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Producer Bellamkonda Suresh is leaving no stone unturned to ensure his son Srinivas who is making his acting debut with director VV Vinayak's upcoming film gets the biggest launch ever.

Already, the makers have roped Samantha for the role of one of the female leads and now Tamanna was chosen to occupy the other spot. The milky babe herself confirmed signing the film of a debutante actor.

According to the reliable sources, Tamanna was offered Rs 1.25 crore to sign the film and the beauty grabbed it immediately as she can't say no to such lucrative offer even though she was asked to share screen space with a new comer.

However, sources close to the actress deny that money is never a criteria for signing a film and it's always the content of the script that matters the most.

Tamanna has three projects in her kitty at the moment. A Bollywood film with Akshay Kumar, Ajith's next film and Bellamkonda's project.
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One super masala hot song is enough to help promote a flick big way, and our Mass Raja is quite aware of this. Here is an interesting titbit about his upcoming song that looks quite happening.

Generally we see songs on age of hot-bombs as item-songs in Telugu movies. Mumaith's song in Pokiri is an example of it that goes 'Ippatikinka Na Vayasu Ninda Padaharey'. But now our mass-raja is singing a song praising the hotness of heroine who is in a right age of sensuality and for romance. 'Paathikella Chinnadi...' is the latest tune Ravi Teja is grooving too alongside red hot siren Shruti Haasan. This is a part of 'Balupu' movie which is getting shot at Ramoji Film City right now.

Sources revealed that Ravi Teja will be seen in a 'pakka' mass avatar in this song praising the beauty of hot girl Shruti will all possible masala superlatives. Shruti Haasan is also going for a complete masala look to enthral B & C centre audiences. Once again Thaman is composing for Ravi Teja, and we have to really wait for this song.
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New Delhi, March 21: A 16-year-old girl was gang-raped by her neighbour and four of his other friends here, police said Thursday. The neighbour has been arrested and a hunt is on for the others.

The girl was gang-raped by Monu, 24, and his four friends in west Delhi's Aman Vihar area Tuesday afternoon. 

"The accused dragged the victim inside his house when she was walking past his plastic shop. The accused called his four other friends and they gang-raped the victim inside the house. They also threatened her with dire consequences if she told about the incident to anyone," said a police officer. 

The case was registered Wednesday after the girl informed her parents who approached the police. 

"After the victim's medical examination, a case was registered and Monu was arrested. A hunt is on for the other accused," said the police officer.
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After the news of Sunny Leone playing herself in her upcoming movie “Ragini MMS 2? buzz has it that Katrina Kaif is also doing the same in her upcoming movie “Bombay Talkies”. Zoya Akhtar will direct one part of the film. The latest on the front is that Katrina Kaif will be seen playing herself in Zoya Akhtar’s segment in the film. 

The movie is made to celebrate100 years of  Indian cinema, Bombay Talkies is a collection of four short films by Zoya, Anurag Kashyap, Karan Johar and Dibakar Banerjee. Well if actress like Katrina are following the footsteps of Sunny Leone then looks like she has a bright and sunny future ahead! Right Guys?
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 4 Hyderabad, March 21: Telangana Political JAC convener Prof Kodandaram and seven others who participated in the 'Sadak Bandh' were remanded till April 4.Kodandaram and others who were arrested by police were produced before the Alampur court. As police registered cases against them under some non-bailable sections, the court sent them to remand.Those remanded included MLAs Eetela Rajender, Jupalli Krishna Rao and JAC leader Srinivasas Goud.The Alampur court rejected the bail petitions of Kodandaram and 8 others. Lawyers JAC filed these petitions on behalf of the arrested leaders. Hearing on the petition was posted to Friday. Hyderabad range DIG Nagi Reddy said cases were registered against them, at the Manavapadu police station for participating in the agitation at the Toll Plaza of Alampur. Several trucks were damaged at the Toll Plaza. Agitators also deflated tyres of several vehicles.


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 Sanjay Dutt sentenced to 5 years New Delhi, March 21: The Supreme Court Thursday upheld the death sentence of Yakub Abdul Razak Memon in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case and commuted the death sentence of 10 others. The apex court also upheld the conviction of Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt under the Arms Act in the terror attack and sent him to five years in prison.While confirming the death sentence of Yakub Memon, the bench of Justices P. Sathasivam and B.S. Chauhan said he and other members of the Memon family had played a predominant role in the execution of the conspiracy that led to 13 serial bomb blasts in Mumbai on March 12, 1993, claiming 257 lives and leaving 713 injured.While commuting the death sentence of the 10 other convicts to life imprisonment, the court said that they were mere subservients in the execution of the conspiracy.The humble and underprivileged background of these 10 accused, who were mere instruments in the hands of "principal perpetrators", were counted as mitigating circumstances by the court.The court said that if Memons were the archers of the conspiracy these 10 were just arrows. The judges also slammed Pakistan for aiding and abetting the acts of terrorism in infringement of international obligation as a member of United Nations.Dutt was asked to surrender in four weeks.The actor, who was convicted under the Arms Act for illegally possessing weapons, had been awarded six years imprisonment by the TADA (Terrorists and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act) court.However, the apex court reduced the sentence from six years to five years. This effectively means that Dutt will be in jail for three years and six months as he has already undergone 18 months imprisonment.The court also came down heavily on Mumbai police and customs officers at all levels. But for their wrong actions the 1993 bombings could have been avoided.A TADA court had in 1993 awarded death sentence to 12 people, including Memon. One of them has passed away. The court had also sentenced 20 to life imprisonment and 46 others, including Sanjay Dutt, were given varying terms of imprisonment.The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had faced flak for not challenging the TADA court verdict acquitting Sanjay Dutt of charges under the TADA but convicting him under the Arms Act and sentencing him to six years imprisonment.However, in the course of the hearing of his appeal, the CBI had opposed the actor's plea challenging his conviction and sentencing.A series of 13 car bomb blasts had ripped through Mumbai on March 12, 1993. The locations that were targeted included landmarks such as fisherman's colony in Mahim Causeway, Zaveri Bazaar, Sahar Airport, Air India building, Hotel Juhu Centaur, the Bombay Stock Exchange Building and the Passport Office.The TADA court trial court of Justice P.D. Kode had commenced the trial Nov 4, 1993, and pronounced its 4,230 page verdict on July 31, 2007.Why was Sanjay's sentence reduced?Sanjay Dutt's sentence was reduced as he was directly not involved in the terrorist acts. He was arrested for possessing weapons illegally. He was found to have acquired an AK 47 assault rifle. As the weapons were supplied to him by persons having terror links, he was implicated in the Mumbai blasts. However, his sentence was reduced as he had no previous criminal record, his lawyers said. It is learnt Sanjay Dutt might move a review petition on the judgment. Sanjay Dutt's sister Priya Dutt was sitting in the court sad-faced, when the judgment was delivered. Sanjay Dutt is the son of late Sunil Dutt and veteran actress Nargis. Sanjay Dutt, known as an honest person, had not interfered in the prosecution of his son, despite being a senior Congress leader. 

