Rating: 3/5
Cast : Allari Naresh, Richa Panai, Ramya Krishna, Sayaji Shinde and others
Directed by : E Sattibabu
Produced by : Chanti Addala
Banner : Friendly Movies
Music : Koti
Release Date : 2012-12-27
We are not new to films that are set up with Yama Lokam backdrop. Telugu cinema has been churning out good number of 'Yama movies' in the recent past. It is Allari Naresh's turn to test this formula.
What is it about?
Naresh (Allari Naresh) marries Lord Yama (Sayaji Shinde) daughter Yamaja (Richa Panai) in a stage play and she comes after him saying that he is her real husband. When Naresh too falls for her Yama comes from Yama Loka to take back his daughter. Naresh follows him there as he has special powers.
Performances:
Naresh has done well within his limitations. He is at ease in comedy scenes and did his best in emotional situations. Richa Panai is just a glam doll. Sayaji Shinde didn't suit the role of Yama. Master Bharat as Young Yama is good. Krishna Bhagavan is hilarious and Raghu Babu is loud. Ramya Krishna is decent. Tanikella Bharani is topnotch.
On the Technical Front:
Koti's music is not good. Except for Atho Athamma kooturo remix nothing really works. Dialogues are good with fine one liners. Graphics are okay and the art department has done a neat job. Production values are good for a film with medium range star cast.
Director Sattibabu made sure that there is enough comedy in the film to make the film 'paisa vasool entertainer'. He should have written a better screenplay to make it a better film. As of now it is just an average effort from the director.
Analysis:
First half of the film races ahead with right doses of entertainment. Barring a couple of unwanted comedy scenes, first half is pretty decent with an interesting interval bang. People would expect the second half to be more fun.
However, the film fell short of expectations in the latter half as the director tried to make it a commercial film. Had he stuck to the comedy genre Yamudiki Mogudu might have scored more marks. There is not enough comedy in the second half.
The film drags on and on towards the climax. Joker song is completely unnecessary during the penultimate scene. This is where the film loses steam and ends up as an average fare. Most of Allari Naresh's films did well even with weaker content than this. So this should fare well at the box office too.
Verdict: Mass comedy with a sentimental climax
Hyderabad,
Dec 26: Notwithstanding the high expectations that a section of
Congress leaders have, the all-party meeting convened by the central
government over the Telangana issue Dec 28 is not likely to achieve any
breakthrough in finding a solution to the contentious issue.
With
just two days to go for the much-awaited meet, three major parties in
Andhra Pradesh are yet to name their representatives, indicating their
dilemma in taking a clear stand on the issue.
The ruling
Congress, the main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the YSR
Congress, which is emerging as a key force, remain divided along
regional lines.
With Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde
inviting two representatives from each party, all the three are under
pressure to send delegates from both Telangana and Seemandhra
(Rayalaseema and Andhra regions).
While their leaders from Telangana want statehood, their counterparts from Seemandhra are opposed to Andhra Pradesh's division.
Five other parties invited to the meet which have taken a clear stand on the issue have announced their representatives.
The
Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and
the Communist Party of India (CPI) want a Telangana state. The Communist
Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
(MIM) are opposed to the state's bifurcation.
Congress
leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, in-charge of party affairs in the state, has
dampened the spirits of Telangana leaders by stating that since Shinde
recently took over as the home minister, he convened the meeting to know
the views of the parties afresh.
Political observers say
if eliciting the opinion of the parties is the purpose of the meeting,
it will not achieve any breakthrough.
Since the divergent
views in the major parties are known and with no hopes of unanimity,
the meeting may end in a failure like the two previous ones held in 2010
and 2011.
Congress leaders from Telangana, including some MPs, had asked Shinde to invite only one representative from each party.
The
Congress is finding itself in a tight spot over the issue as there is
pressure both from within and outside to take a clear stand.
The TDP and the YSR Congress are in fact waiting for the ruling party to declare its stand.
The Congress is reluctant. "We will take a stand after hearing other parties," said state Congress chief Botsa Satyanarayana.
A section of Congress leaders are pessimistic about the outcome of the all-party meeting.
They
believe the central government is not inclined to carve out Telangana
state as this could trigger demands for smaller states in other parts of
the country.
The Congress leadership is keen to drag the
issue till the 2014 Lok Sabha election. Some of its leaders from
Telangana, however, have warned that the party may have to pay a heavy
price in the region.
With the TRS and pro-Telangana
groups threatening to crush parties which don't support the Telangana
demand, both the Congress and TDP face desertions in the region, made up
of 10 districts including Hyderabad.
The upcoming meeting
appears to be aimed at pacifying a section of its MPs from Telangana
who set Dec 9 as the deadline for an announcement on taking forward the
Telangana movement.
The Srikrishna committee report,
submitted in December 2010, is also gathering dust. The panel had mooted
six possible solutions to the issue.
Karimnagar,
Dec 26: TDP Chief N. Chandrababu Naidu here on Wednesday reiterated
that he was not against creation of separate Telangana State. He also
made it clear that he would not speak against the Telangana issue even
in future.
Speaking to the media as part of his ‘Vastunna
Meekosam’ padayatra here on Wednesday, Chandrababu Naidu said the TDP
had given a letter to the Centre in 2008 in favor of Telangana. He said
that creation of separate Telangana State was neither in his hands nor
has power to give Telangana.
Naidu has alleged that TRS
Chief K Chandrasekhara Rao, his son K Tarakarama Rao, daughter K Kavita
and nephew T Harish Rao want only political employment but not welfare
of the people. He said the Congress was hatching a political conspiracy
to malign the TDP without expressing its opinion on Telangana issue. He
demanded that the Congress express its opinion on Telangana issue first
as it was in power in the State and at the Centre.
