Kshetram Review – Kshetram Movie Review, Rating, Telugu Movie: Priyamani, who has been running through a rough patch, tried to get back to form with Arundhati kind of role in Kshetram. Jagapathi Babu played a special role in it. Did Kshetram live up to Priyamani’s expectations? Read on…
 
Story:

Narasimha Rayalu (Jagapathi Babu) and Lakshmi (Priyamani) dies in the hands of their own people (Aditya Menon, Kota Srinivasa Rao) when they try to bring Lord Lakshmi Narasimha’s idol from forest to the temple. If they do so, the trust money would be distributed to the poor people in that area. So Narasimha and Lakshmi are killed and Lakshmi’s soul lingers around until Sohani (Priyamani) comes to marry Chakri (Shyam), who is the reincarnated form of Narasimha. Lakshmi’s soul gets into Sohani and fulfills her husband desire by killing all the evildoers.

Analysis:

The plot of this movie is good enough to be a commercial film which would work with the masses. However, the bad execution has been the biggest flaw. Screenplay of the film is absolutely pathetic. Director failed to bring out the right emotions in many scenes.

Most part of the film looks like a television serial with bad shot making and poor production values. Even the presence of Jagapathi Babu and Priyamani didn’t help much. Their characters are badly written and the worst part is Jagapathi Babu looked out of place in this movie.

His so called powerful dialogues ended up as comedic stuff and Priyamani really didn’t get a chance to lift the spirits up. Climax is hurried and absolute nonsense after all the unnecessary build up that is given until then.

Performances:

Priyamani is just Okay and Jagapathi Babu looked weak in a powerful role. Aditya Menon is regular and Kota is routine. Rajiv Kanakala is wasted and Brahmanandam is seen in a couple of scenes. Tanikella Bharani is surprisingly loud in this movie. There are so many actors in Kshetram and none of them really made any impact.

Technicalities:

Dialogues are average and lyrics are in sync with the theme. Songs are pretty bad and background music is not up to the mark. Cinematography and Editing have nothing to talk about.

Director Venu Gopal tried to imitate Arundhati and Chandramukhi, which is definitely not needed for this film. He didn’t even succeed in getting 10% out of those films. His inability in narrating the story is evident throughout the film. He failed to bring out the right emotions in very important scenes. Climax scenes are enough to highlight his weaknesses as a director. An able director could have made this film work.

Final Word:

Kshetram is targeted at the C center crowds and they may like few scenes. On a whole everyone would be disappointed with this amateurish film. Kshetram is a rare film which has nothing to rave about including the performances.

Kshetram Movie Rating: 1.5/5

Banner: Sri Balaji Movies
Cast: Jagapathi Babu, Priyamani, Kick Shyam, Aditya Menon, Kota Srinivasa Rao
Music: Koti
Producer: G Govindarajulu
Direction: T Venu Gopal
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Cast :  Nagarjuna,Sneha, Annie, Nasser
Director :  Vijayendra Prasad
Music Director :  MM Keeravani
Producer :  Nagarjuna
Banner :  Annapurna Studios Banner

Rating: 2.5/5

It is
Another case of a Telugu film driving the plot through today's set of cliches (formula) to make up for lack of content and the talent to realise a decent thing on screen.
Plot
Amidst tall grasses are the gasps a mother (Sneha) holding on to her just born. The dora and his henchmen get to her eventually, but, by then the little girl is set afloat to be found later by a local fisherman.
Years pass and the little girl (Mallamma played by Eney) seems to have a natural inclination to songs. Set in the zamandari age (the fifties), Mallamma isn't allowed to pursue her dreams and the little singing she does around the village gets her into trouble. The landlord (aka dorasani played by Shweta Menon) has a hunch that the girl could be Rajanna's daughter and tries to kill her. After escaping from the village she sets out to Delhi on foot to meet the Prime Minister and save her village.
Her father and his patriotic heroics (with the sword and the drum) is the film's flashback.
What's boring?
The film's got a dull narrative and a subnormal cast to further bore you. The first half is just a blur of poorly written scenes, bad production design and a boring build up to the scenes which they thought were gonna win the audience in the second half.
Thinking back, I can hardly recollect a single moment from the tiresome first half (even though it is only one hour in duration).
What backfired?
Vijayendra Prasad who usually provides his son with the story has taken this also through a familiar pattern. But, the epic action episodes which they usually bank their money against have failed to impress.
The initial rebellion of the villagers is the only episode which had a few good moments (even technique wise).
Actors
Nagarjuna doesn't give us anything worthy of the character he is supposed to represent. But, with the given quality of scenes and dialogue, it is hard for anyone to shine.
Eney, who takes up most of the screen time had no other option, but, to succumb to the director's terrible vision of how kids behave. This cruelty towards kids is not new, but, bugs you all the more with the central character being one.
Telangana Sakuntala with her little cameo is the only one that'll let you forget about bad acting for a while.
Sneha had done her part without much trouble.
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Film: Journey
Cast: Sharwanand, Jai, Anjali, Ananya, and others
Dialogues and lyrics: Sahithi
Music: Satya
Cinematography: Velraj
Editing: Kishore
Co-producer: C Pradyumna
Produced by: Suresh Kondeti
Story, screenplay and directed by: M Saravanan
Release date: December 16, 2011

