Star Cast : Aadi, Nisha Aggarwal, Ghattamaneni Krishna
Director : G. Ashok
Producer : K. Venugopal
Genre : Romance
Music : Anoop Rubens
Bgm Rating: 1.5/5
Bgm Rating: 1.5/5
Story :
The story of this film is similar to the recently released ‘Greeku Veerudu’. A selfish NRI who does not care about his relatives back in India, suddenly decides to come and seek their blessings once property comes into the equation.
Sukumar (Aadi) is a selfish and extremely money minded young fellow who is very successful in life. He however needs some urgent cash to kickstart his dream project. At precisely this point, he comes to know that an inheritance worth 150Crores is waiting for him in his village.
He decides to travel to the village and meet his grandmother Vandanamma (Sharada), a slightly cranky old lady who is revered by the villagers. Sukumar tries to emotionally blackmail her for the property.
But his plans keep getting thwarted by history, his uncle Rao Ramesh and others. A romantic track with Sankari (Nisha Aggarwal) also comes in during this time.
Will Sukumar succeed in his plans or will his evil schemes be detected by the villagers? That forms the story.
Plus Points:
Superstar Krishna garu has a neat and dignified presence, even if it is only for a few minutes. Veteran actress Sharada has done a nice job.Rao Ramesh has tried his best to make things interesting. Aadi is ok in the dances and fights department, but he needs to really improve fast in portraying emotions.
Minus Points :
Screenplay of this movie is terrible. There is no logical flow in the proceedings and the whole film has a very jerky feel to it. The director has attempted to tackle various themes in the film – father and son sentiment, grandmother and grandson sentiment, a clever NRI coming back to reform his village etc. The problem is, none of the themes have been tackled properly.There are gaping loopholes in the plot and many sequences have absolutely no logic. There is excessive melodrama and needless over action in emotional scenes.
The film is way too long. At a few minutes less than 3 hours, the length becomes unbearable when there is basically no story to narrate.
The comedy tracks fail to work as the writing is cliched and very poor. Despite the presence of so many talented comedy actors, the loud sequences end up irritating viewers.
The romantic track between Aadi and Nisha Aggarwal is very superficial and incomplete. Their screen chemistry is not very good.
The placement of songs is very poor and they act as major speed breakers.
Technical Aspects:
Cinematography of the film is quite mediocre. Editing is atrocious and as I said before, the film has a very jerky feel to it. Dialogues are very average.Ashok Kumar’s direction is quite poor and leaves a lot to be desired. Production values are mediocre.
Anoop Rubens has provided ok music but the background score is too loud, like the rest of the film.
Verdict:
Sukumarudu is a film that is painfully long and poorly made. You can safely avoid the film, unless you want to experience Sukumaramaina torture
Final Talk:
Complete and Perfect Psycological Torture
Star Cast : Naga Chaitanya, Sunil, Tamannaah
Director : Kishore Kumar
Producer : Bellamkonda Ganesh
Genre : Romance
Music : S. Thaman
Releasing on : May 10, 2013.
Bgm Rating : 3.25/5
Director : Kishore Kumar
Producer : Bellamkonda Ganesh
Genre : Romance
Music : S. Thaman
Releasing on : May 10, 2013.
Bgm Rating : 3.25/5
Story :
Sivarama Krishna (Sunil) and Karthik (Naga Chaitanya) are brothers. Sivarama Krishna is a timid and sensitive guy while Karthik is a street smart guy who is tough and brave. Their father (Naga Babu) is a police officer and he expires while on the job. The Police Department offers this job to Sivarama Krishna and Karthik forces him to accept it.
As soon as a nervous Sivarama Krishna joins the force, he is forced to take on the evil Bagga (Ashutosh Rana). Bagga is a notorious criminal and smuggler who terrorises the city. With the help of Karthik, Sivarama Krishna deals a blow to Bagga’s operations. This infuriates the bad boy and he vows to take revenge on the brothers.
While this is on, Sivarama Krishna happens to get married to Nandu(Andrea Jeremiah). Pallavi (Tamanna) is her sister and she falls in love with Karthik. A romance blossoms between the two.
Bagga manages to deal a blow to the brothers and Sivarama Krishna is now forced to shed his timidity to transform himself into a tough cop. How does he do that? How does Karthik help his brother? Will they succeed in defeating Bagga? That forms the story
Plus Points :
Naga Chaitanya looks very stylish in the film. His new hairstyle suits him quite well. He has improved as an actor with this movie. Chaitanya has managed to do a good job in the fight sequences. Tamanna looks ultra hot in the ‘Maaraa Maaraa’ song and she shares great chemistry with Chaitanya. The romantic scenes involving these two have come out quite well.
