new actor playing the male lead opposite Swatmi. Kalyani Malik is providing the music for the film.

Dasari to be felicitated by Telugu Chalana Chitra Sangam on 16th

Film maker and MP Dasari Naranayana Rao will be felicitated with the ‘Darsakula Sangam Athmiya’ award at the silver jubilee function of the Telugu Chalana Chitra Sangam, to be held on the 16th of this month. Speaking about the event, Sangam director Sagar said “It is been 25 years since the AP Directors Association was established. As part of the silver jubilee celebrations we will be felicitating Dr Dasari Narayana Rao. Around 150 directors from the film fraternity are expected to grace the occasion. We kindly request all of them to make this event a success”. The felicitation we take place at the Ramanaidu Kalamandapam, Film Chambers, Film Nagar.

Kodandarami Reddy in EVV’s next film

Senior director Kodandarami Reddy always wanted to be an actor. But he left behind the scenes all through his career. As his son Vaibhav’s maiden film “Godava” is yielding good response, the senior director shows interest to grease the paint on his face and come in front of the camera. Industry news is that Kodandarami Reddy has got an offer from another director. EVV Satynarayana has offered him a great character in his next film. Although Kodanda has no plans of continuing acting career, he believes it is a good fun testing his acting skills.

Yogi to direct Venkatesh for producer Bujji

Yogi, long time associate of Ram Gopal Varma, got big break. The director who made “Oka Raju Oka Rani” earlier is making his second film after long time with hero Venkatesh. Nallamalupu Srinivas (Bujji) has given him the chance this time and this big project is all set to roll on from mid Janaury. Venkatesh and Bujji have delivered a big blockbuster – “Lakshmi” and their pairing again makes ripples in trade circles. Kona Venkat is providing the story, screenplay and dialogues for this film.

Chandamama 100 days celebrations on Dec 17th

Creative director Krishnavamsi is in party mood. After long time, he has got big success with “Chandamama” which is successfully completing 100 days run on December 14th. Marking this event, producer C Kalyan and Vijayanand are conducting 100 days gala in a big way on December 17th at Durgam Cheruvu in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad. Politicians and industry personalities are expected to attend in big way. Union Minister Dr Dasari Narayana Rao will be the chief guest at the ceremony.

Aditya Music is releasing MS Raju’s Vaana

Mega producer MS Raju is turning director with “Vaana” remaking a Kannada super hit titled “Mungaru Malai”. M S Raju introduces Vinay as hero in this film while Meera Chopra is the heroine. The film’s music is releasing through Aditya Music Company. From December 14th the audio cassettes will be available in the market. Kamalakar who scored for “Evadi Gola Vadide” and “Pranam” is doing music for “Vaana”.

Sekhar Kammula's Bengali Connection

What is Sekhar Kammula's Bengali connection? This is the question that is dinning in the heads of many. He was born and brought up in AP and got educated in USA. But his close friends are from Bengal in big way. The well known Bengali personality who is close to Sekhar Kammula is Kamalini Mukherjee.

And there is Chandana Chakraborthy who is close to him. She acted as mother in law to Kamalini Mukherjee in the film 'Anand'. In fact people cannot forget that martinet mother in law in the film. She is not seen in big way in any film later on. She is known only with Anand.

And freshly in the film 'Happy Days' it was said that a guest role was given to a Bengali lady called Shangrila. She played the role of mother to the character Shravanthi (ringed hair beauty). She appears only in one scene when Tyson comes and asks her to send Shravanthi to picnic. Shangrila now works as a teacher in Indus World School at Sainik Puri in Hyderabad.

Well, what's this Bengali connection of Sekhar Kammula? Is it just coincidental!!!

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Reel Talk: Krishnam Raju's Love For Jamuna

Krishnam Raju says that he loves Jamuna a lot and said that she was his all time favorite. He said, "I never missed the films those were in the combination of ANR and Jamuna. Even now I watch those old classics sitting at home. That proves to be an ideal time-pass for me".

And saying about his family he said, "I spend good time with my daughters. They are still children and that makes me young at heart. If we can't spend valuable time with our children, we should understand that we are missing a great pleasure of life. One can get great solace in the company of children".

Krishnam Raju got married very late and his daughters are now studying in elementary school.

Jagan to counter Chiru onslaught?

Heard that Chief Minister Dr Y S Rajasekhar Reddy's son Jaganmohan Reddy has decided to take a plunge into active politics this year; to give a new fillip to the Congress, which is in a dilemma following reports of Megastar Chiranjeevi entering politics.

The Congress leaders feel Jagan is the only hope of tackling the Chiranjeevi onslaught and the sooner he does, the better. The decision might be announced soon after starting his proposed Telugu daily "Saakshi" on February 21.

