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Jackie Chan to release DASAVATHARAM audio

Publication Date : Monday 17th of March 2008 at 02:21:11 AM
Modification Date : Monday 17th of March 2008 at 02:21:12 AM
The most awaited movie of the year 2008, DASAVATHARAM’s audio is to be released by non other than Jackie Chan on April 2. Audiences are keen to see their favorite actor Kamal Haasan in 10 avatars (incarnations)….

KOTHA BANGARU LOKAM FOR VARUN SANDESH ALIAS CHANDU…………
He is the grandson of famous Telugu writer Jeedigunta Ramachandra Murthy, who worked for ‘All India Radio’ for 28 years in Hyderabad. His uncle Sridhar is a popular Telugu TV personality in Hyderabad, India.

This charming and energetic Guy was born in Rayagada in Orissa and later lived in Hyderabad for 4 years. Then they shifted to New Jersey, USA. He stays in USA with his parents and sister.

He has finished 10 +2 just now. He is the youngest of all “Happy Days Team”.

He got the chance or thought of acting in Sekhar Kammula’s magical movie “Happy Days” when he saw the advertisement in web site and sent photos to Sekhar. He then mailed him the video clippings of certain scenes which he did and he was selected to as one of the leads in the movie.

After coming to Hyderabad, he went through some acting work shops organized by Sekhar he learnt about acting, dialogue delivery and modulation, nuances of dancing etc.

Hobbies of this boy next door are Basket Ball, Football, XBOX, Soccer and the list continues.

He likes Rajnikant. And he says that he is probably the ‘number one’. He even likes Jr.NTR and he loves his movie ‘SIMHADRI’.

Varun Sandesh is back with his new getup. He is busy Guy for two to three years as he has more than 5 films in his pockets.

Arya fame producer Dil Raju announced a film, which will have Varun Sandesh (Chandu) in the lead. The film will be directed by Srikanth, a new comer. He is said to have told this storyline to the producer during the shooting of Arya. The movie is titled as “KOTHA BANGARU LOKAM”. It has a new comer as a female lead.

He is even working in the film which is going to be directed by Marthand Shanker (younger brother of popular film editor Marthand K Venkatesh), in the prestigious banner of AVM which is going to do a comeback in to Telugu film industry after a big gap.

Varun says that he is keen in working with directors like Bhasker and dynamic director Puri Jagannath. Varun says that he has the desire to work with directors like Puri Jagannath and Bhasker.

The sizzling pair of Varun and Tamanna from Happy Days is coming together once again in a new film named “PELLIVAARILLU”, which is going to be produced by the giant producer M.S. Raju and directed by established director Kodi Ramakrishna. Navdeep and Sindhu Menon is the another main lead in the movie. But many are eager to see the pair of Madhu and Chandu of Happy Days and to see their mesmerizing performance. Let’s hope that the ‘Kotha Bangaru Lokam’ really opens the doors of heaven for Varun Sandesh alias Chandu in to the ‘dream land of Tollywood’.

Jr NTR kantri cooming soon

Now ( jr NTR & Hansika Motwani) Acting in a movie which is named as Kantri.

The film marks the Directorial Debut of Meher Ramesh. Meher Ramesh is long term associate of Hot shot Director Puri Jagannath and is said to be a key contributor in several films.

Fresh from his block buster success Yamadonga in the direction of S.S.Rajamouli, NTR in his slim avatar looks even more macho with stubble in the first images circulated of KANTRI. It may be recalled that NTR was successfully introduced in a lead role in the film Student No.1 few years ago also directed by S.S. Raja Mouli and produced by Vyjayanthi’s associate production house Swapna Cinema. Now for the first time NTR stars in a film by Vyjayanthi banner that bears the image of the legendary Sr. NTR as their logo.

trailer…….

Is the Film of jalsa go to atleast 50days
Jalsa’s audio was in the Internet before it’s audio release. Even the videos of Jalsa songs appeared on net earlier. Now it’s the time for the Jalsa’s story. The story of Jalsa has been in the net these days. Is it a mere gossip or the real story? The story has been on Internet. If you look at the story line, it looks like a gossip as we can’t expect such a thin line from Trivikram.

