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12.05.2008

Andhamaina Abaddham Review : By GreatAndhra.com

Film: Andamaina Abadhdham
Rating: 2/5
Banner: Mega Hindustan Movies
Cast: Raja, Kamna Jethmalani, Nagababu, Nizhalgal Ravi, MS, Ali, Naresh, Sudharani, Surekha Vani and others
Music: M M Srilekha
Camera: Ram Pinisetty
Director: Raviraja Pinisetty
Producers: P P Reddy, Kesavaraju, J Ramanamurthy
Release date: 05/12/2008

Story
A routine romance with a twist, the story begins with the love birds Pradeep (Raja) and Vaishnavi(Kamna) in Bangkok and their romance is noticed by Naidu (Naresh) and he happens to be the close friend of Raghuram(Nagababu), Vaishnavi's father in India.

Immediately he informs him of this and since Raghuram has not seen Pradeep's picture, Pradeep sends a different picture of his friend Shyam (Ali) and from there on, he works out a plan in such a way that his family meets up with Raghuram's family through coincidence and later, his father (Nizhalgal Ravi) meets Raghuram and soon both families get together.

Even the engagement of Pradeep is fixed with Vaishnavi under dramatic situations. However, the truth is revealed about Pradeep's plan. What happens after that forms the rest of the story.

Performance
Raja is one man who seems to be following the path of Uday Kiran given his mild performance. He needs to put in more energy in his body language and dialogue delivery.

His performance is becoming a bit repetitive. Kamna has got enough voluptuous beauty and nativity to keep the Telugu audience pleased and there was nothing wrong with her performance. Nagababu has lived upto his role effectively and his dialogue delivery has been top notch. Nizhalgal Ravi looks classy in his performance and he has a strong potential in Tollywood. Naresh has delivered a good performance, he is effective. M S and Ali have provided some share of comedies.

The others did their bit to add value to the movie. The special song having Rachana Mourya has been a visual feast and she certainly has the smoothness and tenderness that might give Mumaith Khan a run for her money.

Analysis
The film had a regular romantic tale and though the plot has been visited few times, it was essential that the script must be maintained tightly and that was missing atleast during the first half. The dialogues were just about okay and there was nothing punchy or special about it.

Music has come out with some impressive tunes but then most of them happen to be lifts from western and Hindi beats. Luckily, they were not haphazard and did not break the rhythm of the film. Though the film did not have any shock moments or some really touching scenes, it carried on with a decent pace. The film did not take off on that convincing note but later on it picked up some momentum and by the time the second half came in, the maturity of the director came in.

This could be a good tale for those interested in family dramas and television serials cut short into a film. Technically, there are no flaws but at the same time nothing special to talk about, commercially the film will need a lot of word of mouth to take it to the audience else it will sink in no time.

11.28.2008

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Ek Police (2008) Review

Film: Ek Police
Rating: 1.75/5
Banner: NH Rushya Productions
Cast: Naga Babu, Lakshana, Gayatri, Dheeraj etc
Editing: Nandamuri Hari
Producers: Bhaskar Reddy, Krishna Prasad
Director: Kodi Rama Krishna
Released On: 28th Nov 2008

It's another product from Kodi Rama Krishna who again proved that he lost grip in making a film for contemporary audience although the subject seems not to be out dated.

Story:
Satya Murthy (Prithvi) is a lecturer who gets killed in the ands of two goondas. The goondas possess the support of politicians both from ruling and opposition parties. A group of 5 students (Dheeraj and Co and 'Happy Days' fame Gayatri) witness that brutal murder and report to police. ACP Jaya Chandra (Naga Babu) comes as a newly appointed officer in that place. Aruna (Lakshana), another lecturer in the college happens to witnesses the murder of Satya Murthy. But the behavior of ACP Jaya Chandra appears different. He joins hands with goondas and enjoys drinks with them. He also kidnaps Madhuri (Gayatri) just before the actual motive of Jaya Chandra is revealed. Finally how ACP Jaya Chandra gives a solution for better society forms the crux of the movie.

Performances:
The movie turned watchable just because of Naga Babu. No other actor in the movie could pull the attention of audiences. Lakshana is plump but proves to be an apt choice beside Naga Babu. 'Happy Days' Gayatri appears to have taken up this role as she felt desperate. She might have considered the names of Kodi Rama Krishna and Naga Babu and Okayed for this movie. There is no substantial role for her to play. If she continues taking up such roles in this sort of movies, she would be branded as the actress for B grade stuff. Care should be taken by her from now onwards. New actor Dheeraj couldn't make any impact as the character is not projected well. On a whole it's a Naga Bbau's movie. That's all.

Jothi Rana, the lady villain in 'Pokiri' appeared in an item song. The villains are worst as performers and Kodi has failed completely in picking up right faces.

Coming to technical departments, music proves better than any other faculty. Production values are ok and direction proves below average.

Analysis:
It's a movie taken to project political leaders as goondas and people as victims for that. But that hasn't projected in sensible way. The solution shown in the movie is also nothing new and great.

On a whole it turned a mere 'good police vs crooked politicians' fight. Both first half and second half are loosely tangled where the audiences feel boredom many times. It's better than 'Apada Mokkulavaadu' and that's what anyone can say. But certainly it's not a well made film. Kodi Rama Krishna needs to work on how to make a film that entertains and appeals for present day audiences.

The movie need not expect any big laurels at box office. As the budget incurred on it is meager, it may even fall on right side of business.

source: greatandhra