The chief minister Y S Rajashkear Reddy had publicly stated that the government would consider favorably any proposal made by the family of late P Janardhan Reddy for a suitable memorial for him in the twin cities. YS asked the family members to discus the issue and suggest a suitable place for the memorial.
Senior congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP V Hanumahta Rao has suggested to the chief minister to install as statue of PJR opposite IMAX on the necklace road. The chief minister assured him that the government would consider the proposal and take a decision after due consultations and also after a taking legal opinion.
It is ironic that the proposal to install his statue near IMAX has been made. PJR had been fighting all along that IMAX has been built violating all norms and it has also been built on the Husian Sagar lakebed.
The tallest statue in the state so far is the 54 feet statue of Gautam Budhha on the Rock of Gibralator. The distinction will now go to the statue of Annamayya.
The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam is installing the statue at the Thallapaka crossroads in Kadapa. The statue will be about 108 feet in height. The work will commence shortly and it will take about a year for the statue to come up.
This is the question that is bugging everyone who is booking tickets online on the Prazads IMAX website. The synopsis of the movie on the site goes like this
"This movie stars Hansika Motwani, the child actor in 'Koi mil Gya' , who is set to make a bang in Tollywood as well as Bollywood industry. The film is a love triangle and expected to be a blockbuster because of its star cast".
Well, there is no mention of the name of the hero at all. Jr. NTR is one of the biggest names in Tollywood today, and his name has been omitted completely from the synopsis of the film 'Kantri'. Is it just an oversight or is it deliberate? Well, only the officials of Prasads IMAX can give an answer to this.
BJP activists stop installation of NTR statue at VSKP
2008/5/28 6:33:06 The BJP Yuva Morcha activists stopped the unveiling of a statue of the late TDP founder NT Rama Rao in Visakhapatnam. The local TDP workers arranged a program on the occasion of NT Rama Rao’s birth anniversary and invited union minister and NT Rama Rao’s eldest daughter Purandrareshwari to unveil the statue.
But the BJP Yuva Sena objected to this. Their contention was that the statue was that of NT Rama Rao as Lord Krishna. The BJP leaders took objection to NTR being projected as God.
2011/3/8 0:06:20 Yesteryear great comedian late Rajababu’s statue will be unveiled on the banks of river Godavari at his home town Rajhamundry on 9th of April by Dasari Narayanarao. MAA (Movie Artists Association) president Murali Mohan has donated the amount for making a bronze statue. Rajababu’s statue will be placed beside his beloved friend late Shobanbabu statue. Rajababu’s sons who were in US will comedown to attend this function. Later, MAA will conduct a program ‘Hasya Swarnothswam’ in which 70 Telugu comedians will participate to pay rich tributes to the great comedian.
2008/4/1 7:44:51 As the release time for Pawan Kalyan’s Jalsa get near and near, the fans are getting into a feverish pitch. In many places, Pawan Kalyan’s fans are conducting puja for the success of the film. In Hyderabad, people queued up outside IMAX since early in the morning to buy tickets. IMAX is screening the film on five screens and will run 17 shows on the inaugural day. At Nellore, Pawan Kalyan fans staged a dharna outside the Nartaki and Radha theatres demanding tickets for the first day’s show.
Pawan Kalyan fans are also giving a milk bath to the cutouts and at several places; they have spent thousands of rupees on garlands alone for the huge cutouts. Several blood donation camps have also been organized for the success of the film.
2011/9/23 7:30:57 Tension prevailed in Buddaraopeta of Warangal district on Friday when some Telangana activists desecrated the statue of late chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy.
According to police, some Telangana activists damaged YSR's statue in Buddaraopeta of Khanapur mandal and raised slogans calling him as an enemy of Telangana. It may be mentioned that the TDP MLAs became the target of T-activists across Warangal district on Friday. However, it was for the first time that the activists damaged YSR's statue that was installed after his death about two years ago.
A similar incident was reported from Nalgonda on Friday. At Devarkonda crossroads, some Telangana activists set ablaze a bronze statue of Rajasekhara Reddy. Some activists poured petrol and set the statue on fire.
Police have registered cases and are investigating. (INN)
Motkupalli hails Kavitha's fast for Ambedkar's statue
2012/4/14 6:33:15 Senior Telugu Desam Party leader and MLA Motkupalli Narasimhulu on Saturday hailed Telangana Jagruthi president K Kavitha for observing 48 hours hunger fast demanding installation of Dr B R Ambedkar's statue in the Assembly premises.
