Early Tollywood: ARCHANA

6.05.2009

Charmi and Manjula Starrer KAVYA"S DIARY (2009) Movie Review

Film: KAVYA'S DIARY

Rating: 2/5

Banner: Indira Productions

Cast: Manjula, Charmee, Indrajith, Shashank, Satyam Rajesh, Archana etc

Music: Manu Ramesan

Cinematography: Shyam Dutt

Director: Karuna Prakash

Producer: Sanjay Swarup

Release Date: June 05, 2009

Story:

Raj (Indrajith) is a successful scientist and is living happily with his wife Puja (Manjula) and his two children. The story takes a turn when his child is saved by Kavya (Charmee) and since she is out of job, they ask her to take care of their children. In no time, Kavya gets close to their family and to add to that, Raj's brother Abhi (Shashank) comes there for a holiday and falls in love with Kavya. However, Kavya shuns Abhi's love and in no time, things begin to change and problems start for Raj and his family. Abhi is killed in a hit and run accident and even Raj's close friend Nikita (Archana) gets killed in their greenhouse. Who is responsible for all this? Why is that person doing it? what is the link of the diary? All this forms the rest of the story.

Presentation:

The director has come up with a storyline that is appealing but then his narration was not that captivating. However, the presentation part was good, the dialogues were neat, the script was written without flaws, the screenplay was apt. While the songs were okay, the background score was a distraction at many places, editing was not neat, cinematography was excellent. Costumes and art department did a very good job. Manjula was at ease and was quite natural with her act though she could not emote the serious and panic expressions correctly. Indrajith was alright, Satyam Rajesh did his bit with comfort, Shashank was average. The real show stealer was Charmee with her two sided performance and she is good at her expressions.

Conclusion:

The film happens to be a take from the Hollywood hit 'Poison Ivy' and the only difference is, here the protagonist has got a revenge motive while there it is the character of the person. The film would have done better if the makers had focused on the pace and avoided a song or two. The technical aspects of the film are very good. The first half has been real slow and there is no momentum until the second half. Also, the suspense is revealed too soon which makes things predictable afterwards. The film might appeal to the urban audience but others may not relish it.

2.01.2009

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LADIES TAILOR (986)

Music Director: Ilayaraja

Ekkada Ekkada Ekkada Unnavu Lyrics

sundari enduke itta raave itta raave
thippukuntu thippukuntu atta atta pothaaveme
kottha raika chakkagunde mucchatesthaa muddugunde
kannu kudithe kutti choodu kuttinodu gattivaadu
kattukunna ninnu choosthe kannu kottanodu evadu
sokulanni chuttabetti bangaarantha ponguthunna
intha chitramaina raika kuttinodu yevvade
padamateedhi sandulona paatha inti mundarunna tailaru
peru sundaram aaa..

ekkada ekkada ekkada ekkada ekkada ekkada
ekkada daakkunnaave lakkunu thecche chukka
ekkuva chikkulu pettaka chikkave chappuna chakkaga
tthakkuna takkera pittaa ninnu pattedettaa

macchunna bhaama kanulaku kanaraavaa unnaanu raavaa
nanu cheragula thirugudu mari ||ekkada..

aakaaram choosthe saripodanta okate gurthu telisedettaa ||2
ee mandalo ye sundaro thiyyaalile koopi
ee mandalo ye sundaro thiyyaali koopi
guttu mattu theesi puttu macchanu choosi
ttakkuna patteyaali nakkanu thokkeyaali
porapadi parulaku dorakaka

ekkada ekkada ekkada ekkada ekkada
ekkada ekkada daakkunnaave lakkunu thecche chukka
ekkuva chikkulu pettaka chikkave chappuna chakkaga
tthakkuna takkera pittaa ninnu pattedettaa

macchunna bhaama kanulaku kanaraavaa unnaanu raavaa
nanu cheragula thirugudu mari ||ekkada..

krishNaa hare raamaa hare krishNaa hare raamaa hare
padmini jaathi sthree
padmini jaathi sthree

sreedevi vaani pashupathi raani edurai
niliche samayamulona ||2
ellaagani gurthinchanu sreedevini aa devini
ellaagani gurthinchanu naa devi Edo
guttunu guttuga daachi allari pette vela
yevvari navvulu nammanu gundenu yevvarikivvanu
hari hari ika
mari pani sari

ekkada ekkada ekkada ekkada ekkada
ekkada ekkada daakkunnaave lakkunu thecche chukka
ekkuva chikkulu pettaka chikkave chappuna chakkaga
tthakkuna takkera pittaa ninnu pattedettaa

macchunna bhaama kanulaku kanaraavaa unnaanu raavaa
nanu cheragula thirugudu mari

