Watch 30 injured as private bus overturns in Anantapur
Kick 2 Misses Great Opportunity
Raviteja, Surender’s Kick sequel is undoubtedly one of the most awaited movies of the season. The film’s trailer has already crossed one million views on Youtube, proving the interest levels of audience in it.
Even the songs are climbing up the charts. Kick was a huge hit both in theaters and on TV and it is no wonder that the sequel is grabbing eyeballs already. This film should have been out by now to make the most of the expectations and hype surrounding it.
Summer would have been perfect time for a movie like Kick 2 to click big time. However the makers didn’t get the release timing right as the movie’s release is now pushed to June 12th. By then schools will be reopened and there won’t be any holiday advantage to cash in on.
In fact Telugu Cinema has wasted this summer as there were only a few biggies that have made it to the theaters. There isn’t a single summer blockbuster this year even when the audiences have shown their loyalty towards film entertainment by giving bumper openings to any biggie that hit the screens this season.
Chiranjeevi Gets Questioned Once Again
In movies, when you like a dialogue or a song, the audiences shout once more. Looks like in real life too, Chiranjeevi’s political followers have decided to take on the megastar time and again.
In a country where the politicians are rarely questioned, the megastar is being questioned time and again, landing him in embarrassing situations time and again.
Well, usually a politician gets away with everything till elections. Only then the voters decide to take their revenge on an erring politician by voting him out of power. However, till then he continues without any or little opposition.
So, coming back to the megastar, he was questioned once in Uttarandhra. At the time he was touring the region and a man stopped him and asked him as to why he merged the Praja Rajyam party and even tore the membership card of PR party right in front of him.
Then, during 2014 elections, he was once again questioned by a person standing in the queue for violating the norms and trying to cast his vote.
Looks like the saga is continuing… a person has once again questioned Chiranjeevi. He asked Chiranjeevi to list out his contributions as an MLA. Well, looks like mega fans are not leaving any ophportunity to question the leader they had once banked on.
However, looks like Chiranjeevi himself is least disturbed by such incidents.
Starry End To KKR Match
Mumbai: Though defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) lost their match against Rajasthan Royals, Bollywood superstar and KKR co-owner Shah Rukh Khan had some moments of joy in the stands where he was joined by his youngest son AbRam and actors Varun Dhawan, Kriti Sanon and Varun Sharma.
The 49-year-old took to Twitter to thank them for supporting his team.
“Well tried KKR. Awesome display Rajasthan Royals. Absolutely deserving winners!!! And the best hospitality in any arena CCI…thank u so much,” Shah Rukh tweeted on Saturday night.
In another post, he added: “& thank you Varun Dhawan…Kriti and Varun for turning up and supporting the team. Lov u & sorry couldn’t give you more reason to cheer.
“On behalf of KKR i promise to Kolkata, v will try harder to make you proud. Monsoon or Math is not the Mard thing to do…next yr. Insha Allah.”
The “Chennai Express” star also posted a black and white photograph of him and AbRam, where the two are seen staring at each other. In the caption, Shah Rukh wrote a conversation between the two.
“He: We Won? Me: No Son. He: Why Papa? Me: Wat Son,” he wrote.
However, this was not AbRam’s first appearance on a cricket field as he was also present at the KKR’s opening match of eight edition of Indian Premier League last month.
Delayed release impacts ‘Uttama Villain’ at box office
Chennai: Actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan-starrer Tamil period-drama “Uttama Villain” has failed to create ripples at the box office due to its delayed release, says a trade pundit.
“Two weeks since its release, the film is yet to break even. The reason for poor show at the box office is the delayed release. Had the film released as initially planned on May 1, it would’ve opened to record collections,” trade analyst Trinath told IANS.
Ramesh Aravind-directed “Uttama Villain”, which was a highly anticipated release, was to hit the screens on May 1 worldwide.
Due to some financial issues between the film’s makers and financiers, the release of the movie was stalled on first day. It released on May 2.
“Big budget star vehicles rely heavily on the collections of the opening weekend. For ‘Uttama Villain’, an opening day collection of nearly Rs.10 crore was expected going by the pre-release buzz. But since the release got delayed, the numbers were affected,” he said.
The film is said to be loosely inspired by several events in Kamal’s life. It narrates the story of a superstar on the brink of extinction.
