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Nov 30, 2013

Autonagar Surya Trailer

Naga Chatainya's Autonagar Surya Trailer Gets Positive Response

Dr Venkat and K Achi Reddy's Autonagar Surya is one of the most-awaited Telugu movies, but it has been delayed for long time due to financial issues. Director Deva Katta, who is making all preparation for its release, has now released the theatrical trailer of the film as a birthday gift to its hero Naga Chatainya. The 1.38-munute video, which was unveiled on YouTube, has garnered very good response from the film goers in the state.

Autonagar Surya Theatrical Trailer - Naga Chaitanya, Samantha, Brahmanandam

Watch Autonagar Surya Movie Theatrical Trailer. Starring Naga Chaitanya, Samantha, Brahmanandam
Autonagar Surya is touted to be an action entertainer and the director has embedded all masala elements. The trailer shows that the movie revolves around angry young man, who is a mechanic by profession. At the end of the video, the hero says that he belongs to motor caste. Define the his caste, Deva Katta tweets, "All those who lead the world forward for a better human life is called 'motor caste'...Edison, Tesla, Gates, Jobs....many more for example!" The trailer of Autonagar Surya offers a look at all its mass elements. It throws brief light on Naga Chatainya's fights, his romance with Samantha, Brahmanandam's comedy and much more. The biggest strength of Deva Katta is powerful dialogues. This movie also has some dialogues and the video givens a hint at it. Surya says, "Na Peru Surya......Na Prapancham Lo...Mataku Mata...Debba Ku Debba Ee Samadhanam...." Most of the film goers, who have watched the trailer of Autonagar Surya, have expressed positive response. We bring you some unique comments.

Naga Chaitanya Biography

Film actor
Naga Chaitanya is an Indian film actor who stars in Telugu films. He made his debut in the 2009 college film, Josh. His second film was, Gautham Menon's Ye Maaya Chesave with his portrayal of a love-torn film director winning him critical acclaim.
Born: November 23, 1986 (age 27), Hyderabad
Height: 1.70 m
Education: PSBB School
Parents: Lakshmi Ramanaidu Daggubati, Nagarjuna, Amala

Samantha Ruth Prabhu Biography

Actress
Samantha Ruth Prabhu is an Indian film actress and model, who mainly works in the Telugu and Tamil film industries. Samantha was raised in Chennai and pursued a career in modeling during her late teens.
Born: April 28, 1987 (age 26), Chennai
Height: 1.66 m
Full name: Samantha Ruth Prabhu
Parents: Ninette Prabhu, Prabhu
Awards: Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu, More

Nov 23, 2013

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NTR & ANR Rare Photos, Biographies

Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao & Akkineni Nageswara Rao Rare Photos, Biographies

N. T. Rama Rao Biography

Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, popularly known as N. T. Rama Rao or by his initials NTR, was an Indian film actor, director, producer, and politician who also served as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for three terms.

10th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
Political party Telugu Desam Party (1982-1995)
Other political
affiliations National Front (1989-1995)
In office
9 January 1983 – 16 August 1984
Governor K. C. Abraham
Preceded by Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
Succeeded by Nadendla Bhaskara Rao
In office
16 September 1984 – 2 December 1989
Governor Shankar Dayal Sharma
Preceded by Nadendla Bhaskara Rao
Succeeded by Marri Chenna Reddy
In office
12 December 1994 – 1 September 1995
Governor Krishan Kant
Preceded by Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
Succeeded by Nara Chandrababu Naidu

Personal details
Born Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao
28 May 1923
Nimmakuru, Madras Presidency, British India
Died 18 January 1996 (aged 72)
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Spouse(s) Basavatarakam (m. 1942–85) (deceased)
Lakshmi Parvathi (m. 1993–96)
Children Nandamuri Ramakrishna Sr. (deceased)
Nandamuri Jayakrishna
Nandamuri Saikrishna (deceased)
Nandamuri Harikrishna
Nandamuri Mohanakrishna
Nandamuri Balakrishna
Nandamuri Ramakrishna Jr.
Nandamuri Jayashankar Krishna
Garapati Lokeswari
Daggubati Purandeswari
Nara Bhuvaneswari
Kantamaneni Uma Maheswari
Alma mater Andhra-Christian College, Guntur
Religion Hinduism
Awards Padma Shri (1968)
National Film Awards

