Plots auction in Hydeabad: Highest bid Rs.85,400 per Sq.yard Tuesday, February 28, 2006 | Pavan
Hyderabad Urban Development Authority (HUDA) auction of residential plots in the Nalagandla layout continued, with bids of between Rs 8,100 — Rs 13,800 per sq. yard for Higher Income Group category, Huda spokesman Krishna Baji said. The highest bid for a Nandagiri Hills plot came in at Rs 85,400 per sq. yard, against Huda’s reserve price of Rs 25,500 per sq. yard. The lowest bid was Rs 47,200 per sq. yard, The Nalagandla auction raised Rs 22.63 crore. Huda’s auction of residential and commercial plots began on February 20, and in the past eight days, including Monday, the authority has raised nearly Rs 308 crore. In a separate transaction, facilitated by Huda, the State government raised Rs 335 crore through the auction of a six-acre plot of land in Jubilee Hills, with the winning bidder being a consortium led by ICICI Venture Fund Management Company, the private equity subsidiary of ICICI Bank Ltd, which has a 60 per cent stake.Mr Baji said that the auction would continue on Tuesday for the 24 remaining plots of HIG category and 10 group housing plots at the Nalagandla residential complex, and one plot at the Huda Trade Centre in Ramachandrapuram.
Muslim organisaion gave bangh call against Bush’s visit on March 3 Tuesday, February 28, 2006 | Pavan
Thejoint action committee of Muslim organisations gave a bandh call on March 3, urging people to "voluntarily" shut down shops, offices, schools and business establishments to protest the visit of "Mr Butcher Bush." The Jamaat-e-Islami Hind is working in coordination with 40 social, human rights, democratic, political and civil liberties organisations to bring pressure on Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy not to accord welcome to the US President. Muslim religious leaders here will recite Quranic verses normally read to keep off Satanic influences when US President George W. Bush visits the city on March 3. The Left parties have begun a more down-to-earth signature campaign against Mr Bush’s visit.
Venkatesh's 'Laxmi' runs 50 days in 215 centers Monday, February 27, 2006 | Pavan
Venky's Laxmi is the biggest hit of the Sankranthi releases. Nizam area: Already 6 crores share recorded. Expected to collect a share of 7 Crores. Vizag area: More than 2 crores collected. Laxmi stands as number 1 film for Venkatesh. East Godavari got a share of 1 crore 28 Lakhs, West Godavari collected 90 Lakhs and Ceded recorded 3 crores share. Venkatesh,Nayantara and Charmi's starring Laxmi runs 50 days in 215 centers. This film has established new records for Venkatesh. The style of Venkatesh might have received a split talk in the beginning but the film has proved the critics wrong and the collections prove it.
Protest: Bush to visit Hyderbad on Mar 3rd Monday, February 27, 2006 | Pavan
Mecca Cola, the soft drink launched in Muslim countries to protest the US invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq, entered the Hyderabad market, ahead of the visit of US President George W. Bush. The promoters launched the product in Hyderabad taking advantage of the protests over the publication of offensive cartoons and the signature campaign against the visit of Mr Bush. Mecca Cola is available in States like Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Delhi and Gujarat. Pakistan had launched Makkah Cola in 2003, a year after the product entered Maharashtra. Saudi Arabia has refused permission to Mecca or Makkah Cola since the product was named after the holiest city of Islam. It also turned down Zamzam Cola from Iran. Mecca Cola recorded 10 per cent increase in sales after the cartoon episode.
Break for Operation Kolleru Monday, February 27, 2006 | Pavan
In a swift move, the Central Empowered Committee of the Supreme Court, which is monitoring restoration of the Kolleru Lake, directed the State government to stop further demolition of the fish tanks. The committee was responding to a petition filed by Kolleru Industries Private Limited in the Supreme Court on February 24. It has received instructions from the apex court to give a chance to record the fish farmers’ viewpoints. The committee has fixed March 11 for the purpose and directed the State government to make arrangements for it to meet the fish farmers in Hyderabad. The committee directed the officials not to blast or breach any new fish tanks till March 11. It categorically stated that this instruction was not a stay that would go against the earlier directions of the apex court. The committee told the chief secretary to instruct the collectors of West Godavari and the Krishna districts to stop demolition of new tanks. However, it asked the government to go ahead with the works initiated already and ensure that they are completed on schedule.
Navy sailors killed in Visakhapatnam Friday, February 24, 2006 | Pavan
Three Indian Navy sailors were killed when ammunition they were handling onboard the landing ship INS Magar exploded off Vizag.The accident occurred about 39 nautical miles (about 112 km) southeast of Visakhapatnam on Wednesday evening and was reported on Thursday. According to Naval sources there was a sudden flash of fire on board and those standing close by were burnt to death. The ship sailed out of the base at 2 pm on Wednesday and the accident occurred some three hours later. The fire broke out while the sailors were handling boxes of ammunition inside the ship, sources said. The sailors received severe chemical burns. Two of the six injured sustained fractures.
