PULI vs Angry young man

If one could remember Pawan Kalyan had commented on Rajshekar that the actor cannot speak proper Telugu, this had Rajshekar completely shaken and in his trademark style had his wife retort to Pawan Kalyan's remarks.Now, after much deliberation he has the incident inserted in his upcoming film Satyameva Jayate, and now he claims that he has an appropriate retort for Pawan Kalyan in the movie.That's interesting, but one doubt largely lurks in the audience's mind, and that is, if the retort (hopefully in Telugu) would be in Rajshekar's own voice, or in a dubbed voice? Rajshekar could make efforts to clarify on this aspect also.

CCC VS YSR : A special article

The time has come for the people of Andhra Pradesh and for that matter, the people of India to choose their next set of leaders to run the country for the next five years. Narrowing down, the focus has been on the political scenario in Andhra given the fact that there have been few really dramatic changes in the past year or two. So it is not just the Telugu folk but the entire nation that is keenly looking forward to see the outcome of this poll.

The strong contender is none other than Y S Rajasekhar Reddy who is the current Chief Minister but then this time he has got his strongest opponents in the form of the C-C-C triangle. They are Chandrababu Naidu, the TDP leader and head of the 'Maha Kootami', Chandrasekhar Rao, the leader of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi and last but not the least Chiranjeevi, head and founder of the Praja Rajyam Party. So it has become imperative for many political analysts to actually look at what sort of impact this trio will have on the chances of YS becoming the CM again.

Chandrababu Naidu who has been showing enough desperation to come back to power has now assembled the small forces to form a 'Maha Kootami' and not stopping at that he has also brought in the cine glamour in the form of the Nandamuri clan. However, it is widely believed that all this is a tight rope walk given the ideology of the political parties that are part of the 'Kootami' and the sudden switch on the Telangana issue has definitely cost the TDP a fair amount as it looked more a political decision than considering the sentiment of the people.

Whether Telangana is coming or not, every political party barring Congress has begun to sing the same song and it must be admitted that not many of them are really the true Telangana fighters or do not even know what the essence of all this is about. For now, the torch bearer for this happens to be KCR but then his association with Naidu has put him in the back seat and it is being noticed that he has been maintaining a low profile contrasting to his rough tongued nature. Sources inside TRS camp are saying that KCR has resigned to the fact that it is going to be YSR again.

Megastar Chiranjeevi who has come in with the image of 'Andarivadu' has been tasting a slice of reality and what it is like when you go into the midst of a common man and try to resolve the issues and problems. Though the hype of Chiru has been high, by no means was it able to create a Tsunami that was expected like the one in the year 1983 when the legendary NTR established the Telugu Desam Party. Already, there are reports that internal dissatisfaction has been creeping up slowly inside the PRP camp and the senior leaders who left their long associated parties to join Chiru are now said to be cursing themselves since they are not getting the due recognition. So it will be a backyard war first for Chiru before he actually takes on the regime of YSR.

All this apart, it is being said that YS has become a hero in the towns and interior areas of Andhra Pradesh given his dynamic initiatives like 'Arogya Sri' 'Indiramma Padhakam' and many other civil projects that he has undertaken towards agriculture. The rural and agricultural sectors are said to be quite positive on him and though the presence of C-C-C has been quite exhaustive and extensive for the various reasons, all roads are leading to Gandhi Bhavan for the next celebration of power. Let us wait and see how this goes.

Praja Rajyam Movie!!!

Ever since megastar Chiranjeevi has come out with his 'Praja Rajyam' party many of his fans have been joining him and one among them happens to be the noted journalist and the publisher of the famous film magazine 'Santosham', Suresh Kondeti. As expected, Suresh did not take long to join PRP.

Not stopping at that, he had also registered a title for a film with the same name 'Praja Rajyam' and sources close to him said that he was up for coming in with a movie right before the elections. But as of now, not an inch of the venture has hit the floors and given the timeline for elections, it looks quite unlikely.

Experts say that if Suresh does get involved and manages to release the movie after the election then the very purpose of the film would not be served. So it remains to be seen what he is going to do with the title and how he is able to impress upon Chiru about his ardent devotion.

Suri says will stop the faction !!!

Maddelacheruvu Suri, the prime accused in former TD MLA Paritala Ravindra's murder case, has expressed his desire to have a patch-up with Ravi's wife Paritala Sunitha and her gang, so as to end factionism in Anantapur district.

In the last episode "Rakta Charitra" of TV9, Suri said if someone tried to mediate between his family and Ravi's family, he was prepared to give up factionism unconditionally. "My sister Hemalatha Reddy will take initiative in talking to Paritala's family and end factional killings. I am fed up with this factionism. Both the families suffered a lot because of this. At least now, let us put a full-stop to this and lead a normal life for the better future of our children," Suri said.

