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The First Success for Samaikyandhra Movement!

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The Samaikyandhra Movement tasted its first success on Wednesday. In his meeting with the Central Ministers from Seemandhra region, Veerappa Moily had acknowledged that the Centre was misguided about the T-issue by some people and no further step would be taken until the arrival of Antony committee report.

The 50-day Samaikyandhra Movement has truly made the Congress high command back off and take note of the situation in the state.

The Central Ministers from Seemandhra districts, who so far have acted playfully got in “touch” with reality after facing fierce protests from the people. So, this time they meant their talk in this meeting with Moily.

Vundavalli Arun Kumar made it clear to the Minister that they (the Seemandhra MPs) will meet the Speaker and get their resignations approved if the Centre goes ahead with the new state process. He also warned the Centre against bypassing the Assembly resolution in new state process.

As Seemandhra Ministers are serious and united this time, the Congress High Command budged. The ministers were assured that no Cabinet Note on Telangana will be put forward unless there is consensus on ground. And there is no Note being introduced in the coming Cabinet meeting.

This is a great victory for Samaikyandhra movement and the employees who have been on the forefront of the struggle.

Heat on Geetha’s Resignation

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Does state Industries minister J. Geetha Reddy has any other way than following the footsteps of her colleagues who quit their ministerial posts after the CBI named them in YS Jagan’s disproportionate assets case? Though the ruling camp is keeping quiet, opposition parties have upped the ante for her resignation.

Soon after the two charge-sheets filed by the CBI in the disproportionate assets case before the designated court came to light, MS Geetha Reddy met Chief MInsiter Kiran Kumar Reddy at his camp office. When she reportedly expressed her readiness to put in her papers, Kiran told her that any step can be contemplated after the court takes the charge-sheets into account.

State’s former home minister Sabitha Indra Reddy and former Roads and buildings minister Dharmana Prasada Rao resigned after their names cropped up in the charge-sheets filed by the CBI in the recent past.

One striking difference between Geetha Reddy and other ministers who resigned including Mopidevi venkatramana, is that she is quite senior as a minister and as a politician. She had served in the Cabinets of Marri Chenna Reddy and Kotla Viajaya Bahskar Reddy in the past. She was the Leader of the House during the tenure of K. Rosaiah as Chief Minister, as Rosaiah was an MLC. Before Damodara Rajanarasimha was anointed as the Deputy Chief Minister, she was a strong contender for the job.

However, no amount of seniority might be able to help her if she has to really bite the bullet. A stock factor going against her, is the decision of the Congress high-command following the Commonwealth Games scam, that no leader will be spared if she or he faces a serious charge of corruption.

A delegation of TDP leaders will meet Governor ESL Narasimhan to press for her sacking. Also, K. Narayana, State secretary of CPI has demanded her to quit the ministerial berth on moral grounds as the CBI has filed a charge-sheet against her.

Amma Mineral Water scheme caught in a row

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Barely two days old scheme, Amma Mineral Water @ low cost, gets caught in a row. The mineral water bottles bearing the symbol of the AIADMK party, two leaves, has not gone well with opposition. In this regard there is news about someone filing a petition against the Chief Minister.

The ruling AIADMK party seems to be racing with people-attractive schemes and CM Jayalalitha seems to be in forefront to lay foundation to many offings to poor; the Amma canteens that have been serving food for low cost have become a huge hit with all sections of the people and also the low-cost vegetable shops have also become a big hit with people. Regardless of affluent and poor the sales at these vegetable outlets are soaring superb.

Along the similar lines commemorating the birth anniversary of Annadurai Jayalalitha started another poor-friendly scheme the Amma Mineral water scheme wherein people can get a liter of mineral water for as low as Rs 10, and has become first and the foremost scheme of such kind in the entire country. The CM lay foundation to the mineral water plant at Gummidipoondi last Sunday and the sales of the mineral water have taken off in the entire state already.

