RGV's Super Hit Reality Show With 5 Characters

RGV's Super Hit Reality Show With 5 Characters 

Anything and everything that has to do with director Ramgopal Varma ends up becoming a mode of entertainment, be it realistic or fictional. Now, the recent scuffle between RGV and the TV9 Channel is by far the most super hit reality show, as per the viewers of the news channels.
Apparently, the five characters we are referring to are RGV, TV9 Rajnikanth, journalists Prabhu and DMK and last but not the least Yandamuri Veerendranath. What started off as a discussion eventually turned out to be a tirade against Ramu and this time, the sportive film maker gave it tit for tat.
In Ramu’s onslaught, TV9 Channel, TV9 Rajinikanth, Yandamuri faced the maximum heat. All this was proving to be a much better show for the viewers than the regular Telangana chaos or any reality show in the entertainment channels. Let us see what beats this one.. 

Ashmit Patel and Veena Malik get cosy at midnight

 

Veena Malik celebrates her 27th birthday with her "so called" best friend Ashmit Patel at Delhi's five star hotel. Veena Malik and Ashmit Patel were the Guests of Honour at Nyx for a grand celebration of Veena Malik's Birthday. This was the first birthday party that Veena Malik celebrated in India, complete with a cake cutting ceremony at 12 midnight, accompanied by the cheering crowd. The party went of with DJ Akbar Sami's rocking music.As the two cosy up after the cake-cutting, Ashmit says he can't label their relationship. "If she wants to hug me or hold my hand, she will - people can talk all they like. She's special to me. There's a big 'if' to what happens next."Veena Malik adds, "There is something very special between us, a very strong chemistry, Ashmit really made my birthday very special by coming down to Delhi.

 

 

'LBW' Review

'LBW' Review

Rating: 3/5 
Banner: A Working Dream Production
Cast: Asif Tej, Rohan, Nishanthi and others
Music: R Anil
Cinematography: Andrew Redd, Suresh Babu
Story, screenplay, dialogues, direction: Praveen Sattaru
Producers: Naveen Sattaru & Deborah Stone
Release date: 18/02/2011

So far, cinema was classified into mass, class but now another category has joined and that is multiplex. Slowly, this trend is picking up in Tollywood as many are showing interest to make such films. One such flick is LBW, let us see how this is..

Story:The film runs in two backdrops-
Hyderabad backdrop:Jai (Abhijeet), Rishi (Siddhu) are two opposite characters but very good friends. Jai is focused on music, studies and nothing else. Rishi takes life as it comes and he is into all activities without taking anything seriously, including Anu (Nishanti) the girl he loves. Anu parts ways with Rishi due to his bad habits and becomes close friend to Jai. Where did this friendship lead to forms the rest of the story.
Dallas backdrop: Rajesh (Rohan), Radhika (Chinmayi) are close friends and though their natures are different, they like each other. Radhika loves Rajesh but is waiting for the right time to express it. Meanwhile, Rajesh’s friend Varun (Asif) comes and stays with them in their flat. Radhika finally expresses her feelings to Rajesh but he declines it straightly stating he never had any such feelings for her. In this process, Radhika’s friendship with Varun becomes strong. Whom does she choose in the end forms the rest of the story.

Performances: Siddhu impresses with his act. His careless attitude, body language is good. He carries the film completely during the first half though he disappears in the second half. 
Nishanti has a beautiful body and good performance skills too. She was quite natural in her act and has a sex appeal which is domestic yet desirable. 
Abhijeet was alright in his performance but he must focus on his body language. It is kind of hard to accept him as a hero due to his odd body language.
Chinmayi has come up with a decent act and her dialogues were entertaining. She has an attractive expression and scores.
Rohan doesn’t impress at the start but eventually he covers up and proves his mettle.
Asif came up with passable performance. His looks, characterization, dialogue delivery are very funny so that gives an additional impact. 
The rest of the padding artists hail from the TV serial background so they did their bit as required. 

Highlights:

• Music and background songs
• Script handling
• Convicted narration
• Fresh appeal in idea

Drawbacks:

• storyline connects to very exclusive audience
• hiccups in editing
• slight jerks in screenplay
• Domination of English in dialogues might not appeal to all
• Cinematography

Analysis: Right from the title, there is variety in the approach of director and he has taken his film sincerely without thinking about any commercial elements.
This is aimed at youth and urban audience but focus was there on Indian emotions and traditions. Factors like giving value to parents feelings and wishes scores the brownie points.
The dialogues were crisp and due to the flavor, those who connect with it will like it very much but others may not. The director wanted to portray it as realistically as possible. But the film suffers due to lack of publicity.
It is not just about making a good film, efforts must be made to get it to the audience’s reach. Let us hope this picks up in the days to come.
Bottomline: Sincere Attempt