Gopi Lola Nee Paalu Lyrics

gopi lola nee paala paDDaamuraa
leelaa lola allaaDuthunnaamuraa
channeeLLalo unnaamuraa chinnaarulam mannimcharaa
bhaamaa bhaamaa theeraanni chEraalammaa
paruvE kori cheyyetthi mokkaalammaa
andaaka mee andaalaku aa dikkule dikkammalu
gopi lola nee paala paDDaamuraa

krishNa krishNa krishNa krishNa krishNa krishNa
maccha maccha maccha maccha
krishNa krishNa krishNa krishNa krishNa krishNa
maccha maccha maccha maccha

jaalimaalina ee gaali thEripaaraa choosi vese eela
maavi maatuna daaguntE kootha vesi guvvalu navve gola
taruNiro karuNatho moksham choope kiraNamai nilichaane
tanuvutho puttE maayanu thelupagaa pilichaane
moksham kannaa maanam minna minnu mannu kannulu moosEna

gopi lola nee paala paDDaamuraa
bhaamaa bhaamaa theeraanni chEraalammaa
channeeLLalo unnaamuraa chinnaarulam mannimcharaa
gopi lola nee paala paDDaamuraa

vaadiponi sirulenno poolu poochEti komma remma gumma
nEnu kore aa thaara Edi meelona bhaama bhaama bhaama
thagaduraa idi marii chodyam kaadaa sogasari govindaa
andaroo neevaarEgaa okaritho mudi undaa
choosE kalalu enno unnaa choopE hrudayam okate undamma

gopi lola nee paala paDDaamuraa
andaaka mee andaalaku aa dikkule dikkammalu
bhaamaa bhaamaa theeraanni chEraalammaa
paruvE kori cheyyetthi mokkaalammaa

1.30.2009

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Bank (2009) Review by Great Andhra

Film: Bank

Rating: 1/5

Cast: Raghuvaran, Abbas, Jackie Shroff, Rahul Dev, Veda, Pooja Bharathi, Baby Bhavana, Sreedhar Rao, Jeeva (given in title card but not seen in movie) etc

Camera: Jagadish

Fights: Ram-Laxman

Dialogues: Arun Kumar

Music and Lyrics: Chinni Charan

Producer: Amrutha Arun Kumar
Story, Screenplay, Direction: Arun Kumar

Released On: 30 Jan 2009

The title 'Bank' has been snuggling in film news from about 2-3 years. At last it's released today. The film received some attention due to Jackie Shroff and Raghuvaran in main star cast. The film was intended to make with the essence 'where there is money there is crime' (as told by director in the beginning of this movie). Let us see how it worked on the heads of audiences.

Story:

The story runs around the robbery of a bank by the team of four men and a lady (Rahul Dev, Raghuvaran, Jackie Shroff, Abbas and Veda). They conspire and go successful in pilfering money from a bank but at the running-away point it happens that only Jackie Shroff takes the bag that contains Rs 100 Cr (!!! Denomination not known!!! Even though Rs 1000, it comes to 10000 bundles-in a small bag!!!). He gets hurt by the bullet of a security guard and hence he makes a successful attempt to run away from that place and throw the currency bag in a well. He also makes a map of that place writing on a paper with his blood. He takes the help of a chaiwala to handover that paper to his friends and escapes. Chaiwala does that and the team knows the whereabouts of that money after coming out from jail after 4 years. They go in search of that with the help of map, and find that a house got constructed on the Well. They attack the people in that house and dig the place where the Well was there earlier and takes out their bag. But who gets that bag at last, is the climax.

Performances:

Everybody appeared to have done over action. Especially the histrionics of Raghuvaran are over dosed. The dubbing sounded for Jackie Shroff is louder and overboard. Veda's role as lady robber recalls Jyothi Rana in Pokiri. Abbas made an insipid presence but there is no other go for him. Pooja Bharathi acted in so-called action/thrill sequence in second half. Baby Bhavana has nothing big to act than crying. Model Sreedhar Rao appeared in guest role and a song.

Technically, the movie is very weak. The director failed to understand the degree of intensity to be shown while canning every scene. Even RR and BGS (Back Ground Score) didn't match the requirement.

Director should be blamed for entire dull-show. He has taken almost all the key departments story, dialogues and screenplay. Finally, the film appeared to have done by an amateur. It's a funny torture for audiences to watch this movie. Audiences find relief as the characters in the film die one by one. That was the disgust developed in this 2 hrs show.

The climax is so vague and weak that the film gets erased from the minds of people within a day, but the hangover of pain continues for another day.

Analysis:

This erratic story line tests the patience of audiences. It's almost made like a child-play but not as suspense thriller. There are many blunders in the movie that made people laugh. The director seems to have got inspired by a few Hollywood flicks and attempted this dreaming bigger thing. But it ended up as a dud. How the biggies like Jackie Shroff, Raghuvaran or Rahul Dev could agree to work for this film? That becomes a big question all together.

The film lacked in basic common sense. The terminology and the presentation of scenes are also disgusting for audiences viz: hijacking software (!!!), narco analysis injection (!!!). How a man can dig a Well with a small spade? How come the so-called narco-analysis injections make security guards unconscious but walk? There are myriad things that made people laugh at the movie. It goes without saying that the film got 'bank'rupted.