Telugu actor Venkateswara Rao dead

Veteran Telugu actor Gummadi Venkateswara Rao, died of multiple organ failure at a hospital here last night. He was 83.
Rao was suffering from diabetes, heart disease and other age-related problems and was admitted a few days ago to the hospital, where he breathed his last, doctors attending on him said on Wednesday.
Born at Ravikampadu village in Guntur district, Rao, popularly known as ‘Gummadi’ made his film debut in early 1950s and went on to act in over 500 films.
In a career spanning over five decades he teamed up as a co-star with N. T. Rama Rao and Akkineni Nageswara Rao in several films.
His portrayal as ‘Bheeshma’, ‘Dashratha’ and ‘Balram’ in various mythological films won him many laurels.
Though younger to NTR, Gummadi played the role of his father and elder brother in several movies.
He was the recipient of Andhra Pradesh government’s prestigious Raghupathi Venkaiah Award and various other awards.
Chief Minister K. Rosaiah and a number of film personalities visited the hospital to pay their last tributes to the noted actor.
Gummadi is survived by seven children. His funeral will be held in Hyderabad on Thursday, family sources said.

Filmography

1. Dharma Chakram (1995)

2. Maya Bazaar (1995) .... Balaram

3. Aayanaki Iddaru (1995)

3. Govindha Govindha (1993) .... Doorvasa Maharshi

4. Mutamestri (1993) .... Chief Minister

5. Gaayam (1993)

6. Rajendrudru Gajendrudru (1993) .... Elephant's Master

7. Rajeshwari Kalyanam (1993)

8. Varasudu (1993)

9. Brundavanam (1992)

10. Pelli Pustakam (1991)

11. Talli Tandrulu (1991)

12. Bobbili Raja (1990)

13. Kanoon Ki Hathkadee (1988)

14. Pasivadi Pranam (1987)

15. Thene Manasulu (1987)

16. Vikram (1986/II) .... Commissioner

17. Kiraathakudu (1986) .... Dharmateja

18. Raktha Sindhuram (1985) .... Jagannatham

19. Shri Datta Darshanam (1985) .... Jamadagni

20. Rustum (1984)

21. Rojulu Marayi (1984)

22. Sangarshana (1983)

23. Prema Pichollu (1983)

24. Adavallu Aligithe (1983)

25. Ee Pillaku Pellavuthundha (1983)

26. MLA Yedukondalu (1983)

27. Mundadugu (1983)

28. Pelli Choopulu (1983)

29. Police Venkataswamy (1983)

30. Rudrakali (1983)

31. Mondighatam (1982)

32. Anuraga Devatha (1982)

33. Bangaru Kanuka (1982)

34. Ee Charitra Ae Siratho (1982)

35. Ekalavya (1982)

36. Jagannatha Rathachakralu (1982)

37. Kaliyuga Ramudu (1982)

38. MaroMallupu (1982)

39. Raga Deepam (1982)

40. Swayamvaram (1982)

41. Agni Poolu (1981)

42. Alludugaru Zindabad (1981)

43. Asha Jyoti (1981)

44. Bhoga Bhagyalu (1981)

45. Premaabhishekam (1981)

46. Prema Mandiram (1981)

47. Sandhya Ragam (1981)

48. Mosagadu (1980)

49. Chandipriya (1980)

50. Buchi Babu (1980)

51. Dharma Chakram (1980)

52. Gajadonga (1980)

53. Gharana Donga (1980)

54. Gopala Krishnudu (1980)

55. Hema Hemeelu (1980)

56. Kaksha (1980)

57. Kotha Jeevithalu (1980)

58. Sardar Papa Rayudu (1980)

59. Shri Vasavi Kannika Parameshwari Mahatyam (1980)

60. Sreevari Muchatlu (1980)

61. Captain Krishna (1979)

62. Ganga Bhavani (1979)

63. Intinti Ramayanam (1979)

64. Karthika Deepam (1979)

65. Khiladi Krishnudu (1979)

66. Mande Gundelu (1979)

67. Muddula Koduku (1979)

68. Naa Illu Naa Vaalu (1979)

69. Shri Tirupati Venkateswara Kalyanam (1979)

70. Chal Mohana Ranga (1978)

71. Akbar Saleem Anarkali (1978)

72. Devadasu Malli Puttadu (1978)

73. Sahasavantudu (1978)

74. Aalu Magalu (1977)

75. Chakradhari (1977)

76. Indradhanusu (1977)

77. Kalpana (1977)

78. Kurukshetramu (1977) .... Bheeshma

79. Seeta Rama Vanavasam (1977)

80. Ramarajyamlo Rakthapasam (1976)

81. Manchiki Maro Peru (1976)

82. Oka Deepam Veligindhi (1976)

83. Padavoyi Bharatheeyuda (1976)

84. Secretary (1976)

85. Seeta Swayamvar (1976) .... Dasharath

86. Sita Kalyanam (1976) .... Dasharadha

87. Yavanam Katesindi (1976)88. Babu (1975)

89. Samsaram (1975)90. Saubhagyavati (1975)

91. Yashoda Krishna (1975)

92. Zamindarugari Ammayi (1975)

93. Alluri Seetharama Raju (1974)

94. Ammayi Pelli (1974)

95. Anaganaga Oka Thandri (1974)

96. Bhoomikosam (1974)

97. Devadasu (1974)

98. Dora Babu (1974)

99. Gali Patalu (1974)

100. Intinti Katha (1974)

101. Manushullo Devudu (1974) .... Father

102. Jeevana Tarangalu (1973) .... Venugopal Rao

103. Kannavari Kala (1973)

104. Mallamma Katha (1973)

105. Marapurani Manishi (1973)

106. Minaru Babu (1973)

107. Samsaram Sagaram (1973)

108. Vichitra Vivaham (1973)

109. Vintha Katha (1973)

110. Bangaru Babu (1972)

111. Iddaru Ammayilu (1972) .... Ramanujam

112. Kalam Marindi (1972)

113. Koduku Kodalu (1972)

114. Neethi Nijayathi (1972)

115. Pandanti Kapuram (1972)

116. Tata Manavadu (1972)

117. Vichitra Bandham (1972)

118. Amayakuralu (1971)

119. Bhagyavanthudu (1971)

120. Bharya Biddalu (1971)

121. Dasara Bullodu (1971)

122. Nenu Manishine (1971)

123. Prem Nagar (1971)

124. Sampoorna Ramayanam (1971) .... Dasharadha

125. Shri Krishna Satya (1971)

126. Shrimanthudu (1971)

127. Sisindri Chittibabu (1971)

128. Suputhrudu (1971)

129. Vichithra Dampathyam (1971)

130. Agni Pareeksha (1970)

131. Jai Jawan (1970)

132. Maro Prapancham (1970)

133. Poola Rangadu (1970) .... Chalapathi

134. Sridevi (1970)

135. Adrushtavanthalu (1969)

136. Aadarsa Kutumbam (1969)

137. Aatmiyulu (1969) .... Jagannadham

138. Bhale Rangadu (1969)

139. Buddhimanthudu (1969)

140. Shri Rama Katha (1969)

141. Bandhipotu Dongalu (1968)

