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.

Nani (Ashta Chemma Fame) 's Snehituda (2009) Movie Review

Film: Snehithuda

Rating: 2.5/5

Cast: Nani, Madhavi Latha, Nazzer, Tanikella Bharani, Brahmanandam, MS Narayana etc

Dialogues: Bhashasree

Editing: Marthand K Venkatesh

Dance: Swarna Babu

Art: Suresh

Cinematogrpahy: Vasu

Music: Sivaram Shankar

Story, Screenplay, Direction: Satyam Bellamkonda

Released On: 7th Aug 2009

It’s the movie that has hit the screen with the hero and heroine those have success record with their first films Asta Chemma and Nachchavule respectively. Obviously that aura has pulled the audiences to theaters to some extent. Let us see how it entertained the audiences.

Story:

Sai (Nani) is an orphan who lives in different houses secretly when the owners go away on tour!! He grows up that way (and indeed there is a clash with an episode that he says himself that he has grown up in an Orphanage).

He happens to meet Savitri (Madhavi Latha) in one of his trysts in a bungalow. She falls in a trouble and hence seeks help from Sai.

What’s the problem? How Sai solves that for her? And how Sai becomes a key in her life has to be watched on screen.

Performances:

Nani:
He has shouldered the movie with his ease in action and perfection in dialogue delivery. But there is suggestion for him. He has to work on his body and go for grooming. He is looking very mundane which should be corrected for better mileage on silver screen.

Madhavi Latha:
She is active with fire in eyes. She suits better for arrogant roles and also proved that she can carry pathos also well.

Others are ok in their shoes. Nazzer’s character entertained with his teenage love episode. Tanikella Bharani is ok in his guest appearances. The young villain appeared in this flick did well and his performance is up to the requirement although there is nothing new in histrionics.

Technical Departments:
Music is average and the song ‘Inthaki Nuvvevaru…’ is catchy. Even the pathos version also deserves a mention. Production values are poor and the cinematography is also weak.

Highlights:

Introduction scene with partly color and fully black and white is good
Pawan Kalyan and Charmy elements add mass entertainment value
Nazzer’s flash back episode with Apoorva is entertaining

Disappointments:

Obsolete treatment

Analysis:

It is a reasonable attempt with formula line, but not a very wise one. It’s not a blunder and at the same time may not do wonder at box office. In single line to say, it’s not bad.

The best part in this movie is that there is no elastic narration. Everything has fallen in right pace. The take off is interesting but the interval break leaves no enthusiasm. But second half generates some interest with Nazzer’s flash back episode. Nani’s performance is the best part in the film without which this film wouldn’t be a film that makes people watch till its end.

The humor elements can be far better for the subjects of this sort.

On a whole, it’s just an average show that deserves pass mark.

Bottom Line: Watch it if you have some time to kill

Ramesh Varma's RIDE (2009) Movie Review by Greatandhra

Film: Ride

Rating: 3/5

Cast: Nani, Aksha, Tanish, Swetha Basu, Sudha, Ahuti Prasad, Kasi Vishwanath, Thulasi, Praveen etc

Cinematography: Shyam K Naidu

Music: Hema Chandra

Story, Screenplay, Direction: Ramesh Varma

Producer: Bellamkonda Suresh

Released On: 5th June 2009

As the title suggests it’s a movie based on bike ride. Obviously it appeals for teens and let us see how far the movie reached expectations.

Story:

Mahesh (Tanish) is the responsible son of a middle class retired father (Kasi Vishwanath). He joins in Kapil Chit Funds as collection agent to add something to his father’s pension. As his employer (Brahmanandam) asks him to possess a bike to work in his company, his mother (Thulasi) gifts him one on loan.

On the other hand Arjun (Nani) is the son of an employee (Ahuthi Prasad) who believes more in savings than fulfilling the bike-desire of his son. Arjun is so passionate about bike that he finds no meaning in life without that. He studies in collage and dreams about possessing a bike every day.

Once, Mahesh loses his bike and finds that with Arjun. The tug starts from then. Has Arjun stolen Mahesh’s bike? Finally how that bike changes the lives of these two youngsters? That forms rest of the story.

Rani (Swetha) is the lady beside Mahesh and Pooja (Aksha) is the girl for Arjun.