Talking to media persons after garlanding the statue of Dr Ambedkar at Tank Bund to mark his 122nd birth anniversary, Motkupalli Narasimhulu said, “this is for the first time that a person from TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao’s family was sitting in the hunger fast for the cause of installing Dr Ambedkar’s statue.” He also expressed his solidarity for Kavitha's fast.
Stating that TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu has repeatedly demanded installation of Dr Ambedkar's statue, he said that leaders of all political parties have been mounting pressure on the government to take a favourable decision on the issue. At least now the government should respond and take steps for installing Ambedkar's statue soon in the assembly premises, he demanded. (INN)
Just a few days remain when Shah Rukh Khan ’s wax statue at London’s Madame Tussauds museum will be unveiled.
Experts from the museum have already met the Bollywood star and taken precise measurements of his physical features, his face and his hair.
Work on the statue is said to be underway and the wax figure is expected to be completed by the end of March.
Reports have it that a special ceremony has been planned at Madame Tussauds on April 3 for the unveiling of the statue by SRK himself. SRK will reportedly fly to London from Malaysia, where he will be for an awards function.
It is learnt that a red carpet will be rolled out for the superstar at the museum. Plans are also afoot to close the Baker Street for traffic for sometime so that SRK’s fans in London can interact with him before the unveiling of the statue.
Sources are quoted as saying that SRK is expected to appear at the unveiling ceremony in a very stylish way.
Shah Rukh will be the third Bollywood celebrity to have a wax statue at Madame Tussaud’s after Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai
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.
2011/6/9 9:40:03 Minister for Labour Danam Nagender on Thursday stated that the newly appointed Pradesh Congress Committee president Botsa Satyanarayana will assume charge on June 11.
Talking to media persons after reviewing the arrangements with PCC office bearers at Gandhi Bhavan, Mr Nagender said the PCC chief would be taken in a procession from Katta Mysamma Temple near Assembly to Gandhi Bhavan.
He said Mr Satyanarayana would garland former chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy’s statue at Punjagutta, former prime minister Indira Gandhi’s statue in Necklace Road, Dr BR Ambedkar statue at Tank Bund and Babu Jagjivan Ram’s statue at Basheer Bagh Press Club before proceeding to Gandhi Bhavan in a procession.
2007/11/19 2:38:00 The Hyderabad brothers P Janardhan Reddy and Mari Sasidhar Reddy are taking the initiative to install a statue of the late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in Hyderabad today. Today is her 90th birth anniversary.
A statue ofIndira Gandhi is being installed at Shiparamam cross roads near Hitech city. P Janardhana Reddy has taken the initiative. Some congress party leaders are however grumbling and are not happy. The reason is that Janardhan Reedy is treating it as a personal affair rather than a party function.
Many congress leaders have not been informed about it nor have received any invitation. Verappa Moily will unveil the statue in the presence of chief minister Y S Rajashekar Reddy this afternoon.
2012/3/20 8:40:45 Prince Mahesh babu and victory Venkatesh starrer movie 'Seetamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu' has completed 30% of its shooting part until now. Srikanth Addala is directing this movie and Dil Raju is producing it under Sri Venkateswara Creations banner. The unit is going to shoot some thrilling fighting scenes on Mahesh babu and others at IMAX Theater, Hyderabad on Thursday. Fight masters Ram-Lakshman have composed these fight scenes.
Kerala beauty Samantha is pairing with Mahesh babu and Kollywood beauty Anjali is pairing with Venkatesh in this movie. Venkatesh and Mahesh babu are acting as brothers in this movie. Prakash Raj, who is supposed to act as father of them is said to be quits the film but according to latest reports he has been convinced to return to film.
This film is expected to release during October this year.
Kavita begins hunger fast for Dr Ambedkar's statue
2012/4/13 8:34:19 Demanding installation of constitutional architect Dr B R Ambedkar's statue in the premises of State Legislative Assembly, Telangana Jagruti president K Kavita on Friday launched a 48-hour hunger strike at Indira Park.
Talking to media persons after starting the hunger strike, Kavita appealed to Speaker Nadendla Manohar and Deputy Chief Minister Damodar Rajanarasimha to take steps for establishing Ambedkar's statue beside the statue of Mahatma Gandhi. She said that the installation of Ambedkar's statue would uphold the respect towards law making institutions among the legislators.
