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Siddhartha had no notable hits in the recent past and he hardly does two films a year. The only blockbuster he had in his career is Bommarillu, while his films Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana, Koncham Ishtam Koncham Kashtam run above average and has flops like Aata and Oye. Now, he has strived hard to break the jinx by taking up a film with village backdrop. However, the debutant director Rambabu has punctured his dreams.

Story:
Sitaramudu (Rajendra Prasad) is fond of acting. He used travel different places to satisfy his urge to act in dramas. Once, he visits a village to stage a drama and a girl (Sindhu Tolani), sister of a landlord, falls in love with him. Accepting her wish, Sitaramudu meets her brother and tells that he will marry her. But, her brother says no. Immediately after that he ties the nuptial knot. But that girl wants to stay in the village as she feels that her brother would invite them back into the family.

Sitaramudu and his wife blessed with a boy called Veerababu. He is just an average boy and falls in love with Varalakshmi (Pranitha), daughter of his own maternal uncle. However, both Veerababu and Varalakshmi doesn’t know that they both are close relatives. Once, Varalakshmi’s father settle her marriage with Ramana (Samrat). Varalakshmi pleads Veerababu to do something and the couple he ties the nuptial knot.

Then, Sitramudu reveals the flashback saying that they both are close relatives and their marriage is valid. But he tells Veerababu to marry her only in presence of all her family members. So, Veerababu tries to convince Varalakshmi’s father. However, Ramana’s father reveals the identity of Veerababu and gets him thrashed black and blue. When Sitaramudu tries to convince Varalakshmi’s father, they thrash him as well. Unable to bear humiliation Sitaramudu dies. Will he get back his wife?What kind of steps he took in this regard? Did Ramana allow him to take Varalakshmi? Did Varalakshmi’s father realized his folly? Answers to all these questions form part of the climax.

Technical:
Veera Pothana’s dialogues are good. He has used made colloquial language with nativity and maintained good depth while scripting words. The writer mixed sentiment and entertainment perfectly to suit different occasions for this village love story. Cinematography by Aravind Krishna is okay. He has perfectly captured the beauty of the village with his camera. Camera work especially during songs and cycle race in the climax is good. KV Krishna Reddy should have sharpened his scissors further to trim several scenes in the film. However, there are many boring scenes in the second half and also before the interval. If such scenes were shortened further, the film would have been more impressive. For music director like Chakri, scoring tunes for a film with village backdrop is nothing. But for this time, he has given a few fresh tune. Director Rambabu has tried to given a novel movement to already known and well-played on the screen subject. None of the characters has a good foundation. Characters like Tanikella Bharani and Samrat just come and go. As far as screenplay, The director still needs some maturity in narration. Let us hope he would do something better in his next film.

Performance:
Siddharth’s performance is impressive in the film. The character with village backdrop suited him very well. His combination scenes with Rajendra Prasad are worth watching. Pranitha has done her best to give a decent performance. She looked good at parts. Rajendra Prasad is a show-stealer in the movie. Being a seasoned artiste, he has given a matured performance all through the film. His performance in the second half remains highlight. Other artistes including Ahuti Prasad, Viswanath Kasi and others have done justice to their roles. A parody to Varudu film was used as comedy. Brahmanandam and Ali has made a vain bid to entertain the audiences with sickening comedy.

Cast: Siddharth, Pranitha, Rajendra Prasad, Samrat, Tanikella Bharani, Brahmanandam, Ali, Raghu Babu, Ahuti Prasad, Bharat, Narsing Yadav, Viswanath Kasi, Sindhu Tolani, Rajitha, Surekha Vani and others.

REMARKS:
When a director wanted to make a film, he should keep a point in mind. He must have complete grip on the subject and script. Especially, when the story and screenplay are also being handled by the same person, who is directing the film, he should keep in mind that he had to do justice to every scene. Bad Luck, Siddhartha kept high hopes on the film and all his hopes and dreams have been shattered.

Credits: Cinematography – Aravind Krishna, Editing – KV Krishna Reddy, Dialogues – Chintapalli Ramana, Music – Chakri, Lyrics – Ananta Sriram, Bhaskarabhatla, Kandikonda, Ramajogaiah Sastry, Presents – Sandeep Ramineni, Producer – ML Padmakumar Choudary, Story screenplay and direction – Rambabu.

