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Nenu Sailaja First Weekend Collections
Energetic Hero Ram who is with out a proper hit for a long time, finally staged a comeback with his latest offering, Nenu Sailaja. The movie backed by very positive talk and reviews, registered good numbers in the first weekend of its release.
The movie is expected to do well till Sankranthi releases set in. However the movie’s run will be cut short by Sankranthi releases which will sweep the film out of theaters.
Here is the breakup of Nenu Sailaja First Weekend Collections:
Nizam: 3.04 Crore
Ceeded: 1.28 Crore
Uttarandhra: 66 Lakhs
East: 42.30 Lakhs
West: 38 Lakhs
Krishna: 62.09 Lakhs
Guntur: 64 Lakhs
Nellore: 28 Lakhs
AP+Nizam: 7.32 Crore
Producers Never Paid Full Remuneration To Ram
After going through a really bad phase ever since his 2011 blockbuster Kandireega, Ram is finally out of his closet and is relieved with the success of Nenu Sailaja. The film released to positive reviews and good collections at the box-office.
Thrilled with the response, Ram is promoting the film to make hay till it shines. In his latest interview, Ram opened about his remuneration blues. Ram revealed that no producer has paid him his full remuneration in his decade long career.
Ram further said that he received full remuneration for only one film so far, though he didn’t mention the name of the film. Incidentally, out of the 13 films Ram acted in these 10 years, 6 films were in his uncle and senior producer Sravanthi Ravi Kishore’s banner, Sri Sravanthi Movies. This got many in the industry joking that even Ram’s uncle never paid him his full remuneration.
‘Modi could have been shot dead in Lahore’
Another controversy hovering over the extemporaneous visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Pakistan was kicked-off by Shripal Sabnis, a well-known academician.
While addressing the students present at annual Marathi Sahitya Sammelan which was organized in a college at Pimpri-Chinchwad, Sabnis, who was elected as president of the conclave, said that PM Modi could have been shot dead in Lahore.
The remarks, which added political colours to literary conclave that is expected to be held in coming week, did enough to temper the BJP. BJP spokesperson Madhav Bhandari, “Sabnis should restrict his comments to literature alone. However, the man speaks more on Narendraji than literary issues.”
Waiting to See Chiranjeevi Dances in 150th
Chiranjeevi is a name synonymous to dances of utmost grace in entire India. In fact, he is the one who introduced number of choreographers to Telugu cinema and many of them are spending a wonderful life with prospering career. Away from regular fights, comic timing or performing any character with superb versatility, it was his dances which kept Chiranjeevi above other heroes.
Now when Chiranjeevi is coming up with milestone 150th film as a remake to Tamil hit ‘Kaththi,’ obviously Mega Fans will have their own set of expectations on how good there will be a dancing treat. Apparently, Chiranjeevi lost his touch with acting or dances from last few years with busy political commitments. Coming to acting, he can cope with it at any given point of time but dances really need physical fitness to move the body like mercury.
At this age and having taken a big gap, Chiranjeevi is reported on taking enough dance practices at home from last few weeks to make body free when he comes before camera. Choreographers to work on 150th are also to get inputs on what kind of easy and elegant looking compositions they have to make to reduce Chiranjeevi efforts. Hope that Mega Star is really fit to re-prove his Mega Stardom.
They Are Showing Stars To NTR
This Sankranthi will witness the epic box-office battle between the two Nandamuri stars, Balakrishna and NTR. However, one doesn’t need much time to guess that it is Nannaku Prematho which will have more craze among the two, based on NTR’s market being much bigger than his uncle Balayya’s.
A minimum of 50 crores will be riding on Nannaku Prematho while Balayya’s Dictator is said to have done close to 40 crore pre-release business. Going by this equation, NTR’s film should be given the first preference by the distributors and exhibitors by allotting more number of screens. But the real picture is quite opposite.
In Ceded, where NTR commands a maddening fan following, Dictator is being given utmost priority as the film’s Ceded distributor NV Prasad is pulling all his strings and is booking more number of theaters for Dictator. All the villages which have only one theater have been already booked by NV Prasad.
