Mr Perfect Movie Review

Prabhas is back with his third consequent summer film Mr.Perfect (after Billa and Darling). He pairs up with his lady luck Kajal and Chubby Tapaasi this time. Mr.Perfect is directed by Dasaradh who delivered a cool hit "Santosham" a decade back, while ace producer Dil Raju produces it.

Let’s see how perfect this flick is…

Plot (Not a Spoiler): Vikki (Prabhas), a video game designer strongly believes in just winning rather than sacrifice. Although good at heart, He has that “don’t care attitude” when it comes to fight for his belief’s. Now he has to decide between two girls of his life.

First among them is sweet girl Priya (Kajal), Doctor by profession who loves her cute world in her small village but she loves to change her ways for her love. Then it is vivacious Bhuvana (Taapsi) who exactly thinks like Vikki with perfectly matching attitude.

Performances…

Prabhas stepped into a slightly different zone with “Darling”, may be to get that family boy tag just like what Venkatesh did in past. And now he looks more comfortable in “Mr.Perfect”, he understands that subtlety and performs way better. He looks cool throughout thanks to styling. His improved diction needs a big applause especially in the climax scene. Simply saying, He stands apt to the title…

Kajal…Gorgeous might be a routine word to use, but no second thought for she looks stunningly beautiful in this movie. She steals our hearts with honest portrayal of Priya. And her chemistry with Prabhas just enhances her presence. Kajal should seriously look forward to endorse few saree brands

Taapsi is good choice for the bubbly role of Bhuvana. One could see the improvement in her acting abilities though there’s long way to go. She has dubbed for herself for the first time, and thus she scores some brownie points there.

Viswanath, PrakashRaj, Nazer, Shiyaji Shindey and Murali Mohan did their good in rendering some lengthy dialogues, which are fine at most of the times. Brahmanandam, Raghubabu and Bharath tried their best to make us laugh and let’s give them some pass marks for it.

Both the halves are perfect…

First half dedicates enough screen space and setting, for cute romance to blossom between the lead pair. Village atmosphere with refreshing lavish green fields, pleasant ponds and natural beauty in full swing visually entices us. With songs that are purely situational and awesome chemistry of Prabhas and Kajal, this half moves very smoothly to bring us to the slightly conflicting (of course predictable) interval block.

Second half introduces Taapsi and brings the audience back to the foreign locales. Director comes up with yet another family setting here too and spares some time to build up another new plot here. With the presence of biggies like PrakashRaj and viswanath, this half has plenty of emotions and some nicely crafted moments to satisfy the audience. The way the director unites two different plots and driving us to climax is interesting part.

Both the halves are good in their own way.

Technical Departments

Vijay K Chakravarthy, who worked for Orange, Bommarillu etc does superb job here. Every frame looks crystal clear. I loved the “Aakasam Baddaliana" song and Also an introduction fight of Prabhas in swimming pool. As expected, DeviSriPrasad’s compositions look good on screen rather than just the audio. Background score is also perfectly fine.

Dasaradh, who gave us Santosham in the past, almost tries his best in ‘Mr. Perfect’.  The basic theme that says “It’s not either hobbies or tastes that make a marriage successful, but it’s all in sacrificing for our love” is convincingly delivered. Abburi Ravi comes up with adequate dialogues and frequent sparks.

What’s Imperfect?

Yes, we might feel the references from Orange (Heroes characterization) and Bommarillu (setting in second half and climax), but what makes difference is Screenplay by Hari which flows smoothly and glues the audience till the end, though what we see is partly predictable. So Mr.Perfect is not completely perfect in a way it borrows the style and many scenes from many movies of past. And way the emotions are built up looks artificial at times especially in the climax where everyone one after the other, lifts the hero saying “Nee Valle…nee valle”.

And if you notice in second half, few scenes are canned away with background wallpaper may be to limit the budget in bringing all the people overseas. 

Final Say….

 Perfect chemistry of Prabhas-Kajal-Taapsi and presence of huge supporting cast and absolutely perfect cinematography that makes every frame look rich, outwits the minor flaws and loopholes. One thing for sure is Mr.Perfect will definitely have some cheers on your faces while we leave the theatre for its positive feel and is obviously one big choice for it being super clean and green film with zero vulgarity. Like Prabhas learns to sacrifice towards the end, audiences have to sacrifice the novelty factor.

