Pawan Meets AP CM Chandrababu Tomorrow
An interesting meet between AP CM Chandrababu Naidu and Power Star Pawan Kalyan will be held tomorrow afternoon. Although agenda of this meet is not clearly known, speculations are doing rounds that the heads of the political parties will discuss on various issues like farmers who are losing their lands for AP’s capital Amaravathi’s development and various other issues.
Political analysts are unclear whether the issues to be raised in this meet are to be solved or not. ” The issues may not be solved as the CM is stubborn in pumping in huge money for AP’s capital such that the meet could be useless. In another way, the meet would be useful to strengthen the ties between the TDP and Janasena,” say the analysts.
Pawan Kalyan’s ‘Sardaar Gabbar Singh’ is on a rapid pace of its shoot. Kajal Aggarwal romances with Pawan Kalyan in this action and comedy entertainer. Devi Sri Prasad scores the tunes of the movie. The movie is being directed by KS Ravindra on North Star Entertainment. The movie’s release date has been locked to April 8.
HTC Desire 728G Dual SIM
HTC has launched another mid-range device the Desire 728G Dual SIM in India a few weeks after it was tipped by a retailer. The device will come in Purple Myst and White Luxury color variants and is available at Rs 17,990.
The HTC Desire 728G Dual SIM sports a 5.5-inch HD with 1280×720 pixels (267ppi pixel density), powered by MediaTek MT6753 64-bit SoC processor clocking at 1.3GHz and runs on Android 5.0.2 Lollipop with HTC Sense 7. The device comes packed with 16GB internal storage, expandable up to 2TB via a microSD card, and 1.5GB RAM, houses a 13 MP main camera with BSI sensor, f/2.2 aperture and LED flash and 5 MP front snapper, and powered by a 2,800mAh battery. In terms of connectivity, the HTC Desire 728G Dual SIM comes with 3G support, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1. It also houses HTC BoomSound speakers with Dolby Audio.
It remains to be seen if the HTC Desire 728G Dual SIM will do well in the Indian market thronged with mid-range devices. One of the biggest disappointments for prospective buyers will be 3G support, as even budget smartphones comes with 4G support these days. Another factor that can make buyers think twice is its price, as there are a few devices at this price range like OnePlus X, Moto X Play and OnePlus One with better specifications.
Movie Hit, But No Credit For Shruti
Svelte beauty Shruti Haasan is one of the most sought after heroines down south and he also has a handful of interesting Bollywood projects. On the 10th, Shruti’s latest Tamil film, Thala Ajith starrer Vedalam, released to decent reviews but the box-office reception has been humongous.
Many fans and critics who watched the film showered Ajith’s mass performance to no limits, terming Vedalam an out and out Ajith’s show. Unfortunately, no one has been talking about Shruti’s character in the film. Apparently, Shruti played a very insignificant role with hardly less than 10 scenes and a few songs.
In fact, it was the young actress Lakshmi Menon who stole the show with a meaty role as Ajith’s sister as the film is primarily a drama laced with sister sentiment. What’s even more disheartening for Shruti is that she sacrificed the crazy Tamil-Telugu bilingual Oopiri, starring Nag and Karthi, to act in Vedalam opposite a huge star like Ajith.
With Vedalam not adding any boost to Shruti’s career and with a great chance of acting in Oopiri gone wasted, Shruti’s fans are not happy with the actress’ script selections.
CM keen to develop Telugu Cinema: Ram Mohan Rao
Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao is keen on developing the Telugu Film Industry, and the industry, along with the government, has prepared a road map for the purpose. Recently, cinematography minister Talasani Srinivasa Yadav met a few people from the industry to discuss the issue. When asked about it, Ram Mohan Rao, president of the Telangana State Film Chamber of Commerce (TSFCC), said, “The Chief Minister is keen on developing the TFI. Before that the ministry and us, the industry people, are preparing a chart for the Chief Minister’s approval. “The first important issue is a single window system for shootings. We have to take permission from different departments if we want to shoot in the state. We want to make it easy,” he added.
Another issue is to sanction mini cinema theatres at mandal levels. “We are requesting the government to sanction mini theatres, of 200-seat capacities, at the Mandal headquarters. These theatres can be maintained with fewer staff and less money. They can also convert these theatres into cultural centres,” said Ram Mohan. Also, any film released in 75 and below screens should be declared a low-budget one and get tax exemption. He added that another important issue was ticketing. “We want all tickets to be sold online, through the Film Development Corporation (FDC). One can buy tickets at the theatres, but they will have to be put online. It will avoid black marketing, and show how many tickets are actually sold. There are complaints that sometimes theatres show fewer ticket sales to avoid tax. With this system you can’t cheat,” he said.