As part of his strategy, Jagan is understood to have asked his supporters to spread the message to nook and corner of the state in the name of social service activities through their organization "Y.S. Jagan Yuva Sena." The activities include includes establishing full-fledged Blood bank and medical consultancy hospital as a model with socialists to poor charging nominal fee in Hyderabad and mobile medical services to the poor in interior areas. Model hospitals would be established in other places too bases on the success of the first one. Though Y.S. Jagan Yuva Sena's activities are going on in 15 districts in the state, Jagan has confined himself to Pulivendula constituency and it surrounding areas. He now wants to tour the entire State in a phased manner, sources say.

A Yuva Sena activist said Jagan's fans have been pressurizing him to enter the politics at the earliest, before the political equations change rapidly. "Jagan has proved himself as successful industrialist and can prove also good politicians if he enters into politics," he said.

Chiranjeevi Announces Party Only After..!

Pressure to announce party on one side and demand to act in a film on other side- Chiranjeevi is very hectic now. The only film personality who is in access with Chiranjeevi despite this turmoil is Guna Sekhar. The script discussions are going on amidst this turmoil.

Guna Sekhar is worried that if the film making gets delayed and if Chiranjeevi announces party shortly, he hardly finds time to act in the film as he needs to put more time on party agenda and campaigning. Fresh sources say that Chiranjeevi is going to announce his party only after his movie with Guna Sekhar. He is apparently going to discuss his agenda through that film as per sources. The film may hit the floors in February as per the sources. As the film finishes by May-June, he would announce the party, there by it will be useful for increasing mileage of the movie as well.

Let us see what happens.

Screen Talk: Prabhas With Gautam Menon?

Gautham Menon the super director who has come out with some of the finest action flicks recently like 'Gharshana', 'Raghavan' etc is one man whom any actor would like to work with.

There is strong news making rounds that macho hero Prabhas who is currently with his 'Bujjigadu-made in Chennai' will soon be working with Gautam on a movie. Earlier, it was said that 'Prince' Mahesh Babu was the one who will be doing a film with Gautam but now the talk has turned towards Prabhas.

For now it is suspense whether Gautam will go ahead with Prabhas or Mahesh but if Prabhas is the one then this will be one of the roughest and masculine combinations that one has ever seen. Sources say that Mahesh's dates are not available for Goutham now. So chances are more for him to join with Prabhas.

Reel Talk: Teja – MS Raju's 'Nuvve Naa Hero'

At last, the title for the Teja- MS Raju movie has been finalized and is called 'Nuvve Naa Hero'. The film is a prestigious one for M S Raju as it will be the launch of his son Sumanth Ashwin in this and a crucial test for Teja as he has not been able to deliver a hit in the recent past.

Though the title sounds a bit obsolete, Teja justified it saying that the story is such that this title will be apt. A new girl has been chosen to play the heroine and the film is said to be a love story and will be presented under Sumanth Arts – M S Raju's banner. The first schedule will hit the floors on December 14 th.

Let us see if Teja gets back his glory and MS Raju's grandeur.

Snippet: Rambha To Walk In Simran's Track!

Actress Rambha who once ruled the roost in Tollywood and has the credit of acting with some of the biggest heroes disappeared after a while until recently when she was sporting shaking a leg with NTR jr for the song 'Nacho re Nacho' in the movie 'Yamadonga'. Surprisingly, she was completely in sync with the quick NTR and looked fresh as ever. Earlier to that she danced with Allu Arjun in 'Desamuduru' in an item song.

Now she has decided to make a comeback in films but clarified that she would no longer be doing any B or C grade movies. She added that she will be very choosy when it comes to selection of roles and play meaningful characters in films. With the kind of glory that Rambha enjoyed at one point of time, this does not come as a surprise.

But are there any producers and directors those wish to take this 30 plus lady as heroine? May she must be walking in the track of Simran playing some decent roles.

Reel Buzz: Heroine Becomes a 3.5 cr Babe

Actress Kareena Kapoor has now become the top most heroine of Bollywood and has touched the dream figure of Rs 3.5 crore per film, thanks to the recent success of her film 'Jab We Met'. Speaking about it, the bubbly girl was pretty stoic about it and said that she is not too keen on the spots but more keen on giving the best in her films through her hard work and commitment.

The next few films lined up for her include 'Tashan' with Akshay and Saif, ' Golmaal Returns' with Ajay Devgan, 'Kambakht Ishq' with Akshay and 'Agent Vinod' with Saif to name a few. She has brushed aside the thoughts of her marriage right now but maintained that her new love Saif has been very supportive about her career.

She is right now totally into her films and said that marriage can wait. Well, there is no professional growth for Shahid Kapoor at all. He is deprived of love and career as well.

Photo Feature: Heroine's Doll In International Malls

This is the doll that is made with similar features of Priyanka Chopra. If you don't find those features, don't blame us!! It is being sold out in various kids' malls in India and abroad as well. It is named 'Priyanka'. This doll is being old out along with Barbie and other dolls like Spider Man and Super Man. The price of this doll is Rs. 400. So, Bollywood heroines are now seen as dolls in malls. We don't know if Priyanka Chopra gets any royalty for this!

