The upcoming episode of the streaming cooking show ‘MasterChef India’ will see the judges of ‘MasterChef India – Telugu’, stepping into the kitchen of the Hindi version of the show.
Chef Chalapathi Rao, Chef Sanjay Thumma, and Chef Nikitha Umesh will serve as guest judges for the latest challenge.
The new challenge will be all about sustainability, pushing home cooks to explore the vast potential of coconut in their creations.
As per the sustainability challenge, home cooks must adopt the principles of sustainability, using coconut as the primary ingredient.
The challenge is intensified by the introduction of a coconut tree adorned with coconuts in various forms and products. To further push the boundaries of creativity, participants are required to incorporate at least four different coconut-based ingredients from the racks.
Chef Sanjay Thumma shared his perspective on the challenge, saying, “The sustainability challenge pushed home cooks to think beyond conventional ingredients and embrace a more eco-friendly approach.
Chef Chalapathi Rao, Chef Sanjay Thumma, and Chef Nikitha Umesh will serve as guest judges for the latest challenge.
The new challenge will be all about sustainability, pushing home cooks to explore the vast potential of coconut in their creations.
As per the sustainability challenge, home cooks must adopt the principles of sustainability, using coconut as the primary ingredient.
The challenge is intensified by the introduction of a coconut tree adorned with coconuts in various forms and products. To further push the boundaries of creativity, participants are required to incorporate at least four different coconut-based ingredients from the racks.
Chef Sanjay Thumma shared his perspective on the challenge, saying, “The sustainability challenge pushed home cooks to think beyond conventional ingredients and embrace a more eco-friendly approach.
- 11/21/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
The upcoming episode of the streaming cooking show ‘MasterChef India’ will see the judges of ‘MasterChef India – Telugu’, stepping into the kitchen of the Hindi version of the show.
Chef Chalapathi Rao, Chef Sanjay Thumma, and Chef Nikitha Umesh will serve as guest judges for the latest challenge.
The new challenge will be all about sustainability, pushing home cooks to explore the vast potential of coconut in their creations.
As per the sustainability challenge, home cooks must adopt the principles of sustainability, using coconut as the primary ingredient.
The challenge is intensified by the introduction of a coconut tree adorned with coconuts in various forms and products. To further push the boundaries of creativity, participants are required to incorporate at least four different coconut-based ingredients from the racks.
Chef Sanjay Thumma shared his perspective on the challenge, saying, “The sustainability challenge pushed home cooks to think beyond conventional ingredients and embrace a more eco-friendly approach.
Chef Chalapathi Rao, Chef Sanjay Thumma, and Chef Nikitha Umesh will serve as guest judges for the latest challenge.
The new challenge will be all about sustainability, pushing home cooks to explore the vast potential of coconut in their creations.
As per the sustainability challenge, home cooks must adopt the principles of sustainability, using coconut as the primary ingredient.
The challenge is intensified by the introduction of a coconut tree adorned with coconuts in various forms and products. To further push the boundaries of creativity, participants are required to incorporate at least four different coconut-based ingredients from the racks.
Chef Sanjay Thumma shared his perspective on the challenge, saying, “The sustainability challenge pushed home cooks to think beyond conventional ingredients and embrace a more eco-friendly approach.
- 11/21/2023
- by Agency News Desk
The year began on a tragic note with the death of actor-producer Ramesh Babu, elder brother of popular actor Mahesh Babu, in January.
Ramesh Babu was known for films such as Bazaar Rowdy, Mugguru Kodukulu and others. After his retirement from acting in 1997, he had become a producer.
April saw the death of three veteran Tollywood personalities. Director Sarath passed away at the age of 74 after battling cancer. Sarath, who made his directorial debut in 1986 with Chadastapu Mogudu, made over 20 films in his career. He predominantly worked with actors Nandamuri Balakrishna and Suman.
While he delivered superhits such as Vamshanikokkadu, Sulthan, Peddannayya, and Vamshoddharakudu, he directed Suman in films Bava Bavamaridi, Peddinti Alludu, and Chinna Alludu.
