Friday, February 26, 2010

FIR - YMC (Ye Maaya Chesave)

F I R : Film's First Impression Report [which I give before or instead of a complete Review / Post Mortem]


Ye Maaya Chesave - For ME/personally it is a CLASSIC

IS...
tender at times,
at times matured,
sensible at times,
at times thought provoking,
realistic at times,
at times romantic,
nostalgic at times,
Heartfully touching all the way!!!

Magical Touch on my Heart, with a feel good, nostalgic, pleasant, realistic, romantic love life!!!

I generally watch movies, but actually only few among the lot many, makes me FEEL them and YMC is one among the TOP League.


Last but not least, YMC cutely reflects - an untold, unwritten pages of many true lover's diaries.

A sincere effort and work by complete Cast & Crew, decent job by one & all!

Congrats & Thanks to YMC Team!!!

Note: This is not a review, just my First Impression :)

& I believe "opinions differ ... impressions change"

Proper Care & Good Promotion, at-least now, along with the "good-word of mouth" has fair chances of making this emerge as a decent flick at box-office ... in making reach to the audience too.


Sunday, January 31, 2010

My Movie ::: MAYABAZAR


I watched “Mayabazar” in Color, Scope, DTS – yesterday. I felt myself lucky to get a chance to watch this Classic, on big screen, that too in Color, which even the most of the Team of Mayabazar missed, as they are not with us.

Thought of writing “My Experience @ Mayabazar both B&W and Color”, but upon observing that many aren’t aware of the FACTS of Mayabazar, started writing an article which will put light on the FACTS related to MAYABAZAR.

Special Thanks to Goldstone Technologies & Super Good Films, who provided an opportunity/chance of watching this "One of the dictionaries of Film Making" on Big Screen, in Color!!!

Due to time constraints, here is only Part:1, Sorry!

Mayabazar:

Prapanchamlo vunna prathi asalu sisalu telugu cinepriyuniki “teliyani”/“chudani”/“isthapadani”/”okasari chusthe malli chudani” cinema kadu anatamlo “ATHISAYOKTHI” assalu ledu ani cheppochhu.

IDI MANA TELUGU CINEMA – Telugu vallu tesina cinema, Telugu vallu chesina cinema – kani bhasha bhedham anedi lekunda jagamantha mechina cinema ani asalu sisalu telugu cinepriyulu GARVAMga cheppukune aanimuthyallanti cinemallo / aa muthyala varasalo mundu varasalo vunde cinema “MAYABAZAR”.

Inthaki ee cinema emiti? Katha emiti? [Is Mayabazar a True story or a story with True incidents from our epics?]

Ee prashnaki samadham cherchinchukune munduga nadoka prashna “Mayabazar” cinemaloni katha/chupina chitra-vichitralu, nijama, ante mana puranallo vunnaya?

LEVU – avunu. Ee katha ki sambandinchina amshalu Mahabharatham lo kaani, leka vere Ashthadasa /Ithihasa puranallo kaani kanipinchakapovochhu ani peddavallu antuntaru [maa Thathagaru cheppyaru naku.]

Arjuni koduku Abhimanyudu (A.N.R), Balaramuni (Gummabi) koothru Sasirekha (Savitri) preminchukuntaru. Sakuni (C.S.R) nakka jithulatho Pandavulu , Kouravula chethilo paachikala joodamulo odipoyi vanavasam ki bayaluderutharu, adi vinna Balaramudu (GUmmadi) thana priya sishyudaina Dhuryodhanuni mandalinchatanki poyi vari sanmana pogadthalaki poyi valla pakshame vahinchi , thana koothuru Sasirekha (Savitri) ni Dhuryodhanuni koduku , Laxmana Kumarudu ki (Relangi) ichhi vivahamu chestha ani maata isthadu. Balaramuni chellellu Subhadra (Rushendramani) annalatho mora pettukovatam, chinnanna Sri Krishnudu (N.T.R) thana mayakitukulatho , Bheemudu-Hidimbila koduku Ghatochgajudi (S.V.R) sayamutho “Abhimanyunaki Sasirekhaki” vivahamu cheyatam, kouravula kuthantra budhiki gunapaatam cheppatam tho katha mugusthundi.

“Mayabazar” – a Dictionary of Screenplay!!!