Rating

3.25/5 I don’t mind giving a quarter more for it is really feel good film of this summer. Go watch it if you are looking for decent entertainer. 

Teenmar Movie Review

Summer is always special for Pawan Kalyan fans…He made them “Kushi” in one summer...He did “Jalsa” with his fans in the other…and now he is back to play “TeenMaar” this summer. Pawan Kalyan’s latest flick “TeenMaar” remade from “Love Aaj Kal” is directed by Jayanth C paranji. Trisha and Krithi Karbanda plays the female leads…

Plot:

Michael Velayudam (Pawan) is happy going chap who enjoys the life to the fullest. He believes in instant love and just lives the moment. He is unable to realize the true love of his life.Arjun Palwai (pawan) who lived 30 years back in the past is the man of ideals. He is the man of heart…He believes strongly his will to marry the girl he liked and fights for her.

“TeenMaar” talks about the variation in the love stories of these two completely different personalities who lived in different generations…

Performances…

The biggest specialty of TeenMaar is it celebrates Pawans first movie in double role. I guess that should be greatest gift to his fans to see Pawan in not one but two different roles. TeenMaar is Pawan’s show all the way. 

Pawan is more comfortable as Michael. His ease and very good comedy timing in lover boy roles is once again revisited. He takes us a decade back. He also shed his inhibitions while locking his lips with that of Trisha and made the audience whistle. But dances should have been better. 

Pawan as Arjun is simply superb. The Long Kurtas suited him very well…and especially one will love him in “Vayyarala Jaabilli” song very much. But again had it been little massier, it would have enticed fans very much.

Trisha steps into Deepika padukone’s shoes so effortlessly. She looks cute. She acted well in few emotional scenes. Her chemistry with Pawan is cool. Let me tell you, she looks stunning in the bridal attire.

Krithi Karbanda who debuted in “Boni” earlier suits the role of Vasumati. Her face is ever fresh and homely. Hair style should have been consistent. Donna who played blonde girl is good too.

Paresh Rawal played the important role. He narrates the Arjun Palwai’s story. Sonu sood as Trisha’s fiancé…Mukesh Rishi as father of Krithi have minute roles.

Ali did cameo for a while...Other guy who did short films like “Tokkalo Love story” etc is seen as sidekick of Pawan in flashback.

Movie Flow…

Movie starts with Michael’s playboy acts. Michael (Pawan) and Meera (Trisha) fall in love and even part very quickly. It becomes interesting with the introduction of Arjun’s Palwai character. The beautiful song “Vayyarala jaabilli” satisfies the appetite. Thus flow jumbles more in between two love stories. The shift is smooth and convincing and makes the first half decent enough. What is that seriously missing is Trivikram’s pun.

There are few hiccups in second half. Michael and Meera are in utter confusion whether they are in love or not. Thus they irritate the audience for a while as we don’t really get what they really want. At the same time, very less time is spent in establishing the Arjun Palwai’s story. So audience won’t connect to it much. Song on Shiva "Sri Ganga" is shot very well. Again Climax picks up very good. The scene where the Michael realizes his love and thus returns back is done very well. The tempo that is carried in last 30 minutes is absolutely fine and that makes up for the initial hiccups in second half.

Good Things...

Comeback of Pawan…And universal appearance of Pawan in entire film and his superb performance. All the heroines looked good and apt. Songs are all placed at right spots. Manisharma’s music and back ground score are decent. Production values while re-creating the locations in Kasi in yester year and while picturizing the songs are excellent.  Few scenes “Pawan wishing Trisha on her wedding” “Fighting scene near the Train in Flashback”, “Pre-climax scene where Pawan realizes his love” deserves applause.

What’s Disappointing…

Having Trivikram in credits and not having enough witty dialogues or hilarious moments is a big disappointment. Movie surely confuses the audiences, who have not seen LAK during the initial reels of second half. Those scenes between Trisha and sonu sood are utterly spoiled. And no proper justice is done in etching Arjun Palwai/old character. Thus that part excels only in the two songs in the flashback. None of the other characters in the movie are established well

Comparison with Original Love Aaj Kal

Comparisons with the original, naturally arises when it is a remake. In that way, Jayanth who successfully remade Sankardada MBBS does reasonably good job here too. He does not deviate much for current love story. And he brings up little different and appealing pre-climax. But few scenes like the confusion in characters may not gel well with Telugu audience. Rishi Kapoor’s role is beautifully used for time travel in original, but Paresh Rawal’s roles ends up mere story teller here.

