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EVERYTIME I WATCH BOMMARILLU, I KNOW THAT THERE ARE GOOD DAYS FOR TELUGU CINEMA

Some films just don't fade away from memory even after years. And everytime you see them they have a fresh appeal to the senses. One such film is Bommarillu. Siddharth, as the son bulldozed into a straitjacketed life by his overbearing father, Prakash Raj, delivered an amazing performance.

And Genelia as the bubbly girl, who takes life as it comes, was at her astounding best. And full marks go to Prakash Raj for another intense role in his career. His acting was restrained, simple and to the point, which is precisely why it is wonderfully etched out. As an overprotective father, it does not appeal to him that his son has likes and dislikes of his own and that he would love to do foolish things before he can do anything wise in his life.

The best part of the film is its simplicity and credit goes to Bhaskar for having got a brilliant screenplay written. Unlike many big stars' films, where the emphasis is on boosting the hero's megalomaniac ego, the film has a free-flowing screenplay with no one calling the shots, but everyone contributing his best to take the film forward. There is comedy, pathos, emotions, and everything that goes to make a brilliant film.

A most unforgettable film that I have watched in recent years.

CHECK OUT SOME OF THE SONGS IN THE FILM

SIDDHARTH IS LUCKY TO GET A FILM IN BOLLYWOOD, AND HE SHOULD THANK ABHISHEK AND HRITHIK FOR IT

Siddharth, who does only one, or at the most two films, at a time, has pinned all his hopes on Aata in Telugu. Despite the super success of Rang De Basanti, for which he received critical acclaim, he didn't sign any films in Bollywood. But with Aata turning turtle at the box-office, he has his hopes too coming crashing.

Fortunately, for him, inspite of closing all the doors for Bollywood filmmakers, he still has someone knocking at his doors at the right time. And that is director Rakyesh Omprakash Mehra, the director of RDB. This time, Mehra has named his film as Dilli 6. Of course, Siddharth was not his first choice. He zeroed in on Siddharth as Abhishek Bachchan, Hrithik and Ranbir Kapoor, his first choices, either did not have the dates or were not interested in the film.

But, for Siddharth, it is a Hobson's choice. Or to put it plainly no choice. He can't but keep raving and ranting about his new Bollywood dreams. What say Siddharth?

WHAT ARE THE TOLLYWOOD STARS DOING TO EMULATE RAJNIKANTH AS THE IRREPLACEABLE ICON?

Rajnikanth has been making waves the world over with his latest film Sivaji: The Boss. What are the Tollywood stars -- Chiranjeevi, Balakrishna, Venkatesh, Nagarjuna, Pavan Kalyan, Prabhas, Allu Arjun, Siddharth, Sivaji, et al -- doing to become icons in the mould of Rajnikanth?

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DID YOUR HEAR? BLOGOSPHERE IS AGOG WITH RUMOURS THAT ILLEANA HAS HAD AN ABORTION

Illeana is in the thick of gossip. God only knows where it has emanated from. The blogosphere is agog with rumours that the 19-year-old dame has become pregnant, and had got aborted recently in a Hyderabad hospital. Frankly speaking, we don't have a clue about. And we don't want to jump to conclusions that the dame has been ditched by a Tollywood dude. The accusing fingers point to Tollywood filmmakers / actors, naturally, as the lanky lass has been working mostly in Tollywood of late, where she has been scaling new heights. And adding grist to the rumours, the gossip mills claim that is recovering in Mumbai from the after-effects of her abortion. As we said, we don't know the truth of this allegation against her. And we only hope it is not true. If, by chance, the news is right, who could the dude be? Any guesses?

