Ram Charan Tej and Deepika Padukone

Young Megastar Ram Charan Tej and Bollywood queen Deepika Padukone are all set to sizzle in Fizz ad. Earlier Chiranjeevi, Pawan Kalyan, Mahesh Babu and Allu Arjun have appeared in soft drink commercial ads from Tollywood. Interestingly, Ram Charan is the third member of the Chiranjeevi family to endorse a soft drink ad.

About the ad Ram Charan said: "It was just a few hours of work but I enjoyed the unique experience. Working with Deepika Padukone was an experience. I had watched ‘Om Shanti Om’ and liked her work so it was easy to go along. She’s made it big in Bollywood despite beginning her career in the South. It's elegantly shot and it's going to look sleek".

Raviteja KICK

The 'Kick' starring mass hero Ravi Teja and dusky beauty Ileana in the main leads is almost nearing the completion. Tamil actor Shyam and Ashimka are playing the second leads in the film. Venkat is producing the film under RR Movie Makers banner and is co-produced by D. Suresh Reddy. Surender Reddy of ‘Athanokkade’, ‘Ashok’ and Athidi’ fame is directing the film and Rasool Ellore is handling the camera. SS Thaman is composing the music for this film.

Currently, the shooting of the film is progressing in Europe. The flick is said to be a comedy, action and mass entertainer. The makers are planning to launch the audio in March and to release the film in April.

Other cast: Brahmanandam, Sunil, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Dharmavarapu Subramanyam, Sayaji Shinde, Jayaprakash Reddy, Ali, Raghubabu, Jeeva and others.

13B Madhavan

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Presented by BIG Pictures film 13B is all set to hit the screens on the 6th of March 2009. The film is directed by National Award winning director Vikram Kumar, starring R. Madhavan, Neetu Chandra, Sachin Khedekar, Poonam Dhillon and Murli Sharma.

This bilingual (Hindi and Tamil) film's music is orchestrated by the much acclaimed music directors Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, who will be experimenting with the supernatural genre for the very first time.

CHECK OUT: 13B Music Review

Synopsis:

In today's world of unrelenting pressures, challenged survivals and super fast life styles, the major source of Relief, Information and Entertainment is... the TV. So much so, that it has moved up from its modest position of being just another 'house hold appliance' to actually determining the power equation in a family. It is easy to identify the hierarchy in the family depending on who controls the Remote Control. So what happens when the TV realizes this power and begins to take control. What happens when instead of showing you the facts, the TV, begins to show you what it wants you to see. What happens when Manohar, to his great horror, realizes that this is exactly what is happening with his wonderful family, who has just moved into their sweet new home at 13B.

13B, a supernatural thriller set in an urban setting is the story of Manohar (essayed by Madhavan) an upwardly mobile middle class Indian moves into a new apartment - 13B on the 13th floor with his family. From the first day in their new home, the women are hooked on to a new TV show ''Sab Khairiyat''. The show is about a family eerily similar to theirs who have also just moved into a new house. As the TV show unfolds, all the incidents that happen in the show start happening to Manohar and his family.

delhi6 review

Rakeysh Opmrakash Mehra's DELHI 6 is not your typical Bollywood flick. It has a theatrical twist in its treatment and hence some will find the amalgamation of the two mediums jarring. But the message the director is trying to get across is that of personal freedom, learning to say ''No'' and fighting the demons within. If looked at from this perspective, you will have no issues with the film. If you have notions of this being a typical Bollywood 'naach gaana' 'rona dhona' masala movie, you will be disappointed. I was pleasantly surprised and quite enjoyed the treatment and the message that comes across. Your views might differ.

But I have only one question to ask Rakeysh; why did Abhishek have to don the monkey suit in the end? Then again, I would answer that by saying the director does not want to give any easy answers. He wants the audience to think with him. So you see, as you replay the film in your mind, answers keep coming back. Depends how you want to view the film.

CHECK OUT: DELHI 6 is about characters, not stars!

Abhishek Bachchan is Roshan who visits India for the first time with his grandmother (Waheeda Rehman). Dadi has been diagnosed with a life threatening disease in New York, and she wants to breathe her last in Delhi. Roshan agrees to accompany her. Bewildered at first, with a complete culture shock, Roshan is soon sucked into the life in Delhi with its myriad characters, played by an assortment of artistes, whose connection or relationship to Dadi or Roshan is not clear. All one can gather is that they belong to the same locality and have grown up together. There's also, the Hindu-Muslim twist.

Roshan meets Bittu (Sonam Kapoor) a free-spirited girl, who is busy making plans of her own, while her father (Om Puri) has his own agenda; that off marrying her off to the first available boy. There's also masakali the pigeon. Bittu tells Roshan that her father (Om Puri) has clipped her wings (masakali's) so that the pigeon cannot fly. This scene explains her plight, and of her wanting to take flight.