He added that the present slab system was forcing many theatres to close. “If the show is not houseful they have to still pay full tax, so we are requesting tax on actual tickets rates,” he added. Regarding piracy, Ram Mohan said that they had recently met the IT minister and he had responded positively to it. “He immediately called service providers like Google and asked them to send notices to those who would download a movie from the Internet. They are planning to implement a fine of `1,000 if a person downloads a movie from the Internet,” he says. Another important demand of the industry is that the producer should be given the choice to reduce or hike ticket rates with permission from the Commercial department.
The minister has discussed these issues with officials and the government’s response is apparently positive. “We are going to meet the Chief Minister this month-end and we are expecting a few sops from him,” said Ram Mohan. To another question, he said that he had already requested the minister to revive the Nandi Awards, which had been stopped a few years back. “It gives honour to Telugu films also encourages production of more films,” he said.
Nithya Menon to romance Sundeep?
Young actor Sundeep Kishan is busy with his upcoming Telugu film Okka Ammayi Thappa. Though shooting started sometime back, the female lead is not yet finalised, with sources saying the makers want to rope in Nithya Menon for the Rajasimha-directed project.
“The director narrated the story to Nithya and she liked it. But still it is at the discussion stage and not yet finalised,” says a source. On the other hand, the shooting started with most of the scenes shot with Sundeep Kishan and Ravi Kishan.
The film is a romantic entertainer and Sundeep’s uncle Chota K. Naidu is the cinematographer. Meanwhile, Sundeep’s Tamil comedy with Regina Cassandra is ready to hit the screens soon. He also signed another film with CV Kumar, and earlier produced the film Pizza.
Tamannaah’s special song
After his debut film Alludu Seenu, Bellamkonda Suresh was supposed to make a film with Boyapati Srinu as the director. Tamannaah had been roped in to play the female lead and they had also paid an advance to the actress.
Now, Suresh is working with Bheemaneni Srinivasa Rao and Boyapati is working with Allu Arjun. The news is that Tamannaah has agreed to do a special song in Suresh’s film.
“When Bellamkonda Suresh requested Tamannah to do a special song in his son’s film, she agreed immediately. He told her not to return the advance he had paid her for his earlier film as that would be offset against the special song,” says a source.
Will ‘Loafer’ be a Pongal Hungama ?
Forthcoming Sankrantihi is going to be a big disappointment for mega fans as no movie of any Superstar from mega family is slated for release. Power Star Pawan Kalyan’s ‘Sardaar Gabbar Singh’ and Stylish Star Allu Arjun’s ‘Sarainodu’ are gearing up for release in the month of April. Mega Power Star Ram Charan’s ‘Thani Oruvan’s remake is yet to be launched and it maybe released in the mid 2016.
Meanwhile, Mega Prince Varun Tej’s ‘Loafer’ is being scheduled for release in the last week of December. Mega fans wish this movie to be released for Sankranthi for better mileage of the movie availing the advantage of extra shows in festive season with flat rates of tickets in many centers.
As of now, Young Tiger NTR’s ‘Naannaku Prematho’ and Natasimham Nandamuri Balakrishna’s ‘Dictator’ have got their release dates confirmed officially for Sankranthi. It remains to be seen whether mega hero Varun Tej shows interest in competing with other Sankranthi movies or not.
Pic Talk: All Is Well In Vaitla’s Paradise
The news of ace director Sreenu Vaitla’s wife Santosha Roopa filing case against him under Dowry Harassment has rocked the film industry post the dismal performance of Bruce Lee at box office. But the way an FIR was lodged in Banjara Hills police station, Roopa and Sreenu later sorting out their differences has become a talking point.
Rubbishing that there are no differences between them, both Sreenu and Roopa have headed to a holiday in China leaving their kids back home. Posing together for a selfie, Roopa has shared that she and her hubby have enjoy their stay in China and came back home today morning only to enjoy Diwali with their kids and other family members. The couple have three cute daughters.
Rajamouli Praises ‘Thani Oruvan’
Rajamouli is very prompt enough giving his verdict for good movies he watched. However, he made a delay watching Tamil blockbuster film ‘Thani Oruvan’. Saying regrets for the delay in watching, he heaped praises on the movie.
“Very late but saw Thani Oruvan..Aravind swami was so good. He nailed it. Heard hip hop thamizha are 2 youngsters. Great bg score. Could see that a lot of smart work went into the making of the film. Keep it up raja. It is against the formula so success must’ve been even sweeter,” tweeted Rajamouli.
As we know, Mega Power Star Ram Charan will be doing the remake of ‘Thani Oruvan’ soon. Surender Reddy has been roped in as the director of this interesting project. Mega Producer Allu Aravind and NV Prasad are likely to produce this movie. More details of cast and crew of the project will be out soon. The movie will go on sets soon.
