Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
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Release Date: May 20, 2011 (3D/2D theaters and IMAX 3D)
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures
Director: Rob Marshall
Screenwriter: Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio
Starring: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Penelope Cruz, Ian McShane, Kevin McNally, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Sam Claflin, Stephen Graham, Yuki Matsuzaki, Gemma Ward, Keith Richards, Richard Griffiths, Judi Dench
Genre: Action, Adventure
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Plot Summary: "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" captures the fun, adventure and humor that ignited the hit franchise --this time in Disney Digital 3D(TM). In this action-packed tale of truth, betrayal, youth and demise, Captain Jack Sparrow crosses paths with a woman from his past (Penelope Cruz), and he's not sure if it's love--or if she's a ruthless con artist who's using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the Queen Anne's Revenge, the ship of the formidable pirate Blackbeard (Ian McShane), Jack finds himself on an unexpected adventure in which he doesn't know who to fear more: Blackbeard or the woman from his past.

Rush reprises his role as the vengeful Captain Hector Barbossa, and Kevin R. McNally returns as Captain Jack's longtime comrade Joshamee Gibbs. Claflin stars as a stalwart missionary, while Berges-Frisbey is transformed into a mysterious mermaid.

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The Dark Knight Rises

Release Date: July 20, 2012
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Director: Christopher Nolan
Screenwriter: David Goyer, Jonathan Nolan
Starring: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
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Plot Summary: David Goyer is now writing the next Batman installment with Chris Nolan's brother Jonah. No plot details, villains or cast have been announced.


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Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Release Date: July 1, 2011 (3D/2D theaters and IMAX)
Studio: DreamWorks Pictures (Paramount)
Director: Michael Bay
Screenwriter: Ehren Kruger
Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Kevin Dunn, Julie White, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich, Ken Jeong, Patrick Dempsey, Alan Tudyk, John Turturro
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
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Official Website: Transformersmovie.com | MySpace.com/Transformers
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Plot Summary: "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" features Sam Witwicky (LaBeouf) taking his first tenuous steps into adulthood while remaining a reluctant human ally of Optimus Prime. The film centers around the space race between the U.S.S.R. and the USA, suggesting there was a hidden Transformers role in it all that remains one of the planet's most dangerous secrets. The villain of the third film will be Shockwave.


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Hero’s Midnight Hungama At Ex-Lover’s House

When love goes scorned, even the most stable mind goes haywire. The perfect example for that is seen in Bollywood. Few years ago, we heard how Salman Khan created a ruckus in front of Aishwarya’s house while their affair got sour and now, another incident has cropped up.

It is known news that the love tale between Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone ended sometime back. However, it is heard that recently, Ranbir ended up at the apartment of Deepika in the middle of the night at 12.45 am. He was adamant about speaking to her but the watchman stood brave and did not allow Ranbir inside. The Cozy Home apartment has got a strict rule regarding visitors and not even a super celebrity is allowed without the permission of the residents.

Since that didn’t work out, it is heard that Ranbir began to call Deepika on her cell and a source reveals that he was pleading with her to let him in as he wanted to explain and was sorry. Finally, Deepika gave up but not before Ranbir was made to wait for nearly half hour at the gate. It is heard that Ranbir went inside at 1.15 am and left the place by 1.45 am. It seems the hero used to visit the place quite frequently when both of them were seeing each other.

Ramcharan Mosquito Bites Siddharth

The southern stud Siddarth is a man of immense talent and knowledge but the recent past has been quite dismal for him. Siddarth has not been able to score a single hit but now, he is all set to arrive with a flick that has been making some noise among the film nagar circles.

We are talking about the film ‘Anaganaga Oka Dheerudu’, the socio fantasy flick wherein Sidz is seen as a warrior. Recently, the stills of the film were released and many are now wondering if Siddarth and his movie can actually make it to the league of Ramcharan and his ‘Magadheera’.

The film seems to be rich in graphics and the brand image is high due to the involvement of Walt Disney. But what is required is the nativity feel which can connect to the Telugu audience. And given the boyish face of Sidz, it remains to be seen whether he can show the machismo that Charan showed. People are saying that Ram Charan mosquito has bitten Sidz and hence the latter is dreaming if something works out for him onpar with Ram Charan after Magadheera. Let us see how it goes…

'Orange' Declared Disaster!!!

They announced that ‘Orange’ which has Chiru’s son Ramcharan has failed miserably in meeting the expectations of the audience. They also declared that the film is a disaster. They also criticized Chiru that instead of chanting slogans on ‘Samajika Nyayam’ to people, the megastar must first focus on doing ‘samajika nyayam’ to the many distributors, buyers, producers who are getting into severe losses due to him, his brother Pawan Kalyan and freshly his son Ramcharan.

The Sakshi channel also questioned as to what sort of ‘Samajika Nyayam’ did Chiranjeevi do to all those producers who went bankrupt by buying his films such as ‘Mrigaraju’ ‘Andarivaadu’ ‘Jai Chiranjeeva’ ‘Shankardada Zindabad’ and others. They also put a straight question on the PRP chief and the Yuva Rajyam chief Pawan Kalyan as to why they have not done ‘Samajika Nyayam’ to those who have landed on streets after buying films like ‘Gudamba Sankar’ ‘Balu’ ‘Bangaram’ ‘Annavaram’ ‘Komaram Puli’.

The channel also whitewashed the mega family for creating a fear among the buyers that they spent a budget as much as ‘Magadheera’ for the film ‘Orange’. They alleged that the mega brothers did mega cheating by spreading a talk like that. The channel also claimed that right from the second day, the theatres showing ‘Orange’ went empty and added that right on the third day, the film was removed from few theaters. Not only that, they also gave the credit to Rajamouli for bringing success to ‘Magadheera’ while Ramcharan was projected as a zero.

After buying ‘Orange’, many people have gone into losses upto 60%-70% as per estimation, so the channel asked Chiranjeevi to come forward and do some ‘Samajika Nyayam’. So many times Chiru has said that Tamil superstar Rajinikanth is his inspiration but the channel asked a direct question as to why the megastar has not taken any inspiration in doing justice to those who suffered from the films of mega family.

Ever since the time they have stopped doing Jagan ‘Bhajana’ the TRP ratings for Sakshi channel has been on the rise. In this circumstance, the special feature on ‘Orange’ that came in the channel gave a death blow to the film.

Anaganaga Oka Dheerudu - Trailer

starring:- Siddharth
- Shruti Hassan
- Lakshmi Manchu
director-prakash kovelamudi
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NBK's 'Nartanashala' After 'Sri Rama Rajyam'

The great N T Rama Rao was known for his portrayal of divine roles such as Lord Rama and Lord Krishna. Now, even his son wants to take the legacy forward. We are talking about Nandamuri Balakrishna and it is a known fact that Balayya is very keen on doing ‘Pouranikams’.

He got tempted to get into pouranikams long back and it was then the idea of remaking ‘Nartanasala’ came up. However, the sudden demise of Soundarya and Balayya getting caught up with the ‘Bellamkonda shootout’ controversy, the project was left in the cold storage.

Now, after a brief lull, he is back in business with ‘Sreerama Rajyam’ and sources say that to fulfill his desire, he is likely to take off with ‘Nartanasala’. The buzz is that maybe Nayantara or Sneha will be chosen as Draupadi. Some are also saying that the success of ‘Sreerama Rajyam’ will play a role in this.

Sexy Cleopatra Of Tollywood

She is called the milky thigh beauty for obvious reasons and though she is barely one film old in the Telugu circuit, she has created a sensation in the entire southern cinema. Incidentally, she is a beauty from the north and she is also a qualified engineering graduate.

She is none other than Taapsee Pannu and right now, she is being called as the sexy Cleopatra of Tollywood. The cine folks say that Taapsee is not just a vision of beauty but is also a warm personality. She has become close to many in the cine circuit and everyone wants her company.

Those who interact with her say she is very friendly and add that she is quite a hot looking girl. Taapsee from her end has been bagging projects in a galore not just in Telugu but also in Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada. Let us hope that the pretty girl from Delhi plans a long innings here.

Total 6.5 Cr hole For Nagababu @ 'Orange'

Mega brother Naga Babu had grandly launched his project ‘Orange’ under their family banner Anjana Productions. True to the image, he did not hesitate to spend the extra money to ensure that they come up with something that can at least touch half the success of ‘Magadheera’.

However, the results turned out to be something different. Sources say that already, Naga Babu sold the film at a deficit after spending nearly Rs 35 crores for the film. Overall, after selling satellite rights and other things, it is heard that he still suffered a Rs 6.5 crore deficit.