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When there is no competition or any other top starlet's presence in the area, definitely juniors will get a chance to showcase their wild side. Same thing is happening with cute beauty Aksha now.Among the bunch of small films that have hit marquee last week, only heroine who is a known face happens to be Aksha. And all those other flicks have bitten dust, while her movie 'Rai Rai' is a little better in terms of collections than content. Our hot siren is getting talked for her hot glamour show in the movie. Cashing on this craze, Aksha is giving interviews and doing programs on all channels. Indeed this is giving her more publicity that what she will get for a hit flick in kitty.Media people too say that as heroine is available at the moment for programs or interviews, they are depending on Aksha and are giving her full coverage. Aksha is aso expecting a bunch of flicks now with this publicity. 




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Critically acclaimed Tamil teen-crime thriller "Vazhakku En 18/9" and Telugu blockbuster revenge-drama "Eega" were named 2012's best feature films in their respective languages, in the 60th National Film Awards.Directed by Balaji Sakthivel, "Vazhakku En 18/9" was named the best feature film in Tamil. It also won the award for best make-up artist by Raja.It is the story of modern-day youth, whose lives are shackled by sex, lies and crime. The film was also awarded the best film in the South Asian Film Festival this year.Made on a shoestring budget, the film starred all newcomers such as Mithun Murali, Sri, Urmila Mahanta and Manisha Yadav.Meanwhile, S.S Rajamouli-directed "Eega" was one of the most successful Telugu films of 2012. It was awarded the best feature film in Telugu.Starring Nani and Samantha Ruth Prabhu, it was the story of a young man being rechristened as a housefly to avenge his killer.Other Tamil films that were honoured with the National award include "Vishwaroopam" for art direction and best cinematography.Poornima Ramaswamy won the best costume designer award for "Paradesi".


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Now a days many actresses are landing in trouble sporting attire designed by popular designers without giving a thought about the outcome. Recently Madhurima walked on a ramp with hot attire sporting her glamor to the invitees. The event happened at Pooja Kapoor Art D Arhant exhibition and Mews Art Gallery. However after coming out of Madhurima's hot looks, many noticed that her attire comprised of Gautam Buddha printed on her dress. Many wondered who designed the dress and how come Madhurima agreed to sport the dress.


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Ratnagiri (Maharashtra), March 19: At least 37 people were killed and another 15 injured, including five foreign nationals, when a bus plunged into a river in Khed area Tuesday on the Mumbai-Goa highway near here, officials said.Among the victims are at least five foreign nationals but authorities could not confirm whether they were killed or injured in the accident.The accident took place around 3.50 a.m. when the Goa-Mumbai bus belonging to Mahakali Travels suddenly lost control on the Bharna bridge over Jagbudi river and crashed into the river, 190 km from Maharashtra capital Mumbai, said B.L. Shinde, an official from the highway department."So far, 37 bodies have been removed from the site and there are some more injured passengers, including five whose condition is serious," Shinde told.The injured, among them the bus driver have been taken to hospitals in Khed and Chiplun and some of the critical victims have been taken to Mumbai.According to preliminary and eye-witness reports, the accident occurred when the ill-fated bus was attempting to overtake another vehicle, though the exact cause has yet to be determined.This is considered among the worst accidents on the treacherous Mumbai-Goa highway. Traffic movement has been completely stalled on the highway after the accident.Home Minister R.R. Patil Monday informed the Maharashtra assembly that 828 people have been killed and 2,411 seriously injured in road accidents on the Mumbai-Goa highway in the past three years.Presently, seven highway police help centres are responsible for manning traffic on this highway and the requirements of increasing the number of such centres would be examined, Patil had said.Following persistent demands by locals and tourists alike, the work on the four-laning of the highway is currently underway. 


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New Delhi, March 19:Taking a serious note of the alleged attempt to molest a foreign tourist at the Hotel Agra Mahal in the Taj city, Tourism Minister K Chiranjeevi Tuesday ordered the suspension of its three-star rating.

The tourism ministry has also issued a showcause notice to the hotel asking it why its license should not be cancelled, the ministry said in a statement late Tuesday evening.

Expressing distress at the molestation and gang rape of Swis tourist, Tourism Minister K. Chiranjeevi Tuesday said foreign women tourists and children should be provided adequate security.

He said he has also spoken to union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde and requested a system to ensure the safety and security of all tourists, especially women and children, be put in place, said a tourism ministry release.

Chiranjeevi has also started contacting chief ministers of various states, urging them to institute an adequate mechanism in their state, said the statement.

He has also assured people that due punishment will be meted out to the culprits.
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Vijayawada, March 17: Congress MP from Vijayawada Lagadapati Rajagopal today asked TRS Chief K Chandrasekhara Rao as how his party would win 100 Assembly seats in the coming elections when he miserably failed to muster support of 30 MLAs for the ‘no-trust’ motion tabled in the Assembly.

