tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25313294792799462662024-03-13T08:52:33.470-07:00Sumanth's Cine PrapanchamThere are those who do and those who write about those who do; I would one day be the former but until then I'll be the latterCinema Pichoduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01287997641536160535noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531329479279946266.post-27805403175486619792007-10-17T16:37:00.000-07:002007-10-17T16:47:01.464-07:00The BOSS !!!<a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_sXp2CU4XX6o/Rxaesfo1MFI/AAAAAAAAALY/mJ9dA5CbZOU/s1600-h/Sivaji-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122456113424707666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_sXp2CU4XX6o/Rxaesfo1MFI/AAAAAAAAALY/mJ9dA5CbZOU/s400/Sivaji-1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Finally, 4 months after missing <strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">Sivaji</span></strong>’s theatrical release, I had my hands on the DVD yesterday. The moment this project was announced in <strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">December 2005</span></strong>, it made great news all over the place as it was supposed to be <strong><span style="color:#000099;">an amalgamation of an intelligent director, Shankar and Rajani, who enjoys larger than life image.</span></strong> As the stills from the movie got leaked, the curiosity levels rose to an all time high seeing Rajani in different (read weird) getups. </div><div> </div><div><br />Whenever I read / heard about Sivaji, I always wondered if it would end up as a RAJANI movie or as a SHANKAR movie. <strong><span style="color:#000099;">But I think it ended up as a RAJANI movie directed by SHANKAR.</span></strong> <strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">This movie is larger than you can imagine.</span></strong> <strong><span style="color:#000099;">I will bet that you haven’t watched Style, Romance, Comedy, Action, Emotion and Revenge – all on such a large scale.</span></strong> They have done wonders on Rajani’s costumes and hairstyles. The fact that Shankar used more hairstyles for Rajani than Shirya speaks of what you can expect on the screen. <strong><span style="color:#000099;">The Climax “gundu” getup with a little tap that he does on his head is “THE BEST” in the recent times and will also remain unchallenged for a long time to come.<br /></span></strong><br />As always Shankar brings in a new dimension to an otherwise regular commercial movie using CPR, Money laundering, Black Money and Voice recognition. Not to forget the gigantic beautiful sets. <strong><span style="color:#000099;">He thinks BIG and executes them BIG on screen.</span></strong> Sivaji is reportedly the most expensive film of South India. Every penny spent shows on screen. The Egyptian palace set in Vaaji Vaaji song, glass house set in Sahaana song is absolutely stunning. <strong><span style="color:#000099;">He has showed what a director can do with a SUPERSTAR. He worked to RAJANI’s strengths and it has worked wonders for the film.<br /></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">Shriya or as a matter of fact, no heroin had looked so good before.</span></strong> Again, all credit goes to Shankar for his visualization. <strong><span style="color:#000099;">As opposed to the regular cruel look of a villain, Suman looked very good in White and White sporting a wide smile.</span></strong> Art by “<strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">Padmasree</span></strong>” Thota Tharani and Photography by K.V.Anand is first rate throughout. <strong><span style="color:#000099;">A.R.Rahman rocked both in songs as well as in the background.<br /></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">On the flipside, after the first 10 minutes, the next 30 minutes could be trimmed down.</span></strong> The intro song just pops up on the screen and seems to be out of place though it was picturized beautifully. Except for the climax fight, all the fights are a major let down. <strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">The saving grace of the climax fight was again the menacing look of RAJANI.<br /></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#000099;">All in all, this is a RAJANI movie directed by SHANKAR.</span></strong> You will be in for a huge disappointment if your were looking for a SHANKAR film starring RAJANI. Otherwise, it’s a <strong><span style="color:#000099;">paisa vassool commercial entertainer</span></strong>. <strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">Kudos to Shankar for raising the BENCH MARK OF A SUPERSTAR FILM !! </span></strong></div>Cinema Pichoduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01287997641536160535noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531329479279946266.post-45611925323675169202007-10-09T16:38:00.000-07:002007-10-09T16:42:59.631-07:00Johhny Gaddaar<a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_sXp2CU4XX6o/RwwRV_o1MDI/AAAAAAAAAKk/8Ot4SSXM3Zs/s1600-h/Johnny+Gaddar.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119485945971028018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_sXp2CU4XX6o/RwwRV_o1MDI/AAAAAAAAAKk/8Ot4SSXM3Zs/s400/Johnny+Gaddar.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Most of the times, thriller movies test the intelligence of audiences and question it. But <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Johnny Gaddaar</span></strong> <span style="color:#000099;"><strong>is different !!</strong></span> Director Sriram Raghavan has chosen to make it different. <strong><span style="color:#000099;">You know who the Gaddar is right from the beginning but it still succeeds in creating the air of suspense amongst viewers and characters in the film. </span><span style="color:#cc0000;">Johnny G</span></strong> is <strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">Sriram Raghavan’s</span></strong> <strong><span style="color:#000099;">homage to</span></strong> <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Vijay Anand movies</span></strong> and <strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">James Hadley Chase novels</span></strong>. Raghavan’s previous film, his debut movie <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Ek Hasina Thi</span></strong> starring <strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">Saif Ali Khan</span></strong> and <strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">Urmila Matondkar</span></strong> was average at the box office but <strong><span style="color:#000099;">won rave reviews from the critics</span></strong>. It infact gave Urmila couple of awards for her acting.<br /><br />As this is a thriller, I will not discuss about the story but I would like to mention a few things which I really liked in this movie. <strong><span style="color:#000099;">The movie opens with titles reminding you of the technology that was available in 70’s and 80’s. This mixes well with the narrative style of the movie. Background music which is very crucial in movies like these is simply superb. Again, you get a feeling that you are watching a 70’s movie but gells well with the narrative style. Shot division is absolutely first class. Few shots leaves a huge impact on you like the various shades from red to orange which was used to narrate the dark side of the characters. </span></strong><br /><br />All the lead actors Dharmendra (after a long time I liked him in a movie), new comer Neil, Zakir Hussain and Vinay Pathak did a great job. <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">On the flip side, movie could have been cut short by atleast 15 minutes so that the movie maintains a uniform pace throughout.