Srimannarayana Movie Review

Movie: Srimannarayana
My Rating: 2/5
Banner: Yellow Flowers
Cinematographer: Surendar Reddy
Music: Chakri
Editing: Gowtham Raju
Producer: Puppala Ramesh
Story, Screenplay & Direction: Ravi Kumar Chavali
Cast: Nandamuri Balakrishna, Parvathi Melton, Esha Chawla, Kota, Jayaprakash Reddy etc..
Release Date: 30th August 2012

Review

Story

Srimannarayana (Balakrishna) is a journalist with a TV channel and he believes in fighting against injustice. He inherits these ideals from his father (Vijay Kumar) who believes in serving the farmers to his best. As part of that, he starts an initiative named Jai Kisan and collects funds of nearly 5000 crores. Meanwhile, Srimannarayana becomes a pain for the local minister (Jayaprakash Reddy) and his brother (Supreeth) along with a Hawala guy Harshad (Suresh). The story takes a turn when Srimannarayana’s father dies and the funds vanish from the account. The blame falls on Srimannarayana. How all that happens and what Srimannarayana does forms the rest of the story.

Artists Performance:

Nandamuri Balakrishna is committed actor. He doesn’t compromise on his dance, dialogue delivery, body language and despite his age he gives his 100% to fill the youth character. He did justice to the role.

Parvathi Melton is perhaps seen in a proper masala role for the first time. She has oozed her glamour wherever required and has that natural beauty with sex appeal. But it is better she piles few pounds. If she does that she is sure to rock.

Esha Chawla has wild sex appeal written all over her. She has that nativity oomph factor and with an innocently sexy smile she provides the much needed turn-on factor. If she can choose her roles rightly, she will have a good future as glamour heroine.

Jayaprakash Reddy was comical as usual, Supreeth was not used to his potential, same with Ravu Ramesh, Nagineedu was brief, Kota was regular, Suresh came as a surprise. Vijay Kumar was standard. Krishna Bhagawan and M S Narayana were weak. Duvvasi Mohan had few funny dialogues. Vinod Kumar could have done it better. The others didn’t have much to offer.

Highlights:

* Balayya’s presence

Drawbacks:

* Weak storyline
* Powerless scenes
* Abrupt editing
* No punch dialogues

Final Analysis:

Ravi Kumar Chavali is known to be a message oriented director given his past movies so this was actually a good opportunity for him to showcase his thoughts because he had a powerful actor like Balakrishna. But then, in the process of coming up with a message oriented theme and mixing it up with commercial elements, the whole thing got botched up.

Time and again, many directors dealing with Balayya are doing the same mistake. They are unable to gauge his screen power, his range of dialogues and try to treat him with common man roles like journalist, lecturer etc. Unfortunately such roles don’t work for this star. There has to be high ammunition in Balayya’s dialogues and heavy artillery in his characterization. That is the minimum standard. If that is not met then the film tends to flunk.

The other thing Ravi should note is giving strength to the villain. Despite the presence of six bad boys, none of them had the power or the stamina to stand opposite Balayya properly. If the villain is not strong, then the hero’s positioning goes weak. Bringing peaks, adding some entertainment quotient are some basic fundamentals which were not applied.

The film takes off with a little promise but after fifteen minutes the energy comes down. The interval bang was met with mixed reactions and second half had a little tempo. But again, the whole thing got predictable and due to the lack of a strong plot, everything looked flimsy.

Overall, this is a film which doesn’t have much for Nandamuri fans or the regular audience. The rating is purely out of respect for Balayya’s image and his sincerity in his performances.




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Julayi Movie Review

Movie: Julayi
My Rating: 3/5
Banner: Harika & Hassine Creations
Cinematographer: Chota K Naidu, Shyam K Naidu
Music: Devi Sri Prasad
Art: S Ravinder
Editing: Pravin Pudi
Presented by: D Danayya
Producer: S Radha Krishna (Chinababu)
Story, Screenplay, Dialogues & Direction: Trivikram
Cast: Allu Arjun, Ileana, Sonu Sood, Rajendra Prasad, Kota Sreenivasa Rao, Rao Ramesh, Tanikella Bharani, Brahmaji, Brahmanandam, Dharwavarapu Subramanyam, MS Narayana, Raghu Babu, Ravi Prakash, Shravan, Pragati, Hema, Kalpika, Tulasi, & Udayabhanu (item song) etc..
Release Date: 9th August 2012

Review

Story

Ravi Narayan (Bunny) comes from a middle class working family in Vizag but then his dreams and aims are big. True to his nature, he also has a very sharp intellect and street smart nature. A chance encounter leads him to Bittu (Sonu Sood) who robs a bank with his gang. Eventually, Ravi becomes the key witness for the bank robbery and he gets Bittu arrested, this lands his life in danger. He is sent to Hyderabad to stay with ACP Sitarama Rao (Rajendra Prasad) and here he meets Madhu (Ileana) and falls in love. But Bittu escapes from the prison and he vows revenge. What happens after that forms the rest of the story.

Artists Performance:

Allu Arjun carries out his role with involvement and since there are not many serious moments, he didn’t have to show much energy levels. One thing missing is his superb dance. This is a letdown.

Ileana is disappointing. All her beauty and charm has vanished and she looks starved and dehydrated. Size zero figure is definitely not for this girl. Her expressive reactions showed some life though.

Rajendra Prasad is perfect. His versatility and the way he gels inside the character and story is appealing. Though he didn’t have a strong character per se, he gave enough push and made his presence felt.

Sonu Sood was upto the mark. As usual, he mixed his performance with some humour and some seriousness. Most of the times, it is his facial expressions and the dubbing which deliver promptly.

Brahmanandam was hilarious, his laid back humour is always funny. Tanikella Bharani was elegant, M S Narayana was apt, Kota was usual, Ravu Ramesh was not used to his potential, Brahmaji was regular. The others like Hema, Dharmavarapu, Raghu Babu and others added to the screen space.

Highlights:

* Comedy
* Dialogues
* Pace

Drawbacks:

* No emotional peaks
* Few logics and the super-hero orientation to hero character

Final Analysis:

There is a drawback in most of the Trivikram’s films. Though one would enjoy watching the film all through, one would always get a feeling in the heart of hearts that something was missing in the film. This feeling would haunt the viewers of Julayi as well. To say rather bluntly, one would get this feeling more often in Julayi than in other films of Trivikram.

In the past, he used to cover up this drawback by adding a strong dose of comedy. But in this film, the comedy element has come down by a few shades. Though the comedy part entertains the audience to some extent, it could not make them involve in the story. Since the viewers get a feeling of irritation whenever there is no comedy, Julayi could not satisfy them completely.

Trivikram wanted to design the role of villain on par with that of hero in all aspects. The story revolves around two characters, who are equally strong physically and mentally and what they would do when they are pitted against each other is the theme of the film. However, the director failed to build up the theme and giving it a tight finish. Though initially it appeals to the audience watching the hero anticipating every move of the villain, one would get bored if the same scenes get repeated again and again. The audience should feel interested but should not get irritated when two intelligent persons fight with each other.

Even in the development of characters, Trivikram fumbled again. This problem arises when the director wants to carry the story forward only through dialogues. That is why Trivikram’s films appear routine and are not able to cross a certain limit.

The storyline is not great, the characters don’t have much strength but it is purely the cat and mouse game which is depicted between the protagonist and antagonist and the gaps filled with some comedy and punch dialogues.

And to sum up, one cannot expect a better entertainer than this from the standard of Trivikram at this juncture. He struggled his level best to make it a mass entertainer but ended up entertaining only A class audience. We have to see how audience receive it finally.

