Dongala Mutha (2011) - Telugu Movie Review

Cast and Crew :

Starring : Ravi Teja, Charmy Kaur, Sunil, Prakash Raj, Lakshmi Manchu, Bramhanandam, Subbaraju, Brahmaji, Supreet
Directed by : Ram Gopal Varma
Produced by : Kiran Kumar Koneru
Written by : Nilesh Girkar
Singers : Hema Chandra, Sravana Bhargavi
Lyricist : Sira Sri
Music by : Sathyam (Theme Song), Amar Mohile (BGM)
Cinematography : FX School and VFX @ FX
Editing by : FX School and VFX @ FX
Studio : Shreya Production & Dreamforce


Story :
A hollow story, the tale begins with the married couple Sudheer (Ravi Teja) and Rani (Charmee) whose car breaks down on the way. Nearby, they spot a resort and reach there but then they see really weird behaviour from the staff (subbaraju, supreet, brahmaji). Anyways, they check into the resort but in no time, they find it uncomfortable and strange. Just when they plan to get away from there, they discover that a businessman (brahmanandam) is kidnapped and it is not resort staff but a bunch of thieves. Both Sudhir and Rani get caught by them but the arrival of two gun toting individuals Shiva (Lakshmi manchu) and Richard (sunil) adds another twist. What happens after that forms the rest of the story.

Presentation :
The director has come up with a nothing storyline and while the presentation was impacting, the narrative was mediocre. The dialogues were witty and were good in few places, the script was alright and the screenplay was average. Background score was good but it could have been avoided at few sequences. The single theme song was impressive. Cinematography is top notch. Editing was crisp. Costumes didn't have much work while the art department was natural and catchy. Ravi Teja comes with a subdued performance but it was matured. Charmee looks naturally sexy and entertains. Prakashraj was good. Lakshmi Manchu was apt and her dialogue delivery was cute. Subbaraju was effective. Supreet was adequate and humorous. Brahmanandam was regular. Brahmaji made his presence felt. Sunil was okay.

Conclusion :
The film has been making news due to its minimum budget and the way it was shot. However, while the technical side of this can be appreciated, there is not much in the film in terms of content. The first half was smooth and breezy but it is the second half which gets monotonous and sometimes silly. Anyhow, the team must be appreciated for the different attempt in cinema making. At the box office, the openings will be good due to the star power and the hype created but success it highly unlikely.

Final Verdict : Just okay!!

Ko (2011) - Tamil Movie Review

Cast and Crew :

Starring : Jeeva, Ajmal Ameer, Karthika Nair, Piaa Bajpai, Prakash Raj, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Sona Heiden, Pattimandram Raja, Anthony, Jegan
Directed by : K. V. Anand
Produced by : Kumar, Jayaraman
Written by : K. V. Anand, Subha
Singers : Vijay Prakash, Tippu, Ranina Reddy, Priya Subramaniam, Solar Sai, Aalap Raju, Prashanthini, Sricharan, Emcee Jesz, Krish, Haricharan, Sayanora Philip, Sriram Parthasarathy, Bombay Jayashree, Naresh Iyer, Hariharan, Swetha Mohan, Chinmayi
Lyricist : Pa. Vijay, Madhan Karky, Sricharan, Emcee Jesz, Kapilan, Viveka
Music by : Harris Jayaraj
Cinematography : Richard M. Nathan
Editing by : Anthony
Studio : R. S. Infotainment
Distributed by : Red Giant Movies



Again, here's another story about a bunch of people taking on corruption. Only this time it's a political party comprised of youngsters assisted by a team of a photographer and a journalist. Thol Thirumavalavan's Minsaram told us that students are like electricity and they shouldn't be messed with ("Thota Sethudivenga"). This attempts to tell nothing. It's a purely commercial venture.

K V Anand did nothing in Ayan to provide realism to the film. His treatment with Ko isn't any different. Despite the suspension of disbelief, the film is too big a hairball to swallow. Once again, you have a contrived plot, music numbers and, acrobatic and choreographed fight sequences. Along with all of these, you have stick figures (instead of characters) that serve their respective purposes as plot elements.

