RUDHRAMADEVI - REVIEW

STORY:

RUDHRAMADEVI is a period drama graphing the

 early life and times of Rani Rudhramadevi, prominent

 Queen of Kakatiya. She was raised as a man Rudhradevudu

 from her puerility to secure the Kakatiya Empire from

 falling into foes hands. With the help of Minister Shiva 

Devaiyya (Prakash Raaj) and father Ganapathideva

 (Krishnam Raju), she excels in her action skills by 

indulging in sword fight and horse riding. Her secret is

 kept secret for 25 years, before a spy Mandanika 

(Hamsa Nandini) reveal true identity of Kakathiya 

dynasties next kin. From then Rudhramadevi gets

 caught up in the power struggle, issues with her courtiers,

 from the different empires, generals in her employ and 

sudden attack by Mahadeva Nayakudu (Vikramjeet).

 How did she save everyone from attacks? Was she

 successful in saving Kakathiya dynasty from falling?

 Did Gonna Ganna Reddy really hate Rudhramadevi? 

It forms the crux of the story line.

Star Performance

Anushka Shetty was very believable and appreciable as

 a royal torrid and a honorable woman. Hers is a dual 

character, that of next to kin “Rudhradeva” and of powerful

 “Rudhramadevi” are superb. She plays her dual role in her

 characters in style and lends credibility to both the
characters.Allu Arjun stayed true to his character. There
 weren’t really any extra unnecessary scenes with
the sole purpose to further glorify his character. His
 Telangana dialect deserves a special applause.
 His scenes are major assets of the film. Rana Daggubati

did a decent job, but he had nothing much to do. Nithya
 Menonhas a two-bit presence, and her only task is to
smile or look grim.. Catherine Tresa did her bit well.
The others in the cast AdityaMenon,Vikramjeeth, JP,
 Prakash Raaj, Aditi Chengappa and Suman are not
 toobad though nobody delivers a performance worth
 mentioning. Krishnam Rajuwas wasted in a short role,

 similarly Venu Madhav, Ajay, Vennela Kishoreand Baba

 Sehgal comedy failed to tickle the funny bones. Veteran
actressOoha’s children Roshan (Chalukya Veerabadhrudu)
and Medha (Rudramadevi)are promising in their short roles.

 Megastar Chiranjeevi’s Voice Over is major

 asset to the film.

Techinical Team

The story itself is compelling and because it is based on
true story of RaniRudhramadevi makes it all the more
 amazing.“Rudhramadevi” is one ofthose important true
 stories thatneeded to be told by someone other than Guna
 Sekhar. Iwonder why director Guna Sekhar, who till date
 had scripted good films like Laathi, Okkadu, Chudalianni
 Undi, Ramayanamand Manoharamventured on this
 venturein the first place.

 It’s mostly the fans of Allu Arjun andAnushka who
madeit to the Benefit shows of this new release. To such
audienceshouting or whistling for a few times from the
 start of the film speaks for theflimsiness of it all.

The main issue with the film is that Guna Sekhar, who
himself scripted the film, faltered in the script department
 itself. Eventhe dialogues were unbearable and silly at
 times. As of thedirection the less said, the better. The
director completely failed to highlight memorable moments
 from RaniRudhramadevi’srule and the struggle she went
throughto look and be like a man.One of the most important
 lesson for a film maker mustlearn is “Show the content, don’t
 tell it”. What this actually= means is that rather handling the
 viewer at every point the directorwants to get across, the
 writer should let the details come out naturally as a part
of the story. To illustrate with exampleswhat sort of woman
 Rudhramadevi is, what did she do forKakathiya kingdom?
 Rather telling the point through a voiceover, let the viewer
 see the content for himself. With filmbeing complete visual
 medium, this is not a kind of problem.

 I was expecting from aperiod drama, unfortunately
this was a biggest problem with “Rudhramadevi”.

The cinematography Ajayan Vincent is really something to
 appreciate.The way he shot “Avuna Neevena Ne
 Vedhukutunna”song and characters introduction shots are
 the only saving grace. The music by Maestro Iiaiyaraaja is
perfect tuned with the periodand BGM elevates the action
 episodes. Even the picturization of thesongs aregood.
The movie is very long 158 minutes, could have been
done abetter editing (A Sreekar Prasad) job. The costumes are
 good. Boththe ladies and gents wear are completely fitted
 out with Kakathiyanstyle from head to toe. Yards of rich
 luscious fabric,decently decorated laces, beautifully recreated
 sculptures, flowers and jewels. Visual Effectsare high light of
 the film for this shoe string budgeted film.

