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Khao Galli at NH9, Vivanta by Taj, Hyderabad

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So many food festivals. Such little time! But worry not, this one’s going to last till the end of the month.

NH9 at Taj by Vivanta has curated a special menu – Khao Galli for those who love Indian Street Food. Chef Arun Kumar Reddy and his team of experts  have created a scrumptious spread that is paired to perfection with exotic desserts and unlimited brew and cocktails.

With the Chef and his team whipping up some positively delectable appetizers and mains, like Chole Bhatura, Pav Bhaji, Chowmein and Tale hui machi are among the many main course dishes. Grab yourself paratha, chat, dessert and kebab counters and  conclude your meal with the perfect combination of cutting Irani chai and Osmania Biscuits. Asal Hyderabadi style mein! 

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The 6th edition of the 80’s Actors re-union

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The 6th edition of the 80s actors re-union was celebrated in Nina Reddys guest house in olive beach, Chennai on 29th august.
Suhasini, Lissy and Kushbu collaborated successfully in arrangements hosting and inviting guests

The theme was Moulin Rouge

The house was decorated in true French styles in red gold and neon, red carpets red velvet cakes red macaroons and red roses and red friendship bands welcomed the 34 guests who were dressed according to the theme …..Red and Beige were the color of attire …All women were dressed in designer wear in RED

 …The house resembled the red hues of Moulin rouge  Paris with red candles and reddish mood lighting ….in the sun deck and red lantern lit the pool with gobos circulating theme of 80s actors logo and Moulin rouge logo …..

The new guests for this year were stars from Bollywood 80s too like Jackie shroff, Poonam Dhillon and Swapna

who worked in South Indian films

Jayasudha from Hyderabad

Rehman and Parvathy from Kerala and

Satyaraj and Bhagyaraj from Chennai

The evening started with a welcome and a photo opp in the façade of a mouline rouge embossed red velvet and gold neon back drop specially created. They passed thru the stairs decorated with red and red dotted pom poms hand made by the female actors …and candles lit in red glasses on the side of a winding staircase that lead them to a sprawling deck with gabbanas and gazebos decorated with red stenciled and chinese and French red lanterns

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The guests were shown a 10 minute audio visual of the intro to 80s actors club and the past celebration , inviting 2015s new entrants and leading them to the Moulin rouge party …Gifts were distributed to all and specially to the gorgeously dressed women  and the very important portrait pictures were clicked by stills Ravi …who is a favorite of all stars from 80s

The party started with karaoke singing of Sumaltha , Jackie and Jayasudhas renditions of 80s western pop hits and moved onto Hindi songs and Tamil and Malayalam songs by Mohanlal and Suhasini

The dance floor was kicked off with  a  mesmerizing dance by Poornima, Suhasini and Menaka from Shaukeen called  Manali Trance

Highlight was the Lungi dance where Kushbu distributed Lungis to all .. And every star danced wearing lungis … Jackie Shroff took all the 12 lungis back to Bombay as a memorabilia

The finale was a broad way like act where Kushbu Suhasini and Jaishree were dressed like French dancers in black and white with black hats and red feather stoles …They spontaneously invited Mohanlal Chiranjeevi Venkatesh to the floor and the men danced and jived too

At the stroke of midnight a special 80s cake was cut and 2nd cake celebrating more than 7 ppl who celebrate august birthdays

Mohanlal does a magic show every year and this year was his magic trick of levitation …. every year he attempts …so far no success   This year too tried with Kushbu as the volunteer but failed    But he refused to leave until he succeeded …Sarath kumar was the candidate  and the levitation actually happened everyone cheered him   Mohanlal succeeded in his magic trick this year.