</span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#000099;">On the whole, a different thriller where you actually know who the Gaddaar is, but still movie succeeds in keeping your mind guessing. Go for it if you want to see a thriller of a different kind !!!</span></strong></div>Cinema Pichoduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01287997641536160535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531329479279946266.post-3091011933465583082007-10-04T16:39:00.000-07:002007-10-04T12:03:05.205-07:00Jhil Jhil Jhinga !!!<a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_sXp2CU4XX6o/RwLXv5Khs_I/AAAAAAAAAKc/1xFUVNItGuE/s1600-h/Happy+Days-2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116889344445101042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_sXp2CU4XX6o/RwLXv5Khs_I/AAAAAAAAAKc/1xFUVNItGuE/s400/Happy+Days-2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Even though I am not a big fan of <strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">Anand</span></strong> or <strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">Godavari</span></strong>, I admire <strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">Sekhar Kammula</span></strong> <strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">for his decision to go back to India from US and pursue his dream and also for his cinematic sensibilities</span></strong>. As you all know, not all can give up a lucrative career even though your heart is not in it and pursue your dream. Even though Anand was critically acclaimed a lot, I somehow felt that the movie was “<strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">TV serial ki ekkuva and cinema ki takkuva</span></strong>”. But as I said, I liked his cinematic sensibilities. I felt Godavari was better than Anand, though songs in both the films sound the same.<br /><br />When I came to know that Sekhar was making a film on youngsters with all new faces I got all excited. Was very eager to see how he would apply his cinematic sensibility to a youth film. Then few months later when I came to know that he was making this film <strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">against the CBIT background</span></strong>, I could not resist myself from looking forward to it.<br /><br />Before its release, Sekhar has been publicizing the movie as a “<strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">Youth film which you can watch with your parents</span></strong>”. <strong>This increased my curiosity levels to an all time high as I was very eager to see how you could make a youth film which you can watch with your parents with Sekhar’s cinematic sensibilities.</strong> And when he decided to release the movie in US along with CHIRUTHA, then <a href="http://cinemapichodu.blogspot.com/2007/09/bravo-sekhar.html">I could not stop admiring his guts</a>.<br /><br />Well, when I watched Happy Days last weekend, it really took me back to my CBIT days. As a story on paper, there is nothing in it. It is the story of the lead character’s life during Engineering. But what makes it interesting is the screenplay and portrayal of the lead characters by the new actors. <strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">Film is funny, hilarious, emotional and touching. This is quite a big task to achieve all at the same time. Emotions are very nicely balanced which makes it stand apart from the other youth films.</span></strong> This was what I was looking for from Sekhar. He applied his sensibilities in a great way to balance the emotions throughout the movie.<br /><br />Sekhar again uses his fascination for fantasy through the weird gimmicks of one of the lead character. <strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">This is the only fictional part in an otherwise complete real film.</span></strong><br /><br />Technically Mickey scores way above the rest. His songs and also re-recording raise the movie to a different level. I was not too satisfied with photography as I personally feel that there are too many locations on CBIT campus which could have been exploited. I am extremely disappointed on this aspect. For the first 20 minutes or so, dubbing was awful as there was no lip synchronization for most of the characters. Editing needs a lot to be desired. <strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">I do not understand why they were running against time to release the movie before having a techinically glitch free product in hand.<br /></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">Two songs reminded me of <span style="color:#cc0000;">Super Star Krishna's</span> dance. They were just doing a drill on the playground. <span style="color:#ff6600;">"Podduna levali"</span> song disappointed me the most among all. In that song when the lyrics say <span style="color:#cc0000;">"Amma mundu wonderlu, nanna mundu blunderlu"</span> I expected some feats/tricks which would amuse mom and you fail in the same feat/trick when your dad comes in front. On the contrary you have the lead actor just facing mom and dad. Can't Sekhar imagine atleast this with the lyrics in his hand. </span></strong><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="color:#cc0000;">I also do not agree with Sekhar that you can watch this film with your parents. It is a good one to watch with your classmates but not with your parents. The movie clearly explains what most of the college guys do. I was also very surprised to see all the parents in the movie very broad minded. </span><br /></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">In spite of all these, this movie will be a <span style="color:#cc0000;">money spinner</span> in towns and cities for the theme. Sekhar has chosen a <span style="color:#cc0000;">beautiful theme</span> but comes up with a <span style="color:#cc0000;">very mediocre product</span> as the outcome.<span style="color:#3333ff;"> Its a shame that he could not use the mesmerizing music. Its a shame that he could not exploit the beautiful locales of CBIT.</span> BUT this movie is a <span style="color:#cc0000;">MUST WATCH</span> for any person who went to a college. Go for it NOW !!</span></strong></div>Cinema Pichoduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01287997641536160535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531329479279946266.post-11690051667373938472007-10-01T11:11:00.000-07:002007-10-01T11:23:31.610-07:00Mission Accomplished<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_sXp2CU4XX6o/RwE5Y5Khs-I/AAAAAAAAAKU/x1G1jgiHv5U/s1600-h/0028_img_thm.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116433751494210530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_sXp2CU4XX6o/RwE5Y5Khs-I/AAAAAAAAAKU/x1G1jgiHv5U/s400/0028_img_thm.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Finally, the movie I was waiting for almost 6 months now released over the weekend. I guess you all know what I am talking about. Yes, that is <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Chirutha</span></strong>. Well, my title for this post tells you what’s the result of Chirutha is.<br /><br />I wont dwell too much on the story because…….<strong>WHO CARES</strong> for a story in a movie like this. <strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">AGREED</span></strong>. Ram Charan does not score too well on the looks front <strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">BUT he has amazing screen presence. He almost excelled in all the categories considering this is his FIRST FILM. I would rather say, during my short stint of life so far, he made a perfect debut any hero would dream of in TFI.<br /></span></strong><br />Ram Charan has the <strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">PLEASURE </span></strong>of instant fan following, BUT on the other hand he has immense <strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">PRESSURE</span></strong> of being the ONLY SON of a MEGASTAR. With this movie, I guess he lived up to the expectations. A little bit of rawness seen here and there would be polished with time.