As for the distributors who took ‘Orange’, all of them ended up with a 50% deficit in their overall earnings. They say that they got slightly lucky as the openings were good due to Ramcharan’s image and crowd pull factor along with the songs. Better luck next time folks.

Movie Review: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Director: Michael Apted
Cast: Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, Ben Barnes, Will Poulter
Story: The Pevensie siblings join Prince Caspian once again in his adventures in Narnia, the fantasy land where Aslan roars and Reepicheep rat talks. But this time, Lucy and Edmund are joined by their cousin Eustace who begins as a reluctant voyager on the mystical ship, the Dawn Treader, but ends up a true hero in an adventure which sees them battling sea serpents, evil creatures and the wicked White Witch (Tilda Swinton).

Movie Review: Doesn't matter if you haven't read the Narnia Chronicles by CS Lewis. Doesn't matter if you haven't seen the earlier sequels too. The third part in the fantasy series holds merit on its own and manages to hold you in your seat with its mix of make-believe, special effects and fairy tale folklore.

The fact that the film is in 3D makes it even more inviting for the sword fights, the dragon fires and the choppy sea hits you in your face as you try to keep pace with the Pevensies in their traditional battle of good against evil.


The third franchise of the Narnia story makes audiences glued to their seats as it has dumfounding special effects and captivating make-belief fairytale folklore. The film holds the viewers with great interest even if they aren’t aware of the Narnia Chronicles book and even if they haven’t watched its sequels. The 3D effect makes it even more appealing with dragon fires and swords hitting the movie goers on their faces.



Eustace’s strange friendship with Reepicheep is enormously inviting. Aslan and the mean White Witch were missing in action but considering the fact that the brother-sister duo is fast growing and may not have access to the mesmerising world of Narnia in due course is something that can be forgiven. After all, there is very little of fantasy left in this mundane empty world.

Adding fire to their heroics is their whiny, almost offensive cousin Eustace, who grows into an unlikely hero as the danger threatens. His unusual friendship with braveheart Reepicheep is extremely enticing. Of course, we would have loved to have more of the majestic Aslan and the mean White Witch, specially since the brother-sister duo are growing up fast and may not have access to magical, mystical Narnia for long. But we aren't complaining. Specially since there's so little of make-believe left in this mundane world.

Enjoy it while it lasts.

'Rakta Charitra-2' Review

Film: Rakta Charitra-2
Rating: 3.25/5
Banner: Cinergy productions
Cast: Suriya, Vivek Oberoi, Shatrughan Sinha, Priyamani, Radhika Apte, Sudeep, Aijaz Khan, Subrat Dutta, Zareena Wahab, Tanikella, Subhalekha Sudhakar, Vishwajeet Pradhan, Kitty and others
Dialogues: Nageswara Rao
Music: Dharam- Sandeep
DOP: Amol Rathod
Editing: Bhanodaya, Nipun Ashok Gupta
Story, screenplay, direction: Ram Gopal Varma
Producers: Madhu Mantena, Sheetal Vinod Talwar, Chinna Vasudeva Reddy, Rajkumar
Release Date: 3 December 2010

The impact of ‘Rakta Charitra 1’ needs no introduction and this led to double expectations on the sequel. Ram Gopal Varma arrived with the second part today to give his interpretation.

Story:
Pratap Ravi (Vivek) begins to grow politically after a bloodbath of murders and other activities but his power is challenged with a bomb blast that sets him thinking. The man behind the blast is Surya Bhanureddy (Suriya), son of Narasimha Reddy (Kitty).

His attempt to kill Pratap goes in vain but DCP Mohan Prasad (Sudeep) locates Surya and asks him to surrender. Meanwhile, Pratap also knows that Surya is responsible for the attack and tries in various means to get him killed but is unsuccessful. Surya befriends Muddu Krishna (Aezaz Khan), the hardcore killer in the jail and reveals his flashback as to why he is so possessed with vengeance to kill Pratap.

On the other hand, those who are against Pratap realize the intention of Surya and decide to support him. In comes Swamy (Subhaleka Sudhakar) who advises Surya to make his wife Bhavani (Priyamani) to stand for the election. While the game of politics is on, Surya hatches his own plan to kill Pratap. How that happens forms the rest of the story.

Performances:
Suriya is the life and soul for this movie. He has taken the film to a new level with his riveting performance and depicts the emotion of a man possessed by revenge in the truest form. The intensity he brought in his act will leave a lasting impression on the hearts of the audience for a long time.

Vivek Oberoi was competent and made his presence felt whenever he is on the screen. Since the focus of the story was on the opposite side, Vivek goes with the flow and conveys a man in internal conflict to the best. This will be a highlight film in his career.

Priyamani was natural and did her bit with ease while Radhika Apte was convincing in every frame.

Sudeep has a strong screen presence and his expressions are intense. Aijaz Khan has got the cold icy look which is apt for his role. Shatrughan Sinha was brief and composed. Subhalekha Sudhakar was effective. Subrat Dutta was nice. The others did their bit as required and added value to the film.

Highlights:

• Surya - Vivek jail sequence
• Sudeep and Vivek’s tete-a-tete
• ‘Naaku Chaavante Bhayam Ledhu…..Kaani Thanani Champakunda Chachchipothaanemo ani Bhayam’ – this dialogue got whistles and claps from the audience.
• Fight sequence in jail was well conceptualized
• Apparently, the scenes relating to Pedda Sir (assumed to be YSR) were censored but left enough controversial element with character name
• Swamy, whom audience understood as KVP Rama Chandra Rao.
• Suggestive hoardings of a leader showing only hands, diamond ring and traditional attire resembling YSR.
• Slow motion effects in action scenes.
• Above all, Surya’s mixed expressions while driving the car during the climax is unforgettable.
• Climax song ‘Kaththulatho Saavasam’ and freezing the film on the face of an infant boy with peace message.

Lapses:

• The people those know the real story find it hard to connect
• In reality NTR was no more when Paritala was assassinated. But here it’s other way round.
• It’s shown as if Maddelachervu Suri killed Paritala while Moddu Seenu lifted the blame, but in reality it’s known that Moddu Seenu killed.
• Lack of YSR’s role goes against expectations (although gap was filled with Subhalekha Sudhakar’s character which is apparently KVP)

Analysis:
While the first part dealt with the rise of Pratap Ravi, the second half deals with his fall and how at each stage, another force grows. Ramu may not be philosophical but he sure has shown the law of Karma in the right way- what goes around comes around. The best part of the film is that despite its brutal title and the feel that it will have some gory scenes, there is not a single shot which makes you squirm.

There is intensity in every shot but aesthetical presentation of violence is an absolute beauty one should learn from Ramu. There is no nonsense and the thumb rule that more than the hero or villain, it is the story that is important and it is seen clearly here. The dialogues were deep, the script was flawless, the screenplay was magnificent. But the people those know the story find it out of track. Historically the movie seems to be incorrect when compared to the first part. Hence it may disappoint the audience those wait to watch a true historical film.

The background score was haunting. But the editing was jerking. The opening ten minutes are breathtaking, the audience is drawn into the film within the first few seconds and there is no turning back. The shot composition by Varma is truly impressive. There are many learning points for aspiring film makers and other technicians. This is an excellent manual of film making for supporting crew. Unlike the first part, there is no brutal bloodshed but the essence of violence is conveyed promptly.

Overall, the film is a technical masterpiece and content is ok.

Bottomline: This is a ‘Charitra’ that haunts for a decade.

Mahesh Babu's Son Caught With 1st Kiss

Mahesh Babu’s son Goutam Ghattamaneni is caught having first kiss like this. The kid’s mother Namratha is also seen in the pic. It is so cute to see Goutam having 1st kiss with a Dolphin. This picture is taken during Mahesh Babu’s recent visit to Dubai for the shooting of ‘Dookudu’.

Manchu Vishnu's Shocking Feat

Manchu Vishnu Vardhan Babu is now competing with Ram Charan Teja in an aspect. It is known that Ram Charan did sky diving as a part of live stunt for the shooting of Orange. But now Vishnu is doing something similar for his new film’s Logo launch.

He is the first hero to do a stunt like this is the history of Tollywood. He is going 60 feet high flying in air to Launch his film logo Titled “ VASTHADU NAA RAJU'.

All the best Vishnu!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nandamuri Balakrishna In Tears

Nandamuri Natasimham Balakrishna is one man who is known to give tears to the villains through his power packed fists or to the heroines through his punch packed dialogues on the screen. But now, it is heard that the man himself was shedding tears and that too in real life.

