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Celina appointed brand ambassador of Egypt!

Celina Jaitley is literally going places these days. From a great career in Bollywood to presiding over as a Chief Guest at London’s India Now Festival to bagging her first mega Hollywood project, Quest of Seherzade, it’s raining work for her. And now the latest in her kitty is another important assignment. She has just been appointed as brand ambassador of Egypt. She will help promote this ancient exotic country throughout the world by using her name, beauty and charm. “It's a great honour and I am looking forward to take up this new challenge and assignment. I will be leaving for Egypt in the middle of this month on a state visit,” she says. Another feather in her cap.

Press Note: SriMovies bags Raghavan Overseas

Kamal Hassan gives another stellar performance in this Murder Mystery with his exemplary acting, tough Looks brought authenticity to his role. Excellent Cinematography by Ravi Varman. Great Dialogues by Dasarath (Santosham movie director) Very Nice Music by Harris Jayaraj Neat Stunts by Siva Stylish Direction with brilliance in shot-making by Gowtam Menon

SriMovies would like to Thank the Producer KVV Satyanarayana garu and our Uncle Pandurangarao garu for entrusting us to market Raghavan in overseas.

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Reel Buzz: Krishna Vamshi's Tackling Abhinaya Sri

In the film Chandamama directed by Krishnavamsi, there is an item song. Abhinayasri features in the song along with the heroes Siva Balaji and Navdeep. For the song, the director shows Abhinayasri as never seen before in any film.

If you are wondering what, then hear this. Perhaps for the first time in her entire film career, Abhinayasri is shown wearing a full-length saree and is all fully covered up, from head to toe. There is no skin show at all. And she does not even drop her saree pallu even once during the merry dance number. Hats off to Krishnavamsi for showing Abhinayasri like never before!

Well, he has shown the typical East Godavari 'Bhogam Melam' also called 'Mejuvaani'. The bhogam ladies will not do exposing but they lure men with their acts and dances.

Chiranjeevi Needs Lots and Lots of Navratan oil

Remember Chiranjeevi's ad for a hair oil company – Navratan Kesh Tel to be precise. In the ad, Chiranjeevi says that whenever he is suffering from headache, tension, body pain and sleeplessness, he uses Navratan oil – Challa Challani Cool Cool.

Well, he is in the US now, and one doesn't know if he has enough stock of Navratan oil. He has a lot of headache on 4 counts.

First, his SDZ bombed and there is a lot of confusion as well as pressure on him about his 149th film. Many directors and writers are after him to give them a chance to do his next film. The second is Ram Charan Tej's debut film – Chirutha. The film is giving him sleepless nights. He is worried about the fate of the film and how people will receive his son. The film's release has been postponed several times on account of this.

And the third problem is one that is giving him the biggest headache. The problem has been plaguing him for a long, long time. It is about his entry into politics. He is under pressure from many quarters and he is unable to come out with a clear stand on it. So Chiranjeevi needs lots and lots of Navratan oil to keep him cool cool.

Finally, the 4th one is Pawan Kalyan's issue. It is churning in court of law now and Chiranjeevi is worried if it affects his public image.

Nudity Of Indian Heroines On Silver Screen

Celina Jaitley freshly gave a statement that she would act nude on screen if she gets a Hollywood chance. In fact there has been an opinion that Indian actresses don't show interest in acting nude on screen.

Celina may break that assumption soon, opine many.

Let us recall a few Indian actresses who have shown nude on silver screen. It was Anu Agarwal who acted in an English flick showing her naked bust. It was then Deepthi Bhatnagar who has shown every inch of her nude body but with wet element wearing a very transparent white cloth on body. Indira Varma is another actress who acted complete nude in Meera Nair's Kama Sutra and she got a few Hollywood films too after that. Radhika Choudary is another nude actress in the same film that got no big chances after that.

Deepa Sahi, the wife of Bollywood director Ketan Mehta also acted complete nude in Maya Memsaab. Dimple Kapadia also acted topless in Sagar and Jaanbaaz. Simi Agarwal also did the same in Mera Naam Joker.

Coming to South Indian actresses, the list goes big with the advent of Malayalam films. Kimi Katkar, Jayamala, Suganthi and many have shown themselves nude and semi nude on screen.

