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Nani Enters Rs 4 Crore Club
Following the super success of ‘Bhale Bhale Magaadivoy’, actor Nani has taken a place towards permanent stardom. And this is immediately reflected in his remuneration hike.
Apparently the actor is now charging Rs 4 crore per film which industry sources say is entirely justified when one considers the collections of ‘BBM’.
Nani is yet another classic case of how fortunes fluctuate in the film industry. In 2014, none of his films did well and his much awaited ‘Paisa’ was lying in the cans for a long time.
Many said that it was the end of the road for him. But he has proved critics wrong with his perseverance and has now firmly established himself in the industry. In fact, it will only be a matter of time before he soon joins the league of other bigger stars.
Can KTR Be Trusted?
KTR has said that there is absolute security to the Seemandhras in Hyderabad contrary to malicious propaganda that they would be targeted once the TRS comes to power. “Has there been a single instance of attack on Seemandhras since the TRS has come to power?” asked KTR.
Factually, KTR is correct. But again, it might be in the best interests of the TRS that the safety of the Seemandhras is assured.
For starters, if there were any such incidents, the TDP would immediately start the section 8 issue again. And then, the final frontier for the TRS is the upcoming GHMC elections which would be hugely influenced by Seemandhra voters.
So, what guarantee is there that the TRS would not adopt a different agenda towards Seemandhra people after the GHMC elections, win or lose? After all, it was a party that came to power on the plank of regional hatred.
Will NTR Break The Jinx?
Here’s an interesting bit of news! Jr NTR has so far acted in four films starting with the word ‘N’. They are his debut film as hero ‘Ninnu Choodalani’, ‘Naa Alludu’, ‘Naaga’ and ‘Narasimhudu’. All four movies failed badly at the box-office.
Now, it might come across as an undesirable sentiment for some of his fans that his upcoming film is titled ‘Nannaku Prematho’.
But knowing fully well that none of his earlier films starting with ‘N’ have done well at the box-office, NTR and Sukumar went ahead with the title ‘Nannaku Prematho’.
Apparently, that was the kind of confidence they had in the script apart from feeling that the title they chose was the best for the script.
Both NTR and Sukumar need to be complimented for believing in themselves and their work over sentiment and here’s wishing them all the very best.
Pawan Kalyan’s plans for GHMC polls
Clarity is coming about Pawan Kalyan’s plans for GHMC polls. It is now almost confirmed that Pawan Kalyan’s Jana Sena won’t be contesting the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporations elections scheduled to be held in the third week of January 2016.
Nor he would be campaigning for BJP and TDP. Reports are coming in that Pawan Kalyan has given his nod for long schedule of Sardar Gabbar Singh that starts from January 4th and lasts till the month end in Hyderabad.
He won’t be taking his time off from this schedule to campaign for NDA in Hyderabad elections although he did canvass for the same in the last general elections.
Sources his advisers told him not to contest or campaign in this municipal elections. Wait for some more time, they reportedly advised. He is also planning to release Sardar Gabbar Singh in April. So he can’t take time off from the shoot now.
Telugu NRI Wins Prestigious Research Award
College Station, Texas: Dr. Samba Reddy, a Telugu NRI Scientist working in Texas, has been awarded the 2015 Texas A&M Medicine Research Excellence Award, the TAMU’s most prestigious and competitive research award consisting of a plaque and $4100 cash prize given to a Faculty Member with exceptional research career. Congratulations to this popular Telugu tejam for this well-serving recognition.
Dr. Samba Reddy joined Texas A&M University in 2008 and is currently a full Professor and Principal Investigator at the College of Medicine. His research is in the area of epilepsy and brain disorders. He has established himself as a truly national and international leader in this area.
He has already been recognized globally as one of the outstanding pharmacologists. His current federal funding is in excess of $1 million per year, which is very remarkable. He has published over 40 papers in last 5 years and has been widely sought as an invited speaker and grant reviewer. Dr. Samba Reddy has made seminal contributions to neuropharmacology and is one of most outstanding researchers in the state of Texas and in the United States. Reddy has an incredible list of awards and honors.
Recently, he was appointed as a Fellow of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest scientific society and publisher of the journal Science.
Goof-up in Naidu’s publicity plan!
Everybody is aware how much craze Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu has towards publicity. It has been proved time and again and sometimes, this overzealouness backfires, but Naidu doesn’t learn lessons. The other day, Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella visited the residence of Naidu and had one-on-one meeting with him.