However, the bottles have a subtle symbol of the AIADMK party, the two leaves on these bottles which’s being objected by opposition saying government schemes cannot bear political party symbols. Soon there will be a petition on the same against the Chief Minister.

Is Cherry insane or intelligent

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Mega Power Star Ram Charan is in thick of the things ever since his Bollywood debut film Zanjeer turned out to be a disaster. All and sundry started giving their own bit of advices to him asking him to stop dreaming about Bollywood. They started telling him he would be better off concentrating in Tollywood doing mass films.

However Ram Charan is not interested in listening to them. According to sources he is getting ready to start a Tollywood film if he gets a script to his liking. The plot can be anything ranging from love, romance,comedy,action, mass or class. Only thing is he should like the script.

Insiders say he is also planning to go ahead with another Bollywood venture. He is also listening to two three scripts. He feels now that he got that craze with Zanjeer remake openings will be grand. So Cherry is not caring a hoot for his detractors.

Mahesh, Ram Charan turning criminals

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In a surprising development Prince Mahesh Babu and Mega Power Star Ram Charan are turning criminals. Everyone knows the craze for Mahesh and Ram Charan. If movie lovers download or open their snaps on internet then the top stars will turn criminals stealing their passwords and other vital information.

MacAfee which presents top malaware list every year cameout with the list of top 10 Tollywood celebrities that turn dangerous on net. They include Mahesh Babu with 45 malware sites, Ram Charan with 43 sites followed by Pawan Kalyan, Anjali,Ileana, NTR and Allu Arjun.

MacAfee cameout with this information after recent survey conducted by it. So fans of Mahesh and Ram Charan should be careful while searching for them over internet.

Big Hero’s daughter suffers Knee Injury

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Kamal Haasan daughter Shruti Haasan is known to be a perfectionist and never settles with anything ordinary no matter how hard the process might be. This very adamant attitude has landed her in trouble now.

It is known that SIIMA Awards 2013 has been held in a grand manner recently in Dubai. Shruti Haasan is obvious choice to perform live at such big events in the recent past. The actress decided to perform to a medley of her father Kamal Haasan’s dance numbers. The list of songs include some fast tracks which featured the actor performing somersaults and acrobatic moves. Shruti is determined to recreate the same magic on the stage and she has done it beautiful to leave audience awestruck. Her live performance is a big success and so is SIIMA!

During this performance, Shruti Haasan suffered a knee injury and is now recuperating. She is a thorough professional and that shows in the way she didn’t make the attendees realize she had a serious problem. Wish the multi-faceted actress a speedy recovery!

Pawan-Mahesh at Panjagutta Planning for Multi-starrer ?

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How about watching Pawan Kalyan and Mahesh Babu together? That may happen countless times in real life, but fans will actually rejoice if that happens on silver screen. Reports have that all those rumours in existence are now getting a shape at a room in Panjagutta, Hyderabad.

 There are plenty of rumours doing rounds that Superstar Mahesh is actually doing a special role in Pawan Kalyan’s ‘Attarintiki Daredi’. However the makers confirmed that there is no such role played by Mahesh in the movie. What we hear from insiders indicate that a new idea emerged after director Trivikram actually requested Mahesh to do a guest role in Attarintiki. Superstar replied to Trivikram, why just a guest role, but he would do a full pledged movie with Pawan if the director comes up with right script. Even Pawan Kalyan is heard showing massive interest in this multi-starrer.

Rather working on the scripts actually he thought of doing with Ram Charan and Jr NTR, Trivikram is said to be writing the first draft of Pawan-Mahesh movie. You know where is that happening? Director Trivikram is having one lucky hired flat at Panjagutta since his bachelor days.

Balapur Laddu Beats Previous Record

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Notwithstanding the economic gloom, downfall of rupee and high inflation, Balapur Laddu, which is considered as very sacred in social and political cricles, has bagged a record price. Surpassing a previous record price of Rs 7.50 Lakhs last year, this year the Laddu has been sold for Rs 9.26 Lakhs.

