CinemaNayanthara, whose star power has made her a household name in the southern states, is making her Hindi debut alongside Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan with Atlee’s upcoming movie ‘Jawan’.Nearly 20 years into her acting career, Nayanthara — who has earned the moniker ‘Lady Superstar’ in film industries across the south — is making her Hindi debut alongside Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan with Atlee’s upcoming movie Jawan. The 38-year-old actor, who first appeared in the Malayalam film Manassinakkare with Jayaram in 2003, is no less than a household name in the southern states. The top-rated actor was crowned a ‘superstar’ due to her unrelenting commitment to female-centric films and her ability to single handedly pull audiences to theatres – a huge feat and testimony to her star power. After acting in a handful of Malayalam films, Nayanthara found her big break in Tamil cinema with her role in Chandramukhi (2005), starring superstar Rajinikanth.
- 7/10/2023
- by Balakrishna
- The News Minute
Mumbai, March 1 (Ians) As Holi is around the corner, celebrity chefs Garima Arora, Ranveer Brar, and Vikas Khanna have come up with a new challenge for the contestants in which they have to prepare a three-course meal with the sous chefs they have been paired with on the cooking-based reality show ‘MasterChef India’.
Indeed, it turned out to be a complete celebration for the judges, and Garima said that with such a delicious treat Holi can be more special.
The top nine contestants collaborated with sous chefs Shivesh Bhatia, Aanal Kotak, Depinder Chibber, Sanjana Patel, Marina Balakrishnan, Ashish Bhasin, and Shilarna Vaze.
During the challenge, the home chef Santa Sarmah from Guwahati along with the sous chef, Marina made some delicious dishes like pulao with tamatar (tomato) ki launji or chutney and Kesar flavoured Chandrakala with paan sharbat (summer drink prepared with betel leaves and other ingredients).
After tasting her dish,...
Indeed, it turned out to be a complete celebration for the judges, and Garima said that with such a delicious treat Holi can be more special.
The top nine contestants collaborated with sous chefs Shivesh Bhatia, Aanal Kotak, Depinder Chibber, Sanjana Patel, Marina Balakrishnan, Ashish Bhasin, and Shilarna Vaze.
During the challenge, the home chef Santa Sarmah from Guwahati along with the sous chef, Marina made some delicious dishes like pulao with tamatar (tomato) ki launji or chutney and Kesar flavoured Chandrakala with paan sharbat (summer drink prepared with betel leaves and other ingredients).
After tasting her dish,...
- 3/1/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
KollywoodWith all travel plans stalled for the foreseeable future, we take you on a trip from Singapore to Peru to Norway, with Tamil music playing in the background.Anjana Shekar“Andha dupatta va nenga thooki erinjeenga. Adhu apdiye parandhu poi, Dubai la vizhundhuchu dupatta. […] Anga oru song vekarom. ‘Dupatta dupatta… Un kannathila appata appata?’” (You pick up that dupatta and fling it. It flies and falls down in Dubai. […] We’ve got a song there: ‘Dupatta dupatta… shall I smear it on your cheek?’”). With this popular comedy reference from a Sathyaraj film, we open our listicle. Because this is perhaps the best explanation anyone could give for the logic, or the lack thereof, for why most film songs suddenly cut to an exotic foreign location. Indian cinema and its audience are a little too acquainted with this practice that at least one of the four songs from a film...
- 2/21/2021
- by Anjana
- The News Minute
SandalwoodRaghavendra decided to walk out of the project after his fans said they did not want him to make his comeback with a negative role.Digital NativeDigital NativeRaghavendra Rajkumar was supposed to stage his comeback with the Kannada movie Chillum but he eventually decided to walk out of the project after his fans said they did not want him to make his re-entry with a negative role. Further, his character in the movie required him to act in smoking and drinking scenes, which his fans did not want him to do. Paying heed to their request, the actor said he decided to let go of the role. Following this sudden development, director Chandrakala was on the lookout for a suitable replacement and is said to have zeroed in on Tollywood actor Jagapathi Babu. She reportedly discussed the film with the actor over the phone and will soon be headed to...
- 7/25/2018
- by Vidya
- The News Minute
ControversyMany activists, who stood by her when she spoke of the rampant sexual harassment in Tollywood, have now disassociated themselves from her.Balakrishna GaneshanPriyanka RichiActor Sri Reddy’s comments on the Chicago sex racket has drawn much flak from women’s rights activists, many of whom have now disassociated themselves from her. Sri Reddy, who has been credited with bringing the conversation about the rampant sexual harassment in the Telugu movie industry out in the open, has insinuated in her Facebook post that over 30 well-known women associated with the industry worked with the couple that headed the racket. Kishan Modugumudi and Chandrakala were arrested by the Us authorities in April for allegedly forcing actors to undertake sex work by luring them to the country under the pretext of cultural programmes organised there. Sri Reddy's list, which features several prominent actors, is similar to the sensational allegations that she has been making for months now. The actor has not come forward with any evidence so far, but has been making several insinuations that are passed around on social media as the "truth". While a few celebrities from Tollywood have threatened to file defamation cases against her, Sri Reddy's latest act has drawn condemnation from even those who initially supported her. Her comments come in the heels of the Telugu media facing a massive backlash over its reportage of the high-end sex racket. “What Sri Reddy did is condemnable. We have been appealing to the media to not speculate on the victims and here she is, revealing names along with photographs,” said activist Sandhya. “Though we consider her as a victim of this structural sexual exploitation in the industry, we cannot tolerate such behaviour. She has been working against our cause … Even when she abused Pawan Kalyan, we had asked her to desist from making such irresponsible comments. Our stand is to stop this naming and shaming campaign by revealing names of alleged victims, whether Sri Reddy does it or someone does it, we condemn them,” she added. Activist and journalist Sajaya Kakarla too slammed the actor. “This is very unfortunate. We do not want to associate with Sri Reddy in this particular act, where she has resorted to naming and shaming the alleged victims. We do not accept that, we condemn it. Whether it is Sri Reddy or any media outlet, anyone resorting to naming and shaming the alleged victims would be condemned," she said. Sajaya added that Sri Reddy’s recent behaviour could be attributed to the trolling she has faced in the last few months. "We explained to her (Sri Reddy) about gender sensitivity, but she is paying no heed to us. I think she is in a phase where she has been subjected to so much trolling and so many threats that she is just venting out her frustration," she said. Sri Reddy hit national news after her protest outside the Telugu Film Chamber of Commerce in April against the unacknowledged ‘casting couch’ (a euphemism for sexual exploitation) culture. The National Human Rights Commission taking notice of this, slammed the Movie Artists Association for denying her membership and also asked the state to investigate her allegations. The Nhrc further asked the state government if there was a mechanism in place to report sexual harassment against women in the Telugu film industry.
