Big releases for Deepavali weekend in south India-2016

Deepavali is just around the corner and the box office is gearing up for a cracker of a weekend. Here's what south Indian fans can expect this Friday.

Tamil 

Among the four Southern industries, Deepavali is probably the biggest for Kollywood. Tamil Nadu sees some of its most eagerly awaited releases around this time and 2016 is no exception. "Kaashmora" and "Kodi", two films that have generated high expectations, will clash on Friday for the top spot.

While "Kaashmora" is a fantasy film with Karthi, Nayantara and Sri Divya in the lead, "Kodi" is a political thriller starring Dhanush, Trisha and Anupama Parameswaran. Interestingly, Karthi and Dhanush will both be playing multiple roles in their respective films.

With "Baahubali", the bar for Indian fantasy films has been set really high. The audience is reluctant to forgive amateurish graphics and expects to see quality work on the big screen. The trailer for "Kaashmora" looks promising, but much depends on whether the storytelling will hold up. 

Dhanush has shown us what he can do when placed in a good script, however microcosmic its span. "Aadukalam", for instance. "Kodi" has the potential to wow the audience if it makes for intelligent cinema. And Trisha is said to be playing a role with negative shades in the film – something not too many heroines have ventured into doing. 

Nadhiya's "Thiraiku Varadha Kadhai", a unique film with only female actors, is also releasing this Friday. A horror drama, the film supposedly features a lesbian romance. Tamil cinema has so far mangled LGBTQ subjects thoroughly and has almost never represented a non-heterosexual relationship with respect. Will "Thiraiku Varadha Kadhai" change that? 

"Kadalai", a comedy starring Ma Ka Pa Anand and Aishwarya Rajesh (of "Kaaka Muttai” fame) is making a fairly quiet arrival too. The film has an "agricultural" theme. There isn't much buzz around it but many of these smaller films become sleeper hits because of word of mouth as long as the content is good.

Telugu

"Kodi" is releasing as "Dharma Yogi" in Telugu. "Kaashmora" is releasing under the same title. Tamil films dubbed in the language have generally done well in both Telugu states. 

The Telugu industry is fond of period dramas and fantasies. Films like "Maghadheera", "Rudhramadevi", and of course, "Baahubali" have come out of its stable. "Kaashmora" might catch more attention from the audiences there than will "Dharma Yogi". 

"Mister 420" starring Varun Sandesh and Priyanka Bharadwaja is also hitting the screens this weekend. Though the film does not have a big star cast, its music has got favourable reviews. "Mister 420" appears to be a typical masala flick with romance, action sequences and pretty songs. 

Kannada

 In Karnataka, it's Real Star Upendra and Kiccha Sudeep taking on Rocking Star Yash. For both films, the opening weekend is an opportunity for big collections as Deepavali is being followed by Rajyotsava Day, giving cinema goers in the state a long weekend to hit the theatres.

"Mukunda Murari", a satire featuring Upendra and Kiccha Sudeep, is a highly anticipated film although it's a remake. The Hindi "Oh My God" (which was based on a Gujarati play and an Australian film) with Paresh Rawal and Akshay Kumar did surprisingly well, even as it questioned godmen and religious practices. 

Upendra will be playing the role of an atheist, while Sudeep will play the cool and contemporary Lord Krishna. 

"Santhu Straight Forward" with Yash and Radhika Pandit, the hit pair from "Moggina Manasu" is another Kannada Deepavali release. Shaam, who began his career in Tamil films and now does Kannada films too, is also part of the cast. "Santhu Straight Forward" is an action flick.

Sharan, who is known for his comedy films, is appearing in the lead role in "Nataraja Service". Mayuri Kyatari is the heroine. Director Pawan Wadeyar's debut film "Govindaya Namaha", also a comedy, was a superhit despite receiving mixed responses from critics. 

Although it is celebrated, Deepavali is not that big a festival in Kerala. There are no Malayalam releases this weekend. But Tamil films are popular among audiences there and with "Kaashmora" and "Kodi" releasing in the state, cinema lovers still have something to look forward to. 

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Pulimurugan' movie review: hide, crouch and roar goes Mohanlal

Well, we know the premises of Pulimurugan already from the trailer and are curious to see how direct...

