'Sradhdhanjali Geetham' For Late Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy

Entire Andhra Pradesh is struck in big grief followed by the death of Shri YS Rajasekhara Reddy in helicopter crash. In commemoration of that great leader, SiraSri has penned a tribute-song that was composed by Flute Nagaraju and sung by Mani Nagaraju. May the soul of YSR rest in peace.

Click here to listen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Eib09L0VDA

Andhra Pradesh plunges into gloom

Andhra Pradesh plunged into gloom Thursday as it became known that Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy had died in a helicopter crash in the dense Nallamalla forests.

People cried inconsolably in the state secretariat, the chief minister's camp office and Gandhi Bhavan, the headquarters of the ruling Congress party.

"He is my God. I can't believe he is no more," wailed a Congress party worker.

"He gave life to several people through Rajiv Arogyasri (health insurance scheme for poor). Nobody had imagined he will lose his life this way," said another Congress worker.

After frantic search for the missing helicopter for 24 hours, the Indian Air Force (IAF) traced the wreckage on top of a hill in the forests in Kurnool district.

The chopper was found in a mangled state with the bodies of the chief minister, his special secretary P Subrahmanyam, chief security officer ASC Wesley, Group Captain SK Bhatia and Captain MS Reddy.

Heavy Rush For YSR On Youtube

With the internet technology becoming an integral part of everyone’s lives, the one place which many like to frequent is the youtube site. Be it anything related to films, politics, sensational happenings related to Andhra Pradesh, the first place is youtube.

Usually, it is the Telugus who are based abroad that get into this. Now, there is news that a heavy traffic is being observed on the site and this has been for all links related to YSR, his story, his life and also his death. The site is said to be receiving enormous traffic.

On the other hand, it is also being said that the servers were said to be facing a hiccup due to the huge traffic. For now, the most sought after link in youtube has been YSR and some feel that this frenzy will be there for the next 48 hours or so.

Black Flags- Motor Cycles- Nonstop Horns

Yesterday was the darkest day in the history of Andhra Pradesh and true to its impact, the effect was seen all over. The most common sight that was seen across all places was the rally of two wheelers with black flags and nonstop horns.

Many had taken out mourning rallies in the memory of Y S Rajasekhar Reddy and even when his body was being brought from the Begumpet airport to the Chief Minister’s camp office, it was having the escort of many loyal and ardent followers in bikes.

The scene was same across the state and many supporters of YSR were chanting slogans and were expressing anguish over losing their most admirable leader. The final rites for YS would be happening today and a similar scene is expected again.

Huge Sympathy Wave Surrounded Jagan

The untimely death of chief minister Y S Rajasekhar Reddy has come as an earth shattering blow to many Telugus in the state and across the world, and the one man to take the maximum burden is none other than Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, YSR’s son.

With the news spreading like wildfire, many were seen mobbing the chief minister’s camp office to express their condolences. Amidst all this, a huge wave of sympathy has surrounded Jagan and many emotions were seen when Jagan was standing next to his father who was lying in peace.

Many appreciated the humility of Jagan for having decided to come out and thank the thousands who came to pay homage to his father. The sympathy wave has been coming not just from the people but also from many members of the Congress party as well.

PM, Sonia pay homage to YSR

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and a host of party leaders on Friday paid homage to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S R Reddy, who died in a chopper crash.

The Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, Defence Minister A K Antony and Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit placed wreaths on Reddy's body at the Chief Minister's Camp office in Begumpet area in Hyderabad.

The leaders also wrote condolence messages at the camp office.

The leaders arrived here early Friday morning by a special flight.

Home Minister P Chidambaram and other Union Ministers including Sushil Kumar Shinde, Salman Khurshid and Andhra Pradesh Governor N D Tiwari were among others who offered their tributes and placed wreaths on Reddy's body.

The leaders consoled the family members including the late Chief Minister's son Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy.

Andhra Pradesh CM dead in chopper crash

NEW DELHI: Prime Ministers Office declared on Thursday that Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy died in an air crash.

The helicopter carrying YSR Reddy, two of his staff and two pilots went missing in pouring rain Wednesday morning over the Naxal and tiger-infested Nalamalla forests.

Five bodies were been found at the site where Andhra Pradesh chief minister YSR Reddy chopper’s wreckage has been traced.

The government on Thursday confirmed that Nearly 24 hours after YSR's chopper went missing, it was located atop Serai Salem hill, at a distance 40 nautical miles (70 kms) east of Kurnool.

The CM left Hyderabad on a six-seater Bell chopper at 8.35am for Chittoor accompanied by his secretary and chief security officer. After 9.27am, radio contact was lost with the helicopter.

Soon after the chopper lost contact, multiple agencies of the state launched a massive hunt for possible wreckage in the desolate terrain. By evening, it expanded into the country's biggest-ever search operation with satellites in the sky joining remote sensing aircraft, fighter jets, unmanned aerial vehicles, troops on the ground and even barefoot deer-hunting tribals with bows and arrows.

'Village lo Vinayakudu' – an insight

The film ‘Village lo Vinayakudu’ is currently in the making. The story revolves around a fat man in a family and this is set on the backdrop of a village by the banks of the river Godavari. Krishnudu is playing the lead role and he is pairing up with debutante Saranya Mohan while Rao Ramesh, Yendamuri Veerendranath and others form the support cast. The film is directed by Saikiran Adavi and they are looking at the audio release in September 1st while the main movie release in October. Banner – Moonwater Pictures pvt ltd, story – Mahi, dialogues, screenplay – Ramana Salwa, Saikiran Adivi, music – Manikanth Kadri, Lyrics – Vanamali, Editor- Marthand K Venkatesh, Producers - G Vimal Kumar, Ramana Salwa.

Whatever happened to the rule of people only over 18 allowed to drink? City pubs have been seen opening doors to young boys and girls and serving them

Whatever happened to the rule of people only over 18 allowed to drink? City pubs have been seen opening doors to young boys and girls and serving them smilingly with alcoholic beverages. Well, its not about the over-18 crowd or the older pub patrons feeling much older with these school kids floating around, but the fact that no rule seems to be followed in pubs anymore. The smoking ban went up in smoke long back and now the entry rules too have been relaxed considerably. Possibly in recessionary time, any customer is precious for pub owners.

Real Estate: Time Has Started

It has been quite a while since the word recession and market down have been heard from many corners of the market. This was especially in the case of the real estate market. But now, it looks like the good days have begun.

There is a buzz among the real estate folks that the time has come to invest and so they have begun to target the Middle class sector for a change. Each day, many from this sector have been receiving number of sms in mobile. They are ads and offers on plots, houses etc.

As sms says, “Own plot @ rs 200 per sq yard” and only a phone number is given without the mention of area. Another sms reads, “Own a flat @ rs 1300 per sft”. Same is the case again. Phone number is given without mention of area. These lines with those numbers are attracting middle class and freshly retired government salaried employees those carry some big lump sum to home.

While it is not sure how much of them are really feasible deals the trend has started to pick up and it is said that this has already begun to show some results. Even the customer segment is said to be willing to come forward and invest which is a really good sign.

Allari Naresh Receives First Filmfare

He is known as the bankable star of the Telugu circuit and has given a good rate of hits. Known for his good talent in acting, his skills have now been recognized. He is none other than Allari Naresh and he has now received his first ever Filmfare award.

