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Sehwag smashes highest ODI score

2011-12-08T05:54:00.001-08:00

It took nearly 40 years for a batsman to score the first double-century in one-day international cricket. The second didn't even take two more. Virender Sehwag, the batsman most touted to break Sachin Tendulkar's record for the highest individual ODI score, didn't merely break it. He shattered it, and raised the bar so high that it's hard to imagine anyone, apart from Sehwag himself, raising it higher. Unlike Tendulkar in Gwalior, Sehwag wasn't running out of time as he raced towards 200 in Indore. He got there in the 44th over, and had made 219 off 149 balls by the time he was dismissed in the 47th. And in one of cricket's stranger coincidences, both ODI double-centuries were scored in the same Indian state - Madhya Pradesh - at venues less than 500 kilometres apart.

Sehwag's record-breaking performance led India to 418 for 5, their highest ODI total, and all but ensured India would extend their 2-1 lead and win the series against West Indies. It was an innings characteristic of Sehwag's approach to batting. He hit his second ball for four and simply did not stop. He took plenty of risks too, surviving two run-out chances and two dropped catches, but thundered on, ensuring India's run-rate stayed above seven after the 15th over. Sehwag's only out-of-character moment came in the 20th over, when he dived to avoid being run out. Sehwag never dives. It was a sign that he was determined to stay the course. He went to 50 off 41 balls, to 100 off 69 balls, to 150 off 112 and past 200 off 140. He broke Tendulkar's record with a withering cut that sped to the backward-point boundary, and celebrated fittingly with an aggressive fist-pump before breaking into a smile.

Aishwarya Rai chooses November 16 to deliver baby girl

2011-11-16T22:58:00.001-08:00

The speculation over the date of birth of Aishwarya Rai's baby girl was finally over when Abhishek Bachchan tweeted, "It's a Baby Girl."Speculation over the exact date of birth was rife soon after it was known that she would deliver in November.First it was predicted that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan would deliver on her birthday -- November 1. But that did not happen. Later bookies were betting on another date: The lucky 11.11.11. According to one news report, Rs 150 crore were riding on that bet. But Ash (and Mother Nature) did not oblige When Aishwarya Rai was spotted on Monday night at Seven Hills Hospital, Mumbai , with father in law Amitabh Bachchan and husband Abhishek Bachchan it was now predicted that the baby would show on November 14 or November 15. But she left the hospital the same day after a regular check up. She arrived the next day again with her family in tow and got admitted. Though television journalists opted for restraint and did not cover the event a few press photographers clicked her entering the hospital. So was November 15 going to be the Big (B) Day? Nope. Ash skipped November 15 and the wee little girl arrived early morning November 16.

Genelia, Rana Daggubati's 'Naa Ishtam'

2011-11-16T22:36:00.001-08:00

Rana Daggubati and Genelia D'Souza in main lead, Naa Ishtam is a romantic comedy. This Telugu film has been directed by Prakash Tholeti. Genelia and Rana's romantic scenes in the film are one of its highlights. Rana plays a carefree guy in the film. He only listens to his heart and is least bothered about others. Naa Ishtam is expected to release in March, 2012. First poster of the film was released lately. Rana and Genelia are popular actors in Bollywood and regional films too.

Sri Ramarajyam Movie Reslease Today

2011-11-16T22:14:00.001-08:00

Sri Ramarajyam movie is based on Uttara Ramayanam, i.e., Lava Kusa. In which, Bala Krishna is going play lord Rama in a film and Nayantara will portray the role of Sitadevi.

While dialogues are being written by Mullapudi Venkata Ramana, Kamal Kannan, who won national award for his remarkable work in ‘Magadheera’, is going to handle visual effects, PRK Raju is the cinematographer, art director Ravindra will design the sets, editing will be done by GG Krishna Rao and the music is being scored by Ilayaraja. This is the 2nd film in Bapu and Ilayaraja combination, after the super duper hit film ‘Mantrigaari Viyyankudu’.

Mamta mohandas Wedding On Dece-28

2011-11-15T22:02:00.001-08:00

Mamta Mohandas, the Malayali belle who proved her mettle as an actress and singer in number of films in Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil is all set to tie nuptial knot.
She is going to wed her childhood friend and Bahrain-based businessman Prajith Padmanabhan. Their wedding will be held at a resort in Calicut on December 28.
The couple are planning to host a reception to all their friends from films and media on December 30.

