Movie : Erra Gulabeelu Rating: 3.25/5 Cast : Sameera Reddy, Veera, Karthik, Deva, Samantha, Swapna Abraham, Ashwin and others Directed by : Gautham Menon Produced by : Vallabhaneni Ashok Banner : Manadesam Movies Music : None Release Date : 2011-02-19
Story:
A hard hitting tale, the story begins with the arrest of Samar (Veera) by SP Vijay (Deva) who is investigating the deaths of three police officers. Samar reveals his flashback and this involves his troubled childhood where he is sexually abused due to his maniac father. The story also reveals about his neighbour Meenakshi (Swapna) who rescues Samar and becomes his guardian till he becomes a teen. However, things change when she gets married to her childhood friend and he is killed by Samar. On the other hand, Samar has a strong feeling for Sukanya (Sameera Reddy) and he kidnaps her. What happens after that forms the rest of the story.
Artist Performances:
Sameera Reddy has come up with an expressive performance and she shows the right emotions. Deva looks good and made his presence felt. Samantha was brief. Swapna Abraham was sensuous and effective. Ashwin was alright. The real one to watch out for was Veera who comes up with a riveting performance and has that menacing feel in his language and presence. The others did their bit as required.
Plus Points:
* Cinematography * Veera’s Performance * Sameera Reddy * Production And Technical Values * Second Half * Scene Compositions
Minus Points:
* Only For Select Audience * Disturbing Content
Analysis:
This is one of those rare path breaking films which are not seen in Indian cinema so full credit goes to Gautham Menon for coming up with such a treat. The fact that there is no music, songs, comedy etc makes it a unique project. Thrillers are usually risky ventures and it takes a lot of nerve to keep the audience hooked to the seat for two hours. This was achieved through this film. But then, this is not for kids, families, those with weak hearts. The reactions might be extreme considering the flavor of the subject. At the box office, this will strike profits and it will appeal to those who seek a thinking cinema.
Verdict: Absolute thriller! Only for strong minds and hearts!! Tags: Erra Gulabeelu, Review, Sameera Reddy, Gautham Menon
Ramgopal Varma is back. This time, he has chosen the Tollywood circuit as the backdrop and tried to portray his views in the satirical way. Let us see how convincing they were.
Story: Appalaraju (Sunil) hails from Amalapuram and he is a passionate film buff. His dream is to direct a film and for that he already writes a script for a tragedy film with the title ‘Nayaki’. With full confidence, he comes to Hyderabad and manages to set foot in the industry.
It is here he comes across people like Rocky (Raghu Babu), creative head Pushpanand (Harshavardhan) as a team. Eventually, he manages to convince glamour queen Kanishka (Sakshi), the muse of Babu Garu (Adarsh), as the leading lady for his project. Then comes KT (Ajay), a star who hates Babu Garu and has got an eye on Kanishka. While all this is one side, a twist of events occur and Appalaraju is forced to join hands with mafia don Srisailam Anna (Brahmi) who becomes the producer of this film.
What are the challenges and experiences for Appalaraju? Is he the same man who comes from Amalapuram after the completion of his film? Will he be successful in making his ‘Nayaki’? All this forms the rest of the story.
Performances: Sunil has given his best for the role and it was looking clear that he was imitating the body language of Ramgopal Varma in many scenes. His characterization was not consistent and had lots of ups and downs. But he rocks with his graceful dances every where and punch dialogues here and there.
Swathi does her bit as required and it was a different experience to see the glamour avatar of this slender girl in songs. She can do with adding few extra pounds which will make her more desirable.
Sakshi Gulati has sex appeal written all over her, except the face. She was sensuous, gave the apt expressions and though her role was limited, she made the best use of it and shows potential.
Brahmanandam managed to get few smiles with his one-liners. Though few scenes of his were not made with conviction, he did an okay job.
