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Bubbly beauty Hansika Motwani is all set for her second innings in Tollywood. After taking a long break, she is returning with Luckunnodu which has Vishnu Manchu, her close friend, as the lead. As the film is having its audio launch today in Hyderabad at a private convention centre, Hansika chose to skip the event. It's learnt that Hansika who is in Mumbai was supposed to take morning flight to Hyderabad but couldn't make it to the audio launch due to sickness. When contacted, sources in the know defended saying Hansika is suffering from high fever, cold and hence couldn't come though she wanted to.  It's not new for heroines to skip audio launches. Especially the trend is rage among heroines who are not from Telugu. While Ileana, Nayanthara are known for throwing such star tantrums, now Hansika seem to following the suit. But when she disappeared from Telugu for long and making comeback, obviously it's not time to throw tantrums. It's her loss anyways....

Andhra Pradesh Government seems to be aware of the battle between Mega and Nandamuri Fans during the Sankranthi season. Hence, Measures have been taken to prevent any sort of unhealthy or untoward incidents. DGP Sambasiva Rao ordered Police Personnel and Concerned Government Officials to be prepared to handle any kind of sensitive issue. Instructions were given for implementing certain precautionary measures. Even Social Media comments will be monitored by the Cyber Crime Sleuths. Any kind of derogatory and provoking comments will be dealt seriously. Mr. Rao cautioned Fans about the possibility of booking cases and jail term if they cross the line. Even Fans Associations were advised to guide the fans in a proper manner. 'Khaidi No.150' & 'Gautamiputra Satakarni' are releasing with a gap of just one day. Hence, Fans of both the Senior Heroes took it as a prestige issue.  

A PIL was filed in Madras High Court seeking probe into the death of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. While hearing the petition, HC questioned the petitioners under what capacity they sought an enquiry.  High Court asked, 'Why the petitioners are suspecting conspiracy when none of the blood relatives have moved the court seeking probe?'. The next hearing of the PIL has been posted to February 23rd. Meanwhile, Apollo Hospitals reported to the Madras High Court that it is willing to submit the complete medial reports summary to it in a sealed cover.  Jayalalithaa passed away on December 5th due to cardiac arrest after being in the hospital for 75 days. People grew suspicious about her death because of the secrecy maintained by Tamil Nadu Government.

Actor Mohan Babu visited Tirumala for the divine blessings of Lord Venkateswara Swamy on the eve of Mukkoti Ekadasi. He, however, expressed his displeasure when TTD Officials refused to allow him to have the kind of darshan he wishes to have. Mohan Babu: 'Organisation in Tirumala isn't the same as it used to be during NTR's regime. I can't name the people responsible for it. Rules keep on changing every now and then. Whenever a new officer takes charge, He would implement the rules of his choice. But, none of them were for the sake of devotees. Mostly, Only rich people will be able to have proper darshan in Tirumala. Today, I'm upset as I wasn't allowed to touch 'Dwajastambam' before the darshan citing heavy rush. At the same time, Few VVIPs were allowed to do so. Does Constitution permit TTD to treat VVIPs & Common Man differently? Officials are behaving as per their wish without bothering about a particular procedure'.  Actually, Devotees have...

Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin came forward to donate his eyes. Actually, Eye Donation was the dream of his wife Prithi and he is happy to fulfill her wish finally. Soon, Prithi appreciated her hubby saying, '@ashwinravi99 thank you'. The Year 2016 has been very special for Ravichandran Ashwin in many ways. His second child, a baby girl, was born recently. He took 72 wickets and scored 612 runs in Tests. He bagged ICC Cricketer of the Year and ICC Test Cricketer of the Year awards. Ashwin is being included in India's ODI and T20 series against England. He will play under the captaincy of Virat Kohli as Dhoni stepped-down recently.

Petrol Pump Owners threatened to accept debit/credit card payments on Sunday after banks imposed 1 percent transaction fee. Immediately, Centre intervened to ensure that banks postpone the implementation of transaction fee by few days. Following which, Banks have announced that the decision has been postponed. Finally, All India Petroleum Dealers Association issued a statement delaying the agitation till January 13th, 2017 after the intervention of Petroleum Ministry. The issue began as HDFC and Axis Banks had sought 1 percent Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on each transaction. All India Petroleum Dealers Association President Ajay Bansal told they can't accept the proposal as their margins aren't big enough. He further adds, The existing mechanism doesn't give any scope for Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on transactions. Dealers will incur loses if this rule is implemented.   

