Stars from the south Indian movie industry have stepped up to do what they can to help out.
With Telugu actor Pawan Kalyan pledging support to the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Lok Satta party willing to join in, a grand alliance is taking shape in Andhra Pradesh.
Is Chandrababu Naidu being in jail an opportunity? How will the TDP capitalise on it? Or will it implode with nothing more than a sigh?
Vijay Deverakonda is all set to start shooting for his new film, and he has the gorgeous Sreeleela for company!
In the morning, he offered prayers at the Dashashwamedh Ghat and the Kaal Bhairav temple in Varanasi.
But as voters gear up for crucial assembly and parliamentary polls on May 13, all eyes are on the high-stakes battle in Pulivendula, an assembly constituency that has been a Reddy family stronghold for over four decades.
'My experience in Bollywood has been an interesting one.' 'It has shaped me as a person.'
Muslims' share in the reservation will keep on increasing also because of "conversion and infiltration because they are having a secular cover from them (the Congress)", he added.
Among the keenly watched contests are those involving former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav (Kannauj, UP) and Union ministers Giriraj Singh (Begusarai, Bihar), Nityanand Rai (Ujiarpur, Bihar) and Raosaheb Danve (Jalna, Maharashtra).
It also cautioned that if the legislation is passed, the "two crutches" on which the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government is running at the Centre would not be able to escape responsibility.
Superstar Krishna passed into the ages on November 15, sending the Telugu film industry in a state of mourning.
Narendra Modi will take oath as the prime minister for a third consecutive term on Sunday evening as President Droupadi Murmu has invited him to form the government.
After a sabbatical, the actress is back to doing a Telugu films.
The Telugu film industry honoured its stars and films at the awards ceremony, held over the weekend.
Pawan Kalyan surrenders his licensed revolver, and says that it is unfortunate that his neice, Srija, told the media that she perceived a threat to her life from her family.
Telugu films that failed at the box office in the first half of 2016!
'Till the time you have the equations right the market will remain concerned.' 'If the (coalition) government is taken care of, then probably (the markets will) come back to its rhythm.'
The Bharatiya Janata Party sealed its alliance with the Telugu Desam Party on Saturday for the upcoming Lok Sabha and Andhra Pradesh assembly elections, with former chief minister of the southern state N Chandrababu Naidu asserting that the combine will sweep the polls.
'It is a fiercely fought battle, like our fiery chillies in Guntur.'
"If you see in the context of alliances and statistics, then this is the strongest alliance government," Modi said while addressing newly-elected MPs and leaders of the NDA from across the country following his election as leader of the ruling bloc ahead of his government's swearing-in on Sunday.
Tamannaah Bhatia talks about her upcoming film Cameraman Gangatho Rambabu
It's Pawan Kalyan all the way in this brotherly film.
Jayanth Paranji talks about his experience on shooting his recently released film Teenmaar.
NTR Jr plays a student leader in the film which also stars Shruti Haasan and Samantha.
The director talks about Sudigadu, the remake of Tamil film Tamizh Padam which is a spoof on Telugu cinema
Along with the lead cast of Nithin and Nithya Menen, Badminton champion Jwala Gutta will also make a special apperance.
Sai Dharam, nephew of Chiranjeevi, talks about his debut film Rey.
Pawan Kalyan's Gabbar Singh which a remake of Dabangg has broken all the records in Telugu industry. Director Harish Shankar S talks about the success.
A lowdown on what's going on in the Telugu film industry.
This Telugu movie is a paisa vasool affair for the entire family.
Take a look at the pictures.
The groom's maternal grandad is T Subbirami Reddy, producer and politician.
Komaram Puli is stylish, technically sound but has a run-of-the-mill story.
Will Andhra Pradesh follow the Odisha model, voting differently in Lok Sabha and assembly elections? Or will Odisha follow Andhra Pradesh, voting in new faces in both?
With more than 50 years of glorious film-making, and many successful movies in his kitty, we celebrate Singeetham Srinivasa Rao by looking at some of his groundbreaking works before he undertakes a movie about Jesus Christ.
There is much curiosity about the Indian film on Jesus Christ to be directed by Singeetham Srinivasa Rao.
Mega star and Praja Rajyam Party leader Chiranjeevi is into damage-control exercise after the stunning debacle for the party in the recently concluded Assembly and Lok Sabha elections in Andhra Pradesh.
Kingfisher model and now an aspiring actress, Anjali Lavania tells us how she got that body to kill for, the men that turn her on and her movie in a language she doesn't speak!
There is little doubt that the prime minister's own charisma exceeds that of his party, but 2024 is proof that no party can ultimately depend on one person to deliver victory all the time, points out R Jagannathan.
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