Bottom-line: Mind Game

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Uu Kodathara Ulikki Padathara (UKUP) Movie Review

Movie: Uu Kodathara Ulikki Padathara
My Rating: 3.25/5
Banner: Manchu Entertainments
Cinematographer: B Rajasekhar
Music: Bobo Shashi
Background score: Chinna
Art: Bhupati
Dialogues: Lakshmi Bhoopal
Editing: Gowtam Raju
Visual FX: Pixion, Chennai
Presented by: Mohan babu
Producer: Manchu Lakshmi Prasanna
Story, Screenplay & Direction: Sekhar Raja
Cast: Manoj Manchu, Bala Krishna Nandamuri, Lakshmi Manchu, Sonu Sood, Bhanu Chandar, Richard, Dharmavarapu Subramanyam, Raghu Babu, Suhasini, Panchi Bora, Simer Motwani, Swapna Madhuri (Madhumita), Meena Kumari etc..
Release Date: 27th July 2012

Review

Story

Gandharva Mahal is an ancestral property of Rayudu (Prabhu) who lets it out for rents. He has two daughters. He wants to marry off his elder daughter and the boy’s side want Gandharva Mahal as dowry. That is when an youngster (Manoj) arrives at Gandharva Mahal and rents a bachelor room. There is a legacy to Gandharva Mahal and a bitter episode that takes place four decades back which haunts the house. Rest of story is all about why this youngster entered Gandharva Mahal and what he has done to bring back the past glory.

Artists Performance:

Bala Krishna Nandamuri: Bala Krishna’s role is excellent and he has done extraordinary job. He is regal and imperial due to body language and looks. His look has personified the character he portrayed. His dialogues are good and entertaining.

Manoj Manchu: Manoj is known for variety in his roles and he carried it off with this film too. His introduction episodes are intriguing, but we realise it later that these episodes are part of the justification to the title UKUP. Manoj is a kind of an actor who doesn’t want himself to restrict the parameters drawn around the hero character in Telugu cinema. If you like Manoj, your admiration will grow multi-fold after seeing him certain episodes.

Lakshmi Manchu steals the show with a role that is spread across decades. Her make-up and body language is apt for the aged-role. Deeksha Seth is good. She looks more glamorous in this movie. Sonu Sood is excellent in the negative role. Sai Kumar does another negative character with poise. Prabhu suits the role. Bhanu Chandar gets a suitable role after many years. Ajay is good as mantrikudu, but somebody else dubbed his voice (may be to get heavier voice). Panchi Bora is pretty as Bala Krishna’s wife. Simer Motwani looks majestic as Bala Krishna’s sister. Madhumita played Deeksha's sister.

Technical Departments:

The story of the film is about how a passionate zamindar made sure that Gandharva Mahal remains as a memory of his ancestors despite certain forces trying to disintegrate the pride of Gandharva Mahal. Screenplay is slow in the first hour, but pace picks up once Bala Krishna character enters. There are a couple of unexpected twists in the second half.

Music by Bobo Shashi is good. Anuragam song (original by Vidya Sagar) is pretty melodius and helped the flashback episode. Idi Ani Idi Ani tune is my personal favorite. Background score by Chinna is nice. Cinematography by Rajasekhar is an asset. Visual effects done by Pixion, Chennai are good (especially the Ghostrider kind of horse shots). Dialogues are good. Dialogues written to Manoj Manchu are mostly casual and naughty, dialogue written to Bala Krishna are powerful. Editing is okay. Action choreography by Manoj Manchu deserves a special mention. Art director Bhupati has done a fabulous work with Gandharva Mahal. This Mahal looks different in different time lines. Producer Lakshmi Manchu should be appreciated for passionately believing and investing in the story line that is different from routine commercial stuff.

Final Analysis:

UKUP is a special film for two reasons. One is that it introduces a big star like Bala Krishna in a vital role. If big stars accept story oriented films and act as per demand of the role instead of looking for equal screen space, it’s good for the industry. The second reason is that the producer has passionately invested on the project though it’s a story oriented film with a bit of experimentation. Films like should be accepted and encouraged. Watch it for the performances of Bala Krishna Nandamuri, Manoj Manchu and Lakshmi Manchu. And for the spectacular Gandharva Mahal set!



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Eega Movie Review

Movie: Eega
My Rating: 4/5
Banner: Vaarahi Chalanachitram
Cinematographer: K K Senthil Kumar
Music: M.M. Keeravani
Art: S Ravinder
Dialogues: Janardhan Maharshi
Editing: Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Presented by: D Suresh Babu
Producer: Sai Korapati
Story, Screenplay & Direction: S.S.Rajamouli
Cast: Nani, Samantha, Sudeep, Srinivas Reddy, Tagubothu Ramesh, Devadarshini, Aditya Menon etc..
Release Date: 6th July 2012

Review

Story

Sudeep (Sudeep) is a high profile industrialist who gets whatever he wants and he has a special eye for beautiful women. To get them, he will not hesitate to do anything. That desire gets triggered when Sudeep sees Bindu (Samantha), a miniature artist who runs a non-profit organization.

However, Bindu is loved with Nani (Nani) who keeps following her everywhere. Though Bindu loves him, she doesn’t express it to him and enjoys the attention. The story takes a turn when Sudeep discovers the feelings of Bindu for Nani and is unable to digest his defeat. He kills Nani. But Nani is born again as ‘Eega’ and he wants to take vengeance on Sudeep.

How does he do that? Is he successful? All this forms the rest of the story.

Artists Performance:

Nani came up with a brief but effective role. His energy levels and his cheerful expressions brings some light moments to the film. He made a good contribution.

Samantha was sweet looking and though she didn’t have to indulge in any glamour show, her simple appearance and performance wherever required did the job.

Sudeep was outstanding. He is the perfect replacement for Raghuvaran and can portray a variety of negative emotions very convincingly. His baritone voice and onscreen intensity are riveting.

Devadarshini was decent, Aditya Menon was apt, Srinivasa Reddy was not used to his potential, Tagubothu Ramesh brought smiles.

Highlights:

* CG work
* Cinematography
* Background score
* Sudeep
* Screenplay
* Narration

Drawbacks:

* No suspense in story as it’s revealed prior

Final Analysis:

The famous dialogue from the film ‘Businessman’ – ‘Surya Bhai is not a name…it’s a brand’ has a real life example. That is Rajamouli.

At a time when industry folks are working on formula entertainers with a sole focus on generating box office collections, Rajamouli chose to come up with a subject that will take one line to finish on paper and will sound the most bizarre in concept. A housefly’s revenge…how convincing is that? But you have to change your judgment when dealing with Rajamouli’s belief.

And that is bound to happen when you see ‘Eega’. Though he took his time to come out with this movie, he has shown that a lot has gone behind the creation of the creature. This is the first time that Telugu cinema has seen a movie with high quality graphics.

Usually, CG is considered to give effects and impact on the background but in this, it is the CG which is the hero. Secondly, when a creature is the protagonist, it is obvious that there are no dialogues but the major life to the film was given by the exceptional background score of Keeravani. The emotions of Eega he conveyed with his instruments were mesmerizing. Without doubt, Keeravani is still the best in the business. The other department which requires maximum applause is cinematography.

Senthil’s camera angles and the grading he used for different scenes is exceptional.

While the technical standards of the film are par excellence and have redefined the Tollywood parameters, due credit goes to Rajamouli. He is a good storyteller and whatever scene he composes, there is conviction in it.

Without diverting anywhere, he goes about with the plot from start to finish and if there are any loose ends, they get connected before the film ends. As always, he knows how to bring the peaks and keep the momentum on.

As such, there is not much to criticize barring few dragged moments in couple of scenes but it will be interesting to see how the masses will receive this in B, C centers. Those who are tech-savvy will be impressed but to those who seek entertainment and action, this could be a little edgy.

At the box office, the film has success written over it thanks to the hype and Rajamouli brand value. To say the least, he has proved that he doesn’t require star power to click at the collection centers.

Bottomline: Simple subject, superb execution, worth watching!!