 Art work deservesa special mention. There isn't much to write
 home about the other departments.Production values of Gunaa
Team Works is good.

Analysis:

Rudhramadevi is a monolithic and epic movie with spectacular visual

 effects and beautiful scenery. I liked how they presented Rudhramadevi's

 character and her struggle to be a powerful man in spite of heavy pressures

. It’s a realistic looking period war film thats a complete crowd pleaser. 

Breathtaking in scope and action and surprisingly precise characterizations

 despite whatever ethnically dubious casting choices. Gunaa's expertise

 in the machinery of the genre reaches its pinnacle. The Rudhramadevi -

 Gonna Ganna Reddy final scene is stroke of genius. On the whole,

 Rudhramadevi is another epic from master Guaa, very enjoyable.

FINALLY MUST WATCH TO KNOW OUR

PRIDE AND HISTORY.

ARODRATING: 4/5 

AIMIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi faces arrest over inflammatory speech

Controversial All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) legislator Akbaruddin Owaisi faces arrest in connection with a case registered against him for allegedly making an inflammatory speech at an election rally here.

Following registration of an FIR against Akbaruddin on Monday at Kochadhaman Police Station in Kisanganj district, Kisanganj Superintendent of Police Rajiv Ranjan issued the arrest order against him.

Akbaruddin, younger brother of AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asauddin Owaisi, is an MLA of Telangana.

Asked about his reaction to the matter, Asauddin told reporters in Hyderabad that the matter will be tackled by the party’s legal team.

Amitabh Bachchan tweets about being chased by a tiger for four kms

Amitabh Bachchan kickstarted his tenure with a jungle safari in Sanjay Gandhi National Park accompanied by ministers and politicians. (Source: Varinder Chawla)

It was quite an enterprising day for Amitabh Bachchan, as he made his first public appearance in his capacity as Maharashtra’s brand ambassador for Tigers, batting for the preservation of the endangered species.

Amitabh Bachchan kickstarted his tenure with a jungle safari in Sanjay Gandhi National Park accompanied by ministers and politicians. The safari was a successful one as not only did the team spot tigers, one of them even followed the safari bus for a good four kilometres. Post his hour long safari, Big B addressed a large audience and appealed to one and all to save the rapidly dwindling population of tigers.

“I will consider myself worthy as a brand ambassador when tiger preservation and securing their safety becomes successful. If my voice or face can provide anything good to this initiative, I will pledge myself. I have been in Mumbai for 65 years. But the safari showed me images that I have never seen before. And these are the things that makes me work for it. What makes me proud is that in the middle of the city, there is a national park which is a miracle and we have to save it,” said Amitabh Bachchan.

Salman Khan’s ‘Prem Leela’, watch ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’s first song

First song from Salman Khan’s Prem Rata Dhan Payo titled Prem Leela is out and it woos the hearts of Salman’s diehard fans.

All Salman Khan fans, get ready to ring in this year’s Diwali in style and with some ‘Prem Leela’ courtesy our very own Prem aka Salman. Rajshri’s ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’ launched its first song titled ‘Prem Leela’. The festive number shows the ‘Dabangg’ star helping the characters enact few scenes from ‘Ramayana’ during the Navratri festival.

Prem Ratan Dhan Payo brings back the award winning jodi of Salman Khan and director Sooraj Barjatya after almost 15 years,

Salman Khan’s transition from Devil of ‘Kick’ to Pawan of ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ and ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’s Prem is commendable and thereby, he rocks the Prem avatar in this song. Like all Rajshri dance numbers, ‘Prem Leela’ also boasts of grandeur, family and Indian values.

SRIMANTHUDU@999 ONLY

In the film, Mahesh Babu used a Cannondale Scalpel Carbon 3 cycle, worth almost Rs.350,000.

If you liked the cycle superstar Mahesh Babu used in his latest Telugu blockbuster “Srimanthudu”, then here’s your chance to take it home.

In the film, Mahesh used a Cannondale Scalpel Carbon 3 cycle, worth almost Rs.350,000.

Those interested can bid for the cycle at http://www.iamsrimanthudu.com by donating Rs.999, the film’s makers said in a statement.

While only one lucky winner will get the cycle, the rest of the donators will receive “Srimanthudu” t-shirt.