<br /><br />I cannot stop myself from writing the following. I<strong> have heard so many comments saying that CHIRUTHA is a total trash movie and there is nothing in it except for songs and fights.</strong> Well, THAT IS TRUE. But to all my friends out there, I would like to make a point here.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">Each and every movie has a label attached to it, i.e., a purpose of making that movie.</span></strong> For example, Pokiri was made to entertain the crowds not to bring realism. Can anyone show me a person who behaves like POKIRI? It’s a fictional character and the movie was made to entertain the crowds using that character.<br /><br />Then, Bommarillu. This movie was made dealing with a common problem seen in every other house. You can not bring any fiction into a story like this. Sri Ramadasu and Annamayya were made with real characters. You cannot expect mass songs and fights in these. Can you?<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">Well, if you cannot read that LABEL attached to that movie, then please do yourself a FAVOUR. DO NOT WATCH THAT MOVIE ON THE FIRST DAY / WEEKEND. Wait for the feedback or TAKE YOUR TIME TO READ THE LABEL.<br /></span></strong><br /><strong>I cannot help myself from laughing out my heart if you mention to me that the MOVIE WAS AWFUL. Hmmmm, what can I say? <span style="color:#ff6600;">Did you go to a Megastar’s ONLY SON debut movie on the first day / weekend expecting a NEW STORY and VARIETY TREATMENT which by the way can go either way with the crowds. Do you think any father who is trying to launch his son with his brain at the right place would do that?<br /></span></strong><br />Chirutha was made to launch a hero from the FIRST FAMILY of TELUGU FILM INDUSTRY. And as per TFI constitutional rules, A HERO IS A PERSON WHO CAN DO THESE AMAZING THINGS WHICH A NORMAL PERSON WOULD ASPIRE TO DO IN THEIR DREAMS. Going by this Ram Charan has done full justice to what was expected of him and lived up to the expectations. It is a very rare scenario where a debut hero had carried the entire film on his shoulders.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>Go, Watch it if you want to see some good dances, fights and if you are eager to see how Megastar’s son performed on his debut. If not, please help yourself. </strong></span></div>Cinema Pichoduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01287997641536160535noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531329479279946266.post-76358008955118676612007-09-27T16:23:00.000-07:002007-09-27T14:57:54.081-07:00One of the Best Scene's in Telugu Film History<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ir9ll48fw4M"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ir9ll48fw4M" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>Cinema Pichoduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01287997641536160535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531329479279946266.post-12829196923406410772007-09-26T16:22:00.000-07:002007-09-26T13:42:37.213-07:00Gangleader 100 day's Function<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iuWYgMQ6n6Y"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iuWYgMQ6n6Y" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>Cinema Pichoduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01287997641536160535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531329479279946266.post-65868507705587376522007-09-25T13:33:00.000-07:002007-09-25T14:15:54.316-07:00Spoof on Bommarillu<div><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_sXp2CU4XX6o/RstOoQXIpzI/AAAAAAAAAIc/9l3CNA6jZjE/s1600-h/Bommarillu.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101257456420955954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_sXp2CU4XX6o/RstOoQXIpzI/AAAAAAAAAIc/9l3CNA6jZjE/s400/Bommarillu.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><font color="#3333ff">Everyone knows the climax confrontation scene in <strong><em><font color="#cc0000">Bommarillu</font></em></strong> between <strong><em><font color="#ff6600">Siddharth</font></em></strong> and <strong><em><font color="#ff6600">Prakash Raj</font></em></strong>. I came across this hilarious spoof of that scene. Don’t know who the author is but I appreciate his talent.<br /></font><br /><strong><em><font color="#cc0000">Balayya Fans:</font></em></strong> Balayya babu…meeru 20 years nunchi gelichaanu ani anukuntunnaru….kaani mimmalni gelipinchadaniki memu 20 years nunchi vodipotuney vunnam<br /><br /><strong><em><font color="#ff6600">Balayya:</font></em></strong> Naaku 5 crores remuneration vochinappudu kudaa nenu santosha padanu kaani naa fans naa movies ni aadaristunnaru ani gurtochinappudalla ento santosha paddanu<br /><br /><strong><em><font color="#cc0000">Balayya Fans:</font></em></strong> Meeru chaala goppa cinema teesanu ani anukuntaaru….kaani aa cinema nachaledu ani chairs viraga kotti screen chimpi mariii cheppali ani anipistundhi…..kaani emi cheyyaleni nissahaya paristhithi<br /><br /><strong><em><font color="#ff6600">Balayya:</font></em></strong> Raises Eye brows in surprise<br /><br /><strong><em><font color="#cc0000">Balayya Fans:</font></em></strong> Thidutunnaru Sir…..Banda Boothulu tidutunnaru....Balayya movie ki veltunnanu anteyney banda boothulu tidutunnaru sir</div></div>Cinema Pichoduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01287997641536160535noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531329479279946266.post-4182902666468033552007-09-24T13:22:00.001-07:002007-09-24T13:22:32.932-07:00What a Screenplay !!!!!!<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2U3EtVd-KNk"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2U3EtVd-KNk" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>Cinema Pichoduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01287997641536160535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531329479279946266.post-49674378930249148612007-09-24T13:14:00.001-07:002007-09-24T13:14:48.370-07:00India Batting Highlights<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8NZTqiYawSQ"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8NZTqiYawSQ" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>Cinema Pichoduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01287997641536160535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531329479279946266.post-15919193206792024922007-09-24T13:05:00.000-07:002007-09-24T13:29:51.677-07:00Pandagey Pandaga !!!!!<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vyWggXQcVp8"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vyWggXQcVp8" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>Cinema Pichoduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01287997641536160535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531329479279946266.post-84368010702206486312007-09-24T10:13:00.000-07:002007-09-24T10:15:38.189-07:00World Champions !!!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_sXp2CU4XX6o/RvfwipKhs9I/AAAAAAAAAKM/xk8qWLx0OX8/s1600-h/India.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_sXp2CU4XX6o/RvfwipKhs9I/AAAAAAAAAKM/xk8qWLx0OX8/s400/India.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113820379858711506" border="0" /></a>Cinema Pichoduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01287997641536160535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531329479279946266.post-19256150567122205502007-09-21T16:50:00.000-07:002007-09-21T12:13:14.116-07:00Hero's Dance in Real Life<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwFIwcMJYbcdR2atdCD-z9hj7ms2COB56JtnFWgXttB5kJj6itn3LTjB68nZ39YZpOsjvu6VvmJVbJe7QY7cA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Cinema Pichoduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01287997641536160535noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531329479279946266.post-52154239345151328672007-09-20T19:00:00.000-07:002007-09-20T14:51:25.880-07:00My Prediction on Vijaya Dasami<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_sXp2CU4XX6o/RvFylWGTuNI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/tikB8JljUYA/s1600-h/kalyanram.