
Hyderabad: The daughter of a legislator in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday approached a court, alleging that her father "detained" her at home for four years and also tried to get her re-married after she married her lover against his wishes. The father dismissed the claims.
E Ramya, daughter of ruling Congress party legislator Eeli Nani, approached the Legal Services Authority in Guntur, claiming that she was kept under "house arrest" by her father since she married her classmate Sandip in 2008 after a love affair.
She alleged that Nani, who represents Tadepalligudem assembly constituency in West Godavari district, also got Sandip "kidnapped" by police. Stating that she fears for his life, she urged the authorities to intervene in the matter.
The girl cried before the judge, who ordered police to shift her to the women's protection centre....
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05:42 AM, Apr 24, 2013

Bangalore: The filing of nomination papers for the Karnataka Assembly elections begins on Wednesday. With barely a month to go for the polls, political parties are all set to add 'star power' to their election campaign. The Bharatiya Janata Party has roped in Kannada actress Tara a for now, but the party is pulling out the big guns closer to the elections by bringing in Hema Malini and Smriti Irani...

08:35 AM, Apr 10, 2013

Actors Ramya Barna and Harshika Poonacha have been finalised for the upcoming Kannada flick 'Premaya Namaha'. In addition to it the new hero Fayaz Khan son of former minister of Karnataka Jamir Ahmed and a strong Janata Dal Secular politician and a right hand of the former chief minister HD Kumaraswamy is making a debut. Fayaz Khan has taken training from the Anupam Kher School of acting in Mumbai and...

06:23 PM, Apr 07, 2013

Actors turned up in hundreds to support the fast organised by SIFAA at Nadigar Sangam. This is the second fast after March 19. ...

07:45 PM, Apr 02, 2013

'Dil Ka Raaja' starring Ramya has completed 33 days of shooting and the team is leaving for their next shoot. ...

10:42 PM, Mar 17, 2013

Directed by ace filmmaker E. Satti Babu,'Yamudiki Mogudu' has Allari Naresh and Richa Panai in the lead roles. ...

06:36 PM, Dec 28, 2012

Chennai: Upcoming Telugu socio fantasy 'Yamudiki Mogudu', titled after superhit Telugu movie of the same name, will feature a lot of computer generated imagery (CGI) scenes, confirms director E. Sattibabu. "Graphics play an important part of the film. Close to one hour of the film, including scenes in the Yamlok, were graphically generated and we're confident that these scenes will be highly appreciated," added the director. When asked will it...

04:03 PM, Dec 04, 2012

If the success of a thriller lies in bringing the film-goer to the edge of the seat, 'Pizza' does it. With right toppings in the form of a taut screenplay, deft camera work, eerie sound effects and nice background score, the movie manages to leave a mark. Vijay Sethupathy is having a gala time in Tamil cinema, one can say. After a comical role in 'Naduvula Konjam Pakkathai Kanom', a...

06:48 PM, Oct 20, 2012

'Yamudiki Mogudu', starring Naresh, Sayaji Shinde and Ramya Krishna in key roles, will be released for Vijayadasami. Director Satthi Babu informs that the talkie part is mostly completed, while the one song pending shoot will be shot in Switzerland from Oct 2-5. The audio (music by Koti) will be released by the end of this month. As part of post-production, dubbing and graphics work have been on. It is yet...

05:38 PM, Sep 18, 2012

After getting the post of President of Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy, Thara Anooradha, national award winning actress, who belongs to Bharatiya Janata Party was sworn in as a Member of Legislative Assembly on August, 24 afternoon. It was attended by some of the bigwigs of the Kannada cinema colleagues. Dr Bharathi Vishnuvardhana, Dr Jayamala, Ramya Sudharani and others took part in the swearing in ceremony of MLC. Thara was greeted by...

03:49 PM, Aug 26, 2012

The teaser of 'Pizza', a thriller starring Ramya Nambessan and Vijay Sethupathi in lead roles, has emerged a hot cake. Within five days it was released, it has been viewed by 1.3 lakh visitors on a popular video sharing site on internet. The movie is directed by Karthik Subburaj, a techie turned filmmaker. ",'Pizza' will serve entertainment on a different platter. It will be a thriller of a unique kind,"...

12:37 PM, Aug 06, 2012

Amidst commercial masalas where there is plenty of stunts, romance in foreign lands, among other so-called inevitable things, comes 'Maalai Pozhudhin Mayakthilae'. An experimental movie which is set in a coffee shop. A solid two hour film, it traces the emotions of people who visit a coffee shop. Debutant director Narayana Raghavendra Rao has touched up on lives on three sets of people who come to spend their evening at...

05:20 PM, Jul 27, 2012

The Sreerama Sene Chief Pramod Muthalik who made nationwide news by opposing the Velentine's day and recently agitated against Kannada film industry's first 3 D film 'Kataari Veera Sura Sundaraangi' starring Super Star Upendra and Ramya for maligning Hindu gods is once again in news. This time he is protesting against the the selection of Pakistan's controversial actress Veena Mallik in Kannada film "Dirty Picture' which is also based on...

08:48 PM, Jul 12, 2012

Andhra Pradesh: OS Avinash is directing Tanish in a film titled Telugabbai. This is not the story that takes place in your typical Telugu neighbourhood though. The entire film was shot in Malaysia. This soon-to-be released movie is currently in post-production. "This one is a youthful romantic love story. All those elements which the youth and family audience want are there in Telugabbai. Tanish's look, Tashu Kaushik's glamour, and the...

04:34 PM, Jul 11, 2012

Till a few days back, Gandhi-nagar was abuzz with cine news that Ramya and Darshan will come together for Toogudeepa production 'Bulbul' to be directed by MD Sridhar. But now, news is that the Sandalwood queen has opted out of the project citing differences in remuneration. According to the spokesperson of the actress, the makers of 'Bulbul' could not match up to Ramyas cost. "Ramya is being paid around Rs...

06:16 PM, Jun 17, 2012

'Crazy Loka' will be Daisy Bopannas first film release after her wedding. "I play a role of a teacher and I am the love interest of Ravichandran, the hero of the film," says Daisy, who is now shooting for a Tamil movie. "I may not be part of the promotions as I will be leaving abroad for a song shoot for my Tamil project," she said. Throwing more light on...

06:12 PM, Jun 08, 2012

Having initially rejected to shake a leg for a special song in 'Crazy Loka', it is now reported that Ramya is part of the film and has even shot for the song in the film which releases this week. When we contacted her to confirm, Ramyas Manager said, "According to the contract, Ramya is not supposed to talk about the song till the film is released." However, Kavitha Lankesh, director...

05:44 PM, Jun 07, 2012

What's in a name, they say. But a name implicitly says many a thing. In fact, rulers of those days gave ample importance to names and they believed that their names were the symbol of legacy, tradition and culture. Well, Shriya is playing Maharani Ammanmani Chandravathy in a period film titled 'Chandra', in which she is doing the role of a princess. The movie is being directed by Roopa Iyer....

05:26 PM, May 26, 2012