Chitchat with Raahul

Raahul who won the hearts of Telugu film lovers with his heart-touching acting skills in the role of Tyson in this year's solid blockbuster 'Happy Days' unravels his feelings.

How was the response for your character in Happy Days?
The response is overwhelming and I am delighted. I was initially skeptical if people would accept my character. Sekhar Kammula asked me to show variations in my role through my voice and diction to convince audiences that I am a studious guy. I did not expect such a great response for character in this film. Happy Days talks about values of friendship and positive thinking. I am happy that Happy Days is creating history at all film theaters and young crowds are watching this film together again and again.

What did Sekhar tell you when you are given this character?
He said that I would be loving a senior girl and should propose her. I should neither be rude not curt while doing so. I should appear like I die for that girl, and retain my own confidence and decorum at the same time.

I never wore glasses in my life. And I was not used to a grown beard. But I had to do both these things as my character demanded it.

To tell you frankly I was disappointed when Sekhar offered me this role. But I realized the depth and specialty of the character only after I started acting in the film.

Don't you think that you will be typecast for this kind of 'sympathy-seeking' roles in the future?
No. People over here are broadminded. Good acting coupled with hard work is always appreciated in Telugu film industry. It is true that I did a de-glamorized role in Happy Days, but I am confident of doing glamorized roles in the future. Happy Days gave me confidence that I could do justice to my work.

What are the best scenes for you?
From the response of audience: Terrace scene in which I say 'Enthaina mana friend kadaraa'.
For me: The scene in which Sravanthi leaves me in rain. It was a difficult one to do.

Do people recognize you when you walk on the streets?
Yes. They know me as Tyson. They don't know my real name. When I did a chat program on Radio Mirchi, around 600 girls called me up in a span of two hours. I realized that I got lot of female following with Tyson character. I was stunned.

What is the reaction of your parents?
My parents expected me to do a decent job. But they are shell-shocked with my performance in the film. Sekhar told me that my parents were in for a shock when they saw me on the screen.

Do you follow senior girls in real life too?
I am too shy to meet the girls of my age. Right now I am focused with my work.

Were you insecure about yourself when you had to work with 3 more guys in Happy Days?
Yes, in the beginning of the shoot I was insecure. But as the movie progressed, I realized that my character is beautifully sketched and it is going to hog the limelight. Tyson character is all about inner beauty.

What are your future projects?
I am currently enjoying the success. I am currently in the process of improving my physique, learning dances and martial arts. I am honing my skills to become a commercial hero. I want to change my image as an angry young man when I act in my next film.

Ramesh Babu With Mahesh Babu In ‘Mirchi’

The film ‘Mirchi’ is going to be made with many sensational aspects. The highlight of this project is that it is being directed by young debut director Jasti Hemamber Alias Bulli. The caption for this title is ‘Veedu Chaala Hot Guru’.

The other interesting factor is that Trivikram Sreenivas is penning the dialogues for it. Trivikram himself said that Mahesh Babu is going to appear like ‘red hot Guntur Mirchi’ in this film.

Another concluding highlight in this film is that Ramesh Babu, the elder brother of Mahesh Babu is appearing in a special role in it. So, are these not enough to bring hype for this film?

Dhoni: We're not clicking as a team

Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said that poor performance in all the departments of the game was the main reason behind his team's series loss in the Future Cup here Sunday.

"I think we never performed well in any aspect of cricket- batting, bowling or fielding. The only time we did play well was in Chandigarh when we did well and won the match," said Dhoni, after his team lost by 18 runs to Australia in the sixth One-Day International (ODI).

India managed their only win in Chandigarh, while they lost matches at Kochi, Hyderabad, Vadodara and here at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) ground.

The first match in Bangalore was washed out due to rain. The last match will be held in Mumbai Wednesday.

For India, the sixth ODI here was a do-or-die match, as they needed a win to keep their hopes alive in the series.

Andrew Symond's brilliant 107 not out dashed India's hope of a come back in the series.

"We lost couple of wickets at wrong moments. Sachin and Sourav got out at the wrong time and we never got any partnership going. The asking rate was always high and it becomes difficult for a new batsman to come in and chase at a high rate," said Dhoni.