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Eega Tweet Review First Show

"Eega" is penciled to be a techno graphical extravaganza. Directed by Rajamouli, "Eega" film has an animated character 'House Fly' in the title role. While the 'Ashta Chemma' fame Nani is playing the protagonist, Kannada actor Sudeep is the antagonist and Samantha is the leading lady.

The main plot of "Eega" is a revenge formula with wonderful special effects and computer graphics. The villain kills hero, who is reborn as Eega (fly) and remembers what happened in his previous birth. So how Eega's indomitable effort irritate villain and take revenge on him remains to be seen on the silver screen. The movie has garnered a lot of hype and excitement all the way and has become one of the much awaited releases of the year.

We bring to you the experience of watching the film live via tweet review.

Eega titles background voices super.

Sudeep enters screen at the outset as a bad guy. Sharp screen presence.

Captivating background score and sound quality are pulling attention immensely.

Samantha is as usual mesmerizing with dubbing by Chinmayi.

Nani entered with a background beat of 'Nene Naanine' song.

'Nene Naani ne' song is enticing but sounds in bits.

Dialogues are impressive and pulling.

Sudeep's performance brings goose bumps.

Though the story is known, the thrill factor is not missing.

Nani is perfect with his voice and modulation.

'Konchem...." Song on Nani and Samantha.

Sudeep torturing Nani melts hearts of audience.

Nani is killed.

Nani's soul entered the egg of a housefly.

Just now Nani reborn as Eega. Very enticing scene. Heart melting and soul vibrating portrayal. Tiny Eega learns flying.

SUPERB SCENES OF EEGA IN HOLLYWOODIAN STANDARDS.

Kids cannot venture to miss these scenes at all.

How world appears through Eega's eyes? Need to experience watching Eega.

Emotions of Eega are very well explained by background score.

Eega is looking very realistic.

Eega torturing Sudeep started. Full of laughs in theatre.

Intelligence of Eega in blocking traffic is superb

Eega warns Sudeep I LL KILL U

INTERVAL

Superb emotional sequence between Samantha and Eega.

Sudeep turned as a violent comedian.

Mind blowing sequences.

'My name is Nani..' Song started....Wonder on Tollywood screen.

Hilarious scenes. More like kid stuff.

Superb climax.

THE END

Eega Movie Full Review

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Shakuni Movie Review

Movie: Shakuni
My Rating: 2.5/5
Banner: Dream Warrior Pictures, Studio Green
Cinematographer: PG Muthiah
Music: G V Prakash Kumar
Editing: Sreekar Prasad
Producers: Gnanavel Raja, Bellamkonda Suresh
Story, Screenplay & Direction: Shankar Dayal
Cast: Karthi, Pranitha, Prakash Raj, Santhanam, Radhika, Kota, Roja, Anushka (spl appearance) etc..
Release Date: 22nd Jun 2012

Review

Story

Kamal Krishna (Karthi) is a guy who hails from the small town of Samarlakota and he comes to Hyderabad on a purpose. He wants to meet the Railway minister and other politicians in order to save his ancestral home from being demolished by the government. However, he has a taste of the crooked politicians including the chief minister Bhupathi (Prakash Raj). Getting affected by all these experiences, Kamal decides that the only way to get things done is by gaining power. He is accompanied by an auto driver Appalraju (Santhanam). Whether he gains that power and how he does that forms the rest of the story.

Artists Performance:

Karthi is a natural performer and yet again he carries himself without any hiccups. However, there are times when he went casual with his act instead of being serious, that could have been avoided.

Pranitha did justice to the songs and offering visual feast wherever possible. Given her delicious sex appeal and fresh oomph factor, she deserves to be seen more often onscreen.

Prakash Raj has done such roles several times before so it was more like a cakewalk for him and nothing special or extraordinary came from him.

Santhanam tried to bring few smiles with his one-liners, Radhika was alright, Kota did his bit as required, Roja was regular, Nasser was natural, Kiran Rathod has shaped up quite sexily and looks good, Anushka’s special role was a delight. The others were there to fill the screen and do their bit.

Highlights:

Karthi’s performance
Pranitha’s sex appeal
Storyline

Drawbacks:

Weak screenplay
No depth
Songs and music
Comedy and romance

Final Analysis:

First things first, a film which has to do with politics has to hold an element of seriousness and a magnitude that involves the audience. Secondly, the conviction in execution of the plot has to be so strong that it can create an edgy feeling for the viewer.

However, all that was missing in this one. Of course, the intention of the director is appreciable since he wanted to convey the anguish of a common man and how he emerges from all the odds. But such topics have been dealt before and that too in a much matured and intense way. The likes of ‘Oke Okkadu’ ‘A Wednesday’ ‘Yuva’ ‘Iddaru’ are classic examples for that. But here, the film goes on a lighter note and though the protagonist is doing something really big that is causing major changes, the audience doesn’t feel the impact.

An ordinary person dealing with a minister in power is not a joke. And winning elections doesn’t happen by distributing cricket bats or bringing ration from the shops. If that was the case then big megastars would have become chief ministers, they would not have merged their parties with others. On the other hand, the romance track was completely weak. The juice of romance was missing and this became even worse with the wrong placement of below average songs. The other conceptual blunder was politics of today is all about money power and muscle power.

While money power was shown, muscle power was zero. There is not a single fight between the hero and villain or the villain’s men. If it was meant to be a film with a message, then this element of realism was needed.

Overall, this is a film which starts off with a good intent, has a powerful idea but the process of execution and the lack of seriousness in the situations has hampered its chances. Editing during the first half was good as the sequences between Santhanam and Karthi were different and interesting. But at few places one could get a feeling that they got dragged. Moreover, it is a dubbed flick so not many will know the likes of Santhanam in Tollywood. At the box office, this could turn out to be a below average fare.




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Racha Movie Review

Movie: Rachcha
My Rating: 2.75/5
Banner: Mega Supergood Films
Cinematographer: Sameer Reddy
Music: Mani Sharma
Editing: Gautham Raju
Producers: N V Prasad, Paras Jain
Story, Screenplay & Direction: Sampath Nandi
Cast: Ram Charan Tej, Tamannah, Mukesh Rishi etc..
Release Date: 05th Apr 2012

Review

Story

Betting Raj (Charan) hails from a slum and true to his name, he is known for winning bets. But all the money got from there is used for a good cause. But in truth, he happens to be the son of Suryanarayana (Parthiepan) a big man of Rayapuram village who is killed along with his family. Raj escapes by chance and is brought up by another couple (MS Narayana, Sudharani).

The story takes a turn when his guardian suffers a heartstroke and 20 lakhs is required for operation. In comes James (Ajmal) who keeps losing bets with Raj. He is ready to give the money but the bet is Raj should woo and make Chaitra (Tamannah) say ‘I Love You’ in 30 days. But Chaitra is the daughter of the notorious and powerful Bellary (Mukesh Rishi).

So what happens to the love challenge of Raj? What is his connection with Chaitra? Who is Bellary? All this forms the rest of the story.

Artists Performance:

Ram Charan has developed a strong screen presence and he has put full efforts. If only his characterization was strong he would have given a power packed impact. But his fans would be happy with this.

Tamannah gave the required visual feast in songs and her glamour quotient has been on a high. There was not much scope for performance this time but her screen time is good.

Mukesh Rishi was apt for the role. His personality is still intact and he seems to look the same right from the time of ‘Indra’. It is time Mukesh starts using his own voice for dubbing.

Parthiepan and Ajmal were not required given their roles. But since the film is releasing in Tamil the makers seem to have taken them for nativity purpose.

Brahmanandam, Srinivas Reddy, Tagubothu Ramesh, Ali were there for the comedy scenes but it was not that appealing. Kota was usual. M S Narayana was serious this time. Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao was brief. Dev Gill was okay. The others didn’t have much to offer.

