Loafer Movie Story
Mega Prince Varun Tej’s Loafer is all set for a grand release tomorrow. Here we are bringing the story of the film exclusive to our readers. The story starts with a couple – Posani and Revathi who fights with each other and gets separated.
Posani takes their son, Varun Tej away to Jodhpur and raises him as a Loafer. Varun Tej turns in to a robber and one day he meets Disha Patani and falls in love with her instantly. When things look rosy, she gets kidnapped.
And search for her, leads him to his past and his mother. Revathi’s brother, Mukesh Rishi plays villain in the movie, he tries to marry Disha to a millionaire, Ali. The rest of the story is how Varun Tej wins her and gets back to his mother.
Set work on for Nannaku Prematho last song
Young Tiger NTR’s Nannaku Prematho team is just back to Hyderabad finishing a major schedule in Spain. Arrangements are being made for the last song shoot in Hyderabad. A massive set is being erected for this song shoot in Annapurna.
The Audio release event of the film will happen on December 25th as Christmas Special. January 13th is the release date as Sankranthi Special. Creative director Sukumar is wielding megaphone for this movie.
Rakul Preet Singh is playing the female lead beside NTR. Rajendra Prasad and Jagapathi Babu are playing important roles. Senior Producer BVSN Prasad is producing the film under his Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra banner.
Babu Bangaram launched today
Victory Venkatesh finally began his next project today. His next, Babu Bangaram (Working Title) with director Maruthi started with a formal Pooja in Filmnagar Temple this morning. The film will start rolling from tomorrow in Hyderabad.
Allu Aravind sounded the clap board while Suresh Babu switched on the camera. VV Vinayak directed the first shot. Nayantara is pairing up with Venkatesh in the film and this is their third combination after Tulasi and Lakshmi.
Ghibran who composed music for Gopichand’s Jil will be composing tunes for this movie. Suryadevara Naga Vamsi is producing the film under his Sitara Entertainments banner. More details on this project later.
World Bank approves $1.5b @ clean India campaign
The World Bank has approved a $1.5 billion loan for the ambitious clean India campaign to support the government in its efforts to ensure all citizens in rural areas have access to improved sanitation and end the practice of open defecation by 2019. As per World Bank statistics, of the 2.4 billion people who lack access to improved sanitation globally, more than 750 million live in India, with 80 per cent living in rural areas. More than 500 million of the rural population in India continue to defecate in the open, suffering from preventable deaths, illness, stunting, harassment and economic losses.
The loan will be used for Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) Support Operation Project. “One in every ten deaths in India is linked to poor sanitation. And studies show that low-income households bear the maximum brunt of poor sanitation,” said Onno Ruhl, World Bank Country Director for India. “This project, aimed at strengthening the implementation of the Swachh Bharat initiative of the government, will result in significant health benefits for the poor and vulnerable, especially those living in rural areas,” he said. “Incentivising good performance by states and the focus on behavioural changes are two important components of this project,” he said.
The Bank said the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MDWS) will play the overseeing and coordinating role for the programme and support the participating states. Funds will also be used to develop the capacity of MDWS in program management, advocacy, monitoring and evaluation. “India has demonstrated extraordinary leadership in pursuing the ambitious SBM campaign and embracing the focus on behaviour to complement the construction of toilets,” said Annette Dixon, World Bank Vice President for the South Asia Region. The World Bank will also provide a parallel $25 million technical assistance to build the capacity of select state governments in implementing community-led behavioural change programmes targeting social norms to help ensure widespread usage of toilets by rural households.
UN seeks women candidates for Secretary General
The UN has kicked off the process to elect the next Secretary General, with the Security Council and General Assembly making an unprecedented call to member states to recommend woman candidates for the top job that has been held by a man for the past 70 years. In a first, UN Security Council President for December U.S. envoy Samantha Power and General Assembly President Mogens Lykketoft circulated a letter yesterday to the 193 UN members soliciting names of candidates for the next UN chief and vowing to make the process more transparent and inclusive.
The two also made a special emphasis on the need for member states to nominate women candidates for the job of the world’s top diplomat. No woman has served as Secretary General in the 70 years that the UN has been in existence. “Convinced of the need to guarantee equal opportunities for women and men in gaining access to senior decision-making positions, Member States are encouraged to consider presenting women, as well as men, as candidates for the position of Secretary-General,” the letter said. Lykketoft said that so far two candidates had been put forward for selection — Croatia’s woman Foreign Minister Vesna Pusic and former UN General Assembly President Srgjan Kerim of Macedonia.