Speaking to the media here on Sunday, Lagadapati ridiculed KCR for failing to gather even 30 MLAs to introduce his ‘no-trust’ motion in the Assembly against the Congress government. He said the Congress high command would strive to retain United Andhra Pradesh. He said the Congress was ready to allow other parties to merge into the Congress if they were prepared to adhere to the party ideals. 

Predicting that the Telangana separatists would not win 100 MLA seats in the coming elections, Lagadapati warned that the government would show its power if separatists attempted to create disturbances in the name of ‘Sadak Bandh’.

Sanathnagar MLA Marri Sashidhar Reddy, who remained absent on the day the government faced ‘no-trust’ motion, said he didn’t attend the House as the government had full strength to win against ‘no-trust’ motion. He said he was in Delhi during ‘no-trust’ motion and the same was informed to Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy through a letter. He said the Chief Minister and PCC Chief Botcha Satyanrayana would initiate action against the party legislators, who defied the party ‘Whip’ during the voting on ‘no trust’ motion.
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Hyderabad, March 17: In a shocking incident, a home guard working in a police station kidnapped a nurse, raped her and then tried to murder her in Ranga Reddy district on Sunday.

According to police, one woman belonging to the Mujaipur village of Kulkacharla mandal has been working as a nurse in the city. She and Parigi home guard Srinivas’s sister share a room.With this she became acquainted to the home guard.

On Sunday evening, he came to the room and told her he would drop her at her hospital. After bringing her up to the outskirts of Kollapur in Parigi mandal, he and his friend blindfolded her. They then took her to a nearby place and raped her.

They also tried to kill her by hitting her with a big stone. Later they threw her in a bush and left the place. A friend helped Srinivas in the heinous act. The nurse was rushed to the government hospital, after an unidentified person gave information to the 108 ambulance service. After first aid, she was shifted to the Tandur hospital.

Police said they registered kidnap, rape and attempted murder cases against the accused
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Hyderabad, March 17: A case was registered against Bandla Ganesh,producer of ‘Baadshah’.

Police of Rayadurgam registered the case in connection with the stampede in the audio launch of the film at Rama Naidu studios on Sunday evening. One fan died in the stampede.

Cases were registered against Bandla Ganesh and others under section 304 (A).
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One Raju a fan of NTR from Ursugutta in Warangal district died in a stamped in the audio launch of ‘Badshah’ on Sunday.

Thousands of fans of the hero descended on the Rama Naidu studio where the audio launch was scheduled. It became impossible for the police and the security staff to control the crowd.In the stampede that ensued, the fan from Warangal died.

NTR in tears

Soon after knowing about the incident, Jr. NTR was in tears. He took the mike and urged the mother of the fan to pardon him. He said nothing would replace what that mother lost and humbly urged that he and others of the unit be pardoned. Tears rolled down the cheeks of NTR when he spoke emotionally about the sad incident. He requested all the fans to reach home safely. He assured that he would ensure that no such incident would occur in future.

Rs. 5 lakh compensation

On knowing about the mishap producer Bandla Ganesh announced a monetary help of Rs. 5 to the victim's family. Expressing sadness at the death of the fan, he said no help would bring back the life of the fan to their family members. Stating that all the unit members were unhappy about the mishap, he requested all the fans to reach home safely after the function. "If something happens to you, it would haunt us life long" he told the fans.

Vijaya Santi threatens to boycott the film

Meanwhile, TRS MP Vijaya Santi expressed anger at the producers for not postponing the audio launch despite the death. Stating that this reflected the Seemandhra arrogance, Vijaya Santi said in a statement in Delhi, that they would give a call for the boycott of the film in the Telangana region.
 

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Hyderabad, March 16: The marriage episode of film actress and TDP leader Kavita’s daughter with car driver Raj Kumar took curious turns like a real film story and ended in police arresting the mastermind of the marriage drama.

Police came to know that Alkapalli Raj Kumar who claimed to have married Kavita’s daughter, had married two other women earlier, by cheating, Earlier reports said Madhuri loved Raj Kumar and ran off with him when her mother objected to their marriage. The two got married at Peddapalli of Karimnagar district.

But responding to a complaint from Kavita, Punjagutta police rushed to Peddapalli and picked up the couple. While they restored Madhuri to her parents, took Raj Kumar to the police station. 

Even as they were interrogating him, his second wife Jaya Sri came to the police station with their 4-year-old daughter and told the police how he cheated her. The story unraveled later.

Raj Kumar first married Annapurna of Huzurabad in 2005. He left her and married Jaya Sri of Huzurnagar in 2008. He then shifted to Secunderabad and started working as a driver. He then somehow trapped Kavita’s daughter Madhuri and enacted the marriage drama without the knowledge of his first two wives.

Madhuri told the media on Saturday that she was threatened into the marriage.

Madhuri said that Raj Kumar sight his sights on her money and threatened to harm her family members to force her into marrying him.

She said she got married under threat by Raju and some other people. She said Raju asked her Rs. 15 lakhs to start a business. When she said she had no money, he forced her into marriage, to lay his hands on her mother's money. She said she was drugged and taken to Peddapalli and did not know what happened there.

Kavita also denied media reports that there was love between the driver and her daughter. She said they do not have any drivers and each of them drove their cars themselves. Profusely weeping, she thanked the police for restoring her daughter, within 24 hours of her disappearance.
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New York, March 16: Dr. Kallam Anji Reddy was born in Tadepalli in Guntur district, AP. His father was a farmer. He studied in ZPHS School, Nutakki until 10th grade, graduated from AC College, Guntur in 1958, B.Sc (Tech) from Bombay University, Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the National Chemical Laboratory, Pune in 1969. 

Dr. Reddy started his career in Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited (IDPL) (1969–1975), then he left the job to found Uniloids Ltd in 1976, founded Standard Organics Limited (SOL) in 1980, before founding Dr Reddy's Labs in 1984 with an initial capital of Rs 25 lakh and he is worth $1.4 Billion US Dollars. Under his leadership, DRL has been a pioneer and trendsetter in the Indian Pharmaceutical industry. 

