How To Train Your Dragon?

It’s a Summer time..and high time for Hollywood adventurous and action packed flicks…

This week we had a release of animation flick “How to train your Dragon”.Produced by Dreamworks,this movie proudly stands beside their earlier movies Madagascar,Shrek and Kungfu panda etc..

Story :

There’s a village "Berk" in an island.Habitats there are called Vikings.These people had a continuous attacks from Dragons disturbing their lives.So People there need to fight with dragons for their survival.

Hiccup an young boy,son of the Chief of the village is not strong enough like other vikings.He always tries to prove himself strong to his dad and off course his beautiful classmate Astrid.

So he succeeds in shooting a Dragon.Attempting to get proof of his success,he manages to find the dragon he shot down.Hiccup instead of killing it…develops a soft corner for the wounded dragon.Slowly befriends it and tames it.

What all he gained from his new dragon friend?Was he able to prove himself strong?Why are these dragons attacking them continuously?

Answers to these questions take us to great fun and adventurous ride altogether.and a cute chemistry between Hiccup and Asterid(his beautiful classmate) amuses you..

Watch it in 3D..

Hmmm..3D mania is ruling the roost nowadays.Movie has some nice moments that will be still better in 3D.

If you like the dragon’s episode in Avatar,you will love this movie.Characters etched are all beautiful and so are the landscapes.Not even a single boring moment.I thoroughly enjoyed the flick..

Don’t worry even a 2D version would be great.

Short flick :(

The only disappointment is Movie is short.1 hour 40 min..

I was deeply involved and did not realized that that was the end..Wow…appreciated the direction and screenplay…J

Final Verdict :

Recommended to watch this Animated “Avatar”..Kids will love it and offcourse adults too.I always feel we all have a kid in us too.So make Kid in urself happy..;)

The Postmortem of MaroCharithra

Maro charithra..as the title suggests, had really created history when it was released in those days. Excellent songs, sensible story and brilliant performances…made it a landmark in love stories.

Ravi Yadav, A cinematographer too was in lot of craze for this movie and watched it over 30 times. Till then it’s fine, but some creepy thought came into his mind that he could recreate the love story again. He might have forgotten that the person who created Maro charithra is K.BalaChander who is Maestro in the art of cinema. His amateurish attempt almost killed the Masterpiece. So here is the postmortem of so called Murder.So I am calling this article a Postmortem rather than a review.

Story:
It is love at first sight for Balu(varun sandesh) and Swapna(Anitha).While they are in deep love, Balu’s Father (Pratap Pothan) and Swapna’s mother(Urvashi) indulge in deep quarrels. This results in an agreement that they should part away from each other for 1 year to prove to their parents that their love is not just for sex but is more sincere.Then there are few love triangles formed because of Balu’s boss Sandhya(ShraddaDas) and Swapna’s evil cousin Maddy.

What All went wrong??
The story has missed the connectivity with the audience from the beginning. The initial love story seems so artificial that each and every scene evokes laughter in negative way. It reaches peak level by the time central theme, the separation (of lovers) scene comes on to the screen. Thanks to the director for his lack of experience to handle such a novel theme.

And Second half still crumbles and tests your patience. There are some good emotional scenes in second half which had few sparks, but nothing could save the disaster, Because the hell lot of damage already happened and audience would have already started hating the lovers instead of sympathizing them by the time climax is reached.

Actors Performances:
Varun Sandesh is good as ABCD(American Born Confused Desi).Anitha though not great is sexy enough.Nice costumes given to the couple in the songs and in the movie made them look still better.
ShraddaDas who acted in forgettable roles in past has got a chance to prove her mettle as actress. She did her job well.
Naresh and Kota are ok.Adarsh as bad guy did well.

Any good things left!!
Yes there are...!! Music was still amazing. All songs are placed well and are good to hear. Generally audience takes a small break for songs, but it is reverse in case of this movie. Mickey J Meyer was excellent.
Ravi Yadav might have failed miserably as director, but he scored full with cinematography. He captured Niagara Falls, Newyork, Florida to the fullest. Great Visuals and Good Picturization of songs give you the half paisa vasool.
Dialogues are very nice .Especially Hero’s mother’s (she acted as mom to Pawan kalian in Kushi) witty dialogues brings some smiles.