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There's also Ali Uncle (Rishi Kapoor), who was in love with Roshan's mother, but who never mustered enough courage to tell her so. Roshan and Ali Uncle have a strong bonding and Rakeysh portrays it beautifully. In between all this there's a Hindu-Muslim clash with a Hindu fakir stating that there was a mandir in the densely populated Muslim area over 300 years ago and that's the reason why there's 'Monkey trouble' in this place. That's enough spark to light a communal fire. Roshan who is half-Hindu and half-Muslim is bewildered at the goings-on and wants to leave for America in the next flight with his Dadi, who was earlier adamant on staying put. Then, he realizes that the pull to stay in India is too strong. He has fallen in love with Bittu.

The movie has a subtle message. Its romance, which is also the heart of the film, is subtle too. Ditto the violence and the huge divide between upper and lower caste. Everything is downplayed but yet, wonderfully rings out loud.

CHECK OUT: DELHI 6 Music Review

The music by A R Rahman needs no praise. Masakali is a huge chartbuster and the performances too are top notch. Be it Tanvi Azmi in her short role or Om Puri. Abhishek Bachchan as a first timer to Indian soil is believable, with his Americanised accent. Sonam Kapoor is absolutely adorable. The girl is a rocker. But for me the actor who stands out head and shoulders in this film is Rishi Kapoor. A rock solid performance. Sadly, it's left unexplored.

There are a lot of monkeys we are fighting with; while there are others, the politicians let loose which in the end makes a monkey out of us!

Seriously, this is no monkey business. You will come back enriched.

Rating - 3/5

Rajnikanth’s ‘Robo’ in Goa

Rajnikanth’s ‘Robo’ in Goa

The film ‘Robo’ is a science-fiction film starring Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in the lead roles is being directed ace filmmaker Shankar. Initially, the film was set to produce by Ayngaran International and Eros Entertainment. However, both production companies shelved off the film due to financial problems led by the global recession. Sun Pictures of Sun TV Network Limited group has acquired the production rights. The film said to be the most expensive film ever being made in Indian Film industry.

As of now, the picture has completed the shooting of two songs in Macchu Picchu, Peru and Hawaii,USA. Currently, the film’s shooting is progressing at Prasad Studio in Chennai. Rajnikanth will be seen in a double role as the scientist Vaseegaran who develops the robot and the robot then falls in love with Aish.

The film is also starring Danny Denzongpa, Santhanam, Karunaas, Cochin Haneefa, Kalabhavan Mani, Nedumudi Venu and others.

Hollywood companies like ILM, Tippet, and Café EFX along with Hong Kong companies like Centro andMenfond are working in the field of VFX for this film.

Crew: Screenplay: Shankar, Sujatha, Balakumaran, Music Director: AR Rahman, Cinematograpy:Rathnavelu, Art: Sabu Cyril, Thota Tharani, Editor: Antony, Lyrics: Vairamuthu, Pa Vijay, Choreographer: Raju Sundaram, Costume Designer: Manish Malhotra, Mary E Vogt (Men in Black, Batman returns, Inspector Gadget), Action: Yuen Woo Ping (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Matrix, Kill Bill)

Venkatesh,Trisha film to launch soon

Venkatesh,Trisha film to launch soon

The film 'Aadavari Maatalaku Ardhale Verule' starring Venkatesh and Trisha was a super hit and even grabbed Nandi Awards also recently. Now this hit pair is all set to act in a new film to be directed bySreenu Vaitla. He directed successful films like ‘Dhee, Dubai Sreenu, Ready and King’. The film will be produced by Giri of 'Sye' fame and D Sureshbabu is going to present the movie.

It is reportedly known that that the film will be launched in March and its regular shooting will starts inApril. The movie is a complete family entertainer and Venky is going to play very interesting role in this film.

Magadheera

‘Magadheera’: ‘Supreme Audio’ to market the audio

Ram Charan Teja’s present project ‘Magadheera’, under the direction of Rajamouli, is progressing fast. The flick is slated to hit the silver screen in April. The audio is set to release during the first week of Marchby Supreme Audio. Keeravani has composed the music.

Raju Heerwani, the supremo of Supreme Audio, has bought the audio rights and the overseas rights by paying whopping price. After one year gap, Supreme Music is set to release the movie overseas.

Allu Aravind is producing ‘Magadheera’ under Geetha Arts banner. Kajal Agarwal acts opposite the hero while Srihari plays a vital role.

puli songs

Pawan Kalyan’s Komaram Puli title song leaked in internet

Komaram Puli title song leaked in internet and is creating waves. A R Rahman is composing music for Komaram Puli. The song leaked in the internet is Title song of Puli and is excellent. Most of song is in English with Puli humming in between and Rahman style can be distinctly seen in Puli song composition.The title song of Komaram Puli is 2minutes and 39 seconds.This title song of Puli cant be uploaded as we don’t have the legal rights. The song is available in the megauplooad and rapidshare and many other sites.