The story goes like this. ” Sanjan (Pawan Kalyan), who has a love failure with Kamalini Mukharjee has lost faith in love and turns in to love guru in Hitch style but the difference is that while Hitch helps the couples to fall in love, Sanjay keeps suggesting his customers not to fall in love. Bhagyamathi (Ileana) is enters into Sanjay’s life as customer but soon falls in love with him. Soon they fall in love with each other. Bhagymathi’s friend (Parvathi Melton) never wants to Bhagyamathi to fall in love with Sanjay and start creating problems in Sanjay-Bhagamathi’s love life. When Bhagyamathi’s father denies accepting her love with Sanjay, in Bommarillu style Sanjay becomes Bhagyamathis’ family member to proove that he is a nice guy? How will Sanjay convince her parents are the rest of the story? Then what about the action part? According to the gossip. The action plot is completely different. They’re a bad man (Mukhesh Rishi), with whom Sanjay has some issues.

Definalty no one expects such a thin story from Trivikram-Pawan Kalyan. If this entire story is generated by gossipmongers its okay or else, Trivikram must have something special in his narration to make this story a big hit. Jalsa is hitting theatres all over the world on 28th March.

Director Venkat Kuchipudi
Director Venkat Kuchipudi who had a not so good start with the critically appreciated Modati Cinema, starring Navadeep and Poonam, that was fell cold at the box office. But for his second film he managed to rope in the beautiful Simran to star opposite writer turned comedian Krishna Bhagwan for the latter’s first film as a leading man, John Apparao 40+. With the film ready for release on the 20th of this month Venkat Kuchipudi talks about his latest directorial venture.

Q: How was it to work with Krishna Bhagwan? He is said to work on his own terms and conditions. Did he make any changes in the scenes as it is rumored that he did?

A: Like you said Krishna Bhagwan is an actor who works on his own terms. He cannot be hurried and does not like to work at night. But he made an exception for this film and worked through the nights too. As for the scene changing bit, he sometimes does change particular lines according to the other actors’ responses but that too on very rare occasions. In this film, you will get to see Krishna Bhagwan at the receiving end of all the satires, unlike his earlier movies.

Q: Is it true that you had problems with Simran during the film’s making?

A: Where don’t you have problems? There were some problems in between. But I am happy that the end result of the film was good and that is all that matters. I am happy with Simran’s work.

Q: There was news doing the round that you had approached Hindi actresses Mallika Sherawat and Mandira Bedi. What happened?

A: Yes. We did approach Mallika Sherawat and Mandira Bedi. I had discussed about the film with Mallika via email but later on due to budget issues we dropped her. With Manidra Bedi, after listening to the subject she agreed to do it and we announced her name as part of our cast. But there were date clashes and we had to drop her also. We even approached Tabu but there also things did not work out. Finally we spoke to Simran and she agreed to work as soon as we narrated the story to her. Things finally fell into place. And I am glad about it.

Q: Why did you opt for remix songs for John Apparao 40+?

A: With Krishna Bhagwan as hero, original songs and duets would take time to become known to a universal audience. And I also believe that more and more importance is being given to the film’s screenplay now days, film songs just might become a thing of the past. These days it is not really working out with songs in films.

Q: Then why the songs in this film?

A: In this film you will not feel as if the songs are out of place. In fact the on screen time of the songs is much shorter than the audio time and so people will feel that the songs got over much faster. That way the songs do not feel out of place and at the same time will not bore you.

Q: Did you take the music directors’ permission for the remixed songs?

A: I know that it is bad but no one is taking permission or buying rights. As far as I know except for A.R. Rahman and Ilayaraja no other music director is completely under the copyrights act. Even Satyam garu used the original sound track of Kannada music directors Rajan-Nagendra for the song “O bangaru rangula chilakaa” in Thota Ramudu. He might have taken permission but nobody knows for a fact. It goes on. I know it is bad, but that is how things are going on till date.