Akkineni Nageswara Rao Biography

Film actor
Akkineni Nageswara Rao is a prominent Indian film actor and producer, predominantly in the Telugu language. From paddy fields, he strode into the field of fine arts through theatre.
Born: September 20, 1923 (age 90), Ramapuram (Venkata Raghava Puram)
Height: 1.70 m
Spouse: Annapurna Akkineni (m. 1949–2011)
Education: Andhra University
Children: Nagarjuna, Sathyavathi, Naga Susheela, Akkineni Venkat

Nov 22, 2013

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Varna Movie Review

Film: Varna Cast & Crew
Starring: Arya, Anushka Shetty, Radhika, Siva Karthikeyan
Director: Selvaraghavan
Producer: Prasad V Potluri
Banner: PVP Cinemas
Music: Harris Jayaraj, Anirudh Ravichander

Varna - Story

It is about two love stories in two different worlds. Madhu (Arya) and Ramya (Anushka) fall in love and when everything seems bright to the couple an unfortunate thing happens. Now Madhu is taken to another world by some super power. There he meets Mahendra (Arya) and Varna (Anushka). Is there some purpose for Madhu to come to that world?

Other World Story: A place where people have not experienced the feel of love. Mahendra (Arya) falls in love in the first instance with Varna (Anushka Shetty) and marries her. But as they don’t understand the feeling they get separated. Due to a time worm Mahendra goes to Earth and saves Madhu. The rest of the story is about who ends up with Varna.

Varna - Star Performance
The less said about the acting skills of the lead cast, the better. There seems to be a big race happening to decide who will come up with the worst performance. Arya is wooden faced in Mahendra’s character and tries to portray his emotions in Madhu’s role. Similarly Anushka is ok in her role as Ramya but failed to live in the character of Varna. Rest of the characters just ham it up.

Varna - Technicalities:

Director tried to do create some different world like Avatar in this movie. Most of the creatures in that world resemble Avatar's animals. Other than that his imagination is silly. Graphics are just okay. They are not cheap and also not that great. Cinematography is good and background score is fine. Songs are not impressive. Editing is not up to the mark. Production values are rich.

The only problem is the film didn’t need to spend more than two and a half hours explaining this when the concept became clear within the first half hour. Also two stories are so loosely connected that they ultimately feel like pointless padding.The constant lurching between different plots also makes it difficult for any character development. There were some good set-ups early on, like Amma – Evil connection or a mysterious time worm. But these never mounted to anything. These could have easily been taken much further and tied the stories closer together.

The film boasts twists and turns but in the end you've probably seen them all before and they will not surprise too many people with where it goes.Tamil director Selva Raghavan, who is known as Sri Raghava for Telugu audience has come up with a romantic fantasy film Varna. This is made in Tamil as Iraandam Ulagam. Anushka and Arya played the leads.

Cinematography by Ramji is very mediocre. Especially shots in another world were very blurry. Harris Jayaraj music is fine but the songs were situation less and shot with casual choreography. Must say Anirudh Ravichander BGM is the major asset of the movie.

Especially BGM in scene where Arya fights with mysterious animal and Interval sequence receives a special mention. Graphics in the film are second grade and failed to elevate mythical second world scenes. Fights in the film are very ordinary. Lip sync is missing in the major scenes connected to Amma - Varna - Mahendra. Production Values of the movie is grand.

Varna - Analysis
Have you ever felt like there is a after life? Had a case of Déjà vu? Felt like you have seen something after you lost it but you aren’t sure where?

First half of the movie itself is enough to know that Varna is going to be a torturous movie till the end. There is no plot or story whatsoever. Director had a vague idea about true love and he simply experimented by making a movie with so many crores. It will not only leave holes in the pockets of investors, but also will out its audience through endless torture.

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