Kavitha said that the Dalits and Backward Classes communities have been enjoying the benefits in educational institutions and in employment due to reservation provided by Dr Ambedkar in the constitution. She demanded that the government announce decision on establishing the statue by Saturday on the occasion of Dr Ambedkar's birthday.
Kavitha warned that she would intensify her agitation if government did not take a favourable decision on it.
Meanwhile, YSR Congress party dalit unit members and Lok Satta party expressed solidarity with Kavita’s hunger fast. (INN)
2012/1/24 8:43:30 The statues of eminent personalities of the state are now become soft targets for the miscreant-mobs to express their ire over their rivals. We have seen how the situation turns worse in a matter of 24hours in Amalapuram with the demolition of Dr.Ambedkar's statues. As an indication of the mania spreading to other places, some miscreants in Ramapuram in Nalgonda district have damaged the statue of late NTR on yesterday night. Police starts investigating the case. TDP president Chandrababu said it is shameful to vandalize the statue of late NTR who made all the Telugu people proud of him. He demands an immediate action on the culprits.
2011/1/22 21:01:11 The unveiling late YSR statues all over the state are leading to tensions among the people who belong to Jagan’s camp and the others. The same thing happened now again, this time in Mydakur in Kadapa district.
A platform constructed by Jagan’s loyalists to erect late YSR’s statue at Tupalli junction in Mydakur was dismantled by R&B and Police on Saturday mid night. The concerned officials stated that, they did so because if the statue is erected in that particular location, it will be obstructing the road widening program.
However, Jagan’s followers have blamed Minister DL Ravindra Reddy for encouraging the R&B officials for dismantling the platform. They said that, the selected location of the statue doesn’t fall in the way but it’s beside a bus stop, where no road can be widened beyond it.
A copy of the wax figure of Amitabh Bachchan, identical to his statue at Madame Tussaud's in London, was flown down to Mumbai and unveiled by Big B himself at the Filmfare Awards, 2001. So, where is the statue today?
Big B was clearly pleased with his wax look sake and took great pride in it. In fact, later, he unveiled the statue again in an episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati, especially for his game show audience.
Since then the statue found permanent residence in Big B's posh KBC office at Film City, where he kept it along with his other possessions. Needless to say, the statue was high-maintenance. Fifteen air-conditioners had to be kept on at a steady temperature 24/7, all through six years to conserve the wax statue in hot and humid Mumbai. In fact, during the 26/7 deluge in 2005, the first thing that staff of KBC's office had to worry about was the well-being of the statue as it would have been ruined if the office had gone down under.
However, things are different now. The vagaries of life have caught up with both the statue and its master. Now, Shah Rukh Khan is all set to sit on the chair that AB once occupied on KBC. Allegedly, AB was none too happy about this. And soon after he got news of his replacement, he got his KBC office cleared.
Samir Nair, CEO, Star Entertainment India, says, "Mr. Bachchan got his KBC office cleared some time back. He took away his statue, along with the rest of the clutter in the office."
A source close to Big B says, "The statue is very dear to him. Although Mr Bachchan is used to compliments and admiration, the statue is a gesture that touched him. The statue is now at Jalsa. But it's not on display."
So we come back to our original question. Where is Big B's statue today? Is it lying in his attic, with 15 air-conditioners looking after it there too, away from the gaze of guests, or is it in the basement?
The beheaded Amitabh Bachchan wax figure arrived in India on February 14, 2001. That was the best way, officials at Madame Tussaud’s had then said, to get the famous wax statue of the legendary actor across.
"The body is made partly of fibre glass and that will go in the hold," Diane Moon, from the famous wax museum, had said. "The head is far more delicate and I will be carrying that with me in the cabin."
The body travelled in 'a large wardrobe sized case'. The head, however, was another story. "It's very, very fragile," Moon had said.
"It will be kept securely in the cabin where I can keep an eye on it. It might be hot and humid in Mumbai and we'll have to keep an eye on his head. Too much heat could soften the head. But we don't believe it will be hot enough to start melting the wax."
2012/4/15 5:27:34 Telangana Jagruthi president K Kavitha on Sunday ended her 48-hour-long hunger fast which she started on April 13 at Indira Park demanding installation of Dr B R Ambedkar's statue in the premises of State Legislative Assembly.
Talking to reporters after ending the fast, Kavitha said that the despite her 48-hours hunger fast the State Government did not respond to the demand of installation of Dr Ambedkar's statue. She said that the government should have made a specific announcement on Saturday on Dr Ambedkar's birth anniversary.
