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Cowardly Acts Will Not Dissuade Me: Jagan
Hyderabad: YSR Congress Party President Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, who was injured in a knife attack by a youth at Visakhapatnam airport on Thursday, said such cowardly acts will not dissuade him from working for the people.
The Leader of Opposition, who sustained an injury on his left shoulder, tweeted that he is safe.
“To everyone worried about my safety, I’d like to inform you that I am safe. God’s grace and the love, concern & blessings of the people of Andhra Pradesh will protect me,” he tweeted.
“Such cowardly acts will not dissuade me but only strengthen my resolve to work for the people of my state,” he added.
Jagan was attacked by a waiter when he was in the VIP lounge, waiting for a flight to Hyderabad. The attacker was overpowered by security personnel and handed over to police.
After being administered first aid at Visakhapatnam airport, Jagan boarded a flight to Hyderabad. After landing here, he drove to a city hospital for further treatment.
Pic Talk: ‘Mass’ier Ravi Teja from AAA
After the pivot, the teaser of ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’ is gearing up to be out. Making it official, the teaser is scheduled for launch on October 29th and along with the announcement, the makers have unveiled a brand new poster.
Mass Maharaj Ravi Teja is seen in a cool and composed still but has a baseball bat in his hand. We also can notice four men with guns in their hands while the backdrop is set against the New York city.
‘Amar Akbar Anthony’ is completed canned in the United States and is a directorial Sreenu Vaitla. This successful combination of Ravi Teja and Vaitla is teaming up after a decade while navel beauty Ileana is making a comeback.
Thaman is scoring music for this movie being bankrolled by consecutive industry hits banner, Mythri Movie Makers.
Murder Attempt On YS Jagan
Within a couple of hours of the attack on the life of YSR Congress party president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy at the Visakhapatnam airport on Thursday afternoon, the blame game began between the Andhra Pradesh police and the Central Industrial Security Force which mans the airport.
Director General of CISF C V Anand said the CISF would not conduct any security checks on the staff working in the airport premises but would only check their identity cards. Security check would be conducted only of the passengers.
Even visitors could come up to the check-in area without any problem, but they would not be allowed beyond the security check-in point, he said.
Anand also said while there would be thorough security checking at the checking port zone, there would not be any checking on the airport lounge area. As such, there was no security lapse on the part of the CISF, he said.
On the other hand, Andhra Pradesh director general of police R P Thakur sought to throw the blame on the CISF.
“Since the incident happened in the airport, the CISF should be held responsible. We are asking the CISF authorities as to how they had allowed a knife into the longue area which was beyond the security check-in port zone. We shall provide security to everybody and if necessary, we shall step up the security,” he said.
Meanwhile, YSRC leaders alleged that Thakur was lying. On the DGP’s claim that the CISF security men had arrested the attacker, they said the video clearly shows that it was AP police who were present at the scene and they took the accused into the custody.
It’s ‘Petta’ wrap, Rajini back to Chennai
After an extensive schedule in Varanasi, the team of Rajinikanth starrer Petta has wrapped up shooting for the whole film. Directed by Karthik Subbaraj of Pizza fame, the film is slated for release during Pongal, one of the auspicious festivals for Tamilians.
The film crew has cut a cake at Varanasi to celebrate the wrap and had headed back to Chennai. Rajinikanth and Trisha have cut a cake on the sets and Trisha has shared these photographs on her official Twitter handle. Fans of the actors have shared their happiness about the film being wrapped up and local fans there in Varanasi have also taken part in the celebrations.
While Rajinikanth has arrived at the Chennai airport, media has immediately asked the actor to say what he thinks about the #MeToo, he said, ‘People should not misuse this movement. Whoever faces these kinds of allegations has to face the law and follow the protocol. Even Varaimuthu, who has denied the allegations will also have to do the same,’ said the actor.
On the other hand, Rajinikanth is gearing up for the release of his upcoming and delayed film 2.O, on November 29.
Fact Sheet: Eenadu, Amaravati and TDP
Last week, Eenadu carried an article on Amaravati with the headline: ‘Angulam Kadilithe Ottu’ (Not an inch of works have progressed).The article mentioned how there was absolutely no progress in the Amaravati project since inception.
This week however, the newspaper changed its tune and carried another article with the headlines: 3 ellalo Amaravati milurayalu ivi (Milestones of Amaravati in the last three years) and went on to describe how Amaravati was the dream capital of the Andhras and how despite the absolute lack of assistance from the Centre, the State government was braving every hurdle to realise this dream project.
How can there be milestones for a project that the previous week showed absolutely no progress since inception?What could have transpired in the gap between the first and second articles for Ramoji Rao to have changed his stance?
The answer is best left to the reader’s imagination.
CM’s Relief Fund Losing Credibility?