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WISH U ALL -HAPPY DIWALI

Nokia’s new phones will be made in India

The world's largest contract manufacturer of phones, Foxconn Technology Group is planning to expand its operations locally next year. It has already made $600 million investments in India. Soon after Narendra Modi’s ‘Make in India’ initiative was successful, many phonemakers from China started making phones in India throughFoxconn. 

"Since last year, we have restarted operations and right now we're in finalizing 2017 plan, there will be more expansion,” Foxconn's head of India operations Josh Foulger told The Economic Times. He added that Nokia, which is preparing for its come back, will also be made by Foxconn. The company along with HMD Global had bought Nokia's brand license and feature phones business from Microsoft earlier this year. 

Asked by the ET if Apple plans to commence manufacturing of iPhone in India in partnership with Foxconn, Foulger said that the Cupertino-based company will make a decision based on global supply chain. "Companies like Apple will have to take a diligent view on the market in India.” 
Foxconn is all excited about Indian government's phased manufacturing program under the Make in India initiative. The initiative is progressing in a systematic manner in incentivizing manufacturing in India, and is going to make India attractive for manufacturers, Foulger said. 

"In semiconductor, the industry is looking at assembly, test, mark, and pack (ATMP) --excluding the fabs--including 21 component categories that makes it attractive for companies like Foxconn and other suppliers to support this ecosystem,” Foulger told the ET. 

"India, from a manufacturing standpoint, has logistic advantage, not just for India but for Middle East and Africa. The ASP of products is very similar. If you look at making India a manufacturing destination for 800 million phones, it looks very attractive,' he further said. "India cost is competitive. It takes time but if managed well, it can bring results.”

COURTESY: http://www.businessinsider.in/

Huawei to launch Enjoy 6 with 4,100mAh battery at Rs 12,839

Huawei is expected to launch its much-anticipated premium flagship smartphone – the Mate 9 at an event in Munich, Germany on November 3.

At the same time, the company also plans on launching its new mid-range smartphone – the Enjoy 6 before the hardware event.

Huawei’s full metal Enjoy 6 that comes with a 5-inch AMOLED display is expected to hit the shelves on November 1. The smartphone will be running on octa-core MediaTek MT6750 chipset clocked at 1.5GHz and coupled with Mali-T860 MP2 GPU.

According to a report by TechUpdates, the device will offer 3GB RAM and up to 16GB of internal memory.

On the camera front, the smartphone will sport 13MP rear camera with LED flash and f/2.2 aperture along with a 5MP front camera. Additionally, the phone also comes equipped with a fingerprint scanner located on the back.

The device will run on Android 6.0 Marshmallow out of the box.

Huawei Enjoy 6’s connectivity options include support for 4G LTE, Bluetooth, Wifi, GPS/A-GPS and microUSB ports.

Huawei Enjoy 6 will initially be available for purchase in China only at a starting price of $192 (approximately Rs 12,839).
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INDIA:Surat Diamond Merchant's Diwali Gift Of 400 Flats, 1,000 Cars Comes With EMIs For Staff

Surat Billionaire Who Gave Big Bonuses Sent Son To Find Work In Kerala

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India ranks poorly in Commonwealth youth index

LONDON: India has ranked very poorly at 133 in a new Global Youth Development Index compiled by the Commonwealth Secretariat on the countries' prospects for young people in employment, education, health, civic and political spheres. 

India ranked 133rd in the index covering 183 nations, below neighbouring countries like Nepal (77), Bhutan (69) and Sri Lanka (31) and trailing behind the South Asian average. 

However, the report released last week found that it has register .. 

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Pakistan spy game busted: Women, money used to lure Indian officers

Pak high commission staff involved The Delhi Police crime branch detained a staffer of the Pakistan high commission and arrested two Indians for spying and stealing defense-related documents. The police said honey traps and handsome money used to lure Indians.


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Calais Jungle: France to shut migrant camp 'by nightfall'

Calais, France (CNN)French officials have said they will officially close the migrant camp known as "The Jungle" by nightfall Wednesday and will begin bulldozing the settlement.

France on Monday began the process of registering thousands of migrants living at the camp after vowing for months to shut it down. By Wednesday morning, more than 4,400 migrants had been processed and bused out of Calais to other regions of the country.

French riot police officers hold back migrants Monday as an operation began to clear the camp.

"It really is now the end of the Jungle. We will finish at the time needed, but no matter what, tonight the Calais Jungle will shut down," Calais prefect Fabienne Buccio told reporters.