Sunil is a major asset for the film. In the first half, he entertains with his comedy. After the transformation, he excels in the role of a police officer and he steals the show towards the end. Andrea Jeremiah looks ok but she does not have anything to do in this film.
Ashutosh Rana delivers a very convincing performance as the evil Bagga. Brahmanandam and Vennela Kishore entertain to a certain extent. Director Dolly has done a good job in terms of balancing both Chaitanya and Sunil. Heroism has been elevated well for both Chaitanya and Sunil. Raghu Babu, Rama Prabha and Jayaprakash Reddy are ok.
The film’s first half is very entertaining. There is good pace, solid emotional depth and some really well shot sequences. Comedy quotient has been maintained well throughout the film. The emotional bond between the brothers has been established well and that lays a solid foundation for the film’s climax.
Sunil is a major asset for the film. In the first half, he entertains with his comedy. After the transformation, he excels in the role of a police officer and he steals the show towards the end. Andrea Jeremiah looks ok but she does not have anything to do in this film.
Ashutosh Rana delivers a very convincing performance as the evil Bagga. Brahmanandam and Vennela Kishore entertain to a certain extent. Director Dolly has done a good job in terms of balancing both Chaitanya and Sunil. Heroism has been elevated well for both Chaitanya and Sunil. Raghu Babu, Rama Prabha and Jayaprakash Reddy are ok.
The film’s first half is very entertaining. There is good pace, solid emotional depth and some really well shot sequences. Comedy quotient has been maintained well throughout the film. The emotional bond between the brothers has been established well and that lays a solid foundation for the film’s climax.
Minus Points :
The pace of the film dips a bit in the second half. Poor placement of songs and mediocre music hamper the flow to a certain extent. Entertainment levels are not as high as in the first half.
There is virtually no romance between Sunil and Andrea and it would have been good to see some nice moments between the two. The transformation of Sunil from a timid guy into a tough cop is a little too cinematic.
There are too many fights in the film. One or two can easily be chopped off. There is a scene where Naga Chaitanya runs and overtakes a speeding train. This scene is a little too much, even for mass masala entertainers.
For those who have seen the original film ‘Vettai’, this movie will not be as engaging or entertaining.
There is virtually no romance between Sunil and Andrea and it would have been good to see some nice moments between the two. The transformation of Sunil from a timid guy into a tough cop is a little too cinematic.
There are too many fights in the film. One or two can easily be chopped off. There is a scene where Naga Chaitanya runs and overtakes a speeding train. This scene is a little too much, even for mass masala entertainers.
For those who have seen the original film ‘Vettai’, this movie will not be as engaging or entertaining.
Technical Aspects :
Cinematography of the film is decent. Editing is neat. Dialogues have been written well and they work effectively. Thaman’s background score is effective in some areas but it is a bit too loud in other places.
Dolly has done a neat job as a director. He has balanced Sunil and Chaitanya well.
Dolly has done a neat job as a director. He has balanced Sunil and Chaitanya well.
Verdict :
‘Tadakha’ is a mass entertainer. The movie’s first half has good entertainment levels and moves along well. Chaitanya, Sunil and Tamanna have delivered good performances. A below par second half and some mediocre music bring down the overall experience. Overall, ‘Tadakha’ makes for a decent summer watch.
Cast: Akkineni Nagarjuna, Nayanatara, K. Vishwanath, Geetanjali, Meera Chopra, Kota Srinivas Rao, Brahmanandam, Sharath Babu, Naga Babu, Dharmavarapu Subramanyam Benarjee, Kovai Sarala, Sudha, M.S. Narayana, Ali, Venu Madhav, Srinivas Reddy, Raghu Babu, Kasinathuni Vishwanath, Giri, Vennela Kishore, Nagineedu, Bharath Reddy, Thagubothu Ramesh and others
Music: S.S. Thaman
Cinematography: Anil Bhandari
Art: S. Ravinder
Editing: Marthand K. Venkatesh
Additional Writers: Kona Venkat, Gopi Mohan
ScreenPlay: Hari
Dialogues: Dasaradh, Praveen Verma
Producer: D. Shiva Prasad Reddy
Story & Direction: Dasaradh
BGM Duniya Rating: 2.75/5
Story:Chandu(Nagarjuna) is an NRI and owns an event management company at USA. He is a practical, materialistic guy, who does not believe in love or relations. On the other hand Sandhya(Nayanatara) is a US based medico and a full time volunteer at Make A Wish organization. She is exactly opposite in nature to Chandu. Business wise, Chandu has a clash with P.R (Aashish Vidhyarthi) and that lands him in to legal, financial issues. These consequences and a few other developments lead Chandu to visit India and meet his grand father (K. Vishwanath). At the same time Sandhya, who is visiting India for social welfare work, befriends Chandu during the journey and they both get acquainted. At his native village the good and the bad with in Chandu begin to conflict with one another, because of various situations and also certain twists, in the plot, occur.