In an auction conducted by the Balapur Ganesh Utsav committee on Wednesday morning, chairman of TKR institutions and TDP leader Teegala Krishna Reddy has bagged the Laddu in the auction.

Speaking to media, Teegala Krishna Reddy said, “It’s an honour and privilege to win the auction and bagging Laddu. It’s laudable that the money got through auction has been utilized for the development of Balapur village. I hope the blessings of Ganesh are with me.”

Krishna Reddy said that he will be distributing the Laddu to TDP president Chandra Babu Naidu and other TDP leaders.

Special element in Balayya-Boyapati film

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Ace filmmaker Boyapati Seenu always tries to present his heroes in a completely different manner. He is now taking extra care for his upcoming untitled flick starring Nandamuri Balakrishna. From the look to body language to dialogue modulation, everything is going to be different as far as the role of the protagonist is concerned.

The special element in this power-packed entertainer is going to be the bike that will be used by Balakrishna. Experts have designed this vehicle based on the requirements of Boyapati and it will have a royal touch. This specially designed bike is going to have a custom paint scheme and stylish finishing. Expect some terrific sequences involving this two-wheeler from Balayya-Boyapati combo.

Unit has already wrapped up few schedules featuring Balakrishna, Sonal Chauhan and Jagapathi Babu. However, the makers are yet to zero in on the title and the female lead. Devi Sri Prasad is on job to provide some energetic dance numbers and fantastic background score. The movie is slated for release in either in February or March next year, just before the 2014 general elections.

Young Heroine Missing From Sets

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Heroines missing from sets and turning up a couple of days are not new ones to us as we have seen the likes of Anjali many a times. Here comes another such instance.

 Heroine Nazriya Nazim who is going to debut in Tollywood very soon is said to be missing from a shooting spot for a while. This young Mallu lady charmed many producers and directors, and finally she is entering Telugu films through Jr NTR’s upcoming movie under Santosh Srinivas direction. Apparently Nazriya was missing from the sets of a big movie after filming for a first night scene with a top hero. Reports have that she went out on her own, and later informed producers that only if that scene is cut from movie, she will act in further schedules of the film.

For a heroine who is yet to get a commercial break, these kinds of head-strong acts are simply bumpers for a cool career. If Nazriya Nazim continues with same kind of attitude, then no doubt she will pack bags in just months. Otherwise she needs to inform producers in advance about what she will do and what she will not.

Big Clash: Pawan Kalyan Vs NTR

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Seems like the clash between ‘Atharintiki Daredi’ and ‘Ramayya Vastavayya’ look inevitable. An official confirmation has come from the makers of both these films regarding the release during the Dussehra weekend.

On Wednesday, Dil Raju announced the release date of ‘Ramayya Vastavayya’ as October 10th. Within few hours, BVSN Prasad addressed the media to confirm the release of ‘Atharintiki Daredi’ on October 9th.

Trade Pundits say, the clash between ‘Atharintiki Daredi’ and ‘Ramayya Vastavayya’ willn’t benefit any of the two producers as the revenues will get divided and even the exhibitors willn’t be ready to give huge advances due to the less gap. A gap of two week or at least one week is preferable for two biggies, though the Sankranthi season is an exception.

As of now, Everyone is hoping there will be a gap of at least one week between ‘Atharintiki Daredi’ and ‘Ramayya Vastavayya’. Hope for the best!

Ramayyva Vastavayya Hitting On Oct 10th

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Finally producer Dil Raju has confirmed the date for the release of Jr NTR’s latest movie ‘Ramayya Vastavayya’. The much awaited move is finally hitting screens on October 10th as a Dasara special.

 Earlier Ramayya Vastavayya was supposed to hit screens by September 27th, but due to the political unrest that is giving tensions for cinema producers, it was postponed. However, it looks like those agitations are not going to die down any sooner, and producer Dil Raju is now getting prepared to face the heat rather escaping it. Any delay in release will cause immense losses to distributors who paid their advances already by taking money as loan.

