After delivering consecutive flops like Bezawada and Dhada, Naga Chaitanya has teamed up with comedian-turn hero Sunil for 'Tadakha'. Konchem istam konchem kastam fame Dolly is the director. Lets c.....]]> Story :

After delivering consecutive flops like Bezawada and Dhada, Naga Chaitanya has teamed up with comedian-turn hero Sunil for 'Tadakha'. Konchem istam konchem kastam fame Dolly is the director. Lets check Thadaka Movie review to know more.

Cast : Sunil, Naga Chaitanya, Tamanna, Andrea, Brahmanandam, Raghu Babu etc
Director : Kishore (Dolly)
Story : N Linguswamy
Music BGM : SS Thaman
Cinematography : Arthur A Wilson
Art : AS Prakash
Editor : Gautam Raju
Producer : Bellamkonda Ganesh Babu
Banner : Multi Dimension Entertainments, Sri Sai Ganesh Pvt LTD
Release Date : May 10, 2013

Tadakha movie is about two brother Sivarama Krishna (Sunil) and Karthik (Naga Chaitanya). Elder one Sunil is a coward by nature and Naga Chaitanya is a fearless guys. After their father's (Naga Babu) death, Naga Chaitanya convinces Sunil to take up the police job as their family has one cop in each of their generations. After joining in the police department, Sunil is given a task to rescue a kid from the villain gang and he successfully completes the mission. Miffed with the attitude of Sunil, Bagga (Ashutosh Rana) plans to take revenge on Sunil and Naga Chaitanya. But, how can a coward person like Sunil take on the goons ? Will Ashutosh Rana finds out the real strength behind Sunil ? All these elements form the rest of the Thadaka movie.

Tadakha is a remake of Tamil movie 'Vettai'. Makers of this film have used the actor's childhood episode scenes from the original movie. Both Sunil and Naga Chaitanya's characterizations will be revealed to the audience at the tittle cards itself. Andrea and Tamanna's entrance episode is nice and both of the heroines looked glamorous in the movie. Well etched scenes between Naga Chaitanya and Tammana makes the first half look more pleasant. Action sequences are also good and those episodes are well supported by SS Thaman's background music.

A major twist is revealed before the interval and the second half begins on an interesting note. Though the audio of Thadaka was just average, visually songs looked much better. Rather than giving importance to the actors, director has given more space for the story which should be appreciated. Climax fight is composed brilliantly and both Naga Chaitanya Sunil looked terrific in this episode.

Right the from the time 'Thadaka' movie was started, one question was doing rounds within the Telugu cinema lovers. Who Will be given more importance, Naga Chaitanya or Sunil ?. The answer is, director gave more importance to the story and screenplay. Both the actors have delivered their best performances , which is a big asset for the film. Director took lot of care to make sure that entertainment, action and drama are equally mixed according to the Telugu nativity. On the flip side, the scene where Naga Chaitanya runs faster than a train looked too much. One of the major highlights in the original movie was the chemistry between Madhavan and Sameera Reddy and the director has completely ignored that part in 'Thadaka'.

Technicalities

Cinematography by Arthur Wilson is nice and editing by Gautham Raju is perfect as usual. Though SS Thaman disappointed with the audio, visually songs were good and the BGM as well. Art by AS Prakash is good. Dolly has scored good marks as a director with this film. Production values of Sai Ganesh Productions are grand.

Performances

Naga Chaitanya has improved a lot in every department. His dialogue delivery sounded much better in this film. Chaitanya succeeded to fit into the shoes of a mass hero. Sunil has delivered his best performance and entertained as a coward cop in the first half and he steals the show in the second half as a powerful police officer. Tamanna is one of the major asset for the film and she sizzled in the song 'Maara o Maara'. Andrea looked beautiful but she has got not much to do in the film. Ashutosh Rana was good and Brahmanandam, Raghu Babu, Vennela Kishore, DMK (Murali) Jp etc have done their job.

Positives

Story
Action Episodes
Emotional Episodes Between Sunil Naga Chaitanya
Tamanna Glamor

Negatives

Cinematic Liberty

Final Word : Thadaka is a perfect mass entertainer.

Reviewed by Vamsi Kaka

Pilla Zamindar fame Ashok has teamed up with Lovely Aadi for Sukumarudu movie. Lot of expectation has been mounted on the film due to the directors previous movie and a good album composed by Anoop.....]]> Story :

Pilla Zamindar fame Ashok has teamed up with Lovely Aadi for Sukumarudu movie. Lot of expectation has been mounted on the film due to the directors previous movie and a good album composed by Anoop Rubens. Let us check out Sukumarudu Movie Review to know more.

Cast: Aadi, Nisha Agarwal, Sarada, Rao Ramesh, JP, Ms Narayana and Super Star Krishna (Guest Role)
Music: Anoop Rubens
Editing: Praveen Pudi
Cinematography: Sai Sreeram
Fights: Ravi Varma
Director: Ashok.G
Producer: K Venugopal
Banner: Sri Saudamini Creations

Sukumar (Aadi) is a CEO for a US company and he has no time for relations. The best thing which Sukumar loves in this world is MONEY. Sukumar plans to start his own firm in USA and the banks over there asks Sukumar to deposit hefty amount. Sukumar comes to know that he is owner of the property in his hometown (Andhra Pradesh, India) which is more than 150 crores worth. So, Sukumar leaves for India to sell that property and deposit the amount in the bank for his firm. What does Sukumar Come across in his village? Will he sell his ancestral property? Does Sukumar realize the Value of human relations? All these elements form the rest of the story.