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has served two five-year terms and his tenure as UN Chief will end next year. He has been a strong proponent of electing a woman as his successor and has said at several public venues that “it’s high time for a Secretary-General to be a woman”. India has also called for changing and improving the existing process of selecting the world body’s chief, with its UN envoy Ambassador Asoke Mukerji saying that gender equality and regional rotation should be given due regard. The next Secretary-General will assume the role in January 2017 and will serve a five year term, which can be renewed by Member States for an additional five years.
According to the UN Charter, the Secretary-General is appointed by the General Assembly following the recommendation of the Security Council. Until now the selection of the Secretary General was made behind closed doors by the Security Council with the five veto-wielding permanent members having the last word. However as the time to elect Ban’s successor nears, there is a growing demand from member states not only to make the process more transparent and inclusive but also to have a woman leader assume the role. In another unprecedented move, Power and Lykketoft said potential candidates will be given the opportunity to interact with members of the Security Council and General Assembly.
“The President of the General Assembly and the President of the Security Council will offer candidates opportunities for informal dialogues or meetings with the members oft heir respective bodies, while noting that any such interaction will be without prejudice to those who do not participate. “These can take place before the Council begins its selection by the end of July 2016 and may continue throughout the process of selection,” they said in the letter. The letter added that the position of Secretary-General is one of great importance that requires the highest standards of efficiency, competence and integrity, and a firm commitment to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. “We invite candidates to be presented with proven leadership and managerial abilities, extensive experience in international relations, and strong diplomatic, communication and multilingual skills,” it said.
Thai faces prison for ‘insulting’ King’s dog
Thailand’s junta is stepping up its offensive against critics, with a military court on Tuesday sentencing a single mother to seven years in jail for posting material on the Internet said to be insulting to the monarchy, just a day after another person was accused of disparaging the king’s dog. Thanakorn Siripaiboon was charged with lese majeste, or insulting the monarchy, for posting an apparently inappropriate photo of royal dog Tongdaeng and for clicking ‘Like’ on a Facebook page with a derogatory photo of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Lese majeste in punishable by three to 15 years in prison per incident. The stray dog was adopted by the king in 1998, and soon became his close companion. The king wrote a book in 2002 about Tongdaeng that served as a parable for the behavior he wanted his countrymen to show, a point he also made in one of his annual birthday speeches.
The military, which declared after seizing power last year that safeguarding the monarchy was one of its priorities, has stepped up the pace of lese majeste prosecutions. The targets have generally been people sympathetic with the “Red Shirt” movement which supported the ousted civilian government and opposed the coup. Thanakorn, arrested last Wednesday, is also charged with sedition for sharing an infographic purporting to show the web of alleged corruption around a park constructed by the army to honor past Thai kings. Allegations of financial wrongdoing by army officials have tainted the reputation of the military government, which claims to be seeking to purge Thai politics of corruption. The woman sentenced to seven years in jail, identified by her lawyer as Chayapha C., was arrested in June for a Facebook posting allegedly opposing the military government.
Because she pleaded guilty to the charge, her original 14—year sentence was halved, said Sasinan Thamnithinan of the group Thai Lawyers for Human Rights. Rights groups and Thai media reported that another man, Thanet Anantawong, was arrested Sunday at a hospital in connection with the same infographic alleging army corruption. Thanet “was admitted to the hospital with an intestinal infection Friday and was about to be operated upon for a hernia when he was taken away,” the website of the Khaosod newspaper reported. He is being held on charges of lese majeste, sedition and violating the Computer Crime Act. Khasosod reported on the royal dog’s photo on Monday, but by evening removed the story from its website, saying the newspaper’s management “feared that content in the article might lead to possible legal action.”
Self—censorship has become increasingly prevalent in the Thai media since the military took power. The printer of the Thai edition of the International New York Times removed an article Tuesday about the royal dog, the third time in a month that it has deleted stories about Thailand. King Bhumibol, who turned 88 earlier this month and is ailing, made a rare, brief appearance on television on Monday. He has been hospitalized for most of the past six years, and his last appearance before the general public was on Sept. 1
Who Will Sharpen Chiranjeevi’s Kaththi?
It is no secret that Chiranjeevi will be putting grease paint on his face from February 2016 as the megastar has finalized the script. Ram Charan recently announced that his father has decided to act in the remake of Tamil super hit movie Kaththi that had Vijay as hero.
