At the heart of the Chiranjeevi vs Balakrishna clash – Ego and Politics

The shootings are suspended, the cinema theatres are shut but trust the big names of Tollywood to ensure non-stop entertainment. A multi-starrer tussle is shaping up with two biggies hogging the headlines.  The first to sign on the dotted line was Chiranjeevi who has reinvented himself this lockdown in his 3.0 avatar as a social … Continue reading At the heart of the Chiranjeevi vs Balakrishna clash – Ego and Politics

Balayya’s trendy makeover

After impressing fans with his rather different and youthful look for his 105th film, Nandamuri Balakrishna has unveiled two more stills. The movie directed by KS Ravikumar, stars Sonal Chauhan as the female lead. Bulk of the shooting for the movie has taken place in Malaysia. 

Will land around Amaravati land TDP-to-BJP MP Chowdary in a tight spot?

Having charged the senior leadership of the Telugu Desam with insider trading in Project Amaravati, the YSR Congress government has moved into second gear. It has trained its guns at YS Chowdary, former Union minister of state in the NDA government and close aide of Chandrababu Naidu, who has now moved to greener (read saffron) … Continue reading Will land around Amaravati land TDP-to-BJP MP Chowdary in a tight spot?

Jagan will win Andhra match : CPS post-poll survey

The interview that T S Sudhir of FilterKaapiLive.com conducted with Dr Venugopala Rao of the Centre for Psephology Studies (CPS) ahead of the Andhra Pradesh elections in which he predicted a victory for the YSR Congress became very controversial. Telugu Desam leaders and activists rubbished his findings even though the sample size in two separate surveys CPS conducted was very … Continue reading Jagan will win Andhra match : CPS post-poll survey

[Video] No entry to RGV in Vijayawada, detained

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHbaqloODcQ Filter Kaapi's take on the Ram Gopal Varma arrest in Vijayawada Ram Gopal Varma and controversy continue to go together. This time in Vijayawada, the city he grew up in. After the court cleared the release of his film `Lakshmi's NTR' on 1 May in Andhra Pradesh, Varma arrived in Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh … Continue reading [Video] No entry to RGV in Vijayawada, detained

How NTR is part of the Andhra election narrative

One feature of the 2019 election campaign in Andhra Pradesh has been to turn the clock back and deride Chandrababu Naidu as a person who backstabbed his father-in-law NT Rama Rao. With Naidu contesting elections without an alliance partner  this time, the list of his political rivals is long and each one of them spares … Continue reading How NTR is part of the Andhra election narrative

Battle Hindupur : Actor vs Cop

Hindupur assembly constituency has been a Telugu Desam pocketborough since 1985 when NT Rama Rao won from it. He was to retain the seat in 1989 and 1994 as well. In 1996, his son Nandamuri Harikrishna won from Hindupur. The constituency stayed with the TDP even when no member of the NTR family contested, displaying … Continue reading Battle Hindupur : Actor vs Cop