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.

Maoists shock to TRS

Telangana issue once again hit the headlines of all the Telugu dailies on Monday: this time, it is warning from Maoists to Telangana Rashtra Samithi not to go for an alliance with Maha Kootami.

The report was carried very prominently by all the three dailies Eenadu, Andhra Jyothi and Sakshi. It states that Maoist spokesman Sudershan wrote a letter to TRS legislator Harish Rao, stating that the party, under any circumstances, should not join Maha Kootami because Telugu Desam could not be relied upon for granting Telangana State. An alliance with Maha Kootami is nothing but burying the Telangana issue down in the earth. Eenadu presented the report in a diplomatic manner, saying Maoists advised TRS to maintain equal distance from both TD and the Congress, while Sakshi quoted Maoists as advising TRS not to fall in the trap of treacherous TD. All the dailies reported that Maoists' letter caused internal turmoil in the TRS.

The banner stories of the three dailies, however, are different. Eenadu's banner story – Maha Dopidi (Great Robbery) is an exclusive report on the State government's attempt to hand over 830 acres of prime land worth Rs 6,640 crore all along Musi river in the city to a private firm Sun City in the name of beautification of Musi area under public-private partnership. The report says farmers holding the land along the Musi river are being threatened by the land mafia to vacate for the project and the government, which initially promised to give the farmers a 20 per cent share in the project, is now trying to forcibly acquire the land by paying nominal compensation. The report went on to say that a political leader from Delhi and some State leaders are lobbying for commencing the project before the elections.

Sakshi's banner story is CPI-M politburo member Sitaram Yechury's press conference, in which he said Telangana was not in the agenda of his party. The story, which is obviously meant to embarrass the TRS and TD leaderships and scuttle the chances of formation of Maha Kootami, has quoted Yechury as saying that his party was still committed to One-State-for-one-language speaking people policy and that if Telangana was given, there would be demand for 22 other States. The proposed alliance with TRS and TD was only meant for pulling down the Congress government in the State, Yechury said.

Get out of Maha Kootami? will TRS????

According to the latest reports, Telangana Rashtra Samithi is understood to have decided to get out of Maha Kootami, much before it is officially formed.

TRS State executive, which met here on Thursday under the leadership of party president K Chandrasekhara Rao, is learnt to have decided not to compromise on the number of Lok Sabha seats to be shared with other members of Maha Kootami. "Under any circumstances, let us not accept less than 10 Lok Sabha seats. If we can't get them, it is better we stay away from Maha Kootami and decide on our own way," KCR reportedly told the party leaders.

The TRS president is also angry with the way the Left parties are taking Telugu Desam president N Chandrababu Naidu for a ride and forcing him to be tough with TRS on seat sharing. Though CPI State secretary K Narayana tried to blame it on the media, KCR reportedly told the negotiators that irrespective of the media reports, there was no compromise on the number of LS seats.

Now, TD is in trouble. If it gives 10 seats to TRS and two each to CPI and CPI-M, it would be left with just three seats in Telangana. It creates a lot of unrest among the party cadres, which ultimately reflects on the party's prospects in the Assembly. So, it is a devil and the deep sea situation for Naidu!

NTR Vardanthi pictures 2009

Good beginning for Pavan Kalyan

Going by the strong belief among the people of Telangana region, Praja Rajyam Party's youth leader Pavan Kalyan has made an auspicious beginning of his whirl wind political tour.

Before commencing his yatra in Karimnagar district, Pavan had a darshan of Kondagattu Hanuman at the famous temple near Jagitial.

According to a local belief, any political leader who kicked off his tour from Kondagattu after taking the blessings of Lord Hanuman, achieved tremendous success. As expected, he received massive response from the people and whenever he came down heavily on the Telangana Rashtra Samithi, a strong party in the district, there was loud cheers from the crowds.

Pavan believes that Lord Hanuman, being the favourite god of Chiranjeevi, would bestow him with power. But, why didn't Chiranjeevi do it is still a million dollars question.

3.30 woke up wah re wha!!!!

Surprising as it might sound, Telangana Rashtra Samithi president K Chandrasekhara Rao will wake up at "Brahmi Muhurtham" on Wednesday.

KCR's purohits told him that he should come to Telangana Bhavan along with his wife and other family members at any cost by 4 am to kick start the Vishwa Santi Mahayagnam on the premises of TRS office. Which means, he has to get up at 3.30 am and get ready for the yagam. More than 100 vedic pundits are participating in the Maha Yagam, which is primarily aimed at establishing peace and order in the world, but is essentially meant for the success of TRS in general and KCR in particular in the next elections.

It is rather a pleasant surprise for the party workers to see KCR in the early hours, which is of course a rare scene. Normally, KCR goes to sleep at that time and wakes up not before 11 am. Let us hope, at least from now, KCR will learn to get up early and go into the people with fresh mind, rather than in a drunken state!