The sate government that is not known to act firmly or swiftly has made an exception this time. The government has agreed to install the statue of the Adivasi warrior from Telangana Komaram Bheem.
The TRS has been demanding that the statue of Komaram Bheem be installed on the Tank Bund immediately. KTR and others started highlighting the issue with a view to gain political mileage.
With the government agreeing to the proposal and setting into motion the process of identifying suitable place on Tank Bund for the statue, the TRS has been silenced on this issue.
Pawan Kalyan came up with the film Komaram Puli. Komaram Bheem is a vialaiant fighter from Telangana who laid down his life for a cause. The ‘T’ activists raised objection to the word ‘Komaram’ and the title was changed to just Puli.
Now hero Balakrishna is going to essay the role of Komaram Bheem. The role is just brief but he is taking adequate care to make it as authentic as possible for obvious reasons.
Balayya will appear in this get up in his forthcoming film Paramaveera Chakra. The film is being directed by veteran Dasari Narayana Rao.
2010/10/26 9:44:08 Nowadays, every small and big leader in Telangana comes out with a new task for the government to solve followed by serious consequences warning. All of a sudden, TRS leader K.Taraka Rama Rao found a new issue to fight out the government. Recently, he discovered that there was no statue of Telangana freedom fighter Komaram Bheem on tank bund, in Hyderabad. So, two days ago issued an ultimatum to state Government demanding to install the statue of Komaram Bheem within a stipulated period or else he and his men are going to bring down all the statues. Even after two days of his ultimatum, there was no response from the Government, which irritates him. So, today once again he reiterated his ultimatum to Rosaiah Government so as it will understand he is serious about the issue.
The TRS chief K Chandrashekar Rao is now facing big trouble on the home front. The trouble is in the form of his son K Tarak Rama Rao and daughter Kavita.
The son and daughter are now in a fierce fight to position themselves as the future successor to KCR.
Whiel Kavita is hogging the limelight with her controversial acts and threats KTR has now upped the ante.
While Kavita managed to garner a lot of mileage – good and bad with her ‘Koti Bathukammala Panduga’ KTR has now raised the issue of the statue of Komaram Bheem.
KTR’s threat to demolish the statues of the Telugu stalwarts installed on Tank Bund is nothing but a gimmick to corner some media lime light and divert the attention from Kavita.
One can expect more such moves by Kavita and KTR in the coming days in their bid to outshine one another.
Power star Pawan Kalyan might have easily overcome from his ‘Komaram Puli’ shock and successfully continuing his career, but it very badly affected its heroine Nikisha Patel who made debut with it. Ever since, she acts in ‘Komaram Puli’ she was sitting idle at home biting her nails. But, Pawan already had one film ‘Teen Maar’ released and doing his next ‘Shadow’ at Kolkata. He also has two more films in hand, where as Nikisha Patel’s film career hangs in the air as her very first film was failed.
However, Nikisha says that she is not in hurry to sign what ever the films comes in her way, because she learned good lesson from her debut film. She said that, since she is very selective with the film offers, she has rejected several offers and that’s why she was not seen in any films in the recent times. She said, recently she has signed one film which is going to project her very powerfully. Hope she is frankly speaking.
2011/6/4 9:22:46 Power star Pawan Kalyan is currently busy with his latest venture ‘Shadow’. Script for his next movie ‘Gabbar Singh’ under Harish Shankar direction is also getting ready. He will start this movie soon after he completes his Shadow.
The latest buzz is he has agreed to do a film in Raju Sundaram direction. He is son of noted choreographer Sundaram Master and brother of Prabhudeva. Earlier, he has directed Ajith and Nayanatara starrer Tamil movie Egan, which was dubbed into Telugu as Mallika.
Pawan Kalyan’s latest film Teen Maar despite having good openings has failed to stick to theatres. His previous film ‘Komaram Puli’ for which he took more than two years to complete was also another big disaster in his film career. Hence, Pawan Kalyan is under tremendous pressure and badly need a hit. Perhaps, this is what makes him sign number of films one after the other.
An official announcement about the film with Raju Sundaram has to come from the film makers confirming this news.
