Jagan Looks Glamorous With Spectacles

After taking rest for three days on account of his eye-infection and joint pains, Kadapa MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy hit the road again with his Odarpu Yatra in Prakasam district on Sunday.
And the people observed a refreshing change in the young leader. He was looking more glamorous and attractive than he was earlier; and the reason was: he is wearing spectacles on the advice of doctors, so that the pollen from flowers would not cause allergy in his eyes. In one angle, he looked exactly like his father; though he did not wear khaddar dress. In any way, his voice has all the mannerisms of his father.
Some journalist commented that Jagan was looking like Rana in the Sekhar Kammula film “Leader,” though the little beard Rana had in the film is missing in Jagan. If he sports that little beard (no, not like Rahul Gandhi), Jagan would look more glamorous, the journo commented.

Media Makes Quick Buck On Purandeshwari

               Union Minister of State for Human Resources Development Daggubati Purandeswari, who was in the news last month for spreading a negative campaign against Kadapa MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, was back in the media on Friday for being awarded doctorate degree by the Padmavathi Mahila University in Tirupati. The doctorate degree was presented by the Andhra Pradesh governor E S L Narasimhan.
                 What is more interesting is that she made the media richer by several thousand rupees. Suddenly all the newspapers carried huge advertisements issued by various educational institutons and even her family members, eulogizing her great contribution to the nation and the state. Several corporate colleges like Narayana and Chaitanya issued big advertisements not only in the print media, but also in the electronic media, praising her. Not only that, the doctorate degree presentation ceremony was telecast by several channels, of course at a price.
              One wonders whether this publicity stunt was a precursor to her attempts to get into the hot seat in the state sooner or later. And Purandareshwari had already made it clear that she was not averse to becoming the chief minister!

KCR Blamed With Obama’s Speech

              If there is one man who has become the talk of the Telugus for the wrong reasons, he is KCR. With the Telangana bomb he has detonated, the result of it has been nothing but hatred and loss to Andhra Pradesh. In the name of sentiment, KCR has been exploiting the weakness of the Telangana people and achieving his political motives.
             While on one hand, the investors and NRIs are already a mile away due to the weak government and the bullying T-seekers, here is another update. The speech of US President Obama who is pepping up the Americans to fight the Bangalore challenge has brought in a disdain to the Telugus.
              They are furious that Hyderabad got hammered due to KCR and all investments and projects have been going to Bangalore. Otherwise, Hyderabad was in a much better league than any other city to make it to the top. Today, not only has the state of Andhra Pradesh become a political joke to other developing states but it has gone to show that how the Telugu people are bowing to the whims and fancies of one greedy political leader and spelling their doom. Shameful but true…

'YSR Family Is Expert In Mining'

         “Kadapa MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy has not entered into mining afresh. Right from the days of his grand father Y S Raja Reddy, his family has been in the mining business. So, it is not correct on the part of the opposition parties to question Jagan’s expertise in mining activity.”
           This was stated by Jagan’s loyalist and suspended Pradesh Congress Committee secretary Ambati Rambabu. He strongly refuted the allegations leveled in Eenadu daily that Jagan had forcibly occupied the lands of farmers to set up the cement factory at Chennayapalem village in Guntur district. “In fact, it is the dream project of local farmers. They had given their lands voluntarily to Jagan’s company. While the value of the land does not exceed Rs 30,000 per acre, Jagan had paid them Rs 3 lakh per acre. They are angry with the reports published in Eenadu daily,” Ambati said.
           He reminded that the Saraswati Power and Industries project was set up during the Chandrababu Naidu regime itself. “It is unfortunate that even leaders like Chiranjeevi and the Communists have fallen into the trap of Naidu and Ramoji Rao,” he said.