The same month, veteran actor M. Balayya passed away at the age of 94. He had acted in more than 300 films and was popular for playing the role of elderly and other important roles in several super hit movies.
Ramesh Babu was known for films such as Bazaar Rowdy, Mugguru Kodukulu and others. After his retirement from acting in 1997, he had become a producer.
April saw the death of three veteran Tollywood personalities. Director Sarath passed away at the age of 74 after battling cancer. Sarath, who made his directorial debut in 1986 with Chadastapu Mogudu, made over 20 films in his career. He predominantly worked with actors Nandamuri Balakrishna and Suman.
While he delivered superhits such as Vamshanikokkadu, Sulthan, Peddannayya, and Vamshoddharakudu, he directed Suman in films Bava Bavamaridi, Peddinti Alludu, and Chinna Alludu.
The same month, veteran actor M. Balayya passed away at the age of 94. He had acted in more than 300 films and was popular for playing the role of elderly and other important roles in several super hit movies.
- 12/28/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
CinemaThe actor had appeared in hundreds of films in a career spanning over six decades, and was last seen in the 2022 film ‘Bangarraju’. Tnm StaffChalapathi Rao: Twitter/BA Raju's TeamSenior Tollywood actor Chalapathi Rao passed away on the morning of Sunday, December 25, at his residence in Hyderabad. He suffered a cardiac arrest, according to reports. He was 78 years old. The actor was known for playing supporting roles including those of a comedian and villain in many Telugu movies. Chalapathi Rao is survived by his wife Indumathi, two daughters and his son Ravi Babu, who is also an actor and a filmmaker. Chalapathi Rao is among many veteran actors from the Telugu film industry who passed away this year, including Kaikala Satyanarayana, Krishna and Krishnam Raju. Chalapathi Rao was born in Balliparru village of Krishna district in 1944. He reportedly entered the Telugu film industry with the encouragement of senior actor Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao.
- 12/25/2022
- by Jahnavi
- The News Minute
SexismIn a press meet, Rakul Preet, Manchu Lakshmi, Nandini Reddy, Suman, Srikanth and others came together to condemn the incident.Tnm StaffAfter Telugu TV anchor E Sambashiva Rao of TV5 News asked actor Posani Murali Krishna on a show if there weren't "brokers" and "whores" in the film industry, Tollywood has come together to condemn the incident. Although TV5 News has apologised for the anchor's language on the show, which was aired on March 23, the Movie Artists Association (Maa) called for a press meet in which they expressed their unhappiness about what had happened. Actor Rakul Preet Singh, who is among the top heroines in the Telugu industry today, said that the media was always writing all kinds of news about celebrities, but that this time it had reached the limit. "It's disgraceful. When I first saw the video, I didn't believe it...if something like this had happened in the channel. I wondered if someone had sent a forward just to create controversy," she said. Adding that it was the job of news channels to give people information, Rakul said, "But everything has become about TRPs now. Just imagine, from the actor's point of view, my parents don't know Telugu, but if they understood that news, what will they think? They'll think this is the industry I'm working in." Rakul added that when called for press meets and asked to speak on the "casting couch", she'd always said that in the last 4-5 years that she has worked in the Telugu industry, nobody had acted "funny" with her. She further claimed that the Telugu industry was very good and that this was why she'd learnt Telugu and was speaking it. Slamming the anchor for using such language not just against women actors but women in general, Rakul said, "What are you teaching the kids? What are you teaching the younger generations? I think it's high time that we put a stop to this." A visibly upset actor Manchu Lakshmi, daughter of veteran actor Mohan Babu, said, "I studied in America. I've worked in Hollywood. I came back to work in our Telugu industry. Once my father called and told me that someone had written something bad about me on a website and that it should be taken down. I told him, 'Nana, I don't care'." Stating that she argued with her father that even if that article was taken down, another would come up, an emotional Lakshmi says that she had grown up in front of the people she was addressing and that she never thought things would come to such a state. The actor said that she hadn't come to work in the Telugu industry with so much pride only to be humiliated. Slamming clickbait journalism, Manchu Lakshmi said, "I know you