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Here Comes The Best Part Of KCR
Even though Telangana Chief Minister KCR looks tough and ferocious with his words and in appearance, he is very sensitive at heart. Here is the latest incident where he floored everyone with his humility.
Recently we have heard and read about Ex-MLA Ramachandra Reddy’s dire situation. After serving in Indian Navy, he entered politics and was elected as an MLA from Dommata constituency under Sr NTR’s leadership. However, even before completing his five-year term, he developed differences with NTR and resigned to his MLA post. He has stayed away from active politics ever since.
Over the years, Reddy grew financially weak. The recent death of his son further dented his spirits. Since he hadn’t completed five-year term as MLA, he wasn’t sanctioned a house-site either.
On Tuesday, Reddy met KCR when the latter visited Siddhipet for a programme. KCR warmly received him and called him ‘Anna’ to the surprise of everyone. He even asked him to have lunch with him. Upon Reddy’s request, KCR immediately ordered Siddhipet collector to provide a house-site to him.
Finally, KCR assured Reddy to consider him as his younger brother and promised that he would be just a phone call away in case of any need.
Prabhas’s Reaction To Rajamouli’s Baahubali 3 Proposal
Baahubali 3 is a film that movie lovers across the country would love to see. After witnessing the magic on silver screen, people hope that the world of Baahubali continues to entertain them. Do the lead actor of Baahubali, Prabhas also feels the same about Baahubali 3?
You can’t afford to miss the reaction of Prabhas when Rajamouli has recently proposed Baahubali 3. During a TV show hosted by Rana Daggubati, Rajamouli was asked to call Prabhas and propose him to meet over to discuss Baahubali 3. When Rajamouli made the call, Prabhas reacted saying, ‘Amma nee yamma’ (laughs..) as soon as he heard of the word Baahubali 3.
Unfortunately, we can’t see the facial expression of Prabhas but it is not hard to imagine how he might have felt when Rajamouli coined the idea of Baahubali. Both Rana and Rajamouli couldn’t control their laughter hearing Prabhas’ reaction.
After staking five years for Baahubali and going through strenuous physical and mental efforts, Prabhas is not ready for the third part. Even Rajamouli has no such idea, for now at least.
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#PK25 Is Less Than Sardaar!
Pawan Kalyan and Trivikram Srinivas crazy combination couldn’t impress Bollywood distributors with fancy prices. With Pawan’s Sardaar Gabbar Singh turned out to be loss venture for Hindi buyers (who bought from Eros International), the distributors in Bollywood aren’t ready to bet big. It’s said that the theatrical rights of Hindi dubbed film, Satellite rights and its digital rights have been sold for just 11 Crore.
While Sardaar Gabbar Singh’s Hindi rights – theatrical, satellite and audio – had been sold over 20 Crore to Eros International, the Hindi rights of Pawan-Trivikram’s film fetching 11 Cr come as a surprise for the Telugu trade.
Post Baahubali, the market for Telugu-dubbed films in Hindi has seen a hike. Yet Pawan-Trivikram film going for relatively less price is something that is indigestible for many hard core fans given that it is PK’s landmark 25th film. Directed by Trivikram Srinivas, the yet-to-be-titled film stars Keerthy Suresh, Anu Emmanuel as female lead.
However, an official confirmation regarding the sale of Hindi rights of PK 25 is awaited.
Anushka to Go on Yoga Holiday
No need to reiterate that Anushka Shetty has worked as a Yoga teacher in Bengaluru before she entered film industry. Similarly, needless to say that her impeccable curves are a result of years of Yoga practice.
However, the demanding characters she has essayed in her last two films – Baahubali and especially “Size Zero” took a toll on her body and forced her out of shape. There were rumors spread that heavy graphics work was used in Baahubali 2 to cover her obese look. She didn’t look in shape even when she made a recent public appearance.
It is heard that Anushka has finally decided to resort to Yoga to get back into the shape that she used to possess a few years ago. She believes that she can get back her immaculate figure only by practicing Yoga as per a well-planned schedule. Buzz in that Anushka is planning to take a sabbatical from films and practice yoga.
She will reportedly start shooting for her new commitments only after a significant break.
Expect The Unexpected From Mahesh
Mahesh Babu’s latest movie SPYder got delayed big time and shifted to a September release. In the wake of this development, the buzz around the film is not at a high, felt trade circles. Though it’s not logical to worry about the film’s low buzz as the release is not around the corner, here is an interesting snippet.
Director AR Murugadoss is known for his research on ‘social message’ related stuff all the time and he delivers it crystal clear through his films. It’s heard that even Mahesh Babu’s new movie will have a similar social message that revolves around ‘how every citizen in the country should actually feel like a soldier but not just like an audience’.
