Names of Telugu Zodiac Signs

There are 12 zodiac signs which are listed below and their names in English is given: They are known as raasi in Telugu. These signs are based on the transit of moon.

Telugu name – English name

1. Mesham – Aries
2. Vrushabam – Taurus
3. Midhunam – Gemini
4. Karkatakam  - Cancer
5. Simham – Leo
6. Kanya – Virgo
7. Thula – Libra
8. Vrishchikam – Scorpio
9. Dhanussu – Sagittarius
10. Makaram – Capricon
11. Kumbam – Acquarius
12. Meenam – Pisces

Names of Telugu Months

Telugu calender is divided into twelve months which starts from the festival Ugadi.

Months is called as masam in telugu.

List of Months in Telugu:

1. Chaitram
2. Vaishakam
3. Jeystam
4. Aashadam
5. Shravanam
6. Badrapadam
7. Aswayujam
8. Kaarthikam
9. Margasiram
10. Pushyam
11. Maagam
12. Phalgunam

Riteish on Genelia plan to marry in early 2012

Riteish Deshmukh admits for the first time of his relationship with Genelia D’ Souza after eight years and said that they are planning to marry in the early months of 2012.

Ritiesh Deshmukh and Genelia were introduced in the film ‘Tujhe Meri Kasam’ in 2003 and they fell in love on the sets of their first film itself. Ritiesh after eight years, now confirms their wedding in the next year.

It is surely a hit pair as the relationship changes every year for many celebrities, it is great to see their lasting love even after eight years.

They are yet to fix the wedding date and they are working on its details, but it will be sure in early 2012.

Riteish says that he loves her very much as they grew up together and learnt about life, love, work and it was gradual and not by overnight. As they were friends the bond grew between them and it became stronger.

Viral Encephalitis a serious outbreak in Bihar – Symptoms, Treatment & Prevention

It is reported that viral encephalitis has been broken out in Bihar with a death toll of 82 children. Several people are affected with this disease and it is confirmed that the causative virus is Japanese Encephalitis virus. The virus belongs to flaviviruses group. This group contains about 66 strains of viruses each producing different type of symptoms. Japanese encephalitis virus is mainly neurologic in nature attacking the meninges, brain and the spinal cord. Infection spreads from person to person through the bite of culex mosquitoes. The virus enters the affected person through the saliva of the mosquito. The virus is prevalent in many parts of Asiatic countries like China, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Philippines, Indonesia and south East Asia. Birds and pigs act as reservoirs of the virus and multiply acting as a source of spread of the disease. Therefore control of the disease poses a problem. (more…)

Katrina Kaif for an item song in ‘Agneepath’

Katrina Kaif has already become popular with an item song ‘Shiela ki jawani’ in her film ‘Tees mar khan’. She is now prepared to do another item song in the film ‘Agneepath’ which is produced by Karan Johar. Katrina is not the heroine of this film and is only the guest for the item song.

Previously reports came that Kareena Kapoor was approached to do the song, but she was not finalised. This may be because of the rumours of the romance between Hrithik and Kareena just before the Hrithik’s wedding with Sussanne Roshan in 2000 and they did not work together after that.

Also Hrithik and Katrina are the hit pair post Zindagi na milegi dobara. So the director Karan Malhotra and Karan Johar picked Katrina as the best choice for this song. In the original film, the item song ‘Ali baba’ was performed by Archana Puran Singh which was a rage back at that time. Now we have to watch the new makers also make it a chartbuster…..

Watch the Video of Lakshadweep Islands

Lakshadweep Islands forms the smallest union territory of India and were formerly known as Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands. It is located along the sea coast of South West Indian state Kerala.

Lakshadweep Islands are the most spectacular tropical islands of the world and is located in the clear blue waters of the Arabian Sea. These Emerald islands are rich in greenery and are fringed by silvery beaches that adds natural beauty to the location.

The languages that are spoken in these islands are Malayalam, Jeseri and Mahl. Tourism is the main source of income of these islands like Bangaram and Kadmat islands as the small area of this islands do not support industries. Bangaram is the major destination of international tourism.

Agatti Aerodrome  is the only airport in Lakshadweep and is present on Agatti Island. Kingfisher airlines have the commercial flights from to and fro from Agatti. There are about five passenger ships which require advance booking.

Sunaina adds glamour to Vishal’s ‘Samaran’

‘Samaran’ is a new action Tamil film in which Vishal and Trisha are playing the lead roles. Sunaina is also taken into the movie and has signed the dates for a prominent role and she will add more glamour to the movie. Samaran movie is directed by Thiru and its music is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja.

Sneha Ullal is also acting in this film. Arvind Swamy was considered for playing the negative role in this film but as he declined the role, Prakash Raj was taken to play the negative character.

Samaran is an adventurous action film and the shooting has started in the forests of Chalakudy in the state of Kerala. Some shots are planned to shot in China.

Video Review of Ranbir Kapoor’s ‘Rockstar’

Rockstar starring Ranbir Kapoor and Nargis Fakhri is directed by Imtiaz Ali. The music is composed by the Oscar Awardee AR Rahman. The highlight of this musical film is the screen presence of  the late Shammi Kapoor in the role of Ustad Jameel Khan.

The film was released yesterday. The film was made with a budget of 60 crores.

The heroine of the film is the 32-year-old Nargis Fakhri who is an American Fashion model and actress. Rockstar is her first film in Bollywood in which she plays the role by the name ‘Heer’. Interestingly, Nargis Fakhri is a half Pakistani- half-Czech.

Press Meet of the film ‘Bejawada’

The press meet of the film Bejawada starring Naga Chaitanya and Amala Paul was held recently. The producer Kiran Kumar Koneru and the director Vamsi Krishan spoke about the response of audience about the audio of the movie. Now listen to what they say about the movie.

Telugu Movie Artistes Association (MAA) bans Genelia!

Genelia was banned by the Movie Artistes Association for not taking its membership. She was reminded to take the membership many times but she did not care to hear that and finally MAA took serious action on her. To obtain a life time membership she need to pay an amount of one lakh rupees to MAA.

Eventhough she has been in Tollywood for eight years, she didn’t bother to take MAA membership. So MAA issued notice to all the producers to not to support Genelia further. Presently Genelia is acting in ‘Naa Ishtam’ and she does not have any other offers. She is almost to end her career and she would not bother about this much as she is very busy in Bollywood at present.