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111993037954988242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_sXp2CU4XX6o/RvFylWGTuNI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/tikB8JljUYA/s400/kalyanram.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">Vijaya Dasami</span></strong> starring <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Kalyan Ram</span></strong> and <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Vedika</span></strong> is releasing this <strong>Friday, September 21.</strong> It is a remake of Tamil <em>so-called</em> HIT Sivakasi starring Vijay, Asin, directed by Perarasu and produced by A.M.Ratnam. <strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">This is a typical formula movie with mother sentiment written all over it.<br /></span></strong><br />Hero (Kalyan Ram) has a mean brother (Sai Kumar) who even uses his mother (Jaya Sudha) as a pawn. In between hero falls for the rich heroin (Vedika). <strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">Story in just an excuse in films like these. It all boils down to heroism.<br /></span></strong><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">I personally feel that the fate of this movie will depend on how ladies react to the mother-sentiment and how the director had projected heroism with Kalyan Ram. </span></div><br /><div></div><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3333ff;">My prediction – <span style="color:#cc0000;">Average to Above average</span></span></strong></div>Cinema Pichoduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01287997641536160535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531329479279946266.post-20690586018335206892007-09-19T18:30:00.000-07:002007-09-19T13:34:32.451-07:00Devudaa…Ohh Manchi Devudaa….<a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_sXp2CU4XX6o/Ru8SgHNTa6I/AAAAAAAAAJM/aLbflq-hQDw/s1600-h/MB-Vishnu.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111324444988763042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_sXp2CU4XX6o/Ru8SgHNTa6I/AAAAAAAAAJM/aLbflq-hQDw/s400/MB-Vishnu.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I think there are a few people in our film industry who craves for public attention all the time and in the process make a big fool out of themselves. <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Collection King Mohan Babu</span></strong> tops this list by a huge margin. Close to him comes <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Superstar Krishna</span></strong>. I will talk about Krishna at some point later.<br /><br />Recently I came across an Interview of Mohan Babu where he was talking as usual in his filmi style, about how he is Second only to Late NTR in dialogue delivery (<span style="color:#ff0000;">he never ever forgets to mentions this</span>), how he <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">DID NOT BUY ANY AWARDS</span></strong> so far, <strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">blah blah blah blah blah……</span></strong> Then I suddenly heard something and before I realized I was rolling on the floor laughing. If you are curious to know what it is, then here you go....<br /><br /><span style="color:#333333;"><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">Mohan Babu feels that his sons <span style="color:#ff0000;">Vishnu</span> and <span style="color:#cc0000;">Manoj</span> have <span style="color:#ff0000;">ONLY ONE MINUS POINT</span>.</span></strong> <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="color:#ff6600;">And that is, they being his</span> SONS.</span></strong> It seems that <em>“if they had come from a non-filmy background, with the acting prowess they showed so far, they would have become notable actors.”<br /></em></span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong>Devudaa…..Ohh Manchi Devuda….Chiranjeevi ki <em><span style="color:#cc0000;">Vishaala Hrudayam</span></em> Ichaav….Nagarjuna ki <span style="color:#cc0000;">talent ni spot</span> cheesy capacity Ichaav….Venkatesh ki <span style="color:#cc0000;">Remakes</span> chesey talent Ichaav….Bala Krishna ki <span style="color:#cc0000;">%&**#</span> chesey talent Ichav….alaagey ee Mohan Babu ki kudaa <span style="color:#cc0000;">vaadi kodukula prathibha gurtinchey</span> talent ichi <span style="color:#cc0000;">10 kotla andhrulanu kaapadu swamii</span>…..Nuvvu kaapadutaavu…Naaku Telusu….Endukantey basically you are a GOD….Good GOD !!!!!! </strong></span></div>Cinema Pichoduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01287997641536160535noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531329479279946266.post-34163769076197366092007-09-18T16:09:00.000-07:002007-09-18T16:11:28.488-07:00Ram Charan's Dance Clip<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/aLk5QLxtHPk"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/aLk5QLxtHPk" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>Cinema Pichoduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01287997641536160535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531329479279946266.post-43129096465909028382007-09-18T13:32:00.000-07:002007-09-18T13:37:44.135-07:00Chirutha Trailer<a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_sXp2CU4XX6o/RvA2n3NTa7I/AAAAAAAAAJU/lREOX6c73dU/s1600-h/8still.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111645635528059826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_sXp2CU4XX6o/RvA2n3NTa7I/AAAAAAAAAJU/lREOX6c73dU/s400/8still.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Chirutha is going to release worldwide on September 28, i.e. <strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">just 10 more days to go.</span></strong> <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Still there is not a single trailer out there in the market.</span></strong> There are not even a handful of photos out in circulation. The only pictures which are out there seems to be from only one song. Some of the internet sites had got hold of few more pictures from a different song which were released yesterday on all the websites. Everyone is trying their best to get their hands on whatever they could lay of Chirutha.<br /><br />Everyone from fans to industry wallah’s, are eagerly waiting for the Megastar’s son’s debut. Keeping these huge expectations in mind, it looks like <strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">Chiru is trying his best to reduce the hype.</span></strong> <strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">As far as I know, this is the <span style="color:#ff0000;">FIRST TIME IN INDIAN FILM HISTORY</span>, where a most anticipated movie does not have its trailer or good set of publicity stills even 10 days before its release. </span></strong></div>Cinema Pichoduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01287997641536160535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531329479279946266.post-50143026248361512102007-09-17T18:15:00.000-07:002007-09-17T16:18:42.965-07:00Bravo Sekhar !!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_sXp2CU4XX6o/Ru8JyXNTa5I/AAAAAAAAAJE/dfkO_RjoO8s/s1600-h/Happy+Days-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111314862916725650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_sXp2CU4XX6o/Ru8JyXNTa5I/AAAAAAAAAJE/dfkO_RjoO8s/s400/Happy+Days-1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I was in for a shocking / pleasant surprise as soon as I opened my filmi news sites this morning. The news was <span style="color:#ff0000;">Happy Days is releasing on September 28 in USA and on October 2 in INDIA.