Income Tax Department which focussed on bank deposits post the launch of demonetisation took an unexpected turn. IT Sleuths have been now monitoring the deposits since April last year. Reportedly, IT Department directed Banks and Post Offices to submit details regarding deposits between April 1st and November 9th, 2016. Even Banks were asked to direct the account holders who didn't furnish PAN or Form 60 (a deceleration form filed by an individual who doesn't have PAN) at the time of opening bank account to do it by February 28th. Banks were directed to document PAN or Form 60 submitted by the account holders under Rule 114B of I-T Act. Already, IT Department asked Banks and Post Offices to bring to its notice deposits above Rs 2.5 lakh in Savings and Rs 12.5 lakh in Current accounts.

Nandamuri Balakrishna is eagerly waiting for the release of Gautamiputra Satakarni at box office this Sankranthi. With release inches away, he stated that there is no more compromising in his career.  Other day after launching the flag inauguration, Balayya said, "I'm feeling proud for taking up the role of Gautamiputra Satakarni who has dedicated his life for people. It's my past life deeds that made me get this subject as my 100th film".  Later he added, "All these days I've compromised on certain issues. From now on I won't compromise". But Balayya hasn't given clarity about the kind of the things he will not compromise on. 

Top starlet Anushka Shetty has made a public appearance after a long time as she dazzled at the audio launch of Nagarjuna's latest movie Om Namo Venkatesaya. She plays the role of Krishnamma, a serious devotee of Lord Balaji in the movie.  "I've never thought that I will get paired with Nagarjuna in this way. Never expected to star in a movie like this" said Anushka, surprising tad bit everyone. Probably she would have made these comments to say that she always imagined her pairing with Nagarjuna in romantic roles only. Even audiences expected the same.  It's heard that Anushka is paired with Jagapathi Babu in the movie and they have a duet as well. 

Craze around Chiranjeevi's latest comeback film Khaidi No. 150 is piling up a lot. Not just in Telugu states but abroad too the film is going to create tremors for sure.  Apparently a letter given by a Riyadh (Saudi Arabia capital) based company is showcasing what it means a Chiranjeevi film there. The company has declared a holiday on the day of Khaidi release and that is made clear to employees too. Recently we have seen similar fever and favour for Rajnikanth's Kabali movie release.  Already tickets at many of these overseas destinations got sold out like hot cakes for first three days. 

Megastar Chiranjeevi's 150th film is ready for release and currently the discussion is about his 151st film as various rumours are doing rounds about it. None other than Chiranjeevi has given clarity about it.  "Actually I've heard two stories, one that of Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy and another one from Surender Reddy. Will pick one of them as my 151st film. Uyyalawada will be directed by Boyapati Sreenu", said Chiranjeevi while interacting with Telugu media today.  Meanwhile there are rumours earlier that director Trivikram has narrated a story to him but Chiru downplayed them all as rumours. 

Superstar Aamir Khan does the unthinkable yet again. He has beaten his own Best record now to make another new record.  Dangal is now officially the Highest All Time Grosser in Bollywood as the film collected nearly 345.29 crores after third weekend. That has surpassed the total of PK life time collection 340.8 crores in just 17 days.  It looks like Nitesh Tiwari directorial Dangal will collect nearly 375 crores in its lifetime even though there is Demonetisation effect all over. Maybe the film would have made 400+ crores if there is no such cash crunch.

Hari Teja impressed the Telugu audience with heroine's sidekick 'Mangamma role, in the Trivikram -Nithin film 'A Aa'. Right from the begining of the film, she evoked good laughs with her comedy timing. It is known that Hari Teja is a popular serial actor in Telugu TV channels.  Hari Teja revealed interesting things about her marriage in a recent interview.  She said "I got a match two years ago. When everything appeared to be set, my father asked Deepak to show all the certificates. He also asked Deepak to treat him as a friend.  But he was upset with his..and told the same thing to his father..marriage was cancelled.  He met me after two years and proposed that we will marry..forgetting whatever happened before.  I asked him how is it possible.. as we are staying in different locations. Finally I said OK if it doesn't disturb my profession" She also revealed another incident after her marriage "It was fourth day after the marriage.  I got ready to g...

