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Naidus Scratch Each Other’s Back!

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It looks like I-scratch-your-back and you-scratch-my-back scenario at Vijayawada on Saturday, when Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and Union Minister for Urban Development M Venkaiah Naidu showered praises on each other for their ‘immense contribution’ for the development of Andhra Pradesh. Speaking at the foundation-laying ceremony for Durga Gudi flyover at Vijayawada, Venkaiah described Chandrababu Naidu as a visionary with a lot of transparency. He said under Chandrababu’s dynamic leadership, the State would emerge as the strongest in the country within no time.

He lauded Naidu’s initiative for commencing the six-lane Durgamma Gudi flyover and road widening to four lane in Vijayawada city. “Entire world is looking towards India and Andhra Pradesh, many countries are coming forward to invest in the country. And Naidu being the special ally of the NDA, the State would get a lot of investments,” Venkaiah Naidu said. When his turn came, Chandrababu Naidu was all praise for Venkaiah Naidu for extending cooperation in the development of Andhra Pradesh. He said Venkaiah Naidu played a major role in the merger of seven Telangana mandals into AP. Had these seven mandals were not merged in AP, the Polavaram project would have been stopped. The project was being implemented with the support of the Centre, the Chief Minister said.

Film Buzz: Total Batch In Bad Phase

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Seriously this total batch is said to be considering individually conducting some special poojas and other offerings to correct their dented luck. Once upon a time, they have all stunned Tollywood with their hit films. And somehow or the other, these people fought within their group and ended up loners. Since then, their successes haven’t spoke rousingly.

Sreenu Vaitla, Kona Venkat, Prakash Raj and Gopimohan are the members of this batch we are talking about.First of all, Sreenu Vaitla has a fallout with Kona and Gopi, and delivered a dud like Aagadu. Later Bruce Lee too hasn’t worked out despite any patch ups and creative solutions found.

Next comes Prakash Raj, who didn’t score any big hits after his fallout with Vaitla during Aagadu shooting. Movies like Temper, S/o Satyamurthy (negligible role), Rudramadevi, Cheekati Rajyam and Size Zero featured him in good roles, but none emerged as commercial success barring a couple that just crossed the border.

Coming to Kona Venkat, except his tall claims no film is sounding new and unique and became King of Routine stuff. With Shankarabaranam, no doubt his glory took a strong beating. Failures of Bruce Lee and Akhil, though he disowned, have affected his image.

Gopi Mohan is not finding any solo hits though he’s supporting films of various family-based camps. Also, he’s struggling to become a director since breaking up with Vaitla. Hope these talented guys will somehow bid farewell to bad phase and hit purple patch soon.

RGV Messing With Ravi Teja Again!

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Ram Gopal Varma doesn’t care much about the competition to release his movies. Despite being aware of market dynamics he pitches his movies against big budget movies all the time. His latest film Killing Veerappan is all set to release on December 11, just a day after Ravi Teja’s Bengal Tiger strikes the screens. Ram Gopal Varma’s Anukshanam was released exactly a day after Ravi Teja’s Power was released and we have seen the fate of Anukshanam that couldn’t stand against Mass Maharaja’s Power.

He is once again messing with a Ravi Teja’s film that is surely going to dominate the box office during next weekend. RGV’s recent track record is pretty bad that ticket paying public is not showing any interest in his movies. Killing Veerappan promos were promising and the subject has the potential to pull curious crowds. All that this film needs is a good release date to make an impact but RGV is releasing it against Bengal Tiger, which is not a great idea according to the trade.

How AP Saved TN From Excess Floods

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The situation in Chennai and several others parts of Tamil Nadu has become worse with severe floods wreaking havoc on the entire state. Nearly 89 deaths and up to Rs 15,000 crore financial damage took place due to floods. However, the damage could have been even worse, without the AP government’s timely gesture towards the Tamil Nadu government’s request.

On Thrusday, the Tamil Nadu government requested the AP government to stop the excess discharge of flood waters from Krishnapuram and Pichtar dams across the overflowing rivers Kusasthali and Arani respectively to save the Tirvallur district in Tamil Nadu bordering with Chittoor district. AP government then closed the dam gates to control the overflow, even though the act means that several bordering villages in Chittoor were at a risk of heavy water inflows.