At the same time, visual effects work in the film is going to be top notch with some interesting car chases, theme park fight and the robotic spider machine stunning both with its intelligent feats and humour. While the look and feel remind many of that small car in Transformers movie, this spider along with Spy Mahesh is making some amazing feats.
Also, the music composed by Harris Jayaraj is said to have turned stunning like his previous Telugu compositions including Orange, Sainikudu and Munna, whose albums are sensational musical hits. It looks like we have to expect the unexpected from this movie of Telugu superstar.
All Hopes On Raviteja!
Director Srinu Vaitla, who has been written off by audiences as well as critics after he had churned out three back to back disasters, has reportedly gone back to his lucky hero, Mass Maharaja Ravi Teja in his bid to revive his career. The duo has earlier teamed up for three successful films.
It may be recalled that Vaitla made his directorial debut with Ravi Teja starrer ‘Nee Kosam (1999)’. The film went on to win accolades and numerous awards. Later, the duo teamed up for two commercial hits – Venky (2004) and Dubai Seenu (2007). Both went on to become stars and ruled box office for a few years. Now, both are struggling, Vaitla’s situation is far worse.
As per latest reports, Vaitla has got the nod of Ravi Teja for a new film and that he is currently busy giving finishing touches to the script. The project is likely to go on floors in October, after Ravi Teja completes ‘Raja The Great’ and ‘Touch Chesi Chudu’.
It is puzzling that Ravi Teja, who himself is not in his best form, has decided to work with Vaitla, who has been passing through the worst phase of his career. The ‘Kick’ actor probably still has faith in the director who gave him a classic comedy like ‘Venky’.
Ravi Teja – Srinu Vaitla would have looked like a lethal combination a few years ago. Hope the duo strikes back with a big hit and reinforce their respective stardom.
Yoga is Cheap Health Insurance: Modi
Kickstarting the third edition of International Yoga Day today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that besides physical fitness, Yoga blesses people with good health too. He termed Yoga as an inexpensive health insurance practice.
After taking part in the Yoga session this morning along with around 50,000 yoga enthusiasts in Lucknow, Modi addressed the huge gathering. He said that several countries which are unfamiliar with our tradition and culture, have now started connecting to India through Yoga.
“Yoga connects body, mind and soul, and has played a big role in binding the world too, cutting across linguistic and cultural barriers. Earlier, it used to be a traditional practice, performed only by saints and seers, but Yoga has now become a part of every person’s life,” he said.
Modi expressed his happiness over more and more people adopting Yoga in their daily routine and the recognition this age-old practice has brought for India.
Mahesh Enters In To Assembly Today
At last, Superstar Mahesh Babu joined the sets of Koratala Siva’s ‘Bharat Ane Nenu’ today. It is heard that Koratala has issued a diktat that no one should carry cell phones on the film’s sets. This precaution is being taken in order to protect Mahesh’s look as CM.
Mahesh, who has been sporting almost similar look in all of his films, will reportedly be seen in a different look in Bharat Ane Nenu. His CM avatar is expected to surprise movie goers. In order not to let the look leak, Koratala has instructed his team not to carry mobile phones on film’s sets. A huge Assembly set is erected in the outskirts of Hyderabad to film important scenes featuring Mahesh as CM.
As Mahesh has already suggested Koratala to wrap up the movie by November end or December first half so that it can be released for Sankranthi next year, the hat-trick director planned shoot schedules accordingly.
Coming back to ‘SPYder’, Mahesh has completed the film’s talkie part but he is yet to shoot for two songs. He will be back on SPYder sets in July or August to finish those two pending songs and later divert his full attention to Bharat Ane Nenu.
Sony Xperia XZ Premium Review: Truly, the best Xperia ever!
OnePlus claimed its OnePlus 5 will be the first Snapdragon 835-powered smartphone in India, but Sony took that away with the launch of its Xperia XZ Premium. The company’s 2017 flagship went on sale in India last week with a price tag of Rs. 59,990, challenging giants like Samsung and Apple, and not just with the price tag.
For almost a month, we had the opportunity to test and review the Xperia XZ Premium, which directly competes with the likes of Galaxy S8 series, iPhone 7 series and LG G6. The biggest question Sony’s premium flagship faces is whether it is worth buying.
We try to answer that very question through this review, which entails the performance of the phone, its battery life and of course, the camera. Before we get started, let’s point out that the Xperia XZ Premium is a massive departure from all of its predecessors. Even though it has an uncanny resemblance to them, there are some really great features that will leave you stunned and some praise-worthy upgrades to keep you content.
The wow factor
Every smartphone has a USP, which is basically its ‘wow factor’. Sony Xperia XZ Premium, being one of the top flagships, has more than one. If we have to pick out one significant element as the phone’s highlight, it would be the camera.