Megastar Chiranjeevi is coming back with a bang on January 11th 2017 as his comeback film Khaidi No 150 hits the cinemas. Needless to say, the impact of this release is pretty strong.  Huge is an understatement if we have to say as Chiranjeevi's storm has taken nearly almost all the screens in cities like Hyderabad and Vijayawada on First Day. Hyderabad's Prasad Imax is screening the film in 33 shows, while Suzana Forum Mall alloted 34 shows, Inorbit allotted 23 shows and 13 shows at PVR followed by 17 shows a Manjeera Mall. This explains the magnanimity and magnitude of this mega film.  Coming to bookings, almost all the shows got sold out already. Truly epic this is. 

The ploy of Union Government to unearth at least Rs 3 lakh crore of Black Money using Demonetisation between November 10th and December 30th last year backfired. Anywhere between Rs 14.5 to 15 lakh crore came back into the banking system during the 50 days period. Whereas, Total currency (scrapped Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes) in circulation is said to be anywhere around Rs 15.4 crore.   Reserve Bank of India is currently carrying out reconciliation and cross-checking to find out if there is any fake currency.  Finance Minister Arun Jaitley claimed he himself isn't aware of how much has come back to the banking system so far. May be, A clarity would be given during the budget session starting from February 1st, 2017. RBI has officially announced that central bank and currency chest has received Rs 12.44 lakh crore worth old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 by December 10th. The amount could have easily come close to Rs 15 lakh crore by December 30th. In addiction, RBI permitted Indian Resident...

AP & Telangana stood at 7th and 9th spots in the lists States with most number of road mishaps.  As per National Crime Records Bureau, 22,839 road accidents were recorded in 2015. As many as 8,297 people succumbed to death. Telangana isn't far behind. While the 21,252 mishaps took place, 7,110 people lost their lives. Statistics show, About 52 road mishaps were happening in India per hour and 17 people were getting killed. Majority of the road mishaps are due to Overspeed, Carelessness & Overtaking. Poor Weather contributes to 3.7% of road accidents. Shockingly, Individuals below the age of 18 are involved in 10.5 percent of road mishaps in the country. 635% of more children passed away in road accidents in 2015, making it the biggest single cause of death of children in India.

Usually, Politicians avoid speaking on political developments in places such as Tirumala. But, Roja isn't someone who would miss any opportunity to hog the limelight. Speaking to media persons in Tirumala, Roja gave least importance to the 48 Hour ultimatum given to AP Government by Jana Sena. 'Pawan Kalyan has made many promises since Praja Rajyam was floated. He lacked stability and hence kept changing the promises. People aren't in a position to believe if PK says he would question the wrongdoings of the Government,' she told. Jana Sena Chief claimed he would launch a movement on various occasions. He, however, failed to keep his promise on Land Acquisition for AP Capital, Special Category Status and Aqua Food Factory issue near Bheemavaram. Will he live by his word at least in the Uddanam Kidney issue?

Pre-Poll Surveys in poll-bound states such as Uttar Pradesh and Punjab are in favour of BJP. It gave an impression that demonetisation hardly had any impact on the people. While BJP have 31% of support before note ban, About 33% backed the saffron party by December end.  As per India Today Pre-Poll Survey for Uttar Pradesh Assembly Polls (Seats: 403), BJP is likely to form the Government with a clear majority of 206 to 216. While Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party attains 2nd Position, Mayawati's BSP will settle with 3rd spot. Congress wasn't able to form the government in Uttar Pradesh since 27 years. This time, It's gonna get worse as the National party will fall to single digit. As per Anand Bazaar daily Pre-Poll Survey, BJP will be the single largest party if Samajwadi Party divides into two in Uttar Pradesh. In case if Akhilesh and Mulayam contest jointly, Then SP will bag more seats than any other party. As per ABP Pre-Poll Survey, BJP have every chance of forming ...

