Anjali Lavania in Panjaa Item Song

The shooting schedule of the item song in Pawan Kalyan starrer Panjaa has begun on 10th October in Ramoji Film City. Pawan Kalyan, Anjali Lavania, Sesh Adivi are participating in the shoot which is taking place in an erected dance floor set.

Anjali Lavania is said to be coming up with few scintillating belly dance sequences in the choreography of Geeta Kapur. The song is said to be in the lines of famous track Shiela ki Jawani. Panjaa audio composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja will be launched in November. Yuvan says that the music would be a treat for all the fans.

Panjaa shooting gets completed with this song and the post-production works will begin shortly. Apart from Anjali Lavania, Sarah Jane is playing the leading lady in the film. Panjaa is being directed by Vishnuvardan and produced by Shobu and Neelima on Arka Media and Sanghamitra productions banners.

Mahesh’s Businessman Item Song Rocking

ust like Ippatikinka Naa Vayasu from Pokiri and Puvvai Puvvai from the latest Dookudu, Mahesh Babu’s forthcoming movie The Businessman will also have a rocking item number, informs the reliable sources. The above item numbers with sizzling dances by Mumaith and Parvathi Melton added the ample masala quotient to the blockbusters.

The Businessman director Puri Jagannadh is making sure to add a superb item number to attract the mass audiences. Thaman is currently busy composing the tune and he informed that the song will have great energy. We are yet to know which actress is going to set the screens on fire with her dance moves.

Kajal Agarwal is playing the female lead in The Businessman, which is being produced by Venkat on the banner of RR Movie Makers.

Trisha and Samantha in Mahesh-Venky Multistarrer

Tollywood hot actresses Trisha and Samantha are said to be sharing screen in the biggest multi-starrer film Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu. While Trisha will act alongside Venkatesh, Mahesh Babu will romance Samantha. It is known that Trisha and Samantha were earlier seen in Ye Maya Chesave though did not have combo scenes.

Mahesh and Samantha have paired up in Dookudu while Venkatesh and Trisha had already paired in three films including Ganga- The Bodyguard. The film showcases Venkatesh and Mahesh as brothers in this youthful family entertainer.

Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu is being directed by Srikanth Addala of Kotha Bangaru Lokam fame while Dil Raju is producing it under the banner of Sri Venkateswara Creations. The regular shooting will commence from November and the movie is expected to hit the big-screens for 2012 summer.

Madatha Kaja Movie Review

Movie: Madatha Kaja
My Rating: 2.25/5
Banner: Satya Sai Arts
Music: Vasant
Producer: KK Radha Mohan
Story,Screenplay & Direction: Sitarama Raju
Cast: Allari naresh, sneha ullal, Jayaprakash,Ali,Dharmavarapu,Vennela Kishore,Asish Vidhyardhi,Ahuti Prasad,Subbaraju etc..
Release Date: 30th Sept 2011

Review

Story

Kalyan (Allari Naresh) works as police informer in Vizag. He falls in love with Sneha (Sneha Ullal) and wins her heart with the help of his friends (Vennela Kishore and Dharmavarapu Subramanyam). International don Nanda (Asish Vidhyardhi) runs his illegal businesses in Hyderabad, which are taken care by JP (Jayaprakash) and KP (Ahuti Prasad). JP and KP always fight with each other which bring losses to Nanda.

Irked by this Nanda sets a plan. He passes an order that JP’s son (Subbaraju) should marry KP’s daughter Sneha to make them relatives. At the same time Kalyan is called by Hyderabad police to keep a check to JP, KP and Nanda. Kalyan enters KP’s home as JP’s son and starts playing games. How he brings down Nanda from Bangkok to India and how he marries his lady love forms the rest of the story.

Artists Performance:

Allari Naresh has done what he is best at. However, there is nothing special from him. It is a routine act. Sneha Ullal looked cool and beautiful. But she can’t act at all and that gets on to your nerves at times. Jayaprakash’s character is the best one among the support cast. He spilled few laughs at times. Ali’s various getups are okay. Dharmavarapu and Vennela Kishore are fine. Rest of the star cast did well to keep the things flowing.