The process in which Chandu repents and understands the value of human relations in the companionship of Sandhya, his grand father and other family members forms the rest of the story.
Performances:
Nagarjuna tried his best to contribute to the movie, but his inconsistent characterization caused a major damage. He looked very energetic in the introduction song and in terms of fitness and glamour he was no way inferior to the present day young heroes. It seems, at times Nag himself was confused of what to perform because of the director's amateurish narration. Nagarjuna tried a negative character too, this time, but was not up to the mark.
Nayanatara emoted well yet again and the pair of Nag - Nayan looked good on the screen. But her potential was not utilized properly.
'Kala Tapaswi' K. Vishwanath was the third most important character in the movie and he brought authenticity and grace to many scenes with his performance. Heroine Meera Chopra was seen as a friend of the protagonist, in a small yet important role.
Among the comedy tracks only a few scenes involving Nagarjuna- Brahmanandam- M.S. Narayana generated laughs. All the remaining comedy scenes by Kovai Sarala, Jaya Prakash reddy, Brahmanandam and M.S. Narayana were not at all impressive.
Senior actress Geetanjali, Kota Srinivas Rao, Naga Babu, Dharmavarapu Subramanyam, Sharath Babu, Aashish Vidhyarthi, Sudha, Benarjee, Mahesh Babu's brother in law Sanjay, Supreeth, Giri, Venu Madhav, Srinivas Reddy, Vennela Kishore, Bharath Reddy, Thaagubothu Ramesh and many others were seen in minor roles. But after watching the movie except for Nagarjuna, Nayanatara and K Vishwanath, none of the other characters strike to the mind.
Technical Aspects:
Dasaradh, who made good family entertainers like Santosham and Mr Perfect before, failed completely as a director this time. He had no proper control on the movie's narration, despite of having multi- star cast and high budget. His direction was old fashioned and inconsistent.There's no proper story, screen play was ineffective and even by the end of second half one doesn't understand about what the director wants to convey. The influences of movies like Prematho Raa, Kalisundhaam Raa, Mr perfect, Old Missamma, Athadu, etc were clearly seen. The main conflict point was very weak and there was no proper reason, for the entire drama which was followed.
The way he handled the America, NRI related episodes were awkward and reflected the half knowledge of the director. His canning of the scenes, which dealt with the motives of the Hero, his repentance and reformation were unconvincing and this is a half cooked product from Dasaradh. The additional writing by Kona Venkat and Gopi Mohan could not help and over all Greeku Veerudu appears like a late 1990s' verbose, 'moral preaching' kind of movie. But still the dialogues by Dasaradh and Pravin Verma were impressive and thought provoking.
Music by Thaman was a big relief and he tried different melodious tunes with Greeku Veerudu. The BGM was very pleasant. The cinematography by Anil Bhandari was OK and the songs were picturised well. Marthand K. Venkatesh's editing could have been better, as it was obvious to the audience that Green Mat technology was used for many scenes, in the movie. Art work was routine and the budget given by the producer was wasted.
Bottom Line: Greeku Veerudu is about the realisation of a non- emotional person and his matured love story based in the family back drop. It may appeal to the Akkineni fans and family audience especially ladies and makes a one time watch for them. But to be frank it is better to avoid the movie and save some money and time.
BGM Duniya Rating: 2.75/5
Music Director – Devi Sri Prasad
Lyrics – Devi Sri Prasad, Viswa, Bhaskara Batla, Ramajogaya Shastry
Singers- Mano, Suchitra, Ranina, Devi Sri Prasad, David, Anitha, Sagar.
Bgm DuNiya Rating: 4/5
1.Song : Ganapathi Bappa
Ganapathi Bappa is a peppy number , fast paced solo number, DSP’s music gives great scope for Bunny to showcase his unique style mass dancing skills , song is mixture of western music & Indian beats. Bhaskara Batla lyrics are good. Targeted to mass and youth audience.