MEANWHILE, TILL WE FIND OUT THE TRUTH OF THE MYSTERY, CHECK OUT THIS SENSUOUS VIDEO FROM THE FILM AATA

Siddharth caught in a catch-22 situation

It is not always a boon to be well versed with the technical aspects of filmmaking. And too much of planning might go against you. Siddharth has realised this hard truth a little too late. After the super duper success of Nuvvostanante Nenoddantaana in Tollywood, and Nuvvostanante Nenoddantaana in Bollywood, he was flooded with offers. Some of the big banners queued up in front of his house for his dates. But, Siddharth, who knew the nuances of filmmaking, was not to yield to any one of them. Except M S Raju, who he proclaims is his godfather. He was so choosy about the kind of films he wanted to do that when Davi Dhawan, the showman of Bollywood, wanted to make a film with him, Siddharth a la Aamir Khan, was not happy with the one-line story narrated by Dhawan. So, he told Dhawan to come back with the full script of the film. Dhawan was shell-shocked with Siddharth's attitude that it took a couple of days for him to come back to his senses. Dhawan, as you know, is known for tickling the funny bone of the Hindi audiences, and many heroes and heroines wait for his call to act in his films. What more, he is never known to have given anyone, including Amitabh Bachchan, the full script of his films. Siddharth has not only lost an opportunity to make it big in Bollywood, but with his latest films turning turtle at the box-office, doesn't have many filmmakers in Tollywood either who are eager to cast him in their films. Tamil, anyway, is ruled out, as he has been concentrating on Telugu cinema for sometime now. And, therefore, Siddharth is a forgotten chapter there. It takes some real guts, Siddharth, to burn your boats when you have set sail on a long journey.

Bhaskar's next film is with Allu Arjun

All eyes are on director Bhaskar's next move. And wouldn't they be when he has delivered a huge hit called Bommarillu that rattled the superstars? Bhaskar proved, with Bommarillu, what a new director is capable of doing if only he has the right producer backing him. And now that he has delivered a hit, it is no secret that every hero worth his salt has started singing paeans of him and his film. However, he has finally decided to do his next film with Allu Arjun or should we say Dil Raju? Whoever it may, it makes no difference. Because the film will be produced by Dil Raju and Allu Arjun is playing the lead. So, should we hope for another blockbuster from Bhaskar?

Bhukailas give low brow cinema a boost

There is good news for comedians aspiring to become heroes. Bhukailas is a pretty good film made on a not-so-lean budget. And it has all the ingredients that you would look forward into a big heroes films, like Nagarjuna, Junior NTR, Mahesh Babu, Chiranjeevi, Venkatesh, Allu Arjun, Siddharth, Prabhas and the like: sentimental drama, item song, and dollops of laughter. Of course, not all the laughter is aesthetic. But, in the recent past, when was comedy clean anyway? The film is made on the premise that there is an audience which is low brow and for whom no films are being made. In Tollywood parlance, it is called B and C centres' crowd. To put it simply, it is the multiplex culture in the reverse. And with the increasing wealth quotient even among the lower classes, they are looking forward to films they can identify with. And so this spoof on the rise and rise of real estate in the state addresses their concerns. Venu Madhav plays his role to the hilt as the guy who has it all and who loses it all, only to find fulfilment in his roots. Watch it if you don't have anything better to do.

Will Srikanth manage to hang on?

Srikanth is desperately trying to keep his on-the-verge-of-drowning career afloat in the wake of the onslaught of younger heroes who have been sweeping the Telugu film industry like a tsunami sending tremors in the hearts of the ageing-and-refuse-to-leave-the-industry superstars. From NTR to Prabhas, from Mahesh Babu to Allu Arvind and even Ram and Siddharth have been flying high creating a niche for themselves. The reasons are many. But the most important is their freshness. And, of course, their ability to strike a chord with the younger directors. Coming to Srikanth, he has been clutching on to the straws, literally, and has been desperately trying to make himself noticed with his trademark comedy films with his trademark directors. But the land under his feet is fast slipping away. So he thought he would do something different before he fades away from the industry. Of course, it is just a euphimism for his unemployment. And for that, he has even shaven his head and is now sporting a barely-grown-hair-on-his-head look for his new film 'Operation Duryodhana'. Incidently, the film is directed by Posani Krishna Murali, and looking from the likes of it, it appears as if the theme is written keeping Srihari in mind. We will come to that later. The film has some really hard-hitting political dialogues questioning the system and its deviation from the Constitution, in typical Posani style. But will Srikanth be able to deliver? That is the million dollar question.