Media Baron Ramoji Rao has been undergoing treatment in Hospital for viral fever, back pain and respiratory issues.  Reportedly, The Eenadu Group Chairman fell sick on Sunday. He was rushed to Yashoda Hospital on Monday due to high fever.  Dr.NV Rao who is a personal physician of Telangana CM KCR is offering his best service to ensure Ramoji Rao recovers at the earliest. Even a Team led by Pulmonologist Dr. Navaneeth Sagar has been taking care of the Media Baron. Doctors informed that Ramoji Rao's condition has been stable right now. He even consumed food on Wednesday. Ramoji Rao is known for his disciplined life style. Hence, He hardly faced any health issues until recently. He would wake up at 4 AM and go to sleep at 9 PM. He is very particular about the food intake. So, Very rarely does he fall sick. 

Seems like, 'Gautamiputra Satakarni' is in a safe zone despite the multi corner clash with 'Khaidi No.150' and 'Shatamanam Bhavathi'. Usually, Period/Historical Films have a long run time to test the patience of audience. A crisp run time of just 2 hours 12 minutes is like a blessing in disguise for 'Gautamiputra Satakarni'. Repeat value will be high had if the film hits the right chord. Pre-release Theatrical Business of Balayya's 100th flick is anywhere close to Rs 60 crore. This is very much recoverable for a historical subject. Entertainment Tax Exemption from AP & Telangana Governments will be like icing on the cake. Hardly 1% of Telugus knew about the life history of 'Gautamiputra Satakarni'. So, The curiosity factor will draw crowds to the theaters in big numbers during the festival season.

Mahesh Babu wishes to expand his market by releasing his films in other languages. Since few years, He is ensuring that dubbed versions of his movies release in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. He, however, wasn't successful in the attempt until recently. But, Things gonna change completely with his upcoming movie.  AR Murugadoss commands a huge market all over Tamil Nadu as he delivered blockbusters with top stars such as Vijay, Suriya and Ajith. As a result, Tamil Nadu Distributors have been offering fancy prices for his next flick even though Mahesh Babu doesn't enjoy a considerable market in the territory. This could be the best chance of Tollywood Superstar to conquer Kollywood Box Office. As Tamil films have huge market in Kerala, Even the Malayalam version of the movie will have a wider reach.  On the eve of New Year, Murugadoss gave an assurance that Mahesh23 is a Blockbuster on the way. This statement doubled the excitement of the fans. New Schedule of this bilingual kickstart...

Pawan Kalyan is the current topic with date for pre-release event of Khaidi No. 150 approaching fast. Everyone is looking forward for this Powerful hero to make his presence felt at the event.  Already Allu Arvind confirmed that Pawan Kalyan isn't attending the event due to lack of dates. At the same time Ram Charan stated that he will give the invite but Pawan's arrival is not in his hands. Update is that none other than Megastar Chiranjeevi's wife Surekha is going to invite Pawan now.  Pawan always maintains that Vadinamma is his mother, and we have to see how he reacts now.

Vishal officially announced that Khushbu will be the presidential candidate of her team for upcoming Tamil Film Producers Council (TFPC) Polls. Since then, Speculations began doing rounds that the Hero is trying to settle scores with his rivals using the Senior Actress. Khushbu who doesn't fear speaking out what her heart says has got an answer for the haters. 'Vishal isn't the one who made me contest the poll. I myself decided to do so being a woman who has a mind of her own and head in the right place. What others say hardly bothers me. Our intention is to set few things straight and focus would be only on that aspect,' she clarified. When quizzed how would she balance her political commitments and role as a TFPC Chief, Khushbu claimed she is capable of multi-tasking and doing justice to both of her jobs. 

Chiranjeevi has asked VV Vinayak to chop off few unnecessary comedy scenes from 'Khaidi No.150' to retain the soul of the original. As a result, The Direction Team removed few scenes of Comedian Pruthvi at the editing table. Pained by the latest development, Pruthvi expressed how much did it hurt him on the social media. 'Megastar 150th movie lo natinchadam Na adhrushtam. Scenes theesiveyadam Na duradhrushtam. Sankranthi rojuna Ma mother chanipoyinantha badhaga vundhi,' he wrote. How justifiable is comparison of the deletion of few scenes to the death of mother? May be, Pruthvi has over-reacted in an attempt to express how much those scenes in the landmark film of Megastar means to him.  Well, Let's see how Mega Camp responds to this unexpected outburst.