Q: Speaking about songs, is it true that you used a crane to shoot a song in Bangkok?

A: Oh that is a big story. When we were shooting for the song “ Meghaalalo Thelipomannadi” Krishna Bhagwan and Ruthika met with a bike accident and Ruthika had her hand fractured and got eight stitches on her leg. Despite that Ruthika, being a very professional artist, agreed to shoot for the song the very next day. So I had to opt for the RIG (a unique camera moving equipment). I should appreciate Ruthika for being a thorough professional.

Q: Why did you change the cameramen during the film’s shoot?
A: We had different working styles. Simran introduced the first cameraman to us. He was very good at his job and worked with Ram Gopal Verma and Mammooty earlier. But he took longer time to set the lights and other things. We also faced a language problem as he could speak only Malayalam and English and my assistants spoke only Telugu. Things did not work out between us and that was when we opted for Gopi. Then on everything went on smoothly.

Q: You used two different films for this movie. Won’t the audience make out the difference?

A: No. I used Digital Intermediate and that takes care of it. Unless and until I tell the difference in the films, the audiences will not know. We used the Super 35 to shoot songs at different angles and the Super 16 for the rest of the film.

Q: This is Naveen’s (Actor Naresh’s son) first major editing job?

A: Yes. He has done a wonderful job. Though he did not work for any film so far he knows his work well. He used the avid editor which helps to check the results almost immediately. I am sure that Naveen will reach great heights in his career.

Q: You are a person with a good knowledge of international films. Would you want to make films like international film makers Samira Makhmalbaf, Jafar Panahi and Majid Majidi?

A: I need to earn money before I can make the kind of films that I want to. I have already suffered a setback with my first film. I want to recover the losses with this film. If I succeed then I can experiment with my kind of films in the coming years. I hope that that dream will come true real soon.

Too many twists spoil this Race
That, dear readers, is the climax of the latest Abbas-Mustan film, Race. And why I have just spilt the proverbial beans is because it’ll be a far more interesting movie for you if you go in knowing how it ends — and then spend your time in the theatre trying to figure exactly how the filmmakers reach that preposterous ending after the completely unrelated first few reels.

Trust me, my way is definitely better than their way.

Abbasbhai and Mustanbhai are veteran practitioners of the fatafat produced thriller, but this — their biggest budget effort by far — tries to be slick and stylish while actually trying to cling on to a plot. Therefore we have pointless, and constant, changes of direction to the story, at every given opportunity. There’s nothing wrong with unpredictability, but it needs to be thought through. A-M bhailog, these many twists suit jalebiwallahs better than filmmakers.

Our film opens with horse races, but aside from having a few whinnying stallions in the background every now and then — largely to frame a shirtless Saif — there’s really not much about that world in this film save for a couple of races, fixed with painful, amateurish obviousness. This is Durban and our top horse owners are archrivals Saif and Dalip Tahil, the latter again forced into an inconsequential, villain-caricature role.

Anyway, Saif plays a gruff and stubbly millionaire not given to much emotional expression, hiding most of them behind his big sunglasses. He does, however, intensely love his stepbrother Akshaye, a good-for-nothing drunk with a hipflask surgically attached to his palm.

Saif’s sexy secretary Katrina is in love with him, we are informed by Anil Kapoor’s voice in the sort of inconsistent know-it-all narrative that smells fishy, rather like scarlet herrings. Kapoor also tells us that Saif is quite hot and heavy with Bipasha, who models Provogue garments for South Africa.

And now begins the carnival of twists, with each character stripped bare to show money-lust where some shred of morality would usually lie. Here, it is only the characters that lie, throughout the film.

And while it’s perfectly acceptable for a thriller to be dark and cynical and let the characters chart their own sordid course, it is vital to either a) have somebody in the whole film who actually has a code of ethics, or b) create characters compelling enough to root for, despite their hardcore darkness.

