Rajasekhar's Maa Annayya Bangaram Movie Review by Greatandhra

Film: Maa Annayya Bangaram

Rating: 2/5

Banner: Visakha Talkies

Cast: Rajasekhar, Kamalini Mukherjee, Jayaprakash Reddy, Rohit, Aditya Om, Yashwanth, Raj Kalyan, Ping Pong, Master Bharath, Sayaji Shinde, Jhansi, Uttej, Brahmanandam and others

Music: S A Rajkumar

Story: Bhupathi Raja

Editing: Gautham Raju

Camera: D Prasad Babu

Screenplay, Direction: Jonnalagadda Srinivas

Producer: Natti kumar

Release date: 31/07/2010

Angry man Rajasekhar who has been working hard for a hit is now arriving with yet another family entertainer and this time, he has the sensuous Kamalini Mukherjee by his side.


Story

Sivaji (Rajasekhar) is a mechanic who works hard and comes up in life. He lives only for his brothers (Rohit, Aditya Om, Yashwanth, Raj Kalyan, Ping Pong, Master Bharath) and wants to see them successful as he challenges his uncle (Sayaji).

In this process, he also refuses to get married. Even the brothers are equally attached to Sivaji. However, persuasion from brothers and uncle Parameswara Rao (Jayaprakash Reddy) makes Sivaji agree for marriage.

The story takes a turn with the arrival of Manjula (Kamalini), both Sivaji and Manjula like each other the first time they meet. However, the problem is Manju’s elder sister (Jhansi) has a tough time with her married life living in a joint family so she is adamant that Manjula should go to a nuclear family. Parameswara Rao lies that Sivaji has only one brother and the marriage takes place. However, the truth gets revealed soon and this brings problems. What happens after that forms the rest of the story.


Performances

Rajasekhar was stiff as a stick and except for his usual plastic smiles and strained eyes, there was nothing extra or different that one could notice.

Kamalini looks starved and she has lost all that voluptuous charm and cute sex appeal. It is better she gets back to her original shape instead of dieting, her hairstyling was poor. Performance wise, she was up to the mark.

Jayaprakash Reddy was the saving grace for the film. His comedy timing and exceptional dialogue delivery manages to get few smiles and he shows good energy levels.

Jhansi gives an impressive act, though her role was brief, she is good with her expressions and body language. She has a natural oomph which is hard to resist.

The support cast (Rohit, Aditya Om, Yashwanth, Master Bharath, Raj Kalyan) had a subdued presence and they contributed in their own way. Brahmi came and went, Sayaji was not used to the fullest, the others didn’t have much to offer.


Analysis

The idea of speaking about the importance of joint families and the human relations is a noble thought but then it has to be conceived in the right manner to connect with the audience. While the storyline was good and was written decently, it is the narration and presentation that flipped. Movies like ‘Hum Aapke Hain Kaun’ ‘Aadavari Maatalaku Ardhaalu Verule’ and few others have built that bond strongly so the audience is used to that intensity and depth which was missing in this movie. The affections between brothers are the key but there was an overdose of sentiment which sometimes defied logic and normalcy. In a way, instead of showing the good side of a joint family, the film ends up scaring the wits out of the audience looking at the attachments.

Drawbacks:

Here is a glimpse of few limitations

* All brothers want Rajasekhar by their side when they sleep, so he spends sometime with his wife on first night and comes back to his brothers to sleep along with them…
* Almost all of them are 20 plus but they wait for the brother to get them biryani
* All brothers wish to sleep along with their brother with their legs resting on him
* While at one end, Rajasekhar wants them to become IAS, IPS, Doctor, he ends up sobbing like a child and so does the brothers when the situation of their going away for few days comes.
* Kamalini gives birth to the baby but refuses to see the child’s face or feed with milk till the brothers return..!!

While the overdose is on the extreme side, the film has few sad points which might appeal to the joint family audience and will bring tears to the B, C center ladies. At the box office, given the huge number of theaters, the business of the movie may fall on wrong side.

