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

Tuesday, 14 June 2011

Venky in Suresh Krishna direction!


Venky in Suresh Krishna direction!

Venkatesh is busy with his yet-to-be titled film in the direction of Gopichand Malineni on Sai Ganesh Productions banner. The film is the remake of Malayalam Super hit Bodyguard which is currently being shot in Hyderabad with Trisha as the heroine.

Meanwhile, Venky is also listening to the scripts and is finalizing his future projects. The latest we hear is Venkatesh might team up with director Suresh Krishna, who earlier directed films Prema, Dharma Chakram with the actor. Currently, the story discussions are progressing and if everything goes well, the film might start rolling its camera after Bodyguard remake wraps up.

Stay glued for more updates of Venkatesh-Suresh Krishna combo…
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