'Happy Days' still sizzling on Telugu music charts

Hyderabad (IANS) Mickey Meyer's score for "Happy Days" continues to hold the interest of music lovers and the movie's title song is on top of the charts. The young music composer put his heart and soul into the album.

The top five Telugu songs are:

1. "Happy Days" - Film: "Happy Days". The title song has a nice symphonic feel. Mickey Meyer has scored a grand composition, which is popular with the younger generation.

2. "Satyam Emito" - Film: "Athidhi". The highlight of the song is the good picturisation. Shot near Hatta Dam in Dubai, the scene captures the rugged landscape well. No outdoor locale has looked so beautiful on the Telugu screen. The song is unconventional and emotionally charged sans dance steps.

3. "Vennelintha" - Film: "Thulasi". A slightly melodious track with a foot-tapping beat by Devisriprasad and sung by Venu and Sunitha is perhaps the only melodic number from the film.

4. "Layliley" - Film: "Nava Vasantham". S.A. Rajkumar has scored the music for the Telugu remake of the Tamil film "Punnagai Desam". Tippu has sung this song, which is basically a chorus composition that sounds pleasant to the ear.

5. "Ammi-Ammi" - Film: "Takkari". A foot-tapping song that makes the listener shake a leg. Music director Chakri and Sai Shivani have sung this number.

Chiranjeevi is welcome into politics

GUNTUR: Communist Party of India State Secretary K. Narayana said people were totally dissatisfied with the Congress and Telugu Desam Party and there was a search for an alternative by the people. In this situation, a new party proposed to be set up by film star Chiranjeevi was welcome, he said.

At a press conference here on Tuesday on the sidelines of second-day proceedings of the three-day District Convention of the party, he told reporters that he welcomed Chiranjeevi to start a new party and infuse new blood into politics that would address the real issues of people. “We will also think in terms of forming an alliance or working with them as a third alternative to the two failed parties was essential,” Mr. Narayana added.

The CPI’s association with the proposed party of Chiranjeevi would depend on the situation then and if their wavelength matched they might work together, he said and added that the party would not give up its `Bhooparatam’ at any cost.

“If landlords and the moneyed can be allotted assigned lands not bothering about the real poor, we will not keep quiet and our agitation will get intensified in the days to come. Our party State convention at Tirupathi from December 19 to 23 will mainly discuss the distribution of land to the poor,” he observed.

In case the Government failed to respond to the people’s demands and tried to evict the poor from the lands occupied by them with support of the CPI, its agitation would switch gears and go on a different plane, he said.

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Audio Company Owner Becomes 'Silent Killer'

We have seen choreographers, lyricists, comedians and many more becoming directors. Now an audio company owner is becoming a director shortly as per the reliable sources. He is Sridhar Reddy, the owner of Madhura Entertainments. Sources say that he will be directing a film in 2008 on the banner of a renowned producer. Sridhar has been there in the industry as audio company owner from the last 3 years. In these 3 years he made great friends in the industry and developed good will.

This news has come from Film Nagar Club sources. A PRO said, "Sridhar is good at heart and street smart at brain. He takes the audio rights of 'to be flopped' and 'not worthy' films as well. We all assumed to be an ignorant. But interestingly with his business tactics he made good money and also made the producers of those films recover some good amount. Many producers those tied up with him listening to his audio marketing strategies know about his talent. Sridhar is a 'silent killer'. He won the acceptance of many big heads in the industry. He is a poet too. Somehow I got confidence on him".

The other person sitting with him said, "It is the acceptance of general public but not big heads in industry that is required to sustain as successful director".

That's true in fact. Let us see how he comes up.

'Happy Days' is still the Telugu viewer's favourite

Hyderabad (IANS) Even after crossing the 60-day mark, "Happy Days" continues to be the numero uno film at the Telugu box office, with the Venkatesh- Nayantara starrer "Thulasi" close on its heels.

The top five Telugu films are:

1. "Happy Days" - The movie is a hit in all the A, B and C centres in Andhra Pradesh as well as the US. It's Sekhar Kammula all the way when it comes to successful offbeat films. Both the young and old have appreciated this tale about the lives of eight engineering students.

2. "Thulasi" - Family audiences seem to prefer "Thulasi" as it has both sentiment and romance. Child star Atulith gives an endearing performance despite the large dose of violence. Venkatesh returns to action in this film filled with commercial elements like an item number by Shriya.

3. "Nava Vasantham" - Tarun comes back after a gap in this film directed by Shahjahan. A remake of the Tamil film "Punnagai Desam", the film is a youthful story about friendship. It is quite an entertainer and is doing average business.

4. "Chandamama" - It is cruising towards the 100-day mark. It's quite amazing how a simple, routine story against a village backdrop directed by Krishna Vamsi seems to have worked with the audience.

