Thursday, October 30, 2008

Mahesh Babu Acting Pricey


If the latest buzz is to be believed, more than Rs 20 crore was spent on a Pawan Kalyan starrer and a similar amount on a Mahesh Babu film.

With almost 75 per cent of the budgets being usurped by the stars and directors, there is little left for making the film. Besides compromising on quality, the new trend is detrimental to filmmaking per se. Given that ‘regular’ producers are reluctant to pay astronomical sums, the field is left open to glam-struck NRIs, the neo-rich and even the underworld. "Undeniably, the real-estate boom and advent of corporate entities has ruined Telugu cinema," bemoans a leading filmmaker.

According to our sources, top stars are hiking their fee to stay ahead of their rivals and not based on the project requirement. "It took a reigning star 30 years in the industry to cross the Rs 8 crore mark but new-age stars have crossed that with just a handful of hits," reveals a filmmaker, who says that even emerging stars are quoting above Rs 2 crore. Hotshot actresses like Ileana, Nayantara and Trisha have all surpassed the Rs 1 crore mark and are doling out dates, sometimes unmindful of the significance of their roles, says the source.

Another jolt for the producers came in the form of directors’ revised pay scales. It is learnt that a reigning director charges Rs 7 crore, while other successful directors are hovering between Rs 5 and 6 crore and even the upcoming ones charge above Rs 1 crore. "I was surprised when a one-hit director asked me for Rs 3 crore without batting an eyelid," reveals a producer, who has almost given up the project.

Probably producers wouldn't have felt the pinch if the markets had expanded proportionately. "Pay packets have doubled but the market expansion is marginal. It's a bad equation," says film critic Vasiraju Prakasam, who brands it as an undesirable trend. Leading filmmaker Rama Naidu looks at it differently. He says, "It is all about demand and supply. This trend might be just a transitory one. "

Certainly, satellite rights are fetching unheard of prices for producers besides increase in overseas collections for hits. But with stars and directors pushing up their rates, little is left for the producer and creativity is taking a beating. No wonder, Telugu films are being confined to just love-laced comedies –– relegating other interesting genres to the backseat.

Mahesh Babu And Nagarjuna To Receive NANDI Awards On Nov 8th



Andhra Pradesh Government's prestigious 'Nandi Awards' presentation for telugu film industry will take place this year on 8th of November. The venue for this function is the NTR Stadium in Hyderabad. The Nandi Awards will be presented to films, which are selected for the years 2005-2006, in various categories. Mahesh Babu is selected as the Best Actor 2005 for 'Athadu', and hero Akkineni Nagarjuna was selected as the Best Actor 2006 for 'Sri Ramadasu' and will be receiving Nandi Awards on this stage. On this occasion, the recipients of 'NTR National Award', Krishna for 2003, Ilayaraja for 2004 and Kannada actor Ambareesh for 2005, actress Wahida Rehman for 2006 will be presented with the award. So, also the recipients of prestigious Raghupathi Venkaiah Award, MS Reddy for 2005 and Dr. D Ramanaidu for 2006 will be felicitated with the awards on the same stage

Shradda Das not interested in playing item girl

Even top actresses in bollywood like aishwarya rai,priyanka chopra are doing item numbers, Shradda Das declined a couple of item numbers in big films in tollywood.

“I am reluctant to do item numbers,” says the actress. It is a known fact that hotshot actresses shake a leg for hefty sums but the leggy lass thinks otherwise. "Even if they pay me more, I am not ready for it," says the actress, who wants to do only leading roles to firmly establish herself in Tollywood. After a dud like Sidhu from Srikakulam, she seems to have set her priorities right. Hope she will get some good offers both from tollywood and bollywood

Mummaith Khan 'Punnami Nagu' tours China

A.Kodandarami Reddy, a popular director who reaped huge hits in legendary combination with Chiranjeevi, is directing the film 'Punnami Nagu'. The story is based on Yendamuri Veerandranath's novel. Mumaith Khan is playing the lead role alongside the hero Rajiv Kanakala and G.Vijaykumar Goud is producing it on Sound & Claps banner, comprising of a huge budget. Recently, the climax was shot on a huge level, featuring all the artists in the film. The talkie portion is completed with an exception of two songs.

