LBW Life Before Wedding ... Review

Hmmm…I think everyone are caught up with cricket fever…thanks to the World Cup and let’s wish best to our team. And now I am here to talk about LBW. Hold on! Not the “Leg Before Wicket” that is always controversial…but about the latest movie LBW – Life Before Wedding.

Movie is made with very fresh flavor with all fresh faces…And It’s good it is welcomed with rave reviews too…So check out more of it!!

Plots….

Yeah here we have two separate plots...one happening in our mother land “India”…and other at the Far Far land …but yet the dear “USA”

While swadesi story happens between a good guy “Jai”, short tempered “Rishi” and “Anu”, a girl with set of ideologies. And Videsi story happens between “Rajesh” (ideal but boring), “Varun” (ever active) and bubbly “Radhika”.

Look out for a surprise connection between the 2 plots….

Fresh faces but fantastic actors….

Siddu Jonnalagadda who acted as Rishi, a temperamental guy is at very ease. He wants everything to be fast and have careless attitude. While his best friend jai (Abhejit) is a complete reverse and career oriented. Nishanti Evani acted as Anu…has friendly looks. She gave decent performance as she has to emote well in many stressful situations…

On the other side of the world we have Radhika played by Chinmayi Ghatraju...a vivacious girl. She is confident and has self-respect. No one can face this rowdy rani. And she has two choices between Rajesh (Played by Rohan) the Mr. Perfect and sincere guy and On the other hand she has Varun (played by Asif Tej), the handsome and muscular. All three are very solid good at acting…while Radhika scores lot in looks and oomph factor.

Splendid Technicalities…

Movie shot with Red one Camera and made with a budget of 2.2 crores just surprises us with the amazing quality. Shot in very nice locations in USA, It covers the scenic beauty around the Dallas….while interior locations are equally good. And the hang out places in Hyderabad are nice. Hats off to cinematographers Andrew Redd and Suresh Babu.

Music by Anil is pleasant…The songs are situational with commendable lyrics. So If you listen to them very first time on screen, you will feel the smooth flow on the screen and you need to catch them again on your iPod for the tunes to get over you.

Easy to identify with….

Director Praveen Sattaru has got the chord right. He cleverly brought up the universal theme in current trend and connecting two life styles. In that way, it is easily identifiable with lot youth who work in India and who work abroad. I am sure everyone feels at one stage or other in the movie...that they are part of the movie.

I loved lot of good scenes, where the actors did superb as the scene demands. And the film is least filmy and destiny plays the major role here. And the director cleverly used some back-ground scenes in Geetanjali, Abhinandana…Might be the director loves those classics like we do!!

Drawbacks…

As two stories have some similarities….few scenes look repetitive as we need to go through the same thing again…and even the six songs are like 2 sets one for each triangle.

"Love Aaj Kal" has two parallel stories running in different times, hence the variation. But here as they are at same time period, they look almost same.

Final say…

I was pleasantly surprised with this movie. And I guess reviews generally are read by the urban audience…and if you are reading this piece of review by any chance, you will love the movie… The honest film with praiseworthy performances and good technicalities…a different one to try out.

Rating…

3.5/5 It was targeted at certain age group..20-35…And I guess this appeals them to the best. I wish the director Praveen Sattaru will make many more good movies in future!!

KSD Appalraju Review

Cinema industry meeda vedi vedi satires vestoo…yama hushaaruga mana mundukochesaadu…AppalRaju…evaree Appalraju..yentaa katha..antaara?..adenandi..ee vaaram releasaina…”Katha Screenplay darskathvam Appalraju” gurinchi nenu cheppedi. Ayina Appalraju ki antha dhairyam ekkadidi antey…Venaki nundi nadipinchindi evaro kaadu prastutam sensation ni inti peru gaa maarchukunna Ram Gopal Varma garu…

Shooting start chesinappudu nunchi same curiosity maintain chestoo cinema industry meeda satires ye range lo vesaaro chooddaam oka saari…

Katha ….poni mana baashalo plot…(first 10 minutes)

Appalaraju(Sunil) katha chetilo pattukuni film nagar lo adugu pettaado ledho…athanu anukunna oka tragedy cinema “Naayaki” ki anni kudiripotaayi. Pedda heroine Kanishka & aame priyudu, Tollywood ni saasinchey pedda hero “Babu garu” cinema cheyyadaaniki oppukotam..oka pedda production company Megamax finance cheyyatam kshnaallo jarigipotaayi …

Mari aa cinema appalraju anukunnatu teesaada? Evaru evaru elaa aa cinema ni kelikaru….cinema release ayyaka response enti?...idi mottam cinema…

Appalraju & co.

