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Acting came naturally to me: Rana Daggubati
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| Arpana 11/17/2009
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Rana Daggubati is set to make a mark as an actor with Telugu movie "Leader", an intense political drama.
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Children's film festival off to colourful start
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| IANS 11/14/2009
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The 16th International Children's Film Festival began here Saturday evening with a glittering inaugural ceremony.
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War of words between Chiranjeevi and Mohan Babu
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| IANS 10/14/2009
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Already divided by political affiliations, the Telugu film industry is now witnessing a bitter exchange of words even on the issue of relief to the flood-hit people in Andhra Pradesh.
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YSR to come alive on silver screen
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| IANS 9/14/2009
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After statues and temples immortalising late Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, the popular leader who died in a helicopter crash early this month will come alive on the silver screen.
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Trisha stays away from Gopichand's birthday bash
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| IANS 8/5/2009
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Trisha is presently doing a Telugu film "Shankam" opposite Gopichand. The actor, who has made a name for himself, decided to celebrate his birthday on location in grand style, unit sources said.
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'Kick' revives Shaam's career
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| R.G. Vijayasarathy 6/12/2009
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Shaam has hit the bull's eye with his first Telugu film "Kick", in which he plays a negative role, and says the film's success has inspired him to experiment with different kind of roles.
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Deepika Padukone to do item number
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| IANS 6/9/2009
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Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone is set to shoot an item number for a Telugu film titled "Love 4 Ever".
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Telugu film stars fail to shine in polls
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| IANS 5/17/2009
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Twelve Telugu film personalities contested Lok Sabha and state assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh this year, but only four - megastar Chiranjeevi, Vijayashanthi, Jayasudha and film producer Kodali Venkateshwara Rao - tasted success.
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Beautiful brawn: South Indian film's new mantra
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| Maudgalyan 5/2/2009
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The south Indian film industry has discovered a new commercial formula in the form of heroine-oriented action films.
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Son kills dad for not voting for PRP
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| IANS 4/19/2009
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In a shocking incident, a die-hard fan of actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi killed his father for not casting his vote for the superstar's newly formed Praja Rajyam Party (PRP).
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Telugu stars make a beeline to polling booths
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| IANS 4/16/2009
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Popular actors and other Telugu film personalities made a beeline to polling booths here to cast their votes for the first phase of parliamentary and assembly elections Thursday.
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Junior NTR comes on stretcher to vote
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| IANS 4/16/2009
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Severe injuries sustained in a road accident could not stop him from campaigning in Andhra Pradesh. And on Thursday popular Telugu actor Junior NTR made sure that he cast his vote too - even if it meant coming out on a stretcher.
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'Item song will boost Preeti Jhangiani's career'
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| IANS 4/16/2009
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Telugu director Raj K.S. Gopi says that Bollywood actress Preeti Jhangiani's sensuous item number in his directorial debut "Tejam" will boost her career in southern films.
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'Billa', fourth remake 'Don', creates history
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| IANS 4/16/2009
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Recent Telugu release "Billa" has created history by becoming the fourth consecutive hit remake of the 1978 Hindi original "Don", said director Meher Ramesh.
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Rajasekhar invokes caste for votes, arrested
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| IANS 4/11/2009
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Andhra Pradesh Police Friday arrested Telugu film actor Rajasekhar for seeking votes in the name of caste.
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Sun TV to launch Telugu kids channel
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| IANS 4/9/2009
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With its 24-hour Tamil kids channel Chutti TV becoming popular, Sun TV Network has decided to launch similar channels in Telugu and Kannada languages.
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For VIjayasanthi, screen image comes in handy
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| Mohammed Shafeeq 4/7/2009
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"You know your Ramulamma, don't you?" asks actress-turned-politician Vijayashanti at every election meeting she addresses in this Lok Sabha constituency.
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Nagi Reddy's memoirs coming soon
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| IANS 4/5/2009
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The memoirs of the celebrated late doyen of south Indian film industry and Dadasaheb Phalke award-winner B. Nagi Reddy will be released soon in Telugu.
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Allu Aravind files nomination
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| IANS 3/30/2009
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Film producer and Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) general secretary Allu Aravind Monday filed his nomination for Ankapalli Lok Sabha constituency in coastal Andhra Pradesh.
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Junior NTR injured in road accident
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| IANS 3/27/2009
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Junior NTR, popular Telugu film actor and star campaigner of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), has suffered multiple injuries after a road accident in Andhra Pradesh, police said Friday.
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Peter Hein shoots from wheelchair
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| IANS 3/21/2009
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Action director Peter Hein suffered as many as 18 fractures while doing a stunt around 20 days back, but he is now back to work on a wheelchair, shooting for the Rajnikanth-starrer "Yenthiran" (Robot).
