ఈ వారం (23-29 DEC 2012):చారిత్రక కట్టడం!

Vontimitta Kodandarama temple Gopuram

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Vontimitta is a mandal head quarters in Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh, India. Vontimitta is located about 28 kilometers from the city ofKadapa and close to the town of Rajampet. It is a place of historical and cultural importance and is home to a 450 year old temple of BhagawanSree Rama known as the Sri Kodandarama Swamy temple. According to the legend, the temple had constructed by two devotees of Lord Rama, named Vontudu and Mittudu, in one single day. After constructing the temple, they sacrificed their lives and turned into statues. You can find those statues, even now, at the entrance of the temple. Lord Rama statue was established by Lord Jambavanta. And it is the only place in India,where the Sree Seeta Rama kalyanam will be held in the night.

The great devotee of Sri Rama and composer Annamacharya is associated with this legendary temple and lived in Tallapaka located nearby. The temple is also associated with Jambuvantha of the Ramayana. The temple is noted for its sculpture and is notified as an Ancient Monument by the Archaeological Survey of India. The composite image in the garbhagriha of the temple is that of Rama, Lakshmana and Sita is believed to be carved from a single rock. An Anjaneya or Hanuman temple is located close by.

ఈ వారం (23-29 DEC 2012):సినిమా పోస్టర్!

Nandhavanam 120 is thriller story. Amir(Ajay) is a thief. He gets a deal from Banerjee(Kota Srinivasa Rao) to escort him to Hyderabad so he will get 1 crore. The plot of the story is did he succeed in it.

ఈ వారం (23-29 DEC 2012):ప్రాంత పరిచయం!

చింతూరు, ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్ రాష్ట్రములోని ఖమ్మం జిల్లాకు చెందిన ఒక మండలము.

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Bridge on River Sabari at Chintoor

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Tribal women at Chintoor (source : The Hindu daily)

Chintoor or Chinturu (Telugu: చింతూరు) is a Mandal in Khammam district, Andhra Pradesh.

Ii is the gateway to manyam (dandakaranyam) from Khammam district

ఈ వారం (23-29 DEC 2012):తార

గిరిజ

Girija (Telugu: గిరిజ) is an early Telugu film actress and comedian of 1950 and 1960s. She was born on March 3, 1938 in Kankipadu, Andhra Pradesh. Her first movie was Kasturi Sivarao'sParamanandayya Shishyula Katha (1950). She acted in many films with Relangi Venkataramaiah and became famous hit comedian pair. Her portrayal of Pathala Bhairavi in 1951 hit film Patala Bhairavi got her good name and gave many film offers lasting about two decades.

ఈ వారం (16-22 DEC 2012): తార!

John Prakasa Rao Janumala (Hindi: जॉन प्रकास राव जनुमाला, Jŏna Prakāsha Rāva Janumālā; born 14 August 1957, in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh), better known asJohnny Lever, is an Indian film actor and one of the most popular comedians in Hindi cinema.

Johnny has received 13 Filmfare Awards nominations in Best Comedian Category, and has won the award twice. He began his career in 1984, and has acted in more than 300 Bollywood films since.

ఈ వారం (16-22 DEC 2012):ప్రాంత పరిచయం!

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Amangal is a Town and Mandal headquarters in Mahbubnagar district, Andhra Pradesh. 
It is located about 57 km. from the District headquartersMahbubnagar.
It is located 60 km from Hyderabad, capital city of Andhra Pradesh

ఈ వారం (16-22 DEC 2012): చారిత్రక కట్టడం!

Ghanpur (Mulug) is a village and a mandal in Warangal district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.
 Ghanpur has group of splendid temples and a beautiful lake with four canals. They are well worth a visit because of the architectural skills that they display. Popularly known as Kota Gullu and Ghanapur lake,these things are surely going to succeed in making a mark in your minds. This place is 66 km from Warangal.

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The Ghanpur group of temples are located in Ghanpur mandal, around 62 km away from Warangal. It is locally known as "Kota Gullu" It is believed that Ghanpur got its name from the illustrious King Ganapatideva who ruled between 1199 AD - 1260 AD. Exposed to the vagaries of nature and continuous battles, the temple complex is in a dilapidated condition but speaks volumes of the architectural proficiency of the Kakatiyas. The temples are now being renovated by the Dept. of Archaeology. The Ghanpur group of temples, comprising 22 temples constructed within a double walled stone enclosure contains a veritable museum of Kakatiya art and architecture. Among the group of temples, the main temple, which is dedicated to Lord Shiva, is the most attractive. The main attraction is of the Sabhamandapa porches. Mythical figure brackets such as Gaja-Kesari, Half human-Lion form riding on elephant, Horse-head Lion back on elephant are arranged under the eaves of some porticos. To the north of the main temple is another temple dedicated to Siva, which is an exact replica of the main temple. To the south of the main temple is a pillared mandap whose central ceiling is decorated with different kinds of motifs. There are more than nineteen sub temples each consisting of a garbhgriha and antarala, placed around the main temple. Luxuriant vegetation serves as a beautiful backdrop to the temples and the visitor is overwhelmed by the beauty of the ancient temples amidst the tall and lofty palms.

