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AAa Proves Box Office Strength Of Family Entertainers in the USA. How can a film without having a top star as hero and being not a mass masala commercial entertainer can carry on itself into Tollywood Top 3 grossing flicks in the USA? That’s the magic around our Telugu NRI audience because they doesn’t look for star hero or star director, what they expect the most from our movies is non-stop entertainment which can be watched by whole family. ‘AAa’ crossing $2 Million mark is evidentially a benchmark set by Trivikram Srinivas for forthcoming producers and directors to concentrate more on quality treatment and nothing more. As of now, Prabhas ‘Bahubali’ and Mahesh Babu ‘Srimanthudu’ are sitting in Top 2. In fact, both these flicks have got enormous hype and relatively big names attached where as ‘AAa’ has hit the screens with least expectations. According to trade sources, ‘AAa’ might rake an overall share of around 50 to 60 Crores which is a magnificent and unbelievable feat. Hope, our directors and producers learn a leaf from this inspired remake from ‘Meena.’
Song to mark Diamond Jubilee
It is well aware that the Telugu film industry had completed 75 years by 2006 and is entering into 76th year. In all these 75 years, the industry had provided employment to lakhs of people and gave shelter to thousands of artistes and technicians. So, the film personalities have decided to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee for three days between January 26 and 28 at Hitex grounds on a grand scale. Efforts are on to make the function a grand success. A total of 24 departments are coming forward to showcase their talents. On the occasion, a song is going to be screened to praise the occasion. The song scripted by Suddala Ashok Teja denoted the shining glory of the Telugu Film Industry. The song was choreographed on top stars of the Telugu film industry including Mega Star Padma Bhushan Chiranjeevi, Yuvaratna Balakrishna, Victory Venkatesh, Yuva Samrat Ngarjuna, Power Star Pawan Kalyan, Prince Maheshbabu, Young Tiger NT Rama Rao, Young Rebel Star Prabhas, Energetic Star Raviteja, and Jubilee Hero Srikanth. The song was shot under the direction of K Raghavendra Rao and Krishnavamsi. This song would be a feast for the eyes of the fans who wanted to see a multi-starrer film during this Diamond Jubilee Celebrations. Chief convener of the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations Committee says, 'This song could be screened or rendered during all the film related functions including film launches, audio launches, 100 days functions etc. on the lines of 'Vandemataram', Janaganamana' and Maa Telugu Talliki'' songs as it is being prepared to explain the glorious history of the Telugu film industry. Even the song would be useful for the centenary celebrations of the Telugu Cinema after 25 years.' Devisri Prasad had tuned the song.
Leaving his mark in Tamil
Brahamandham is making waves in Tamil. The actor played a humourous role as Jothika's uncle in the movie. His performance was widely appreciated and he won accolades from various quarters. Though he had appeared in a few Tamil movies before, Mozhi won him a identity in Tamil. Several offers now seem to go his way in Kollywood. On choosing Brahmanandham for the role, director Radha Mohan says, 'it was my sire to do a movie with him. I was impressed with his acting skills for a long time. I should thank my producer Prakashraj for helping me convince Brahmanandham do the role. It was indeed a great experience working with such a versatile actor, who has loads of experience'.
24 crosses the coveted mark in Krishna
Suriya’s 24 opened to some positive reviews all over two weeks back. The film which attracted the A center audience big time has now crossed the total share of 1 crore in the Krishna region yesterday. These collections are huge for a Tamil dubbed movie in this area. Suriya is having a loyal fan base and this has helped the film collect decent revenues. Directed by Vikram Kumar, 24 had Suriya in triple roles and Samantha was the female lead.
Mark of the day
Stars leave their mark even while having a mark on them. Well, that was the story on the voting day in Tamil Nadu yesterday as many Kollywood personalities along with the common man stood in long queues to cast their votes. Actor Rajinikanth flew from Hyderabad and cast his vote at Stella Maris College in Chennai. Talking to mediamen, the actor said that he awaits with great interest to see the outcome of the polls. Among others who cast their votes included Sarath Kumar, Radhika, Vijay, Karthik, Nepolean, Vindhya, Kovai Sarala, Senthil, S S Chandran, Suriya, Siva Kumar, Vijayakumar, director R V Uthayakumar among others. Kamal Haasan, who is on a tour to America did not vote this time. Kollywood is waiting with bated breath on who will ascend the throne in Tamil Nadu. As per exit polls, it looks like DMK combine will make it to the seat of power in Tamil Nadu.
