Pavan is 16 years old. His father passed away when he was in the 7th standard. He has 2 younger sisters and a younger brother. Right now Pavan is studying in intermediate first year. He funds his studies by supplying milk packets in neighbourhood and also drops newspapers at homes early in the morning when students of his age are blissfully sleeping. For the past ten days Pavan is not attending college. The principal called a contact person and they informed Pavan’s mother left this world. Now this child has to take care of his sisters and brother. How is he going to handle this burden? Can he study? Can he work at this age? Can he cook for his siblings? Can he pay his house rent? We keep watching films with dramatic stories, here…Pavan is living his role. Pray for Pavan!

Chadavalaniundi: Those who have responded and want to educate a bright student: Sri Kolla, Harish P, Uday Bhaskar.

Cinema is releasing in June. Shooting is over barring five songs out of which three would be shot in India and two abroad. Dheeni kosam the unit is going to Australia on the 25th of this month and Chiru who generally works only six days a week and only during the days is spending the nights for dubbing and other post-production activities and is shooting on Sundays too.

First half’s post-production is completely over and second half is going on and Devisri Prasad has so far recorded three songs for the film and right now is busy with the re-recording of the first half.

A friend mailed me a link today and I want to share it with some like-minded people. 

A recent observation many of us made has been that, few B and C grade websites targeting MEGASTAR CHIRU and writing gossips and false propagandas to increase their website hits.

Most of the so called gossips and film nagar talks are created in a whim based on some idiots’ opinion and are carelessly posted on their site.

Recently CHIRU has been targeted multiple times in the recent months. The newest one is Sunita Chowdhary’s article or “opinion” of why Jayant C. Paranji stopped working in Telugu film industry. It is high time these sites are warned. Unfortunately this Sunita Chowdhary is a freelance journalist and works for Movie section of National news paper The Hindu. She took many interviews from Megastar Chiranjeevi and showing her true colors now.

So please be aware of these mindless creatures.

Fans of Mahesh Babu are maha happy because from now onwards they will see their hero’s posters plastered all over Andhra. The actor who zoomed to a star category is supposedly drawing seven and a half crores for a film. He is deluged by the big stuff, he has even bagged a contract to endorse a soft drink commercial for a whopping amount. Mahesh is now considered an icon of the youth. Despite his previous film going dud, there is enough fan following for this man and pesticides or no pesticides in the drink, it’s all commerce and economics and stardom that’s going to capture the imagination. That’s really tasting thunder. 

You write something negative about a hero, the fans scream ‘biased work’. If the collections of the hero’s film drop that is attributed to the excessive prints ordered. If another hero’s movie gathers more moolah, it’s termed fake records. But if it is a confirmed hit, then the credit goes to the technicians, hero goppa kaadhu. It is reverse for the other star. It’s appalling to note that scores of fans waste time observing, writing, discussing records as if it is the only goal in life. Most of the stars don’t even bother after a couple of days after the film’s release. They move on in life and they maintain harmonious relations with their colleagues. It’s the fans who fight, abuse and create an unpleasant atmosphere. Entertainment, cinema is ONLY a part of life. It’s sad to see even educated people stooping, creating animosity. Art has no barriers, everyone enjoys good cinema.

Poor little man NTR! Even after some great performance some people are hell bent on proving that his film is not a hit but just an average film. Some say you will not know the fate of the film, the actual picture till Annavaram releases. On the whole people agree it is far better than the recent releases. While the actor’s friends cross check with the media if the film is a hit or just ‘average’, the people who matter to him are finding out the film’s performance from relatives in a coastal district. Aren’t they able to digest the fact that NTR has had the last laugh?

We adore all those films that bring a smile on our face and a good love story, a film so romantic that the conclusion will make you gasp and bring tears to your eyes. Regardless of what we say, every year is a good year for movies. Here are 20 films you don’t want to miss. They all teeter on the edge between pure lush escapist entertainments and topical,faction, political films. Select your best film of the year in this category (Movie of the year).

(Poll closes on 31st December, 2006 at 12:00 midnight)[poll=4]

 

We have also had some ground breaking performances from our actors and actresses and some great directorial attempts and comeback from a few filmmakers. Pick the best actor and best actress and also the best director of the year.

P.S: If the film/actor/actress/director seems unworthy of inclusion on cinema prapancham consider the names have been suggested by browsers. And also only one film of one hero will be considered.

(Poll closes on 31st December, 2006 at 12:00 midnight)[poll=5][poll=6][poll=7]

No matter how much actors may blow the ‘love for the craft’ horn trying their hardest to convince us that it’s not the lavish living that’s the driving factor, it’s ultimately all about the money. It’s an all-known fact that when you ask a star to sign up for a stage show anywhere in the world, the regulars on the demand list are one business class ticket (for the star themselves) and two economy tickets (for their glam squad: hairdresser, make-up artiste, ect.), a suite in travel. And these demands could be outstretched depending on the status of the star. And why not? People go crazy to see their fav star on screen twice a year and if he is appearing on TV every day for four days a week can the fan maintain composure?

Shahrukh Khan is replacing Amitabh Bachchan in Kaun Banega Crorepati. Big B was still supposed to host 24 more episodes but due to personal and professional commitments he was not willing to go on with the series. Shahrukh Khan is coming back to small screen after 20 years. He was seen in Circus last. Do you think Mr. Khan has it in him to keep the show alive like Mr. Bachchan did all these years? Do you think he is the real successor?

When producers are spending crores on making movies, paying crores to directors and hero’s, why does it become an issue when a heroine charges just above fifty lakhs per film? She doesn’t run the film entirely on her shoulders though but name atlesat half a dozen films which have worked at the BO without an attractive heroine or an item lady. As long as they are in demand, as long as the craze continues producers don’t have a problem paying them that much. Aren’t they part of the USP of the film? Can you imagine a Pokiri without Ileana or Gazini without Asin or Anand without Kamalini? The heroines do demand when the film becomes a hit but when it flops no one takes them and automatically their remuneration dips. Take Genelia for instance, no one was prepared to touch her even with a bargepole after Subhash Chandrabose. When Bommarillu happened everybody wants to sign her. Deepam unnapude illu chakkbettukovali annaru. Let’s take a peep at the current approximate remunerations of the leading ladies of Telugu cinema.