<br /></span><br />I will call this as <strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">THE MOST DARING STEP I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY FILMI LIFE</span></strong>. I would say so for the following two reasons.<br /><br />1. With today’s e-world, film’s fate is decided in less than 3 hours from the time of first screening. Reviews are out there on zillions of websites. 80% of the movie going junta reads a review before watching a movie. (It’s altogether a different story where they end up watching it even if the reviews are bad).Now Sekhar Kammula is having 4 days gap between its release in US and India.<br /><br />2. The <strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">MOST ANTICIPATED MOVIE OF THE YEAR – </span><span style="color:#ff0000;">CHIRUTHA</span></strong> is also releasing on the same day. I do not have to describe how even the common man is waiting just to know how MEGA STAR’s one and only son has performed in his debut vehicle.<br /><br />Sekhar has made it clear by now that his target audience are youth and families who crave for a clean entertainer. On the other side, music of Chirutha gives a feel that it is also aimed at youth along with the masses. The curiosity of the families to watch how Chiru’s son performed will be an added advantage.<br /><br />Sekhar might be highly confident of his product but yet, this is an extremely daring move. <span style="color:#3333ff;">He had released his ANAND on the same day as of Chiru’s Shankardada MBBS</span>. But at that point of time, he was an unknown commodity and was releasing in only handful of theatres in the entire A.P. But now he is a brand by himself.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">As you all know, both these movies were Super Hits and I sincerely hope history repeats again. </span></strong>Cinema Pichoduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01287997641536160535noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531329479279946266.post-86732710660697417272007-09-14T15:23:00.000-07:002007-09-14T15:28:40.036-07:00Vinayka Chavithi Shubhakankshalu !!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_sXp2CU4XX6o/RusKpXNTa4I/AAAAAAAAAI8/LEcb5GLDP68/s1600-h/greenganesha.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_sXp2CU4XX6o/RusKpXNTa4I/AAAAAAAAAI8/LEcb5GLDP68/s400/greenganesha.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110189907902688130" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Happy Vinayaka Chavithi !!!!!</span></span><br /></div><br />A big sorry for all you guys who have been checking my blog for the last two weeks even though I haven't updated any. I have been tied up with too many activities lately where I hardly had any air to breathe.<br /><br />I promise you all that I would be back from Monday with regular updates. Keep checking......Cinema Pichoduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01287997641536160535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531329479279946266.post-51448437248775778542007-08-31T18:30:00.000-07:002007-08-31T16:14:25.170-07:00Watch Out For Him !!!!<a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_sXp2CU4XX6o/RrD9fA3jJJI/AAAAAAAAAHU/N8OtTgCOriY/s1600-h/GV+Prakash-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093849887806792850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_sXp2CU4XX6o/RrD9fA3jJJI/AAAAAAAAAHU/N8OtTgCOriY/s400/GV+Prakash-1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Can anybody forget the small kids voice which says <strong><em><span style="color:#ff6600;">Chikubuku Chikubuku Railey</span></em></strong> in <strong><em><span style="color:#ff6600;">Shankar’s</span></em></strong> first film <strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">Gentleman</span></em></strong>. He is <strong><em><span style="color:#ff6600;">G.V. Prakash</span></em></strong>, nephew of our music genius <strong><em><span style="color:#ff6600;">A.R. Rahman</span></em></strong>. That small kid now is all grown up and turned into a music director. His introduction as a film composer was again under <strong><em><span style="color:#ff6600;">Shankar</span></em></strong> through the critically acclaimed Tamil film <strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">Veyil (Vesavi in Telugu)</span></em></strong> directed by <strong><em><span style="color:#ff6600;">Vasanthabalan.</span></em></strong> This film had been adjudged as the best film for the Filmfare Award.<br /><br />His other releases so far are <strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">Oram Po, Evano Oruvan and Kireedom</span></em></strong>, all in Tamil. All these films are musical hits so far and his music has been receiving rave reviews and is acclaimed by all. He is currently working on two films in Telugu which are <strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">Adhi Oka Idhi Ley</span></em></strong> (Leelai in Tamil) and <a href="http://cinemapichodu.blogspot.com/2007/08/ullasanga-uthsahanga.html"><strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">Ullasanga Uthsahanga</span></em></strong> </a>for <strong><em><span style="color:#ff6600;">Karunakaran</span></em></strong>.<br /><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">Even though I do not understand Tamil, songs were rocking and made me hear again and again.</span> <strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">He is a grade 8 gold medalist in solo piano from Trinity College, London.</span></em></strong> Though he is only <span style="color:#ff0000;">19</span>, he had already worked with the big names in the industry like <strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">A.R.Rahman, Harris Jayaraj, Bharadwaj, Vidyasagar, and Anu Malik</span></em></strong>. <span style="color:#3366ff;">It is also rumored that Anu Malik's only musical hit in the recent years Jaan-E-Mann was actually composed by GV Prakash. </span></div><br /><div></div><div></div><div>When his telugu songs gets released, I am sure he is gonna rock our TFI. <span style="color:#3366ff;"><strong><em>Mark my words and Watch out for him !!! </em></strong></span></div>Cinema Pichoduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01287997641536160535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531329479279946266.post-35144961823724957702007-08-22T18:45:00.000-07:002007-08-22T14:46:02.368-07:00Chirutha Audio<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_sXp2CU4XX6o/Rsyp8QXIp2I/AAAAAAAAAI0/ei5nNZyFpL8/s1600-h/Chirutha-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101639330553177954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_sXp2CU4XX6o/Rsyp8QXIp2I/AAAAAAAAAI0/ei5nNZyFpL8/s400/Chirutha-1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Finally the audio of the most awaited movie of the year is out. Here is short glimpse at what Charan has offered us in the first installment.<br /><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">1. Yamaho Yammaa... 3.75 / 5</span></em></strong> </div><br /><div></div><div>Song starts slowly and builds the tempo which suits best for a dance number. There seems to be <strong><em><span style="color:#ff6600;">Himesh Reshamiyya’s</span></em></strong> influence on this song especially on the hindhi lyrics. Good song to start an album with. Mani Sharma neither disappoints nor excels in this song. <span style="color:#3333ff;">He did his job and now it is upto Charan and Puri to complete the job. </span></div><br /><div></div><div><strong><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">2. Love U raa... 3 / 5</span></em></strong> </div><div></div><br /><div><span style="color:#3333ff;">Here comes another Puri and Krishna Vamsi’s trade mark BEACH song.