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Earlier today we reported that the long delayed film '49 O' starring ace comedian Goundamani in the lead role will be hitting the screens in September and the audio release will happen on September 6. Now we get information that the inimitable Goundamani is all set to join the Vinayakar Chathurthi race along with G.V.Prakash and Sivakarthikeyan. Posters suggesting that '49 O' will release on September 17 makes way to this conclusion. As reported earlier 'Trisha Illana Nayanthara' and 'Rajini Murugan' are also expected to release on the same day. Lets hope that the film release as planned this time and we get entertained by the most loved comedian of all times very soon.
49 Turkish military officers arrested over suspected coup plot
Ankara (Turkey), Feb.23 (ANI): Forty-nine senior military officers of the Turkey have been detained for questioning over accusations of plotting to topple the country’’s Islamist-rooted government through a violent coup. The Guardian reports that a former deputy chief of the army, a retired air force chief, the chief of the navy and several generals and admirals are among those detained by police in a sweep carried out in eight Turkish cities. The Hurriyet reported on its website that 17 retired generals, four serving admirals and 27 lower-ranking officers were among those detained. The detentions represent the boldest assault yet on the military’’s elevated status by prosecutors, who have been investigating alleged conspiracies by secularists to unseat the AKP for more than two years. The army, which has dispatched four governments in the past 50 years, was once considered all but untouchable in its role as custodian of Turkey’’s secular state. Several high-ranking officers, including retired generals, are already being tried on accusations of belonging to a movement known as Ergenekon, which is said to have plotted a military coup by stoking civil unrest. Journalists, academics, lawyers and politicians are also accused of being part of Ergenekon, which the government has depicted as a cabal of secular elitists determined to maintain their privileges. Although there was no official explanation, the latest arrests appeared to stem from a separate alleged coup plot, known as Sledgehammer, revealed by a Turkish newspaper, Taraf, last month. According to testimony in 5,000 pages of stolen army documents, the plan – dating from 2003 – envisaged a putsch against the AKP after a campaign of destabilisation involving bombing mosques and provoking a war with Greece. The army has denied the documents represented a coup plot and instead described them as a “scenario”. On a visit to Spain Turkey’’s prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, refused to comment on the latest developments, saying: “It would not be appropriate for me to talk about an issue that is already handled by the judiciary.” The arrests follow a row over the detention last week of the chief prosecutor of the north-eastern province of Erzincan, Ilhan Cilhaner, on charges of belonging to Ergenekon after he had ordered an investigation of an Islamist group. (ANI)
Aamir turns 49, dedicates year to 'Satyamev Jayate'
Actor-filmmaker Aamir Khan, who turned 49 Friday, is happy with the way his Bollywood career shaped up last year courtesy "Dhoom 3". He has planned to dedicate all his time in 2014 to his social issue-based TV show "Satyamev Jayate". Besides one Hindi movie, Rajkumar Hirani's "Peekay", which is slated for release on Christmas, Aamir has no other film lined up. Talking to reporters at his residence, where he celebrates his birthday with media persons every year, Aamir said: "Last year was great. I was happy with the success of 'Dhoom 3', and I was glad that all our hard work paid off." "This year, I am dedicating all my time to 'Satyamev Jayate'. Only Raju's 'Peekay' will release towards the end, but there's no other film. So, my whole year is for the show." "Satyamev Jayate" is a platform where Aamir brings socially relevant issues to the fore and discusses startling facts about them. He said the show's telecast has been divided into three parts this time. Of the four episodes that were slated for March, two have already been aired. "We will return with a few episodes in July, and then we will come back with some episodes in a month towards the end of 2014," he said. During the second season, he has so far raised his voice against 'rape' and 'police'. When curious media persons asked him about the issues he will raise in the forthcoming episodes, he said: "We don't tell the issues." Recently, Aamir had to register a complaint with the Mumbai police in the wake of a defamatory campaign against him on a social networking website. Lamenting such defamatory acts, he said: "It makes me sad when people do good work and then people react this way. Such people are less in number, but they are trying to spread rumours about me via social media." "Social media is also such where people can spread any information anonymously. I feel sad. I am trying to do my bit, but I know our janata (people) know what's true. They have been seeing me and my work for 25 years. They know what's right," he added.
SHOLAY - 99, AAG - 49
If the disastrous box office response to RAM GOPAL VARMA KI AAG wasn't bad enough, further salt is being rubbed on the wounds with the film's original DVDs being now made available for a mere Rs. 49/=. T-Series, who hold the home video rights of the film, have launched the film's DVDs at a dirt cheap price. This is a strategy that the company has adopted mainly for those movies which have either exhausted their shelf life to a good extent or have been major failures at the box office. On the other hand DVDs of Ramesh Sippy's SHOLAY, which continues to find repeat audience till date whenever it arrives on the big screen or is beamed on satellite, are higher priced at Rs. 99/= on ULTRA. In fact even this price reduction has also taken place just recently as the DVDs were much higher priced till around a few months back.