What's it about!
It is about two love stories and a bus accident. Amrutha (Ananya) comes to Hyderabad from Vijayawada on a job interview but she doesn't know how to reach to the office. She takes a help of a youngster Gautham (Sharwanand) standing at the bus stand. And their love story begins from there. Another love story runs on parallel in Vijaywada. Krishnakanth (Jai) works in a metal industry falls for the charms of a girl Madhumati (Anjali) residing opposite to his room. She is a nurse working in a hospital. A bus accident changes their lives forever.

Analysis
Journey is dubbed version of Tamil super hit movie, Engeyum Eppothum, directed by M Saravanan. This riveting drama is second film for Saravanan having made his debut in Telugu with Ram's Ganesh (2009). He has shown so much maturity in handling of this story that deals topical issue - road safety. What works in favour of this film are the simplicity of story, lifelike characters, realism, and excellent performances by lead actors.

Journey is nice film with a good script and fresh narration. The way two romantic stories interweave leading to a bus journey and a stunning climax has novelty.  It also has message in subtle way.

While the first half is a bit slow and drags on, second half of the movie is riveting. Jai and Anjali's romantic thread is cute and very interesting while Sharwanad and Ananya's romance is not that convincing though.

Performances
Anjali as beautiful but pragmatic nurse steals the show. Though she was good in Shopping Mall (movie), she has given her best performance in this movie. The guy who played her lover Jai and Sharwanand also have done well. Ananya as simple village belle fits in her role. The film completely focuses on these four and they are true to their characters. Music is catchy. Velraj’s camera is good - some of the shots of buses cruising through the highway are terrific. Shahithi's dialogues are very clichéd. Producer Suresh Kondeti has tried to give the film local touch. Director Sharavan should be commended for not deviating from the storyline and portraying realism.

Bottom line

 Journey is heart-warming love story told in a fresh manner. The lead actor's performance, and two crackling romances work in its favor. It has its own share of blemishes but on the whole a refreshing movie.

Rating: 3/5
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Film: Journey
Cast: Sharwanand, Jai, Anjali, Ananya, and others
Dialogues and lyrics: Sahithi
Music: Satya
Cinematography: Velraj
Editing: Kishore
Co-producer: C Pradyumna
Produced by: Suresh Kondeti
Story, screenplay and directed by: M Saravanan
Release date: December 16, 2011

What's it about!
It is about two love stories and a bus accident. Amrutha (Ananya) comes to Hyderabad from Vijayawada on a job interview but she doesn't know how to reach to the office. She takes a help of a youngster Gautham (Sharwanand) standing at the bus stand. And their love story begins from there. Another love story runs on parallel in Vijaywada. Krishnakanth (Jai) works in a metal industry falls for the charms of a girl Madhumati (Anjali) residing opposite to his room. She is a nurse working in a hospital. A bus accident changes their lives forever.

Analysis
Journey is dubbed version of Tamil super hit movie, Engeyum Eppothum, directed by M Saravanan. This riveting drama is second film for Saravanan having made his debut in Telugu with Ram's Ganesh (2009). He has shown so much maturity in handling of this story that deals topical issue - road safety. What works in favour of this film are the simplicity of story, lifelike characters, realism, and excellent performances by lead actors.

Journey is nice film with a good script and fresh narration. The way two romantic stories interweave leading to a bus journey and a stunning climax has novelty.  It also has message in subtle way.

While the first half is a bit slow and drags on, second half of the movie is riveting. Jai and Anjali's romantic thread is cute and very interesting while Sharwanad and Ananya's romance is not that convincing though.

