Showing posts with label Pavan Kalyan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pavan Kalyan. Show all posts

Friday, September 27, 2013

Attharintiki Daaredi

I am sure telugu movie audience all over the globe have heard the news about the first 90 mins of the movie's pirated version being released over the internet.  There has been a tremendous pre-release buzz around this film as it repeats the super hit combo of Pawan Kalyan and Trivikram. How did the movie fare? My review follows:


Film: Attarintiki Daaredi
Cast: Pawan Kalyan, Samantha, Pranitha, Nadia, Bramhanandam, Ali, Rao Ramesh, Boman Irani etc.
Music: Devi Sri Prasad
Director: Trivikram Srinivas
Producer: BVSN Prasad
Release Date: September 27th, 2013
My Rating: 3.25/5

What's It About:
Gautam Nanda (Pawan Kalyan) is the scion of the super rich Nanda family. His grandfather Raghu (Boman Irani) is pining for his daughter Sunanda(Nadia). She was disowned by him for marrying Shekhar(Rao Ramesh) a middle class lawyer against his wishes. He wants to re-unite with his stubborn daughter and pleads Gautam to go to India and persuade his aunt to forgive them. Gautam joins his aunt's house as a driver and meets her daughters Pramila (Pranitha) and Sashi(Samantha). What happens next? Will his family re-unite? Or will they throw him out o knowing his facade? These questions are answered in the second half.

Artist Performances:
Pawan Kalyan's mannerisms are fully supported by Trivikram's razor sharp dialogues. His comedy timing is top notch and he is aptly backed up by the support cast of ali and M.S. Narayana. His best pairing though is with Bramhi who entertains as "Bhaskar". Samantha performs well in a role that mixes innocence with humor. Pranitha is beautiful. Nadia is very graceful. I personally like Boman Irani's performance when he tries to convince his son that his pining for his daughter is justified.

This & That:
Trivikram's movies are known for their witty, rhyming punch dialogues and he is in full form in this flick. Pawan Kalyan's entry scene is good and the title song's flashback concept was unique.I loved the kevvu keka comedy track as well as the Gautam-Ahalya drama scene. I also enjoyed the scenes with Pawan Kalyan and his assistants who try to solve all of his problems with money. Music by Devi Sri Prasad didn't impress me much when I listened to the audio but they do grow on you once you watch them on screen. My picks would be the title song and bapu gari bomma. There is no novelty in the storyline, it is a simple story of re-uniting estranged family. However, the treatment, screenplay and the comedy track elevate the movie and entertain you. I've always felt that Trivikram's forte is his ability to handle emotions in a subtle format and the mild interval bang is an example of this. The film looks stylish and the producer must be appreciated for the rich production values.

Did I Enjoy It?
Yes, only because of the non-stop entertainment provided by the comic situations in the movie.

The Final Word:
The producer will walk to the bank smiling, the movie will do good business.

Monday, June 4, 2012

2012 So Far - A Half Yearly Report

It's June! 6 months into 2012 already. I though it might be a good idea to put together a post of the movies in the first half of 2012 and see how they fared. Here's what I thought!

Film: The Business Man
Cast: Mahesh Babu, Kajal Agarwal
Director: Puri Jagannath
My Review: 3.75/5
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Film: Bodyguard
Cast: Venkatesh, Trisha, Saloni
Director: Gopichand Malineni
My Review: 3/5

What's Hot:
Songs by Thaman. Venkatesh's acting in the sentimental and romantic scenes. Comedy is good in Places.

What's Not:
No novelty factor as the story has been remade to death. Dragging screenplay in the second half. No story-line in the first half and a slow climax.

Film: Love Failure
Cast: Siddharth, Amala Paul
Director: Balaji Mohan
My Review: 3.5/5

What's Hot:
Good cast, Dialogues, Screenplay. The changes made to the story to adapt from a short film to a full fledged one.

What's Not:
Music could have been better. Very Urbane so does not sit well with audience who have a commercial frame of mind.

Film: Nippu
Cast: Ravi Teja, Deeksha Seth
Director: Guna Sekhar
My Review: 2/5

What's Hot:
Music in parts. Ravi Teja's acting.

What's Not:
Comedy, Deeksha Seth, outdated storyline and a sloooow screenplay.

Film: Ishq
Cast: Nitin, Nitya Menon
Director: Vikram Kumar
My Review: 3.25/5

What's Hot:
Nithin, Nithya Menon and Ajay's acting. Music by Anoop Ruebens. Cinematography by P.C. Sreeram.

What's Not:
Lack of Comedy, Slow paced film and an abrupt Climax

Film: Poolarangadu
Cast: Sunil, Isha Chawla
Director: Veerabhadram
My Review: 3/5

What's Hot:
Sunil's six pack abs, dances and fights. A few songs, comedy.

