Tollywood celebrities at memu saitam event

'Memu Saitham' marathon event for raising funds towards Cyclone Hudhud relief has become a grand success. Most of the Tollywood fraternity turned up for the event and the organisers handed over the cheque of Rs. 11,51,56,116 to the chief Minister of Andhra pradesh Mr. Nara Chandrababu Naidu as the relief funds from Tollywood insustry. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu graced this mega event and appreciated the efforts of the Telugu Film industry for their huge contribution and also added that this would be great inspiration and beginning for other Telugu people.

Genelia Deshmukh gives birth to Baby Boy

Bollywood star couple Genelia D'Souza and Riteish Deshmukh have become proud parents to a Baby boy. Genelia gave birth to her son at a private hospital in Mumbai. Both the mother and the baby are in the pink of their health. Ritesh and Genelia had been dating since 2003 and tied the knot in 2012.

Riteish Deshmukh took to twitter handle to express his happiness. "It's a BBBOOOOYYYYYY!!!!!!!!", he tweeted.

Many celebrities have congratulated the couple. Here are the tweets:

Abhishek Bachchan: Congratulations @Riteishd and @geneliad on the arrival of the greatest gift ever. Welcome to the parents club!!

Milap Zaveri: Yayyyyyyy congrats to the sweetest loveliest couple I know @geneliad n @Riteishd on becoming parents of a baby boy! Woohoo!

Lara Dutta: Heartiest congratulations to my dearest @Riteishd and new mama @geneliad!! Welcome to the best in your life!

Karan Johar: And humongous congratulations to @Riteishd and @geneliad on being proud parents to a baby boy!!!!! Love you lots!!!!!

Nikhil Dwivedi: @Riteishd congratulations buddy. What super news n he shares his b'day with me!

Pawan-Venkatesh's Gopala Gopala first look on Nov 28th

"Gopala Gopala" starring Pawan Kalyan and Venkatesh in lead roles has finished the shooting and the post production is on at a fast pace. The movie is a remake of the superhit Hindi film "Oh! My God".  Pawan Kalyan is playing the role of Lord Krishna whose role is only for 25 minute in movie.  Shriya Saran is playing female lead opposite Venkatesh. Young actresses, Madhu Shalini and Deeksha Panth have also been added to the cast for this movie.

The first look of the movie is expected to be out on November 28th and leading publicity designers of Tollywood, AB Core designs have been working on it for some time. The look of Pawan Kalyan is a matter of serious curiosity for everyone and the designers are said to have moulded the first look keeping in mind the expectations.

Directed by Bobby, the movie will be releasing as a Pongal gift for fans. Anup Rubens is scoring music while Sarath Marar and Suresh Babu are jointly producing this flick.

AP CM Chandrababu Naidu to sign six MoUs in Japan

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu will sign six (Memorandum of Understandings)MoUs during the six-day visit to Japan starting from November 24. Chandrababu Naidu, along with his ministerial delegation, will sign six MoUs in Japan covering sectors including agriculture and food processing, power, modern urban transport systems and clean energy.

Naidu, leading an 18-member delegation which includes Finance Minister Y. Ramakrishnudu, Municipal Administration Minister P. Narayana, MPs, Galla Jayadev and C.M. Ramesh, and senior officers from different departments, will have meetings with high-powered CEOs of Japanese companies during the visit.

Seeking to woo the top companies towards investing in Andhra Pradesh, the state government has prepared brochures and a short-film in Japanese language. In addition, Naidu's speeches would be translated into Japanese language to reach out to the audience during the visit, Parakala Prabhakar, Advisor (Communications) to the state government, told reporters here on Sunday.

The delegation would visit Osaka, Kyoto, Tokyo and other cities and return to Hyderabad on November 30. On being asked why Japan has been chosen for the visit, he said the state government would like to benefit from the substantial commitments made to India during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Japan and also as the island nation is advanced in the areas of electronics and information technology.

Congress leader Murli Deora passed away at 77

Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Murli Deora passed away due to a prolonged illness on Monday in Mumbai. He was 77 and is survived by his wife and two sons, including former MP and federal minister Milind Deora.

He had been unwell and admitted to a hospital. He had come home two days ago, family sources said.

Deora's mortal remains would be kept at the Mumbai Congress office, where party workers would pay their last respects from 12 noon to 2 pm. His last rites would be performed at Chandanwadi Crematorium later in the day, the family sources said.

“Murli Bhai is no more. A personal loss to me. A great Patriot and a Congress Stalwart we shall miss his wit and his sane advice,” tweeted senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the death of Mr Deora and said his warm nature made him popular across party lines.“Just yesterday I had spoken to Shri Murli Deora’s family & asked about his health. Very sad to hear the unfortunate news today,” he said on Twitter. “My deepest condolences to the Deora family on Shri Murli Deora’s demise. May his soul rest in peace.

Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu said the country has lost a veteran Parliamentarian.

'I am deeply saddened by the demise of Murli Deora. We have lost a veteran Parliamentarian and an experienced
administrator,' the Parliamentary Affairs Minister said.

"Happy New Year" to screen at Marrakech film festival

"Happy New Year" directed by Farah Khan hit the screens on October 24. The film starring Shahrukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Boman Irani, Sonu Sood, Jackie Shroff and Vivaan Shah grossed over Rs.350 crore worldwide with more than Rs.200 crore net in India itself. Now the latest news is that “Happy New Year” has now been invited at the 14th edition of Marrakech International Film Festival that opens
December 5.

The film will be screened on the Jemaa El Fna Square Dec 6, the day of the Official Royal Dinner hosted by the president of the Festival Foundation, His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid. Farah Khan and cast of the film are invited to attend the Official Red Carpet of the evening, said a statement.