Cinema lo serious character okatundi antey adi Sunil okkadey…Paapam tana tragedy cinemaaani..andaru comedy chestuntey…atanu padey baada..venaka unna tapana choostey jaalestundi…perfect gaa set ayyadu appalraju ga..

Swathi bane set ayyindi…pedda role kaadu kaani..Hero pakkaney untundi kaabatti heroine aneyochu..

Don sreesailam ga Brahmanandam…esaari character workout ayyindi..mari Brahmi ki Khaan dada,Nelluru peddareddi ilaanti manchi characters tho life ichindi RGV ney kada

Inka comedy brundam andaru unnaru…Raghubabu , Ali, venumadhav, Harshavardhan, MS Narayana, Kota..andaru baaney unnaru

Swathi Gulati “Nayaki” cinema nayaki…RGV cinemaallo nisha kotari laa sexy gaa undi…Babu garu gaa Aakaash and antani opponent hero KT gaa Ajay saripoyaaru…

odala Bommaali..ninnodalaa!!

“odala Bommaali..ninnodalaaa” antoo RGV Tollywood lo andari meeda mekulu guchesaadu…

Cinema Hero Babu garu..antoo baabu landariki shock ichaadu…sankaranthi baabu ani, Rakthdaanam ani..Romantic hero ani ilaa andarni okey hero lo mix chesaadu…

Alaagey Reviewers andariki samavesam yerpaatu chesi..anni website owners ni kooda aadeskunnadu…(Reviewer antey ninna monna modaletina naa laati vaallu kooda untaarandoi)…

Ika “Raju” ani chivara peru unna oka distributor, iddaru music directorlu perlu kalipi Rehman Sharma, Heroine costumes lekkeskoney heroine talli…peru ki extra characters add chesi peruni kill chesey oka pujaari…ilaa andarni chedugudu aadeskunnaadu..

Ringu Roaddu kaada osi ranganaayaki..

Enti heading anukokandi..idi oka song lyric…adem lyric antey, item song mari..manam Ringa ringa paatani hit cheyyaledaa..So alaagey songs lyrics kooda satirical gaaney unnai…Koti music ichaaru..kaluva sai lyrics are fine…RGV oka C-grade song ki lyrics ichaaadu..

Asalu Appalraju motto enti?

Prati vaaram oka kotta cinema choosestaam..mana India lo cricket ki entha craze undo..cinema ki sari saamanamaina craze undi…aa craze lonchi puttukochina vaarey mana Heroes,directors and lastly reviewers…kaani manam choosey cinema values digajaaripotooney unnai…Year ki 100 cinemaalu ostey 5-6 O hitlaa..? ekkada teda jarugutundi..oka manchi katha anukunna ee commercial formulaa ki enduku lobadi unnam..ilaanti alochanalu ney RGV O cinema ga mana meeda ruddaaadu…adi sangathi

Satires andari meeda unnai..Nijaalu nistoorangaaney untaai…konni back ground lo manaki teliyanivi kooda undochu…

Highlights

Pani lo pani RGV aayina meeda kooda konni sattirlu yeseskunnadu…Title song baagundi..Comedians ekkuva mandi unnaru kabatti time pass ayipoddi…

annattu Guest role Raviteja unnadandoi..scene antha baaga ledu..ayina RGV dongala mutta announce chesaaka free gaa cheppichesaademo RT tho!!

Drawbacks…

Maree satirical gaa undi…prathi di konchem ati anipistundi…Konni scenes stage scenes laa unnai….cinema meeda sattirlu vestoo…RGV kooda ade vidam gaa cinema tesaadu…

Ekkuva cinemaalu choosevaariki ee cinema identify cheskodam easy..migatha vaariki chettala anipinchochu..