142. Bangaru Sankellu (1968)

143. Govula Gopanna (1968)

144. Mana Samsaram (1968)

145. Palamanasulu (1968)

146. Kambojaraju Katha (1967)

147. Prana Mithrulu (1967) .... Diwan

148. Rahasyam (1967)

149. Bhakta Potana (1966) .... Pothana

150. Kanne Manasulu (1966)

151. Navarathri (1966)

152. Palnati Yudham (1966)

153. Shri Krishna Pandaviyam (1966)

154. Aatma Gowravam (1965)

155. Antastulu (1965)

156. Chandrahasa (1965/I)

157. Chandrahasa (1965/II)

158. C.I.D (1965) .... Chalapathi

159. Naadi Aada Janme (1965)

160. Preminchi Choodu (1965)

161. Satya Harishchandra (1965/II)

162. Aatma Balam (1964) .... Psychiatrist

163. Dr. Chakravarthy (1964)

164. Manchi Manishi (1964)

165. Murali Krishna (1964)

166. Poojaphalam (1964) .... Diwan Ramakrishnaiah

167. Ramadasu (1964) .... Kabir

168. Varasatwam (1964)

169. Velugu Needalu (1964)

170. Tirupathamma Katha (1963)

171. Lakshadhikari (1963)

172. Paruvu Prathishta (1963)

173. Savati Koduku (1963)

174. Irugu - Porugu (1963)

175. Sri Krishnarjuna Yudham (1963) .... Yudhishtira

176. Chaduvukunna Ammayilu (1963)

177. Mooga Manasulu (1963)

178. Punarjanma (1963)

179. Mahamantri Timmarusu (1962) .... Mahamantri Timmarusu

180. Bhishma (1962) .... Karna

181. Aradhana (1962) (as Gummadi Venkatheshwara Rao)

182. Constable Koothuru (1962)

183. Kalimilemulu (1962)

184. Khaidi Kannayya (1962)

185. Kula Gothralu (1962)

186. Siri Sampadalu (1962)

187. Santa (1961)

188. Sri Seetha Rama Kalyanam (1961) .... Viswamitra Maharshi

189. Bharya Bharthalu (1961)

190. Iddaru Mitrulu (1961) .... Bhanoji Rao

191. Pandava Vanavasam (1961/I) .... Dharmaraaju

192. Pandava Vanavasam (1961/II)

193. Rishyashringar (1961)

194. Rushyashrunga (1961)

195. Tandrulu Kodukulu (1961)

196. Vagdanam (1961) .... Ranganatham

197. Deepavali (1960) .... Nagadattudu

198. Harishchandra (1960) .... Vishwamitra Maharshi

199. Pelli Kaanuka (1960)

200. Renukadevi Mahatyam (1960)

201. Sahasra Siracheda Apoorva Chinthamani (1960)

202. Shantinivasam (1960)

203. Sri Venkateswara Mahatmyam (1960) .... Bhrugu Maharshi

204. Illarikam (1959)

205. Jayabheri (1959) .... Viswanatha Sastri

206. Krishna Leelalu (1959)

207. Maa Inti Mahalakshmi (1959)

208. Nammina Bantu (1959)

209. Pelli Sandadi (1959)

210. Raja Makutam (1959)

211. Sabhash Ramudu (1959)

212. Sati Tulasi (1959)

213. Sipayi Kooturu (1959)

214. Aadapettanam (1958)

215. Chenchu Lakshmi (1958/I)

216. Dongalunnaru Jagratha (1958)

217. Ettuku Pai Ettu (1958) .... Govindaiah

218. Intiguttu (1958)

219. Suvarna Sundari (1957/I)

220. Maya Bazaar (1957) .... Balarama

221. Dampatyam (1957)

222. Dongallo Dora (1957)

223. M.L.A. (1957) .... Damodaram

224. Premada Putri (1957)

225. Preme Daivam (1957)

226. Sarangadhara (1957)

227. Sati Ansuya (1957)

228. Veera Kankanam (1957)

229. Vinayaka Chaviti (1957) .... Satrajit

230. Chiranjeevulu (1956) .... Dr. Krishna

231. Edi Nijam (1956) .... Munusabu

232. Pennin Perumai (1956)

233. Kanyasulkam (1955) .... Sowjanya Rao Pantulu

234. Ardhangi (1955) ... Zameendaar

235. Missamma (1955) .... Employer (guest role)

236. Rani Ratnaprabha (1955)

237. Todu Dongalu (1954) .... Lokanatham

238. Pitchi Pullaiah (1953) .... Bhopala Rao

239. Adrushta Deepudu (1950)

Magadheera Movie Trilar review

Film : Magadheera

OTM Rating: 4/5
Banner: Geeta ArtsCast: Ram Charan Teja, Kajal Agarwal, Srihari, Sunil, Brahmanandam, Sarath Babu, Rao Ramesh, Surya, Mumaith Khan, Sameer, Sekhar, Kim Sharma, Saloni & Hema
Music: MM KeeravaniSound suvervision: Kalyani MalikCinematography: Senthil KumarDialogues: RatnamArt: RavinderEditing: Kotagiri Venkateswara RaoFights: Peter Hynes & Ram LakshmanStyling: Rama RajamouliCo-producer: Bhogavally PrasadStory: Vijayendra PrasadScreenplay, & Direction: SS RajamouliProducer: Allu ArvindRelease date: 30 July 2009
Magadheera’ is the movie which deals with the backdrop of divine mysteries of death and rebirth, and the film is an action-packed romantic thriller.
Story : Ram Charan ( Harsha) who loves to make adventures on bikes and earns money. Ram Charan meets kajal unfortunately and goes to flash back. It is the year 1609AD. Kala Bhairava (Ramcharan) is the warrior in Udayghad Kingdom.He trains the soldiers. Mitravinde (Kajal) is the Yuvarani of that Kingdom. She is in love with Kala Bhairava. On the other hand, Senadhipathi Randheer (Dev Gil) wants to marry Yuva Rani.That results in a battle between Ram Charan Tej and Randheer which puts end for their lives.Again they take rebirth. The rest of the story is does Indu know her past? Is Harsha successful in his love? Go to the theatres and watch it.
Performances: Ram Charn Tej comes up with excellent performance and his dances in ‘Bangaru Kodi petta..’ song are extraordinary. The horse riding, sword fighting , dances done by him are stunning in the film. He has done complete justice to both his roles and he reminded of his father at many places. Kajal is perfect choice to the role.Sri Hari, Villan Dev Gill, Sarath babu and Rao Ramesh made a good performance.Chiranjeevi apperance did not help the film. Coming to Comedy it’s a Major Draw back for the film. Brahmanandam’s Comedy did not reach audience and sunil’s Comedy is average.