Tanikella was apt, Raghu Babu was good, Harshavardhan imitated RGV completely right from facial expression to walk, Ajay was effective, Adarsh was powerful. Venu Madhav was irritating, Krishna Bhagawan was cool as usual, Kota was okay, Ali was not used rightly. MS Narayana, Suman Shetty, the lad with pony tail filled the gaps.
This beautiful story was wrongly handled by the director missing the spice and kick in entire drama. He ended up this film as a b-grade film without any Midas-touch by him.
Highlights:
* Ramu was successful in creating characters that both the film folks and the media folks will be able to connect with real time personalities but not for general audience. * The song which has dupes of Balakrishna, Chiranjeevi, Venkatesh, Nagarjuna doing few antics gets huge applause in theaters * The song on film directors hitting directly with their names mesmerizes the audiences. * The song ‘Ringu Road kaada..’ shot on Ajay and Sakshi stands as an example for technical brilliance and appealing look. * Sunil’s dances * Lyrics on a whole and especially ‘cinema mayam’
Drawbacks:
* The emotional anguish of the protagonist was not etched well, it is hard for the audience to connect to him. * Weak comedy * No flavor in drama * The scene after interval when Brahmi reveals his lyrical talent and sits with Ali. It got dragged to nearly ten minutes with no power in content. * The scene between Ravi Teja and Sunil. The reactions of Sunil were not right given the background he comes from in the movie. Also, it is not sure what the intention was behind having that scene. Instead of empathizing with Ravi Teja in the scene, Sunil discards him. That affected his characterization. * The scene between Sunil, Raghu Babu and Harshavardhan at ice cream vendor and auto-wala tests the patience of audience. * Lengthy narration
Analysis: People focused on this film just because of Ram Gopal Varma than anything else. Everything else falls after his brand name. He is known for his in depth emotions, effective screenplay, crisp, short and straight dialogues and on a whole a master style of handling. People carry some expectations coming to theatres. Adding to RGV’s image, it’s the satire on film industry and characters resembling its real time people pulled the attention of public.
On a whole, it’s the creative instinct of the director played here than the interest in carving a convincing and connecting film.
The objective of making a film is not just about fulfilling the director’s creative satisfaction. It is also about the satisfaction or to say the least, some entertainment for the audience. Well, that was missing its mark here completely. The subject chosen is something for those already in the film industry or to those individuals who are planning to join the industry. As such, the common public will not relish it.
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An attempt was made to come up with an overall comedy treat but the slapstick style adopted didn’t have the crisp humor, it was dull and stale. Many a time, director assumed that many scenes would bring laughs in theatres but he proved wrong.
The film takes off very well and sets the right tempo but starts fizzling out after fifteen minutes. From then on, it is a dull journey till the end. By no means is it a film of RGV’s mettle and his masterstrokes were completely missing.
Comparatively, Puri Jagannadh’s ‘Neninthe’ was better considering the genre.
At the box office, the openings may be huge owing to the hype and controversy created but that will not sustain for long.
Film: Wanted Rating: 2.75/5 Cast: Gopichand, Deeksha Seth, Nazar, Prakash Raj, Benarjee, Subbaraju, Shafi, Chandramohan, Jayasudha, Brahmanandam, Ahuti Prasad etc Editing: Shankar Music: Chakri Cinematography: Rasool Ellore Producer: Venigall Anand Prasad Story, Screenplay, Dialogue, Direction: BVS Ravi Released on: 26th Jan 2011
This is the movie with huge star cast, enough hype and scintillating commercial trailers. This has hit the screens today. Let us see how it performed.
Story: Rambabu (Gopichand) is the young man who has no job at all. Peculiarly, his parents (Chandramohan and Jayasudha) also encourage their son to stay only at home and eat without doing any job. Accidentally he falls in love with a medico Nandini (Deeksha Seth) who has a secret mission. Although she is a medical student, her flash back pushes her to do certain activities secretly. What are those activities? That is a facet of heroine.