This will surely impact Nannaku Prematho’s collections in Ceded and the first week collections might see a shortage of nearly 2 crores. Needless to say, Nannaku Prematho distributors are seeing stars in the daylight with the Dictator storm. Many are wondering if this epic clash will result in a split in fans of both the stars and it will lead to clashes in political circles.
Special force to guard Chinese workers at Gwadar
Pakistan has set up a special Marine Battalion to provide security to Chinese workers and experts at Gwadar deep seaport after start of work on $46 billion economic corridor project, an official said on Tuesday. The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project was launched last year to link western China to southern Pakistan through a network of roads and investment projects.
A spokesman of the Pakistan Navy told media that security of Chinese and the CPEC was focus of the new force. All-round surveillance “The Pakistan Navy has increased all-round surveillance at Gwadar Port with the commencement of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project,” he said. He said a special Marine Battalion had been raised to provide security to Chinese engineers and delegates visiting the strategic Gwadar port.
The CPEC terminates at Gwadar port on the mouth of the Arabian Sea. The operational control of the port has also been given to the Chinese. Key concern addressed Pakistan had announced to raise special force for the protection of the Chinese which was one of the key concerns. Apart from the Marine Battalion, the Pakistan Army is also working to set up additional special force to provide security to the CPEC and workers and experts from China.
Saudis ignored U.S. plea on cleric’s execution
As the spiralling tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran threaten to unbalance its tightrope walk in the strife-torn West Asian region, the U.S has launched a massive diplomatic outreach to both countries, but would stop short of trying to “mediate.” “We want to see these kinds of tensions solved bilaterally,” said John Kirby, State Department spokesperson. Secretary of State John Kerry and several other officials are in touch with Iranian and Saudi functionaries to diffuse the situation, but Washington would avoid too close an involvement as it could complicate the matter, according to officials. Saudi’s Sunni monarchy and Iran’s Shiite theocracy are bitter adversaries in the region, but are also part of a multilateral process led by the U.S and Russia to stabilise Syria.
The White House and State Department expressed hope that the tensions triggered by the Saudi execution of an Iranian-trained Shiite cleric, Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr, and the arson attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran that followed over the weekend would not derail the Syria process that is set to kick off this month. “….we see no reason why the Syria peace process shouldn’t move forward as planned. Obviously, the last thing we’d want to see is for there to be an impact on that or any other significant regional issues by the tensions over the weekend,” Mr. Kirby said.
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest urged Saudi Arabia and Iran not to let the tensions affect the process of ceasefire and Syrian political transition. The Saudi action that precipitated a crisis in the region happened despite the U.S repeatedly cautioning them against the cleric’s execution. A U.S official said Washington had repeatedly taken up the issue with the Saudis, but they went ahead with the execution. The current flare-up has its origin in the Saudi monarchy’s deep resentment against the U.S-led nuclear deal with Iran that has begun to come into effect with Iran shipping its specified nuclear material to Russia last week. The Saudis accuse the U.S of giving legitimacy to Iran before roping them into the Syria process.
A U.S official said the Saudi reservations were misplaced as Iran continues to be in the U.S list of state sponsors of terrorism. “We still have a lot of sanctions against Iran,” the official said, adding that everybody would agree that Iran without nuclear weapons is better for every country in the region. “The deal was not about giving legitimacy, but about cutting off their pathways to the bomb. And Saudis have been at the table on Syria, three times now. Everybody does not want everybody and we understand that….We are not getting any sustainable solution in Syria if it does not account for the influence Iran has in Syria, it is pragmatism,” the official said.Recalling that it was not only the U.S but there was a multilateral agreement on a nuclear deal with Iran and on Syria. “Whether you like it or not, Iran has influence in the region. They have influence over Assad. No political solution is going to work without engaging Iran to some degree on this,” he said.
New sanctions against Iran But convincing the Saudis may not be easy for the U.S that condemned the attack on the Saudi embassy more strongly than the cleric’s execution by Saudi. Mr. Kirby also said the U.S was considering new sanctions against Iran for violations of the U.N. Security Council resolutions with respect to their ballistic missile program. “There are sanctions under consideration. There are still some technical issues that need to be worked out,” Mr. Kirby said.