Katrina Kaif First Item Song

2011-11-15T21:24:00.001-08:00

After her famous item number ‘Sheila ki jawaani’ that had become a rage, now she is all set for a yet another sizzling performance in Karan Johar’s Agneepath.
Karan Johar recently tweeted, Katrina Kaif is doing a full on item song in Agneepath….its a total swinging number called Chikni Chameli….we shoot it in a week!!”
Agneepath is a remake of his father’s 1990 critically acclaimed Agneepath were Amitabh bachchan was playing the lead role. But here in Karan’s Agneepath Hritikroshanwill play the role of Big B. priyanka choprawill be the female lead,Sanjay Dutt and Rishi Kapoor are the main villain.
The new Agneepath is being directed by debutant Karan Malhotra. Releasing January 26 next year.

Riteish Deshmukh and Geneliya marriage on Feb 4th

2011-11-15T19:02:00.001-08:00

Riteish Deshmukh and Geneliya , who were in love for the past nine years, will get married on February 4, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency, Mumbai booked for three days for the wedding.
The initial invities list includes the Bachchans, Imrankhan,Rana Daggubatti, Sajid Khan, Boman Irani, Ram Gopal Varma and Abbas Tyrewala.
According to sources, parents of Riteish have no objection for Genelia continuing her film career after marriage.

Balakrishna coming as Mahadeva Naidu

2011-08-08T11:43:00.000-07:00

Nandamuri Balakrishna‘s latest film has been titled `Mahadeva Naidu’. The film has glamour dolls Lakshmi Roy, Saloni and Charmi in the female lead roles. Paruchuri Murali is directing the film. ML Kumar Chowdary is the producer. The film is expected to be released in January.

Mahesh Babu Dookudu First Look

2011-08-08T10:59:00.000-07:00

Kangana Ranaut signed for new movie

2011-06-23T22:03:00.000-07:00

Abhishek Chaubey’s film Ishqiya starring Naseeruddin Shah, Vidya Balan and Arshad Warsi was a hit at the box office and received rave reviews from the critics. A sequel to the film has been planned and the script is ready.
For reasons unknown, Vidya Balan refused to be part of the Ishqiya sequel titled Dedh Ishqiya. She is said to be having date problems because of her forthcoming film Dirty Picture based on Silk Smitha’s life.
There was news that Rani Mukherjee might star in the sequel. There was also a buzz that Madhuri Dixit may be considered. However, director Abhishek Chaubey confirmed Kangana Ranaut and she has signed on the dotted line.

Kollywood no 1 Ileana?

2011-06-23T21:59:00.000-07:00

Ileana is ruling the roost in Tamil film industry. Going by the word around, she is the top heroine in Kollywood remuneration-wise charging about 1.2 crore. Ileana is the heroine at the moment as Nayantara has stopped accepting films due to her scheduled marriage with her beau Prabhu Deva.
Srirama Rajyam in Telugu is her last film and Trisha focusing Telugu films after her recent Bollywood film with Akshay Kumar. Though Anushka and Tamanna are also making their presence felt, the former is charging about Rs 1 crore while the latter became choosy. No wonder, though little expensive, Ileana has become darling of filmmakers.

Sumanth’s Daggaragaa… Dooramgaa nearing completion

2011-06-23T21:55:00.000-07:00

The Sumanth starrer titled Daggaragaa… Dooramgaa is now in its final schedule of shooting. It will soon go into post-production and will be getting ready for release in September. After getting critical acclaim for his last film Golconda High School, Sumanth is expecting a boost from this film which is described as a romantic action thriller.
This film is being produced by J Sambasiva Rao under the banner of Sudha Movies and directed by Ravi Chavali. The music for the film is composed by Raghu Kunche.
The star cast of the film includes Sindhu Tolani, Brahmanandam, Raghubabu

Top 10 Telugu Movies of 2010

2010-12-29T09:49:00.000-08:00

As the year drew closer to end lets look back at the top 10 movies of the year. The list is prepared based on the collections. The collections mentioned here are taken from various sources.
Robot, though a dubbed film found its way as No.1 this year and I have included this name as I thought the type of collections for a dubbed film is phenomenal.
In case of straight Telugu films, Simha starring Nandamuri Balakrishna is the top film grossing over 40 Crores. NTR had two hits and collected a total of 65 Crores and is the No.1 Hero of the year.
In terms of number of releases to hits and profitability to the buyer and producer, Allari Naresh is the safest hero of 2010.