“I’m delighted that HNY is being showcased in Marrakech. Marrakech has become a festival of repute n it’s an honour to take our film there,” Farah Khan said in a statement.

Barack Obama chief guest at Republic Day parade

US President Barack Obama will make his presence as the chief guest for India’s 66th Republic Day celebrations. Obama will be the first U.S. President to attend the celebrations as the chief guest. This will be Obama's second visit to India as US president. Obama last visited India in November 2010 when he had come to Mumbai and New Delhi on a State visit.

“This Republic Day, we hope to have a friend over…invited President Obama to be the 1st US president to grace the occasion as chief guest,” Modi tweeted on Friday.

Obama’s National Security Council was quick to confirm that the president had accepted the invitation. "President Obama will travel to India in January 2015 to participate in Indian Republic Day celebration as chief guest. Obama will meet w/@narendramodi and Indian officials to strengthen and expand the U.S.-#India strategic partnership. Visit will mark 1st time US president will have honor of attending Republic Day, which commemorates adoption of India’s constitution #India." the NSC tweeted.

New Delhi has hosted leaders of four other permanent members of the United Nations Security Council–China, Russia, UK and France–on previous occasions. The choice of the US President is indicative of the push which the Modi government wants to give to India-US relationship at the beginning of his five-year term.

Lingaa Telugu Wallpapers

Rajinikanth's much awaited Lingaa telugu movie wallpapers. The superstar was present, along with his leading ladies Sonakshi Sinha and Anushka Shetty, as well as Kannada superstar Kiccha Sudeep, Vikram Prabhu, Vijaya Kumar and Santhanam. This film is being directed by KS Ravikumar. Gnanavel Raja is the producer of the film. AR Rahman is scoring the music.

Lingaa has reportedly been acquired by Eros in 120 crore. Further, 60-65 crore offer is already there for the taking w.r.t. Tamil theatrical rights in India. Telugu theatrical rights are further fetching them 30-35 crore. In addition, the film is being sold overseas for approx. 30 crore just for the Tamil version. In addition to this all, there are music rights which are with Eros."

Yoga guru Ramdev Baba gets Z-security cover

Renowned Yoga guru Ramdev is the new entrant to the 'Z' category VIP security club. The Central Government has sanctioned Z-category security for Ramdev due to his “vulnerability to attacks from his opponents”.

“There is an increased threat perception on him,” said a senior official without elaborating.
A Z-category protectee is guarded by 22 commandos.

Ramdev already gets Z-category security in Uttarakhand, as part of a decision taken by the state government earlier.  With the Centre’s fresh decision, Ramdev’s security cover has now extended to the whole country.

Over three dozen VIPs, including BJP chief Amit Shah and industrialist Mukesh Ambani, have Z-category security. Muzaffarnagar riots accused Sangeet Som also gets 'Z' category security.
Ramdev’s enhanced security cover comes days after his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

There are four categories of security X, Y, Z and Z+.  In Z+, one gets 36 personnel to guard them while for Y it is 11 and X two.

Madhuri Dixit plans to get into film production

Bollywood Actress Madhuri Dixit Nene, who was last seen in 'Gulaab Gang' now plans to get into film production. The senior actress is planning to join the league of Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma and Priyanka Chopra.

Madhuri, who recently revamped her online dance academy, says, "I am already involved in some digital production for the academy, so I have an idea about it. Once this is established, I will get into film production."

The actor, however, refused to comment on the kinds of films she would be keen on producing. Madhuri is currently busy reading scripts and fine-tuning her online dance academy. The academy has recently been expanded as training for various disciplines including screenwriting, film-making and acting have been added to its repertoire.

Ask Madhuri if working on her academy is keeping her from doing more films, and she says, "It’s been over a year now since I started this academy, and I have continued doing everything simultaneously since then, whether it is films or television. And scripts keep coming to me regularly, so I will act again; all I need now is the right script."

Arpita Khan wedding Photos

Superstar Salman Khan's sister Arpita Khan tied the knot with Aayush Sharma on a star-studded Tuesday evening at the Taj Falaknuma hotel, Hyderabad. Salman's father Salim Khan, mother Salma, brothers Arbaaz, Sohail and other family members received the baraat and blessed the couple, who exchanged garlands. Aamir Khan, Katrina Kaif and Karan Johar were among top stars from Bollywood who attended the marriage.

Yamaleela 2 Movie Pictures

Introducing Dr.K.V.Satish as hero, S.V.Krishna Reddy directed the movie, 'Yamaleela 2'. Diah Nicholas is the heroine in this film. This film is touted to be a good entertainer with all the commercial elements like comedy, sentiment etc. Mohan Babu and Brahmanandam play important roles as Lord Yama and Chitraguptha respectively in this film. Dr.K.V.Satish also produced the film on Krishvi films banner.

Pilavani Perantam Movie Opening Photos

Lakshmi Manchu starrer, 'Pilavani Perantam' Movie Opening function held at Hyderabad. Directed by Venkanna Babu, the film also stars Dhanraj and Siya Gautam in lead roles.

Lakshmi Manchu, Siya Gautam, Dhanraj, Mohan Babu’s wife Nirmala Devi, Viranica Manchu, Manchu Manoj, K.Raghavendra Rao, Dance Master Shivashankar, Chaitanya Krishna and many others participated at the event.

"Off 2 my new movie opening puja titled "Pelavani Perantam". ????In the end, we only regret the chances we didn't take.super fun role to play:)", Manchu Lakshmi tweeted.