Bottom Line: Strict ‘no’ for modern audiences

Orange Actress Shazahn Padamsee Profile and Rare Pics

Name: Shazahn Padamsee

Born: 1987

Occupation: Film actress, Theatre artist, model

My favourites:

Movie: Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge

Director: James Cameron

Actor: Shahrukh Khan, Robert De Niro and Al Pacino

Actress: Meryl Streep

Colour: Pink and purple

Book: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

Perfume: Bright Crystal by Versace

Outfit: Little black dress

Holiday destination: Bali

Fashion designers: Roberto Cavalli, Diane von F�rstenberg, Swapnil Shinde

Fitness mantra: Eat well but work out to have a fit body.

Food: Indian and Italian


Party Look: “Skinny, well-fitted jeans teamed with a colourful top. Black is an absolute no-no. I like funky accessories like leather belts, sparkling swish jewellery in stones of interesting hues and shapes, and bags, which I love to mix ‘n’ match with my clothes.”

Brand Basics: “I am not a brand person. But I do pick up well-tailored, good clothes. I like wearing stylish, well-cut jeans, mostly ‘Zara’, though I don’t mind picking up good stuff from the flea market in Bangkok too. For bags and shoes, I prefer ‘Roberto Cavalli’. Makeup wise, I only opt for ‘M.A.C.’ products.”

Best Do: “The best was the surprise birthday party at my own house, which was arranged by my friends. I was extremely touched by their gesture.”

Worst Event: “It was in Dubai last year, where DJ Paul Oakenfold played some boring music, the space was extremely huge and people were very few and horrible. I yawned and yawned!”

Party Goof Up: “I was stuck in a lift all through a party which was thrown for me.”


Biography:

Shazahn Padamsee can be highbrow and familiar with you all at once. One minute the talkative wide-eyed youngster, the other a careful debutante, who insists on choosing the picture that must appropriately accessorise the article. But Shazahn, the youngest of the Padamsees, is the girl of the moment. With many major brands in her advertising kitty, a Yash Raj movie – Rocket Singh Salesman Of The Year and opposite Ramcharan Tej in Anjana Productions Movie Orange – she’s the only one from her family to seek a career in films.


She is the daughter of renowned ad guru cum theatre personality Alyque Padamsee and pop diva Sharon Prabhakar. Shazahn make silver screen debut as lead actress opposite Ranbir Kapoor in Yash Raj Films production directed by Shimit Amin.

“It happened quite unexpectedly. My dad who is playing King Duncan in Macbeth asked me to read his lines. I had never read Shakespeare before and when my dad heard me he said I was very good. He was very surprised that it came very naturally to me.”


The camera shy Shahzahn is also gearing up to face it. “I want to be fully prepared. Channel [v] had asked me to audition for their VJ hunt, but I didn’t go. I was not very confident about being in front of a camera then. I had to get over that. Now I am getting my portfolio done and then try to get into modelling.”

Shazahn Padamsee’s acting background includes her subtle performance in play ‘Unspoken Dialogues’ which turned out to be very successful. Besides helping her parents with the production of the plays, Shazahn was chosen by FHM India to be a FHM girl and shot a hot photo shoot. The girl has also had a stint with the ramp.


I like going out with my close friends, just to chill out. My party magnet would be good company and great music.”

Currently Shazahn is working with Ram Charan Tej in "Orange", Bugs Bhargava’s ad-film company and is training to be a copywriter. “A friend asked me to write for a show on televisionand that is when I discovered that I really like writing.”


“Dad (adman Alyque Padamsee) played Jinnah in Gandhi and was offered Amrish Puri’s role in Indiana Jones And The Temple of Doom,” says Shazahn. “But he declined because he would have to eat monkey brains! I’m pretty chilled out. I can sit around for hours in my vanity van and find ways to be occupied. My dad would go insane with the inactivity,” Shazahn says.