Analysis: Magadheera is a technical telugu movie with a blend of excellent sound effects,graphics,3D,Cinematography and Choreography. The plus points of the film are performances, technical values and grandeur.Though the first few minutes of the movie is boring and confused, it pickups with Ram Charan’s horse riding scene and the tempo continues till the end of the Movie.Production values of the film are grand. And it will live up to the adjective of ‘Magnum Opus’. Two thumbs up to S.S.Rajamouli and Allu Aravind for making a brilliant film. Don’t watch it on internet or pirated DVDs. Magadheera is a film that must be watched in a good theater with nice sound/projection system.

Adurs Movie Review

Film: Adurs
OTM rating: 3.5/5
Banner: Vaishnavi Arts Pvt LtdCast: NTR, Nayanatara, Sheela, Brahmanandam, Asish Vidyardhi, Mahesh Manjrekar, Sayaji Shinde, Tanikella Bharani, Raghu Babu, Raghu Karumanchi, Rama Prabha, Kondavalasa, Rajyalakshmi etcMusic: Devi Sri PrasadCinematography: Chota K NaiduStory – dialogues: Kona VenkatArt: Anand SaiFights: Stun Siva – Ram LakshmanEditing: Gowtam RajuScreenplay – direction: VV VinayakPresents: Kodali Venkateswara Rao (Nani)Producer: Vallabhaneni Vamsi MohanRelease date: 13 January 2010
Adhurs is a complete entertainer movie.
StoryThe story of twins who get separated at birth. A Brahmin lady loses her child just a few minutes after his birth. The news first comes to the notice of an old woman in the family and she secretly replaces the dead-infant with a healthy baby from adjacent mother who delivers twins.
The adjacent mother leaves the hospital with single child assuming the other one died. Thus one boy grows up in Brahmin family as Chari (Jr NTR) and another grows up at his mother as Narsimha (Jr NTR) and he becomes an undercover agent to a top cop.
How these two brothers unite forms the climax. Chandrakala (Nayantara) pairs up with Chari and another cosmo-girl (Sheela) becomes the love interest of Narasimha.
PerformancesJr NTR lives up to the expectations in everything. He is extremely entertaining as Chari with Brahmin diction. He generated lots of comedy when he says ‘naakesaru’ repeatedly in the movie. His character as Narasimha is more like extension of his Kantri character (both looks and mannerisms). His dances are amazing and give you a mass kick in the title song that comes before climax.
Brahmanandam hogs the limelight again in this movie as a Hindu priest who ‘maintains’ the family of Nayanatara. Brahmanandam has lots of footage and he in combination of NTR makes sure that there is enough entertainment. Nayanatara is paired up with Chari character and she is pretty good, slim and sleek. Sheela looted young hearts with glowing skin and sensuous garments. She is paired with Narasimha character. Mahesh Manjrekar is wasted due to poor characterization. Nassar, Sayaji Shinde and Asish Vidyardhi are alright.
Highlights
* Kondavalasa (in Amitabh Bachchan get up) as hero in Chakkera Takkuva (Cheeni Kum remake) brought laughs* ‘Maa Baava Kallallo Aanandam Choodali’ dialogue of Ananth also brought hilarious attention* The change of lyrics from ‘Where is that Panche Kattu, where is that pilaka juttu, where is that niluvu bottu…Chaari’ to ‘where is that panche kattu, where is that paatha bike, where is that old look…Chaari..’ is not good but should be accepted due to Censor reasons.* VV Vinayak appears in a single frame in the song ‘Sambho Siva Sambho…’and that resulted in loud whistles and shouts in theatres* NTR’s dances stood on the top* Brahmanandam’s comedy as lover to Nayanatara impresses.* Bad guy Mahesh Manjrekar also tried to make people laugh to some extent in the role of big Don.* All songs are good visual treats
Drawbacks
* Sayaji Shinde’s character is half baked. Audiences didn’t understand if he were a positive or negative character. On a whole, the characterization graph is not complete.* Climax is trash with senseless weapon theme. No one understood the logic and possibility of such a weapon that appears from air!!!
Story – screenplay – directionStory given by Kona Venkat is contrived. It is an old-fashioned formulaic story of twins which had been presented to us umpteen number of times (Don, Rowdy Alludu, Mugguru Monagallu, Hello Brother etc). The scientist father angle is inspired by Krishh. The undercover agent had The Departed/Pokiri shades. Screenplay by VV Vinayak should have been better. VV Vinayak who brings emotion into his action films couldn’t do justice to mass character in Adurs. The action sequences and emotion involved in it is not properly established. However, VV Vinayak seems to have acquired a knack for getting his comedy timing well since his last film Krishna. The characterization he has done for Chari character deserves applause. I liked the ‘atma’ (mummy) twist given to Brahmanandam character in the second half. The second half and climax needs a lot of improvement.
AnalysisFirst half of the movie is okay with some nice entertainment by NTR (Chari character) and Bramanandam. The second half of the movie where the real crux lies is not constructed well. The three serious villains (Sayaji Shinde, Asish Vidyardhi & Mahesh Manjrekar) of the movie conspire in the second half only to transform themseleves into comedy villains. The climax should have been better. Plus point of the movie is comedy by Chari character. The story and screenplay are the weaklings. VV Vinayak should have concentrated more on Narasimha character to get the balance in terms of emotion and action orientation.
Bottom Line: A must watch movie for all, look out for NTR’s dances and his hilarious performance.