Highlights:

* Charan’s performance and Tamannah’s glamour
* Picturization of songs

Drawbacks:

* Outdated storyline
* Ordinary script
* Overdose dialogues of praising Mega family
* Routine formula
* No gripping moments

Final Analysis:

Watching the film never makes you feel that you are watching a big ticket venture starring a big hero. It is a story which suits even a B-grade hero.

Given the star image of Charan and the expectations on him and the film, the story was bound to be strong with a strong depth and gripping twists but it is not so. Though the title sounds powerful, it is a routine formula line with no variation. You have the regular half dozen fights, half dozen songs, itsy bitsy comedy scenes, one sentiment which is half baked, a supposedly romantic track which was created only to justify the presence of heroine.

On a whole director Sampath Nandi made a sheer attempt to impress Ram Charan and his family with this movie but not loyal to his story line or acumen.

Comedy by Ali brought some laughs but that failed to sustain with more scenes. Same is the case with Brahmanandam episode and Krishna Bhagawan’s part.

While all that is one side, the dialogues form a crucial aspect for these projects. But here again, Paruchuri Brothers ended up spilling the ink with ‘Self-Dabba’ lines and fingering the Nandamuri clan. Here are few examples:

“Otami ante ento teliyani Genes naadhi” - This will prompt the mega fans to recollect Chiranjeevi’s defeat at Palakollu, disconnecting from the movie for sometime.

“Edho Chuskuni Thodalu Kotte type kaaduraa nenu” –

Listening to the dialogue, the audience started discussing, “The reference to this needs no explanation. Well, it’s like a retort for Balakrishna’s dialogue in Simha referring ‘buradha vamsham’”. That’s how dialogues rubbed wrong side in many ways.

Given their experience, this is not the quality of dialogues expected. On the other hand, it is very natural that the Nandamuri fans will come to watch the movie to check its weight. But due to dialogues like these, it would lead to negative publicity and audience percentage will come down.

The director was careful not to experiment and went blindly following a commercial formula. That has hampered the strength of the script. The production values are of high quality but it is definitely not matching the image of Charan or has that velocity to give a kick to the masses.

Verdict: Just For Mega Fans




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Lovely Movie Review

Movie: Lovely
My Rating: 3.25/5
Banner: RR Movie Makers
Cinematographer: Arun Kumar
Music: Anup Rubens
Fights: Ram Laxman
Dialogues: Shyam Manohar
Producer: BA Raju
Direction: B Jaya
Cast: Aadi, Shanvi, Rajendra Prasad, Vennela Kishore, Ahuti Prasad, Paruchuri Gopla Krishna etc..
Release Date: 30th March 2012

Review

Story

Mangalampalli Maharadhi (Rajendra Prasad) is a rich man. His daughter Lovely (Shanvi) and a guy Akash (Aadi) happen to meet through their respective friends those are facebook addicts (Vennela Kishore and Chinmayi Ghatrazu). Sparkles of love start between the two.

And the love line develops between their friends (Kishore and Chinmayi) as well those get married eventually fooling her father who is a politician (Paruchuri Gopala Krishna).

On the other hand Maharadhi loves his daughter a lot and always thinks to make her double happy. He comes to know about her love with Akash who he thinks is not a right match for her. So what conspiracy he plays to separate his daughter from him?

And finally what happens to the love between Akash and Lovely forms the rest of the story.

Artists Performance:

Aadi improved considerably from his first film. His physique is also in right sync with mass audience taste now. He is doing well with dances. All that he has to develop is to add grace to his moves. Voice is good and in the period down the line he has to plan to set up his trade mark style of dialogue delivery and body language.

Shanvi is good in various frames. She has the beauty that suits to the interest of Telugu audience. She proved able in portraying varied expressions wherever necessary.

Vennela Kishore brought many laughs in first half especially with his trade mark comedy.

Chinmayi Ghatrazu of LBW fame also made her presence felt in good way with her Telangana dialogues.

Paruchuri Gopalakrishna is ok appears as a politician who gets fooled by her daughter at the end.

Rajendra Prasad’s performance is lacking punch. Ahuthi Prasad is ok but his get up with a wig is weird.

Highlights:

* Music
* Songs
* Dialogues

Drawbacks:

* Climax

Final Analysis:

There is a heart touching concept in the film 'Lovely' if properly handled. It is mainly the story of a father who learns everything about a guy whom his daughter desires before allowing them to be together for rest of their lives. But the concept failed to bring that feel good mood due to artificial atmosphere.

All the characters appear to be dramatic and with no natural emotions. Characters fail to involve in the essence of characterization and mood. They appear to be moving like robots with no depth in feelings. The content appears rich in many occasions but due to long gap between them the graph suffers ups and downs.

The general impression of any audience who comes to theatre looking at the poster of the film ‘Lovely’ is to watch a romantic humorous entertainer. Matching to the expectations, the film has both romance and humor in right degree. But connecting that in best way possible to the crowds can be possible only by an able cinematographer who is the eye of cinema. Here the faculty of camera failed to elevate the film. The richness in love stories many times attributed to camera work (Geetanjali, Ye Maya Chesave and Ishq). Care would have been taken in that aspect. Adding to this editing has suffered a jerk at climax for planting and revealing the scenes within a span of 10 minutes with a big fight in between.

Music plays vital role in captivating the audience. It is a general phenomenon that the audience walks out from theatres for last songs. But here all the songs including the last ones made audience glue to their seats. Music director Anup Rubens deserves right commendation for it.

Anup Rubens has gone to the stage where the posters can be made with a stamp 'An Anup Rubens musical'. He is now the big music director for many small films. His songs should be used for promotion in big way. Dialogues have good punch here and there.

Bottom-line: Musical feast

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Ee Rojullo Movie Review

Movie: Ee Rojullo
My Rating: 3.5/5
Banner: Good Friends & Maruti Media House
Cinematographer: J Prabhakar Reddy
Music: JB
Editing: SB Uddhav
Producer: SKN & Shriya's Srinivas
Story, Art, Dialogues, Screenplay & Direction: Maruti
Cast: Srinivas, Reshma, MS Narayana, Ambati Rambabu, Sai, Gavara Sekhar, Madhumani, Sankar Rao, Kanna, Venky, Bhargavi, Vishnu Priya, Bindu, Rakshita etc..
Release Date: 23rd March 2012

Review

Story

Srinivas (Srinivas) is a gullible lover who gets used by girlfriends for his money. Shreya (Reshma) is fed up with guys who wants to take their friendship to next level in order to have a physical relationship. They happen to meet each other when they decided to not to fall in love. They relationship starts with hatred and lies. The rest of the story is all about how Srinivas and Shreya unite after many twists and turns.


Artists Performance:

95% of the actors in the film are new faces. Hence we see characters and follow the characters instead of actors. Srinivas fits the role well and does a decent job. Reshma has Trisha’s features and the director has succeeded in shooting her in right angles in order to make her appear more like Trisha. She is a nice actress. Sai, who did the stuttering friend role is superb and a big credit should go to the director Maruti for the characterization. MS Narayana’s 5-minutes cameo is entertaining. Ambati Srinivas (Vaddu Saroja fame) is good as a watchman. Bhargavi is spontaneous as a rebel friend of heroine. All other actors have performed with ease.

The story is about a right couple who had bitter experiences with wrong counterparts in this contemporary set-up. The entire first half is a satire on current day’s youth and their materialistic attitude. The second half dwells on the real conflict point. Director Maruthi has directed this film like an experienced one without compromising on freshness and contemporary feel. He has studied the attitude and decision-making style of current youth well and shown it in the movie. You would definitely come across such a few characters in real life. He has shown the darker side of love/relationship in an entertaining way. The second half should have been more crisp. I liked the way he inserted ‘ring tring’ song with masked faces of Telugu stars at key points of the film.

Highlights:

* Youthful comedy
* Natural story line

Final Analysis:

First half of the film is fun and second half has story. The plus points of the film are freshness and contemporary feel. The second half should have been more compact and the obscene dialogues/gestures should have been moderated. This film might not find a place for the people who may find certain dialogues and references to be offensive. But will go well with youth and masses. You may watch it.




