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Product: TOIHyderabadBS PubDate: 13-07-2014 Zone: Hyderabad Edition: 2 Page: TOIHP5 User: deeptin1706 Time: 07-13-2014 01:28 Color: CMYK SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA, HYDERABAD * JULY 13, 2014 TIMES CITY 5 Veterans steal the show at Effect of TJAC bandh partial in city st Protests In Several Areas; Nearly 200 Detained 61 Idea Filmfare Awards Venkat Rao M T’wood suffers losses SL Shanth Kumar …and the winners are… Times News Network in first bandh in T Hyderabad: The bandh call giv- OBest Film| Attarintiki Daredi en by the Telangana Joint Action Times News Network Best Director| Trivikram O Committee (TJAC) to protest the Srinivas for Attarintiki Daredi merger of seven mandals in Hyderabad: Tollywood, which suffered the OBest Actor, Male| Mahesh Khammam with Andhra Pra- brunt of bandhs during the struggle for a Babu for Seethamma Vaakitlo desh affected public transport in separate Telangana state, was hit by yet an- Sirimalle Chettu the city for most part of Saturday. other bandh on Saturday – the first time OBest Actor, Female| Nithya APSRTC commuters were the since Telangana was formed on June 2. Menen for Gunde Jaari worst hit as intra-city and inter- As it is Tollywood has been going Gallanthayyinde district buses kept off roads. The through a dry spell this season. With theat- Mahatma Gandhi and Jubilee res in the city and districts shut on Saturday OBest Supporting Actor, Male| Bus Stations wore a deserted following the TJAC bandh, the industry suf- Sunil for the movie Tadakha look. fered more losses. The movie ‘Ice cream’, di- OBest Supporting Actor, However, the common man rected by Ram Gopal Varma, was not re- Female| Lakshmi Manchu for was not affected too hard as it was leased on Saturday as scheduled. the movie Gundello Godari a second Saturday and most bus- BANDH OR NOT? Shoppers outside a mall in Punjagutta wait around in confusion With Sunday being a holiday, the film in- OBest Music Director| Devi Sri es returned to the roads by eve- as most stores partially downed their shutters as part of the bandh called by TJAC dustry hopes the audience will flock to theat- Prasad for Attarintiki Daredi ning. Also, auto unions only ex- to protest merger of seven Khammam mandals with AP, on Saturday res again. “However, it’s difficult to make up tended support to the bandh for the day’s loss as we cannot get that reve- OBest Singer, Male| Kailash Kher for Pandagala without participating in it. Most away by the cops. TJAC chair- er of mandals with AP. nue back,” an exhibitor said. Digivachavu song from the of the shops and business estab- man M Kodandaram, along with In the evening, Telangana Ja- lishments too were open all student and labour union mem- gruthi members tried to gate- MELODY QUEENS: Playback singer K S Chithra receives the Idea movie Mirchi Filmfare Award for the Telugu song ‘Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle through the day. bers, staged a protest at RTC crash into the BJP party office | Chettu’ from singer Vani Jayaram in Chennai on Saturday OBest Singer, Female Chithra The day saw protests in sever- Crossroads, paralyzing traffic near Exhibition Grounds, but for Seethamma Vaakitlo al parts of the city and nearly 200 for some time. The agitators party workers and policemen Times News Network (‘Kadal’) and the rest of his Sirimalle Chettu (Seethamma people were arrested. CPI and raised slogans in support of Te- thwarted their actions. The agi- crew for their support, ending Vaakitlo Sirimalle Chettu) other Left parties organised pro- langana and against the Polava- tators were later shifted to vari- Chennai: With the Idea Film- his speech with the words that OBest Lyrics| Srimani for tests at MGBS, but were whisked ram project and resultant merg- ous police stations. fare Awards (South) entering went viral when he won the Aaradugula Bullet in the movie the 61st year, it was only apt Oscar for best song in 2009. “El- Attarintiki Daredi that veterans steal the show. la Pugazhum Iraivanukke (all Whether it was show-stopper glory to God),” said Rahman, In Kannada, ‘Mynaa’ was chief guest Rekha or pro- as the audience went ecstatic. declared the best film, while Bandh total, peaceful in T dists ducer-director-actor Kamal In Tamil, ‘Thanga Meen- Pawan Kumar won Best Direc- Haasan, Oscar winner AR gal’ was adjudged the best tor for ‘Lucia’. Prem Kumar Times News Network sion in Khammam district when a forcing the authorities to stop bus Rahman or 59-year-old Satya- film. ‘Paradesi’ won Adharva bagged Best Actor Male for his few bandh organisers pelted services. Heavy police bandobust raj -- this year it was the turn the award for best actor (male) performance in ‘Charminar’ Mahbubnagar/Warangal/Ni- stones at vehicles carrying devo- was made outside all bus stations for seasoned artistes to grab and Bala the best director. and Amulya won