Komaram Puli is set to release in this summer and S J Surya is directing this movie.Komaram Puli is 50 percent shot and the unit took a break due to busy schedule of Pawan Kalyan.Pawan Kalyan took this movie as prestige as Puli is releasing during the election time.

'Satya Meva Jayate' Movie Review

Film	Satyameva Jayate
Banner	Shivani Sivathmika Movies
Genre	Action-Drama
Release Date	13th Feb 2009
Cast	Dr Rajasekhar, Sanjana, Neetu Chandra, Sheril Pinto, Sivaji, Sai Kiran, Siva Reddy, Minister M Satyanarayana Rao, Ahuti Prasad, Sayaji Shinde, Ali, Milind Soman… etc.
Music	Chinna
Cinematography	Loki B Goud
Editing	Nandamuri Hari
Stunts	Horseman Raju
Story,ScreenPlay,Dialouges :	Dr Rajasekhar
Producers	Sivani, Sivatmika
Direction	Jeevitha Rajasekhar

Plot:The film is about sincere police officer, who gets encouragement from the Chief Minister for his encounters. In the process of eliminating baddies he loses his wife (Sanjana). How he eliminates the terrorists with the help of his crew is the rest of the story.

Overall synopsis:

Sathya (Dr Rajasekhar) is a sincere police officer and he earned the image as an encounter specialist officer. Chief Minister (M Satyanarayana Rao) encourages Sathya for his courage towards terrorists. While eliminating the terrorists Sathya loses his wife (Sanjana). Sanjana played a nice role as the wife of Rajasekhar. Though, he had only one duet with her, the director chose to introduce some scenes in between the song's stanzas. He then kills a corrupt police officer who murdered his wife.

Even though it was a crime, he comes out of that case with help of Chief Minister. Then he continues his operation to catch the dreaded terrorist Dr Ansari (Atul Kulkarni) with the help of his team member consisting of Sivaji, Sai Kiran, Siva Reddy and Neetu Chandra. Is he able to eliminate the terrorist with the help of his team, and what are the consequences Sathya faces? To find out, go and watch the movie.

Performances:

Dr Rajasekhar has played the role of young police officer role in his own style. Sai Kumar has lent his voice once again for him. Bollywood beauty Neetu Chandra has acted as one of the team members of Rajasekhar and the Telangana dialogues didn't suit her. Congress senior political Minister M Satyanarayana Rao has portrayed the role as sincere Chief Minister with his own dialogue delivery. His desire to become Chief Minister has been fulfilled at least on silver screen. The introductory scene of Rajasekhar was picturized in a satirical manner to counter Chiranjeevi.

Milind Soman has acted well as the terrorist (Ranavir) in this film. Senior actor Ahuthi Prasad and Sayaji Shinde also sleepwalked. Sivaji, Siva Reddy and Sai Kiran have acted as crew members in small roles in support of Sathya.

Technical Departments:

Background score is weak and direction also didn't meet contemporary requirement. The film is a remake of Hindi film 'Khakhee'. Overall, there is no interesting moment in the film. The background music is very poor. The film’s story is nearly matches to recently released JD Chakravarthy’s ‘Siddham’. In that film also Jagapati Babu played the role of encounter specialist.

In ‘Khakee’ Amitabh Bachchan acted as old-police officer, but in ‘Satyameva Jayate’ Dr Rajasekhar projected himself as angry young man as in his hit films ‘Magadu’ and ‘Ahuthi’.

The film 'Satyameva Jayate' has grabbed some media and public attention with some unrelated incidents. This being Rajasekhar’s own film, he planned this film after joining the Congress Party. People thought that there are a few scenes counter to Chiranjeevi and other political parties. Neetu Chandra had some conflict with Rajasekhar and Jeevitha. Neetu Chandra even filed a harassment complaint against them, which was taken up by media in big way recently. All these incidents have grabbed some public attention towards the film.

Over All:

The direction of Jeevitha Rajasekhar is just okay. There is nothing new in is film. The film was made to impress mainly mass audiences. The film didn't reach the audience expectations. Those who want entertainment with lots of emotions, it is a sure no matter film.

Siddam

Film: Siddham
Cast: Jagapathi Babu, Sindhu Menon, Kota Srinivas Rao, Mukul Dev, Subbaraju, Narsing Yadav, Malladi Raghava and others
Music: Amar Mohale
Cinematography: Bharani K Dharan
Editing: Bhanodaya
Production designer: Suman Varma
Produced by: Kiran Kumar Koneru
Screenplay and direction: JD Chakravarthy
Release date: Feb 12, 2009

What’s is it about?