Well, these were tears of cherished memories as per those who were with Balayya. Recently, Balayya unveiled the book ‘Yuganikokkadu’ which was about the life of his great father N T Rama Rao. It is heard that the book has got a fine collection of NTR and his family photos.

It is heard that Balayya was going through the book and he saw the childhood pictures which had his entire family including himself as a child. It seems he was gripped with nostalgia and remembered those golden years. While life has taken different paths for the Nandamuri folks a walk into the past brought tears of memory to Balayya. This was said by a man who moves close with Balayya everyday.

Jagapathi Babu 'Enjoying' Heroines Fully

Industry circles say that after Nagarjuna it is Jagapathi Babu who enjoys heroines to the fullest. He never hesitates to do romance with heroines even in public functions.

He ran an affair with a popular TV anchor for some time and simultaneously started enjoying Priyamani and Vimala Raman as per Film Nagar gossips.

Priyamani who acted in 'Pellaina Koththalo..', 'Pravarakhyudu..' and 'Sadhyam..' with Jaggu is also acting in 'Kshetram..' with Jagapathi Babu at present. This is something rare phenomenon for any actress to act for these many times with a single hero without the love and desire of hero.

On the other hand Jagapathi Babu acted with Vimala Raman recently in the film 'Gayam 2'. In a song he acted almost like in a blue film with her. Except the orgasm, every aspect of foreplay is shown in that song. Now Jaggu has again placed her in his next film 'Chattam'.

That means Jaggu is simultaneously enjoying heroines 'back to back' with lined up films.

Mohan Babu Gives Dates To RGV

Mohan Babu seems to have attracted to RGV’s poster of ‘Katha Screenplay Darsakatwam Appala Raju’. One of the posters say that ‘Chiranjeevi 150 va cinema ki Appalaraju darsakatwam vahisthaadani gossips vinipisthunnaayi’.

This is implied that RGV is a bit tending to direct Chiru’s 150th film, concluded many. But no one knows with what intention RGV kept this line on poster- is this to tickle Chiru or tackle Chiru is not known.

And the interesting part is Mohan Babu kept this line in twitter today.

“Dear 'AppalaRaju' Sunil Varma, whenever u r ready with the script for me, I will give u any number of dates under your direction”.

This can be read at twitter.com/themohanbabu

So, Mohan Babu may be implying that he is ready to give dates for Ram Gopal Varma indirectly. That’s interesting.

Nayantara's 'Big Hole' In 3 Languages

The controversial seductress Nayantara may well be going through a bumpy ride when it comes to her personal life but when it comes to her profession, she has been ruling the roost. Now, many are talking about her new film which is a trilingual but originally being made in Kannada.

The interesting part is that she is pairing up with the Kannada star Upendra who is known for his eccentric and weird antics. True to his image, this new project doesn’t have a title except for a gesture. The gesture is the thumb and the index finger touching each other making an ‘O’ or a hole.

This is usually used to say something is super. Now, this has been interpreted by many as Nayantara’s big hole. They feel that given Upendra’s histrionics, it might become a big hole at the box office. They reiterate that more than symbols or creative titles, the cinema must have content to succeed. Let us see what happens.

Nagarjuna's 'Ego Game' With Mahesh Babu

Handsome hero Nagarjuna may have come of age and has entered the senior league but given the celebrity status and the superstar image, it is natural to have that inflated ego which is quite common in the Telugu cine circuit. Now, it appears that Nag seems to have an ego problem with Mahesh Babu.

Well, it is known news that Mahesh is fondly known as Prince and many find that to be an apt title. However, Nag has taken a step ahead and has self declared himself as King. He had also told his fans to address him like that going forward.

It is now being revealed that this is the real reason Nag changed his title.

Apparently, many feel that Nag wants to convey he is more glamorous than Mahesh and that is why the ‘King’ issue came up. While it is agreed that Nag is no doubt handsome and very fit for his age, perhaps that would make more sense and carry better meaning when those around mention it than Nag himself. Call it the mid-life crisis folks??

Shriya Lost Everything

The stunning beauty Shriya seems to be in a bit of a mess right now. Well, it is nothing serious but then the news is that the pretty girl has lost her baggage while travelling by the Emirates Airlines flight. And this bag is said to be the key one as it has got her primary stuff.

It is heard that Shriya lost her favorite bags, new clothes, shoes, dresses etc. Moreover, it seems she is supposed to wait for hours together at the airport just to get that. While it is not sure if she will get it, the pretty girl is hoping that she gets it back and that too with all its items.

Shriya was in Dubai shooting for the Malayalam film ‘Casanova’ and she is pairing up with the superstar Mohanlal in this one. Also, Dubai is usually the hub for many heroines to do their shopping so one can imagine the load her baggage must be having. Let us hope she gets her baggage folks.

Passionate Pairs Of Tollywood

It is often believed that a good onscreen pair makes up for a large amount of crowd pulling. That’s why we have the ‘golden pair’ concept. While Bollywood has Shahrukh- Kajal, Akshay- Katrina etc, even our Tollywood seems to have its own pairs. However, there is a lot of passion added to our folks.

As per the audience, the most passionate pairs that are seen on the screen are of Nagarjuna –Anushka, Jagapathi Babu – Priyamani, Ramcharan Tej – Kajal Agarwal. More than the screen chemistry, these pairs share a strong physical chemistry which triggers the passion in a large way.

While there are few other pairs that send sparks like Prabhas with Shriya, Siddarth with Tamannah, given the frequency at which the three pairs above are coming together, it needs no explanation. What remains to be seen is who among them would emerge as the number one pair of Tollywood.

'Mayabazar…' Makes Big Comedy With Balayya

It is known news that the film ‘Katha Screenplay Darsakatvam Appalaraju’ is currently gearing up for release and before that, the audio has been making rounds. One song titled ‘Mayabazaar…’ caught the attention of many and the expectations were doubled when they heard that it was more like a spoof.

True to the message, the song turns out to be a spoof on the top league actors. Some of the instances are silent movie with dialogue king Mohan Babu, making Chiru do a better step than dai dai daamma, teaching Kamal a better move for Sagara Sangamam.

Out of all, the best shot that got the maximum response was the Balayya scene wherein hero Sunil slaps his thigh in the most entertaining manner. Those who were watching the clip during the release of this song ended up with roars of laughter seeing the Balayya style. Looks like more is in store when the film releases.

Click here to watch the song clipping:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N969vkYUkMM

'Karma' Review: Kali Vs Kalki

Film: Karma
Banners: THOUSAND LIGHTS/TELUGU AMERICA
Cast: Adivi Sesh, Jade Taylor, Sher Ali
Music: Pete Wonder, Leland Tunis, R Durban
Cinematography: James Laxton
Story, Screenplay, Direction: Adivi Sesh
Producers: Adivi Bhavani, Harsh Singh, Sher Ali
Release Date: 26/11/2010

Sai Kiran Adivi is known for his ‘Vinayakudu’ series and now it is the time to welcome his brother Sesh Adivi. On a contrast, he has arrived with a thriller with supernatural elements.

Story:
Padma (Jade) is an Indian girl born and raised in the US and during childhood she sees the murder of her father which shakes her faith in god. Years pass by and even her mother passes away. While she lives the life of loneliness and fear, a turn takes place as she comes across Dev (Sesh).

He is new to the US and comes from a place remotely known in India. Dev’s mother leaves him with Padma and goes to New York. It is here that Padma begins to experience few unbelievable things being done by Dev which questions her very faith. On the other hand, a devil cult is spreading its tentacles and it is out to create mayhem and unrest in the world.

Who is Dev? What is his identity? What happens to Padma’s strong beliefs? All this forms the rest of the story.

Performances:
Adivi Sesh is strikingly handsome and he has a good screen presence. He does justice to his role and has a positive body language. His facets as an actor in commercial or the mainstream cinema would be the real litmus test though.

Jade Taylor looks beautiful and though she is a foreigner, she manages to get some Indian looks in few scenes. Performance wise, she has the right kind of expressions and looks appealing in few scenes. Perhaps two or more films and that will make her flexible in her body language.

Sher Ali was alright, though his role was subdued, he manages to make his presence felt whenever required.

The others did their bit as required and added value to the film.

Highlights:
Last 20 minutes content
Graphics in final Kalki Avatar scene
Cinematography

Lapses:
Audience cannot connect to not so ubiquitous Cannibalism shown in this movie
Content appeals only for multiplex and well read audiences but not for general crowds

Analysis:
This is not a masala film, nor is it a comedy film, it cannot be called an art-house film either. The best way to label it would be a cult film. While we have directors like Ram Gopal Varma, Quentin Tarantino, Igor Tchaikovsky questioning the faith of entities and their existence, here is Adivi Sesh who seems to have strong convictions about the Hindu dharma and the puranas. The concept of the Kalki avatar and the advent of the Kali Yugam have been depicted well with subtle analogies and few symbolisms. While it might go a little overhead to the common audience or to those who are not very serious about the Hindu Dharma and culture, to those who can connect to the law of Karma and the very essence of our religion, this sure is a handy treat.

