Shock: Mukunda, Chinnadana Piracy Shows at Colleges?

January 1, 2015

It’s a trend to celebrate New Year in hostels, residential intermediate hostels, top engineering and medical coaching centres. Usually, special parties will be organized and invites few orchestra or choir of singers and towards the end of the event, they cut cakes and celebrate inside hostels.

Contrary to it, few coaching centres in and around Hyderabad has given up this trend and called off all the party events. Now, the latest is that on the New Year and festival eve, they showcase just released movie inside hostels for recreation of students. On Dec 31, 2014, few top colleges in Hyderabad have shown Mukunda, Chinnnadana Neekosam and PK shows to their students at their hostels.

It is learnt that movies screened are piracy DVD copies and what’s shocking is that top educational institutions are encouraging the piracy while the movies are still running in theatres. We hear that colleges adopting this technique in order to reduce the outings of students to go out and watch movies in theatres and thus save their time so that students could focus more on their studies.

But this in turn is making a habit for students to watch piracy copies causing severe damage to film industry and its allied industries. It’s high-time educational institutions should reconcile and stop such acts.

Reddy waiting for Chandra Babu’s signal

January 1, 2015

On New Year, Byreddy Rajasekhar Reddy presented precious offer to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandra Babu Naidu. Speaking to scribes, Byreddy Rajasekhar Reddy, President of Rayalaseema Parirakshana Samithi said if Chandra Babu Naidu gives green signal, he is ready to join TDP.

Speaking to media he said TDP is his own party and if needed will join the party and work for the development of Rayalaseema region. He said he will meet CM Chandra Babu Naidu and PM Narendra Modi and request them to develop Rayalaseema region.

He promised to work along with Chandra Babu Naidu for Rayalaseema’s development. But people still remember how Byreddy sometime back made fun of TDP party and its leaders saying only those who couldn’t get offers else where are with TDP. He even blasted at that time that all separatists are thronging in TDP.

For First-time, Ram Charan and Samantha Together

January 1, 2015

Tollywood is bracing up for interesting combinations in the year 2015. For the first of its kind, Samantha Ruth Prabhu is going to pair up with Mega Power Star Ram Charan in his upcoming film. According to sources, Samantha is being considered opposite Charan in his next film to be directed by Sreenu Vaitla. It is learnt that Samantha too is keen to come on board.

Although earlier Samantha and Charan were supposed to team up for Yevadu, it didn’t take place for various reasons. Now, Sam and Charan are going to join their forces. An official confirmation regarding this is awaited. Tipped to be an action entertainer, Kona Venkat and Gopi Mohan will provide story, screenplay and the film will be produced by DVV Danayya.

Although Charan so far romanced Tamanna, Kajal and Shruti Haasan, he couldn’t team up with Samantha. Now Mega fans have a reason to smile as both Charan and Sam are going to shake their legs. The shooting of the film will begin in this month only (Jan 2015).

‘Neeti Aayog’ to replace Planning commission

January 1, 2015

Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Government changed the name of the 65 year old Planning Commission to ‘Neeti Aayog’.Modi government has changed the name with a plan to restructure the body. Neeti Ayog will be the new and reconstructed body that decides the direction of nation’s economic strategising.

The decision to change the institution’s name was taken on Monday at a cabinet meeting. The Niti Ayog would be guided by the Team India concept, where states would have a greater role in policy making. The new body is believed to have a panel consisting of the prime minister, some cabinet ministers, some chief ministers, technocrats and experts from various fields.

Other positions will be filled by the independent non-government environmentalists, financial experts, engineers, scientists and other eminent scholars from different fields. Recently Modi had announced in his Aug 15 th speech that the Planning Commission would be replaced by a new body which is in sync with the contemporary economic world.

He also convened a meeting of Chief Ministers of all states to hear their views on the restructuring of the Planning Commission but some Congress Chief Ministers opposed disbanding of the existing set-up. The Planning Commission was an institution in the Government of India, which formulates India’s Five-Year Plans, It was established on 15 March 1950, with Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru as the Chairman.

Raghuvaran BTech Movie Review

January 1, 2015

Movie: Raghuvaran BTech

Rating :2.75/5

Cast: Dhanush, Amala Paul and others

Directed by: Velraj

Produced by: Ravi Kishore

Banner: Sravanthi Movies

Music by: Anirudh

Release Date: 2015-01-01

Dhanush starrer VIP was a good hit in Tamil. This film is dubbed in Telugu as Raghuvaran BTech. It has some very good moments in the first half, but slips down in the second hour.

