Naayak Review -Keka.in
A Mega Treat For Mega Fans
A Mega Treat For Mega Fans
Cast & Crew : Ramcharan,Kajal ,Amalapaul
Direction,Screenplay:V.V.Vinakyak
Story -Dialouges : Akula Shiva
Banner : Universal Media
Producer : Dhannya
Banner : Universal Media
Producer : Dhannya
Keka Ratings : 3.5/5
Story Line :
Coming TO The Story line Of The MegaPowerStar Ramcharn New Flick Naayak Acted By Ramcharn ,kajal,Amala paul, Movie Starts In Kolkata With a Normal Fight And Xpected Entrance . He kills All The Men Brutally And Asusual Police Starts Finiding Him who and How The Criminal Be .
Minister (Bigshow yadav) Brother Is Brutally Killed and He fires on the police and Cbi Starts Investagation with the postmortem reports Of the Dead people . Hero Cherry(Charan) Who is a Software Enginner With mass Looks . Cherry Is The Nephew Of Bhrami The Comedy King Strucks In a big problem with a rowdy and cherry goes and sloves the problem and gets fell in love with the kajal , who is the sister of the rowdy . Cherry Traps The girl with his Style ,Atitude and Asusual The girl also falls in love with cherry .
Songs Are Awesome with Mesmerzing Steps OF Cherry ever before .kajal brother comes on fire to kill Cherry but, he comes back home with a Fear after seeing a Terrfic Secene Of cherry , and kajal says abt the Love Matter to his bro and he accepts their love. CBI Calls the bro of Kajal as they wer found in the office of D.G.P on the Time of the murder of Him .Actually The murder was done By cherry and they were caught in the cc cams Cherry escaped from the cams and On investagation They spoke out the truth .Cbi Goes on the search of Cherry and come to be knw tat he is kolkata and the officer of Cbi Gets call from Bogshow yadav asking tat wheather they got the perosn who killed his bro and says tat nxt target is he .
Songs Are Awesome with Mesmerzing Steps OF Cherry ever before .kajal brother comes on fire to kill Cherry but, he comes back home with a Fear after seeing a Terrfic Secene Of cherry , and kajal says abt the Love Matter to his bro and he accepts their love. CBI Calls the bro of Kajal as they wer found in the office of D.G.P on the Time of the murder of Him .Actually The murder was done By cherry and they were caught in the cc cams Cherry escaped from the cams and On investagation They spoke out the truth .Cbi Goes on the search of Cherry and come to be knw tat he is kolkata and the officer of Cbi Gets call from Bogshow yadav asking tat wheather they got the perosn who killed his bro and says tat nxt target is he .
CBI Will get Cherry In the Kumbamehala in kolkata at the same time minister will be there and police Officer think tat they Got the original Criminal But The Story Starts with a Terrific twist and the main Part of the MOvie , Ramcharan Dual role comes out , And attack on Bigshow yadav .Police gets confused and They arrest Him . Sidharath Naayak(siddhu) who comes to kolkata to write an exam and his Sister and Her Husband Stays There . Amala Paul the sister of Siddhu Sister Husband gets in a relation and loves him . Siddhu Sis Husband Is a Doctor and he and he gets a case dealing withe the steroids tat wer given to Small Childer by the bigshow yadav and Police are'nt tat much dare to File a complaint on Him. Villion Runs many illegal things and factories and polluting the people .
When Rajiv kanakal (Husband of Siddhu Sis) Get all the proof and gets ready to file a complaint on him at the time he was killed by the one of the Rowdy of the Bigshow yadav and Siddhu gets to the spot Reacts and kills the man who killled rajiv on the main roads of the kolkata and the People gets hims and fleches him to be Their Leader and Help them from the Bigshow yadav .Siddhu Becomes The Leader of the people and starts Crushing the business and illegal activits of the villion .At the Time Villion plans and Kills Naayak (siddhu ) And Puts a crime on him and He throw the body in the Ganga River.
When Rajiv kanakal (Husband of Siddhu Sis) Get all the proof and gets ready to file a complaint on him at the time he was killed by the one of the Rowdy of the Bigshow yadav and Siddhu gets to the spot Reacts and kills the man who killled rajiv on the main roads of the kolkata and the People gets hims and fleches him to be Their Leader and Help them from the Bigshow yadav .Siddhu Becomes The Leader of the people and starts Crushing the business and illegal activits of the villion .At the Time Villion plans and Kills Naayak (siddhu ) And Puts a crime on him and He throw the body in the Ganga River.
Naayak Gets his life back and COmes to kill the Bigshow yadav in the kumbamehala in kolkata.
This is the Story tat Cherry Know about Naayak (siddhu) and he meets him in the jail and they both join a together and plans an idea to Releases the Naayak from the jail .As Both Of them look similar the Court Gets Confused tat Who is The Original Naayak so Courts Says that The case is Postponed and Naayak is Set to release and After Some days Naayak & Cherry Kills The Villion and Police and Court Without Proper Evidance They Closes the case .
Cherry & kajal One pair
Amala paul & Naayak One pair
Ramcharans Dual Role Film Done With High Confidence and Energy
Postive Things :
Dance
Dialogues
Comedy
Locations
Twist
Negative Shades :
Fights Are More Terrific
So the movie got "A" Certificate
Cherry & kajal One pair
Amala paul & Naayak One pair
Ramcharans Dual Role Film Done With High Confidence and Energy
Postive Things :
Dance
Dialogues
Comedy
Locations
Twist
Negative Shades :
Fights Are More Terrific
So the movie got "A" Certificate
Action : Ramcharan Done Action With Full Energy And Josh
Final Verdict : Naayak A Simply Superb Movie With Extraordinary Entertinement And A Combo Pack Of Mass Fights and Mesmerzing Dance With Excellent Locations , Powerfull Dialouges.
Entertinement At Peaks Can Njoy The Full Movie
Final Verdict : Naayak A Simply Superb Movie With Extraordinary Entertinement And A Combo Pack Of Mass Fights and Mesmerzing Dance With Excellent Locations , Powerfull Dialouges.