Shock Director next shock soon Wednesday, February 22, 2006 | Pavan
Shock Director Harish Shankar got his recognition as a director. He got good reviews for his style of making and songs picturisation for RGV film Shock. Harish is gearing up for his second venture which will hit the sets very soon. According to sources Producer, hero and heroine details will be revealed shortly. But Harish next project will also have an interesting title. A six lettered beautiful old movie title will be reused. Raviteja, Jyothika starring Shock did not do as expected at the box.
Sivakasi Wednesday, February 22, 2006 | Pavan
Lead: Jagapati babu, Arjun Music: Imam Director, Producer, Story, Screenplay: Arjun Banner: Sri Ram Films Intl. Dialogues: Sainath Editing: Sai Suresh Camera: Selvaraj Action: Power Fast, Ameen Ghani > Sivakasi is about Siva and Kasi who are henchman for two underworld rivals. Jagapathibabu played Siva and Arjun played Kasi character.In fact, Kasi moves to Mumbai in search of the killers who wiped out his family. He grew up with the revenge in mind. Now in search of the killers and ends up working for one of the underworld leaders. Siva has his own story. Nevertheless, Siva and Kasi also have a family. Turn of events, loss of loved ones etc make Siva and Kasi realize the stakes in this business. But it is too late. How Siva and Kasi fight out the underworld dons form the rest of the story. Bottom line is Sivakasi is a decent film. A few changes would have made it a much better film. In other technical departments, Dialogs are good. Imam's music is content enough but not extraordinary.
Avian flu: Hyderabadis stay away from chicken Wednesday, February 22, 2006 | Pavan
With the spectre of possible avian flu spreading among humans staring at them, Hyderabadis continued to stay away from chicken and eggs. Sales have dropped to 10 per cent in major chicken centres in the twin cities. However, the prices of chicken have held steady for the day with dressed chicken behind Rs 40 per kilogram. The rapid response teams will be solely responsible for the well-being of the people affected by this flu. Pathogenic avian influenza is characterised by sudden illness and rapid death, with a mortality rate that can approach 100 per cent in humans. Experts in the team are studying the various ways in which the virus spreads including through migratory fowl, notably wild ducks, which are natural carriers of the viruses, but are unlikely to develop the infection.
Chandrababu Naidu is under pressure from party Wednesday, February 22, 2006 | Pavan
Former Chief Minister and Telugu Desam president N. Chandrababu Naidu is under pressure from party cadre in Andhra and Rayalaseema with a section of the TD leadership raising the Telangana bogey. The Telugu Desam is now virtually divided along the regional lines after senior party leader T. Devendar Goud undertook a padayatra demanding Yellampalli-Chevella irrigation project and criticising the State government for the "injustice" being done to the Telangana region. Mr Naidu did not make any direct reference to the Telangana issue though the padayatra was undertaken to highlight the alleged injustice to the region.
A brief report on Arthi Agarwal 'reel life' Monday, February 20, 2006 | Pavan
Arthi Agarwal... The name was once the most wanted in telugu film industry. Arthi Agarwal shot to fame with her debut film in Telugu, Nuvvu Naku Nacchavu opposite Venkatesh. My.telugu.com has already given the news about Actress Arthi injured her head in her home. After some gap Arthi suddenly faded away. With not many opportunities in and couple of personal problems (her alleged love affair with hero Tarun. Born and brought up in New Jersey, Arthi's entrance into the films happened accidentally when she attended a stage show in Philadelphia. With aspirations to become a heroine she landed in Mumbai and took up acting classes in Mumbai during her vacation at the age of 15. She made her debut in 2001-released Pagalpaan that stars Karan Nath and directed by Joy Augusteen. Luck deserted her in Bollywood. She immediately switched to Tollywood where she reaped in gold. As her debut film, Nuvvu Naku Nacchavu turned out to be blockbuster, offers poured in. Soon she went on to act with the top heroes including megastar Chiranjeevi (Indra), Nagarjuna (Nenunnanu), Balakrishna (Palanati Brahmanaidu),Mahesh Babu (Bobby), NTR (Allari Ramudu), Prabhas (Adavi Ramudu), Uday Kiran (Nee Sneham) and Ravi Teja (Veede) had also paired with her. This 22 year old also dabbled in Tamil where she did two films. She is currently working with comedian Sunil in Andalaramudu. Arthi’s younger sister Adithi has also joined in films. Adithi acted in Allu Arjun's Gangotri.