Naresh got the award for the best supporting actor and this was for the film ‘Gamyam’. Sharing his thoughts, Naresh revealed that this was the first in their family and added that not even his father had got it. He was thankful to all those who helped him attain this success.

Special thanks also went to the talented Krish who directed the film and Naresh was said to be overwhelmed on this achievement. Soon, he will be seen in the new movie ‘Bendu Apparao RMP’ and this is being produced by the movie moghul D Ramanaidu.

Manjula To produce Naga Chaitanya's next film

Naga Chaintanya is going to act in the direction of Gowtham Menon, the film that is going to be produced by Manjula, the sister of Mahesh Babu.

The movie is going to be launched in last week of August and well start its shooting subsequently. Nagachaitanya’s first film ‘Josh’ is set for release. Expectations are good on the project and tentatively the movie releases on 29th of August, the birthday of Nagarjuna.

On the other hand Manjula has also tightened belts to produce a movie with Mahesh Babu while Nagachaitanya’s flick goes in parallel. Gowtham Menon will direct even that film

Why Did Sada Cry Like That?

The slender and hot seductress Sada who has been a famous face in the southern circuit has been off the Telugu screens for quite a while. But now, she is said to be back with the new movie ‘A Aa E Ee’. However, one video of hers is currently making rounds in youtube which got many thinking.

Apparently, Sada was seen shooting for a song in the movie and after few seconds she suddenly woke up and was crying bitterly. While some said that it was due to some hot object which touched her others said that she was not comfortable with the idea of so many hands working on the fruits and touching her.

All this apart, there is also another version that Sada was said to be lying like that for a long time and this was testing her patience. All in all, it was surprising and shocking for many to see Sada crying so badly. Well, the real reason for that is still a mystery though.

Watch that video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQFtFO2tRMU&feature=fvw

'Magadheera' Review: It’s Not A Movie-But Historical Wonder!!

Film: Magadheera
Source:GreatAndhra
Rating: 4/5
Banner: Geetha Arts
Cast: Ram Charan, Kajal, Dev Gil, Srihari, Surya, Sarath Babu, Sunil, Brahmananadam, Hema, Chiranjeevi, Kim Sharma, Mumaith Khan, Subbaraya Sharma, Rao Ramesh etc
Editing: Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Music: Keeravani
Cinematography: Senthil Kumar
Fights: Ram Laxman and Peter Heins
Lyrics: Chandrabose, Keeravani and Bhuvanachandra
Story: V Vijayendra Prasad
Dialogues: M Rathnam
Producer: Allu Aravind
Director: SS Rajamouli
Released On: 31st July 2009


The much awaited ‘Magadheera’ has arrived. It has created huge expectations by the virtue of its posters, trailers and above all the music. Finally let us see if it has reached those expectations.

Story:
Harsha (Ram Charan) is a young man who earns money on bike races and bets. He loves such adventures on two wheelers. He happens to touch the hand of a young girl Indu (Kajal) accidentally and that ‘soul touch’ connects his present to the past.

What’s the past?
That’s 1609 AD when Kalabhaiarava (Ram Charan) was the warrior in Udaigarh who trains the soldiers. The Senadhipathi Randheer (Dev Gil) lusts on Yuvarani Mitravinda (Kajal) but the latter loves Kalabhirava. That results in a huge battle between Randheer and Kalabhairava which puts end for their lives. Sher Khan (Sri Hari), the Muslim invader witnesses the valor and love of Kalabhairava and salutes to him.

They take rebirth as Harsha and Indu. And many characters from the past also come to present with the soul connectivity. But where? What happens to them? How the past life matters for them in present life?

That has to be watched on big screen to experience the marvelous treat along with unleashing those queries.

Performances:
Ram Charan:
He stood as an icon of macho look. He portrayed the 1609 AD role, Kalabhaiarava, with right bearing and voice modulation. Chiranjeevi’s yester year’s voice echoed in the ears of audiences with that modulation of Ram Charan for that character. His dances are spellbinding, especially in ‘Bangaru Kodi petta..’.

Kajal:
She is the right choice and perfect blend. Her elegance is amazing in queen’s role.

Sri Hari:
His portrayal as Muslim warrior Sher Khan is quite wonderful. He added value to the movie on a whole.

Dev Gill:
This Bollywood villain has shared screen in the main antagonist role. He proved perfect particularly in ‘past birth role’.

Others:
Sarath Babu is ok in the role of old king, the father of Yuva Rani Mitravinda.

Rao Ramesh perfectly grooved in the role of Aghora Sadhu with apt gait and voice modulation

Brahmanandam and Hema got wasted

Sunil’s comedy is ok to large extent

Technical departments:
The movie deserves right mention for music, sound effects, graphics, 3D effects, Cinematography and Choreography. What not! Every technical faculty has rightly worked on this film. Director Rajamouli should be appreciated for his guts to bring such a massive film on Telugu screen.

Allu Aravind should be esteemed for his wonderful production values.

Music And Lyrics:
Keeravani and Chandrabose have created wonder with music and lyrics. Every word has aptly grooved into the situation in finest musical form.

Jorse Jorse is like a sheer poetry drawn on a canvass

Naakosom Juttu Peekkunte (written by Keeravani) is hilarious and entertaining

Panchadaara Bomma will be one of lifetime melody hits in Ram Charan’s filmography

Bangaru Kodi petta (penned by Bhuvanachandra) surpassed the older one in choreography

Dheera Dheera is the song that was ever pictured on Indian screen so far

Magadheera…(rolling title song) is innovative and interesting with the dances of Allu Aravind, Keeravani, Rajamouli, Rama Rajamouli, Ali, Sunil, Brahmanandam, Kajal, Kim Sharma, Mumaith Khan, Saloni, BA Raju and every technician worked in the movie

Above all the background music stood as backbone for the movie

Highlights:

Marvelous art work carried to portray Udaigadh city of 1609AD
Battle between Kalabhairava and 100 soldiers of Sher Khan
Wonderful picturization of Dheera Dheera song
Lord Shiva’s statue that brings hysterical feeling
Helicopter and bike stunts of Ram Charan
Disappointments:

Brahmanandam-Hema comedy
Chiranjeevi’s episode
Dialogues in first 44 minutes
Analysis:
“This is our movie-our Telugu movie. This is our pride. This is the creation happened with the cognizance of our Telugu director”…would be the feel of every Telugu film lover while watching this film.

Words wouldn’t suffice to explain the experience of technical extravaganza depicted in this film. It’s just spellbinding. The range of Telugu film has gone to a higher plane with this film. The maker Rajamouli and producer Aravind should be appreciated unconditionally. And kudos would go to the technical team that has kept its brilliance to make this movie a wonder.

Keeping the first 44 minutes away the rest of the movie arrests the audiences completely. The first 44 minutes would literally keep the pulse of audiences down and confused. Pale dialogues, insipid scenes between Brahmanandam and Hema, weak portrayal of Chiranjeevi in a senseless scene would let down the audiences.

The real tempo starts as soon as the completion of the song ‘Naakosam nuvvu juttu peekkunte baagundi..’ The momentum develops with the first horse riding scene of Ram Charan chasing a bus. The interval scene hooks the audiences with lot of enthusiasm for sure. And the audiences can never turn their head and blink eye lid from then till climax.

And the audiences come out from theatre with the experience of a rollercoaster ride, with the sound reverberating in hearts, with a heavy hangover of watching a new facet of Telugu cinema.