Entertinement At Peaks Can Njoy The Full Movie
Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum Movie Review
Film: Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum
Starring: Rana,Nayanatara
Director: Krish
Producer: Saibabu Jagarlamudi, Y Rajeev Reddy
Banner: First Frame Entertainments
Music: Mani Sharma
Story
B.Tech Babu (Rana) plans to fly to US
and waits for his visa as he is not interested in taking the legacy of
theater artist of his grand father Subrahmanyam (Kota Srinivasa Rao) He
feels that there isn’t any use in these dramas. Subrahmanyam doesn’t
like this but requests B.Tech Babu to perform in one last drama Krishnam
Vande Jagadgurum in their hometown Bellary. While his grandfather dies
without seeing the drama, Btech Babu in order to fulfill his
grandfather’s last wish leaves to Bellary. He comes across Devika
(Nayanatara) in Bellary and her thoughts make him realize new
responsibilities. Devika is a documentary filmmaker who tries to expose
illegal mining mafia of Reddappa (Milind Gunaaji). Rest of the story is
to be watched on big-screens.
Performances
Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum is Rana’s
challenging role and he proves he is the perfect fit for the bill for
the role of B.Tech Babu. Rana’s different getups and his dialogues and
diction in dramatic characters impress you. KVJ is Rana’s career best
performance considering his emotional scenes, dialogue delivery and body
language.
Nayanatara is beautiful
and has a significant role in the story. Her performance is good, and
it’s commendable that she dubbed herself for her challenging role in the
film.
Venkatesh’s cameo in song brings loads of cheers from fans while Sameera Reddy is hot in the song with sizzling dance moves.
Kota Srinivasa Rao is
brief but leaves his mark, Posani Krishna Murali as Tippu Sultan and
Brahmanandam as Rampam are entertaining; Raghu Babu has a crucial role,
LB Sriram is fine. Others were adequate.
Technical Analysis
Mani Sharma’s music is good and the
songs were well-shot with Jaruguthunnadi Jagannatakam, Arere Pasimanasa
and Sameera Reddy’s song standout. Mani Sharma’s background score is the
biggest asset. Gnanasekhar cinematography is top-class and dialogues by
Sai Madhav Burra are brilliant. Screenplay is good and editing is
crisp. Production values are standard.
Analysis
Director Krish takes up a challenging
plotline for KVJ like his previous films and he successfully conveys a
message through it incorporating the commercial. Few of the dialogues
“Kala anedhi brathuku ichide kadu brathuku nerpedhi”, “Adhi kalaa nidhra
lo kanedhi...idhi khala nidhra lepedhi” and Nayanatara’s dialogue on
birth are quite good ones. Besides Rana, and Krish’s narration, Krishnam
Vande Jagadgurum dialogues and Mani Sharma’ background score are
special highlights. Songs placement hinders the flow of the screenplay.
Graphics could have been much better in the first half and the film has
some bloopers, nonetheless the minor loopholes can be overlooked for a
meaningful film KVJ. The interval bang and pre-interval scenes, pre
climax episodes are well-shot while the climax song and scenes are
excellent.
Final Verdict
A Good Watch… Go for it!!!
CGTR Review Rating: 3.25/5
Banner: Universal Media
Cast: Pawan Kalyan, Tamanna, Prakash Raj
Cinematography: Shyam K. Naidu
Editing: SR Shekhar
Music: Mani Sharma
Producer: DVV Danayya
Story, Screen-play, Direction: Puri Jagannath
Power Star Pawan Kalyan’s Cameraman Ganga Tho Rambabu (CGTR)- After the super success of Gabbar Singh, Power star has chosen Puri Jagannath to his movie Cameraman Ganga Tho Rambabu.
CGTR movie can be called a political satire. It shows how politicians are dividing people especially students in the name of caste for their vote bank. Ram babu (Pawan Kalyan) is a hot blooded person with sincere social-responsibility. Unlike others, he reacts immediately for the news and tries to rescue the needy. Ali Enters as senior of Pawan Kalyan in the same channel. Tamanna (Ganga) works for a news channel and follow Rambabu to join the team after knowing about his character. Opposition leader Kota Srinivasa Rao (Jawahar Naidu) gives sleepless nights to the Nasser (CM) Chief Minister of the state. Kota Srinivasa Rao aim is to see his son Prakash Raj (Rana Babu) as Chief Minister. The first half is interesting with a couple of songs, comedy and action sequences.
In the second half, hero takes on a politician and his energetic performance and dialogue delivery keep you glued to the screens. Rana babu gets ready to fight with Ram babu. Rana babu challenges that he is going to be CM using media. Then the war starts between them. How Ram babu won the challenge against Rana babu? is the rest of the story. The emotional and politically charged climax is simply superb. Does Prakash Raj become CM? You will find in theaters.
Analysis:
CGTR Director Puri Jagannadh has tried to establish the character of Rambabu in the first half and this hour is good in parts. First half of the movie is superb with Comedy, Pawan Kalyan mark dialogues and scenes between Pawan Kalyan and Tamannah. Second half is key to the movie and comes out excellent. Pawan Kalyan is once again has come up with a brilliant performance. Especially, this half of the movie deals with contemporary issues and apparently awakens social responsibility in every individual.
Performance:
Pawan Kalyan’s energetic performance and carried the movie on his shoulders. Puri mark dialogues are superb. Prakash Raj and Kota Srinivasa Rao performances are memorable. Brahmanandam, Ali comedy sequences are nice. Tamanna is delivered a wonderful performance. Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam is also good in performance. Scarlet Wilson sizzled in an item song.
Technicalities:
Dialogues and Screenplay by Puri Jagannadh is fantastic. Shyam K Naidu's Cinematography is outstanding. Mani Sharma background score is excellent. Stunts by Vijay is too good.
Final Word: Go and Watch Cameraman Ganga Tho Rambabu (CGTR) for Powerstar Pawan Kalyan's excellent performance. CGTR is packaged with full of entertainment. Another hit for power star pawan kalyan this year.
MAATTRRAAN MOVIE REVIEW
Review by : MY
Starring: Suriya, Kajal Aggarwal, Sachin Khedekar, Vivek Oberoi Direction: K. V. AnandMusic: Harris JayarajProduction: AGS Entertainment, Kalpathi S. Aghoram
Maattrraan brings together the tested hit combination of
director K V Anand and Suriya once again after Ayan. Touted to be the
first Indian film to use performance capture technology, Maattrraan
centers on conjoined twins as a basic arc but delves more on the adverse
effects of genetic engineering when man starts thinking himself to be
God.
Anand’s previous films have established him as a mainstream movie maker with a lucid understanding of the semiotics of commercial film making that entertains and educates the audience to certain extent.
To hook the contemporary attention-scant viewer to the screen for an extended period is an uphill task and Anand succeeds in this domain fairly well. Good looking and efficient cast, rich and grandeur visuals, pleasing music, energetic stunts, an interesting premise and an able direction help him in this endeavor.