Chittoor and Nellore districts were also severely affected by the floods. Several villages in Chittoor received 131 percent excess rainfall, forcing the irrigation officials to lift 4 gates of Arani dam, 2 gates of Krishnapuram dam, 2 gates of Bahuda project and 6 gates of NTR project. The water was released even into irrigation canals to regulate the outflow and inflow at Arani and Krishnapuram.

Chaitanya Avoiding Tamanna’s Lunch Date

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Milky beauty Tamanna has worked with romantic lad Naga Chaitanya in two movies. Their chemistry in Tadakha and that vibe in 100% Love obviously gives a feeling that the two actors share wonderful bonding off the screen too.

Did they really? During a TV show, a person from audience asked milky siren Tamanna, “What would she do if she’s locked in a no-man island with Naga Chaitanya for a day?”- Pat comes the reply from her, “That would be like two boring persons on the earth”. And she explained why so. “I’ve invited Chaitanya many times for a lunch. He hasn’t come out at least once.

Even during shootings, I asked him to have lunch along with me. But he uses that hour for sleep and never gives it to me as a lunch date”, said Tamanna, blushing and laughing.

Probably Chaitu would have given at least one lunch date to Tamanna. Or should we say he’s avoiding all these glamorous girl because his dream-girl would get hurt?

Chennai Floods : City shows Signs of Recovery

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Nagababu Advice to Niharika

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Trivikram next movie with Surya

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Girl Friend’s Takes Revenge On Star Hero

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Bollywood circles are right now debating about one interesting happening. They are wondering why Katrina Kaif has posed so seductive and steaming hot for GQ Magazine’s latest edition. Is there any reason behind this? Ever since Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif started seeing each other, there is a talk that he’s controlling her in terms of getting glamorous for screen or photo shoots.

After laying all these rules for her, his camaraderie with ex-GF Deepika Padukone in “Tamasha” is very hard hitting. After looking at those passionate kisses, posing and else, Katrina decided to give a taste of her medicine to not just Ranbir but also to Bollywood on a whole.

As she posed in tempting lingerie and in most provoking poses, Ranbir would have been counting stars already while Bollywood is in deep shock. They term this as Girl Friend’s sweet revenge on her beau. We have to see what Ranbir will say!!

Kona Facing Severe Criticism

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Now that, Kona Venkat’s Shankarabharanam has hit the theatres yesterday, there are mixed opinions on the film. The film is directed by Uday Nandanavanam and is being produced by Kona Venkat. Kona Venkat penned the story, screenplay and also funded the film. The film stars Nikhil and Nanditha in the lead roles.

The film is being made as a comedy entertainer but unfortunately Kona Venkat has re invented a formula from an already rotten formula of his. The film failed to impress as the film has the same routine screenplay that can be predictable by everyone.

Also, Kona made several allegations in the past on others but when it comes to his film, it is clearly evident that even he also failed to make a good film. Now, the common audiences especially the Twitter users are repeatedly making comments on the star writer that his films are useless. He is not trying anything new and he is completely making the audiences fools.

This is really a very bad mark or stain on his career and this should be changed. Kona Venkat is now facing severe criticism for his movies and writings. Before the release of the film, Kona said that the film will be Dookudu in Nikhil’s career but it ended as Aagadu in his career.

Anushkha’s Parents Upset With Prabhas Proposal

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Anushkha Shetty, the lady super star in Telugu has been very busy now with back to back films in her career and she is all set to do another female oriented film soon. As per the latest buzz in the film industry, the actress has accepted to work in other female centric subject. Though, initially she has no interest in the film, she has to sign it as the proposal has come from Prabhas personally.

Actually Anushkha was very busy and tired of acting in these female oriented subjects and she could not make herself ready for another film. She feels that Baahubali 2 is the last one for some time now and she want to act in glamorous roles in commercial films but UV Creations wanted to make a film Bhagmathi with Ashok of Pilla Zamindar fame as director.