Preparations are going on for Chiranjeevi's 'Khaidi No.150' pre-release function at present. Haailand grounds on the Guntur -Vijayawada highway has been finalized for the event, which is going to be held on January 7.  Whenever there is a such an event, size of the venue gains significance.  Considering the huge fan following Chiranjeevi has, some opine that Haailand venue is too small to handle the crowd.  It is known that Khaidi team has cancelled the audio release function and opted for pre-release function, so die-hard fans are Megastar are eager to attend the event to catch a glimpse of their favorite star. Lakhs of fans are expected to throng the venue even if there is not enough space. We have to wait and see how the event organizers are going to handle this situation. 

Kannada activist Vatal Nagaraj alleges Andhra Officials in Tirumala have been ill-treating the Kannada People. He accused TTD Officials of treating Kannadigas as second-grade citizens. Speaking at the Bengaluru press club, Vatal Nagaraj claims he neither against Andhra Pradesh nor TTD. He, however, expressed his displeasure over the kind of treatment received by Kannadigas visiting Tirumala. Vatal Nagaraj declared that National Highway near Mulabhagilu on January 16th if IAS Officials in TTD doesn't change their attitude. 'Plenty of ornaments have been offered to TTD by Musuru Maharajas. Even they have 7.5 acres of land in Tirumala. A conspiracy is being chalked to seize it. We won't tolerate if Kannadigas were insulted on Tirumala. All the Kannada Associations will take part in the protest,' he told.    It's high time AP Government intervenes and resolve the issue. Or else, It could become an inter-state battle.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is mulling to change the existing ATMs in the country to offer better service to the citizens. It is now studying the latest technology that's been used in developed nations. Actually, Debit Card & Four Digit PIN is a must to withdraw cash from ATMs. A new technology facilitates withdrawals of cash from ATMs by just using the smartphone. Already, America, China, Australia, Singapore and few European Countries have been implementing it. RBI wishes to recalibrate the ATMs in such a manner to dispense cash with mobile within the next 7-8 months. People need to download the App of their respective banks to use this facility and enter the ATM cards details once. To withdraw cash, They just need to open the App, enter the amount they wish to receive, take the mobile close to the ATM so that the QR Code could be tracked to complete the transaction.

Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao is one leader who is admired by people irrespective of caste, creed, region and religion. Sadly, Political Rivals target the statues of Telugu's Pride only to prove their existence. A similar incident happened in Prakasam now. Miscreants had insulted NTR in Uppugunduru village of Naguluppalapadu, Prakasam district. A garland made of chappals have been on the idol of the former Chief Minister. TDP Activists and Locals staged a protest upon offering Palabhishekam to the NTR Statue. A huge rally has been organized by the Telugu Desam Leaders to condemn the distateful act. They demanded the arrest of the culprits and stringent punishment for showing disrespect to the Legendary Personality. Police have given assurance that people behind the whole issue willn't be spared at all.

Indian Science Congress 2017 was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Tirupati on Tuesday. Unfortunately, Organizers failed to include National Anthem is such a prestigious event. Lack of proper co-ordination between the Officials is said to be the reason behind it. On the other hand, Hyderabad Central University Vice Chancellor P Appa Rao who's been blamed for the suicide of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula was conferred with the 'Millennium Plaques of Honour' at the Indian Science Congress for his contribution in the field of bio-tech and higher education. He received the award from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This decision kicked up a huge storm. But, Government claims it has no role to play and Indian Science Congress lane decided the awards list. Appa Rao informed that he is an active member of Programme Advisory Committee on Planet Sciences and Task Force for Biological Agents for Agriculture since a decades.