Reminding
that Hyderabad City was developed tremendously during the TDP regime
with huge investments pouring in, Chandrababu Naidu lamented that the
youth were not getting jobs though they were intelligent. He has alleged
that late chief minister YSR had destroyed the system by appointing his
followers in the APPSC.
The TDP chief said the common
devotees were facing untold troubles at Tirumala due to VIP darshans. He
assured the poor and handicrafts that he would help them by allotting
Rs 10,000 crores for their welfare. He also said that the TDP would
allot 100 Assembly seats to the BCs and 50 percent in the local body
elections.
Meanwhile, the TDP Chief held a meeting with
Seemandhra TDP leaders today and discussed with them about the strategy
to be adopted at the all-party meet to be held in New Delhi on December
28 on Telangana issue.
Speaking to the media later,
Seemandhra senior leader Yanamala Ramakrishnudu said the party would
express single opinion on Telangana issue at the all-party meet.
Touted to be a commercial film with a romantic angle,Chennai Express is the story of a man travelling from Mumbai to Rameshwaram and what happens to him during his journey. Shahrukh is returning back to his favourite forte 'romance' once again and he is going to remind DDLJ. Deepika will be seen in a never-seen-before avatar and in that traditional wear she looks fab. Wait for few more months to catch a glimpse of this jodi on the silver screen again!
Omkar
gained immense popularity as top anchor in Telugu small screen. Now he
is turning director on silver screen and many analysts are hoping same
kind of melodrama associated with his reality shows in his films. The
film starring Havish and Sanusha is releasing on 28th of this month.
Writer
Chinni Krihsna threw a bomb stating Omkar is a 'Genius' of
controversies. He revealed that the film touched many controversial
subjects and will include many in the film. He exuded confidence that
'Genius' will result in sea change in the thinking of students and will
become another Pratighatana.
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 Hyderabad, Dec 25: With just three days left for the crucial all-party meeting convened by Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Friday in a bid to resolve the contentious separate Telangana State issue, the political parties invited for discussion are busy finalizing the names of those who would represent them and also about their party’s point of view.The BJP, which is vehemently supporting the creation of a Telangana State, would be represented at the meeting by State party president G. Kishan Reddy and senior leader Kambampati Haribabu. The CPM, which is against bifurcation of the State, has decided to depute the party’s State secretary B. V. Raghavulu and Floor leader in the Assembly Julakanti Ranga Reddy. The Telugu Desam is expected to finalize its representatives after the politburo meeting on December 27. However, the TDP president Chandrababu Naidu, who is now in Karimnagar district as part of his “Vasthunna Meekosam” walkathon, held a meeting today with the party’s MLAs from the Telangana to apprise himself of their views and the stance to be adopted though it is well known that they are staunch separatists. The TDP chief has also convened a meeting of the party legislators from Seemandhra region on Wednesday and continue his exercise in this regard. After having heard the views and opinions of the leaders from both the regions, a final decision about the single point view to be expressed at the all-party meeting would be decided at the politburo meeting on Thursday. It is reliably learnt that former TDP minister Kadiam Srihari has been almost finalized as one of the representatives of the party. Another name that was also cleared was that of senior leader Yanamala Ramakrishnudu, a known integrationist. Since the party seemed to be favorably inclined for a separate Telangana State, he seemed to have decided not to take part in the all-party meeting. It is also learnt that many of the party legislators from both the regions seemed to be in favour of Chandrababu Naidu himself representing TDP at the Delhi meeting. As for as the ruling Congress is concerned, the party is vertically divided on the issue. While the party MPs, MLAs and MPs from the Telangana have been relentlessly espousing the cause for a Telangana State, those from the Seemandhra region are stoutly opposed to bifurcation of the State and stressing the need for status quo. Since the party leadership, both at the State and Central levels, seem to have been caught between the devil and deep sea like situation, the APCCpresident Botcha Satyanarayana himself has asserted that only after all the parties make their stance clear, the Congress would then spell out its stand. The YSR Congress Party has been doing a balancing act in this affair so far. Without making a firm commitment on the separate statehood, the party has been cleverly asserting that it was in sync with the sentiments of the people of the region and that if the Union government decides to bifurcate the State it would not oppose it. However, according to reliable sources, the party would be represented at the all-party meeting by M.V. Mysoora Reddy and Konathala Ramakrishna. The TRS, which has been spearheading the agitation for a separate State for the past 11 years is likely to be represented by party chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao. Though it was earlier decided that TJAC Chairman Prof. Kodandaram would also represent on behalf of TRS, there seems to have been some opposition to it and hence he may not attend the meet. However, a clear-cut picture on who would represent the TRS would be known in a day or two. The MIM party’s Lok Sabha member from Hyderabad Asaduddin Owaisi would attend the meeting on behalf of the party. It might be mentioned here that the MIM has been insisting that if a Telangana State was inevitable, then Hyderabad should be made a Union Territory. Another option made by the party was for creating a Rayala Telangana with Hyderabad as its capital. Thus, the status of Hyderabad is bound to become a contentious issue in resolving the Telangana affair. It might be mentioned here that the Ministry of Home Affairs had made it clear that each of the eight political parties invited for the December 28 meeting could send two representatives. Though the need for expressing only one view at the meeting was being emphasized by all the political parties, the possibility of a unanimity on the issue might encounter some rough weather. Thus the much expected solution to the Telangana issue might turn out to be only a mirage! |
New Delhi, Dec 25: Congress president Sonia Gandhi has reportedly expressed anger at the remarks of the PCC chief Botsa Satyanarayana on the Delhi gang rape.
According to sources, she has asked her adviser Ahmed Patel to obtain an explanation from Botsa on the remarks. It is learnt that Botsa has given a letter explaining his comments and his later statement condemning media reports to the AICC general secretary and state party in-charge Ghulam Nabi Azad.