Also Dasara season is  a bit sentimental for Dil Raju too, as he released hits like Kotha Bangaru Lokam (Oct 9th) and Brindavanam (Oct 14th) in the same season. Even Jr NTR seems to be quite excited about the season as his earlier movie Brindavanam is a blockbuster.

Ramayya Vastavayya showcases the new lover boy angle of Jr NTR like never before, while sensuous beauties Samantha and Shruti Haasan are playing leads opposite him. Music scored by Thaman is said to be rocking and an audio release date is yet to be announced.

Satyavani Became Easy Target

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The prolific hard hitting speeches given by some people at AP NGO’s meeting sometime back at LB Stadium are shaking some politicians for sure.

Especially speeches given by AP NGOs leader Ashok Babu, singer Ghazal Srinvias and spiritualist Satyavani are irking some leaders now. To cut down the increasing popularity of these three, now mudslinging is started by some detractors.

Few politicians are said to be backing verbal attacks on Satyavani and Ghazal Srinivas, accusing them of land grabbing and other wealth amassing scams. The other day a political outfit backed media vented fumes at Satyavani, saying that she encroached lands belonging to various government held temples of Andhra Pradesh. It was accused that Satynavani amassed crores by leasing those government lands to private people using her influence. At a time when she is striving hard to make Congress go back on their bifurcation decision, these attacks seem quite orchestrated. And with no political backing people like Satyavani are always an easy target.

However Satyavani snaps to the point straight saying she is not at all interested in politics or any political party. ‘My husband is a sincere officer in army and my father-in-law is also any army man. That shows how much sincere I should be to bring good name to my family’, said Satyavani, adding that she will just fight for the people.

Satyavani challenged those media houses to come up with all evidences to prove their allegations, and assured that she is ready to undergo punishment if someone proves her guilty.

Summons to Hero Nitin!

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It’s turn of actor Nitin. Central Excise and Customs department on Tuesday served summons to Tollywood star Nitin Reddy for alleged evasion of service tax. Going by media reports, Nitin hasn’t registered himself for payment of service tax on his film deals for the past two years.

According to recent amendment brought in by the Union Government, every individual or entity which is part of a production or a film project is liable to pay 12.36% tax to the government. Contrary to this, Nitin even didn’t register in service tax records.

Official sources say Nitin has been issued summons, but he is yet to react to the notices.

Meanwhile, officials add that there are several young and budding actors and reality show anchors who are yet to come under service tax. As per the norms, TV anchors, actors are bound to pay tax if their event/deal exceeds Rs 10 Lakh. Tax officials are likely to crack its whip on the tax evaders in film industry very soon.

Heroines fight put Mahesh in trouble?

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Though Mahesh Babu is the most desired and the craziest heartthrob for many girls, he has maintained a very clean image without any controversies like linkups and affair gossips. The other side, there are many heroines who do everything they can to get a role and pair with him. But here is one recent news.

It is heard that Mahesh Babu is facing a problem. For his new film ‘Agadu’ the heroine is yet to be confirmed and the reason for that is the fight between two prospective heroines. They are the duo of Tamannah and Shruti Haasan. Sometime back, both their names were heard and everything looked confirmed.

But now, gossip mills say both Tamannah and Shruti have strong professional rivalry and they have made it clear that if one works the other will not. With this, director Sreenu Vaitla is again on a hunt to get the correct heroines. Will Mahesh sit quietly if all this is true or will he take matter in his own hands and fix up someone, let us see.

Miss America falling for Power Star!

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Nina Davuluri became the first ever Miss America of Indian origin when she was crowned with the coveted crown in a grand ceremony. Nina won the hearts of the judges with her intelligent answer on plastic surgery.

She expressed her liking to Tollywood and Power star Pawan Kalyan. Speaking to media she said ‘I wanted to become a Cardiologist and I also have good touch with Bharatha Natyam and Kuchipudi classical dance forms. I even love Telugu movies a lot. Watching ‘Varsham’ in 2007, I became a big Fan of Prabhas and I just love his performance,’.

