Oosaravelli Review

Oosaravelli Telugu Movie Review - NTR Jr Movie


Oosaravelli Review – Oosaravelli Movie Review – Oosaravelli Telugu Movie Review, Rating: JR NTR latest film Oosaravelli released on this festival day amidst huge expectations. This is the biggest ever release for a Tollywood movie and lots of expectations and crores of money are riding on it. Did it match the hype and surpass the expectations? Find out in Oosaravelli Review…

Story:

Tony (NTR) is a typical character who changes moods and colors as per the situation. He meets Niharika (Tamanna) in an awkward situation which leads to love. He falls in love with her and chases her day and night. He gets to know that she is already in love with someone, but chases her down till she falls in love with him. At this point the other side of him is revealed which gives us the answers for the unanswered. Actually he is on a mission to kill an entire mafia empire. Why does he do that? For whom does he work for? Watch the movie for answers.

Analysis:

Oosaravelli starts off on a high note with excellent intro scene of hero. The hero character is introduced in such a way that audience expects him to play mind games and wise tricks all the time. But the film turns out to be a love story after that hyped introduction. This part is dealt in an entertaining with NTR, Raghubabu, MS Narayana and Jayaprakash Reddy doing the honors of filling in fun moments. The real story will only start before interval and the interval scene has really come out well. The graph picks up suddenly and sets high expectations on the second half.

Second half will reveal about the hero’s mission and why he has been under disguise. This part mostly deals with the heroine and it may not be liked by hardcore NTR fans. He goes missing for more than ten minutes and the film considerably slows down. Movie takes a serious turn and comedy takes the backseat. Director tried to force comedy in bits and pieces in the second hour but it didn’t gel well.

Script wise, Oosaravelli is good barring few plot holes. But where it fails is with balancing NTR’s mass image with the hero’s characterization. Director had to sacrifice mind games and intelligent play for the sake of satisfying NTR fans, which didn’t help the film much. On a whole Oosaravelli can be watched once for its entertaining first half, interesting plot and performances of the lead star cast.

Commercially it may suffer because of going against NTR image. NTR city based fans and youth may be satisfied to see him in a new avatar, but his core audience from the B and C centers will have too many complaints with the film.

Performances:

It is good to see NTR switching genres. He did a completely different role in this movie which is more of a lover boy and less of an action hero. He also tried comedy and underplayed the emotions. It is refreshing to see him in this movie. He has to keep a check on the weight as he is gaining few kilos. His dances in Dandia India are good.

Tamanna got a very good role and she excelled in it. Generally heroines don’t get much scope in star heroes films. But this film is an exception and Tamanna lapped it up. She is gorgeous in few scenes.

Prakash Raj is routine. Jayaprakash and Raghubabu are funny. MS Narayana shared few laughs. Kick Shyam is brief and Rehaman is Okay. Sayaji Shinde’s role is half baked. Harika (Payal Ghosh) gives a neat performance.

Technicalities:

Koratala Siva dialogues worked in places. On a whole lacked the necessary punch. Devi Sri Prasad’s background score is fabulous. Two songs are very good. Rasool camera is one of the highlights of the movie. Action part is dealt well. There are few action scenes but are shot in an exciting fashion. Production values are rich.

Surender Reddy did well as a director to handle the script well. However, he is off balance at times as he is ‘confused’ to stick with the content or to go with NTR’s mass image. He should have opted for a small hero instead of choosing a star for this script, which would have done wonders for him.

Final Word:

        Don’t expect a brand NTR film!

Oosaravelli Movie Rating: 3/5

Banner: Sri Venkateswara Cini Chitra
Casting: Jr NTR, Tamanna, Prakash Raj, Shyam, Jayaprakash, Raghubabu, MS Narayana
Music: Devi Sri Prasad
Producer: BVSN Prasad
Direction: Surender Reddy

Kodi Punju Telugu Movie Review

Kodi Punju Movie Review

Kodipunju Review – Kodipunju Telugu Movie Review, Rating: Chocolate boy Tanish after trying his hand at glycerin filled sentimental flicks, tries to show off his talent as a mass hero in Kodipunju. The very idea of casting Tanish in a rural mass film is bad and read on to know how the film has gone worse in many ways.

