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 The Jr. NTR starrer Kantri hit the screens all over the word today. The first credit line in the film says that the film is ‘Dedicated to the memory of late Sobhan Babu’. It is indeed a very moving gesture, remembering a great and disciplined actor who passed away recently. The producer of ‘Kantri’ Ashwni Dutt and director Meher Ramesh must be commended for this.
Related StoriesShobhan-Babu-is-dead Veteran yesteryear actor Shobhan Babu passed away at his home in Chennai this morning. He was 71. Shobhan Babu collapsed while doing yoga. He was rushed to the Apollo hospital where the doctors declared him as brought dead. Shobhan Babu’s original name was Uppunoothala Chalapathi Rao. He was born at China Nandigama in Krishna district. Shobhan Babu began his career with the film ‘Bhaktha Sabari’. He received five Nandi and four film fare awards in his over three decade illustrious career. The film industry was shocked to lean about his sudden death. Shobhan Babu is survived by his son and three daughters. His last film was Adavi Dora. After quitting films, he has been living with his family in Chennai. & more Shobhan-Babu-was-a-real-hero Shobhan Babu played the lead role in many films. He has this nick name as Andhra Andagadu. His hairstyle was the ‘in thing’ for several years and every youngster used to imitate his hairstyle. Shobhan Babu also set a trend in Tollywood by acting in films with two heroines and sometime ending up marrying both. Shobhan Babu set himself a retirement age and he stuck to it. He told everyone that he would quit films when he reaches sixty and he kept his world. He not only quit films, he also cut off all connections with the film industry. He continued his friendship with the industry people but kept himself away from all film functions. Shobhan Babu spent his retired life happily in the company of his family and close fri more Jagapathi-Babus-75th-film  Swagatham is hero Jagapathi Babu's 75th film. The actor has come up with another winning performance. As usual, the film is a complete family drama with good family values, emotions, sentiment and comedy. Jagapathi Babu has two heroines in the film Bhoomika and Anushka. It has now become a sort of regular practice for Jagapathi Babu to have two heroines in all his films, like Shobhan Babu. In fact, director Dasarath points this out very clearly when Mallikarjun Rao mouths a dialogue – "J more Babu-and-NTR’s-live-show! The TDP chief congratulated NTR for the good show and the encouraging reports from everywhere for his latest film Kantri. NTR thanked his uncle for his gesture. NTR also had a bit of advice for Babu. He asked him to take care of his health as he is moving out in the hot summer season on his yatra, Mee Kosam. The live interaction was made possible courtesy NTV. The channel conducted this live show and also gave live feedback on Kantri from all over the state. more How-much-is-Chiru-worth-  The latest talk in the industry is the net worth of Chiranjeevi. Estimates vary but many agree that his property holdings alone could be close to a whopping 1,000 crores. Yes, 1,000 crores! And the figure will only go up over time. Chiranjeevi reportedly hold some prime property not just in Hyderabad but also in other parts of the state. The sudden spurt in real estate prices has seen the value of his property spurt many fold in just a couple of years. Even his net house which he constructed last year with a budget more Kantri’s-highlights The film Kantri starring Jr. NTR, Haniska Motwani and Tanisha is raising a lot of expectations among the fans of NTR as well as the film buffs. There are many highlights in the film. NTR, for the first time will do a special Bharatnatyam dance in the film. Not many know that NTR is a trained Bharatnatyam dancer. He will exhibit his skills in the classical dance form in Kantri. There is also a dance number in which NTR will dance on just one leg for over a minute. Kantri is the 16th film of NTR. He will also reveal a soft side to his personality in the film. The film has the usual trademark NTR fights but he will have many soft romantic encounters with the leading ladies. His slim and stylish looks and new mannerism are sure to v more Tanisha-exposing-in-Kantri-  The NTR starrer Kantri is all set to hit the screens in the next 24 hours. The film is an action packed romantic entertainer. In a departure from his regular roles in films, NTR, for the first time, will devote a lot of time to romance with the heroine. In Kantri, he will romance with not one but with two heroines. The two are both young and sexy. While Hansika Motwani has proved herself with her hot and appealing act in Desamuduru, Tanisha is making her debut with Kantri. Reports suggest that the two he more Jagapathi-Babu-as-Barber!  Hero Jagapathi Babu has played varied roles in his long career. The last year we saw him playing some guest roles and all the films in which he appeared in guest roles have done very well at the box office. Jagapathi Babu is also perhaps the only hero after Shobhan Babu to have two leading ladies in almost every film. Jagapathi Babu is known for playing a good family person who strives to live up to his values. For the first time, Jagapathi Babu is playing a very de-glamorized role. He more Kantri-–-Hit-or-Flop-  This is the question that is uppermost on everyone’s minds now. While producer Ashwini Dutt is putting up a brave face and claiming that Kantri is a big hit, the reports from the filed are contradictory. The film is just one week old but the interest is said to be slowly dropping. The summer holidays were supposed to add to the chances of the film in a big way, but they are also not doing much for Kantri. The direction of Mehar Ramesh and the screenplay have not gone down very well with the audience. Exc more Kantri-will-overtake-‘Indra’! Producer Ashwnini Dutt is very upbeat about the success of his latest film Kantri. He is very happy at the way the film has shaped up. The audio with music by Mani Sarma is already a big hit. NTR is sporting a dashing and debonair new silm look in the film. Two beautiful heroines Hansika Motwani and Tanisha will romance and dance with NTR. Dutt is so confident about the success of the film at the box office that he is even claiming that the film will become a bigger hit than Chiranjeevi’s Indra. Meher Ramesh is a disciple of Puri Jagannath and has two hit Kannada films to his credit. NTR has come out of his mass image with Yamadonga and will now regale the youth, class and also family audiences with Kantri. &nbs more |