Sukumarudu movies starts with interesting tittle cards. Aadi is introduced as Sukumar who is a young CEO and the first song is well choreographed. Aadi leaves to India to sell his ancestral property and he meets lot of funny people in his village. Director Ashok tried a lot to fill most part of Sukumarudu with fun factor. After an interesting interval twist, audience might feel that something new is yet to come in the second half, but nothing changes. Predictable scenes and lack of fun in most of the comedy episodes makes the film even worse.

After watching director Ashoks previous flick Pilla Zamindar, audience will enter the theater thinking that this film might also be in the same genre. Adding to this, makers of the film and the director have promoted the film as a wholesome family entertainer. Excluding a couple of scenes, rest of the film looked very pale. Each and every artist did their job but lack of punch in the comedy episodes and a routine story made the things go bad. Another annoying thing is the back ground music in the comedy episodes which makes the audience feel as an alarm that a funny scene was just completed. Aadi has improved a lot as an actor and his dances, fights are good but he should be more careful while selecting the scripts.

Technicalities

Music by Anoop Rubens and cinematography by Sai Sreeram are good. Lot of scenes in the movie were like Cut, Copy Paste as the flow was missing. Nothing to blame editor Pravin Pudi as its a mistake from Director Ashoks end. Dialogues are average. Finally, director Ashok made a film which is not upto the mark but that doesnt mean that he is a bad technician. His love towards Telugu nativity in his films must be definitely appreciated but nothing went right in this film.

Performances

Aadi acted with ease and full marks for his dances and fights. Nisha Agarwal looked good and glamorous especially in songs. Veteran actress Sharadas role was superb. Rao Ramesh was as usual good. Nothing much to say about others as JP, MS Narayana, Raghu Babu, Thagubothu Ramesh etc have done their job. Super Star Krishna appeared in a brief role and made his presence felt.

Positives

Telugu Nativity

Negatives

Routine Story
Lack of Punch in Comedy Scenes
Predictable Scenes

Final Word: Sukumarudu offers nothing new to the Telugu audience.

Reviewed by Vamsi Kaka

Director Dasarath has once gain teamed up with Nagarjuna for another family entertainer Greeku Veerudu. Dasarath has a credibility of making films with family values and the director has selected t.....]]> Story :

Director Dasarath has once gain teamed up with Nagarjuna for another family entertainer Greeku Veerudu. Dasarath has a credibility of making films with family values and the director has selected the same genre this time as well. Let get into Greeku Veerudu Review to know more.

Cast : Nagarjuna Akkineni, Naynathara, K Vishwanath, Brahmanandam, MS Narayana etc
Story, Dialogues Direction : Dasarath
Co- Dialogue Writer : Praveen Varma
Music BGM : SS Thaman
Cinematography : Anil Bandari
Executive Producer : Vivek Kucibotla
Fight Master : Vijay
Co-Producer : D Chandan Reddy
Producer : D Sivaprasad Reddy
Banner : Kamakshi Movies
Runtime : 150 minutes

Chandu (Nagarjuna) is an event manager in USA and he has not trust in relationships. Maya (Meera Chopra) is in love with Chandu but he turns down her proposal saying that Relationships are nothing but pain. This irks Maya and she puts Chandu in a fix with a forgery. Now Chandu has no other option but to pay a whopping amount to the other party and he decides to go to India to repay that money. In his journey to India, Chandu meets Sandhya (Nayanatara). What happens to Chandu after coming to India? Does he change his opinion on relationships ? All these elements form the rest of the story.

Film begins with the stylish introduction on Nagarjuna and the actor's ideology will be revealed in the very first scene itself. Nayanathara is a doctor by profession and she works as a volunteer in Make a Wish foundation which takes care of the kids(on whom doctors give up their hopes) and fulfill their wishes. Director Dasarath, who is known for his soft and family oriented movies, has once again come up with the same genre movie and has took up a good theme on relations.

Some of the scenes where Nagarjuna realizes the importance of the people were brilliantly shot. Director took necessary steps to make sure that comedy episodes are adequate in the film. Second half of the film is all about how Nagarjuna manages to win Nayanatara's trust and how he fulfill the wishes of the kids.

Generally we see film makers and actors stating that their film has got entirely different story and their role in the film is first of its kind. But, even before the release of 'Greeku Veerudu', Nagarjuna said that this is a perfect family entertainer and the film will be in the lines of Santosham, Mr Perfect and Manmadhudu movies. There is nothing new in the story but the theme is good and it has been equally supported with some good dialogues and screenplay.

Music and Background Music by SS Thaman is one of the major asset for the film. All the songs were choreographed well and the audience will be surprised to see the dance moves of Nagarjuna in the songs 'I Hate Love Stories' and 'Osi Na Bangaram'. Talking about the other side, CG shots were not up to the mark and movie slowly loses the pace in the second half but the director tried to cover it up with some funny episodes of Brahmanandam.