use us to make money." She appealed to the press to write correct information and not give in to sensationalism. "Why is that man not sacked already?" she questioned the assembled journalists, pointing out that if she'd behaved rudely with any one of them, they'd have all united against her. The actor spoke at length about the hard work involved in cinema, and how she'd stood up for various causes and even been part of political campaigns. Director Nandini Reddy said that she was the first person from her family to come into the film industry, "They were all scared for me when I wanted to get into films." Pointing to the media, Nandini said that just as the Telugu film industry was also her family, the press too was family to her. Nandini said that she was at a recording when her friend called and asked her if she had no shame. "When I asked why he was speaking like this, he said it's been 24 hours since the interview happened and you haven't even reacted. Are you human? Are you dead?" Nandini shared that when she first saw the clip she was dumbstruck and that even now, her hands were shaking thinking about how she felt when she watched it. Asking how much more they had to bear, Nandini pointed out that such discussions took place on prime time TV and said, "Enough is enough." Nandini also acknowledged that the press had a right to question the film industry about the language and portrayals in cinema, but said that going back and forth on the issue would take them nowhere. The director said that mediapersons themselves should stop their colleagues from indulging in such behaviour, just as they exercise their rights to question the film industry. "Let us be censors for each other," she said. Actor Hema and producers Supriya, Swapna Dutt were among the Tollywood women who spoke up. The men from the industry like actors Suman, Srikanth, Ali, directors Harish Shankar, Sv Krishna Reddy, Paruchuri Gopala Krishna, Bvs Ravi and others also slammed the incident. Previously, at the audio launch of the Telugu film Ra Randoi Veduka Chudham, veteran actor Chalapathi Rao infamously said that women are "fit for sleeping with men." His remarks sparked outrage and Nagarjuna, Naga Chaitanya, as well as Rakul Preet Singh, who had been present at the event, issued their condemnation for the derogatory remarks.
- 3/29/2018
- by Monalisa
- The News Minute
OpinionFor decades, women from the film industry have been characterised as 'prostitutes' and 'homewreckers', discouraging many from taking up the profession. Sowmya RajendranImage for representation onlyFollowing costume designer Neha Gnanavel's Twitter rant against some heroines who allegedly behaved "worse than prostitutes", E Sambashiva Rao, a Telugu TV anchor on TV5 asked actor Posani during an aggressive debate if the film industry didn't have "brokers" and "whores". After her tweets caused an uproar, producer Gnanavel Raja's wife said that she was only speaking about a few heroines who were "homewreckers" and that she hadn't vented out because of what was happening in her own home. Meanwhile, TV5 apologised for the language used by their TV anchor. The two instances may seem like unrelated incidents but in fact, they are very much in consonance with how women in the film industry are viewed. 'Worse than prostitutes' The greatest insult one can throw at a woman in a patriarchal society is to say that she is worse than someone who offers sex for monetary benefit. In India, the vast majority of commercial sex workers are women and trans women. Several of them are in the profession because they were trafficked or have been forced to take it up due to poverty and lack of livelihood opportunities. They also face horrific abuse in the hands of customers, partners, brothel owners, law enforcers and others. While being a 'prostitute' is considered shameful, their (mostly) male visitors are only euphemistically referred to as 'customers' or 'clients'. It's only shameful to sell sex, not buy it. When it comes to the film industry, where women are routinely objectified on screen, their bodies are considered to be public property by their colleagues as well as the audience. Remember the Times of India infamously defending their atrocious tweet on Deepika Padukone's 'cleavage'? They termed her a 'hypocrite' for slamming their offensive tweet while she had no issues 'exposing' her body otherwise. They didn't quite seem to get her point about consent at all. Apart from the objectification that happens on screen as a direct consequence of the means of production in the industry being controlled mostly by men, the film world is also known for its 'casting couch' culture. In fact, it's only recently that we've started calling the 'casting couch', an arrangement by which women in the film industry provide sexual favours for work, by the term 'workplace sexual harassment'. For several decades, the 'casting couch' has featured glamorously in gossip columns in film and entertainment magazines. It was seen as part of the exciting behind-the-scenes sleaze rather than a patriarchal structure whereby women are given a rather limited choice - sleep with the men or forgo work opportunities. It's not surprising at all then that male members of the film industry like Thangar Bachchan, Chalapathi Rao, Suraj and so on have equated their women colleagues to sex workers and strippers in the past. 