</span> Nice melody as interludes. This is the only song which more or less falls into soft melody. Definetly could have been better. </div><div><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">3. Yenduko pichi pichi ga nachaave.... 3.5/5</span></em></strong> </div><br /><div></div><div>This reminds of a situational youth song. Starts with the same guitar beat as in "<span style="color:#ff6600;">Avunu Nijam</span>" song in <span style="color:#ff6600;">Athadu</span>. Mani should have avoided this. </div><div><br />Rough ga vundey oka kurraaadu, oka ammaayini chusi one-side prema lo padi soft ga tayarayyi aame chuttu tirigi tirigi, aame enthaki padakakunda pose kottadam tho, koncham visugocchi aa abbayi vesukunna song idhi.<br /><br />High Energy undhi song lo and best suits for few Teen Maar steps in between. </div><br /><div></div><div><strong><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">4. Champaka Champaka..... 3 / 5</span></em></strong><br /></div><div>This would have been a sure shot chartbuster if only the tune was a little more catchy. Orchestrization chaala bagundhi kaani ,Tune anta catchy ga ledhu.<br /><br />Again dance ki ekkuva scope vundhi along with picturization. </div><br /><div></div><div><strong><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">5. MaarO Maaro....... 4.5/5</span></em></strong> </div><br /><div></div><div><span style="color:#3333ff;">Excellent Opening...Racha Racha beat song..Hit song of the album. I am sure none of MEGA FANS would be in their searts for this song. Okalliddaru fanatics aithe battalu chimpukunna aascharyam ledhu on the first day morning show.<br /><br />On the flip side ee range beats ki repu on-screen steps match kaaledu antey asalukey mosam vastundhi. I am sure this would be one of the few telugu songs which is gonna rock dance floor’s in the near future.</span></div><br /><div><strong><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">6. Kanniti..... ????</span></em></strong> </div><div></div><br /><div>Yedava Sodhi Bit song. Acts as lump in the throat after listening to <strong><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">Maaro Maaro</span></em></strong> song. </div><br /><div><strong><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">7. Ivvale..... 3.25/5</span></em></strong> </div><br /><div></div><div>Song takes-off like a rock song but something is surely missing. A fast paced song but after the first charanam song just falls flat. <span style="color:#3333ff;">It’s so sad that they let go off a sure shot winner again.</span> </div><br /><div><strong><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">8. Innalla dooram...... ?????</span></em></strong> </div><br /><div></div><div>Yet another sad bit song. They should have avoided these two sodhi sad songs atleast in the audio album. </div><div><br /></div><div><em><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">Overall ga cheppali antey :</span></strong><br /></em><span style="color:#3366ff;">1. Complete dance oriented songs. There is a huge talk that charan is a step above Allu Arjun in dances. Audio further supplements the talk. It will be a litmus test for Charan in dances. It all depends on his dances now.<br /><br />2. I kind of expected few mass songs. Kaani Mass kante youth ki baaga nache album idhi </span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#3366ff;">3. I can’t help but observe the careless attitude of the protoganist which is seen in almost all of Puri Jagannath’s movies. Careless attitude, nirlakshyam, pogarubothu tanam anni ee songs lo kudaa vunnayi. Hopefully the movie is also on the same lines.</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#3366ff;">4. A little more care on “Champaka Champaka” and “Ivvale” song would have made them sure shot winners.<br /><br />But again, Puri is one of the very few directors now in TFI who wraps a movie in a very short time. And the kind of music he extracts in that short period is amazing. </span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#3366ff;">5. Okka feel good, romantic number vuntey this would have been a full meals, but still I am not complaining.<br /><br />6. Koncham hindhi songs influence could be seen. </span></div><br /><div></div><div><strong><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">Final Word:</span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#3333ff;">Mani Sharma icchina music ki <span style="color:#000000;">if Charan can match even 50% in steps</span> then I am sure MEGA FANS would proudly lap him as “<span style="color:#000000;">CHIRUTHA</span>nayudu" and make him the <span style="color:#000000;">Yuvaraja</span> for the dance samrajyam which his dad has built over the years.<br /></span></em></strong><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong><em>Good Luck Charan !!! </em></strong></span></div>Cinema Pichoduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01287997641536160535noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531329479279946266.post-73088560150584356762007-08-21T18:15:00.000-07:002007-08-21T13:46:13.499-07:00Stupid Six<a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_sXp2CU4XX6o/RstO3AXIp0I/AAAAAAAAAIk/J3IghjLRSU8/s1600-h/Success+Meet.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101257709824026434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_sXp2CU4XX6o/RstO3AXIp0I/AAAAAAAAAIk/J3IghjLRSU8/s400/Success+Meet.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="color:#ff0000;">First Day First Show generally seals the fate of a movie.</span> <span style="color:#3333ff;">In very rare cases the slide downhill is thwarted and word of mouth creates an upswing. And if response on first day first show is not that encouraging then PR team goes all out to save the movie.<br /></span><br />Here is a look at what I call the “<span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong><em>Stupid Six</em></strong></span>” rules which our telugu film industry tries too often to save their movie.<br /><br />1. On <strong><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">Second Day</span></em></strong>, an interview of either the Hero or Director appears on all channels stating that “<strong><em><span style="color:#3333ff;">Industry lo bad talk enduku vachindo teliyadu kaani Public antaa chaala enjoy chestunnaru</span></em></strong>”.<br /><br />2. By <strong><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">Third day</span></em></strong>, you will see posters everywhere, i.e., on walls, sidewalks, telephone junctions, outside Public loos, inside railway platforms, at the back of buses– <span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong>all having</strong> <strong><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">Super Hit</span></em></strong> <strong>printed either in <em><span style="color:#cc0000;">Red</span></em> or <span style="color:#000000;">Black</span> on <span style="color:#3333ff;">white background</span>.</strong></span> <strong><em><span style="color:#3333ff;">The more desperate ones go for <span style="color:#cc0000;">Super-Duper Hit</span> splashed across the posters.<br /></span></em></strong><br />3. All print media carries full page ads from distributors from various territories congratulating the entire team of a film and its makers for such a stupendous opening. Collections from all theatres from all prints are clubbed together to give a gross figure mentioned as <strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">Rs.4,84,54,547</span></em></strong>. Never a rounded off figure e.g. <strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">Rupees Four Crores Eighty Four Lakhs Fifty Four Thousand Five Hundred and Forty Seven</span></em></strong>. The PR team probably thinks that if the number is rounded then the public thinks it is not true (so true )<br /><br />4. First day First show reactions of selective audience is edited and played non-stop on electronic media to create the buzz. Generally, the remarks selected go something like: <strong><em><span style="color:#3333ff;">Good movie, Awesome, Fabulous, Hero has given wonderful performance, Heroine has just given…. Wonderful…..Direction is too good.