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Pic Talk: Pallavi Looks Like Bengali Bahu
First look poster of Padi Padi Leche Manasu was released on the film’s lead actor Sharwanand’s birthday (March 6th).
Today, on the occasion of actress Sai Pallavi’s birthday, a new poster to unveil her look in the film has been released.Sai Pallavi appeared draped in a Bengali style saree, looking very much the Bengali Bahu in the new poster.
The manner in which the Bengali saree is worn is completely different and it made her look so very unique. The dance move and cheerful smile in Pallavi’s face make the poster very special one. The poster is as striking as the film’s title.
Billed to be a romantic entertainer with adequate action, Padi Padi Leche Manasu directed by Hanu Raghavapudi and bankrolled by Sudhakar Cherukuri in association with Prasad Chukkapalli is fast progressing with its shoot.Major portion of Padi Padi Leche Manasu is shot in Kolkata. Vishal Chandrasekhar is the music composer of the film.
Hero Sharwanand is in good form with back to back hits. He looks uber cool in other posters is the new lover boy in T-Town.Padi Padi Leche Manasu is said to show Sharwa in completely new and energetic role.
Revanth Wants Nothing Short Of CM Post!
Firebrand MLA from Kodangal A Revanth Reddy seems to be terribly upset with the Congress party into which he had defected after resigning from Telugu Desam Party.
Reason: he feels the Congress party has not been able to utilise his services properly.
“If the Congress party makes use of my services effectively, it has a bright future. Otherwise, it has to bite the dust in the elections,” he said in an aggressive tone with the media.
Revanth said before he joined the Congress party, the envoys of party president Rahul Gandhi had made several promises.
“But they have not been put into practice. Now, they say I would be made party’s working president. I don’t want the post and I will write a letter to Rahul Gandhi to that effect. I am ready to work as an ordinary party worker,” he said.
Expressing dissatisfaction over the functioning of the Pradesh Congress Committee leadership, Revanth said there was none who could give proper advice to the PCC chief.
“I want a post that suits my stature. I don’t want any other post,” he said.
The Kodangal MLA said he had lot of future in politics.
“My ultimate goal is to become the chief minister of Telangana. And I am confident I will achieve my goal one day,” he said.
Keerthy’s performance is the finest, I’ve ever seen: SSR
Tollywood ace director SS Rajamouli is all praise of actress Keerthy Suresh and the team of ‘Mahanati.’The ‘Baahubali’ director had watched ‘Mahanati’ on the first day and shared his views in his official Twitter handle.
Rajamouli added that Keerthy’s portrayal as Savitri garu is one of the finest performances he had ever watched.He further said she (Keerthy) did not just imitate Savitri, in fact brought the legendary actress back to life.
Rajamouli is also highly impressed by Malayalam hero Dulquer Salmaan and wrote that he has become Dulquer’s fan from now.Lastly Rajamouli appreciated the remarkable efforts of director Nag Ashwin and producer Swapna Dutt for their persistence and determination in bringing an epic to the celluloid.
Talk Of Town: That Accidental Comedy on BJP
Though the main target of newspapers is to take right news, ideologies and analysis into people, they carry ads in order to sustain financially. And with elections in the near sight, political parties are also advertising a lot in the Karnataka state.
Apparently, when BJP issued an ad through a leading English daily in Bangalore, the least they expected is the news that will be covered right below the ad. While the BJP ad reads, “Vote for Change, Vote for BJP”, the heading right below it reads that “37% BJP candidates face criminal charges as per a study”. And that’s a tactic blow to the saffron party for sure.
However, while the heading talks about just BJP alone, the whole study says that 28% of all the May 12 election contestants in Karnataka from all parties in the election fray face criminal charges. While BJP tops the list with 83 of its candidates from the total 224 facing criminal cases, Congress stands in second with 59 (26%) of its 220 candidates embroiled in criminal cases. And Janata Dal is not a clean slate here as 41 (20%) of the fielded 199 candidates face criminal cases.
Anyway, for any party that is busy coming up with interesting ads in papers, the actual news that is being published is making a mockery of their slogans. That’s the accidental comedy!!
