'Kerala Yathra', led by KPCC president Ramesh Chennithala, has reached Idukki after touring through eight districts in the state. Speaking about his venture, Chennithala has said that with each passing day, 'Kerala Yathra' is turning out to be a success story.
Authorities announce the first ever Spring Snow Festival at Sonmarg. The festival met with success as many tourist turned up to be a part of this new venture. The festival has a lot of snow related games and sports like skiing, snow boarding, snow cycling alon...
It has been four days after the release of débutant director Sudheer Varma's 'Swamy Ra Ra'. The Telugu film starring Nikhil and Swati is a success at the box office. The stars celebrate the success at a mall in Hyderabad.
Prabhas' 'Mirchi' has helped this six-footer star create a personal record. He now ranks among the select Telugu stars likes Ram Charan and Mahesh Babu, the box office collections of whose movies have crossed Rs 45 crore.
In Andhra Pradesh, for as long as one can remember, Ram Gopal Varma was more talked about for his controversies, and his Hindi movies which also flopped miserably. But with '26/11 India Pai Daadi' doing comfortably well across the state, the movie's success ha...
'Kadali' was removed from the theatres in just three days of its release. This utter failure of Mani Ratnam's movie had made things highly difficult for the once ace director, so much so that he has to seek police protection from financiers. Many of them funde...
The star who was called the 'minimum guarantee star' has not been able to guarantee even one hit for the last two years. Mass Maharaja Ravi Teja has had at least half-a-dozen flops or duds to his credit. Will this phase end for the star?
Veteran producer D Ramanaidu continues to set new records for himself. His first production in Punjabi, 'Singh Versus Kaur’, released on February 14, is a huge hit. Spurred by the success, Ramanaidu wants to remake the movie in Telugu, starring grandson Dagg...
Charmee has had a not-too-good run in Bollywood. Her last film 'Buddha Hoga Tera Baap' with Amitabh Bachchan sank at the box office. But with good openings for 'Zilla Ghaziabad', Charmee, who stars with Vivek Oberoi, in the movie has finally received some upli...
ISRO's PSLV-C20 rocket successfully launched into space the Indo-French oceanographic study satellite 'SARAL' and six other foreign mini and micro spacecrafts on Monday from the spaceport at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. SARAL was injected first i...
Expect a Telugu film industry veteran like Dasari Naryana Rao to do some plain speaking. Specially with regard to what is currently one of Tollywood's worst guarded secret - the phenomenon of 'success' meets and of declaring a movie that hardly runs for two we...
Ram's 'Ongole Gitta' turned out to be a damp squib, and disappeared from the screen within two weeks. The actor is now desperate for a hit, and has decided to settle for a remake movie. Ram plans to play the role essayed by Abhishek Bachchan in 'Bol Bachchan',...
I am happy and having a party, says Prabhas. The first week collections of 'Mirchi' have come in and the star is ecstatic at the response. Watch a tired but happy looking Prabhas talk about the movie's success.
'Viswaroopam' enters second week in Tamil Nadu where its release had been delayed by at least a fortnight over objections raised by Muslim organisations. In Telugu version of the movie was released in January and in Hindi in the first week of February. The fil...
Tamil movie 'Pizza' has been a runaway hit in Tamil Nadu. its Telugu dubbing is ready for release. Nani was present at the audio platinum disc function of the movie. He and director Nandini Reddy praises the movie by the débutante director.
Mahesh Babu, Prabhas, Jr NTR, Pawan Kalyan had their biggest hits with a set of directors. They had since moved on to star in films directed by others. But now the realisation has dawned that they need a hit as big as the one their favourite directors had once...
Students of Shri Ram College of Commerce have picked Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi over Rahul Gandhi and Ratan Tata to deliver a lecture on emerging business models in a global scenario. Modi, they feel, have been the man behind the success story of Guj...
A story of determination against all odds, and that too by a person from Andhra Pradesh. Rajasekhar has become the first visually challenged person in India to pass the CA or chartered accountancy exams. He did it on his second attempt. Rajasekhar, born into a...
To thank all the movie buffs for making 'Naayak' a super success, the crew including Ram Charan Teja, director VV Vinayak, producer Danayya DVV and cinematographer Chota Naidu, are on a whirlwind tour across four cities on a chartered aircraft. Ram Charan Teja...
Ram Charan Teja and the 'Naayak' team took a chartered flight across coastal Andhra Pradesh, met fans and celebrated the success of 'Naayak. It was 'Naayak' mania all over coastal Andhra Pradesh on Sunday. Fans of Ram Charan Teja in Tirupati, Viskhapatnam and ...
Happy with the first week success of 'Naayak', Ram Charan Teja thanks fans and says the film is special because it allowed him to showcase various facets of his acting skills.
Prince Mahesh Babu was frank, precise and 'very very happy' at the success of 'Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu'. Mahesh was at Vijayawada to thank the Telugu movie audience for making the film a success. Mahesh spoke on what the movie meant to him, the scri...