It was reported that Botsa has faulted the girl for moving about at midnight. He has reportedly said that we cannot move about during midnight simply because we got freedom at midnight. He is reported to have described the rape as a minor incident and praised Sonia Gandhi for talking to student leaders though it was a small incident.
Hyderabad, Dec 25: Cyberabad police have arrested a youth from Nepal for raping a five-year-old girl, the daughter of his neighbour and fellow Nepali, at Madhapur, the information technology district.
The 21-year-old accused was arrested after the father of the victim lodged a complaint with Madhapur police station under Cyberabad police commissionerate.
Both the accused and the victim are from Nepal and working here. Dhanu Shree, a cook in a restaurant, sexually assaulted the daughter of his neighbour Padam Bahadur, who was working as a security guard at Raheja IT Park.
Though the incident took place on Dec 22 in Pathrika Nagar, it came to light on Monday. The police Tuesday announced the arrest of the accused. He was produced before a court, which sent him to judicial custody.
The accused was arrested from Secunderabad police station late Monday night when he was trying to escape from the city.
According to police, the girl was playing near her house on the evening of Dec 22 when the accused took her to a nearby place and raped her.
When her parents returned home, they found her crying. After they lodged a complaint, police sent the girl to Gandhi Hospital for medical examination and launched a manhunt for the accused.
The 21-year-old accused was arrested after the father of the victim lodged a complaint with Madhapur police station under Cyberabad police commissionerate.
Both the accused and the victim are from Nepal and working here. Dhanu Shree, a cook in a restaurant, sexually assaulted the daughter of his neighbour Padam Bahadur, who was working as a security guard at Raheja IT Park.
Though the incident took place on Dec 22 in Pathrika Nagar, it came to light on Monday. The police Tuesday announced the arrest of the accused. He was produced before a court, which sent him to judicial custody.
The accused was arrested from Secunderabad police station late Monday night when he was trying to escape from the city.
According to police, the girl was playing near her house on the evening of Dec 22 when the accused took her to a nearby place and raped her.
When her parents returned home, they found her crying. After they lodged a complaint, police sent the girl to Gandhi Hospital for medical examination and launched a manhunt for the accused.
Hansika who shared screen space with Vishnu in Denikaina Ready has been roped into play the female lead in Manoj's upcoming film to be directed by Nageswara Reddy of Seema Sastry and DNR fame. The chemistry between the lead pair worked out well in Denikaina Ready and so Manchus feel this bubbly beauty is their lucky mascot. Despite being so busy with her multiple Tamil projects, Hansika adjusted her dates for Manoj's film and the shooting begins early next year.
Seems like the successive flops have changed the mindset of Manoj as the young actor decided to take a break from out-of-the-box and experimental films for now and focus on formula based commercial entertainers to get that much-needed success. He is finally doing a full fledged comedy flick and this project is said to be a laugh riot right from start to end. Let's see how much he succeeds in this attempt!
However this hot babe is now trying to hijack Malaika Arora's 'Kevvukeka'. Malaika's special number Kevvu Keka in Gabbar Singh became so much popular that film makers cast Allari Naresh and titled it as 'Kevvu Keka'. Devi Prasad is directing the film which will feature Mumaith Khan in a item song. The song would be filmed on Mumaith, Naresh and 18 other stars. They include Ali, Krishna Bhagwan,MS Narayana,Kavitha and others. Prem Rakshit is choreographing movements for the song
Mumaith hopes that it will be a new beginning for her fading career and land her in more such sizzling offers.
Shriya rose to peaks during a time and ruled the roost as a top-starlet in Tollywood. Though Taapsee is not able to get there, she is always busy with big movies and big stars. Right now, Taapsee is heading to shake her leg with Lawrence for the upcoming 'Muni 3'. But people are equating this to Shriya's pairing with Tamil comedian Vadivelu in a flick long time back. After acting in that movie, our sexy siren was forced to pack her bags. Cine observers are saying that tinsel towns love to see gorgeous beauties pairing with handsome guys, which otherwise they will be strapped of opportunities.
But Taapsee's fans are not accepting this as they say that it is the individual talent of an actress that will fetch them but not hero's handsomeness. 'We have seen many heroines who sizzled with dark heroes like Rajnikanth and Vishal, before becoming top starlets', said a fan.
According to insiders he is singing in a telugu film titled 'Back Bench Student' which marks the debut of another Kollywood hero Mahat Raghavendra. Simbu already completed recording for the song and he even features in the video. Even Kolaveri Di fame Anirudh will be seen singing title track for the film. Director Madhura Sridhar says , "Simbu is a good friend of Mahat. He suggested the idea of roping him in for a song and we were excited with the idea too. Simbu is a very talented singer, he has done a fabulous job."
Hyderabad,
Dec 23: Task Force of the West Zone police has burst a hi-tech sex
racket in a five-star hotel in the Banjara Hills area of the city.
Police have arrested a Model from Mumbai and one Narasimhachari in a raid on the hotel, late on Saturday night.
It
is learnt that the kingpin of the racket has disappeared from the
scene. The racket being run from the five star hotel has shocked even
the police sleuths.
Task Force sleuths raided a star hotel in Banjara Hills and busted a prostitution racket on Saturday night. A sex worker from Mumbai was rescued and the organiser of the racket was arrested.
Acting on a specific alert, a Task Force team raided Taj Banjara Hotel on Road No.1, Banjara Hills, and rescued a 23-year-old model from Mumbai. The girl was lured into flesh trade by brothel organisers Janardhan alias Johnny and Narasimha Murthy from Rajahmundry.