Sony has the advantage of using top-notch sensors as it is the largest provider of smartphone camera sensors. But the company hasn’t really been able to crack into the best camera smartphone companies like its rivals Samsung and Apple have.
Things may be changing for this Japanese tech titan. We will be discussing the camera features in depth later, but we would like to point out the Xperia XZ Premium’s super slow motion video recording feature, which shoots at 960fps. Just to put that into perspective, iPhone 7 Plus shoots at 120fps.
Sony’s 19MP Motion Eye camera with 960fps is a boon for photography enthusiasts, and lets you push the limits on what a smartphone camera can do. Forget shooting the videos of a flame or your pet pouncing on its favourite toy, you need to think about what’s faster than normal.
Things you thought are difficult to shoot on a smartphone are the kind of ideas you will need to test the Xperia XZ Premium’s 960fps slow-motion camera. To give you a few examples, it can be a fly taking off or even capturing a sneeze.
You will need some getting used to shooting in super slow motion in the Xperia XZ Premium. The handset won’t fully record a video in 960fps, in fact only a microsecond bit of a video is picked up to make it super slow. You will have to be prompt in capturing what you need and it’s just like clicking a photo while shooting a video on the phone.
The magical videos you can produce with the Xperia XZ Premium are quite mind-blowing. Given below are a few samples for you to check out how amazing Xperia XZ Premium’s camera truly is.
Applause
Yes! The super slow motion camera is worthy of applause, but we’d like to congratulate Sony for finally (finally) fixing the long-standing overheating problem in its Xperia phones. Constant overheating with minimal use of Xperia phones has been a black mark in the company’s reputation. That changes with Xperia XZ Premium, which can handle high-GPU games, continuous video shooting and more without getting uncomfortably hot.
By fixing the overheating in the Xperia XZ Premium, the company has ensured that the phone doesn’t shut down in the middle of shooting a video.
Design & Display
Sony Xperia XZ Premium looks a lot like its predecessors, but the infinite loop design with Gorilla Glass 5 wrapped around the phone adds a refreshing feel. As for the screen, Xperia XZ Premium is the world’s first phone with 4K HDR display and we can see the difference when compared to other 2K smartphones.
Sony Xperia XZ Premium displays well-balanced, natural colours, which are hard to achieve on an average display. It truly complements the photos and videos shot on the phone.
Camera
Other than the 960fps, the Xperia XZ Premium supports 4K video shooting, which is remarkable. The rear camera doesn’t have dual lenses, but it does quite a fair job when it comes to shooting photographs in challenging conditions. The superior auto mode for shooting stills does all the heavy lifting and all you need to do is frame and shoot.
But you can go pro with the manual mode, which lets you control focus, shutter speed, exposure and white balance. This mode comes in handy while shooting in low light conditions, as the auto mode failed to render the best results at night.
Performance
The Snapdragon 835 chipset had a lot to do here. Thanks to Xperia XZ Premium, we had the chance to experience Qualcomm’s best processor first hand. And there’s little room for disappointment.
Sony Xperia XZ Premium can handle all the heavy tasks with ease. Be it running a high-GPU game like Brothers in Arms, or multi-tasking with tens of apps in the background, Xperia XZ Premium has you covered. The sleek and snappy UI makes everything look like a breeze, while the Snapdragon 835 paired with 4 gigs of RAM does the magic under that fragile-looking, sturdy chassis.
Battery life
A 3,230mAh battery under that sealed unibody gives you a day’s worth of average use. With calls, messages, a little bit of music and navigation, and browsing, we were able to survive a full day and left with 20 percent charge – in time to activate the power saving mode. If you are watching a lot of videos, expect the phone to run out of juice sooner, but it is still impressive compared to other phones at achieving up to 10 hours.
There aren’t any complaints with the battery of the phone, which is excellent despite having a 4K display. There’s also Quick Charge 3.0 to power up your phone using a USB Type-C port from 0-60 percent in about 40 minutes.
Room for improvement
There’s a fingerprint scanner at the side of the phone, integrated within the power/lock button. While it’s snappy and accurate, the positioning could be better. If Sony is competing against giants like Samsung and Apple, it better scale up and bring on its A-game. The next logical move is to place the fingerprint scanner under the display, and Sony should really adopt the ever-changing trends of the industry. With the Xperia XZ Premium, we even had some inaccurate readings.
Speaking of adopting change, Sony must find a way to trim its bezels around the display. The overall design of the phone looks old because of its bezels. When brands like Xiaomi can find a way to do away with the bezels entirely, it shouldn’t be a major task for a company as big as Sony to do a bit of extra lab-work.
The shiny combination of metal and glass design is quite neat, but the large size of the phone makes it slippery. The back panel also has a glass covering, which makes it a fingerprint magnet and subject to scratches. We experienced the same problem with iPhone 7 Plus, and the only way to overcome that is by using a phone cover, which conceals the beautiful design.