'Don't women have any agency?' While several women actors have started sharing their experiences of misogyny on screen and off it - Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Parvathy, Rima Kallingal, Taapsee Pannu, Lakshmy Ramakrishnan, Sruthi Hariharan, Aishwarya Rajesh, Radhika Apte...to name a few - there is resounding silence from their male colleagues about it. Many women actors have also said that it Is possible to survive in the film industry without needing to provide sexual favours. However, they have acknowledged that this may mean they lose out on opportunities and may build a reputation for being "difficult". Actor Sruthi Hariharan, for instance, said at the India Today South Conclave that she was told she'd be "exchanged" among five producers if she signed the Tamil remake of a Kannada film she had starred in. When she declined to be part of the project and gave it back to the man who'd told her this, she said, the offers from the Tamil industry stopped abruptly. The Tamil Film Producers' Council did not say a word about Sruthi's statements. The expectation to provide sexual favours in return for work and opportunities exists across industries and fields. The Raya Sarkar list on sexual harassers in the academia and the subsequent debates it unleashed, is the most recent example of this fact. However, when it comes to the film industry, the women in question are already commodified in the public eye. Being celebrities, the coerced sexual favours are deemed "affairs" rather than seen for what it is - workplace sexual harassment. Women do have the agency to say yes or no but let's remember that this 'agency' exists within a culture which does not punish men for seeking sexual favours as a matter of right and in fact, rewards them for it. It is the women professionals who pay the price for standing up to this toxic culture - no support from the industry, opportunities drying up, derision from the public for being in such a 'cheap' profession, or as in actor Athithi's case, leave the industry forever. The 'agency' we speak of, therefore, exists within a very narrow spectrum. 'Homewreckers!' Another accusation flung at women actors is that they're 'homewreckers' for having consensual affairs with 'married men'. Neha Gnanavel isn't the first person to toss around the adjective. The 'other woman' is presented as the manipulative 'seductress' who took away the husband and father from his loving family. When Sridevi passed away recently, there was much theorising on how producer Boney Kapoor's ex-wife Mona, had called her to an early grave from the beyond as vengeance. It's not uncommon for consensual extramarital affairs to happen at the workplace, whichever industry it may be. In the entertainment industry, where men and women work in close proximity and often travel together for long stretches of time, it is all the more prevalent. However, it is ridiculous to pin the blame of an extramarital affair solely on the 'other woman' and excuse the married man who is, actually, the person who has flouted his promise of staying monogamous to his wife. It is not about who is 'right' or 'wrong' but about who has broken a promise or someone's trust in them. The argument that 'women are women's worst enemy' is merely an extension of the same-old 'boys will be boys' line - men will do whatever they please, it is the women who are to be blamed for their behaviour. Extramarital affairs are messy; they often cause damage to the people around the couple and one cannot say that it's only about them. It cannot be when one partner is in a legal institution like marriage. Nevertheless, characterising a consensual relationship, however problematic, as one-sided and brushing away the compliance of the married man in question is just dishonest and escapist. The reason why many families even today hesitate to encourage their daughters to join the film industry is the unflattering labels that are applied to the women who are part of it. The unfairness of the situation is all the more heightened when people from within the family industry, who are well aware of how it functions, selectively indulge in the labeling, too. ...