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Nuvva Nena Movie Review

Movie: Nuvva Nena
My Rating: 2/5
Banner: SVK Cinemas
Cinematographer: Dasaradhi Sivendra
Music: Bheems
Editing: Marthand K Venkatesh
Producer: Vamsikrishna Srinivas
Screenplay & Direction: Narayana
Cast: Allari Naresh, Sharwanand, Shriya, Ali, Brahmanandam, Kovai Sarala, Vimala Raman, Pruthvi, Srinivas Reddy etc..
Release Date: 16th March 2012

Review

Story

A pickpocket and chain snatcher (Allari Naresh) gives sleepless nights to many in Amalapuram. He has got his accomplice Chanti (Ali) who helps him. However, they get caught and the inspector strikes a deal with them to steal bank money. Both of them agree, steal the money but ditch the inspector and come to Hyderabad.

Here, the pickpocket sees Nandini (Shriya) a doctor and falls in love with her. He manages a situation and gets introduced to Nandini as Avinash. On the other hand, Nandini has a patient Anand (Sharwa) who suffers from Paranoia. However, the treatment of Nandini works and he becomes alright. In this process, he also falls in love with Nandini.

The story takes a turn when both Avinash and Anand realize they are in love with the same girl and decide to outbeat each other to win her love. Whether they are successful or not forms the rest of the story.

Artists Performance:

Allari Naresh has given his usual performance but it must be said that he has underplayed his presence to a great extent. But he ensured that as long as he was onscreen, the momentum was maintained.

Sharwanand has come up with a different performance. His role as the patient of paranoia was good. The later part was regular and he did his bit as required.

Shriya looks ok and wows in dance and songs. But she looks very skinny. Unless she puts on some cheeks and some pounds in her body, her glamour cannot come back to original.

Brahmanandam brought smiles wherever required. Though he didn’t have much in terms of dialogues, he did what was expected of him and did justice to the role.

Kovai Sarala was shrill pitched as usual, Ali was fabulous, Srinivas Reddy was alright, Vimala Raman scorched the screens in one song, Pruthvi was effective.

Highlights:

* Lead cast

Drawbacks:

* Script
* Music
* Weak direction

Final Analysis:

Usually the audience doesn’t expect great stories in comedy flicks so even if the storyline is predictable and simple it is okay. But in order to fill that gap, the entertainment quotient must be in high dose. It should be able to make the audience laugh from start to end.

Directors who work with Allari Naresh tend to focus on providing some mass comedy even if it doesn’t appeal to the class audience. That is why most of his movies fall in safe zone. Making him speak continuously and coming up with unwanted comedy sequences, the writers use his presence and score success. But this film doesn’t have a comedy that can appeal to any genre of audience. Whatever comedy is there has been seen already. So, most of it is forcible laughs but not natural.

Like an old comedy serial in Doordarshan which comes repeatedly, the ‘sense of humour’ of audience is tested. Those who look for sensible comedy might as well wait for the DVD to arrive or can prefer any other movie of Allari Naresh.

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Nippu Movie Review

Movie: Nippu
My Rating: 2/5
Banner: Bommarillu Films
Cinematographer: Sarvesh Murari
Music: SS Thaman
Editing: Gowtham Raju
Producer: YVS Chowdary
Direction: Guna Sekhar
Cast: Ravi Teja, Deeksha Seth, Rajendra Prasad, Pradeep Rawat, Sriram etc..
Release Date: 17th Feb 2012

Review

Story

Story begins with Surya (Ravi Teja) who owns a gym centre and he also has a good friend Sri (Sriram). Surya is in love with his friend’s sister Meghna (Deeksha) and after some cat and mouse games, she also falls in love. After a while, Sri goes to Saudi for job and there he falls in love with Vaishnavi (Bhavana).

The story takes a turn when Surya goes to Saudi to celebrate the birthday of Sri and is shocked when the Saudi police arrest Sri on charges of murdering Vaishnavi. He is sentenced to death. Now, the only way for Surya is to get the signature from Vaishnavi’s parents to acquit Sri. And that happens to be Raja Goud (Pradeep Rawath), the bad guy whom Surya has been fighting all along. What happens from there forms the rest of the story.

Artists Performance:

Ravi Teja gave his hundred percent with extra energy and sharp dialogue delivery. Usually he shoulders all his films but he didn’t have that scope due to screenplay errors.

Deeksha Seth is yet to improve on her acting. Though she has good height, she must tone up her body if she is planning for a long career as a heroine. She suits Ravi Teja’s height which is the saving factor.

Rajendra Prasad was elegant and effective. His versatility in expressions and emotions always makes a strong presence onscreen. He was good.

Sriram was handsome as usual and he delivers to the required level. Pradeep Rawath was good and evil enough. Bhavana was brief but cute. Brahmanandam brought few smiles. Supreeth was standard. Krishnudu, Brahmaji, Mukul Dev, Jayaprakash Reddy, Dharmavarapu and others were there to fill the gaps.

Highlights:

* Cinematography
* Interval bang
* Ravi Teja’s performance

Drawbacks:

* Weak screenplay
* Outdated fights
* Slow pace

Final Analysis:

The story line of Nippu is very simple: what the hero does to save his friend who is battling for his life. There is absolutely no excitement in the storyline and the director has to put in a lot of hard work to make a film out of it. It is really a tight rope walking for the director. Despite his best efforts, there is no guarantee that this routine story would fetch any success. Instead of taking a lot of care to make a film with this silly storyline, Gunasekhar made a mess of it with his grossly ill-planned script. In the first half, one would feel as it one is watching a Japanese or Korean film without sub-titles.

Given the fact that it has noted names like Gunasekhar and Ravi Teja, the expectations ran high. However, it appears that Guna Sekhar is yet to come out of his shell. Though he was careful in not going overboard with the budget his brilliance as a director was missing barring the pre-interval twist.

For any film to be successful, the screenplay is main oxygen. And that failed to work here. Same goes with the dialogues. They ended up being verbose during key moments. The production values were generous but though the money was being seen, it didn’t have that kind of content to justify. The key scenes were unable to deliver the depth. For instance,

Pradeep Rawath’s wife gets realization and wants to help Ravi Teja but all it takes is just 5 seconds.
First half goes with back and forth narration and the real story is missing, it took a while for the audience to realize that a flashback episode was happening.

Overall, the film runs on a flimsy storyline, weak execution and most of the focus was on the presentation than filling it with substance. At one point, one begins to wonder whether it is the same Guna Sekhar who made films like ‘Choodalani Vundhi’ ‘Okkadu’ etc.

Setting aside the commercial calculations of the film, if one were to go by the content part of it, the title “Nippu” suits the film. The audiences should thank their stars, as the film has been released before the onset of summer. Had it been released in mid-summer, it would have been a frying-pan-to-fire experience for the audiences!

At the box office, the film will have decent openings but the presence of ‘Love Failure’ and the arrival of ‘Poola Rangadu’ is sure to cause a big dent.

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Snehitudu Movie Review

Movie: Snehithudu
My Rating: 3/5
Banner: Gemini Film Circuit
Cinematographer: Manoj Paramahamsa
Music: Harris Jayaraj
Editing: Anthony
Producer: Raju Easwaran, Dil Raju
Screenplay & Direction: Shankar
Cast: Vijay, Jeeva, Sriram, Ileana D'Cruz, Sathyaraj etc..
Release Date: 26th Jan 2012

Review

Story

The film starts with the search of Venkat (Sri Ram) and Nikhil (Jeeva) for their missed friend Panchabhatla Saranga Paani (Vijay) along with their college mate Srinu. The story goes back to college days where Paani used to excel in his outlook, thought process and also acts. He was the man who was intelligent and uses his wisdom subtly to silence the seniors and also the most hard nut professors. Viroopaksha Sundaram (Satyaraj), the strict professor and principal of the college (Ideal Engineering College), who was in short known as Virus had a daughter (Ileana). Paani falls in love with her and she responds positively. But Srinu, known as silencer, was a studious student who develops competitive rivalry with Paani. When Srinu gets insulted by Paani in a conspiracy the former challenges that he would be in top of all in future and crosses even the first ranker Paani. Finally who tops who forms the rest of narration!