5. "Seema Sastri" - Although this film has the title "Seema Sastri", it is more a comedy than a typical film set against the Rayalaseema backdrop. Allari Naresh does a fairly good job in this movie directed by G. Nageswara Reddy. Its performance at the box office is average.

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Cool Cover Girls (ooo Lalalla)

Recently, Bipasha, Priyanka, Preity & Deepika Padukone made it to the cover of Vogue magazine. Also Kangana Ranaut suddenly caught a lot of attention when her picture appeared on the cover of a film magazine in a transparent body suit.
Our Indian actresses, we learn, make for impressive Cover Girls. So we list the actresses who make it to the Top Cover Girls list.
Their physical beauty matched with their intelligence and success degrees make them 'Most Wanted'!

Kangana Ranaut
What makes her a Cover Girl?
Kangana Ranaut is the new happening girl in Bollywood. She has managed to capture the attention of audiences with her unconventional looks and striking performance in Gangster.
The actress, known for her reclusiveness and who-cares attitude, has recently posed for a magazine where she dressed in a body suit that gives the impression of nudity.
From the start of her Bollywood career, Kangana has shown no discomfort in wearing revealing clothes, always selling point for Cover Girls !.

Aishwarya Rai
What makes her a Cover Girl?
Aishwarya has not only launched a thousand products but has also helped sell many mags! The damsel is known to be the most beautiful girl in the world. With a face worth a million bucks, and an equally beautiful body, Ash is one stylish Cover Girl.
And the most popular within our Bollywood circle. With a penchant for style, and well-spoken demeanor, she's more than just a visual treat.

Malaika Arora Khan
What makes her a Cover Girl?
She may not be a full-fledged actress, but model-actress Mallaika Arora Khan has a certain sex appeal that remains unparalleled.
In spite of being a mom, the sensuous damsel makes it to the covers of mags more often than not and is more popular and preferred by the males than most other actresses.
With a perfect ten bod, she is one helluva Cover Girl!

Kareena Kapoor
What makes her a Cover Girl?
Actress Kareena Kapoor shoots straight from the lip. And besides her gutsy nature, and tremendous ability of calling a spade a spade, Bebo enjoys one of the freshest and most beautiful faces that oozes tremendous amounts of sex appeal.
She may not have the perfect figure, but the way she carries herself is almost perfect and makes for a close to perfect Cover Girl.

Deepika Padukone
What makes her a Cover Girl?
Her first film has just hit the screens, but supermodel Deepika Padukone's face has hit the cover of a couple of magazines already. Hailing as a combination of the beautiful Aishwarya Rai and the sexy Priyanka Chopra, Deepika is one to watch out !
She has an attractive face and a perfect 10 body, which makes her a visual treat. And with a launch pad in the form of Om Shanti Om, success doesn't seem too far away either for this new Cover Girl.

Preity Zinta
What makes her a Cover Girl?
She is the most vivacious girl around, the girl with the best dimples and an extremely innocent face. It's often you'll see her stare at you from magazine covers constantly opining and sharing her intelligent point of view.
Not known so much for her body as her peaceful demeanour, Preity is a symbol of calm.
And makes for a pleasant and classy Cover Girl.

Bipasha Basu
What makes her a Cover Girl?
She has the spunk and the oomph! And several success stories tucked under her belt. Bipasha Basu is another who is applauded for her honesty and at the same time makes a pretty picture atop magazine covers.
Known for stable relationships, Bips has proved that she is serious when it comes to her men, and though having fun is what she enjoys, sensibilities is not what she is fond of having fun with.
Quite sporty in nature, that athletic and great figure has everyone saying Ooh la la!

Priyanka Chopra
What makes her a Cover Girl?
The girl's performance curve along with her poise and composed stature puts her in an enviable position. Actress Priyanka Chopra has met with much success, and yet remains a down-to-Earth, approachable actress, with no high qualms and claims.
A good looker coupled by a sexy body, and her much humane quality, makes her more than just an attractive Cover Girl.

Sushmita Sen
What makes her a Cover Girl?
She always had the oomph and sex appeal. Not only in the way she looked and carried herself but also when she spoke. The 'seductress' is an epitome of confidence and a great personality and makes for one great Cover Girl.
She isn't as successful an actress as she is a human being.
Quite the perfect lady any man would like to court, Sush remains real and makes for a complete Cover Girl.

Okka Magaadu - USA Release by Ntertainment Unlimited

Ntertainment Unlimited proudly announces the acquisition of theatrical exhibition rights of Okka Magaadu for USA. We thank YVS Chowdary for giving us the prestigious rights.

Okka Magaadu releasing for Sankranthi 2008 is the most anticipated movie & is the most craziest project in Tollywood in recent years as it has the combination of NBK & YVS. OM has lot of hype surrounded as it is directed by YVS, a die hard fan of Late Sri NTR & who has no flops till date. All his 6 films (Sri Seetha Ramula Kalyanam Choothamu Rarandi, Seetharama Raju, Yuvaraju, Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo, Seethayya & Devdas) were Winners at Box Office.