Here are some of the highlights of his life: 

Contribution to Hyderabad Growth:

In 1970s, Pharma industry was not that big in Hyderabad and there were only handful of companies. Those companies used to produce the medicines for people of AP and all those were basic medications. Dr. Anji Reddy was the pioneer for Pharma Industry, who brought the Pharma Industry to India and put the Hyderabad in world map much before the IT industry. At some point of time, 80% of World Ibuprofen drug consumption was being produced in Hyderabad. All the credit for this goes to Dr. Anji Reddy. Dr. Reddy has given employment to thousands of families in Hyderabad directly and lakhs of families benefited indirectly and touched millions of people around the world through his medicines. 

To give you an example, when USA worried about Swine Flu, USA looked at Andhra Pradesh to get the medication for entire USA. Within a short period of time, AP has sent the shipments to USA. That is the power of AP Pharma industry now. Hetero Drugs has supplied that medication. Even when IT industry has ups and downs, Hyderabad did not face the down turn because Pharma industry is stable. I do not have the numbers but 20% of Hyderabad growth can be credited to Pharma Industry. 

Inspirational to several:

Dr. Anji Reddy has been inspirational to several industrialists in Andhra Pradesh. Some of the Industrialist were fortunate to work directly with him and some industrialists were indirectly inspired by him and started Pharma industries with confidence. There are hundreds of Ancillary units to Pharma industry. Whole Pharma Industry should be thankful to him. Hundreds of industrialists in Hyderabad either worked in Dr. Reddy Labs or supplied products to DRL. Hetero Drugs Parthasarathi Reddy, Aurabindo Ram Prasad Reddy, Divi Labs Murali, Virco Narayana Reddy and Venkata Reddy have worked for him and started the companies on their own. It is very hard to find a pharmacy company owner who did not work for Dr. Reddy. 

Gave financial support to several:

Dr. Anji Reddy has given employment to hundreds of families in 1980s, later become thousands and lakhs in 1990s. Thousands of families directly benefited by this and because of the employment, these families were able to afford higher studies for their kids and relatives. This was indirect help to thousands of families and he was The God to several families. I personally know a lot of families, who did not have basic education to get the job, but they got the jobs in 1980s and 1990s and now their families are rich and living in high standards. They are very fortunate to have an Industrialist like Dr. Anji Reddy. 

Cost of the Drugs:

Most of the drugs are invented in Developed countries like USA, Germany and they charge very high prices. If you convert the same dollars and try to sell for the same price, not even one percent of the people in India can afford it. This is where Dr. Reddy made a difference, Hyderabad became a Pharma hub and most of the medicines are being produced in AP. Even though Dr. Reddy has been selling for higher prices to US companies, Reddy Labs has been selling for nominal cost in India. This is not only in India but also other developing countries in Africa and Asia got benefited by this. Because of this philosophy, medicine costs were down and even poor people can afford medication. This is how Dr. Reddy touched millions of people around the world. 

Charitable Contributions:

After few years and seeing ups and downs of life, Dr. Reddy started Nandi Foundation. To give you an example, Dr. Reddy bought Mercedes Benz S500 at his earlier years and only two other people (Dheerubai Ambani and RP Goenka) had that car in India at that time. He bought Honda Accord in his later days and his son Mr. Satish Reddy asked why do not you buy latest car and he said instead of spending one crore on the good car, I will buy Honda Accord and the balance amount could be donated to Nandi Foundation so that poor people can be benefited.  Through Nandi foundation, he has helped various water purification plants and other poor people. He has helped LV Prasad eye institute also. 

Awards:

Dr. Anji Reddy has received so many awards. Here are some of awards: “Padma Bhushan” one of the highest civilian Award by Indian Government in 2011, Padma Shri in 2001, Sir PC Ray award (1984 and 1992), Businessman of the Year in 2001; CHEMTECH Foundation  'Hall of Fame' award in 2005. 

My personal experience:

As a family friend, I had the privilege to meet him few times and closely observe him since 1980s. I know hundreds of families who worked for him and got benefited. We had a good conversation about the American Universities and he shared his USA experiences with me. He has visited USA several times and his son Sathish Reddy studied in USA. He has inspired me and encouraged me to come to USA for higher studies. I am always thankful to him from bottom of my heart. 

I am sure his son Satish Reddy has big shoes to fill in and he has been helping DRL. I wish him good luck and hoping that he will carry the legacy of his father Dr. Anji Reddy. We all miss Dr. Reddy and Andhra Pradesh would not see a Visionary Industrialist like him. May his soul rest in peace in heaven.
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There have always been rumours linking the blue eyed boy Neil Nitin Mukesh with slender beauty Sonal Chauhan but neither of the stars has ever admitted to their relationship. The duo paired for the first time for a horror movie ‘3G’. The movie is releasing this Friday, March 15th. The picture shows the sizzling chemistry between Neil Mukesh and Sonal Chauhan. You can see Sonal seducing her helpless boyfriend who is half buried in sand.Sonal Chauhan looks sizzling hot and stylish in shorts exposing her long legs. What do you say!


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We generally see heroine's going semi-nude for their films, and that gets a lot of applause for the sex-appeal and glam quotient. This time our romantic hero is focusing on such thing and here goes the story.

For the upcoming Tamil film 'Theeya velaseyyanum kumaru', hero Siddarth is going shirt-less for the posters of the movie. If the similar thing is done by a heroine, we call it semi-nude and youths will be getting tempted after that. Maybe girls will be getting the same feeling after watching Siddu in that no-shirt look.

The guy beside Siddu is comedian Santhanam, and apple pie beauty Hansika is playing lead in this flick while veteran heroine Kushbu's husband Sundar C is the director.
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Veteran actress and TDP leader Kavitha's daughter Madhuri (21) tied the knot with her car driver Rajkumar. It is said to be a love marriage happened without the consent of the parents.

Rajkumar (28), a native of Karimnagar, is working as driver for Kavita's family for the past three years. Kavitha who is pursuing her MBA developed a special bonding with the driver who drives her to college everyday and they have decided to take their relationship to the next level.