(to be true)…..Songs are fantastic(beyond fantasy).<br /></span></em></strong><br />5. <strong><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">Abhinandana Sabha by Fifth day</span></em></strong>. An actor who is out of form or retired by now congratulates the team for their brilliant effort and requests them to make similar movies in the future too.<br /><br />6. If all this does not seem to be working then they take out their <strong><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">Brahmasthram</span></em></strong> i.e, <strong><em><span style="color:#3333ff;">Vijaya Yatra. </span></em></strong></div>Cinema Pichoduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01287997641536160535noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531329479279946266.post-18988743424542583172007-08-17T18:15:00.000-07:002007-08-17T16:24:47.933-07:00Cheeni Kum<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_sXp2CU4XX6o/RsYt2gXIpvI/AAAAAAAAAIE/0-mDy2LIZQU/s1600-h/cheeni-kum-poster.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_sXp2CU4XX6o/RsYt2gXIpvI/AAAAAAAAAIE/0-mDy2LIZQU/s400/cheeni-kum-poster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099814042466821874" border="0" /></a><br /> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; line-height: 18pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:14;" lang="EN" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">This is a film to be savored and enjoyed. This script is maturely written and what impressed me the most was the dialogues between the lead pair. It has humor interlaced in the conversations with wit and sarcasm.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; line-height: 18pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:14;" lang="EN" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Cheeni Kum</span> has <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Amitabh Bachan </span>as Buddhadev Gupta, a 64 year <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">YOUNG</span> chef-owner of a restaurant in <st1:city st="on">London</st1:city>, a restaurant he claims is the best in <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">London</st1:place></st1:city> for Indian food. He has a ego which is as big as his age. His ego receives a big dent when Tabu ( as Nina Verma) sends back a Zafrani HYDERABADI BIRYANI ( hmm…my mouth watered whenever the dish came up on the screen) saying that it’s too sweet. Arrogant Bachan instead of looking into the mistake makes use of his sarcastic tongue at Tabu. This start’s a battle of wits and ego which leads to something more. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; line-height: 18pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:14;" lang="EN" >Bachan comes to <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">India</st1:place></st1:country-region> to ask Tabu’s hand from his father Paresh Rawal who is 6 years younger to him making the film much more interesting. The way he keeps reminding Bachan of their age is something which needs to seen. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; line-height: 18pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:14;" lang="EN" ><o:p></o:p>Amitabh is an Icon. <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">As far as I know, he is the only actor who’s had films written for him, as he ages. The hero has become older with Amitabh.</span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:Georgia;" lang="EN"> </span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:14;" lang="EN" >Matching Bachhan with height, grace and talent, Tabu does an outstanding job as the confident yet understated Nina.</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Georgia;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; line-height: 18pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:14;" lang="EN" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Balakrishnan (renowned ad film maker) who directs a commercial film for the first time has etched out his characters well as he takes up a controversial topic. </span>It is said many times between the characters itself that Bachan could be the father of Tabu keeping in mind 30 years age gap between them. <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Even though the last 30 minutes of the film goes down in terms of entertainment, this film entertains on whole.</span> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; line-height: 18pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:14;" lang="EN" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Music by “Maestro” Ilayaraja enhances the film’s appeal, and the refrain “Cheeni Kum hai” is totally apt.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; line-height: 18pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:14;" lang="EN" >Romance is hard to do in film, and only <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">VERY FEW </span>movies succeed. Fortunately, Cheeni Kum is one among those. <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">A CLASSY FILM</span>, it’s hard to say any more.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; line-height: 18pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:14;" lang="EN" >For your weekend, go out and a grad a DVD now !! </span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:14;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p>Cinema Pichoduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01287997641536160535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531329479279946266.post-42877833902195856112007-08-15T17:30:00.000-07:002007-08-15T12:51:50.219-07:00Banthi Dorledhi Eppudoo ???<span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_sXp2CU4XX6o/Rqp-dTZuGCI/AAAAAAAAAGs/uwKFXOvw4ZQ/s1600-h/Sunil-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092021370585225250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_sXp2CU4XX6o/Rqp-dTZuGCI/AAAAAAAAAGs/uwKFXOvw4ZQ/s400/Sunil-1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>I don’t think anybody can forget the role <strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;">Banth</span>i</em></strong> played by <strong><em><span style="color:#ff9900;">Sunil</span></em></strong> in <strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">Nuvvu Naaku Nachaav</span></em></strong>. <strong><em><span style="color:#ff9900;">Sunil </span></em></strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">aa role lo enta jeevinchaadu antey, since then all the servant roles are done only by him.</span> After <strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">Andala Ramudu</span></em></strong> became a hit, Sunil wanted to do a movie titled <strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">Banthi</span></em></strong>. <strong><em><span style="color:#ff9900;">Trivikram Srinivas</span></em></strong> who is Sunil’s best friend and his room mate during their struggling days has completed the script. But the problem was who should direct this film.