Archive for September, 2007
Godavari neellu taagithe chaalu
No one does it better - sending you into fits of laughter with deadpan humour and quietly walk away from the scene. After wowing audiences in Pokiri, Desamuduru, Ali is all set to don a hero’s role once more in Tinnama Padukunnama Tellarindha. In a free wheeling chat, the comedian who has an upward of [...]
I’m against double-meaning dialogues
Ali tells TCP that people do recognise politicians but the love and recognition that an artiste gets is universal. “My father settled down in Rajahmundry with a single pant and shirt and made a career for himself, I’m happy that I’m doing him proud. He always wanted me to get into something like this.”
He adds, [...]
He came and hugged us: Ali
Ali narrates an interesting incident to TCP. “Recently I had been to Putrajaya in Malaysia for a shooting and there in the afternoon heat I saw a labourer coming towards us. He was the chief amongst those 100 odd labourers constructing the building. He left his family back in Palakollu and is here for a living.
He [...]
GK’s courtesy visit?
Wonder what price the bike in SDZ fetched, TCP sources say that Gemini Kiran is said to have visited Balakrishna lately and the actor gave the former a lamba chauda lecture on ‘remakes’. Nothing serious, but just a concern for an industry person when he blows up lotza hard-earned money. So what’s up GK, you planning a [...]
Photo journalism
Film reporters are not allowed at shooting spots except when they are asked to come for a briefing. The rate at which our photographers are behaving, very soon producers will tell them to stay put at their offices and a CD will be sent to them. This happens always, the photographers blocking the vision of [...]
Double whammy
This is a perfect example of how to keep attitude problems aside and provide people with some wholesome entertainment. Chennai lo talk is that Kamal Hassan and Rajnikant have decided to work together in Maniratnam’s film soon. Ee first move chesina vyakti Kamal, he went to Raghavendraswamy mantapam to meet Rajni and then the latter [...]
Cinema tiyyalante pelli chesinatte
This director is supposed to have delivered maximum hits at one time with a senior hero. Now he is all set to test his luck by releasing his son’s film. Making a movie is no small joke so many crores are involved, all big money, big stakes et al. Even if you want to compromise [...]
Not true says Arjun
I have read an interview of Shah Rukh Khan long back where he says he’s not ashamed of doing stage shows, or performing in weddings. “What’s wrong?” he questioned. Apart from getting big money and getting to know a live audience, there is nothing much to lose and what difference does it make if you [...]
Teja’s next eppudu?
Teja hasn’t okayed any project after Lakshmi Kalyanam. He has narrated some stories to quite a few producers but nothing materialised. Sources say that he is now interested in directing Venkatesh.
Is it MSR finally?
It is rumoured that MS Raju will be producing Goutham Menon’s film with Mahesh Babu. Looks like MS Raju is hell bent on roping in Mahesh and as Mahesh told TCP that all he knows is that the next two films will be with MS Raju and KL Narayana. At the moment a song is [...]
Adhi nannu chaala ibbandhi pettindhi: Vanisri
Suchir India sponsored the Sangam Academy Awards for the year 2006 and the programme was held at Ravindra Bharati this evening. It was a jampacked auditorium despite the incessant drizzle and the programme went smoothly as scheduled. The jury was felicitated and actresses Vanisri and Jayasudha gave away the awards to Bhaskar, GVG Raju, Sekhar [...]
Story is the hero
I saw Mohan Babu’s interview with Swapna the other day. It was as usual interesting and there is something about what the actor said is hundered percent right..that if you buy awards, you end up becoming an object of ridicule when you see it every morning. The other thing he mentioned was, “If they weren’t [...]
Computer knowledge isn’t enough : Rudra
Challa Anirudra Reddy is in his twenties but he’s done quite a lot to fill up his resume. He has done marketing in movies before he gave it up to become an editor. Rudra as he is called in the industry tells TCP that he worked with Shimit Amin for Ab Tak Chappan and RGV’s [...]
Amma kaavali, buvva kaavali
One wrong step in your career and your are hunted by the filmi journos — till you create another faux pas, that is. And poor Nayanatara has learnt it the hard way. The Mallu kutty shot into the limelight the moment she was paired opposite Rajnikanth in Chandramukhi.
And the star is still sitting shining brightly in [...]
Dasari unit lo daylight robbery
Bandipotu dongalu nayyam, okka roje dochukuntaaru, ikkada cinema field lo roju dhopide. I am talking about the production managers. Though it is common for these managers to eat money during business transactions every day it has crossed limits in Dasari’s film unit where two films are under production, Maisamma and Adivishnu. Driver, diesel, food, equipment [...]
Yamadonga evaru?
TCP mentioned earlier that there was problems during Yamadonga release between the financiers and Cheri about some financial issues, and there was a rumour that Cheri was absconding. But inside sources say that it was Rajamouli who took up the responsibility of signing the guarantees to the financiers and seeing that the film was released [...]