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Noted playwright, film scriptwriter, numerologist and astrologer Bhamidipati Radhakrishna passed away at 11.45 am on Tuesday, i.e., September 4. He is 78. Surprisingly, he noted down the date of his death in his diary '€” 'I will ring the bell on September 4'. It was this astrologer and numerologist who changed the name of Kan Kennedy as Vikram and made him to achieve a blockbuster like 'Aparichitudu'. Several of his works including play-lets and stage plays written by him in Telugu were translated in Kannada, Tamil and Hindi languages. Noted artiste, the late Rao Gopala Rao, came to limelight with Bhamidipati's play 'Keerthi Seshulu'. The first film of 'Kala Tapaswi' K Viswanath, 'Atma Gouravam' was based on a story penned by Bhamidipati. He penned stories for over 150 films including Brahmachari, Kathanayakudu, Vichitra Kutumbam, Palleturi Bava, Govula Gopanna, Naari Naari Naduma Murari, College Bullodu.' His death left a huge void in Telugu literature in general and the film literature in particular. musicmazaa.com expresses its deep and heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and prays the Almighty to rest his soul in peace, by paying rich tributes to the departed soul.
Popular writer Bhamidipati Radhakrishna passes away
Noted playwright, film scriptwriter, numerologist and astrologer Bhamidipati Radhakrishna passed away at 11.45 am on Tuesday, i.e., September 4. He is 78. Surprisingly, he noted down the date of his death in his diary '€” 'I will ring the bell on September 4'. It was this astrologer and numerologist who changed the name of Kan Kennedy as Vikram and made him to achieve a blockbuster like 'Aparichitudu'. Several of his works including play-lets and stage plays written by him in Telugu were translated in Kannada, Tamil and Hindi languages. Noted artiste, the late Rao Gopala Rao, came to limelight with Bhamidipati's play 'Keerthi Seshulu'. The first film of 'Kala Tapaswi' K Viswanath, 'Atma Gouravam' was based on a story penned by Bhamidipati. He penned stories for over 150 films including Brahmachari, Kathanayakudu, Vichitra Kutumbam, Palleturi Bava, Govula Gopanna, Naari Naari Naduma Murari, College Bullodu.' His death left a huge void in Telugu literature in general and the film literature in particular. Indiaglitz.com expresses its deep and heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and prays the Almighty to rest his soul in peace, by paying rich tributes to the departed soul.
Popular Telugu hero wishes to pair up with Ajith
Tollywood superstar Mahesh Babu while speaking in the audio launch of his upcoming film ‘Selvanthan’ held in Chennai, earlier this week had said that he would like o work with Vijay in a dual hero film Nevertheless, he said he admired Ajith, Vijay and Suriya the three superstars of the present generation in Tamil cinema. Popular Telugu actor Jagapathy Babu who has acted as Mahesh’s father in ‘Selvanthan’ has said he will accept any role in a film if it bears Ajith’s name. "I would never let go any offers in Tamil even when I was a busy hero in Telugu some 15 years back. I accepted the villain role in ‘Lingaa’ not for salary, but because I saw it as an opportunity to move closely with the Superstar Rajinikanth. My unfulfilled wish in Tamil is to act with Ajithkumar. I will accept any kind of role, be it a character role or a villainy role for Ajith." Hope we can see this talented actor share screen space with ‘Thala’ Ajith very soon. Meanwhile, he is acting in an important role in Selvaraghavan directed ‘Kaan’ which has Silambarasan in the lead role.
Popular Tamil director K.S. Gopalakrishnan is dead
Well-known Tamil director and producer K.S. Gopalakrishnan breathed his last here on Saturday at a private hospital. He was 86. "He passed away due to respiratory problems on Saturday night," a family source told. Known for making films with social and devotional themes, Gopalakrishnan was known for working legendary Tamil stars such as Gemini Ganeshan, Sivaji Ganeshan, K.R. Vijaya and Jayalalithaa among others. Besides directing, he had also penned several chartbuster songs. The popular yesteryear Tamil hit "Unnazhagai Kanniyargala from the film "Uttama Puthiran" was penned by him. As a lyricist, he had worked on Tamil films "Amaradeepam", "Deiva Piravi" and "Padikkadha Pannaiyar". He was also a popular writer and had written dialogues for the films "Padikkadha Medhai", "Annai" and "Per Sollum Annai". Some of his directorial films include Deivathin Deivam, "Pesum Deivam", "Chitthi", "Panama Pasama" and "Kurathi Magan" among others. He is survived by six sons. His funeral will be performed on Sunday.
Popular southern film stars flag off IIFA Utsavam
Southern stars Shivrajkumar, Shriya Saran and Devi Sri Prasad, among others, flagged off the first edition of IIFA Utsavam here on Sunday. The two-day event, backed by Fortune Sunflower Oil, celebrates and honours talent across the four southern film industries -- Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. Originally scheduled to happen on December 4-5 last year, the event had to be postponed because month-long floods devastated Chennai. Now, IIFA Utsavam has already raised over Rs.1 crore as part of its flood relief campaign 'Be One For Chennai'. Appreciating the gesture of the organisers to have postponed the event, Tamil veteran actor Nasser, a special guest here, said he and his colleagues were moved. "On behalf of the entire Tamil film industry, I thank IIFA Utsavam for showing their solidarity and postponing the event. We were touched," Nasser told reporters here. He said award ceremonies are special moments in every artiste's life. "No matter how much we earn, awards always make us feel special. They make some moments very special," he said. Other popular stars who were present at the event included Taapsee Pannu, Adah Sharma, Mamta Mohandas and Priyamani.
Popular southern film stars flag off IIFA Utsavam
Southern stars Shivrajkumar, Shriya Saran and Devi Sri Prasad, among others, flagged off the first edition of IIFA Utsavam here on Sunday. The two-day event, backed by Fortune Sunflower Oil, celebrates and honours talent across the four southern film industries -- Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. Originally scheduled to happen on December 4-5 last year, the event had to be postponed because month-long floods devastated Chennai. Now, IIFA Utsavam has already raised over Rs.1 crore as part of its flood relief campaign 'Be One For Chennai'. Appreciating the gesture of the organisers to have postponed the event, Tamil veteran actor Nasser, a special guest here, said he and his colleagues were moved. "On behalf of the entire Tamil film industry, I thank IIFA Utsavam for showing their solidarity and postponing the event. We were touched," Nasser told reporters here. He said award ceremonies are special moments in every artiste's life. "No matter how much we earn, awards always make us feel special. They make some moments very special," he said. Other popular stars who were present at the event included Taapsee Pannu, Adah Sharma, Mamta Mohandas and Priyamani.