In this connection, a press meet was held today by the unit.

Speaking to the press producer G. Vijaykumar Goud said, "Our production Punnami Nagu with Mumaith Khan is almost complete except for two songs and some patch work. We have planned to shoot the songs in the locales of Bangkok and Hong Kong from 10th of November. One of them will be canned on Mumaith Khan, and another one will be featuring Mumaith Khan, Rajiv Kanakala and Suhasini. 'Amma' Rajasekhar will choreograph the songs. The shooting will continue till 16th; once the songs are canned we will come back to Hyderabad and complete the patch works followed by dubbing, re-recording, mixing, DTS effects, and will release the film in the first half of December."

Director Kondandarami Reddy says, "We are making this film without compromising on any of the factors. There is no need to mention specially about the main lead artist Mumaith Khan, because everyone is acquainted with her skills. It is very easy for her to work on song sequences; however, in the action scenes she is very careful and also rehearsed for some sequences. I am satisfied with her work as an artist. Fight master Vijay has shown lot of involvement. Rajiv Kanakala was very co-operative and completed his part in the planned schedule. Nalini who works alongside for soap opera’s managed her time and did her part. Producer Vijaykumar is the person who supports this movie and doesn’t compromise on the quality and gave me ultimate freedom. I am sure this movie will be successful."

‘Till now I have done a variety of roles in my films, and I am sure this character will bring much more recognition. This film will be a milestone in my career. All of us in the team worked hard. I am very confident that the movie will turn out successful,’ said hero Rajiv Kanakala.

Other important cast includes MS Narayana, Nalini, Suhasini, Vinodkumar and Nilalgal Ravi.

'Sesirekha Parinayam' in finale

Krishna Vamsi, the maker of Ninne Pelladutha, Murari and Chandamama is now presently working on ‘Sesireksha Parinayam’ which is about to be finished by the 10th of November. The director who has his personal style of portraying the heroine beautifully has earlier did it for Nagarjuna - Tabu, Mahesh Babu – Sonali, has now set out to make the lead pair Tarun – Genelia D’Souza sheen on celluloid. Unanimously, the bubbly actress is expected to glitter on screen in the maker’s crafty work.

Sesirekha from Amalapuram enters conjugal bliss around which the story goes on to narrate her life incidents as a pleasant entertainment. The final schedule of the movie starts from Nov 1 and will be completed in ten consecutive days.

The crew of the movie buzzes that they are creating a couple of twists in the story, one before the intermission and the other near the climax, to make it an interesting watch. Royal Nagaraj has written the dialogues. Musical score composed by ManiSharma will be released as the last schedule progresses.

'House-full' takes the second step

House-full true to its name is expected to run packed houses with its unique theme of a romantic comedy entertainer that also packs a thriller sideline. Ajay Bhuyan makes his first directorial venture with this movie casting the double pair Vipin, Vega and Aryan, Gouri Pandit in the main lead. Production house Filmotsav of Chandra Siddharth produces this movie.

The movie was launched during Dussera on 9th of October. In the first schedule, that was done till 21st Oct, a song along with some scenes were completed. The second schedule starts today (30th Oct) and the movie will be completed with this schedule.

‘Ajay Bhuyan’s narration of the story was parallel with my taste and thoughts which motivated me to make this movie. He did his graduation from New York Film Institute and also apprenticed under Suresh productions which pads up his skills. A total of five songs are being made for this film,’ concluded producer Chandra Siddharth.

Ajay Bhuyan who makes his first in an innovative manner said, “The events in the story takes place in a single night and is narrated within the two hours of the movie. It’s a new style of narration in the screenplay. Ali is entrusted with a meaty role and the main cast includes a dual pair of hero and heroines.”

Music is composed by Anup. Nainy Deekshit, Ali, Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam, and others are a part of the prominent cast of the movie.

Shriya In Love With Cricketer!!!

This might come across as a painful blow to the many million fans of the sizzling beauty Shriya but then there is a strong buzz from the Mumbai circles that this pretty starlet has been smitten and the man to make it happen is none other than the hot headed speed bowler Sreesanth of the Indian cricket team.

It is heard that both of them were spotted together at a party and sparks were flying from all sides. However, the pretty starlet was totally shocked to hear when she heard the news and she made it a point to give an open statement about the whole issue. Shriya said that she is not in love with anyone and added that romance has no place in her life right now.