So, it's not new if Celina shows now. She will join in this band wagon.

Chandamama Movie Review

Film: Chandamama

Cast: Navadeep, Kajal, Shiva Balaji, Sindhu Menon, Ahuti Prasad, Nagababu, Radha Kumari, Uttej etc
Dialogues: Akula Venkat
Dances: Shankar, Nobel Paul
Camera: Prasad M
Music: Radhakrishnan
Producers: C Kalyan, Vijayanand
Director: Krishna Vamshi
Released On: 6th Sep 2007

The film is very much like a ‘Chandamama’. First half is like full moon fortnight and second half is like New Moon fortnight. This waxing and waning is reflected in the film.

Story:
Maha Lakshmi (Kajal) is the daughter of Ranga Rao (Naga Babu) who lives in a village. Ranga Rao is a rich land lord of the place. Rama Lingeshwara Rao (Ahuti Prasad) is another land lord who is a dipsomaniac and flirt. But he is not harmful to anyone. His son is Dora Babu (Siva Balaji) who is very good natured. Elders decide marriage for Maha Lakshmi and Dora Babu. Maha Rani (Sindhu Menon) is the daughter of Ranga Rao’s younger brother. She is very active and eccentric.

After arranging the marriage Maha Lakshmi reveals her past to Dora Babu. She says that she spent a night with Kishore (Navadeep), her friend in the city where she studied. Listening to that, Dora Babu drinks to the full and hits by an accident. That’s the interval shot. But the second half goes in hilarity without any serious things. Who marries Maha Lakshmi? Whate happens to Kishore and Dora Babu? What happens has to be watched on screen!

Performances:
Navadeep is good in his role. He acted very well in first half but in second half the scope to act is very less. Shiva Balaji is just ok. Kajal looked good and her performance is also up to the mark. Sindhu Menon is average.

Ahuti Prasad swept the entire show with his diction and slang. There are no routine set of comedians but Ahuti Prasad filled the gap on single hand.

Naga Babu is apt as reserved elder man and father of Kajal. Radha Kumari’s dialogues and comedy are also subtle.

SM Radha Krishnan’s music is appealing for class audiences again. No song is catchy and none could din in the ears after coming out from theatres. But the picturing of songs is very good. Especially, the first song with Kajal and Shiva Balaji and another one of ‘muddu’ are good.

The hard nuts in narration are:
The set of foreigners living in Nagababu’s house in the village
Characterization of Sindhu Menon

Good things to underline:
Ahuti Prasad’s character- he did wonderful job by delivering dialogues in East Godavari slang with perfect sink.
Radha Kumari’s character is also interesting as grand mother to Shiva Balaji.
Navadeep’s acting in first half.
No violence and vengeance in the film.

Analysis:
The film starts at very good pace but suffers from various bumps in narration. First half goes smooth but second half is elastic. The climax is quite routine and in tune with the expectations of mundane audiences. Krishna Vamshi has chosen a wrong line of story and he failed to develop proper characterizations to lead roles.

Krishna Vamshi is known for showing typical mannerisms on his characters. He also puts a female role that shows eccentricity in behavior like Charmy in Sree Anjaneyam. In this film he has chosen Sindhu Menon for that.

Here in ‘Chandamam’, he made a confused concoction by mixing two things. Initially he intends to give a message that Indians are forgetting their culture but foreigners are getting attracted for the same. But finally, the conclusion is ‘let younger ones marry the ones they love and needn’t bend to whims of elders’. There appears to be some lack of clarity at the end.

We have to see how far the patronage of audiences will be extended for this film.

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Telugu Film News - September 06, 2007

Director Veeru K: From Sex to sensibility

A Tollywood filmmaker who has made commercial entertainers with good doses of skin-show is now dabbling in a different genre of filmmaking.
Veeru.K, the director who knows for his hot films is out to delve into different kind of cinema now.
Having been bitten twice with the debacle of his two previous films both of which starred Ruthika, his hot belly, Veeru is now making a "realistic film."