Finally, the selfie camera could use some improvement. Probably the 13MP front snapper with f/2.0 aperture had our hopes high, but Sony could have done a better job. We found smudges on subjects while shooting in a well-lit room. The only time the selfies were up to the mark was under ideal lighting conditions, such as sunlight or a well-lit showroom.
Conclusion
Sony Xperia XZ Premium is for all those fans who have been sceptical to upgrade. This is the best Xperia smartphone ever, complete with a great camera, efficient performance and a reliable battery. The design isn’t as great as the Samsung Galaxy S8, but it feels premium. The phone is water- and dust-proof and makes complete sense for those who refuse to take extra care of their phones.
Bunny Comments On Hot Heroines’ Nadumu
Talking in a sexist way about a heroine’s nadumu or about girls on a whole in front of media cameras might make anyone an Ali and Chalapathi Rao. Other day it’s the turn of Allu Arjun however as he described that waist line of two hottest heroines we have seen.
Kickstarting the promotions of DJ Duvvada Jagannadham, Bunny started giving special interviews to top Telugu news channels already. During one such interview, when the anchor asked him to comment on the style factor of some heroines as he happens to be a stylish star, he gave some surprising and head-turning answers.
“Tamanna looks beautiful in sarees. For the kind of waistline she has, she could expose that well in sarees. I got my mind blown after watching her that way in Rachcha movie”, said Bunny, hinting that waistline through his hand gesture. Continuing further, he added, “Ileana looks good in western clothes and if her ‘nadumu’ is exposed, it will be awesome. During Julayi shooting in Dubai, I used to wonder to see her in western attire post the day’s shoot”.
Talking about other heroines, he said, “Kajal looks good in western wear. Samantha will carry both western and ethnic wear comfortably”. What about Pooja Hegde, his DJ heroine then? “She has beautiful long legs, so short dresses will suit her well. Many can’t carry short dress and high-waist skirts well, but Pooja looks super charming in them”, he added
No doubt, Allu Arjun, joined the club of those film celebs who talk about the glamour of heroines very openly. Of course, he maintained one particular line and spoke like a fashionista. But his words are close to reality that heroines serve the purpose of glamour most of the time on silver screen. Maybe he would have spoken about acting of heroines if the anchor asked him about acting too. Isn’t it?
OnePlus accused of manipulating OnePlus 5 benchmark scores
With OnePlus 5 global launch less than 24 hours away, reports of the OnePlus team manipulating the handset’s benchmark scores are making waves on the internet. Every smartphone maker strives hard to optimise the review unit’s configuration to get best results in synthetic benchmarks. However, shipped units wouldn’t have the added advantage.
Reliable reports suggest OnePlus 5 review units have been tampered at the operating system level with specially optimised code that enables the execution of all benchmarks to exceed the actual potential of the handset or deliver extraordinary performance.
It is now ascertained that the retail units may not be able to replicate this extreme level of performance. This claim is further strengthened as Mario Tomas Serrafero from XDA Developers has confirmed that the cheat code is indeed activated on the review units, enabling them to run at much higher speeds than the ones in the market.
“Unfortunately, it is almost certain that every single review of the OnePlus 5 that contains a benchmark is using misleading results, as OnePlus provided reviewers a device that cheats on benchmarks,” writes Serrafero.
“This is an inexcusable move, because it is ultimately an attempt to mislead not just customers, but taint the work of reviewers and journalists with misleading data that most are not able to vet or verify. As a result, every OnePlus 5 review citing benchmark scores as an accolade of the phone’s success is misleading both writers and readers, and performance analyses based on synthetic benchmarks are invalidated,” he adds.
Furthermore, the manipulated OnePlus 5 review units have reportedly exhibited extremely hot temperatures hovering around 50 degrees (122 degrees F) while running the GFXBench tests. This clearly suggests that such high performance is neither sustainable nor plausible in real world usage scenarios.
OnePlus cheat code has been allegedly designed to manipulate benchmark scores of the following tools by pushing the processor clock speed beyond its upper limit and hence resulting in higher operating temperatures:
- AnTuTu
- Androbench
- Geekbench 4
- GFXBench
- Quadrant
- Nenamark 2
- Vellamo
Meanwhile, here is what OnePlus had to say to justify the true performance potential of OnePlus 5
People use benchmark apps in order to ascertain the performance of their device, and we want users to see the true performance of the OnePlus 5. Therefore, we have allowed benchmark apps to run in a state similar to daily usage, including the running of resource intensive apps and games. Additionally, when launching apps the OnePlus 5 runs at a similar state in order to increase the speed in which apps open. We are not overclocking the device, rather we are displaying the performance potential of the OnePlus 5.