The story of this film is inspired from Mirapakay and Don Seenu. However, there is no action angle to it as the director deals it in a comical way. Although few scenes are funny the plot lacks logic completely. The fact that Allari Naresh is a comedy hero covers up to some extent but the comical scenes are not very hilarious. There are only occasional laughs and the film is too predictable for common filmgoer. The film has striking resemblance to the above mentioned films and those are still afresh among our audience that makes Madatha Kaja less enjoyable fare.

Highlights:

* Comic scenes
* Sneha Ullal glamor

Drawbacks:

* Routine story
* Weak screenplay
* Dialogues
* Direction

Vegesna Satish’s dialogue lacked freshness and punch. This is the main drawback as dialogue is the oxygen for this genre of movies. Sri Vasanth’s music is better than okay. Excuse Me song is picturized well. Cinematography and Editing are good for a low budget film. Production values are up to the mark.

Director Seeta Rama Raju has vast experience in the direction department and that shows on screen. He handled all the crafts well like a pro. But he should’ve opted for a novel script rather following the trend. This film doesn’t give any idea about his strengths as he didn’t try to leave his mark.

Final Word: The movie has failed to reach the expectations. The movie is not a must watch. I doubt its a regular watch too. Can watch if you have nothing else to do.

Oosaravelli Movie Review

Movie: Oosaravelli
My Rating: 2.75/5
Banner: Sri Venkateshwara Cine Chitra
Cinematographer: Rasool Ellore
Music: Devi Sri Prasad
Producer: BVSN Prasad
Editing: Goutham Raju
Story: Vakkantham Vamshi
Direction: Surender Reddy
Cast: Jr NTR, Tamannah, Shaam, Payal Ghosh, Prakash Raj, Jayaprakash, Raghubabu, MS Narayana etc..
Release Date: 6th Oct 2011

Review

Story

Tony (NTR) is a street-side goon in Mumbai who does anything for money and is currently in Hyderabad.

He comes across Niharika (Tamannah) and falls in love with her. After an initial yes and no, Niharika also falls in love with Tony. Meanwhile, Tony joins the gang of Sarkar (Jayaprakash Reddy) and through a sequence of events he reaches the mafia don Azzu Bhai’s (Prakash Raj) brother.

But he starts killing one by one and this leads to conflict between him and Niharika. However, Tony’s killing mission is all for a reason and it has a long flashback. What is that flashback? How is Niharika involved in that? What are the various traits of Tony? All this forms the rest of the story.

Artists Performance:

NTR Junior comes across with reasonable performance. He underplayed when compared to his natural instincts of histrionics. He was good in dances and delivering few punch dialogues.

Tamannah has come up with a performance driven role. Overall, she did a decent job. The much wanted glamour treat has not worked this time. But still she glowed well in a couple of songs.

Prakash Raj has done this several times. For a change, he arrives only during the second half but as long as he is there, he makes his presence felt.

Payal Ghosh got a meaty role and she made good use of it. Jayaprakash Reddy brought few smiles as Sarkar with his dialogue delivery. Raghu Babu was equally funny as chain Shiva.

Shaam came and went, same with Sayaji Shinde. Rahman was neat. M S Narayana was apt. Murali Sharma was not used to his potential. The other artists just did their bit as required and filled the screen.

Highlights:

* First half
* Etching of NTR’s character

Drawbacks:

* Second half
* Dragged sequences
* Stereotype climax
* Lack of conviction in key scenes
* Avg Music

Final Analysis:

Surender Reddy proved his mettle as an action and entertaining director with ‘Kick’ so the expectations were high on this one.

With the positive pre-release hype that was making rounds, everything looked set. And watching the first half makes you feel that you can expect another super hit. The interval bang raises the expectations.

But things begin to spiral down during the second half. As such, the thought process of the director is understood but he was unable to conceive it with the right punch on the screen. He lost crispness in narrating. Had the scissors worked well on second half, it would become a better film.

There are those fluctuations which are easily seen and one can feel the drag. The good side of the film is the different treatment to the script and giving an elevation to the heroine’s character. But due to the lack of depth in certain scenes, few situations pass off lightly.

For NTR fans, this will be a different treat. Except one or two high octane dialogues, most of his character is about guessing and unpredictability.