The film is made with excellent technical values and the locations, cinematography, visual effects, sound effects are masterly. On the flip side, the pace of the movie is quite slow sometimes taking away the energy of the moment. On the other hand, few symbolisms such as the depiction of devil faces may not appeal to the regular audience.

The film maker has shown that he has good potential in his execution and a strong team of technicians. As far as concepts go, he seems to be taking the offbeat and cult genre which is what the Tollywood industry needs right now. The Telugu circuit is starving of good stories and fresh thoughts and if this film is promoted well and is given strong visibility, the chances are that it could become a trendsetter irrespective of the genre.

It is purely for the bold attempt by speaking about a concept and the high quality of technical standards followed in the execution.

Bottom-line: Well crafted and honest attempt, it’s based on Bhavishya Purana.

What Happened To Jr NTR's Marriage?

It was with great hype and hoopla the engagement ceremony of young tiger NTR junior happened and many said that the marriage was on the cards in a month or two. However, it has been quite a while since the engagement happened but there is no news on the date of the marriage.

As it is, the muhurthams are getting over in a month and January is ‘soonya maasam’ so it won’t be until February or March till another announcement is made. Sources say that junior is busy with ‘Shakti’ and he is keen on taking off with ‘Rachcha’ eventually which has put few others into dilemma.

Many are now getting serious as to what is the matter and why no indication is being given on the wedding date. Meanwhile, sources close to junior say that he is currently focused on wrapping up his projects and wants to have his personal time before he ties the knot. Some are curious to know what Pranathi has in mind.

Rajamouli's 'DVS Karna' In 3D Multilingual

The tough taskmaster S S Rajamouli is one man who is being seen as the new age Vittalacharya. Apparently, his ability to come up with a ‘Pouranikam’ is being seen with total confidence but then, it looks like the dream of NTR junior might well be a dream for few more years.

Apparently, the young tiger is keen on remaking the golden masterpiece ‘Daana Veera Soora Karna’ with himself in his legendary Grandfather’s shoes. However, Rajamouli’s estimate is that it will cost around Rs 80 crores to make it. So, if profits are to be made then it has to be a multi-lingual in Tamil and Hindi.

As such, it will be a technical extravaganza given the 3D touch and since the theme of the protagonist is pan Indian, there is not much melodrama and everyone can connect to it. perhaps it is time for an iron willed producer to come out into the open and shell the budget to make this dream come true.

movie review of orange and its download link

Film: Orange
Rating: 2/5
Cast: Ramcharan Tej, Genelia, Shahzahn Padamsee, Prakashraj, Prabhu, Brahmi, Srinivas Avasarala, Madhurima, Manjula, Sanjay, Sameer, Pavitra Lokesh, Vennela Kishore, Sanchita, Naga Babu and others
Music: Harris Jayaraj
Cinematography: Rajasekhar, Kiran
Editor: Marthand K Venkatesh
Story, screenplay, direction: Baskar
Producer: Naga Babu
Release date: 26/11/2010

Ramcharan Tej is coming back after his mega blockbuster ‘Magadheera’ and this time, he is seen in a lover boy image. And Bhaskar, after his Parugu has come up with this ‘Orange’.

Story:
Set on the backdrop of Australia, Ram (Ramcharan) is an youngster who loves graffiti but he doesn’t believe in love for lifetime. He wants to say truth all the while with respect to love life and live with open mind, open thought and open action with his partner.

This leads to a clash of ideology with Jaanu (Genelia) who studies in the same college and what starts out as a romantic tale between them both turns out to be a relationship of confusion and complications.

Ram explains this entire story as his flash back while a police cop (Prakash Raj) asks him as a part of informal interrogation (!)

Jaanu believes in everlasting love but given the thought process of Ram, will they be together? Can they really love each other? All this forms the rest of the story.

Performances:
Ramcharan did his best to fit the lover boy tag and he was neat in his dance and dialogue delivery. Two things he must avoid- a clean shave and full body shots while in a group. There was no emotional depth in his character so his body language was average.

Genelia was depressing and disappointing. Her costumes were bizarre, the make up was patchy and her face looked blotted. She has lost the innocence and charm. Perhaps it is age but the blame also goes to the styling and her image etching. Performance wise, she was regular and didn’t have any special acts.

Shahzahn comes like a breath of fresh air and though she was brief, she looks cute and attractive. She has the potential to take lead roles.

Prakashraj was regular, Brahmi’s comedy was not upto the mark, Prabhu and Pavitra Lokesh were alright, Vennela Kishore was wasted, Madhurima was quick but sweet, Naga Babu made his presence felt. The others didn’t have much to offer except filling the screens and rolling out few lines.

Highlights:
Songs (although no much variety among each other)
Dances by Ram Charan
Production Values

Disappointments:
Theme
Dialogue
Lack of comedy
Lack of emotion quotient
Characterizations

Analysis:
The fundamental blunder in the film is that when speaking about love it should be run on emotions and feeling but not on calculation. To make things worse, Baskar tries to explain the calculation with his own narrative style which was rather confusing. He had something noble and different in mind but he could not conceive it in the right manner on the screen. There is no emotion, no romance, no chemistry between the lead pair, no sentiment and above all, no comedy. At one stage, it becomes like a boring mathematics class where the audience have become students and are trying to understand what Professor Bhaskar is trying to explain on the love algorithm.

The other disappointment is the philosophy on love. While it is nice to have an ocean full of love, it is common sense that love alone is not life. They are two different entities and the essence of life is in striking a balance between both. Fortunately, what Baskar was trying to say ended up confusing many in the theatre but to those who may have understood a fraction of it, this is truly dangerous. On the other hand, there are quite a number of instances where Bhaskar tried to take the route of Gautam Menon but the difference is chalk and cheese.

The good side of the film is the songs and their picturization which was really impressive and visually appealing. Charan’s efforts in songs were commendable. The fight sequence which involves the spray cans was also creative and colorful. As for his much hyped sky diving stunt, that is not so appealing as expected.

Overall, the film is good on presentation but very poor in content and completely blotched on narration and concept. While the masses have nothing in it, the class audience will feel like they are in a classroom. And regarding the mega fans…well, it looks like 2010 is just not their year as their favorite heroes seem to be dealing with unconventional characters.

Bottomline: Sour fruit with seeds of confusion and misdirection

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Film: Kalyan Ram Kathi
Rating: 2.5/5
Banner: NTR Arts
Star: Nandamuri Kalyanram, “Kick” Shyam, Saranya Mohan, Sana Khan, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Ajay, Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam, Venu Madhav, Chandramohan, Brahmanandam, Ahuti Prasad, Raghu Babu, Telangana Shakuntala, Jhansi etc.
Dialogues: M Ratnam
Story: Vakkantham Vamsi
Music: Mani Sarma
Fights: Ram Lakshman
Camera: Sarvesh Murari
Editor: Gautam Raju
Producer: Kalyan Ram
Screenplay and Direction: Mallikarjun
Released on: November 12, 2010

Stories based on brother-sister relationship have always fascinated the Telugu film industry. Right from legendary N T Rama Rao to Jr NTR, every hero has done at least one film based on the sister sentiment theme, as if they felt there would be a void in their career if they do not act in such a film. Even heroes like Pavan Kalyan and Mahesh Babu who prefer to do variety roles also could not escape from this sister-sentiment.

So, Kalyan Ram also has been carried away by this sentiment by deciding to make a film based on the “blood relation” theme under the banner named after his grandfather. Having failed to draw success in the industry despite making relentless efforts, Kalyan Ram made yet another attempt to taste the success with this film. All his earlier films had bombed at the box office and let us find out whether his latest “Kathi” (of course, the title has been hijacked from others) will bring him any luck.

Story:
Ramakrishna (Kalyan Ram) dreams of becoming a big soccer player, thereby making India proud. He belongs to a big joint family and his youngest sister Haritha (Saranya Mohan), a naughty girl, always creates troubles for him with her pranks. Since Ramakrishna has a lot of affection towards his sister, he always protects her from incurring the wrath of family elders.

The twist in the story comes in the form of sudden disappearance of Haritha. A few days later, she is spotted being chased by her husband (Kick Shyam), along with his goondas who were attempting to kill her.