Story :

Raghuvaran (Dhanush) is a talented but unemployed engineer. When he finally gets a chance to prove his worth, few big shots try to bring him down. How Raghuvaran stands against all the odds and achieve his goal forms the story of this film.

Performances:

Dhanush is superb in the role of Raghuvaran. He is equally good in comedy and action scenes. He is the main pillar of this film and has done hundred percent justice to his character.

Amala Paul is natural. Samuthirakani played the role of Dhanush’s father and he is too good in it. Vivek is fine in the supporting role. Saranya is decent as the mother of protagonist.

On the Technical Front:

Director Velraj kept it simple and relied upon the skills of Dhanush. There are few nice moments in the first half which is highly entertaining. Direction could have been better in the second half. Editing is alright.

Cinematography is topnotch. Music scored by Anirudh is good. Songs were better in the Tamil version. Background Music deserves an award. Dialogue writer did well in translating well written Tamil dialogs.

Analysis:

Raghuvaran BTech is a usual story where the protagonist achieves big from being a zero. Director did his best to make it a commercial entertainer with all the necessary elements. First half is entertaining with typical characterization of Dhanush. Second half mainly concentrates upon the hero-villain tug of war.

Screenplay slows down in the second half due to too much focus on the project that Dhanush handles. Director should have concentrated upon the romance track in the second half, which is completely ignored after a point. There are few hero elevation scenes that play to the galleries. This film will certainly earn few fans for Dhanush in Telugu.

Raghuvaran BTech can be watched once for Dhanush’s superb performance and entertaining first half. But you will be left bit disappointed with the second half. Dhanush’s popularity played huge role in the success of VIP. However Raghuvaran may not be benefited as Dhanush doesn’t have bankable market in Telugu.

Verdict: Typical Dhanush brand of commercial entertainment.

Rare Gold: ANR lighting NTR’s Cigarette

January 1, 2015

Legendary actors NT Rama Rao and Akkineni Nageswara Rao always took on each other during their prime. The competition between them was always like Tug of War. While NTR was strong in mythological and devotional films, ANR was more in to social films.

Despite the tough competition they always kept ego away from them and was always Friendly. In the picture, ANR was seen lighting NTR’s Cigarette revealing the closeness of the two actors. However their scions Nagarjuna and Balakrishna seem to be at loggerheads off late and are avoiding each other.

Balayya was not seen at ANR’s funeral and Nagarjuna did not even invite him for the recent ANR National Awards Presentation Ceremony for which the entire industry attended.

Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu TRPs sliding down!

January 1, 2015

King Nagarjuna made strongest Television debut few months ago with Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu, the Telugu version of Kaun Banega Crorepati. The show topped the TRP charts for all the weeks it was telecast. The first season of the TV show ended up all of sudden on a high. Every one expected the TV show to continue the magic in the second season too. The second season started very recently but toppled every one’s expectations.

However the TRPs of the show crashed down heavily and it was down to 10th position earlier this week. Chinnari Pellikuturu, Jabardasth, Ali Talk Show occupied the top slots. Analysts say people have grown bored of the show with the same format. We will have to see if the show organizers ponder about changes to keep the audience interested.

Nagarjuna is roping celebrities like Rakul Preet Singh, Nithin and Samantha to attract audience to the show. However the audience still seem to be not attracted very much to the show. The actor has finished the shooting of Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu second season and is currently busy with the shooting of his next film, Soggade Chinni Nayana.

Bifurcation of World’s largest APSRTC to start!

January 1, 2015

Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) is all set to be bifurcated in the next one month, according to the managing director of the corporation J Purnachandra Rao. The executive directors’ committee would be submitting its report to the Sheila Bhide committee, in the first week of January, which would be then submitting the report to the governments of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh over how to divide the corporation, before it could be forwarded to the Union government.

However, sources say that completing the whole bifurcation of the corporation, that boasts of the world’s largest fleet of buses, in a month, is considered impossible due to the row between the two states. The division of the corporation with many of its assets in Hyderabad, is also expected to be a knotty affair.

Sumanth Ashwin’s Kerintha First Look Teaser

January 1, 2015

Ravi Teja creates problems for Bengal Tiger!

January 1, 2015

Two films away, Ravi Teja has completed a double hat-trick of flops. It was a time when every one started writing off the actor and almost predicted his end in the film industry. But the Mass Maharaja came back very strong with two back to back super hits in the form of Balupu and Power. And his next, Kick-2 is also a promising venture.

However Ravi Teja seem to be taking the success to his head. The actor is reportedly troubling the producer of his next, Bengal Tiger. He is demanding a whopping remuneration of 9 Crore which is way ahead of the actor’s budget. The Producer, Radha Mohan is ready to offer him 7 Crore but the actor is stressing for the 9 Crore. He even stopped the movie’s launch till the issue is settled.