Speaking about Sreesanth, she made it clear that she hardly knows him and gave him a customary hi as part of their brand assignments. So folks, it now looks clear that Shriya's heart is still single and waiting to be taken. So if you happen to chance upon her anytime, take your chance, who knows, you could be the one she is looking out for.

Over Confidence Killed Talented Director Keka

He has often been labeled as the man with extreme talent and vibrant dynamism; all this has been seen in his earlier movies that turned out to be blockbuster hits and with a definitely rebellious touch. He is none other than the noted director Teja who had made a mark for himself in Tollywood.

But all that seems to be a thing of the past now as Teja came up with a string of flops before he went off the hook for almost two years. Now, he came back with the film 'Keka' and before the movie hit the screens, he was oozing with over confidence and came up with some amateur gimmicks to raise curiosity.

The film has bombed big time and those who have been watching the mannerism of Teja openly admitted that it was his over confidence and his brash style that cost him a flop and that too this was considered to be quite a prestigious project for him. Given his autocratic nature, this might be difficult but let us hope that Teja has learnt his lessons and comes up with better stuff. But still his arrogance is seen in his words- he wants to make films in Bollywood and on parallel lines wishes to produce at least 10 films a year by giving chances to new directors in order to percolate the filth in Tollywood!!!!!!! Is that not a height of arrogance?!

This beautiful heroine can speak SIX languages

Sindhu Menon, the lady who became famous after playing second lead in Chandamama, is fluent in six languages. The Malayali speaks flawless Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi and English besides her native tongue. Definitely, a good achievement for an actress in South India. When we chatted her up recently, she shared an interesting anecdote. "When I got a call for Chandamama, I wasn’t sure who was Vamsi. I saw him only after the screen-test was over, and exclaimed that it was Krishna Vamsi." Sindhu, who’s Rainbow released recently, reveals that she has four films in the pipeline. She also tells us that at present, she wants to concentrate on Telugu and Tamil films, though she does have offers for a Hindi film.

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Kajal Gets Rs 45 Lakhs With NTR

She is known as the naughty seductress since her eyes contain a lot of mischief and innocence but a look below her neck and the whole equations change. She has one juicy body filled with right curves, a sexy navel and luscious legs that men would roll their tongues for miles together.

She is none other than Kajal Agarwal who has been the most sought after when it came to the big banner ventures with young heroes. Currently, she is busy with the shooting of her film with Ramcharan Teja and now here is another jackpot for her.

There is news that mass hit director VV Vinayak has roped Kajal in as the second heroine alongside young tiger NTR. There is news that she has been given a remuneration of a whopping forty five lakhs while the first heroine Ileana is up there with Rs 1 crore. Few good hits and it will not be long before Kajal gets there too.

Colors Swathi Is In Love?


Color’s Swathi started her career through the Maa TV and slowly entered into tollywood.With her latest film “Ashta Chamma” declared to be a success at the box office. She is now getting good offers both in tollywood and kollywood.
Swathi’s latest “Subramanyapuram” completed its century run in kollywood recently with big profits. Swathi’s marriage was to be held on August 27th, but was canceled due to various unknown reasons. According to film nagar rumors Swathi was in love with her co-star and so the marriage was canceled on her consent. Actor Jai, who emerged as a hero in Tamil recently is said to be in love with Swathi and it was he who proposed Swathi on the sets on Subramanyapuram. Swathi after considering the love proposal accepted it.These are the rumours going around now in filmnagar circles.

Sneha Chosen For The Nandi Award



Popular actress Sneha has been chosen for the prestigious Nandi award a prestigious from the Government of Andhra Pradesh for her critically applauded first-rate performance in Radha Gopalam (2005). The film which had Srikanth and Sneha in lead roles was directed by Bapu and music was by Mani Sharma.

The award would be presented to Sneha at a grand function to be held in Hyderabad on the 28th of November.

An elated Sneha thanked the producer and director of the film. She said, "It is a coveted honor. It is an encouragement and motivation for me to get more acclaim in the future".