Her half-siblings – Raell and Quasar – and mother Sharon, not to mention “dad” and his former wives – the late Pearl Padamsee and Dolly Thakore, are involved in theatre. “I was the last person to get into acting. My parents didn’t believe it when I told them that this is what I wanted to do. Though I’ve always been around the stage, helping with the props and production, I was very shy. And then Gary Richardson offered me a role, which he said involved ‘sitting onstage, reading a book’. It then expanded to ‘saying a few lines, like yes and no’. Turned out, it was the central character,” says Shazahn.


Once on stage, she took courage from her father’s advice: Nervousness is another side of excitement. “Whenever I go on stage, all my nervous energy blooms into a performance,” she says. She was clear about stepping into films and was willing to wait for the right project. “I knew, I had time on my side since I look young, so I started working on my Hindi and got into modelling. And then came Rocket Singh,” she says. It is at this point that the starry airs settle on her, and she says this is all she can divulge about the film.


“I call my dad for every little thing. He always advises me to give my best shot. I take rejection very badly, but he is emphatic that I must get used to failure because there will be more of it than success. My mother is a darling and sugarcoats everything. She is completely focused on me and sets objectives and deliverables. I miss Pearl more now. I have never known my grandparents. She’d have filled that space,” she says.

Shazahn Padamsee had the opportunity to meet Shah Rukh Khan while shooting for a commercial with him. The actress made her debut with Shimit Amin’s Rocket Singh starring Ranbir Kapoor and one of SRK’s biggest hits, Chak De! India was also directed by Shimit. So, the two were seen having a discussion on the director and SRK shared some incidents that took place during Chak De! India’s shooting.


Filmography:

Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year........ Sherena ( Hindi) 2009

Kanimozhi Anu..... (Tamil)...... Filming 2010

Orange..... (Telugu) Filming


Some Unseen Pics:

Komaram Puli All Songs Lyrics

Director: SJ Suriyah

Producer: Singhanamala Ramesh

Lyrics: Chandrabose

Date Of Release: Aug 2010

Power Star

Singer(s): Vijay Prakash, Tanvi Shah

kayam maanukoni iyyara haami
nayam cheyavu ika yenduku yemi
tayyarayye mari tarikitadeemi.....power star..power star

deyam kayyi manu nuvvoka dhami
cheyandiyyamanu nuvurigami
priyam kadu mari naati cherami

iyyalsindi mari iyyavu yemi
tiyyalsindi tera tiyyavu yemi

ayyo cheyyaku ika timmini bammini
ammi chellavika chillara dummi

taluku beluku taarale namme
telugu pogaru staru ve summi neeve

poweru suproo superoo naapine choopado

tappadika cheyyave handsup
yeppatiki veyyanu lockup

cheppu mari chesina tappulu yemiti yemiti naa neram
are yenduku ee dourjanyam

adarallo heroine unde
kulukullona cocaine unde
andamlo rdx a nindunde

nayanam lo nicotine unde
chirunavvllo steroid unde
allarlo alcohol a daagundi

kougili kaaragaramlo bidiyanne ika bali chesta mari virahanne ika uri teesta nava rasika chinukulato pasidi chematalato usuru chaliki tala teestaga

kayam maanukoni iyyara haami
nayam cheyavu ika yenduku yemi
tayyarayye mari tarikitadeemi.....power star..power star

pettu mari paruguki full stop
taggu mari tagadika wrong step
have to ani nilapaku eppudu yemiti yemiti vipareetam
arey yenduku naapi pantam

one way lo pravesam yente
120 lo prayanamente
pranayam lo paddati paadu ledente

signalene adikramista
siggey vadili matibramista
chivarki naa lecenseey raddautunna

yegasina yavvana maargam lo
yedamaina adi kudi anta
sare yerupaina adi pasupanta
ika iruku sarasamata uruku muripemata melikey mokshamata padamanta...

madura premalaku master nuvve
madana kaamudiki full stop nuvve
manasu dochukone my star nuvve...power star...power star

deyam kayyi manu nuvvoka dhami
cheyandiyyamanu nuvurigami
priyam kadu mari naati cherami

Amma Thalle

Singer(s): Naresh Iyer, Swetha Mohan

Oi Sootiga Sootiga Neetuga Neetuga
Naatukupoina Choopulu Kottudu
Cheetiki Maatiki Maatiki Cheetiki
Ghatuga Thaakina Oopiri Kottudu
Dataka Daataka Geethanu Daati
Chekkili Cherey Chekkara Kottudu
Meetaka Meetaka Manasey Meete
Maatalu Cheppe kotala Kottudu
Kottina Vaade daggaraku Jarigi
daggara Jarigi Siggulu Perigi
Siggulu Tharigey Premalu Perigey... oh...oh.