ఈ వారం (16-22 DEC 2012): సినిమా పోస్టర్!

Prayanam (Telugu: ప్రయాణం) is a 2009 Telugu film starring Manoj Manchu in the lead role; Harika is female lead. The film was written and directed by Chandra Sekhar Yeleti and produced by Seeta Yeleti. The movie received positive reviews. The story is said revolve around Manoj and Harika in an airport.

ఈ వారం (9-15 DEC 2012):ప్రాంత పరిచయం!

పెంచల కోన, శ్రీ పొట్టి శ్రీరాములు నెల్లూరు జిల్లా, రాపూరు మండలానికి చెందిన గ్రామము.

Penchalakona village is located in Rapur mandal of Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh. It is 70 km from Nellore town. Penchalakona houses the temple of Sri Penusila Narasimha Swamy, which is situated at the foot of a hill.

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ఇక్కడ నరసింహస్వామి ఆలయం కలదు. ఇది నెల్లూరునకు 70 కిమీ దూరంలో కలదు. రాస్ట్రంలోని పలు ప్రాంతాలనుండి ప్రజలు కుల, మత, వర్గ విబేధాలు లేక స్వామి వారిని దర్శించి పాపముల నుండి విముక్తులగుచున్నారు.

ఈ పుణ్యక్షేత్రం నెల్లూరులో రాపూరు మండలంకి 35 కిలోమీటర్లు దూరంలో ఉంటుంది. చుట్టూ పెద్ద కొండలు, పచ్చని చెట్ల మద్య పెనుశిల నరసింహస్వామి దేవాలయం చాలా ప్రశాంతంగా ఉంటుంది. ఈ పెంచలస్వామిని దర్శించుకోవడానికి చుట్టుపక్కల పల్లెటూర్ల నుండి చాలా మంది వస్తూ ఉంటారు. ప్రతి సంవత్సరం మే, ఏప్రిల్ మద్యలో బ్రహ్మోత్సవాలు చాలా వైభవంగా జరుగుతాయి ఇక్కడ. 

తిరుమల బ్రహ్మోత్సవాలు జరిగేటప్పుడు పెంచలకోనకు కుడా స్పెషల్ బస్సులు వేస్తూ ఉంటారు. కన్వ మహర్షి ఇక్కడ తపస్సు చేసారని అంటూఉంటారు. మాములు రోజుల్లో చీమ చిటుక్కన్నా వినిపిస్తుందేమో అన్నంత ప్రశాంతంగా ఉంటుంది, వేసవిలో మాత్రం కిటకిట లాడుతుంది. చుట్టుపక్క గ్రామాలవాళ్ళు కొత్తగా కొన్న ట్రాక్టర్కి, లేకపొతే కొత్త వాహనానికి ఇక్కడ పూజ చేయడం రివాజు. ఇక్కడకి రావడానికి రాపూరు, పొదలకూరు, గూడూరు మరియు నెల్లూరు నుండి బస్సులు తిరుగుతాయి. ఉండడానికి కొన్ని సత్రాలు ఉంటాయి కాని అంత అనువుగా ఉండవు. కాకపొతే ఈ గుడికి వచ్చే వాళ్ళంతా ఉదయం వచ్చి సాయంత్రం తిరుగుముఖం పడుతారు.

ఈ వారం (9-15 DEC 2012):తార!

Sobhan Babu (Telugu: శోభన్ బాబు) (January 14, 1937 – March 20, 2008) was an Indian film actor in Telugu cinema. Born asUppu Sobhana Chalapathi Rao to a middle-class family, Sobhan went on to become a romantic icon and was one of the top Tollywood heroes for two decades. 

He made his film debut with Daivabalam directed by Vasanthkumar Reddy, but his first film to hit the screens was Bhakta Sabari.

Shoban Babu was one of the popular actors of his generation in Telugu Cinema. He has taken over the fame from Akkineni Nageswara Rao as romantic & glamour actor. Hence he was extremely popular among the women audience. Particularly he got reputation among his fans as acting along with more than one heroine in many of his movies.

