Ramayya Vasthavayya Movie Review

 

           Banner           : Sri Venkateshwara  Creations

           Produced by  : Dil Raju

           Directed by    : Harish Shankar

           Genre             : Action/Comedy

           Lead Actors  : Jr. NTR, Samantha, Shruti Hasaan

           Rating            : 2.75 / 5

Story: 

Jr.NTR(Nandu) is a college guy who rescues his friends in case of any trouble. One day he sees Samantha(Akshara) and falls head over heels for her. He hatches many plans for her, some of which turn futile and lead to a comedy of errors. He keeps following her until she reciprocates. One fine day, Nandu is invited to Akarsha's sister's marriage. There the story takes a sudden bang and we get to know that Nandu is a man on a mission. What is the sudden twist? Who is Nandu? Why did he love Akarsha ? What is the mission? forms the rest of the story.

Performances:

As usual NTR looks terrific in his role. He carries the entire movie on his shoulders. His dance moves  were excellent. We will be delighted to see his introduction as Duryodhana. The way he shifts gears from class act to funny zone to emotions to fights all in few minutes is quite interesting. Although he makes references to Sr.NTR, his dialogue delivery is Commendable. As a whole, he spreads his aura through the entire film.

Samantha looks gorgeous in this movie. She plays the role of a  glam doll. She occupies the major screen space with Jr.NTR in songs. 

The entire plot revolves around the character portrayed by Shruti Hasaan. Although her presence in the film is less, she is the major driving force for the entire story. 

Mukesh Rishi plays the Villain role in the movie. He has done justice to his role with his fine piece of performance.

Rao Ramesh with this witty dialogues plays the role of an investigating officer.

Technicalities:

Harish shankar who came into limelight with "GabbarSingh" had become the most sought director after this film. He should be commended for the way he presented Jr.NTR in an altogether unseen avatar. He proves his mettle in the first half  and faltered in the second-half. Second-half of the movie fails to engage the audience and this seems to be a big blow for Director.The entire plot seems to be like age-old one with tons of violence.The director should be lauded for his screen-play and the way he crafted the story in the first-half.

Cinematography by Chota K Naidu is good and it gives a fresh look and feel in first-half. He showed Samantha in a beautiful way.

Editing should have been done even more better. 

Music:

Music by Thaman is good in two songs.For the remaining, it seemed as if  the music was impinged upon the songs. At some places, the music did not even sink into the song. Background score is good at some places.Overall, the music give us a feeling that we had heard it sometime before.

Analysis:

Ramayya Vasthayya is an routine story and offers nothing new. The film should be watched only for NTR's characterization and his performance. The first half of the movie looks interesting with comedy and action weaved in suitable amounts while the second-half tests the patience of the audience. Interval bang and gorgeousness of Samantha are the only highlights of the movie while NTR is also the major savior.

Verdict:

Watch it if you are the hard-core fan of Jr.NTR and love to see him in a mass-role.

  

 

 

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      ACTION 3D REVIEW

  

Banner : AK Entertainments

Producer :  Rama Brahmam Sunkara

Director : Anil Sunkara

Star-cast : Allari Naresh, Raju Sundaram, Vaibhav, Shaam, Kamna Jethmalani,  Sneha ullal, Sheena Shahabadi, Neelam Upadhyay 

Rating : 2.25/5

 

Action 3D, widely popularized as first 3D film in Telugu, is the remake of Hollywood flick Hangover Part-1. This film made on a budget of  40 Crore is going to test its box-office fate today.  

Story :

Bava (Allari Naresh), Purush (Raju Sundaram), Ajay (Shaam) and Siva (Vaibhav) are close friends since their childhood. Ajay's marriage get settled with his beloved girlfriend Sandhya (Sheena). Before the marriage, they all go on a trip to Goa to enjoy. In Goa, they drink up fully and decided to spend that night as one of the most memorable one.On the next day, when they woke up they find their friend (Ajay) missing. What happened to Ajay , What hurdles did 3 of them face to rescue Ajay forms the rest of the story.

Pro's :

• All the 4 leads have done a descent job. Special kudos to Allari Naresh and Raju Sundaram. 

• Music is good. Especially, the item song that features Sneha Ullal is well-shot and it is composed nicely.

• Cinematography is fair.

• Director should be lauded for bringing new technology to Tollywood.

 

Con's :

• Editing looks patchy. Few scenes resemble as if they were glued together.

• The female leads except the newbie had insignificant roles.

•  Ali and Brahmi are not that effective. 

• Special appearance by Sudeep is completely wasted.

 

Verdict :

Except few 3D scenes, the film lacks major ingredients that makes it a worthful watch. It can be safely avoided.   