The film proves to a historical one with respect to patronage of audiences of all classes.

Rating Judgment: The movie scores 4/5 by the virtue of technical values and adventurous attempt. It would have scored bigger if the first 44 minutes were also dealt well with sensible comedy and treatment.

Verdict: It’s good to watch the film as soon as possible.

Vijayashanti makes quick moves

Medak MP and Telangana Rashtra Samithi secretary general Vijayashanti has stepped up her activity to take a plunge into the Congress.

Though TRS leader T Harish Rao sounded optimistic that she would not quit the TRS, Vijayashanti had a luncheon meeting with her old friend A Narendra and Sangareddy MLA T Jayaprakash Reddy on Friday and discussed further moves. She was wondering whether she should straightaway quit the TRS or embarrass KCR by writing letters and addressing press conferences.

She is even contemplating quitting her Medak parliamentary seat to prove that she is ready to face the challenge of the TRS leaders. And if she wins again on the Congress ticket, it will be a psychological advantage over KCR!

PRP in crisis, two ex-MLAs quit

Praja Rajyam Party is plunging into deep crisis faster than one could expect. Even as PRP president Chiranjeevi was enjoying the compliments being received for his son Ramcharan Teja’s film Magadheera on Friday, his party leaders started quitting the party one by one.

Within a few hours of former union minister U V Krishnam Raju quitting the PRP, two other former MLAs V V S Chowdary and Goli Rama Rao announced that they were also resigning from the party and joining the Congress. They said they could not adjust themselves in the PRP, which had failed to sustain despite having ideals.

Meanwhile, stage is set for the defection of senior leader T Devender Goud and E Peddi Reddy, along with thousands of PRP workers into the TDP. It might happen on Sunday, party sources said.

'Magadheera' Audio Disappointed Mass Audiences

It was with great hype and hoopla that the audio release of the film ‘Magadheera’ was looked out for and finally it took place in a grand manner recently. The audio has hit the stores too and reports have begun to flow in on the outcome of this.

It is heard that the songs of the film have not been able to impress the mass audience one bit and fans of Ramcharan Teja are said to be quite disappointed. They are heard saying that the album has got tracks which are mild and melody was there but no momentum was present.

This has come as a surprise since many thought that music director Keeravani would come up with something very impressive but that did not happen. Charan has been more of a mass hero so far so the album has let them down. Now a lot rests on the film itself to see if it can give a good feel to the songs visually.

Chiru applies for 'rising sun' symbol

So, it is going to be “rising sun” for Praja Rajyam Party as its election symbol.

PRP president Chiranjeevi has officially applied to the Election Commission of India for rising sun symbol. According to him, this symbol is more appealing and closer to the party’s philosophy and flag. So, this would catch the attention of voters very much.”We will insist on the rising sun symbol and I don’t think there would be any hurdle,” he said.

Alternatively, Chiranjeevi also applied for umbrella symbol, in case there are any objections from the EC on rising sun symbol which was already allocated to DMK in Tamil Nadu and many not be available as a free symbol. Now that PRP is a recognised political party, it can choose the symbol of its choice from the available ones!

Drink liquor, pay to Relief Fund

The Rajasekhara Reddy government seems to have come to the conclusion that the best way to get revenues to the exchequer is make people drink more and more; and pay more.

On Tuesday, the Chief Minister issued orders increasing the “trade margin” (an indirect increase in sales tax) on beer and IMFL from two per cent to nine per cent. The government is expected to get an additional revenue of Rs 300 crore from this little increase.

What is interesting is that the AP Beverages Corporation Limited, which does liquor trading, has announced that the additional revenue will go to the Chief Minsiter’s Relief Fund, so that people who die of consuming excess liquor can be given compensation! Good idea, isn’t it?

Gallery: Siddhartha and Shamili in Oye

Meera Jasmine's Love Story Ends

She is known as the talented Malayalam beauty and on screen, she has been rated as the finest actress in the southern circuit. However, off screen, she has equally been in the focus with her long list of controversies and link ups. She is none other than Meera Jasmine.

Recently, things were going well for her when there was a strong buzz that she was having a relationship with Mandolin Rajesh, brother of Mandolin Srinivas. There was also a grapevine that both had got married secretly. However, all that seems to be a fairytale now.

As per the latest news, it is heard that Meera and Rajesh have parted ways and Rajesh was heard saying that ‘time is the healer’. Sources reveal that Meera was keen on earning the maximum before she gets married and she started signing anything that came her way. This is said to have not gone well with Rajesh and curtains have dropped on their romance.

Jr NTR Kicked 'Magadheera' Audio Invitation?

It is no secret that the tough taskmaster S S Rajamouli and young tiger junior NTR are thickest of friends. So it was obvious that junior got the invite for attending the audio release function of ‘Magadheera’ but then sources reveal that though Rajamouli invited, NTR rejected it.

Reports say that NTR was aware of the reactions his fans and his community folks would give if he had gone there so he wanted to draw the line there. On the lighter vein, there were those who commented that junior was busy watching Kantri movie in ZEE Telugu so maybe he had no time.

All said and done, the feelings of caste are being originated right from a venue where many of the common people would learn and consider it an integral part of their lives. So isn’t it about time the young brigade of stars cross all those barriers and start working as a team??

Naga Chaitanya's Fight In Front Of Jr NTR's Office

Naga Chaitanya acted in an action sequence for ‘Josh’ that was shot just opposite to the office of Jr NTR this evening at 4 pm (29th June). The shoot was carried on PV Narasmiha Rao Express Highway for the last few days and the scene of bus falling from flyover was shot there. Now, the landing of bus on autos and cars was shot here opposite Jr NTR’s office in Film Nagar. Three cameras were used to can the scene and Naga Chaiatanya acted in that fight scene in single take.

Maghadheera Audio launched

The much awaited Ram Charan Teja’s starrer Magadheera’s music is finally out at a function organized in Shilpa Kala Vedika on the night of 28 June.



Amidst fans, and galore, Chiranjeevi launched the audiocassette and gave the first unit to star producer Aswini Dutt, K Raghavendra Rao and D Rama Naidu.

While Pawan Kalyan launched the audio CD and distributed the first unit to Srihari, Allu Arjun and Srikanth

Magadheera is directed by SS Rajamouli and produced by Allu Arvind under Geeta Arts Banner. MM Keeravani has scored the numbers for this film.

Several stars who have ascended the event include Nagababu, Bhogavalli Prasad, Dil Raju, DVV Danayya, C Kalyan, ML Kumar Chowdary, Ashok Kumar, Seenu Vytla, Muruga Doss, Meher Ramesh, Surender Reddy, Allu Arjun, Srikanth, Ravi Teja, Sunil, Ali, Siva Reddy, MM Keeravani, Paruchuri Venkateswra Rao.

Aditya music has bagged the rights for this film.

‘Amayakudu’ movie launched

Krishnudu’s latest flick ‘Amayakudu’ was launched at Annapurna studios here on Saturday.

The film is directed by Bharati Ganesh on Octagon banner.

While actor Srihari sounded the clapboard, Anil S Nair switched on the camera.
Speaking to the media on the film launch Krishnudu said, “I listened to around 50 scripts after Vinayakudu movie. I liked this story. The title of this movie suits my face. It has got good family background.”