The winner will receive the cycle from Mahesh on the sets of his next Telugu outing “Brahmotsavam”.

AVANTHI - THE FIRST INDIAN SPORTS CAR

“Avanti”, touted as the first ‘Made in India’ sports car, has been launched by top car designer Dilip Chhabria in Pune. This much awaited car has been launched at a starting price of Rs 35.92 lakh and will be available in 3 variants – red, silver and white colours.

This sports car is powered by Renault sourced 2.0-litre turbo petrol engine with a six-speed manual transmission that develops 250bhp at 5500rpm.

The two-seater sports car measures 4560 mm in length, 1960 mm in width and height of 1200 mm and weighs about 1580 kg. It comes with 155 mm of ground clearance mainly suitable for Indian roads.

Avanti runs from 0-100 kmph in just 6 seconds, with the highest speed electronically limited to 200 kmph.

BAJAJ - The new Avenger

Avenger, a cruiser style motorcycle designed and manufactured by Bajaj Auto has been very popular among the young since a decade. The bike has ruling the roost in under Rs 1 Lakh segment in India.

Now, the company is all set to launch three new variants of Avenger bikes in India this week.

The main features of these new variants include a powerful 200cc engine which generates about 23Bhp capable of cranking high torque to ensure a good, smooth highway ride. The new models will have an optional ABS and a rear disc brake for maximum control.

The new models will be slightly costlier than the current version, which may be about Rs 84,999 as the staring price.

BMW INDIA LAUNCHES BMW X1

BMW India has launched the new BMW X1 M Sports Vehicle in the Indian market. It is priced at Rs. 37.9 lakhs (ex-showroom, New Delhi).

The vehicle was first launched in 2011 and got updated in 2013. But this time, it got the entire new M sports package to keep itself fresh in the tough competitive auto market.

BMW X1 M sports car can give a mileage of 17 kmpl and will get the 118d Sportline trim engine that can produce a power of 148bhp and peak torque of 360Nm mated to 8-speed manual transmission.
The car has a length of 4329 mm, width of 1765 mm and height of 1440 mm.

On the exterior side, new BMW X1 M Sport will get additional features such as the dual beam projector headlamps, aggressive looking bumper with company’s logo embedded on it, 18-inch alloy wheels, fog lamps in round shape fixed below the headlamps to look the car quite attractive.

In the interior, there is steering wheel wrapped with leather and hand-stitched blue and red color. Both the front seats are electrically adjustable with memory function.

This updated version will be available in two different color patterns Alpine White and Le Mans Blue.

Andhra University makes its place in World Rankings

Setting another record in the country, Andhra University has made it to the band of in 601-800 among Higher Education institutions worldwide, according to the 2015-2016 Times Higher Education World Rankings.

Within India, the University has been ranked 11 out of 19 institutions including IISc and IITs listed in the rankings.

This is an outcome of AP Higher Education Department’s knowledge mission vision “To make AP as an education and knowledge hub” for which a project “Repositioning Andhra University in top 50 in the world in five years” was envisioned in coordination with AP Economic Development Board last summer.

Andhra University had compiled all the requirements for teaching, International outlook and Industry Income components from its factual data.

Getting Research publications visible on the web and their citations/impact quantified was a herculean task to be executed in a very short duration during summer vacation, said officials from the Higher Education department.

As a result, AU is working on improving its citations index using automated techniques and web crawl based methods.

AU was also listed in QS BRICS rankings. India Today-Nielsen Survey has ranked it as the 2nd best state university in India and 8th best university in India when central universities are also included.

Facebook and Whatsapp out of Encryption policy

After a huge outcry over the new draft encryption policy in the country, the Government has given some exemptions.

A new proposed addendum clarifies that social media sites like Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, payment gateways, e-commerce and password based transactions have been exempted from encryption.

Data encryption means conversion of data into a form called a ciphertext, which offers protection from unauthorised access. Banks and e-commerce sites use encryption to protect the customers financial and private data.

Prior to this exemption, the National Encryption Policy wants users to store all encrypted communication for at least 90 days and make it available to security agencies in text form, whenever required by them.