Here, the directors take route ‘c,’ the one that presumably stands for the all-important word ‘commercial.’ This is a simple route: it asks to focus on the stunts and the skirts, and let the twists lie there just for impact. Unfortunately, unlike the Dhoom 2 [Images] that this film is desperately craving to be, Race can’t go all the way into the insubstantial and gets caught up in actually trying to tell a story — and it’s a helluva loopy tale. And it’s nowhere near as slick as it needs to be.

Saif Ali Khan is completely wasted in the film, his apparent preparation for the character being not to shave for a while, and to perhaps trim a few kilos so that the immense suspension of disbelief doesn’t seem as abrupt. Not that it helps. He grunts mannequin-like through the motions, mostly looking like he wandered on the sets from another film.

Akshaye Khanna has the film’s main role, and while his smirk and his shrug manage a couple of lines alright, this really isn’t a performance to talk about. Never convincing, the otherwise competent Khanna too seems to be phoning in this role, more at ease grimacing behind the wheel than actually delivering his constant, overwritten punchlines.

The girls? Bipasha Basu looks visibly uncomfortable in the part, squirming from one inappropriate costume to another, and really needs to work on her ‘casual’ English. Katrina Kaif looks significantly hot dressed in raunchy secretary gear, but the more she’s kept away from the dialogues the better. Sameera Reddy plays Kapoor’s bimbette assistant, and perpetually wears the disbelieving grin of a girl who can’t believe she’s getting to share screen space with Saif and Anil.

Kapoor, despite being armed with nothing but fruits and groan-provoking lines, emerges as the only character to like in this vague mess. Not only does the actor carry off a horseshoe moustache like it’s nobody’s business, but his post-interval entry into the film injects some life into the random ‘thrills.’

All in all, it’s a rank amateur effort. The actors do their bit, but they too are mostly detachedly going through the motions hoping the camera and the cool moments would carry them through. They don’t. This is a boringly shot, shabbily edited film, and it’s hard to imagine anyone watching it and actually feeling the twists without laughing at them.

Watch it if you must; it’s not objectionably bad. But there really is nothing at all good about this Race either. Heck, even the horses seem sleepy.

Powerstar Pawan kalyan new pics

Powerstar Pawan kalyan speaking regarding the film Jalsa
At the time of Audio relesing the pawan kalyan said some words regarding the film jalso and also first he said to the fans that he was not ready to talk any thing now he will speak after the film release only. But when his brother chiru told to talk some thing about the film because if he dint speak any thing the fans will be disapointed the he spoke some thing like this….. actualy the filme was made on basic of small idea which was thought in bangaram film shooting so that idea was now made in to a big film now

As the political atmosphere in Andhra Pradesh is hotting up ahead of assembly elections, one and a half year away, there is fresh speculation over Telugu matinee idol Chiranjeevi’s entry into politics.

While there was no word from the superstar, sources close to him say the exercise has begun to elicit views from people from various walks of life as a precursor to his foray into politics.

The actor is believed to have made up his mind to take the plunge and is likely annouce his decision after Sankranti fesival in January.

Chiru, as the actor is affectionately called by his fans and film industry, has been keeping the cards close to his chest about his political plans.

The leaders of powerful Kapu community, to which the star belongs, have been trying to persuade him to enter politics and end the domination of the two major castes — Kamma and Reddy — in the state.

However, Chiranjeevi who has a massive fan following across the communities, is said to be wary of being projected as a Kapu leader.

But he is expected to fill the leadership vaccum being felt among the numerically strong yet politically marginalised backward classes, scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and minorities.

Of late, there have been efforts by Left parties to project Chiranjeevi, who has acted in 148 films, as a rallying point for weaker sections and leader of a possible Third Front as an alternative to the ruling Congress and main opposition Telugu Desam Party.

The Left parties, particularly the Communist Party of India, have been in the forefront of efforts to forge a Third Front by roping in Chiranjeevi.

Media reports also suggested that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party was keen on working with the actor.

Chirnajeevi’s fans have been rooting for his foray into politics and are confident that he can repeat the magic of the late N T Rama Rao who had stormed to power within nine months of floating the TDP and ended Congress monopoly in the state in 1983.