Analysts feel that with Tollywood filmmakers always scouting for new beauties chances are high that she will soon be flooded with offers. It will not be of any surprise if she finds herself romancing Power Star Pawan Kalyan in one of the film.

Is Mahesh and Pawan growing old?

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Normally top heroes do not face any heroine problems. Any girl if offered a chance to share screen presence with them will happily agree to do. Only if a hero grows old, then heroines refuse to do films with them.

Now many wonder whether Prince Mahesh Babu and Power Star Pawan Kalyan who are rewriting Tollywood records are growing old. This is because both of them are not finding heroines for their new films.

While Pawan is finding difficulty to get heroine for his crazy project Gabbar Singh 2 directed by Sampath Nandi, Mahesh is also in similar situation for his film Aagadu under Srinu Vytla direction.

Hot beauties Tamanna, Shruti Hasan,Samantha,Sonakshi Sinha,Deepika Padukone’s names cropped up but none are finalised. Many are trying to find out the reason behind it.

Ram Charan to do Pradosha Kala Puja?

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Mega powerstar Ram Charan has achieved stardom with his hard work and talent. Though he is the son of Chiranjeevi he has managed to form an identity of his own among the audience. But in the last year or two things have not been going that right for him. Charan was part of many controversies on personal front.

And now, his films are also taking a bad beating. His much hyped ‘Zanjeer’ and ‘Thoofan’ became big flops at the box office. His other film ‘Yevadu’ is stuck badly and no one knows when it will release. There are also reports that Charan is yet to confirm his next film and is in a dilemma. So, one solution is being worked at.

According to sources, a close family astrologer has suggested Charan must do Pradosha Kala Puja to get rid of all these issues and become much stronger and successful. We have to wait and see if the mega powerstar believes in such things or not. The mega fans are reportedly hoping that Charan agrees to it and performs all of the rituals properly.

‘I never had dinner with any Criminal’

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Ram Gopal Varma is one of those directors who made most number of films with ‘crime’ as the main plot. As a result, people have the perception he might be closely associated with criminals in the society in some way or the other.

However, RGV claims he just researched on the underworld or factionists or any other anti-social elements to use that knowledge for his films but never ever had dinner with any criminal. “Satya and Satya 2 are quite different. Everyone wishes to achieve something in their lives. Satya 2 is the story a guy who writes new rules to rule the underworld. People assume I have close connections with criminals. That’s not true! I didn’t even had at least dinner with any criminal till date,” asserts the filmmaker.

On hero Sharwanand’s comment that ‘RGV has given me the opportunity to play the lead in Satya 2’, Ramu reacted, “I would never give opportunity to anyone, I only take them”.

For the first time ever, Ram Gopal Varma has lend his voice for a duet featuring Sharwanand and Anaika Soti. To make it more special, Ramu filmed the song in exotic locations in Kashmir.

Mahesh’s Political Chat With Aravind

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It is already known that Superstar Mahesh attended the house warming ceremony of his director Sukumar a couple of days back. More than this ceremony, people are now talking about what Mahesh has discussed there with some industry people.

Along with Mahesh, people who worked with this creative director including Naga Chaitanya, Allu Arvind and other too made it to the early morning event. An interesting talk is doing rounds about this event now. They say that Mahesh and Allu Arvind have actually chatted about state-politics for a while at the place. With Mahesh’s father Krishna being a supporter of Congress and a loyalist of late CM YSR, and Arvind being Minister Chiranjeevi’s brother in law, one will wonder what these two might have discussed.

Sources stated that Mahesh Babu inquired about political situation in the state for the release of big movies. He is said to be keen on knowing how film fraternity is chalking out plans to handle agitation heat in Seemandhra region and bifurcation heat in Telangana region. Cine observers feel that Mahesh need not worry about any agitation as his family is not involved with any political outfit for now.

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