Performances

Nagarjuna looked handsome as usual and its surprising to see the kind of dedication that the actor showed in some of the songs. Nayanatara is another asset for the film and she has filled the screen with her matured look and looked more beautiful in the songs. Meera Chopra had nothing much to do but has done her job in the limited role that she was offered. Though there is nothing new to deliver, K Vishwanath garu was good and made his presence felt. Brahmanandam, MS Narayana will bring smiled to the audience. Aashish Vidhyarthi, Dharmavarapu Subramanyam, Raghu Babu, Sudha and other artists did their job.

Technicalities

As mention earlier, SS Thaman's music and BGM is a major plus for the film. Cinematography by Anil Bandari was ok and could have been much better. Action and chase sequences composed by Vijay were good. Dialogues by Dasarath and Praveen Varma are good. Except for the cg shots, rest of the production values looked grand.

Positives

Nagarjuna and Nayanatara
SS Thaman's Music and BGM
Theme about value of relationships

Negatives

Predictable scenes and regular story

Final Word : Greeku Veerudu is a good family entertainer to be watched for this summer.

After the failure of 'Shakthi', Meher Ramesh has teamed up with star writers Kona Venkat and Gopimohan for 'Shadow' movie. Venkatesh, who has already delivered a hit this year with 'SVSC' is coming.....]]> Story :

After the failure of 'Shakthi', Meher Ramesh has teamed up with star writers Kona Venkat and Gopimohan for 'Shadow' movie. Venkatesh, who has already delivered a hit this year with 'SVSC' is coming up with this action entertainer in this summer. Check out Shadow Movie Review to know more .

Cast : Venkatesh, Srikanth, Taapsee Pannu, Madhurima, Aditya Pancholi, MS Narayana etc
Story : Kona Venkat, Gopimohan
Screenplay, Direction : Meher Ramesh
Music BGM : SS Thaman
Cinematography : Prasad Murella
Editing : Marthand K Venkatesh
Producer : Paruchuri Kireeti
Banner : United Movies

Raghuram (Nagababu) is an undercover journalist who joins mafia to know about their secrets and works on Operation SHADOW. After collecting the entire information about them, Raghuram comes to know that he has been cheated by his own people. Mafia group kills Raghuram, his wife and daughter brutally in front of his son Rajaram/Shadow (Venkatesh). The rest of the story is all about how Shadow has avenged the death of his family members.

Shadow movie begins with a mafia backdrop set in the year 1993. By the time Shadow character is introduced, audience will come to know about the complete plot. First half of the film is mixed with some action and comedy elements. Comedy scenes are adequate but they might not go well with the audience. Pre climax action episode has been shot well but the dialogue by Venkatesh to Aditya Pancholi lacked the punch. Second half of the movie begins with Venkatesh's return to India. To justify the tittle (Shadow), climax action episode has been composed in dark and there is nothing much to specify about this block.

Going by the previous films of director Meher Ramesh, one can easily understand that he is a director who gives a lot of importance to the style factor rather than script. But, when there is nothing new in the story, director needs to take a lot of care in screenplay and dialogues to make the film gripping. Meher Ramesh has once again failed in these departments. After an energetic and a well choreographed tittle song, audience will definitely expect a lot but leaving behind the production values, nothing seemed to be good.

Every director works hard on the script and everyone wants success. When a director is given a chance to make a film with a star like Venkatesh, more concentration should be made on the script rather than spending hefty amount on grandeur. It is really sad to see one of the best actor's of Telugu cinema in such a poor film.

Performances

Venkatesh is one of the best actors in Telugu cinema and there is nothing new to say about his dedication and acting skills. Taapsee looked glamorous specially in the songs. Aditya Pancholi looked good as a don. Srikanth and Madhurima are just ok. Same goes with MS Narayana, Krishna Bhagwan, Srinivasa Reddy and JP. Rahul Dev, Naga Babu and Geetha etc have done their job.

Technicalities

Music by SS Thaman in just ok and the BGM is good. Cinematography by Prasad Murella is fine. Kona Venkat and Gopi Mohan has provided the story which is nothing new to the Telugu cinema audience. Editing by Marthand K Venkatesh could have been much better. Art work by AS Prakash is good.

Positives

Venkatesh
Taapsee Pannu

Negatives

Story
Predictable scenes
Childish Comedy
Not so special dialogues

Final Word : 'Shadow' is disappointing. Watch it if you want to see Venkatesh on the big screen.

Reviewed by Vamsi Kaka

Karthik (Nitin) is a happy-go lucky guy who wants to lead the life in his own way. Karthik falls for Shruthi (Isha Talwar) and request his friend Ali to help him with S.....]]> Story :

Karthik (Nitin) is a happy-go lucky guy who wants to lead the life in his own way. Karthik falls for Shruthi (Isha Talwar) and request his friend Ali to help him with Shruthis phone number. Due to some miscommunication, Karthik connects with Sravani (Nithya Menen) and thinks that he is speaking with Shruthi. Who did Karthi really loved? Will Karthik marry Shruthi or Sravani? All these form the rest of the story.