Supreme Court has sacked BCCI President Anurag Thakur for allegedly not implementing Justice Lodha Committee reforms. A committee has been appointed to replace Mr. Thakur as the BCCI Chief. Speculations were abuzz since then that Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) President Sourav Ganguly is the front runner to be the next BCCI President. However, The Former Indian Skipper condemned the speculations Ganguly made it clear he doesn't qualify for the post of BCCI Chief citing he just completed one year as CAB President. He expressed the feeling that involving his name is completely unnecessary. 'I'm not in race for BCCI President post,' he confirms. When quizzed if he willing to implement Lodha Panel reforms, Ganguly said CAB has no other option but to obey the Supreme Court order. 

An earthquake of 5.7 magnitude on the Richter Scale jolted the northeast region of the country on Tuesday afternoon. National Centre for Seismology told, The epicenter of the moderate quake which took place at 2.39 PM was in Ambassa area (59 km away from Agartala) of Dhalai district, Tripura. It is at a depth of 28 kilometers. There is a panic situation soon after the each began shaking. People ran from their houses and offices to save their lives. 50-Year-Old Woman died due to heart stroke at her residence. Four others have suffered injuries. Nearly 50 Houses got partially damaged due to the quake. Landslides happened in many locations.   People in Assam and Meghalaya too experienced the quake. Fortunately, There is not vast damage.

The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA) Today recommended holding the Budget Session of Parliament in advance. While the Budget Session begins on January 31st, Union Budget would be presented on February 1st. President's Address will happen on January 31st. Even Tabling of the Economic Survey is expected on the same day. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presents the Union Budget on February 1st. The first phase of the budget session is gonna end on Feb 9th. Early presentation Union Budget hints implementation of new taxation from the start of new financial year. Upcoming Budget Session has got lot of significance in the wake of Demonetisation and GST. This is also the first time Railway Budget would be presented along with the Union Budget. 

Soon after his return to Lucknow from New Delhi, Mulayam Singh had a phone conversation with his Akhilesh Yadav to workout a compromise. Soon, Uttar Pradesh CM went to meet his father at his Lucknow home. In the 2-hour meeting, Mulayam and Akhilesh has discussed about what should be done to resolve the crisis. Akhilesh Yadav promised to give up the party chief post to his father. He, however, wants his uncle Shivpal Yadav not to interfere in Uttar Pradesh matter anymore. Instead, He asked Mulayam to send Shivpal to Delhi for playing a role in National Politics. In addition, Akhilesh Yadav demanded that he should be given full authority to decide the party candidates for upcoming Assembly polls. Meanwhile, Mulayam & Akhilesh's Camps are desperately trying to stake claim of party's cycle symbol. They already met Election Commission in New Delhi to decide the matter.

YSR Congress MLA Srikanth Reddy reacted seriously over the comments made by JC Diwakar Reddy during the public meeting in Muchumarri on Monday. Srikanth Reddy: 'Who is JC Diwakar Reddy? He spoke unparliamentary language after having four pegs of alcohol. He is actually Johnny Walker Reddy. Will slash his tongue if he makes such comments. He have the track record of looting the people. Someone who licks the shoes of Chandrababu Naidu doesn't have the moral right to speak about castes. What does JC knew about Rayalseema? He should take back the objectionable comments made by him. Recently, Supreme Court conveyed that caste and religion can't be used for vote bank politics. Chandrababu Naidu should stop making his puppets abuse political opponents'. During the launch Muchumarri lift-irrigation on Monday, JC Diwakar Reddy told he don't understand why two castes were rallying behind Jaganmohan Reddy. He questioned how could Jagan oppose Pattiseema and Polavaram projects...

'Shavukaru' Janaki,  'Shubhalekha' Sudhakar, 'Sirivennela' Sitarama Shastry, '30 Years'' Prudhvi.. What all these names have in common ? There are some suffixes added to the real name. When a celebrity gets a break in his career, the movie title or a character name is added to their real name. It seems young hero Sri Vishnu joined the league of names listed above.   It is known that 'Appatlo Okadundevadu' starring Nara Rohith and Sri Vihnu released recently and turned out to be a hit.  The movie was set in 90's backdrop and Sri Vishnu played 'Railway Raju' role in the film. His character has impressed the audience big time. Congratulatory messages are pouring in for him for his performance as 'Railway Raju'.  Vishnu is saying that he has spent several hours attending the phone calls appreciating his performance.   Sri Vishnu revealed in a recent interview that  "I was confident on the success of the film from the scr...