"So it shows that we have arrived at the goal, and that our mission, which was to give shelter to the immigrants of the camp, is complete. We are proud, and it is an exceptional moment that we have experienced."

Calais prefecture officials said all of the camp's migrants will have been resettled by the end of Wednesday. But a CNN team at the camp said hundreds of migrants were still there by late afternoon, and that many were refusing to register and be moved to other cities.

Some had cleared out of the camp for a few hours as fires tore through the settlement's center, from dozens of tents, huts and shipping-container shelters torched by migrants.

Four Afghans were arrested in connection with the fires, Buccio said.

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Donald Trump speaks Hindi in Indian American campaign ad

In a thick American accent, the Republican tries to woo Hindus by adopting Narendra Modi’s winning message: ‘This time Trump government’

Donald Trump may have insulted Mexicans, Muslims and women but to woo Indian American voters he’s even dabbling in Hindi for Diwali.

The bombastic New York businessman is seen uttering “Ab Ki Baar Trump Sarkaar” – adapting Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s 2014 vote-winning catchphrase as his own – in a presidential campaign ad released on Thursday.

“This time Trump government,” translates the ad on the screen.

Trump may speak in a thick US accent, but the 30-second ad is the Republican nominee’s latest attempt to win votes among Indian Americans ahead of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights which falls on the weekend.

The video opens with the message “Happy Diwali” and borrows from footage of Trump speaking at a Hindu gathering in New Jersey this month, lighting an oil lamp and promising close US-Indian relations.

“The Indian and Hindu community will have a true friend in the White House,” he says in the ad. “We love the Hindus, we love India,” he adds, saying that he looks forward to working with Modi.

The candidate’s daughter-in-law Lara Trump visited a Hindu temple this week in Virginia, the home state of Democratic rival Hillary Clinton’s running mate Tim Kaine which is expected to vote blue on 8 November.

Trump trails 5.4 points in the latest poll average compiled by tracker RealClearPolitics in a national race against Clinton and two outsiders – pointing to a likely electoral college victory for the Democrat.

There are an estimated four million Indian Americans living in the United States according to 2015 census figures. They are among the most educated ethnic groups and generally well off, according to the Pew Research Center.

Only about half are Hindu and 65% are Democrat, or Democrat-leaning, the think tank found in a 2014 report.

COURTESY:https://www.theguardian.com

Lenovo beats Micromax

Lenovo beats Micromax, reaches on number two position among top smartphone brands in India

The Chinese smartphone maker Lenovo, according to a new statistics has become the second largest smartphone manufacturer in India, beating the home-grown Micromax for the very first time.

A Singapore-based research firm Canalys has made a survey on the top smartphone brand in the Indian market and on its Wednesday-declared reports; it said Lenovo to be the No. 2 handset maker in the country, following the Korean Multinational Samsung. Thanks to the new offline sale strategy, Xiaomi, another smartphone multinational of China has also witnessed a significant hike from its previous position and now ranked at 3rd number of the list.

According to the Preliminary data collected from market research firm, Indian smartphone has experienced a notable growth with around 25% year-to-year margin and 21% hike in Quarter-to-Quarter. As mentioned in the reports, in the three months to September, the Indian market is recorded with 21% growth in sale margin, while Lenovo, with the remarkable climb, grabbed the second rank by replacing Micromax. An analyst from the firm confirmed the reports of Micromax losing its second position due to the sluggish sale rate in comparison to Lenovo.

As perthe analysts, “Lenovo’s move to meet the demands of sale on offline channels and Xiaomi’s plan to switch the company from online-only vendor to offline channels helped both a lot.”

He further added that in India Chinese 4G handsets are gradually becoming the mainstream and the demands for the smartphone of Lenovo and Xiaomi are found to be mounting over the years. He also mentioned in the report that, the demand for handsets of the local players like Micromax, Intex, and Lava getting down year to year. As per the survey, the Indian market has crossed the milestone of 30 million unit sold in Quarter 3 of Fiscal Year 2016.

Among the individual sale growth, Samsung is placed at the number one rank on the list. However, the market shares of the Korean company glided from 26% margin of Q2 2016 to 21.6% in the third quarter, due to the rise of the Chinese players. Similarly, the Indian firms like Micromax, Lava, and Intex also underwent though the loss of around 6% market share successively. While the market share of Micromax slipped sharply from 14.1% last quarter to 9.8% in September, Intex also dropped down from 8.4% to 6.4%.