Final verdict:
All in All, It’s a lesson that good movies should never be touched in the name of remake.Last year we had seen similar disasters in case of Billa and Pandurangadu. I hope this kind of madness stops here.
Moreover it is the feel that makes the love story a success.No richness and no attribute could save it.Now I could understand Why Gautham Menon was successful for ‘Ye Maaya Chesaave’
So if you wanna kill your time, I think you can watch old MaroCharithra Online rather than Killing yourself in the theatre.

Rating:
1.75 out of 5 and it can be broken into 3 parts one each for Music,Photography and honest performances.

Fresh Face(4) - Anitha

NRI girl Anitha is entering the tinsel town this Thursday through the remake of legendary ‘MaroCharithra’.She is cast opposite Varun Sandesh in the movie.

Anitha is born to American father and Telugu mother.She has done the course in Journalism.Might be her mother tongue influenced her to act in a Telugu movie.

As we all know,that in the original version these roles are played by versatile genius KamalHasan sir and highly talented Saritha.Playing such a role in her debut is a great challenge to this fresher.She is confident about her performance and offcourse the movie too.Sradda das is playing the role of other heroine,which was played by Madhavi in the old version

By the way,this charming beauty is also a Bharatha Natyam Dancer.She also learnt Karnatic music.She loves the experience of acting in this movie and is looking forward for a bright career.

Lets Wish her and the Marocharithra team the grand success..!!

MaroCharithra..Musical journey rebegins...

“Ye teega puvvuno.ye komma tetino “..No wonder if this wonderful song still rings in the ears of music lovers.The songs from Maro Charitra really created a history.K.Bala Chander directed this extra ordinary love epic.M.S. Viswa Nadhan composed the tunes while Aatreya gaaru penned the lyrics for the movie..

Youth then by-hearted these songs like they do with the routine academic syllabus..Such an impact the movie and music had in those days..Movie has Kamal,Saritha and Madhavi as leads.It is remade in Hindi as "Ek duje ke liye".It was blockbuster there too!

After more than 30 years(marocharitra is released in 1978),Now yet again movie is being remade by producer “Dil”Raju.Cinematographer Ravi yadav director this new version.And youthful music director Mickey J Meyer took the greatest risk of composing the music.

Here is the gist of the songs as they appear in the album :

ప్రేమ ప్రేమ ..ఇది ప్రేమ ప్రేమ..
Album starts with this great melody.Karthik has sung this song brilliantly..Mickey made this thoroughly enjoyable..This song is gonna rock with nice picturization..Good start for a album.Vanamali composed the lyrics.(I love his lyrics..in happy days for ‘O my friend’ song)

యే తీగ పువ్వునో ..యే కొమ్మ తేటినో..కలిపింది ఈ వింత అనుభంధమవునో..
Mickey has taken just the lyrics(of aatreya) and used the completely fresh tune..Awesome composition..With no influence from the original.It is great idea indeed and he should be appreciated for not just remixing the original and spoiling the beauty of the former.Shwetha pandit has provided the sweetness of honey to the song.If you do not compare this with the original,song by it’s own is very nice.

భలే భలే మోగాడివోయ్ ..బంగారు నా స్వామివోయ్..
One more song from the original movie..This time only initial lines of lyrics are taken and later part is written by Veturi to suit the tastes of today's generation..While old song is a beach song this seems to be a club song..Mickey made this peppy enough while Shwetha pandit sung this song as completely contrast to the previous song..she is versatile.. Again not comparable with the original.But still a good one.

నిన్ను నన్ను..చెరో జగాలలో..అటు ఇటు పడెసినా..మదే ఇలా స్మరించినా.....
Slow melody..It’s like routine tune from mickey..reminds you the kottabangaru lokam tune..Mickey seems to be monotonous sometimes..He should try something different to be in the race.
We had seen RP Patnaik-Usha,Chakri-Kausalya..and now its Mickey –Shwetha combo..so no need to guess who sung the song.Lyrics are by vanamali.

We Don’t care.. రేపెంటొ..we just don’t Care..
Ranjit,Smitha sung this song while varun Sandesh too contributed for this energetic number.Fast beat..
General introducing song we hear..Ok song..