Sneha Chosen For The Nandi Award



Popular actress Sneha has been chosen for the prestigious Nandi award a prestigious from the Government of Andhra Pradesh for her critically applauded first-rate performance in Radha Gopalam (2005). The film which had Srikanth and Sneha in lead roles was directed by Bapu and music was by Mani Sharma.

The award would be presented to Sneha at a grand function to be held in Hyderabad on the 28th of November.

An elated Sneha thanked the producer and director of the film. She said, "It is a coveted honor. It is an encouragement and motivation for me to get more acclaim in the future".

Mahesh Babu Coming For Vinayaka Chavithi

'Prince' Mahesh Babu who has been keeping the entire media, film fraternity and including the Congress party on tenterhooks with his low profile nature is finally on his way to begin his new movie. The shooting will begin in November and this is being directed by Trivikram Srinivas.

Apparently, news from the camp says that the shooting will take place in lengthy schedules and if all goes as per plan then the film will be up for release during the Ganesh Chavithi festival next year. Mahesh is pairing up with the classy beauty Parvati Melton and wise men say that this will be a royal combination and they could well be a golden pair.

Meanwhile, the locations for the first schedule have been finalized as Rajasthan, Bahrain and other locations but then the restlessness among the fans has been increasing given the release date of the project. Let us hope Mahesh makes it up with a string of movies to fill the scarcity.

Miss Andhra Dominating 'Happy Days' Baby

For any starlet, the most important aspect of her career would be the kind of projection she would get prior to the release of her film and the publicity she gets. That way, her future chances are bright and her position in the market gets more established. In this process, competition is but natural when there are two starlets.

Something similar is said to be happening in the case of the forthcoming venture 'Vinayakudu'. The film has 'Happy Days' fame Sonia better known as 'Shravs' in the lead and then there is the former Miss Andhra Poonam Kaur. The hero happens to be the sweet and happily plump Krishnudu.

Now, Poonam has been creating enough buzz with this movie thanks to the steamy kissing scenes that have been reported and it is said that the makers are leaving no stone unturned to ensure that this aspect is projected to the fullest and gain attention. In this process, the focus is more on Poonam than Sonia so let us hope that she does not disappoint the hype that has been created for her.

Reel Buzz: Sexy Votes For Hot Hema

This is a rather interesting episode that happened recently, the venue was the film nagar club and the participants were some noted producers who assembled for an evening of drinks and some hearty talk on Saturday. Two or three rounds later, the topic automatically switched on to women and heroines.

The issue was who was considered to be the most sexy and highly appealing actress amongst the Telugu actresses and when the stewards around were quite curious to know as to who that could be, they had a big surprise after they heard from all those who were taking part in the discussion.

Apparently, all the producers unanimously voted for the hot beauty Hema and said that she has the natural sex appeal in her and they also added that though she is stepping into middle aged, she has enough oomph that can give the younger starlets a run for their money. Way to go Hema!!!

Bhoomika Married To Wonderful Brain

From a long time, folks have been wondering as to how the once innocent and delicate looking beauty Bhoomika has now transformed into a versatile, glowing, dynamic and multifaceted personality by getting into her own production house, starting precious stones business and others.

Now, the secret seems to be out as sources close to her reveal that the real brain behind all this happens to be her darling sweetheart Bharat Thakur. Apparently, Bharat is said to be a proud owner of nearly 40 different establishments and though he comes across as a mild yoga guru, he manages a variety of businesses.

Now, he has also come up with a new Telugu film magazine titled 'Mayabazar' and one really fails to understand as to how Bharat manages to do so many things in just 24 hours. It is also being said that Bhoomika has been going big time with her activities due to the strength given by Bharath. Good going folks!!!

Ram Gopal Varma's 'Affection' Towards Raasi

This might sound quite a contrast but then there is a high element of truth in it. We are talking about the eccentric genius Ramgopal Varma and recently he shared his thoughts about the sweet looking starlet Raasi who has now moved towards the small screen and lesser known mediums.

Recalling her, Ramu said in a recent interview that it was during the making of the film 'Rao Garillu' starring Akkineni Nageswar Rao that he had first spotted Raasi and during that time, she was just a child artiste. Ramu recollects that whenever he looked at her, he used to have a soft corner for her.

