After the
hype and hoopla created in this year about Nandi awards function, the
real presentation of Nandi awards by the CM Chandra Babu Naidu has taken
place in Andhra Pradesh State Cine-TV-Stagecraft Organisation on December
7 at the Lalitha Kala Thoranam, Public Gardens, in Hyderabad. Minister
for Home, Cinematography and Film Development Corporation T. Devender
Goud presided over the function. Minister for Information and Public
Relations and Cultural Affairs N. Sivaprasad was invited as the guest
of honor. Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Adviser to the Government on Film,
TV and Stagecraft development, and D. V. S. Raju, Chairman of the 1999-Nandi
Awards Committee, were the special invitees. Shanta Kumari, yesteryear
actress, received the Raghupati Venkaiah Award from Chief Minister Chandrababu
Naidu. All other winners received the awards from CM Chandra Babu Naidu.
The speakers of the function include actress Shanta Kumari, minister
T. Devender Goud, thespian Akkineni Nageswara Rao, hero Venkatesh, Tanikella
Bharani and D. V. S. Raju.
Is
'Maa Babu' for real?
There
is been a rumor making rounds that TDP is making a film with Venky as
hero on the lines 'Oke Okkadu'. But sources close to Venky revealed
that there is no truth in it. Here is some related information! Initially
the director cum producer Shankar considered Venky for the role of Purushottam
for the film 'Oke Okkadu'. Nobody knows why the deal was not made. At
the end of it, Arjun could get that prize role. And the film is made
and released. Oke Okkadu turned out to be a super grosser. Piggybacking
on the success of Oke Okkadu may prove costly to Venky as it will also
reflect he is political biased towards TDP, which can become a cause
of disappointment for a section of his fans. Lets wait and see if Venky
and Soundarya are going for another victory in the form of 'Maa Babu'.
Will
Mahesh act with any Telugu heroine?
Mahesh,
the chocolate hero of Telugu cinema, had three films released, one film
underproduction and another film on the anvil. And no Telugu heroine
is sported as heroine in any of those films. His heroine list in the
past films includes Preity Zinta, Sakshi Sivanand, Simran, Mayuri Kango
and Namrata Sirodkar. His present film has dusky lissome lass Sonali
Bendre. His next film Cowboy in the direction of Jayant will sport two
Mumbai models as the heroines. Another reason for Mahesh not pairing
up with our R (Roja, Rambha, Raasi, Ramya etc) may be the fact that
they look elder to him. Will any Telugu heroine match up to the charisma
of Mahesh?
After the
hype and hoopla created in this year about Nandi awards function, the
real presentation of Nandi awards by the CM Chandra Babu Naidu has taken
place in Andhra Pradesh State Cine-TV-Stagecraft Organisation on December
7 at the Lalitha Kala Thoranam, Public Gardens, in Hyderabad. Minister
for Home, Cinematography and Film Development Corporation T. Devender
Goud presided over the function. Minister for Information and Public
Relations and Cultural Affairs N. Sivaprasad was invited as the guest
of honor. Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Adviser to the Government on Film,
TV and Stagecraft development, and D. V. S. Raju, Chairman of the 1999-Nandi
Awards Committee, were the special invitees. Shanta Kumari, yesteryear
actress, received the Raghupati Venkaiah Award from Chief Minister Chandrababu
Naidu. All other winners received the awards from CM Chandra Babu Naidu.
The speakers of the function include actress Shanta Kumari, minister
T. Devender Goud, thespian Akkineni Nageswara Rao, hero Venkatesh, Tanikella
Bharani and D. V. S. Raju.
There
is been a rumor making rounds that TDP is making a film with Venky as
hero on the lines 'Oke Okkadu'. But sources close to Venky revealed
that there is no truth in it. Here is some related information! Initially
the director cum producer Shankar considered Venky for the role of Purushottam
for the film 'Oke Okkadu'. Nobody knows why the deal was not made. At
the end of it, Arjun could get that prize role. And the film is made
and released. Oke Okkadu turned out to be a super grosser. Piggybacking
on the success of Oke Okkadu may prove costly to Venky as it will also
reflect he is political biased towards TDP, which can become a cause
of disappointment for a section of his fans. Lets wait and see if Venky
and Soundarya are going for another victory in the form of 'Maa Babu'.
Mahesh,
the chocolate hero of Telugu cinema, had three films released, one film
underproduction and another film on the anvil. And no Telugu heroine
is sported as heroine in any of those films. His heroine list in the
past films includes Preity Zinta, Sakshi Sivanand, Simran, Mayuri Kango
and Namrata Sirodkar. His present film has dusky lissome lass Sonali
Bendre. His next film Cowboy in the direction of Jayant will sport two
Mumbai models as the heroines. Another reason for Mahesh not pairing
up with our R (Roja, Rambha, Raasi, Ramya etc) may be the fact that
they look elder to him. Will any Telugu heroine match up to the charisma
of Mahesh?