Cast: Nithin, Nithya Menen, Isha Talwar, Ali, Thagubothu Ramesh etc
Dialogues: Harshavardhan
Director: Vijay Kumar Konda
Music: Anup Rubens
Cinematography: I Andrew
Producer: Nikhita Reddy
Banner: Sresht Movies
Release Date: April 19, 2013

Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde starts in entertainment mode and the hero characterization is revealed even before the tittles are completed. First half of the movie is completely entertaining with some rib-tickling episodes. Though the gay episode looked bit weird, it will go off well with the audience as lot of pun was included. Songs in the first half are good and a special mention to the Tholiprema remix songs. Nitin danced well for the song and it was good to see the orginal song (Pawan kalyans original footage from tholiprema was used) in between. Interval twist is superb.

After a major twist in the story, hero tries to explain about his condition to both the heroines but none of his reasons please them. Karthik thinks that he is a brilliant person and can handle any situation but at the end he will come to know that he was fooled. Tittle song was well choreographed and Karthiks intense dialogues to Sravani/Bangaram are touching.

After the success of Ishq Nitin seems to be completely into love genre. Just like the tittle, GJG movie is entertaining. Full marks for the director and dialogue writer, who are the major asset for the film. You cant find even a single dull moment in the first half and its completely entertaining. However, some scenes in the second half seemed to be dragged but that doesnt spoil the flavor of the movie. Loads of fun, nice music and the lead actors performances make Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyindhe a perfect movie to be watched for this summer.

Performances

Nitin is super cool and has once again delivered energetic performance. His cute looks, screen presence and dances are an asset for the film. Nithya Menen is excellent and she has given her best. Isha Talwar was good and looked beautiful especially in the songs. Much hyped presence of Jwala Gutta is no good for the film and some might really feel like irritated too. Alis role was brief but was good and Taghubothu Ramesh rocked in the limited role that he was provided. Rest of the artists has done their job.

Technicalities

Dialogues by Harshavardhan are nice. Anoop Rubens has provided good songs and each of them are well picturised too. Cinematography by Andrew is good. Vijay Kumar Konda has scored good marks as a director with this film.

Positives

Story and Dialogues
Nithin and Nithya Menens Performances
Music

Negatives

Some scenes in second half are dragged

Final Word : Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyindhe is a perfect film for this summer and its a must watch.

Reviewed by Vamsi Kaka

Genre: Romance Thriller
Language: Telugu
Director: Manimaran
Producer: B Subrahmanyam
Cast: Siddharth Narayan, Ashrita Shetty, Kishore, Kay Kay Menon
Music: G. V.....]]> Story :

Genre: Romance Thriller
Language: Telugu
Director: Manimaran
Producer: B Subrahmanyam
Cast: Siddharth Narayan, Ashrita Shetty, Kishore, Kay Kay Menon
Music: G. V. Prakash Kumar

The story is very thin, Prabhu (Siddharth), a Telugu guy who comes to Bangalore for his studies and Rikshita (Ashritha Shetty), daughter of Karnataka minister falls in love with him. Rikshithas father appoints Manoj Menon (Kay Kay Menon) to bring back her girl. Will Kay Kay Menon succeeds to catch them? Will Siddharth succeed in his plans forms the rest of the story.

After Award winning Polladavan Aadukalam Director Vetri Maaran turns writer/producer for this movie. First half of the film is promising. But the second half takes a severe beating with dragged scenes and predictable narration. The introduction scenes in the Bangalore College - love scenes between lead pair are good. But its after the first half the things turn around in a drastic way. Second half runs on the predictable way with snail pace narration. Even climax fails to strengthen the weak second half. This film is a below-average fare for our audiences. Even hardcore Siddharth fans might not like it, as he tried to be Dhanush not him. The director failed in handling the film in interesting way. Only saving grace of the film is occasional comedy, love scenes in first half and one song.

Udhyam NH4, directed by debutant Manimaran, a former associate of national award winner Vetrimaran. Scripted and written by Vetrimaaran, the story of this film is taken from his maiden project Desiya Nedunchalai 47, a Tamil film which was shelved. NH4 is tipped to be entertainer where in majority of the film will be shot in the highway between Bangalore and Chennai. Vetrimaaran as a writer/producer comes to audiences with a pencil thin story but a promising screenplay (In the First Half) with not so enough thrills and spills failed to keep the audience glued to their seats for the entire running time of around 130 mins.

Basic storyline is very thin. But development of storyline into 2 and 10 min narrative is not satisfactory. The screenplay is good in the beginning of the film, but went out of hand in the second half. Direction of the film is good in parts. The aspect of Ashritha feeling desperate towards Siddharth in few scenes is good. But Manimaaran failed to transfer the emotions on the screen into the hearts of audiences.

The beginning of the film is good. The chasing episodes are not interesting enough. Too many twists and little substance make the second half a letdown. The plus points are Ashritha and music. The minus points are contrived screenplay in second half and lack of emotional appeal.