Chaala scenelu saagateetha…main ga assistant directors unna scenes …konni sahananni test chestaayi..

Final ga cheppochedi…

Asalu Varma em cheppaadu aney curiosity undi….cinemaa meeda satirelu enjoy cheddam anukuntey..zero expectations pettukoni…oka saari choodochu…endukantey ee cinema ilaa undi ani cheppedi kaadu..varma teesaadu kaaabatti alaaney untundi ..anukuni navvukoni bayataki ocheyyachu..Also inner gaa audience meeda kooda sattire esaaaru varma !!

Overall ga ayithey B-grade style cinema anukondi…Recent gaa hindi lo Tees Maar khan ochindi..climax daadapu same ditto…

Rating…

2.25/5 50% success…tala noppi puttaledu....

Cinemaalo O dialogue undi..”Creativity ni comment cheyyatam Creativity kaadu” …Really touching..so idi Review kaadandoi..naa abhipraayam..just opinion..

Vastadu Naa Raju Review

Adigo vastaadu..idigo vastaadu ani nela rojulu ga hadaavudi chestoo finally ee week vachadu..”Vastaadu Naa Raju”. Saleem laanti super flop tarwaatha Manchu Vishnu chesina cinema idi. Jummandi Naadam tho parichayam ayina Taapsi ee cinema heroine. Hemanth Madhukar ki director ga toli telugu cinema(he directed Flat in hindi).

Mari ee Raju garu teeraa vachaka em chesaado oka saari choodam…

Katha Kameeshanu….

Hero Venki(Vishnu) aspiring Kick-boxer…Heroine Pooja(Taapsi) valla annaya oka Rowdy Narasimha(PrakshRaj). Ikkadoka chinna variety…Hero and heroine interval daaka kalavaru,kaani Hero family..Heroine Brother vellidaru Lovvaadu kuntunnaru ani fix avutaaru because of chinna confusion.

Home minister(Shiyaji shinde) koduku Ajay kichi tana chelli pelli cheddamanukunna Narasimha, Leni love ni undani anukuni Venki family meeda attack chesi,Venki Kickboxing career debba teestaadu

What is Venki’s counter on Narasimha…hero heroine ..first time eppudu elaa kalisaaru etc etc maaku teliyaali ani meerantey maatram …cinema kellalsindey?

Performancelu…

Manchu Vishnu baabu….paapam hittu kosam digulu chendi bakka chikkaadu…Nijaaniki choodataaniki Kick boxer laa ledu…Nijanga nirahaara deeksha chesina raajakeeya nayakudi laa unnaadu..daaniki todu gaddam…RaviTeja em chakka shave chesekoni smart ga kanipistuntey…ippudu ee chinna herolu gaddalu penchutunnaru…adigithey Mass appeal antaaru! Hmmm Performance ayithey parledu..

Taapsee modati cinemaalaney ee saari kooda todalu choopincha taanikey ekkuva preference ichindi. Charmi kekkuva..namithaki takkuva range lo undelaa konchem laavayyindi…So ika tamil cinema ki chekkesey soochanalu ekkuvunnai..annatuu ammadu natinchina latest arava cinema “Aadukulam” super hittayindi..Dhanush hero..So Chennai berth confirm!!

Prakash Raj ki ee role kottina pindi..So kummesaadu..Alagey Shiyaji shindey kooda kottaga chesindemi ledu…Tanikella Bharani di Hero father character.

Oka naluguru bachelors…oka mandu party..madhyalo oka bakra…adenandi mana brahmi..same old story..ee madhya movies lo Brahmanandam entrance ki unna effect tarwaatha scenes lo undtaledu…mummatiki director tappu…

Ajay di chinna role…Satya Krishnan..adey anand lo heroine friend..paapam appudu posaani debbaki mayam ayyi ikkada telindi prakashraj wife ga..paapam posaani debbaki action marchipoyinattundi..

Pastu Half parledu..Second half lo em ledu…!!