Ananya who is doing Tamil films is making her debut in Tollywood
Director Bharati Muguran said, “The story idea occurred to me when I watched Vinayakudu movie. This film has new story idea mixed with sentiment. Ghatikachalam penned good songs.”

Can Prakash Raj quit smoking?

Talented actor Prakash Raj is never short of words when it comes to his personal life.

We all know his reel life competencies and he can always sit pretty.

But in real life, he has something to strongly contemplate.

Its smoking!

He’s a chain smoker and people even used to compare him to Bollywood hero Shah Rukh Khan in terms of smoking.

His addiction is now becoming a barrier to his films and he is unable to properly concentrate on film scripts and allied activities.

Recently, when he was shooting for Hindi film ‘Most Wanted’ (Telugu remake of Pokiri) in Bangkok with Salman Khan, it seems that the director and the crew did not like his behavior.

Oops!

Yup!

Let’s hope that his smoking does not ruin his reel life!

‘New York to be remade in Telugu?

As many as three directors in Tollywood are looking to remake Bollywood film ‘new York’ – starring John Abrahams and Katrina Kaif.

The film was released amidst huge expectations and the talk is already pretty positive.


Telugu filmmakers meanwhile are gearing up for its remake and are vying for the remake rights

The significant aspect is that all are Assistant Directors who are fighting for this piece.

Amongst them is noted filmmaker Krishna Vamsi’s assistant director, one from Chandrasekhar Yeleti’s camp and another one from Ramgopal Varma camp.

Well! Let’s wait and see who bags the remake rights?

I think it will be Ram Gopal Varma’s camp, given his stardom in Hindi!

What do you say?

Akkineni Amala's Reality Show On MAA TV

There was a time when she was rated as the hottest heroines in the southern circuit. True to her beauty, she has paired up with the likes of superstar Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan etc. Later she paired up with yuvasamrat Nagarjuna and ended up being his partner for the rest of her life.

She is none other than Amala Akkineni and after having been off the screen for quite a while, she is now making a comeback. There is news that Amala will be seen as the judge for a reality show in the MAA channel and this is a very interesting concept which has a noble cause in it.

The show is titled ‘Oka Chinna Marpu’ and this revolves around ten contestants who will take up tasks of cleaning up their neighborhood and creating a new environment. This is more of protecting the nature and Amala would be deciding the top three winners from the contestants. Waiting to see you Amala!!

Rail engine ditched us: Chiru

Why did Praja Rajyam Party lose the elections? Well, PRP president Chiranjeevi has the answer.

According to him, most of the voters wanted to vote for the PRP, but they could not locate the rail engine symbol on the Electronic Voting Machine. The symbol was very vague. So, they chose hand, which was clearly visible and identifiable. “This is the major reason. That is the reason why we want to change our election symbol. We are going to file an appeal before the Election Commission seeking the change in symbol,” he said.

Party sources said Chiru has proposed to ask for “umbrella” symbol for the next election, since it can be easily recognised by voters.

Silly excuse, isn’t it. It is nothing but doubting the wisdom of the voters. They clearly look for symbols while voting; and if they really want to vote for the PRP, they don’t find it difficult to locate the rail engine. Even if it is umbrella, people would not vote for the party, unless they want to. It is better Chiru learns this fundamental point.

Chiranjeevi To Tuitions For 'Assembly Classes'

Megastar Chiranjeevi seems to have a very filmy approach for everything he does. That is something he did even for his political career and while it has worked for him, it seems to have fired badly for his party members having looked at the recent election results.

Meanwhile, Chiru is all set to enter the assembly and it seems that he is quite excited over his new role as an MLA. In order to equip himself with the nuances of this new role, Chiru is said to be looking at going for tuitions for the assembly classes so that he makes his presence felt.

The assembly sessions are said to be beginning during the first week of June and Chiru is rather keen to observe the proceedings there and understand how resolutions are made and passed. In a way, this will be a debut for the megastar so let us see how he performs in this one.

Behind The Scene: 'Maa Allu bangaaram'

Praja Rajyam Party president Chiranjeevi seems to be completely under the charm of his brother-in-law Allu Aravind.

It is evident from the way Chiranjeevi does not want to entertain any criticism against Aravind and is not willing to listen to any comments. In the last three days of the party’s political affairs meeting, Chiranjeevi received hundreds of complaints against Aravind, but he brushed aside all the criticism.

“He is the backbone of the party. I know how much strain he had undergone in building the party. It is unfortunate that people are targeting Aravind for the party’s performance in the elections,” Chiru told media persons.

Well, NTR, too, used to say similar words against Chandrababu Naidu in the early days of the TDP government. But what happened is a history.

Behind The Scene: Journalists or terrorists?

Fresh from the victory, albeit marginally, in the recent elections, Medak MP and Telangana Rashtra Samithi secretary general Vijayashanti has once again displayed her “arrogance” by describing media persons as “terrorists.”

“I am sorry to say this, but to my eyes, you all appear like terrorists, rather than journalists. You are pointing your gun at our head and asking us when we are leaving the TRS. This is not fair. If at all I want to quit the TRS, I will let you know before I speak to party president K Chandrasekhara Rao,” she said at the press conference on Saturday.

The fact is that it was not media persons, but KCR who behaved like a terrorist. He threatened Vijayashanti at gunpoint for giving a scope to media persons to write negative stories on the TRS. It was Vijayashanti who made an off the remark comment before the media against KCR’s decision not to give any tickets to women candidates. KCR pulled her up and made her issue a clarification. “For certain reasons, we could not give tickets to women candidates. We will do justice to them in future,” she said.

ETV Suman: Severe Cancer To Lord Krishna's Role

The passion towards hogging the limelight in front of the media is there in quite a lot of people and there are times when some make extra efforts to be in the news at all times. This time, we are talking about the noted personality Suman who is better known as the son of the media baron Ramoji Rao.

After having stirred up a major controversy by having a rift with his father and giving a candid interview to the Sakshi folks, it was also said that Suman was suffering from Skin cancer and had to go to the US for getting the treatment done. A major chaos was happening just few months ago.

But now, all that has been put to rest and Suman is busy with the arrival of his new movie ‘Usha Parinayam’. He is doing all possible roles behind the screen and also donning the role of Lord Krishna amidst all this. It looks like Suman has made quite a journey in the recent past. Now, Suman has got rid of that cancer with continuous medication, say sources.

Magadheera

Prabhakaram Family Album

TDP lost 24 seats because of Loksatta???