Recently, the two lovebirds eloped from home and got married at Venkateswara Swamy temple in Peddapalli. While speaking to media, Madhuri made it clear she took such a decision as her parents will no way agree for her marriage with Rajkumar.

Taking the missing case lodged by Kavita in Punjagutta police seriously, the cops have traced the lovers and took them into custody.
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Movie : Back Bench Student
Rating: 2/5
Cast : Mahat, Pia Bajpai, Archana, Brahmanandam, Ali and others
Directed by : Madhura Sridhar
Produced by : MVK Reddy
Banner : Shirdi Sai Combines
Music : Sunil Kashyap
Release Date : 2013-03-15

Director Madhura Sridhar's latest offering Back Bench Student has caught the attention of few eyeballs due to its packaging and promotion. The director was immensely confident over his product that he conducted a huge Premiere show for this film. However the results haven't turned up as expected.

What is it about?

Karthik (Mahat) is a poor student who doesn't take his future seriously. As a result he fails in studies as well as loses his girlfriend Priyanka (Archana). But he has few skills that would help him find a good job. Chaitra (Pia) helps him to find job and gives him hope. Now Priyanka returns into Karthik's life but he is already in love with Chaitra. How this triangle ends up is the rest of the story.

Performances:
                                                                                                                            
Mahat is a poor choice to portray this role. He is weak in expressions and the awkward dubbing didn't do much good either. He tries too hard to impress but unfortunately he doesn't have it in him. Archana is alright. Should have taken care about her lip sync. Pia Bajpai's poor expressions failed to get the desired impact. Her character was supposed to be damsel in distress, but she lacks talent to pull it off. Brahmanandam and Ali are wasted. Rest of the star cast did okay in their respective roles.

Technicalities:
                                                                                                                            
Madhura Sridhar targeted young audience yet again. But his imaginative skills and narrative skills are pretty limited. He has noble ideas but couldn't convert them into a good film. He has failed as a writer and director and also is an utter disaster in getting the desired output from his team. Music by Sunil Kashyap is a pain. None of the songs are good and the background score is sheer torture. Cinematography is inconsistent, but never goes up beyond below average mark. Editing is very poor. Production values are okay.

Analysis:

Back Bench Student is like a film made with a team of back benchers. None of the team have put up their hand to pull this off. Story starts off an alright note and treads along in an okay manner for few minutes. But the director is left clueless after sometime. Meaningless scenes and aimless direction makes things worse for Back Bench Student. The film's fate is evident by interval point.

Any hopes of a better second half dies down immediately as the film heads in a predicable path with mediocre scenes. Anybody could guess the climaxand director made valiant efforts to make it watchable but in vain. Ali and Brahmanandam are thrown in to lift the hopes up, but neither of them could help the ship from sinking. Few dialogues are good and that is the only bright side in this film.

Attractive title might help the film to get some collections in the opening weekend, but it doesn't possess anything worthy to stand tall at the box office. Back Bench Student is Madhura Sridhar's weakest film till date.

Verdict: Back Bench Student fails in all aspects!
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Hyderabad, March 14: Film actress and TDP leader Kavita complained to the Punjagutta police that her daughter Swati was missing.Police who registered a case started a search for the missing girl.It is learnt that police who took pains to find the missing girl because of the high profile nature of the case, traced her to Charlapalli, on the outskirts of the city.Love affair is suspected to be the reason for Swati’s disappearance.


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The most stylish and fashionable star of Bollywood is back again to seduce the men with her breath-taking act. Katrina Kaif sizzles on the cover page of Filmfare yet again.Our leggy lass kick-starts the seduction campaign for the magazine and no wonder she was paid a bomb for doing so. With that captivating  eyes, vibrant red lips, deep cleavage peek, elegant pose and the well-built legs, Katrina is challenging other heroines. Enjoy the seduction folks!


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Often n, Manchu family is struggling with various controversies these days for their filmy portrayals of certain communities in Andhra Pradesh. After facing huge criticism from Brahmin leaders for 'Denikaina Ready', here comes another one. In the film Gundello Godari, a hot actress Suja Varunee is seen selling 'poosalu' and talks dirty with people around. Her portrayal depicts her like a typical village prostitute. However, there seems to be a community in AP called Poosalu Community and they are lodging a complaint on Lakshmi Manchu for degrading their caste with such cheap portrayal.Heads of this caste have already met Censor Board head Dhanalakshmi in this context and it is heard that they are demanding few cuts and dialogue mutes. 


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Here is the exclusive pic of Kamal Haasan and Pooja Kumar from the much-awaited spy thriller Viswaroopam 2. As declared by the versatile actor in his recent interview, there seems to be a lot of romantic sequences in it and this combination still gives the same impression.

Known for his experiments with physical appearance, Kamal disguises yet again and the make-up he had put on makes him a completely new person. On the other hand, Pooja who was draped in a saree looks gorgeous and this is completely contrast to the western look in Viswaroopam.

Kamal has already assured that Viswaroopam 2 will have all the elements the fans have felt were missing in the first part. The sequel is going to have a war-field sequence, mother-son sentiment and the romantic track between the lead pair. The legendary actor is ensuring that there would be no delay in the release of Viswaroopam 2 as he is taking all the necessary precautions.
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Kolkata, March 11: A minor girl was allegedly gang-raped in the wee hours of Monday in the city's Jadavpur area. Two of the accused have been arrested, police said."Following a complaint of gang-rape we have arrested two persons. The 14-year-old victim was allegedly raped and at least three to four persons are suspected to be involved," Deputy Commissioner (Jadavpur) Sujay Chanda said."A medical test on the victim to ascertain rape will be conducted soon," Chanda said.According to police, the victim, along with another girl, had gone for a bath to a pond in the locality at around 3 a.m. on the occasion of Maha Shivratri. Two young men started teasing the girls. While her companion fled the spot, the victim was forcibly taken by the youths to a building still under construction and raped.The incident comes just two days after West Bengal Human Rights Commission chairman and former Supreme Court judge Asok Kumar Ganguly said West Bengal "was not lagging behind Delhi in the number of atrocities on women, and may have (even) surpassed the the national capital (in such crimes)".


