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Attarintiki Daredi Movie Review

After overcoming a lot of hurdles, including the recent piracy fiasco, his latest movie 'Attarintiki Daaredi' finally made it to the silver screen. The most talked about Telugu movie Attarintiki Daredi, which has hit the screens on September 27 after long wait, has garnered positive reviews and rich ratings from almost all film critics across the globe. Most of the film critics have all praise for Powerstar Pawan Kalyan and Trivikram Srinivas for making it a good family entertainer. They say that the director has made a right blend of commercial ingredients to impress all classes of audience.

Story
Gautham Nandan (Pawan Kalyan), only heir to a multi-millionaire business honcho Raghu Nandan (Boman Irani in Milan), is on a mission to unite his paternal aunt Sunanda (Nadhiya) with his grandfather Raghu Nandan who is on his death bed. How did Gautham convince his aunt and what difficulties he faces forms the crux of the story. Attarintiki Daredi is a romantic action movie. Trivikram Srinivas, who has penned story, screenplay and dialogues for the film, has selected a simple storyline, but his treatment of the subject makes it an interesting watch. The movie is all about a business heir settled in USA who comes to India and eats humble pie in a bid to mend the strained relationship between his grandfather and his aunt Attayya. Pawan Kalyan's rocking performance, Trivikram's interesting narration, punch dialogues and funny onliners, Bramhanandam's comedy, Samantha-Pranitha's glamour, Devi Sri Prasad's music and background score, Prasad Murella's camera work, Peter Hein's fights, beautiful locales, art direction and costumes are the highlights of Attarintiki Daredi,

Writer-Director Trivikram forced dialogues (Although, there are a few exceptions like "Ekkada Neggalo Kadu Ekkada Taggalo Telisinodu...Goppodu") Ahalya-Indra drama episode are a poor distortion of facts and disconnect one from the film. There are umpteen scenes in the film where Gautham slaps his side-kick every now and then, without a reason. The slapping episodes are very embarrassing. Scenes in the pre-climax portions are good.

It is a must watch movie for the fans of Pawan Kalyan and Trivikram. which has been rated an average of 3.66 out of 5.

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Kamal Kamaraju Marriage Plans

Kamal Kamaraju Reveals His Marriage Plans

Kamal Kamaraju

Kamal Kamaraju, who has a degree in architecture from JNTU, is a multifaceted star, who is adept in acting, writing, art direction, photography and architecture. With his work in these fields, he has earned huge fan base, especially female fans. But the actor is all set to break million hearts as he has decided to say goodbye to his bachelorhood. Yes! He will soon tie the knot with a girl named Supriya in December. In a chat with a leading English daily, Kamal Kamaraju admitted that he will marry Supriya.

Talking about this Bengali girl, who is a native of Bhopal, the actor says that she is currently working as a strategy and operation consultant in a corporate company in Hyderabad. He added, "It's an arranged-cum-love marriage." Kamal Kamaraju further said that it was his father who saw Supriya first. Later, the actor met her and their first meeting turned into love at first sight for each other. After understanding each other quite well, his family informed about their relationship to Supriya's family, who happily accepted their offer. On Twitter, he wrote, "Yes its true.:)) From supriya and myself thank you all for the lovely wishes..." Now, both families have decided to hold a grand engagement function in the first week of October. The marriage will take place in Hyderabad sometime in December. Meanwhile, Kamal Kamaraju is teaching Telugu to Supriya. He is also making efforts to learn Bengali.

Kamal Kamaraju's Family Background
Kamal Kamaraju was born on 3rd September 1981, in Sevagram Wardha district of Maharashtra. His father Jawaharlal Kamaraju is retired as an AGM in Navratna Company NMDC and mother Nirmala Gutta took voluntary retirement from state organisation MARKFED. Both hail from Hyderabad, where they brought up Kamal. Kamal has an elder brother Kranthi Kiran Kamaraju. Show Thumbnail

Kamal's Connection With Gandhism
Kamal Kamaraju's grandparents from mothers side were freedom fighters and were particular that the mother delivers in the renowned Gandhian surroundings. So born in Sevagram, he was named after his father's mother Kamala Devi, who hailed from Razole in East Godavari district.

Kamal Kamaraju's Education
Kamal studied at Little Flower High School at Chirag Ali lane Hyderabad, where he picked up interest in art, theatre and dance. Later this translated into his interest in joining architecture from the JNTU in Hyderabad, where he acquired bachelors degree in Architecture.