Performances

Siddharth tried his best as a massy and shrewd teenager. But his voice didn't suit his character. At the same time, he failed to elevate the emotional scenes. Siddharth even tried mass steps in first song of this film. Heroine Asritha Shetty is charismatic in looks and is adequate in histrionics aspect. She reminds us of Kalpika Ganesh in Telugu. Kay Kay lived up to his reputation. Siddharth-Ananthapur gang is entertaining is in parts.
Technicalities: Music by G V Prakash Kumar seems to be improving with each film. Introduction song Rathiri is very peppy. Nuvu Evaro is very melodious. Except for Nuvu Evaro no other songs are promising. Background Music is also good. Velraj comes off good through his cinematographic work with apt lighting, while dialogues by Shashank Vennalakanti are okay. The editing could have been sharper. Production values of the film are decent.

Positives

1. Romantic Scenes in the first half
2. Nuvu Evaro Song

Negatives

1. Second Half
2. Climax
3. Predictable Narration
4. Lack of Entertainment

Final Word : NH4 Movies failed to travel from Bangalore to Chennai

Reviewed by Pavan Survi

Another hero from Mega Star Chiranjeevi's family, Allu Sirish is making his debut with 'Gouravam. Unlike his brother Allu Arjun and his cousin Ram Charan, Sirish has selected an intense drama for h.....]]> Story :

Another hero from Mega Star Chiranjeevi's family, Allu Sirish is making his debut with 'Gouravam. Unlike his brother Allu Arjun and his cousin Ram Charan, Sirish has selected an intense drama for his first movie and this is a bilingual movies. Check out Gouravam Movie Review to know more



Cast : Sirish, Yami Gautam, Prakash Raj, Brahmaji and LB Sriram etc
Screenplay Direction : Radhamohan
Dialogues : BVS Ravi
Music BGM : SS Thaman
Editing : Marthand K Venkatesh
Cinematography : Preetha
Producer : Prakash Raj
Banner : Prakash Raj Productions
Run time : 125 minutes
Release Date : April 19, 2013

After completing his education, Arjun (Sirish) immediately joins in a factory owned by his family. Before returning to Hyderabad, Arjun goes to SM Palli, a village to see his friend Shankar. To his surprise, Arjun comes to know that Shankar has eloped with village head Pasupathi's (Prakash Raj) daughter. Arjun starts to investigate about his friend and in the meanwhile he starts to know about the brutal atrocities of the upper caste in that area. What happened to Shankar ? Can Arjun solve this mystery ? All these elements must be watched on the big screen.

Based on the songs and the promos , one can easily understand that 'Gouravam' is not a regular mass entertainer. Director Radha Mohan has once again come up with an intense story and all the artists has supported him with decent performances. Movies like Gouravam are very rare where story is the main hero. Though there is nothing new in the story, director's guts to touch the concept of 'Honor Killings' should be appreciated. Pace of the movie is very slow but it can be understood as intense movies cannot run in racy mode.

There are some funny dialogues in Gouravam like Bhojanam daggara, Shobanam daggara mohamatapadakudadhu and some dialogues based on day-day life. For example, a cop tells to hero that Dont think too much about this as you come from a place (Hyderabad) where you eat pizza for free if its delivered after 30 mins. Talking about the other side, film might not be appealing for the audience who wait for an interval bang, dances and a terrific climax. Also, the interval episode where hero's friends come to help him looked pale. Gouravam might be fit for the Tamil audience who encourage the films with reality and tragedy but it might be hard for most of the Telugu audience to connect.

Performances

Allu Sirish made a decent debut with 'Gouravam' and his major asset is his dialogue delivery. He acted with ease in the emotional scenes and he was able to carry the intensity throughout the movie. Yami Gautam is beautiful and has done her job. Prakash Raj's role was brief and there is nothing to complain about him. Bramhaji, LB Sriram are good and the other artists have done their job.

Technicalities

Songs by SS Thaman are ok and the background music is good. Cinematography by preetha is perfect. Editing by Marthand K Venkatesh and the dialogues by BVS Ravi are simple. Radhamohan's screenplay is good and the production values are perfect.

Positives

Story
Dialogues
Cinematography

Negatives

First Half Length
Lack of entertainment
Over melodrama in some scenes

Final Word : Gouravam movie is slow but the theme of 'Honor Killing' must be appreciated.

Reviewed by Vamsi Kaka

Cast : Sri, Tashu Kaushik, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Jeeva, Raghu Karumanchi etc
Screenplay Direction : Raj Kandukuri
Producer : Raj Kandukuri Productions
Music and BGM : Josyabhatl.....]]> Story :

Cast : Sri, Tashu Kaushik, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Jeeva, Raghu Karumanchi etc
Screenplay Direction : Raj Kandukuri
Producer : Raj Kandukuri Productions
Music and BGM : Josyabhatla
Dialogues : Nakka Ramakrishna
Choreography : Prema
Banner : Dharmapatha Creations
Release Date : April 6, 2013

Seenu (Sri) is a petty thief who leads a jovial life along with his friends Achi Raju Buchi Raju (Raghu Suman Shetty). Seenu falls for Sandhya (Tashu Kaushik) and its love at first sight. Seenu tries to woo Sandhya and in this order, he comes to know that Sandhya is a daughter of rich business man Rajasekhar (Raj Kandukuri), Seenu and his friends plan to kidnap Sandhya and blackmail her father for a hefty amount. Things turn other wise after kidnapping Sandhya. Will Seenu and his friends kidnap Sandhya? What is the real identity of Sandhya ? All the elements form rest of the Gola Seenu Movie.