Prema Kavali' Review

 

  'Prema Kavali' Review

 

Rating: 3/5Banner: Max India Productions
Cast: Aadi, Isha Chawla, Brahmanandam, Dev Gill, Sindhu Tolani, Naga Babu, Jayasudha and others
Music: Anup Rubens
Cinematography: Chota K Naidu
Editing: Goutham Raju
Story, screenplay, direction: K Vijayabhaskar
Producer: K Atchi Reddy 
Release date: 25/02/2011

‘Dialogue King’ Sai Kumar is a tense father as his son Aadi is making his debut in cinema today. It is also a comeback of sorts for veteran director K Vijayabhaskar. Let us see what both of them have been upto

Story: Prema (Isha) is the darling daughter of a honest and strict police officer (Nasser) but she is currently being blackmailed by one person (Shafi). Prema’s tension catches the eye of her sister-in- law (Sindhu Tolani) and this reveals a flashback. The story is about Srinu (Aadi), Prema’s classmate and his love for her. However, Prema doesn’t respond to his love feelings but becomes friends with him. But an unexpected situation makes her hate Srinu and that becomes the cause of her worries. What is that situation? Is Srinu successful in his love story? All this forms the rest of the story.

Performances: Aadi has made a confident debut. He has built a sturdy physique, nice dance moves, expressive body language and above all, a voice and facial countenance that reminds his father. Overall, he came up with a good job. But instead of heavy build body, he would have concentrated on lean muscle built to get a romantic look. Aadi needs to concentrate on bringing depth in emotions from his second film onwards. On a whole, he passed the debut test without any hassles.
Isha Chawla will strike a chord with the youth audience. She is beautiful, has an adorable smile, an innocent sex appeal that makes her desirable. If she can polish few of her expressions then she has strong potential.
Dev Gill has that mean look but his role was brief. Shafi is a talent whose abilities must be challenged further. Supreeth has good screen presence but then his role was minimal. 
Brahmanandam and M S Narayana gave hilarious moments, their sense of timing and their screen chemistry was excellent. Ali gave his own share of laughs. Sindhu Tolani was decent, Nasser was matured as usual. Naga Babu and Jayasudha gave guest appearances. 

Highlights:

• Aadi’s ease in performance
• Isha Chawla’s glamour (don’t miss her wet song)
• Brahmi- M S Narayana comedy sequences
• Cinematography
• CG Effects
• Locations for songs and picturization

Setbacks:

• No great gripping romantic moments
• Two scenes in second half got dragged
• Dev Gill’s character should have got more strength and power

Analysis: More than the story it is the narration which plays a crucial role for any film and that’s where experienced directors like Vijayabhaskar make their mark.
Here, there was nothing special in the story but it was his screenplay and the right proportion of comedy, romance, emotions which gave a fresh look.
He was well supported by strong technicians and rich production values. Though there may not be very touching romantic moments, the film passes off without creating much dilemma.
At the box office, this will appeal to the college and youth audience. This looks like an attempt to show Aadi as an actor who can dance, fight and romance since he is looking ahead for portraying mass masala hero roles.

Bottomline: Good for time pass

Tanu weds Manu review

 Tanu weds Manu review

Tanu Weds Manu, is a film where you spend a decade in the movie hall (or so it feels) before the event mentioned in the title actually occurs. This feeling is largely dictated by Tanu (Kangna Ranaut) whose screechy speech uttered from her surgically plumped-up lips gets quite insufferable.

But for what it's worth, the movie also has Manu or Dr Manoj Sharma (R Madhavan), a London-returned doctor who is bride hunting across small towns in India. His first arranged marriage prospect happens to be Kanpur-based Tanu, a motor mouth (not a pun on her lips), rebel without a cause who doesn't pause between switching boyfriends or her hairstyle. Predictably, the marriage is called off, leaving Manu nursing a grumpy frown for the rest of the movie, while Tanu rolls up another joint. Yes, Tanu is a pothead and an alcoholic too (because she graduated from Delhi?).
Later, Manu hops from one wedding to another, bumping into Tanu each time around, getting progressively hopeful and smitten by her. After all, it's hard to resist her brash indifferent attitude and drunken dancing, right? The film chugs along swiftly and the first half keeps you happy at your seat with a few memorable scenes and quirky dialogues.
Unfortunately, the second half presents many pensive scenes, accompanied by Kailesh Kher-esque background outcries, suitable for the situation but an overdose becomes unsuitable for human consumption. And while several twists in the story are refreshing, Manu overlooking his battered ego to help Tanu pursue her true love just seems too fantastic.
The movie also has a fittingly chosen supporting cast. Full marks to Pappi (Deepak Dobriyal), Manu's sidekick and friend who makes his and the audience's journey enjoyable with his clowning around and spontaneity. Raja (Jimmy Shergil), as a random goon, is initially tolerable when you think his role is insignificant (like in Shergil's every other film). But he becomes a major bother later, when his unending monologues result in loud yawns and sighs reverberating in the cinema hall. It almost seems like Shergil went overboard to prove his presence in this movie and continued improvising even after the director called it a wrap, the camera stopped rolling and the cast went home.
The songs in the movie hardly create a wedding feel. But then, this isn't a typical band-baaja-dulhaniya-style wedding film. There are a few weddings in the movie but they don't occupy your mind enough. And this is perhaps a laudable aspect about the film, that it doesn't subscribe to formula, dares to stretch a one-sided love story over 99% of its total runtime and still manages to entertain you in parts.
When the name of the movie declares that Tanu weds Manu, it's clear that she won't pick Pappu, Tommy or anyone else. So, there's little surprise and just a matter of time, epiphany and function of overcoming obstacles before the inevitable happens. So managing to keep an audience seated and happy when they know how the film ends is an achievement beyond comparison. Perhaps, the only other feat that even comes close to this is Kangna balancing a red cockroach under her nose through the film. Oops! Those are her lips.