He did not allow his children into cinema field and even he didn't like his children to come to film studios and shootings.

ఈ వారం (9-15 DEC 2012): సినిమా పోస్టర్!

Avakai Biryani is a 2008 Telugu film written and directed by Anish Kuruvilla. Filmed in Telugu, the film revolves around Akbar Kalam, a Muslim auto rickshaw-driver and Lakshmi Jandhyala, a traditional Hindu woman with a romantic backdrop. The film stars debutant actors, Kamal Kamaraju andBindu Madhavi in the leading roles.

ఈ వారం (9-15 DEC 2012): చారిత్రక కట్టడం!

Sri Narasimha Swamy Temple at RP Road at Secunderabad

ఈ వారం (2-8 DEC 2012):ప్రాంత పరిచయం!

బెజ్జంకి, ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్ రాష్ట్రములోని కరీంనగర్ జిల్లాకు చెందిన గ్రామము

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The Beijjanki Mandal is home to the famed Sri Lakshimi Narasimha Swamy temple, wherein the Mandal's largest Jathara is held every Summer. This temple is a prominent tourist attraction, especially for people from nearby villages, and cities such as Hyderabad and Mumbai.

Video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD9fya3aubc&feature=youtube_gdata_player

ఈ వారం (2-8 DEC 2012): సినిమా పోస్టర్!

'Alladista' dubbed from Pen Singam (English: Lioness) is a 2010 Tamil film directed by Bali Srirangam. The film, based on M. Karunanidhi's novel Surulimalai, starsMeera Jasmine, Uday Kiran, Richard, Vivek, Rohini, Radha Ravi, Rambha and J. K. Rithesh. The film released on June 3, 2010, coinciding with Karunanidhi's 87th birthday.

ఈ వారం (2-8 DEC 2012): చారిత్రక కట్టడం!

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(Kolanupak) Kulpakji is a Jain shrine at the village of Kolanupaka in Nalgonda district, Andhra Pradesh, India. The temple is said to be more than 2000 years old. The temple was recently renovated by employing more than 150 artisans from Rajasthan and Gujarat. The temple houses three idols: one each of LordRishabha, Lord Neminath, and Lord Mahaveer.

ఈ వారం (2-8 DEC 2012):తార!

Haripriya (born Shruti on 29 October 1991) is an Indian film actress and model. She predominantly appears in Kannada-language films. She also appear's in some Telugu films also.

ఈ వారం (25-30 NOV 2012):తార!

Mukku Raju

He is a famous supporting artist inTelugu Films. 

Won Best Supporting actor Nandi award for the performance in the film 1940 lo oka gramam.

ఈ వారం (25-30 NOV 2012): సినిమా పోస్టరు!

Sri Rama Rajyam (Telugu: శ్రీ రామరాజ్యం) is a 2011 mythological Telugu film directed by Bapu.

ఈ వారం (25-30 NOV 2012): చారిత్రక కట్టడం

Warangal Girmajipet School Building (constructed in 1921)

ఈ వారం (25-30 NOV 2012):ప్రాంత పరిచయం!

సుంకేశుల, కర్నూలు జిల్లా, కర్నూలు మండలానికి చెందిన గ్రామము ఈ ఊరు ఆనకట్ట పక్కన ఉన్నది!
KC(Kurnool-Cuddapah) Canal starts from here and flows upto Kadapa.

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ఈ వారం (18-24 NOV 2012):తార!

Shamili ; born 10 July 1987), better known as Baby Shamili, is a Indian actress, who has primarily acted as a child actor in Malayalam, Tamil,Kannada and Telugu films. She is probably best known for her critically acclaimed performance as the mentally challenged child Anjali in the 1990 film Anjali that fetched her the National Film Award for Best Child Artist, and as a child trapped inside a bore-well in the 1992 film Malootty that fetched her a Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist.

ఈ వారం (18-24 NOV 2012): చారిత్రక కట్టడం

Bavikonda Maha Stupa

Bavikonda Buddhist Monastery  Lies about 16 km from Visakhapatnam city on a hill about 130 mts. Above Mean Sea Level. The term Bavikonda in Telugu language means a hill of wells. As per its name, Bavikonda is a hill which has wells for the collection of rainwater. Bavikonda Monastery dates back to the 3rd century BCE. 

It is one of the oldest and immensely sacred Buddhist sites in Asia.

ఈ వారం (18-24 NOV 2012):ప్రాంత పరిచయం!

పొందూరు (Ponduru), ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్ రాష్ట్రములోని శ్రీకాకుళం జిల్లాకు చెందిన ఒక మండలము.