Ee Cinema Script ni, mayatho koodina sagatumanishi oohakandani chitra vichitra vinyasalatho, takku tamara vidyalatho vinodam panchuthu, kathani munduku tesukeluthu, okka anavasara sanniveshamu kooda lekunda, vunna prathi pathraki thagina pradhanyathatho – kanu vinduga , manasuki hathukunela terakekkinche vidhanamku oka Margadarshikaga chebuthuntaru, cine peddalu.

Pingali Nagendra Rao – ee cinemaki katha (Story), chitranuvadam (Screenplay), maatalu/sambhashanalu (Dailogues),paatalu/geethaalu (Songs) andincharu.

Who is the actual Music Director for “Mayabazar”?

Ee cinemaki chalamandi Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao gaare / thanu okkare sangeetham andincharani anukuntaru. Kani asalu jarigina sangathi veru – modata Saaluri Rajeswara Rao gaaru ee cinemaki Sangeetha Darshakuniga pani chesaru. Ever Green Hits ga perkonabadina ee cinemaloni paatalaki / geethalaki ayane sangeetham andincharu. Avi – “lahiri lahiri lahirilo…” , “neevena nanu thalachinadi…”, “choopulu kalasina subhavela…”, “nee kosame nee jeevunchunadi…”. Kaaranalu manaki teliyavu, bayataki raaledu, aa naalugu geethalu swaraparichina tharuvatha aa pani Ghanthasala Venkateswara Rao gariki appaginchatam jarigindi. Aayana migatha paatalu / geethalu, neepadhyasangeetham (background music) chesaru.

Is Mayabazar, Sr.N.T.R’s 1st Sri Krishna getup/character/role played on screen?

Telugu vallaki Devullu ela vuntaro appaitivaraki teliyataniki ralla tho chekkina shilpalu ekkuvaga vupayogapadevi. Kani mana Cinema vallu devudi getupni design chesina vidhamki prajalu nammesi, nijamga devudu anevadu vunte ilanti roopu-rekhalathone vuntademo anukunnaru. Sr.N.T.R garu vesina Sri Krishnudi pathralaki cinepriyulu, prekshakulu, manthramugdhulayyaru. Ikkada oka gammaithaina vishayam – Mayabazar ki mundu “Iddaru Pellalu”, “Sontha Ooru” ane cinemallo Sr.N.T.R Sri Krishnudu getup/pathralo kanipincharu, kaani prekshakulu thiraskarinchatamtho – modata Mayabazarlo Sri Krishnudu characterki Rama Rao garini tesukuntunnamani K.V.Reddy garu annapudu, oka rakamuga Rama Rao garu bhayapadi, vodhhu ani bathimalaranta. Kani K.V.Reddy garu –“ae prekshakulaithe Sri Krishnudi getuplo nuvu balevu ani thiraskarincharo, vallathone neerajanalu cheyisthanu” ani sapatham chesi, Rama rao garini oppinchi, cheyincharu ee cinemaloni Sri Krishnudi character.

Shooting modati roju – K.V.Reddy garu – Rama rao garu Sri Krishnudi getup lo vochhelopu , andariki ila cheppi vuncharanta “Rama Rao garu raagane, nijamga Krishnudilaga vunnaru ani pogadandi, kudirite sashthanga namaskaralu kooda cheyandi” – idi aatapattinchatam kadu, oka manchi actorloni thanaku teliyani, talentni Darshakudu/Director, veliki tese vidhanam, aa actorlo puttinchi, penchina CONFIDENCE.

Ika aa rojunundi Sr.N.T.R garu vesthene adi Sri Krishnudi character annaru prekshakulu. Calendar posterslo Sr.N.T.R Sri Krishnudi getup lo vunnavatini, intlo pooja gooduki daggaralo pettukuni nijamaina Sri Krishnudu bomma lage poojalu chesina janam kooda vunnarani manaki telisinde.

Oka vela aa roju K.V.Reddy garu entha cheppina Sr.N.T.R garu vinaka/convince avvaka , Mayabazar lo Sri Krishnudi character vesundakapoyunte??? ---

Set Design – Lavishness – Realistic Touch / Feel on Screen

Munduga anukunnattu, ee Cinema lo chupina katha mana Mahabharathamlo vunna lekapoyina – ee cinema chusthunnanthasepu manam nijamga jarige “Mahabaratham”loni oka adhyayanni daggarundi / pakkinti kitiki nundi / konni sarlu varilo okadiga chusthunna anubhoothi kaluguthundi.