TV9's Intention Behind 'Ram Dhamaal Varma'

TV9's Intention Behind 'Ram Dhamaal Varma'

Recently, the TV9 Channel came up with an exclusive titled ‘Ram Dhamaal Varma’ and chided the movie director in their own way. As a result, RGV has reportedly decided to put a criminal case on the TV channel. However, reliable sources from TV9 are now revealing the inside story behind this.
A key person associated with the program revealed “RGV is a nation renowned director with international standard. But lately, it was looking like he is not putting focus on his films. The intention behind our program was to remind him of his potential and true abilities in a friendly way”.
He also revealed “We didn’t expect Ramu to go in for a court case as he is the most sportive person when it comes to criticism. There is also a talk that the voiceover was given by Ravi Prakash for the program. That is not true. In fact, Ravi Prakash said to stop the program as he felt it could go off mark. Many have mistaken the voiceover as his voice”.While the point from TV9 is this, RGV says that he took the issue serious as TV9 has unethically pointed in a wrong way that he said ‘audiences are fools’ and he never said that at any time. TV9 says that those words weren’t sounded at all in the program.
The bottom line of this issue is that the program was made and aired without the knowledge of Ravi Prakash who intervened and stopped the program to prevent from going it further.

Heroines' 'Hot-Hot' With Fitness Trainers

Heroines' 'Hot-Hot' With Fitness Trainers 

Earlier, fitness was a fetish for heroines but today it is mandatory if they are planning for a career in the cinema circuit. The trend picked up in Bollywood and it reached Tollywood. Now, the point is about the heroines and their fitness trainers. Sources say that there is a special ‘connection’ between the starlets and their mentors. Apparently, the instructors know each and every part of the heroine’s body and focus on which part has to be worked on to get that extra oomph and sex appeal. Many quote that the chance of experiencing carnal pleasures goes high in this relationship. Usually a similar talk comes on costume designers also but then, a costume designer spends only few moments. On the other hand, a fitness trainer has a very personal time with the ladies. Few cine folks say this is a fad among few Bollywood heroines. Folks like Manish Advilkar, Chaurasia, Rahul Bhatt are the most sought after trainers in the circuit. Well, few say there is nothing to question or worry when both sides are happy. That’s that folks!! 

Allu Arjun's Wedding Card Vs Gold Biscuits

Allu Arjun's Wedding Card Vs Gold Biscuits

With each passing day, the wedding invite card of Allu Arjun is becoming an interesting topic of discussion among the cine folks and those selected invitees. The thing that took many by surprise when they received the card was the contents inside the invitation.Apparently, there were few gold biscuits!!! On a closer look, it turned out that they are chocolates which have been wrapped up in the shape of gold biscuit with golden color foil. The first reaction was that of raised eyebrows and eventually it turned into hearty smiles for the invitees.
Many say that it is a good idea and something different and surprising. This is a variety approach in designing a wedding card invitation and they are waiting to see what other surprises the Allu family has got in store at the wedding, reception and other related events. 

KKC' To Create History For Varun

KKC' To Create History For Varun

The time has come for Varun Sandesh to take his chance at the box office. Though success has been eluding him from a while, his new project is all set to create history for his career. We are talking about Varun’s new movie ‘Kudirithey Kappu Coffee’.The film is hitting the screens on February 25th and this happens to be the biggest release for Varun. Sources say the film is being released in a total of 100 screens which is the largest one for him after his ‘Maro Charitra’ which turned out to be a dud.He is pairing up with a new beauty Suma Bhattacharya in this one and it is slated to be a tender romantic entertainer. While the hype is sufficient, it remains to be seen whether the film also creates enough sensation at the box office and create history for Varun’s image.