Police managed to apprehend Narasimha Murthy from the hotel but failed to trap Janardhan, who was operating the racket with the help of the former.
According to Task Force sleuths, Janardhan brought the model three days ago from Mumbai promising her good money every week. He then booked a room at Taj Banjara and put the victim there.
As per Janardhan's instructions, his associate Narasimha Murthy started procuring customers by charging Rs 15,000 from each. Narasimha has been handed over to Banjara Hills police. The victim was shifted to a government rescue home.
Task Force sleuths raided a star hotel in Banjara Hills and busted a prostitution racket on Saturday night. A sex worker from Mumbai was rescued and the organiser of the racket was arrested.
Acting on a specific alert, a Task Force team raided Taj Banjara Hotel on Road No.1, Banjara Hills, and rescued a 23-year-old model from Mumbai. The girl was lured into flesh trade by brothel organisers Janardhan alias Johnny and Narasimha Murthy from Rajahmundry.
Police managed to apprehend Narasimha Murthy from the hotel but failed to trap Janardhan, who was operating the racket with the help of the former.
According to Task Force sleuths, Janardhan brought the model three days ago from Mumbai promising her good money every week. He then booked a room at Taj Banjara and put the victim there.
As per Janardhan's instructions, his associate Narasimha Murthy started procuring customers by charging Rs 15,000 from each. Narasimha has been handed over to Banjara Hills police. The victim was shifted to a government rescue home.
Students who gathered in large numbers this morning in Delhi have made the central government yield to their rightful demands. The protest that turned chaotic at the India gate overseeing the Rashtrapathi Bhavan was brought under control after the government conceded to their demands that urged justice to the rape victim.The Home Ministry had invited the agitating students for talks. Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs RPN Singh urged the students to calm down and said, the government is prepared to hold talks with their representatives over the demands. He added that the rape accused would be severely dealt with.The 23-years-old medical student a victim to the gruesome rape, on Sunday, is right now battling for life at Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital. Six of the accused have been arrested, as the victim is slowly recovering, nevertheless the trauma is to haunt her for sometime in future.The day (December 22) witnessed some tension moments when students gathered in large numbers and were proceeding towards the Presidential residence. However the police tried to control the agitating protestors with water cannon firing and lathi-charge. Many of them were arrested on the charge
The chemistry of the lead pair of Dhamarukam, was well appreciated by the film goers. The duo in the lead Nagarjuna and Anushka Shetty always set the screens on fire when ever spotted together. Off late the grapevine is abuzz with many rumours about their onscreen sizzle. For that matter Nag looks intimate onscreen with every starlet he acts with. However this particular one had been the talk of filmnagar. Adding fuel to fire, Jeyjamma expressed her interest to act with Nag once more. She said working with the Manamadhudu of Tollywood is a learning experience and she yearned for more such ventures. As usual out theory of no smoke with out fire need be mentioned out here. Nevertheless theissue needs not much credence as Nag and Anushka are both professionals. Such rumours shall never take a toll on them and will not affect their friendship either.
The other talk is that the poster has been copied from a Hollywood film 'Jennifer's Body' which is a 2009 black comedy horror film directed by Karyn Kusama. The film features Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Johnny Simmons, and Adam Brody. Both the posters feature young lass with oozing blood from a pair of delicious red lips. Bhatt camp has a deep bondage with controversies since longtime. Right from 'Murder' to the last release 'Jism 2', every film of theirs has been into some or the other trouble and stayed in news for all wrong reasons. Looks like, the makers are keen that this kind of controversy helps the film and does high business
Money plays a significant role in each one's life and actors are no different. Ask Tamanna, to know how an extra few bucks could show it's effect on decision making.Tamanna wasn't seen in any of the Tamil films in the recent past and the only project she signed after a gap of two years was that of Ajith's film to be directed by Shiva (Souryam, Daruvu fame). The makers seems to have done a lot of ground work to lure the actress back to Kollywood. A whopping amount of Rs 1.5 crore which is much higher than the pay package she normally charges was offered to Tammu and the beauty signed the film immediately.With this new assignment, Tammu bagged the title of highest paid actress down South. However, the sources close to the actress defend her by saying she has been paid what she deserves.Tamanna got mixed results in Tollywood with films like 100 Percent Love & Cameraman Gangatho Rambabu turning into profit grossers, and much-hyped flicks Badrinath, Oosaravelli, Endukante Premanta and Rebel bombing at the Box Office. Let's see how her comeback films in Bollywood (Himmatwala) and Kollywood (Ajith's film) will end!
Lakshmi Rai is currently shooting for her upcoming film in Pondicherry in an outdoor location where a romantic song will be canned. The news of the voluptuous beauty's presence spread like wild fire in the neighboring places and within no time a large crowd gathered at the spot. Crowd went crazy on the sets, refused to stay outside the boundary line and even the actress was mobbed by the excited fans. Security personnels swung into action and with great difficulty they brought the situation under control.
Lakshmi Rai's on screen hot appearances might have earned her lakhs of admirers, but the same image is bringing her problems. Apart from sweating out in front of the camera, the actors have to cope up with such incidents to stay in the glamour world for a long time. This hottie may be aware of it!
Mass Maharaja Ravi Teja’s classical appearance ‘Sarocharu’ US prints (both 35mm and digital) were dispatched and will be reaching EWR, New Jersey by Friday Dec 21st morning 7:15am. All the prints will be dispatched to respective locations as soon as we receive them. Also content has been uploaded to Quebe LA office as back up. Since prints are delayed there will not be any premier shows in US on Thursday, Dec 20th except the following locations.
Possible premiere shows:
1. Big Cinemas, Fremont, CA @ 8:30pm 2. Big Cinemas, Towne 3, CA @ 8:30pm 3. Indianapolis, IN @ 8:30pm in New Location All shows in all locations will be screened from Friday, Dec 21st as per the published schedules.Enjoy this fun filled entertainer on these Holidays on Silver screens and stay away from piracy!