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The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance’s Government of 1999 to 2004, was extremely bullish about its chances for the 2004 General Elections. Vajpayee had a successful stint as the Prime Minister, and India had been performing well in terms of the economy (especially the growth in IT and Telecom), military retaliations against Pakistan (Tiger Hill, anyone?) and even sports (Paes-Bhupati were still a duo then, winning Grand Slams for fun).

Following 2003′s bumper monsoon and the general national economic indicators improving, the NDA decided to launch an advertising blitzkrieg with the slogan of ‘India Shining’, with Rs. 400 crores of taxpayers money to put the proverbial money where the mouth is. But this article is not to dismiss ‘India Shining’, the voters of Indian public did that well enough, booting the NDA out of office and bringing the UPA in, and in general reminding everyone, that India is far from a success story – health, education and other social indicators still shackle it with the tag of a Third World Country. This article does not disagree with ‘India Shining’ at all; rather it points out that a mere typo proved to be so costly. You see, India isn’t Shining. But India (Inc.) is.

For the less informed, the Indian media has dubbed the national corporate sector and the dominant companies as ‘India Inc.’. When the Tata Group acquires Corus Steel or Jaguar, it is a signal of the growing dominance of India Inc. When Airtel and Reliance mobile penetrate the domestic telecommunications market, it shows that India Inc. has the capacity to generate the huge national population into huge corporate profits. When these companies pay taxes to the government and give back to the community in the form of Corporate Social Responsibility, it shows that when India Inc. does well, India does well. When call-centres sprout up around the country, it is an indicator of India Inc.’s entrepreneurship capabilities.

The growing might of India Inc. has led both the Government and the Industry (the Corporate Sector in general) to recognize it and try and free-ride this speeding bandwagon. An example of this is the increased clout of the CII (Confederation of Indian Indsutry) which has grown to become India’s premier business association which is both industry-led and industry-managed with no government interference. More than 7500 companies hold direct memberships and 83,000 more have indirect associations with CII. The organization has seen tremendous growth after the 1991 liberalization reforms and as of now has 64 offices around India and 9 overseas offices in Australia, Austria, China, France, Germany, Japan, Singapore, the UK and the USA. However, no government interference does not mean that the government does not want to be associated with CII; this article is precisely about that: a partnership between the government and CII and how the promotion of India Inc. will be used to benefit national economic development.

The India Brand Equity Foundation is the brainchild of Government with Industry. It is a public-private partnership between the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). The Foundation’s primary objective is to build positive economic perceptions of India globally. It aims to effectively present the India business perspective and leverage business partnerships in a globalizing market place.

The website (http://www.ibef.org/) is a crisp, elegant and well designed one. It contains useful information about the Indian economy; both on an overview level as well as on a detailed level. State-wise economic performance (from Andhra Pradesh to West Bengal) can be found with Reports and Presentations talking about economic indicators as well as crucial industries and sectors. Also, on a national level, information on all sectors are available – from Automobiles to Tourism & Hospitality.
For the first time, you can read about upcoming banking reforms in 2009 by the RBI, recent production trends of petroleum products and even highlights of the Interim Budget of 2009-10.

The Indian economy has finally started to hit top gear; and the IBEF aims to accompany it, advising potential investors and providing research-quality information about all aspects. Even at a Macro Political-Economic view, information is available regarding Trade relations between India and Japan / China / ASEAN and even the USA.

But most importantly, there is promotion of ‘Brand India’. IBEF has launched a brochure, posters, panels and even images to advertise India to foreign investors and remind domestic residents about recent economic strides. To further this brand promotion, it has organized numerous events around the country. A small sample of some of these events – ‘India-Russian Forum on Trade & Investment’, ‘Planning Commission Conference on PPP’s in Infrastructure’ and ‘Conference on Natural Gas / LNG – The new options in power fuel basket’.

Using the tag-line of the ‘Worlds Fastest Growing Free Market Democracy’, IBEF has created a ripple among intellectuals, economists and businessmen, never before associated with India. IBEF is determined to create this new image, and has done an excellent job about doing this. It’s India Resource Centre has launched numerous e-newsletters as well as news alerts which are customizable as per subscribers’ wishes. Also, a bi-monthly publication ‘India Now’ has been launched which is trying to penetrate the non-IT savvy market.