What inspired Veeru to change tracks from his customary style of filmmaking?
Veeru says the success of some of the Bollywood films like Page 3 and ChandiniBar has blazed a new trail for many filmmakers like him who want to try some sensible stuff on celluloid.
According to the sources, Veeru is set to expose the sordid side of tinsel town in this film.
Having been in the film industry for decades, Veeru has seen the world of showbiz at very close quarters. Drawing from his experiences, Veeru has given shape to a story that will bring to light the bitter realities of film world – like casting couch, sexual manipulations and betrayals, and ego tussles.
It is going to be a story of a successful actress whose position is threatened by ambitious new girls in the industry.

Veeru is presently writing his new movie's script. He says the cast of the film will be finalized after the script is completed.
So expect a film on casting couch and sexual betrayals.

Raghavulu draws a blank with Megastar

The report that the Communist Party of India (Marxist) leaders had a detailed talk with Megastar Chiranjeevi to rope him into their party fold and that he had evinced keen interest in the Leftist movements turned out be a deliberate leak by the Leftists to their favourite daily Eenadu.
While everything was written positively about the meeting between the Comrades and the Megastar, what was not leaked to Eenadu was the cold reponse given by the latter to the Reds' invitation to him to join the politics. Sources said Chiranjeevi had not spoken his mind at all about his interest in politics and in fact, reportedly said a "no" to their invitation, as he is planning to confine himself to social service activities at present. Thus, Raghavulu could only draw a blank with Chiranjeevi.
The Leftists, who are looking for building up a strong third alternative in the State, desperately need a driving force for their political movement. They might not come to power on their own, but the Comrades want to play the role of kingmaker in the State as well and get their works done. But, so far, their attempts have not succeeded.

Pawan face to face with Nandini tomorrow

Actor Pawan Kalyan will come face to face with his first wife Nandini after a long time. The two are slated to appear at the family court in Visakhapatnam tomorrow. The family court directed Pawan Kalyan to appear in person for the hearing.
And accordingly, Pawan Kalyan came to Visakhapatnam this evening. He is staying at the local Green Park hotel in Visakhapatnam. A large crowd consisting mostly of Pawan’s fans gathered outside the hotel on coming to know about his presence at the hotel.
The police are also making elaborate arrangements at the family court tomorrow as a large number of Pawn Kalyan fans are likely to gather for catching a glimpse of their favourite star.

Gossip: Satti Babu Insists Saroja In Thailand!

Every one lines up when a director plans shooting in abroad. He usually picks up his co-directors and assistant directors to fly along with the main artistes in the cast.
Contrary to this practice, E Satti Babu, the director of Viyyalavari Kayyalu, flew along with Saroja Reddy, the daughter of Prabhakara reddy, a popular actor of yester years to Thailand for shooting. She is involved in the film as executive producer and has become an eyesore to many, including the co-director and the asst director of the film. Satti Babu didn't feel their need at Thailand and dropped them.
They wonder what services Saroja would render to Satti Babu there.

Sushant’s debut on 7 September

Sushant - nephew of Nagarjuna Akkineni - is all set to make his debut as hero with a film to be launched on 7 September. Tamanna (Sri and Happy Days fame) is paired with Sushant in this film. Sri Nag creations produces this film. Annapurna Studios presents it.

Medhavi talkie part completed

National award winning director Neelakanta is directing a film titled Mister Medhavi with Raja Genelia in the main leads. The talkie part of the film is complete. Raja is doing the role of an employee in a corporate. Genelia is doing the role of an NRI girl. This film deals with the emotional relationship between these two people. This film too sports a novel storyline like the ones in Neelakanta’s earlier films. Chakri composed five songs. Suman is doing the role of Genelia’s father. The shooting of songs will start on 17 September. The postproduction work will be completed in October month. B Rama Rao produces this film on Life Style Art Pictures banner.

Sekhar Suri prefers same cast

After delivering success with his different film ‘A Film By Aravind’, Sekhar Suri is all set to direct another film with the cast of that film. Rishi and Rajiv Kanakala play leads in this film too. Urvasi Sharma (a model from Mumbai) makes her debut as heroine. A new producer Phani will produce this film. This film will go to floors on 6 September

Tight security at Prasads

As the Hyderabad city is getting back to the normal mood after the gory incident of bomb blasts, Prasad - the most-sought-after entertainment center in Hyderabad is making it taking tight security measures. Each and every patron who is going to watch cinema has to go through three electronic checks and two manual checks before entering the screen. All the baggage has to be deposited outside the complex.