Final Say…

Is it not great to see Pawan speak Italian? …donning two roles…romancing three girls!!! TeenMaar is definitely a big treat for Pawan’s fans this summer. But still there is space for more homework to make it work natively well. In movie there is a dialogue where elder Pawan says to Mukesh Rishi pointing his son “Veedini mottam manchodigaa anna maarchu..lekunte complete ga cheda dobbu…ilaa madhyalo atu itu kaakunda cheyyoddu”…In a same way TeenMaar movie too falls in between superb and mediocre movie.

Rating

Seriously tricky part :) 3.25 +0.25/5 The rating for a decent approach and inherent message of love and of course Rocking Pawan! Definitely worth a watch. Summer time and Pawan's movie...sure a hit.

శ్రీ ఖర నామ యుగాది శుభాకాంక్షలు

అరె...చూస్తూ చూస్తూనే మరో ఏడాది గడిచిపొయింది...ఆమ్మో పేరుకు తగ్గట్టుగానే ఈ "వికృతి" సంవత్సరం చాలా వికారంగానే గడిచింది ...రాష్ట్రంలో గొడవలు ..అసెంబ్లిలో అల్లర్లు ..జపాన్ లో సునామిలు ...ఇలా మనల్ని అనుక్షణం భయపెడుతూ మొత్తానికి వెళిపోతోంది...

జరిగిందేదో జరిగింది...ఈ క్రొత్త సంవత్సరం జరగబోయే మంచికి శుభసూచకంగా, గత 27 యేళ్ళుగా ఊరిస్తున్న ప్రపంచ కప్పు మన సొంతమయ్యింది .. 

ఇలాంటి విజయాలు మరెన్నో రావాలని..మన ఆశలు అన్ని నెరవేరాలని కోరుకుంటూ ఈ శ్రీ ఖర నామ సంవత్సరాన్ని ప్రారంభిద్దాం ... 

అలాగే ఫ్రెండ్స్ అందరికి ఉగాది శుభకాంక్షలతో ఈ చిరు కవిత 

పెదాలపై చెరగని చిరునవ్వులు....

ప్రేమతో నిండిన పలకరింపులు...

ద్వేషాలు తెలియని హృదయాలు..

చేయూత నిచ్చే సహాయాలు...

విభజనలతో విడిపొని స్నేహాలు..

డబ్బులతో ముడిపడని బంధాలు..

విజయాలు చేసే సంతకాలు..

గతాలు పంచే ఙాపకాలు..

ఓటమి నేర్పే గుణపాఠాలు

గెలుపు కోసం ఆరాటాలు..

ఎల్లప్పుడు మంచి ఆలోచనలు..

అత్యున్నత శిఖారాలను అధిరోహించే కాంక్షలు

మన వెన్నంటే ఉంటే..

విచ్చేసే ప్రతి వసంతం వరాల జల్లే

మామిడి పూతల,కోకిల కూతల ఈ శ్రీ ఖర యుగాది రంగుల హరివిల్లే

Shakti Movie Review

We are just one step away from the World Cup and Thanks to our Indian Team who played brilliantly and proudly made to the final. With the exams and cricket coming to an end, it’s the time for movie festival to start this summer. And Shakti marks the start of the summer spree. Shakti starring NTR and is produced by AswiniDutt on huge scale. Shakti is directed by Meher Ramesh who directed stylish films like Billa and Kantri. Ileana plays the heroine…

Let’s check out if Shakti could live up to the efforts that are put in and expectations of the fans…

Plot: Story deals with 18 Shakti peetams and a holy ritual that needs to be performed every 27 years, to protect the sanctity and power of the 18 Shakti Peetams. Movie is all about how a protector Rudra (NTR) and his successor Shakti (NTR) safe guards these Peetams and perform the ritual at right time.

Performances...

NTR is given the new title “A1 Star” with the film. He is seen in two roles, one as Rudra and other as Shakti swaroop. Shakti role is of the current generation. He is good with rugged look, dons his role with ease. He excels in his comfort zone that is dances. Other role Rudra as revealed during the audio release has got mixed response. Director fails to bring out the best from that role and thus below expectations.

Ileana looks gorgeous as usual. Just as any other movie she is just there for songs and of course serves as some connecting point to the proceedings.

Nazar as holy saint...Tamil actor Prabhu as Ileana’s father and the home minister have good roles and they score well. Jackie Shroff and Vinod Kumar are fine.