AP Budget 2006-07: Special focus on irrigation projects and BC welfare Monday, February 20, 2006 | Pavan
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Dr.Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy called for a broader political consensus on irrigation projects, so that Andhra Pradesh becomes a role model for the country. The Chief Minister said he was sure that the the programmes taken up by the government for backward areas development would be widely appreciated, because facts would speak for themselves. Dr Rajasekhar Reddy, who discussed with senior officials the strategies to be adopted by the government on budgetary discussions, said the budget for 2006-07 to be introduced in the Assembly on Monday, would have the largest-ever allocations for irrigation and laying the foundation for all-round development in the backward areas.
Birla Insitute of Technology and Sciences will set up its campus at Hyderabad Saturday, February 18, 2006 | Pavan
Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences (BITS) will set up its campus at Hyderabad outskirts. The 200 acres full fledged campus, third in the country after Pilani and Goa, will offer all BITS courses and is likely to start functioning from the 2007-2008 academic year. Government had offered land free to BITS. According to sources the personal rapport between Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy and industrialist K.K. Birla, founder of the institute, had helped the State get the prestigious institution. The Chief Minister personally monitored the progress and took initiative to allot land at a concessional rate. The Chief Minister has written to Mr Birla thanking him for selecting Hyderabad. He invited Mr Birla to attend the groundbreaking ceremony scheduled on Ugadi, the Telugu new year's day, on March 30.
Actress Arti Agarwal is battling for her life Friday, February 17, 2006 | Pavan
Telugu film actress Arti Agarwal suffered head injuries and multiple fractures falling down a staircase in her apartment in Hyderabad She is now battling for her life in Apollo hospital.Arti was taken to the hospital, almost 12 hours after she fell. The surgeons at the hospital conducted a CT scan on the actress' head and operated upon her for nearly three hours to remove a blood clot in the cranium. There are two versions to the accident episode. Arti's father Shashank Agarwal said that Arti was brought to hospital in a conscious state. He says that the actress even spoke to the duty doctor. However, the doctors, at the hospital, said that she was comatose when she was brought in. Mr Agarwal said his daughter slipped and fell while climbing the stairs leading to her bedroom. The actress will undergo another round of CT scan on Friday She has acted with almost all top actors in Tollywood. She took a deliberate break after Nenunnanu. Arti’s latest film Sankranti is a blockbuster. Presently, the actress is shooting for Andaalu Ramudu with comedian actor Sunil.
For the first time Trisha is doing item song Thursday, February 16, 2006 | Pavan
For the first time, Trisha is doing an item song for Pawan Kalyan’s Bangaram. A special set has been erected at Annapoorna studios, Hyderabad. The ace producer A M Rathnam and director Dharani had approached her for guest appearance in the film and she readily signed on the dotted line. But it hero Pawan was not convinced of her doing a guest appearance. After long discussions, PawanKalyan has given his nod for item song.The Bangaram unit hopes that this song, composed by Vidyasagar, will be the ultimate item number and would be rage among the youth as Aishwarya’s Kajrare.
New postings to five IAS officers Thursday, February 16, 2006 | Pavan
The Andhra Pradesh State government gave new postings to five IAS officers. The names of the officers with their new postings in brackets are as follows: Mr S. Narsing Rao (commissioner, rural development); Mr J.S.V. Prasad, (vice-chairman and managing director, Andhra Pradesh State Trading Corporation, Hyderabad); Mr Siddarth Jain, (joint collector, Prakasam); Mr A. Sarath (project officer, ITDA Paderu, Visakhapatnam district); Mr K. Siddhartha Goutham (chief executive officer, rythu bazaars, office of the commissioner of marketing, Hyderabad cancelling his earlier posting as State editor, district gazetteers).
CM's son Y.S.Jaganmohan Reddy to launch Indira TV soon Thursday, February 16, 2006 | Pavan
Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy’s son Jagan Mohan Reddy is planning to launch a 24X7 Telugu news channel — Indira TV. Mr Jagan had applied for the relevant licence a month ago. He wants develop it into a professional channel on the lines of NDTV and CNN-IBN. Keeping this in mind, However, he had second thoughts after his advisors told him that a Telugu news channel was not a profitable proposition. At present, there are three major news-based channels in Telugu — Teja News, ETV-2 and TV-9.The rating points for Telugu news channels have been ranging from 1.5 to 2. Even their advertisement revenue is meagre. Of late, many news channels have been forced to telecast film-based programmes to shore up their revenue. Mr Jagan is now toying with the idea of launching a full-fledged entertainment channel with news and news-based programmes at regular intervals. This would, however, require larger infrastructure, including a bigger production unit.