Om Shanti Movie Review

Film: Om Shanti
OTM Rating: 2.5/5
Banner: Three Angels StudioCast: Madhavan, Navadeep, Nikhil, Kajal Agarwal, Aditi Sharma, Bindu Madhavi, Murali Mohan, Ravi Kale, Sunil, Pragathi, Raghu Babu, Siva Reddy and othersMusic: IlayarajaDialogues: Gandham NagarajuEditing: Marthand K VenkateshCinematography: Jai VincentDirector: Chaitanya DantuluriProducer: Seshu Priyanka ChalasaniRelease date: 13 January 2010
StoryIt is about five characters – Meghana (Kajal) who believes in variety and wants thrill at every second of life, Teja (Nikhil) who aims to be the next Ravi Teja in the film industry, Anand (Navadeep) who got rejected 8 times by prospective brides and is now working a way with the 9th alliance Anjali (Aditi), Noorie (Bindu) whose marriage gets fixed with an army man and she is waiting for him, a farmer’s wife (Pragathi) who has to bow to the pressures of her son and give away their farming lands. Each of them has their own story and how that brings about a change in them forms the essence.
PerformancesKajal is glamorous, she is seductive in one song and looks cute as usual in few scenes, otherwise not much for her in the performance department. She has repetitive expressions which must change.
Madhavan is a surprise package and though his presence was brief, thanks to ‘3 Idiots’ his screen aura is maintained here as well.
Navadeep has come up with a regular performance and did justice to his role. Usually, he has sparks of brilliance when it comes to comedy but here his character was different so just pass mark.
Nikhil has shown tremendous energy and has got a very expressive face. His role could have been developed in a better way and mixed with dose of humor, that would have worked.
Aditi Sharma did her bit as per the standards so not much complaints from her.
Bindu Madhavi has got the most minimal role in the entire lot and the contrast from a Brahmin girl in her debut to a Muslim girl in this one was visible.
AnalysisOne must have experience and the finesse when it comes to running several tracks and converging them into one. While the thought process of the director can be appreciated, he was not able to get it onto the screen successfully. His amateur handling of the script was quite visible and that’s why the film fails to impress. The dialogues were okay, the script was weak and the screenplay was erratic. Music department was a major disappointment despite the presence of Ilayaraja. Cinematography was better. Costumes were neat and the art department was apt. Technically, the film has scored well and the production values were high as well but the content and delivery of the product was not impressive. The film would have been a lot better if crisp stitching of each character was made instead of complicating it with several different scenarios. Overall, the film might have good opening collections due to the star power but eventually it may not be a success at the box office.