Just like the tittle, Gola Seenu begins with some funny episodes between Seenu's gang and the cops. Director Raj Kandukuri made lot of effort to make sure that the entertainment factor is present in each and every frame. Tashu Kaushik looked glamorous in the songs and the interval twist has been well executed.

Seenu and his friends are left in dilemma after the twist given to them by Sandhya and the gang plans to find out her motive behind this entire thing. Flash back episode on old age home is touching and has been well shot. Though the story is very pale, director tried his best to make sure that the film runs on entertainment mode.

Not a lot can be expected on this film after seeing the promos, but the film has right mixture of entertainment. Police station episode in the second half, where Seenu and his friends play musical chair games is hilarious. Songs are well composed the 'Meena' song is the major highlight for the film. Bad editing made the film look sloppy, but the director took lot of care on comedy factor. Good dialogues would have made 'Gola Seenu' look much better. Overall, Gola Seenu is a one time watch movie.

Performances

Sri tried to fit into the role of a mass hero and is ok. Tashu Kaushik has delivered nice performance in the limited role that she was given. She looked glamorous in the songs. Kota Srinivasa Rao was good and Jeeva did his job. Ragu Karumanchi got a nice role in the film and he was able give his best for the film.

Technicalities

Music and BGM by Josyabhatla is good and 'Meena' song is one of the highlight in the movie. Lyrics by Sirivennela, Ananth Sriram and Ramajogayya Sastri are good. Editing work can be much better and the dialogues by Nakka Ramakrishna are just ok. Raj Kandukuri's direction needs to be appreciated as he made the movie look better in spite of many loopholes. He performed as an actor as well and will score good marks in this section too

Positives

Raj Kandukuri's Direction
Comedy episodes
Tashu Kaushik in songs

Negatives

Editing
predictable scenes

Final Word : Gola Seenu is a one time watch movie.

Young Tiger NTR is arriving as Baadshah this. For the first time, the actor is working under the direction of Seenu Vaitla and as usual, the expectations are gigantic for this film among the fans a.....]]> Story :

Young Tiger NTR is arriving as Baadshah this. For the first time, the actor is working under the direction of Seenu Vaitla and as usual, the expectations are gigantic for this film among the fans and movie lovers. Let us check Baadshah review to know more about the movie.

Cast : NTR, Kajal Aggarwal, Brahmanandam, MS Narayana, Mukesh Rushi, Ashish Vidhyarti etc
Music : SS Thaman
Cinematography : KV Guhan
Direction : Srinu Vaitla
Story, Dialogues Screenplay : Kona Venkat, Gopi Mohan, Srinu Vaitla
Editing : MR Varma
Art : KS Prakash
Fights : Vijay
Producer : Bandla Ganesh
Banner : Parameswara Arts Productions

Baadshah (NTR) is son of finance analyst Mukesh Rishi, who works for a mafia don Saadhu Bhai (Kelly Dorjee). Baadshah goes to Milan, Italy on a mission and he starts to impress Janaki (Kajal Aggarwal). Mean while Janaki's father (Nasser) arranges her marriage Aadi (Navadeep) but she soon falls for Baadshah aka Rama Rao. Now, Baadshah comes India and he wants to marry Kajal. Is that the only aim of Baadshah ? Why did Rama Rao turned as Baadshah ? Can he succeed in his mission ? All these things forms the rest of the story

Baadshah movie begins with the intense voice over of Super Star Mahesh Babu. Jr NTR's character will be introduced with a well shot fight and NTR rocked with his dance in the first song 'Sairo Sairo'. Unlike in his previous movies, director Srinu Vaitla has concentrated more on the love track between NTR and Kajal and he was able to execute well. Kajal is definitely a surprise package in 'Baadshah' and she has got very good role in this film. Pre-interval fight is good, especially the conversation between Baadshah and Sadhu Bhai.

Second half of the movie begins with entertainment mode with loads and loads of rib tickling comedy episodes. NTR was able to utter the dialogues in Telangana slang with ease. Brahmanandam is introduced into the movie in this half and he took over film for some time. Once again Srinu Vaitla, Kona Venkat and Gopi Mohan filled loads and loads of entertainment in an average story.

Finally NTR is back with a bang. No doubt that he is a fantastic actor, but the kind of scripts he selected for his past movies proved to be wrong at the box-office. Right from the starting scene, NTR has entertained in Baadshah. Be it with his stylish looks or dialogue delivery or comedy timing or with dance, NTR is just superb. Credit must be given to Srinu Vaitla, Kona Venkat and Gopi Mohan for the tight screenplay and excellent dialogues.

First half of the Baadshah is good, but the second half is excellent. NTR is one the best dancers in Telugu film industry, his classy and mass moved in Baadshah are a treat to watch on the big screen. He looked just like Sr NTR in Justice Chowdary get up and the medley songs episode of Sr NTR is too good. Brahmanadam is one of the major asset for Baadshah and his scenes with Nasser were hilarious. Baadshah is a perfect film for summer and the movie doesn't disappoint the audience.

