Special Focus on Indian Army Strategy in Kargil War
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Kalyan Ram Says No to Election Campaign
Kalyan Ram has reserved high praise for Nivetha Thomas for her exceptional acting. They have acted together in ‘118’ that is helmed by cinematographer turned director K V Guhan.
Before Nivetha came on board, the film looked like a just thriller but she brought emotional core to the movie and with her performance she took it to different level, Kalyan Ram said in a tete-a-tete with us.
“I guarantee that last 20 minutes of the movie will shock the audiences and it is quite thrilling also. Nivetha is emotional pillar,” he said.
Kalyan Ram also said that it was the script that excited him to introduce K V Guhan as director.
Kalyan Ram who was recently seen in the role of his father late Hari Krishna in NTR Biopic movie said he got all the inputs from his babai Balakrishna to portray his dad’s role. From body language to the style of dialogue delivery, it was Balakrishna who guided him.
Coming to the politics, Kalyan Ram clarified that he will not campaign for TDP in the coming polls though he is associated with the party.
“I will not sail in two boats simultaneously. I will stick to acting. Politics is a different ball of game which I know not much about it,” he bluntly said.
On the other hand, Nivetha explained the reason behind missing out many films after the release of “Jai Lava Kusa”. I took a break of six months because I was busy submitting my thesis in Architecture course, she reasoned. Even then she was listening to various scripts.
Nivetha finds NTR Jr as an actor with high dedication, a power house of talent. Where as Kalyan Ram does his job quietly and focused way, she observed.
Yatra Director Impresses Superstar
Dulquer Salman, the Malayalam superstar and the son of veteran superstar Mammootty, is very much impressed with director Mahi V Raghav’s work in Yatra.
The director has won accolades for making an emotionally charged film based on few incidents in late YS Rajasekhara Reddy’s life.
Mahi has shown his versatility by picking Yatra after making an impressive debut with successful horror comedy Anando Brahma.
When an experienced director like Krish made a mess out of NTR’s life story, Mahi has impressed critics and audience with his directorial skills.
Although Yatra hasn’t set the cash registers ringing because of its emotional overtones and limited appeal, it has turned out to be a profitable films for its makers.
Mahi V Raghav’s work hasn’t gone unnoticed as everyone showered praises upon him for handling a tough subject in a brilliant way.
Dulquer Salman who recently watched the Malayalam version of Yatra has called Mahi to appreciate his work. He has also expressed his wish to work under his direction, according to reports.
Dulquer is a pan Indian star and Mahi cannot ask for a better choice at this point in his career.
Nayanthara Shines As Balakrishna Fails
Sometimes, there’s hardly any buzz around certain films before their release. The case is more evident for low budget and dubbed movies. Those who buy the films do not bother to promote them even on their release day. But, if the film releases at the right time and manages to click with the audiences, the box office results will be unexpectedly overwhelming.
Same is true for Nayanthara’s Anjali CBI, the Telugu dubbed version of her Tamil hit Imaikkaa Nodigal. The film had a low-key release last Friday amidst a huge competition from Balakrishna’s NTR Mahanayakudu. But, thanks to its good content and the decent word of mouth, Anjali CBI has been collecting double the share than NTR Mahanayakudu.
Of late, Telugu audiences are not going gaga over Tamil films dubbed in Telugu and are hardly going to the theaters. Most movie connoisseurs are catching up on all the latest Tamil releases on Amazon Prime and other OTT platforms even before they are dubbed and released in Telugu after several months since their original release.
On February 22nd, all eyes were on NTR Mahanayakudu. While the biopic failed to impress moviegoers, the attention was later shifted to ‘Mithai’, another straight Telugu release. But, even Mithai sank without a trace. Naturally, audiences and trade circles began noticing Anjali CBI’s surprisingly decent show at the box office in the Telugu speaking states. Although Anjali CBI didn’t make any impact on its opening day, it did pick up well from day 2.
According to the latest trade updates, until Sunday, Anjali CBI had collected a gross of Rs 1 crore approximately in AP and Telangana. Needless to say that this a huge number for such a small movie, and the buyers who released it in Telugu will end up pocketing decent profits.
Mahesh Against May Release. Here’s Why!
Mahesh Babu is reportedly angry with producer Dil Raju and director Vamshi Paidipally against the rumours being circulated that their film Maharshi would be postponed. While the rumours had it that the film would be postponed to May against the release date of April 25th, Mahesh said to be deeply upset.
Like any other stars in the industry, Mahesh also has certain sentiments. One among them is April sentiment. Mahesh has good connection with April as many of his films have tasted success in April. Even his last film Bharat Ane Nenu was not just a success, but also a big relief to Mahesh as the film bailed out him a series of flops. Even his Yuvaraju was released in April. Mahesh’s career-changing film Pokiri was released in April as well (28 April 2006).
However, Mahesh had a very bad experience with May. Brahmotsavam (May 20, 2016), Nani (May 14, 2004) are a few of his biggest duds in his career. Particularly, Brahmotsavam was initially planned for April release. But due to postponements, the film had to be delayed and was released in May. Now, this is what he didn’t want for Maharshi. Maharshi has already been postponed from April 5th to April 25th. And he didn’t want another postponement as fans would be disappointed and would also get tensed. That’s why Mahesh is firm on a April release for Maharshi and didn’t want a May release.
Tej Bags A Biggie On Chiranjeevi’s Recommendation!
We have earlier reported that Megastar Chiranjeevi has requested Allu Aravind to take care of his nephew Sai Dharam Tej, who has been running through lean phase in his career.
Tej’s career graph took a nosedive after a promising start. All of his recent films were huge flops, which has disappointed Chiru very much.