Deniki mukhya karakulu – [Set Designers] Ghokale, Kaladhar. [Chayagrahakudu/Cinematographer] Marcus Bartley.

Naati Dwapara yuga vathavaram idenemo mana kalla mundunnade nijamemo aanipisthundi.

“Vijaya” vari “Chandamana”? ante ento vinnara?

Ee cinemalo “lahiri lahiri lahiri lo…” paata/geetham moodu jantala mida chitrikarinchindi. Indulo ratri velaloni nindu jabilini chupina vidhanamuki – nijama? Set aa? Annadi polchukoleka “ningina vunna nindu jabilini nela midaki dinchi cine terapai chupincharu anthe kaanthitho” annaru appatlo. Idi Chayagrahakudu (Cinematographer) Marcus Bartley gari panithanam.

End of Part:1

Stay Tuned for Part:2

Monday, January 18, 2010

Movie Review : Om Shanti

Trailer: C.Ashwini Dutt’s daughter’s (Seshu Priyanka Chalasani) 2nd offering from “Three Angels Studio” after BANAM. A new director, Prakash Dantuloori, has been introduced with this movie which stars some known/upcoming faces. One of the major attractions is - music for this movie is by Maestro Illayaraja.

Title: Interesting, Catchy & Good but not properly utilized.

My Title: ASHANTI Caption/Tagline: …andariki!

My Justification for my title & caption/tagline: The movie gives no good results to the makers [Producer & Director including all other technicians], actors, buyers, distributors & viewers/audience.

Story : The story has 5 different stories/threads in it, out of which only 2 [Software Emp & Farmer] has some freshness/little substance.

Screenplay : Screenplay is lacking freshness/grip for most of the movie except in parts for the 2 good stories/threads.

Direction (Prakash Dantuloori): Is good in parts, very average on the whole.

Dialogues (Nagaraju Gandham): Dialogues are casual, realistic and good for those 2 threads [Software Emp & Farmer], rest are routine & uninteresting.

Songs: Lyrics are good except for title song. “Chinna polike” & “Flying on the moon” out.

Music (Illayaraja): Rehash of all his old works, with good quality. BGM made no good impact to the video on screen.

Cinematography (Jayanan Vincent): Is OK, but could be better.

Editing (Marthand K Venkatesh): Not so good. This kind of narration needs tight screenplay as well as crisp editing.

Action/Fights: There is only one & it is not up to the mark / unimpressive.

Choreography: Is average. Expected better video for the good audio.

Production Values: Good.

Publicity: Is adequate.

Performances:

Navadep: This talented actor is good as a software youth, handsome & did his part well.

Kajal: She is good, but becoming routine with limited expressions.

Nikhil: Is ROUTINE and irritating at times. [Biggest problem here is even in his all other movies he imitates RaviTeja, so we couldn’t find anything fresh/new/impressive here, also his characterization/role is not designed properly.]

Aditi Sharma: Bad Choice.

Madhavan: Is good in a surprise package, but he is not been utilized well.

Bindu Madhavi: Bad Choice, in fact there is nothing to perform also. [Role has no importance to speak/write/act, such a poor character by all means.]

Murali Mohan: Made his mark in a blink & miss role.

Sunil: Provided laughs here & there. But he is LOUD.

Raghu Babu: Is OK

Siva Reddy: Is wasted.

Others: Are OK.

Public Talk: Sodi Cinema. Patience tester. DVD/TV lo chudalsindi.

My Feel: I am disappointed with lack of freshness in 3 out of 5 stories and related screenplay. Movie is too predictable for me from the minute all the lead characters are introduced. I seriously felt INTERVAL bang itself is almost a CLIMAX for this movie.

Friday, January 15, 2010

F I R : Om Shanti

F I R : Film's First Impression Report [which I give before or instead of a complete Review / Post Mortem]

main review rasthe malli post chesthanu, andaka ee cinema gurinchi interest vunnavallaki


"TV lo vesinapudu remote handle chesukuntu chudochhu, thondaremiledu" - ane categorylo padina movie.

Movie ki related valla mida interest vundi, theater lo kadu anukunte DVD lo chudochhu.

ae movie ela vunna so & so reasons valla chusthamu/chudali ani fix ayite manalni reviews/talks etc aapalevu.

for suppose ee movieki ... kajal, navadeep, illayaraja ...ila mee own interesting reasons vunte carry on...

nenu alane mundukelyanu ... infact oka kotha director movie annadi naku main factor ayyindi...
[Director Name: Prakash Dantuloori]

ee movie climax lo oka dialogue vuntundi ...