‘Saradaga Kasepu’ Cinema Keka Review: Ok For " Saradaga Kasepu "

Film: Saradaga Kasepu

Cast: Allari Naresh, Srinivas Avasarala, Madhurima, Ahuthi Prasad, MS Narayana, Kondavalasa, Jayalalitha, Sana, Krishna Bhagawan, Ramya Sree, Jaya Prakash Reddy etc
Music: Chakry
Camera: Loki
Dialogue: Padala Siva Subrahmanyam
Story: Relangi Narasimha Rao
Direction: Vamsy
Released On: 17th Sep 2010

Allari Naresh, the busiest lead actor is Tollywood, has come up with another film within a gap of few weeks after ‘Subhapradam. This time he emerged in the direction of veteran movie maker Vamsy. And the second lead is Srinivas Avasarala, the actor who turned popular with ‘Asta Chemma’.
Story:               Driver Ranga Babu (Allari Naresh) is the childhood friend of Srinivas (Srinivas Avasarala) who hails from a rich family and returns from USA. Srinivas’s father Gajapathi (Jeeva) and mother (Sana) wish to get their son married to Manimala (Madhurima), the daughter of Raja Rao (Ahuthi) who lives in another city.
             But Srinivas puts a condition that he wants to test the girl and hence prefers to appear in front her in driver’s costume and asks Ranga Babu to act as owner. This results in misinterpretations and misunderstandings and runs like a big comedy of errors at Manimala’s place.
          Finally who marries whom? And how the situations settle down? That forms the story on a whole.
 Performances:
         Allari Naresh brought innumerable laughs as usual. His trade mark pun and fun made the audience stick on to seats. His dialogues are impressive just because of his       delivery.
         Srinivas Avasarala has shown a difference from that of ‘Asta Chemma’. He acted up to the role and perfectly suited to be along with Allari Naresh in screen presence and energy levels.
            Madhurima looks good but the make up could have been better for her especially in songs. Costumes are ok.
             Krishna Bhagawan’s comedy is routine but brings laughs to front benchers. Ahuthi Prasad has got a couple of worthy dialogues to make audience laugh. MS is also ok. Jaya Prakash Reddy has got wasted.
 Analysis:
         There is no big story. There is no great effort to knit the narration with great humor. It just goes like a village bus. It’s natural wit that sparks here and there in dialogues and renditions. As the title sounds ‘it’s just a time pass movie’ and no big blasts can be expected.  

          This time Vamsy concentrated only on lighter moments but not on something sentimental. That’s laudable to an extent. He too didn’t leave showcasing the popular Saree brand Kalamandir in a dialogue as well as in a scene to get some support with costumes.  

           Allari Naresh’s dialogues pulled some good attention just because of his trade mark rendition although the lines are very normal. Here are a few to recall:

Allari Naresh: ‘nenu matladetappudu nee chevulu maatrame pani cheyyali. Kaadani inkemi pani chesinaa…ninnu naa next birthday ki pilavanu”.

(when a man shows thumb as a sign to say ‘done’ in a serious scene)  

Allari Naresh: entamma..manchineelu kaavala…

Music is ok. Chakry seems to be the best bet to make a tailor made customized music that fits in the taste of Vamsy.  The canning of songs has got the mark of Vamsy.

First half goes with average narration while the second half picks up with laughs. This is a movie that can run for some time till the big movies arrive.

Bottom Line: Just ok for time pass as the title.

Is Jagan yatra an anti-party activity?

           As expected, the show-cause notice issued by the Pradesh Congress Committee to Nellore district Congress Committee president Yellasiri Gopal Reddy for giving a call to the party cadres to participate in Kadapa MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy’s Odarpu Yatra in the district, has evoked strong reactions from his camp.
       Though Gopal Reddy declared that he had done nothing wrong and would give a strong reply to the PCC notice once he received it, the pungent reaction came from suspended PCC secretary Ambati Rambabu. “First of all PCC secretary has no authority to issue any such show-cause notice to the DCC president. It has to come from the PCC president or disciplinary committee. Secondly, the PCC should explain the reason why it had to issue show cause notice to Gopal Reddy, as he had not committed any harm to the party. The notice would hurt the feelings of thousands of party workers in the district,” he said.
              Ambati demanded that the PCC should clarify whether it was treating Jagan’s Odarpu Yatra as an anti-party activity and how it had affected the party’s interests. “Such notices would send wrong signals to the party cadres. Thousands of party workers are taking part in the Odarpu Yatra. Will the PCC issue notices to all of them?” he asked.

Photo Feature: Let's Pose, Darling!

         Freida Pinto and Dev Patel pose at the Toronto Film Festival, where two of Freida’s films, “You Will Meet A Dark Tall Stranger” and “Miral” are premiering. Does their pose, of her looking at him in a doting fashion and him looking at the camera, remind you of a certain couple called Abhiash, eh?