So he used to feel quite affectionate towards Raasi and Ramu admits that he is not a man of too many sentiments and emotions and given his very practical nature, this sort of emotional angle was a major surprise. However, that's the sort of appeal that Raasi possessed during those days that even a cold hearted person like Ramgopal Varma felt a stir.

Kamna wins hearts in two states

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Kamna Gallery

Kamna Jethmalani is a busy bee in South Indian movies these days. Introduced by through the film 'Premikulu', the actress has been making it big ever since especially through the film 'Ranam' where she acted with Gopichand.

Kamna is now becoming a big name in Telugu Cinema. She will be seen opposite up-and-coming actor Raja in the film 'Andamaina Abaddam' being directed by Ravi Raja Pinsetti. In addition, she will act in a yet to be titled film to be directed by a debutant.

The movie is to be produced by Mohan Vadlaptala, who produced the Bhumika starrer 'Mallepuvvu'

And now, the actress is playing one of the five heroines in the Ragava Larencce starrer 'Rajathi Raja' in Tamil and a couple of other movies.

Says the actress, I am equally busy in Tamil and Telugu. I am very happy that audiences in both the languages have accepted me'.

Ghajini – First Look on sensational promos

Christopher Nolan's Mementoes fetched the best credits for its fascinating theme of 'Short Term Memory Loss'. Of course, remaking it in Tamil as 'Ghajini' with Surya in lead role, the actor fleeted to the peaks of glory in his career. Here comes the turn of Bollywood Superstar Aamir Khan, an embodiment of extraordinary perfection. "Best than the Best" is the mantra that he follows and his Hindi remake of Ghajini seems to have been spelled on those lines. 60-Secs teaser showcases Aamir Khan in different make-over as an innocent charming lad and a ferocious youngster smashing down baddies.

So, what makes the film getting titled 'Ghajini'? Ask Murugadoss and he says, "GHAJINI is derived from the name of King Mohammad Ghajini. His unique attributes is all about committing a great crime in front of others and making them believe he never did it. So does our protagonist carrying the same quotients".

Directed by A.R. Murugadoss, Asin stars opposite Aamir in female lead along with Jiah Khan and A.R. Rahman scores music.

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Kajal Agarwal with Ntr

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Heroine Kajal Agarwal is slowly going up on the steps of success. After acting with small heroes like Sumanth, Navadeep, Siva Balaji and Kalyan Ram she is now acting with big heroes like Ram Charan Tej, Allu Arjun and Ntr.

Kajal Agarwal is right now acting with Ram Charan Tej in a movie which is being directed by SS Rajamouli. This movie is still in shooting stage. She is playing the lead heroine role in this movie.

According to our reporter Bannu, Kajal is selected as the second heroine opposite Ntr in VV Vinayak film. This role will be of the second heroine while the first heroine is Ileana. The rumour is that Ntr is playing dual roles in this movie in which one is a brahmin boy role for whom Ileana is the heroine while the other is a mass boy role for whom Kajal is the heroine.

Kajal who is right now busy shooting for Ram Charan Tej movie is trying to re-shedule her dates to accomodate Ntr film.

Gopi Gopika Godavari shooting from November 4th

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Gopi Gopika Godavari is a Venu, Kamalini Mukerjee starrer which will start irs shooting from November 4th. Creative director Vamsi is going to direct this film and Valluripalli Ramesh is going to produce it on Anandhi Arts banner. The producer - director duo earlier made superhit film Avunu Valliddaru Istapaddaru with Ravi Teja and Kalyani in the lead roles.

Gopi Gopika Godavari will start its shooting on 4th Nov in Hyderabad and later shift to the scenic beauties of Godavari District. Major part of the film will be shot there

Robot shooting in Goa

Shankar latest movie Robot is being shot in Goa right now. Superstar Rajnikanth and Aishwarya Rai are taking part in the shooting. Few romantic and dramatic scenes are being shot in Goa on the lead pair.

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Rajnikanth plays dual roles in this movie, one being the scientist and the other being the Robot. This movie is creating a lot of hype in tamil, telugu and hindi film industries because big names of all the three industries like Rajnikanth and Aishwarya Rai are involved in Robot.

Chandra Babu Naidu confirms Ntr absence from Yuvagarjana

ntr-junior.jpgTelugu Desam Party supremo Nara Chandra Babu Naidu confirmed today to the media that Ntr will not be attending Yuvagarjana which will be held on November 5th at Guntur.