యే తీగ పువ్వునో ..యే కొమ్మ తేటినో..కలిపింది ఈ వింత అనుభంధమవునో..(theme version)
Karthik sung this theme version…This time it carries the mood..nice rendition ..

Album is definitely a good one.Original being the ever lasting musical,Comparisons definitely arise. Mickey dared to experiment and he should surely be appreciated.

Fresh Face(3) - Shruthi

This week we are having one more Bombay import into our tinsel town..Shruti is her sweet name.
Shruthi is going to see her first telugu release Tajmahal this week.This beauty who has a decent looks of girl next door,holds a Mass communication degree in Jai hind College.

Shruthi also has a simultaneous bollywood release Love Sex and Dokha.This movie is produced by Ekta Kapoor and is already in news for all wrong reasons of having extremely bold scenes.

Talking about her Telugu debut “Tajmahal”,it is Actor Sivaji’s own venture.Sivaji who scored some decent hits like missamma few years back was now in completely bad form.So he ventured into production with Tajmahal which is incidentally a super hit movie in Kannada.

Sivaji plays a Engineering student and it is one side love for him in the movie.The story is bit in similar lines of “Nee Sneham” .Yet again movie banks on some great climax,So let’s see how the movie fares.History says kannada blockbuster never won in Tollywood.But Sivaji’s sincere effort might bring luck for Shruti..
Also Tajmahal has Item song “Maayadari Maisamma” picturized on Aarti agarwal

Let us wish this charming lady wins more offers in coming days..Good Luck to the couple Shruti and Sivaji.

శ్రీ వికృతి నామ సంవత్సర యుగాది శుభాకాంక్షలు!!

నా స్నేహితులందరికి హ్రుదయపూర్వక ఉగాది శుభాకాంక్షలు...

జనవరి తో మన క్యాలెండర్ మోదలైనా..మన తెలుగువారికి మాత్రం ఉగాదే సరైన సంవత్సరాది..

ఈ నూతన సంవత్సరం పేరు "వికృతి". పేరు తలుచుకుంటెనే కొంచెం కంగారు పుట్టిస్తుంది కదూ!!

పేరుకు తగ్గట్టుగానె పంచాంగం ప్రకారం కాస్తంత ఇబ్బందిగానే ఉంటుందట ఈ యేడాది...

ఎదైతెనేం జీవితం లో అన్ని రకాలైన కష్టసుఖాలను ఓర్చుకుంటూ ముందుకు సాగాలని కొరుకుంటూ

షడ్రుచులతో కూడిన ఉగాది పచ్చడి తో మన తొలి రోజు ప్రారంభిద్దాం..

అలాగే నా ఫ్రెండ్స్ కోసం ఒక చిన్ని కవిత ...

తరతరాలకు తరగని చెలిమి లొని ‘తీపి’ని

కష్టసుఖాల్లొ తొడుగ నిలిచిన 'ఉప్ప'టి కన్నిటిని..

'నేస్తమా' అని పలకరించే మన స్నేహితుల పిలుపు లోని 'పులుపు'ని..

గతం చేసిన గాయాలు మిగిల్చిన బాధ లోని ‘చేదు’ని..

అప్పుడప్పుడు మనలో గూడు కట్టుకునే పొగరు లొని ‘వగరు’ని..

మన మేలు కోరే ఆత్మీయులు పంచే మమ 'కారా'న్ని..

కలగలిపి పుచ్చుకుందాం షడ్రుచుల ఉగాది పచ్చడిని..

ఈ యుగాది ..అలాగే..ఈ యెడాది తీయ తీయగ సాగాలని మనసార కొరుకుంటూ ..

శ్రీ వికృతి నామ సంవత్సర యుగాది శుభాకాంక్షలు...

Varudu..Music as sweet as Marriage!!

Varudu with Stylish Star Allu Arjun as the Hero and directed by highly talented GunaSekhar is all set to open the account for Summer Releases.Movie deals with the importance of Marriage.So the Audio function too is performed in the tradition style..

Audio is a Manisharma musical...

GunaSekhar and Manisharma delivered great musicals before like Choodalani undi(My All time Fav),Okkadu,Arjun..

Most of the songs in this album rotate around the marriage...