Technicalities

Screenplay, dialogues and story by Kona Venkat, Gopi Mohan and Srinu Vaitla is perfect. Cinematography by Guhan is a top notch and Thaman's songs and BGM are excellent. Rangoli song was the only weak number in the audio but the song emerged as a best one in the movie. It was made even special by art director AS Prakash and NTR's dance is fantastic. Editing by MR Varma is good and the production values of Parameswara Arts banner are grand

Positives

NTR (His dances, comedy timing and dialogues delivery) and Kajal Aggarwal
Loads of entertainment
Well choreographed songs
Not a single dull moment

Negatives

Some scenes in the first half seems to be dragged

Final Word : Baadshah is a perfect paisa vasool movie for this summer and its a must watch.

Reviewed by Vamsi Kaka

Cast : Sri, Madhavi Latha, Kamal Kamaraju, Adonica, Banerjee, Surya etc
Music : Vijay Kurakula
Dialogues : Surendra Krishna
Cinematography : Rajendra Babu
Editing : Tiru.....]]> Story :

Cast : Sri, Madhavi Latha, Kamal Kamaraju, Adonica, Banerjee, Surya etc
Music : Vijay Kurakula
Dialogues : Surendra Krishna
Cinematography : Rajendra Babu
Editing : Tirupathi Reddy
Producers : G. Ravi, Phanindra, Vijay Choudary
Banner : Sri Vijayabheri Productions
Release Date : March 29, 2013

Sri along with his friends leave to Dhandeli forest for a trip and he is accused of killing all his friends as they go on missing. Police office Surya, father of Madhavi Latha (who is in the missing list ) arranges bail to Sri and tells him that his daughter had feelings towards him and was about to propose the very next day. Sri Gets disturbed by this and plan to find out the real mystery behind this entire incident. He joins a film unit which is ready to leave to Dhandeli forest for shooting. Can Sri unfold the mystery ? What happened to Madhavi Latha ? Who is the person behind all these incidents ? The answer for all these questions id 'Aravind 2'.

Movie begins with an unknown person chasing some people and killing them. Story moves on to Sri and the police have no clue about these murders. Director Sekhar Suri tried to maintain the suspense in the within the story till first half and the reason behind the murders and his flash back is revealed in the second half. Compare to 'A film by Aravind', this film lacks racy script. It just looks like another thriller with predictable scenes. Madhavi Latha's philosophy in the climax is a bizarre part.

When 10 people go together to a place and when some are missing, its human tendency that we start looking for others. People go missing and get killed, yet the other are not even bother about them for some time here. Technically Sekhar Suri has succeeded in making a good film but predictable scenes and casting mismatch has spoiled the film a lot. Movie run time is a major set back as well.

Performances

Eerojullo fame Sri has given his sincere effort for the role but he is a complete mismatch for the lead character and his screen presence is not at all appealing. His dialogue delivery is not up to the mark and sounded irritating in couple of scenes. Kamal Kamaraju is just OK. Adonica and Madhavi Latha have done their job. Avasarala srinivas, Banerjee and Surya were good.

Technicalities

Cinematography by Rajendra Babu is splendid. Songs by Vijay Kurakula are OK and his Background score is nice. Editing part is just OK and the production value of Vijayabheri productions are good.

Positives

Cinematography

Negatives

Predictable Scenes
Actor Sri
Screenplay and Dialogues
Pace of the movie

Final Word : Logic less movie. Watch it at your own risk.

Reviewed by Vamsi Kaka

After some unsuccesfull films, actor Nikhil has team up with Swathi for the first time in 'Swamy Ra Ra'. Sudheer Varma is making his debut as a director with this film .....]]> Story :

After some unsuccesfull films, actor Nikhil has team up with Swathi for the first time in 'Swamy Ra Ra'. Sudheer Varma is making his debut as a director with this film and almost all the technicinas are new. Let us check the review of Swamy Ra Ra movie to know more.

Cast : Nikhil, Swathi, Pooja, Ravi Babu, Jeeva etc
Story, Scrrenplay Dialogues Direction : Sudheer Varma
Music BGM : Sunny MR
Editing : Karthik Srinivas
Cinematography : Richard Prasad
Producer : Chakri Chigurupati
Banner : Lakshmi Narasimha Entertainments
Release Date : March 23, 2013


Nara Rohit's voice over reveals that a valuable idol of lord Ganesh is stolen from Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple, Kerala and the story revolves around this idol. Surya (Nikhil) is a pick pocket-er and spends his jovial life with his friend. While trying to escape from the public, Surya steals Swati's (Swati) new bike and get away with it. Swati tries to identify her bike but Surya bluffs and impresses her. Mean while lot of people including Jeeva, Ravi Babu and a minister wants to get hold of the valuable idol. Unknowingly, Swathi gets into this trap and Surya needs get the statue in order to save Swathi's life. Can Surya get hold of the statue ? Can he pull out Swathi from this trap? All these things must be watched on the big screen.

Movie starts off with a brilliantly planned murder scenes and slowly the characterizations of Nikhil and his friends are revealed. As there is nothing new to show about the the life of pick-pocketers, director Sudheer Varma made the presentation look stylish. The way Nikhil and Swathi encounters and some fun moments between them is well shot. Pre-interval twist is nice and it raises the expectations of the audience.

