Lot of politics and masala in 'Adhinayakudu'

Lot of politics and masala in 'Adhinayakudu' The release date of 'Adhinayakudu' has been fixed as June 1. Languishing for half-an-year now, the film had till recently seen no glimmer of hope at the end of the tunnel. So, Balayya's fans must brace up to receive the Yuva Ratna with full josh. That the film's climax scenes are tinged with political colours should make 'Adhinayakudu' all the more important. Much like NTR, who made a political statement...
10:58 AM, May 24, 2012

Actress Demi Moore to star in 'Very Good Girls'

Actress Demi Moore to star in 'Very Good Girls' London: Actress Demi Moore has signed up for her first film since a medical emergency put her career on hold in January. The 49-year-old has signed on to star in 'Very Good Girls', opposite former California school pals Elizabeth Olsen and Dakota Fanning. Moore will play Olsen's mother, reported Contactmusic. The actress was forced to pull out of Linda Lovelace biopic 'Lovelace' in January after falling ill at her home...
03:38 PM, May 21, 2012

'Chanakyudu' will make Tanish a commercial hero

'Chanakyudu' will make Tanish a commercial hero Debutant direcror G Srinivas who directed Chanakyudu stars Tanish and Ishitha in the leads. The film has just been wrapped up and the audio would be released by month-end. The producers are sure that the film will install Tanish as a commercial hero. A love story, the film has been admittedly shot without succumbing to budgetary constraints. Kota, Chandra Mohan, Ali, Subbu Raju, Jhansi and others have important roles. Lyrics...
10:36 AM, May 20, 2012

Telugu Review: 'Rachcha' an average entertainer

Telugu Review: 'Rachcha' an average entertainer After delivering a blockbuster like Magadheera two years ago, it was felt that actor Ramcharan, son of Telugu megastar Chiranjeevi, would be occupying the pivotal place in the industry that indisputably belonged to his actor-turned-politician father. Unfortunately, his next film, Orange, produced by his uncle Naga Babu and directed by Bommarillu Bhaskar, was a flop. Therefore, Ramcharan took a longer time to accept a film and to select a commercially...
06:18 PM, May 15, 2012

Telugu Review: 'Dammu' is high on action

Telugu Review: 'Dammu' is high on action Cast: Jr. NTR, Thrisha, Karthika, Kota Sreenivasa Rao, Nasser, Brahmanandam Director: Boyapati Sreenu After giving two unsuccessful films at the box-office, Jr. NTR's 'Dammu' was expected to turn the tide for the actor, who is known for his fierce dialogue delivery and top class action and dances. The trailers of the film and the speeches made by NTR and director Sreenu during the audio release function of the film had...
06:25 PM, Apr 28, 2012

Now, India gets a powerful eye in sky with RISAT-1

Now, India gets a powerful eye in sky with RISAT-1 New Delhi: Days after its first Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Agni-V was test fired successfully, India on Thursday launched its own spy satellite RISAT-1 from Sriharikota. RISAT-1 is capable of delivering crystal clear pictures in all weather conditions. The indigenous RISAT-1, which stands for Radar Imaging Satellite, has a lifespan of five years and will be used for disaster prediction and agriculture forestry. RISAT's high resolution pictures and microwave imaging...
06:05 AM, Apr 26, 2012

71-hour countdown begins for RISAT 1 launch

71-hour countdown begins for RISAT 1 launch Chennai: The 71-hour countdown for the launch of 1,858 kg RISAT -1, India's radar imaging satellite, the heaviest one to be lifted by ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle commenced this morning. "The countdown for radar sensing satellite RISAT-1 started this morning at 6.47 AM at Sriharikota. This is a 71-hour long countdown," an ISRO spokesman told PTI. The launch is scheduled at 5.47 am on April 26 from the Satish...
02:56 PM, Apr 23, 2012

New ISRO centre to control spy satellite launch

New ISRO centre to control spy satellite launch Chennai: The Indian rocket that will carry the 1,850 kg indigenous surveillance satellite - Radar Imaging Satellite (Risat-1) - to the skies this month will be controlled by the new mission control centre at Sriharikota, said a senior official of Indian space agency ISRO. "The second mission control centre was inaugurated by President Pratibha Patil this January. The forthcoming rocket launch would be controlled and monitored from the new mission...
03:32 PM, Apr 09, 2012

ISRO to launch radar imaging satellite on April 20

ISRO to launch radar imaging satellite on April 20 Bangalore: Preparations are underway for this month's launch of an indigenously designed and developed satellite that has the unique capability of imaging during day and night and in all weather conditions. ISRO is looking at 'lucky April 20' for the blast-off from India's spaceport of Sriharikota. RISAT-1, a Radar Imaging Satellite with the capability to take images of the earth during day and night as well as in cloudy conditions,...
01:30 AM, Apr 02, 2012

Dakota Fanning: Never felt like a child star

Dakota Fanning: Never felt like a child star Los Angeles: Dakota Fanning has been an actress for more than half her life, but the 'Twilight Saga' star says that she never felt like a child star. The 18-year-old New York University student first gained notoriety with her scene-stealing role in 2001's 'I Am Sam', playing Sean Penn's bright, but sad, little girl, reported Us magazine. "I've never really felt like a child star. That name always felt really...
02:03 PM, Mar 31, 2012

US: Santorum, Romney duel in Ohio, split 6 states

US: Santorum, Romney duel in Ohio, split 6 states Washington: Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney split six states and dueled for supremacy in Ohio on a Super Tuesday that stretched from one end of the country to the other in the most turbulent Republican presidential race in a generation. Santorum's broke through in primaries in Oklahoma and Tennessee and in the North Dakota caucuses. Romney had a home-state win in Massachusetts to go with victories in Vermont and Virginia....
09:46 AM, Mar 07, 2012

Budget must tighten fiscal policy: Uday Kotak

Budget must tighten fiscal policy: Uday Kotak Davos: Urging India to move ahead with economic reforms to benefit from the changing global dynamics, top banker Uday Kotak has said it is time for the country to go for a tighter fiscal policy and ease its monetary policy stance. "In the world, what we are seeing is an easing monetary policy and a move toward tighter fiscal policy," Kotak said. "But in India, we had a tighter monetary...
03:06 PM, Feb 01, 2012

Ishrat case: Decision on fake encounter likely

Ishrat case: Decision on fake encounter likely New Delhi: The Gujarat High Court is expected to decide whether the encounter in the Ishrat Jahan case was staged by the police or not. The Special Investigation Team (SIT) had submitted its final report on last Friday. The SIT is probing the encounter deaths of Mumbai teenager Ishrat Jahan and three others. A division bench of justices Jayant Patel and Abhilasha Kumari on October 7, had directed the SIT...
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