The party continued till Poonam and Jackie Sumalatha Mohan lal Revathy were dropped at the airport to take their respective national and international flights

The arrangements took 10 days of Suhasini, Kushbu and Lissy’s time and efforts to bring the classy themed reunion

They parted at wee hours of the morning planning to meet again next year in a new destination

The stars who attended

Chiranjeevi, Mohan lal, Venkatesh, Bhagyaraj, Satyaraj, Prabhu, Mohan, Sarath Kumar, Naresh, Prathap pothen, Jairam, Rehman, Suman, Rajkumar, Jacike shroff, Bhanuchander, Lissy, Kushbu, Suhasini, Sumalatha, Sarita, Radha Radhika, Ramya Krishnan, Poornima, Menaka, Parvathy, Jaishree, Revathy, Jayasudha, Swapna, Poonam, Shobana

L.V.Prasad Film & TV Academy Convocation Day

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S.S.Rajamouli and Gowtham Menon Chief Guests at L.V.Prasad Film & TV Academy Convocation Day

On the 10th Year Anniversary of L.V.Prasad Film & TV Academy, Mr.S.S.Rajamouli was the Chief Guest at the Convocation Day which was held on 22nd August 2015 at Prasad Film Labs Preview Theater, Chennai. Mr.Gowtham Vasudev Menon was the Guest of Honor at this function. The function started at 4 pm to a packed house and the event was loaded with interesting information, experiences and interaction.

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Thirty seven students of L.V.Prasad Film & TV Academy received their Diploma Certificates from Mr.SS.Rajamouli and Mr.Gowtham Menon. Mr.Rajamouli in his address to the students mentioned about his early days wherein how a show of confidence made him a leader. He shared his experiences as a film maker with the assembled students. Later he addressed an interactive session with the students where he enthusiastically answered all their questions with a blend of humor and seriousness. Mr.Gowtham Menon and Mr.Rajamouli had a lively interaction between themselves where both displayed their admiration for each other.

The annual awards for the Diploma Films in the Film Direction category were announced by Mr.R.Shivakumar who has directed the recent Tamil hit ‘Indru Netru Naalai’.

The First Prize for Film Direction went to Samragni for film name Chori. The second and third prizes went to Shrunkar Dadarkar and  Aravind for the films Aara and Broken Image respectively.

The annual awards for the Diploma Films in the Cinematography category were announced by Mr.Omprakash who is the Director of Photography for various films including Aarambam, Anegan and Maari. The First Prize for Cinematography went to  Jithin Stanislaus for the film Telephone. The second and third prizes went to Priyank Sharma and Magesh for the films Aara and Thalaivan Irukkiraan respectively.

The annual awards for the Diploma Films in the Film Editing category were announced by Mr.Leo John who has edited various films including Attakathi, Sarabham and Mundasupatti. The First Prize for Film Editing went to Surya Prakash for the film Chori. The second and third prizes went to Ravikumar and Thejasvi for the films Broken Image and Aara respectively

The annual awards for the Diploma Films in the Sound Design category were announced by Mr.D.Yuvraj who has mixed sound for more than 600 films in his career spanning several decades in AVM and Prasad Studios. Yuvraj is the recipient of the National Award for sound mixing for the film ‘Swapanam’.

The First Prize for Sound Design went to Gokul Krishnan for the film Broken Image. The second and third prizes went to Karthick Raja and Thejasvi for the films Aara and Thalaivan Irukkiraan respectively.

L.V.Prasad Film & TV Academy has been in the forefront of film education for the past ten years and more than 300 students have passed out to establish themselves successfully in the film industry. Some of them include Film Director Balaji Mohan, DoP Krishnan Vasant and Film-maker RS Prasanna. The Academy offers two year post graduate diploma courses in Film Direction and Cinematography. An undergraduate Diploma in Film Editing & Sound design is also offered. Apart from this LV Prasad Film & TV Academy also organizes short term courses. At present an 8 weekends (16 days) course in Digital Film Making is about to start from 29th August 2015. Coming up in September 2015 is another short term course of Digital Cinematography.