If the makers had focused on increasing the comedy track in the second half along with providing a convincing climax fight sequences, the film would have been a lot better.

Bottomline: Don’t Expect a Brand NTR Film!! Not Up To The Mark

Gambler Movie Review

Movie: Gambler
My Rating: 1.5/5
Banner: Sri Kanipakkam Ganapathi Films
Cinematographer: Sakthi Saravanan
Music: Yuvan Shankar Raja
Dialogues: Shashank Vennelakanti
Producer: Bellamkonda Suresh
Direction: Venkat Prabhu
Cast: Ajith, Arjun, Trisha, Lakshmi Rai, Jayaprakash etc
Release Date: 9th Sept 2011

Review

Story

Vinayak (Ajith) is a cop on suspension and he is someone who can do anything for money. He has a girlfriend Sanjana (Trisha). Sanjana’s father Sambasiva Reddy (Jayaprakash) runs a club on the outset but inside it is a hub for all betting money on cricket.

With IPL finals around, an amount of Rs 500 crores is on the stake and Reddy decides to run the show from Mumbai.However, his loyal henchman Sumanth (Vaibhav) gets greedy, teams up with his friends Premji, Mahant, Ganesh (premji, ashwin, mahant) to steal the money. This is discovered by Vinayak and he joins the plot. Meanwhile, ACP Prithviraj (Arjun) is on hot trail of the cricket bookies and wants to wipe out the ring.

Is Vinayak successful in his plan? How is ACP Prithviraj linked to this? How each individual shapes their destiny forms the rest of the story.

Artists Performance:

Ajith looks suave and sophisticated, he delivers the required meanness and his handsome appearance adds to the appeal. Overall, he has come up with a committed performance.

Arjun is brief and despite passing his prime, it is still a mystery how he manages to look so young and do his own stunts. He made his presence felt with whatever was given to him.

Trisha was hardly there. Whenever she was there, she failed to grab attention. The beauty and glow she once possessed has withered out and she looks quite pale in this.

Lakshmi Rai is luscious and a visual delight to any admirer of sex appeal. Her oomph factor, lust filled eyes and voluptuous figure gives value for money.

Vaibhav got a meaty role and he did justice to it, Premgi was energetic and brought few smiles, Ashwin and Mahant are handsome and did their bit as required. Anjali and Andrea were apt. Jayaprakash was elegant and effective. The others contributed in their own way.

Highlights:

* Cinematography
* Technical values
* Ajith’s performance

Drawbacks:

* Weak narration
* Silly comedy
* Mishandling of good subject
* Slow pace
* Poor content
* No intensity

Final Analysis:

Right from the word go, it was clear that the maker was trying to imitate a John Woo style of narrative. But there is a difference of chalk and cheese. Yes, there are some really stylish sequences but all that looks hollow and superficial without any substance in it.

The focus and concentration shown on presentation was not shown on the subject and everything feels weird.

As usual, the nativity factor was missing and with that predictable ‘Arva Paithyam’ in between, it only makes the audience squirm in their seats than smile.

Bringing in so many characters and trying to connect the dots requires able handling of the script but that didn’t happen here.

Overall, this is a film with slick presentation but sick narrative. At the Tollywood box office, this is sure to sink.

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Dookudu Movie Review

Movie: Dookudu
My Rating: 3.75/5
Banner: 14 Reels Entertainment
Cinematographer: MV Guhan / Prasad Murella
Music: S Thaman
Producers: Ram Achanta, Gopichand Achanta and Anil Sunkara
Editing: MR Varma
Dialogues: Kona Venkat
Story: Gopi Mohan
Story,Screenplay & Direction: Seenu Vytla
Cast: Mahesh Babu, Samantha, Parvati Melton (SA), Sonu Sood, Kota, Brahmanandam, M S Narayana, Sayaji Shinde, Vennela Kishore, Shravan, Ravi Prakash, Ajay, Suman, Nassar, Chandra Mohan, Supreet, Tanikella Bharani, Sudha, Pragati, Sonia, Shafi etc..
Release Date: 23rd Sept 2011

Review

Story

Shankar Narayan (Prakash Raj) is a political leader and a man of masses. He wants his son Ajay (Mahesh Babu) to become a political leader. Shankar Narayan is hurt in an accident and goes into coma. Meanwhile Ajay grows up and goes onto become an aggressive cop. And suddenly Shankar Narayan comes out of coma. The rest of the story is all about how Ajay manages to keep the changes under wrap for his father, and takes revenge on the villains at the same time with some unconventional ploys.