Tollywood expects OM to be a Block Buster for fans & audience all over the World who are curiously awaiting for the release.

OM has music from Mani Sharma which is a 1st for him with YVS & everyone expects the music to be a rage as all the previous films of YVS are musical hits. It has the Cast of glamorous Anushka, Priyanka Kothari(Nisha Kothari) & Simran.

OM promises to be a Sure Shot Entertainer with right mix of emotions for audiences of all class.

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Rumors: Chiranjeevi's New Film Title 'Mantri'?

Right now, two things are awaiting the titles. One is Chiranjeevi's new party and the other is his new film.

This is the fresh grapevine that is making rounds in Film Nagar. Guna Sekhar is about to make a film with Chiranjeevi shortly and three titles are in discussion as of now. It is said that Guna Sekhar will be booking those titles in Film Chamber very soon. The titles are 'Chiranjeevi' and 'Mantri'. That sounds something interesting, right. 'Mantri' is something that is contemporary. Is the film going to be an image booster for Chiranjeevi's political entry? That is yet to be known. Guna Sekhar already registered 'Kaththi' and that would be with NTR as per the sources.

On the other hand there are gossips that Guna Sekhar is making the film 'Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy' a historical one with Chiranjeevi. Although it was assumed to be the Chiranjeevi's 150 th film in his own direction earlier, now the sources say that it is going to be the immediate flick only in the direction of Guna Sekhar. But that is yet to be confirmed officially. Probably Chiranjeevi would be busy with politics after this film.

Since the film is going to be the image booster, the budget that is going to be incurred on it will be whopping. But it is yet to be known when the film starts and when it completes.

Reel Talk: With Sexy Simran In Bangkok!

Krishna Bhagawan danced with Simran in Bangkok and Phuket. The song was a fast beat folk song where Simran and Krishna Bhagawan danced to the maximum speed. Kuchipudi Venkat said that John Appa Rao excelled in the dance and there are going to be many surprise elements in the film. Sources also said that Krishna Bhagwan made many dance movements ok with single take to the surprise of all the unit members.

The audio of the film is going to be released in 1st week of January and the film is going to hit the theaters in the last week of January. Kuchipudi Venkat said that all the songs in the film are made on concept base but not in routine way.

Inside sources say that the film is being made with an investment of Rs 3.5 Cr.

Gossip: 'Jalsa' Budget Crossing Rs 25 Crore

The budget of the film 'Jalsa' is crossing beyond limits as per grapevine.

It is said that the film is going to be the highest budget flick in the history of Geeta Arts Banner. Estimation said that the total budget of Rs 25 Cr is going to be incurred on it on rational grounds. A song was shot on Pawan and Parvathi Melton and the expenses for that was Rs 1.15 Cr. But is that a right figure with respect to the market potentiality of Tollywood? The only confidence of Allu Aravind is Trivikram Sreenivas. He has firm belief on him that he would make the film a success and run it for record-days setting up a new testimony all together.

It appears that Allu Aravind is competing with 'Pokiri' now. He wants to show that Pawan Kalyan's film is the highest budget film and the highest grosser as well. Let us see how the expectations meet the reality.

Photo Feature: Can You Identify This Cute Girl

This cute dimpled girl is now a hearth throb of millions of Indian guys. She is now the new wave heroine in Bollywood. Can you identify who she is? Yes, it's DP-Deepika Padukone of Om Shanti On fame.

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Reel Buzz: Young Hero's Father Is Worried

Young hero Vaibhav, the son of Kodanda Rami Reddy, has debuted with the film 'Godava' and procured below-average talk. The same son stroke that affected Raghavendra Rao and Dasari Narayana Rao repeated again for Kodanda Rami Reddy, the senior most successful director as well. He had made many hits with mega star and proved to be a successful mass-masala director. But still, things didn't prove favorable for him with his son. People have been saying that he is ok at expressions while dancing but needs to work a lot during dialogue delivery. His personality is not so impressive, say some.

In a live TV show that was intended to promote 'Godava', both Vaibhav and Shradhdha Arya have come. Kodanda Rami Reddy called Vaibhav on phone and said, "You have done very well Vaibhav. But need to do better in future". Vaibhav kept a white face listening to his father's voice. A dull worried voice was observed with Kodanda Rami Reddy as well. He expected something big with his son but things didn't move accordingly.

Industry sources say that it would be a wonder if Vaibhav acts in second film. Some others say that he would act but vanishes away like Dasari Arun Kumar. Only a few say that he would sustain in the industry if he does hard work with respect to performance and proves himself to be unique.

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Hero Balakrishna For Rajahmundry MP Seat

Hero Balakrishna For Rajahmundry MP Seat

This is not a gossip but the hot confirmed news from reliable sources. Hero Balakrishna is being pulled in by Chandrababu Naidu to make him contest from Rajahmundry for MP seat in coming Parliament Elections. Sources say that Balakrishna also expressed his consent for the same. The idea is to wash out Congress MP Undavalli Arun Kumar, who bagged big fame for the first time with his fight against Margadarsi and Eenadu Chairman Ramoji Rao. The idea of placing Balakrishna in Rajahmundry is to create a wave in East and West Godavari districts.