Kamal's Love For Acting
His love for acting and his desire to stay back in India led him to choose film career where he subsequently became a known face in Telugu film industry. He currently stays in Hyderabad and works for Telugu films.

Kamal's Debut As An Assistant Art Director
Kamal Kamaraju started his career as an assistant art director to director Chandra Shekhar Yelleti under the tutelage of renowned art director Ravinder for the film Anukokunda Oka Roju in 2005.

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Akkineni Nageswara Rao Interview

Akkineni Nageswara Rao Biography
Career: Actor
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BirthDate: 1923, 20 of September , Venkataraghavapuram, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Spouse: Annapurna Akkineni (18 February 1949 - present) 5 children
Zodiac sign: Virgo

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Interview: Akkineni Nageswara Rao His Career To Chennai

The Indian film industry is yet to find a place amid world cinema even as it celebrates its centenary year, rues one of the country's acting legends, Akkineni Nageswara Rao (ANR), who turns 90 Friday. In an interview to IANS, Nageswara Rao said "It is unfortunate that we haven't found a place yet in world cinema. It's a great loss to the industry that produces maximum number of films in the world. In the global film festival circuit, we are not well noted due to the quality of our products, which do not Cover global markets." The veteran actor added, "Our penetration in the global film market is also quite low vis-a-vis Hollywood. Going forward, we need to become experimental and create content that can attract global audiences."

Looking back at his 70-year-old career comprising a filmography of over 250, he said two persons deserve to be credited for his success and fame. "My mother has been my biggest inspiration in life. She encouraged me to pursue theatre at a very young age. My biggest influence has been filmmaker Ghantasala Balaramaiah, who picked me from the Bezawada (Now Vijayawada) railway platform and signed me as a lead for his film 'Sitarama Jananam' in 1944," he said. Even though he shifted base to Hyderabad many decades ago, Nageswara Rao owes his career to Madras (Chennai).


Akkineni Nageswara Rao in 'Sri Sita Rama Jananam'

Madras Have A Special Place In ANR'S Heart
"Madras will always have a special place in my heart. Since films in southern India were made in Madras back then, it was a natural choice for anyone to move there. I spent my initial years there and also acted in a few Tamil films. I still remember walking through the city for a cup of coffee many years ago," he said.

Was There A Moment When You Wanted To Quit Films For Good?

"My journey too had ups and downs. But, since I started my career at the age of 19, I didn't have to face any competition and therefore I always enjoyed working in films. When you enjoy what you do, there is no question of quitting, isn't it?" he reasoned

ANR Still Connected To Industry
While his son Nagarjuna is a successful actor, his other son and two daughters are into film production. Nageswara Rao retired as a lead actor years ago, but he still feels connected to the industry.

ANR Involvement In Tollywood

He added, "I'm involved in many ways in the industry. I always wanted to give back to the industry and hence set up Annapurna Studios and even a film school recently. I'm facing arc lights for my new film Manam with my son and grandson (Naga Chaitanya); so I was never away from the industry."

ANR Feel Proud About His Children

Having witnessed the good, bad and ugly side of filmdom, he never had qualms about letting his children be a part of the industry. ANR said, "I felt the industry gives you the opportunity to learn as well as be responsible for your actions. I thought my children could learn the same here and therefore I never stopped them from entering the industry. I feel proud today that my children have imbibed these values."

Film Has No Boundaries

The actor, whose Telugu films include titles like Batasari, Devadasu and Prem Nagar, added "Film has no boundaries, yet you cater to a certain market and audiences; so it is important you connect with them in a way they expect you as a native of the region. There is also a sense of comfort to work in the region you are brought up in."

Why Didn't You Do More Tamil Films?

"I moved to Andhra Pradesh because as an actor I wanted longevity and I also wanted my children to learn and speak their mother tongue (Telugu). My son (Nagarjuna) is an actor because he can read, write and speak in Telugu. I also thought if I can act in Madras, I can do it in Hyderabad too," he said.

ANR's Tamil Films

Nageswara Rao, who has starred in Tamil films such as Anbumagan, Kanal Neer and Pen Manam, said, "The love and appreciation I got from that place helped me grow and sustain in the industry."

source:oneindia.in