Friday, February 6, 2009

K Raghavendra Rao’s Land Controversy

Noble intentions go greedy as time progresses. That is the story of Telugu Industry’s biggest showman K. Raghavendra Rao. The noted director wanted to help poor artists in the Telugu industry by starting a welfare association for them. 

When he presented this request to the legendary NTR, the then chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, the latter was delighted. The magnanimous NTR granted a few acres of land bang opposite the LV Prasad Eye institute in Jubilee Hills for this noble cause. That was then. 

Today the story has turned upside down on its head. What stands in place of a welfare association is a a posh shopping mall with cine multiplex.

Do we need to know more? Age and greed are growing simultaneous for our beloved white bearded cine bigwig, say film folks.

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