Congress MP Palvai Govardhan Reddy Funerals Today
Telangana senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member Palvai Govardhan Reddy died of cardiac arrest in Kulu, Himachal Pradesh on Friday morning. He passed away due to a severe heart attack, while he was going to attend a Parliamentary Standing Committee meeting. His dead body has been brought to Hyderabad from a special plane and his funeral will be completed today in his native place. He is a native of Munugodu constituency in Nalgonda. Five-time MLA is survived by his wife, two sons, and a daughter.
Telangana, Andhra Pradesh lock horns over clearance of power dues
Hyderabad: Departments of the Telangana government are divided on whose responsibility it is to settle the power dues owed to AP. Officials of the financial department say that the state government has nothing to do with the matter and that the issue needs to be resolved by the power utilities of the two states. TS Transco officials, however, say that the issue needs to be resolved at the state level.
Four days ago, officials of the TS finance department went to Amaravati, the capital of AP, to discuss the settlement of funds between the two states.
They claimed that the AP government had to pay them Rs 3,000 crore from the funds released by the Central government under centrally-sponsored schemes after the bifurcation. Officials of the AP finance department said that the Telangana government owed them Rs 4,000 crore for the power which AP had supplied to Telangana over the past three years.
In response, the TS officials said that the state government had nothing to do with the dues owed by Telangana power utilities. They said that the matter would have to be resolved by the power utilities of the two states, without intervention from the state governments.
However, D. Prabhakar Rao, the chairman and MD of TS Transco and TS Genco, believes that the issue should be settled at the state level. In a letter to AP Genco chairman, Mr Rao said, “Telangana State Power Coordination Committee and TS Discoms are of the view that the settlement of dues between the two power utilities should be done at the state level, for a permanent and amicable solution.”
Meanwhile, AP officials are unsure about whom they should take the issue up with. A senior officer of AP says that TS officials are also confused, after the finance department and the power utilities passing the buck to the each other.
Insulated cables to deal with power cut
Residents of the twin cities will no longer have to deal with interruptions in the power supply during heavy rains or strong winds once the Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (SPDCL) replaces the existing conductors with insulated conductors. The replacement will be carried out in phases.
After successful implementation of a pilot project in Prasasan Nagar, where about 1.2 km of conductors were replaced with insulated conductors, the SPDCL has begun replacing conductors along a 58-km stretch in Jubilee Hills and Banjara Hills.
At present, regular electrical wires are used as conductors. When trees fall on these wires, they cause transformers to trip, thus cutting off the power supply. Once the wires are replaced with insulated ones, transformers will no longer trip if trees fall on them.
The SPDCL also considered the possibility of laying underground cables to avoid interruptions in the power supply, but then decided against it because it would be much more expensive. Laying underground cables for a stretch of the same length will cost Rs 500 crore.
Total length of electrical wire within GHMC limits:
33KV lines: 2200 km
11KV lines: 8400 km
LT lines: 27,000 km
- Total length that has been identified to be replaced with insulated conductors: 2000 km
- Total cost of replacement: Ranges from Rs 1,700cr to Rs 2,000cr
- Present project site: Jubilee Hills and Banjara Hills
- Total length: 58 km
- Cost of replacement with insulated conductors: Rs 11cr.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgSlIFTC-T4
Two Star Heroes’ Titles Disappoint Fans
The titles of two mass heroes have come as a shocker to their fans. With both the names of RC 11 and NBK 101 are far from the conventions and look like a disconnect to masses, the fans of Ram Charan and Balakrishna are a worried lot. Since both the names are also not named after their favourite matinee idols, it is another disappointing factor.
Ram Charan
Ram Charan always has a practice of picking short and catchy titles such as Dhruva, Yevadu, Racha, Nayak, Chirutha and so on. His film with lengthy title Govindudu Andarivadele has failed at the Box Office. With his next with Sukumar being called as Rangasthalam 1985, this is not going well. But one has to wait and see what’s the real intention behind naming the movie so keeping aside catchy names such as Chittti Babu and Repalle.