Ramakrishna saves his sister and then, he comes to know that Shyam had trapped her into love affair and married her only to take revenge on her for slapping him in the past. Unable to bear the torture from him and his family members, Haritha runs away from them. Ramakrishna does not want to take his sister back to his home, as his family members always find fault with her. So, he wants to prove that her choice was correct; therefore, decides to bring a change in his brother-in-law.

What he does for that and how he restores the family of his sister forms the rest of the story.

Performances
Kalyan Ram has definitely missed the logic, as the films based on this sister sentiment theme were just average runs. And still, he tried to travel on the beaten track. In a way, he failed as an actor as well as producer.

Kick Shyam is comfortable in his role with his single expression; Saranya Mohan has once again proved that she is suitable only for sister roles; and Sana Khan has nothing to do except being an inevitable heroine in the film. Kota Srinivasa Rao has given an excellent performance.

As regards story, there is no substance in it and dialogues of Ratnam lacked punch. Mani Sarma’s music is once again disappointing. As regards director Mallikarjun, the less said the better.

Analysis:
"Kathi" follows the hackneyed formula of providing entertainment in the first half and emotion in the second half. But the formula has not clicked here: the first half is not so entertaining, if not boring and falls flat with the missing of hero’s sister. The football player, who spends time chatting with girl friend Sana Khan and at times bashing the baddies, finds his “goal” when he decides to set right his sister’s disturbed life. But the goal misses the post as the hero chooses the wrong route.

The director has lost the track as to how to take the story forward and one fine morning, reaches a predictable climax.

There is no stuff in the first half and it looks like a patch work of scenes. Some interest is generated as the film reaches interval with the missing of Saranya. But as the film enters the second half, the audience loses interest as the hero chooses rear entry to deal with the villains. He follows the “Dhee” formula, joins the villain gang and starts praising them. Viewers who expect some “sharp” action from “Kathi” are surprised to see him playing a soft and comedy character. And the way “brother-in-law” gets transformed with a couple of emotional scenes, irritates the audience. Amidst all this sentimental drama enters a hardcore villain called Ajay from nowhere, only to be bashed up by the hero.

The sudden turn of events in the drama with the entry of Kota Srinivasa Rao’s old rivals into the scene make the audience realize that the film is reaching the climax. It does not surprise us as we are eagerly waiting for the film to come to an end.

movie review and download link of Yemaindi Ee Vela

Rating: 2.5/5
Banner: Sri Satya Sai Arts
Cast: Varun Sandesh, Nisha Agarwal, Shashank, Nisha Shah, Vennela Kishore, M S Narayana, Jhansi, Krishna Bhagawan, Pragathi, Madhu Sharma, Ashok Rao and others
Music: Chakri
Editing: Mutyala Nani
Cinematography: Bujji
Story, screenplay, dialogues, direction: Sampath Nandi
Producer: K Radha Mohan
Release date: 12/11/2010

Varun Sandesh is back with another effort to score a hit and he has paired up with Nisha, sister of Kajal Agarwal.

Story:
Seenu (Varun) is going for his second marriage and he meets Nimisha (Nisha Shah) while Avantika (Nisha Agarwal) is also going for her second marriage and meets Yuva (Shashank). Both of them decide to tell about their past to their prospective life partners. The flashback reveals how Seenu and Avantika meet each other, fall in love, get married against their parents wishes and in no time, get separated as well. Now, the time comes when they are almost about to get married to their new partners. Whether they move on with their life or will their love and the essence of marriage stop them forms the rest of the story.

Performances:
Varun Sandesh has given a spirited performance. His foreign accent has reduced but he should not have forced the Telangana accent that looked superficial. He did his best to keep the film going.

Nisha resembles Kajal in side angles and she looks cute. However, there is a lot of stiffness in her body language and it will take another three or four films for her to get that confidence and screen presence.

Vennela Kishore is a show stealer. In fact, he is the person who brings in some really nice moments of humor. It is about time the Tollywood folks give this talented performer some meatier roles and better banners.

Shashank did his bit as required but then he seems to have lost his confidence in front of the camera. His performance looked quite brittle, the flow and talent he showed in ‘Anukokunda Oka Roju’ was missing completely.

Nisha Shah looks voluptuous and seductive. She is comfortable and has the right kind of looks. If she can work on reducing her flab, she has the potential to grab few more offers.

Pragathi was elegant, few of her dialogues were quite thought provoking. MS Narayana and Krishna Bhagawan were brief, Madhu Sharma showed her oomph in the item song. Jhansi was okay.

Highlights:

•Vennela Kishore’s comedy
•The scenes where Pragathi reminds Nisha about the value of parents and the essence of marriage
•Varun’s dialogue on Nagarjuna and Naga Chaitanya
Disappointments:

•Cheap and sleazy comedy
•The portrayal of girls in Ameerpet hostel and the portrayal of men on the whole
•Double meaning dialogues
•Songs and background score
•The cause of break up between Varun and Nisha looks absolutely silly
•The urge to have physical relationship and how Varun keeps begging Nisha for that
Analysis:
The major drawback in the film is the weak direction and the poor emotional graph. Many sequences which were crucial turned out stale and flaccid. The pace of the film was slow. Most importantly, the message in the movie is rather embarrassing.

The entire first half goes around how boys and girls are ‘making out’ in internet centers, Ameerpet center. The shocking factor is how the lead pair ends up in bed without hesitation and that was shown more in lust form than love. The portrayal of boys showing interest only in the physical aspects of a girl and how the girls in hostel tend to treat boyfriends is absurd. Maybe, things like that happen in real life but cinema is definitely not the medium to speak about it and create publicity.

The film was made to target the youth and college going audience and if the message for them is to have sex, get married later then the very norm of culture, tradition and human ethics goes down the drain. Sometimes, such films tend to mislead the youth.

At the box office, the film might score here and there due to the comedy and a bit due to the second half but this will score poorly in front of family audience and thinking audience.

Bottom-line: Better to watch if nothing else to do.

movie review of shopping mall and its download link

Film: ‘Shopping Mall’
Rating: 2.75/5
Banner: SK Pictures
Cast: Mahesh, Anjali, A Venkatesh, Pandi, Sneha (spl appearance)
Dialogues: Shashank Vennelakanti
Music: G V Prakash
Cinematography: Richard Nathan
Editing: Sreekar Prasad
Story, screenplay, direction: Vasanth Balan
Producer: Suresh Kondeti
Released On: 6th Nov 2010

The hit Tamil movie ‘Angadi Theru’ has come up as ‘Shopping Mall’ in Telugu today. Let us see the ins and outs in the movie.

Story
Set on the backdrop of a shopping mall Senthil Murugan, the story is about Siva (Mahesh) who hails from a small village and despite scoring 96% in tenth, he is forced to take up a job as a salesman. He is accompanied by his friend (Pandi) and they go through the hardships of the job. In the same mall works Rani (Anjali) who has her share of problems. Fate brings Siva and Rani together but then the tyranny of the management and the lewd and cruel behavior of the supervisor (Venkatesh) poses problems. They fall in love but fate has something else in store for them. What is that stroke of destiny and whether they emerge successful in their love or not forms the rest of the story.

Performances
Mahesh looks natural and though it is his debut performance, he has shown confidence and ease. He has fitted very well into the character.

Anjali looks naturally beautiful and she has shown her glamorous side in a song. While she has the ability to perform and shoulder challenging roles, she has also got that domestic sex appeal which can take her places in the future.

A Venkatesh came up with a riveting performance. His expressions and his body language make you hate him to the core. The background dubbing of Raghu Babu was perfect for him.

Pandi was hilarious, he has provided the much needed relief and humor in the otherwise serious film. Sneha looks gorgeous as usual and she gave some visual relief. The others did their bit as required and contributed in an effective manner.

Bullet Points:

•Seems to be inspired from Slumdog Millionaire
•Shopping mall employees living place recalls Hitler’s Concentration Camp which is height of ‘paityam’.
•Revolt is not shown from employees despite gruesome tyranny. The fear of losing job and not finding something similar in a place like Chennai is not that convincing.
•Hero is well educated than his colleagues. Instead of using his brain to live a better life and teach lesson to Shopping Mall owner in Chennai he ends up selling socks as a vendor at last!!
•Pessimism overrides the subject
•Only line in the film is to show the power of true love that never considers physical disabilities in partner (depicted well with lead characters as well as dwarf and prostitute couple)
Analysis
It is always nice to come up with natural and realistic films and the Kollywood circuit is known for that. But the flip side is that they tend to add the ‘Paithyam’ to it and make it look extreme.

While the subject chosen and backdrop of the story is different and unconventional, the director has shown few crucial points in a rather blunt manner which hits the audience on the face and finds it hard to acceptable.

