Moist eyes, fine rimmed glasses and hair left over on her shoulder..Sharada these days looks like this at every function. Maybe the crticism of over aged mother look stung her. The actress says just not Prabhas, even Vinayak is like her son. At the time I met with an accident and had bruises all over my legs and hands and if I could dance with all of them, the credit goes to Vinayak,” says Sharada.

Notebook is releasing on second, and the lead pair look very fresh and show a lot of promise. In Madhumasam which is on the last leg, Sumanth says that he should ban the word love, Sneha says it’s important to marry the man you love and Parvati says marraige doesn’t suit her one bit.

Balakrishna quips, “Right from the dialogues, walk, talk, diction, body language everything is different in Maharadhi.” Well, just a few hours to go and we will see how different it is. The actor adds he comes on screen as a musician, dancer and as a ruffian. Jayapradha plays his mother-in-law and the music is already rocking. Last word, Vinayak says he felt scared when the film released and he got to hear about the divided talk but now he is grateful to the audiences for making Yogi a super hit.

Murugadoss says he told Aamir Khan that he is making changes in the script. The changes are for the better. The director thinks though people have liked Gazini in both the languages, on intensive scrutiny he has found some loopholes and he is working on that. Aamir Khan has a reputation of being a perfectionist and doesn’t proceed till he is convinced about every expression and move. People did call his over zealous nature as interference but that quality has become synonymous with the man. Murugadoss too is a very dedicated person, constantly improvising on his work and one hopes the duo comes up witha sure-fire winner. There is a rumour that Venu Madhav’s excited display of ‘entertainment’ and cheering has irked a popular star and a stern warning/feelers have been sent for going overboard. Sad, Venu, meeke kaadhu andariki bad period idhi. As Dasari said industry ki dishti tagilindhi.

Sowcar Janaki is maha happy with the arrangments of the Vajrotsavam. Not everyone can celebrate the platinum jubilee celebrations in such a grand way. “Idhi oka adbutham. It’s not right to find fault with everyone and everything, we do wish that somethings should not have happened in a particular way but at the same time let’s not make it a controversy”. Meanwhile Mohan Babu has called for a press meet tomorrow at Ramanaidu Studios. Journalist Prabhu is staging a nirasana at the Film Chamber. With media on one side and Mohan Babu on the other side lambasting KS Ramarao, things are heading towards a climax..ugly, exciting, pleasant or unpleasant..none can say.

Ee godavalo Porambokuni marchipoyyamu and a lot of publicity went to KS instead. That makes KS Ramarao as popular as Shilpa Shetty albeit in a different way. A Press Meet was held at the Press Club to charter the next course of action and all the senior journalists, the Union and AP Films Films Critic Association re-affirmed the support to the film journalists.

Balakrishna’s film Maharadhi will be out tomorrow and we hear there is very early morning screening tomorrow. After all the Jagadam live on stage, film lovers have been missing the onscreen drama. All the best P. Vasu and of course Balakrishna. The tagline suggested for Vajrotsavam 2007 is….Tannukundhaam Raa

KS Rama Rao had invited the Press to cover this programme…giving away memento’s to some of the committee members and others who helped make the programme a success. Inevitably when the media asked questions, he went into a frenzy. He started off telling us not to ask any controversial questions. One question led to an arrogant reply and that led to a war of words between a fellow journalist and KS Rama Rao with latter calling him a rowdy.

The producer apparently didn’t like the media portraying the film industry in bad light and the huge headlines irked him. Don’t ask anything, write what is given to you was his words. Self serving, self glorification, self preservation. This is what the industry is all about. Do some of us, in some perverse way, ask for it? Is it time for some of us to look where we are going and see what we are doing for ourselves? Do we want to be non questioning morons for ever? KS Rama Rao is ungenerous, unable to accord a fraction of that respect and dignity that he assumes is his birthright. He apologises and again makes a blunder. Maybe he should set up a newspaper of his own and air his views exclusively 24×7. He can keep all the advantages and their other shenanigans can be aired non-stop.

For them we are byte hunters who salivate at every Press Conference. They have this barely concealed disdain for the press. KS is just a representative, there are many who treat film journalists like crap. This is not acceptable to me and I fail to see how it can be acceptable to any film journalist/media person? KSRR, please put an end to this and give a human being the respect he deserves. About the laati charge that was supposed to happen and you stopping the thought, thanks a bunch. You have been too generous. Take a break, meditate, do yoga and there is something called art of living too!

A fan of Telugu films is pained and writes that atleast one family of the deceased should have been called and honoured. Very true but akkada brathikunnavalake dikku ledhu, sanmanam cheyinchukunnavalaki santosham ledhu! Maybe we could drop your request in the time capsule and that could be fulfilled after 25 years..But yes there is a surprise; another TC lover observes that for the first time ever the fans have behaved very well. One says Chiranjeevi has behaved well, and the other Balakrishna was very dignified and moved around spreading smiles and good will. Similarly a lot of good words for others too. The websites who were accused of partiality also spoke about every actor in a positive way. Even hardcore fans of the actor supressed their feelings except for some sporadic incidents here and there. For the first time it was like the students were well-behaved and the teachers created noise.