Story:
Abhimanyu (Tanish) is the only son of Seetha Ratnam (Roja), who completes his degree and goes for ICET coaching to the nearby town. Nandini (Sobhana) is daughter of a village president Rama Chandra Rao (Shiva Krishna). They both fall in love and both sides are happy for them except Rao, who is unaware of this. One day Abhimanyu and Rama Chandra Rao exchange words in a heated moment. That puts the couple’s love in dilemma and how Abhi overcomes it is the remaining story.

Analysis:
Kodipunju is straight out of eighties village backdrop films where the hero can blow away as many as dozen goons with single punch. The setup, characters and the script is very familiar and dated too. With an age old script on hands, the director has to make it an interesting watch by incorporating engaging scenes and entertaining dialogue.

Sadly, the director’s vision too is stuck in eighties and none of the scenes really make an impact. Scene after scene follows without any particular flow! Poor direction damaged it further. The interval scene looked forced and out of place. However, it does raise some expectations of having something in the second half.

Director simply ignores the interval scene and laughs it off as a joke. This is nothing but taking audience for granted. Firstly, casting Tanish in a full blown mass character is the biggest error and the rest of the damage is done by the director himself.

Performances:
Tanish is a complete miscast in this film. He doesn’t have the build, voice, looks or anything to become a mass hero. Audience couldn’t help but burst into laughter whenever he mouths heavy dialogues. He has failed as an actor in romantic scenes too. That is not a good sign.

Sobhana is alright. Roja is fine. In fact she is the only saving grace in this boring and torturous film. Siva Krishna is standard. Satya Prakash is routine. MS Narayana comedy fails big time.

Tehnicalities:
Cinematography is fairly decent for a low budget film. Music by Anoop is pretty bad. Dialogues are very weak. Editing is substandard. Director lacks vision and clarity. He could have made a routine film without any errors to prove his talent. But this film is a complete waste of time.

Plus Points:
Roja’s presence

Minus points:
Everything else

Final Word:
This Kodipunju is very weak to survive for at least a week.

Kodipunju Movie Rating: 2/5

Banner: Sri Sailendra Cinema
Cast: Tanish, Shobana, Roja
Music: Anoop Rubens
Producer: SS Bujji
Direction: BVV Choudary

Nanna Tulugu Movie Rwview

Movie Review:Vikram is back again, this time as an autistic man with developmental disabilities who fights for his five-year-old daughter. Director Vijay may have borrowed the subject from theHollywood flick "I Am Sam", starringSean Penn, but he has managed to bring in a new flavor to this emotional journey of a father and daughter and their love for each other.

The story is simple. Krishna (Vikram) who has the mental faculties of a five-year-old works in a chocolate factory. His wife delivers a baby girl and dies. Krishna calls her Vennela (Sarah) and she becomes the centre of his world. He soon admits her in a school, where Vennela befriends the school correspondent (Amala Paul). Krishna's father-in-law (Sachin Khadekar), who is a powerful and influential man enters the picture and takes Vennela away with him. Here begins his fight to get his child back. In the process, he meets a lawyer, Anuradha (Anushka), who wants to take Krishna's case to the court and fight leading advocate Bashyam (Nasser), who represents Krishna's father-in-law.

The film starts on a dull note, but once the child grows up into a tiny tot, the story gains momentum. The second half is high on emotions and leaves the audience teary-eyed. All credit to the director Vijay for evoking such emotive performances.

The film totally belongs toVikram and child actor, Sarah. While Vikram is at his best, staying true to his character brilliantly till the very end, Sarah surprises all with her stunning performance, especially in the final court scenes.Anushka too plays her part well and proves once again that she is no mere glam doll and can deliver great performances. Amala Paul is convincing in her part. Nasser, Sachin Khadekar and Surekha Vani make their presence felt. The film is technically strong too. The work of cinematographer Nirav Shah and music director G V Prakash are commendable.

In a sea of masala flicks, Nanna" comes as a breath of fresh air.

Jagapathi babu psychological Puzzle Thriller movie 'Key' released today

Story:

Nine members apply for a job by seeing an advertisement. Management says that only one person will be selected out of through a psychological test. As per the test they will be given question paper and they should find the answer to it in ninety minutes. There will be certain rules and regulations to write the test and people who fail to follow them will get eliminated. Invigilator (Jagapathi Babu) hands them over question papers and explains the procedure. However, the contestants realize that there is no question in the papers that is handed over to them. They have to find the question and give the answer to it too.