The technical values were ok as the dubbing worked well, the background score was nice, two songs were neat, the cinematography and lighting effects gave a realistic feel, the costumes were apt and the art department was alive and convincing.

Editing and pace was also consistent and there was not much of an idle moment except during the second half. Though some of the emotions worked well, it is the overdoing of few things which has taken away the natural effect.

Cinema is a medium of entertainment which affects the society to a large extent so the makers must realize that making a film that shows despair and depression despite being fair in all means then the very purpose of the film is not served. At the box office, this might connect to the front benchers to an extent and as the budget is very minimal, things may fall on right side eventually.

Bottomline: An overdose of eccentricity

baava movie review and download link

Film: Baava
Rating: 2.25/5
Banner: Sri Keerthi Combines
Cast: Siddarth, Rajendra Prasad, Pranitha, Ahuti Prasad, Tanikella, Samrat, Sindhu Tolani, Brahmi, Ali, Kasi Viswanath, Bharath Babu, Raghu Babu, Prasad, Venu and others
Dialogues: Veera Pothana
Music: Chakri
Cinematography: Aravind Krishna
Story, screenplay, direction: Rambabu
Producer: M L Kumar Chowdary
Release date: 29/10/2010

The handsome Siddarth has been working hard to score success at the box office and this time, he teamed up with the veteran Rajendra Prasad to achieve it.

Story
Set on the backdrop of Venkatapuram in the Godavari district, Veera Babu (Siddarth) is the darling son of Sitaram Prasad (Rajendra Prasad). He is a complete brat and causes trouble in the village along with his group of friends (Prasad, Venu and others). He chances upon Varalakshmi (Pranitha), whose father (Ahuti Prasad) is a man of high status and talks to only such people. However, love blossoms between Veera Babu and Varalakshmi as they go a long way back. On the other hand, Sitaram Prasad has got a strong link with Varalakshmi’s family but stays away from them. What is that link? Does Veera Babu succeed in his love story? All this forms the rest of the story.

Performances
Siddarth does his best to infuse life into his character and as usual, he is lively and expressive wherever required. His attempt to speak in the coastal slang must be appreciated. However, he got quite dramatic and artificial in the climax.

Rajendra Prasad was mild. His character was not etched properly and in a way, he was not used to his fullest caliber. He excelled in a bit of mono action in the fields in first half.

Pranitha looks homely and at the same time has enough sex appeal. She has shown ease and confidence in front of the camera. That way, she has scored in glamour and performance departments. Her intro scene with ‘Ringa Ringa..’ song is entertaining.

Ahuti Prasad was regular, Tanikella was neat, Samrat was handsome and did a good job, Brahmi and Ali comedy track took off well but fizzled out, Raghu Babu was brief, Prasad, Venu and gang gave many smiles, Kasi Viswanath, Bharath and others were there to fill the screen. The actress who did the role of Siddarth’s mom was decent, Sindhu Tolani was a misfit.

Analysis
The film takes off at a very good level and the entire first half goes breezily with comedy and entertainment. However, things go completely down during the second half and with each passing scene, audience’s patience is tested.

The film suffers due to lack of depth during the emotional scenes and for some reason, the last twenty minutes went completely haywire and director lost track of what he wants to do. It was rather different to see audience clapping and whistling at some of the tragedy and emotional sequences which goes to show how the film got dragged and bored the viewer.

The storyline is quite routine and one has seen the routine twists before. On the bright side, the technical aspects are good. Cinematography was top notch. Background score was good, two songs were melodious, dialogues were well written, screenplay was okay. Editing was most needed during the second half to cut the drag scenes and melodrama. Locations were eye catching.

Overall, the openings for the film will be good due to the Siddarth factor and old loyal fans of Rajendra Prasad but then it is very hard for the film to get into the profit zone at the box office due to the squabbled second half.

Bottom-Line: Good first half- Very Bad second half

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Film: Rakta Charitra
Rating: 3.5/5
Banner: Cinergy productions
Cast: Vivek Oberoi, Abhimanyu Singh, Shatrughan Sinha, Kota, Radhika Apte, Zareena Wahab, Sushant Singh, Tanikella, Subhalekha Sudhakar, Vishwajeet Pradhan, Rajendra Gupta, Ashish Vidyarthi, Kitty and others
Dialogues: Nageswara Rao
Music: Dharam- Sandeep
DOP: Amol Rathod
Editing: Bhanodaya, Nipun Ashok Gupta
Story, screenplay, direction: Ram Gopal Varma
Producers: Madhu Mantena, Sheetal Vinod Talwar, Chinna Vasudeva Reddy, Rajkumar
Release Date: 22nd Oct 2010

Ram Gopal Varma is back after a long hiatus into the Telugu circuit and he chose his favorite genre of violence, intensity and bloodshed. Let us see how far RGV is successful in convincing audiences. Let us peep into good and bad in the movie:

Story
Noted MLA Narasimha Reddy (Kitty) has got a trusted aide in the form of Veerabhadriah (Rajendra Gupta) in Anandapuram area.

However, Narasimha’s relative Nagamani Reddy (Kota) is unable to take this for reasons of caste and losing his presence. He plants a seed of friction and in no time, Narasimha Reddy gets Veerabhadriah killed. This enrages Veerabhadriah’s elder son Shankar Ravi (Sushant) and he gets into a killing spree and operates from forests.

Veerabhadriah’s younger son Pratap Ravi (Vivek) who is away from all this gets to know of this and before he realizes, Shankar Ravi also gets killed. He vows revenge on his father and brother’s killers and in this process, Narasimha Reddy, Nagamani Reddy and others are brutally killed. Nagamani Reddy’s son Bukka Reddy (Abhimanyu) who is insane to the core is unable to take this and he becomes Pratap’s main enemy.

Meanwhile, the rise of Pratap as opposite force to Bukka Reddy is noticed by Shivaji Rao (Shatrughan) who sets a new party and he decides to lift Pratap to put an end to Bukka Reddy. What happens after that forms the rest of the story.

Performances:
Vivek Oberoi is an apt choice, his eyes deliver the sufficient emotion of revenge and his body language is intense. He has done full justice to his role.

Abhimanyu Singh is a complete show stealer. His menacing looks and his cold blooded performance will give some spine chilling moments.

Shatrughan Sinha was contained and it must be said that traces of real life N T Rama Rao are quite prominent in his gestures and dialogue delivery.

Kota was perfect, Radhika was naturally appealing, Zarina was neat, Tanikella was impressive and he made his presence felt, Rajendra Gupta was adequate, Sushant was brief, Ashish Vidyarthi was alright, Subhalekha Sudhakar was standard, Subrat Dutta was good, the others did their bit as required and added value.

Highlights:
Symbolism shots with respect to showing a cycle in Shivaji Rao (Shatrugan Sinha)’s place (recalling TDP and NTR), usage of left had, addressing as ‘brother' are impressive.

Showing a dog barking after the death of Naga Mani Reddy (Kota) depicts ‘kukka chaavu'..That’s impressive.

Ram Moorthy (Tanikella) saying to Pratap Ravi ‘to shave beard as a politician should look clean at face although dirty at heart'

Bukka Reddy’s introduction scene

Disappointments:
RGV’s voice over is overflowing. It’s not a radio drama to explain everything with a voice over. Whatever RGV is saying in voice, is being conveyed visually! It disturbed the mood to some extent.

Pratap Ravi stays in forest as per the dialogue. But he stays in a dusty hill area that hardly looks like a forest. It may sound trivial, but when such observations linger in mind, some audience gets distracted from the mood.

Why Dabbunnoda song? The context is not convincing.

Challenges:
The subject chosen is quite hard hitting so one needs to have some background information before actually connecting to the film.

Facing criticism with respect to Shivai Rao’s (a replica of NTR) characterization and converting it into publicity element.

Facing criticism and questions with respect to ‘pedda sir' (implying YSR) and again converting it into a publicity element

Mood is suddenly dropping down at the conclusion point of the movie. Waiting till Part-2 to get completeness in feeling is a challenge for audience and it’s challenge for maker to sustain interest for 1 month till Part-2 release.

Analysis:
“Goodness or badness can never be anyone’s property. They are situational.
If a man is hunger free, he showers only goodness. But if any sort of hunger (be it lust, power craving or greed or vengeance) hits him, he spells badness'.

Rakta Charitra is a fiction based on historical facts.
It’s rather powerful to say that it’s a true depiction of human emotions.
It’s a tour to extreme human beings.