Kavitha said that the if the government fails to instal Dr Ambedkar's statue in the assembly premises by August 15, the Telagana Jagruthi would approach the Supreme Court seeking its intervention on the issue. She appealed to Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar to install the statue to enter history by installing the statue in his regime.
She thanked all the political parties for supporting her hunger fast. However, she also expressed regret over the criticism on her fast some leaders. (INN)
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.
2012/1/18 14:35:19 Tension prevailed in Khammam municipality when the police arrested TDP MP Nama Nageswara Rao after he unveiled the statue of Telugu Desam Party founder N T Rama Rao on the banks of a canal to mark his 16th death anniversary.
The district administration and police raised serious objection for installing the statue without the permission of the local municipality. However, the TDP activists had a heated argument with the police and district officials and unveiled the statue. The activists asked as to how the district administration permitted the installation of statue of former chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy at other important places.
With the situation going out of control, the police lathicharged the TDP activists and took the MP into custody. He was then shifted to Three Town police station. In protest against the arrest, the TDP activists later staged dharna in front of the police station. (INN)
2012/2/6 4:59:07 The statue-vandalizing-mania is still continuing in the state. Some miscreants in Mallepalli village in Mehboob Nagar district have damaged the statue of father of Nation Mahatma Gandhiji on yesterday night. Police have registered a case and start hunt for the miscreants. We have seen our national leaders and gods were humiliated in foreign countries by using their images at improper places. Now, our people as if don't want to leave any chances to other countries are indulged in vandalizing the statues of great leaders of our nation, who sacrificed their lives for us. Let us condemn this practice.
Yesteryear great comedian late Rajababu’s statue will be unveiled on the banks of river Godavari at his home town Rajhamundry on 9th of April by Dasari Narayanarao. MAA (Movie Artists Association) president Murali Mohan has donated the amount for making a bronze statue. Rajababu’s statue will be placed beside his beloved friend late Shobanbabu statue. Rajababu’s sons who were in US will comedown to attend this function. Later, MAA will conduct a program ‘Hasya Swarnothswam’ in which 70 Telugu comedians will participate to pay rich tributes to the great comedian. 
Tension prevailed in Buddaraopeta of Warangal district on Friday when some Telangana activists desecrated the statue of late chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy.
Senior Telugu Desam Party leader and MLA Motkupalli Narasimhulu on Saturday hailed Telangana Jagruthi president K Kavitha for observing 48 hours hunger fast demanding installation of Dr B R Ambedkar's statue in the Assembly premises.
Prince Mahesh babu and victory Venkatesh starrer movie 'Seetamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu' has completed 30% of its shooting part until now. Srikanth Addala is directing this movie and Dil Raju is producing it under Sri Venkateswara Creations banner. The unit is going to shoot some thrilling fighting scenes on Mahesh babu and others at IMAX Theater, Hyderabad on Thursday. Fight masters Ram-Lakshman have composed these fight scenes. 
Demanding installation of constitutional architect Dr B R Ambedkar's statue in the premises of State Legislative Assembly, Telangana Jagruti president K Kavita on Friday launched a 48-hour hunger strike at Indira Park.
The statues of eminent personalities of the state are now become soft targets for the miscreant-mobs to express their ire over their rivals. We have seen how the situation turns worse in a matter of 24hours in Amalapuram with the demolition of Dr.Ambedkar's statues. As an indication of the mania spreading to other places, some miscreants in Ramapuram in Nalgonda district have damaged the statue of late NTR on yesterday night. Police starts investigating the case. TDP president Chandrababu said it is shameful to vandalize the statue of late NTR who made all the Telugu people proud of him. He demands an immediate action on the culprits.
Tension prevailed in Khammam municipality when the police arrested TDP MP Nama Nageswara Rao after he unveiled the statue of Telugu Desam Party founder N T Rama Rao on the banks of a canal to mark his 16th death anniversary.
The statue-vandalizing-mania is still continuing in the state. Some miscreants in Mallepalli village in Mehboob Nagar district have damaged the statue of father of Nation Mahatma Gandhiji on yesterday night. Police have registered a case and start hunt for the miscreants. We have seen our national leaders and gods were humiliated in foreign countries by using their images at improper places. Now, our people as if don't want to leave any chances to other countries are indulged in vandalizing the statues of great leaders of our nation, who sacrificed their lives for us. Let us condemn this practice.