A few days back there was a discussion in Balayya's family that he would be the president of TDP and takes the mantle of campaigning. Although Balakrishna maintained poise at that time, he got convinced with Babu's call to contest for MP seat. The other hidden benefits offered for Balayya by Babu are not known. There was a two hour discussion between Babu and Balayya couple of days ago with this regard.

There seems to be a very interesting phenomenon in coming Assembly as well as Parliament elections.

Chiranjeevi's 'Sample Test' Revealed Off Late

This is the inside talk that is spreading in political circles. Chiranjeevi, in his statement to media, mentioned that he didn't ask anyone to talk on his behalf or do show on his name. At the same time he did not condemn the news in News Papers and media immediately. He observed for a few days before responding to media (only in written form).

Sources say that it is like 'gummadikaya donga antey bhujalu thadumukunnadu' .

"No one asked Chiranjeevi if he encouraged his men to do show on his behalf. But Chiranjeevi himself said that he is not responsible for anything. But inside sources say that a close ally of Chiranjeevi ignited a spark and kept silent stating that Chiru is announcing party for Sankranthi. It's only Chiranjeevi's wish to know the public pulse, media reciprocation and the response of political circles regarding his political entry. It's only a 'test fire'. He understood various aspects in these days. He understood that there is thumping support from public, no media support from Eenadu and balanced approach by political circles. He also understood how many are willing to leave TDP and Congress to join his party if he announces.

After understanding all this, Chiranjeevi released his statement to media stating that the uproar about his political entry got ignited without his involvement. It is a very intelligent move, indeed.

Chiranjeevi keeps political parties guessing

Hyderabad (IANS) Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi continues to keep political parties in Andhra Pradesh and his fans guessing about his plans of entering the political arena.

Even as pressure is mounting from fans to take a plunge into politics, Chiranjeevi is keeping his cards close to his chest. Informed sources said he was in two minds and wants to test the waters first.

Chiru, as his fans popularly call the film star, has asked his supporters to be patient till he makes an announcement on the issue.

"I am deeply touched by the warmth displayed by countless people across the state in response to a news event. I appeal to all my supporters to be patient till I make an announcement. I have not authorised any individual or organisation to act on my behalf," he had said in a statement issued Friday.

He was referring to reports in a section of the media that quoted sources close to him as saying that he would launch a political party in January.

While the ruling Congress and the main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) are wary of the impact his entry would have on their prospects in the 2009 elections, smaller parties and caste-based outfits trying to forge a third front are eager to accept him as their leader.

Leaders of Kapu, the caste to which Chiranjeevi belongs, want him to enter politics without delay. Other backward classes are also looking towards him to take on the Kammas and Reddys, the powerful castes dominating the TDP and Congress respectively.

Speakers from Kapu, Mala and Madiga castes, at a meeting of weaker sections organised by former advocate general S. Ramchandra Rao here Sunday, also exhorted Chiranjeevi to lead them.

"We expect Chiranjeevi will lead us in our efforts to form a third alternative," said Mala Mahanadu leader K. Shivaji.

Over the last few days, enthusiastic fans and supporters of the actor held meetings in his support across the state, especially in the politically significant coastal Andhra, the region to which the actor belongs.

They are confident that the actor would recreate the magic of thespian N.T. Rama Rao, who had taken politics by storm by coming to power within nine months of launching the TDP in 1982.

Chiranjeevi, one of the highest paid actors in the country who has acted in 148 films in a three-decade long career, is said to be consulting his family members and close friends about the timing of the launch of a new party and its policies and programmes. It is still not clear if his party will represent the interests of a particular caste or a group of castes.

Like other popular actors in the south, he also enjoys a demigod status. With 3,000 Chiranjeevi fan clubs across the state, his popularity can be compared to that of NTR.

The actor's entry could realign political forces in the state. The Left parties, who are keen on building a Third Front as an alternative to the Congress and TDP, said they would not mind joining hands with Chiranjeevi if he came up with specific policies and programmes.

"Let us wait for him to announce the launch of his party and its policies and programmes," said Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) MP Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy.

Meanwhile, sources close to the 52-year-old actor said he was also planning a movie with a political message to mobilize public opinion in his favour.

The major political parties are wary of the impact of Chiranjeevi's entry in politics. Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy said he would welcome the actor's foray into politics and would even ask him to join the Congress.

"He may leave an impact in the coastal belt and Rayalaseema regions but not in Telangana," said Telangana Rashtra Samithi president K. Chandrasekhar Rao, whose party is fighting for separate statehood for the Telangana region.

Telugu Film News Dec 09, 2007

Kanna is the title for Ravi Teja's current film?