First half lo hero heroine…kalusukoka povatam…but rendu families apaardam chesukodam …ee type of story narration konchem tuff task. Kaani director screenplay baaga raaskunnadu…Prakash Raj action ikkada help ayyindi …kaakapothey hero family over action ekkuvaindi…paavala ki padivela roopayala action chesesaaru…Hero family lo Hero annayya ga chesinathaniki okka dialogue kooda lekapovadam vichitram…kaani prathi scene lonu kanipistaadu..

Mari Hero heroine kalavaru kada..duets elaa ostaayi…emundi general ga ayithey ye family members O, comedians O, friends O oohinchesukuntaaru..kaani ikkada variety andoi..paatalu samayam sandarbham lekundaa vaatanthata avey vachestuntaai..naaku doubt mana audience loney evaro oohincheskoni undaali…!!

Interval bang baagundi…kaani second half ika hero heroine kalisaaka pedda cheyyadaaniki em ledu…General ga heroine tho pelli fix ayina character (ikkada Ajay) may be waste fellow ayina undaali…or very bad fellow ayina ayyundaali…ikkada Ajay rendu nu…

So aa vidam gaa second half konni navvulu..(telisina jokesey ani edustoo kurcholem kada), konchem visugu …kochem talanoppi…kaligistoo..chivaraakiriki mana PrakashRaj ki gnaanodayam raaganey bratuku jeevudaa ani audience lo ekkada leni utsaaham ochi bayataku parugulu teetam jarugutundi!!

Ika fights ayithey beebathsam..naaku graphics ekkadekkada vaadaro mottam telisipoindi…

Manchi mukkalu…

Overall manchi mukkalantey..first half parledu laa undi…Manisharma Audio lo naaku Songs nachaai…Kaani video lo O rendu baagunnai…”Debidi..Debidi”..”Pada..Pada”..aney song hero heroine and Prakash Raj tho comedy ga cheyyadam baagundi!

Telugu vaadi gurinchi oka pedda dialogue undi..aa okka dialogue mohan babu gaaritho cheppistey baagundedemo…

Final Say..

Edo parledu anipinchey cinemaalu choostey parledu anipistey okaa saari chooseyochu parledu..

Rating..

2.75/5 ..ee Raju garki, Dil Raju and AppalRaju nunchi poti tattukuney sakhthi ledu…

Gaganam Review

“Gaganam” is one such movie of the season starring big star Nagarjuna as hero and at the same time promises to shun the regular commercial format of Telugu Cinema. This movie is produced by Dil Raju and Directed by Radhamohan (Who directed critically acclaimed “Aakasamantha”). Tamil Version “Payanam” is produced by Prakashraj who played a crucial role in the film. Movie already received good critical applause but yet to receive audience response in a huge way!!

Plot: Gaganam is a thriller based on the plane hijack. A plane travelling from Chennai to Hyderabad is hijacked by group of terrorists. They demand the release of a terrorist Yousuf Khan and threaten to blast the plane.

Movie covers the panic situation of the people sitting in the plane, the anguish faced by their family members. A Rescue plan planned by Raveendra (Nagarjuna) to save the passengers and TRP craving media trying to exploit the situation. And a big twist awaiting us at the Interval bang!!

Actors

Nagarjuna is one man army of this movie. He is the heart of this film. The conviction with which he played the role shows his immense belief in the movie. He had no inhibitions to shirk his image and play different whether say “Annamayya” or “Geetanjali” etc. And he proved it yet again with Gaganam.

Prakash Raj has less presence but is very good as home secretary.

All the actors who acted as passengers have done extremely well. As they are mixture of Tamil and Telugu, we can identify few of them. Sana Khan who is seen in Kathi with KalyanRam played a passenger and she is good. Her co-passenger, a doctor who befriends her is good. Thalaivasal Vijay played retired colonel. Poonam Kaur as air hostess is just ok.

It’s good to see Prithvi (Pelli fame) and comedy actress SriLakshmi after long time.

Brahmanandam had some funny role to play in second half. Harshavardhan is good as journalist.