Bengal Tiger is directed by Sampath Nandi. This is the story scripted for Pawan Kalyan but it arrived to Ravi Teja after Powerstar turned it down. Boman Irani is said to be playing an important role in the movie. The film stars Tamannaah and Raashi Khanna besides the Mass Maharaja and it’s said to be a complete action entertainer with Ravi Teja kind of entertainment.

First telugu new born of 2015!

January 1, 2015

Spotted: Regina spreads legs wide to welcome 2015!

January 1, 2015

Regina Cassandra is slowly but steadily growing as star heroine. The actress forayed into Tollywood with ‘Shiva Manasulo Shruti’ won appreciations for her cute look and lovely performance in Routine Love Story was an above average grosser.

She succeeded to impress biggies with her energetic performance and being flooded with some really good opportunities. She is currently working for Nara Rohit’s untitled flick and Mega Hero Sai Dharam Tej’s Subramanyam For Sale. Unlike other heroines the dusky beauty choose new way to welcome new year.

Regina is busy pumping iron at the gym and she turned upside down to bid farewell to 2014.Inverting her hot body and spreading her legs wide Regina posed against the wall with hands on floors and she looks hottest in this pose .

Top Heroines Who Might Marry in 2015

January 1, 2015

Bidding adieu to 2014, 2015 has been arrived. It indicates that old is naturally replaced by new. And this is no different for Telugu Film Industry. Hence, it’s right time to take a look at the list of most eligible spinsters in Tollywood who might tie the knot in the New Year making way for Newcomers.

1. Anushka Shetty (33) Already Anushka’s aged-looks at several public events are raising false alarm over Yoga beauty’s beauty. 2013 ended Anushka on a bad note as her movie Varna tanked without a trace and disappointing critics. 2014 too is no different as her Lingaa received mixed reviews and her role didn’t get expected recognition. As of now, she has only two big releases Baahubali and Rudhramadevi in 2015. The 33-yr-old Kannadiga should think about marriage plans.

2. Shriya Saran (32) Shriya Saran might had seen peaks of her stardom by solely pairing up with the likes of Rajinikanth (Shivaji), Chiranjeevi (Tagore), Balakrishna (Chennakesava Reddy), Nagarjuna (Nenunnananu, Manam), Venkatesh (Subash Chandrabose, Gopala Gopala), Pawan Kalyan (Balu), Mahesh Babu (Arjun), Jr NTR (Na Alludu) and the list is so big. That phase is passe.

Now Shriya has very few offers that too not so significant. Although she played substantial role in Manam and it garnered critical acclaim, it didn’t overturn her fortune. She is now pinning all her hopes on Gopala Gopala where she will be seen as Venky’s wife. We hear that the movie mainly revolves around Pawan and Venky so Shriya’s presence would not be felt much. It’s right time for Shriya to walk down the aisle.

3. Trisha (32) Trisha has been in the show business over 12 years and she proved her mettle. In fact bot Trisha and Shriya made their debuts one and the same with Nee Manasu Naku Telusu. Now Trisha has handful of offers in her hand including Balayya’s next Lion. Recently, rumours were rife that the actress got hitched and planning to get married. However, she later denied them. If reports are to be believed she would be tying the knot in 2015.

4. Nayantara (30) Nayantara’s personal life dominated professional career. After love affair with co-star Simbhu and subsequently break-up, she admitted her relationship with choreographer-director Prabhu Deva. In fact, both planned to get married and she even announced that she would quit films post marriage. However, destiny has different plans for Nayan. Relationship with Prabhu hit rough weather compelling her to return to acting. 2015 would be apt for Nayan to enter wedlock.

5. Kajal Aggarwal (29) With her younger sister Nisha Aggarwal too tying the knot, all eyes are on Kajal. Since Kajal too didn’t have big offers in her hand like before, probably she would make arrangements for her marriage this year. Her last Telugu film was Govindud Andarivadele which had an average run at Box Office but her role went unrecognized. Even the likes of Ileana, Charmi, Samantha might be joining the list of heroines who would be tying the knot in 2015. Let’s wait and see.

Like Guru, Like Sishya

January 1, 2015

Ace director Puri Jagannadh seems to be strictly following his Guru director Ram Gopal Varma. Months after RGV giving open call to make short films on the line of Ice Cream model, director Puri now offered first-time directors to make film based on his stories within span of 10 minutes.