Hence, he asked Allu Aravind to set a promising project for Sai Dharam Tej so that he can get back on track.
According to industry reports, Sai Dharam Tej bagged a biggie in GA2 Pictures. He will be teaming up with successful director Maruthi for his next film.
Tej is currently busy in wrapping up Chitralahari directed by Kishore Tirumala. Tej plays a boy next door in this romantic drama based on father-son relationship. Mythri Movie Makers is producing the film that is slated for release in April.
More details regarding Tej-Maruthi film are awaited.
Naidu calls for protests against Modi’s Vizag visit
Visakhapatnam: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday said his Telugu Desam Party (TDP) would participate in the protests against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to this port city on Friday.
In a teleconference with TDP leaders, Naidu said the party would support the protest called by Prateekya Hoda Sadhana Samiti Joint Action Committee over the Centre not conferring special category status on the state and not fulfilling other promises made in Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act.
The JAC, which comprises various like-minded parties and groups fighting for special category status to the state, has said that Modi has no moral right to visit the state without fulfilling the commitments.
Political parties, people’s organisations and trade unions which are not part of JAC have also called for the protest against Modi’s visit. They include the Congress, Jana Sena and the Left parties.
Modi will address a public meeting at Visakhapatnam. Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary Anil Chandra Punetha on Wednesday held a meeting with top officials in state capital Amaravati to review the arrangements for the Prime Minister’s visit.
Modi had faced black-flag protests during his visit to the state’s Guntur on February 10. Addressing a public meeting, he made a scathing attack on Naidu.
Meanwhile, the TDP chief alleged that main opposition YSR Congress Party was busy in mobilising people for Modi’s public meeting. He reiterated that YSR Congress is hand-in-glove with Modi and Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao.
Simultaneous elections to Andhra Pradesh Assembly and Lok Sabha are due in April-May.
Centre Announces SCO Railway Zone To AP
After delaying for 4 years 9 months, the Centre has finally announced a Special Railway Zone to Visakhapatnam. Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has made a formal announcement today. The Special Railway Zone has been named as the South Coastal Railway Zone (SCOR). SCOR zone will be formed with Vijayawada, Guntur and Guntakal divisions. Goyal stated that the ministry would soon complete the formalities pertaining to the formation of the SCOR.
Chalasani Srinivas of Andhra Medhavula Vedika, has welcomed the decision and claimed that this is the result of the fight of AP people. He added that AP people would continue their fight for justice and their rightful demand of the Special Category Status. He said several other promises of the Centre are still due including Steel Plant for Kadapa, others.
Meanwhile, more details are yet to come from the Centre on the SCOR zone to Vizag. Ruling TDP also stated that the Centre’s announcement comes only after a lot of fight, demand from the people of AP.
Don’t Politicise Armed Forces’ Sacrifice: 21 Parties Blast BJP
In a joint statement, the Grand Opposition of parties said, “the meeting of 21 parties expresses their deep anguish over the blatant politicisation of the sacrifices made by our armed forces by leaders of the ruling party. National security must transcend narrow political considerations.” The leaders observed that the Prime Minister has, regrettably, not convened an all party meeting as per the established practice in our Democracy.
The leaders expressed concern on the emerging security situation in the country. Post the statement from the MEA regarding targeting of our military installations and loss of one fighter aircraft, the leaders condemned the “Pakistani misadventure and expressed their deep concern for the safety of the missing IAF pilot,” who is in custody of Pakistan Army.
After Pakistan claimed that it has an IAF pilot in their custody, the demand to bring back the missing pilot grew on social media. #Abhinandan, #SayNoToWar, and #BringBackAbhinandan are currently the top three trends in India on Twitter. A video of the missing pilot is also trending on social media. “There is only one pilot under Pakistan Army’s custody. Wing Commander Abhinandan is being treated as per norms of military ethics,” tweeted DG ISPR Major General Asif Ghafoor.
“I’m sorry to hear that one of our brave IAF pilots is missing. I hope he will return home soon, unharmed. We stand by our armed forces in these difficult times,” tweeted Rahul Gandhi, after giving out the joint statement.
Viral Video: Indian Pilot Beaten By Pakistani mob
Just a few hours ago, an upsetting video has been released by Pakistan government that showed Indian IAF officer Abhinandan Vardhaman blindfolded and answering to the questions asked. India has confirmed the news on missing pilot only after the video was released.
Now, another video is swirling on the internet that shows Abhinandan getting beaten mercilessly by Pakistanis. As an Indian, it will break your heart to watch your hero in such a condition.
Looks like they are satisfying their built-up anger by repeatedly kicking our Wing commander until his face started bleeding. This brave IAF officer became a victim today and netizens, out of distress, trended the news with a hashtag -‘Bring Back Abhinandan’. Pakistan, instead of treating him like a prisoner of war, has manhandled in a cruel way.
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Jagan’s New House: A Palace In Amaravati
With just over 45 days left for state elections, YSR Congress President Y.S Jaganmohan Reddy has now moved closer to the state’s capital of Amaravati, into his house at Tadepalli in Guntur. This move, the party believes, will project Jagan as someone who will be more accessible to the people and his party members.
The YSRCP Chief moved into his palatial palace constructed over two acres, indicating a shift in his political base. He also inaugurated the YSR Congress’ party office, which is right next to his residence. The house-warming ceremony took place amid religious prayers and chants along with his family members and key party leaders.
Jagan, who was operating from Hyderabad, was severely criticised by TDP leaders for still living in Telangana and only being a “visitor” to AP. In contrast, AP Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu moved to Amaravati in 2015, following tensions between the two states and proving that he will work from the state and has nothing to do with Hyderabad.