While the film was received well by the multiplex audiences, it was welcomed to lukewarm response in B and C centres due to its semi auto-biographical narrative tone.
Trinath says Aishwarya Dhanush-directed Tamil film “Vai Raja Vai”, which released along with “Uttama Villain”, ate into the business of the latter due to its delayed release.
“People who had come to the cinemas to watch Kamal’s film on the first day ended up watching ‘Vai Raja Vai’. Even the screens that were originally booked for ‘Uttama Villain’ had to screen Aishwarya’s film to accommodate the crowd,” Trinath said.
“Due to the delayed release of Kamal’s film, ‘Vai Raja Vai’ collected a whopping Rs.3.3 crore on the first day in Tamil Nadu. It was a small film and was received reasonably well by the audience,” he added.
Kamal has already moved on to his next Tamil-Telugu bilingual film titled “Thoongaavanam”, which is set to go on floors on May 24 in Hyderabad.
Rahul Tour Only To Wake Up Snoring Congmen!
AICC vice-president Rahul Gandhi had come to Telangana not to call on farmers, but to wake up the snoring Congress leaders from deep slumber.
This was the observation made by Telangana Roads & Buildings Minister Tummala Nageshwar Rao on Saturday.
Tummala alleged that Rahul Gandhi’s “Bharosa Yatra” was aimed at boosting morale of the disheartened Congress workers in the State.
“It is shameful to hear that some people complained to Rahul Gandhi that farmer took to the extreme step during the Congress regime. Rahul should first reply as to why the UPA-II regime could not prevent suicides by farmers across the country”, he asked.
“Did Rahul’s Yatra meant to find fault with the fruits of welfare schemes reaching those who were denied them during the Congress regime? Rahul came here only to awake the snoring Congress men in the Telangana State,” he alleged.
Tummala sought to know why the AICC leader could not take up similar tours in the Congress-ruled States.
The Congress has no right to criticize the Telangana government as the Chief Minister was committed to provide a timely succor to the families of the deceased besides implementing many welfare measures for the downtrodden sections.
Jayalalitha Runs The Show Her Way
Puratchi Thalaivi Jayalalitha is out of jail and there was talk that she would visit the AIADMK office and also go to a temple. But for the past four days, she hasn’t been in action and those in Tamil Nadu political circles are totally clueless as to what her plan of action is.
Well, she hasn’t met her close follower and Tamil Nadu CM Paneer Selvan till now and that has raised many eyebrows about her future course of action.
Amma hasn’t spoken to anyone as yet and the doors of her Poes Garden residence haven’t been opened since four days. So there is a lot of speculation within the party and other political parties in Tamil Nadu right now.
However, Jayalalitha did announce that she will hold a meeting of MLAs on May 22. Meanwhile, ministers have stopped attending Secretariat.
A Half-Crore Girl Now?
The beautiful ‘Raashi Khanna’ made her debut with ‘Oohalu Gusagusa Laade’. The success of the movie however created a sort of dilemma for her.
Since she was seen in a conventional and proper role in the film, Tollywood producers thought that she might not be suitable for glamor roles.
Her role in ‘Joru’ as one among three heroines barely got noticed. But the recently released ‘Jill’ worked wonders for her. Not only did Raashi don glamorous outfits in the film, she also locked lips with Gopi Chand in the movie.
The message went out to producers and Raashi became a heroine much in demand. It is now believed that she is charging Rs 50 lakhs per film and the producers are happy to oblige.
Well, the industry works on demand and supply and there is nothing wrong in making hay while the sun shines.
Young Leader Jogs For 10 Km Daily
AICC vice president Rahul Gandhi is said to jog for 10 kms daily and it is said that that’s the reason behind the speed with which he could take up the padayatra in Nirmal. In fact, the same was disclosed by Rahul himself when many leaders questioned him about his fitness and speed.
Prior to coming to Nirmal, Rahul was not particularly well as something he had eaten did not go well with his system. Though he was in a dilemma about visiting Nirmal, he did come as the farmers were waiting for him.
Once he completed his padayatra, Rahul rested for an hour in a house in Vadyala. The house was devoid of any modern amenities, yet Rahul spent an hour there and interacted with the locals.