BlueSky wishes all the patrons in Overseas “Happy Holidays”!!
New Delhi, Dec 21:The rage spread, rapidly and steadily, through India's national capital Friday as students, activists and just concerned citizens gathered at various places in the city to protest the torture and gang-rape of a young woman, now battling to stay alive in a Delhi hospital.
As the protests literally reached President Pranab Mukherjee's doorstep, with angry demonstrators going right up till the gates of Rashtrapati Bhavan and one even managing to enter the complex, Delhi Police finally nabbed the two men who were at large.
As the evening set in, hundreds reached 10 Janpath, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's offficial residence, and held candle march and noisy protests. Police erected barricades and stopped anyone from entering her heavily fortified residence.
The parliamentary standing committee on home affairs, on its part, summoned union Home Secretary R.K. Singh and Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar Dec 27 to discuss atrocities against women and the law and order situation in the national capital.
R.K. Singh and Neeraj Kumar later held a press conference and said they will be seeking "maximum punishment" for the accused persons. They said they will seek fast-track and day-to-day trial in the case that has shocked the nation.
But the Delhi High Court said it is not "convinced" with the status report filed by the Delhi Police which did not mention the details of police officials patrolling the area where the woman was gang-raped and tortured in a moving bus.
Faced with the growing outrage, with protests not just in New Delhi but also elsewhere in the country, Delhi Police arrested two more accused, including one who has claimed that he is a juvenile. The sixth man identified as Akshay Thakur has been arrested from Aurangabad in Bihar.
In scenes unprecedented in the city, multiple protests broke out - at India Gate, Rajpath, Rashtrapati Bhavan, Jantar Mantar and 10 Janpath in the heart of Lutyens Delhi as well as outside Safdarjung Hospital, where the 23-year-old victim of the savage gang-rape fought a valiant battle against her injuries but continued to stay critical.
Rarely, if ever, have so many people taken to the streets in so many different places for a single cause. It was an unstoppable momentum.
Demanding justice and fast track courts, many people have rallied in protest in the capital in the five days since the incident Sunday night, when the physiotherapist intern was brutally assaulted and her male friend beaten in a moving bus. Both were stripped and dumped by the roadside near the domestic airport after the nearly 40-minute ordeal.
The residence of Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit and the police headquarters have all witnessed the spontaneous outpouring of anger.
"About 250 protestors thronged the high-security zone of Rastrapati Bhavan. We had to divert them back to India Gate," a senior police official told IANS after forces tried in vain to control the surging demonstrators.
Swati, a student at the YWCA, managed to slip past the gates of Rashtrapati Bhavan, before she was pushed back.
"They do nothing to protect us, and when we want justice, they say we need permission to enter the president's house. Such a heinous crime has occurred, and they expect us to seek permission to protest," Swati said.
As people hit the streets of Delhi to vent their grief and anger, the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in central Delhi offered the victim free intestinal transplant.
Doctors treating the woman said their focus was on providing her the best treatment as her life was at grave risk. She underwent surgery to remove a gangrenous section of intestine, and there was risk of infection.
"These are early signs of sepsis," B.D. Athani, medical superintendent of Safdarjung Hospital, told reporters here. Sepsis is a potentially deadly medical condition characterised by a whole-body inflammatory state caused by severe infection.
"The next three to four days are very crucial," he added.
The woman, who had been on a ventilator since Sunday night, is now able to breathe "comfortably" without it for several hours.
The young woman and her uncertain future were focal points for the entire nation, even for a group of Muslim clerics in Mumbai who said rape could only be stemmed through a change in the present "capitalistic, patriarchal" social system.
Demanding justice for the girl, the clerics said in a statement: "The Delhi gang-rape is a horrifying and spine chilling incident."
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wacky and fun only because Salman Khan played him, here is more
spoof-proof in the sequel of how Salman adopts, embraces and assimilates
the characters he plays until one can't tell the star apart from the
character.
This is not to say Salman is a method actor.
God forbid! He's just the opposite. Chulbul Pandey, if ever such a
khaki-clad law-enforcer ever, would want to be as chirpy and obnoxious
as Chulbul Pandey.
So what does Chulbul do in "Dabangg 2"
that he didn't do in "Dabangg"? Nothing, and everything. There's more of
everything in the sequel and hence a sense of deja vu.
The
fights which begin, end and bolster the plot, are done with that
irrepressible mix of guffaws and grunts that Salman patented in Prabhu
Deva's "Wanted". Indeed it wouldn't be wrong to say that Prabhu Deva was
the father of Chulbul Pandey, in a manner of speaking.
Here
of course in "Dabangg 2" Vinod Khanna is back as Chulbul's father. The
scenes between Salman and his screen-dad are written with a delicious
mix of irreverence and affection. There is a hilarious encounter on the
rooftop of their Kanpur home where son asks his sleepy, annoyed father
about the deceased mother (Dimple Kapadia, a mere photo on the wall in
the sequel).
And then Salman leaves in a huff saying, "Mom was right. You're no fun to sleep with. I am better off sleeping with my wife."
Ahem.
Save the blushes for a rainy day. Salman's Chulbul gives us no time get
bothered with niceties. Chulbul simply sweeps us along into a tidal
wave of wackily written and executed action sequences undercut by a
sharp sense of self-deprecating humour.
The storytelling
is breathless. The characters can't really keep pace with the breakneck
storytelling. They are underveloped and largely kept in the shadows to
accentuate the hero's larger-than-life (though blessedly never
larger-than-laughs) persona.