Performances
Anjali as beautiful but pragmatic nurse steals the show. Though she was good in Shopping Mall (movie), she has given her best performance in this movie. The guy who played her lover Jai and Sharwanand also have done well. Ananya as simple village belle fits in her role. The film completely focuses on these four and they are true to their characters. Music is catchy. Velraj’s camera is good - some of the shots of buses cruising through the highway are terrific. Shahithi's dialogues are very clichéd. Producer Suresh Kondeti has tried to give the film local touch. Director Sharavan should be commended for not deviating from the storyline and portraying realism.

Bottom line

 Journey is heart-warming love story told in a fresh manner. The lead actor's performance, and two crackling romances work in its favor. It has its own share of blemishes but on the whole a refreshing movie.

Rating: 3/5
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Film: Journey
Cast: Sharwanand, Jai, Anjali, Ananya, and others
Dialogues and lyrics: Sahithi
Music: Satya
Cinematography: Velraj
Editing: Kishore
Co-producer: C Pradyumna
Produced by: Suresh Kondeti
Story, screenplay and directed by: M Saravanan
Release date: December 16, 2011

What's it about!
It is about two love stories and a bus accident. Amrutha (Ananya) comes to Hyderabad from Vijayawada on a job interview but she doesn't know how to reach to the office. She takes a help of a youngster Gautham (Sharwanand) standing at the bus stand. And their love story begins from there. Another love story runs on parallel in Vijaywada. Krishnakanth (Jai) works in a metal industry falls for the charms of a girl Madhumati (Anjali) residing opposite to his room. She is a nurse working in a hospital. A bus accident changes their lives forever.

Analysis
Journey is dubbed version of Tamil super hit movie, Engeyum Eppothum, directed by M Saravanan. This riveting drama is second film for Saravanan having made his debut in Telugu with Ram's Ganesh (2009). He has shown so much maturity in handling of this story that deals topical issue - road safety. What works in favour of this film are the simplicity of story, lifelike characters, realism, and excellent performances by lead actors.

Journey is nice film with a good script and fresh narration. The way two romantic stories interweave leading to a bus journey and a stunning climax has novelty.  It also has message in subtle way.

While the first half is a bit slow and drags on, second half of the movie is riveting. Jai and Anjali's romantic thread is cute and very interesting while Sharwanad and Ananya's romance is not that convincing though.

Performances
Anjali as beautiful but pragmatic nurse steals the show. Though she was good in Shopping Mall (movie), she has given her best performance in this movie. The guy who played her lover Jai and Sharwanand also have done well. Ananya as simple village belle fits in her role. The film completely focuses on these four and they are true to their characters. Music is catchy. Velraj’s camera is good - some of the shots of buses cruising through the highway are terrific. Shahithi's dialogues are very clichéd. Producer Suresh Kondeti has tried to give the film local touch. Director Sharavan should be commended for not deviating from the storyline and portraying realism.

Bottom line

 Journey is heart-warming love story told in a fresh manner. The lead actor's performance, and two crackling romances work in its favor. It has its own share of blemishes but on the whole a refreshing movie.