Speaking to the media, Chandra Babu said that Ntr will not be attending the Yuva Garjana due his prior shooting shedule commitments. He also said that Ntr will be attending all other party campaigns in future except for Yuvagarjana.

Entire Telugu Desam Party, Nandamuri family and Nandamuri fans are taking this Yuvagarjana as a prestigious meeting because the Nandamuri Balakrishna will officially be entering AP State politics and enitre Nandamuri family heroes will be present on stage to support him.

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Sneha to be honored with Nandi award

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Sneha Gallery

Popular actress Sneha has been chosen for the prestigious Nandi award a prestigious from the Government of Andhra Pradesh for her critically applauded first-rate performance in Radha Gopalam (2005). The film which had Srikanth and Sneha in lead roles was directed by Bapu and music was by Mani Sharma.

The award would be presented to Sneha at a grand function to be held in Hyderabad on the 28th of November.

An elated Sneha thanked the producer and director of the film. She said, "It is a coveted honor. It is an encouragement and motivation for me to get more acclaim in the future".

Beware Of Using The Word 'Keka'

Just recently, director Teja announced that he wants to create a new trend of films with his style and through his banner and he definitely seems to have begun that. Apparently, the word 'Keka' stands for something excellent and it is often used as slang amongst many to describe something top notch.

But ever since the film 'Keka' arrived, the total definition of the word has changed and now this word is being used for something absolutely trash and of no use. Incidentally, this is a result of the outcome of the film that has turned out to be the biggest disasters of the Telugu movie making history.

Now that the word 'Keka' has found the reverse meaning to it also, all eyes are on the lookout for few more movies that might come from the camp of Teja so that a new set of slangs will arrive with a different meaning. Variety is the name of the game for this director so the new chapter has begun.

Multi-linguistic Heroine In Tollywood

She has often been labeled as a sex bomb and despite her appearing in one of the most traditional costumes, she still carries that really tempting sex appeal that one tends to go wild with passion on looking at her. She is none other than the dusky Malayalam beauty Sindhu Menon.

However, if you think that she is the perfect bimbo with luscious assets and good glamour then you are in for a mistake since Sindhu happens to be a girl with brains too. It is heard that this starlet is a proficient linguist and can speak in six languages without a hitch.

These are the days when folks tend to mix up three languages in one line and given the ability and caliber of Sindhu, it is not only a strategic advantage for her to communicate freely throughout the entire southern circuit but will also help her relate to them quickly. Let us see if this skill of hers is being used anywhere or what.

Hormone Problems For Mallu Heroine

She has been rated as one of the most highly talented heroines in the south and though her personal front has been quite shaky, that has not deterred her from the focus on acting and today she has many awards including the National award in her kitty for coming out with some memorable performances.

We are talking about the cute girl from Malayalam Meera Jasmine who has become more of a household name in Telugu after the super success of her last release 'Gorintaku'. However, it is now being said that that Meera has got just one movie to do and she has been turning down offers.

Apparently, the pretty girl is now said to be suffering from Thyroid problems due to which she has been putting on a lot of weight. So Meera has decided to tackle this problem first and then she would be coming back with her second spree of sorts. Get well soon Meera!!!

Monday, October 27, 2008

Hero Movie Review Hero Telugu Movie Review Hero Review


Film: Hero
My Rating: 2.25/5
Music: Mani Sarma
Editing: Marthand K. Venkatesh
Cinematography: C. Ramprasad
Choreography: Prem Rakshit, Noble, Shobi
Producer: Manyam Ramesh
Direction: G.V. Sudhakar Naidu (debut)
Release Date: Oct 24th, 2008
Cast: Nitin, Bhavana, Nagababu, Ramyakrishna, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Brahmanandam, Babumohan, Ali, Kovai Sarala, Satyam Rajesh, Tirupathi Prakash, Tarzan, Malladi Raghava, Vizag Prasad, Priyanka, Tanu Roy etc

My Review:

Story:

Radha Krishna (Nitin) is the son of the Commissioner of Police Nagendra Naidu (Nagababu), who has the support of his mother Sarala (Kovai Sarala) for his careless attitude. The Home Minister of the State (Babumohan) passes a G.O. that allows every honest individual to join the police force so as to bring in more people into maintaining the law and order of the land. A whole mob of people (Sravana Sandhya, Brahmanandam, Satyam Rajesh, Tirupathi Prakash, Tarzan, Priyanka, etc.) including a homely Krishnaveni (Bhavana) queue up at the Police Academy headed by (Ramyakrishna). Eventually, it's learnt that one of those who joined the Academy thus is a naxalite on the run! Was it wrong to allow everyone into the police force?