The efforts of the IBEF are commendable. They have ensured that India’s economic success is being showcased well, and a positive business-savvy image of the country is portrayed on a global stage. The Board of Trustees of the Foundation makes you see it a serious effort, with representation from the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of External Affairs, CII, BCG (India), Infosys and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry.

‘Brand India’ is changing. Twenty years ago, the Indian Economy conjured up images of a lumbering elephant, big yet painfully slow, inefficient and arguably ineffective. IBEF’s actions are causing this image to change, to an image that we aspire to: that of a lion ready to stake its claim as King of the Jungle.

India is not shining. But more on that later. For now, let us appreciate one fact. India Inc. is shining. And lets hope that it helps to pull up India.

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Senior Congress leader V Hanumantha Rao said that he is boycotting Sakhi newspaper and Sakshi TV channel belonging to Kadapa MP YS Jaganmohan Reddy.

Sakshi has written entirely different story on the happenings at Mahaboobnagar, he said. Sakshi is writing all negative stories against me with ill-intention, he maintained.

On Friday, VH asked Sakshi reporters to leave a press meet organized
by him as they are not invited to the event. I won’t speak if Sakshi team stays here, said VH in the press meet. Not only now, I will never talk to you (Sakshi), he said angrily

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Many state bhavans and sports federation chiefs were engaged in slanging matches with the OC on the issue of complimentary tickets.
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Producer: Dharmendra
Director: Kabeer Kaushik
Cast: Bobby Deol, Priyanka Chopra, Arshad Warsi, Ritesh Deshmukh, Irrfan Khan, Danny Denzongpa, Rajpal Yadav, Arya Babbar
Music: Monty Sharma

First things first – what kind of a name is ‘Chamku’? Is it the name of a detergent or a whitener? No, it’s the name of a Maoist-turned-government-assassin who later becomes an avenging angel.

This is director Kabeer Kaushik’s second film and he had raised hopes after his gritty ‘Seher’. One went to see the film with serious reservations about the name of the film and really nothing else.

One thought maybe Kaushik could turn around the luck of Bobby Deol, who is desperately in need of a hit. But soon you realise that Bobby, who plays the protagonist Chamku in the film, is luckless.

Then Chamku is encountered and lies in the hospital with the same depressed look as a government agent Irrfan Khan, dependable as usual, makes him an offer.

He’s now trained to kill, we’re told. So he goes around killing, till he meets lovely Priyanka Chopra, who is wasted in the film.

Here the director lets go of a potential comic sequence when Bobby is about to introduce himself to the girl.

Eventually love happens, songs happen, even pregnancy happens. So much happens and Chamku looks even more depressed. By then, so are you.

It doesn’t take you long to understand that the Maoists and the government-assassin- looking-to-get-out angle is just a guise for an often repeated revenge drama.

Danny’s character should have been etched out with better imagination. The action sequence set in a train is handled well, but it isn’t enough to redeem the film.

Honestly, there’s little shine in this ‘Chamku’.

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Officials of Income Tax (IT) on Monday raided about 60 places in Karnataka belonging to people close to the Gali Janardhana Reddy and his brothers, iron ore miners and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ministers in the state. The Reddy brothers own the Obulapuram Mining Company and become billionaires after entering the mining business about 10 years ago.

The places raided included the Bangalore office of Health Minister B. Sriramulu, a confidant of the Reddy brothers – Tourism Minister G. Janardhana Reddy and his elder brother and Revenue Minister G. Karunakara Reddy.

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A teenaged Dalit girl in Lucknow, UP was publicly molested and her fingers chopped off.
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The days of fear surrounding job markets are now almost over. It has been about two years since economic crunch started affecting both big corporations and small companies with the first casualty being hiring, followed by a squeeze in training budgets.

The Ivy League B-schools in the country, IIMs, XLRI, XIMB, all faced the heat and the famous starting salaries showed a big drop.

Other smaller institutes across the country struggled to place their students. But finally, as companies start freezing their plans for the coming season, hiring seems to be back on the agenda.

