Nandamuri Balakrishna may have indicated that 'Adhinayakudu' is his political statement but Paruchuri Murali claims that the dialogue with alleged political overtones was demanded by the script. Speaking to a national daily on the controversial dialogue which has put the film in the centre of a controversy, the director said that the dialogue was "perfectly demanded by the screenplay in an emotional scene and delivered by a character who was...
11:47 AM, Jun 02, 2012
'Adhinayakudu' is more a family drama than a political pot-boiler. Minus hyperbole, ridiculous stunts and over-the-top melodrama, 'Adhinayakudu' is watchable once, with the proceedings pepped up by a resurgent Balakrishna. Speaking of its other side, the film could have done better with a more interesting plot and less confusion. Paruchuri Murali has written good dialogues, but there is nothing to carry home for the fans out there. Some of the...
04:12 PM, Jun 01, 2012
Pata Sreenu-directed Mystery is styled on many Hollywood suspense thrillers. The film is unpredictable, and no one never knows what is going to happen next. Thus the tag line reads, What is next? The film stars Venky, Ramana Prasad and Raghunath in the main roles. Shruti and Loosi are the female leads. Interesting characters are played by Posani Krishnamurali, Krishnudu, Shakuntala, Tagubothu Ramesh, Suman Shetty and othrs. The reason why...
05:40 PM, May 27, 2012
Murali was known for his folk singing prior to Aduvari Matalaku Arthale Verule in Khushi. With the song becoming a super hit, he belonged more to film industry. He continued to sing for Pawan in the films like Gudumba Shankar, Balu and Bangaram. After a long time, however, it was Devi Sri Prasad's Kevvu Keka that has brought him into limelight again. Murali is thankful for all for making the...
05:25 PM, May 27, 2012
The strength of 'Premalo Padithe' lies in the climax: Here suspense is neatly unravelled and a love story develops into an immortal affair. This is a film where two underdogs are at the receiving end of circumstances. The villains of the piece comprise of an alliance of police-politician-capitalist troika, at the other end of the spectrum are Venu (Sri) and Jyothi (Urmila Mahantha), two poverty-stricken youngsters.Their lives are shattered by...
01:54 PM, May 16, 2012
Allari Naresh's potential hit, Sudigaadu, will wrap up its shooting on May 20. 'Zara Zara, a song, was picurised on the hero and heroine (Monal Gajjar) and other dancers recently under the choreography direction of Prem Rakshit. The makers are planning to release the film in June. Directed by Bheemineni Srinivas, the film is done except for one song. Written by CS Amudhan (the film is an adaptation of Thamizh...
01:11 PM, May 16, 2012
Mumbai: eBay Inc is stepping up investment in India to boost its share of a market dominated by domestic players such as Flipkart and fend off encroachment from arch-rival Amazon.com. The e-commerce company dipped a toe into the Indian market seven years ago and stuck with a cautious approach, even as local upstarts made splashy grabs for business in a tiny but growing market. "The talks of us having missed...
02:23 AM, Apr 28, 2012
New Delhi: Naveen Jindal, the Chairman and Managing Director of Jindal Steel, is the top paid CEO in the country, with an income of more than Rs 67 crore per annum, according to data from Capitaline Database. Following Jindal is Kalanithi Maran, the Chairman & Managing Director of Sun TV Network. Maran's annual income amounts to more than Rs 64 crore. List of 15 top paid CEOs in India: 1)...
05:27 PM, Feb 08, 2012
Puducherry: All trade unions in Puducherry have called for a bandh on February 2 to urge the government to order a probe by a High Court judge into the recent death of a union leader due to alleged police action in Yanam, an enclave of Puducherry in Andhra Pradesh. In addition to a probe by a High Court judge, the unions are also seeking sanction of a solatium of Rs...
04:06 PM, Jan 29, 2012
Sabarimala: Ahead of the upcoming pilgrim season, Balamurali Namboodiri of Edamana Illam was on Tuesday selected as the 'melsanthi' (head priest) of the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple. T K Eswaran Namboodiri of Attukal was selected as the head priest of the adjoining Malikappuram Devi temple. Both the priests would continue for one year after taking over on November 16, when the two-month long pilgrim season of the hill shrine begins. The...
05:04 PM, Oct 18, 2011
N Murali Age: 65 Designation: Managing Director, Kasturi & Sons, publisher of The Hindu, Business Line, Frontline Education: B Com, ACA Career: Spent over 40 years in Kasturi & Sons; retired on 12 August 2011 Interests: Cricket, Tennis, Music How were your last few months in The Hindu after CLB (Company Law Board) reinstated you as managing director? I felt vindicated. CLB indicted that it was in bad faith; there...
01:15 PM, Aug 27, 2011
Cast: Srimurali, Pooja Gandhi, Roopasri, Padma Vasanthi, Siddaraja Kalyankar, Achyuthkumar, Kote Prabhakar and Mico Nagaraj Producer: Shivakumar and Vinod Sindhia Writer-Director: Ashok Kumar Music Director: Ilayaraja, Lyricist; Hamsalekha Cinematographer: P.K.H. Doss "Hare Rama Hare Krishna" brings together two giants - composer Ilayaraja and lyricist Hamsalekha - known as trendsetters in the Tamil and the Kannada film industries. But their good work seems to have gone down the drain because the...
06:25 PM, Jul 31, 2011
Kolkata: Veteran BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi on Saturday alleged that UPA government's approach to security was extremely faulty and demanded that the Centre take steps to bring back all criminals wanted in India from Pakistan. "The approach of the UPA government to security is extremely faulty. They have not yet demanded the handing over of culprits of 26/11. They are busy in cricket diplomacy. The BJP demands that the...
07:34 PM, May 07, 2011
Saifuddin Soz, Congress MP and member of the PAC said that they are ready to give Murli Manohar Joshi another chance, if he's ready to work in harmony. ...
11:08 AM, Apr 28, 2011
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