"thappulu andaru chestharu" - "kaani paapaalu kondare chestharu"

alage naku anipinchindi end titles padeppudu...

"routine cinemalu chalamandi testharu" - "variety cinemalu kondare testharu"

but... ee cinema "routinegane tesi variety ani cheppukochhina" / "varietyga tedhamani tesina adi routinegane anipinchindi" - lanti categorylo cherchochu.

- naku movie lo konni bits nachhayi.

shall try to pen down in detail in review / post mortem.


Post Mortem : Namo Venkatesa



The complete film is a bad kichidi with mixture from many Venky’s & Sreenu Vytla’s movies. Saying the gist of the film in dialogues with reference to other film titles can’t help always. Here in the film Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, Okkadu are used in some dialogues to speak about next happenings.

Venky loves Trisha in AMAV, but Trisha doesn’t love him but loves some other guy (Srikanth) who happens to be Venky’s friend. The same here again with a difference that there is no direct communication between Venky & Trisha, Bemmi is a mediator/cheat/culprit and Trisha loves Akash who is not a friend of Venky. But in the end Trisha develops sudden feelings over Venky & both get married to each other. Atleast in AMAV there was some stupid drama, but here there is nothing of such kind between the lead pair relating / strengthening this main thread.

Genelia has no parents but she is an owner of crores of property and her money minded uncle(s) want her get married to their son(s) in READY. Trisha’s role here is same with an addition of AMAV characterization as said above.

Dharmavarapu’s role (Santosh) in Ready is coming to villain’s den as a stranger and getting stucked till the end. Same role copy paste with a change, this time he is a relative to Villain.

In MALESWARI movie, Venky & Katrina will have a huge difference/gap w.r.t financial position. Here in this movie, in some dialogues they give the same feel again, as Venky is middle class person and Trisha has 100cr property on her name.

Seems we can’t get to see a Sreenu Vytla’s movie without “drinking & beating” comedy scenes.

Btw, who is the villain in this story? Mukesh Rushi or Bemmi?

Who is the FOOL in this story? Bemmi or Venky?

Coming to DSP’s efforts:

(song name) – [Tune similarity/resemblance/rehash mixture]

(Namo Venkatesha title song) – [Mr.Perfect from Arya2] , (Tuttadoi) – [Nenu nee raja raja from King], (Nee Kallalo) – [Naa Manasuni meetake from Manmadhudu] , (Ding Dong) – [Nuvvu ready nenu ready from King], (Non Stop) – [Uppenantha from Arya2 & Rekkalu Thodigina from Current]

DSP badly needs a break if we want fresh tunes from him [which he can give – like Anandam, Varsham, Manmadhudu, NVNV, Arya, Pournami, Bommarillu etc.] Film Makers; PLEASE give him a break, which is good for all of us!!!

Venky – Please take good care of Script selection. An actor of your caliber and experience cannot pass career acting/giving this kind of Bad Pulihora.

Sreenu Vytla – Please take a break. We expect you to comeback with some fresh entertainer, unlike kichidi mix of old wine that too of your own movies.

My Question to: Fight/Action Designers, Script Writers, Cinematographer, Hero, Editor, & Director.

When something hard falls on a rubber bed like thing, that fallen object and other those lying on it has a chance to jump high a little. [Reason behind: Rubber bed will have elastic nature] Will the same happens on a CONCREATE FLOOR?

In this movie, in the end of the airport fight episode, when Venky hits one guy hard to the ground [CONCREATE FLOOR, parking ground in Shamshabad Airport] other three lying on the ground jump high & fall again. Fight/Action Designers visualized and explained this to Script Writers who inserted it, with the sincere help of Hero & Cinematographer, Director picturized this and Editor left as it is, finally Director has shown me a MIRACLE / WONDER in this UNIVERSE which for sure has the best possibility of happening only in TELUGU CINEMA.

Note: Am not much concerned with copy/lift/resemble/similar scenes/threads/tunes all I am concerned is how far they made gel in to the script & executed well giving the required feel to the film.

Like this Namo Venkatesa, lifted the impression on “Tulasi” & “Chinthakayala Ravi”, those two are passable, bearable, in fact far better movies from Venky when compared to Namo Venkatesa!