Namo Venkatesa Telugu Movie Review

Film: Namo Venkatesa

OTM rating: 3.5/5

Banner: Suresh Productions Pvt. Ltd & 14 Reels Entertainment Cast: Venkatesh, Trisha, Brahmanandam, Ali, Kota Srinivasa Rao, J.P, MS Narayana, Chandra Mohan, Dharmavarapu, Mukesh Rishi, Subbaraju, Satya Prakash, Kasi Vishwanath, Jeeva, Srinivas Reddy, Siva Reddy, Master Bharat, Bhenarjee, Giridhar, Pruthhvi, Surya, Sravan, Gundu Sudharshan, Aravind, Vinay Prasad, Sudha, Pragathi, Surekha Vani, Telangana Sakunthala, Delhi Rajeswari, Ramya and SandhyaMusic: Devi Sri PrasadCinematography: Murella PrasadStory: GopimohanEditing: M R VarmaScreenplay-Direction: Srinu VytlaProducers: Achanta Gopichand, Achanta Ram, Anil SunkaraRelease date: 14 January 2010
Story:
Venkatramana (Venkatesh) is an ardent devotee of Venkateswara Swami and a ventriloquist by profession. Venkata Ramana is so good at heart that he has no enemies, however he has only one problem- he’s still a bachelor. He travels to Europe to participate in a concert, he meets Paris Prasad (Brahmanandam) who conspires to take advantage of Venkata Ramana and his friends. Venkata Ramana bumps into Pooja (Trisha), a relative of Paris Prasad and instantly falls in love with her. When Paris Prasad comes to know about this, he drags himself, Venkata Ramana and Pooja into a complicated situation. And what happens from there forms the rest of the story.
Performances:Venkatesh’s knack for comedy is brilliant. Right from the introduction scene till the end, he does well in all the comic scenes. His costumes and styling in the initial parts of the film, suit his characterization as an innocent do-gooder, pretty well. Trisha is adequate in her role. She’s gorgeous in the songs and performs well in the emotional scenes. However, it’s Brahmanandam who steals the show and walks away with all the honours. Probably, he has played the same character, umpteen times till date but the subtle variations which he brings out in his acting makes us laugh all over again. Be it, the first interaction between Brahmanandam and Venkatesh, or the scene where they plan to escape from the palatial house, Brahmanandam shows why he’s known as the ‘Hasya Brahma’! Brahmanandam and Venkatesh’s combination is another added advantage to the film. The supporting cast of the film is similar to other Srinu Vytla’s films and they do well in their respective scenes. Jayprakash Reddy once again uses the same slang which he used in ‘Ready’ and he’s good. Mukesh Rishi and Subba Raju are alright in their roles. Both Dharmavarapu Subramaniam and Vishwanath Kasi are good and evoke laughter quite a few times.
Highlights:
* Venkatesh dancing for songs Allu Arjun’s ‘Mr Perfect’ and ‘Ringa Ringa’ brought laughs in theaters* Vehicle chasing is a visual treat* Dog chasing is a mass entertainer
Drawbacks:
* Music* Lack of sufficient rib tickling dialogues and situations
Technical Departments:Gopi Mohan’s story is adequate for the film. Some of the one-on-one scenes between Venkatesh and Brahmanandam are wonderfully written. Chitapalli Ramana’s dialogues are very good. Cinematography is brilliant throughout the film. The use of colours and lighting deserves a special mention. Two songs which were shot in Iceland were stunning on screen. M R Varma’s editing is adequate. Devi Sri Prasad’s music is alright. ‘Ding Dong’, ‘Soundarya’ and ‘Namo Venkatesa’ songs have good music as well as good lyrics. Srinu Vytla’s screenplay runs on predictable lines, however his direction is noteworthy. The series of incidents between Venkatesh and Brahmanandam are handled well and in a way they are the soul of the film.
Analysis‘Namo Venkatesa’ falls in the genre of a family entertainer with ingredients such as comedy, love, sentiment and action. Srinu Vytla maintained the same standard cast and crew from previous films, in this entertainer as well. First half of the movie is entertaining but the interval bang conveys something very interesting is waiting in second half. Even the interval liner is ‘Get Ready for Real Game’. But the game is very well in predictable limits. The movie stands out to be a wonderful entertainer for the audiences those didn’t watch ‘Dhee’ and ‘Ready’. But in comparison ‘Namo Venkatesa’ of Vytla scores little less.
Music could be better to bring better mileage for the film. On a whole it’s a family entertainer for this season.

THUNICHAL MOVIE REVIEW

Review by : Behindwoods review board
Starring: : Arun Vijay, Ramana, Shiva Manjal.
Direction: Majeed
Music: Premji Amaran
Production: Sri Ambhrishinee arts
New Year, new hopes, new beginnings, and new movies! We have the first set of releases of this year, not anything big. Thunichal starring Arun Vijay, Ramana and new heroine Shiva Manjal is a tale of the havoc that a sadistic mind plays in the lives of many people. The owner of the sadistic mind has a very unique philosophy – what he cannot get, nobody else should and the object of his desire should self destroy. And, when he fails to get the lady of his dreams, he cooks up a devious plan to destroy everything in her life and drive her to self destruction. The plan involves a couple of murders and then misleading people about who is responsible for the deaths. The misled minds then go about damning each other’s lives. Does the truth ultimately come out or does the crookedly cunning mind get the pleasure of seeing his plans work? That is what Thunichal is all about.First, this is not the way we wanted 2010 to begin. There are seldom movies where murdering has appeared so easy. And then, the murderer so easily convinces people that someone has actually done it. All this seems to happen in some lawless land where there is no police or anyone to look into a murder. Most characters in the movie seem to believe in an ‘eye for an eye’ method of life and that is why they set off to murder each other without so

much as a second thought. If any part of the movie impresses, it has to be the final few portions which has a couple who feign love for each other with the real intention of killing each other with neither of them having a clue about the other’s ideas.Arun Vijay seems to be in a lost plot after his Malai Malai high. But, Ramana impresses with his cold villainy. Other performances don’t count for much. Director Majeed, who also has the story and screenplay to his credit, must have thought long and hard about the plot. This one fails to hold the viewers’ attention right from the start. The ‘lovers out to kill each other’ thread could have been better used to give a few interesting scenes which would have enhanced the quality of the film. Technically, there is nothing much that stands out and music by Premji Amaran fails to make any sort of impact.Thunichal is a pretty low way to start 2010 for Kollywood. It looks a jaded and unrefined product, the type that one won’t be too pleased to watch