Sonakshi Sinha, of course,
enjoys playing the seductress in the shadows. In film after film, she
plays the dutiful beloved soul-mate to the macho-hero. And really, her
sartorial styling and the designer sarees and backless blouses in a film
that pays a lot of attention to mofussil modes is way-way-way over the
top. It's hard to see her expressions beyond the eyeshadows.
That reminds me...Sonakshi shares the shadows with Arbaaz Khan who as Chulbul Pandey's brother is delightful daft and goofy.
The
villains have a coherent voice (never mind their livid screaming) and
more space to develop as characters. The plot goes into spasms of
explanation as to why one of the villains Niktin Dheer needed to take
off his shirt in the climax .Really, Salman's shirtless act needs no
accompaniment.
Prakash Raj does his usual snarling
sneering arch-villain act, no surprises here. Deepak Dobriyal who gets
to die in a rather gruesome way in the irate Chulbul's hands, is sharp
and cutting in his brief role. Some of Salman's subordinates in the
police station are also engaging.
But make no mistake.
This film belongs to Chulbul alias Salman from the first frame to the
last. Salman goes through the motions without any punctuation except a
string of exclamations. While the other characters remain dutifully
tenuous, Chulbul's comic-book valour is highlighted unapologetically.
"Dabangg
2" takes off effortlessly from the first frame creating a wackier,
wilder, wittier saga than "Dabangg" woven around Chulbul Pandey's agile,
anarchic antics.
Though the plot is written in
half-hearted measures leaving many episodes including the climax looking
incomplete, the film is loads of lowbrow fun with some peppy songs by
Sajid-Wajid which are filmed with an earthy gusto. Aseem Mishra's camera
looks at life in "Kanpur" through wide-eyed lenses that stare
unabashedly at the characters's quirks.
And now for the ek
crore ka sawaal. Does Kareena Kapoor's item song "Fevicol" match up to
Malaika Arora's "Munni badnaam" in the first "Dabangg"?
Redundant question. It's like asking, does "Dabangg 2" measure up to "Dabangg"?
Banner: Three Angels Studio Pvt. Ltd.
Producer: Priyanka Dutt
Director: Parasuram
Music: Devi Sri Prasad
Casting: Ravi Teja, Kajal Agarwal, Richa Gangopadhyay, Nara Rohith and Others
Rating: 2.0/5.0
Story
Sandhya
(Kajal) meets Kartik (Raviteja) and instantly fall in love with him at
first sight during her studies in Italy. She tries to impress him but
finds him a hard nut to crack on her way to India. However to her shock
she comes to know that he is already married and decides to marry her
relative Gautam (Nara Rohit). What twists happen in Sandhya's love life
has to be enjoyed on silver screen.
Performance
Ravi
Teja came up with a credible performance and though he played a subdued
role controlling his mass action, he emoted well in climax and crucial
scenes. However masses may not put up with his role as even in dances
there are no mass moves for which he is popular for. However his comedy
timing and action makes the day. Kajal gave stellar performance and
stole the show from all. She looked gorgeous and matched dialogue to
dialogue with Ravi Teja in timing. She was really entertaining and the
scenes between Ravi Teja and Kajal came out well. Richa Gangopadhyay's
role has no scope for performance but she looked good and hot in songs.
Nara Rohit came out with cool performance as Gautam and others like
Chandra Mohan, Jayasudha, MS. Narayana did their roles to perfection.
Analysis
Director
Parasuram scripted a good storyline and even included excellent twists
in the plot. However lack of comedy undid the film. The film starts off
at brisk pace with Kajal and Ravi Teja's chemistry taking viewers to
completely different zone. However the tempo was not maintained the
moment Raviteja started narrating his love track with Richa. It could
have been scripted in a more interested and better manner. Except for
MS. Narayana's minute appearance the film did not have any entertaining
elements which is a major draw back. All in all a good story not dealt
properly by the director.
Technical
Production
values are good. Devi Sri Prasad's music is good and are perfectly
choreographed. Back Ground score is ok. Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao's
editing could have been better in the entire film as there are many
scenes that could have faced the cut. Vijay Chakravarthy's
cinematography is beautiful. Director though prepared a
nice story-line completely lost the plot in screenplay.
Final Talk
Mass Raja in class appearance not only alienated mass viewers but also class viewers.
Darsaka Ratna Dasari Narayana Rao has lashed out at big heroes of the Telugu film industry at a book release function here on Thursday.
Talking
at the release of the book 'Basha', he said several people who did the
rounds to his house for acting chances, were not showing any respect to
him after becoming big stars. He said he gave life and address to
address-less persons during his career.
He has lamented that such persons were now expecting him to get up when
they came. He said he would soon write a book and threatened that he
would write the true stories of every one in that book.
Dasari
said N T Rama Rao was the only super star in Andhra and Rajini Kant in
the south and Amitabh Bachchan in the entire country. Those who joined
Film Institute with his recommendation were treating him lightly now,
he complained. He has claimed that he has risked even his own life, to
give life to some heroes. He said he would write facts about the lives
of all such people and clarified that the aim was not to hurt anyone. He
has maintained that there was need for writing such books for the
benefit of the future generations. He has expressed pain that some
people whom he had blessed were defying him now. He said some of them
grew to such level as to challenge him now. He said philosophically that
it was their nature.
There is a hot discussion in the
film industry about Dasari's remarks. Some say that he was targeting
union minister Chiranjeevi and his son Ram Charan Teja. Observers also
say that Dasari also hit out at Akkineni Nageswara Rao, by stating that
NTR was the only super star of Andhra.
Actress Esha Gupta is glad that Indian models are appreciated worldwide for their unique looks.
Gupta,
the second runner-up at the 2007 Femina Miss India contest who later
took to modelling before venturing into films, was attending an event in
the city when she held forth on the fashion scene in the country.