Anand has scrimped on writing the characters and hence, the extrinsic acting. Yes, he's written a contrived, implausible plot but what drive the plot are stick figures saying things that you'd least expect them to say and doing things that'd be the last thing you'd expect them to do. In Ayan, the heroine romanced the hero in a song just minutes after the hero lit her brother on fire. Once again, he trivializes the death of a dear one in Ko. He doesn't know where he should or shouldn't insert music numbers (Harris Jayaraj succeeds at playing his part, solo). Don't worry; I'm not giving you more than I should be. The events of a film are as predictable as the results of a random number generator- which is what the film is. I certainly don't mean that as a compliment.

The film is well packaged. It's sold to you. It is wrapped with the prettiest gift wrapping paper. As you unwrap it, the expectations mount. Finally when there's no more to unwrap, what you're left with is a dazzling jewelry box. You open that and you're face to face with a steaming pile of crap. But, the average Tamilian won't dare open it. He's had a hard week at a job that he doesn't particularly enjoy and just the thought of Ko has helped him get by. So, he would rather delude himself about being satisfied with that jewelry box than open it and let his expectations be shattered. I'll tell you this much, Ko is going to be a big success at the box office. It's marketed well and instead of enriching the average Tamilian's life, it exploits his hardship and makes him a victim of crass commercialism.

I'll give K V Anand credit for what he deserves- he's a good music video director and he manages to keep you entertained throughout. I didn't think the film clocked in at anywhere close to three hours. But, he isn't a good filmmaker. Ko staggers throughout, pretending to take risks and after the first misstep; it's nothing but a free fall, all the way. The funny thing is the free fall isn't a smooth ride either. It hits every protruding rock. Just when I thought the film couldn't become more preposterous, it surprised me with the ending, which awakened memories of another film and made me want to throw something at the screen- maybe K V Anand himself.

Vaanam is a film about Five Elements of Nature

The movie Vaanam which has Simbhu in a lead purpose is to be expelled soon. There have been tall expectations about this film. Producer Ganesh pronounced which a actors who had acted in this movie etch a 5 elements of a nature. Vaanam is a reconstitute of a blockbuster Telugu movie Vedham.

Simbhu, Bharath, Anushka, Prakash Raj, Saranya as well as Sonia Agarwal had acted in this film. Krish who had destined Vedham has destined Vaanam also. Ganesh is producing this movie underneath a ensign V T V. The sharpened of this movie is additionally entrance to an end. The movie is approaching to strike a screens during a month of May.

Producer Ganesh describes a actors as a 5 elements of a nature. He said,” Simbhu dons a purpose of Cable Raja who does anything for a consequence of his love. He has been decorated as sky since he wants to be upon top. The sky will be manifest in a background.

Bharath dons a purpose of a musician as well as he is decorated as air since many of a instruments used for his impression have been breeze based. Anushka who dons a purpose of a blurb sex workman is decorated as H2O since it flows all a time as well as it carries all a impurities along with it. Prakash Raj who fights for a rights is decorated as glow since he is heated as well as reduced tempered. Saranya who is misery stricken who comes to city from encampment has been decorated as earth.”

Vaanam (2011) - Tamil Movie MP3 Songs

Cast and Crew:

Starring: Silambarasan, Bharath, Anushka Shetty, Prakash Raj, Saranya Ponvannan, Sonia Agarwal, Vega Tamotia, Santhanam
Director: Radhakrishna Jagarlamudi
Producer: Ganesh Janardhanans
Music Director: Yuvan Shankar Raja
Cinematography: Nirav Shah
Editing by: Anthony Gonsalves
Story & Screenplay: Radhakrishna Jagarlamudi
Studio: VTV Productions, Magic Box Pictures
Distributed by: Cloud Nine Movies

Soundtrack:

1. Evan Di Unna Pethan
2. Vaanam
3. Cable Raja
4. Who Am I
5. No Money No Honey