Analysis:

Director attempted to make a novel film and that has to be lauded. He simply didn’t take the beaten to death track to prove to be a successful director. But it seems like he didn’t do much homework behind this script. It appeared like a one hour telefilm most of the time

Thrill factor is completely missing despite having an interesting scenario. Not even the climax is up to the mark. All the incidents start to irk as the movie passes on. The narrative loses fuel within no time and the film starts to bore you. Thankfully the film lasts only 90 minutes but still fails to hold the interest in that less time.

Performances:

Jagapathi Babu’s role is just a cameo. He is Okay. Other actors did their part within their limitations. Producer and co producer Suresh too played comedic roles in this film.

Tehnicalities:

Technically Key is good for a film of its budget. Vijay Kurakula’s background score is engaging. Vinda cinematography is another plus point. Most part of the film is confined to a room but the cinematographer managed to keep the camera moving. Director has new ideas but didn’t know how to bring it on screen. He should do lot of homework before going on to sets.

Plus Points:

- Background score
- Cinematography

Minus points:

- Loose ends in screenplay
- Poor climax
- Weak performances

Final Word: Key to boredom.

Kandireega Movie Stills, News, Photos, Reviews, Cast & Crew, Videos

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KANDIREEGA CREW
Director: Santosh Srinivas
Producer: Bellamkonda Suresh
Music Director: Mani Sharma
Lyricst: Chandra Bose
Ram - Actor
Hansika Motwani actor Hansika Motwani - Actor
Swathi actor Swathi - Actor

'Brahmigadi Katha' Review:

'Brahmigadi Katha' Review:
Rating: 2.5/5
Banner: Multi Dimension Entertainments Pvt Ltd
Cast: Varun Sandesh, Asmita Sood, Poonam Kaur, Jayaprakash Reddy, Brahmanandam, Krishnudu, Nagineedu, Ali
Music: Koti
Cinematographer: Jawahar Reddy
Editor: Shankar
Screenplay, direction: Eswar Reddy
Producer: Rajat Parthasarathy
Release date: 01/07/2011

Varun Sandesh who has been going through a lean patch in his career is back with a different entertainer. Whether it was entertaining enough to rock the box office, let us see

Story:
Siva (Varun Sandesh) is on a train to go to his uncle’s house. He chances upon Maya (Asmita) and Siva realizes that she has run away from home. He wants to hep her but she disappears suddenly. Siva reaches his uncle’s (Jayaprakash Reddy) home and here his ‘Maradalu’ Bhagya (Poonam Kaur) is hopelessly in love with him and wants to marry him. Once when Siva and Bhagya go to the market, Maya is spotted and she is chased by the goons. Siva takes Maya and escapes. At the same time, a noted director Brahmi (Brahmanandam) is narrating a story to Siva’s uncle. Interestingly, whatever Brahmi is narrating, the same is happening in real with Siva. Here, Brahmi reveals that the lady in his story is a killer. Is Maya a killer too? Why is she being chased? What happens to Bhagya’s love forms the rest of the story.

Performances:
Varun Sandesh is seen in a special getup for this film but his new look doesn’t suit him. His lean looks make him appear worse. However, he has improved in his acting though he still has that foreign accent in his Telugu.

Asmita looks sexy but she is blank in acting. Since her character is complex, it would have helped if a performing actress was taken.

Krishnudu brought smiles with his heavy frame but he is yet to improve his acting. Brahmi has not done much comedy but due to his character, few smiles are got. Jayaprakash Reddy was annoying at start but later he was hilarious. Poonam Kaur comes in yet another forgettable role. Despite having good looks she is not getting the chance to do main leads. Prithvi and Amit were okay. Nagineedu was not matching his role.

Highlights:

Brahmi- Jayaprakash Reddy comedy scenes
Asmita’s glamour quotient

Drawbacks:

Loose screenplay
Directorial flaws
Weak climax

Analysis:
Firstly, it was never explained why Brahmi’s story is happening for real. Though that can be ignored citing cinematic liberty, there are enough hiccups in the story which makes it difficult to term it as a fulsome comedy treat.

Except for those few comedy scenes here and there, the rest of it is trash. If this story was given to any other director he would have brought better result but Eshwar Reddy gave it up. If this had Allari Naresh then it would have been added bonus. Keeping the plot in suspense till the end was good but when it is revealed, one cannot help laughing. After all the hiding, one gets a feeling this is what the director had to say. There is no strength in any sequence.