Ramayan or Mahabharat or any chronicled history in dramatic form depicts the extremities of emotions in every character. For example if Karna is known for generosity, its shown with eccentricity of chopping off his own armored skin to offer for a beggar. If Bheeshma is known for sacrifice, its shown in extreme point of choosing life time celibacy to keep himself and his legacy far from kingship. Any drama holds grip only when the characterizations are strong. This fact was known for dramatists right from Veda Vyasa and Valmiki. Similar path is now chosen by Ram Gopal Varma is depicting a historical fact in dramatic form.

He has shown Bukka Reddy as a determined rapist (!) and dedicated murderer (!).The incidents canned around this characterization are extreme in imagination. Pratap Ravi is shown as a bad guy, but for a true reason (since he is chosen to be the hero of the plot).

Ram Gopal Varma is a master of movie making and an expert storyteller. This is seen here yet again. As such, the storyline can be understood in few words and there is nothing unpredictable about it but then it is the way Ramu takes off with each scene and how he gets the viewer into the film which counts.

His screenplay techniques and shot compositions are one of those dexterities he possesses. Perhaps a layman might find the visual appeal to be dim but then there are few flashes of his brilliance which are seen on and off. The focus was more on the emotion of the protagonist and the villain so that is a challenge to handle for more than two hours.

On the other hand, it is not a typical Varma characterization where most of the actors give hard expressions, talk less and convey more. Here the characters speak sufficient and sometimes little verbose!! But still there is a rhythm in their performance and it connects to the regular audience.

On a whole it’s a movie about the raise of a leader.

Bottom-line: For the lovers of realistic violence.

movie review of guzaarish and download link

Rating: 3.25/5
Banners: SLB Films, UTV Motion Pictures
Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya Rai, Aditya Roy Kapur, Monikangana Dutta, Rajit Kapoor, Shernaz Patel, Sanjay Lafont, Nafisa Ali, Suhel Seth, Vijay Crishna, Ash Chandler, Makrand Deshpande, Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal etc
Music: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Cinematography: Sudeep Chatterjee
Editor: Hemal Kothari
Dialogues: Vibhu Puri, Bhavani Iyer
Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Producers: Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Ronnie Screwvala
Release Date: November 19, 2010

The colorful movie maker Sanjay Bhansali has come back with a new treat and this time, he has roped in the golden pair of Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Bachchan.

Story
Ethan Mascarenhas (Hrithik) is a world renowned magician but since 14 years, he is a surviving quadriplegic who has become a role model for many. He is aided by his loyal nurse Sophia (Aishwarya) at all times. The story takes a turn when Ethan decides to file a petition in the court requesting euthanasia (mercy killing). He is helped by his good friend Devjani Dutta (Shernaz) In the midst comes the young and enthusiastic Omar (Aditya) who wants to learn magic from Ethan. The legal battle begins for Ethan to decide about his death but will the system approve what he wants? Is there a struggle in living this life? all this forms the rest of the story.

Performances
Hrithik Roshan has come up with yet another riveting performance and he infuses life into the character with his effectiveness. His dialogue delivery and the dance moves were impressive and entertaining.

Aishwarya plays a graceful role this time and though her character is subdued she shows her power in few critical sequences and makes her presence felt strongly. Despite doing a non-glamorous role, her natural beauty and appeal was radiating.

Shernaz Patel is a revelation and one really wonders why she doesn’t take up more projects. She is a face in the crowd but a truly natural performer.

Aditya Roy was fresh and showed enough confidence despite the presence of big stars. He has the cool dude looks and has got potential in his act.

Monikongana Dutta was a vision of beauty but given the hype about her presence in the film, it was not meant to be so as she was there for barely five minutes.

Rajat Kapoor was excellent, Nafisa Ali was neat, Suhel was convincing, Makrand Deshpande made his presence felt. The others contributed in their own way.

Analysis
It appears that the top league Bollywood stars have followed a new trend. Amitabh went schizophrenic and a victim of Progeria, Aamir Khan became a victim of short term memory loss, Hrithik also did a bit in his super hit movie ‘Koi Mil Gaya’, SRK became a Asperger Syndrome patient. Whether it is the challenge for performance or a new method to attract the crowds, the concept seems to be working but with a select appeal.

Coming to this film, this is meant for the mature crowds and the arthouse audience who believe in realities of life. The strength of the film lies in some exceptionally crafted scenes, captivating performances, mesmerizing technical effects and the melodious background score. There were competent performances from each character and though there is tragic side to it, the will to fight for a right and the commitments shown by each person is inspiring. These are the days of treachery, villainy, backstabbing etc. But to show a deep rooted understanding of a relationship is the master stroke.

At the box office, this may not be a commercial super hit but then it will surely touch the hearts of audience who wish to understand a person’s internal conflict.

Bottomline: Recommended for mature audience not for formula folks

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Movie: Brindavanam
Rating: 3.25/5
Banner: Sri Venkateshwara Creations
Cast: NTR junior, Kajal Agarwal, Samantha, Prakashraj, Srihari, Kota, Mukesh Rishi, Ajay, Tanikella, Ahuti Prasad, Brahmi, Venu Madhav, Raghu Babu, Brahmaji, Sana, Hema, Pragathi, Sithara etc
Dialogues: Koratala Shiva
Music: S S Thaman
Cinematography: Chota K Naidu
Story, screenplay, direction: Vamshi Paidipally
Producer: Dil Raju
Release date: 14/10/2010

The man with the golden hand Dil Raju who has been going through a bumpy ride is back with his new treat.

Story
Krish (NTR) is the pampered son of his multi-millionaire parents (Mukesh Rishi, Pragathi) filled with family affection and a helping heart. He also has a girlfriend in the form of Indu (Samantha).

Story begins with Indu’s friend Bhumi (Kajal) having trouble in her home despite having a joint family. She wants her father’s (Prakashraj) affection and also she doesn’t want to get married to her bava (Ajay). Indu requests Krish to act as Bhumi’s boyfriend and resolve the matter.

However, what turns out to be a rescue mission for Krish gets him into the middle of an emotional conflict. What happens from there forms the rest of the story.

Performances:
Jr NTR looked sharp and performed as usual. He is given a balanced characterization. He marveled in dances but the audience expected more from him.

Kajal dominated Samantha in glamour quotient when shown together. But Samantha is good by her own. The heroines aren’t just for oomph sake, but they have got enough of roles to perform and prove their mettle. Both did well and Kajal dominated here as well.

Kota Srinivasa Rao has weightage in his role. Prakash Raj and Sri Hari acted with a vie with equal range of roles. Ahuti Prasad has got a role lesser to his caliber. Raghu Babu is ok. Brahmanandam and Venu Madhav entertained enough.

Tanikella Bharani is shown with a cruel factor initially but the role is very short. Ajay justified his role.

Koratala Shiva deserves a good mention for writing sensible dialogues through out the movie.

Director Vamsy Paidipalli did enough home work this time. His efforts can be fructified. To say something trivial, Vamsy Paidipalli proved that he has good taste for women. Not just the heroines, even the side dancers looked beautiful in dances (especially in village song). Glamour quotient is maintained through out the film even with female character artistes.

Highlights:
Dialogues by Koratala Shiva
Art work by Anand Sai
Fights by Ram-Laxman

Analysis:
This is a soothing mass and family entertainer after a long hiatus. It is the movie made on a perfect formula basis, although reminds us of ‘Nari Nari Naduma Murari’ at the climax. There is humor, there are enough action episodes, pleasing cinematography, crisp editing, captivating settings, attractive color schemes and some story to talk about. What else a common audience wish that this?

Dil Raju has again proved that he is on track. Vamsy Paidipalli erased all the negative opinions of people about his capabilities. He delivered a wholesome entertainer despite taking inspiration from old movies.

The movie starts with a pleasing song ‘Brinadaavanamadi…’ from 1953 release Missamma while the titles role simultaneously. The interesting part is screening the song in color. That has given a class classic appeal. And the contrast is when the actual movie started with a high voltage action episode. That pulls masses into the narration.

The first half is impressive with little humor and some action sequences; the second half is filled with actual drama, emotions, love factors, matured outlooks of every character, but finally ends up with an obvious note.

Bottom-line: Mass-Family Entertainer

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Film: Robo
Rating: 3.75/5
Cast: Rajni Kanth, Aishwarya Rai, Danny Dengzompa, Santhanam, Karunas
Lyricists: Vanamali, Suddala, Bhuvana Chandra
Dialogues: Sree Rama Krishna
Music: AR Rehman
Producer: Kalanithi Maran
Main Story: Sujatha
Cinematography: Rathnavelu
Editing: Anthony
Costume: Mary E Vogt
Screenplay-Director: Shankar
Released On: 1st Oct 2010

This is the most talked about movie in recent times. Huge technical values, whopping budget, star casting in high élan and a gen-next concept…all conglomerated to spell out ‘Robo’.