Best Budget Mobile

• Dazzling 13.97cm (5.5) display with a FHD screen
• Powerful 64 - bit 1.7GHz Octa-core processor
• 13MP main camera, 5 MP selfie camera
• 4G connectivity, dual sim slots
• Incredible 2900mAh battery

Processor	1.7 GHz 8-core Cortex-A53 (MediaTek MT6752 64-bit 4G LTE)
Operating System	Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with Vibe UI 2.0
Dimensions (WxTxH)	76.2 mmx152.6 mmx8 mm
Weight	150 g
Battery	Type: Li-Ion, 2900 mAh
Integrated Camera	Rear: 13MP - Omnivision OV13850 with 5 lens element, F2.0 Max Aperture Front: 5MP - Omnivision OV5670 with 3 lens element, F2.2 Max Aperture
Sound	1 x Speakers, Dolby Atmos
Ports	Micro USB, v2, OTG Compatible
Memory	System Memory: 2 GB RAM Built-in Storage: 16 GB ROM
Connectivity/Radios	4G Network: 3G Network: Yes, HSPA+ WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot. Bluetooth: Bluetooth® 3.0 + 4.1 LE A-GPS support
Display	Size: FHD, 1920X1080 Pixels (401ppi) Type: 178 Degree Viewing Angles, 5-point Multi-touch, IPS Display, 72% Screen to Body Ratio
Color	Onyx Black Pearl White Laser Yellow
SIM	Dual Sim, LTE + LTE, (Dual Standby)
Important Apps	Vibe UI 2.0, Lenovo Shareit, Lenovo Syncit Apps
Sensors	Gravitation sensor Game rotation sensor Orientation Proximity sensor Light sensor E-Compass sensor

Specifications may vary

iPhone 7 - Moment

The iPhone 6S and 6S Plus have barely launched, but the iPhone 7 rumours are already flying. The web is full of speculation about new Apple’s new iPhone 7 that will be launched in 2016. With lot of new concepts designs, iPhone 7 will be the new device for those seeking the best iPhone.

A concept video of upcoming iPhone 7 has been released by designer Hasan Kaymak. According to the concept video, the iPhone 7 will have fresh bezel-less design with a complete aluminum casing. The video also suggests that the phone would not need a physical SIM card, but instead, the connectivity would be handled by the device itself. The home button is done away with and replaced by a TouchID logo on the bottom.

The new Apple iPhone 7 will come with the following features :

* The phone will be powered by an Apple A10 chipset with iOS 10

* Retina 3 Display and Hexa-core Processor 64bit

* 3GB RAM and 32GB, 64GB, 128GB, 256GB ROM

* 3000mAH battery

* iWidgets (Works with 3D Touch feature)

* 24MP Camera with Manual Mode

* Zoom Lenses attached for the camera

PAN Card to be mandatory for cash transactions:

The Centre is at an advanced stage to make it mandatory for people to furnish PAN Card details for cash transactions beyond a certain limit to check generation of domestic black money.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, in a Facebook post, said the government is at an advanced stage in considering the requirement of furnishing PAN Card details if cash transactions beyond a certain limit are undertaken. He said the monitoring regime of the income tax department has been strengthened and its capacity to access information and apply technology driven analytical tools to expose evasion has been enhanced. Stressing that bulk of black money is still within India, Jaitley said, “There is a need to change the national attitude so that plastic currency becomes the norm and cash an exception.”

Ranbir Kapoor In Trouble: FIR Lodged Against Him And Farhan Akhtar:

lawyer Rajat Bansal has filed a formal police complaint against b'wood actors Ranbir Kapoor and Farhan Akhtar for endorsing an online portal askmebazaar.com that allegedly dupes its customers.

The FIR lodged against Ranbir kapoor and Farhan has booked the actors under IPC Section 406 (Forgery) and 420 of Forgery & Punishment for Criminal Breach of Trust An FIR under the same sections has been also lodged against the directors of the firm.

Rajat Bansal alleged in his complaint that he had ordered a 40-inch LED TV from the online shopping website and had paid Rs 29,999 , but he did not get the product within 10 days, as promised.

He alleges that big actors with reliable reputations endorse these dubious websites which entices people and cheats them. He has filed a complaint against Ranbir and Farhan because he thinks that they are equally responsible for his loss as they promoted the website by being its brand ambassadors.

Isro on Monday successfully launched India's first astronomy satellite Astrosat, eleven years after the government cleared the project.

A Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle carrying Astrosat and six other satellites lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. In around 25 minutes after liftoff, PSLV-C30 injected Astrosat and other satellites -- four US nano satellites, a microsatellite from Indonesia a nano satellite from Canada - into their respective orbits. This is the first time India is launching a US satellite. 

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