SP Balasubramanyam has brief role in flashback...and his voice serves to explain the concept in detail.Manju bhargavi as his wife is wasted. Manjari Fadnis as Rudra’s wife too has minute role.

Comedians Krishna Bhagwan, Ali and Venumadhav come at right time/place and provide some comic relief. Brahmanandam is wasted again.

And less we talk about Egyptian batch is better. Sonu sood is utterly wasted. And so are other villains including Puja bedi and a huge Iron man who acted as her son.

Movie flow…

First half flows in typical Telugu movie style where hero serves as guide to heroine’s batch and eventually heroine falling for him. Locations like Jaipur, Srinagar and Haridwar that are chosen as background offer some freshness and presence of Ali and Krishna Bhagwaan passes the time easier and thus entire first half goes smoothly. There is little surprise for interval bang, which is fine.

Second half has the flashback episode. This episode which explains in detail the holy ritual is adequate. But the Rudra’s characterization and even the make-up lack the punch. The kind of scenes which brings a great deal of energy as in Rajamouli’s movies are completely missing. Thus Rudra’s portrayal suffers a lot. Whatever happens next to the flashback is what every common audience can easily imagine.

Egyptian crisis spoiled the flick.

Director Meher no doubt has come up with some sellable story line. But linking the theme with the Egypt is suicidal attempt. The connection seems funny and is useless in fact. Also lot of stretching seen all over with no sufficient stuff tests the patience in many ways.  Manisharma who is known in providing brilliant background scores does not really help this flick . Flashback episode too does not offer much surprise. Songs especially the duets are so badly placed.

What’s fine then!!

NTR’s role as Shakti is mixed with all mass ingredients to entice front benchers for a while. Though duets are not rightly placed, NTR-Ileana make a nice pair in songs. Presence of experienced actors helps a bit as in all Aswinidutt’s films. Efforts of shooting in various locations in North India and in Dubai are visually appealing, Thanks to brilliant work by SameerReddy. Anand Sai’s art is also commendable…especially for the set of Goddess Durga and towards the “Prema Desam yuvaraani” song.

Final Say:

It’s not always the budget that makes it big, but it needs freshness and an extra effort to hit hard.  Shakti does not at any point thrill the audience, but just stays as the routine flick. A better flashback episode and much engaging screenplay minus the Egyptian connection would have done miracles. Nevertheless Nandamuri fans and others craving for a decent flick for past one month can have a look. Shakti stands beside Vyjayanthi’s previous movie Kanthri in substance.

Rating:

2.75/5 at the best for overall effort involved. Movie will enjoy some time at the box-office for it being the first big release after long hiatus. But seriously could have been much better!!

Teenmar Songs Review

Teenmaar…..The title by itself stands for celebrations….and of course this summer is big celebration time for Pawan Kalyan Fans! Incidentally Kushi and Jalsa that are released during summer went on to become blockbusters of their times. “Teenmaar” the Remake of Bollywood hit “Love Aaj Kal” is directed by Jayanth C paranjee…while music is given by Maestro Manisharma…who gave rocking music to Pawan for Kushi and Gudumba Shanker!!

ఆలే బాలే..ఆలే బాలే..తీన్ మారే లె (aalE baalE..aalE baalE..teen maarE le)

The Rocking title song …to start the album. Sung by modern melody king in the block, Hemachandra who is right now on full swing after his melodies like piliche pedavula piana in Khaleja .. Shravana Bhargavi joins him for this peppy number….While tune is classy, Lyrics by Bhaskarabhatla are massy enough like “Racha rachele”…”Kevvu kekeley” ..”daari kaddoste laagi tanneddam” . So it’s a brilliant combination of Mass-class giving it an universal appeal…Not to forget the drums in between…which justifies the Teenmaar effect…Mani thus gives hummable and memorable Title Song…Someone might say song is roughly inspired by “Chor Bazaar” of Love Aaj Kal…and this time Mani has every right to do it…as movie is remake of the same…no offense. So this song comes in second half when the lead pair rejoices after they meet after long time!!

వయ్యారాల జాబిల్లి ఓణి కట్టి...గుండెల్లొనా చేరావె గంటే కొట్టి!!( vayyaaraala jaabilli ONi kaTTi...gunDellonaaa chEraave ganTE koTTi!!)

