Will Chiru be an NTR?

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"A crucial qualification needs to be made while dealing with the star phenomenon. As far as the superstars of the Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films are concerned, all the superstars, with the lone exception of MGR, be it Sivaji Ganesan, N T Rama Rao, Nageshwara Rao or Rajkumar, have exhibited pronounced histrionic talents capturing the imagination of their respective communities. It is only MGR who, as a superstar, brought in an ideological element into the being of a hero. It cannot be said about the others that they were as shaped by a strong ideological consciousness as MGR was by the DMK movement. The epithet Vaadyar (teacher) given to MGR supports this". N Manu Chakravarthy, noted Kannada critic and writer in an article on Rajkumar. So where does Chiranjeevi stand? Is he just a hero or a hero and a leader like MGR, NTR and Rajkumar,....

Order, order: no English, only Kannada!

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Former Indian all rounder Roger Binny was a nominated MLA in the Karnataka Assembly under the Anglo Indian quota. He never opened his mouth during his five-year term. He attended sessions just three or four times during his entire tenure. His silence was a topic of debate in the media. Gentleman Binny chose not to react to any criticism. I was among those who thought the one and the only Anglo Indian cricket sensation wasn't doing his job well. Now I think he was right. He would have been stopped by overenthusiastic guardians of Kannada. The Derrick Fullinfaw incident proves it. The new Anglo Indian MLA is running for cover after he dared to speak in his mother tongue English in the Assembly. Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV) is busy ensuring that he will not open his mouth. These self-styled cultural custodians now tell Kannadigas what they....