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It is often said that there are two things that Indians are most fond of - one is politics and the other one is cinema. Of course, politics today has also become a form of entertainment for the public but a genuine form of entertainment has been cinema. This is now reaching a very important milestone. Well, the time has come for Indian cinema to touch the hundred years mark and a lot has gone through the journey of cinema from where it is today to where it started sometime back.
It was in the year 1913 that the first Mookie film came into existence. This was 'Raja Harischandra' which was produced by the legend Dadasaheb Phalke. This was made in Marathi and the venue for such films was the theatres. Jamshedji Framji Madan was the first entrepreneur who owned a set of theatres and produced films annually. Then, came the time of Raghupathi Venkaiah built his own cinema halls in Madras. Today, an award has been instituted in his name in the Nandi awards of Andhra Pradesh.
A new chapter began on March 14th, 1931 with the first Indian talkie film Alam Ara followed by Bhakta Prahlada in Telugu which was produced and directed by H M Reddy. The golden age of Indian cinema came in between 1940 -1960 where parallel cinema came into existence thanks to the likes of Satyajit Ray, Bimal Roy and others. Then came the age of commercial cinema with icons like Guru Dutt coming up with movies like 'Pyaasa' 'Kagaz Ke Phool' followed by Raj Kapoor with his 'Shree 420' 'Awaara' and others. Eventually, movies like Mughal-E-Azam, Madhumati went on to make their presence felt in foreign film circuits.
The modern Indian cinema came into being from the 1970s with the likes of Shyam Benegal, Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Mrinal Sen, Buddhadeb Dasgupta, Govind Nihalani coming up with realistic movies. It was at this time, the emergence of Amitabh Bachchan as the angry man marked a new definition to heroism. Films like 'Sholay' 'Deewar' marked a new chapter. The 1980s saw more of commercial cinema with the likes of 'Ek Duje Ke Liye' 'QSQT' 'Tezaab' 'Maine Pyar Kiya' 'Chandni' creating a major stir at the box office.
The 90s saw the emergence of new age filmmakers like Mani Ratnam, Ram Gopal Varma, Madhur Bhandarkar, Anurag Kashyap, Deva Katta, Nagesh Kukunoor and others. Now, the Indian cinema has reached the new millennium and offbeat moviemakers like Neeraj Pathak, Sriram Raghavan, Sekhar Kammula and others are making their presence felt. A revolution of sorts has happened in terms of defining glamour, entertainment, commercial values, budgeting, marketing and box office reports. Going forward, Indian cinema looks more positive to reach a new league thereby encouraging the regional circuits like Tollywood, Kollywood, Mollywood etc to carve their own presence.
Glimpses of Indian film industry:
First Feature film screened at : Coronation Cinema, Mumbai
Pioneer of Indian silent movies: Raghupathi Venkiah
Censor Board Started in 1927
First Indian talkie film - Alam Ara (March 14 1931)
First color feature film in India - Jhansi Ki Rani (1953)
Founding fathers of new cinema - Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak, Mrinal Sen
Gabbar Singh mania has reached scary levels as fans and common audiences are going mad over this film. Pawan Kalyan's star power coupled with sensational music and a massy outlook promises a masala treat for the audiences this summer. Despite the bad track record of Pawan Kalyan in the recent past, Gabbar Singh is showing Pawan's power to the box office.
28 shows are being screened in Prasads multiplex on the first day and all the tickets were sold off in just two hours. Same is the case with other multiplexes and single screens. Tickets were booked in advance for four days in many theaters in advance. This is shocking the film fraternity too. One could not believe that Pawan Kalyan's last blockbuster film was released eleven years ago and he has only one hit in the meantime.
Talk from industry sources is very positive although there has been buzz about heavy sentimental dose in the second hour. However there are enough elements to click with the target audiences and fans it seems. The signs of Gabbar Singh's storm are already showing as Raviteja's Daruvu, which was planned to release on May 18th is now likely to be pushed to 25th. If the public talk is in favor of Gabbar Singh then there would be many changes done to the scheduled releases.
Young tiger Junior NTR has begun to make headlines again after his much hyped movie 'Dammu' became an average product. This time, the news is about his bearded look and some felt it was 'Dammu' shock and few others mentioned it was due to some internal clash with Babai Balayya.
Anyways, here is something reliable. The bearded look is for his new movie 'Baadshah' and that is not the only thing. Buzz is that Junior is likely to have a completely different avatar in the film which is being kept as a secret. Rumors made it that Junior is playing a dual role in Baadshah, One with a rugged and rough attire and the other striking with Srinu vaitla style satires. This is the idea of the jackpot hit director Srinu Vaitla.
The talented duo of Gopi Mohan and Kona Venkat are sharpening their pens to come up with a powerful script and give the much needed success for NTR. The music is by Thaman and the saucy seductress Kajal Agarwal is the leading lady. NTR comedy timing was awesome in Adhurs under VV Vinayak direction. Now it is a Srinu Vaitla Movie and one can expect how NTR will be shown in Baadshah.
His power packed films evoke adrenalin rush. His stellar performances raise the bar of expectations amongst all sections of audience. Irrespective of the fate of his previous movies for the past 11 years, his stardom never faded and instead defied convention. That is Power Star Pawan Kalyan whose charisma knows no bounds. He is undoubtedly the reigning youth icon and darling of the masses setting box office records with each opening. Tollyview Movies Inc is proud to screen the first ever digital screening of Power Star's much awaited movie 'Gabbar Singh' in the world capital DC Metro.