Artists Performance:

Mahesh Babu: Mahesh Babu proved himself again that he is a director’s actor. He has a big heart to allow Brahmanandam to take center stage for a few minutes, though it is Mahesh who creates such situations. One should have a flair to time the comedy of Seenu Vytla and Mahesh does it effortlessly. Mahesh is one of the comedians when he is with Brahmanandam and MS Narayana. Mahesh Babu has also excelled in dialogue delivery by mixing Telangana accent in villain confrontation scenes. Mahesh Babu’s trade mark teasing romance works big time in Turkey episodes. You see Mahesh being cheerful and smiling in most of the parts of the film.

Samantha has a limited role in this movie and she does justice. Brahmanandam has a dialogue in the film - nannu vaadukondi saar. Seenu Vytla is one of very few directors who utilizes the talent of Brahmanandam to the maximum extent. All those Brahmanandam lovers will have another feast in this movie in which he acts an actor of a fictitious reality show. The way Brahmanandam keeps expressions for ‘bheebhatsamaina humanity’ dialogue and the scene in which he appeals to Nagarjuna Akkineni using his camera pen is priceless. MS Narayana who has excelled as fire star in Dubai Seenu does another similar role in which he wants to make his debut as hero opposite Genelia. Prakash Raj is seen in a positive role (inspired by PJR) and he is excellent. Vennela Kishore does the role of Sastry whose grandmother is a fortuneteller. Nassar has done a comic role for a difference..

Technical Departments:

The basic concept of a person going into coma and that person’s son creating artificial atmosphere around is inspired by a German film titled ‘Goodbye Lenin! (2003) ’. That German film is a serious film and somewhat boring (for me). The story writer Gopi Mohan used that plot and moulded it to make an entertaining script. Seenu Vytla’s main strength has always been entertainment and he made sure that there are ample characters to create humor. He used Brahmanandam and MS Narayanara effectively to create ample humor. Characterization of Mahesh Babu is done well and the director has also shown Mahesh Babu in new light with better comedy timing. Though the entertainment and action orientation is good, there are ups and downs in the narrative graph due to runtime and number of characters. Screenplay of the film is good. The screenplay techniques used on Prakash Raj taking revenge without knowing about it and Brahmanandam’s crazy realty show will surely generate more commercial appreciation. Among all the characters, I feel that the character of Suman is not properly etched. It would have been more powerful if hero is introduced through the words of some other character, not through Suman’s. And the death of Suman is also not justifiable. The following aspects of Seenu Vytla’s trademark

1. Mahesh Babu: heroine teasing in Istanbul n Making Brahmanandam and MS Narayana Bakras.
2. Brahmanandam: SMS voting appeal and appeal to Nagarjuna Akkineni
3. MS Narayana: Showreel (Yamadonga, magadheera, Robo and Simha) and nalukapaina macha episode. Incidentally the same MS Narayana did a photoshoot comedy episode in Seenu Vytla’s Sontham in the past.


Dialogues penned by Kona Venkat and Seenu Vytla are good. They are humor dialogues and masala heroism dialogues. Music by Thaman has already become a chartbuster and background music is nice. Cinematography by KV Guhan and Prasad Murella complements to story. Editing by Varma is adequate. The producers trio (Ram Achanta, Gopichand Achanta and Anil Sunkara) have spent a lot of money and the entire film is shot in extravagant style.

Highlights:

Mahesh Babu’s performance
Brahmi, M S Narayana comedy
First half
Last 40mins
Parvathi Melton’s item song
Vaitla Comedy timing
Story

Drawbacks:

Villain Characterizations
MLA get up Mahesh Babu got wasted

Final Analysis:

First half of the movie sets the plot up and it is entertaining. There are ups and downs in the second half, but the entertainment provided by Mahesh Babu, Brahmanandam and MS Narayana takes care of it. The plus points are Mahesh Babu’s charm, Seenu Vytla’s comedy timing and a workable script. On the flip side, there is a bit of redundancy in villain characterizations. Mahesh Babu delivers an universally acceptable entertainer in the form of Dookudu after a gap of five years. Go and watch it.