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Radio Josh (www.Radiojosh.com) a global online Telugu Radio and website was launched by actress Tapsee on the studio premises at Srinagar Colony Hyderabad. Music director Mani Sharma introduced Radio Josh Mobile Android apps. “It’s indeed a privilege to launch with new technology online radio which entertains people globally in one click. And it will be a lot more interesting to chat live with Radio Jockeys as well as with the fellow listeners”, said Tapsee on the occasion.www.radiojosh.com online Telugu radio network is now on air to reach millions of listeners worldwide by presenting greater breadth and depth of first-class streaming music, talk and audio. Featuring 260+ genres of music for music tastemakers from over 150 countries, to convey in short, www.radiojosh.com is brought available by real people with a deep passion for music. “Radio josh is the universal leader in delivering “joshful” music and Internet radio. Our aim is to bring together radio lovers and listeners at one place through Radio josh. www.radiojosh.com is quite accessible radio as it can be tuned through websites, mobile devices (IOS, Android Apps, Blackberry and Nokia), home entertainment centers, connected desktop products”, Agniputra Varma, CEO & Founder of Radio Josh has said.



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Lakshmi Manchu's Telugu romantic-drama "Gundello Godari", a love story set against the Godavari 1986 floods, has raked in Rs.14.83 crore in its opening weekend worldwide.The film released March 8."The film, which was approximately made on a budget of Rs.45 crore has collected Rs.14.83 crore in its opening weekend all over," trade analyst Trinath told.Starring Aadhi Pinisetty, Lakshmi Manchu, Tapsee Pannu and Sundeep Kishan, the film is directed by debutant Kumar Nagendra. It also features Ravi Babu, Suja Varunee, Jeeva, Annapurna and Mumaith Khan.The film has music by maestro Illayaraja and cinematography by M.R Palanikumar. The Tamil dubbed version of the film titled "Maranthen Mannithen" is slated to release March 23. 


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Director Teja who made his debut with romantic story Chitram revolutionalised Tollywood film making. Later he came with love stories like Jayam,Nuvvu Nenu, etc before changing to comedy films. Currently he is saying '1000 Abaddalu' casting Puri Jagannath brother Sai Ram Shankar.However to the surprise of all he is saying that it is not his film. The film is coming with the shocking tagline 'idi teja cinema kaadu'. Many are in awe with his marketing and promotional skills and the innovative way of having different tagline.Ramana Gogula is the music director for the film.


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Andhra babe Bubbly Bindu Madhavi who offered Avakay Biryani to Tollywood movie lovers now is smitten by Idli Sambar so much so that though she is missing her parents, she is happy at being Tamil Ponnu (Chennai Gal). Speaking to scribes she says she is currently shooting three films for the last six months and added that she shares some connection with Chennai. She says she studied in Chennai and since she is doing good she is more of a Chennai Gal. Bindu's two films are up for release. She is currently starring in Kedi Billa Kiladi Ranga directed by National Award winning director Pandi Raj. 


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Though she didn't have a hit in the recent times, actress Shriya still remains the preferred choice for our producers. Many thought that her career has been fading out and she has packed her bags to leave Hyderabad but the actress is springing surprises to the insiders by bagging plump offers. The actress is on an experimental spree and that doesn't mean that she is shying away to sport her usual glam diva roles when offered. Currently, Shriya is busy working for Janardhan Maharshi's masala drama 'Pavithra' wherein she plays a prostitute.It is known that Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Nagarjuna and Naga Chaitanya are teaming up for a multi-starrer film titled 'Manam'. Vikram Kumar of 'Ishq' fame is going to direct this film. Currently, the director is giving final touches to the script. Already Samantha has been zeroed in on as heroine opposite Naga Chaitanya and speculations rife that Ileana will be paired opposite Nagarjuna in this multi-starrer.And contrary to the rumors, news has arrived that Shriya is all set to romance Nag for the fourth time in 'Manam'. Earlier, Nag and Shriya have shared screen space in hit films like 'Santosham', 'Nenunnanu' and ‘Boss’. Other side, the makers are still keeping the name of the heroine who is
going to pair opposite ANR under suspense. The regular shooting of 'Manam' will begin shortly.


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Rio de Janeiro, March 9: Brazilian goalkeeper Bruno Fernandes de Souza has been sentenced to 22 years in jail for ordering the murder of estranged girlfriend Eliza Samudio in 2010.The ex-Flamengo player was found guilty by a jury of five women and two men at a court in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais state Friday. He was also convicted of hiding the model's body and kidnapping the couple's son, reports Xinhua.Despite admitting to knowing that Samudio had been strangled and her remains fed to dogs, Fernandes denied ordering the assassination. Defence lawyers said they would appeal the decision.Fernandes had already been convicted of kidnapping Samudio and forcing her to terminate her pregnancy for which he had served a prison term of four years and six months."I expected more. They made it easy on him," the victim's mother, Eliza Silva Samudio, said.The judge said Fernandes' sentence was reduced due to his confession. The 28-year-old was captain of the Flamengo outfit that won the Brazil Serie A title in 2009 and was reportedly a contender for a berth in Brazil's national team."These crimes received a lot of attention not only because one of the defendants was a famous football player but also because of the plot that they involved and because of the mystery of where the victim's remains were hidden," Judge Marixa Fabiane Lopes Rodrigues said. 


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Away from the hustle bustle, a day well spent doing absolutely nothing and it just felt so good for a change. After shooting for Nayak and Special 26, Kajal Aggarwal decided to pamper herself with a holiday in Bali spending entire day on the beach sipping coconut water and fruity mocktails, soaking up the sun and taking in the view.Enjoy her folks!!!


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New York, Mar 8: An Indian American company based in Texas has been indicted by federal authorities on charges of fraud in the H-1B visa category and using it to create a low-cost workforce in the US.

The multi-count indictment filed last month against top officials of the Dibon Solutions of Texas -- Atul Nanda, Jiten 'Jay' Nanda, Siva Sugavanam, Vivek Sharma, Rohit Mehra and Mohammad Khan - alleges that the company paid H-1B visa-holding employees only when there was work.