Balakrishna
Puri Jagnnadh’s titles draw a lot of attention. They’re very trendy and connects to masses. In fact, he has a fame of setting a trend of having negative titles such as Idiot, Pokiri, Desa Muduru, Rogue. But Puri has utterly disappointed by naming his film with Balayya as Paisa Vasool. While it looks like a tagline of a movie review, a bunch of pics have also been unveiled along with the title. The poor phostoshopped stills and title indicate that Puri is sending signals that the film would be a commercial potboiler – i.e not to expect much from it.
PS : Well, as a popular adage says not to judge a book by its title, let’s wait till the films hit the theatres.
Six Talented Guys Fighting For Black Lady
Acting in films is not about getting the film sold at higher praises for a hero but also winning accolades for the work done. And such work comes only once in an often to sweep all the awards for any hero. But this time, somehow, almost all the big stars have delivered their best.
We are talking about our Telugu heroes grabbing the “Black Lady” at upcoming 64th Filmfare Awards that are due next month. Interestingly all the nominations in Best Actor in Lead Role category are very interesting and it will be a tough call for the panel to pick the winner. If we look at nominations, Allu Arjun – Sarrainodu, Nani – Gentleman, Naga Chaitanya – Premam, Nagarjuna – Oopiri, NTR Jr. – Nannaku Prematho, Ram Charan – Dhruva are in the race.
Allu Arjun’s serious role in Sarrainodu is definitely a worthy watch. At the same Nani killed with his dual shaded act in Gentlemen where he portrayed double roles. Naga Chaitanya sounded classic in Premam showcasing various stages of life-journey. We can’t think anyone other than Nagarjuna for that paraplegic act in Oopiri. Jr NTR killed with his stylish acts in Nannaku Prematho, while Ram Charan reinvented himself for Dhruva before impressing everyone.
Every time audiences are able to pick up a winner easily as they have some clear choices. But this time, the competition looks genuine, the nominees are competing with each other very strongly. We have to see who will walk away with the Black Lady trophy.
All About Nani’s New 5Cr Villa
With six consecutive hit films to his name, with his last film ‘Nenu Local’ breaking into the Rs 30 crore club and positioning him on par with Ravi Teja, Natural Star Nani has earned quite a decent sum in the last two years. He allegedly hiked his remuneration too.
It seems that like Rajamouli and the other seniors in industry, Nani too is investing his hard-earned money on property. According to the latest reports, Nani has purchased a lavish villa in Hyderabad, Gachibowli area precisely, by shelling out a whopping Rs 5 crore.
As he has recently welcomed his first baby boy, Nani is reportedly planning to move into this plush villa that has been constructed with all the modern amenities a well-off family can think of.
On work front, Nani is currently waiting for the release of his next film, Ninnu Kori, which is slated to hit screens on July 7. His next is Dil Raju’s MCA, which also stars Sai Pallavi.
Keshava Made Him Richer
Nikhil’s Keshava has raked in a total 14 Crore share of post-release business including its theatrical, satellite and digital business. Director Sudheer Varma’s stylish revenge drama, said to have been shot over 30 working days, costed around 6 Crore. Thus, Keshava has made producer Abhishek richer by 8 Crore in very short span of time.
The film also starring Ritu Varma, Vennela Kishore has struck a chord with audiences in both multiplexes and single-screens despite being a serious genre with less humour.
Break-up of theatrical share & Total Business:
Nizam – 3 Crore
Andhra – 4 Crore
Ceded – 0.9 Crore
Karnataka – 0.45 Crore
USA/Overseas – 1 Crore
Hindi Dubbing & other Digital – 1 Crore
Satellite – 3.5 cr
Complete Keshava Share -14 Crore
Jab Harry Met Sejal
After so many speculations, here is the title and release date of Imtiaz Ali-Shah Rukh Khan’s next movie.
The romantic entertainer which was earlier rumored to have been titled ‘Ring’, ‘Raula’ or ‘Rehnuma’, has finally got its title and it is a classic one, ‘Jab Harry Met Sejal’, needless to tell movie buffs that this title is borrowed from All Time classic Hollywood film ‘When Harry Met Sally’. The title of this SRK starrer is also reminiscent of director Imtiaz’s earlier blockbuster movie “Jab We Met”.
Starring Anushka Sharma as the leading lady, “Jab Harry Met Sejal” is set for worldwide release on August 4. The first look posters have been released and they endorse positives vibes with both Shah Rukh and Anushka looking at their jovial best. The posters also unveil the interesting tag line, “What you seek is seeking you”.