Interestingly for Suriya this is his second film on the subject of genetic engineering immediately after 7aum Arivu. Whether it is a restrained reaction or a cheerful retort, this hardworking actor delivers it with consummate ease. As the flamboyant Agilan or the grey matter rich Vimalan, Suriya brings out the necessary dichotomy quite well, very typical of him. His sincerity and dedication is palpable in every frame. Be it the action sequences or the romantic frames, Suirya crafts a niche performance.
Kajal Agarwal has a significant role to play too and she pulls it off successfully. Chinmayee has dubbed for Kajal and the fact that the former can speak good Russian helps the character appreciably. However, even during serious scenes, the lady seems to be having a cheerful disposition! Sachin Kadekar has a meaty role next only to the hero and he gets his acts right with his fine portrayal as a maverick scientist. Tara who featured as Karthik’s little sister in Agni Natchathiram is Suriya’s mom in Maattrraan and the lady fits her role perfectly.
One of the major highlights of the film is its VFX. Helmed by Srinivas Mohan of Endhiran fame, the VFX team has worked hard and it is evident in all the frames that feature the conjoined twins. The action sequence at the roller coaster ride is the best example where all the departments like the camera, stunt, VFX and Suriya have worked in epic tandem and the result is brilliant. Editing plays a crucial role in such visual effects intensive movies and editor Antony has done complete justice to his craft.
Cinematographer Soundarrajan creates a huge canvas in song sequences in the Nani Koni number and fills it with rich and spectacular sights. The splendor of Norway is breathtaking in this song. In all, the film looks rich and grandeur, thanks to Soundarrajan’s angles and lighting. Scintillating songs and good RR of Harris Jeyaraj enhance the appeal. Kaal Mulaithe Poove is a visual and an aural delight. Other tracks are also humworthy.
It is apparent that stunt master Peter Hein has worked over time to get the appropriate effect more so when the scene involves conjoined twin. However the scene in the forest towards the climax is a long drawn affair and could have been trimmed.
The concept of genetic engineering and especially baby designing is new to Tamil cinema (or even to Indian cinema?) and Anand has packaged this concept interestingly. Humor does not course through the films’ veins but the scene at the theatre when the impish Suirya teaches a few lessons on romance to the somber Suriya provides light moments.
KV Anand has managed to make the script pacy. However at 2 hours and 48 minutes, the movie still feels a tad lengthy. This could have been reduced.
There is a pattern in K V Anand’s films. There is a definite social message which he masquerades with commercial components and packages it interestingly. Maattrraan also follows the route and it delivers what it promises- a rich and stylish entertainer with an interesting story.
Verdict: A rich and grandeur entertainer
Anand’s previous films have established him as a mainstream movie maker with a lucid understanding of the semiotics of commercial film making that entertains and educates the audience to certain extent.
To hook the contemporary attention-scant viewer to the screen for an extended period is an uphill task and Anand succeeds in this domain fairly well. Good looking and efficient cast, rich and grandeur visuals, pleasing music, energetic stunts, an interesting premise and an able direction help him in this endeavor.
Interestingly for Suriya this is his second film on the subject of genetic engineering immediately after 7aum Arivu. Whether it is a restrained reaction or a cheerful retort, this hardworking actor delivers it with consummate ease. As the flamboyant Agilan or the grey matter rich Vimalan, Suriya brings out the necessary dichotomy quite well, very typical of him. His sincerity and dedication is palpable in every frame. Be it the action sequences or the romantic frames, Suirya crafts a niche performance.
Kajal Agarwal has a significant role to play too and she pulls it off successfully. Chinmayee has dubbed for Kajal and the fact that the former can speak good Russian helps the character appreciably. However, even during serious scenes, the lady seems to be having a cheerful disposition! Sachin Kadekar has a meaty role next only to the hero and he gets his acts right with his fine portrayal as a maverick scientist. Tara who featured as Karthik’s little sister in Agni Natchathiram is Suriya’s mom in Maattrraan and the lady fits her role perfectly.
One of the major highlights of the film is its VFX. Helmed by Srinivas Mohan of Endhiran fame, the VFX team has worked hard and it is evident in all the frames that feature the conjoined twins. The action sequence at the roller coaster ride is the best example where all the departments like the camera, stunt, VFX and Suriya have worked in epic tandem and the result is brilliant. Editing plays a crucial role in such visual effects intensive movies and editor Antony has done complete justice to his craft.
Cinematographer Soundarrajan creates a huge canvas in song sequences in the Nani Koni number and fills it with rich and spectacular sights. The splendor of Norway is breathtaking in this song. In all, the film looks rich and grandeur, thanks to Soundarrajan’s angles and lighting. Scintillating songs and good RR of Harris Jeyaraj enhance the appeal. Kaal Mulaithe Poove is a visual and an aural delight. Other tracks are also humworthy.
It is apparent that stunt master Peter Hein has worked over time to get the appropriate effect more so when the scene involves conjoined twin. However the scene in the forest towards the climax is a long drawn affair and could have been trimmed.
The concept of genetic engineering and especially baby designing is new to Tamil cinema (or even to Indian cinema?) and Anand has packaged this concept interestingly. Humor does not course through the films’ veins but the scene at the theatre when the impish Suirya teaches a few lessons on romance to the somber Suriya provides light moments.
KV Anand has managed to make the script pacy. However at 2 hours and 48 minutes, the movie still feels a tad lengthy. This could have been reduced.
There is a pattern in K V Anand’s films. There is a definite social message which he masquerades with commercial components and packages it interestingly. Maattrraan also follows the route and it delivers what it promises- a rich and stylish entertainer with an interesting story.
Verdict: A rich and grandeur entertainer
Srimannarayana Movie Rating: 2.5/5
Banner: Yellow Flowers
Cast: Bala Krishna, Isha Chawla, Parvati Melton
Direction: Ravi Chavali
Music: Chakri
Producer: Ramesh Puppala
Banner: Yellow Flowers
Cast: Bala Krishna, Isha Chawla, Parvati Melton
Direction: Ravi Chavali
Music: Chakri
Producer: Ramesh Puppala
Listen Review:
Story:
Journalist Sriman alias Srimannarayana (Balakrishna) fights for his father’s dreams. His father (Vijay Kumar) dreams for the welfare of farmers. He starts a fund for them and a huge sum of money collected from various donations. Bad guys eye that money and kills Sriman’s father. Sriman gets arrested as the money disappears. How does he fulfill his father’s wish is the crux of this story.
Analysis:
Srimannarayana is a commercial film made with noble intentions. This film shows a solution to the farmers welfare. Despite the intention, Srimannarayana fails to entertain due to lackluster screenplay and poor writing.
