Anantapur History

Anantapur offers some vivid glimpses of the prehistoric past. It is generally held that the place got its name from 'Anaatasagaram' , a big tank, which means "Endless Ocean". The villages of Anaantasagaram and Bukkarayasamudram were constructed by Chilkkavodeya, the minister of Bukka-I, a Vijayanagar ruler. Some authorities assert that Anaantasagaram was named after Bukka's queen, while some contend that it must have been known after Anantarasa Chikkavodeya himself, as Bukka had no queen by that name.
Anantapur is familiarly known as "Hande Anantapuram" . ' Hande ' means chief of the Vijayanagar period. Anantapur and a few other places were gifted by the Vijayanagar rulers to Hanumappa Naidu of the Hande family.
The place subsequently came under the Qutub Shahis, Mughals, and the Nawabs of Cuddapah, although the Hande chiefs continued to rule as their subordinates. It was occupied by the Palergar of Bellary during the time of Ramappa but was eventually won back by his son, Siddappa. Morari Rao Ghorpade attacked Anantapur in 1757. Though the army resisted for some time, Siddappa ultimately bought off the enemy for Rs.50,000.
It then came into the possession of Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan. Tipu hanged all the male members of the Siddappa family except Siddappa who escaped from his confinement at Srirangapatnam. After Tipu's death, it was once again taken back by Siddappa. Siddappa submitted himself to Nizam because of the treaty of 1799, who took the total control of the area. He was later pensioned off when British occupied the territory

Monday, 30 May 2011

Kamal want Shriya's lips for chewing!

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Shriya Saran has a unique record among her contemporary actresses that she has acted opposite all the top heroes in Tollywood and also paired up with most of the top stars in Kollywood. However, she didn't star opposite Kamal Haasan till now. That gap is soon to be filled with 'Viswaroopam'.  Apparently, Sonakshi Sinha is playing the female lead in this film which was earlier supposed to be directed by Selva Raghavan. But, Selva Raghavan has opted out of the film citing personal reasons. Now Kamal Haasan has taken the responsibility to direct this film.  According to the sources, Shriya Saran is zeroed in on to play a pivotal role in the film, which happens to be Kamal's wife. There will be few intimate scenes between Kamal and Shriya in 'Viswaroopam'. Kamal who has a habit of lip locking with his lead ladies is going to chew Shriya's lips in this movie. Shriya Saran, who is finding it tough to get a foothold in South, is now ready to do any type of roles and scenes to be in business. Kamal is cashing upon her desperation.
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