Second one is retro song…Song for Pawan in flashback. This time it is Kaarunya’s turn…His voice breathes life to this melody…it is such a sweet. Unlike Keeravani, Manisharma has not given pure melodies without beats…So it’s a tough one..But Mani succeeds in giving this wonderful tune…which gives a feel of fresh air….Nice lyrics given by new lyricist Rahaman

చిగురు బోనియా...వలపు తెనియా...( chiguru bOniyaa...valapu teniyaa...)

Next we have a freaky foot tapping number…a kind of Rap song…definitely lovable one… Funny and senseless lyrics from Viswa…Yes, Lyrics are just to fill the tune..But Viswa’s voice fits the bill…I am sure this one is gonna rock the dance floors at disco’s in coming times…This trend-setting tune is a remix by its own…

జగమేలు శివశంకర..నువ్వుంటే మాకింక భయమేందిరా!!( శ్రీ గంగ) (jagamElu SivaSankara..nuvvunTE maakinka bhayamEndiraaa!!

Devotional Song now…Just like Bham Bham Bhole from Indra…Another Song on Lord Shiva for Mega brothers..and again in the background of holy town Kaasi. It’s Hemachandra’s rendition again…No doubt he is the master…and there are very less chances that you don’t fall in love with his voice. Sree Vardini sings this one along with him. She is equally soothing. Ram Jogayya Sastri garu provides marvelous lyrics praising Lord Siva..”Nelavanka ku toduga…velugai nuvvundaga..aamavaasa ledu ilalo”. This kind of Song is not in the original…and of course this is Trivikram’s creation, might be for Pawan’s introduction in the flashback episode… Eager to see Pawan dance for this one. I could imagine a similar situation in Dalapathi…where Sobhana sings in the temple while Rajni dances on the streets for “chilukamma chitikeyanga”..:)

బార్బి బొమ్మకి చెల్లెలివా...బాబొయి ప్రపంచ సుందరివా...( baarbi bommaki chellelivaa...baaboyi prapancha sundarivaa...)

Again a dance number….This time a fusion of folk(Oho basti dorasaani) and disco…Benny dayal and Shravani Bhargavi sing this playful number. The similar song in the Original is “Twist”, the song with the foreign beauty… The dance steps in this one would be real good….

గెలుపు తలుపులే తీసే..ఆకాశమే...నేడు నా కోసమే!!( gelupu talupulE teesE..aakaaSamE...nEDu naa kOsamE!!)

A situational song sung by Indian idol Sri Ramachandra …This song comes in the situation where the hero achieves the goal( of pursuing higher education at Golden Gate, California) in the pre-climax..in fact a happy situation that turns into a sad one as he realizes that he misses the love of his life..In first stanza he sings “Nannu veedi kadaladu kaalam oka kshanamaina” .and at the end he sings ”Nannu nene gelichi vantariga nilichaane” Rahaman provides nice lyrics…And Sreeram sings it so soulfully. A similar one in the Original is “Main Kyaa hoon”

It’s been real awaiting album from Manisharma…after a long time…Like an oasis in the desert….with all songs in perfect sync with the time and matching the original….More you Liston…More you get addicted…

About the Movie:

Love Aaj kal, the original version of Teenmaar….showcases the variations in the love that happens in two different generations…While the old generation fights for the Love, the current generation just can’t really realize it till the end. It has got wonderful emotions…And lot of diversity in the two roles. And I am sure, this will be right choice for Pawan. I think special care is taken in designing his role in flashback to suit the Telugu nativity…And the emotions played by the current hero role towards climax when he realizes his missing love are awesome…And Pawan sure would rock there!!. Jayanth’s skillful remake tactics…and Trivikrams punch will add more flavor to the original for sure…So Eagerly waiting for the film!

Shakti Songs Review

Summer is on its way…And it‘s gonna bring us loads of movies with all the youngsters lined up. NTR’s Shakti made on huge scale will kick-off the Summer bonanza very soon for us…As we are currently happy and occupied with cricket, let’s add some fun with Music that is out.

Shakti is produced by AswiniDutt under his prestigious Vyjayanthi movies. Music for Shakti is provided by Manisharma who delivered several musical block-busters for the same banner.

Here’s the gist of all the songs…

తాలియా..తాలియా..తాలియా రే..( taaliyaa..taaliyaaa..taaliyaa rE..)