Movie starts off at a sluggish pace and moves ahead without proper aim and direction. Everything settles after an hour into the movie. From then on it is about the revenge drama. Hero will never be challenged by any of the cardboard villains.
Director’s weakness to establish emotional situations has been highlighted throughout. Hero is never put into a spot of bother. He just cakewalks anywhere and one gets a feeling that journalists are super human and have super powers.
Instead of wasting the first hour on unnecessary stuff, the director should have established the characters properly. Although the middle part of the movie is a bit better than the rest, it fails on a whole due to uninteresting narration. Even so called mass elements are not utilized properly. This film could have been better if the director handled it in a proper way. Treatment like Ganesh and Aazad movies might have worked here.
Performances:
Balakrishna is usual. He is at his best in emotional scenes. His dances are very good. Despite the age he is flexible. Parvati Melton is okay as the journalist who falls head over heels for the hero. Isha Chawla is fine. Suresh is weak as the main villain. Rest of the villains didn’t leave any mark as their characters are not etched properly. Comedy too didn’t work as it was stale. Vijay Kumar and Vinod Kumar are apt in their respective roles.
Technicalities:
Cinematography is okay. Editing is poor. Music by Chakri is fine. There are a couple of foot tapping numbers. Background score is not up to the mark. Director Ravi Kumar Chavali failed to get the emotions right. Bad script didn’t allow him to excel in any department. Should have taken care for this big ticket movie.
Final Word: Srimannarayana fails to impress due to bad script. Balakrishna fans may like it.
Story:
Journalist Sriman alias Srimannarayana (Balakrishna) fights for his father’s dreams. His father (Vijay Kumar) dreams for the welfare of farmers. He starts a fund for them and a huge sum of money collected from various donations. Bad guys eye that money and kills Sriman’s father. Sriman gets arrested as the money disappears. How does he fulfill his father’s wish is the crux of this story.
Analysis:
Srimannarayana is a commercial film made with noble intentions. This film shows a solution to the farmers welfare. Despite the intention, Srimannarayana fails to entertain due to lackluster screenplay and poor writing.
Movie starts off at a sluggish pace and moves ahead without proper aim and direction. Everything settles after an hour into the movie. From then on it is about the revenge drama. Hero will never be challenged by any of the cardboard villains.
Director’s weakness to establish emotional situations has been highlighted throughout. Hero is never put into a spot of bother. He just cakewalks anywhere and one gets a feeling that journalists are super human and have super powers.
Instead of wasting the first hour on unnecessary stuff, the director should have established the characters properly. Although the middle part of the movie is a bit better than the rest, it fails on a whole due to uninteresting narration. Even so called mass elements are not utilized properly. This film could have been better if the director handled it in a proper way. Treatment like Ganesh and Aazad movies might have worked here.
Performances:
Balakrishna is usual. He is at his best in emotional scenes. His dances are very good. Despite the age he is flexible. Parvati Melton is okay as the journalist who falls head over heels for the hero. Isha Chawla is fine. Suresh is weak as the main villain. Rest of the villains didn’t leave any mark as their characters are not etched properly. Comedy too didn’t work as it was stale. Vijay Kumar and Vinod Kumar are apt in their respective roles.
Technicalities:
Cinematography is okay. Editing is poor. Music by Chakri is fine. There are a couple of foot tapping numbers. Background score is not up to the mark. Director Ravi Kumar Chavali failed to get the emotions right. Bad script didn’t allow him to excel in any department. Should have taken care for this big ticket movie.
Final Word: Srimannarayana fails to impress due to bad script. Balakrishna fans may like it.
Rating: 2/5
Reviewd by MY
Banner: Vaaraahi Chalana Chitram
Cast: Naveen Chandra, Rahul Ravindran, Lavanya Tripathi, CVL Narasimha Rao, Mickey, Pragathi, D Murali Krishna and others
Music: Radhan
Cinematographer: G Murali
Editor: G V Chandrasekhar
Story, screenplay, direction: Hanu Raghavapudi
Producers: Korrapati Sai, S S Rajamouli
Release date: 10/08/2012
After the successful ‘Eega’, the duo of Rajamouli and Korrapati Sai has arrived with a small ticket venture and this has a bunch of debutantes showing their mettle. Let us see how good it is.
Story
A quirky love tale, the story is set on the backdrop of the early 90s and in here lives Gautham (Rahul Ravindran) a rich guy who sees Mithuna (Lavanya) for the first time and falls in love with her. However she meets with an accident and is on her death bed. Gautham arranges for all surgeries and she recovers but after she gains consciousness, Mithuna asks about Surya (Naveen). Apparently, both are in love with each other but Mithuna is told Surya is dead. Meanwhile, Gautham expresses his feelings and he manages to take her to Ooty. He does all attempts to show his love to Mithuna who is unable to forget Surya. Finally she realizes Gautham’s love and decides to marry him. But a twist in the tale happens and what follows after is the rest of the story.
Performances
Naveen Chandra fit the role well and he had that rugged yet artistic look. Not much in terms of expressions or body language but his character etching worked out.
Rahul Ravindran had a naughty spark in his eyes but he has copied Siddharth in his dialogue delivery completely. It would have been better if he didn’t scream so many times.
Lavanya Tripathi is the life and soul for this movie. She is very expressive, naturally beautiful and despite Chinmayi’s dubbing she got the right lip sync. She has got very good potential. But how far she will fit into glamour roles will be a question.
CVL Narasimha Rao was perfect to his role. Pragathi’s over emotional act is usual. Micky was moderate but the dubbing for him by Satish Kasetty was nice. D Murali Krishna made his presence felt as Sarma. The others contributed in their own way.
Highlights
- Lavanya’s performance
- Cinematography
- Background score and songs
- Art
- First half
- Climax
- Screenplay
- Weak entertainment
- No emotional depth
Do you know what happens when students of filmmaking are given a task to make a movie in Mani Ratnam's style? It results in a movie like ‘Andala Rakshasi’.
The entire feel of the movie is filled with total Tamil flavor and as it is, this one has taken the crux of the plot from Mani’s masterpiece ‘Mounaraagam’.
The composition of dialogues, the delivery, the lag in dialogue, stretching at few places, all these are trademark Mani Ratnam movies. Of course, this is no way near comparison to the maverick’s movies but just a reference.
Even if heroine screams it looks like she is whispering. And for some reason the hero is found screaming most of the times, not sure why.
There are many blunders throughout the film’s screenplay. From the take off, the film has a very dull and melancholic feel and the first half is very weak.