Kaththi was written and directed by A. R. Murugadoss in the Tamil. But the Telugu version will be directed by Vinayak. Now the question is who will do the necessary changes to the story to make it more suitable to the image of Megastar Chianjeevi.
Earlier it was said that Murugadoss had agreed to rewrite the script for the Telugu version too but the director is reportedly told his inability now as he is busy with other commitments.
Murugadoss is busy with the postproduction of Akira, his Bollywood movie starring Sonakshi Sinha is set for release early next year. He will be moving on to the pre-production of his mega budgeted movie with Mahesh Babu from February. Hence he doesn’t have time to work on the Telugu version of Kaththi. So, Murugadoss will not be working for Chiranjeevi’s movie.
Express Raja In Bullet Speed!
Sharwanand is a lucky guy. He acts in fewer films but rarely fails at the marqee. His latest Express Raja too has all the hype and hoopla. The film is already being talked about.
Watch the making video of ‘Colourful Chilaka Song Making Video’ and it was received well by the audience. It is also likely to impress the fans and boost the pre-release buzz surrounding the film.
The sleek and stylish posters of the film are already a rage and have raised interest in the movie. With successful banner like UV Creations associated with the film, the trade circles appear quite enthusiastic and positive about the movie.
To add to the buzz, Bahubali Prabhas will be at the audio launch of the film on December 19. Express Raja features Sharwanand, Surabhi, Harish Uttaman, Oorvasi, Prabhas sreenu, Supreeth, Sapthagiri and Shakalaka Shanker. It is directed by Merlapaka Gandhi and the music is scored by Praveen Lakkaraju.
A Shame To Telugus All Over The Globe
The horrible ‘call money racket’ which surfaced in Vijayawada is one that would make all Telugu people across the world bow down their heads in shame. This is a scam unprecedented in its moral depravity and it is sickening to digest the information that the main accused in the scam have close affiliations with the ruling party and that the majority of them belong to the dominant community of Vijayawada.
TDP MLA’s are facing accusations of being aligned directly with the accused, a charge which they are denying of course.
Giving loans at exorbitant interest rates to women, making the defaulters come to their offices where they are rendered unconscious with sedatives and exploiting them sexually, videotaping the whole barbarism and using it to blackmail them into the flesh trade. Wah Naidu! You have ushered in Rama Rajya in Andhra Pradesh.
Mahesh Babu Shooting Under Colder Conditions
Putting an end to rumors that Mahesh Babu is having differences with the director Srikanth Addala, the superstar has begun shooting for Brahmotsavam again after a brief break. There were reports that Mahesh Babu was angry with the snail pace of production works. But all seems to be okay now between Mahesh Babu and director Srikanth Addala.
As per the original plan, Mahesh Babu is now shooting for this movie in Ooty in the very cold weather. According to sources close to Mahesh Babu, the star clearly stated to the production house PVP Cinema that the shooting of the movie should be completed by March end.
According to our sources, director Murugadoss asked Mahesh Babu to join his sets from April 14th without fail. Hence Mahesh is very particular about completing Brahmotsavam by then and he is after the team to speed up the proceedings. One of the reasons why he is participating in the extreme low temperature conditions at Ooty is that he doesn’t want to postpone the schedule further.
Vytla Has To Get Adjusted
There is only one way left for Srinu Vytla to revive his career. Bagging a super hit with any available hero then go for impressing the big stars. At a time when Vytla is finding it hard to find a producer who can readily invest money on the ruins of Vytla brand, we hear that C Kalyan of CK Entertainments has put a proposal for two movie agreement before Vytla.
As of now, C Kalyan also got a professional going with Puri Jagannath as they wrapped up ‘Jyothi Lakshmi’ first and ‘Loafer’ releasing tomorrow. Now, the ball lies in Vytla’s court. Whether to go with the deal or to still wait and see? C Kalyan has that influential knack of roping in medium range heroes very easily and Vytla anyways have Pothineni Ram in his mind.
If everything goes as per the plan, C Kalyan and Vytla can make a good combination. Most importantly, Vytla can also enjoy non-stop busy schedules planning the two films. If the deal gets inked, then this can be called a good and wise decision from Srinu Vytla. Of course, it is egoistically hard to work on medium budget films after getting the taste of high budgets and big stars. But, Vytla has to get adjusted…!
