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In several of his blockbusters, Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi makes a 'grand entry', often marked by tantalizing precursors that send his fans into rapturous joy.
A similar sense of anticipation grips the political circles in Andhra Pradesh now as the actor is all set to enter politics and announce the launch of a new party this month.
Fifty-three year old Chiranjeevi, who rose from humble background to become the reigning star of Telugu cinema, is expected to announce his political plans in the third week of August which will be followed by a series of public meetings and road shows across the state.
"The announcement will be made without any fanfare. Later, a public meeting will be held in Hyderabad and Tirupati after August 15 where the party's name, agenda and programmes will be unveiled," the sources close to the actor said.
For several months now, there has been a flurry of activity in Chiranjeevi's camp with two of his brothers and brother-in-law, all connected with the Telugu cinema industry, and his close aides organizing meetings with the fans associations and people from various walks of life and training programmes for the potential cadre ahead of the party formation.
Chiranjeevi, a Padma Bhushan awardee who has acted in 148 films in his three decade long career, is among the highest paid actors in the country and has a massive following particularly among the youth.
With ageing Trisha on one side and busy Nayanthara on the other end, actress Thamanna is haunting the Kollywood. Well, it was more evident that her initial days weren’t so happy since couple of her flicks ‘KD’ and ‘Vyapaari’ flunked at box-office. But, at the moment she is topping the chart with lots of big offers and she has turned to be a globetrotter.
She is busy shooting for the film Ayan at Africa, Anandha Thandavam at United States and Padikaadhavan in Hyderabad. However, held in between busy shooting schedules, she is so punctual to all the schedules and that has grabbed the attention of all the leading directors and now she is approached with lots of offers.
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Actress Tamanna
Aishwarya Rai has finally spoken out on ‘Robot’. The former Miss World has said that she has earmarked the entire month of September to shoot for Rajinikanth's ‘Robot’.
'Rajinikanth and director Shankar have been very busy over the past few weeks with the groundwork for ‘Robot’. I will join them in September,' said Aishwarya Rai, when asked about the mega project.
Meanwhile, Rajinikanth told reporters in Thirupathi a couple of days ago that he along with director Shankar would leave for the US soon to start filming ‘Robot’, which is being jointly produced by Ayngaran and Eros International.
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Actress Aishwarya Rai
Following reports that plans are afoot to disrupt the screening of Kuselan in Tamil Nadu and calling for a ban on the movie, the theatres screening the movie has been given tight police security. The protests led by the Dravidar Parayar Munnetra Kazhagam on Sunday in front of two prominent theatres Chennai has called for this stringent measure. According to the Chennai police,
organizations holding demonstrations in front of the theatres without obtaining police permission will be arrested. It may be recalled that Rajinikanth’s explanation to Karnataka, over his speech during a fast conducted by the Tamil film artistes and technicians over the Hogenakkal issue, created a ruckus in Tamil film industry as many termed it as an apology.
In yet another related incident, which happened in Salem, sources report that Rajini banners have been torn apart by some unidentified miscreants. The banners were posted outside the theatres on behalf of Rajinikanth fans’ association. Police sources, however, say that they are yet to receive a formal complaint in this regard and will take action when they are presented with a complaint. Meanwhile, the fans of the superstar have stressed that the inciters must be brought to book and all the theatres screening Kuselan must be given adequate security.
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Actor Rajini
With the commencement of Marmayogi, it's time for controversies to take centre stage. The recent buzz that has been doing rounds in Kollywood is that Kamal Haasan is trying to revive his dream project Maruthanayagam and pass it off as Marmayogi. A few years ago, the ambitious actor started Maruthanayagam amidst much fanfare. It may be recounted that this
film, which was also directed by Kamal, was shelved when a section of the society raised a hue and cry over depicting their community in dark light. But Kamal's new appearance for Marmayogi, which is similar to one he sported during the Maruthanayagam days, has raised doubts that he has plans to serve the old wine in a new bottle. However, Marmayogi is based in the 7th century while Maruthanayagam was a warrior who lived in the 18th century.
Chief Minister M Karunanidhi will give away the State Government awards (small screen) for the year 2006 at a function to be held in Chennai on the 8th of August.
Kushboo and Radhika Sarath Kumar, who created wonders on the big screen, repeated their magic with television too. They would be receiving their awards from the Chief Minister.
'Selvi', the television serial starring Radhika, has won the State Government's first prize in the small screen awards category for the year 2006. The award comprises Rs. 2 lakhs, a memento and a certificate.
The second prize has been bagged by 'Sorgam', produced by AVM. Another serial, 'Alli Rajyam', produced by Vikatan Tele Vistas has won the award for the best weekly serial. Both will receive Rs. 1 lakh, a memento and a certificate.
Abhishek has been adjudged the best actor (Malargal), while Kushboo was chosen as the best actress for her performance in the teleserial 'Kalki'.