PYAAR IMPOSSIBLE MOVIE REVIEW

Review by : Harish
Starring: : Uday Chopra, Priyanka Chopra, Anupam Kher.
Direction: Jugal Hansraj
Music: Salim Merchant, Sulaiman Merchant
Production: Yash Raj Films
A failed actor turned director and an upcoming hero cum writer tries desperately to dish out the perfect date movie and ends up giving a half-baked romantic flick which just doesn’t click. This story seems to be inspired from Akshay Kumar’s part of ‘Jaan-e-maan’ with a few alterations. The story of a geek trying to desperately win over the hottest girl in college has been done-to-death in Hollywood but in Bollywood it’s a rarity. We have always seen the hero to be the smart, handsome hunk that can top-size an entire 18 wheel truck to save a butterfly but in this movie the hero is too afraid to even fight against a man who has stolen his software. Now the geek sees his dream girl once again after 7 long years in which the dame has got divorced and has a 6 year old daughter. Now the geek has to find a way to finally fight against his own inhibitions to get his girl and his software back. Can he do it? Of course he can! It’s a Yash Raj movie for crying out loud. But, how? Of course, with the usual Yash Raj cliché ridden second half it is not big a surprise there too.

Uday Chopra has taken this romantic comedy as his comeback vehicle. Apart from his two Dhoom movies he hasn’t smelled success with any other attempts. And when he has to follow up a Neel-n-Nikki he has to be doubly careful. As an actor he has done justice to the role and even the concept seems quite fine but has failed mainly due to his dragging-no twist screenplay and cliché-ridden dialogues which is also penned by him. The movie might have been intended to be a cute romantic comedy but director Jugal Hansraj has concentrated only on the cuteness part, which after a point looks overdone and forgone the comedy which is very essential for such movies. There is a need for one to overdo some geeky parts which was somewhat achieved in Jaan-e-mann but here it seems Uday is just a normal guy with a weird old spectacles.There are some scenes which do make you smile like the ‘Thai-tradition’ dinner scene, or whenever Priyanka tries to talk to Uday about his or her personal life. The natural acting by Priyanka and Uday helps in achieving the cuteness of many such scenes. But on the other side, scenes like Uday using a 6 year old’s school stage performance to tell Priyanka his version of the story is intolerable. The movie neither gives much importance to how and why does Priyanka fall for Uday nor does Uday use a brilliant way to get his software back (If its that simple to put a password to the software why doesn’t he do it earlier?) And we do miss some twists in the movie which could have helped to a large extent.The brilliant camera work by Santhosh Thundil and a catchy music and background score by Salim-Sullaiman gives it a glossy rich look and feel. But a lethargic work in the editing table does bite the movie’s prospects in a big way. The first half is slow and after a good start even the pace in the second half slackens. Other cast members have little to do. The kid does not impress at all; Dino Morea puts on the same face from start to finish and it does little to impress the audience. Anupam Kher is decent in a role which he has done several times before, that of a worried and concerned dad giving worldly advice to his geeky son.Overall the movie is a simple plain movie with little twists and very less comic relief. If properly done could have made a perfect Valentine flick.

DULHA MIL GAYA MOVIE REVIEW

Review by : Harish
Starring: : Fardeen Khan, Sushmita Sen, Shahrukh Khan
Direction: Mudassar Aziz
Music: Lalit Pandit, Pritam Chakraborty
Production: Insight Productions, Morpheus Media Ventures

When people try the best way to make a comeback, Sushmita shows how to make a comeback in style. Even though Sushmita is having a release almost every 6 months, it’s been quite a while seeing Sush in a mainstream cinema. And it’s better to forget the extended Special appearance she did in ‘Do knot disturb’ where she looked like a sumo wrestler. But now with a tonned down physique (not entirely) she looks a million bucks.The story of Dulha Mil Gaya has been ventured several times and even though we are familiar with the proceedings as well as the outcome, several scenes make you smile. Apart from Sushmita giving a very energetic performance, Fardeen also comes up with a decent performance as the rich playboy who is afraid of commitments. Even though he hams in a few sequences he has done quite a cool job in the second half. Ishita Sharma also impresses as the Punjabi girl who can go to any extent to make things happen for her and her life.If only the first half is a little faster and the climax is not as unimaginably lame this movie would have definitely made a mark. With no other movie in the theatre which entertains you except for the supremely successful 3 Idiots, and Raat Gayi Baat gayi which has already been taken out of almost all the theatres, this might pull in some audience.

Mudassar Aziz is extremely talented but taking such an age old story has gone against him. Overall this fairy tale story of a geek turned supermodel to teach a lesson to the mis-guided male protagonist might not go well with the urban audience but might just well click with the rural and semi-rural audience. And with Shahrukh’s special appearance which isn’t all that special in the first place, might just act as the carrot to draw in the audience.Overall, the movie with an age-old story, out-dated camera work, old-fashioned songs but with a feel-good factor might just make some encouraging numbers in the satellite rights but impressing one-and all would be Mission impossible. The song ‘Akhela dil’ was more of an irony as I was almost alone in the theatres. If only the marketing campaign was a little well laid out, the movie could have fetched a decent opening. If not for Sush, the movie would have been a dead duck for sure.