Based on the current market trends, here’re some sectors which are likely to see robust hiring this year:

1) Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI)

Till 2007 almost 53% of the new hiring took place in this space and it was also the sector which was hit big time in the last season on account of lower credit off-take and the overall recessionary sentiment around it.

“The sector is now witnessing between 8 and 10 new players (health insurance, general insurance, NBFCs, and banking entities). This, coupled with a depressed hiring over the last year and announcement of over one lakh vacancies in the PSU banks, is likely to fuel hiring,” says Alok Bansal, CEO, Alethia Education Services.

Some of the private sector players such as Yes Bank, Axis Bank, ICICI, SCB are back in the market looking for young workforce. Most insurance companies are also in the fray and are changing the way they looked at hiring in the past.

Hiring talent from tier 2 and tier 3 cities is also on the rise. They believe that it will help them reach these towns easily and also help in managing attrition. New players, especially in the health insurance segment and with their aggressive targets, are likely to fuel hiring growth here.

2) BPOs/KPOs

A sector largely hit by the recessionary trends and the near collapse of the US economy had put a freeze on hiring.

“The same sector in the hay days hired from every possible place and background fuelling a mushrooming of the placement and training business and also ensured that the overall entry level salaries showed an unexpected and irrational jump. This is the sector which also is back in action in terms of recruitments. Some of the bigger BPOs like Genpact, IBM etc have once again announced a carefully-drawn plan to hire,” informs Mr Bansal.

The list of KPOs operating in India has also shown an expected jump. Companies in their bid to retain their share of the outsourcing market have upgraded their setups and are now gradually moving up the value chain. More and more companies are looking at young engineering and other technical graduates to beef their teams to provide high end knowledge services to their clients, be it the stock analysis, GPRS, high-end business analytics, financial modeling or forex trading. This sector is back at the campuses.

3) Telecom

Despite 3G spectrum auction playing hide and seek, this segment has grown at an unexpected pace over the past five years.

It is believed that some turmoil caused by consolidation in the industry is now settled and companies in this space, be it the Bharti group, Vodafone, Reliance.

Tata, Idea or others, are now back in the hiring mode. The expansion of the enterprise solutions, fixed line and others telecom products is seeing an upswing.

It is believed that these companies are expected to move to the tier 2 and tier cities to keep up with their hiring targets.

4) Manufacturing, Engineering & Construction

Depressed sentiment notwithstanding, the auto sector continued to shake the old way of thinking. A never-seen-before scenario in terms of insatiable demand has been witnessed. An increasing number of players entered the market and have announced plans to set up manufacturing base in India.

“This is likely to set off a chain reaction. Besides, popular names like Maruti, Tata and Hyundai hiring their ancillary units are likely to step up the demand and higher recruitment is forecasted. Engineering and construction have also been showing very positive signs in terms of consumption and the customer sentiment. A consolidation in the cement sector, a huge order book by companies like L&T, an increasing interest in mining, large scale construction and pressure of completion of the pending projects is likely to see a substantial jump in this segment,” says Mr Bansal.

5) ITeS

The blue eyed boys of the bourses, the software companies continued to manage contracts from other countries. The commendable handling of the Satyam saga and the increasing respect for the talent pool in India saw a substantial number of projects being handled in India.

Besides the general software development, a large chunk of the specialized software development work in telecom, mobile applications and space technology is now being handled out of India.

Some bigwigs like TCS and Infosys have already announced hiring in large numbers. This coupled by other companies is likely to bring back hiring to the golden era of 2006-7.

Overall, despite the ups and downs the economy is facing, India has managed to emerge as a stable, high-growth economy and has been able to gain faith from the world in terms of the story it offers. This, coupled by the young population, is likely to fuel growth in recruitments.

Article courtesy of Economic Times.

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Deepika padukone’s relationship with Ranbir Kapoor ended last year. Yet she refuses to wipe of the ‘RK’ tattoo that is imprinted on the back of her neck.

During the shoot of the third season of ‘Koffee with Karan’, Deepika has confessed that no matter what, she will not get rid of the tattoo, a sign of love and commitment.

Deepika has moved on in life and has no regrets over the relationship gone sour with Ranbir. She has Break Ke Baad with Imran Khan and Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey with Abhishek Bachchan lined up for release.

The third season of ‘Koffee With Karan’ starts from November 7.

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