Markets end higher taking Rexit in stride, easing Brexit worries
Markets ended higher on Monday after opinon polls in Britain over the weekend, ahead of the referendum on Thursday, increased the possibility that Britain would continue to remain in the European Union. Earlier, markets witnessed a knee-jerk reaction after RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan's decision to move back to academia after finishing his term at the Reserve Bank of India in September too everyone by surprise. The S&P BSE Sensex was up 241 points at 26,867 and the Nifty50 gained 68 points at 8,239. In the broader markets, the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices are up 0.4% each. Market breadth is strong with 1384 gainers and 1201 losers on the BSE. Earlier, markets witnessed a knee-jerk reaction after RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan's decision not to continue after September 3 took everyone by surprise. "Markets have taken the exit of RBI governor Raghuram Rajan's in its stride expecting more policy measures from the new governor for growth rather than inflation in addition to more flexible policies for banks in terms of asset quality norms. Further, global markets have been supportive after fears of Britain exiting the European Union are receding," said G Chokkalingam, Founder & MD, Equinomics Research and Advisory. The Indian rupee which had fallen sharply in early trades after Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan's decided not to seek a second term has trimmed losses and is trading 29 paise lower at 67.37. Foreign institutional investors were net buyers in equities worth Rs 32 crore on Friday, as per provisional stock exchange data. "As long as the government chooses someone who has credibility in the eyes of domestic & foreign institutional investors to conduct an independent monetary policy; frayed nerves among a section of investors & commentators will be calmed. "It is neither Rexit or Brexit but RainExit that should be worrying investors more as nearly 60% of Indians still depend on agriculture & allied activities and with two successive monsoon failures the need for a normal monsoon to kick-start rural demand cannot be under underestimated," says Ajay Bodke, CEO & Chief Portfolio Manager - PMS, Prabhudas Lilladher. GLOBAL MARKETS Asian shares were also trading higher with Japanese stocks gaining the most. The benchmark Nikkei ended up 2.3% while China's Shanghai Composite ended flat with positive bias. Among others, Straits Times and Hang Seng ended up 1.3%-1.7% each. European shares were trading higher after worries over Britain exiting the European Union eased slightly with bank shares leading the gains. The FTSE-100, DAX and CAC-40 were up 2.6%-3.2% each. STOCKS IT exporters firmed up on the back of a weakening rupee. Infosys ended up 2.9% while TCS gained nearly 2%. Wipro ended up nearly 1%. The company has tweaked the incentive structure for its top executives, wherein 50% of the weightage will be given to the performance of the company and the other 50% of the weightage would be given to Individual performance and performance of the team. HCL Technologies ended up 2% after the company announced that it has signed a strategic IT partnership contract with LeasePlan, a global fleet management and driver mobility company of Dutch origin. Banking stocks have recouped early losses and have turned positive. SBI ended up 1% while HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank ended with marginal gains. Larsen & Toubro ended up nearly 1.9% after the company said its subsidiary L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering has won orders valued at Rs. 1170 crore. Bharti Airtel extended gains to end 2.3% higher on upgrades by brokerages, given its robust spectrum holdings, gains on revenue market share and potential improvement in Africa operations.<?P> Auto stocks were also among the top gainers with Tata Motors up 4.2%. The auto major's arm JLR India, on Monday launched the 2 litre petrol derivative of Land Rover Discovery Sport at a starting price of Rs 56.50 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). Among others, Maruti Suzuki, Bajaj Auto and Hero MotoCorp also ended higher. Oil stocks were also among the top gainers with Reliance Industries and ONGC gaining 1.6% each. Among other shares, Eros International Media ended up 2.5% after the company said it has entered into a television syndication deal for their new and catalogue films with Zee Network. Max Financial Services ended higher by 6% after the company and Max Life on Friday entered into an agreement for a merger with HDFC Life. Shares of tyre manufacturers are trading weak on worries over pressure on margins. Ceat, MRF, JK Tyre, Balkrishna Industries, TVS Srichakra and Apollo Tyres ended down nearly 2% each. Shares of real estate companies extended gains for the second straight day on the bourses after the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) proposed further relaxations to the real estate investment trusts (Reits) regulations, to attract real estate developers towards launching these instruments. Unitech, DLF, Phoenix, Housing Development & Infrastructure (HDIL) ended upto 7% higher.