NAANAYAM MOVIE REVIEW

Review by : Behindwoods review board
Starring: : Sibiraj, Prasanna, SP Balasubramaniam, Ramya Raj. Direction: Sakthi S Rajan
Music: James Vasanthan
Production: Capital Films
A corrupt bank official sets a trap to get even with his blackmailer who in turn is so smart that he saves sensitive documents in the same bank the official is employed in. Naanayam’s premise provides enough scope for an edge-of-the-seat experience. The script employs countless twists and turns, although only a few of them really work – before which the damage of ruining it is already done.On the other hand, stripped bare of its regionalization, Naanayam also feels like inspired from a vaguely familiar Hollywood movie although there’s no evidence to call it a Dead Ringer. We won’t be surprised if it’s one. After all, Hollywood is ridden with movies on bank robbery – and many of them clever and convincing.SPB is the CEO of the Trust Bank, who gets into a complicated trouble and seeks Prasanna’s help to get out of the situation who in his mission to help SPB, gets embroiled in a deeper quagmire. How the duo gets out of the mess forms the rest of Naanayam.SPB’s role is the central plot character of the movie and Prasanna’s role in the latter half contributes to the missing ‘Naanayam’ part of it. Prasanna’s role, as the virtuous

young man, is hardly new turf for him and the fact that he’s convincing isn’t at all surprising. Alternatively, Sibiraj’s role offers him very little; only that it’s different from his usual routine of lead roles.Some of the movie’s escape tricks are very lame – for instance Ramya does a mix of pole-dance-cum-disco to evade the laser beams that protect the bank’s lockers. You simply wonder: whoever came up with that idea!!!James Vasanthan’s songs are just about so-so and have no say in the movie’s progress. Thaman’s background score, however, peps up the scenes and provides it the required perkiness. Editing effects baffle the viewer in the name of novelty and appear more of an obstacle than helping with the movie’s flow.In retrospect, despite all the odds, there’s one thing strikingly honest about the movie: its title. It doesn’t seem to be born out of the urge to appease the taxmen with Tamil titles, but serves as an ironic reminder of what is not present in the movie.

AYIRATHIL ORUVAN MOVIE REVIEW

Review by : Behindwoods review board
Starring: : Karthi, Reema Sen, Andrea, Parthiban.
Direction: Selvaraghavan
Music: GV Prakash Kumar
Production: Dream Valley Corporation
With Aayirathil Oruvan, Selvaraghavan has inadvertently opened the Pandora box of a new genre as yet unknown to Tamil movies – Zombies. It is the case of Pirates of the Carribean meets Dawn of the Death where the ancient Cholas, albeit with whatsoever no connection to the real Cholas as the disclaimer maintains, are reduced to dark-as-charcoal skinned tribesmen living in an unknown island in Vietnam, who are ready to gorge at raw flesh at the mere sight of it since they are starved.So the dark-skinned subjects largely set the tone of the movie and the darkness remains dominant throughout. There is blood and gore, but of a different kind: not the one that makes you squirm, but something that makes you gawk at.Thousands of years ago, when the Cholas were ousted from their homeland by the Pandias, their throne Prince was sent into exile to a secret location by the last Chola King. The Prince also carried with him a priceless statue of the Pandias. No efforts were fruitful at tracing the location and archeologists attempting the same simply disappear without a trace.

Andrea's dad and archeologist Prathap Pothen vanishes into thin air in his attempt to unravel the mystery. In comes the archeologist-cum-gun-wielding-designer-sunglasses-sporting ultra modern chick Reema, employed by the Indian government to trace Pothen. Andrea, his daughter, obviously joins in and they employ Karthi and a gang of burly men as helps. Karthi looks as if he's stepped out of his Paruthiveeran sets to join Reema and Andrea in their quest.Their expedition unfurls nasty surprises after surprises - body-painted weirdos with strange weapons, quicksand, snakes. Lest we forget, there is also a cat fight between Reema and Andrea on the topic 'Karthi'. They finally reach the zombie land where Parthiban is the ruler whose raw-flesh-eating subjects take them into custody. Reema reveals her real self and exposes the self-centric purpose of her quest. Karthi has very little to spare for Aayirathil Oruvan. He plays the rustic help, who instantly falls for Reema and Andrea, who cracks witty one-liners much to our delight in the otherwise serious state of affairs. Being his forte, it comes much easier for him without even having to try. Despite having to mouth profound verses in ancient Tamil, Reema manages to only mime them with improper synchronization and it makes her appear as if she's in a Chinese movie. Andrea is multi-talented, but acting, sadly, is not one of those. But her meager dialogues in Madras Tamil are bang on otherwise. G V Prakash's music stands out in the 'Ommele Aasathaan' song and a word about the background score: it's a battle between the background score and the blood thirsty human screeches. We would've loved to write about Eerum Ali's costume designing if only Reema and Andrea were not strutting around in just one pair of satin-shirt-shorts-overalls and sleeveless top and baggies respectively. Karthi leaves no scope for Eerum squarely. Selva's frenziedly unleashed creativity makes you hallucinate towards the end of the movie and delirium sets in soon. It's not enough that a solid disclaimer is in place, a little bit of research about the subject would've helped things in the process. The underdeveloped script lacks everything - starting from strong plot twists to captive locations to graphics to credibility, above all. Aayirathil Oruvan also ends on a very scary end note: about the journey of the Chola prince continuing as Karthi takes up the mantle.

KUTTY MOVIE REVIEW

Review by : Behindwoods review board
Starring: Dhanush, Shriya.
Direction: Mitran R Jawahar
Music: Devi Sri Prasad
Production: Gemini Films Circuit
Exactly a year after Padikkathavan, Dhanush is back for Pongal 2010 with Kutty, the remake of the Telugu super hit Arya which had featured Allu Arjun in the lead. Very clearly Kutty is not the regular Dhanush entertainer. Dhanush had tried the family and sentiment path in Yaradee Nee Mohini and had been quite successful at it. This time with the same man, who made Yaradee Nee Mohini, he has arrived with a theme of persisting with one’s love and hope even when all seems lost. In short, it is about how one man handles his ‘one side love’ and whether his faith ultimately pays off.For a change, Kutty is a Dhanush film that does not show him as the irresponsible college student who doesn’t care about his studies or future, constantly gets taunted and verbally flayed by his parents and sometimes returns the criticism with some of his witty one- liners. He is the regular college guy with below average looks, low confidence and nothing much that gets him noticed. Shriya is a student in the same college and with her kind of looks she soon becomes the center of attention. While Kutty has already developed a soft corner for her in his heart, she is also in the dreams of one of the most popular guys in the college. The popular guy (Sameer Dattani) also has a very reputed family background. But, even with his kind of profile, it is tough to woo Shriya. He eventually manages