B’Day Treat: Hero’s Free Ice Cream Trucks For Hyd
Though he doesn’t like to celebrate his birthday, young actor Vijay Devarakonda feels that he want to give a treat to the city of Hyderabad. And then he feels that his treat should give respite from the soaring temperatures. Here goes his unique plan.
Employing three trucks that carry ice cream, the actor says, “Say Hi to #TheDeverakondaBirthdayTruck”, and these trucks distribute the ice cream for free. “We will be giving away Ice Cream to as many as possible and If you spot them, don’t be shy just go and take some IceCream, smile and enjoy it” he adds, asking the eaters to pose a snap with the truck and share it back on social media.
But the main idea is not about publicity, but only to give relief to people working under the hot sun, he says. “The idea is to give out free ice cream to everyone going about their day in the heat. The traffic cops, the street vendors, students, employees” Vijay adds, explaining that a few days of shooting in the sun made him do this.
And guess how his fans reacted about this? They felt happy with some asking, send the trucks to Vizag and Chennai as well. The young actor surely knows how to live up to the hype.
A Book Coming Up On Rangasthalam?
Truly one of those long awaited super hits after the super success of Baahubali 2 has come in the form of “Rangasthalam”. Even though some movies turned super hits in between, they didn’t get that cult status for their content. But Ram Charan and Sukumar have just mesmerised everyone.
Whenever a terrific blockbuster comes out, media folks always put their pen forward to write best pieces about it. This time, one such enthusiastic journalist has come up with the idea of writing a book on the movie. For now, the journalist doesn’t wish to be named, but truly, he has some genuine reasons to write the special memoirs.
Actually, this journalist also hails from Godavari region and identified himself with Rangasthalam village while watching the film. From landlords to village president, politics to recording dances, he got connected to everything. “Sukumar and Charan made me time travel into my past and the film is haunting even now, a month after its release. My tribute to them comes through my new book” he said.
In the age of web and smartphones, many wonders what could a hard copy (a book) do to audiences, but the journalists believe, old is always gold and people will get back to it somehow.
Pawan’s U-Turn On Anantapur, To Contest From Avanigadda?
Just like his political strategies, there has been no clarity on the constituency from where Janasena president Pawan Kalyan would be contesting the 2019 general elections. Pawan and other Janasena leaders are giving contradictory statements in this regard and they are leaving the fans and cadre in confusion.
Janasena Party’s In-charge Muttamsetty Krishna Rao today said that Pawan Kalyan is planning to contest the 2019 elections from Avanigadda, Krishna district. Krishna Rao further said that Pawan will be strengthening the party in the Krishna region.
In the past, there were reports that Pawan Kalyan will contest the 2019 Assembly elections from Eluru. Later, Pawan himself had announced that he will contest from Anantapur. There were also rumors that he will contest either from Tirupati or Palakollu.
All said and done, Janasena activists not quite happy with these u-turns. With less than a year to remaining for the ballot battle, they are waiting for an official announcement from Pawan Kalyan himself.
Mahanati Movie Review
Making a biopic of Savitri, with contemporary cast, is easier said than done. In fact, this is the first-ever biopic in South. Biopics are like a double-edged sword. They come up with huge expectations and at the same time, they’re often compared. When they work, biopics make an indelible impact and will go down the memory lane. If not, they would remain as bad experience.
So, certainly, one should have guts to take up such a film at the very early of the directorial career. After Yevade Subramanyam, Nag Ashwin attempts Mahanati, the biopic of Savitri. Did he strike a chord? Yes, he did. Read on to know what really worked.
Story :
Savitri (Keerthy Suresh) is raised by her paternal uncle KV Chowdary (Rajendra Prasad) who gets her trained in classical dance. Though she had no interest in dance initially, she excels in it later when she was told she couldn’t do it. She is rigid, determined in some issues – career, love, husband. Yet she is very child-like and has a large-heart who helps people without thinking for a second. She is a Good Samaritan.
After succeeding as actress, the second-phase of her life is her love life. Savitri loves Gemini Ganesan (Dulquer Salmaan) and marries him despite knowing that he is already married and has two daughters. This drastically affects her personal life as her own family distances from her. She is strong, brave and faces all odds. Breaking norms, Savitri shines in her career post-marriage too. But differences surface between Gemini and Savitri.