And with the heroine unable to act, not much sympathy comes to her character. Except for few laughs here and there, the story is a bore.

Bottomline: It’s a stale curry not a story
source:greatandhra.com

Dongala Mutha Movie Cast & Crew, Videos, Review, News, Stills

Ram Gopal Varma Experiments a Movie With Zero Budget

RGV speaks about his upcoming zero budget movie

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Telugu Movie Dongala Mutha Cast & Crew

Ravi Teja
Charmi
Lakshmi ManchuBramanandam
SubbarajuPrakash Raj
Ajay

Dongala Mutha Movie Review

Dongala Mutha is an action entertainer with best technology for this movie in an effective way. In which, Ravi Teja and Charmi will be playing the main lead roles and also Ajay and Subbaraju play other leading roles.

Main highlight of the movie is RGV will be taking only 5 days to shoot the entire movie for which runtime is going to be 2 hours. It is going to be an entertainer.

Release Date: 02 Nov 2011

Rakta charitra 2 Review

Ram Gopal Varma’s Rakta Charitra 2 is all set to hit theaters today.

Now everyone who watched Rakta Charitra,is eagarly waiting for the second part, because it is based on the factionism in Anantapur that served as Paritala Ravi’s rise to power.

This is a tri lingual movie coming in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi. The film stars Suriya, Vivek Oberoi, and Priyamani in the lead roles along with Shatrughan Sinha, Radhika Apte and Ashish Vidhyarthi in supporting roles.

Movie Talk

Tamil hero Surya performance is extraordinary in Rakta Charitra 2

Songs also got average Response

Rakta Charitra 2 is going to be better than Rakta Charitra

It has less violence than earlier version

Over all the movie talk is Average and it may collect good collections than Rakta Charitra part 1.

'Orange' Movie Review

'Orange' Review: No Juice, Full Of Seeds

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

Movie Review: Baava

Telugu Movie Review: Baava

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When you say Bava, one expects youthful and romantic
. But Rambabu's Bava fails to offer anything new. The difference between the two villages, the estranged brother and sister, their loss of love and the love story of their children in continuation - this is no novelty to the Telugu screen. Rambabu could not offer the impressive narration or gripping output expected of him. And as for Siddharth- another misplaced attempt for a break.

Veerababu (Siddhartha) is the over-pampered son of Sitaramudu (Rajendra Prasad), who falls in love with Varalakshmi (Praneetha). Soon after, Varalakshmi also finds herself falling for him. But their blossoming young love is in for a rude shock. As they explore their childhood, they discover that they might be closely related. When Varalakshmi's father gives her away to Ramana (Samrat) in marriage, the tensed lady-in-love asks Veerababu to keep his promise to her and do something. In a frenzied rage, he ties the knot and takes her to his home. The movie goes into a flashback as Sitaramudu reveals the truth: that they both are very close relatives and their marriage is indeed valid. But he tells Veerababu to marry her only in the presence of all her family members. Leaving Veerababu to convince Varalakshmi's father. Meanwhile, Ramana's father reveals the identity of Veerababu and gets him thrashed black and blue. The same treatment is meted out to Sitaramudu, when he tries to. Unfortunately enough, Sitaramudu die of humiliation. Now it is Veerababu's turn to get back his wife from that family? What steps does he take? Does Ramana give in?

Siddharth's performance is the highlight of the film. He maintains the lover boy image till the first half and in the second half delivers a matured performance. Rajendra Prasad also, once again gives an impressive performance. But it is Rajendra Prasad' character which ultimately lifts the spirit of the film. The episode at Annavaram, where the granny shows the way, is undoubtedly good work. Rajendra Prasad and Siddhartha share a good working chemistry. Praneetha as a debutant tried her best to give a nice performance. Ahuti Prasad, Viswanath Kasi, Tanikella Bharani, Samrat, and others also did justice to their roles. Camera work by Aravind Krishna is good to some extent.

Brahmanandam and Ali's attempt to entertain the audience with sickening comedy was in vain. Dialogues by Veera Pothana are average. KV Krishna Reddy's editing skills could have been sharper. Several boring scenes in the film could have been trimmed, especially in the second half. Music director Chakri gives some fresh tunes, but on the whole the audio score is pathetic. None of the characters have a good foundation. The screenplay goes haywire on several occasions.