Rating: 3/5
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Huge box office fireworks are but inevitable when SRK is at the turnstiles on a festive weekend. But does RA.One offer anything more than the joy of instant thrills and the on-screen exploits of a supernova eager as hell to pull out all the stops?
The film goes where Krrish and Robot went before and doesn’t stop there. It strives desperately hard to venture beyond.
The breakneck ride certainly has its moments of fun. But, on the whole, RA.One is far too derivative to take anybody except the most gullible of moviegoers – fortunately for Mumbai’s sappy yarn-spinners, that breed of ticket buyers is alive and multiplying – by genuine surprise.
You do not mind going along for the spin because it is one of the nation’s most-loved megastars who is serving up this easy-to-digest concoction with a great deal of intent. Shah Rukh Khan may be visibly ageing, but there can be no denying that he can still turn on the magic.
But, sorry, this isn’t ‘the next level’ of Hindi cinema, let alone superhero flicks. At least, let us all hope it isn’t. Comic-strip terminators do have their uses. However, when the idea is to whip up a bubbling brew that, in the time-honoured tradition of a Mumbai mass entertainer, seeks to embrace a bit of everything, the wannabe desi Superman can only fall between two very, very tall stools. But not everybody will hear the thud, though.
RA.One packs in just about everything under the sun and the moon so that the paying public goes home feeling they haven’t been shortchanged. From the mythical to the Gothic, from the Biblical to the digital, from the wildly melodramatic to the mildly humorous, writer-director Anubhav Sinha summons every narrative influence that he knows of to the table to crank out a vehicle fit for the one and only SRK. It trundles along all right but never quite hits the high roads.
What would Sinha have fallen back on had Mary Shelley not conjured up her Frankenstein and his runaway monster nearly two centuries ago? Or Marvel and DC Comics hadn’t unleashed their universe of superheroes and arch-villains? Or a brigand-turned-sage hadn’t given us an epic so rich in plot and character that it can never be squeezed dry?
Not that it matters, but there is a story in RA.One. A geeky gaming expert, Shekhar Subramaniam (Shah Rukh Khan), rustles up a digital game to impress his son, Prateek (Armaan Verma).
The game begins playing games and unleashes a malevolent power, RA.One, an abbreviation for Random Access One as well as a phonetic approximation of the biggest symbol of evil in Indian mythology. It turns upon its creator and devours him.
The next chapter of the film is unalloyed Bollywood with the spirit of Hollywood blockbusters thrown in for good measure: enter a superhero, G.One (meaning jeevan, life force) who must protect Shekhar’s wife (Kareena Kapoor) and his son, besides restoring the reign of good over evil.
Shah Rukh is the invincible hero and Arjun Rampal is the unstoppable baddie. If the epic clash of the cyborgs isn’t enough to keep you glued to your seat, RA.One proffers cheap thrills in the form of Sanjay Dutt, Priyanka Chopra, Rajinikanth (appearing here as Robot’s Chitti) and, of course, the sprightly Chammak Challo number.
As a vendetta saga, RA.One might be right up your alleyway. It delivers more than your money’s worth in terms of pure entertainment. It is impressively shot, technically good enough to pass muster and the hi-jinks drama has the pace to keep tedium at bay.
What you see is passable, what you hear is enjoyable, but what you take away is insubstantial.
RA.One is like a colourful Popsicle that looks tantalising, tickles the palate while it lasts, but leaves no particular after-taste. Sound and fury? Loads of it. Significance? Not much.
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Huge box office fireworks are but inevitable when SRK is at the turnstiles on a festive weekend. But does RA.One offer anything more than the joy of instant thrills and the on-screen exploits of a supernova eager as hell to pull out all the stops?
The film goes where Krrish and Robot went before and doesn’t stop there. It strives desperately hard to venture beyond.
The breakneck ride certainly has its moments of fun. But, on the whole, RA.One is far too derivative to take anybody except the most gullible of moviegoers – fortunately for Mumbai’s sappy yarn-spinners, that breed of ticket buyers is alive and multiplying – by genuine surprise.
You do not mind going along for the spin because it is one of the nation’s most-loved megastars who is serving up this easy-to-digest concoction with a great deal of intent. Shah Rukh Khan may be visibly ageing, but there can be no denying that he can still turn on the magic.
But, sorry, this isn’t ‘the next level’ of Hindi cinema, let alone superhero flicks. At least, let us all hope it isn’t. Comic-strip terminators do have their uses. However, when the idea is to whip up a bubbling brew that, in the time-honoured tradition of a Mumbai mass entertainer, seeks to embrace a bit of everything, the wannabe desi Superman can only fall between two very, very tall stools. But not everybody will hear the thud, though.
RA.One packs in just about everything under the sun and the moon so that the paying public goes home feeling they haven’t been shortchanged. From the mythical to the Gothic, from the Biblical to the digital, from the wildly melodramatic to the mildly humorous, writer-director Anubhav Sinha summons every narrative influence that he knows of to the table to crank out a vehicle fit for the one and only SRK. It trundles along all right but never quite hits the high roads.
What would Sinha have fallen back on had Mary Shelley not conjured up her Frankenstein and his runaway monster nearly two centuries ago? Or Marvel and DC Comics hadn’t unleashed their universe of superheroes and arch-villains? Or a brigand-turned-sage hadn’t given us an epic so rich in plot and character that it can never be squeezed dry?