Tollywood has its own unique way of functioning. And a release during Sankranthi is one such tradition. But there is more to this that it suggests. None have realised the successful 'secret' of a release during festival time than Mahesh Babu and Jr NTR. If you...
Aamir Khan's 'Talaash', directed by Reema Kagti, is racing to cross the Rs 100 crore mark. And at the party called to celebrate the success of the movie, Aamir said he was happy at the commercial success of the movie, but wishes more people would like it.
When she started her career, Samantha Prabhu was like any comer, eager to obey and please the director. But now the most-wanted heroine in Telugu movies has earned herself the license to say no. The minute Samantha heard rumours floating around of a supposed k...
Compared to 'Singham' and 'Dabaang', Aamir Khan says 'Talaash' is a movie viewers can connect with. Speaking to the media after the success of the movie, the actor says the director, Reema Kagti, has done a great job.
Did Aamir Khan's latest offering, 'Talaash', disappoint the audience? Did it work at the box office? Find out what the trade pundits and exhibitors have to say about Aamir's big outing. The film made close to Rs 50 crore over the weekend.
With the ongoing crisis in Egypt, which overthrew the Hosni Mubarak regime in the country, and the protests in Libya and Tunisia not showing any signs of abating, experts now fear that the Arab Spring was not the success story that it was painted out to be. Th...
The Congress is at a situation when its fortunes don't look too bright. Now it gets ready for midterm elections with the appointment of Rahul Gandhi at the head of the election coordination committee for the 2014 general elections. Is Congress getting ready fo...
The Congress party has put a huge trust in the party scion Rahul Gandhi by appointing him as the head of the coordination committee for the 2014 elections. The committee will not only select candidates but also formulate the party's strategy for the 2014 gener...
The Congress party has put a huge trust in the party scion Rahul Gandhi by appointing him as the head of the coordination committee for the 2014 elections. The committee will not only select candidates but also formulate the party's strategy for the 2014 gener...
The Congress party has put a huge trust in the party scion Rahul Gandhi by appointing him as the head of the coordination committee for the 2014 elections. But the committee does not have Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as its member. Does this mean that Manmoha...
Perhaps Rahul Gandhi's politics is not known to him, or at least not even known to many in the Congress who are now putting Rahul at the forefront of its fight for the 2014 elections. The Congress party has put a huge trust in the party scion Rahul Gandhi by a...
There is no spark visible in Rahul Gandhi, says Shivanand Tiwari, JD(U) leader. Perhaps Rahul Gandhi's politics is not known to him, or at least not even known to many in the Congress who are now putting Rahul at the forefront of its fight for the 2014 electio...
Three films in year, all of them with top stars, and with two of these being huge successes. That's the magic of director Puri Jagannath. He is a director known for his fast-paced style of shooting and completing a film within schedule.
He is a director who had once said-the success of a film never really bothers me. Lacking a hit among spate of flop films, the damp openings for 'Bhoot Returns', or 'Boochi 3D" have once again come back to haunt Ram Gopal Varma.
Allari Naresh has expanded his range after the release of 'Sudigadu'. He has become a hero whose films are in the range of Rs 12-15 crore. And the budget of his new movies are also thinking big, who does comedy and also dances well.
After many years, a Prabhas movie has seen its best first week collections. 'Rebel' is a pucca mass cinema, and the movie created a huge hungama even before its release. The vandh and March in Hyderabad may have affected the film's collections in the city, but...
In 2010, came 'Darling', followed 'Mr Perfect' in 2011. After these hits, in 2012, he has 'Rebel'. Prabhas has been expanding his market over the last three years. Will 'Rebel' take this six-footer forward? He has earlier made love stories, and now he comes wi...
Kareena Kapoor is Bollywood's reigning queen. As such this actress had always wanted to act in a heroine oriented film that she should be able to carry on her own shoulders. Perhaps Kareena was looking at the examples set by Vidya Balan and Priyanka Chopra. Al...
In Bollywood This Week: Salman Khan entertains the crowds at the music launch of Preity Zinta's film 'Ishkq in Paris'; Sanjay Leela Bhansali responds to rumours of a fight with lead actor Ranveer Singh on the sets of 'Ram Leela'; Sources say the filming of 'Ra...
Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) 100th mission, PSLV-C21 launch vehicle, blasts off into the space. The PSLV-C21 which is launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota carries a Japanese micro satellite Proiteres and a French Earth obser...
When Chiranjeevi, Nagarjuna, Balakrishna and Venkatesh were around, the slot for the 'small' hero was filled by the likes of Srikanth and Jagapathi Babu. Such heroes made ten films to the one film made by a top hero. They provided wholesome entertainment to th...
'Annamacharya', 'Sri Ramadassu' and now 'Shirdi Sai'. That's the amazing output of the combination of hero Nagarjuna, director K Raghavendra Rao and music director Keeravani. Will 'Shirdi Sai' repeat the success of the two earlier devotional films?