Trade talk: It’s been ages since a Telugu big star’s film got positive talk on the day one. It is a good omen for Telugu film industry that is literally feeding on Tamil dubbed films in this year so far. With Mahesh Babu’s star power, there is no limit for a movie can achieve with a positive talk. Wait and watch as the records smash in the days come.

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Pilla Jamindar Movie Review

Movie: Pilla Jamindar
Rating: 2.75/5
Banner: S S Cinemas
Cinematographer: Sai Sriram
Editing: Praveen Pudi
Lyrics: Krishna Chaitanya
Dialogues: Chandra Shekar
Art: Mani-Varma
Music: Selvaganesh
Producers: D S Rao, S S Buchibabu
Story,Screenplay & Direction: G Ashok
Cast: Nani, Haripriya, Bindu Madhavi, Srinivas Avasarala etc..
Release Date: 14th Oct 2011

Review

Story

PJ (Nani) is the careless and carefree young man who is filled with arrogance and ego. The reason for that is his confidence that he would be the heir to Rs 5000 crores property once he becomes a major.

In this process, he ill treats his servants and doesn’t care much about his friends as well. He becomes a major and when PJ feels he is ready to take the property, his grandfather’s (Nagineedu) will states that the property can be given subject to few conditions. First is, PJ should become a graduate and he should live in a hostel with pocket money.

Reluctantly, PJ takes up the condition and there begins a new journey. In this process, he knows the value of friends (Avasarala Srinivas, Tagubothu Ramesh etc), love in the form of Sindhu (Haripriya) and other important elements of humanity. How that happens forms the rest of the story.

Artists Performance:

Nani has come up with a spirited performance and he shows versatility in his body language. There are those occasional scenes wherein he went stiff but overall he did a good job.

Haripriya is highly seductive. Though her role was underplayed, she makes her presence felt with her natural sensuousness. She has good potential which can be extracted.

Bindu Madhavi had a brief role. Apart from one or two songs and filling the screens for few scenes, she didn’t have much to do. But she has that cute look which can be enjoyed onscreen.

Ravu Ramesh was his intense self. His typical dialogue delivery and expressions gives him a strong presence onscreen.

Srinivas Avasarala has given a valuable contribution with his role. His approach towards the role is quite natural and he gels with the flow in a nice way. He is one talent that deserves better opportunities.

M S Narayana was impressive once again, Nagineedu was natural, Sivaprasad was standard, Vennela Kishore brought few smiles, the gang of friends comprising of the lean actor, Tagubothu Ramesh and others gave good quota of smiles.

Highlights:

* First half
* Comedy
* Nativity factor
* Screenplay

Drawbacks:

* Second half
* Overdose of sentiment
* Weak emotional graph in key scenes
* Sluggish pace at few points

Final Analysis:

The film comes across like a journey to the countryside from the word go. The focus is more on the human values and the down to earth nature of those in the smaller places. The feel is quite different owing to the screenplay technique and one can get a flavour of Vamsi movies in some sequences.

Credit must be given to the padding artistes for making the film very energetic with their comedy. There are some good points on the essence of education, values of humanity. The film could have been much stronger if the same momentum and flavour was added to the second part instead of filling it too much melodrama.

Overall, this is a film which has quite a number of reasons to be watched. Just have patience in the second half and you will come out with smiles.

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Pawan Kalyan turns James Bond

After directing Mahesh Babu and Jr NTR, director Surender Reddy is looking forward to do a film with Pawan Kalyan. Recently in an interview, the director has expressed his desire to work with Pawan Kalyan. Now, it looks like his dream of directing the actor is coming true. It is learnt that, Surender has narrated a fantastic subject to Pawan Kalyan and the actor who is known for doing experimental films gave his immediate nod to the director.