Sl No

Name of the Film

Collections

Name of the Director

Star Cast

Robot (dubbed)

40 crores

Shankar

Rajinikanth, Aishwarya Rai, Danny Denzongpa

Simha

37 crores

Boyapati Seenu

Balakrishna, Nayantara, Sneha Ullal, Namitha

Brindaavanam

36 crores

Vamsi Paidipally

NTR Jr, Kajal Aggarwal, Samantha

Maryada Ramanna

30 crores

S. S. Rajamouli

Sunil, Saloni Aswani

Adurs

28 crores

V. V. Vinayak

NTR Jr, Nayantara, Sheela

Darling

18 crores

Karunakaran

Prabhas, Kajal Aggarwal, Prabhu

Ye Maaya Chesave

14 crores

Gautham Menon

Naga Chaitanya, Samantha

Rakta Charitra I (dubbed)

12 crores

Ram Gopal Varma

Vivek Oberoi, Suriya, Radhika Apte, Shatrughan Sinha

Betting Bangaraju

10 crores

E. Sathibabu

Allari Naresh, Nidhi

Leader

Jhummandi Naadam

9 crores

Sekhar Kammula

K. Raghavendra Rao

Rana Daggubati, Richa Gangopadhyay, Priya Anand

Manoj Manchu, Taapsee Pannu

Deepika and Siddharth off to romantic holiday

2010-12-29T09:47:00.000-08:00

Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone is said to become closer to her friend Siddharth, son of liquor baron Vijay Mallya. Initially she described him as a good friend, but both of them are seen going together steadily.
They were recently spotted at Mumbai International Airport getting into a flight to London. They are reportedly planning to enjoy the New Year in England.
Deepika had a romantic link up with Ranbir Kapoor earlier and there was a break-up. She was not seen with any male escort until Siddharth walked into her life.

Radha Mohan-Sampat Nandi film with Ravi Teja

2010-12-29T09:45:00.000-08:00

The producer-director duo of Radha Mohan and Sampat Nandi are planning a film with Ravi Teja. A story narrated by Nandi is said to have appealed to the actor and final touches are being given to the script.
Ravi Teja‘s Mirapakaya is ready for release on January 12 and the actor is reportedly going through scripts for his next venture.
Producer Radha Mohan and director Sampat Nandi have earlier made Emaindi Ee Vela with Varun Sandesh and Nisha Agarwal which did reasonable business at the box office.

Prabhu Deva-Latha file for mutual divorce

2010-12-28T23:53:00.000-08:00

Estranged couple Choreographer-actor-director Prabhu Deva and his wife Latha filed a petition seeking mutual divorce before a Family Court in Chennai. Both of them appeared before the Family Court judge I Pandurangan and filed the petition seeking to dissolve the marriage solemnized in September 1995. The petition stated that all efforts taken by mediators and elders in their families failed to find a solution and they agreed for mutual consent of divorce.
Latha was an actress untill their marriage and the couple have three children. Following difference of opinion, they were living separately for more than two years.
Prabhu Deva has been romantically linked to Nayanathara and there were media reports about their secret marraige. This affair was the cause of differences between Prabhu Deva and his wife Latha.

Saif Ali Khan to help couples to surprise their spouses

2010-12-28T23:51:00.000-08:00

Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan, brand ambassador of Asian Paints, will now be seen helping couples surprise their respective spouses.
Asian Paints has announced the launch of Royale Play, which allows its customers to have a quick makeover of the walls. Asian Paints Brand Ambassador Saif Ali Khan will visit homes of three couples, who surprise their respective spouses by January 15.
Amit Syngle, Vice President Sales and Marketing, Asian Paints says that the Royale Play concept is targeted to young couples in their early thirties living either in joint families or in their own homes who would have an evolved sense of aesthetics and are trend setters when it comes to home decor.

Rana, the big Play Boy of Tollywood?

2010-12-28T02:18:00.000-08:00

Tollywood is abuzz that Rana, grand son of veteran producer D Rama Naidu, has become a Casanova of sorts having affairs with one too many heroines.
Rana made his debut in Sekhar Kammula’s Leader and he was romantically linked with Richa Gangopadhya the heroine of the film. It is reported that he insisted that Richa play the female lead in his next film to be directed by Selva Raghavan.
The tall actor was also seen cosying up to Ileana who is now paired with him in Puri Jagannath’s film Nenu Naa Rakshasi which is now under production.
There were rumours that he was more than friendly with Bipasha Basu, his co-star in Rohan Sippy’s Hindi film Dum Maro Dum.
Even before Rana entered films, he was said to have a steamy affair with Shriya whom he met on the sets of Venkatesh starrer Tulasi.
Film Nagar sources say that no actor in Tollywood has so far been romantically linked with so many heroines. Well, at last Tollywood has a big Play Boy now!

Bala Krishna’s next with Kodi Ramakrishna

2010-12-17T23:06:00.000-08:00

fter the success of Simha, Bala Krishna is concentrating much on his film career. Unlike earlier, this Nandamuri Yuvaratna is signing up more films in a year and simultaneously shooting for two films. Presently, Bala Krishna is busy with Dasari Narayana Rao’s directorial, ‘Parama Veera Chakra’ and Bapu’s mythological film, ‘Sri Rama Rajyam’.