On the other hand, Chinese companies like Xiaomi, Lenovo, Oppo, and Vivo with their constant focus on mid-ranged smartphones topped the list. Against the market share of the last quarter, the Chinese brands collectively managed to put on 32% profit in this quarter.

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KOLLYWOOD: Kodi movie review:Starring Dhanush,Trisha,Anupama Parameswaran

Barely a month after the release of Thodari, Dhanush is returning with his latest film Kodi, which will be out in theatres on Friday, October 28, as a Deepavali treat to the Tamil audience. He has collaborated with RS Durai Senthil Kumar, who has two hits to his credit — Ethir Neechal and Kaaka Muttai, both produced by the Kolaveri di maker.

Kodi stars Trisha Krishnan as the lead actress. It is her first outing with Dhanush. Anupama Parameswaran of Malayalam blockbuster Premam fame will be seen in an important character in the movie, along with Ilayathalapathy Vijay's father SA Chandrasekhar. Saranya Ponvannan, Kaali Venkat, Singamuthu, Namo Narayana and others are in supporting roles

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The film features cinematography by Venkatesh S, while Prakash Mabbu has edited the political thriller. Santhosh Narayanan's Ei Suzhali, Kodi Parakkudha and Sirukki Vaasam songs have turned out to be chartbusters.

Dhanush will be seen playing a double role, of a politician (Kodi) and a college lecturer (Rishi), in the movie. Trisha Krishnan plays an ambitious village girl and a politician in the commercial entertainer while Anupama Parameswaran is essaying the role of an egg vendor. The movie is set in the rural backdrop and the story is narrated with a lot of twists and turns.

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KOLLYWOOD:Kaashmora Movie Review : Starring Karthi ,Nayanthara and Sridivya

Kaashmora Movie Review : Kollywood Hero Karthi Most Awaited Historical Drama Film Kashmora which is going to release this Friday in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada . Film Has Received nice Promotions from filmmakers, fans and audience are eagerly waiting to the movie in silver screens this Friday. This Film is Directed By Gokul and features Karthi playing the main lead and title role. Karthi will be seen in three different avatars in the movie. Earlier the makers had revealed the first look & Trailers of the movie which had received impressive reviews. Now the film has been released Worldwide on 28th October 2016. Check Out Karthi’s Kashmora Movie Review Rating Public Talk Audience Response in Detail Below.

Kaashmora tamil movie It is a supernatural horror thriller written and directed by Gokul. SR Prakashbabu and Prabhu are jointly producing the film under Dream Warrior Pictures.This film is a multi-genre film and has elements of horror, comedy and action, besides period flavour, starring Nayantara and Sri Divya in the female lead roles, while Manisha Yadav, Vivek, Siddharth Vipin and Jangiri Madhumitha appear in the important roles.

Kaashmora Movie Review & Karthi Kashmora Story Plot

Kashmora is a Dark Fantasy Film with a different concept film. The movie starts off with an interesting flashback fantasy story that happens 700 years ago. Everyone will be fascinated with Karthik Performance. Nayan did her best in her role. Sri Divya has also performed well. All the Visual Effects were at their Best. Kaashmora, a present era black magic specialist; Raj Nayak, an ancient era warlord and Ratnamahadevi is his queen. How are the three connected? What are the issues that arise? forms the story of this historic-horror-comedy movie.

Do Read: Dhanush Kodi Movie Review Rating 

Movie edited by VJ Sabu Joseph. S.R.Prabhu produced the movie under the banner Dream Warrior Pictures. All songs Composed, Arranged & Produced by Santhosh Narayanan. Trailer looks promising and the movie plot cannot be revealed through this trailer. Looks promising with the Stunning visuals, Perfect cast, high detailing, grandeur sets, high octane seq/ BGM.

Kashmora Movie Rating & Public Talk

Kashmora Movie Rating: 3.5/5

Kashmora Movie Plus Points:

1.Karthi Performance in multiple roles.
2.Horror comedy
3.Inspired flashback works of Arundhati + Baahubali.

Kashmora Movie Minus Points :

1.Few lengthy comedy scenes

Kashmora Movie Verdict : It is a mix of different genres laced to get effective final output. The first half of the movie is average and second half is better than the first half, Kaashmora will be definitely a minimum guarantee hit film in India. In overseas too, if promoted well, this movie will have decent run.

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