First it was reported that Ravi Teja is going to be called "Bejawada Bujji" and then came the news that his film is titled "Krishna." None of them proved right. Reports indicate that director V V Vinayak is finally zeroed in on the title "Kanna" which well suits for the film. Will he announce this is yet to be known? Talk in the film industry is that he might be finalizing it this week and announce it to the media. Trisha has paired opposite Ravi Teja and presently a song is being shot on them at Annapoorna Studios, where a special set has been erected on this purpose. Dinesh, a choreographer, from Tamil film industry is composing steps for this song.

It is based on the true incidents that happened in Vijayawada city and major portion of shooting was shot in city too. Ravi Teja plays a youth coming from Vijayawada and taking revenge for her lover who is trapped in a piquant situation.

Music is by Chakri and the audio is likely to be released by this month end. B Kashivishanatham is producing under "Sree Lakshmi Narasinha Visuals" banner and D Danaiah is presenting the movie.

Nagarjuna's Don in songs shooting

Nagarjuna comes as a stylish mafia don in Lawrence directed "Don". Songs have became big hits that were recently hit the market. Although its release date has already been announced, the shooting part is still going on. Presently, "Su su Surya" is being picturised on Nagarjuna, Anushka and number of dancers at Annapoorna Seven Acres. Director cum choreographer Lawrence is shooting it.

Sangamam to release in Jan 1st week

Miss World India Gadde Sindhura is entering into Tollywood with "Sangamam". This is director Rasool's movie which is presented by Gavara Parthasarathy and produced by Ramana Pemmaraju and Kripakar P Tadikonda on the banner of Manoranjan Entertainment. The shooting has been completed and audio is also released. Producers are planning to release it in the first week of January 2008. An NRI Rohit Khurana is making his debut.

Analysis: Chiru prefers to play the waiting game

HYDERABAD: Through his succinct statement on Friday, Telugu film star K. Chiranjeevi has sent across a loud and clear message that he will not be hustled into announcing a decision on entering politics. As he is entitled to, the decision on the timing and venue of his political ‘arangetram’ will be solely his.

Chiranjeevi’s caveat should cool off a bit the enthusiasm displayed by his fans, caste organisations nursing political ambitions and, not the least, the media, all of whom were eagerly anticipating the political atmosphere in the State to turn electric if he took the plunge.

His statement has not, however, totally disappointed his admirers as he has not foreclosed his options - evident from his appeal to supporters to remain patient “till I make an announcement on the issue”. Nevertheless, he avoided taking the bait unlike Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu who virtually allowed him to be pushed by the media into advancing the Assembly elections in 2004.

The assumption was that he could encash on the sympathy generated by Maoists’ abortive assassination attempt on him at Alipiri. But, the rest is history.

Each section egging him to enter politics had either an interest or a presumption for seeing him in the seat of power.

Piggy-ride

Like elsewhere in the South, film fans in the State hold their superstars in exalted status and yearn to see them as larger-than-life leaders in real life as well. After all, MGR, NTR and Jayalalithaa went on to become powerful Chief Ministers after holding sway over the tinsel world. Several caste organisations, seeking to seize their due share of political power were keen on piggy-riding on Chiranjeevi hoping that as a member of the Kapu community he would lead them against Kammas and Reddys. The film star never responded to their overtures, at least publicly, as it would be naïve to champion the cause of particular castes and yet gain a pan-Andhra Pradesh image. NTR never did so and his trump card when he launched his party in 1982 was protection of ‘atma gouravam’ (self-respect) of the Telugus.

Also, the assumption that BCs are a monolithic group who will vote one way or the other at Chiranjeevi’s call has no basis. Kapus of coastal Andhra, Munnurkapus, Setti Balijas, Yadavs and Gouds differ in their political preferences between and among themselves.

A deeper study of their political inclinations and socio-economic needs would be needed before a ‘a Mayawati type’ alignment with the ‘politically deprived’ sections of upper castes can be knitted together in AP.

A section of the media perceives there is a political vacuum in the State which Chiranjeevi is eminently suited to fill.

Strong contenders

The indisputable fact, borne out by poll statistics, is that Congress and Telugu Desam enjoy a vote base of at least thirty per cent in the worst of times and remain strong contenders for power - quite unlike the situation in 1982 when the only opposition to the Congress came from within.

During the past week, Chiranjeevi has basked in the adulation of supporters who have created a jumping board for him to take a leap into politics.

But, before he does so, he has hard home work to do – balancing the caste equations and learning from history before he can get his electoral arithmetic right.

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Telugu Film News 09-12-07

V.V.Vinayak’s Ravi Teja flick in January

The shooting of director V.V.Vinayak’s latest film starring Ravi Teja and Trisha in the lead roles, is progressing at a brisk pace, what with producer Kashi Vishwanadham planning to release the film in the coming festive season. The film’s unit is presently busy shooting at specially erected sets at Annapoorna studios were a duet is being canned on the lead pair.