The interval bang was hair rising and the second half gathers some energy but barring the episodes of Surya's character and the ‘Pelli Choopulu’ scene there is nothing special.
Most importantly, it is the climax twist which has wrenched the thighs (Thodapaasam) big time. This is a subject which could have been dragged into 500 episodes and made into a daily serial. To say on lighter note, a subject that fits for 500 episode span was wasted by this 2 and half hour movie.
Few questions for Hanu Raghavapudi – why was the backdrop of 90s chosen? What is the message being conveyed through climax? What is the reason behind the heroine falling in love with Surya? On the good side, his taking and making is good but these are few fundamental concepts which need to be worked.
Anyways, due to the Rajamouli brand, there will be tremendous openings but we have to see how the audience will receive this one.
Bottomline: Straight Telugu film with Sambar flavor.
BILLA 2 MOVIE REVIEW
Rating : 2/5
Starring: Ajith Kumar, Parvathy Omanakuttan, Bruna Abdullah, Vidyut Jamwal, Sudhanshu Pandey Direction: Chakri ToletiMusic: Yuvan Shankar RajaProduction: Suresh Balaje, George Pius, Sunir Khetrapal
Starring: Ajith Kumar, Parvathy Omanakuttan, Bruna Abdullah, Vidyut Jamwal, Sudhanshu Pandey Direction: Chakri ToletiMusic: Yuvan Shankar RajaProduction: Suresh Balaje, George Pius, Sunir Khetrapal
Releasing today amidst humongous expectations, Billa 2 has
widely been acclaimed as being India’s first prequel. Audiences are
already familiar with David Billa as a character, thanks to the impact
of the earlier Billas which showcased the aura, the daredevilry and the
sheer guts of this man.
Now, Billa 2 was supposed to trace the roots of David Billa. Billa is a man who is always on the lookout for the next big thing and loyalty counts as his biggest virtue. The journey that David Billa goes through in his quest for total control and domination in his domain is what Billa 2 is, in a nutshell.
It is a typical gangster movie with loads of villains and an invincible hero who has truckloads of charisma and style.
The fairly engaging first half of Billa 2 happens in coastal Tamil Nadu and later moves on to Goa. The intro scene wherein Ajith is engaged in a ferocious fight sequence and the indigenous title credits are gripping. The dialogues by Era Murugan and Mohamed Zafar are the highlight in this segment. They are filled with punch and meaning. Sample this “Na Agadhi da, Anaadha illa”, “Mathavanoda Bayam dan nambaloda Balam”. There are more such dialogues that are guaranteed to please Ajith’s fans.
The tempo is lost in the second half. The two heroines, Parvathy Omanakuttan and Bruna Abdullah are more like guest cameos. It is disheartening to note that Parvathy doesn’t live up to the hype. Bruna Abdullah looks ravishing and the scenes where she flaunts her bikini body are sure to please the male populace.
The villains, Sudhanshu and Vidyut are majestic and have terrific screen presence. Vidyut’s prowess at stunts has been positioned in his introductory fight sequence. Sudhanshu has to remain the cold and calculating don and doesn’t get to flex his muscles like Vidyut.
Rahman has a blink and you miss type cameo while Manoj K Jayan, Krishna Kumar and Sriman have negative roles which they have done adequately. Ilavarasu impresses in the first half and he is missed in the second half when the action shifts gears.
Ultimately, this movie is made for Ajith’s fans. Ajith looks fit in the first half while in the second half we get to see him in his typical suave avatar. The ferocious eyes in the fight sequences are Ajith’s biggest strength. His daring guts in the climax helicopter stunt have already been well documented but one does feel that the impact created by this aerial fight isn’t as great as expected.
The fight sequences done by three separate stunt masters stand out for their ruthless nature. The fist cuffs are fast and they are violent to say the least. The A certificate seems justified. There are lots of stylish gun shots and blasts that send the pulse racing. But the impact created by all these explosions isn’t great, again.
The editing by Suresh Urs could have been tauter. The ‘Yedho Mayakkam’ song and the needless short belly dance number in the second half hamper the movie’s flow. That said, the editing and VFX in the ‘Unakkulle Mirugam’ song remind you of the flashy style that you see in Guy Ritchie movies.
It is also disappointing to see the ‘Gang Gang Gangster’ song being reduced to a mere end credits song.
R.D.Rajasekhar’s cinematography has made sure that the movie has a grand look. The songs look glossy, the picture resolution is extra-ordinary thanks to the Red Epic camera and RDR’s work in the helicopter sequence earns extra brownie points.
To conclude, Billa 2 will please hardcore action fans and Ajith fans in particular. The emotional connect goes down thanks to a laborious second half. But, the idea of making a prequel and the grand scale of the movie make sure that the movie isn’t a tiresome experience either. Given the expectations, somehow you feel that the end product hasn’t been delivered.
Verdict : Gangster movie that doesn’t pack a solid punch. Time pass
Now, Billa 2 was supposed to trace the roots of David Billa. Billa is a man who is always on the lookout for the next big thing and loyalty counts as his biggest virtue. The journey that David Billa goes through in his quest for total control and domination in his domain is what Billa 2 is, in a nutshell.
It is a typical gangster movie with loads of villains and an invincible hero who has truckloads of charisma and style.
The fairly engaging first half of Billa 2 happens in coastal Tamil Nadu and later moves on to Goa. The intro scene wherein Ajith is engaged in a ferocious fight sequence and the indigenous title credits are gripping. The dialogues by Era Murugan and Mohamed Zafar are the highlight in this segment. They are filled with punch and meaning. Sample this “Na Agadhi da, Anaadha illa”, “Mathavanoda Bayam dan nambaloda Balam”. There are more such dialogues that are guaranteed to please Ajith’s fans.
The tempo is lost in the second half. The two heroines, Parvathy Omanakuttan and Bruna Abdullah are more like guest cameos. It is disheartening to note that Parvathy doesn’t live up to the hype. Bruna Abdullah looks ravishing and the scenes where she flaunts her bikini body are sure to please the male populace.
The villains, Sudhanshu and Vidyut are majestic and have terrific screen presence. Vidyut’s prowess at stunts has been positioned in his introductory fight sequence. Sudhanshu has to remain the cold and calculating don and doesn’t get to flex his muscles like Vidyut.
Rahman has a blink and you miss type cameo while Manoj K Jayan, Krishna Kumar and Sriman have negative roles which they have done adequately. Ilavarasu impresses in the first half and he is missed in the second half when the action shifts gears.