Artists Performance:

Vijay is ok but cannot be compared to Aamir Khan. It is in fact an inevitable thing to take comparison between the two as each acted in two language versions.

Ileana is with sick look. She is almost like a corpse in some scenes with no flesh on body. Maintaining slim look can be welcomed but that doesn’t mean guys love to watch skeletons as heroines. She performed well but that wasn’t elevated due to her look.

Satya Raj is the show stealer. He performed very well but no originality. He simply imitated Boman Irani from the original. Still, Satyaraj owned the characteristics of the character and gave his best.

Sri Ram and Jeeva performed well to their best. Rest did their job well as per the requirement.

Technically, the film deserves commendations for cinematography. Music could have been better. It’s ok but not captivating. Director Shankar didn’t break his head on narration as he decided to be very loyal to original.

Highlights:

* Story line
* Screenplay

Drawbacks:

* Not so captivating music
* Heroine

Final Analysis:

The film is a direct lift and shift from 3 Idiots. The creativity of Shankar wasn’t seen anywhere except in canning the songs. The film appeals for those who haven’t watched ‘3 Idiots’ and for the rest it will be a below average one. And for those who respect Shankar as independent film maker, it will be a blow to see a point to point copy- paste activity.

It will be a full treat for student community those come to theatres with expectations. But the condition of not getting the experience of 3 Idiots is a must. Even otherwise, they can enjoy but may not tune up to expectations.

There is no much problem with nativity aspect as the backdrop of the film is completely fixed in a college. And to match to the nativity, comedian turned hero Sunil gave dubbing for the character of Silencer who happens to the humorous one in the film.

First half of the film goes in hilarious tone with full of college episodes and even the second half carries the same. Though the length of the film is almost close to 2:50 Mins, it will not bring any sort of boredom. It’s a film with proven script in Hindi and now it’s proven again in Telugu as well.

Bottom-line: A Perfect Line To Line Copy... Watch it Once

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Nandiswarudu Movie Review

Movie: Nandiswarudu
My Rating: 1.5/5
Banner: KFC Film Productions, SRB Art Productions
Cinematographer: Sudhakar Reddy
Music: Parthasarathy
Editing: K V Krishna Reddy
Producer: Kota Gangadhar Reddy, Segu Ramesh Babu
Screenplay & Direction: Anji Sreenu
Cast: Nandamuri Tarakaratna, Jagapathi Babu, Sheena Shahabadi etc..
Release Date: 15th Jan 2012

Review

Story

Nandu (Tarak) is an aspiring IPS officer and he comes from a large and loving family. However, few incidents lead him to clash with the dreaded goon Baba (Ajay) and this results in Nandu landing in jail and emerging soon as Nandiswarudu.

Meanwhile, the government appoints the tough cop Eshwar Prasad (Jagapathi Babu) to put a check to Nandiswarudu and his parallel system of governance. But public support and his goodwill give him strength. Finally, the battle gets strong between Nandiswarudu and Baba. Who emerges victorious and whether Nandu escapes from the clutches of Eshwar Prasad or not forms the rest of the story.

Artists Performance:

Tarakaratna has given a sincere performance. He has improved in dance, body language and screen presence. But he needs to work on his dialogue delivery and reduce the stiffness in front of camera. He should avoid imitating his ‘Babai’s dialogue delivery or mannerisms like big moustaches. Most importantly, he should be careful on the projects and roles he chooses.

Sheena was there for providing the visual relief in songs and ensure the romance quotient is fulfilled. Performance wise, there was nothing for her to do but her sex appeal is satisfactory.

Jagapathi Babu is very good. For some reason, he tends to deliver exceptional performances when he does special roles instead of lead roles. Here again, he was the best among the lot.

Ajay is another talented actor. He has the right kind of menacing looks and personality of a villain. Though his character was not etched to the fullest but he made his presence felt.

Rajeev Kanakala was apt, Suman, Sita, Delhi Rajeswari, Sivaji Raja, Nagineedu, Banerjee were there to fill the gaps. The actors doing Tarak’s friends roles were alright. Rachana Maurya’s item song was some relief to the front benchers.

Highlights:

* Background score and songs
* Jagapathi Babu’s performance
* Fights

Drawbacks:

* Beaten track storyline
* Stale melodrama
* Dull first half
* Zero comedy
* Poor imitations of few scenes from other films

Final Analysis:

The film is the remake of the Kannada movie ‘Deadly Soma’ and unlike the regular remakes where the script is tweaked to suit the nativity of the local audience, nothing has been done here.

The key reason for the film to suffer is the weak handling of the script by the director. Though he maintained a good pace, he was unable to deliver the emotional impact or come up with scenes that will make the audience connect with the film. It would have been nice had the film was just dubbed and released than remaking it.

Entire film is filled with killings. Hero keeps on killing the antagonists. The narration goes in a very artificial way without any depth in scene conceiving. No one knows why hero’s father gives a bundle of money to his son when the latter is in prison. Father states to his son giving money, “Keep this money with you and use for need”. Had the director confused prison with a hostel? Such headless scenes made audience scratch their heads.

The real fall of graph starts when Tarakarathna gets into the get up of Balakrishna in Simha with a snake like moustache. He tried to imitate Balakrishna but failed to convince the audience.

Actress Sheena is very short beside Tarakarathna. The director and cinematographer failed to cover the gap with basic common sense. Watching this film is like sitting on fire.

Overall, this is a film which suffers primarily due to the director’s weak handling and a subject that is old school. Given the likes of ‘Businessman’ and ‘Bodyguard’ even the B, C centre audience would not show that much interest so success is highly unlikely at the box office.

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Body Guard Telugu Movie Review

Movie: Body Guard (Telugu)
My Rating: 3.25/5
Banner: Sri Saiganesh Productions
Cinematographer: Syam K Naidu
Music: Thaman S
Editing: Gautham Raju
Producer: Bellamkonda Suresh, Bellamkonda Ganesh Babu
Screenplay & Direction: Gopichand Malineni
Cast: Venkatesh, Trisha, Saloni, Prakash Raj, Subbaraju etc..
Release Date: 14th Jan 2012

Review

Story

A remake tale, the story begins with Venkatadri (Venkatesh) who has great respect for Varadarajulu Naidu (Prakash Raj) as he saves his life. However, he keeps getting into fights wherever he sees injustice. To bring some discipline, Venkatadri’s uncle (Tanikella) sends him to Varadarajulu Naidu as his personal bodyguard.

However, Varadarajulu’s enemy Siva Reddy (Kota) wants revenge and he wants to kill Keerthi (Trisha), Varadarajulu’s daughter. Knowing this threat, Venkatadri is assigned the task of protecting Keerthi. But she along with her friend Swathi (Saloni) don’t like the bossy and over protective nature of Venkatadri.

To play a prank, Keerthi starts calling Venkatadri from a private number and says she is in love with him. After few hesitations, Venkatadri starts falling in love with the caller not knowing it is Keerthi. Realizing his true love, Keerthi also falls in love. But what starts as a prank brings a totally different perspective to their lives. How that happens forms the rest of the story.

Artists Performance:

Venkatesh has always been good with these types of roles so he has a cakewalk in his performance. His sense of dressing is good and his fitness levels are decent.

Trisha looks simply gorgeous. Her real beauty is seen when she wears Sarees and though her role is quite subdued, she has delivered at the right point, especially the emotional scenes.

Saloni got a meaty and significant role. She has utilized it properly and more than her performance, it is her natural sex appeal and a charm that draws the attention of the audience.