2012/1/30 8:30:00 The State Government has decided to enforce the rules for the erection of statues across the State.
The decision was taken by the Cabinet Sub-Committee which met at the State Secretariat here on Monday. Briefing the media after the meeting, Tourism Minister Vatti Vasanth Kumar said that the government would strictly implement the GO Ms No 55 dated April 18, 2003 which laid down certain rules and regulations for the erection of statues in the State.
As per the GO, the minister said, no statue could be installed anywhere in the State without taking clearance from the local authorities. It would also be mandatory for all the elected representatives to check whether the statues have necessary permissions before they unveil them or attending those events.
The cabinet sub-committee comprising Ministers K Jana Reddy (Panchayat Raj), N Raghuveer Reddy (Revenue), B Dharmana Prasad (R&B), M Maheedhar Reddy (Municipal Administration) and Vatti Vasanth Kumar (Tourism) also discussed the recent incidents of desecration of statues. However, the committee did not make any official comment about them.
The cabinet sub-committee has also directed the Districts' Collectors to submit a detailed report on the statues which have been erected without permission.
Vasanth Kumar assured that the State Government would soon re-install the statues which were damaged during the Telangana Million March. He admitted that the re-installation was delayed due to some problems with the tender process. However, he said that the re-installation process would be completed soon.
The minister said that demand for the installation of statue of famous tribal leader Kommaram Bheem was also under the active consideration of the government. (INN)
Karimnagar police prevents Kavitha from unveiling statue
2012/2/26 3:02:19 Karimnagar, Feb 26 (INN): Telangana Jagruti president K Kavitha was taken into custody by the Karimnagar police on Sunday while she was proceeding to a village to unveil the statue of tribal leadeer Kommaram Bheem.
Kavitha was arrested near Chittakani in Kataram mandal. She was scheduled to go Yemenpalli near Manthan of Karimnagar district. Police said that the statue was installed without permission and therefore, its unveiling was disallowed by the police.
2010/10/15 18:22:39 Tollywood’s biggest producer Singanamala Ramesh who produced the two big movies of the recent times ‘Komaram Puli’ and ‘Mahesh’s Khaleja’ seems to be submerged in debts since both these movies proves to be a disaster in his life. He may get a small part of his huge investment from Khaleja, but he loses every penny that he has invested on Power Star Pawan Kalyan’s Komaram Puli, since it was instantly rejected by the audiences without showing any mercy.
Now, all the big producers and distributors fall into dilemma whether to go on with their ongoing big projects or cut down them to affordable levels so as to escape from disaster? It’s heard that, even distributors in the state are considering forming some guide lines to take up any project for distribution, in which films which takes more than six months time for making will be rejected by them for distribution. Also, there are discussions going about on how to bring down the remunerations of hero and directors who simply escapes unhurt even after a disaster.
Finally, both these films not only taught a lesson to producer Singanamala Ramesh, but also to the industry. Whether, all these people will realize or prefer to remain in day dreams to be seen in future.
2011/10/20 7:51:03 The State Government on Thursday accorded sanction for the construction of six lakh houses against the applications received during the Rachabanda – I of 2011-12 who are found eligible and registered on line, both for Rural and Urban areas.
Of six lakh houses, 5,40,000 houses will be rural areas while 60,000 houses will be in urban areas. The unit cost for RPH house is Rs. 45,000 which includes Rs 13,200 Govt. Subsidy, Rs 31,300 Loan Component and Rs 500 Beneficiary Contribution for Rural areas. Similarly, the unit cost for UPH house is Rs 55,000 which includes Rs 6,000 Govt. Subsidy, Rs. 47,000 Loan component and Rs 2,000 Beneficiary Contribution for Urban areas under Rachabanda.
Out of 6,00,000 houses, 3,24,000 houses for Rural and 13,680 houses for Urban would be for SC/ ST beneficiaries for whom, additional loan of Rs. 20,000 and Rs 30,000 has been sanctioned in Rural and Urban areas respectively, over and above the unit cost as is being sanctioned under Indiramma in all phases. The total project cost will Rs. 3.,44,904 lakhs.
