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

Wednesday, 15 June 2011

Allari Naresh treating with ‘Madathakaja’











The tall and talented Allari Naresh is all set to arrive with his
new movie titled Madathakaja. This is being directed by Sitarama
Raju while Damodar Prasad is the producer. Naresh is pairing up
with the slender beauty Sneha Ullal and the shooting is happening
 at Ramoji city. Sources say the film is expected to hit the screens
 in July. Already, Naresh has scored a hit in his recent movie
Seema Tapakai. Further details about Madathakaja will be
revealed soon.

Nara Lokesh Becoming Producer???



















Nara Lokesh, the son of Chandrababu
 Naidu has got no separate identity till now. Even the 
people cannot connect to him as grand son of NTR
 instantly. But he has thezeal to get into politics. 
In stead of doing that as son of Chandrababu, 
he has chosen a different line He wants to get identity in
 public now. So he is entering into film industry
 first as producer. If he gets recognition as film personality,
 then people recognize him better.

This idea was liked by Chandrababu as well. Hence he waved the yellow flag for
 his son it seems. So very soon we see Nara Lokesh Naidu as film producer.

These days even the B grade and C grade producers are getting identity with 
just one or two films. Then it is obvious that Chandrababu's son gets better 
scope to gain popularity very soon.

Tuesday, 14 June 2011

Bunny gives Double Trouble for NTR


Bunny gives Double Trouble for NTR

Veteran MS Reddy revealed the other dark side of Junior NTR in his book ‘Idee Naa Katha’ by calling him ‘Arrogant’ (Pogarubothu). Before the die hard Nandamuri Fans tried to digest this news, here comes one more blow as media started comparisons between Junior NTR and allu arjun get ups in ‘Shakti’ and ‘Badrinath’ respectively.  While both of them being saviors for temples, there was just a differentiation in terminology, if Tarak was ‘Rakshakudu,’ Bunny was called as ‘Kshetra Palakudu’ but duties being the same.



Undoubtedly an analogy of sorts was inevitable and distinction marks are awarded to Bunny while Tarak stood much below the pass marks. The macho look with exposed six packs and biceps made allu arjun the apt match for ‘Badri’ warrior character while Tarak’s ‘Rudra’ has become comedy stuff. However Junior enjoying more following in masses has dug his own pit with ‘Rudra’ and ‘Shakti’ while allu arjun’s ‘Badrinath’ is almost to face the defeat yet a small respite because the amount of hard work put in for the film is recognized by audience. Timing of ‘Badrinath’ is making Junior NTR to face the double trouble. 

MS Reddy’s remarks hurt Jr. NTR fans

Veteran producer and lyricist MS Reddy also known as Mallemala has written an autobiography named “Idee Naa Katha” which is sending tremors in Tollywood. This book consists of various experiences of MS Reddy and also his encounters with different people in Tollywood.



MS Reddy didn’t fear to expose the ‘dark side’ of few actors and directors in his book. He wrote that Jr. NTR is the most selfish person who doesn’t keep his word. Reddy said that NTR promised to do a film on his banner as hero but he never kept it. “I am the one who introduced him to silver screen with Ramayanam,” Reddy mentioned.



“I asked NTR Jr. to wait for few minutes as Subbirami Reddy came to visit me. We are in the middle of a story narration then. But he left without notice saying that his ‘range’ is so big to be kept waited. He is very arrogant,” Reddy fired. These comments are not going well with NTR fans. They are planning to burn off Reddy’s books as a result. NTR is yet to comment on MS Reddy remarks against him.

Ravi Teja, Puri Jagannadh teams up again!



Ravi Teja, Puri Jagannadh teams up again!

Itlu Sravani Subramanyam, Idiot, Amma Nanna Tamil Ammayi are the super hits that are released in Ravi Teja and Puri Jagannadh’s combination. However, their last film Neninthe resulted as an average film at the Box-Office.

It is noteworthy to mention that Ravi Teja, who played small roles in films, has got good break and gained mass hero image with Puri’s films. He has now become the minimum guarantee hero for Tollywood producers.

Now, the dashing director and the Mass Maharaja are set to team up again for a new film which will hit the sets shortly. As per the sources information, Puri has prepared a script that suits Ravi Teja’s mass image. Ravi Teja is presently busy with his new film Nippu in Guna Sekhar’s direction and YVS Choudary’s production

Ram Charan, Vinayak’s film titled Cherry?



Ram Charan, Vinayak’s film titled Cherry?

Director V.V. Vinayak has directed a film Bunny with Allu Arjun, which is his pet name and scored a hit. Now, Vinayak is directing a new film with Ram Charan and is said to be following the same by titling the film as Cherry, which is Ram Charan’s pet name.

The script work for the film is under progress and the movie is said to be a family entertainer with action backdrop. Samantha is playing the female lead in the movie. DVV Danaya is producing the film on the banner Universal Media. Devi Sri Prasad has been roped in as the music director for the film. Cherry is all set to move onto the floors in the month of August. An official confirmation on the title of the film is expected though.

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…