Eventually Nandini uses Rambabu’s love on her to take vengeance on the criminals those made her family an ash. What is the vengeance and who put an end to her family?
There comes Basivi Reddy (Prakash Raj), a rugged gangster who killed Nandini’s family members. Hence he faces trouble from Rambabu as a part of Nandini’s revenge. What happens next is an easy guess.
Performances: Gopichand is fine with his habitual performance. There is a humor line in his characterization and he carried that well.
Deeksha Seth is just there for some glamour but that glamour is not exploited well. She has to get trained in the aspect of performance and expressions.
Jayasudha and Chandramohan are ok in their roles. Barhmanandam’s comedy is weak.
Prakash Raj’s character lacks depth. Nazar’s role is impressive.
Coming to technical aspects, cinematography scores good marks. Music is average. Story is good, screenplay is bad and dialogues are ok.
Positive Things:
Production values Story line Limitations: Comedy weak Narration meek Screenplay bleak Analysis: Writer BVS Ravi debuted with this film. Huge casting, good production values and required technicians joined him. He weaved the story point impressively but goofed up with screenplay. The interval bang could be when heroine throws the pistol in hero’s hands. But the break happened after a fight which spoiled the suspense factor. Second half picked up during heroine’s flash back but again dropped with elastic narration.
On a whole, watching ‘Wanted’ is like a bumpy ride. The graph suffered several ups and downs. Director would have done enough homework to tight the loose ends. The movie could have sounded better had he made corrections in screenplay in the matter of length of scenes, comedy track and depth in villain characters.
Take off is impressive but the first half on a whole is passive. Second half picks up at a few moments but falls down at climax with routine and predictable scenes. This revenge drama would have worked really well if director’s judgment was corrected.
Bottom-Line: not up to expectations
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Irrespective of its genre, an Aamir Khan production is looked forward to with super-enthusiasm. Films like LAGAAN, TAARE ZAMEEN PAR, JAANE TU YA JAANE NA and PEEPLI [LIVE] have redefined cinema and in their own small way prompted film-makers to think beyond the stereotype. That automatically raises the bar for AKP’s new endeavor DHOBI GHAT. Mumbai – this vivacious, lively and spirited city has inspired many a film-maker, novelist, writer, playwright, poet in the past. Kiran Rao’s DHOBI GHAT takes a look at four different characters in this dynamic city. Interestingly, instead of opting for the usual candy floss entertainer in her directorial debut, Kiran chooses to make a film that’s very real and also that comes across as personal memoirs that have found a place on celluloid. It’s more of a video diary on the inhabitants of this bustling metropolis. More importantly, this is a story about four different people – all from diverse walks of life – and how their lives crisscross in this voyage and how they cope with yearning, solitude, affection, friendship and loss.
Dhobi Ghat Movie Review To me, Mumbai comes across as the fifth character in this film. The constant clamor of traffic, the sea of people, the energetic street life and the heavy and torrential rains dominate the goings-on from start to end. In fact, Mumbai comes across as a silent spectator here, watching each of those four characters mutely. Much like a septuagenarian [Aamir Khan's neighbor] in the film. What catches one’s attention is the fact that DHOBI GHAT tells four different stories in those 95 minutes in the most pragmatic manner. The characters are real and so are their stories, their emotions, their relationships, their smiles, their tears, their dreams, their desires, their fears and their tragedies. It comes across as factual and authentic as your eyes would observe and witness in real life. Sure, we got a flash of the assorted people of this city in SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, but DHOBI GHAT doesn’t follow the conventional route. It is far more subtle and restrained. DHOBI GHAT [Mumbai Diaries] is the story of four people from very different backgrounds, whose worlds intersect and leave them forever altered. As they find themselves drawn into compelling relationships, the city finds its way into the crevices of their lives, separating them even as it brings them closer…
