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

Friday, 3 June 2011

Kamal Haasan's Challenge To Rajinikanth!!


 

 

 

 


 
 
The film industry is one place where cat fights, ego clashes are common 
even among nobodies. But here is one example that goes to prove how
the industry has those few good men.
We are talking about the duo of Kamal Haasan and his arch-rival but very
good friend Rajinikanth.

Sources say when Rajini was admitted in Chennai hospital, he was visited 
by a few but notable among them was Kamal Haasan.
Hospital folks reveal how Kamal cheered Rajini up and stated that it is due to
Rajini’s growing efficiency that Kamal has to work hard to be better than him.
Kamal reportedly told that he is positive about Rajini recovering quickly and 
getting back to shooting ‘Rana’.

However, he quipped that ‘Rana’ would be another big film and that will trigger
Kamal to do something even better than Rajini. This kind of friendly competition
and challenge motivated Rajini and it seems he is even more determined to recover
soon and get back to work. Hats off to Kamal and Rajini!!

 

 

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