A typical-mass introduction song. Definitely would cheer the front benchers…But surely not many of us. Ranjit sang this song aptly. A disappointing one from Maestro Manisharma who delivered best of introduction songs like “Bam bam bhole shankam mogeraaa(Indraa), Yamaha Nagari(Choodalani undi) or Sada Siva (Khaleja) “ and lot to name, those songs which enticed all sets of audience equally. With decent lyrics by Ram Jogayya Sastri , this just suffices in introducing hero’s character.

ప్రేమదేశం యువరాణి...పూత ప్రాయం విరిబొణి..యెరి కోరి మెచ్చావే ఈ తోటరామున్ని!!( prEmadESam yuvaraaNi...poota praayam viriboNi..yeri kOri mechchaavE ee tOTaraamunni!!)

Yes this is the song I look for in any Mani’s Album. A soothing melody and Mani makes it evergreen with his Midas touch. Hemachandra, new melody king in the block (He rendered Piliche pedavula paina from Khaleja) again creates the magic with his beautiful rendition. Saindavi joins him just to double the sweetness. We will like every line of the Ram Jogayya Sastri’s lyrics. This is no doubt the best song of the album and is gonna stay back long with us along the Mani’s list of evergreen melodies….

మతిలేక పిచ్చిగా...నిను ప్రేమించానా బుచ్చిగా...( matilEka pichchigaa...ninu prEminchaanaa buchchigaa...)

A good one to follow …This time a fast number. Sung very well by Ranjit and chinmayi. Chinmayi’s husky voice is asset to the song. The song which starts as ordinary one soon gets on us...thanks to wonderful orchestra by Mani’s team. Song has loads of peppiness…Real trendy song sure gonna rock with good picturization!! Jonnavithula provided good lyrics.

మహ రుద్ర శక్తి...( maha rudra Shakti...)

NTR plays double role in the movie. Rudra is a role in Flashback and this song depicts his introduction. Voices provided by many singers including Ranjit, Muralidhar, Hanumantha Rao, Hemachandra, Rita , Vardhini, Saindhavi and Malavika…Uff long list…Anyways this song would appeal on screen as it is situational. Mani’s background score would be plus for this film.

సుర్రా సర్రాన్నాదే..సుర్రన్నా యమగున్నాదే...( surraa sarraannaadE..surrannaa yamagunnaadE...)

Again a good duet…A bit different one especially the start would definitely grab your attention. It is Suchitra’s voice that offers difference and it works fantastically for this song. Javed Ali joins her and just for reference Suchitra and Javed Ali together sung Maham maha Maaye from Puli. Duo repeats the magic here. Lyricist Ram Jo refers to NTR’s old films and pens cool lyrics…Like the lines “Yammo Yama Dongoda..yedo cheseyi Teda”...”Asale Kantiri kurrodni..ninda Timmiri unnodni..kaadantaana nee mojulni”

యమాగ ఉందే నీ అందం 8th వండర్లా(yamaaga undE nee andam 8th wanDarlaa)

Like a typical intro, this is typical last song sung by Karunya and Malavika. A usual fast beat which is usually inserted at pre-climax like “Choododantunna..choostune untaa from Pokiri”.. It’s sad to see Karunya who sung very good solos from Khaleja, Ashok and Orange limited to this routine duet this time. Anyways nice lyrics by Ram Jo again will fill this slot.

మహిషాసుర మర్దిని...( mahiShaasura mardini...)

This is “Igiri nandini” the rendition on Goddess Durga. Manisharma fused it with good orchestra. Sri Vardhini sings it very beautifully. Movie being Fantasy film, this song would have suitable place in it. It’s good to have devotional number in commercial film as it reaches many ears now and there by refreshes our mind.

Final Say: With three awesome duets and two devotional renditions and of course two passable songs, This Album stands out. If not extra ordinary it’s worth a listen…and I am sure few songs like “Prema desam Yuvaraani” and “Surra Surrannade” will stay back with us some time more…

About the film: Film has sizzling Ileana pairing up with NTR for second time after Raakhi. She is no doubt big crowd puller. And movie directed by Meher Ramesh….who is termed as stylish director but still need to prove his mettle. AswiniDutt left no stone unturned in converting this film into costliest film till date as Movie is shot in exotic locations like Ladakh, Jaipur, Haridwar, Kullu Manali , Hampi, Badami, Egypt etc. Trailer cut released during Audio release has got mixed response and movie being fantasy; it needs to strike the chord exactly. Movie is about to release on March 30^th.

So let’s wish that it turns out be good hit.

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!!