Siddharth who has no big hits in the recent past banked heavily on Rambabu's 'Bava' but this film also failed to deliver. Though the first half is okay with a good run, the film turned out to be a dud.

Brindavanam Movie Review

Dil Raju had done the movie  Munna with Vamsi Paidipalli, but it was a disaster. However, the producer gave him one more chance to direct. This time, the director has worked very hard on the script and screenplay and made it as a wholesome family entertainer. The entire technical team has worked in tandem and strengthened Vamsi’s hands to bring out a clean entertainer.

Story
Bhanu Prasad (Prakash Raj) and Siva (Srihari) are stepbrothers. They get separated due to some conspiracy by Bhanuprasad’s brother-in-law (Tanikella Bharani) and they become bitter enemies. They stay in separate villages, which were in the border of Telangana (Mahbubnagar) and Kurnool (Rayalaseema).

Bhanu’s daughter Bhumi (Kajal) studies in the city, while Siva’s wife’s (Sitara) sister’s daughter Indu (Samantha) is one of her best friends. Bhumi and Indu doesn’t know each other that they were cousins. Krish (NTR) is the son of an industrialist (Mukesh Rushi) and he falls in love with Indu. He is quite bold and takes her home and introduces her to his parents. Once Indu tells Krish that Bhumi was in a problem and she needs his help. According to her, Bhumi wants to pursue higher education in the US, but her father wanted to marry her to his nephew (Ajay). As the groom is a bad guy, Bhumi’s grandfather (Kota Srinivasa Rao) lies that Bhumi was in love with a boy in the city.

So Bhanu tells Bhumi to bring him to the village. Krish reaches the village with Bhumi and realises that everyone her house are afraid of Bhanu and make them realise that he came there to blossom love in everyone. He also makes Bhanu to realise his folly and unites him with his brother Siva and the two villages celebrate their reunion. At this juncture, Indu reaches the village. Then Krish and Bhumi realise the problem. If Krish reveals the truth that he is not in love with Bhumi and actually loved Indu, both Bhanu and Siva would be at loggerheads once again. How Krish solved the problem? To whom he married? Answers to all these questions should be seen on-screen.

PERFORMANCE:
NTR, as usual, has given a wonderful performance in Brindavanam. He has maintained good comedy timing and has done the action scenes with equal ease. Vamsi has etched the character by mixing the family image with action scenes to please the mass audiences thereby maintaining the action-hero image. Kajal is sweet in half-sarees as a village girl. Most of the film revolves around Kajal. Samantha, who appears an urban girl, has done justice to her role and she is also quite glamorous and appealing. The characters of Prakash Raj and Srihari are of equal status and they have lived up to the expectations. Kota Srinivasa Rao is okay in his role as grandfather. Ahuti Prasad’s character is a little lower to his calibre and Raghubabu is okay. Mukesh Rushi and Pragati are adequate. Tanikella Bharani was wasted as he played the role with negative shades. Ajay’s role just comes and goes and plays some role in the climax.

TECHNICAL:
Dialogues by Koratala Siva are good and dotted with comedy and punch. He has maintained the tempo while penning dialogues with sentiment. Though the basic story is by the director Vamsi Paidipalli, the dialogues have filled life in it. Music by Thaman is soothing and full of melody and rhythm. Choreography of all songs is good to watch. Cinematography by Chota K Naidu is apt and he has perfectly captured the rural beauty. The camera work in action scenes is also good. Action scenes by Ram-Lakshman, though not so stylish, could enthral the mass audiences. Though the story has the shades of old films. Vamsi has scripted a tight screenplay and he has narrated every scene with precision.

REMARKS:
You can watch the film with a family because of the entertainment values. Dil Raju is once again back on track. Vamsi Paidipalli has brought a smile on his face with his wholesome entertainer. The most interesting point is that the film starts with the song ‘Brinadaavanamadi…’ in colour and it is quite interesting to watch.