What is her life? How her characteristics lead her life? What are the problems she faces?
Technicalities:
Nag Ashwin had surprised with his debut directorial Yevade Subramanyam. Be it his writing or his direction, he had scored brownie points. Yet, there was little apprehension how would he handle a film like Mahanati. Proving all those apprehensions wrong, Ashwin wins hearts with a neat writing and brilliant direction. His attention to minute details could be seen on the screen.
Besides roping in best cast, costumes, make-up, jewelry, music, art-direction all the departments have done a great job delivering a masterpiece.
Performances:
Keerthy Suresh has stunned with her acting prowess as Savitri. Keerthy got under the skin of Savitri’s role so well that it is very hard to find difference between Keerthy Suresh and Savitri. She does magic with her eyes. And so rest of the cast. Dulquer is another asset for the film. He is impressive as Gemini Ganesan. Rajendra Prasad, Krish, KV Reddy, Shalini Pandey have all done justice to their parts.
Dulquer Salmaan (Gemini Ganesan), Rajendra Prasad (Savitri’s uncle KV Chowdary), Naga Chaitanya (Akkineni Nageswara Rao), Vijay Deverakonda (photo journalist Antony), Samantha (journalist Madhuravani), Krish (KV Reddy) Mohan Babu (SV Ranga Rao), Srinivas Avasarala (LV Prasad), Prakash Raj (Chakrapani) all are apt and bring the times of Savitri alive. Kudos to director Nag Ashwin for recruiting the best cast. The film offers one of the finest performances.
Thumbs Up:
- Keerthy Suresh
- Direction
- Emotional Scenes
- Climax
- Recreating Era of Savitri
- Cast
Thumbs Down:
- Lag at portions
Analysis:
Rarely we come across a film, err an epic, like Mahanati. Start to end, the film has its moments. Director Nag Ashwin carefully shaped up the film. The film strikes chords emotionally. The chemistry between Savitri and Gemini Ganesan has worked very well. Especially, post-interval, the film makes us teary-eyed. The lull-phase of Savitri has been dealt aesthetically.
Barring lag at small portions, Mahanati has nothing to complain about. The film brings us back the golden memories of Savitri. It is a befitting tribute to the legendary actress. Yes, this biopic makes an indelible impact. Go for it.
Verdict: Masterpiece
Perfect Competitor To Rajinikanth
Superstar Rajnikanth has earlier created flutters in Telugu tinsel too after he announced April 27th as the release date of “Kaala”. Back then, producers like Bunny Vasu created came open against this fixture and criticised the makers of disrupting the flow of Telugu movies at the box office.
And then, the Tamil Theatres Owners strike led to rapid changes in release dates and all the delayed films occupied summer season at Kollywood box office. That made “Kaala” reschedule the release date as June 7th. For the now, Superstar is coming solo but an imaginable competitor is now giving threat to him.
Any other hero would have slowed down because of Rajni’s pan-Indian image, but this years-old creature has a global image and could challenge even our superstar. Yes, the sequel to 2015 blockbuster film “Jurassic World”, the “Fallen Kingdom” will hit the Indian screens two weeks before its release in the USA. On June 8th, the film is looking at almost 2300+ screens to take Indian market by a storm in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil and English languages.
“Jurassic World: The Fallen Kingdom” is already carrying big hype as many children and elders are waiting for the film to come. After “Avengers”, this film is likely to shake Indian box office with crores of rupees collection. But the dinosaurs are clashing with Thalaiva here, so let’s see what happens.
Huge Setback To Vijay Mallya In UK
In a huge setback to the beleaguered business magnate Vijay Mallya, who allegedly committed a massive financial fraud and fled to the UK where he is a citizen, has lost a UK lawsuit filed by the Indian banks. Indian banks had filed a UK lawsuit against Mallya seeking to collect more than 1.55 Billion USD (over Rs 10,000 Crore) from him.
In a landmark ruling, a British High Court judge ruled that an Indian judgment against Mallya can legally be enforced against his assets in England and Wales. Judge Andrew Henshaw on Tuesday (May 8, 2018) said the lenders, including IDBI Bank Ltd., can enforce an Indian court ruling that relates to the allegations that Mallya willfully defaulted on about 1.4 billion USD (over Rs 9000 Crore). Meanwhile, the judge Henshaw also refused to overturn a worldwide order freezing Mallya’s assets.