Whenever there is a Mega function, a routine question pops up in the minds of Telugu audience.. "Will Pawan Kalyan attend the function ?".  Every time it's a million dollar question.  Discussions will go on in the Tollywood media and social media for days together. Same thing is happening now with Khaidi pre-release function which is going to be conducted in Hai Land in Guntur. Who can answer this question ? Producer Ram Charan is seriously trying to project that entire Mega family is behind Chiranjeevi.  When he is trying to do that Pawan's presence will make a huge difference.  Charan knows this clearly and he tweeted yesterday that "I'am meeting Pawan Kalayan babai today evening and will invite him for Khaidi No.150 pre-release function, then its his decision".  With a single tweet he tried to clear the air on two issues. One is Charan is inviting his uncle Pawan. So no one can say that Pawan is not invited.  Second thing is that he left the decision...

After Google has released their list of Most Searched celebrities for the year 2016, now it's the turn of Twitter to do a similar honour.  Mentioning those celebrities who are talked about most, both through mentioning and hashtags, Twitter compiled a list. Sexy lady Priyanka Chopra emerged as the most talked about female star in 2016 on Twitter with 23% share among the Top 10 list, while Alia Bhatt stood second at 18% share. Among men, Shah Rukh topped the male celebrity of the year list with 36% share of the conversations, while 18% share getter Salman Khan stood second. 

Recently Telangana IT Minister started posting his pictures wearing handloom shirts and asked/challenged celebrities to do the same, to kick start #wearhandloom initiative.  Other day he has tweeted, "Me in Handlooms in support of weavers. What about you? @iamnagarjuna @RanaDaggubati @LakshmiManchu @Pvsindhu1 @Samanthaprabhu2 #WearHandloom". Surprisingly Universal hero Kamal Haasan responded to this.  "I also support handloom weavers. Have grown seeing my father wear nothing but handloom clothes, through his life", Kamal tweeted to KTR, and our minister retweeted it. 

From some time, producer Dil Raju is trying to impress people with his good looks. This 50+ producer is not deliberately doing it but his styling is creating such an impression.  Latest update is that he's seen in a short role cameo in the movie Satamanam Bhavathi that is produced by him. He's seen as a palanquin bearer in the film alongside Sharwanand in a blink and miss shot in the trailer of "Satamanam Bhavathi". Whether Dil Raju has done a prominent role in the movie, or just appeared in that one shot is something we have to see.  Meanwhile Satamanam Bhavathi is gearing up for January 14th release. Sharwanand and Anupama Parameswaran are the leads in the film. 

Apparently heroine Trisha has gently risen from her dull phase and started picking up some interesting projects. After starring in horror films like Mohini, she joined political thrillers now real-life based films.  In an upcoming Telugu and Tamil bilingual titled "18:18", Trisha will be playing the role of a receptionist in a five star hotel. Story of the film is set in the backdrop of 26/11 attacks in Mumbai. It will showcase how Trisha saved her own life and also others, and the fear that went through from evening 6 pm to morning 6 am.  Hope one of these films will also give a hit to Trisha!!

Jana Sena President Pawan Kalyan on Tuesday visited Uddanam area in Srikakulam district to meet the people suffering from Kidney-related ailments. He held a face-to-face interactive session with the sufferers during the public meeting. Pawan Kalyan: 'The kidney issue in Uddanam is like a calamity. Why didn't Successive Governments try to resolve it even after countless people of a region kept dying for decades? Why parties approach people only for seeking votes? Why don't they care for their well-being? Government says they lacked funds. After demonetisation, Banks have abundant cash resources. AP Government allotted Rs 6,000 crore for Health Care. Rs 100 crore should be allotted for Uddanam issue alone. Setting up dialysis centers won't solve the issue. Focus should be on finding the inception of disease and its remedy'. 'I knew the pain of kidney patients & their kin. My aunt's husband died of kidney ailment. Minister Kamineni says Dialysis Centres ha...