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Hyderabad, Dec 31: Representatives of several Brahmin associations urged the President Pranab Mukherjee to withdraw the Padma Sri title of actor and producer Mohan Babu.

These representatives met the President on Monday and complained to him about the controversy over Mohan Babu’s recent film ‘Denikaina Ready’, featuring his son Manchu Vishnu. They told the president that the film had hurt the sentiments of Brahmins.

They also submitted a memorandum to the president who is in Hyderabad as part of his southern sojourn.

Hyderabad, Dec 31: A businessman from Andhra Pradesh is suspected to have been shot dead by burglars in a supermarket in Cincinnati, Ohio, US.

G. Venkat Reddy was found dead in the supermarket he used to run, the businessman's family in Karimnagar town was informed late Sunday.

He was allegedly attacked by the burglars, who escaped with 800 dollars. Venkat Reddy, 48, had gone to the US 12 years ago. His wife Kavitha is a software engineer in the US and they have a son.

When Venkat Reddy did not return home Saturday night, his wife tried to contact him over his mobile phone. She grew anxious as her husband was not picking up the phone. She along with her neighbour then reached the supermarket only to find Venkat Reddy in a pool of blood.

Police initially registered a case of suspicious death but are now probing it as a case of murder, family members said.

A pall of gloom descended on the house of Venkat Reddy's sister at Mankammathota in Karimnagar town, 170 km from here. His brother-in-law Shyam Sunder Reddy, an advocate, will leave for the US to bring home the body.

Hyderabad, Dec 31: Gade Venkat Reddy, a Seemandhra Congress leader, who participated in the recent all-party meeting in New Delhi on December 28 on Telangana issue as a representative of the Congress from the Seemandhra region asserted that Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde had not said that the Congress was in favour of division of the State. He also said that he would retire from politics if anybody proved that Sushil Kumar Shinde had announced that the Congress was inclined to divide the State. 

Speaking to the media at the CLP office here on Monday, Gade said he batted for the United Andhra Pradesh and argued in favor of Samaikyandhra and K R Suresh Reddy argued in favor of separate Telangana State. Gade said there was no truth in the reports published by a section of the media that Sushil Kumar Shinde did not allow him to speak at the meeting. 

Faulting K R Suresh Reddy’s statement that Shinde had said that the Congress was in favour of division of the State, Gade said, “I am sorry to say that he twisted the facts”. Reiterating that there was no unanimous opinion in the Congress party on Telangana issue, Gade said he would stick to whatever decision taken by the party high command though he was a staunch integrationist. 

Alleging that the TDP had adopted separate Telangana stand only to disturb the Congress politically as it was done in 2009 elections by entering into an alliance with the TRS, he said the TDP and CPI were adopting opportunistic political policy on Telangana issue by changing their stand now and then. He said there was no need to bother about YSRCP, which said nothing at all-party meeting.

The Seemandhra leader said the Congress high command directed the Congress representatives to express their individual views and it was not correct to say that the Congress was for division of the State. He said the Congress was not a sub-regional party to have consensus.

He said the Centre was the final authority to take a decision on Telangana issue and all have to abide by it. He felt that the TDP would face severe repercussions soon for agreeing division of the State. He also quoted former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s statement that division of the State was not correct.

Hyderabad, Dec 31: In yet another shocking incident, a 16-year-old girl was murdered by a youth in Andhra Pradesh's Ranga Reddy district. She was suspected to have been raped by the accused before killing her.The girl, a student of Class 10, was found hanging from a tree Sunday evening in a farm in Dasarlapally village in Ranga Reddy district, about 100 km from here.According to police, the girl, a student of a school at Kandukur, came to the village on a holiday and went to the field for some work. A few hours later, her body was found hanging from a mango tree.A police officer said they found a 16-year-old youth in unconscious state nearby. Police arrested U. Naresh, who allegedly attempted to rape the girl. When she resisted, he brutally assaulted her and hanged her from the tree.The body was sent for autopsy. The police said they were investigating if the girl was raped before being killed.The latest incident came even as four incidents of rapes and attempts to rape were reported from different parts of the state in last two days. A police constable and a Village Administrative Officer (VAO) in Krishna district were booked on charges of raping women in two different incidents.In another incident, a six-year-old girl was molested by a man in Prakasam district. In the fourth incident, a police constable tried to kidnap a 16-year-old girl in Nalgonda district with an intention to rape her. Locals foiled the cop's attempt and handed him over to police.

GUNTUR: Police failure in acting tough against an eve teaser drove an engineering student to make a suicide bid. The victim is struggling for survival at the Government General Hospital (GGH) at Guntur. According to information, Talathoti Prasanthi, a resident of Medikonduru village, is in the final year at RVR&JC College of Engineering near here. Hailing from a poor dalit family, the girl fought all odds before reaching the final lap of her studies. She, however, has been facing trauma in the form of an eve teaser of her village, Korivi Chennaiah.

Chennaiah, a daily-wager, has been harassing the girl by pestering her to marry him. However, his overtures became unbearable in the recent past forcing the girl even to skip college on many occasions. He is reported to have threatened to throw acid on her if she did not accept his proposal.

Shocked over the development, the girl informed her parents, who in turn lodged a complaint with the Medikonduru police about a month ago. Ironically, police took the issue lightly and did not take any action against Chennaiah.

Chennaiah is reported to have threatened the girl once again last week saying that police would not take action against him as he had political backing. Unable to tolerate the torture, Prasanthi consumed pesticide in the early hours of Wednesday.

Movie : Yamudiki Mogudu
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.

Seems like all is not well between Shahrukh Khan and Deepika Padukone. The duo were seen sitting on the same bench at a Railway Station and visible upset with each other. Don't worry, all this is part of their upconing flick 'Chennai Express' being directed by Rohit Shetty.

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!

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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.

Alike Mega camp heroes who were sharing the heroines whom they find comfortable to work, Manchus too were following the same formula. 

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!

Venkatesh and Mahesh Babu Starrer ‘Seethamma Vaakitlo Sirimalle Chettu’ is setting some unique records even before the release of the movie. Yes, ‘SVSC’ will be the first South Indian film to be screened at Times Square AMC Empire 25, in midtown Manhattan, New York. AMC is located at the most prolific business center in the world, which is the highest grossing movie theater in North America. All the major Hollywood movies have been premiered in this theater.  

Mumaith Khan was one the toast of Tollywood after resounding success of her special number with Prince Mahesh Babu in 'Pokiri'. The song 'Ippatikinka Na vayasu' is still played in all parties but Mumaith faded into oblivion once craze for her died down. During that time she even featured in some Tollywood films as heroine but never met with success.

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.

Cutie Taapsee Pannu is ending up like Shriya if we have to go by the happenings in her career. While critics are saying this way, her fans have something to counter that.

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.

Kollywood's playboy Simbu, who is more popular for his love affair with natural beauty Nayanatara is also an extremely talented actor, singer and director. He recently came up with a album 'Love Anthem for Peace' in which he sang in all languages across the world. If expressing love in various languages is not sufficient, Simbu is coming to Tollywood to create a sensation.

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."

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. 

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!

Sometimes, Popularity brings troubles and celebrities know it better than anyone else as they are one's who experiences it very often.  A noted actress has come to know about the side effects of being famous with an unfortunate incident.

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!

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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."

Starring Salman Khan, Salman Khan, Salman Khan, Salman Khan; Directed by Arbaaz Khan

For those who thought Chulbul Pandey in Abinav Kashyap's "Dabangg" was 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"?