Ultimately, this movie is made for Ajith’s fans. Ajith looks fit in the first half while in the second half we get to see him in his typical suave avatar. The ferocious eyes in the fight sequences are Ajith’s biggest strength. His daring guts in the climax helicopter stunt have already been well documented but one does feel that the impact created by this aerial fight isn’t as great as expected.
The fight sequences done by three separate stunt masters stand out for their ruthless nature. The fist cuffs are fast and they are violent to say the least. The A certificate seems justified. There are lots of stylish gun shots and blasts that send the pulse racing. But the impact created by all these explosions isn’t great, again.
The editing by Suresh Urs could have been tauter. The ‘Yedho Mayakkam’ song and the needless short belly dance number in the second half hamper the movie’s flow. That said, the editing and VFX in the ‘Unakkulle Mirugam’ song remind you of the flashy style that you see in Guy Ritchie movies.
It is also disappointing to see the ‘Gang Gang Gangster’ song being reduced to a mere end credits song.
R.D.Rajasekhar’s cinematography has made sure that the movie has a grand look. The songs look glossy, the picture resolution is extra-ordinary thanks to the Red Epic camera and RDR’s work in the helicopter sequence earns extra brownie points.
To conclude, Billa 2 will please hardcore action fans and Ajith fans in particular. The emotional connect goes down thanks to a laborious second half. But, the idea of making a prequel and the grand scale of the movie make sure that the movie isn’t a tiresome experience either. Given the expectations, somehow you feel that the end product hasn’t been delivered.
Verdict : Gangster movie that doesn’t pack a solid punch. Time pass
Cocktail Movie Rating - 2.5/5
At the outset, let me clear one thing. There is nothing unbelievably
novel about Cocktail but the beauty of the film lies in the authenticity
of the storytelling.
Set in London, Gautam (Saif) is a Don Juan of sorts, wooing women with his cheesy one-liners all the time. He comes across Meera (Diana) but eventually lands up with her friend, Veronica (Deepika).
Over the course of the film, they start living together, enjoy some great moments & Gautam realizes that he isnt sure whom he lives.
That is the premise that the film follows. What eventually happens, watch & find out.
The film starts slowly but slowly goes into overdrive as the first half of the film is a great watch. The second half has a very strong start but the curse strikes, as it eventually meanders to a long-drawn melodramatic finish.
Some parts of the film are beautifully handled, like the scene between the 3 where Saif confesses his love, his talk with his uncle & the highlight of the film, Deepikas drunken fiasco.
The music by Pritam is outstanding & maintains the mood right. Visually, Anil Mehtas lens keeps it colourful & lively.
Saif Ali Khan delivers a spirited performance that holds the film together. Dimple Kapadia & Boman too, put up a great show.
But the heart & soul of the film, in what could be called as her careers best outing, is Deepika Padukone. Shes never looked better & sets the screen on fire.
Debutant Diana Penty looks good but rarely changes her expression.
Director Homi Adajania moves miles away from Being Cyrus with an out-and-out commercial entertainer. Its remarkable how he keeps it real & doesnt try to muddle it with pointless emotions but alas, gets caught in the trap towards the end.
20 minutes shorter & it would have been a fantastic film
To sum it up, Cocktail is a one time watch. It is a great effort by a director to use the Bollywood mould in the most realistic fashion possible. If you are a Deepika fan, this ones a must watch for you.
Set in London, Gautam (Saif) is a Don Juan of sorts, wooing women with his cheesy one-liners all the time. He comes across Meera (Diana) but eventually lands up with her friend, Veronica (Deepika).
Over the course of the film, they start living together, enjoy some great moments & Gautam realizes that he isnt sure whom he lives.
That is the premise that the film follows. What eventually happens, watch & find out.
The film starts slowly but slowly goes into overdrive as the first half of the film is a great watch. The second half has a very strong start but the curse strikes, as it eventually meanders to a long-drawn melodramatic finish.
Some parts of the film are beautifully handled, like the scene between the 3 where Saif confesses his love, his talk with his uncle & the highlight of the film, Deepikas drunken fiasco.
The music by Pritam is outstanding & maintains the mood right. Visually, Anil Mehtas lens keeps it colourful & lively.
Saif Ali Khan delivers a spirited performance that holds the film together. Dimple Kapadia & Boman too, put up a great show.
But the heart & soul of the film, in what could be called as her careers best outing, is Deepika Padukone. Shes never looked better & sets the screen on fire.
Debutant Diana Penty looks good but rarely changes her expression.
Director Homi Adajania moves miles away from Being Cyrus with an out-and-out commercial entertainer. Its remarkable how he keeps it real & doesnt try to muddle it with pointless emotions but alas, gets caught in the trap towards the end.
20 minutes shorter & it would have been a fantastic film
To sum it up, Cocktail is a one time watch. It is a great effort by a director to use the Bollywood mould in the most realistic fashion possible. If you are a Deepika fan, this ones a must watch for you.
Bol Bachchan Movie Review
Film: Bol Bachchan
Starring: Ajay Devgan, Abhishek Bachchan,Asin,Prachi Desai,Asrani
Director: Rohit Shetty
Producer: Dhillin Mehta,Ajay Devgn
Banner: Shree Ashtavinayak Cinevision Ltd,Ajay Devgn Films
Music: Himesh Reshammiya, Ajay-Atul
Ratings :: 3/5
Like that cute little boy who holds his father's face in both his hands to get attention, "Bol Bachchan" just doesn't let go. Its relentless quest for a rolicking time is infectious. The comic confusions are put forward with a giggly gusto. You can see the team had a great time shooting this subverted version of a 1979 comic classic.
Hrishikesh Mukherjee would be unable to recognize this version of his comedy 'Golmaal' on which Bol Bachchan is based. Hell, he might have even sued for subversion of his creative property. But then, he always loved the Bachchan family. And there are the two Bachchans in the film - Abhishek Bachchan and his likeable comic partner Krushna Abhishek. No, make that 3. At the very start the senior-most Bachchan, the Big B himself, makes a gracious song-and-dance appearance where the director Rohit Shetty lets us know he loves the Bachchans.
In one way or another.
The film casts Abhishek Bachchan in a double role of Abbas and his doppelganger double Abhishek Bachchan. Yes, that's the name given to Abhishek's character when he comes face-to-face with the village head-honcho Ajay Devgn, a kind of benign mukhia who is goofy and rather dumb, so dumb that he actually believes the on-screen Abhishek Bachchan's cock-and-bull story about how his parents named him as such because they were big fans of Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan.
Right.