"I
think India has great models. From Kamal Sidhu to Lakshmi, we have
beautiful models in our country," said Esha, who featured in the
Kingfisher swimsuit calendar in 2010.
She said that foreigners often look at India for its beautiful models, and comment on how "earthy" and "different" they look.
"In
fact, every girl is unique, whether it's a northeasterner, Punjabi or
south Indian," noted Esha, who made her Bollywood debut earlier this
year with Mahesh Bhatt's crime thriller "Jannat 2" opposite Emraan
Hashmi and Randeep Hooda.
She also featured in Vikram
Bhatt's "Raaz 3", starring with Bipasha Basu and Emraan, and Prakash
Jha's "Chakravyuh", with Arjun Rampal, Abhay Deol and Manoj Bajpayee.
Actress
Sonakshi Sinha, who made her big Bollywood debut opposite Salman Khan
in "Dabangg", says she is thankful to the star for his constant support
and constructive criticism.
"Whenever Salman criticizes
me, he does it in a very positive way. Because of him only I lost so
much of weight. I am an actress because of him and he is very happy
about it. Whatever he says, I take it in a very positive spirit,"
Sonakshi told.
Sonakshi was over 80 kgs before she joined
the industry, and worked hard to get into shape to get into filmdom.
Recently, a lot has been commented regarding her weight issues, but she
says it doesn't make a difference.
"It doesn't affect me.
I think I read about it, I see it on TV, I sit and I just laugh,
because tomorrow my film will become a hit and people will shut up,"
Sonakshi said.
So far, Sonakshi has donned a desi look in
all her films - "Dabangg", "Rowdy Rathore", "Joker" and "Son Of
Sardaar". But she says in "Bullet Raja", she sports a fusion look.
"In
'Bullet Raja', my look will be a western fusion kind. It has been a
coincidence that so far that my look has been Indian, but I am really
not complaining because all these films have done good business and been
appreciated a lot. If in future, some different look suits my
character, then I will do that," she added.
The
25-year-old has got a good taste of success within two years of being in
the industry, but she says nothing has changed in her personal life.
"Nothing
has changed so far in my life - neither in my family nor outside. Even
today if I get up late, my mom gets angry. Personally, nothing has
changed and I am happy about it. After achieving success so soon, many
people could get spoilt, but thanks to my friends and family, they have
kept me so grounded," said the daughter of veteran actor Shatrughan
Sinha.
As of now, she is busy promoting "Dabangg 2", directed by Arbaaz Khan. It will hit the screens Dec 21.
Beautiful and talented actress Asin was once the leading heroine in South Cinema. She has taken the number one throne in Tamil cinema and starred opposite all the top heroes of Telugu film industry. While her career is booming, Asin chose to step in Bollywood. She got a grand entry in Hindi films with Ghajini.
Later she has fumbled a bit and recovered with a string of commercial hits. However, Asin didn't get credit for the success of those films. Her role in those films was just a glam doll and hence the actress didn't leave any mark of her own despite delivering a row of hits. Right now she don't have single movie on her hand.
Asin is not getting any offers from South cinema and opportunities almost dried up in Bollywood. Asin says that she has taken a break from the monotonous movies. But the fact is she is not being offered any. Not just Asin, every actress that goes to test Bollywood waters are finally ending up in this way. Not everybody can be Sridevi!
Ullasamga Utsahamga hero, Yasho Sagar who made foray into films with Ullasamga Utsahamga died in freak road accident at 4 am on Wednesday. The incident took place at Shira near Tumukuru district in Karnataka when he was traveling from Mumbai to Bangalore along with his friend and driver Viswanath Reddy in a swift car. The vehicle rammed into a bridge, Yasho Sagar and his driver who were in the front seats died at the spot. The friend of the actor sustained severe injuries and rushed to a nearby hospital.
The film Ullasamga Utsahamga (2008) which stars Sneha Ullal and directed by Karunakaran declared as a smash hit in Tollywood and later dubbed in Tamil as 'Ayyo Pavam'. All the songs of the movie have become chartbusters and a hot favorite for music lovers even Today. It's really sad to hear the news of a young talent breathing his last.
Gulte.com expresses heartfelt condolences to the family of Yasho Sagar and may his soul rest in peace.
Dublin,
Dec 19: Ireland has decided to bring a legislation to allow abortions
in hospitals when doctors determine that a mother's life is at risk.
The
Catholic nation has taken the decision in view of world-wide protests
over the horrible death of an Indian dentist from pregnancy related
complications, when doctors refused to perform abortion, because of the
strict Catholic rules prohibiting it.
Savita Halappanavar
(31) a Karnataka-born dentist was rushed to a Galway hospital following
complications when she was 17 weeks pregnant. But doctors refused to
terminate her pregnancy. Savita died of septicaemia, three days after
requesting a termination. Her husband has alleged that Savita died
because doctors could do nothing as Ireland was a Catholic country.
Abortion
is banned in Ireland as per a papal diktat. Savita's case drew
world-wide criticism of the inhuman rule, forcing Ireland to amend the
law.
The talk doing rounds in tinsel town is sexy siren has slapped a popular
Telugu director who bagged an industry record this year. According to
grapevine, heroine had recently (on Saturday) visited the director's
office at on odd time where the director was not sober and reportedly in
an intoxicated condition. The director apparently lost his sense and
misbehaved with her.
This hot heroine was shocked initially, got miffed and slapped the young director and left from there. This hot actress was last seen in an item number for the most recent film released.
If the gossip mongers are to be believed, the director is none other than who made an industry hit this year and his next film is with Jr NTR. While many in the industry say that it is a cooked up story, others claim that it has been a hushed affair, and is being covered up
This hot heroine was shocked initially, got miffed and slapped the young director and left from there. This hot actress was last seen in an item number for the most recent film released.