Performances:

Nitin does an okay job, but his character is much limited and doesn't give much scope to emote. He has a differently styled attire, which fits him okay. Bhavana looks the girl next door and performs okay, but her character is shallow too. Nagababu as the Commissioner of Police has a lengthy role to play and he's his usual. Ramyakrishna has a short role as the Director of the A.P. Police Academy. Kapil Khanna as the professional killer from Dubai is fitting. Kota Srinivasa Rao as the main villain Prem Kumar has a rolethat seriously lacks depth or definition. Brahmanandam, Satyam Rajesh, Tirupathi Prakash, Ali and all others are all wasted, like the rest of the lead cast. Tanu Royappears in an item song that's totally unnecessary for the film.

Technical Departments:

The plot point that anyone can join the police force is innovative. However, the screenplay is totally flat. The first half lacks any story movement, yet has an interesting interval bang. However, the debutant director G.V. fails in keeping the interest through the second half. The taking is seriously affected by various inconsistencies. While his story narration and screenplay seem to be good, he somehow fails in the overall job of running the direction department well. Camerawork is particularly good, but DI work brings in inconsistencies pertaining to focus and lighting. Picturization of songs is okay, but the song placement is totally nonsensical.

Choreography offers good moments to the hero to portray his skill but is not a wow. The sets used for songs indicate commendable work bythe Art department. Fights are executed in style, without any slow-motion highlighting, which makes them worth watching. Dialogues are just okay, but they could have more punch given the theme of the film. Music score is good, but some of the tunes are directly lifted - sye kurraaDE... from Shake it ( Naksha), naa vayasE puvvula poTlam... from prEm jaal mein... ( Jis Des Mein Ganga Rahta Hai), and parts of Yahoo Yahoo... from Hutch phone ammaayi... ( Godava); Don and Crazy Frog tracks can be heard all over the film. as a part of the BGM. Lyrics by Anantha Sriram leave much to expect, while Bhaskarabhatla's mass-oriented song delivers with the goods. Lyrics could have been affected by the improper song placement too.

Editing could have been much crisper. Costumes for the lead roles are eye-catching. However, giving branded wear and formal attires to the imprisoned villain and to Brahmanandam doesn't make much sense; makeup and hairstyling for the lead artistes complements the costumes and brings in a stylish look to the hero and a homely looks to the heroine, as appropriate to their characters. Production values are rich, and the debut producer Ramesh should be appreciated for spending lavishly for the film; how much of it was useful is a different question.

Final Analysis:

Hero doesn't seem like a run of the mill story, but the novelty is lost soon. The taking and shallow characterizations mar the film. Not even one character is rightly established in the film! Add to this the quite improper song placement, and ill logic, and all these aspects together influence the film's run.

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Charmi new film started shooting

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Sexy and plump babe Charmee has started shooting for her next film. The yet to be named film started its shooting yesterday in Hyderabad. Shashank is playing the lead role with Charmi. This is the second time that both Charmee and Sashank are pairing up after the superhit film Anukokunda Oka Roju. A debutant director VK Prakash is directing the film.

Prince Mahesh Babu sister Manjula is producing this movie on Smt Indira Productions banner. This movie will be Manjula’s fourth production venture after Show, Nani and Pokiri. Earlier to film production, Manjula acted in Show movie which got her national wide recognizition. Show also went on to win many critically acclaimed awards though it was not a commercial hit.

Puri Jagannath brother Sai Ram Shankar in Neninthe

Ace director Puri Jagannath has a brother called Sai Ram Shankar who tried and is still trying to become a hero in telugu film industry. He acted in Danger, Vadee Kavali, Hello Premisthara and few others which never made any sound at the box-oofice of Tollywood. Even Puri Jagannath directed and produced few movies of his brother but couldnt bring any success for his brother.