Premalu Pandaga Nomulu Pandaga Omani Chempalu Malli Kottaloi....

Yee..... Amma Thalle Normooyave Noti Muthyal Jaarniyakey...

Amma Thalle Normooyave Noti Muthyal Jaaraniyake

aa mabbulu galiki taaki aa galiki mabbe aagi
pongenanta varsham
mari nee debbaki bugge pandi naa buggana rangey chindi
yendenanta varsham
uli taake sokina marenu kada shila silpam
puli dookudu choodaga venu kaada cheli muripem
kammaga taakina ventane le lemmani niddura leche venuvu madilo madura madanam
naa kommanu taakina ventane poo remmalu tenelu patti kadile usha ushodayam
nuvvu nachina chota navvula gandham mechina chota yevvana gandham
neeku naaku jeevana bandhale

Yee..... Amma Thalle naancheyake nava ratnaal raalcheyave...

nuuvu...nuvvikada unte nena akkada pakkana unta
naa gelupuvi nuvvenanta ukkiri bikkiri chestunta
naa choopuku jaabilivanta naa rekhalu paavanamanta nuvvee nenanta

Yee..... Amma Thalle alladake

naa repati maapati mapati repati kaadanai ledani ledani kaadani
vedana lona modana saadana chaalinchamantaa...

nee vakili vekuvanauta
nee chikati chakirinauta
naakai kekalu peditee kaakila
naya gaarala chilaka chinaka chilaka jalaka chinaka
nuvvu naa ningini korina vela vey gangalugaa...
mari aa ganga tirigey nela sandramunu sambhavinchena.....ela...ela....ela.....ela.......

jabili gumma....jabili gumma....jabili gumma....jabili gumma....jabili gumma....jabili gumma....jabili gumma....jabili gumma....jabili gumma....jabili gumma....jabili gumma....jabili gumma....

Kottina Vaade daggaraku Jarigi
daggara Jarigi Siggulu Perigi
Siggulu Tharigey Premalu Perigey... oh...oh.

Premalu Pandaga Nomulu Pandaga Omani Chempalu Malli Kottaloi....

Amma Thalle Normooyave Noti Muthyal Jaaraniyake..Noti Muthyal Jaaraniyake...Noti Muthyal Jaaraniyakeeeee..........

Maaralante Lokam

Singer(s): A R Rehman & KMMC Choir
Conducted by Kavita Baliga

maaraalante lokam maaralanta nuvve
veeche gaali andarikosam vaana megham dachukodau tana kosam
suryakaanti andarikosam chandrajyothi yerugadu a swardham
okkarikaina melu cheste lokamanta melu jarigenu
okkarikaina haani cheste lokamanta haani kaligenu
maaraalante lokam maaralanta nuvve

nuvvante lokam neevente lokam ee maate slokam sodharaa
maa telugu talliki mallepuu danda
nuvvante lokam neevente lokam ee maate slokam sodharaa

maa telugu talliki mallepuu danda
maa telugu talliki mallepuu danda
maa telugu talliki mallepuu danda

maaraalante lokam maaralanta nuvve
veeche gaali andarikosam vaana megham dachukodau tana kosam
suryakaanti andarikosam chandrajyothi yerugadu a swardham
okkarikaina melu cheste lokamanta melu jarigenu
okkarikaina haani cheste lokamanta haani kaligenu