According to the 15-page indictment filed last month and unsealed this month, Nanda brothers - the owners of the company - along with others named in the court conspired to fraud the H-1B system.

The indictment alleges that Dibon hired foreign workers on H-1B visas and instead of paying them, used them to work for a third company and gave them the salary only when they worked for the third company.

The company "sponsored the workers on H-1B visas with the stated purpose of working at Dibon headquarters in Carrollton, Texas, but, in fact, required the workers to provide consulting services to third-party companies located elsewhere," the indictment alleges.

"Contrary to the representations made by the conspirators to the workers (and the government), the conspirators paid the workers only when the conspirators placed the workers at a third-party company and only if the third- party company actually paid Dibon first for the workers' services," it said.

Additionally, in Dibon's visa paperwork, it falsely represented that the foreign workers had full-time positions and were paid an annual salary, as required by regulation to secure the visas, the indictment alleges.

This scheme provided the company with skilled foreign workers who could be used on an "as needed" profitable because it required minimal overhead and Dibon could charge significant hourly rates for a computer consultant's services.

Accordingly, the company charged substantial profit margin when a consultant was assigned to costs when a worker was without billable work.

"This scheme is known as "benching." Benching Department of Labor (DOL) as "workers who are in non-productive' status due to a decision by the employer, such as lack of work."

Dibon actively recruited H-1B workers and "benched" them, the indictment said.

According to the charge-sheet Dibon's "benching" scheme was facilitated by the company as a staffing company.

Dibon employed H-1B work with third-party companies. "The design of the H-1B system worker to perform services for the petitioning company, ie Dibon. In fact, regulations required that a petitioning company inform the government in petitions if the workers were assigned to a different location that the petitioning company's address-which Dibon did not do," it said.
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Banner: Manchu Entertainment

Producer: Manchu Lakshmi

Director: Kumar Nagendra

Music: Ilayaraja

Casting: Aadi Pinisetty, Sandeep, Lakshmi Manchu, Tapsee, Ravibabu, Annapurna, Jiva and Others

Rating-1.75/5

Story

River Godavari breaches and enters a small village in Godavari district where Malli (Aadi) and Chitra (Manchu Lakshmi) get married. Malli and Chitra while running for survival latches on to a grass stack.

Both who were unknown to each other prior to marriage start interacting and in the process reveals their own past. While Malli narrates how Sarala (Tapsee), his boss daughter harassed him, Chitra narrates her own story on how Dorababu (Ravibabu) troubled her. As the flood water flows ferociously they get separated drowning in the water. Whether they survive and get united has to be seen on silver screen.

Performance

Manchu Lakshmi performed in a beautiful manner as a village belly. Tapsee though confined to first half spellbound all with her glamor and she is ok in acting. While Aadi is OK, Sandeep is a mismatch to Manchu Lakshmi. His acting is also not up to the mart.

Technical

Kumar Nagendra on debut chose a good storyline but his screenplay is not attractive. Though he tried for novelty it did not fructify on screen. Lack of entertainment undid the film and since Ilayaraja got little time to compose music, except for one or two songs, others are below his standard. Cinematography is ok. Film goes on snails pace.

Plus Points

Flood scenes

Manchu Lakshmi's acting

Tapsee's glamor

1986 environment

Minus points

Direction

Lack of entertainment

Slow pace

Music

Final

Since the film came during exam time, its survival in theaters is also doubtful.
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It is already known that an advocate had recently filed a petition against actresses Anushka and Priyamani accusing them of wearing objectionable dresses, which comes under indescent representation of women.Surprisingly, the petitioner has raised objections about the outfits of Priyamani in her upcoming film 'Chandi' which were more decent than her past films. Taking advantage of the petitioner's ignorance, the actress now dares him to prove what's objectionable in the costumes of Chandi and declares she hasn't violated any dress code.Priyamani even claims not even single complaint was registered until now despite being in the Industry for so long and pokes fun at the petitioner saying she have no idea what he means by indescent representation of women. The actress, however, refused to comment on Anushka who is also facing the same charges as it would not be right on her part to comment without knowing the actual truth.Seems like Priyamani has forgotten all the sleazy acts she has done in her previous films. If someone takes up her challenge, she will surely land in big trouble!


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Man hits Sharmila on head with a stone

Mar 07 ,2013 16:23 PMShare on emailEmailShare on printPrint Share |Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on googleShare on stumbleuponShare on diggYSR Congress leader Y S Sharmila had a minor interruption to her padayatra after she was hit with a stone on the head during her walks in Narasaraopeta today on Wednesday.A man, named Maruti who was at the site of the incident, near the Guntur Road in Narasaraopet. Sharmila was only just starting back from the Old Bus Stand after talking to a gathering and going to the Guntur Road.The sister of the YSRC president, was struck by a person called Maruti near the Vali Theater, Kallagunta Village in Nakirekallu mandalam, Guntur. She now has a minor injury on her head. Security swung into action immediately and grounded the victim. He was later surrendered at the Two Town police station.


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Rajamouli's Bahubali is attracting the attention of all with its star cast. The film features Young Rebel Prabhas, Hot Hunk Rana and sweet beauty Anushka. Earlier it was touted that Shruti Haasan will be the part of the project, but however Rajamouli rubbished those rumors.According to latest information, Rajamouli settled for Andala Rakshasi, lusty Lavanya Tripathi to beautify Bahubali. Lavanya impressed all with her performance in Andala Rakashasi on debut and even went on to bag project opposite Manchu Manoj. Now with Rajamouli himself calling her, she is over the moon and is keen on making most of it.


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 Karimnagar, March 5: A NRI living in Australia was arrested by the Karimnagar police for haring a girl of Warangal, in the name of love.Aravinda Rao, the NRI and the Warangal girl were childhood friends.She treated him as a friend and used to move with him closely. Taking advantage of it, the youth of Karimnagar started pestering her to love him. When she refused, he started harassing her. He morphed her photographs and posted them on the Facebook. He even threatened to send those photographs to marriage bureaus. He started sending obscene messages.When Aravinda Rao came to India ten days ago, he went straight to Warangal and tried to threaten her. But when her parents complained, he went off to Karimnagar. But on information from their counterparts, Krimnagar police arrested him and registered cases. Women’s organizations which stood by the girl, are demanding stern action against Aravinda Rao.