Nearly 15 per cent of houses have been sanctioned for minorities and therefore, they would get 81,000 houses under the scheme. (INN)
Actress Vijayashanthi has silenced her critics by entering into her new home in Hyderabad. Political activist has constantly criticized her for staying in Chennai and talking about Telangana.
In a bid to silence her critics. Vijayashanthi has rented a house in Jubilee Hills. She will use the house as both her residence and Party office. She also formally launched the membership drive for the Talli Telangana party.
Shobha Rani of the Praja Rajyam party spit fire on the TRS axctivists and the OU JAC in particular.
Shobha Rani condemned the warning to party president Chiranjeevi by the activists and asked them as to what right they had to fix a ’24 hour’ deadline to him.
Shobha Rani further alleged that she has enough evidence to prove that OU JAC had demanded money for the release of Komaram Puli in Telangana.
Shobha Rani said that she will go to the Osmania University campus and raise united Andhra slogans and dared the OU JAC to stop her if possible.
The fans of power star Pawan Kalyan are angry and hurt. They are angry at SJ Suryah for bringing out such a shoddy product and lowering the image of their hero. They are also angry at the producers for not doing anything to increase the box office collections that are dipping by the day.
At the same time the fans are helpless. Their hero is away in Jerusalem. Allu Aravind and Chiranjeevi are silent and incommunicado following the controversy over the title Komaram Puli.
The fans waited for more than two years but they have little to celebrate.
2010/9/13 23:55:21 The fans of power star Pawan Kalyan are angry and hurt. They are angry at SJ Suryah for bringing out such a shoddy product and lowering the image of their hero. They are also angry at the producers for not doing anything to increase the box office collections that are dipping by the day.
At the same time the fans are helpless. Their hero is away in Jerusalem. Allu Aravind and Chiranjeevi are silent and incommunicado following the controversy over the title Komaram Puli.
The fans waited for more than two years but they have little to celebrate.
2012/2/13 2:05:23 CBI has expressed its readiness to investigate Chandrababu role in Emmar case. Today, the Supreme Court takes-up the petition filed by freedom fighter Bheem Reddy, who appeals the court to order the CBI to investigate the EMMAR case prior to year 2005. Then, the lawyers of CBI have told the court that they are investigating the case beginning from year 2000. So, they have told the court if Chandrababu has any role in EMMR case during that period, then CBI will bring him also to book.
2011/5/28 2:01:00 Power star Pawan Kalyan and director SJ. Surya have delivered a super hit movie ‘Kushi’ in their combination some years back. However, they failed to repeat the feat with their next film ‘Komaram Puli.’ All of us know how badly their film fares at box-office. Hence, everyone believed that, Pawan Kalyan may keep him away at least for time being. But, Pawan Kalyan didn’t loose his confidence on his directorial skills. Hence, when Surya recently approached him with a script, Pawan Kalyan gave him go-ahead nod for the film. Sooner or later, we may expect one more film in their combination.
It is now a common thing for the film makers and actors to get into some sort of trouble over the title or role in films. Komaram Puli and Mahesh Khaleja are recent examples.
Now the soon to be released Jr. NTR film Brindavanam is caught in a controversy. The Yadava sangam says that it will stall the release of the film.
The sangam leaders say that Jr. NTR is insulting Lord Krishna by appearing in cheap costumes and with a beard in the film. They also say that Jr. NTR in Lord Krishna’s get up is seen in the company of skimpily clad girls – Kajal and Samantha.
The controversy surely has added some free mileage for the film.
2012/3/26 3:43:02 Mumbai, March 26 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who was taking time off from work following surgeries, recently faced the camera after a long gap for the promo shoot of the forthcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 5 and says he felt "strange".
The 69-year-old will host the opening ceremony of IPL 5 to be held in Chennai April 3.
"So back in front of the cameras for the promo shoot of IPL ... a bit strange, but never too strange ... a spring in the step and mind," Amitabh tweeted.
"Familiar surroundings, vanity van, ever faithful Deepak (Sawant) my make up, lights, cameras, busy assistants, hushed silences and 'action'," he further posted.
The IPL 5 matches start April 4, a day after the opening ceremony, and the final is scheduled to take place May 27.
