I think the non-telugu people may not know why so much abusing is going on in this board. Chiru is star in AP who has become mega star with his hard work and dedication, when he came to film industry he did not have a wealthy family back ground or he did not belong to the dominating castes. He did not belong to a film family. He became a megastar and has fans all o ver AP from different castes. he acted in hindi films like Pratibandh,Aaj ka Gundaraj and Gentleman. The telugu film insustry is dominated by a caste called kamma . Former CM of AP NT RamaRao belongs to that caste he was a caste maniac and helped all his caste people when he was ruling. All the people who are abusing chiru belong to this caste. I do not belong to Chiru caste. I am from telangana and I never new about this caste politics untill I met some NTR fan. The state of AP was ruled by upper caste people most of the time, Chiru is from BC and if he becomes the CM then atleast the BC's and lower caste people will have CM from them after many decades.
RE:Dirty caste politics by some stupid people
by Meow on Jun 17, 2008 09:18 PM Permalink
I am from Andhra and have lived in all the 4 south Indian states. Without hesitation I can say that when it comes to movies, people from AP and TN are nuts. Their idea of an evening's entertainment is to watch the latest movies. Their idea of spending a day out is to watch a couple of movies on a Sunday. They do no like doing things such as a picnic or a cultural event (though there are many in TN who do go to cultural events). Even in the US they have mainly dances from film songs and a few classical songs, you can check this out at any telugu association function. The women come decked in jewellery and the kids will be running all over the place. Men will be making videos to send to their kith and kin in India to boast about their kids achievements on stage; they do not even care that they are obstructing the audience. I have very rarely seen any body singing folk songs or not showing off
RE:Dirty caste politics by some stupid people
by Meow on Jun 17, 2008 09:24 PM Permalink
In continuation with the above: Telugu has a rich history of folk songs and activities; but you rarely see them now. Telugu also has a rich linguistic history, but nobody seems to read the classics; they seem to prefer trash nowadays. Burrakatha and Bommalata are very rarely seen in AP itself, forget the US. When I was a child, I have seen many all night "mythological" dramas where characters sing and say their lines. That requires plenty of dedication. Where are the arts now?
RE:Dirty caste politics by some stupid people
by Vikram on Jun 17, 2008 09:28 PM Permalink
Folk traditions need to be fostered. But it can happen only be evolved rural areas, where it is more active. Government needs to provide necessary support for folk traditions. I think their ability more than anything, will help the longevity of telugu cultural traditions. But from experience, i can tell you that telugu people are good at criticizing each other and abusing telugu as such.
RE:Dirty caste politics by some stupid people
by Shyam on Jun 18, 2008 08:22 AM Permalink
Chiranjeevi belongs to Kapu caste and its the largest community in terms of population in AP. And it doesnt belong to BC.
RE:Dirty caste politics by some stupid people
by Rethish Kumar on Jun 18, 2008 06:33 AM Permalink
sorry ssss, it was chiru in Gentleman (Hindi), Arjun acted in the original movie in Tamil.