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Now Puri Jagannath has decided to cast his brother in other heroes movies in important roles so that he will be recognized atleast. In this process Puri is casting his nrother Sai Ram Shankar in his next dirtectorial venture Neninthe in which Ravi Teja is playing the hero role. Sai will be playing a very important role in the movie.

Ravi Teja is playing the role of a struggling assistant director in telugu film industry and heroine Siya is playing the role of a group dancer. The unit of Neninthe will be shooting two songs from November 1st in Swizerland. DVV Daniah who is the producer of the movie is planning to release the movie on December 18th. Chakri composes music.

Nenu Meeku Telusa for International Film Festival

Manchu Manoj, Sneha Ullal and Riya Sen starrer Nenu Meeku Telusa was released on 10th October with grand openings. It was directed by Ajay Sastri and produced by Mohan Babu on Sri Lakshmi Prasanna Movies banner. Nenu Meeku Telusa got mixed talk from the audience but most of the audience and all the critics appreciated the movie for its technical values, Manoj daredevil stunts and Hollywood levels of film making.

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Ajay Sastry is so confident about his first directorial movie that he has decided to send Nenu Meeku Telusa to International Film Festival. Ajay Sastri is right now busy cutting down all the songs and unnecessary scenes in the movie in order to make it just a one and half hour movie.

Ajay Sastri and Manoj are also getting ready to release the movie in tamil. They are making the necessary changes in the movie to suit tamil nativity. The music of Nenu Meeku Telusa is already released in Tamil Nadu and is getting good reviews.

Yuvatha release on 7th November

yuvatha-pic.jpgAnother film of Happy Days hero Nikhil is getting ready for release. The movie name is Yuvatha and the release date is 7th November. A new girl Aksha is playing the lady love role of Nikhil in this film. A new director Parusuram is directing Yuvatha film while Hari is producing it on Worthwatching Entertainments banner.

Yuvatha movie is completing its DTS work. The news is that Dil Raju who is on a movie distribution spree now has decided to by the distribution rights of Yuvatha for Nizam and Vizag areas. He was imperessed by the outcome of the movie after watching it and made the decision of distributing the movie.

Dil Raju is also on a movie producing spree now. He is booking new directors and new actors and actresses along with big heroes and heroines to produce movies. He has now booked director Srikanth Addala for the second time to produce a movie in his direction. The script discussions are going to short in few months from now. Srikanth Addala and Dil Raju earlier worked for Kotha Bangaru Lokam which is runnng successfully in theaters now.

Venkatesh ready to work in Bollywood

venkatesh-pic.jpgVenkatesh who changed his surname from Daggupati to Victory through his hits in telugu cinema, is now getting ready to act in hindi films after attaining the heights of stardom in telugu in all these years of filmy experience. Venkatesh who started as hero in 1986 with Kaliyuga Pandavulu, he went on to do many hit and super hit films in these 22 years. He acted in nearly 60 movies. In the course, he has earned lot of name, fame, awards and also many fans especially family ladies.

Venkatesh is now going to explore new avenues in his career. Speaking in an interview, Venkatesh said that he is intrested to do movies in all Indian languages. He also said that he got many offers from Bollywood which he regected because all these offers wanted him to shift his base from Hyderabad to Bombay which he didn’t want to do. He also believes that he was destined to do telugu movies for all these years.

Speaking on this note, Venkatesh also said that he is getting ready to do few hindi films in near future. He said that he is working on few Bollywood projects which will be ready by 2010. He also said that he will be doing movies in all languages very soon.

All the best Victory Venkatesh…….

Surya s/o krishnan releasing on nov 14th

Surya s/o krishnan is releasing in telugu on 14th november.The film casts Surya and sameera reddy in main lead.After dasavatharam, oscar films producing this film.Surya six pack body,scenes picturised in russia,afganistan, harris jairaj music are the main attractions of the film.After seeing the promos of the film the expectations on the film has raised.People now expecting another ghajini from surya.Surya speaking to media said that this film will become one of the best films he has ever made.Already tunes from harris jairaj is topping all the chartbusters.Lets hope movie also brings smiles to Surya and sameera reddy

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