Along with Big B, Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor, Prabhudeva, Priyanka Chopra, Salman Khan and international singer Katy Perry will add star power at the opening night.
Irrfan Khan simply loves challenging roles. The internationally acclaimed Bollywood actor has chosen to play a gay character in Mira Nair's AIDS film 'The Migration'.
In fact, Irrfan refused a staid role in the film in order to play a homosexual. 'She offered me the part of the sweet, simple and straight farmer that Shiney Ahuja finally did. I saw no challenge in that. Give me roles that aren't fake,' Irrfan, who plays an unhappily married man in a secret anguished affair with another in the film, told IANS.
Another challenging role Irrfan loved playing was of a Bengali in Mira Nair's 'The Namesake'.
'The Ashok Ganguly in 'The Namesake' gave me a chance to embrace a beautiful new vision. I could never be this person. Ashok gave me a chance to live a unique life,' he added.
After Vishal Bharadwaj's 'Maqbool' Irrfan shared stunning chemistry with Tabu in the 'The Namesake'. Their lovemaking scene in the film had audiences gasping in disbelief.
'I can't say Tabu and I meet after hours, but I must say Tabu is a very special person and actress. It takes a lot for her to open up. She never lies in her performances.
'I remember during 'Maqbool' we'd instinctively understand each other. She knew exactly when to put her hand out, or when to touch my elbow... the little things that make the chemistry between co-stars.
'During the making of 'The Namesake' I was more concerned about getting my Bengali accent right than anything else. I spent hours getting it right.'
Irrfan's wife is Bengali. 'But that didn't help me much. We don't speak Bengali at home. Ashok Ganguly was a mystery to me. I had to get both, his external and internal life, right.'
About the love scene, he said: 'Yes, at first I was startled. It was a little more explicit and longer than love scenes generally are. I was worried about her reaction. If Tabu had been even slightly awkward, I'd have been worried. But she made me comfortable by being completely into the scene. After that there was no awkwardness. We were very professional about it.'
Irrfan says he didn't expect an overwhelming response for 'The Namesake'.
'I never imagined such a response. People in the US were watching it repeatedly. 'The Namesake' suddenly made me feel worthwhile as an actor. I was fascinated by the silences of my character. It was not expressed even in Jhumpa Lahiri's novel.
'Mira added a lot to the original material. That's the fun of a movie adaptation. The movie is over, but I'm still discovering facets to my character. I just fall in love with my character's silences.'
So is Irrfan ready to take on international stardom?
'I took up the Angelina Jolie project 'A Mighty Heart' because I was offered one of the leads. But it's Angelina's story. I could've never imagined anyone could turn her tragedy into such a triumph.'
He also received critical acclaim for his performance in another international project - 'The Darjeeling Unlimited'.
Power star Pawan Kalyan is currently busy with his latest venture ‘Shadow’. Script for his next movie ‘Gabbar Singh’ under Harish Shankar direction is also getting ready. He will start this movie soon after he completes his Shadow. 
The State Government on Thursday accorded sanction for the construction of six lakh houses against the applications received during the Rachabanda – I of 2011-12 who are found eligible and registered on line, both for Rural and Urban areas.
CBI has expressed its readiness to investigate Chandrababu role in Emmar case. Today, the Supreme Court takes-up the petition filed by freedom fighter Bheem Reddy, who appeals the court to order the CBI to investigate the EMMAR case prior to year 2005. Then, the lawyers of CBI have told the court that they are investigating the case beginning from year 2000. So, they have told the court if Chandrababu has any role in EMMR case during that period, then CBI will bring him also to book.
Power star Pawan Kalyan and director SJ. Surya have delivered a super hit movie ‘Kushi’ in their combination some years back. However, they failed to repeat the feat with their next film ‘Komaram Puli.’ All of us know how badly their film fares at box-office. Hence, everyone believed that, Pawan Kalyan may keep him away at least for time being. But, Pawan Kalyan didn’t loose his confidence on his directorial skills. Hence, when Surya recently approached him with a script, Pawan Kalyan gave him go-ahead nod for the film. Sooner or later, we may expect one more film in their combination. 