But, it would be difficult to believe that Suri is a changed man. He is making the proposal, because he got rid of his rival Paritala. That he is not a changed man was evident from his words: "They should not provoke me. If they try to provoke me, they would have to pay the penalty," he said.

75 % Kapu's in PRP

Praja Rajyam Party president Chiranjeevi often claims that his party was fighting for social justice and that he would give top priority to weaker sections in his party. But his own party leaders are now alleging that it was being dominated by Kapus and their affiliated castes.

Vijaywada PRP urban committee convenor Kesineni Nani, who is all set to be expelled from the party, has alleged that 75 per cent of PRP leaders in Krishna district belongs to Kapu community and the other community leaders hardly have any role to play in the party. "It is full of Kapu leaders, who brought in their own family members and community people, to fill up important posts in the party. Even in State committee, majority of them are Kapus," he alleged.

Similar allegations are being made in other parts of the State as well. It is better Chiranjeevi does not give scope to such allegations; otherwise, his party would be branded as Kapu party!

War Started before only!!!

Whenever a title is given to a big star, it holds apt meaning to his experience and prowess on the silver screen. However, the title 'Superstar' is a common term and there was a time when this was being used to various top heroes in the film circuit. However, it is said that the original superstar for the Telugu circuit has always been the legendary NTR.

But then, it is known news that the tag of Superstar in Telugu only goes for Krishna. The story goes that many years ago, the famous Jyothichitra magazine known for its films and reporting came up with a contest. They gave out coupons in their magazine and asked the readers to fill in the coupons giving out their favorite hero and post it.

Incidentally, the first week results showed that it was NTR indeed but then from second to sixth weeks it was only Krishna and finally he emerged the winner. It is said that Krishna fans took initiative in this matter and they went to the extent of locating where the magazine is being printed, bought the entire lot, filled the coupons and posted them back. That happened for 5 consecutive weeks and Krishna was declared Super Star. So much was the following for Krishna during his time.

It is also said that out of all the stars, it is Krishna who has the largest number of fans who have been quite loyal to him from the past few decades. So much so that recently when the famous Zoom TV channel conducted a survey in the south to see which hero has got the maximum fan following, the surprise winner turned out to be Krishna beating the likes of Rajinikanth and Chiranjeevi (in the matter of number of loyal fans for years together in all walks of life).

Even today, there are many who introduce themselves as fans of Krishna sounding more like a branded company and the truth remains that they don't make much noise unwantedly and have a very deep devotion towards their favorite hero. Today, with Krishna being awarded the coveted Padma Bhushan it goes without saying that this man still rules the roost when it comes to fan following.

Krishna has got some really interesting credits in his life as an actor with a theatre in Guntur screening only his movies for one full year, about seven theatres in a town screening only Krishna movies and that too different ones, the famous Vahini studios having its floors occupied with four five different movies running simultaneously and all of them had Krishna as the hero. Not stopping at that, he is the first man to get color scope to Telugu with his film 'Alluri Seetharama Raju' and later became the first one to get a 70mm movie into Telugu with yet another blockbuster hit 'Simhasanam'.

We salute this man who runs like a silent river but has the depths of an ocean and wish him more success and fame in the time to come.

Chiru Backstabbing Nature

It appears that megastar Chiranjeevi who has now full fledged into politics seems to have learnt the nuances of political words quickly and slowly but surely, he has begun to use them. This time, he has taken the assault directly to chief minister Y S Rajasekhar Reddy and his administration.

Taking the reference from the 'Padma' awards, Chiru said that YS has got command over the Congress high command in Delhi and alleged that it is due to the fact that YS sold many lands and gave the money to the folks in the centre. So Chiru's version is that it is on YS's recommendation that both Krishna and Brahmanandam have been chosen for the awards.

Ironically, it must be remembered that megastar Chiranjeevi received the prestigious honor during his peak days and this happened under the regime of the Congress party only. Wonder if Chiru feels the same in his case too.

Chiranjeevi to sharpen attack

The Praja Rajyam president, K. Chiranjeevi, has decided to sharpen his remarks against his political opponents.

The party leaders are of the view that people want Chiranjeevi to be more aggressive in his political speeches in the run-up to the elections.

Recent surveys by the party revealed that the people wanted Chiranjeevi to pack his political speeches with more sting. According to PR sources, the party got a feedback on his political speeches from various sections of people during his state-wide tours. It was found the speeches were stale and insipid.

This survey was conducted in places toured by Chiranjeevi during his public meetings and road shows.