While charting out his own path to success, the Delhi dasher Virat Kohli heaps praise on fellow Delhiite Unmukt Chand for leading the Indian U-19 team to World Cup glory. Only a few years back, Virat Kohli performed the exact same feat. Congratulating Unmukt o...
'Eega' has wowed audiences with its story, superb technical finesse, and a large canvas. Its collections in Tamil are also astounding, something that could open the large Tamil market to Telugu films- original or dubbed- and also to our stars. Can director SS ...
'Dookudu', 'Businessman', 'Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu'. Is it going to be a hat-trick of hits for Prince Mahesh Babu? The film is coming out well and the expectations are high. And if it does become a hit, then Mahesh Babu would be creating a sensation...
'Sudigadu' starring Allari Naresh and Monal Gujjar is releasing this Friday. The unique trailer of this movie that has spoofed top stars, movies and sequences from all hit movies has caught attention of everyone. But can this movie match the hype of this star,...
His last BO success was 'Mirapakaay'. And he has delivered five flops after that. His punch, energy, dialogues and comedy have earned him star status, but that is now in danger due to these flops. And fans are asking him to chose his films carefully. Does Ravi...
Ileana D'cruz is back and how. After talks that she had left her Telugu fans disappointed after moving to Bollywood and reports that she was looking so thin as to appear as brand ambassador of a poverty-stricken country, Telugu audiences have given the thumbs ...
Katrina Kaif is on a roll post the success of Salman Khan starer Ek Tha Tiger. Times Now has managed to catch up with the Bollywood diva as she shoots for an ad film.
In Germany, one person's junk has become another person's key to sporting success, quite literally. The annual rubbish bin World Cup took pride of place in Germany this week. Norman Schaefer successfully defended his Bin World Cup Title this time around, in a ...
After the success of 'Kanchana' or 'Muni', director and choreographer is back to thrill and frighten you. He is all set to make 'Kanchana Part 2'. And seeing the success of 'Muni' and 'Kanchana', Lawrence is of the firm belief that horror works.
A few years back, Tamil films dubbed into Telugu were a rage, at times even garnering more box office traction that original straight Telugu films. But tables have turned. Telugu films dubbed in Tamil and other languages are a rage. So top Tamil stars have cha...
The biggest of all the Indian heroes at the 2012 London Olympics, Sushil Kumar, talks to Headlines Today on becoming the first ever Indian to claim back-to-back finishes on the Olympic podium. Dedicating the win to the nation, Sushil Kumar says that he has kep...
This episode of Rahasyam examines how some nations, races, communities and those located in a certain geographical area have succeeded and continue to succeed in the Olympics.
On his birthday, here is a special story on the resurgence and charisma of Mahesh Babu. He tasted success early, but two hits in a row and his stature and success seems unsurmountable.
Taapasee has done many films, dances well, has good screen presence, but still awaits success. But interestingly she still gets some fillms with top stars.
Anna Hazare's fast failed. How will Baba Ramdev's hunger strike succeed? In this interview, Ramdev sounds very positive about bringing in massive crowds at his Delhi fast.
The makers of Tollywood's biggest multi-starrer in recent years, 'Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu', have taken up the marketing strategy of Mahesh Babu's 'Dookudu'. First came the release of film's teaser on May 31. So guess what is being planned for August...
Taapasee has done six movies so far and has two more in her hand. But despite her glamorous roles, success of the blockbuster variety still continues to elude her.
Is it right for film stars to come to Ajmer Sharif and seek Khawaja's blessings for the success of their films? No says, Diwan Sayeed Zanual Abideen Ali Khan, head of the Ajmer Sharif Dargah. He says films are hit not because of the Dargah but because of taste...
Does the attraction of a midday meal in the school help students remain in school? Not so in Hyderabad's Old City area, where students come to school, finish their midday meal, and then rush off to help parents or relatives at their work.
Release of Allu Arjun's 'Julayi' has been put off. 'Devudu Chesina Manushulu' starring Ravi Teja has also been out. Want to know the reason. Apparently 'Tollywood's producers and directors have gone back to a new formula. It is a new 'time table' for releasing...
Guess who is Tollywood's lucky mascot? The girl whose presence equals record box office collections to a Tollywood hero. Look no further- Samantha Ruth Prabhu. Samantha presence has given record collections to Nani, Naga Chaitanya, Mahesh Babu and Jr NTR. And ...
SS Rajamouli's 'Eega' and the response it has received has majorly upset the plans of Tollywood's top producers and directors. So much so they have had to reschedule or re-juggle their plans.
From the 'Singhams' to the 'Rathores', everyone in the industry knows that when it comes to making big bucks in Bollywood there is only one formula that works without fail and that is Salman, Salman and Salman. He is the undisputed 'rowdy' of Bollywood.
The price of petrol price has been cut by Rs 1.60 per litre after a high-level review by oil marketing companies. The cut will come into effect from midnight.
Chandrababu Naidu wins the day in Vizianagaram as he manages to break though the heavy police presence, hold a rally, and also take potshots at Botsa on his home turf.