Krishna Vamsi to direct NTR Tuesday, February 14, 2006 | Pavan
After directing Danger with relatively low cast, Krishnavamsi is gearing up to come with a big project. He will direct Nandamuri Taraka Ramarao-NTR for Durga Arts banner. KL Narayana will produce this film. Production work will start and the film will hit the sets from April. S.Gopal Reddy will be the cinematographer. Devisri Prasad will scores music. Devisri earlier worked with Krishnavamsi for the film Khadgam, which is a super hit film.
Journalists should follow code of etchics: Pakistan journalist Tuesday, February 14, 2006 | Pavan
Pakistani journalist M. Ziauddin, resident editor of Dawn said that publication of cartoons caricaturing the Prophet Mohammed was a deliberate attempt by the editor of the Danish newspaper Jylands Posten and its cartoonist to hurt a group of people.He was speaking ina alecture at the University of Hyderabad. In Western countries, there is a rule among the print media not to lampoon Jewish traditions. However there are double standards when it comes to other religions. The freedom of expression is very important but in this particular case the newspaper has stretched its freedom to ridiculous levels, he said. Mr Ziauddin said journalists were taught the code of ethics in journalism schools and how important it is not to incite other people. "People like Salman Rushdie are private persons and can write whatever they want, but not newspapers. Millions of people wake up in the morning to a newspaper and it is everyone's responsibility not to insult or hurt anybody’s feelings," he said.
AP Assembly budget session from today Tuesday, February 14, 2006 | Pavan
The Telugu Desam has braced up for a strong political fight with the ruling Congress during the Budget session of the State Assembly, which begins on Tuesday. Former chief minister and Telugu Desam president N Chandrababu Naidu, who received a shot in the arm after he found a buyer for his "Third Front" idea in the Samajwadi Party, has identified over a dozen “burning issues” to corner the Congress on the floor of the House during the crucial Budget session. The TD has drawn up a strategy on issues like increase in APSRTC bus fares, uninterrupted power supply to the farm sector for 12 hours, comprehensive water management policy, "neglect" of Dwcra groups, irrigation projects, regional imbalances and inflation. The TD has also collected data from local newspaper reports in support of its claim that the Congress government had failed to check suicide by farmers. The party has collected a list of over 3,600 farmers who had reportedly committed suicide unable to bear the farm debts.
AP to allot Rs.1,200 acres for Fab City: YSR Tuesday, February 14, 2006 | Pavan
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy said that Andhra Pradesh beat Karnataka to bag the Fab City project not by giving more sops. Dr Reddy said this when mediapersons drew his attention to Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy's statement that he would give more concessions to SemIndia, promoters of Fab City, to locate it in his State.The Chief Minister said there was no possibility of the project going to Karnataka. "I don’t think it will change," he said. The $3 billion project for manufacturing semi conductors/micro processor chips would create job opportunities for thousands of people, he said. To set up Fab City, the State government had agreed to allot 1,200 acres of land in Shamshabad, supply 50 million gallons of water a day and provide subsidised power, he added.
Prakash Raj, Uday Kiran movie audio release on 12th February Saturday, February 11, 2006 | Pavan
Prakash Raj is producing Uday Kiran starring Poi (Abddam in Telugu) in the direction of veteran director K.Balachander. K.Balachander, who is mostly confined to small screen, is directing this film after quite some gap. Vidyasagar composed music. Audio will release on 12th Feb at University Centenary Auditorium in Chennai. Prakashraj is planning it in a big way. He is trying to bring together all the artists who were introduced to the silver celluloid by the veteran director. This list includes Kamal Hassan and Rajani Kanth too.
Infant Jesus festival at Ranga Reddy District Saturday, February 11, 2006 | Pavan
Novena prayers and holy masses will mark the Infant Jesus festival being organised by the Infant Jesus Shrine in Yamjala, Ranga Reddy district, on Saturday and Sunday. There will be hourly masses on Sunday starting 4 am. Rt. Rev. Mathew Cheriankunnel — PIME, will conduct the holy mass in Telugu at 11.15 am. The festival concludes with a car procession followed by benediction at 4 pm. Saturday’s masses start at 7 am. There will be healing prayers at 11 am and 6 pm by Rev. Fr. Maurice and team. The RTC will also introduce ‘Infant Jesus Special’ buses to Yamjala. The buses will start from Secunderabad station, Tarnaka, Safilguda, Dilsukhnagar and Koti. The regular (No.277 from Imblibun, Nalgonda crossroads and No.279 from Jubilee bus station) will run as usual.