Dayanand (Jagapathi Babu) is an encounter specialist and he leads happy married life with his wife (Sindhu Menon). He has creditable team. Daya believes the only way to wipe out crime is kill the criminals. He meets a lot of obstacles in his path and the situation becomes further complicated with the appointment of a new commissioner with the existing commissioner (Kota) retiring. How he takes revenge on enemies becomes rest of the story.

Analysis

After ‘free’making The Departed/Infernal Affairs for Homam, director J D Chekravarthy now remakes his mentor Ram Gopal Varma produced Ab Tak Chappan as Siddham. Jagapathi Babu plays the role that was done to perfectly by the powerhouse actor Nana Patekar here. And just imagine Jagapathi Babu in the role of Nana Patekar and you would know how would this film be. Although JD has tried hard to follow on the same lines of the original, the Telugu version is so dry. Even dialogues are copy of the same movie including the film's tagline 'Doctors cure, engineers build, I kill’ (in Telugu 'Doctarlu Vaidyam Chestaru, Engineerlu Nirmistar, Nenu Champutanu’).

Director J D is not Shimit Amin nor Jagapathi is Nana Patekar, so the remake version is not that appealing as the original. In the first place, the concept of ‘encounter cop’ in Andhra Pradesh sounds so silly. Mumbai does have the real cops such as but forcibly putting them in the milieu of our society is odd.

Performances

Jagapathi Babu has body like a cop and his looks are good but his performance is no match to Nana. Sindhu Menon is cute and apt for the role for wife. Subbaraju, Mukul Dev, Kota and others have done neat job. Editing and cinematography is okay. J D uses same shot compositions as the original director Shimit had done in Ab Tak Chappan. Re-recording by Amar Mohale is good.

Bottom-line!

Those who have seen the original Ab Tak Chappan would surely not like it. Those who haven’t might think it is just an okay. Homam was ‘freemake’, now it is remake!

Rating: 2.75/5

sontha vooru

When Sontha Vooru title announced , I thought of talking to its director Suneel Kumar, who won five nandi awards and but didn't get proper commerical hit so far. His Children's film Hero won Nandi, then I heard about other movies like Megham, Prayatnam etc. Though I have not seen any of his movies, I used to wonder how he keeps producing movies with such a passion as his movies are not that commercial where as commercial movies are the only thing which matters now a days. When I spoke to him for sometime I realized his passion for good and meaningful cinema. I was surprised to know that Hero was released as a DVD by Shalimar and was big sucess and was sold like a big hero flick. As his new film with hero Raja - Sontha Vooru is getting ready for release, here we present Suneel who talks about himself and his movies.

Background..

I am a mechanical engineer by qualification, journalist by profession and a film maker by passion. I produced Five Telugu films with my friend Yakkali Ravindra babu under the banner of Sravya films and one film in Malayalam under the banner of Rainy Summer Entertainment.. Ravi and myself have been very passionate about filmmaking since our college days. When we decided to make films we thought of making some sensible and good products from our banner. All the films we made got good critical acclaim. If one film talked about the deaf and mute, in one film we dealt with the problem of suicide and another film was about a kid who wants to excel in his life. Our banner won five Nandi awards including two golden Nandi awards in the best film categories. Two films have participated in International Film Festivals.

I published and edited a Telugu monthly named Kokila and a daily newspaper City Roundup based at Visakhapatnam before entering into the film line.

From being an engineer to journalist to a filmmaker

I don't want to stagnate in life. After all it is only one life we get. Even if you believe in rebirth and after life, still I would say it is only one life you would remember. So it is always better to make life more eventful by putting yourself through different experiences.

Journey as filmmaker

As long as I make different, sensible films and enjoy the work, experience and the satisfaction they would bring to me, I would continue in this job of filmmaker. The moment I think I am repeating myself and start fearing the failure, I would exit. There are N number of exiting things in life to do.

I am dead serious about my job. If not, I will not be doing this at all. Every film of mine was and will be a product of my sincere effort. I will take entire responsibility as a maker for the result of that. I have never ever searched reasons for my failures, outside.

Why didn't you get proper recognition by the film industry despite winning Golden Nandi Awards twice?

I think we got more than we deserve. We were only making films successfully, not successful films. Unfortunately success is defined in the materialistic arithmetic. But the interesting thing is many of our friends who made "Successful films", still wonder how we are still making films, when they find it difficult to make another film.

Bipasha

Actor Neil Nitin Mukesh says his co-star Bipasha Basu is not just eye candy in the upcoming thriller Aa Dekhen Zara , but is pivotal to the plot.

How many times have we seen leading ladies being reduced to glam dolls in movies? But that is certainly not the case with Bipasha’s role in director Jehangir Surti’s ‘Aa Dekhen Zara’.