The British judge ruled the judgment dating January 19, 2017 of the Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT), Karnataka, Bengaluru, which states that Mallya owes the banks Rs 6,203 crore plus interest (Rs 9,863 crore as of Nov 22, 2017), can now legally be registered in England. Mallya’s debt is for his now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines Ltd.
The lawyers for Vijay Mallya have declined to comment after the ruling. With this, a consortium of 13 state-owned Indian banks led by the State Bank of India, is expected to move things swiftly.
62-year-old Vijay Mallya is facing numerous allegations of fraud, money laundering. He has been considered as fugitive. Mallya had left India in 2016, and hasn’t returned ever since. He said he fears an unfair trial amid the “media frenzy and hysteria” over unpaid debts. Mallya has also said government agencies are pursuing a “heavily biased investigation” and “holding him guilty without trial”.
Pic: ‘When she moody, grab her booty’
American born Bollywood actress Nargis Fakhri’s booty is grabbed by a Music producer-director Matt Alonzo, her boyfriend too. Nargis’s boyfriend Matt Alonzo posted this picture on his Insta account and even quoted ‘When she moody, grab her booty’.
Nargis was not seen in any Bollywood film, but rumors about her affair with Uday Chopra made it to news many a time in recent past too. She is rumored to have ended up her relation with Uday Chopra in 2016 and Matt Alonzo seems to be her new boyfriend.
After Karnataka, We Will Win Chhatisgarh, MP & Rajasthan’
Making his ambition for the Prime Minister post known, Congress president Rahul Gandhi said he is ready to occupy the prime minister’s post if Congress emerges as the “biggest” party in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
Responding to a question if he would be the next prime minister by media in his interaction in Bengaluru, Rahul Gandhi said, “Well, it depends….it depends on how well the Congress does in the election….I mean, if it emerges as the biggest party, yes.”
However, this is not the first time Rahul has revealed his ambition for the topmost executive post. In an interaction at the Berkley University in the US in September last year, Gandhi had said he was “absolutely ready” to be the prime ministerial candidate of the Congress in 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Amid the cut and thrust of the Karnataka Assembly polls, Gandhi said he is “pretty confident” that Narendra Modi would not be the next prime minister, and if the Congress acts as a “platform” (with other parties in a coalition), the BJP does not stand a chance of winning the elections.
Rahul said the opposition unity would not allow the BJP to remain in power. Gandhi asserted the Congress would win the Assembly polls in Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
Telugu Heroine Starts Politics, Targets Naidu
Actress Madhavi Latha, who has just joined BJP, started her ‘politics’. First she targeted seasoned politician AP CM Chandrababu Naidu and second she stated her favourite actor and politician Pawan Kalyan could forge an alliance with the BJP in 2019 polls. Madhavi’s political comments have already turned fodder for trolls online.
Madhavi Latha has targeted Chandrababu in her first-ever attack. She accused Chandrababu Naidu of not showing accounts for the “funds” disbursed by the Centre. She even alleged involvement of corruption in Polavaram Irrigation Project. Madhavi alleged that AP state government has submitted bill of Rs 5 Lakh for a lorry full of sand. She took potshots at Chandrababu and blamed him for changing his words on the Special Category Status. She claimed that BJP has disbursed funds to AP when Naidu asked for financial assistance instead of the Special Category Status.
She continued to express her ‘unconditional’ affection on Pawan Kalyan and Janasena. She said she liked the way Pawan Kalyan is ‘questioning’ and hence supports him and Janasena. When asked why didn’t she join Janasena, she said she liked the ideology of BJP.
Further to her above statements, Madhavi Latha expressed her interest to contest in elections in 2019. She said she is willing to contest from any constituency if party orders her to contest. What’s more? Madhavi Latha states her ambition to work for the BJP in national level. She said she will campaign for the party anywhere in the entire country.
Many in online have dubbed Madhavi’s comments as ‘amateurish’ and attacked BJP for roping in actors to counter TDP and Chandrababu who had quit NDA.