Pallavi Ruhail at Lakme Fashion Week

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We adore people who love and appreciate fashion. Especially when they take the time out to get ready for an event. At an event in Hyderabad, we finally had the chance to meet fashion blogger Pallavi Ruhail. (TDG ring a bell??)

Well, we instantly shared each others details and we started following her blog as well as her instagram account. She told us she’s got a chance to go to check out the Lakme Fashion Week (started on 26 August). We were browsing her instagram during the last 5 days and thought, instead of always featuring the models why not feature someone’s outfit we really liked.

So while she’s been busy looking at the newest collections straight from the stage, we’d feature two of her looks we liked. So here you go,

Look no 1: On Day 3, she opted for this boho chic cape dress by Ezra. (WHICH WE LOVE!!!!)

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Look no 2: On Day 4, she went all out with the United Colours of Benetton. (CUTE!!)

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Shilpa Shetty showstops for Hyderabad designer Divya Reddy

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Lakme Fashion Week 2015 happens to be the debut season for Hyderabad based designer Divya Reddy. She’s taken her collection ‘Allure’ to the ramp where Bollywood actress Shilpa Reddy was the show stopper for her.

Swarathma – Live at Phoenix MarketCity

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Swarathma, famous urban-folk band had performed at Phoenix MarketCity

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Play – England rehearsal photographs

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Hampi Utsava 2015 Cultural program by Arjun Janya

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Music Director Arjun Janya and team performance at Hampi Utsava 2015 Cultural program

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AR Rehman at Sulthan Diamonds & Gold Flagship

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AR Rehman spotted at Sulthan Diamonds & Gold Flagship Bangalore

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Ragini Dwivedi at Wedding Fair 2015

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Kannada Actress Ragini Dwivedi spotted at Wedding Fair 2015 at Sheraton in Bangalore

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Namrata Joshipura at Lakme Fashion Week

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A dazzling collection by Namrata Joshipura for Lakme Instalight.

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MASTER BLASTER AT MRF PACE FOUNDATION

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SACHIN TENDULKAR & GLENN MCGRATH COME TOGETHER TO MENTOR THE PACE BOWLERS IN THE CITY

MRF Pace Foundation, a sports development initiative by MRF Ltd, India’s No: 1 tyre manufacture, brings together two of the most celebrated cricketing legends. ‘Master Blaster’ Sachin Tendulkar joined the legendary Australian pace bowler Glenn McGrath at the MRF Pace Foundation Academy giving insights on the game while spending time with the current batch of pace bowling trainees. Glenn McGrath, the current Director of the MRF Pace Foundation encouraged the trainees to take tips on bowling, postures, body movements, pitch dynamics and more from the Master Blaster.

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Also gracing the occasion were Mr. K M Mammen, Chairman & Managing Director MRF Ltd; Mr. Arun Mammen, Managing Director MRF Ltd; and Rahul Mammen, Whole-Time Director, MRF Ltd.

Over the last 27 years since its inception, the MRF Pace Foundation, has been the only dedicated facility for pace bowling In India.  The academy was set up with the sole objective of identifying, nurturing and developing bowling talent in the country. Past trainees of the academy include cricketing idols like Javagal Srinath,  Zaheer Khan, Irfan Pathan, Venkatesh Prasad, RP Singh, Munaf Patel to name a few. They have collectively taken over 2200 wickets in various International formats of the game for India and have played a key role in the world’s first T-20 World Cup in 2007 and 2011.

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Looking at the potential of this academy way back in 1992 itself, the MRF Pace Foundation opened its door to other countries such as Australia, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, England and has trained over 40 pace bowlers contributing to the game beyond the Indian borders.  Some of the well-known big names that the MRF Pace Foundation has to its credit are Brett Lee (Australia), Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka), Lance Klusener (South Africa), Dilhara Fernando (Sri Lanka).