“She is not just any other leading lady in a romantic thriller. Bipasha is a huge part of 'Aa Dekhen Zara'. In fact, I can go on to state that she is 'the story' of the film. This character of Ray Acharya that I play in the film would not have decided to do anything in life if not for her,” Neil is quoted by IANS.
The movie has Neil playing a struggling photographer and Bipasha a DJ.

Speaking about his character in the film, Neil said: "Since I can't reveal much about the film's plot, all I can say is that whatever steps he takes in his intriguing journey of life, he does it for her (Bipasha).”

In fact, Neil is all praise for Bipasha’s performance in the last year’s action thriller Race .

"She was mind blowing in the film. Actually, she was the best part about 'Race'. You could see that she was so pivotal to the film's narrative. Same is the case in 'Aa Dekhen Zara' as well", Neil is quoted as saying.

The movie is set for release on March 27.

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Sameera Reddy

Sameera Reddy goes arty

By ApunKaChoice
Wed, Feb 11, 2009 15:45 IST

Having begun her career as a glam doll, Sameera Reddy is now changing lanes. She’s getting interested in arty roles.

Sameera, who ventured into Bollywood with films like Musafir and did only item songs rather than acting, got a shock when maverick director Nagesh Kukunoor got her to play the role of a rustic Rajasthani woman in his latest low-budget movie ‘Yeh Hausla’.

Last year was not so good for Nagesh’s films as his first commercial movie Bombay To Bangkok was a flop and his action-thriller with Akshay Kumar is yet to make it to the theatres. Then his Aashayein with John Abraham is still waiting to release.
But the director is not bogged down by all this and is geared up for a film based on the life of a Dalit woman, played by Sameera Reddy. Nagesh has been hearing comparisons drawn between Sameera and Smita Patil by Buddhadeb Dasgupta, talented Bengali director who signed Sameera to play a deglamorised Bengali lady in his film ‘Kalpurush’.

Sameera was in Jodhpur for 46 days, shooting at a stretch for ‘Yeh Hausla’. In keeping with her character she was mostly clad in ghagra-choli, walking barefoot in barren land. “I feel I've gone to acting school. Nagesh has taught me so much,” said the actress.

For Sameera, the whole experience has been a rewarding one. And guess who told her to accept the project? John Abraham.

Sameera Reddy

Sameera Reddy goes arty

By ApunKaChoice
Wed, Feb 11, 2009 15:45 IST

Having begun her career as a glam doll, Sameera Reddy is now changing lanes. She’s getting interested in arty roles.

Sameera, who ventured into Bollywood with films like Musafir and did only item songs rather than acting, got a shock when maverick director Nagesh Kukunoor got her to play the role of a rustic Rajasthani woman in his latest low-budget movie ‘Yeh Hausla’.

Last year was not so good for Nagesh’s films as his first commercial movie Bombay To Bangkok was a flop and his action-thriller with Akshay Kumar is yet to make it to the theatres. Then his Aashayein with John Abraham is still waiting to release.

Rekha says to small screen

Rekha says yes to small screen, but no to blogging
Mumbai: Ageless actress Rekha, who has often refused to do television in the past and is still against blogging, says the need to connect with fans has finally prompted her to step on to the small screen.
"I know I have said many times in the past I won't do television," said Rekha. "But there's a demand for me to be on television. So, yes, I'm finally taking the plunge."But she isn't divulging her precise plans for the home medium."I've already formulated what I want to do. It's nothing that has been seen on television before. No talk show or game show for me, thanks. It's something entirely unique. But until I decide on the channel and other details, I'd like to keep it under wraps. As you know this world is filled with clones, copycats and wannabes," Rekha told IANS in an interview.What about blogging as a means of communicating with fans?"I'm computer illiterate. I believe the internet has got every photograph and every detail of my life. But no blogging for me, thank you."I feel, why go through four hours of agonising notes, six hours of censoring and deleting, and then to go through the heartbreak of having it appear and have people pounce on you. I don't have the time for that," Rekha said.She rues the era of instant communication."The irony is we've become accessible to everyone except to ourselves. That connect with the self is being lost in today's world. The internet doesn't connect you to yourself. Why is everyone looking for answers outside the world?"But Rekha admires Amitabh Bachchan's blogging skills."He pours his soul into his roles, and now into his blog. He deserves so much more. We should stop questioning his professional decisions. If we stop questioning him, mera jeevan safal ho jayega (my life will be successful)."At 54, Rekha feels young as ever."Do you know I was born on Dussehra day? I turn 55 by the calendar this birthday. But my soul's age goes back to when I was 27. I remember what I felt at 27. That's when I became my own person, a woman of the world. I knew what I wanted in life. I fell in love with life."Tell her she must be seen in the public eye more often and Rekha corrects you."I got a very big honour from IMPPA (Indian Motion Picture Producers' Association). I felt such warm, joy and peace. I attended Bharat Shah's son's engagement. I enjoy every moment of my life. Tell me what else you want from me?"On my birthday I went to the temple. That again was a public appearance. If you still think I'm a recluse, what can I do. There's nothing that I don't enjoy, including the so-called negativity. One has to observe and apply every experience of my life. If you don't absorb the experiences of life, you haven't lived."She refuses to comment on the recent films."I don't have an opinion about those films because finally it's someone else's craft. Speaking for myself and my films, whatever I could do, I've done. The shooting of every film is a learning experience. Going to a film set is like cuddling up in a mother's godee (lap). Familiar smells, sounds and comfort zone, but it spoils you. You take it for granted." The actress has proved her mettle in both commercial and parallel cinema. She achieved commercial success by giving hits like "Ghar", "Khubsoorat", "Muqaddar Ka Sikandar" and "Khoon Bhari Maang". Rekha received critical appreciation for her performances in films like "Umrao Jaan", "Silsila", "Kalyug" and "Ijazat".