Koti fire mishap: MCH not ready to hand over building Saturday, February 11, 2006 | Pavan
The Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad has turned down the request made by the Pushpanjali Complex Owners Welfare Association to hand over the gutted building to them from Monday. The civic body is strengthening damaged pillars and columns of the building as suggested by the expert committees and has said that it will not hand over the complex until the experts give a final clearance. Two teams of experts from Civil Aid and JNTU had su-bmitted their interim reports after inspecting the building and will submit their final reports in another 15 days. "Based on the final reports on the structural stability of the building, the MCH will issue occupancy certificate and hand over the complex to the owners," said MCH Chief Engineer Dhan Singh. The association wants to carry out repairs on its own. "We asked the MCH authorities to speed up their repair so that we could start commercial activities from Monday," said association president Chakrapani. There was no need to worry about safety aspects since all the committees had said that strengthening damaged portions alone would be sufficient, he said.
Megastar Chiranjeevi films list Tuesday, February 7, 2006 | Pavan
Sl.>>> Title >>>>>>>Year >>Director 1 Pranam Khareedu ::1978- K Vasu 2 Manavoori Pandavulu -1978 -Bapu 3 Tayaramma - Bangarayya -1979- Kommineni 4 Kukkakatuku Cheppudebba -1979 -Eranki Sarma 5 Kotha Alludu -1979- P Samba Siva Rao 6 I Love You -1979- Vayunandana Rao 7 Punadi Rallu -1979- Rajkumar Gudapati 8 Idi Kadha Kadu -1979- K Balachander 9 Sri Rama Bantu -1979 -I S Murthy 10 Kothala Rayudu -1979- K Vasu 11 Agni Samskaram -1980- G V Prabhakar 12 Kothapeta Rowdy -1980 -P Samba Siva Rao 13 Chandipriya- 1980 -V Madhusudhana Rao 14 Aarani Mantalu -1980- K Vasu 15 Jatara -1980 -Dhavala Satyam 16 Mosagadu -1980- K Raghavendra Rao 17 Punnami Nagu -1980 -Rajasekhar 18 Nakili Manishi (dual role) -1980 -S D Lal 19 Kali -1980- I V Sasi 20 Tatayya Prema Leelalu -1980- B V Prasad 21 Love In Singapore- 1980 -O S R Anjaneyulu 22 Prema Tarangalu -1980 -S V Chitti Babu 23 Mogudu Kavali -1980 -Katta Subba Rao 24 Rakta Bandham -1980- Aluri Ravi 25 Adavallu Meeku Joharlu -1981 -K Balachander 26 Parvati Parameswarulu -1980 -Kota Reddy 27 Todu Dongalu -1981 -K Vasu 28 Tirugu Leni Manishi -1981 -K Raghavendra Rao 29 Prema Natakam -1981 -Katta Subba Rao 30 Nyayam Kavali -1981- A Kodanda Rami Reddy 31 Voorikicchina Mata -1981 -M Balayya 32 Rani Kasula Rangamma -1981 -T L V Prasad 33 47 Rojulu -1981 K Balachander 34 Srirastu Subhamastu 1981 Katta Subba Rao 35 Priya 1981 S P Chitti Babu 36 Chattaniki Kallu Levu 1981 S A Chandrasekhar 37 Kirayi Rowdilu 1981 A Kodanda Rami Reddy 38 Intlo Ramayya - Veedhilo Krisnayya 1982 Kodi Ramakrishna 39 Bandipotu Simham 1982 S P Muthu Raman 40 Subhalekha 1982 K Viswanadh 41 Idi Pellantara 1982 Vijaya Bhaskar 42 Sita Devi 1982 Eranki Sarma 43 Radha My Darling 1982 B Bhaskar 44 Tingu Rangadu 1982 Tatineni Prasad 45 Patnam Vachina Pativratalu 1982 Mouli 46 Billa - Ranga 1982 K S R Das 47 Yama Kinkarudu 1982 Raja Bharat 48 Mondi Ghatam 1982 Raja Chandra 49 Manchu Pallaki 1982 Vamsi 50 Bandhalu Anubandhalu 1982 Bhargava 51 Prema Pichollu 1983 A Kodanda Rami Reddy 52 Palleturi Mongadu 1983 S A Chandrasekhar 53 Abhilasha 1983 A Kodanda Rami Reddy 54 Alaya Sikharam 1983 Kodi Ramakrishna 55 Sivudu Sivudu Sivudu 1983 A Kodanda Rami Reddy 56 Puli Bebbuli 1983 K S R Das 57 Gudhachari No.1 1983 Kodi Ramakrishna 58 Maga Maharaju 1983 Vijaya Bapineedu 59 Rosha Gada 1983 K S R Das 60 Ma Inti Premayanam 1983 Aluri Ravi 61 Simhapuri Simham 1983 Kodi Ramakrishna 62 Khaidi 1983 A Kodanda