to, but not in the best possible manner and that is where one begins to doubt whether the romance will last. Surprisingly it does, but there are other problems. Marriage is not easy as there are people and forces opposing it. Who supports their love, who opposes it, how do they solve the problems in their life, does their love last through the troubles or does one of them back off when the going gets tough and most importantly what happens to Kutty and his love? Kutty answers this question.The one factor that keeps the interest in the movie going is the uncertain direction of the relationship. We know for sure what is going on in the minds of Dhanush and Sameer Dattani, but we can't comprehend what Shriya is thinking which makes us unable to predict the direction in which the love triangle of sorts is heading, that is the biggest strength of the movie. But, there are also flaws that stop Kutty from touching our hearts. The screenplay does not pick up pace, it is a rather sedate movement of events throughout. Also, the romance, be it the Sameer - Shriya relationship or Dhanush's one-side feelings, don't really get the bells tolling in our hearts which stops us from wishing that a particular pair finally unite; in short, the romance(s) don't connect. The narration is linear and plain which can be assumed to be necessitated by the story which leaves the movie with innate limitations at providing fun and entertainment. Dhanush has tried to liven up the proceedings with his comedy. Though enjoyable in parts, it does not touch the standards that we have got used to in Dhanush starrers. Dhanush has lived the role of Kutty, the simple and shy guy who longs for love. He is the major factor that makes the film work to an extent; it is hard to imagine anyone else in this role. Sameer Dattani does his part without leaving much of an impact. Shriya has got a break from the glamour routine for a change which is a relief, and looks fresh and cute. But, she has missed an opportunity to make her mark as a good actress. The climax portions offered scope for expressing emotional turmoil but she has failed to grab the chance, looking stone faced. Veteran Radha Ravi is his usual commanding self. Meghna Naidu appears in an item number and disappears without much effect, a wasted presence. Technically, the movie does not offer anything special. It is a simple story with minimum requirements; the camera and editing departments have fulfilled them without making any great impression. The music is however a let down, the songs don't get the audience going. Mithran Jawahar has done quite a good job with the dialogues.Kutty is a film that focuses on love and the ways in which it is expressed. It is definitely different from the regular commercial if you take into account that there is no over the top heroism or loud villains. The director has tried hard to make a feel good romantic flick and has partially succeeded. If you don't mind narration that is on the slow side more often than not and if you are willing to compromise a bit on entertainment for the central plot, then you might end up liking Kutt .

CHANCE PE DANCE MOVIE REVIEW

Review by : Harish V
Starring: Shahid Kapoor, Genelia Dsouza, Mohnish Behl, Parikshat Sahni.
Direction: Ken Ghosh
Music: Pritam Chakraborty, Adnan Sami, Sandeep Shirodkar, Ken Ghosh
Production: Ronnie Screwvala
After seeing Luck by Chance and Shortkut last year, about struggling actor’s desperate attempt in achieving stardom, this year starts off with another such story. Though in the first two, the movies were about how people change after attaining stardom, this movie is completely about the struggle. After making a super hit mushy love story and following it up with a flop romantic thriller which still did impress many for the slick film making, Ken Ghosh seemed to have got in him to reach the top. But the failure of his second movie seemed to have made the director more cautious and has again relied on a feel-good underdog story of an upcoming actor and what all he had to meet to achieve his dreams.The movie not just puts some light on the life of a struggling actor who has all the qualities of becoming a top hero but also has specified the importance of strong supporters needed for him to achieve greatness. In this case, the loving dad who wants him to do what he desires yet concerned about his future too, a loving girl-friend who

wants to see the boy-friend achieve great heights, a bunch of school kids to whom he had taught dancing to make him realize that with patience and perseverance anything is possible and last but not the least the car which sheltered him when in-need. The movie thankfully doesn’t lean on melodrama to move forward. The few emotional scenes like the one just before the interval when Shahid succumbs to his ill-luck for the first time and cries out to Genelia, or when he talks about his life on-stage or when Genelia is unable to control her cries when Shahid decides to go back to his home-town, its just perfect. But you needed more such scenes and less of the adventures of him and the kidsThe extended scenes of him performing at the reality shows and also the auditions of few other competitors would have increased the tension or drama but the loose screenplay makes it look like a cake-walk for Shahid which hampers the whole show. The predictability and simplicity of the screenplay works for and against the movie. As some scenes needed the punch and it is clearly missing. The father-son relationship has been handled with finesse and seems so believable and cute.The theatre was filled with hoots and whistles from the fairer sex once Shahid starts of the title song on screen and it hits hysterical levels when he takes of his shirt for the climax song. Shahid is indeed growing in stature and as well into a fine actor. Apart from over doing of few facial expressions the young actor seems to have finally settled on to a rhythm, a rhythm which gladly is not imitating that of Shahrukh anymore. He sets the screen on fire when it comes to dancing which forms the basis of the entire story, thanks to some superb choreography work by Ahmed Khan and Marty Kudelka. Genelia is cute and does her work with conviction. Mohnish Behl is strictly ok, Parikshat Sahni is believable in a role which he has mastered over the past few years.Overall its a clean and decent movie which could have worked wonders if some more drama is included but overall a cute film which harms no one. But it looks like a movie to showcase the dancing abilities of Shahid.

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