Not that it matters, but there is a story in RA.One. A geeky gaming expert, Shekhar Subramaniam (Shah Rukh Khan), rustles up a digital game to impress his son, Prateek (Armaan Verma).
The game begins playing games and unleashes a malevolent power, RA.One, an abbreviation for Random Access One as well as a phonetic approximation of the biggest symbol of evil in Indian mythology. It turns upon its creator and devours him.
The next chapter of the film is unalloyed Bollywood with the spirit of Hollywood blockbusters thrown in for good measure: enter a superhero, G.One (meaning jeevan, life force) who must protect Shekhar’s wife (Kareena Kapoor) and his son, besides restoring the reign of good over evil.
Shah Rukh is the invincible hero and Arjun Rampal is the unstoppable baddie. If the epic clash of the cyborgs isn’t enough to keep you glued to your seat, RA.One proffers cheap thrills in the form of Sanjay Dutt, Priyanka Chopra, Rajinikanth (appearing here as Robot’s Chitti) and, of course, the sprightly Chammak Challo number.
As a vendetta saga, RA.One might be right up your alleyway. It delivers more than your money’s worth in terms of pure entertainment. It is impressively shot, technically good enough to pass muster and the hi-jinks drama has the pace to keep tedium at bay.
What you see is passable, what you hear is enjoyable, but what you take away is insubstantial.
RA.One is like a colourful Popsicle that looks tantalising, tickles the palate while it lasts, but leaves no particular after-taste. Sound and fury? Loads of it. Significance? Not much.
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Huge box office fireworks are but inevitable when SRK is at the turnstiles on a festive weekend. But does RA.One offer anything more than the joy of instant thrills and the on-screen exploits of a supernova eager as hell to pull out all the stops?
The film goes where Krrish and Robot went before and doesn’t stop there. It strives desperately hard to venture beyond.
The breakneck ride certainly has its moments of fun. But, on the whole, RA.One is far too derivative to take anybody except the most gullible of moviegoers – fortunately for Mumbai’s sappy yarn-spinners, that breed of ticket buyers is alive and multiplying – by genuine surprise.
You do not mind going along for the spin because it is one of the nation’s most-loved megastars who is serving up this easy-to-digest concoction with a great deal of intent. Shah Rukh Khan may be visibly ageing, but there can be no denying that he can still turn on the magic.
But, sorry, this isn’t ‘the next level’ of Hindi cinema, let alone superhero flicks. At least, let us all hope it isn’t. Comic-strip terminators do have their uses. However, when the idea is to whip up a bubbling brew that, in the time-honoured tradition of a Mumbai mass entertainer, seeks to embrace a bit of everything, the wannabe desi Superman can only fall between two very, very tall stools. But not everybody will hear the thud, though.
RA.One packs in just about everything under the sun and the moon so that the paying public goes home feeling they haven’t been shortchanged. From the mythical to the Gothic, from the Biblical to the digital, from the wildly melodramatic to the mildly humorous, writer-director Anubhav Sinha summons every narrative influence that he knows of to the table to crank out a vehicle fit for the one and only SRK. It trundles along all right but never quite hits the high roads.
What would Sinha have fallen back on had Mary Shelley not conjured up her Frankenstein and his runaway monster nearly two centuries ago? Or Marvel and DC Comics hadn’t unleashed their universe of superheroes and arch-villains? Or a brigand-turned-sage hadn’t given us an epic so rich in plot and character that it can never be squeezed dry?
Not that it matters, but there is a story in RA.One. A geeky gaming expert, Shekhar Subramaniam (Shah Rukh Khan), rustles up a digital game to impress his son, Prateek (Armaan Verma).
The game begins playing games and unleashes a malevolent power, RA.One, an abbreviation for Random Access One as well as a phonetic approximation of the biggest symbol of evil in Indian mythology. It turns upon its creator and devours him.
The next chapter of the film is unalloyed Bollywood with the spirit of Hollywood blockbusters thrown in for good measure: enter a superhero, G.One (meaning jeevan, life force) who must protect Shekhar’s wife (Kareena Kapoor) and his son, besides restoring the reign of good over evil.
Shah Rukh is the invincible hero and Arjun Rampal is the unstoppable baddie. If the epic clash of the cyborgs isn’t enough to keep you glued to your seat, RA.One proffers cheap thrills in the form of Sanjay Dutt, Priyanka Chopra, Rajinikanth (appearing here as Robot’s Chitti) and, of course, the sprightly Chammak Challo number.
As a vendetta saga, RA.One might be right up your alleyway. It delivers more than your money’s worth in terms of pure entertainment. It is impressively shot, technically good enough to pass muster and the hi-jinks drama has the pace to keep tedium at bay.
What you see is passable, what you hear is enjoyable, but what you take away is insubstantial.
RA.One is like a colourful Popsicle that looks tantalising, tickles the palate while it lasts, but leaves no particular after-taste. Sound and fury? Loads of it. Significance? Not much.
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7th Sense Movie Review
Movie: 7th Sense
My Rating: 2.25/5
Banner: Lakshmi Ganapathi Films, Red Giant Movies
Cinematographer: Ravi K Chandran
Music: Harris Jayaraj
Producers: Rupesh, Balasubramaniam, Udhayanidhi
Editing: Antony
Story,Screenplay & Direction: A R Murugadoss
Cast: Suriya, Shruti Haasan, Johnny Tri etc..
Release Date: 26th Oct 2011