 

 

 

                          

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Prema Katha Chitram Review

Banner     :  Maruti   Talkies

Producer  :  Maruthi and  Sudarshan Reddy

Director    : J. Prabhakar Reddy

Genre       : Comedy/Thriller

Star-cast  : Sudheer Babu , Nandita , Praveen , Giri and others

Rating      : 3.25 / 5

Maruthi ,who came to lime-light with his films like Bus-stop and Erojullo had come up with yet another project named "Prema Katha Chitram". This movie is directed by J Prabhakar Reddy under the supervision of Maruthi. 

Story :

Sudheer (Sudheer Babu), Nandita, Praveen joined by Saptagiri go to a farm house (which has an haunted history) to commit suicide. In the house, they reveal their reasons for commiting the suicide. Having moved by the simple reason of Nandita, all the 3 decide to postpone their suicide for 4 days. In the mean time, Sudheer and Nandita develop strong affinity against each other. Sudheer, though he is attracted to Nandita, still sticks to his plan and decides to commit suicide. In order to stop Sudheer, Praveen encourages him to physically intimate with Nandita. When he tries to touch Nandita, Sudheer experiences a sudden jolt. What happened to Sudheer ? Why did he experience such sudden jolt ? How did they come out of that haunted house ? forms the rest of the story.

Pro's :

• Sudheer Babu has shown a lot of maturity as an actor when compared to his previous film SMS. By seeing his dance moves, we can say that finally, a dancer had come from the Superstar family.

•  Nandita, a debutant will definitely grab your eyeballs with her distinctive characterisation. She looks very promising and had all the qualities to become the top actress. She definitely deserves a pat on her back for being playing her role excellently, though it has two shades.

• The movie has some hilarious comedy in form of Praveen and Saptagiri. Giri entertains the audience with his unique comedy timing and humour.

Con's :

• Director lacks his wit in making the first half gripping. Even though the film has some Horror, it does not make any impact on the audience.

• JB's music is ok.

Technicalities :

• Cinematography by J Prabhakar Reddy is admirable. It gives us haunting feel and tint underneath our skin in some scenes.

• JB's background score is laudable.

• Dialogues by Maruthi were good even though some of them have double-entendre.

• Editing is nice.

Verdict :

Prema Katha Chitram is definitely a paisa vasool entertainer.The film has to be watched for its sheer entertainment. For all those who want to experience some horror mix of comedy, this film is surely a worth-watch.

 

 

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Iddarammayilatho  Movie Review

Banner    : Parmeshwara Art Productions

Producer  : Bandla Ganesh

Director    : Puri Jagannadh 

Genre      : Action /Romance.

Star-cast : Allu Arjun, Amala Paul, Catherine Tresa, Brahamanandam, Ali and others

Rating     : 3/5 .

                                           Stylish star Allu Arjun's stylish flick "Iddarammayilatho" released today in record number of 800+ theatres across worldwide amidst very high expectations. Allu Arjun hopes to bag another hit with this film.

Story :

Akanksha (Catherine Tresa), daughter of Central Minister (Rao Ramesh), is a Psychology  student, goes to Spain to pursue her masters in Psychology. However, the actual plot starts when she finds a diary in her home. Out of Curiosity, she starts reading it and get introduced herself to two characters, Komali (Amala Paul) and Sanju (Allu Arjun).

             Komali, an Orthodox Brahmin, comes to Spain to learn Fiddle from Phidel Brahma (Brahmanandam). She fells in love with Sanju and they both get the approval of their parents . As everything seemed to go well, Komali gets caught up with the gang of goons(Villains) when she shoots the video capturing an incident of killing of an Foreign Embassy unknowingly. She was rescued by Sanju from those villains in a couple of occasions and there the story in the diary ends abruptly. What happened to Komali ? What did Akanksha do ? What happened next ? forms the rest of the story.

Pro's:

• Allu Arjun's Performance. He is the flag-bearer in the movie and carries the entire movie on his shoulders. 

• Devi Sri Prasad's foot tapping music.

• Added glamour in the form of Catherine and Amala Paul. 

• Picturesque location of songs.

• Action sequence before Interval.

Con's:

• Puri usually known for his fast story telling turns up to be very slow in this movie.

• Comedy scenes between Brahmanandam and Ali do not evoke any laughter.

• Editing should have been even more better.

• The film lacks the pace that would keep audience engaged in the movie.

Technicalities :

• Cinematography by Amol Rathod is Excellent.

• Kecha's Fight sequences are spine tingling especially the one before the interval.

Verdict :

The film turns out to be a half boiled plot that lacks comedy. The Film may appeal to Allu Arjun's fan's and for rest of them it leaves an average impression. The film's Box-Office fate depends on how well B and C centre audience receive the movie.

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