Priyamani

Name: Priyamani

Pet Name: Pillu

Birth Date: June 4th

Height: 5.6''

Educaton: B.A

Hobbies: Singing, dancing, Surfing the net, travelling

Favorite movies: Old Hindi movies

Favorite Actors: Amitabh, Kamal Haasan, Shah Rukh Khan

Favorite Actresses: Sridevi, Kajol

Favorite Car: Merc Benz, Porsche

Favorite Books: All Dan Brown's books (The Davinci Code, Angels and Demons..)

Favorite Food: Chinese Cuisine, Rawa Dosa

Favorite Hotel/Restaurant: Taj Group of Hotels/Mainland China

Favorite Co-stars: All with whom I acted

Favorite Attire: Jeans

Favorite Color: Black, Blue, White

Accessories that you must carry with: My Sun Glasses, Eyeliner, Lipgloss

First Crush: When I was in 7th standard, there was a boy who was so cute and handsome. I can't reveal his name now..

Opinion on Love: It is a beautiful emotion that everyone has to go through..

Nenu Devunni

Film: Nenu Devudni
Cast: Arya, Pooja, and others
Dialogues: Sri Ramakrishna
Music: Ilayaraaja
Lyrics: Vanamali and Bharat Acharya
Cinematography: Arthur Wilson
Editing: Suresh Urs
Art: Krishna Murthy
Stunts: Kanal Kannan, Super Subbarayan
Produced by: KS Srinivasan
Story and directed by: Bala
CBFC Rating: U/A
Release Date: Feb 6, 2009

What’s it about?
Rudra (Arya) is left in Kasi by his father as astrologers suggested not to see the father and son each other. Rudra is raised as kala bhairav in Kasi and lead life as devout sadhu. 14 years later, his father comes in search of his son and is shocked to see him as Aghora. Rudra’s guru tells him to go with his father and come back after severing all the ties. But he doesn’t stay at his home and instead lives with other local sadhus on a temple mountain. A local mafia leader who controls beggars tries to sell off a blind beggar (Pooja). Rudra kills the mafia leader.

Analysis

Tamil director Bala is one of the finest directors we have in India. His films Sethu and Shiva Putrudu (Pitamagan) ushered in new trends and inspired many directors in South India in portraying realism on screen. Hence, his latest offering, Nenu Devudni, created a curiosity among Telugu audiences too. Sadly, Nenu Devudni leaves all of us (including fanatic off-beat movie lovers like this reviewer) in a big disappointment. The story has no purpose and at the end of climax, the question remains on everyone’s mind - as to what the director has tried to say. It certainly not about ‘aghoras’ or ‘life of Kala Bhairava’s. The life of ‘aghora's part in Kasi is hardly 10 minutes, which, no doubt, is riveting. The film more delves on how beggars are treated by cunning local mafia leaders and how they are exploitated.

We don’t get any straightforward answers to the intention of the movie. Is the movie about the pretence of idol worship in Hinduism? Or about how ‘Dharma Bikshatana’ losing its meaning and has become a racket now? Or about a disgruntled son taking revenge on their parents? No clarity in the movie.

Climax sequence makes farce of the whole exercise of the director’s whatever intention. Rudra’s Guru asks him to come back after severing ‘bhava bandhalu’ and Rudra returns to Kasi after granting ‘maranam’ to the heroine with whom he doesn’t have any attachment in the first place. She is not his lover nor she related to him nor does they develop a bond or friendship. Then how does he got disheartened to return to Kasi? What is purpose in coming to his village – just to grant ‘maranam’ to a blind girl? If the girl wants to end life she could easily do on her own and why would she seek it from Rudra?