Andhra Pradesh Election Results

1 Ichapuram AGARWWAL NARESH KUMAR - INC
2 Sompeta G.SYAM SUNDER SIVAJI - TDP
3 Tekkali APPAYYA DORA HANUMANTHU - INC
4 Harishchandrapuram ATCHANNAIDU KINJARAPU - TDP
5 Narasannapeta Dharmana Krishna Das - INC
6 Patapatnam K Mohan Rao - TDP
7 Kothuru (ST) GOMANGO JANNI MINATHI - INC
8 Naguru (ST) Laxmana Murthy. K - CPM
9 Parvathipuram Vijayaramaraju Satrucharla - INC
10 Salur (ST) R.P. Bhanj Deo - TDP
11 Bobbili V Sujay Krishna Rangarao - INC
12 Therlam Jayaprakash Tentu - TDP
13 Vunukuru KIMIDI KALA VENKATA RAO - TDP
14 Palakonda (SC) KAMBALA JOGULU - TDP
15 Amadalavalasa SATYAVATHI BODDEPALLI - INC
16 Srikakulam D. PRASADA RAO - INC
17 Etcherla (SC) Kondru Murali Mohan - INC
18 Cheepurupalli BOTCHA SATYANARAYANA - INC
19 Gajapathinagaram Aruna Padala - TDP
20 Vizianagaram K. VEERABHADRA SWAMY - IND
21 Sathivada Penumatsa Sambasiva Raju - INC
22 Bhogapuram K. APPALA SWAMI - INC
23 Bheemunipatnam SEETHARAMU KARRI - INC
24 Visakhapatnam-I Dronamraju Satyanarayana - INC
25 Visakhapatnam-II Rangaraju Saripalli - INC
26 Pendurthi TIPPALA GURUMURTHI REDDY - INC
27 Uttarapalli Mangapathi Rao Pudi - INC
28 Srungavarapukota (ST) Dr. Kumba Ravi Babu - INC
29 Paderu (ST) LAKE RAJA RAO BSP
30 Madugula Reddi DHARMASRI KARANAM - INC
31 Chodavaram Ganta Srinivasarao - TDP
32 Anakapalli Konathala Ramakrishna - INC
33 Paravada BABJI GANDI - INC
34 Elamanchili U.V. RAMANAMURTI RAJU - INC
35 Payakaraopeta (SC) Chengala Venkatarao - TDP
36 Narsipatnam AYYANNAPATRUDU CHINTHAKAYALA - TDP
37 Chintapalli (ST) Goddeti Demudu - CPI
38 Yellavaram (ST) CHINNAM BABU RAMESH - TDP
39 Burugupudi Ch. Rav- INDra - INC
40 Rajahmundry ROUTHU SURYAPRAKASA RAO - INC
41 Kadiam JAKKAMPUDI RAMAMOHAN RAO - INC
42 Jaggampeta Thota Narsimham - INC
43 Peddapuram THOTA GOPALA KRISHNA - INC
44 Prathipadu SUBBA RAO VARUPULA - INC
45 Tuni Yanamala Ramakrishnudu - TDP
46 Pithapuram P Dora Babu - BJP
47 Sampara Anisetti Buliabbai Reddy - INC
48 Kakinada Mukta Gopala Krishna - INC
49 Tallarevu DOMMETI VENKATESWARLU - INC
50 Anaparthy T. RAMA REDDY - INC
51 Ramachandrapuram BOSU PILLI - IND
52 Alamuru KRISHARJUNA CHOWDARY BIKKINA - INC
53 Mummidivaram (SC) VISWARUPA PINIPE - INC
54 Allavaram (SC) GOLLAPALLI SURYA RAO - INC
55 Amalapuram CHITTABBAI KUDUPUDI - IND
56 Kothapeta CHIRLA JAGGIREDDY - INC
57 Nagaram (SC) RAJESHWARI DEVI PAMULA - INC
58 Razole ALLURI KRISHNAM RAJU - INC
59 Narasapur Kothapalli Subbaraidu - TDP
60 Palacole Ch. Satyanarayana Murthy - TDP
61 Achanta (SC) PEETHALA SUJATHA - TDP
62 Bhimavaram GRANDHI SRINIVAS - INC
63 Undi Pathapati Sarraju - INC
64 Penugonda Pithani Satyanarayana - INC
65 Tanuku CHITTURI BAPINEEDU - INC
66 Attili Ch. Sri Ranganatharaju - INC
67 Tadepalligudem KOTTU SATYANARAYANA - INC
68 Ungutur VATTI VASANT KUMAR - INC
69 Dendulur Maganti Venkateshwarulu - INC
70 Eluru Alla Nani - INC
71 Gopalpuram (SC) Maddala Sunitha - INC
72 Kovvur PENDYALA VENKATA KRISHNA RAO - TDP
73 Polavaram (ST) TELLAM BALA RAJU - INC
74 Chintalapudi GHANTA MURALI RAMAKRISHNA - INC
75 Jaggayyapet Udayabhanu Samineni - INC
76 Nandigama Umamaheshwararao Devineni - TDP
77 Vijayawada (East) Vangaveeti Radha Krishnan - INC
78 Vijayawada (West) Shaik Nasarvali - CPI
79 Kankipadu DEVINENI RAJASEKHAR - INC
80 Mylavaram Chanumolu Venkatarao - INC
81 Tiruvuru (SC) Koneru Ranga Rao - INC
82 Nuzvid Venkata Pratap Apparao M - INC
83 Gannavaram M Venkateshwara Rao - IND
84 Vuyyur PARDHASARATHY KOLUSU - INC
85 Gudivada SRIVENKATESWARA RAO K - TDP
86 Mudinepalli P.Venkateshwara Rao - INC
87 Kaikalur Y RAJARAMACHANDAR - INC
88 Malleswaram BURAGADDA VEDAVYAS - INC
89 Bandar PERNI VENKATA RAMAIAH - INC
90 Nidumolu (SC) Ramaiah Paturu - CPM
91 Avanigadda Buddha Prasad Mandali - INC
92 Kuchinapudi MOPIDEVI VENKATA RAMANA RAO - INC
93 Repalle Devineni Mallikha Juna Rao - INC
94 Vemur SATISH PAUL RAJ - INC
95 Duggirala Gudibandi Venkata Reddy - INC
96 Tenali NADENDLA MANOHAR - INC
97 Ponnur Dhulipalla Narendra Kumar - TDP
98 Bapatla GADE VENKATA REDDY - INC
99 Prathipad Ravi Venkata Ramana - INC
100 Guntur-I SHAIK SUBANI - INC
101 Guntur-II TADISETTY VENKATA - INC
102 Mangalagiri MURUGUDU HANUMANTHA RAO - INC
103 Tadikonda (SC) Dokka Manikya Varaprasada Rao - INC
104 Sattenapalli Yerram Venkayeshwara Reddy - INC
105 Peddakurapadu Kanna Lakshmi Narayana - INC
106 Gurzala Krishna Murthi Janga - INC
107 Macherla Pinnelli Laxma Reddy - INC
108 Vinukonda Makkena Mallikarjuna Rao - INC
109 Narasaraopet KASU VENKATA KRISHNA REDDY - INC
110 Chilakaluripet MARRI RAJA SEKHAR - IND
111 Chirala Rosaiah Konijetti - INC
112 Parchur Dr.Daggubati Venkateswara Rao - INC
113 Martur GOTTIPATI RAVI KUMAR - INC
114 Addanki KARANAM BALARAMAKRISHNA MURTHY - TDP
115 Ongole Balineni Srinivasa Reddy - INC
116 Santhanuthalapadu (SC) Dara Sambaiah - INC
117 Kandukur MAHEEDHARA REDDY MANUGUNTA - INC
118 Kanigiri ERIGINENI THIRUPATHI NAIDU - INC
119 Kondepi POTHULA RAMA RAO - INC
120 Cumbum UDUMULA SRINIVASULU REDDY - INC
121 Darsi BUCHEPALLI SUBBAREDDY - IND
122 Markapur Pedda Konda Reddy Kunduru - INC
123 Giddalur Pagadaala Ramaiah - INC
124 Udayagiri Mekapati Chandrasekhar Reddy - INC
125 Kavali MAGUNTA PARVATHAMMA - INC
126 Allur KATAMREDDY VISHNUVARDHAN REDDY - INC
127 Kovur SREENIVASULU REDDY - INC
128 Atmakur ERASU PRATAP REDDY - INC
129 Rapur ANAM .RAMNARAYANA REDDY - INC
130 Nellore ANAM VIVENKANANDA REDDY - INC
131 Sarvepalli ADALA PRABHAKARA REDDY - INC
132 Gudur (SC) PATRA PRAKASA RAO - INC
133 Sulurpet (SC) Nelavala Subrahmanyam - INC
134 Venkatagiri NEDURUMALLI RAJYA LAKSHMI - INC
135 Sri Kalahasti S.C.V. NAIDU - INC
136 Satyavedu (SC) K Narayana Swamy - INC
137 Nagari Rajeshwari Devi Pamula - INC
138 Puttur GALI MUDDHU KRISHNAMA NAIDU - INC
139 Vepanjeri (SC) DR.GUMMADI KUTHUHALAMMA - INC
140 Chittoor A S Manohar - TDP
141 Palmaner (SC) L.LALITHA KUMARI - TDP
142 Kuppam Chandrababu Naidu - TDP
143 Punganur R Reddappa Reddy - INC
144 Madanpalle DOMMALAPATI RAMESH - TDP
145 Thamballapalle Kadapa Prabhakar Reddy - INC
146 Vayalpad NALLARI KIRANKUMAR REDDY - INC