The actor has now given his nod for a new film under the direction of Kodi Ramakrishna, who is at present busy with a children film, ‘Uncle Anjaneyaswamy’. After the completion of the duo’s current films, this new movie will roll onto the floors. Kodi RamaKrishna has succeeded in almost all the genre films. We need to wait to see, what genre he offers to Bala Krisna now!

‘Mr.Perfect’ skips from Pongal race

2010-12-17T22:58:00.001-08:00

Prabhas new film, ‘Mr.Perfect’ which is scheduled for Pongal release, now seems to get postponed. The postponement is due to the ongoing strike in Tollywood. The strike resulted in the stall of all new film shootings and the producers who scheduled the release dates are now looking for new dates to release their films.

Sources say, Dil Raju, the producer of Mr.Perfect is in plans to postpone the release to either end of the January or to early February. Kajal Agarwal and Tapsee are playing the female leads in the film and Dasarath is directing the film. With Mr.Perfect backs off from racing, the competition is likely to reduce for Pongal.

Venky’s Aghora look in Nagavalli

2010-12-17T22:55:00.000-08:00

Star hero Victory Vekatesh’s Nagavalli has hit the theaters yesterday and has received mixed responses from all over. Venky has donned three roles and the makers of Nagavalli had revealed only the Psychiatrist and the King’s getup before the film’s release. The Aghora getup of Venky is kept under wraps till the release.

Venky who regularly prefers soft roles in family entertainers has tried out a distinct role through Nagavalli. Though many are appreciating for his attempt in trying out a different role, the scenes in this Aghora’s role are receiving poor talk from the audience. The climax of Nagavalli has become the show spoiler especially 130 year old man (Venky) dancing on the hill looked silly.

However, being a holiday today and the weekend to join, Nagavalli might pull down the crowds to theaters.

Anaganaga O Dheerudu Release on Jan 14

2010-12-15T23:55:00.000-08:00

The Prakash Kovelamudi directed film Anaganaga O Dheerudu starring Siddharth and Shruti Haasan is said to have 4000 special visual effects covering around 72 minutes of the film’s running time. According to sources, the SFX is so natural that it is difficult to differentiate them from live action. Some well known international graphics experts are said to have been involved in the post-production of the film.
Anaganaga O Dheerudu is a mythology-based film and is produced by Prakash Kovelamudi in collaboration with Walt Disney.
The film is getting ready for release on January 14, 2011.

Rahman at Golden Globe nominations again

2010-12-15T10:09:00.000-08:00

AR Rahman has been nominated for the Golden Globe awards in the Best Original Score category for his music in the Danny Boyle directed film 127 Hours. Rahman’s music in the film had received good reviews for it’s “haunting tracks” and “wonderful crescendos.” The soundtrack includes ‘If I Rise’, a collaboration between Rahman and American popstar Dido.
The nominations to the award include Alexandre Desplat for The King’s Speech, Danny Elfman for Alice in Wonderland, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for The Social Network and Hans Zimmer for his score in Inception.
Rahman had won his first Golden Globe in 2009 in the same category for Slumdog Millionaire. He also won two Oscars and two Grammys

Jr.NTR’s romance with Malaika

2010-12-14T03:02:00.000-08:00

We have earlier informed you that Jr.NTR has signed up his first commercial ad with Emami for endorsing Zandu Balm across A.P. Suriya has been roped in to endorse the brand for the Kollywood region while Malaika Arora who endorses for North Indian market has been penciled in to cast opposite these two heroes.

So, the new ad being directed by Prahlad Kakkar has Jr.NTR and Malaika Arora in the Telugu version and Surya and Malaika in the Tamil one. Eventually this is the first Television ad for NTR. Let’s see if the ad clicks and NTR signs for many more brands.

Deepika Padukone’s item number in Rana’s movie

2010-12-14T02:59:00.000-08:00

Yes! You read it right. Deepika Padukone will be seen in Rana’s upcoming film. But, the news is not related to a Telugu film. It is known that Rana has bagged a Bollywood film titled ‘Dum Maro Dum’ under the direction of Rohan Sippy. Abhishek Bachchan is playing the main lead role in the film while Rana will be seen as other hero.

The latest news is Bollywood’s beauty Deepika Padukone has been roped in for the item number in this film. “Deepika has agreed to be a part of the song. The song will be shot next week and would be contemporary and extremely urban,” says a unit member.

Well, let’s wait to see if Rana shakes his legs with the gorgeous Deepika.