sahanamlo gandhiji samaram lo netaji
sahanamlo gandhiji samaram lo netaji

maaraalante lokam maaralanta nuvve

maa telugu talliki mallepuu danda
maa telugu talliki mallepuu danda

Maham Maaye

Singer(s): Javed Ali, Suchitra
Additional Vocals: Milinair

o chekumukhe o chekumukhe nuvvu cheraga sarasake
o shashimukhe o shashimukhe ika meesam molichenu manasuke

mahammahamaaye mahammayalu ika modalaayane
mahammahamaaye muhurtaalu mudiraaye

mahammahamaaye mahammayalu ika modalaayane
mahammahamaaye muhurtaalu mudiraaye

bahu teeyaga teeyaga teeyaga teeyaga teralanu teeyaga
oho challaga challaga challaga challaga nidhulanu challaga

o chekumukhe o chekumukhe nuvvu cheraga sarasake
o shashimukhe o shashimukhe ika meesam molichenu manasuke

mahammahamaaye mahammayalu ika modalaayane
mahammahamaaye muhurtaalu mudiraaye

kaalike meghalu tagilane velike gaganalu velige
antariksham antaranga mattu annadi paala punta pula santha ainadi
oorinchutunna swargame yeri korukontu vachi inti peratilo moola naggutunnadi
daivame cheri kurrajanta verri minchi prema prema maggutunnadi

alanti hai idi alanti hai idi ilanti hai ekkadunnadi

malli putti malli perigi malli moosi malli kalisi malli velisi malli malli prema katti chachchi putti hoye

malli nuvvu malli nenu malli badha malli prema malli kotta rangu ledu alupu raadule

mahammahamaaye mahammayalu ika modalaayane
mahammahamaaye muhurtaalu mudiraaye

mahammahamaaye mahammayalu ika modalaayane
mahammahamaaye muhurtaalu mudiraaye

bahu teeyaga teeyaga teeyaga teeyaga teralanu teeyaga
oho challaga challaga challaga challaga nidhulanu challaga

o chekumukhe o chekumukhe nuvvu cheraga sarasake
o shashimukhe o shashimukhe ika meesam molichenu manasuke

Dochey

Singer(s): Shreya Goshal , Lady Kash 'n' Krissy

You one make the bad guys cry
You one make the bad guys cry
You one make the bad guys cry
The cheddavallu cry

Dochey dorikindi dochey andamaina nidhi dochey
Andariki andanidi dochey
Dochey dorikindi dochey andamaina nidhi dochey
Andariki andanidi dochey
Saagaramu nenoye naavikudu neevoye
Eeduladavoye inkaa dochey

Dochey dorikindi dochey andamaina nidhi dochey
Andariki andanidi dochey
Yenni kalalunnoye
Padi manulunnayi illadavoye inka dochey

You one make the bad guys cry
You one make the bad guys cry
You one make the bad guys cry
The cheddavallu cry

mani ganulunnayi padi manulunnayi
Kempulenno naalo pongenoyenoye
Neelaane nalona nindenoye ooooo...........
Sudigundamoye jalagandamoye
nanu aapadale apesina
ashalato anveshanato aapai aapai adugeye

vetikey vetikey tvaraga vetikey
sariga vetikeye siri sampaadananta dochey

Dochey dorikindi dochey andamaina nidhi dochey
Andariki andanidi dochey
Saagaramu nenoye naavikudu neevoye
Eeduladavoye inkaa dochey

aalu chippaluntay utta gavvaluntay natta gullalunna cheravoye
mutyale aapaina yeravoye

badabaagnule jadipinchinaa
nadireyulalo nadakaagina nee korikane diksuchikato
keratam neevai dookey

vetikey vetikey atiga vetikey ratikey vetikey sukha sandrala saaram dochey

Dochey dorikindi dochey andamaina nidhi dochey
Andariki andanidi dochey
Dochey dorikindi dochey andamaina nidhi dochey
Andariki andanidi dochey

Yo one make the bad guys cry
Yo one make the bad guys cry
Yo one make the bad guys cry
The cheddavallu cry