పొందూరు శ్రీకాకుళమునకు 20 కి.మీ దూరంలో కలదు.ఖద్దరు,హస్తకళలకు ప్రసిద్ధి చెందిన ప్రాంతము. 

భారత దీశంలో ఖాదీ వస్త్ర ప్రియులకు యిష్టమైన ఖద్దరును తయారుచేసే ప్రాంతం పొందూరు. 

మహాత్మా గాంధీ గారు కూడా పొందూరుకు చెందిన ఖద్దరును యిష్టపడే వారు. 

అమెరికా,స్వీడన్, వంటి దేశాలకు ఎగుమతులు కూడా జరిగేవి.

ఈ ప్రాంతంలో దేవాంగ,పట్టుశాలి,నాగవంశం అనే కులాలు ముఖమైనవి. ఇక్కడి ప్రజల ప్రధాన వృత్తి చేనేత. 

ప్రత్తిని శుభ్రం చేసి రాట్నాలతో దారాన్ని తీసి మగ్గాలపై చక్కని ఖద్దరు వస్త్రాలను నేస్తారు. 

మగ్గాలతోనేకాక యంత్రపరికరాలు, మరమగ్గాల ఆదారంగా ఖద్దరు ఇతర రకాల నేతలు నేయు నేతగాళ్ళు కలరు.

Ponduru weaver

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Ponduru (Telugu - పొందూరు) is a village and Mandal headquarters in Srikakulam district, AP
It is known as the land where the finest khadi is woven. 

Khadi from Ponduru is famous among Khadi lovers of the entire country.

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Ponduru railway station located on Howrah-Chennai mainline in East Coast Railway Zone of Indian Railways.

There is a sub post office at Ponduru and it is computerized, the pin code is 532168

ఈ వారం (18-24 NOV 2012): సినిమా పోస్టరు!

Bommalattam is a Tamil film directed by the director Bharathiraja starring Arjun Sarja and Nana Patekar in the lead roles of the protagonists. The film was dubbed and released in Hindi as Cinema and in Telugu as Rana. This marked actor Nana Patekar's Tamil film debut.

ఈ వారం (11-17 NOV 2012): సినిమా పోస్టరు!

Award Winning Film

Sontha Ooru is a 2009 Telugu film starring Raja, Thitha, L.B. Sriram in main roles. Released on 21 March 2009.

 It was directed by P. Sunil Kumar Reddy. The film was screened at Several National & International film festivals.

Sontha Ooru is a film about rural life and how the innocent villagers are continuously exploited by the development plans of the government. The film portrays the Special economic zone victims and its impact on normal life.

ఈ వారం (11-17 NOV 2012):ప్రాంత పరిచయం!

నెక్కొండ, ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్ రాష్ట్రములోని వరంగల్ జిల్లాకు చెందిన ఒక గ్రామం

ఇక్కడ ఒక పురాతన దేవాలయము ఉన్నది!

Nekkonda is a Town and Mandal in Warangal District of Andhra Pradesh

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For further details click on the link below

Nekkonda Blog

ఈ వారం (11-17 NOV 2012):తార!

Revathy (born as Asha Kelunni Kutty on 8 July 1966) is an Indian actress and film director. She has acted in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi films, directed several feature-length films, and has acted in and produced multiple television programs, totaling over twenty years of experience in the entertainment industry and over a hundred films to her credit. She has won several accolades, including three National Film Awards, in three different categories, and six Filmfare Awards South.

ఈ వారం (11-17 NOV 2012): చారిత్రక కట్టడం

1000 year's old Golingeswara and Subhramanya Swamy Temple Complex, Biccavolu, EG District. AP

Biccavolu (Birudankinavolu) which contains several important temples of the Eastern Chalukya period. The village is named after the King Gunaga Vijayaditya III. The name of the village Biccavole derived from the ruler to Turupu Chalakya Vamsam during their period 849–892 BC and the rulers constructed number of important temples during their period around the Biccavole village. Out of which one of the temple, Sri Raja Rajeswari vari temple and Sri Chandrasekhara Swamyvari temple. They are very prominent with great Silpakala nypunyam.Biccavolu got its glory from KamaReddy after Cholas and krishna devarayas. King Kamineni Kama reddy (Kamma Cummunity) developed this part of the Vasishta and Godavari delta.

The central shrine of Golingeswara has a wealth of iconographic material, as all around it, and a beautiful Sivalingam and 33 lines sasanam on the door jambs. In the Mukhamandapam of the temple of Sri Golingeswara are preserved two exquisite masterpieces of Eastern Chalukyas sculputure.