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Telugu Desam Party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu has no money to run the government; as was evident by the statement of the finance minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu who admitted that the government is going in for overdraft almost every day. Yet, Naidu does not hesitate to waste money on foreign trips at the cost of public exchequer to put up the show that he is doing a lot for the state.  On Wednesday, the Chief Minister’s Office confirmed that Naidu, along with director S S Rajamouli, would be visiting London on October 25 to give final nod to the designs made by Norman Fosters and Partners for the government buildings of Amaravati. Needless to say, it is a sheer waste of money, as the architects themselves can sit in Amaravati to fine tune the designs submitted to the chief minister a few days ago and make changes according to his wishes.  Rajamouli himself can be called to Amaravati for giving suggestions. What ...

Movie: Spyder Rating:  2.5/5 Banner:  NVR Cinema Cast:  Mahesh Babu, Rakul Preet Singh, S J Surya, Bharath, Priyadarshi, RJ Balaji, and others Music:  Harris Jayaraj Camera:  Santosh Sivan Editing:  Sreekar Prasad Art Director:  Rupin Fights:  Peter Hein Producer:  N V Prasad Presenter:  Tagore Madhu Written and directed by:  A R Murugadoss Release date:  September 27, 2017 Movie lovers were excited to the core when the news came out that Mahesh Babu and A R Murugadoss have teamed up for a film. The combination generated a huge craze and the trailers further hyped the movie. More than the trailers, Mahesh Babu’s confidence and his statements about the movie gave it good momentum. Amidst sky-high expectations, “Spyder” has hit the screens. Let’s find out if Murugadoss delivered what the movie lovers and Mahesh Babu’s fans have been eagerly waiting to watch... Story: Shiva (Mahesh Babu) works in IB departme...

Five minutes into AR Murugadoss’  Spyder , starring Mahesh Babu and SJ Suryah, you begin to sense a feeling that it won’t be a usual action film. The hero introduces himself with a voice-over where he explains what he does for a living. He is okay with people not recognising him and his heroism because for him, saving people’s lives is more important.   As a junior level officer at the Intelligence Bureau, Shiva (Mahesh Babu) has the distinction of building his own software to track people’s conversations. He’s good at his job, but he doesn’t like being pompous, and his friends at the Bureau support him whole-heartedly, despite knowing that everything that they are doing is illegal. This also explains why the film is devoid of any trappings which could eulogise a hero to convey the emotion of that character. Spyder  is the kind of film which is extremely aware of what it’s doing and we, as the audience, are expected to keep up with its pace. Mahesh Babu in a post...

Five minutes into AR Murugadoss’  Spyder , starring Mahesh Babu and SJ Suryah, you begin to sense a feeling that it won’t be a usual action film. The hero introduces himself with a voice-over where he explains what he does for a living. He is okay with people not recognising him and his heroism because for him, saving people’s lives is more important.   As a junior level officer at the Intelligence Bureau, Shiva (Mahesh Babu) has the distinction of building his own software to track people’s conversations. He’s good at his job, but he doesn’t like being pompous, and his friends at the Bureau support him whole-heartedly, despite knowing that everything that they are doing is illegal. This also explains why the film is devoid of any trappings which could eulogise a hero to convey the emotion of that character. Spyder  is the kind of film which is extremely aware of what it’s doing and we, as the audience, are expected to keep up with its pace. You also begin to feel...