If the gossip mongers are to be believed, the director is none other than who made an industry hit this year and his next film is with Jr NTR. While many in the industry say that it is a cooked up story, others claim that it has been a hushed affair, and is being covered up
The audio launch of SVSC was a star studded affair at Nanakramguda Ramanaidu Cine Village on the evening of December 16th. With all the cast and crew of the film flowing in, and lakhs of fans gracing the event, producer Dil Raju got on a high note of happiness.
Most noticeable part of the event is that producer Dil Raju made sure that the feel of Teluguness will not give a miss at any time. Like the most celebrated Sankranthi festival, SVSC audio launch is full of kolatams, traditional dances and native kickups along with the regular dance-performances for songs and the kickass anchoring of loud-mouth ladies Suma and Jhansi. Along with them, biggies including Mahesh, Venkatesh, Samantha, Anjali, Dil Raju, Prakash Raj, Sreenu Vytla, Boyapati Seenu, Vamsi Padipalli, SVSC director Srikantha Addala and music director Mickey J Meyer and others graced the event.
Special attractions of the evening are young chief guests, Mahesh's son Gautham and Venky's son Arjun, while Mahesh's wife Namrata Shirodkar too sparkled on the stage.
Speaking at the event,
Sensuous beauty Samantha expressed happiness for being part of this prestigious project and thanked her director, producer and co-stars for this amazing flick. As usual, this enchantress wooed spectators with her Telugu words.
Other heroine, Telugu girlAnjali too felt happy for being part of this multi-starrer movie. She revealed that her character's name is 'Seetha' in this flick, before the anchors Suma and Jhansi are dumbstruck with her Telugu speech.
Producer Dil Raju stressed that making multi-starrers is difficult as handling two big heroes is a big challenge, and handling their fanbases is another challenge. However, he thanked Mahesh and Venky for giving his production company a lifetime opportunity of making a multi-starrer flick. He dedicated this movie to all big families of Tollywood.
Ace director Sreenu Vytla, Vamsi Paidipally and Boyapati Seenu congratulated director Srikanth Addala for coming up with a novel point for this new generation.
Mahesh Babu is the show stealer of the evening with his simple talk. Addressing venkatesh, he told that he has learnt a lot from Venky about punctuality, discipline and humbleness. He congratulated the day's hero Mickey J Meyer for the wonderful tunes and wished everyone a great success. Meanwhile he joked at the audiences asking them to keep quiet by saying 'Chinna pillalu bayapadataru...'. His son Gautham and Venky's son Arjun went blushing after that.
Victory Venkatesh stated that he is pretty excited to this project with his 'brother'. (read Mahesh). 'Mahesh became my brother from day one and we delivered a decent product which you should watch with an open mind', said Venky. He reiterated that director Srikanth Addala and producer Dil Raju have done a fantastic job.
Finally, the future superstars and chief guests for today's event, Venkatesh's Son Arjun and Mahesh's Son Gautham unveiled the audio. The movie has garnered enough hype right from the beginning of project and now, the audio launch event too became memorable for fans.
The incident took place Sunday night, when the victim and her boyfriend boarded the bus from Munirka to go to Dwarka.
Police said that around five to seven bus crew started misbehaving with the girl a few minutes after she boarded the bus, which was traveling without other passengers.
The victim's boyfriend tried to prevent the men from molesting her, but the men beat him up and sexually assaulted the girl.
The accused then threw the girl and her boyfriend out of the bus near Mahipalpur in south Delhi's Vasant Vihar area.
Both victims were rushed to Safdarjung Hospital by a PCR van. Doctors said the condition of the girl is critical.
Police is yet to record the statement of the victim, but a case has been registered.
New Deldi, Dec 14: Christian evangelist and Praja Santi party founder KA Paul has appealed to the government of Norway to release the Telugu couple Chandrasekhar and Anupama who were convicted for harassing their son. He said they should be at least released for the sake of their children or sent away from that country.
Paul spoke to the media here with Bhargava, brother of Anupama. He said the children were weeping for their parents and the Norwegian government should release the couple or send them out, on humanitarian consideration.
It may be recalled that the Oslo court has convicted the couple and sentenced Chandrasekhar to 18 months in prison and Anupama to 15 months. The couple have appealed to the high court, challenging the Oslo court’s judgment. Norwegian prosecutor Kurt Lir has charged that the couple had beaten their boy with belt and had even scalded him with heated metal. However the couple had denied doing that. Their lawyer has also told the court that they might not have behaved properly with their son, but have not tortured him. It may also be mentioned here that the Norwegian police have arrested the couple 9 months after the incident.
Chandrasekhar, an employee of the software giant TCS, has gone to Norway 18 months ago. He has then taken his wife and two sons also along with him. As it was a long stay, he has admitted his sons in a school in Oslo. It was then that their elder son Sai Sriram has complained to his teachers of the ill- treatment being meted out to him by his parents. However, before police could act, the couple came back with their children. Chandrasekhar was given another assignment and not knowing that a case was waiting for him there, this time the couple went to Oslo, leaving the children behind. Police arrested the couple during their second trip.
Ram Charan is now part of the Salman Khan gang is getting warmth of Khan hospitality whenever our hero visits Mumbai. Ram Charan even gets the lunch boxes to the shooting spots in Mumbai from Salman house. Ram Charan is working hard to prove his mettle in Bollywood with the remake of ‘Zanjeer’ which was written by Salman Khan’s father Salim Khan in 1973.
Superstar Salman Khan, Arpita Khan, Alvira Khan, Amrita Arora Ladakh and husband Shakeel Ladakh attended Malaika-Arbaaz's anniversary bash.