Cast: Junior NTR, Kajal Aggarwal, Samantha, Prakashraj, Srihari, Ajay, Venumadhav, Brahmanandam, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Tanikella Bharani, Ahuti Prasad, Raghubabu, Mukhesh Rushi, Sana, Pragati, Sitara, Surekhavani and others.
Credits: Dialogues – Koratala Siva, Music – Thaman, Lyrics – Ramajogaiah Sastry, Ananta Sriram and Krishna Chaitanya, Cinematography – Chota K Naidu, Editing – Marthand K Venkatesh, Action – Ram-Lakshman, Art – Ananda Sai, Presents – Anita, Producer – Dil Raju, Story, screenplay, direction – Vamsi Paidipalli
Banner: Sri Venkateswara Creations
Released on: October 14, 2010

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Komaram Puli Review

Telugu Movie Komaram Puli Review
Film: Komaram Puli

Rating: 1.5/5
Banner: Kanakarathna Movies
Cast: Pawan Kalyan, Nikisha Patel, Manoj Bajpai, Nasser, Saranya, Charanraj, Ali, Girish Karnad, Brahmaji, Shriya (special appearance), Cochin Haneefa, Gopinath etc
Music: A R Rahman
Cinematography: Binod Pradhan
Editing: Prabhakaran
Story, screenplay, dialogues, direction: S J Suryah
Producer: Singanamala Ramesh Babu
Release date: 10/09/2010

This is the movie from Power star Pawan Kalyan after a long hiatus after ‘Jalsa’. And this is the movie that has come in the combination of SJ Suryah and Pawan that made big success a decade ago with ‘Khushi’. Pawan, who has been keeping his fans in the lurch for quite a while has finally arrived amidst tension and confusion in the form of ‘Komaram Puli’.

Story
The pregnant wife (Saranya) of an honest cop who is killed by the villain Al-Saleem (Manoj Bajpai) vows to bring up her son as a tough police officer. The kid grows up to be Komarum Puli (Pawan Kalyan) and he is a role model to the entire police department.

Saving the PM’s life, he gets to form ‘Puli Team’ which runs independently of any external force. A missing case incident of inspector Hussain (Suryah) gets him to Saleem and that eventually blooms to become a battle between the two.

On the other hand, there is the heroine (Nikesha) who is doing her best to woo Puli before and after marriage. What happens after that forms the rest of the story.

Performances
Pawan Kalyan was loud and annoying, he reminded of Sai Kumar in Kannada movies showing over energy at every dialogue of his. It kind of looked eccentric than his trademark style of performance…

Nikisha is the saving grace of the film, her beautiful eyes and fresh oomph gives ample visual feast and she has shown enough confidence in body language and expressions in terms of her acting.

Manoj Bajpayee did his best to fit the big villain role and as usual, his character was not etched well to give that heavy and powerful impact.

Saranya was at her standard as a mother, crying when needed, motivating when required and doing justice to her role.

Ali was stale, Shriya was not required at all, Charan Raj was apt, Nasser was natural, Girish Karnad came and went, Brahmaji was brief, the person doing the role of Nixon was rigid, the others came in to fill the gap and the film duration.

Highlights:
Heroine

Disappointments:
No continuity from scene to scene:

    * In one frame Pawan appears with long moustache and in immediate scene with short one…
    * In one scene the villain finds his car missing in Hyderabad City Center and in immediate scene he confronts Pawan Kalyan in Bangkok on a roof top helipad and asks to get back his car. …
    * In one scene Pawan Kalyan wears khakhi uniform and in immediate scene he appears in olive green…

No comedy:

    * There is no instance where the audiences can laugh whole heartedly.
    * Pawan Kalyan’s so-called comedy with Nikesha Patel in second half when she seduces him is miserable.

Weak Choreography:

    * Shriya’s item song got wasted with weak choreography
    * No song is gripping or holding the attention of audiences visually

Analysis
Right from the word goes, the film takes a sloppy opening and the introduction of Pawan Kalyan was ridiculous. Everything looked disjointed and the feel was missing completely. Here are a few blunders if we can call it

    * poor graphics in Pawan Kalyan introduction sequences, they looked
    * childish, hardly any punch in the introduction of Nikesha as well
    * very wrong sequencing of songs and without proper choreography and unwanted close up shots taking away the appeal
    * each frame lasted not more than 5 seconds and it was visually very disturbing
    * weak content
    * unwanted lectures from Pawan Kalyan for every situation
    * cheap costume selection for Nikesha in many sequences
    * The uniform of Puli Team which reminds us of private security force
    * The dual uniform of Pawan which leaves us with a confusion
    * Negligible and silly comedy
    * Not one gripping sequence

The list continues for long but overall, the film lacks the strength or the maturity to really be called as a commercial entertainer.