In one word there is no purpose to the script. As a director, Bala is undoubtedly a great technician but he disappointed us this time with his hollow plotline.

SHREYA' TALKS

How would you describe the real Shriya?
Simple. I am still discovering myself.

There were reports that you were involved with Jesse during the making of The Other End of the Line. Were they true?
(laughs) Oh no. He’s an obnoxiously good-looking guy with a great sense of humour. Trust me, he’s already got a girlfriend. We were more like friends!

Do you love your freedom?
Of course, it’s awesome to be single. You can party, you can flirt and have so much fun

What kinds of food do you like?
I love whatever my mom makes. I like Indian food.

How will you describe your ideal man?
I like guys who have made it on their own and are completely passionate about what they do in life. If anyone tells me about the huge business empire that they have inherited from their dad, that’s a turn-off.

Do you like south Indian men?
Why not? It doesn’t matter as long as they can talk.

Who are your friends in the film industry?
I have a lot of friends. I generally hang out with Trisha and in Mumbai I party with Reema. The best part of our friendship is that we don`t discuss work and we respect each other.

What are your religious views?
I am a God fearing person, but I do not go frequently to temples or churches.

Your favourite TV show?
These days, I don't have time to watch TV. If I get free time, I’d rather read a book or meet up with friends.

Ram Maska

Handsome young hero Ram is considered as the next big thing in Tollywood. With just three movies, he has already earned a name and an image on his own. After the stupendous success of Ready, Ram has suddenly become most sought after young hero. His maiden film, Devadas, was released on Sankranthi 2006 and went on to become huge hit. In 2009 too, he joins the Sankranthi race with Maska. The word Maska means trapping one by sooth talking. Here he talks about the film…

With whom you play ‘Maska’?

To everyone. No one is left with my maska.

Who fell for your maska – Hansika or Sheela?

Both. I gave Maska to both of them without knowing each other.

Okay, What is the story of the movie?

Oh, no, I don’t fall for your maska. No way I can reveal the story however hard you try and trap

You must have been mastered the art now?

True. I almost got Master’s degree in it by the end of the shooting (laughs).

The combination of director B.Gopal – M.S.Raju and Ram sound odd!

Yes, I too had my own apprehensions prior to the shooting. I felt that he belongs to old school of filmmaking and doubted his ability in directing a youthful entertainer. All my fears dispelled by first day shoot ended. Then I realized how wrong I was. He is coolest director I have seen. I used to be regular visitor to the sets of all our home productions produced by my uncle Sravanthi Ravikishore and I knew how some directors create hungama canning scenes. Where as B.Gopal executes same scenes it without any fuss! He is so cool guy.

B.Gopal says Maska will be another Bobbili Raja

It is true that Maska is highly mass entertainer like Bobbili Raja but I can’t compare both of them. I tell you one funny co-incidence. When Bobbili Raja released, I was about 3 years old and my parents say I used to sing and dance with Balapam (chalk-piece) in hand for the popular song, Balapam Patti Bhama Vallo, from the movie. Today, B.Gopal’s daughter who is also three year old now dances to one of the songs from my film. It is really funny to know this.

How was it working with producer M.S.Raju

He knows me since my childhood. When I did my first short film at the age of 13, he promised me that he would produce my first film. But it didn’t work out as I got chance in Devadas. As soon as Jagadam premiere show finished and he rushed to me and hugged me. He congratulated me for my work in the movie and said lets start a movie immediately. But as there is no proper story, we could not begin it. Only after Ready’s release, things have fallen in place. He treats his son Sumanth and me same way. We are like a family.

Post Ready, people are expecting a lot from you!

I know only one thing that is to work hard for each film and give 100 percent to it. Expectations are bound to rise but I give my best to each movie that I accept. I hope Maska pays off all our team’s hard work.

You romanced two damsels on screen for the first time in this film. Off screen, who impressed you the most?

(ha..ha) you are putting me in trouble. All romance is restricted to on screen only.

Before shooting started, both the heroines were a bit plump. Now they look so lean. What did you make to them?

(laughs again). It is M.S.Raju who asked them to go for dieting. So when the actual shoot began, they came into ‘good size’.

Heard that both of them did compete each other in everything

I understood what you are referring to. I don’t talk about their glam act on screen but they did good job as per acting is concerned. We had doubts about Sheela prior to the shoot but she surprised everyone. We really astounded by her work in the movie.

You are romancing with only heroine (Kajal) now in your current film!

What do you mean? Should I romance with two girls in all of my films? Maska needed two heroines as per the script so we took them.

What next?

Presently I am doing for my home banner with new director Saravanan. Shooting is under progress. I will accept another movie this year-end but nothing has been finalized yet.

