Being a Telanganite has not been much fun. The coastal Andhraites' cultural hegemony over their cousins from the hinterland has been near total. It comes as a huge relief, therefore, that they can now ...

He made a mark with his debut starrer, Maa Bhoomi a movie that defied conventional norms till then existent in Telugu cinema and, with its huge box office success paved the way for the genre of ...

It’s exactly 35 years since it was made and the Internet Movie Database has given it an 8.2 against 10. After its first release on March 23, 1980, it has been welcomed by connoisseurs every time it ...

Hyderabad: "Bandenaka bandi katti padaharu bandlu katti, ye bandle vasthav koduko naizamu sarkaroda. (Cart hitched to cart in a caravan of 16 carts, in which cart will you arrive, you ruler of the ...

Shakuntala, who made her cinematic debut in 1981's ‘Maa Bhoomi’, acted in 74 films Telangana Shakuntala, a popular Telugu actress, died here on Saturday, a ...

Hyderabad: The agriculture department has told the government that it will be unable to complete the Maa Bhoomi-Maa Panta survey before the June 10 deadline due to a bunch of problems. These problems ...

As the 1970s wound down, Bengali cinema entered what would be its darkest phase. Mainstream cinema would go into an extended slump with the passing of Uttam Kumar. The best of Satyajit Ray and Mrinal ...

Manoj Mitta is a senior editor with The Times of India in New Delhi. He blogs here on legal and public policy issues, often taking a contrarian view. He reserves a special relish for transparency and ...