Dhobi Ghat Movie Review Fragments of their experience — seen through a naive video diary, black and white photographic images and painting — form a portrait of Mumbai and its people bound together as they journey through longing, loneliness, loss and love. Like I pointed out earlier, Kiran Rao encompasses emotions, dreams and aspirations most convincingly. In fact, every sequence of DHOBI GHAT tells a story, every image matters and that, in my opinion, makes this first attempt by Kiran nothing short of an achievement. Filmed in guerrilla style, with hand-held cameras and moving shots, DHOBI GHAT captures the real flavor of this populous city. Generally, film-makers try to stick to the right frames and procure permissions for the most eye-catching location, but not here. From opulent and classy apartments to the slums, DHOBI GHAT is an authentic piece of work. DHOBI GHAT catapults Kiran Rao alongside the likes of accomplished storytellers like Mira Nair and Deepa Mehta with her intensely intelligent script. Besides throwing light on the daily routine of these characters, DHOBI GHAT juggles a recent past and the present time skillfully. Also, this one’s a love story inherently; not a triangle, but a square. In fact, each of the characters is vividly sketched and each of them long or aspire for that someone special. Thanks to a watertight screenplay and eye for detail, Kiran’s characters feel, look and sound genuine. Cinematographer Tushar Kanti Ray shoots the film as if one were watching the story unspool live in front of one’s own eyes. Academy Award winning Argentine composer Gustavo Santaolalla’s [BROKEBACK MOUTAIN, BABEL] background score is captivating, also non-Indian, yet fits the varied moods, from melancholy to elation, admirably. The sole area where the film fumbles is its pacing at places. The results would’ve been even more impactful if the film was tightened a bit on the editing table.
Dhobi Ghat Movie Review The film marks the debut of Monica Dogra and Kriti Malhotra, who are exceptional and deliver natural performances. As for Prateik, the ease with which he speaks the slum lingo or converses with his pal or the gentle tone while speaking to the woman he loves [the urbane and classy Shai] proves what a dependable actor he is. The most memorable sequence for me is the concluding one when Prateik chases Shai’s car. There’s no doubt that he’s a complete scene-stealer and a star in the making. His unconventional looks and captivating personality only adds to this performance. Very much like his performance in TAARE ZAMEEN PAR, Aamir Khan very willingly lets his co-actors eclipse him. Sure, he’s super as a cloistered artist, but this film is not about Aamir Khan, the superstar. It’s primarily about four stories, with Aamir merely enacting one of the four pivotal characters. In fact, he underplays his part magnificently and munificently allows his fellow cast to be conspicuous in their respective parts. In actuality, not many actors in moviedom would dare to even think that way! Kittu Gidwani is alright. The actor enacting the role of Prateik’s friend does a fine job. On the whole, DHOBI GHAT is an imposing and vibrant cinematic portrait, appending itself to the new wave of independent Indian cinema which I am extremely pleased to applaud. It is art house cinema with European sensibilities, embellished with a well thought out story that’s devoid of cliches. This ingenious motion picture caters more to the intelligentsia and connoisseurs of world cinema and will therefore garner more patronage and benefaction from the metropolitan audience in India chiefly and global spectators predominantly. The Rating 4 out of 5 Review By Taran Adarsh
GHS is story of 11Kids in a school.The story is about how they won cricket cup for their school after 15years and thus prevented their school ground to be sold out,sumanth plays the key role as an coach and ex-student of the school.
The Movie:
The movie begins with subaraju(trust member) and shafi(vice-principal) planning to put an IIT coaching centre in the play ground of GHS which is abonded due to lack of strong sports team(cricket team)
Upon the request of school principal(Thanikala Bharani) Sumanth comes to school as cricket coach then the introduction of all the 11school boys(cricket players) comes up.Sumanth starts to train them in an usual passion but the school boys think that is harsh and start to stand aganist sumanth.As an challenge a match is held between between the staff and students of GHS which results out to be a tie(Sumanth Losses Willingly).At such an time a school student gets charged for fighting with an cafe owner and sumanth pleads the cafe owner on behave of the students and thus gets closer to them.