Story:
Dr Vaseekaran (Rajni Kanth) makes a Robot and gives him his own shape. The Robot is omniscient and omnipotent. His motive is to prepare his Robot to join Indian Army. He wishes to make many more such Robots to help Army and reduce loss of lives during wars. But Dr Vaseekaran’s enemy, another scientist (Danny) disproves that his Robot cannot fit to be used for military purposes as it cannot think like a human. He states that it has no emotions and reasoning capacity.

Dr Vaseekaran pumps in human feelings and reasoning capabilities and makes him almost a human. But things turn upside down. Robot starts loving Sana (Aishwarya Rai), the fiancée of Dr Vaseekaran. Robot gets attracted to Sana and that makes Vaseekaran angry. He destroys it.

But the enemy scientist takes the destroyed Robot, repairs it and infuses destructive mechanism in it. He wants it to sell to some international gangsters. But the love for Sana in Robot aggravates as wild possessiveness and that pesters Sana.

Robot becomes very strong physically and becomes like a cruel demon. It even kills the scientist who gives him second birth. It creates massive destruction to society by creating many Robots like itself.

How Dr Vaseekaran deactivates the Robot and brings things to peace is the end of the film.

Performances:
Rajni Kanth is tremendously good at age 60. His moves, his gait and expressions didn’t wane even a bit. He got connected to new age kids and they cannot forget him for rest of their lives. That way Rajni Kanth added another 60 years to his image.

Aishwarya Rai is the true asset for the movie. Her glamour made a lot of difference. As a true goddess of beauty she enchanted everyone.

Danny is apt in serious role. His performance is in contemporary international standards.

If there is anything to speak about the film, that’s technical brilliance.

Music is in gen-next style. Sound is marvelous. Canning of songs is opulent. But the lyrics in Kilimanjaro are lewd and weak. Rest of the songs are fine.

Director Shankar deserves great mention for making this biggest feat possible on Indian screen with a message.

Analysis:
“It is selfishness that we must seek to eliminate. I find that whenever I have made a mistake in my life, it has always been because ‘self’ entered into the calculation. Where self has not been involved, my judgment had gone straight to the mark”- Swamy Vivekananda

This saying of great soul of Indian soil lingers in the mind while watching this film. Knowingly or unknowingly Shankar made a movie basing on this saying.

It’s a movie for world children.

Yes, it truly influences the senses of new generation kids those developed relation only with video games but not human beings. Hardly there are joint families now where grand parents teach morals to kids. And the kids tend to listen only to machine. They tend to follow what machine says. And director Shankar aptly takes the way through machine, the Robot, to teach values.

Kids run away listening to words kama, krotha, lobha, moha, mada, matsarya…but they assimilate that when shown in a dramatic way. That too, not in the style of Chandamama stories. They want something with scientific reasoning. Hence the path is chosen through ‘Robot’.

How peaceful the Robo was and how useful that was to society when it’s free from those 6 evils. And how it becomes detrimental to itself and society when injects them into it. That’s aptly narrated.

The true essence of the movie is narrated in the end. The dialogues delivered by Robot while dismantling himself are hitting the hearts. The dialogues touch every human being with introspection. And at last, a girl looks back and goes with a thoughtful grimace. That is a symbolism for entire world kids those will be in thought process from now.

First half is entertaining. The first 30 minutes of second half are not gripping in right standards. That part is boring. But the climax action episode is marvelous to be on Indian screen. The last few closing dialogues are impressive and with true essence.

Hinduism or Islam or Christianity or Shintiosm or Taosim…every religion says one who is free from anger is the true strong man and one who shuns self is the true atman!!! ‘Anger’, as Sukhabodhananda says, is one letter less to danger. That is the true cause for destruction. Let us wish that this movie sows a seed at least in a few minds of children to prevent self entering into calculation while taking decisions….like a school girl that turns back and goes at the end on the screen..!!!!

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Movie: Khaleja
Rating: 3/5
Banner: Sri Kanakaratna Movies
Cast: Mahesh Babu, Anushka, Prakashraj, Rao Ramesh, Shafi, Ali, Sunil, Brahmi, Subbaraju, Tanikella, Raghu Babu, M S Narayana, Dharmavarapu, Amit, Veda etc
Music: Mani Sharmaa
Cinematography: Yash Bhatt, Sunil Patel
Editing: Sreekar Prasad
Story, screenplay, direction, dialogues: Trivikram Srinivas
Producers: Singanamala Ramesh, C Kalyan
Release date: 07/10/2010

Mahesh Babu is back after a hiatus and the expectations have been high on this ‘Khaleja’. Given the title controversy, the mileage was sufficient.

Story
Sitarama Raju (Mahesh) is a taxi driver who comes to Rajasthan searching for a person’s family. He chances upon Gemini TV person (Sunil) and reveals his story of coming there.

This also includes his encounters with Subhashini (Anushka) whose presence brings in bad luck and loss. On the other hand, there is Siddhappa (Shafi) who is sent by his guru (Rao Ramesh) in search of a god sent man who can protect the village from a death threat and extinction.

One thing happens after the other and Sitarama Raju comes across Siddhappa who believes that Raju is the man. Meanwhile, Subhashini’s father (Tanikella) is planning to get her engaged to the son of GK (Prakashraj) who has got a motive behind it. How are all these people connected and what happens after that forms the rest of the story.

Performances
Mahesh Babu is a complete show stealer in the film. He is highly energetic and his dialogue delivery stands apart. Unlike his regular mild approach with one liners, he rolls out flurry of words and entertains. As for his looks, he is handsome as ever and has made his presence felt strongly.

Anushka looks gorgeous and special focus has been made on her legs when it comes to dialogues. Her screen chemistry with Mahesh was neat and not much of a skin show from her this time.

Prakashraj was brief and he did his bit as required. Perhaps the etching of his character should have been more powerful. That would have given strength to the villain image and good climax.

The comedy track of Ali, Sunil gave few laughs. Brahmi was funny at few places, Tanikella was elegant, Subbaraju made his presence felt, Rao Ramesh was excellent, Shafi was impressive, Dharmavarapu and M S were brief. The others did their bit as required.

Analysis:
“One who lives for his own self is considered to be dead. One who lives for others with unselfishness and love live forever” – Swami Vivekananda

This is the crux of the movie that knocks the doors of every heart.

* How GK (Prakash Raj) leads his life with selfishness and how he breathes his last with pain and grief.
* How the villager Sidhdhappa (Shafi) holds faith in God and dies a painless death with pride filled eyes.
* How Raju (Mahesh) manifests God in himself with unselfishness and true love for others.

The above three aspects build the ulterior message in the film. There is a symbolic scene of man’s connection with God which holds conviction. When our hero asks for Rs 10 for himself, his wish will not be fulfilled. And when he asks the same Rs 10 with a wish to feed a hungry boy, the donor gives him Rs 100 and goes. Only unselfishness can see the bountiful God. Mahesh Babu says in a dialogue here, “I understood God. He is not hiding anywhere. He is there in every heart. He fulfils wishes only when asked for the well being of others. What the hell Rs 100 when asked for Rs 10…he will shower even lakhs and crores”. This message is packaged and delivered with all commercial elements.

The interesting part of the film is that hero never fights for his selfish possessiveness on heroine. He never fights to gain supremacy on villains. He fights only for the lives of others. Hence he becomes God.

But how Trivikram dealt his narration in bringing this story on to celluloid? How the aspects those really matter for the success of the movie are placed? The music is good but only ‘sada siva sanyasi…’ is truly hitting the senses of audiences. That number takes position-1 among all the songs. ‘Makathika maya maschindra..’ is ok to some extent. The song on Lord Krishna sounds good. Others are mundane. Background score is average.

First half is dealt with humor and the actual story starts only after 1 and half hours. Mahesh Babu made the movie hilarious with his typical dialogue delivery never seen before. Second half has some real material. Humor element continues here as well. But emotion elements are forced but not convincing enough. Trivikram seems to have inspired by ‘Magadheera’ with Rao Ramesh’s part. Brahmanandam has got very small role. Sunil entertained very well. Anushka’s iron-body characterization is also interesting.

Coming to screenplay, that is a bit complicated. Audiences find it a bit difficult to get connected. The introduction shot of Mahesh Babu is weak. The dialogues are good but here and there missed the grip and not up to the expectation. But on a whole the Trivikram-factor worked for this.

To sign off, watch the movie at your leisure, get entertained and also try to take some message into your life that can bring in some change in you and society.