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Film director Raj Aditya hangs self in hotel
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| IANS 3/21/2009
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Film director Raj Aditya was Saturday found dead in a city hotel, sending shock waves in the Telugu film industry. The police said it appeared to be a case of suicide.
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Ban on telecast of Chiranjeevi films sought
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| IANS 3/17/2009
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With Telugu film stars Junior NTR and Chiranjeevi campaigning for the opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Praja Rajyam, the ruling Congress has sought a ban on the screening of their movies on television channels.
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'Mestri' takes a jibe at Chiranjeevi?
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| IANS 3/17/2009
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The new Telugu film "Mestri" has become a talking point in political and movie circles in the south with many saying that it takes potshots at superstar-politician Chiranjeevi.
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Chiranjeevi confident of win
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| Mohammed Shafeeq 3/15/2009
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It is just eight months since he floated his political party but Telugu megastar Chiranjeevi is very confident of winning the Andhra Pradesh assembly polls, being held along with the Lok Sabha elections, and promises he will bring "a change" in the s...
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Star wars hit Andhra political turf
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| IANS 3/14/2009
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Top Telugu stars have hit the campaign trail for different political parties, and some of the rivalry is spilling on to the big screen as well.
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Whose 'Arundhati' is it anyway?
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| Subhash K Jha 2/16/2009
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There's a battle brewing between two actors - Sonu Sood and Arjan Bajwa. Both claim to play the lead in the Telugu movie "Arundhati".
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Pavan Kalyan marries live-in partner
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| IANS 1/28/2009
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Popular Telugu hero and Praja Rajyam party leader Pavan Kalyan Wednesday finally tied the knot with his long-time live-in partner and former actress Renu Desai.
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Manoj Bajpai doing Telugu film
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| IANS 1/12/2009
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It was an uphill task for the two-time National Award winning actor Manoj Bajpai to speak Telugu dialogues in his forthcoming film "Komarum Puli", but he says tele-prompters made it easier for him.
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No alliance with BJP, says Chiranjeevi
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| IANS 12/29/2008
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South Indian film star-turned-politician Chiranjeevi Monday ruled out an alliance between his newly formed political outfit Praja Rajyam and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in his home state Andhra Pradesh for the coming Lok Sabha elections.
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Neetu alleges she was manhandled by Rajasekhar
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| IANS 12/27/2008
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Bollywood actress Neetu Chandra, who was shooting for a Telugu film in Hyderabad, has alleged that she was manhandled by her co-star southern hero Rajasekhar. The actor's wife has, however, rubbished the allegations and accused the starlet of unprofe...
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Bhargavi died of stab injuries
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| IANS 12/17/2008
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Telugu film actress Bhargavi, who was found dead with her her live-in partner in her apartment here Tuesday, died of stab injuries, according to the autopsy report.
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Bhargavi found murdered
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| IANS 12/16/2008
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Upcoming Telugu actress Bhargavi was Tuesday found murdered in her apartment here, with the police suspecting her live-in partner Praveen Kumar, who committed suicide, behind the crime.
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Top Telugu stars stranded in Bangkok
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| IANS 12/7/2008
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Actors Nagarjuna and Ravi Teja, along with the units of at least two films, are stranded in Bangkok following the indefinite shutdown of its airport, actress Trisha said here Saturday.
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YSR takes a dig at Chiranjeevi
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| IANS 11/23/2008
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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Sunday hit back at actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi with sarcasm and reminded him that politics is not like acting in films.
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Hindu groups protest against 'Vinayakudu'
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| IANS 11/22/2008
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Activists of right-wing Hindu groups Saturday threw stones at a film theatre here to protest screening of Telugu film 'Vinayakudu', alleging its title had hurt the community's religious sentiments.
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Top Telugu stars to clash in Andhra polls
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| IANS 11/7/2008
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The ensuing elections in Andhra Pradesh are likely to witness a keen tussle among top stars of the Telugu film industry, with the ruling Congress party planning to rope in popular actor Akkineni Nagarjuna to counter superstar-turned-politician Chiran...
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Balakrishna enters politics
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| IANS 11/5/2008
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Adding further glamour to Andhra Pradesh politics, former chief minister N.T. Rama Rao's son and popular actor N. Balakrishna Wednesday took the plunge into active politics as the main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) held a massive show of streng...
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Space scientist from a star village
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| Venkatachari Jagannathan 10/20/2008
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M.Y.S. Prasad, associate director, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, has something common with Telugu movie stars Chiranjeevi and Krishnam Raju. All three are from Mogaltur village in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh.
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'Bujjigadu' brings luck to Sanjana
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| IANS 10/17/2008
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After her first Telugu film "Bujjigadu", offers have been pouring in for model-actress Sanjana Galranai aka Archana and she says she still can't believe one small role has changed her life.