Rami Reddy 63 Mantri Gari Viyyankudu 1983 Bapu 64 Sangharshana 1983 K Murali Mohan Rao 65 Allullostunnaru 1984 K Vasu 66 Goonda 1984 A Kodanda Rami Reddy 67 Hero 1984 Vijaya Bapineedu 68 Devantakudu 1984 S A Chandrasekhar 69 Mahanagaramlo Mayagadu 1984 Vijaya Bapineedu 70 Challenge 1984 A Kodanda Rami Reddy 71 Inti Guttu 1984 K Bapayya 72 Nagu 1984 Tatineni Prasad 73 Agni Gundam 1984 Kranti Kumar 74 Rustum 1984 A Kodanda Rami Reddy 75 Chattamto Poratam 1985 K Bapayya 76 Donga 1985 A Kodanda Rami Reddy 77 Chiranjeevi 1985 C V Rajendran, K Rama Rao 78 Jwala 1985 Ravi Raja Pinisetty 79 Puli 1985 Raja Bharat 80 Ratka Sindhuram 1985 A Kodanda Rami Reddy 81 Adavi Donga 1985 K Raghavendra Rao 82 Vijeta 1985 A Kodanda Rami Reddy 83 Kiratakudu 1986 A Kodanda Rami Reddy 84 Kondaviti Raja 1986 K Raghavendra Rao 85 Maga Dheerudu 1986 Vijaya Bapineedu 86 Veta 1986 A Kodanda Rami Reddy 87 Chantabbai 1986 Jandhyala 88 Rakshasudu 1986 A Kodanda Rami Reddy 89 Dhairyavantudu 1986 P Laxmi Deepak 90 Chanakya Sapadham 1986 K Raghavendra Rao 91 Donga Mogudu 1987 A Kodanda Rami Reddy 92 Aradhana 1987 Bharati Raja 93 Chakravarti 1987 Ravi Raja Pinisetty 94 Pasivadi Pranam 1987 A Kodanda Rami Reddy 95 Swayam Krushi 1987 K Viswanadh 96 Jebu Donga 1987 A Kodanda Rami Reddy 97 Manchi Donga 1988 K Raghavendra Rao 98 Rudra Veena 1988 K Balachander 99 Yamudiki Mogudu 1988 Ravi Raja Pinisetty 100 Khaidi No.786 1988 Vijaya Bapineedu 101 Marana Mridangam 1988 A Kodanda Rami Reddy 102 Trinetrudu 1988 A Kodanda Rami Reddy 103 Yudha Bhumi 1988 K Raghavendra Rao 104 Athaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu 1989 A Kodanda Rami Reddy 105 State Rowdy 1989 B Gopal 106 Rudra Netra 1989 K Raghavendra Rao 107 Lankeswarudu 1989 Dasari Narayan Rao 108 Kondaveeti Donga 1990 A Kodanda Rami Reddy 109 Jagadeka Veerudu - Atiloka Sundari 1990 K Raghavendra Rao 110 Kodama Simham 1990 K Murali Mohan Rao 111 Pratibandh 1990 Raviraj 112 Raja Vikramarka 1990 Ravi Raja Pinisetty 113 Stuartpuram Police Station 1991 Yandamuri Veerendranadh 114 Gang Leader 1991 Vijaya Bapineedu 115 Rowdy Alludu 1991 K Raghavendra Rao 116 Gharana Mogudu 1992 K Raghavendra Rao 117 Aaj Ka Goonda Raj 1992 Raviraj 118 Apadbandhavudu 1992 K Viswanadh 119 Mutha Maistry 1993 A Kodanda Rami Reddy 120 Mechanic Alludu 1993 B Gopal 121 Mugguru Monagallu 1994 K Raghavendra Rao 122 Sp Parashuram 1994 Ravi Raja Pinisetty 123 The Gentleman 1994 Mahesh Bhatt 124 Alluda Majaka 1995 E V V Satyanarayana 125 Big Boss 1995 Vijaya Bapineedu 126 Rickshawodu 1995 Kodi Ramakrishna 127 Hitler 1997 Mutyala Subbayya 128 Master 1997 Suresh Krishna 129 Bawagaru Bagunnara 1998 Jayant 130 Choodalani Vundi 1998 Gunasekhar 131 Sneham Kosam 1999 K S Ravi Kumar 132 Iddaru Mitrulu 1999 K Raghavendra Rao 133 Annayya 2000 Mutyala Subbayya 134 Mrigaraju 2001 Gunasekhar 135 Sri Manjunadha 2001 K Raghavendra Rao 136 Daddy 2001 Suresh Krishna 137 Indra 2002 B Gopal 138 Tagore 2003 V V Vinayak 139 Anji 2004 Kodi Ramakrishna 140 Shanker Dada MBBS 2004 Jayanth 141 Andarivaadu 2005 Srinu 142 Jai chiranjeeva 2006 Vijayabhaskar
Koti eight storey shopping complex gutted in fire Monday, February 6, 2006 | Pavan