Mano’s music for Ali’s film

From singing to tuning. Singer Mano is turning music director with comedian Ali’s next film as the leading man titled Sombheri. The film was formally launched recently with actor Ravi Teja clapping for the muhurat shot, which was directed by Rajamouli. The film will see an early summer release on April 7th, the makers of the film announced.

M.S.Raju’s Vaana audio on 14th December

Maverick producer M.S.Raju is planning to release the audio of his latest film Vaana, starring Vijay (of Nee Valle ..Nee Valle fame) and Meera Chopra in the lead, on 14th December. The film’s unit is presently shooting in the beautiful locales of Araku and efforts are being made to complete the shoot by the 20th of this month. Vaana, a remake of the block buster Kannada flick Mungaru Malai, is being directed M.S.Raju himself and has music by Kamalakar. The film will see a festive release on January 14th.

Nitin’s next titled as Aatadistha

Word has it that actor Nitin’s latest film, being directed by A.S.Ravi Kumar Choudary and jointly produced by C.Kalyan and S.Vijayanand, will be titled as Aatadistha. The film, currently under production, has Kajal Agarwal as Nitin’s lady love and actors Nagababu and Sivaprasad in supporting roles. Chakri is providing the tunes for the film.

Vaaradhi is Allu Arjun’s bridge to love

Vaaradhi is the title being considered for stylish actor Allu Arjun’s latest film. The film, a romantic escapade about a couple on the run, co starring Sheela in the lead role, is being directed by Bhaskar and produced by Dil Raju. With a tag line as “Bridge between Love to Love” the other title that was being considered for the film was Romeo. But seems like Vaaradhi has won the toss.

Anushka is on the roll

One lady who has all the reasons to smile is yoga teacher –turned- actress Anushka. With her major films like Nagarjuna’s Don and Balakrishna’s Okka Magadu lined up for release, this beautiful dame with a traffic stopping smile, has signed up for films with Jagapathi Babu and Balakrishna. She is also set to do a heroine oriented film, to be directed by Kodi Ramakrishna. Looks like somebody is on for a roller coaster ride.

Jalsa to see a cocktail of languages

Actor Pawan Kalyan’s latest film is creating waves of sorts even before its completion. Word has it that music companies are vying to get the rights for the exciting tunes by Devi Sri Prasad. The music director has apparently churned out foot tapping tunes to an assortment of lyrics of different languages. Previous films of Pawan Kalyan also had hit songs that featured lyrics of other languages. And that trend is being carried ahead with Jalsa. Pawan Kalyan along with leading lady Parvathi Melton is presently shooting for a song at Annapoorna Studios.

Sekhar Kammula on Venky’s wish list

With the success of his latest film ‘Happy days’, new age director Sekhar Kammula has become the most sought after director on every actor’s wish list. After Mahesh Babu and Nagarjuna, the latest elite actor expressing a desire to work with Sekhar is our very own style icon Venkatesh. In a recent interview Venkatesh spoke of ‘Happy days’ and said that he was so impressed by the cast and crew of the film that he sent them congratulatory flowers. He also said that he would like to work with Sekhar Kammula. One sure would like to see two such talented people work together.

Tabu back with Pandurangadu

Award winning actress Tabu is back in home town Hyderabad and busy shooting for her Telugu films. After signing director Chandra Siddardha’s Idhee Sangati, Tabu has given the nod to her mentor K.Raghavendra Rao’s devotional tale Pandurangadu. The movie, a period drama, has Nandamuri Balakrishna portraying the dual role of lord Krishna as well as a devotee. Actress Sneha plays the role of the later’s wife and Tabu will essay the role of the Kalavathi, the prostitute, with whom Balakrishna falls in love.

With music director Keervani providing the tunes, the film is slated to start rolling by next week as Balakrishna has completed shooting for his Sankranthi release, Okka Magadu.

Chiranjeevi ‘s letter to his fans

The recent media reports about mega star Chiranjeevi finally taking a political plunge has created a lot of excitement both with in the industry and among his fan base. But the actor himself refuted any such up comings. In a personalized note to his fans, Chiranjeevi thanked one and all for the admiration and support that is being extended towards him on his purported entry into politics. But he stated that his fans were not to take any such reports seriously. His letter to the media quoted him as “I am humbled with the kind of support that my fans are extending towards me. The day that I decide to enter politics I will personally make an announcement to that extent. I have not asked any persons or organizations to speak or organize rallies on my behalf. I kindly request my fans and well wishers to be patient” .

Reliance launches Godava ringtones

Director Kodandarami Reddy, along with son Vaibhav, launched the ring tones of the latter’s film Godava, at the Reliance web world in Film Nagar. Speaking at the event a beaming Kodandarami Reddy thanked one and all for encouraging his son “I thank Reliance for launching the ring tones of the film. The audiences have the appreciated the film al lot and it is nice to know that a debut film has received such an amazing opening”. The film’s leading lady Sraddha Arya was also present on the occasion.