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The audio rights of Junior NTR's upcoming Telugu action film "Baadshah" have been acquired by Aditya Music.The film's music will be launched March 10.S.S. Thaman is the music director of the film, directed by Sreenu Vytla and produced by Bandla Ganesh under Parameswara Arts banner."We are thankful to producer Bandla Ganesh for giving us the audio rights of this film. The six songs composed by Thaman are outstanding. NTR fans will definitely love the songs of 'Baadshah'," Umesh Gupta, managing director, Aditya Music, said in a statement.Aditya Music had also released the hit albums of films like "Anjaneyulu", "Theenmar" and "Gabbar Singh" -- all produced under Parameswara Arts banner."We are very happy about releasing the songs of 'Baadshah' also," said Gupta.The audio will be released at Ramanaidu Studios in Nanakramguda. 

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Hansika Motwani clarifies that she is not doing any kissing scenes in her forthcoming films, including "Settai", and urges fans not to spread rumours."There isn't any lip-lock in any of my upcoming movies. Please stop spreading rumours," Hansika posted on her twitter page.Ever since she has been cast in Tamil comedy "Settai", a remake of Hindi adult-comedy "Delhi Belly", there were rumours that she will lip-lock with co-star Arya in it.Hansika essays the role originally played by Shenaz Treasurywala in the Tamil remake, which also features Anjali, Premgi Amaren and Santhanam.Her other upcoming Tamil projects include "Vaalu", "Vettai Mannan", "Singam 2", "Biriyani", "Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru" and "Vaaliban"

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Gorgeous beauty with loads of energy is the one line that describes this cute milky siren that is ruling hearts of Telugu youths from a while. Here is her latest treat in a yellow saree and matching blouse raising the temperatures everywhere. Tamanna Bhatia became the new 'happening' girl in Bollywood, thanks to her second Hindi flick 'Himmatawala'. After giving a splendin show of her curves in 'Naino Mein Sapna' song in the likes of veteran heroine Sridevi, here is Tammu again scorching the screens. Another hot song that goes 'Taki Taki' has once again showing our milky beauty at her best, both in curves and in dances. Her yellow outfit is one thing that is going to sparkle many fellows. Her trademark waist swinging, hip shaking and hero tapping on her shapely hip are some stunning moments for youths where they will fail to keep their sensations in control. This hardcore sex-appeal has already earned Akshay Kumar's flick for her, we have to see who else will get bowled out after watching this song.


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Andhra Beauty Anjali who amazed all with her superb acting in Seetamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu', already started taking class to everyone on glamor and performance and also the competition involved in both feilds

She is currently oozing with glamor in Kollywood film Kalakalappu even beating other heroine Ovia. The posters also stunned all Anjali fans. Anjali speaking to media said there can be competition in glamor but there won't be any competition in performance. She says everyone will get their due recognition if they perform and act in their roles. Anjali is starring in Ravi Teja's Balupu in Telugu
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Movie lovers across the country is waiting eagerly to savor the tussle of Super Beauty with Super Star. There is one and only one Super Star and he is none other than Rajanikanth. Now according to insiders Super Beauty Deepika Padukone is engaged in engrossing duel and romantic fight in their upcoming film Vikramasimha (Kochadaiyaan). 

Sources are confident that Rajini-Deepika's fight will be highlight in the film just like Hrithik- Aishwarya's in Jodha Akbar. Film is directed by Soundarya Rajinikanth. Rajini even sang a song in the film for which music is tuned by Rahman. Film has a star studded cast of  R. Sarathkumar, Aadhi, Shobana, Rukmini Vijayakumar, Jackie Shroff and Nassar.
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Hyderabad, Mar 4: Film actress and MP Jaya Prada announced her decision to contest from Rajahmundry. She said she would contest to Lok Sabha from there.

Though she has not said from which party she would contest, it is being presumed that she would be the YSR Congress party's candidate as she was all praise for the late Chief Minister Dr. Y S Rajasekhara Reddy.

Stating that she was not against Telangana, she said she was however an integrationist. 

Jaya Prada has affirmed that it was due to the welfare schemes undertaken by late YSR that the state had developed. Though she said she liked the programmes of YSR very much, she did not say from which party she would contest. She said would make that announcement in Rajahmundry. She lamented that there was no Telugu girls on the Tollywood screen now. 

It may be recalled that Jaya Prada was an MP of the TDP when Chandra Babu Naidu was the Chief Minister. She also served as the Telugu Mahila chief. However, she left TDP and the state after she allegedly developed differences with Naidu. She joined the Samajwadi Party and was elected to Lok Sabha from that party. Recently he and her mentor Amar Singh were expelled from the SP after the latter developed differences with the SP Supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav. Though Amar Singh launched a party, it could not create any impact in the last elections.
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A private case was filed against heroines Anushka and Priyamani in the Malkajgiri court of Hyderabad.

The complainant has said both the actresses wore objectionable costumes in their films. Social activist Subuddha filed the petition.
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Ravishing beauty Roja who once romanced Mega Star Chiranjeevi later turned out to be his bitter critic. The moment he launched Mega Star launched PRP, Roja romancing with various parties lashed out at Chiranjeevi with out even showing mercy that she romanced him on silver screen. 

However now situation is changed and she is now in secret romance with Mega Brother Naga Babu. Both as judges of comedy show Jabardasth on ETV are having full blast. Chiru who is Union Tourism Minister, knowing his brother's romance with Roja, questioned how could he forget bombs hurled by Roja when he launched PRP. Naga Babu however maintained stoic silence and Roja is trying to impress him to bag offers opposite their family heroes. Naga Babu who lost heavily with 'Orange' is trying to recover at least part of it by accepting all and sundry TV shows and serials.
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