The movie is touted to be a stylish James Bond film. Initially, the movie was planned with Mahesh Babu, but due to the actor’s unavailability Pawan Kalyan came into the picture. RR movie Makers are set to produce this big budget film. Pawan Kalyan is currently busy shooting for

Gabbar Singh. His latest film Panjaa is nearing release. Stay tuned for more updates.

Samantha opposite Siddharth

Tollywood's lucky heroine Samantha has been roped in to play the female lead in Ala Modalaindhi fame Nandini Reddy's second film, starring Siddharth as the hero.

The proposed film is produced by Bellamkonda Suresh under the banner of Sri Sai Ganesh Productions. It will go on to the sets in January 2012.

Speaking to media, Bellamkonda Suresh said: "Siddharth and Samantha will pair up for my next film, directed by Nandini Reddy. They loved the subject and are excited about the storyline. I am sure the film will be one of the biggest blockbusters in our banner. The regular shooting will start in January."

Music is set by S. Thaman. Apart from direction, Nandini Reddy is also handling the story and screenplay.

Kajal opposite Rana

Reigning actress Kajal Aggarwal will be the heroine opposite Rana in his proposed Telugu film tentatively titled Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum, directed by Jagarlamudi Krish of Gamyam and Vedam fame, sources said.

However, official announcement regarding this is awaited. If it happens, this is the first time Rana and Kajal team up in a film. As per sources, the film will hit the floors soon.

Presently, Rana is busy with Naa Ishtam in Telugu and Department in Hindi, while Kajal is busy with The Businessman with Mahesh Babu under Puri Jaganndh's direction.

Rajanna releasing on December 22

King Nagarjuna’s upcoming film Rajanna, which was earlier scheduled for Dassera release, has been postponed! According to sources, the makers are not happy with the final outcome of the film and went for a few changes. They are now taking efforts to release the movie December 22.

Notably, Nagarjuna’s all hit films like Mass, Manmadhudu, Don, King and Ragada were released in December.

Rajanna, set in the backdrop of Razakar movement in Telangana, is said to be based on some real incidents that happened in a small village of Telangana before Independence. Nagarjuna plays a Telangana fighter, while Sneha is the heroine. The film is directed by Rajamouli’s father Vijayendra Prasad while Nagarjuna is producing it under the banner of Annapurna Studios.

Sri Rama Rajyam postponed again

The release of Nandamuri Balakrishna’s much awaited devotional film Sri Rama Rajyam has been postponed once again.

The shooting of the film has been completed two months ago and since then, the makers have announced many release dates, but nothing has happened. According to latest reports, the film is being postponed due to the extensive DI and graphics works and it will hit the screens someday between November 10 and November 28. The exact date is not known.

Sri Rama Rajyam is directed by Bapu and produced by Yalamanchili Sai Baba. NBK is playing Lord Rama while Nayantara plays the role of Sita. Akkineni Nageswara Rao essays the role of Valmiki. Srikanth and Roja will be seen as Lakshmana and Bhoodevi respectively.

Harish Shankar to direct Jr. NTR

                                                                        After Oosaravelli, young tiger Jr. NTR has commenced the shooting of his next Dammu, being directed by Boyapati Sreenu. According to latest info from Jr. NTR camp, the young actor has signed a new film under the direction of Harish Shankar, who is currently directing Gabbar Singh with Pawan Kalyan and Shruti Hassan in the lead.

Sources said that the proposed film will be produced by Kodali Nani and Vallabhaneni Vamsi and it would go on to the sets in early next year after the completion of Dammu. More details are awaited.

Puri to remake Khaidi with Mahesh Babu?

Superstar Mahesh Babu is likely to remake megastar Chiranjeevi's biggest ever hit Khaidi (1983) under the direction of ace Puri Jagannath soon.

The news broke after sensational director Ram Gopal Varma, known as the mentor of Puri, tweeted: "The one exciting news that I heard today is that Puri is remaking Chiru's Khaidi with Mahesh Babu. Jagan's design of Mahesh's characterization is much better than what Kondandarami Reddy did with Chiru in Khaidi."

Sources said that the script work is in progress right now. Currently, Puri is directing Mahesh Babu for The Businessman and it looks like Puri is planning the Khaidi remake after the completion of The Businessman.