An early morning blaze completely gutted three floors of the landmark eight-storey Pushpanjali shopping complex at Koti. That the fire began at 7 am on Sunday accounted for the lack of casualties, Koti is otherwise one of the most crowded localities, and the commercial complex is itself packed with dozens of popular shops. Later in the night, Hyderabad district collector, Arvind Kumar ordered shopkeepers to vacate the complex by 6 pm on Monday. He said that the MCH has declared the building unfit for public use. Mr Kumar added that the building will be demolished soon. The fire brigade used 100 tankful of water to douse the blaze using 16 fire engines, one of them summoned from Patancheru 35 km away. The building houses cloth showrooms, bookshoops, a chitfund company office, a blood bank, college, studio, marketing and telephone company showrooms. A fireman also sustained injuries during the four-hour operation to put out the blaze. Deputy commissioner of police, east, K.V. Rajendranath Reddy said, "The cause of fire was sparks from gas cutters. Building owner Ajay Kumar had sold the escalator to a scrap dealer, Yousuf. He started work at 11.30 pm on Saturday along with eight workers. At 7.00 am on Sunday, sparks from the gas cutters ignited the nearby debris. They tried to control it but the fire spread to the garbage from a photography shop."
Chiranjeevi's daughter engagement on 8th Feb Monday, February 6, 2006 | Pavan
Megastar Chiranjeevi's daughter Ms. Sushmitha is going to marry Mr.Vishnuprasad on March 2nd. Engagement is fixed for February 8th, marriage will held at Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad. Ms.Sushmitha is a personal fashin designer for Megastar. She worked for "Jai Chiranjeeva" for Chiranjeevi. Ms.Sushmitha had engagement with Cine Actor Mr.Uday Kiran but some reasons her marriage was cancelled. Mr.Vishnu Prasad has studied MBA.
BJP started singing the seperate T-song Sunday, February 5, 2006 | Pavan
The BJP Warangal district unit leaders too have started singing the separate Telangana song. BJP district unit chief G. Premender Reddy and two former MLAs M.Dharma Rao and Vannala Sriramulu, said that a separate Telangana State was only possible with the BJP. "The Congress-TRS which rode to power at the State and Centre on the separate Telangana issue, have duped the region's people by going back on their promise. The BJP alone would achieve a separate Telangana," they said.The BJP leaders were addressing a joint press meet at the Press Club at Warangal. They explained that their party's State meet at Mahabubnagar also categorically declared that the party was committed to a separate Telangana. Referring to the TD leaders' yatras in the region, the BJP leaders said that the TD leaders were trying to dupe people with their "false" commitment for the welfare of the region.
Happy Sunday, February 5, 2006 | Pavan
Cast: Allu Arjun, Genelia Music: Yuvan Shankar Raja Director: A Karunakaran Producer: Allu Aravind Banner: Geeta Arts Story: Karunakaran Screenplay: Karunakaran Dialogues: Kona Venkat Editing: Anthony Camera: RD Rajasekhar Action: Amin > Happy is a total Allu Arjun film.Happy has three characters to talk about. Bunny (Allu Arjun), Madhumathi (Genelia) and DCP played by Manoj Bajpai. Madhumathi comes from a family where women are mostly stuck to kitchen. Madhumathi's father is a caste-fanatic. He feels that education is unnecessary for girls. Madhumathi tries to break that barrier. She aspires to be a Doctor. And she is also in 3rd of MBBS when Bunny enters her life. They hate each other and keep teasing each other all the time. A quick turn of events changes the life of Bunny and Madhumathi forever. They end up living together but still hating each other. When it comes to the education of Madhumathi, Bunny decides to correct all the things that went wrong. What were the mistakes? What did he do to correct them should be seen on screen. Overall, first half has good comedy and runs at a good pace with entertaining episodes. Story takes on the heavy side in the second half. However, any lag in the second half is totally covered by the climax. Climax is excellent. Last half an hour of the movie generates good emotions and is very touching.