Nammakameeyara Swamy

Singer(s): Chitra, Madhusree, Harini

nammakameeyaraa swamy..
nirbhayameeyaraa swamy..
sanmargamedo chooparaa swamy..
sugnyana sooryudni maalo veligincharaa..

nammakameeyaraa swamy..
nirbhayameeyaraa swamy..
sanmargamedo chooparaa swamy..
sugnyana sooryudni maalo veligincharaa..

nammakameeyaraa swamy..
nirbhayameeyaraa swamy..
sanmargamedo chooparaa swamy..
sugnyana sooryudni maalo veligincharaa..


cheduku eduru poraade..
manchinepudu kaapaade..
pidugu dehameeyaraa prabhu..
prematho paatu paurusham pantham thejam raacha gunam..
prabhu.. vinayam viluvalaneeyaraa..

nammakameeyaraa swamy..
nirbhayameeyaraa swamy..
sanmargamedo chooparaa swamy..
sugnyana sooryudni maalo veligincharaa..

lona nijamu gurthinche..
paina bhramanu gamaninche sookshma nethrameeyara swamy..
sarvamandinchu nee priya gaanam smaranam prarthanakai..
swamy.. samayam swachathaneeyaraa..

nammakameeyaraa swamy..
nirbhayameeyaraa swamy..
sanmargamedo chooparaa swamy..
sugnyana sooryudni maalo veligincharaa..

nammakameeyaraa swamy..
nirbhayameeyaraa swamy..
sanmargamedo chooparaa swamy..
sugnyana sooryudni maalo veligincharaa..

Komaram Puli Audio Release Review and Trailer

Komaram Puli Audio released today at Novatel in Hyderabad. TV9 covered the function and Pawan Kalyan, AR Rahman , SJ Surya , Nikesha Patel, Chandrabose and others attended the function. CM Rosaiah is the chief guest of the program. Udaya Bhanu acted as host.

Review:

First of all TV9. What an idiotic channel we have. They should really learn how to cover a movie function. The way the function organised was huge and TV9 made it look arbit. They covered it like a news event. They should really grow up. And the fake background which was released on net as Puli background a year back was used by TV9 in between the program. Now you can understand what sort of quality standards this stupid channel has.

Next, Udaya Bhanu was the host. I got irritated all the time I was watching the show. We have Pawan and ARR on the stage and she shouts like a dog. What the hell was that? Anyways she is a usually the worst Telugu anchor. And our shows should really think about this dancers dancing in the middle of the show. What the fish? Some arbit guy acting as Pawan!! and infront of him. Come on...

Nagababu and CM gave decent talks.

As always the main attraction of the program are the candidates with stuff Surya, Rahman and Pawan.

Surya gave a kick start to the presentation ceremony in his own style. The words he spelt "I should not talk much about the movie, Movie should talk about it" was one of the highlights of his talk. You can see the positive relieved feeling on his face and his dedication towards work was really shown when he got so much involved that he started singing closing his eyes when the songs were being played. All the while he was seen pretty happy.

Rahman as usually gave a very small thank you note.

And surprisingly Pawan was the surprise of the show. Initially at the beginning of the program when TV9 anchor asked some stupid foolish questions Pawan just laughed!! It was like you idiots and your idiotic questions. Way to go Pawan. In the show he talked for about 15-20 minutes. The speech was very emotional and I bet you, you cannot get any other hero in Telugu industry there is no Hero with so much of conscience and conviction. For everyone who says Pawan Kalyan is an arbit fellow, they should watch the show and realize what he feels about the society. If you dont get it, feel pity for yourself. There are no hits or records talk. Those are most childish things and thats Pawan for you in his style. I dont want to put all the video links. I am just putting up the videos which has Pawan talking in them. Thanks to Youtube.

And Yeah One word can create waves even now. That is "MEGASTAR".

And here is the video of Trailer provided by Telugu one and ya HD quality. Way to go Teluguone.

And I already listened to the music, if some one tells you that they did not like the songs. Wait Wait , after 10 or 20 days you will find him saying hey the songs are good. And I tell you ARR did not disappoint.

Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu (2010) Movie Review by Bharatstudent

Film: BHEEMILI KABADDI JATTU

Rating: 2.75/5

Banner: Mega Supergood Films

Cast: Nani, Saranya Mohan, Kishore, Keerthi, Dhanraj, Vinay, Santosh, Kautilya, Aarti Puri and others

Music: Selva Ganesh

Camera: Chitti Babu

Director: Tatineni Satya

Producers: N V Prasad, Paras Jain

Release Date: July 09, 2010


Story:

A remake tale, the story is set on the backdrop of Bheemili and here lives Suribabu (nani) who is passionate about the game of Kabaddi. He along with his group of friends play Kabaddi everyday but they fail to win competitions. An opportunity comes in the form of state level championships at Rajahmundry and though Suri is never given the chance, he wants to go there. With the help of the coach Prakash (kishore) they manage an entry. Whether the team wins the trophy, why Suri wants to come to Rajahmundry, all this forms the rest of the story.


Presentation:

The director has come up with an interesting storyline and though the presentation was good, the narrative was weak. The dialogues were okay, the script was average and the screenplay was apt. background score was good but only one song is effective. Cinematography was decent. Editing could have been sharp. Costumes didn't have much to do while art department was natural. Nani did his bit as required and suits the role of a village boy, Saranya Mohan looks sweet and makes her presence felt, Kishore was perfect, Keerthi was alright, Dhanraj was decent, Vinay was okay, Santosh was convincing, the others added value to the film.


Conclusion:

The film is a remake of the Tamil movie 'Vennila Kabaddi Kuzhu' which was a big hit in Kollywood. However, such movies need strong screenplay. While the first half is all about the game and the romance sequences, the real story begins only during the second half. However, the film fails to connect to the audience at any given point due to directorial flaws. The technical values were good and the director could have avoided repeated sequences. Overall, the film might appeal at the B and C centers given the backdrop but it will take a lot of publicity for scoring a success.

Sunil in RGV's "Katha, Screenplay, Direction - Appalaraju"

Ramgopal Varma will do a Telugu film starring Sunil as hero. The film is titled “Katha, Screenplay, Direction – Appalraju”.

The film is about an innocent village chap from Amalapuram, titled Appalaraju, who comes to Hyderabad to make a Telugu film. How he faces the trials and turbulences of making a film, especially in Telugu is the basic outline of the film.

The film will feature most comedian actors of Telugu films and obviously is going to a hilarious film.

Whether Ramgopal Varma met some one from a small village wanting to become a director recently or whether he wanted to capitalize on the brilliant comedian actors available in Telugu film industry we do not know. But what we know that this man’s sense of humor is far from trite.

But it seems Sunil is turning a new leaf, sorry ‘two’ new leaves as an actor. He’s got ‘Marayda Ramanna’ with Telugu film’s most successful director S.S.Rajamouli, and now this one.

Looks like it is good ‘Katha Screenplay Direction’ of Destiny, Hardwork and Luck for Sunil!

courtesy: 123telugu.com

Komaram Puli - Audio Promo - "Ma Telugu Thalliki Malle Poodhanda" Vocals by A R Rahman

The most awaited movie of the year Pawan Kalyan's "Komaram Puli". As we know the music is being given by A R Rahman. The first audio promo of the movie was out on internet on Youtube on Geetha Arts official youtube channel. Here is the Video. And I should say that its a shame on Geetha Arts to have first promo of the movie which features Pawan Kalyan and ARR. They are good at putting money on the movie in crores. But they should recruit a team who knows internet well. Or they should keep quiet rather than coming up with such trash videos.

Birthday Wishes to MM Keeravani and Late SVR garu

Today Music director M M Keeravani is celebrating his birthday.

And also Telugu movie acting legend Late S V Ranga Rao's birthday is alse the same.

Early Tollywood conveys its wishes.

For Full Profile of SVR  CLICK HERE

For Full Profile of Keeravani  CLICK HERE

Manchu Manoj's Jhummandi Naadam (2010) Movie Review by Greatandhra

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.