2.Shankarabharanam Tho
Shankara is funny song track of this album , Music goes with a classical beat , singer Mano voice suits well for the song lyrics , not much instruments were used to compose the music. Lyrics are ok, Song is not a catchy number .
3.Girl… just let me be your man
Girl… just let me be your man is also known as Violin song. The highlight song in the whole album , There is a heavy use of Violin in the musical track. This is a very classy song with English lyrics. Lyrics by Viswa are good. Singers David & Chennai singer Anitha will definitely steel your heart and gives a romantic feel. The song will click well with students and young adults. The song record the most downloads for caller tunes in recent times.
4.Seetha Geetha Run Run
Seetha Geetha Run Run song is just a routine song to fill the album, sung by Devi sri Pradas, his voice lacks clarity and the lyrics by Ramajogaya shastry has no meaning at all. Not a instant catchy number. Saving factor for the song is Apache Indian, who has lent his voice for a song.
5.Top lechipoddhi
Top lechipoddhi is the highlight track of this album and it is a sure shot chart buster. This mass duet is aimed at the front benchers infuses great energy into the vocals. With Bunny’s energetic dance , this song will definitely will settle as one of the top songs in Bunny’s career as far as mass beats are concerned.
Cast : Varun Sandesh,Hasika,Komal Jha,Rao Ramesh,Shashidhar J
Music : Sai Karthik
Cinematography : Chitti Babu
Director : Trinadharao Nakkina
Runtime : 129.15 Minutes
Censor Certificate : UA
Review: 1.5/5
Story: Varun (Varun Sandesh) who tries to elope with his lady love Preethi (Haasika) from Rajahmundry after her father Rao (Rao Ramesh) opposes the alliance, receives a shock of his life when she ditches him. When Varun loses all hope in life and tries to see everything negatively going into the state of depression, Kundana (Komal Jha) motivates him and makes him a normal guy once again. In the midst Kundana proposes to Varun who accepts her after rejecting initially. However when they face problems, they part ways. What are the reasons behind Varun’s partings with Preethi and Kundana and whether he can save his relationship with Kundana should be seen on screen.
Performances: Varun Sandesh did casual acting in this film. He did well within the limitations of his character. Haasika is okay in her role. Komal Jha turned out to be big minus to the movie. She had the shades of Monal Gajjar and Charmi in her looks. But she should try to amend her acting abilities. Even second main male lead Shashidhar did not suit the role of the film. He was a bad add-on. Mahabub Bhasha and gang comes as breather of relief in the film with their comedy, though their characters are not fully developed. Ahuthi Prasad, Rao Ramesh and Shubhalekha Sudhakar are gentle as parents of protagonists.
Technicalities: Story of the film is old fashioned. Screenplay of the film is flat. Direction leaves a lot to be desired. PNK is bereft of any fresh element in the screenplay and everything in the film is easily predictable. Music by Sai Karthik is good. Cinematography by Chitti Babu is adequate. Dialogues are good in parts. Editing of this film is average.
Verdict: The film’s first half is flat, but the second half is tolerable. The major attraction of the film are the songs and few dialogues. On the whole, PNK could have been a good project, but weak story and stereotyped script mar the film.
Review: 1.5/5
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Cast: Nikhil, Swati, Pooja Ramachandran, Ravi Babu, Jeeva, Bhanu
Cinematography: Richard Prasad
Editing: Karthik Srinivas
Direction: Sudheer Varma
Runtime: 125 Minutes
Censor Certificate: U/A
Review: 2.5/5
Story: The story is about a stolen idol of Ganesha from Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram and how it changes hands and finally lands into the hands of Pick Pocketers Surya (Nikhil), Bhanu (Pooja Ramachandran) and Ravi (Sathya). They come to know that this is the same small golden idol of Lord Ganesh stolen from the secret chambers of Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram and they sell the idol. Durga (Ravi Babu) is after the missing Ganesh Idol and wants to earn millions and Minister post grabbing it and does anything to achieve it. Jeeva is an antique item expert. How the stealing of the idol impact these characters forms the crux of the story.
Performances: Nikhil is adequate as the main lead. His character should have been written in energetic style. He improvised many scenes and dialogues. Jogi Brothers impresses with their funny features and fine performance. Swathi looks cute. her chemistry with Nikhil is too good. Pooja Ramachandran (Love Failure & Pizza fame) ans Sathya are alright as crime partners of Nikhil. Ravi babu is good in his character. Jeeva is okay. Bhanu Avirineni cameo is fine.