Though speculation about his entry into politics has been surfacing on and off for the last 15 years, the actor maintained a stoic silence.

However, in recent times he is said to be holding parleys with his aides and well-wishers in a bid to assess the political situation.

Chiranjeevi, a Padma Bhushan awardee, has been active in social work and philanthropic activity through the Chiranjeevi Blood Bank and Chiranjeevi Charitable Trust he floated couple of years ago.

The reports of his possible political plunge evoked enthusiastic response from his fans who organised rallies across the state and burst into celebrations in anticipation of their leader donning the political mantle.

The major political parties reacted guardedly to the fresh buzz about Chiranjeevi’s political entry.

While Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy said he would welcome any one joining politics and “more so” Chiranjeevi, the TDP leaders said they would rather wait for the actor to announce his decision.

“In a democracy, anybody can join politics. Chiranjeevi is yet to announce his decision. Why should we comment before that?” senior TDP leader and former minister K Vidyadhara Rao said.

Echoing similar views, the state CPI secretary K Narayana said there was no clear-cut statement from the actor so far about his political plans.

CPI-M politburo member and state secretary B V Raghavulu said it was not the individual but the policies that matter.

Telangana Rashtra Samithi Member of Parliament K Vinod Kumar said the present political situation was completely different from the one that had prevailed when NTR launched a political party.

The 52-year-old actor was born in Mogalturu in West Godavari district and made his debut in 1977 with Mana Voori Pandavulu directed by noted Telugu director Bapu.

His younger daughter Srija had recently hit the headlines when she married her boyfriend against her parents’ wishes.

She sought police protection from the Delhi high court fearing threat from her father’s fans.

After regaling countless fans in Mumbai with Sivaji: The Boss, Tamil superstar Rajnikanth is all set to win hearts again with the dubbed version of his Tamil blockbuster Chandramukhi. Thanks to distributor Dilip Dhanwani of the Royal Film Company, cinegoers will be able to hear the Tamil icon spout dialogues in Hindi in his inimitable style. Aware of Rajnikanth’s huge fan following in Mumbai, Dhanwani decided to release the dubbed version of the movie, produced by N. Rathnam. It will hit the theatres this Friday.

Altogether 150 prints will be shown in multiplexes and single screen cinemas, which is an unprecedented record for a dubbed movie.

“Though Rajnikanth has stopped acting in Bollywood films because of his preoccupations in his home state, his magical popularity outside South India has not yet diminished. The Hindi film audiences still remember his acting style and dialogue delivery. I am sure, they will like him in Chandramukhi,” which was a big hit in the south,” Dhanwani said.

In anticipation of the release, Mumbai has already been plastered with 30-feet cutouts of the actor in full regalia, looking at Mumbaikars at strategic points all over the metropolis.

It remains to be seen if the ageing south Indian star manages to cast his spell on the new generation of Hindi movie audience grown on movies featuring Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan and other Khans. But Dhanwani is confident about the Tamil superstar’s pull at the box-office, despite the fact that Akshay Kumar starrer Bhool Bhulaiyaa was loosely based on the movie.

The film also casts Jyothika, Nayanthara, Vineeth and Malvika in key roles. Written and directed by P. Vasu, the original Tamil movie has been produced by Ramkumar Ganeshan and was released in Tamil Nadu in 2005.

It ran for three years before it was voluntarily withdrawn from cinemas recently to make way for other movies waiting to be released.

Made on a budget of Rs.220 million, the Tamil version grossed Rs. 1.5 billion (Rs.150 crore) in Tamil Nadu and it also bagged five National Awards in 2006. The movie has some fast numbers composed by Vidyasagar.

The Tamil version of Chandramukhi in fact, is based on a Kannada movie called Apthamitra which again is based on Manichitrathazham in Malayalam. Chandramukhi was earlier dubbed in Telugu and also in German. The movie also had a Bengali version called Rajmahal starring Prasenjit Chatterjee.