Speaking on this occasion, cricketing maestro Sachin Tendulkar said, ““It was great to be a part of this session that the MRF Pace Foundation put together. It is an exceptional initiative that the Foundation is serving in spotting and promoting bowling talent. It needs steadfast and deep commitment to stay the course and having done this for the last 27 years, I feel the MRF Pace Foundation is the platform for identifying potential talent that needs nurturing in India. It’s a special privilege for these budding bowlers to be trained under the mentorship of Glenn McGrath, one of the ace pace blowers the game has seen. I wish the MRF Pace Foundation the very best as they continue to contribute in developing the cricketing talent in India.” 

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Speaking about his association with MRF Pace Foundation, Glenn McGrath, Director, MRF Pace Foundation said, “It is indeed an honor to have the Indian iconic player Sachin Tendulkar in the midst of us. It’s exciting not only for the onlookers, but for ourselves as well for coming together to mentor the next gen bowlers. Cricket is something which is very close to our hearts and I am confident that the trainees in the academy will work hard and excel in this sport.”

Last September 2014, the MRF Pace Foundation entered into an agreement with BCCI for training bowlers for the National team. The MRF Pace Foundation has a state-of-the-art facility in the Madras Christian College Higher Secondary School campus. With a host of well-qualified trainees and support staff, the academy is equipped with ample facilities to groom the cricketing talent coming from across the country.

Making of Thani Oruvan Movie

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Gallery of Thani Oruvan Movie 

Kalpathi S Aghoram Presents 

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Cast: 

Jayam Ravi, Nayanthara, Arvindhsamy, Thambi Ramaiah, Ganesh Venkatraman, Nasser, Vamsi Krishna, Harish, Uthaman, Sricharan, Sanjana Singh

Luxury dinnerware by Nishita Thakurdas at Chamiers

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Amethyst, showcasing a range of fine luxury dinnerware namely, Nishita Fine Dinnerware by Nishita Thakurdas, featuring twenty seven piece handcrafted sets, with pure 24k gold or platinum, that emote a sophisticated, innovative contemporary design – to create timeless elegance, available at Rs.32,000/- onwards per set,… at The Gift Shop, at Chamiers, New # 106, Old # 79, Chamiers Road, Chennai 600028.

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Nishita Fine Dinnerware portrays artistry that is core to its philosophy. Nishita Thakurdas, founder and designer, left a decade long successful career with a leading global design agency, to follow her lifelong dream of creating luxury dinnerware,  a work of art in itself. The set includes necessary accompaniments including dinner and side plates, small bowls, serving bowls, platters and napkin rings. Through her collections, Nishita pays respectful homage to India’s exceptional heritage.

Meticulous attention to detail, quality, and craftsmanship is the cornerstone of Nishita Fine Dinnerware. All the collections feature elegant, unique designs, and the highest quality materials using the very latest in Japanese technology. An uncompromising desire for quality drives the use of the finest quality porcelain, smooth and flawless glaze and refined translucency. The collections are limited editions thus making each piece an heirloom which can be handed down generations, a legacy to pass on, a memory to be cherished forever.

Triple the happiness for birthday boy Nagarjuna

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Here’s wishing Akkineni Nagarjuna a lovely 56th birthday!!

It’s triple the happiness for the actor though. The teasers of 3 of his upcoming movies will be unveiled today! First film he has is “Soggade Chinni Nayana”, the second is with his elder son Nag Chaitanya called “Saahasam Swasaga Sagipo” and the third is an untitled project with younger son Akhil.

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Gallery of Crocodile Launches flagship store in Hyderabad

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Hyderabad, August 2015: S.P Apparels Ltd, a garment manufacturers and exporters based Avinashi -Tamilnadu is the licensee of Crocodile International Singapor Launched, its Crocodile 3rd flag ship store in Road no 36, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad. This out-Let is inaugurated by COO, Retail Division – Shankar Raam, Retail Head Abhishek Karanwal here on Friday.

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Smoking Hot 🔥 Raashii Khanna

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Check out the latest photoshoot pictures of Actress Raashii Khanna