Movie Review : Namo Venkatesa



Trailer: Venky+Sreenu Vytla – one of the best combinations which has ample scope for giving the best entertainer, as Venky is known for his comedy timing & emotions and Sreenu Vytla’s strength is comedy/entertainment in all his films so far. These two joined their hands for the first time, where as this is Trisha’s second film with Venky after AMAV & with Sreenu Vytla after King.

Title: Interesting, Catchy & Good but not properly utilized, also the Caption/Tagline.

My Title: Pichhi Yenkanna Caption/Tagline: A foolish love story of an innocent fool.

My Justification for my title: {Venky's character name is "Venkata Ramana" in this movie & many call him "venkanna/yenkanna" also.}. In the poster publicity Sreenu Vytla said, “She (Trisha) is Hot, He (Venky) is Cool, Madhyalo Fool (Bemmi)” But in Movie “Venky’s character is a FOOL till the Climax but not Bemmi”. Also Trisha is not Hot anywhere & Venky is not Cool throughout the film.

Story: (Gopi Mohan): Too wafer thin, with so many loopholes and similarities from many other movies like AMAV, Ready, Maleswari.

Screenplay: (Sreenu Vytla): Stories like this need good, tight and interesting/fresh screenplay which is totally missing in this film.

Direction: (Sreenu Vytla): Is strictly average to below average. I consider this as one of Sreenu’s bad works.

Dialogues: (Chinthapally Ramana): Weak on the whole, except for very few comedy punches, hardly in single digit.

Songs: Lyrics: (Ramajogaiah Sastry)are good in parts. “Nee Kallalo” & “Non Stop” are good on repeated listening. Picturization is not impressive, with no sync between lead-to-song, location/set, costumes & choreography.

Music: (Devi Sri Prasad): Rehash of all his old works, with average quality. BGM made no good impact to the video on screen.

Cinematography: (Prasad Murella): Is passable, captured some nice exotic locations in songs, but work for action sequences is not satisfactory.

Editing: (M.R.Verma): Not satisfactory. Felt, some odd/uneven cuts in between scenes. Irritating in a song & action sequences.

Choreography: (Missed in Titles/Don’t remember): Not impressive. It is strongly helping for creating an impression “may be venky lost energy for dance movements, that is why they have selected this kind of stand-walk choreography”

Action/Fights: (Vijay): Not good, illogical, & silly with substandard graphics.

Art: (A.S.Prakash): Is OK.

Production Values: (Ram Achanta, Gopichand Achanta & Anil Sunkara) are OK to Good, but should have taken good care of graphics involved.

Performances:

Venky: He did this kind of character “n” no.of.times, there is nothing new/fresh. He does his job well as the character designed is a cakewalk for him. But sad part is he is been totally misused/underutilized by Director. His characterization is silly at times & sick other times. He needs to take good care of his costumes & also looks, managed in songs using big glasses/specs for 80-90%.

Trisha: She has nothing to do much, except to speak little words here & there and shake legs in songs without any good backup from the characterization. Also she is not so good in makeup/costumes used.

Brahmanandam: Is wasted badly/maximum, he is been properly utilized in hardly few scenes.

M.S.Narayana: Provided good laughs in a blink & miss role.

Dharmavarapu Subramaniam, Mukesh Rushi, Jaya Prakash Reddy are Routine. Ali, Raghu Babu, Sreenivas Reddy, Master Bharath, Subba Raju got totally wasted. Chandra Mohan, Kota, Telangana Shakunthala, Jeeva, Dilli Rajeswari, Akash, Kasi Viswanath has nothing to do / worth mentioning.

Publicity: Is huge, but not in a right manner, relating to the actual theme/content of the film. [About “Fool” in posters]

USP: Image/combination of Venky & Sreenu Vytla involved with Bemmi, till you enter the hall, after that ??? [one has to search for it]

+ Points:

Venky & Bemmi [Just Presence though no freshness in characterization]

Some laughs here & there.

--Points:

(Many to mention)

No Good Story

No fresh/gripping/interesting screenplay.

Unimpressive / improper characterizations.

Average Picturization of Average Songs.

Not so appealing Action sequences.

No proper emotional quotient.

Weak romantic thread.

Public Talk: Mixed Reaction. Family Audience chudagaluguthunnaru.

My Feel: I tried to enjoy the movie with my utmost sincere efforts, but Sreenu Vytla did not give me any good chance, except for 2-3laughs here & there. A badly made film, not expected this kind of kichidi at least in the combination of Venky & Sreenu Vytla.