Review

Story 

In the 16th century, a Pallava king Boddhidharma (Suriya) sets on a journey to China. He is endowed with martial arts, art of healing and also the indomitable control over the five elements.

After reaching China, he heals a village of a sickness and due to the locals belief, he sacrifices his life and is buried there. Cut to the present, there is Aravind (Suriya), a circus artiste who comes across Shuba (Shruti) a genetic research student and falls in love with her. However, Shuba gets friendly with Aravind for a reason. Meanwhile, a Chinese named Dong Lee (Johnny Tri) comes to India and his mission is to kill Shuba.

Who is Aravind? Why Shuba wants to be friendly with him? Why Dong Lee comes to kill Shuba? All this forms the rest of the story.

Artists Performance: 

Suriya spreads his charm once again and he is all over the film. More than his regular role as Aravind, it was his brief role as Boddhidharma that creates a strong impact.

Shruti Haasan looks naturally beautiful and has a magical glint in her eyes. She has a meaty role and she did justice for that. If she adds few extra pounds she will be very appealing.

Johnny Tri was excellent. His intense eyes and his body language were menacing. Without many dialogues, he conveys the essence of a villain in the right manner.

Dhanya was alright, Guinness Pakru was a little silly, Avinash was apt, Abhinaya was hardly there, Ashwin was alright, Raghavendra came and went. The others didn’t have much to offer.

Highlights:

* Concept of the film
* Suriya’s performance
* Technical and production values

Drawbacks:

* Slow pace
* Weak romance track
* Dragged sequences
* Lack of intensity and emotional depth
* Music

Final Analysis: 

Murugadoss has mixed a bit of factual history to modern science in this. For starters, he must be really appreciated for coming up with a bold theme and making an attempt to show the great history and great men of our nation. However, there is a fine line between picking up a good concept and executing it with the right voltage. If it was not for Suriya’s aura and the strong technical values, the film would have been bland.

This movie appears to be the idea of an A grade director executed by a B-grade director. Generally people expect something more sensible from Murugudoss. But that lacked here.

First half is ok but the second half got derailed. Murugudoss made vain attempt to bring grip in narration due to lack of proper research. Even Operation Red idea became silly. The climax is very long with 40 minutes and that itself shows how bad the screenplay is.

It can be said that there is no directorial brilliance as the plot was predictable and all that is required was to fill the two hours plus duration. There is no doubt that this is a rather unique storyline in the recent times but if only it was trimmed in the right manner and some dose of emotion and dramatic values were added to it, the film would have been a success.

At the box office, the openings will be good but audience is advised to step into the theatres without high expectations. Overall, this would not make any positive impact at box office. .





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7th Sense Movie Review
Movie: 7th Sense
My Rating: 2.25/5
Banner: Lakshmi Ganapathi Films, Red Giant Movies
Cinematographer: Ravi K Chandran
Music: Harris Jayaraj
Producers: Rupesh, Balasubramaniam, Udhayanidhi
Editing: Antony
Story,Screenplay & Direction: A R Murugadoss
Cast: Suriya, Shruti Haasan, Johnny Tri etc..
Release Date: 26th Oct 2011

Review

Story 

In the 16th century, a Pallava king Boddhidharma (Suriya) sets on a journey to China. He is endowed with martial arts, art of healing and also the indomitable control over the five elements.

After reaching China, he heals a village of a sickness and due to the locals belief, he sacrifices his life and is buried there. Cut to the present, there is Aravind (Suriya), a circus artiste who comes across Shuba (Shruti) a genetic research student and falls in love with her. However, Shuba gets friendly with Aravind for a reason. Meanwhile, a Chinese named Dong Lee (Johnny Tri) comes to India and his mission is to kill Shuba.

Who is Aravind? Why Shuba wants to be friendly with him? Why Dong Lee comes to kill Shuba? All this forms the rest of the story.

Artists Performance: 

Suriya spreads his charm once again and he is all over the film. More than his regular role as Aravind, it was his brief role as Boddhidharma that creates a strong impact.

Shruti Haasan looks naturally beautiful and has a magical glint in her eyes. She has a meaty role and she did justice for that. If she adds few extra pounds she will be very appealing.

Johnny Tri was excellent. His intense eyes and his body language were menacing. Without many dialogues, he conveys the essence of a villain in the right manner.