- 3/26/2018
- by Editor
- The News Minute
EntertainmentAnand Mahindra was reacting to a tweet which showed a scene from the film in which Balakrishna is seen lifting a Mahindra Bolero single-handedly. Digital NativeThe Balakrishna starrer Jai Simha is doing well at the box office; thanks to his hardcore fans across the world. But one scene from the film is creating a huge buzz. When a fan tweeted a scene from the film in which Balakrishna is seen lifting a Mahindra Bolero single-handedly and wanted to know his reaction, the Chairman of the Mahindra Group, Anand Mahindra, tweeted, “Haha. Now all our service workshops won't need any hydraulic lifts anymore to do Bolero check-ups!!” Haha. Now all our service workshops won’t need any hydraulic lifts anymore to do Bolero check-ups!! https://t.co/WiS6hcpT2h — anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) January 16, 2018 And of course, this has not gone down well with Balayya’s fans out there. Several of his fans began tweeting with the hashtags #BoycottMahindra & #BanMahindra. One user wrote, “A man of your stature shouldn't have replied about such video..that result in insulting 1000's of fans across the globe.” @anandmahindra #BoycottMahindra #BanMahindra A man of your stature shouldn't have replied about such video..that result in insulting 1000's of fans across the globe — ..Watch Me (@Tight_Slapz) January 16, 2018 Jai Simha, which released to packed houses for Sankaranthi this year, has been directed by Ks Ravi Kumar. This is the first time N Balakrishna has teamed up with the director. Produced by C Kalyan under the banner Ck Entertainments on a huge budget of Rs 40 crores, Jai Simha was released on January 12 as a Sankaranthi treat. Nayanthara plays the female lead in the movie with the star cast also including Hari Priya and Natasha Doshi as heroines. The rest of the stars in the cast playing supporting roles are Prakash Raj, Ashutosh Rana, Brahmanandam, Murali Mohan, Jaya Prakash Reddy, Chalapathi Rao, Prabhakar, Ravi Prakash, Shekar, Sivaji Raja, Duvvasi Mohan, Pavitra Lokesh and Priya. The film’s music is composed by Chirantan Bhatt and the camera has been cranked by C Ram Prasad with Praveen Anthony editing it. M Ratnam has written the story and dialogues for Jai Simha while the screenplay has been penned by Ks Ravi Kumar himself.
- 1/17/2018
- by Editor
- The News Minute
A police complaint was registered against veteran Telugu actor Chalapathi Rao on Tuesday after a video of his derogatory comments on women, went viral on social media.
The actor has been facing a severe backlash after his comments, made at the audio launch of Nagarjuna's son Naga Chaitanya's forthcoming Telugu film Rarandoi Veduka Chuddam in Hyderabad on Sunday.
Two anchors of the programme went around to the VIPs, seeking their opinion if 'girls are a disturbance to mental peace', which is the tagline of the movie.
The actor has been facing a severe backlash after his comments, made at the audio launch of Nagarjuna's son Naga Chaitanya's forthcoming Telugu film Rarandoi Veduka Chuddam in Hyderabad on Sunday.
Two anchors of the programme went around to the VIPs, seeking their opinion if 'girls are a disturbance to mental peace', which is the tagline of the movie.
- 5/24/2017
- by TNM NEWS
- The News Minute
A sexist comment made by a senior actor of the Telugu film industry has kicked up a storm and has once again highlighted the deep-rooted misogyny prevalent in society today.
At a recent audio launch of Ra Randoi Veduka Chudham, starring Rakul Preet Singh and Naga Chanitanya, veteran actor Chalapathi Rao was asked if he felt women are injurious to mental health.
At a recent audio launch of Ra Randoi Veduka Chudham, starring Rakul Preet Singh and Naga Chanitanya, veteran actor Chalapathi Rao was asked if he felt women are injurious to mental health.
- 5/23/2017
- by TNM NEWS
- The News Minute
Movie Review: "Sudigaadu"; Star Cast: Allari Nagesh, Monal Gajjar, Jayaprakash Reddy, Brahmanandam, Ali, M.S. Narayana, Krishna Bhagavaan, Venu Madhav, Chandra Mohan, Chalapathi Rao, Dharmavarapu Subramanyam, Posani Krishna Murali, L.B. Sriram, Sayaji Shinde, Jeeva, Srinivasa Reddy; Screenplay writer-Director: Bhimineni Sreenivasa Rao; Producer: Chandrashekhar D. Reddy; Music Director: Sri Vasanth; Camera: Vijay; Rating: *** - fun all the way.
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- 8/26/2012
- by Anita Agarwal
- RealBollywood.com
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