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Four held for selling Vijayasanthi's property
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| IANS 9/27/2008
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Four people, including two women, have been jailed for allegedly selling a property worth over Rs.700 million and partly owned by actress-turned-politician Vijayashanti.
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Former Telugu heroines against Chiranjeevi
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| IANS 9/24/2008
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Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi and his newly-launched political party Praja Rajyam has come under attack by none other than two of his erstwhile leading ladies.
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Cops hunt for Sarath Babu's kin
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| IANS 9/23/2008
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A hunt is on for two people who defrauded Telugu actor Sarath Babu in a Rs.5 million property deal, police said Tuesday.
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'Telugu 'Phoonk' high on emotional content'
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| Subhash K Jha 9/23/2008
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Director Ram Gopal Varma says "Raksha", a Telugu remake of his supernatural Hindi thriller "Phoonk", is very different as it has more emotional content.
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Nag Chaitanya's career launched
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| IANS 9/21/2008
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With the launch of superstar Nagarjuna's son Nag Chaitanya, yet another Akkineni scion has entered tinsel town.
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Chiranjeevi makes his first public appearance
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| IANS 9/20/2008
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In his first public appearance after launching the Praja Rajyam last month, Telugu superstar-turned-politician Chiranjeevi Saturday met weavers and their families in an Andhra Pradesh district and promised to solve their problems if his party was vot...
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'Movie icons have bright future in politics'
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| IANS 9/15/2008
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Veteran actor and Telugu Desam leader Murali Mohan, elected president of Movie Artistes' Association (MAA), said Monday that filmdom is the future of political power.
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Get set to relive the magic of NTR classics
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| IANS 9/14/2008
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South Indian cinema buffs are in for a treat - classic films of yesteryears superstars N.T. Ramarao (NTR) and M.G. Ramachandran (MGR) are all set to be re-released with better colour and additional visuals.
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NTR's son vows to bring TDP back to power
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| IANS 9/11/2008
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Andhra Pradesh appears heading for a political battle between Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi and the family of former chief minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) founder N.T. Rama Rao.
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Amar Singh, Jayaprada call on Chiranjeevi
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| IANS 9/7/2008
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Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh and party MPs Jayaprada and Jaya Bachchan Sunday called on Telugu superstar-turned-politician Chiranjeevi to greet him on his entry into politics but said the question of an electoral alliance was not disc...
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Meera Jasmine carves a niche in Telugu films
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| IANS 9/6/2008
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Award winning Malayalam actress Meera Jasmine, who is facing an unofficial ban in Kerala, has now carved a niche for herself in Kannada and Telugu films.
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Stuntmen threaten to disrupt film shoots
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| IANS 9/3/2008
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Stuntmen in Hyderabad have asserted they only have the right to perform action sequences in Andhra Pradesh -- even in other language films.
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Star couple attempts to board flight with revoler
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| IANS 8/31/2008
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Telugu filmstar couple Rajasekhar and Jeevita Saturday created a sensation at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad by trying to board an aircraft with a revolver.
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Stars ride on fame - from box office to ballot box
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| V. S. Karnic 8/29/2008
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Decades after veteran Tamil actor M.G. Ramachandran blazed a trail to the chief minister's chair, cinema is still a springboard into the world of Indian politics.
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When Chiranjeevi could not afford to buy trousers
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| IANS 8/27/2008
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Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi, who launched his political party Tuesday, attended college in shorts because his family could not afford to buy even two pairs of trousers.
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Chiranjeevi launches Praja Rajyam, vows to change Andhra politics
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| IANS 8/26/2008
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Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi Tuesday launched his long-awaited political party (People's Rule) and vowed to bring a change in Andhra Pradesh's politics as he took the temple town of Tirupati by storm with a mega rally attended by some one million fre...
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Stage set for Chiranjeevi's maiden political show in Tirupati
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| IANS 8/25/2008
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Telugu star Chiranjeevi is set to announce the name and policies of his new political party in this temple town in Andhra Pradesh Tuesday at a rally expected to be attended by a million people.
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Trisha thrilled to croon for Rahman
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| IANS 8/24/2008
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Tamil actress Trisha says she is thrilled to sing for a forthcoming movie under the baton of A.R. Rahman.
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Chiranjeevi celebrates birthday quietly with family
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| IANS 8/22/2008
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Four days before he formally launches his political party, Telugu film star and wannabe-politician Chiranjeevi Friday celebrated his 53rd birthday quietly with his family.
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Chiranjeevi hails Supreme Court order on Tirupati meet
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| IANS 8/21/2008
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Telugu actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi Thursday hailed the Supreme Court verdict allowing him to hold a public meeting at the temple town of Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh Aug 26 to formally launch his political party.
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