Dhanya was alright, Guinness Pakru was a little silly, Avinash was apt, Abhinaya was hardly there, Ashwin was alright, Raghavendra came and went. The others didn’t have much to offer.

Highlights:

* Concept of the film
* Suriya’s performance
* Technical and production values

Drawbacks:

* Slow pace
* Weak romance track
* Dragged sequences
* Lack of intensity and emotional depth
* Music

Final Analysis: 

Murugadoss has mixed a bit of factual history to modern science in this. For starters, he must be really appreciated for coming up with a bold theme and making an attempt to show the great history and great men of our nation. However, there is a fine line between picking up a good concept and executing it with the right voltage. If it was not for Suriya’s aura and the strong technical values, the film would have been bland.

This movie appears to be the idea of an A grade director executed by a B-grade director. Generally people expect something more sensible from Murugudoss. But that lacked here.

First half is ok but the second half got derailed. Murugudoss made vain attempt to bring grip in narration due to lack of proper research. Even Operation Red idea became silly. The climax is very long with 40 minutes and that itself shows how bad the screenplay is.

It can be said that there is no directorial brilliance as the plot was predictable and all that is required was to fill the two hours plus duration. There is no doubt that this is a rather unique storyline in the recent times but if only it was trimmed in the right manner and some dose of emotion and dramatic values were added to it, the film would have been a success.

At the box office, the openings will be good but audience is advised to step into the theatres without high expectations. Overall, this would not make any positive impact at box office. .





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7th Sense Movie Review
Movie: 7th Sense
My Rating: 2.25/5
Banner: Lakshmi Ganapathi Films, Red Giant Movies
Cinematographer: Ravi K Chandran
Music: Harris Jayaraj
Producers: Rupesh, Balasubramaniam, Udhayanidhi
Editing: Antony
Story,Screenplay & Direction: A R Murugadoss
Cast: Suriya, Shruti Haasan, Johnny Tri etc..
Release Date: 26th Oct 2011

Review

Story 

In the 16th century, a Pallava king Boddhidharma (Suriya) sets on a journey to China. He is endowed with martial arts, art of healing and also the indomitable control over the five elements.

After reaching China, he heals a village of a sickness and due to the locals belief, he sacrifices his life and is buried there. Cut to the present, there is Aravind (Suriya), a circus artiste who comes across Shuba (Shruti) a genetic research student and falls in love with her. However, Shuba gets friendly with Aravind for a reason. Meanwhile, a Chinese named Dong Lee (Johnny Tri) comes to India and his mission is to kill Shuba.

Who is Aravind? Why Shuba wants to be friendly with him? Why Dong Lee comes to kill Shuba? All this forms the rest of the story.

Artists Performance: 

Suriya spreads his charm once again and he is all over the film. More than his regular role as Aravind, it was his brief role as Boddhidharma that creates a strong impact.

Shruti Haasan looks naturally beautiful and has a magical glint in her eyes. She has a meaty role and she did justice for that. If she adds few extra pounds she will be very appealing.

Johnny Tri was excellent. His intense eyes and his body language were menacing. Without many dialogues, he conveys the essence of a villain in the right manner.

Dhanya was alright, Guinness Pakru was a little silly, Avinash was apt, Abhinaya was hardly there, Ashwin was alright, Raghavendra came and went. The others didn’t have much to offer.

Highlights:

* Concept of the film
* Suriya’s performance
* Technical and production values

Drawbacks:

* Slow pace
* Weak romance track
* Dragged sequences
* Lack of intensity and emotional depth
* Music

Final Analysis: 

Murugadoss has mixed a bit of factual history to modern science in this. For starters, he must be really appreciated for coming up with a bold theme and making an attempt to show the great history and great men of our nation. However, there is a fine line between picking up a good concept and executing it with the right voltage. If it was not for Suriya’s aura and the strong technical values, the film would have been bland.

This movie appears to be the idea of an A grade director executed by a B-grade director. Generally people expect something more sensible from Murugudoss. But that lacked here.

First half is ok but the second half got derailed. Murugudoss made vain attempt to bring grip in narration due to lack of proper research. Even Operation Red idea became silly. The climax is very long with 40 minutes and that itself shows how bad the screenplay is.

It can be said that there is no directorial brilliance as the plot was predictable and all that is required was to fill the two hours plus duration. There is no doubt that this is a rather unique storyline in the recent times but if only it was trimmed in the right manner and some dose of emotion and dramatic values were added to it, the film would have been a success.

At the box office, the openings will be good but audience is advised to step into the theatres without high expectations. Overall, this would not make any positive impact at box office. .