Like Varma, Puri too expressed that young filmmakers have loads of talent but they’re not able to reach out to film industry. In fact, Varma is a step ahead and even called for setting up of New Telugu Film Industry and stated that Film Industry could be set up in Karimnagar as well.

Now more or less, Puri too echoing the same voice. It’s once again proved that like Guru, like Sishya. At least, Puri should not face the phase RGV is going through. It seems these top writers have now entered into “writer’s block”.

2.26 crs visited Tirumala last year

January 1, 2015

More than 2.26 crores of devotees visited the holy shrine of Tirumala last year and had the darshan of powerful lord Venkateswara. Tirumala Tirupati Devastanam, informed the same to media yesterday.

TTD revealed that last year 2,23,12,628 people visited Tirumala and the temple got revenue of Rs 831.90 crs through Hundi from the offerings to Lord by the devotees. Devotees received 8,98,16,666 laddoos as prasad and 1,86,31,312 received other prasads.

More than 1,15,42,107 offered their hair to the Lord. More than 97,036 devotees in 4,549 groups offered seva to Lord Balaji. Of these groups,69,161 of them are women.

Mesmerizing Stunts of Devotees in Tirumala Q-Lines

January 1, 2015

Will Renu Desai’s Dream Come True in 2015?

January 1, 2015

Although Renu Desai’s directorial debut Ishq Wala Love made it to the theatres in the original Marathi, her dream to release the Telugu version remain unsolved and the film hasn’t seen the light of the day yet so far. It can also be noted that Renu Desai tried her best to garner buzz around the film in Telugu by giving many candid interviews and revealing her bonding with Pawan on public platforms and giving a detailed birthday interview on YouTube.

All these seem to have gone down the drain as the movie failed to hit the screens in 2014. In fact, the movie also marks the acting debut of Pawan’s own son Akira Nandan. This one aspect is enough to create huge buzz as Pawan’s fans go berserk even if Akira has cameo. But constant delays in the film’s release is slowly taking away the interest on the film.

Though Renu time and again throwing Pawan’s name as trump card, it seems distributors too not keen on the film as the original film got mixed reviews. Adding to this, Renu’s delay losing interest on the project. Billed to be a romantic drama, the film is about trouble in romantic relation of young couple. Let’s see whether Renu’s film make it to theatres in the New Year or not.

New Year Celebrations Killed 35

January 1, 2015

New Year Celebrations in China started off on a tragic note when stampede in Shanghai resulted in death of 35 people and injuries to 48. This is the worst disaster to have hit China in the recent years.

The mishap happened in Shanghai’s historic waterfront area, where people scrambled for coupons that resembled dollar bills which were thrown at them from a third floor window. Officials are still investigating the cause for the stampede.

46 people are receiving treatment at hospital and 14 were seriously injured in a chaos that started half an hour before midnight. 25 women and 10 men had died and injured included one Malaysian and 3 Taiwanese.

Teaser Talk: Dayagaadi Danda yaatra ‘Temper’

January 1, 2015

‘Iddaru kottukuntey yuddam… adhey okkadu meedadipothey.. danda yaatra.. idhi.. Daya gadi dandayaatra..’, says Jr NTR, as he wishes fans a Happy New Year 2015. Much awaited teaser of ‘Temper’ is unveiled today, with director Puri Jagan packing a punch with his trademark conceiving of scenes, while Tarak is best with his dialogue delivery.

‘Temper’, directed by dashing director Puri Jagan, features NTR and Kajal Agarwal in the leads. Prakash Raj is the antagonist of the movie, while Madhurima is playing an important role. Anup Rubens is scoring for the first time for NTR. The flick is expected to hit cinemas on February 5, 2015.

Main suspect arrested in Venkatappa Naidu’s murder case

January 1, 2015

Police finally arrested main suspect in Kappatralla Venkatappa Naidu’s murder case. Sometime back Adoni Sessions Court sentenced 21 people to life imprisonment in the sensational Kappatralla Venkatappa Naidu’s murder case. Police shifted all the accused to Kadapa jail but the main accused Diwakar Naidu has been absconding police for quite sometime.

Police even announced reward on his head. Police formed special teams and tracked his mobile calls following which they found that he was in Hubli railway station along with his wife. Police at one arrested him on Monday night when he was with his wife at Hubli Railway Station. Kappatralla Diwakar Naidu disappeared two months back when the investigation was underway.

Police will soon produce him in Adoni Sessions court. Kappatralla Venkatappa Naidu, leader of TDP and 10 others were brutally murdered 6 years ago by his rivals when he was on his way to Kodumuru from Kappatralla on 17th May ,2008.

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