The only two partnerships India had was the 140-run opening stand between Ganguly (86) and Tendulkar (72) and 72-run sixth wicket partnership between Dhoni (26) and Robin Uthappa (44).

"When I and Robin were batting the asking rate touched 10 and it was really difficult for us to come back into the game," said Dhoni.

Rahul Dravid's poor performance with the bat continued here as well but Dhoni didn't seem to be bothered about it.

"He is going through a tough time. But it happens with all batsmen. It has happened to Sachin and me too. It is not an issue and he will be back in form," said the Indian captain.

Dhoni also had words of praise for Australian left-arm spinner Brad Hogg, who picked up four wickets in the match.

"He was the most crucial bowler for the Aussies. Ricky Ponting never used him when the power plays were on. And so it was very difficult to get runs out of him," said Dhoni.

Australian captain Ponting also praised Hogg for the performance.

Ponting said: "317-318 was really a good total on this ground. The wicket was good and the field was lightning fast. In the break I said that my spinners have to bowl well and that made the difference as we pulled back the runs in the middle overs."

"We have a number of contributions and Hogg made a significant contribution. We can't single out anyone as (Mitchell) Johnson and (Brett) Lee were also good in the series," said Ponting.

"It has been a good contest and today was really good one. We got the wickets when we needed. Game can change very quickly in this part of the world," he said.

"Today we kept partnerships going and Symonds played a sensible innings today. I think his innings was the defining moment. He has been confident and has been a changed player from what he was five-six years ago," said the Australian captain.

Symonds himself was proud of his innings, which was a deathblow to the Indians.

"I didn't see the innings so I can't say about it. I just played it. And it really feels good to win the series and I am also proud of the group," said the burly right-handed batsman.

"It was a special innings and I am really proud about it."

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Priyamani Also Says Tarak Is The Best!

A few days ago, we all know that, NTR lauded Priyamani and said that she is the best dancer beside him. Now Priyamani also started lauding him saying that he is the best actor with big commitment she had ever met.

She said, “I call him Tarak. He is a perfect performer. I feel very professional and challenging while working with him. I felt afraid while starting to dance with him initially. But after seeing my dances he said, ‘Not bad’. That pumped in lot of courage in me. I felt like winning a Film Fare Award with that feedback from Tarak. I have special favoritism on him as he Okays any critical step within two takes. I turned his hot fan”.

So, is there any line going to change between the two? As films show, love starts with mutual admiration. Is NTR going to get into Priyamani’s love?

What Is Dasari Padma’s Link With Kollywood?

Who is Dasari Padma? How she is known to public? Yes, as the wife of legendary director Dasari Narayana Rao. But how she is linked with Tamil film industry? Some say that she worked a lot for the welfare of film labor. But her name wasn’t sounded any time in that angle.

But she is given a chair beside legends like AVM Saravanan and K Balachander in the three-member committee. The committee looks after the modus operandi of the construction of cinema theaters, facilities and the measures to be taken for the welfare of cine labor.

Everything is fine. But what is Dasari Padma’s stature to be one among those legends of Tamil Cinema? When enquired it was said that Dasari Narayana Rao was asked to be in this committee he negated but asked his wife to sit in his chair.

Star Talk: Shriya Reveals Her Fascination!

Shriya says that she has very big fascination. And that is wearing sari. She says sari highlights the feminine assets in right form. She must have learned that after acting in Tamil film ‘Sivaji’. She says that she is running behind collection of saris now. And saying about her fantasies she said that half of her fantasy got fulfilled and still half is remaining.

When asked to explain that, she said that she has the fascination to act with Chiranjeevi, Rajni Kanth, Amitabh and Shah Rukh and could only complete half of that. She also says that she is fortunate enough for getting that much at least.

Shriya is 25 year old now and says that she would act on screen till her last breath. But who knows? Once she gets married, things may change. Freshly, Shriya looked on the screen with the song ‘Ne Chuk Chuk Bandini ro..’in Tulasi. Well, she didn’t wear sari in that. We may consider that as a professional need. But is she appearing in saris at least in public functions? No, right!

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