Best Actor zamabad: The bandh called tees to Saibaba temples on the oc- and depots. In Wanaparty, protes- the spotlight. Nayantara took home the Female for ‘Shravani Subra- against the merger of seven man- casion of Guru Poornima. A large ters burnt the effigies of Prime When the nominees for award for best actor (female) manya’. dals in Khammam district with number of tribals joined the Minister Narendra Modi and AP Best Music Director (Tamil) for ‘Rajarani’. For the 61st Idea Filmfare the residuary state of Andhra Pra- chief minister N Chandrababu were announced, the audience Padma Shri Award winner Awards 2013 (South), the title desh was total but peaceful in all 10 Agitators locked RTC Naidu. TRS Kollapur legislator Ju- began screaming and whis- and six-time National Award sponsor is Idea. Associate districts of Telangana state. Shops palli Krishna Rao described the tling for AR Rahman even be- winner singer Chithra took sponsors: NAC Jewellers and and offices remained closed for the depots in Mahbubnagar, merger as “betrayal” of the people fore the other names were read home her sixth Filmfare Reliance Trends; Telecast day and even petrol bunks and cin- Nagarkurnool, Wanaparthy, of Telangana and demanded that out, until presenter Khushboo award for Best Playback Sing- partners: Asianet, Vijay TV, ema halls did not function till eve- Shadnagar and Kollapur the Centre withdraw it. asked the audience to an- er (female) for the Telugu song Swarna TV, and Maa TV; Ra- ning. APSRTC withdrew its ser- At Kondapaka village in Me- nounce the winner. More whis- ‘Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle dio partner: Radio Mirchi; vices in the districts as a bandh in Chintoor, Kunavaram, dak district, TRS workers burnt tles ensued as the auditorium Chettu’. Kailash Kher, in the Beauty partner: Close up; Bev- precautionary measure. VR Puram and other mandals that the effigy of the NDA government. screamed “AR Rahman”, who meanwhile, bagged the award erage partner: Signature With the TRS, BJP, Congress have been merged with AP. In Nalgonda, the day saw motorcy- went on to the stage to pick up for Best Playback Singer Packaged Drinking Water; and Telangana TDP also support- Agitators locked RTC depots in cle rallies while shops remained his 29th Filmfare Award. Rah- (male) for the song Pandagala Multiplex partner: Orienta ing the bandh called by the Telan- Mahbubnagar, Nagarkurnool, closed. However, the bandh evoked man thanked Mani Ratnam Digivachavu from the Telugu Cine Advertising; and Trophy gana JAC, normal life came to a Wanaparthy, Shadnagar and Kol- mixed response in Nizamabad and for making a beautiful movie movie ‘Mirchi’. partner: The Award Gallery. grinding halt. There was mild ten- lapur in Mahbubnagar district, Adilabad districts. It’s school time for women prisoners in state Times News Network badminton player Jwalla Gut- announced by Telangana pris- leagues in the prison. Until re- tinue education. ta taught them an important ons DG V K Singh is aimed at cently, the inmates used to con- Meanwhile, the ‘Vidyad- Hyderabad: For inmates of truth: “You can achieve any- imparting education to all gregate in a hall for their haan Yojana’ took off in the the women’s prison at Chan- thing.” prisoners. “The open school lessons. However, now, it is central prison at Chanchalgu- chalguda, it’s time to go to According to jail superin- syllabus will be followed for all just like going to school as the da for male prisoners. Anand school. Irrespective of their tendent Basheera Begum, classes and inmates will also jail barracks will turn into Das, deputy director of adult age, these women have been classes will be conducted from appear for all examinations, separate classrooms for each education and district educa- admitted to standards I, II, III 7-11 am and again from 1 pm to including SSC,” Basheera Be- class. For instance, if an in- tion officer, provided study or above. In fact, Friday, the 4 pm after a lunch break. The gum said. mate has studied up to class IV, materials including text first day of classes, they had a classes, which have been start- Educated inmates will she will be put in class V. The books, writing pads and pen- surprise awaiting them. Ace ed as part of a literacy scheme teach their illiterate col- idea is to ensure that they con- cils to inmates. Govt demotes 41 DSPs as inspectors Times News Network Hyderabad: With the Su- preme Court pulling up both Andhra Pradesh and Telan- gana governments for pro- moting ineligible officers as deputy superintendents of police and, that too out of turn, the Telangana police on Saturday demoted 41 DSPs as inspectors. It has also pro- moted 28 inspectors to the rank of DSPs. In an official release is- sued here, the Telangana DGP’s office said that in com- pliance with the apex court order, 28 inspectors were pro- moted and 41 DSPs were re- verted to their earlier post of inspectors.