Prakash Raj was elegant and his role is brief but effective. Subbaraju was good. Ali’s comedy was a little controversial but enjoyable. Venu Madhav was funny. Kota did his bit as required. Dharmavarapu, Pragathi, Shravan, Tanikella were there to fill the screen.

Highlights:

* Venky-Trisha chemistry
* Song picturization
* Climax


Drawbacks:

* Slow Screenplay
* cinematic Liberties
* Commercial and entertainment aspects


Final Analysis:

The film happens to be the remake of the Malayalam super hit with the same title which eventually scored success in Tamil and Hindi versions too. So, this becomes the first setback for the film as the familiarity aspect is very high. Moreover, the talk that focus was kept on comedy is not so because what was there in the original has been reprised and there is no extra dose.

On the other hand, the film runs at a steady pace so those who are seeking some fast paced screenplay will get restless. However, despite all these challenges, the director was successful in packaging the film to an appealing level and infused the commercial elements. The action sequences were filled with high voltage. Care was taken to make the film look visually soothing with rich colours, nice backdrops and gripping cinematography.

On the story front, the film will appeal to the family audience, especially the lady audience. And if one has not seen the original, the impact will be stronger. The entire tale runs on a rather matured level and it goes to show the various angles of love such as sacrifice, selfishness, innocence and trust. Given the fact that the story originates from Malayalam where content is given maximum importance, the commercial and entertainment aspects were not upto the taste of the Tollywood audience. But this is more of a class film.

At the box office, the film might score with the grown ups and it might strike a chord at B, C centres if they don’t look for out and out action entertainer. This is a decent festival treat for the Telugu audience but super hit may not be possible.

Bottomline: Can be enjoyed better if you have not seen the original

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Businessman Movie Review

Movie: Businessman
My Rating: 3.75/5
Banner: RR Movie Makers
Cinematographer: Sam K Naidu
Lyrics: Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar
Music: Thaman S
Editing: Sam K Naidu
Producer: Venkat
Story, Screenplay, Dialogues & Direction: Puri Jagannath
Cast: Mahesh Babu, Kajal Agarwal, Brahmaji, Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam, Prakash Raj, Sayaji Shinde etc..
Release Date: 13th Jan 2012

Review

Story

Surya (Mahesh Babu) is an extremely intelligent and ambitious man who comes to Mumbai with a burning desire to become the most powerful Mafia Don of the city. He comes in at a time when Mumbai commissioner Bharadwaj (Nasser) proudly claims to have wiped out the “Bhai’s” from the city. Surya sets about achieving his objectives in a methodical and calculated manner by grabbing power from the grassroots in a clever and innovative manner. He allies with a local politician Laloo (Shayaji Shinde) and helps him gain power.From then on starts Surya's rise as the most influential Don in India.

In the meantime, he is also in love with Chitra (Kajal), who happens to be the daughter of Bharadwaj. Surya's meteoric rise is not taken easily by opposing politicians(led by Prakash Raj) and they start scheming to bring him down. Prakash Raj and Surya also share a past. What is it? Will Surya realize his dreams? That is the story.

Artists Performance:

Mahesh Babu is simply amazing in the role of Surya. His dialogue delivery and expressions will send a tingle down your spine. He exudes pure menace when giving a 'dhamki' to his opponents. He has shown nice variations in his performance. And he looks stunningly handsome as usual. Mahesh Babu shoulders this movie on his own. The swagger, the attitude and his panache will be a big draw.

Kajal Aggarwal looks gorgeous as Chitra and she has some interesting moments with Mahesh Babu. She does not have much scope for performance however.

Puri Jagan is the other invisible hero of the movie. Take a bow sir, for some of the best dialogues seen in recent times. Each dialogue explodes like a bullet and when delivered by Mahesh Babu, the result is devastatingly effective. The movie is high on entertainment factor and there is hardly a boring moment in the film. The sequences where Mahesh Babu sets about establishing his dominance are highly innovative.

All the songs have been picturized well but 'Sir Osthara' song and 'Chandamama' stand out for their sheer beauty. The much talked about kiss with Kajal has been shot very beautifully and aesthetically. Shwetha Bharadwaj has sizzled in the item number. She has a bright future in the industry. Nazar, Prakash Raj and Shayaji Shinde are ok.

Some cinematic liberties have been taken with respect to logic and events. The bank robbery scene is very rustic and looks outdated, especially in this age of high tech crime. The climax could have been a lot better. The incredible momentum built up for election scene has fizzled out.

Highlights:

* Mahesh Babu
* Dialogues
* Songs
* RR
* Mahesh-Kajal On-Screen Chemistry


Drawbacks:

* Overdose of preaching
* Lack of villain

Technical Aspects :

Dialogues..Dialogues and Dialogues...They are an incredible asset to the movie. The timing is perfect and the punch is incredible. Cinematography is good. Editing is neat. Fights and songs have been composed well.

Screenplay is highly entertaining and narration is fast paced.

Businessman is Mahesh Babu's show all the way. And what a show it is. He just towers over the movie with his sheer presence and he is aided by some incredible dialogues from Puri Jagan. The film is high on entertainment quotient. Ignore some of the illogical sequences and the holes in the plots and you are in for a highly enjoyable ride. This is as good as paisa vasool entertainers get.

Go and have fun with your friends this weekend. You will enjoy this flick.

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Veedinthe Movie Review

Movie: Veedinthe
My Rating: 2/5
Banner: PVP Ventures
Cinematographer: R. Madhi
Music: Yuvan Shankar Raja
Editing: Kasi Viswanathan
Producer: Prasad V Potluri
Story, Screenplay & Direction: Suseenthiran
Cast: Vikram, K Vishwanath, Deeksha Seth, Pradeep Rawath, Shriya, Reemma Sen etc..
Release Date: 30th Dec 2011

Review

Story

Fire Shankar (Vikram) works as a fighter in the film industry and his dream is to become a big villain. He is assisted by his group of fighters.

One day, he comes across an old man Dakshinamurthy (K Vishwanath) who is being chased by goons. The reason for that is Dakshinamurthy’s property which has an orphanage. The noted minister Ranganayaki alias Akka (Sana) has got her eyes on the property and she lures Dakshinamoorthy’s son (Avinash) to get that. Shankar gives shelter to Dakshinamurthy and protects him.

However, Akka is searching frantically for Dakshinamurthy and Shankar decides to put an end to all this. How that happens forms the rest of the story.

Artists Performance:

Vikram has come up with a versatile performance. He is seen nearly in twenty getups and all of them sit on him very well. He is a gifted actor and should fall in the hands of the right directors.

Deeksha Seth was there to fill the romance track and provide the required glamour. Though she has not indulged in any skin show, she has an elegant charm which cannot be missed.

K Vishwanath was wonderful. Despite his age and physical condition, he gives an energetic performance and his act in the first half is really commendable.

Sana comes as a surprise revelation. She has a meaty role as the lead villain and performs it in the right manner. Despite all her negative shades, her sensuousness is something of a treat to the audience.

Pradeep Rawath was brief but good. Thambi Ramaiah was upto the mark. Aruldoss brought few smiles. Avinash was apt. Saloni appeals with her item song. The song involving Shriya and Reemma Sen was below average. Others didn’t have much to offer.

Highlights:

* Vikram and K Vishwanath’s performances
* Background score
* Fight sequence between Vikram and Pradeep Rawath
* Second half

Drawbacks:

* Weak screenplay
* Predictable storyline
* Low emotional voltage
* First half
* Songs

Final Analysis:

Whenever a film starring Vikram comes, the expectations are high. Given his versatility and immense talent he possesses, the audience wants to see variety and larger than life concepts from him. So when he comes across as a regular mass hero, the attempt doesn’t really work. That’s what happened here.

Moreover, it was the ineffective handling of the script which could not get the audience to connect to the plot. As usual, there was the nativity factor missing.