147 Pileru P.RAMACHANDRA REDDY - INC
148 Chandragiri ARUNAKUMARI GALLA - INC
149 Tirupathi M.VENKATA RAMANA - INC
150 Koduru (SC) Dr. G.Venkateswara Prasad - INC
151 Rajampet Konduru Prabhavathamma - INC
152 Rayachoty Palakondrayudu Sugavasi - TDP
153 Lakkireddipalli Gadikota Mohan Reddy - INC
154 Cuddapah Ahamadulla Mohammad Syed - INC
155 Badvel Chinna Gov- INDa Reddy Devasani - INC
156 Mydukur DR.D.L.RAV- INDRA REDDY - INC
157 Proddatur N. VARADARAJULU REDDY - INC
158 Jammalamadugu Adi Narayana Reddy Chadipirala - INC
159 Kamalapuram GANDLURU VEERA SIVA REDDY - TDP
160 Pulivendla RAJASEKHARA REDDY. Y.S - INC
161 Kadiri JONNA RAMAIAH - INC
162 Nallamada Kadapala Mohan Reddy - INC
163 Gorantla PAMUDURTHY RAV- INDRA REDDY - INC
164 H- INDupur RANGANAYAKULU.P - TDP
165 Madakasira N.RAGHUVEERA REDDY - INC
166 Penukonda PARITALA RAV- INDRA - TDP
167 Kalyandrug (SC) B.C GOV- INDAPPA - TDP
168 Rayadrug METTU GOV- INDA REDDY - TDP
169 Uravakonda PAYYAVULA KESHAV - TDP
170 Gooty Neelavathi.N - INC
171 Singanamala (SC) Sake Sailajanth - INC
172 Anantapur B. NARAYANA REDDY - INC
173 Dharmavaram Gonuguntla Jayalakshmamma - TDP
174 Tadpatri J.C.DIVAKAR REDDY - INC
175 Alur (SC) Katamreddy Vishnuvardhan Reddy - INC
176 Adoni Y. SAI PRASAD REDDY - INC
177 Yemmiganur Chennakesawa Reddy - INC
178 Kodumur (SC) M SIKHAMANI - INC
179 Kurnool ABDUL GAFOOR. M - CPM
180 Pattikonda Giripogu Nagamma - IND
181 Dhone Kambalapadu Edigi Prabhakar - TDP
182 Koilkuntla Challa Ramakrishna Reddy - INC
183 Allagadda Gangulla Prathap Reddy - INC
184 Panyam K.RAMBHUPAL REDDY - INC
185 Nandikotkur Gowru Charitha - INC
186 Nandyal SILPA MOHAN REDDY - INC
187 Atmakur KOMMI LAXMAIAH NAIDU - IND
188 Achampet (SC) Dr.VAMSHI KRISHNA - INC
189 Nagarkurnool Dr. Nagam Janardhan Reddy - TDP
190 Kalwakurthi Yadma Kista Reddy - INC
191 Shadnagar (SC) Dr. P Shankar Rao - INC
192 Jadcherla CHARLAKOLA LAXMA REDDY - TRS
193 Mahbubnagar PULI VEERANNA - IND
194 Wanaparthy Dr. G. CHINNA REDDY - INC
195 Kollapur JUPALLY KRISHNA RAO - IND
196 Alampur CHALLA VENKATRAMI REDDY - IND
197 Gadwal D.K. ANJANEYULU - IND
198 Amarchinta SALGUTI SWARNA SUDHAKAR - INC
199 Makthal CHITEM NARSI REDDY - INC
200 Kodangal Gurunath Reddy - INC
201 Tandur Malkur Narayan Rao - INC
202 Vikarabad (SC) A.Chendra Shekar - TRS
203 Pargi Koppula Harishwar - TDP
204 Chevella Patlolla Sabitha - INC
205 Ibrahimpatnam (SC) Masku Narsimha - CPM
206 Musheerabad Nayini Narsimha Reddy - TRS
207 Himayatnagar G. Kishaan Reddy - BJP
208 Sanathnagar Marri Shashidhar Reddy - INC
209 Secunderabad T.Padma Rao - TRS
210 Khairatabad P.Janardhana Reddy - INC
211 Secunderabad Cantonment (SC) G.Sayanna - TDP
212 Malakpet MALREDDY RANGA REDDY - INC
213 Asafnagar D.Nagender - TDP
214 Maharajgunj M.MUKESH - INC
215 Karwan MD MUQTADA KHAN AIMIM
216 Yakutpurax MUMTAZ AHMED KHAN AIMIM
217 Chandrayangutta AKBARUDIN OWAISI AIMIM
218 Charminar Syed Ahmedpasha Quadhri MIM
219 Medchal Tulla Devender Goud - TDP
220 Siddipeta K Chandra Sekhara Rao - TRS
221 Dommat Solipeta Ramalinga Reddi - TRS
222 Gajwel (SC) JETTY GEETHA - INC
223 Narsapur Vakiti Sunitha Laxma Reddy - INC
224 Sangareddy TURUPU JAYAPRAKASH REDDY - TRS
225 Zahirabad Mahammad Fareeduddin - INC
226 Narayankhed Suresh Kumar Shetkar - INC
227 Medak Patlolla Shashidhar Reddy JP
228 Ramayampet PADMA DEVENDER REDDY.M - TRS
229 Andole (SC) C.Damodar Rajanarsimha - INC
230 Balkonda K.R.Suresh Reddy - INC
231 Armoor SANTOSH REDDY SANIGARAM - TRS
232 Kamareddy MOHAMMED ALI SHABBIR - INC
233 Yellareddy EANUGU RAV- INDER REDDY - TRS
234 Jukkal (SC) Soudagar Gangaram - INC
235 Banswada Bajireddy Goverdhan - INC
236 Bodhan Sudarshan Reddy - INC
237 Nizamabad Dharmapuri Srinivasa Rao - INC
238 Dichpalli GANGA REDDY GADDAM - TRS
239 Mudhole NARAYANA RAO - TRS
240 Nirmal ALLOLA - INDRAKARAN REDDY - INC
241 Boath (ST) SOYAM BAPU RAO - TRS
242 Adilabad CHILUKURI RAMCHANDAR REDDY - INC
243 Khanapur (ST) Ajmeera Gov- IND Naik - TRS
244 Asifabad (SC) AMURAJULA SRIDEVI - TDP
245 Luxettipet NADIPELLI DIWAKAR RAO - INC
246 Sirpur KONAPPA - INC
247 Chinnur (SC) DR.Dugyala Srinivasarao - TRS
248 Manthani Duddilla Sridhar Babu - INC
249 Peddapalli Geetla Mukunda Reddy - TRS
250 Myadaram (SC) Koppula Eshwar - TRS
251 Huzurabad CAPT.V.LAXMIKANTHA RAO - TRS
252 Kamalapur ETALA RAJENDER - TRS
253 - INDurthi CHADA VENKATREDDY - CPI
254 Karimnagar MENENI SATYANARAYANA RAO - INC
255 Choppadandi SANA MARUTHI - TDP
256 Jagtial T. JEEVAN REDDY - INC
257 Buggaram JUVVADI RATHNAKAR RAO - INC
258 Metpalli KOMOREDDI RAMLU JP
259 Sircilla CHENNAMANENY RAJESHWARA RAO - TDP
260 Nerella (SC) LINGAIAH KASHIPETA - TRS
261 Cheriyal PRATHAP REDDY KUMMURI - TRS
262 Jangaon Ponnala Lakshmaiah - INC
263 Chennur DR.DUGYALA SRINIVASA RAO - TRS
264 Dornakal DHARAMSOTH REDYA NAIK - INC
265 Mahbubabad Vem Narender Reddy - TDP
266 Narsampet KAMMAMPATI LAXMA REDDY - TRS
267 Wardhannapet ERRABELLI DAYAKAR RAO - TDP
268 Ghanpur (SC) GUNDE VIJAYA RAMA RAO - TRS
269 Warangal Baswaraju Saraiah - INC
270 Hanamkonda Mandadi Satyanarayana Reddy - TRS
271 Shyampet Konda Surekha - INC
272 Parkal (SC) Bandari Shava Rani - TRS
273 Mulug (ST) Podem Veeraiah - INC
274 Bhadrachalam (ST) Sunnam Rajaiah - CPM
275 Burgampahad (ST) VENKATESWARLU PAYAM - CPI
276 Kothagudem Vanama Venkateswara Rao - INC
277 Sathupalli JALAGAM VENKAT RAO - INC
278 Madhira KATTA VENKATA NARASAIAH - CPM
279 Palair (SC) Chandrasekhar Sambani - INC
280 Khammam THAMMINENI VEERABHADRAM - CPM
281 Shujatnagar RAMREDDY VENKATA REDDY - INC
282 Yellandu (ST) Kankaiah Koram - IND
283 Tungaturthi RAMREDDY DAMODAR REDDY - INC
284 Suryapet (SC) VEDAS VENKAIAH - INC
285 Kodad Uttam Kumar Reddy Nalamada - INC
286 Miryalguda JULAKANTI RANGA REDDY - CPM
287 Chalakurthi Kunduru Jana Reddy - INC
288 Nakrekal Nomula Narsimhaiah - CPM
289 Nalgonda KOMATIREDDY VENKAT REDDY - INC
290 Ramannapet Uppunuthula Purushotham Reddy - INC
291 Alair (SC) Dr.Kududula Nagesh - TRS
292 Bhongir Smt.Alimineti Uma Madhava Reddy - TDP
293 Mungode Palla Venkat Reddy - CPI
294 Deverkonda (ST) Rav- INDra Kumar Ramavath - CPI