Very Nice Human drama

Director Radhamohan is no doubt a good writer in first place. He is good in capturing the emotions and he proved it in Aakasamantha. Director writes the screenplay so tight that you are engaged every moment. Apart from that he imbibes good fun that you never miss entertainment in the process.

He created several small and cute threads…A Movie Hero-and his fan who believes that his idol could mash up the goons in single shot, a cute young pair and how friendship blossoms between them, an Astrologist and a young man and a bond that forms between small girl and the terrorist.

And there is a central minister, A Retired Colonel, A church father, a mimicry artist to cater different walks of society and they are all effective.

Two Hours are just too good…

Movie spans two hours…First hour introduces the characters and the begin of Hijack and the entire reaction. A Nice twist gives us the interval bang. Good tempo is maintained in second half with some heart touching moments...and then a clever plan to rescue the passengers. Rather than calling edge of seat thriller, you can call it gripping enough!!

Crispy dialogues by Umarji Anuradha (Ye maaya chesaave) are very good. Some are touching and thought-provoking especially the one’s said by small girl and church father. Pravin Mani’s excellent background score and KV Guhan’s cinematography are just awesome.

Gaganam is still a fresh effort

Ok...We have seen this sort of movies in Bollywood much before…We have seen several hijack dramas…or movies like A Wednesday and of course having no songs is not even new to us. We had “Aithe” some time back and many experimental films like Neelakanta’s show and Eenadu (A Wednesday dubbed version etc). But Gaganam is yet again a different one especially for Telugu audience.

Having no songs is a very huge plus point to this movie and director concentrates wholly on the plot. Don’t worry you are not just strangled in the plane, but movie shifts to external world quite number of times. There is equal drama outside the plane, thanks to Brahmanandam. I am not revealing his role as it should be watched on screen.

Drawbacks I consider a few. Like some silly discussions with old people sitting in the discussion room in airport is little funny.

Final Say…

I guess people still have misconception that movie devoid of songs might disappoint them and that is reflected in comparatively poor response on first day. But please don’t miss a good film and I am sure you will be thoroughly engaged. I strongly believe movie will pick up very soon. I had personal experience of watching Annamayya in theatre in Hyderabad on first day with just 10 people.

Rating

3.75 for honest effort…Hats off Nagarjuna and Kudos Dil Raju and Prakshraj for producing such a nice movie.

Ala Modalaindi ..Elaa undi??

“Alaa modalaindi” nijaaniki ee cinema eppudu modalaindo chaala mandiki telidu…ayithenem modati aata modalainappati nunchi positive talk tho doosuku pothundi…Nani and Nitya menon janta ga natinchina ee cinema ki Nandini reddy Director. Kalyani malik swaraalu koorchaaru…

Aa cinema gurinchi kaasepu saradaga…

Yelaa Modalaindi !!

Anni premakathalaaney ee cinema kooda..kaakapothey oka kidnap tho madalavuthundi!!

Oka abbai ..peru Gautham…TV5 ki program director ga chestuntaadu…And oka ammai..peru Nithya…varadala ..saradaaga maatladey ammai..O social worker…anukokukundaa oka pelli lo kalustaaru…evari pelli antey??..aa abbai girlfriend ki ee ammai baava ki jarigey pelli? Akkada badha ni panchukuni veeru daggaravutaaru…. Enthaina cinema kada so…appatnunchi edo vidam ga kalustooney untaaru…marenduko vidi pothoo untaaru…chivariki yelaa kalisaaro? antey cinema choodali..choosinollaki yelaago telusu kada…

Yevarevaru elaa chesaaru…

Ee cinema director Nandini assistant director ga unnaptnunchi mana Hero Nani ki jaan jigri antaa…So Nani ni dristilo pettukuni ee katha raasaaranta…inkemundi aksharaala tailor made role…So Nani Goutham paatralo jeevinchesaadu… ilaa sarada cinemaalu cheskuntoo pothey padi kaalalu happy ga undochu(anavasaram ga six pack-action image anakunda)….kaani aa gaddam enduko ardam kaala…Raviteja prabhavam emo..nani gaddam lekundaa baguntaadu.