Here is the List/Gist of the songs as they appear in the Album.

All the songs are written by Veturi Sundara Rammurthy garu

సారె జహా..ప్రేమా యహా..

Album starts with a casual Fast beat.Song is energetic .Lyrics are sync with the tune..Benny rendered this song.He has good voice.Music bits in between the song has lot of scope for Arjun to dance.It is a kind of general intro song

ఐదు రొజుల పెళ్ళి..ఆమ్మంటి పెళ్ళి..తొలిచూపులే లేని తెలుగింటి పెళ్ళి..

వరుడు కోరిన పెళ్ళి..రామయ్య పెళ్ళి..వధువు ఎవరో కాదు సీతమ్మ తల్లి..

This is actually song with many bits put together..So Length is 8 min..

Song discusses about the all the events in the marriage..

Starting from Dwajarohanam/Pachatoranam..Then nalugu pindi snaanaalu..Then arrival of maga pelli vaaru..Next follows pellikooturu ni teeskoni ravatam….Then we have holy mantra’s rendered at the time of Marriage..

Actually this song surely will appeal more after watching the movie and might get more beauty with actual picture.

Hemachandra ,Malavika,VijayaLakshmi,sunandha and Ranjeet lend their voices..

Notable thing is veteran actress Jamuna has rendered few lines..(remember jikki singing alannati raamachandruni ki anninta saati..in murari)

కలలు కావులే కలయికలిక..కరిగిపోవు ఈ కదలికలిక..

Nice song.Medium paced one..Hemachandra sung this song in sync with the music while Malavika hums in between..As the first lines say..This is a song where Hero assures the heroine about their love..And also tells he is confident about his love

తలంబ్రాలతో దొసిళ్ళు..తనువందాల దోపిళ్ళు..

We all know talambraalu is the exciting event in the marriage..Lot of enthusiasm and fun in seen in the event..Song starts with the same excitement..Again some mantra’s follow…song then ends with appaginthalu and then bride entering her in-laws house..Beautiful Lyrics actually brings the situation right in front of our eyes..Sung again by Hemachandra and Malavika..

బహుశా..వో చంచలా..ఏగిరె రాయంచలా...

తగిలెలే మంచులా..చూపులొ చూపుగా…

Wow ..what a song…Great Melody..Sonu Nigam was simply superb…while Shreya Goshal is no less..Lyircs are great..My personal Favorite..soothes you till you sleep..

Hmm..but I remembered a song from Manisharma’s recent song from Baanam..”Naalo Nenenaaa”..Do listen both songs one after another..and let me know..;)

ఐదు రొజుల పెళ్ళి..ఆమ్మంటి పెళ్ళి..తొలిచూపులే లేని తెలుగింటి పెళ్ళి..

వరుడు కోరిన పెళ్ళి..రామయ్య పెళ్ళి..వధువు ఎవరో కాదు సీతమ్మ తల్లి..

This time it is short version here…Lasts for 5 min..

May be repeated here so that it can be enjoyed as regular number…Many voices in the song…made this more appealing taking all of us to the moments of ones own marriage or marriages we have seen if we are still single …

Definitely reminds you the Marriage song in Murari..might be for the same reason Jamuna’s voice might be used her as replacement for Jikki in the former..

రెలారే..రెలారే..

Mass beat at the end of the album..Again the typical song we see in the pre-climax of any movie…also giving scope to Allu Arjun to showcase his dancing prowess..Sung by Karthik and GeethaMadhuri..Offcourse Geethamadhuri is apt for energetic songs(she sung Bangaaru kodi petta)

Songs might not appeal at first attempt..but I am sure they will create a nice impact slowly.. Moreover songs being situational will become popular if movie strikes the chord..

Manisharma is not extraordinary but is natural and good form this time.Veturi scores more than him and is at his best yet again just after his Leader..Seems that he would like tell his colleagues like SeetaramaSastry..”He is still in the race”..Songs with rich lyrical content and dealing more on marriage system is appreciable.

By the way,Movie is scheduled for March 26th release.It has Tamil hero Aarya playing the villain.Heroine is not revealed yet.GunaSekhar should be appreciated for holding it secret till date inspite of leakage threats these days.Let us see how the movie would be..