Prabhas is a close friend to UV Creations producers and then he approached Anushkha with the film and as it came from Prabhas, she could not say NO for it but even after okaying the subject she is a little unhappy as her parents are also upset with this decision.

They also wanted her daughter to take some rest from these regular commercial films. Anushka’s parents though asked her to reject the film but she is not willing to do that as she wanted not to disappoint Prabhas but at the end, Anushka’s parents are unhappy with this proposal.

Strict Rules For Mega Heroine

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You tend to be more enthusiastic and curious for your first film and this happens every time for every film and now this is the time for Mega family. A heroine from Mega family is going to make her debut with the film and she is all set for her dream launch. Already she has undergone a lot of training sessions and she is also preparing herself to be an actress.

And the projects involving star kids will have a huge attention and also huge hype. All that the mega family is trying to do now is to keep everything good and great for the actress.She is none other than Niharika Konidela, daughter of mega brother Nagababu, and we are talking about her debut flick Oka Manasu. This is being helmed by Ramaraju and produced by Madhura Sreedhar along with TV9.

No mobile phones, no cameras are allowed just like how Rajamouli put rules during Baahubali shooting. As she is the first lady from the family entering the glamor field, the makers are ensuring that the launch would be kept as a secret. The producer Madhura Sreedhar has given clear instructions about the same. The shooting is happening in Araku right now..

Pressure on Taliban to prove ‘injured’ Chief Still Alive

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Kabul: Pressure mounted on the Afghan Taliban Saturday to offer proof of life for their leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour after sources said he was critically wounded in an internal clash that signalled dissension in top insurgent ranks. Vehement denials by the Islamist group of any firefight have fallen on sceptical ears, especially after they kept the death of long-time chief Mullah Omar secret for two years. Speculation about Mansour’s fate reached a fever pitch after unconfirmed media reports on Friday claimed that he had died, even as the group vowed to release an audio message from the leader to prove otherwise. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid acknowledged it would take some time to provide evidence that Mansour was still alive. “Our supreme leader is in a far away place where only a few trusted commanders can reach him,” Mujahid told AFP. “We are trying to get an audio message from him soon.” The militant movement, which saw its first formal split last month, has appeared anxious to quell speculation about Mansour’s fate.

Mansour was appointed leader four months ago in an acrimonious leadership transition and his death, if confirmed, could intensify the power struggle within the fractious group. “The Taliban is suffering from a credibility crisis after they admitted to hiding Omar’s death for years,” Kabul-based military analyst Jawed Kohistani told AFP. “But they will do everything in their power to conceal Mansour’s injury or death, which could provoke fresh infighting within the group or lead to further fragmentation.” Mansour was declared Taliban leader on July 31 after the insurgents confirmed the death of Omar, who led the Islamist movement for about two decades. But splits immediately emerged in the group, with some top leaders refusing to pledge allegiance to Mansour, saying the process to select him was rushed and even biased. Many were also unhappy that Omar’s death had been kept secret for two years — during which time annual Eid statements were issued in his name.

A breakaway faction of the Taliban led by Mullah Mohamed Rasool was formed last month, in the first formal division in the once-unified group. A senior Pakistani intelligence official told AFP that Mansour had been “very seriously injured” in what he described as a “heavy exchange of fire” at a gathering of militant commanders near the Pakistani city of Quetta. An Afghan intelligence official and multiple insurgent sources close to Mansour’s group confirmed the account to AFP, adding that the firefight on Tuesday left at least four Taliban members dead and several others wounded. The shootout also threatens to derail a renewed regional push to jump-start peace talks with the Taliban. Mansour is believed to be a proponent of talks with Afghan authorities, a deeply contentious issue that has prompted much rancour within hardline insurgent ranks.

Katrina Kaif yelled at Salman Khan for his comment

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Mumbai: Soon after Salman Khan made a comment on his alleged ex-beau Katrina Kaif during his appearance on Kapil Sharma’s TV show ‘Comedy Nights with Kapil’, media was abuzz with the news. On the show, the actor took a dig at Katrina, whose face featured on a crackers’ packet. Commenting on the packet, Salman said, “She is of no use to me”. While media was abuzz with Salman’s comment, the news didn’t go down well with Katrina Kaif. The actress called up Salman and yelled at him for his comment. The actor then apologised to Katrina.