Things start to unfold in the second half and most of this part will be in the chasing mode. A tight screenplay by the director is a plus point for the film as there is no boring moment. Ravi Babu and his associate's comedy is well executed. Not to say that its copied but the climax episode is very interesting and reminds us of 'Delhi Belly' sequence (Not Copied).

Film has started and within 5-10 minutes, we realized that Nikhil's characterization is well written. Debutant director Sudheer Varma took lot of care in each and every department and the audience can witness this on the big screen. Each and every character in the film has equal importance and every artist delivered decent performance. Though the film reminds us of some movies, Sudheer Varma's screenplay overshadowed that point. Director's way of narration is good and he seems to be highly influenced by the Hollywood director Quentin Tarantino (This director's making cant be compared by any means though). Tight screenplay, good picturisation of songs and some unpredictable scenes makes Swamy Ra Ra nice movie.

Performances

Nikhil's performance is a big surprise. Unlike in his earlier movies, he is cool and composed in Swamy Ra Ra. Swathi is as good as Banti Puvvu (Swathi call her bike as banthi puvvu in film) and her performance is good. Pooja Ramachandran is hot and she sizzled in some scenes. Ravi Babu, Jeeva and other actors have supported the film with their performances.

Technicalities

Songs and BGM by Sunny are good. Cinematography by Richard Prasad is one of the major asset for the film. Editing by Karthi Sai is good. Director Sudheer Varma must be appreciated not only for his directorial skills, but also for his screenplay and dialogues.

Positives

Screenplay
Story
Artists Performances
Cinematography

Negatives

Resemblances of many Hollywood and Bollywood movies

Final Word : Swamy Ra Ra is a good film with Neat Screenplay.

Reviewed by Vamsi Kaka

Karthi has arrived as Bad Boy for this summer. This movie was already release in Tamil as Alex Pandian for pongal and the film was declared a flop at the Tamil Box-Offi.....]]> Story :

Karthi has arrived as Bad Boy for this summer. This movie was already release in Tamil as Alex Pandian for pongal and the film was declared a flop at the Tamil Box-Office. Film was edited upto 20 minutes and is being released in more than 300 theaters. Let us checkout Bad Boy Movie Review to know more.

Cast: Karthi, Anushka Shetty, Santhanam, Suman, Milind Soman, Nikhita etc
Story, Screenplay Direction: Suraj
Music BGM: Devi Sri Prasad
Cinematography: Sarvanan
Editing: Praveen-Srikanth
Dialogues: Shasank Vennelakanti
Producer: K.E Gnanavelraja
Banner: Studio Green
Release Date: March 22, 2013

Anushka Shetty is the daughter of health minister and the villains kidnap her in order to get a favor from her father. This Kidnap assignment is given to Alex Pandu (Karthi) and he successfully abducts Anushka from a party. Things take a turn and Karthi tries to save Anushka from the goons. What made Karthi change his heart? Can he save Anushka from the clutches of villains? All these form the rest of the Bad Boy movie story.

Movie begins with a chase scene shot on a running train. In order to escape from Alvin Martin (Milind Soman), both Karthi and Anushka jumps into a river. Then enters Santhanam into the movie and he brings relief with his slapstick comedy. Most of the first half is concentrated on Karthi and Santhanam, and there comedy is good. After a predictable interval bang, second half begins with flash back episode of Karthi and he explains Santhanam about the entire story. Movie goes further with unnecessary fight sequences and 70s kind of love story between Karthi and Anushka and it finally ends with a very routine climax.

There are many movies as references for the directors if they want to make a mass entertainer, but if someone wants to know how a mass film shouldnt be made? Bad Boy is the answer. Except the performances of Karthi, Santhanam and Anushkas lovely legs, there is nothing much to talk about this movie. Once the film begins, audience can come to a conclusion within no time that this is a pure Tamil movie of 60s or 70s. Bad Boy makers can be appreciated for their courage to dub a Tamil movie into Telugu even after the film was rejected by the people in Tamil Nadu. First half seems to be just ok because of Santhanam but second half is a test for the audience patience.

Performances

Karthi is good is some episodes and tried hard to fit into mass role. Anushka Shetty is good and she looked awesome especially in the white shirt. Santhanam is the main asset for the movie and his comedy is good. Suman and Milind Soman were just ok and their presence has been wasted by poor characterizations. Nikitha, Akanksha and Sanusha were nice to watch and did their job.

Technicalities

Cinematography by Sarvanan is good. Music by Devi Sri Prasad is just ok and the BGM is fine. Dialogues in Telugu are not upto the mark and the editing is very poor. Nothing to mention about the directorial skills of Suraj.


Positives

Santhanam Comedy
Anushkas presence and Karthi in some episodes

Negatives

Weak Screenplay
Old Story
Unnecessary fights
Dialogues

Final Word: A noted Tamil website said in their review that Is this supposed to be a spoof of a 70s Telugu movie? Well the 70s Telugu movies are much better compared to this flick and this movie can be watched at your own risk.

Reviewed by Vamsi Kaka