The film narrates the story of a girl who loses her engagement ring in Europe and how a guide, played by SRK, helps hr find it. The romantic drama, shot extensively in Europe, marks the third collaboration of SRK and Anushka after “Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi” and “Jab Tak Hai Jaan”.
Fans hope Shah Rukh scores the much needed hit at least with this film. He has been lagging far behind in the box office race compared to Aamir and Salman Khan.
Tanikella Advises To Smoke During Interval
Smoking is Injurious to health- and that caption is printed on every single cigarette packet but smokers never care about it. In similar fashion, there is a huge show reel added about ‘say no to tobacco’ before every film, but filmmakers don’t really care about it if we have to say.
In yesterday’s release “Ami Tumi”, as usual, there is a ‘No Smoke Warning’ video featuring Rahul Dravid at the beginning of the movie and then the makers also added the ‘Smoking is Injurious to health’ card. And still, during the interval break time, actor Tanikella Bharani advises youths to go have a puff.
During the film’s interval bang, actually, Tanikella looks straight into the camera, (looking at the audiences) to say, “Ilanti interval bang evadanna ichada… break teeskondi.. coffeelu teelu sussulu vuffu vuffuulu kanicheyandi” (Have you seen an interval bang like this? Take a break. Have coffee, tea.. and others). While saying vuff ulu, he has given a gesture with his hands indicating that it’s about smoking. One wonders how come the director makes his actor deliver such a message, quite contrary to what is said during the start of the movie.
Without cutting that scene, or muting the dialogue, or blurring out the gesture, how could Censor Board award an U certificate for film, which promoted smoking in the interval, though indirectly, is the question now.
Jacqueline Photoshoot: Perfect Modern Bride
Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez, a quintessential bombshell imported from Sri Lanka, has turned a picture-perfect bride for a recent photo shoot.
Jacqueline is a rare actress who can look ethnically beautiful despite her sexy image. This is the precise reason she was chosen for this bride-themed photo shoot. The vintage backdrop, minimal makeup, ethnic attires, floral designs and Jacqueline’s sensuous looks illustrate how a perfect modern bride should look. It may look an understatement to compliment her charms as gorgeousness.
On work front, Jacqueline Fernandez will next be seen Opposite Siddarth Malhotra in ‘A Gentleman’ and Varun Dhawan in ‘Judwaa 2’. She is also the frontrunner to bag lead role opposite Salman Khan in ‘ABCD 3’.
Official: Star Brothers to Collaborate
After having been in the film industry for so long, the handsome brothers Suriya and Karthi, who are quite popular in Telugu, are finally collaborating for a project.
An official announcement has come from Suriya’s production house, 2D Entertainment that he will bankroll his younger brother, Karthi’s new film. This is truly a big news for the fans of the duo.
Apparently, this is the first time Suriya is producing a film starring Karthi. The duo has yet to share screen space in full-length roles in a film though. And, that day is not far away, feel their ecstatic fans.
Meanwhile, Suriya and Karthi are currently busy with their respective projects. The film in their combo is expected to go on floors by the end of this year.
What If Samantha Didn’t Tweet??
Star heroine Samantha and controversies sometimes go hand in hand. Though there is no involvement of this hot lady, sometimes these rumours give birth to themselves and live along. Here is one such thing which got cooled down today.
Apparently, the talk is that Samantha is not much interested in an upcoming film of Ram Charan under Sukumar’s direction. This is because our hottie hasn’t treated any pictures or other trivia stuff from the location. Though she did occasionally, people failed to understand that she’s talking about #RC11 only.
Adding more fuel to the rumours, few other gossips like Samantha upset with the role, script and other things have got erupted. Few media houses even made special stories out of these gossips and they caused much embarrassment to mega fans as well. What happened finally? Everyone has opened their eyes today.
Sharing the title poster of the film Rangasthalam 1985 today, Samantha tweeted about the movie and called this project as something very close to heart, which she’s looking forward to. Not stopping there, Samantha also retweeted and replied to few celebrity comments. That cooled down all the parties feeding on rumours finally. What if she hasn’t tweeted today? We would have heard a new rumoured story tomorrow!!