“The base of my relationship with Salman was correct, it was true. Which is why we are still able to be friends. But he lives in a parallel universe, always making these jokes about me publicly, which get the media really kicked. Like the comment he made on Kapil’s show when he saw my pictures on a set of crackers. ‘She is of no use to me’! I called him and yelled at him. I can do that, it is the sort of equation we have. He said, ‘Okay sorry I will apologize to the media’. I told him to do no such thing and maintain a dignified silence if that is possible,” the actress revealed in her GQ India interview.

Patta Pagalu shelved?

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Ram Gopal Varma’s horror film titled Patta Pagalu, starring Rajasekhar and Swathi Dixit, was supposed to release last year around May, but it still hasn’t seen the light of day. According to a source, RGV is not interested in the film and after it was completed, he handed it over to Rajasekhar. “So Jeevitha and Rajasekhar will have to decide the film’s fate.

They wanted to re-shoot some scenes but RGV was not interested. So the film is lying at the lab,” adds the source. Rajasekhar too is not showing much interest in releasing the film as he wants to comeback with a big film. “Rajasekhar now wants to do character roles and is waiting for a good opportunity,” says the source.

Film releases to be under surveillance

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With small films always getting affected due to the continual postponements of big films, the Producers’ Council has decided to control releases henceforth. “Big films like Baahubali, Srimanthudu, Rudhramadevi and Akhil were postponed several times. Because of these postponements the exhibitors and small films are affected the most. So to keep things in order, the Producers’ Council has decided that once a release date for a film is announced, the makers will have to stick to it,” says a source from the council.

If the producers can’t meet the release date the film should be postponed for at least four weeks. “It will allow small films to release during that time,” adds the source. This rule will come into force from January 1. Interestingly, releases in the Hindi, Kannada and Tamil film industries are always on time, it is only in the Telugu film industry that there’s no control over release dates. “Recently, everyone agreed to it during a meeting,” says the source. “Now, the Telugu producers want to put the releases in a streamline,” added the source.

Brahmanandam Forced the Channel to do Facilitation

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Comedian Brahmanandam who used to be considered number one comedian until recently is now going through toughest times as his movies are biting the dust one after the other. While he is at all-time low, popular entertainment TV channel is going to do sanmanam (facilitation) on completing one thousand movies in his career and air the programme.

Not only that Gemini is conducting this facilitation, it is also going to telecast the event with great promotion on their channel very shortly. Inside information is that Brahmanandam forced the channel heads to do this facilitation event as they have got many profits from movies in which he had played major role as comedian.

KTR is every where, Harish no where @ GHMC polls

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IT minister and son of KCR, K.T.Rama Rao is leading TRS from the front for ensuing GHMC elections, while another key leader T.Harish Rao is confined to his home district Medak. KTR is seen everywhere in the city every day. Be it launching of development works in city like roads etc or in bringing Godavari water to city, KTR is hogging the limelight. TRS party sources said his father and TRS chief KCR had asked KTR to be the only ‘party’s face’ for GHMC polls and want all other leaders only to assist KTR in this regard giving clear indications that KTR will be his heir apparent after he hangs over the boots sometime after 2019 Assembly elections.

Harish Rao, who was once considered to be the man in race for CM’s post after KCR, too is said to be slowly reconciling to the fact that he had to remain No.2 even for KTR, when he takes over reins after 2019. It is for this reason, Harish is confining himself to Medak and Siddipet and even if he is is Hyderabad, he is confining to his irrigation minister duties in Secretariat. KTR’s prowess in government reached to such an extent that he is conducting review meetings with officials of all departments directly and ministers concerned too are not informed about this. He is even taking care of minority affairs department with his eye on Muslim vote bank setting aside Deputy CM Mohd Mahmood Ali, who holds minority portfolio.

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