Performances:

Nani is at his best. He is setting a trade mark for himself with unique voice and modulation of dialogues. But at times, he is brining in monotony of expression carrying his Asta Chemma flavor. He should be conscious at that point. He proves to be a good suit for mass oriented roles.

Tanish is still tender in looks. He needs to add roughness to fit into the action oriented bill. But he is perfect fit for the role he portrayed in this film. He has to work on dialogue modulation.

Aksha is for glamour while Shwetha is with performance plus glamour. Like ‘e…p..u..d..u’, ‘e….k..a..d..a’ modulation in KBL, here she was give the mannerism ‘Ori Nayano..’. But that proved superfluous in some scenes.

Kasi Vishwanth has slimmed down and now looking better than that of in Nachavule. Ahuthi Prasad has little to portray. Comedy would have worked on him to add value for his presence. Others are ok.

Brahmanandam-Praveen combination as bava-bavamaridi brought many laughs in theaters. Praveen seems to be promising artiste for subtle humor and comedy for many film makers these days.

Coming to technical aspects, Hema Chandra’s music is good and RR is also done well. Dialogues and direction is also up to the requirement.

Analysis:

As said above, it’s a concept that appeals to the age group of 13-19. The sentiment that surrounds a bike may not appeal for matured audiences. It’s a clear cut action-sentiment drama knitted around a two-wheeler.

First half of the movie is with good pace while second half pervaded with action episodes and chasing sequences. The climax is a bit lengthy but there is little scope to make it short.

‘Dhanchave menaththa koothura…’ remix on Nani and Aksha is canned in a perfect masala way.

Navadeep’s appearance in guest role in climax is a bit interesting. On a whole, the movie has followed the formula of a youthful masala entertainer.

Ashta Chemma Review

Film: ASHTA CHEMMA

Rating: 3/5

Banner: Art Beat Capital Pvt LtdCast: Nani, Swathi, Bhargavi, Sreenivas, Hema, Tanikella Bharani, Jhansi and others

Music: Kalyani Malik

Cinematography: PG VindaProducer: Ram Mohan P

Director: Indraganti Mohan Krishna

Release Date: September 05, 2008Story:
A hilarious treat, the story is about Lavanya (Swathi) a youthful and bubbly girl who only has one mission in life- to marry the star Mahesh Babu. Lavanya is madly in love with him and cannot think of anyone else however she is disappointed when she gets to know that Mahesh has been married to Namratha. Due to this, her aunt (Jhansi) several attempts to get Lavanya married to an NRI keep failing and after a lot of persuasion the pretty girl agrees. However, she puts in a condition that the name of the groom must be Mahesh which is yet another problem. Due to her obsession with Mahesh Babu, the music and songs she plays creates havoc in the neighbourhood and the worst affected is Anand (Sreenivas), the next door guy. In an effort to get rid of Lavanya, he goes in search of a person with the name Mahesh and finally chances upon a guy with the same name (Nani) who works in a pub. Sreeni hatches a plan and finally both of them fall in love, however things get interesting when it is known that Mahesh's actual name is Rambabu and on the other hand Sreenivas falls in love with Varalakshmi (Bhargavi), sister of Rambabu who hails from the village Lakkavaram. What happens after that forms the rest of the story.Presentation:
The director has come up with a simple treat but then he has excelled in presenting the plot very well and also the narration was quite interesting. The script was tight and the screenplay was executed very well with some good points to add fun. Dialogues were quite witty and though music was not always in sync, it suited the moods. Camera was effective with good angles. Nani has come up with a good performance given his debut effort and equally competent was Sreenivas in his first shot. However, they might not fit that well to the mainstream movies. Bhargavi had this domestic sex appeal in her but she needs to tone down her body, her performance was good. The real show stealer was Swathi whose dialogue delivery is worth every penny. She has learnt to be a camera friendly girl and this will take her far. Tanikella was not utilized completely and Jhansi was strong enough on the screen.
Conclusion:
The amount of creativity and wit used to make this seemingly plain story look interesting is worth appreciation. While the entire length of the movie revolves around one theme, it is the factor of 'Mahesh Babu' that really pulls the audience. However, care should have been taken to ensure that few things are not overdone as such instances have occurred here. The film will definitely appeal the multiplex and metro audience but there is not much for the mass except the 'Mahesh' syndrome. Commercially, it will rake in good money and will get a decent fare tag.