Technicalities: There is a credible story-line here. But the problem is the casual way in which the director presented it on screen. Script is pretty meek and the director barely manages to package his film, beyond the limitations of the script. The way Jogi borther, Ganesh Idol introduction sequence is shown are good and the Chemistry between the lead pair is also nice. The director could not script the chase between primary characters in the second half well. Hence the movie loses its steam in the second half.
Music by Sunny MR is effective. Guitar BGM for few scenes deserve special mention. Cinematography by Richard Prasad is topnotch. The producers have taken proper care in the post-production of the movie and it showed up. The entire movie is good at technical level. Editing by Karthik Srinivas is adequate. Dialogues are satisfactory.
Verdict: Swamy Ra Ra takes off in an interesting way. But things tend to be a bit too predictable from then on and the climax appears comical. It is evident that some real hard work has gone into the making of Swamy Ra Ra , which should be appreciated. But still, the film ends up as a half-baked one, at best.
Review: 2.5/5
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Cast : Karthi,Anushka Shetty,Santhanam, Visu
Music Director : Devi Sri Prasad
Director: Suraj
Editing: Praveen & Srikanth
Runtime: 150 Minutes
Review : 1/5
Story: A doctor (Suman) and NRI from USA Allywin Martin (Milind Soman) are planning to sell medicines in Andhra Pradesh and earn 1000 crores over it. They ask permission from Health Minister (Visu), but he rejects their project and avoids to sign the file due to its dangerous and unsafe. Doctor and NRI together planning to kidnap HM daughter (Anushka) with the help of Alex pandu (Karthi) a local smuggler, and blackmailing Minister to put sign in the file. At one stage HM daughter loves Alex Pandu whom she stayed in forest over a days, and tells him the real facts happening. Did he love her? Did he tackle the villain’s project? Are the remaining questions involved in the story of this movie.
Performances: Karthi’s worst acting performance till date. His characterization is very weak. Nothing is good to say about his acting skills in this movie. Only in action sequences he looks alright. Karthi does the role with his replaying gestures, which recalls his previous movies. Anushka Shetty has no scope to perform, she looked a bit matured than Karthi in this film. Cinematographer should have taken care of her close up shot scenes. Santhanam is fine, carries the entire first half on his shoulders with his double – triple dialogues and funny antics. We have seen him do this plenty of times, and he does it with complete ease. But his comedy has nothing new to offer in the second half other than double entendre jokes.
The film has a big star cast in Milind Soman, Suman, Prathap Pothen, Visu, Nikita, Akanksha, Sanusha, Manobala, Renuka, Saravanan, Vaiyapuri, Santhana Bharathi, Rajkapoor and Mahadevan, but sadly all of them have been wasted and appears as mere caricatures and laughable characters.
Technicalities: Director Suraj fails miserably to deliver goods. The screenplay is uninteresting. And direction lacks any good taste.
Few points i learnt from the movie;
- You can make a Star actor movie run with no plot for 1 hour
- You can tumble a Tata sumo with a Knife
- Maruti Omni is faster, stronger and better than Scorpio, Accent and Sumo
- You will not choke in sea water even if you are unconscious
- You can have Half a Dozen villains doing nothing in the movie
- You can make crummiest music with terrible lyrics and still call it music
- You can make one bald in second time
Devi Sri Prasad who has given music to super hit audios like Gabbar Singh, Julayi and Mirchi in recent times. Devi Sri Prasad’s songs are just below average, with some mass appeal. But not even a single song is worth remembering. The dialogues are of no use to the film as lacks proper script. Cinematography by Saravanan is very mediocre. Editing by Praveen & Srikanth is middling.
Fight choreography by Ganesh Kumar is too massy, where Laws of physics takes a severe beating. Art Work by M Prabhakaran is fine. Esp. his work for interiors of Santhanam’s town house, Karthi’s jungle hideout, the sets for songs are worth mentioning.
Good: Art, Santhanam Comedy in Parts
Bad: Story, Screen Play, Acting, Direction, Second Half, Music
Survi Verdict: This film has nothing to offer. Its More like 1990′s Tamil cinema spoof with boring proposition right from the scene one. It’s a bad film starring actors like Karthi and Anushka in lead roles. This film is not worth watching, even if it available for free viewing on your cable TV.
Review : 1/5
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