Unfortunately, the strong presence of Pawan Kalyan was missing in this and he looked quite aloof in the film without any involvement.

The major flaw for the film is the direction and raw handling of the script with patchy screenplay. Editing was another disaster. Given the budget involved even if the costs for the delay are taken away, the film could have been much-much better. Not one song is appealing, background score was just average. At the box office, this will have a good opening but running successfully is ruled out.

Bottom Line: Forget It
source:greatandhra.com

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Film: Jhumandi Naadam
Rating: 2.5/5
Banner: Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures
Cast: Mohan Babu, Manchu Manoj, Tapsee, Tanikella, Sudha, Ishwarya, Suman, Pragathi, Ahuti Prasad, Brahmi, MS, Ali, Raghu Babu etc
Story: Bhupathi Raja
Editing: Marthand K Venkatesh
Music: M M Keeravani
Camera: S Gopal Reddy
Screenplay, direction: K Raghavendra Rao
Producer: Manchu Lakshmi Prasanna
Release date: 01/07/2010

The elegant celebrity Manchu Lakshmi is making her foray as a producer and that too with a musical of sorts. And it is the directorial treat from the great K Raghavendra Rao after a very long time.

Story
Balu (Manoj) is an aspiring singer and he wants to become as great as S P Balasubramanyam, he comes from Bhadrachalam to fulfill an oath he had taken. Opposite his home lives the retired principal Captain Rao (Mohan Babu) who has a disliking towards the younger generation and their thoughts. As usual, they have their cat and mouse games to outwit each other. The story takes a turn with the arrival of Shravya (Tapsee), Rao’s close friend’s (Suman) daughter. She wants to make a documentary on the traditional Telugu folklore songs and seeks a music guide. Events lead her to Balu and in no time, love ignites. Meanwhile, Balu and his music group is keen on making their mark at a music contest but then Rao holds the key to their entry. He takes a promise from Balu. What is that promise? Does Balu keep up the promise? Does he fulfill his ambition of becoming a singer? What happens to his love story? All this forms the rest of the story.

Performances:
Manchu Manoj was energetic and gave his hard work and efforts. His imitation of Mohan Babu during few scenes was entertaining. He just has to add more fire to his expressions while enacting the serious scenes. Overall, a good performance.

Tapsee is luscious and has given a complete visual feast. She is not beautiful but is sexy. So, she will fit better as a glam doll. On the performance front, she is alright but having a long innings would be a challenge.

Mohan Babu is a show stealer. Though there is not much in his character, it is his screen presence, exceptional dialogue delivery and the entertaining voice modulation that scores at many places. He was impressive.

Brahmi was usual, M S was good, Ali was alright, Suman was okay, Sudha was loud, Tanikella was effective, Pragathi was composed, Aishwarya was apt, Ahuti Prasad was hardly there, Raghu Babu was not used to his potential.

Analysis:
The selection of theme looks good at the onset with a young boy picking tunes and notes of music from his surroundings but with each passing scene, the film begins to lose grip. There are few conflicting points which give a big blow to the film.

* Tapsee comes in as an NRI girl passionate about Telugu tradition but more than half the time, she is shown in skin tight shorts.
* The marriage song of Manoj’s friend was the right opportunity to show the Telugu tradition but instead, it turns out to be a navel and cleavage show of the heroine and ironically, the bride herself. That was crude.
* There is no brewing of romance in the right depth between the lead pair but then it becomes a critical point of decision for the hero before the interval.

KRR specializes in giving visual appeal and that’s what he has done here. For a change, instead of using the ‘Jaamakaayalu’ and ‘Batthai Pallu’, he brought in ‘Kobbari Chippalu’ and ‘Gummadi Kaayalu’- and a green mango on the navel instead of mosambi!!!. However, KRR has not been able to give a depth to the content so it looked like a modified version of the 80s cinema.

The film was meant to be a musical and almost all the songs engage the audience with great visual treat, tunes and rendering. Cinematography was rich. Presentation was nice but narrative was not upto the mark. Editing was okay. Costumes and art department made their presence felt. The film will appeal to the hardcore front benchers given the nasty camera angles and the double entendres. So, it would have worked if the makers focused on making it a mass masala entertainer. Overall, it is not a musical as the title suggests nor is it a family entertainer.