In the past, whenever Andhra Pradesh was afflicted by any natural calamities, people from all walks of life used to contribute to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund.But of late, interest in this form of assistance seems to be dying down judging by the contributions for Srikakulam ravaged by Titli.
The major reason for this can be attributed to the loss of credibility in the Chief Minister.
An administration where the State is facing a fund crunch yet the CM splurges on renovating hi residences, a Finance Minister who opts for a root canal treatment at an exorbitant cost when the same can be availed of at a very economical price back home, a government that sells bonds at unheard of interest rates at a huge loss to the exchequer, the frequent changes of stance by the CM on various issues; all of such issues combined have eroded the credibility of the government.
Therefore, people are no longer sure that the money they contribute will be used properly.
Why then should they part with their hard-earned money merely so that the CM and his acolytes can make merry?
Sanjjanaa accuses director Ravi of sex harassment
Bengaluru: After actor Arjun Sarja, two more Kannada film personalities, including director Ravi Srivatsa, have been accused of sexual harassment by two women.
Actress Sanjjanaa Galrani alleged she was harassed by Srivatsa during the shoot of a Kannada movie 13 years ago, while activist Ekta M shared an account of her close friend accusing screenwriter of a popular contemporary movie of seeking sexual favours.
Srivatsa rejected the charge and accused Galrani of making baseless allegations.
The latest charges come days after multi-lingual actress Sruthi Hariharan, in a Facebook post praising #MeToo movement, alleged Arjun behaved with her in “lewd and complete unprofessional” manner.
Arjun, a multi-lingual actor, has said he is pained by the allegation and would file a case.
Galrani claimed Srivatsa forced her to perform in certain intimate scenes for the film ‘Ganda Hendathi’ (husband and wife), a remake of Bollywood movie ‘Murder’.
In an interview to a newspaper in Hyderabad, Galrani said despite her unwillingness she was forced to do a kissing scene repeatedly for many days.
When she objected to it, the director scolded her for teaching him how to shoot a scene.
She also alleged cameras were fixed at places about which she had no idea.
Srivatsa questioned Galrani’s silence all these years.
“My 25 years of career in the film industry is ruined due to the allegation. Why she was silent for all these years?” he said.
Ekta, working with ‘Maraa’- a media and arts collective – said she was sharing her close friend’s account, though she did not reveal her identity.
She said her friend wanted to build a career in contemporary movies after watching the film in which the screenwriter had worked.
Ekta claimed her friend saw a mentor in the screenwriter but he turned out to be a predator seeking sexual favours from her.
In her account, the anonymous friend had claimed: “On a certain occasion, he expressed that he felt sexually attracted to me. I came up with a few excuses and went back home… I decided to talk this out with him. We met. I told him clearly that I am looking for a mentor. I am not interested in any romantic ventures in my life at the moment.”
Did not go by combination, believed in content: Naga Chaitanya
Hero Akkineni Naga Chaitanya said he had teamed up with director Chandoo Mondeti for the second time, not because of the combination but as the content in ‘Savyasachi’ is quite worth it.
Speaking at the trailer launch, Chaitanya said, “Chandoo narrated the basic storyline while we were shooting in Norway for ‘Premam.’ Though I liked the concept, I was apprehensive in asking Chandoo but after two months, he came up to me with this project. I felt really happy and I thank him for that.”
The Akkineni hero said that the biggest blessing for ‘Savyasachi’ is Mythri Movie Makers as he and Chandoo initially planned to make the film in a small budget.“With Mythri coming into the board, the whole scale of the film changed, be in Keeravani, Yuvraj, Madhavan and Bhumika,” said Naga Chaitanya.
Announcing the pre-release event on October 27th, Chaitanya also reiterated that ‘Savyasachi’ is going to hit the screens on November 2nd.
No Change in Vinaya Vidheya Rama Title
Lot of changes have happened on the sets of Ram Charan and Boyapati’s film.Cinematographer Rishi Punjabi walked out after shooting the movie for nearly 60 per cent and now Arthur Wilson has stepped in, in his place.
Similarly, there were reports that the movie’s title is going to be changed. GreatAndhra.com was the first to inform readers that “Vinaya Vidheya Rama” is the title of the movie.It was director Boyapati’s idea to have a lengthy title. However, there were reports that Ram Charan is not confident about this name and he reportedly asked the director to think of another title.
Boyapati was to release the movie’s first look and poster on Dassera festival, but he dropped the idea as Ram Charan did not like the title.However, after “Aravindha Sametha Veera Raghava” becoming a decent hit at the box-office, Ram Charan made up his mind and the same title has been fixed finally.
The title “Vinaya Vidheya Rama” was also officially registered on DVV Cinema banner, say the sources.The latest buzz is that the first look will be unveiled on November 6th on the eve of Deepavali festival. The film features Ram Charan and Kiara Advani as the lead pair.