- 6/25/2018
- by Monalisa
- The News Minute
CrimeThe identity of the hotel where the actor would be put up would be kept under wraps, as a source who traveled on such a trip discovered on landing.Ts SudhirImage for representation"Is she flexible?" That was the question posed to the manager of a young Telugu actress sometime last year. On the plate was a trip to the USA, where the actress was expected to be part of an event organised by the Telugu Association of a city in the Midwestern part of the USA, close to the Canada border. The manager's antennae shot up and she made it clear that the question annoyed her. The person at the other end, a Hyderabad-based coordinator of the organiser in the Us, understood his query had not gone down well and immediately tried to make amends. "It only means taking selfies with the event organisers and their family," he explained. The manager sensing something was amiss, did not agree to the trip. And after the arrest of a couple of Indian origin in Chicago for allegedly running a "high-end prostitution ring" by luring at least five south Indian actresses, she is glad the actress she manages did not walk into a trap. The couple - Kishan Modugumudi and his wife Chandrakala alias Vebha - were Hyderabad-based till a few years ago, working in a production firm before vanishing from the city scene. However, they seem to have kept their contacts in the Deccan alive as their representatives are former film journalists and secretaries to film stars. In fact, the representative quoted above was the manager to a prominent actress from Mumbai who acted in several hit films in Telugu and is now reasonably busy in Bollywood. The couple targeted actresses who after tasting initial success were not getting significant work. The ploy was to approach the women, talking about the advantages of networking with the Telugu diaspora in the Us and then luring them into the sex racket. The money offered to attend the event ranged between Rs 5 and 8 lakh. The criminal complaint filed on April 28, 2018 by the Homeland Security Investigation in Illinois charges Modugumudi and Chandrakala with purchasing airline tickets and hotel rooms for the five victims (mentioned as A, B, C, D, E) and subsequently take them to Telugu conferences across the USA for "purposes of identifying potential customers who would pay the Modugumudis in order for the customers to engage in commercial sex acts with the victims". The complaint lists out in great detail how the five victims were advertised and used for commercial sex acts. In the conversations that have included in the complaint, Chandrakala is reported as haggling furiously over the money to be charged from the clients, asking for anywhere between 1000$ and 2500$ for two to three hours. She is also reported to have sent several photographs of the victims to help the customers decide, indicating a cold and calculated racket. It is not clear from the complaint the extent of the involvement of the actresses. Victim A is quoted as saying that except in Chicago, in the other three cities, "people were sent to her room for the alleged purpose of prostitution". She however claims she did not engage in any sexual act but merely "engaged in conversation'' for 30 minutes. Based on her admissions, Victim A's visa was revoked and she has been denied entry into the USA. But another conversation recorded on January 22 this year between Chandrakala and Victim D clearly indicates that the actress was as much involved in the racket as the two pimps. Other conversations between Kishan and customers show the address of a hotel in Texas where a room for Victim C had been booked for two hours. The modus operandi of the couple was to ensure any actress was first asked to fly into Chicago, even if the event was on either side of the coast. They would be told that they could spend two days for shopping and sightseeing. The identity of the hotel would be invariably kept under wraps and with a reason, as a source who traveled on such a trip discovered on landing. "The hotel was extremely shady," he said. The starlet's team kicked up a fuss about the suspicious-looking arrangements and forced the couple to book a return ticket to India immediately after the event. They even refused to stay at the accommodation arranged by the organisers and stayed at a relative's place instead. The event is where the couple would solicit customers by circulating the photographs. The complaint quotes customers who were interrogated admitting that "Vebha is known in the local Telugu community as one of the women to go to or contact regarding sex with actresses." The racket is believed to have been in operation for the last 4-5 years though the victims interrogated are those who traveled in 2017 and the first quarter of 2018. On December 22, 2017, Victim A sent an email to Modugumudi, throwing light on the web she was caught in. She wrote : "You constantly keep calling me and threatening me. I would like to stop all interaction via voice messages, text messages or call etc, please do not call me and don't try to contact me. It was very unpleasant doing business with you and I don't want to do any business with you now or in future. If you try contacting me again I will have to make formal complaint." The identity of the five actresses has been kept a secret though in Telugu film circles, most people seem to know who had traveled to the USA for events organised by the couple. The Telugu Movies Artistes Association plans to advise its members to be wary of shady operators whose antecedents do not seem above board. But this case coming to light, soon after the casting couch allegations leveled by actress Sri Reddy against top guns of the Telugu film industry, does not show Tollywood in a flattering light. ...
- 6/22/2018
- by Nitin
- The News Minute
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