Spokesman for Mohan Babu has issued the following text to Cinema Prapancham. Raju, the spokesperson is calling for a press meet in Guntur tomorrow to react on what has happened today in Tenali, Kodur and Guntur. He says, “Many film artistes, technicians have been left out and people like Krishna, Vijaya Nirmala, Krishnam Raju were not given their due honour. Questioning as to why it has happend and to ensure that it doesn’t take place in the future Mohan Babu had voiced his opinion.

He didn’t take anyone’s names. The committee members are supposed to react to this but not those who have no connection with the commitee. But here a hero has pointed out at Mohan Babu. While Mohan Babu had chosen to speak during the function, the latter did it during the vote of thanks after one hour forty five minutes, after noticing Mohan Babu had left the venue.

We all are fans and we remained silent and also because it’s a matter that should not concern us. But the fans of the hero in question have burnt Mohan Babu’s effigy in Tenali, Kodur and other places. Fans should stay away from this. Oka poster ki oka bomma ki nalugu kattalu petti, battalu katti 500 kms dooranga burn cheste adi heroism kaadhu. The fans should come and do it in front of Mohan Babu’s house. Politicians resort to these kind of activities because they have no fans. But film stars have fans and we are not supposed to do it.

Raashtram antha alla kallolam avuthundi. Evarintiki vallu herolu. Don’t provoke us, violence or silence we are ready.” A very emotional Raju adds that he is willing to have a meeting and a debate and is holding a PC tomorrow at Guntur. “We are a disciplined lot, but if you provoke us then we will not sit quietly. There are many fans who have been upset, fans of Krishnam Raju, Krishna, Mahesh, etc. etc. All of us will get together. So put an end to all this immediately.”

Meanwhile Chiranjeevi Fans President Swami Naidu says, “It is not the work of the fans it must have been done by unknown people. Maa prameyam emi ledhu.”

It was a night of sequinned splendour, a night where hundreds of stars, celestial and earthy, dotted the environs of the Hitech City. Shimmering saris and salwars mingled with sleek designer outfits, and expensive perfumes enhanced the wintry air. The excitement was palpable as the Vajrotsavam which were spread over three days took off with an impressive medley of popular numbers. The function acknowledged the growth of a Telugu cinema over the span of 75 glorious years - that of the Indian diaspora - with a very moving speech by the doyen of Indian cinema, Akkineni Nageswara Rao. In the midst of all the celebrations, the industry took out time for felicitating all those who have made an everlasting contribution to Telugu cinema and paid glowing tributes to the late NTR.

There were many special moments at the Vajrotsavam on Friday night but it was marred by a protest staged by the Telugu film journalists. Though the organisers left no stone unturned to see a red carpet welcome was given to the celebrities, a dismal reception of the common man who had bought entry tickets for a whopping price dampened the show. Right from four p.m. onwards the crowds jostled to get inside and confusion prevailed at the entrance points. The Print media was given a shoddy treatment and was asked to occupy the last rows in the expansive hall to cover the show. An overzealous convenor of the show KS Rama Rao’s verbal duel with the journalists drew flak and the latter staged a dharna at the main entrance. The film loving public got into an altercation when they were denied entry after having purchased tickets worth Rs. 5000. A senior artiste Vijay Chander was questioned for welcoming the guests without official authorisation and he left for being humiliated. The Convenor dubbed the journalist’s behaviour as emotional whereas the latter termed it as an insult to Telugu Cinema.

A lot of words have gone into writing the veiled war between Chiranjeevi and Mohan Babu that showed the schism is heading towards a split in the industry. Stars became mere mortals on the final day showing their weaknesses. The junior stars who put in some interesting dance performances, skits were not even given credit publicly. Their names were not read out at the beginning of the nor at the end. An actor told the media…”Memu waste chaalamandi ma perulu endhuku chaduvutharu. If we say we don’t want to participate, they will keep that in mind and show their attitude when the time comes.”

Shilpa Shetty should be acting in Munnabhai Chale Amreeca and should also be the heroine for her Gandhigiri stand that helped her become popular. Jade Goody wants to atone for her sins and even got a visa to India. She probably wants to experience the healing nature of India. Many people think that item numbers help sell a film. A film critric says, “Inane song sequences that belong in a music video do not help sell a film. If you want some song and dance, you must believe in their existence.” Results show that Guru moved up the graph by 3% after the engagement of Ash and Abhi was announced.

All the stars switched off their phones and slept yesterday, after the hard work. The only topic of conversation everywhere was the ugly war at the Vajrotsavam. Many comments poured but one that stood out was that we should stop blaming Chiranjeevi and Mohan Babu and question the convenors/committee. Also that Mohan Babu was speaking on everyone’s behalf and that Chiranjeevi had no right to talk on the behalf of the Committee, the committee should have done the explanation. It’s not too late, the bad blood has spilled over the roads and atleast now care should be taken that the 100 years of telugu cinema will be a witness to good things and pleasant happenings. Meanwhile in Chennai, Vijay makes a statement that Simran was the best when she was around and amongst the current lot, Asin and Trisha are his favourite. Jyothika will be back on the screen with her hubby Surya but only a one minute film on autism. Paruchuri Ravi, son of Paruchuri Venkateshwara Rao will be directing Rajashekar soon. His plans to act in a film will be on hold till the monsoon. BTW we hear that Paruchuri Gopalakrishna will be directing a film for D. Rama Naidu.