<br /><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#ff9900;">Trivikram Srinivas</span></em></strong> has become a hot shot director after the classic <strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">Athadu</span></em></strong>. The project will not be commercially viable if he directs it. Then the name which was seriously considered was <strong><em><span style="color:#ff9900;">Seenu Vytla</span></em></strong>. <strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">Venky</span></em></strong> is a classic example of how <strong><em><span style="color:#ff9900;">Seenu Vytla</span></em></strong> can handle comedy. <strong><em><span style="color:#ff9900;">Seenu Vytla</span></em></strong> also agreed to do the film when he was going through a low after the colossal failure of <strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">Andarivaadu</span></em></strong> and <strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">Dhee</span></em></strong> was stuck in the cans for an year.<br /><br />When <strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">Dhee</span></em></strong> got released and became a <span style="color:#3366ff;">Surprise Hit</span> of the year, <strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3366ff;">scene mottam maari poyindhi</span></em></strong>. He followed it up with <strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">Dubai Seenu</span></em></strong>. Now every other hero who is worth a pie is vying for Seenu Vytla to direct a movie for him. This had put Sunil’s project on the back burner now. </div><div><br /><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3366ff;">Mari Banthi Dorledhi Eppudooo ?????????</span></em></strong></div>Cinema Pichoduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01287997641536160535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531329479279946266.post-91149674043777404262007-08-13T18:00:00.000-07:002007-08-14T10:16:48.938-07:00Press Meets<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_sXp2CU4XX6o/RruA8w3jJOI/AAAAAAAAAH8/vVSVlBTWIfo/s1600-h/Pressmeet-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5096809184698246370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_sXp2CU4XX6o/RruA8w3jJOI/AAAAAAAAAH8/vVSVlBTWIfo/s400/Pressmeet-1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">Gemini TV</span></em></strong> and <strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">Teja TV</span></em></strong> telecasts <strong><em><span style="color:#3366ff;">NEWS</span></em></strong> and <strong><em><span style="color:#3366ff;">FILM NEWS</span></em></strong> respectively at the same time 8.30 PST. Being a movie buff, I always watch film news on Teja TV. 7 days a week they have film news for 30 minutes a day. I always wonder how they can procure so much news daily. This lead to an interesting observation.<br /><br />Right from the announcement of the film to the 100 days function, the filmmakers meet the Press umpteen times. Take a look at where it begins and where it ends.<br /><br /><span style="color:#666666;">1. Announcement Meet<br />2. Muhurath<br />3. First Schedule Progress<br />4. Second Schedule Progress<br />5. Third Schedule Progress<br />6. Songs Picturization<br />7. Logo Aavishkarana<br />8. Audio Launch<br />9. CD Launch<br />10. Trailers<br />11. Day before Movie Release Meet<br />12. Excellent First Day Talk Meet<br />13. Bhaari Openings Meet<br />14. Platinum Disc Function<br />15. Success Meet / Tour<br />16. Abhinandana – One actor praises the star for his performance<br />17. Hexa Platinum Disc Function<br />18. Last but not the least, if the film runs for 50 days and then to 100, you again have 50 days and 100 days celebrations</span><br /><br />Apart from these, you will have the interviews of the actors, director, producer, music director, cameraman on the side. <span style="color:#3366ff;"><strong><em>Big budget movies also have almost all of the above press meets except that of schedule progress and songs picturization, as these days most of them are filmed on a low key. But when the movie is ready for release, again you will see all the press meets stated above from 8 to 18.<br /></em></strong></span><br />This is definitely a <span style="font-size:130%;color:#3333ff;"><strong>Creative Field</strong></span>.</div>Cinema Pichoduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01287997641536160535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531329479279946266.post-90319361082125710432007-08-10T18:00:00.000-07:002007-08-14T10:17:20.427-07:00Flop King<a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_sXp2CU4XX6o/RqaPHDZuF0I/AAAAAAAAAE4/A8p1lahu3XM/s1600-h/Mohan+Babu-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090913780123965250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_sXp2CU4XX6o/RqaPHDZuF0I/AAAAAAAAAE4/A8p1lahu3XM/s400/Mohan+Babu-1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Okappudu (or even now) <strong><em>Mohan Babu</em></strong> was/is called as <strong><em>Collection King</em></strong>. But does any one of you remember when was the last time he had a <strong><em><span style="font-size:180%;">HIT</span> </em></strong>? The last hit or atleast an average movie from him was <strong><em>Collector garu</em></strong> way back in <strong><em>1997</em></strong>. He stopped acting in outside banners and only acts in movies produced by himself. His banner <strong><em>Sri Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures</em></strong> produced a series of flops like Rayudu, Yamajatakudu, Postman, Adhipathi (Even Nagarujuna couldn’t save this movie), Rayalaseema Ramanna Chowdary, Tappu Chesi Pappu Koodu, Shiva Shankar, Political Rowdy (not necessarily in the same order). He then introduced his sons <strong><em>Vishnu</em></strong> and <strong><em>Manoj</em></strong> to TFI and produced Vishnu, Suryam, Sree and Raju Bhai.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Can you imagine how much money he would have lost making these miserable movies ?? Any guesses on how he is still able to churn out more miserable movies one after another ??. He must be getting his money through his colleges in Tirupati and his commercial properties elsewhere but where is he heading towards?? As I mentioned in my earlier posts, <a href="http://cinemapichodu.blogspot.com/2007/07/veellu-herolu-enti-ra-bhagavantudaaaaaa.html">Dabbuntey Herolu ayipovacha ?</a> Does his sons have to be Hero’s ?<br /></span><br />Whenever I watch him in a press meet, I always hear from him <strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">“Kathane nammukuntaanu”.</span></em></strong> But look at the movies he had produced or acted. <strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">He never ever gave a chance to new and young talent.</span></em></strong> A glance at his movies in the last 10 years, tells me that <strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">Cinemallo avakasam raani vallandharu MB chuttu vunnaru. Real worth vunna vallu ayana deggara ku vellaraaa ?? Leka he won’t let them come near him aa annadhi manaku teliyadu.<br /></span></em></strong><br />He is working real hard to establish his sons as heroes in this industry. But when <strong><em>Dhee</em></strong> was stuck for more than a year, he never tried even to push it. And when it finally released, it gave Vishnu the much needed <strong><em>HIT</em></strong>. <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong><em>Deenini batti emi artham avutondhi antey, Mohan Babu had lost his judgement over the movies.</em></strong></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">What I really don’t understand is why is he still trying to romance with Charmi at this age ?? MB has an impeccable style in dialogue delivery. He is aptly called as Dialogue King. Why don’t he experiment in his roles which I am sure would get elevated with his dialogue delivery ?? Is his role in Yama Donga his first step towards this ??</span> <strong><em><span style="color:#3366ff;">Let wait and see… </span></em></strong></div>Cinema Pichoduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01287997641536160535noreply@blogger.com0