The publicity managers immediately swung into action and issued a media statement explaining how Satya Nadella was floored by the hospitality of Naidu at the break-fast meeting, what kind of dishes he was served and how Naidu’s grandson Devaansh entertained him etc. In the same breath, the media statement said Nadella had made an announcement that Microsoft would be setting up a huge campus in Visakhapatnam very soon.
It was also leaked to the media that the Visakhapatnam campus would be much bigger than that in Hyderabad, which is the second largest campus of Microsoft after US. Even as the electronic media started scrolling the news of Microsoft campus in Visakhapatnam, there came a revised press release from Naidu’s publicity wing.
It had all the details of the original press note, except the sentence on Vizag campus. It said Naidu had requested Nadella to set up Microsoft campus in Visakhapatnam. So, it was not the Microsoft decision, but only Naidu’s request. Yet, the TDP chief sought to gain publicity even for a couple of hours!
No interviews for govt jobs from Jan 1
There is some great news for the job aspirants this new year. DOPT (Department of Personnel Training) has issued a communique to all the departments directing them to dispense with the practice of Job interviews for all the Junior level posts.
DOPT has notified that 31st Dec 2015 will be the deadline for all the interview based recruitments. As per the directive most of the Group-C posts and non-gazetted posts under Group-B will come under purview of this directive.However, Skill tests and Physical tests will be continued for the selection process.
Officials further clarified that marks achieved in the written tests will not be a criterion for selection but will only be of qualifying nature.All the ministries were asked to send the consolidated reports by Jan 7 with details of names and number of posts which will come under this directive and also those posts which are exempted.
Department of public enterprises have also asked all their ministries to advise the PSU’s under their control to adopt revised mechanism for recruitment to all non-executive posts without interview.
This directive is believed to be in line with Prime Minister Modis’ Independence day address to undo with the interview process for all the non-critical posts to curb corruption as well as to simplify the process of recruitment.
South Aamir Khan Grabs Rajamouli’s Garuda
Known as South India’s Aamir Khan, hero Vikram always picks up films that have substance, a in-depth characterisation and a strong role to portray. That’s why his acting and performance never fail, though the result at Box office may topple.
Latest update is that Vikram will wear the shoes of “Garuda”. This is the film that is being promoted as a 500+ crores visual effects extravaganza to be directed by SS Rajamouli. Post Baahubali 2, our director might think about taking this film to sets. But if your thoughts are running wildly that way, then its time to apply brakes.
Under director Thiru’s captaincy, Vikram is teaming up with Kajal Agarwal for “Garuda”, a Tamil-Telugu bilingual that will have an action entertainment backdrop. That’s how Vikram grabbed the title, but not Rajamouli’s film itself.
Nenu Sailaja Movie Review – 3/5
Story:
Hari (Ram) is a naughty boy since his childhood who goes on telling ‘I Love You’ to every girl he comes across. But rejections followed at similar pace which disheartens Hari. Years later, he bumps in to his childhood neighbour, Sailaja (Keerthi Suresh) in college and falls for her instantly. But he hesitates to propose her with the fear of another rejection. When he finally dares and propose, the story takes an interesting Twist.
Performances:
Apart from the film, Ram himself is a relief in the movie. Its a break to his routine tailor made characters after a long time. He did some good performance especially in the second half where there is a good dose of sentiment. In some scenes towards the end, we find him immitating like Pawan Kalyan.
Keerthi Suresh makes a good debut. She performed well in the role which have that girl the next door looks. Pradeep Rawat gets a hilarious role. Sathyaraj and Vijay Chander are good in characters with some depth.
Technical Performances:
Kishore Tirumala who made his debut with a disastrous Second hand, is a success with this film. He came up with a refreshing line and is largely success in dealing with the film. But more than the direction, most part of the success would go to his pen. The dialogues are very impressive. The first half of the film is good with some genuine fun but second half derails with predictable happening. The emotional scenes towards the end worked out.
Devi Sri Prasad has come up with very good music and the songs are shot well too. The Background score is not up to the mark. Cinematography by Sameer Reddy is decent which is the case with editing of Sreekar Prasad. Production Values are good.
Plus Points:
- Situational humor
- First half
- Pre climax and climax
Minus Points:
- Predictable story
- Second half after first song till Pre climax
- Routine sentiment
Final Say:
Nenu Sailaja is not a different attempt but efforts by the team worked out to making it an entertaining drama. There are moments which can be enjoyed all over the film but lack of distinct comedy may not work well with family and masses. Its success will largely depend on how the targeted youth audience receive it.
Our take: AVERAGE!!!