Thus the story begins and the rest deals with the training the students,guiding them to win the cricket cup for the school and about the villans plot to get the land,But at last before the climax a small story about sumanth in his school days is brought into light just as an side track to the main story
Direction:
Director Indraganti Mohan Krishna tired to play safe with the movie,his intention is well excuted in the first half of the movie but lost its grip during the second half,However the movie repicked the pace while cuming to end.
Pros:
->Better direction with nice grip on the story. ->No Boring Songs(just three). ->No Presence of violence or obsence.
Cons:
->Old story. ->Lack of comedy track. ->Lack of romance. ->Quite easily predictable climax ->Movie lo colours swathi undi but colouring ledu
Mass Raja Ravi Teja has become Mass Maharaj with this film and yet again, he comes up with a tangy entertainer. Let us see how this ‘Mirapaky’ faired.
Story: Rishi (Ravi Teja) is a cop and though he is good at his duty, he loves the company of girls and wants to enjoy romance and other fun things. He also has a team (Brahmaji, Muralikrishna and others). He gets his chance when he is assigned on a special mission to a college as a lecturer. Here, Rishi meets the traditional Brahmin girl Vinamra (Richa) and it is love at first sight for him.
In no time, Vinamra also falls for him. The story takes a turn with the arrival of Vaishali (Deeksha) in the college, daughter of the big don Kittu Bhai (Prakashraj) and she also falls in love with Rishi. Now begins the mission of Rishi, what is that mission?
Whom does he like, Vinamra or Vaishali? All this forms the rest of the story.
Performances: Ravi Teja is the life and soul for this movie. His energy levels are extraordinary and he charges up the scene with his body language. He shoulders the film throughout and scores the brownie points.
Richa looks sweet and given her role, she fits perfectly as a gullible yet adorable girl. Her expressions and dance movements during songs are cute.
Deeksha is live dynamite. There is a significant sex appeal she possesses and her oomph factor outweighs her performance. Her baby face mixed with her voluptuous charms is a feast for the audience.
Prakashraj was brief, Ajay was neat, Kota was at his best once again. Ravu Ramesh and Sunil would have given better roles to perform. Supreeth was standard. Ali, Brahmaji, Jogi Naidu, Praveen provide few smiles. Chandramohan was elegant. The others did their bit as required and added value.
Highlights:
Ravi Teja’s performance and energy levels Cinematography Production values Screenplay Music and Background The scene where an analogy of Puri Jagannadh, V V Vinayak, Rajamouli films come and Kota says “meeru dhandha vadilesi cinemalu baaga mariginru..” Songs and music Drawbacks:
Climax could have been better Few scenes lack depth Analysis: Overall, the director Harish Shankar has improved from his earlier venture and he has balanced the entertainment and commercial values decently. He is showing potential as a commercial director for Tollywood in the future.
As far as this film is concerned Harish Shankar seems to have taken some inspiration from the narrative style and treatment of Puri Jagannath. Hence a bit of ‘Pokiri’ flavor is seen in this film.
The pace at which the film runs doesn’t leave many idle moments and it is more like a touch and go situation without any hiccups. The technical values, the music and the entertainment quotient were in the right proportion. If the story can be given that extra dose of punch and twists, then it will be a right recipe for the box office. However, this has a strong chance to be a commercial success.
First half runs with many hilarious moments packed with some action while the second half goes on action and love sentiment with a few lighter moments. But the closing of the movie is very abrupt and quick.
Bottom-line: Formula entertainer, can be watched once, thanks to greatandhra
Nandamuri Bala Krishna who has roared high with Simha last year is back to big screens, but has teamed up with veteran director Dasari Narayana Rao this time with Parama Veera Chakra. Being Dasari’s 150th film and first combinational film of the duo, Parama Veera Chakra has come up with great hype and expectations. Well, here is the movie review of Parama Veera Chakra for you.