Devgn's character, a not-so-gentlemix of a pehelwaan and Anil Kapoor in Virasat is as far removed from its origins, namely Utpal Dutt in Golmaal, as Archana Puransingh is from Dina Pathak. The former steps into the latter's role with the kind of defiant toss of her head and bosom that makes the transition more of a humorous takeoff than a homage.
Indeed, some of the funniest scenes in this fair comic romp into Hrishida's backyard feature the excellent Ms Puransingh.
The tongue-in-cheek tribute to the original film is quite often so cocky it makes you wince. Rohit Shetty has stripped away the gentle amiable wit of Hrishikesh Mukherjee and replaced it with a raw and ripe humour that takes swipes at anything that comes in the way of the satire.
Yes, the original featuring Amol Palekar and Utpal Dutt plays on television in a sequence. And there's a play being staged in Rohit Shetty's imaginary village where two actors impersonating Dutt and Palekar enact the original film.
That is as close as we get to Hrishikesh Mukherjee in this punk-parody of the original comedy.
Valiantly, the dramatic tension in the comedy is based on a communal divide. The hero Abbas has to invent a Hindu phantom-double to avoid a religious backlash. Unusually for a comedy, the filmkeeps making sharp stinging remarks on the communal issue without causing offence. In one specially audacious sequence, the film's writer targets two minority communities, the Muslims and gays, in the same range of vision without tripping over.
Now, that's no mean achievement.
The cute Prachi Desai playing Devgn's kid-sister remarks that some of our biggest names like Abdul Kalaam and Shah Rukh khan are "like that". Devgn has the other minority community in mind.
Bol Bachchan dares to carry its sense of fun to an extreme of playfulness without toppling over into crassness. It takes on the scared cows without putting its feet in the cow poo. The elderly are often a brunt of ridicule in the plot. But again, no offence meant. Asrani's rapport with his screen-son is truly funny.
However what doesn't work is the enforced action sequences where just to simulate a climax in the trademark Rohit Shetty style, cars leap into the air, buses crash into windows - Shetty's stunts are becoming predictable in their execution. A change is needed there.
What works are the performances. Ajay Devgn as the endearing bully is in top form. His mongrelized use of the English language is the cheekiest subversion of the original film's content. In Hrishida's Golmaal Utpal Dutt spoke only the purest form of Hindi.
Abhishek Bachchan pulls off the double role with the right blend of the subtle and the saucy. This is his second film after Dostana where he has to impersonate homosexuality.
Abhishek is dead-on.
A special word for Abhishek Krushna and Archana Puransingh who provide plenty of chuckles with their comic timing.
Hrishida may not approve. But this is Golmaal without the innocence of those times.And that's the way we like it.
Eega Movie Review - keka.in
Story
The story of the film is fairly simple one and we have known this ever for a long time too. Nani (Nani) and Bindu (Samantha) love each other despite Bindu not being vocal about it. Meanwhile Sudeep (Kiccha Sudeep) lusts Bindu and wants her at any cost. When he becomes aware of this budding love story he snaps it without any remorse.
But fate has a different plan for as Nani is reborn as Eega and thus in the form of he takes revenge. How Eega takes revenge and what the climax of this film is what the entire film is all about.
Performances
When it comes to performances its just one man show and it’s by Sudeep. He plays a lustful villain with precise control. His character lusts but it’s not vulgar, his character gets irritated but doesn’t get on our nerves, and his character is over the top but doesn’t become a buffoon. And Sudeep nails all of these with a pitch perfect performance that surely merits an award.
Samantha has the next most screen time and she plays her usual self but it’s only in Eega she gets a longer part as heroine after her debut. Nothing to write about acting as she just has to look cute and ‘aww’ inducing.
Finally Nani plays the main part but as it’s in the form of a fly he doesn’t get much to do. For the initial portions that he is present he certainly evokes a response and general connect with the audience. If this connect was not made the film would have fallen flat and hence he does deserve a mention even if he has very less screen time.
Among the rest none manage to make an impression except Tagubotu Ramesh who even with two small scenes leaves an impact.
Positives
Sudeep
Splendid VFX
Background score
Interval
Negatives
Drags in the second half
Climax could have been crispier
Analysis
The film takes its time initially to showcase the bond between the lead pair. While it’s slow and at times boring it lays the emotional foundation on which the entire film is build upon and hence despite its slowness its essential and director has done a neat job with it.
Post the killing and arrival of Eega the film picks up and races ahead with its often amusing and fresh screenplay. Interval is very well conceived and executed.
Post interval the film dips both on the screenplay level and freshness level as things start to get repetitive. But even among these repetitive scenes the director weaves few scenes which give the audience solid punch, like the scene where Eega reveals itself as Nani to Bindu (Samantha). But barring few such scenes the second half largely drags with a stretched climax. But everything is very expertly executed and that makes us glued to the screens for the first time for sure.
Director SS Rajamouli deserves a pat on his back for what he done with the VFX in the film. When it comes to the actual storytelling it’s a cake walk for the director as he has dealt with all the emotionspreviously in all his films in exactly the same circumstances. All he had to do was change the set up which he has done wonderfully well once again, this time by introducing the Eega through the VFX.
Leaving aside the storytelling aspect the director deserves a special mention for the world class special effects he has got for the film. It surely has taken the Telugu cinema standards to new level as far as VFX are concerned.
After the Director and Sudeep the person who deserves the maximum applause for the film is not surprisingly once again music director MM Keeravani. If director gets the wonderful visuals and actor breath life into it, MM Keeravani provides the soul of the film.
Cinematography is first rate. Editing is fine but could have been sharper. Choreography is all right.
Bottom-line: it’s an average movie but in the hands of SS Rajamouli it becomes awesome movie.
Rating: 3.75/5
Cast: Karthi, Pranitha, Prakash Raj, Kota, Nasser and others
Director: Shankar Dayal N
Producer: Bellamkonda Suresh
Written by: Shankar Dayal N
Music: G V Prakash Kumar
Cinematography: PG Muthiah
Editing: A Sreekar Prasad
Banner: Sri Sai Ganesh Productions
Release date: June 22, 2012
Director: Shankar Dayal N
Producer: Bellamkonda Suresh
Written by: Shankar Dayal N
Music: G V Prakash Kumar
Cinematography: PG Muthiah
Editing: A Sreekar Prasad
Banner: Sri Sai Ganesh Productions
Release date: June 22, 2012
Sakuni Rating: 2.5/5
Karthi Sakuni review, Sakuni movie review, Karthi Sakuni Telugu Movie review, Karthi Sakuni rating:
Hero Karthi who tasted several commercial hits in Telugu is now arriving as 'Sakuni' to test his luck at box office. The movie is directed by new comer Shankar Dayal N and produced by Bellamkonda Suresh. GV Prakash Kumar has scored the music and Pranitha plays the female lead in this political drama. Check out Sakuni Movie Review to know how the movie goes.
