T Prabhakar says that he has been inspired by the success of many films (read Premisthe, Prema Khaidi, Journey) dubbed from Tamil that have met in the recent times. The director of 'Rendilla Poojari', 'Kishkindakanda' and 'Batukamma' says that 'Oka College Story' is styled after some successful Tamil films. The audience like some sensibilities of Tamil films is no secret. Prabhakar likes to bank on this factor. Don't go by...
11:30 AM, May 26, 2012
Dr Rajakumar award to RN Sudarshan, Puttanna Kanagal to CV Shivashanker, Dr Vishnuvardhana award for producer Ankalagi, best actor award posthumously to Dr Vishnuvardhana received by Dr Bharathi Vishnuvrdhana, best actress award to Anu Prabhakar and 20 other awards plus the national award winning films Kanasemba Kudureyaneri, Bettada Jeeva, Hejjegalu and Puttakkana Highway were given away by the Karnataka Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda in the presence of Home and...
04:49 PM, May 17, 2012
New Delhi: MPs from Telangana regions of Andhra Pradesh indulged in slogan shouting and waved placards in Parliament once again on Monday forcing the adjournment of the Lok Sabha till 12 noon. The BJP asked the Congress-led UPA government to explain its stand on the statehood issue. The MPs from the region raised slogans and displayed pro-Telangana banners. Leader of Opposition and BJP MP Sushma Swaraj criticised the protests while...
11:41 AM, Apr 30, 2012
New Delhi: After their suspension from Lok Sabha for obstructing proceedings, eight Congress MPs on Thursday protested by blocking Parliament's main gate for 30 minutes and raised pro-Telangana slogans. The suspended Congress members - Ponnam Prabhakar, Madhu Yaskhi Goud, M Jagannath, KRG Reddy, G Viveknanda, Balram Naik, Sukender Reddy Gutha and S Rajaiah - sat on the steps of the main gate of Parliament and raised slogans in support of...
02:48 PM, Apr 26, 2012
Video showing LTTE chief Prabhakaran's 12-year-son's bullet riddled body creates a mini-storm in parliament with Tamil parties leading protests. ...
10:10 PM, Mar 13, 2012
New Delhi: The Sri Lanka High Commissioner to India, Prasad Kariyawasam, has rejected the charges made by the Channel 4 video which shows Prabhakaran's 12-year-old son Balachandran's body stripped to the waist with five bullet holes to the chest. The Lankan High Commissioner also spoke on issues of UN resolution on war crimes after the Indian government came under intense pressure from Tamil Nadu's political parties in Parliament to support...
09:32 PM, Mar 13, 2012
New Delhi: There was uproar in Parliament after Tamil parties demanded that India backs a UN resolution against Sri Lanka's alleged war crimes. Finance Minister and Leader of the House Pranab Mukherjee said the government has not decided its stand on the issue as yet. Pranab dropped a hint saying the government normally did not back country-specific resolutions. "PM has written a letter to Karunanidhi and the Tamil Nadu Chief...
02:01 PM, Mar 13, 2012
Chennai: The DMK is taking up the issue of Tamils in Sri Lanka and is pushing the Centre to back a US resolution that seeks a probe into the alleged atrocities committed by Sri Lankan forces. A new video is threatening to expose alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka. "There have been several such atrocities in the Sri Lankan war. All parties in Tamil Nadu must come together. The Centre...
10:45 AM, Mar 13, 2012
New Delhi: A shocking new video - released by Britain's Channel 4 - could expose the alleged war crimes against LTTE in Sri Lanka. The video shows slain LTTE chief Prabhakaran's 12-year-old son Balachandran's body stripped to the waist and with five bullet holes to the chest. The video has surfaced at a time when Colombo is fighting off a US resolution at the UN, demanding an immediate probe into...
02:57 PM, Mar 12, 2012
Hyderabad: Film: 'Kho Kho'; Cast: Kitty, Priyamani, Harshitha Poonacha, Srihari, Anu Prabhakar, Ravi Kale, Rangayana Raghu, Sadhu Kokila, Raju Thalikote, Mitra and Yatiraj; Screenplay writer-Director: R. Chandru; Producer: Bhaskar and Aadi Narayan; Camera: Chandrashekhar; Music Director: Ramana Gogula; Rating: ** 1/2 R. Chandru directed 'Kho Kho' is a predictable fare that has a story which is often seen in Indian films. The film with top names in the cast and...
06:31 PM, Jan 15, 2012
Oslo: Even as it publicly advocated peace when the Sri Lankan conflict was raging, India quietly informed Norway that the LTTE must be "put in its place", reveals a Norwegian government sponsored study on why the peace process failed in the island nation. The exhaustive document, released here on Friday, shows that New Delhi's sympathy lay with Colombo vis-a-vis the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam as the peace process began...
06:01 PM, Nov 11, 2011
Bangalore: Late Kannada actor Vishnuvardhan has bagged the best actor award (Subbaiah Naidu award)posthumously for his stellar performance in super-hit Aaptharakshaka for the year 2009-10. In the state film awards announced today, Anu Prabhakar bagged the best actress honour for her role in Pareekshe. There were in all 54 films in competition before the selection panel, headed by actor-producer-director Dwarakish. The awards list was released at a press conference by...
05:57 PM, Oct 20, 2011
Colombo: Sri Lanka on Thursday announced the lifting of the state of emergency imposed nearly 30 years ago to confront the threat from the Tamil Tigers. The announcement was made by President Mahinda Rajapaksa in Parliament saying, "I am satisfied that the state of emergency is no longer required. So we will not extend it". Rajapaksa said, "Today I propose to this assembly the withdrawal of the emergency laws to...
03:33 PM, Aug 25, 2011
New Delhi: The Maharashtra ATS said on Sunday it is very close to finalising the sketch of one of the suspects and is scanning CCTV footage with the help of eyewitnesses. Meanwhile, Prabhakar Bagrao, a constable who allegedly ignored a tip-off by a Kurla resident about a terror plot has been suspended for dereliction of duty. Sources say many Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives are being questioned now. A team of...
01:11 PM, Jul 17, 2011
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday cancelled the bails granted to PriceWaterhouseCoopers partner Subramani Gopalakrishnan and Satyam's internal auditor VS Prabhakar Gupta, directing them to surrender by April 30. A bench comprising Justice P Sathasivam and Justice BS Chauhan cancelled their bail and directed them to surrender within this period, failing which the central investigative agency will take steps to arrest them. The apex court, which had on April...
11:42 AM, Apr 21, 2011
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