Analysis: YSR is the king again!

It is a great victory for Chief Minister Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy who fought against all odds -- there were no star campaigners for the party, a united opposition, a sort of non-cooperation from within the party and entry of a new political party, Praja Rajyam, which has a backing of a strong community in coastal Andhra,

The Congress has 157 seats in the 294-member assembly, while the Telugu Desam-led Mahakutami could win only 106 seats, including 91 for TDP, 10 for TRS, four for CPI and one for CPI-M. The PRP remained a poor third with 18 seats. Others could get 13 seats, including two BJP, one Lok Satta, seven MIM and three independents.

The election results have surprised the poll-pundits, who were predicting that there would be a hung assembly in the state this time and that the seats of PRP would be crucial in deciding the fate of the new government.

There are many reasons for the victory of the Congress in the assembly elections. The main reason is that it was completely a positive vote for the Congress government. In the last five years, the YSR government had fulfilled all its promises on implementing welfare and development programmes. The schemes implemented by the Congress government fetched YSR the victory. Thus, there was no anti-incumbency factor this time. The anti-government vote, if any, was split between the TDP and the PRP. Secondly, the alliance with the TRS proved to be a nemesis for the TDP. The TRS has not only fared poorly even in the Telangana strongholds, but also spoiled the chances of the TDP. This was evident from the way the Congress won more than 40 seats in Telangana region. There was no transfer of votes even among the TDP and the Communist parties in many areas.

And the PRP also spoiled the TDP chances. Chiranjeevi's social justice slogan failed to impress the people and he heavily banked on caste polarisation, especially the Kapu factor in the coastal Andhra, hoping to eat into the Congress vote bank. But, it could only eat into the TDP votes, damaging the latter's prospects. Chiranjeevi himself lost his Palacole assembly segment in his native West Godavari district, though he won the Tirupati seat with a meagre margin of around 10,000 votes. Analysts say the TDP would have benefitted much, had there been no PRP in the fray; or there should have been an alliance between the Congress and the TDP.

Finally, the TDP's much-hyped cash transfer scheme and supply of free colour televisions to the poor also have failed to make any impact on the electorate

TN, Andhra to provide 65 seats to UPA

Tamil Nadu and Andhra once again lived up to their reputation of playing a decisive role in the formation of government at the Centre with both the states contributing more than 65 seats to kitty of Congress-led UPA which will retain power.

While ruling Congress in Andhra Pradesh won 32 out of the total 42 seats in the state, DMK-Congress combine emerged victorious in 28 out of the 39 seats in neighbouring Tamil Nadu.

Congress also wrested the lone seat in Puducherry from PMK with Union Minister V Narayanaswamy winning from there by a comfortable margin.

It was UPA's tally of 75 from Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Puducherry that had helped the Congress form the government at the Centre after the 2004 elections.

Since 1996 Lok Sabha elections, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh have played a major role in the government formation at the Centre.

It was DMK, TMC and TDP which had mooted the United Front that ruled the country for just one-and-a-half years. Then in 1998 elections, TDP, AIADMK, PMK and MDMK had played the role of a kingmaker when BJP formed a government with its allies.

When an election was forced on the country after Jayalalithaa withdrew support to the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government in 2009, BJP joined hands with TDP in Andhra Pradesh and DMK in Tamil Nadu and bagged maximum number of seats which helped BJP come back to power again.

DMK, PMK and MDMK cobbled an alliance with Congress and trounced the AIADMK-BJP combine by scoring 40 out of 40 in 2004.