Hero Nagarjuna, Director K.Raghavendra Rao combination Sri Ramadasu audio celebrated Platinum disk at Prasad Labs, Hyderabad. M.M.Keeravani scores the music. As the organizers called it, it was "Ramadasu Patalaku Pattabhishekam". Nagarjuna, ANR, D. Ramanaidu, MS Raju, Paruchuri Gopala krishna, BA Jaya, Gunnam Gangaraju, D Suresh Babu, MLK Chowdary, S Gopal Reddy, Suman, Bharavi, Singer Sunita, R Narayana Murthy, Veturi, Sudhala Ashokteja were present at the event. Every one at the event were in praise of the music. Aswini Dutt said that though he made so many films, he never could make one Annamayya or one Sri Ramadasu. He said that it was probably because he is not Raju. (Doraiswami Raju made Annamayya and Kondakrishnam Raju made Sri Ramadasu).R Narayana Murthy mentioned that every one is now talking about the values of Telugu language. He pointed out that those people should first think of joining their kids in Telugu medium.
Vijayawada will get an IT tower and a special economic zone park soon Thursday, February 2, 2006 | Pavan
The State Cabinet approved allotment of 30.6 acres of land to the information technology and communication (IT&C) department in Keesarapalli village of Gannavaram mandal, 30 km from Vijayawada, for construction of the IT towers and SEZ to attract the ICT industry and entrepreneurs, particularly NRIs from the coastal belt. The IT towers would be a self-contained modern township comprising office space for small, medium enterprises and home-grown IT companies, incubation centre for first generation technocrat entrepreneurs, restaurants and food courts, shopping malls, health club, swimming pools and places for entertainment. About 12 lakh squarefeet can be constructed in the area, it could create employment opportunities to 40,000 people. The incentives announced for Tier II locations under the IT&C policy 2005-2010 and the Centre’s SEZ scheme would be applicable to Vijayawada, providing host of concessions to entrepreneurs. "The IT&C department would have to pay Rs 2.25 crore to the jails department for theland,"information and energy minister Mohd Ali Shabbir said after the cabinet meeting.
Padmabushan Chiranjeevi would announce his political entry Wednesday, February 1, 2006 | Pavan
speculations are rife that Megastar Chiranjeevi would announce his political entry soon after the release of Stalin. Though he made it clear that he is not interested in politics, the journalists who interviewed him on the occasion of announcement of Padmabhushan vouch that he has concrete ideas of plunging into political arena next year. Chiranjeevi is now busy working for Stalin.
Alert: Beware of virus attack by email on Feb3 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 | Pavan
A dangerous email worm discovered only 10 days ago is all set to create havoc on February 3, eating away stored data in computers and generating email messages on its own in the name of computer users. According to M.H. Nobel, chief executive officer of Zoom Technologies,Hyderabad,a security solutions company, the worm, Nyxem.e, is a malicious virus programmed in such a way that it attacks computers via internet on the third of every month. It has already affected thousands of computers and is all set to repeat itself on February 3. This 75kb virus has a dangerous payload which activates if the computer date shows 3 (February 3 for instance). The infected computer generates email messages on its own and sends them to persons on the mailing list. The bug also deletes data from infected machines. M.H. Nobel said the worm regularly checks the system time. The virus is programmed to deceive the internet user. The file arrives attached to an email with one of 25 different subjects to mislead the unsuspecting user. “The worm is activated when the user opens the attachment. Once the worm has been launched, it creates a Windows ZIP archive which will have the same name as the attachment, and then opens it,” said G. Sirish, network engineer at GVK Industries. Mr Sirish described the worm as a mass mailing timebomb having the potential to cause a huge amount of data loss on unprotected or semiprotected systems.The virus collects email addresses from files withextensionslike .htm, .dbx, .eml, .msg, .oft, .nws, .vcf, .mbx, .imh, .txt and .msf with subject names which include The Best Videoclip Ever, School girl fantasies gone bad, A Great Video, Arab sex DSC-00465.jpg, give me a kiss, *Hot Movie*, Fw: Funny :), Fwd: Photo, Fwd: image.jpg, Fw: Sexy, Fw: DSC-00465.jpg, Word file, eBook.pdf, the file, Part 1 of 6 Video clip, You Must View This Videoclip!,
Forum has ordered Monsanto to pay compensation Wednesday, February 1, 2006 | Pavan
Guntur district consumer forum has ordered Mahyco-Monsanto to pay a compensation of Rs 10,000 per acre to seven farmers of Jaggapuram village, Guntur district, who lost their Bt Cotton crop. The forum was chaired by Mr K. Mahalakshmi Rao, Mr S.Sivaramakrishna and Ms Rachel Chukka Devavaram. Farmers' counsel Y. Ramesh Babu said the farmers filed the case against the managing director and officials of Mahyco-Monsanto Biotech (India) Ltd. The farmers had purchased MECH 12 BT seed at Rs 1,600 for 450 grams. The crop failed at the flowering stage and the farmers got three quintals per acre as against the promised 15 to 20 quintals. The farmers complained in vain to the agriculture joint director and then moved the consumer forum. After hearing both parties, the forum ordered Mahyco to pay compensation with 9 per cent interest from the date of complaint.