Karthi Sakuni review, Sakuni movie review, Karthi Sakuni Telugu Movie review, Karthi Sakuni rating:
Hero Karthi who tasted several commercial hits in Telugu is now arriving as 'Sakuni' to test his luck at box office. The movie is directed by new comer Shankar Dayal N and produced by Bellamkonda Suresh. GV Prakash Kumar has scored the music and Pranitha plays the female lead in this political drama. Check out Sakuni Movie Review to know how the movie goes.
Story:
Kamal Krishna(Karthi) has been born and brought up in a well to do family and they believe in serving people. Chief Minister RK Bhupati (Prakash Raj) passes a GO to build a new fly over because of which Kamal will be losing his ancestral house. To save his house, Kamal leaves to Hyderabad to talk to Railway Minister and convince him. City welcomes Kamal with unexpected twists and lands him in a helpless state. Kamal starts a political game to save his house. Will kamal win the battle ? How will a common man fight against corrupted politicians and its government has to be watched onscreen.
Analysis:
Story focuses on comedy and love story in the first half and the entire second half is concentrated on political ploys. Santhanam has come up with good performance and his comedy timing, witty dialogues are catchy. Debutant director Shankar Dayal dragged the story line with a weak screenplay but raised the tempo by the end of the first half. Pranitha is gorgeous and made her presence felt in the first half but went on missing in the second half of the movie.
First half of the movie is entertaining with good comedy track between Karthi and Santhanam. The way Karthi persuades Radhika to get into politics is convincing. Second half of the movie is all about a political coup with a predictable climax.
Telugu One Perspective:
By watching the trailer, audience can easily understand that Sakuni has got lots of political content in it. The film has underwent lot of re shoots and Saleem Ghouse has been replaced by Prakash Raj in the eleventh hour. New comer Shankar Dayal faltered with the screenplay in many scenes and confused on how to execute it. His choice of casting is good but senior actors Radhika, Nasser, Roja were wasted in their roles with an abrupt ending.
The songs were totally misplaced and will spoil the mood of the movie. Except 'Rangu Bongaram' none of them are impressive. Pranitha is confined to couple of scenes and she completely disappears in the second half. These kind of movies which uses brain over brawn will survive if it has conviction, but in the case of Sakuni though the concept is good too much cinematic liberty and artificial scenes has dented the chances of scoring a box office winner. Overall, Sakuni might go well with the audience who love to see zero conviction movies!
Performances:
Karthi has come up with a decent
performance but his character was underplayed in most cases. We can see a
typical Karthi with some matured performance in Sakuni. His costumes in
the songs are OK and it seems he has put on lot of weight post
marriage. Pranitha's presence is felt in the first half and she has
nothing to do in the second part. Her glamour is a delight to watch.
Prakash Raj and Kota Srinivasa Rao delivered their usual performance.
Santhanam steals the show with his comic sense and with impressive one
liners. Radhika, Roja and Nasser are OK.
Technicalities:
Technicalities:
Editing by Sreekar Prasad could have
been better. Cinematography by Muthiah is an asset to the film.
Direction by Shankar Daya is not up to the mark. Music and re-recording
by GV Prakash Kumar is a big let down. Production values are grand.
Action scenes by Arnal Arasu are casual.
Positives:
Positives:
Karthi performance
Santhanam comedy
Negatives:
Santhanam comedy
Negatives:
Weak screenplay
Songs
Duration of the movie
Final Word: Watch Sakuni movie if you are a Friday movie lover!
Songs
Duration of the movie
Final Word: Watch Sakuni movie if you are a Friday movie lover!
Dammu Movie Review - First On Net
Movie: Dhammu
Starring: Jr NTR,Trisha,Karthika
Director: Boyapati Seenu
Producer: K.S.Rama Rao
Music: M.M.Keeravani
Release Date: 27-04-2012
Ratings : 2.75 / 5
Dhammu Review – DammuMovie Review, Rating, Dhammu Telugu Film Review: NTR’s previous two films didn’t fare well at the box office. He is back in his forte, i.e. mass masala with Dammu. Boyapati Srinu who has mastered the art of making mass entertainers directed this film. Trisha and Karthika are the heroines. Here is the review in detail…
Story:
An orphan is adopted by a big Rajas family and is given the name Raja Vasi Reddy (Junior NTR). Raja Vasi Reddy comes to know that he will have to take a huge responsibility of saving his village from dreaded blood thirsty goons. At the start he will be reluctant to take the responsibility. But once he takes it to heart there is no stopping. How does he win over the enemies and how he makes his village a peaceful place is the crux of Dammu’s story.
Analysis:
Dammu is yet another commercial potboiler film with a routine story and age old backdrop. This film may not get glowing reviews from the critics. NTR fans will lap it up and will watch it repeatedly for NTR’s roaring performance. Dammu has the elements to lure the masses in B and C centers.
Director could have written a better screenplay to take the film to next level. There are too many ups and downs in the narration. Heroism never gets completely elevated as the story demands such underplay. But from the outlook of the film one would expect a better and powerful output.
Boyapati played it safe by taking up a subject that has been beaten to death many a time. He tried to add humor to the narration in first half and it is just okay. There are some really powerful sequences and equally dull moments in the film. Perhaps a low profile release would have received a better response.
Performances:
Junior NTR was superb in this film. He was apt for the character and shouldered the film throughout. If not for NTR this film would have been a dud. NTR’s performance in interval scene got great response from his fans.
Trisha was fine and Karthika was not bad either. They don’t have much scope to perform. All they have to do is to shake their leg with NTR when needed and mouth few spicy dialogues. Nazar’s getup was good. Venu was Okay in his brief yet important role. Presence of Brahmanandam and Ali is felt but they didn’t make any difference to the film.
Technicalities:
Dammu has good technical values. Cinematography was top notch and so was the music. Keeravani’s background score stands out. Editing could have been better and Dialogues add repeat value for the target audience. Producers spent a fortune on the film. It is very rich in every frame. Director Boyapati Srinu made sure that there are good number of powerful scenes. His trademark scenes were shot well and the rest of the scenes are just okay. Had he concentrated more on the screenplay, Dammu might have hit the right chords with the audience.
Final Word:
Dammu is for fans. NTR fans will be pleased with this powerful mass film as they didn’t get to see in such a powerful role in the recent times. Others may like it or may not like due to poor content and old concept.