AP Assembly & Loksabha Election Results

'Jai Ho': Congress Won In State And Center

Assembly AP: 294
Congress: 157
Mahakootami: 106
PRP: 18
Others: 13

Lok Sabha (AP): 42
Congress-33
TDP-8
TRS-2
PRP-0
Others-1

Lok Sabha: 543
Congress-259
BJP-158
Left-24
Sp-27
Bsp-21
Others-54

Congress has created a wave again. Washing out all sorts of opinions, Congress emerged as single largest party in the state. The magic figure to form government is 148 and Congress won an impressive 157. Although Mahakootami was formed to pillage Congress, nothing worked out at last.

The party that got huge sympathy in this election season is PRP that couldn’t get even a satisfied number of seats or the least possible. The only saving grace is that Chiranjeevi could win at least from one of his constituencies. Lok Satta has seen the triumph in the form of Jaya Prakash Narayan’s victory from Kukatpally. In fact nonce expected more than that for this party.

Earlier it was assumed that Congress needs the support of other independents or MIM to form government. Initially in the morning, even Congress leaders thought of negotiating terms with PRP if necessary. But at last, time and tide turned positive for Congress. Welfare schemes like Arogyasree, Abhaya Hastam, Old age pensions, Fee waiver for BCs and Indiramma Houses played vital role for the triumph of Congress on a whole.

The wave is bigger in center. BJP, the major opponent has declared its defeat officially. Now for another 5 years India will see Congress Raj again.

Chiru is neither king or king maker

There was no silent revolution, as predicted by Praja Rajyam Party president Chiranjeevi. He thought even if the party does not win majority seats, it would get sufficient number of seats that would decide the fate of the government, the Congress or the TDP.

However, going by the trends, the Congress seems to be forming the government without taking any support from Chiranjeevi party. At the most, he can take the support of the MIM and a couple of independents. So, Chiranjeevi's party would finish a poor third; and he is going to be neither a king or a king maker!

Undavalli Arun Kumar Won From Rajahmundry LS

Undavalli Arun Kumar has won from Rajahmundry Lok Sabha on his closest opponent Murali Mohan of TDP. Murali Mohan was fielded only to put check to Undavalli Arun Kumar.

Chandrababu and Ramoji Rao (who is said to be the man behind Undavalli’s fielding) felt that Murali Mohan’s cine glamour would put an end to Undavalli who brought troubles for Ramoji Rao with Margadarsi issue. Once again it’s proved that cine glamour would never work in front of a sincere politician who works for his party and people of constituency.

Undavalli didn’t even spend much on campaigning in Rajahmundry like Murali Mohan (TDP) did. Even Krishnam Raju (PRP) made some hungama with expensive campaigns. But Undavalli kept silent and used only local TV channel for campaigning. He moved along with YSR for interpreting the speeches of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi at that time. Many assumed that he would lose as he is not concentrating on campaigning. But people concentrated on him and brought him victory.

It’s now a shivering time for Ramoji Rao again as Undavalli said earlier that he would dig out bigger facts relating to Margadarsi after elections. Congress sources say that Undavalli has prepared a document relating to flaws relating to RFC as well. He also made a TV serial on Ramoji Rao which will be aired on Sakshi channel tentatively within couple of months. Let us see what trouble Undavalli would create for Ramoji Rao. To sign off, it has to be said that Ramoji failed in defeating Undavalli using Murali Mohan.

Billa review

Cinegola rating: ***__ Good (3 stars)

Cinegola points: 3 out of 5

Tagline: Trust no one…..Kill anyone….Be only one

Strengths: Prabhas, screenplay, direction and cinematography

Weaknesses: Namitha
My analysis:

Billa movie is a neat and stylish remake of Amithab Bachchan Don and Ajit Billa. Director Meher Ramesh took atmost care in making the movie so that the audience cannot remember any of the original versions while watching the movie. There are no twists or surprises in the movie because the story is already known to each and everyone but the director could hold everyone’s attention with his screenplay and direction.

Billa is a complete entertainer and will reach to the expectations of the audience of all classes. The movie has all the necessary elements to entertain A, B and C center audience. Though there are small directional faults here and there, the movie is never boring as both the 1st half and the 2nd half are filled with Prabhas style, Anushka body and Meher Ramesh direction skills.

Performances:

Prabhas as Billa has entered the league of stylish actors in telugu cinema. Billa movie will change Prabhas from an entirely mass actor to a class actor with mass touch. His height and his gait are the main plus points for Billa role. Prabhas as Billa has created such an impact that the auidience cannot imagine any other telugu hero in Billa role after watching Prabhas. His acting in the second role as Ranga is also good and is totally different from Billa role. Prabhas could show clear difference in both the roles.
After watching Anushka in Arundathi, it is a treat for the audience to watch her as Maya with scantily clad dressing. Her moto and motive in Billa movie is only to show her body. With this performance and exposing, Anushka is sending a message to all the film makers that she is ready for any kind of role.

The biggest let down of the movie is Namitha. She is 100% fat and 0% sexy. One cannot understand why Meher Ramesh selected her for the role of Billa lady love. One can also never understand why Billa has such a bad taste in girls (fat Namitha as girl friend) who is stylish in every other thing. Namitha is fat in the movie even after reducing 6 to 7 kilos. Her dressing is also equally bad. No dress of hers either suited her or her body.

Hansika did a guest role in Billa movie. She did a song which was not that hot when compared to the talk and hype it got while shooting.

Krishnam Raju did the role of a police officer. It is nice to see Krishnam Raju and Prabhas acting together in one movie. His performance in Billa movie was decent.
Supreet and Rehaman are adequate as bad men.

Subbaraju, Jayasudha and Kelly Dorje did guest roles in the movie.

Music by Mani Sharma is another plus point to the movie. His background score added the necessary punch to the movie.

Cinematography by Sounder Rajan is excellent. He shot the movie in very exotic locations of Malaysia. His technique of shooting and colour grading are exceptinally well and added grace to this stylish film.

Screenplay and direction are by Meher Ramesh and he should be praised for his directional talent. Though the movie is a remake of a superhit hindi movie, he showed it to the audience in a new and stylish way. The way Meher narrated the story on screen is good and the way he made it gripping and intresting is great.
Story:

Billa (Prabhas) with his gang Ranjith (Supreet), Ramesh (Subbaraju), Lisa (Namitha) etc is an international smuggler with base in Malaysia who is wanted by 11 counties. ACP Krishna Murthy (Krishnam Raju) from India is incharge of catching Billa. In one Police Billa chase, Billa gets killed and this is known only to Krishna Murthy. He trains Ranga (Prabhas) from Vizag and replaces him in place of Billa to know all the gang secrects and also catch Billa boss Devil (Rehaman). How Ranga enters the gang, wins the love of Maya (Anushka) and how he hands over Devil to Police forms the remaining part of the story.

Cast: Prabhas, Anushka, Namitha, Krishnam Raju, Rehaman, Supreet, Kelly Dorje, Ali, Jayasudha, Hansika Motwani(guest role), Subbaraju (guest role) and many more.

Banner: Gopi Krishna Movies Pvt Ltd

Cinematography: Sounder Rajan

Fights: Stun Siva

Editing: Marthand K Venkatesh

Art: AS Prakash

Music: Mani Sharma


Producer: Narendra and Prabodh

Dialogues, Screenplay and Direction: Meher Ramesh





Final Judgement: Hit