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Friday, June 27, 2008
Jokes on Chiru party
Pavan Kalyan - Politics
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Chiranjeevi's entry into politics ruffles many feathers
Hyderabad: The Telugu film industry or Tollywood as it's popularly called is synonymous with stars like Chiranjeevi, Venkatesh and Tabu. It's an industry that's considered a trendsetter in the South - experimental with themes yet largely trapped within the star syndrome.
The Telugu film industry is biggest amongst its southern counterparts and is the second largest in the country with an average of 230 releases a year. Like in Bollywood it's big budget projects cost anything between Rs 20-40 crore and average box-office collections range between Rs 25-50 crore depending on the films success.
One man who has consistently ruled the box office ever since he entered Tollywood three decades ago is 'megastar' Chiranjeevi or Chiru as he is fondly called.
His movies rake in millions at the box-office and his fans fanatically revere the star. But it's more than just his big screen charm that has given Chiru this demigod status.
"He is such a good dancer," a Chiru fan says while another fan adds, "He is involved in many social service projects- like eye bank, blood bank." And all his social service has earned the star another demand from his fans- to join politics. And it looks like he is going to answer their prayers
"He will announce his political entry in the month of August. If he… when he announces a party, so, he has to concentrate to float a party. So, he has to work a lot. So, for the time being, he may stop acting. But, it is only for the time being," actor and Chiru's brother Nagendra Babu says. And Chiru's imminent entry into politics has already ruffled feathers in political circles.
After all NTR's success cannot easily be forgotten and Chiru's name is also synonymous with social service.
It's a heady cocktail when politics and movies merge and with Chiru scripting a grand entry into politics, it's clear that Tollywood never ceases to entertain.
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Chiru Fans:DoIT Meet in chennai
Everyone has the Nerves of Netagi and Guts of Gandhiji feel them, try to change yourself, then your bay and then your office itself. Let's hope for a change in politics and our political system. Let's give chance to new talents and fresh energy to do that. Let's welcome Dr Chiranjeevi sir to take the initiative as he will get tremendous support from people. Neither Dollar nor power, but we need clever people like you (IT People) to rise to this call, stand united and fight for the development of the society. Try to be a pillar or at least a brick in the bridge, in taking the society towards the right direction. We are inviting these techies who believe that this dynamite person destined to revolutionize the present social and political systems. Think IT and just do IT We are planning to arrange an IT professionals meet in Chennai to collect views and inputs for a change in political system. Suggestions to Chiranjeevi garu and his party to strive for the better society.
Discussion on: * Welcoming Dr Chiranjeevi Garu into politics * Political awareness * Change in our current political system * Utilization of vote power Discussion on Blood Bank and Eye Bank activities. Please revert back with your response and availability for meeting which will be scheduled by the end of this month. We hardly need your inputs so let's meet and make it successful.
Devender Goud likely to enter into Chiru train
Chiranjeevi can’t be a challenge
NEW DELHI: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy has made it clear that the party to be launched by Telugu film star Chiranjeevi would not pose any challenge to the Congress in the forthcoming Assembly elections in the State.
“We are unfazed by any such threats and irrespective of whether he launches the party or not there would be someone with whom the Congress has to fight. We will do so and win in not less than 230 seats in the Assembly and 36 seats in the Lok Sabha,” the Chief Minister told mediapersons here on Thursday.
To a question, he said the party would opt for holding the Assembly polls, which is originally due in May 2009, in February or March by advancing it by a few months, if the Lok Sabha polls were held then. If the latter elections were advanced to November or December this year, “I don’t think we need to advance the Assembly polls too”.
However, he agreed that the Election Commission had the discretion of deciding the poll date if there was less than six months for the completion of the Assembly term.
Defending champions
He said since 2004, the ruling Congress had been winning polls held for municipalities, panchayats, cooperative bodies, water users associations and byelections in the Telengana region despite challenges of various parties. “We will repeat the performance as we are the defending champions in Andhra Pradesh,” he claimed.
Special Correspondent from Hyderabad adds: Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president D. Srinivas too said that the proposed entry of Chiranjeevi into politics would not have any impact on the party.
Stating that the political scenario had changed a lot since the day N. T. Rama Rao floated the Telugu Desam Party and rode to power within nine months, Mr. Srinivas said, at that time there was a politicial vacuum and no alternative to Congress. “TDP took that place and the general resentment against the Congress worked in its favour,” he observed.
At a press conference, he recalled how not all film stars had succeeded in politics. “Not everyone can become NTR or MGR,” he said and referred to the fate of another star Sivaji Ganesan, who failed to click in politics.
“There was a lot of pressure on another actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao to join politics, but he preferred to stay away,” the APCC president added.
On Chief Minister’s remark that Congress will go it alone in the next elections, Mr. Srinivas said there was nothing wrong in it. “Fighting elections on our own is not new. But that does not mean that our doors are closed to other parties. We would like our old friends to be with us,” he noted.