Pawan Kalyan's 'Gabbar Singh' is kicking off the first ever digital release in the US capital Washington DC area at the Worldgate theaters in Herndon, VA. Due to the digital release, there will be premiere shows every hour on May 10th, 2012 and tickets will be available for everyone! Power Star is in full flow after 11 years and his fans and movie lovers are excited to see him in a complete mass masala avatar. Ticket prices for the premier and regular shows are same to ensure everyone enjoys this movie including the premier.
This is an open invitation to all Power Star fans, especially students, youth and families to come and enjoy the first ever digital screening at the Worldgate theaters in Herndon, VA. We extend this invitation to the students of University of Northern VA, University of Maryland - College park, GMU, Virginia Tech - Blacksburg, Old Dominion University - Norfolk to be part of this very exciting movie event in this summer.
There will be a special youth cake-cutting ceremony by students to celebrate the arrival of Gabbar Singh in digital avatar. Come-watch-enjoy the Gabbar Singh Digital experience with friends and family. Gear up for the powerpack performance! Contact Amar @ 703-731-2333 or Pavan @ 954-621-5358 for Premier timings, location and price.
Director Rajamouli, who hasn't yet tasted a failure in his career spanning over a decade, is under tremendous pressure for his upcoming film Eega. Rajamouli had to live up to his reputation as well as hit bull's eye with Eega to get back the huge money spent on it. That won't be as easy as it was in the past because Eega doesn't have a star to pull the crowds to the theaters.
Besides, Eega should not face tough competition from the films that are releasing ahead of it. One of the biggest threats for Eega is Gabbar Singh. This film is releasing twenty days ahead of Eega, but if it strikes the right chord with the audiences, a Power star film can do lot of damage to the films that follow.
Rajamouli has been very busy with the post production work of Eega at the moment, but is still going to watch Gabbar Singh on the first day. Rajamouli says he too found it tough to get Gabbar Singh tickets and had to satisfy with the Prasads big screen tickets. He booked around thirty tickets for the first day first show of Gabbar Singh. Let's see what Rajamouli's take on Gabbar Singh is. Wait for his tweet review!
As per the latest trend fans are expecting their heroes to set new benchmark for opening records. After Mahesh Babu and Ram Charan pulling off a heist in terms of opening week collections, now the focus is on Power star Pawan Kalyan, who could set box office on fire with a 'decent' film. Gabbar Singh is also having a huge release across the globe. Despite the still running Racha and Dammu, Gabbar Singh managed to get handsome number of theaters to do hungama.
Theaters count may be less when compared to Businessman and Dammu, but that doesn't rule out the chances of Gabbar Singh to set first week records. Why because Businessman and Racha have set first week records with below par content. So, if Gabbar Singh proves to be better than those films and gets very good talk, then breaking records won't be a problem for Gabbar Singh.
The talk from industry sources has been mostly positive. Many of them are saying that Pawan Kalyan will be back at his best and proves his stamina at the box office once for all. Pitch is ready for Gabbar, let's wait and watch if this Singh is King or not!
Allu Arjun and Ileana are pairing up for their upcoming flick Julaayi, which is being directed by Trivikram. Tollywood tinsel town talk is that Julaayi is the story of a young fun-loving carefree guy who has no aim in life, which looks like the title is apt for the film.
This Julaayi happens to win a girl’s heart and rest of the story is about how does his life change.
This youthful romantic comedy entertainer has also got the right mix of action and entertainment.
This film is being produced by Radha Krishna. DVV Danayya of Universal Media banner is presenting Julaayi while Devi Sri Prasad is rendering the tunes. Rajendra Prasad, Brahmanandam, Vennela Kishore are playing key roles.
Currently, the schedule of shoot is taking place at Ramoji Film City and songs are being shot. The makers are planning to release the audio in May last week, as the shooting is in the final stages.
This is the first reaction of the fans and admirers of Powerstar Pawan Kalyan regarding the fresh controversy on the way he was shown in a police uniform in his upcoming cop flick 'Gabbar Singh'.
The other day, AP police officers association has raised objection to Pawan's attire as cop and his role as a corrupt public servant, referring it as an insult to the police uniform. Now the police department have been at the receiving end of sharp criticism. In the past, there are quite a number of films where the cops are shown as anti-social elements in different attires, including some disgusting scenes like a police officer raping the wife of other police officer. Why did they shut their eyes and mouth then? Is there any secret agenda behind attacking Gabbar Singh? Does being a top hero made Pawan a soft target?
Like in every profession, there is good and bad in police department too. Why can't the cops, who are making a hue and cry about Gabbar Singh, see it in that angle. Even if they tried to spend a minute of their time to know about the moral values Pawan follow, this situation mayn't have arised. Can the police heads stop their subordinates from thronging into Gabbar Singh theaters? They will fail undoubtedly, if they intend to do so!
Ironically, the police officers association president who launched this attack on Gabbar Singh is now trying desperately to see the film even before the release. Don't be surprised, if he is one of the fans of Pawan. That's the magic of Powerstar!!
The combination of Puri Jagan and mass raja Raviteja has given hattrick hits to Telugu industry. Both are known for their extra speed when it comes to completing movies. An interesting talk is going on about their latest movie.
We are talking about 'Devudu Chesina Manushulu', the upcoming movie of Raviteja under the direction of Puri Jagan. Till now, Puri has made movies on the subjects that inspired him in real life. This director says that most of his stories are a screen-life for the stories that took place before his eyes during college days. There is a strong buzz that his upcoming 'Devudu Chesina Manushulu' is his own story.
Puri has undergone huge financial crunch until he made 'Businessman' and the loss to him is mainly because of some friends he believed in blindly. DCM is said to be a satire on such commercial-friends both within industry and outside. Well, we have seen lot of such stories before including Chiru's 'Daddy'. Let us see what DCM is having in store for us.