What's Not:
Deja-vu feeling in the storyline. Especially the Maryada Ramanna feel. No sync between scenes. Underplaying the villains by showing them in a comical light. Sunil's makeup in the climax fight.


Film: Mr. Nokayya
Cast: Manchu Manoj, Sana Khan
Director: Anil Kanneganti
My Rating: 2.25/5

What's Hot:
Manchu Manoj's acting. Climax, Music by Yuvan Shankar Raja.

What's Not:
No Story or cohesion in the first half. Slow paced 2nd half. Editing in places.


Film: Naa Istham
Cast: Rana, Genelia D' Souza
Director: Prakash Toleti
My Rating: N/A

What's Hot:
Pairing up Rana and Genelia.

What's Not:
Story, screenplay, music by Chakri, acting, you get the point. Everything.

Film: Raccha
Cast: Ram Charan, Tamannah
Director: Sampath Nandi
My Review:1/5
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Film: Dammu
Cast: N.T.R., Trisha, Karthika
Director: Boyapati Sreenu
My Review: 3/5
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Film: Gabbar Singh
Cast: Pawan Kalyan, Shruti Haasan
Director: Harish Shankar
My Review: 3.25/5
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Film: Daruvu
Cast: Ravi Teja, Taapsee
Director: Siva
My Review: 2/5
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My Picks for 2012 so far are The Businessman, Love Failure, Ishq & Gabbar Singh.

Friday, May 11, 2012

Gabbar Singh

Pavan Kalyan is teaming up with Harish Shankar (of Mirapakaya fame) and Shruti Hassan for Gabbar Singh. Pavan Kalyan needs a hit to wipe away his recent failures. Shruti need a success to break her iron leg image in the industry. Devi Sri Prasad's hit music has also raised the expectations for this one. I just watched the premiere show in Dallas, where they had 4 shows due to the heavy demand. All the shows are houseful. Does it live up to the expectations?


Film: Gabbar Singh
Cast: Pavan Kalyan, Shruti Hassan, Abhimanyu Singh, Kota Srinivas Rao, Bramhi, Ali, Nagineedu, Ajay, Suhasini, Tanikella Bharani etc.
Music: Devi Sri Prasad
Director: Harish Shankar
Producer: Bandla Ganesh
Release Date: 11th May, 2012
My Rating: 3.25/5

What's It About:
In Kondaveedu, a young Venkata Ratnam Naidu (Pavan Kalyan) and his step brother (Ajay) bunk school to watch Sholay. Venkat's fascination of Gabbar Singh  is shown . His step father (Nagineedu) favors his own son and pampers him. Venkat's mom (Suhasini) remarried after his dad's death. He doesn't approve of her decision and rebels, as a result he is put in a hostel further developing his dislike for the step-dad. To quote the movie,"aa pillavadu peddayaka Pavan Kalyan avutadu". He is now a cop who prefers to be called Gabbar Singh. "Vaadiki konchem tikka undi, kaani daaniko lekkundi". True to his nature he is egoist and brash. He falls in love with Bhagyalakshmi (Shruti Hassan) who declines his advances to take care of her alcoholic dad (Kota). As a result of his un-corruptness he soon locks horns with Siddhapa Naidu (Abhimanyu Singh), a local goon with political ambitions. How Gabbar Singh wins his love and wins over his enemy forms the rest of the story.

Artist Performances: 
Pavan Kalyan has certain mannerisms which have a huge following. He looks like he is having a ball, playing this character. His dialects in different scenes, his comedy timing have always been his plus points which have been highlighted in this film. Shruti Hassan is okay but the dubbing could have been better, it felt kind of jarring. Abhimanyu Singh is adequate as a villian. Ali, Bramhi, Gayatri Rao, Nagineedu, Kota, Ajay are good. A special mention here for all the negative characters in the movie, they were Hilarious! Suhasini's cameo is good.

This & That: 
As everyone knows, the movie is a remake of Dabbang, which was a massive hit. The director Harish needs to be commended for adding humor and tweaking the story a little to attract the native audience. The Kabbaddi Sequence in the first half and the Antakshari sequence in the second half are the biggest highlights of the movie. Pavan Kalyan must be appreciated for his sportiveness. Not many actors are comfortable with being imitated in a lighter vein right in front of them on the big screen. Background songs from Pavan Kalyan's and Chiranjeevi's movies are aptly used according to the situations. Songs by Devi are good. Akasam Ammayi and Pilla songs are my favorite for the way they were shot. Pavan Kalyan copied Salman's style of dancing in the movie. Trivikram Srinivas is mentioned in the opening credits and I saw a little bit of his touch in the punch dialogues by Harish. The climax felt rushed and it ended abruptly and could have been better.

Did I Enjoy It?
Yes. Go watch it for the comedy.

Last Word:
Gabbar Singh is Keka!