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

Review

Story

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

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

Artists Performance:

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

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

Highlights:

* Comic scenes
* Sneha Ullal glamor

Drawbacks:

* Routine story
* Weak screenplay
* Dialogues
* Direction

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

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

Final Word: The movie has failed to reach the expectations. The movie is not a must watch. I doubt its a regular watch too. Can watch if you have nothing else to do.
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Movie: Madatha Kaja
My Rating: 2.25/5
Banner: Satya Sai Arts
Music: Vasant
Producer: KK Radha Mohan
Story,Screenplay & Direction: Sitarama Raju
Cast: Allari naresh, sneha ullal, Jayaprakash,Ali,Dharmavarapu,Vennela Kishore,Asish Vidhyardhi,Ahuti Prasad,Subbaraju etc..
Release Date: 30th Sept 2011

Review

Story

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

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

Artists Performance:

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

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

Highlights:

* Comic scenes
* Sneha Ullal glamor

Drawbacks:

* Routine story
* Weak screenplay
* Dialogues
* Direction

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

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

Final Word: The movie has failed to reach the expectations. The movie is not a must watch. I doubt its a regular watch too. Can watch if you have nothing else to do.
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Movie: Madatha Kaja
My Rating: 2.25/5
Banner: Satya Sai Arts
Music: Vasant
Producer: KK Radha Mohan
Story,Screenplay & Direction: Sitarama Raju
Cast: Allari naresh, sneha ullal, Jayaprakash,Ali,Dharmavarapu,Vennela Kishore,Asish Vidhyardhi,Ahuti Prasad,Subbaraju etc..
Release Date: 30th Sept 2011

Review

Story

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

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

Artists Performance:

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

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

Highlights:

* Comic scenes
* Sneha Ullal glamor

Drawbacks:

* Routine story
* Weak screenplay
* Dialogues
* Direction

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

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

Final Word: The movie has failed to reach the expectations. The movie is not a must watch. I doubt its a regular watch too. Can watch if you have nothing else to do.
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Pilla Jamindar Movie Review
Movie: Pilla Jamindar
Rating: 2.75/5
Banner: S S Cinemas
Cinematographer: Sai Sriram
Editing: Praveen Pudi
Lyrics: Krishna Chaitanya
Dialogues: Chandra Shekar
Art: Mani-Varma
Music: Selvaganesh
Producers: D S Rao, S S Buchibabu
Story,Screenplay & Direction: G Ashok
Cast: Nani, Haripriya, Bindu Madhavi, Srinivas Avasarala etc..
Release Date: 14th Oct 2011

Review

Story

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

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

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

Artists Performance:

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

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

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

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

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

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

Highlights:

* First half
* Comedy
* Nativity factor
* Screenplay

Drawbacks:

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

Final Analysis:

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

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

Overall, this is a film which has quite a number of reasons to be watched. Just have patience in the second half and you will come out with smiles.
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Pilla Jamindar Movie Review
Movie: Pilla Jamindar
Rating: 2.75/5
Banner: S S Cinemas
Cinematographer: Sai Sriram
Editing: Praveen Pudi
Lyrics: Krishna Chaitanya
Dialogues: Chandra Shekar
Art: Mani-Varma
Music: Selvaganesh
Producers: D S Rao, S S Buchibabu
Story,Screenplay & Direction: G Ashok
Cast: Nani, Haripriya, Bindu Madhavi, Srinivas Avasarala etc..
Release Date: 14th Oct 2011

Review

Story

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

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

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

Artists Performance:

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

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

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

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

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

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

Highlights:

* First half
* Comedy
* Nativity factor
* Screenplay

Drawbacks:

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

Final Analysis:

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

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

Overall, this is a film which has quite a number of reasons to be watched. Just have patience in the second half and you will come out with smiles.
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Pilla Jamindar Movie Review
Movie: Pilla Jamindar
Rating: 2.75/5
Banner: S S Cinemas
Cinematographer: Sai Sriram
Editing: Praveen Pudi
Lyrics: Krishna Chaitanya
Dialogues: Chandra Shekar
Art: Mani-Varma
Music: Selvaganesh
Producers: D S Rao, S S Buchibabu
Story,Screenplay & Direction: G Ashok
Cast: Nani, Haripriya, Bindu Madhavi, Srinivas Avasarala etc..
Release Date: 14th Oct 2011

Review

Story

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

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

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

Artists Performance:

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

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

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

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

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

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

Highlights:

* First half
* Comedy
* Nativity factor
* Screenplay

Drawbacks:

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

Final Analysis:

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

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

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