Nithya menon..malayalam ammai…Bolly bhaamalu kanna …mallu madam’s andam tho paatu abhinayam baa chestaaru…like mana “Asin,vidyabalan…ofcourse meera jasmine”…Nithya kooda chaala confident ga chesindi…ammai baagundi..tana dubbing taney cheppukundata…telugu lo oka mukka maatlada taaniki asta vankaralu tirigey heroines unna ee rojullo nithya nijam ga keka ye mari..

Ashish vidyardi..hero ni kidnap chesi …ee kathantha Hero chEtha cheppinchukuntaadu…baa chesaadu..

Sneha ullal…item song ki ekkuva..heroine ki takkuva anipinchey china role chesindi…unnanthalo baagundi…Snehageetam lo dancelu kummesina Chaitanya Krishna kooda china paatra chesaadu..Boni cinema tho boni kottina krithi karbanda inka chinna role…oka paavuganta cinemaki alasyam ga ostey kanipinchadu kooda.

Rohini..Nani amma paatra lo hundha ga kanipinchindi…aa character chaala baagundi…koduku life gurinchi chaala care teeskuney character.

Hero friends gang konchem style gaa bagunnaru…chaala ease tho chesaaru…chivarlo oka chinna taagubothu role..cinema ni complete cheyyadaaniki upayoga padindi…

Yelaa hitt ayyindi!!

Mari mamulu kathey kada..ammai …abbai kalavadam..vidipodam…kalavadam…emundi bai Kushi choodledaa..anochu…adey mari prema kathalu tippi kodithey anni okey katha….appatlo amma naanna valla vidipoyevaaru..dabbu problem…religion..caste…recent ga Andhra Telangana…ilaa..anni try chesaaru mana directors..ee rojullo parents konchem mari open ga unaru kada…so ammai abbai Madhya ego clashes tho vidipodam variety…(adey routine ki oothapadam variety ani vaadutuntaaru lendi movie industry lo)

Nandini reddy routine katha ni ..kotha screenplay technique tho aasakthi ga malichaaru.Hero katha cheppadam..asalu aa kidnap ki kaaranam enti...etc? alaagey Nandini recent trend ki daggaraga cinema teeyatam tho urban youth ni easy ga aakattukunnaru…enthaina Krishnavamsi daggara assistant ga chesaaru mari..a maatram vishayam undey untundi

Lakshmi bhoopal pasandaina maatalu chaala saarlu manalni navvullo munchutaayi.”Neraalu Ghoraalu” mimicry..oka chinna gay comedy episode…Aasish vidhyardhi character…Alaagey Hero juttu raalipodam gurinchi doctor daggarikelladam… ilaa ivanni baagunnai..Alaagey hero amma Rohini tho vache scenes…heroine chesey social service scenes…touching ga untaai…

Kalyan Malik…Annayya Keeravani peru ney tana address card ga pettukuni struggle avutunna Kalyani ee cinema ki chaala manchi tunes ichaadu..anni Songs situational ga..cool and trendy unnai…”ammammo ammo ammai antey” “Cheli vinamani” “edo anukuntey” ilaa anni songs bagunnai…

Mari negatives ye levaa!!

Lekundaa endukuntaayi cinema annaka..negatives lekapothey aanimutyam ayipodu!! Aa em choostam prema kathalu telisinavey katha…chivarlo elaago kalustaaru anukuntey…nijamey mari!! Alaagey konni scenes anavasaram anipistundi second half lo…katha ni saagateesthoo….And ento konni scenes lo lighting ekkuvaga..konnitlo takkuva ga kanipistaayi…okkosaari rich ga okkosaari poor ga untundi screen…

Chivaraga Yela undantaav!!

Ani okka maatalo adigaaranukondi…naaku nachindi…O antha goppa cinema kaadu kaani..cinema anedi timepass antey..ee “Alaa modalaindi” cinema nijanga manchi timepass!! Akkadakkada bore kottinaa…overall ga baagundi anipistundi…So alaa anipincha battey cinema ilaa hittayindi!!

Rating kooda immantaara!!…

Manchi cinema ney kada…moodunnara…eskundaam…manadem poyindi cheppandi…