Interviewed by Sri Atluri

New mobiles

Upcoming New Mobiles From Nokia: N96,N78,6210,6200

February 17th, 2008 by Shashank

Last week Nokia broke the silence after a long wait and announced upcoming new Nokia mobiles with features that you have always wished for. The Upcoming new converged devices from Nokia are going to rewrite the way the mobiles are being seen today, they sports features for mobile entertainment, productivity for business users, GPS navigations sytems inbuilt and lots of memory. The prime releases last week were:

Nokia N96 :

Most advanced mutimedia computer optimized for entertainment.

Nokia N96 is a cool slider mobile featuring some never seen before features in a single handset. This mobile is featuring large 2.8 inch screen, 16 Gb inuilt memory with option of 8 GB of card expansion. The Nokia mobile has been built with Nokia’s hugely successful N95 in mind. It supports a wide range of video formats including MPEG-4, Windows Media Video and Flash Video. It even supports a USB 2.0 interface, WLAN and HSPDA support, Integrated DVB-H for TV viewing.

N96 also has handy “kickstand” on the back cover that allows for hands-free viewing.

N96 Music: Nokia N96 features media keys, a 3.5 mm headphone connector and built-in 3D stereo speakers

N96 Navigation: The Nokia Maps application offers richer maps with urban details and satellite views and has upgrade options such as City Guides, turn-by-turn pedestrian mode and voice-guided car navigation,comes with builtin A-GPS.

N96 Camera: Nokia N96 comes with a irresistible 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, flash and video light. It allows DVD-like quality video capture at 30 frames per second.

Nokia N78 :

The Nokia N78 is built along the lines of successful N73 is power packed with great features like integrated A-GPS, with free Nokia Maps, WLAN and high-speed HSPDA 3G connectivity, a 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, and support for microSD memory card, currently available at up to 8 GB, to store favourite music and media.

“The Nokia N78 truly lives up to the Nseries pro mise of delivering unparalleled mobile multimedia experiences with the very latest technologies and servic es,” says Jonas Geust, who oversees Nokia’s Nseries devices. “The Nokia N78 empowers people to explore their passions, enjoy their favourite music and share their experiences with others and is set to continue the range of well-balanced Nseries devices such as the successful Nokia N73.”

N78 Music:support for standard 3.5mm headphones, the N78 also comes with Nokia Internet Radio, giving instant access to thousands of radio stations around the world.

Note this: N78 has an integrated FM transmitter that allows music to be played on any FM radio, in a car or at home. wow

Nokia 6210 Navigator:

It comes with a inbuilt compass built along with GPS enabled handset for pedestrian guidance.The device also features a 3.2 megapixel camera, MP3 player, stereo FM radio and 3.5G HSDPA technology. Nokia 6210 Navigator supports assisted GPS (A-GPS), which enables the GPS receiver to acquire the satellites in just seconds.

Combined with an ‘accelerometer’ which measures changes in direction and orientation, the built-in compass makes it easy to follow the map when strolling about on foot. When turning the device, the map automatically maintains its orientation.

Nokia 6200 Classic:

This one is 5 megapixel camera with Xenon flash and Carl Zeiss optics and

A-GPS functionality to give new meaning to the phrase “to share”. High quality images and videos can be snapped, tagged, edited and shared online, phone-to-phone or even viewed on a television as it comes integrated TV-out feature.

“The Nokia 6220 classic will help web 2.0 novices and experienced bloggers snap, save and share pictures and videos easily. Saving, tagging and uploading pictures can now be done on the phone, seconds after the picture has been taken,” says John Barry, Director, Connect devices, Nokia. “The Nokia 6220 classic, with its 5 megapixel camera, auto focus and xenon flash is a credible and reasonably priced alternative to single-purpose digital cameras and has the added benefit of A-GPS for location tagging, Nokia Maps and possibility to upgrade to full navigation.

Nokia 6220 classic also sports Wideband speech coding technology, giving a more natural sound to human voice in phone calls. It helps when having a conversation in a noisy environment such as in traffic or public place.

As a full-featured converged device, the Nokia 6220 classic also includes internet browser, email, music player, FM radio with RDS and up to 8 GB of expandable memory.

Release date, Prices INR( Indian Rupees) of New Nokia Mobiles :

Nokia N96: Releasing 3rd quarter 2008, Price: 550 Euro( Rs 32,018 )

Nokia N78: Releasing 2nd quarter 2008, Price: 350 Euro( Rs 20,375)

Nokia 6210 Navigator: Releasing 3rd quarter 2008, Price: 300 Euro( Rs 17,464)

Nokia 6220 classic: Releasing 3rd quarter 2008, Price: 325 Euro( Rs 18,919)

All prices are without taxes.

So these are the major upcoming new mobiles from Nokia, they comes fully loaded with features and you can always find your perfect mobile among these