The film suffered in the comedy and romance department as well.

Overall, it was made on a formula with no innovation. At the box office, this might appeal to the frontbenchers who seek few fights, some punch lines etc. but success is highly doubtful.

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Kshetram Movie Review

Movie: Kshetram
My Rating: 1.5/5
Banner: Sri Balaji Movies
Cinematographer: M V Raghu
Music: Koti
Editing: Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Producer: Govardhan Raju
Story, Screenplay & Direction: T Venugopal
Cast: Jagapathi Babu, Priyamani, ‘Kick’ Shyam, Kota etc..
Release Date: 29th Dec 2011

Review

Story

Chakri (Shyam) who hails from a royal family works with a TV channel and he falls in love with the Marwadi girl Sohini (Priyamani). Both families agree for the marriage and Chakri’s father (Aditya Menon) takes the newly wed couple to the grave of his brother Veera Narasimha Rayalu (Jagapathi Babu) and Naga Penchalamma (Priyamani again) for paying respects.

However, the spirit of Penchalamma enters the body of Sohini and she kills Chakri’s father. A tryst with a guru reveals the flashback of Narasimha Rayalu and Penchalamma, their efforts to lay the idol of Narasimha Swamy in a temple for the welfare of the villages and the enemies (Kota and others) who are stopping it. Whether the divine mission is successful or not forms the rest of the story.

Artists Performance:

Jagapathi Babu looks fit and does his bit in the required manner. Though some of his dialogues looked odd, he managed to bring some attention of the audience to the screen.

Priyamani should work on her looks. Her body is slowly going out of shape and something is not right around her tummy and navel area where the extra flab has come. Performance-wise no complaints…

Shyam is handsome and despite his Kollywood background, he tries his best to get the lip sync. Though his role is subdued, he gives his full in every scene. He is a talent who should be given right roles.

Aditya Menon is a good performer. He has the right kind of personality and the evil expressions to make him the villain. He has strong potential to enter into the top league of villains if he chooses his projects carefully.

Tanikella Bharani was effective, Kota was impressive, Brahmi was boring, Rajeev Kanakala was wasted, Jackie was okay, Hema and Surekha Vani were brief, Siva Parvathi was standard, Brahmaji came and went, the others didn’t have much scope.

Highlights:

* Jagapathi Babu & Priyamani

Drawbacks:

* Outdated direction
* Terrible music for songs and BG score
* Poor cinematography
* Abrupt editing
* No depth in any scene
* Dragged pace

Final Analysis:

Within first five minutes of the film, one begins to get a feeling that they are being made a ‘Bakra’ and by the time the film is halfway, the ‘Bakra’ is ready for ‘Bali’.

The thought from the director is good but there is not a single point where he can be patted for his execution. It was amazingly amateur. Sometimes, the film looked like ‘Chandramukhi’ and sometimes, it looked like ‘Arundhati’. And one doesn’t know why Rajeev Kanakala was there, an actor of his calibre became a simple dummy. Here are some highlight comments heard inside the theatre

* When Jagapathi Babu is given a extra long sword for doing ‘Daiva Kaaryam’, the theatre folks commented that it will be used by him for slicing lemons and breaking coconuts in temple

* Nearly 70% of the scenes contain Jaggu carrying the sword. It looked more like a kid carrying his fancy toy wherever he goes with a lot of excitement.

* Priyamani as a royal Naga Penchalamma dreams of a song sequence wherein her eroticism and raunchiness is displayed. The attempt was to appease the mass audience but it was a misfit.

Overall, this is a film which has no content, no proper handling of the script and there is nothing notable that any class of audience can connect to. At the box office, the chances of the film scoring a flop are very high.

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Rajanna Movie Review

Movie: Rajanna
My Rating: 3.75/5
Banner: Annapurna Studios
Cinematographer: Shyam K Naidu, Anil Bhandari and Poorna
Music: M M Keeravani
Editing: Kotagiri Venkateshwara Rao
Art: S Ravinder
Action Director: S S Rajamouli
Visual Effects: Vensat, Firefly, EFX
Executive Producer: Supriya
Dance: Shivashankar, Swarna
Producer: Nagarjuna Akkineni
Story, Screenplay & Direction: Vijayendra Prasad
Cast: Nagarjuna, Sneha, Annie, Shweta Menon, Nasser, Ajay, Supreeth, Pradeep Rawath, Mukesh Rishi, Sourabh Dubey, Ravi Kale, Vijaykumar, Sravan, Sammeta Gandhi, Ashok Sammardh, Sridhar Rao etc..
Release Date: 22nd Dec 2011

Review

Story

The movie is set on 1948 Nelakondapalli village in Adilabad district. Lakshmamma (Sneha) is the mother of an infant girl child Mallamma (Baby Annie) who leaves her into a river like Kunti did to Karna for the fear of Razakars chasing to kill. Lakshmamma gets killed. Mallamma is rescued by Sambayya, a village man who nurtures her like his grand daughter like Kanva did for Shakunthala.

Sambayya knows that Mallamma is the daughter of Lakshmamma and Rajanna(Nagarjuna) a great freedomn fighter against British and also the rescuer of them from unscrupulous doras of gadis.

The girl Mallamma is good at singing since childhood. But dorasani (Sweta Menon) hates that. She orders her not to sing and punishes severely. Then the girl goes to Delhi to complaint to PM Nehru. What happens from then has to be watched on screen.

Artists Performance:

Nagarjuna is at his best. He deserves commendations for doing such inspiring role. He looked strong with toned up muscles. He is physically inspiring.

Sneha is homely and looked sensuous in a song.

Annie is the highlight. She deserves awards for sure.

Alapati Lakshmi and Telangana Shakuntala appeared in notable but short roles. Ajay, Pradeep Rawat and Supreet are also guests with reasonable roles. Model Sreedhar excelled surprisingly and even Sweta Menon is at her best. Ravi Kale who is widely seen in Bollywood films appeared in a local dora's role.

Music score top points.

Highlights:

* Nagarjuna
* Annie
* Music
* Story
* Screenplay

Drawbacks:

* Commercial elements like heroine and glamour

Final Analysis:

The film takes us back into the Razakars’ era. Hearts melt and eyes spill tears, while we watch the first half. One has to appreciate the efforts put in by Rajamouli and his team in pumping in emotion in key sequences. Yes, the film might been directed by Vijayendra Prasad, father of Rajamouli, but the ace director’s deft handling of the project was clearly evident. Especially, the action sequences, the tyranny of feudal lords in Gadis and the atrocities perpetrated by the cronies of Nizam on the people of Telangana ignite the spirit of patriotism among the audience.

It is definitely a notable film in the career of Nagarjuna. Yes, after Annamayya and Sri Ramadasu, this is one film that he can boast of as yet another precious jewel in his crown.

Annie deserves a great commendation and there are many chances for her to score brownie points by the juries of several award committees. She portrayed the role up to the perfection beyond her age.

Except a few liberties taken by the director that are hard to be digested by the sane audience, rest of the film is a must watch for an experience and to know the cruel incidents happened on the land of Telugus a few decades ago.

The first half is shouldered by little girl Annie in the role of Mallamma and Nagarjuna enters the screen just a few moments before interval. His entry scene – with British chaining the hero like they had done for Katta Bommanna – might create a feeling of hackneyed screenplay, but as the story runs, his character gets elevated. He seldom fights but instigates people to fight against tyranny. That’s awesome. This is the character inspired from Suddala Hanumanthu who used to evoke fighting spirit among the people with his songs.

The film has enough material for the Telugu people to experience the history. As a matter of fact, the film hasn’t shown too much of the atrocities committed by the Razakars on native people but, it just shows the glimpses of them, like a few shocking scenes such as weighing the breasts of women with money. Kudos to the censor board for allowing such bold scenes on screen with due respect to history.

To sum up, the film deserves patronage from audience for its content rich songs, emotional RR and bold depiction of history.

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