Story -
Dhadhaji(Nagineedu) an Ex Defense Minister being taken into the custody by terrorists and demands to release a hardcore terrorist Afjal Ghani who was sentenced to death by the Indian government. A sincere army officer, Major Jaya Simha(Bala Krishna) who caught Afjal disagrees with his seniors to release Afjal and request for a 48Hours time and save Dhadhaji successfully from the terrorists. Major Jaya Simha realizes a conspiracy by the minister, terrorist and one of the army officers, when he was questioned by the seniors in the Army court about the Afjal’s escape while he was being shifted between places, as only Major Jaya Simha is aware of the shifting. Major Jaya Simha is being taken into the custody by army, Rajani(Amisha Patel) wife of Major Jaya Simha meets a Senior Army Officer Jitendra(Murali Mohan) to inform about conspiracy, Mean while a jail official make a way for Major Jaya Simha to escape and save his family who were threatened by Afjal. Major Jaya Simha on his way comes to know of terrorists attack on a school, despite of his family in danger he goes to save the children in the school and injured severely in a bomb blast, by the time he reaches home every one were killed by Afjal except for Rajini who went to meet Jitendra, Jaya Simha with his injuries falls into coma. Jitendra arranges a treatment to Jaya Simha in secret place as he is escaping from the army custody. Jitendra meets Chakradhar(Bala Krishna Dual Role) a popular film star and make him visit Major Jaya Simha who was in coma as both of them look similar… rest, you got watch on the silver screen.
Artist Performance
Bala Krishna
Bala Krishna is terrific as Jaya Simha, Balayya came up with a thundering performance again. He had a few very good dialogues in this film. He did a short yet good Mythological character of Ravana Brahma in this film. He is simply stunning in his Ravana Brahma attire and reminds us of NTR in those scenes. After a tremendous success of SIMHA last year, accepting this kind of film is a let down.
Others: Sheela were given a mediocre role and doesn’t have much importance with main story, Amisha did a fine job as wife of Bala Krishna with a very short screen presence, Neha did the role of a terrorist and she suited that. Murali Mohan was given an important role which he did with ease. Nagineedu who impressed with his performance in Maryada Ramanna doesn’t have much scope perform. Brahmanandam, Ali, Hema succeeded in their small comedy roles. Jaya Sudha, Kota, Vijay Kumar, Vijay Chander, Rama Prabha were ok.
Technical Departments
Story-Screenplay- Dialogues-Direction:
The basic story is very old and it is not developed in a convincing way. Screenplay is not up to the mark in the first half. However, it is comparatively better in second half. there is a considerable applause by the viewers for few dialogues. Direction by Dasari is archaic. Narration is pretty slow. A senior director like Dasari should not take audience for granted and he should realize that he is making a movie in 2011 but not in 1980’s, better he should asleep and maintain the respect he has out of his 100+ movies instead of making humiliating movies and driving downn the stardom of stars.
Others: Listeners were not be pleased with the songs of this film in the pre-release scenario, Background score has the same result in the theatre too. Cinematography was a drawback for the movie, entire movie was like viewing a movie way back in 80’s & early 90’s.
Analysis:
First half of the film lacks any story element and is slow, Second half except for few Dialogues and Balayya, should not expect much. Watching this film gives you a feeling like you are watching a typical commercial film of early 1980’s. Times are changing and the technology is advancing. New treatment is coming in terms of direction. But this film is badly effected by the unimaginative direction(Dasari), bland dialogues and cliche story and uninspiring music(Mani Sharma). Over all, this film is not satisfactory. Only saving grace of this film is the massive mass image of Balayya that drive the masses in B and C centers because of a few good mass dialogues.
Final Verdict
Parama Veera Chakra, which has come up with huge expectations disappoints the audience with weak direction. Bala Krishna’s performance is the only saving grace of the film. However, with many biggies lined up for Pongal race, Parama Veera Chakra is hard to survive at the Box-Office.
