Maro Charitra Movie Review

Movie: Maro Charitra
My Rating: 2.75/5
Banner: Sri Venkateshwara Creations
Music: Mickey J Meyer
Story : K Balachander
Editing: Marthand K Venkatesh
Producers: Dil Raju, Sirish
Screenplay, Cinematography & Direction: Kodi Rama Krishna
Cast: Varun Sandesh, Anita, Shraddha Das, Adarsh, Prathap Pothan, Urvashi, Naresh, Kota, Venu etc
Release Date: 25th Mar 2010

Review

Story

Set on the backdrop of US, Balu (Varun) comes home discontinuing his course at college and chances upon his neighbor girl Swapna (Anita).

It is love at first sight for both but trouble is with Balu’s father (Prathap) and Swapna’s mother, America Durga (Urvasi). Anyhow, both of them come to a formal agreement in front of their parents that they will not see, talk, meet each other for one full year to prove their love.

What happens in that year, whether they are successful in their love test or not forms the rest of the story. Telugu Movie Reviews

Artists Performance:

Varun Sandesh is energetic as usual and fits the bill of a desi US lad. However, he must put on some flesh to get that manly look and that will help him for the future. He must also control his body language during emotional scenes to show maturity.

Anita is sweet looking and has a natural sex appeal in her. She has the potential to grow but she has to change her dubbing artist. Performance and glamour is proportionate to her in this movie but her character was not etched out strongly.

Shraddha Das has a meaty role and she has shown the actress inside her unlike the regular sex doll image. She looked elegant and level headed.

Adarsh is an apt choice for a negative role, he has the right kind of attitude for such roles. One can see more of him in the coming days.

Prathap Pothan was standard, Urvashi did her bit as required but something is not right about her dubbing artist, Thalaivasal Vijay was not used to the fullest, Kota was as usual, Venu was brief, the lady doing Varun’s mother’s role was neat and timing was good.

Highlights:
Cinematography
Music (although ‘ye teega poovuno..’ and ‘bhale bhale magaadivoy..’ are inferior to original tracks)
Heroine (credit goes to make up, costume and camera departments)

Disappointments:
Mishandling second half
Screenplay hiccups in maintaining emotion graph
Dubbing given to heroine and Urvasi

Final Analysis:

The movie fails to bring in the emotional depth that is required. The audiences get connected to the scenic beauty on screen and the quality presentation but not to the spirit of content.

Certainly, this movie is not for masses. The youth audiences try to connect to some extent but the last few minutes make them laugh at the emotion that is depicted instead of shedding tears. Here are a few scenes those make audience crack jokes and get digressed from the narration.

Hero and heroine recognize each other with heart beat. The scene can be used for perfume Ad but not so fitting here.

Heroine’s father starts giving a speech when he sees her daughter jumping into Niagara along with her boy friend. After his speech, he starts weeping….(audiences laughed at this scene conception).

Shradhdha Das’ character got elevated when she sacrifices her love. Audiences got connected to her grief. But immediately when Babu (Kota Sreenivasa Rao) expresses his feeling with a dramatic liner, the graph has fallen down.

On a whole, the first half of the movie sounds normal and second half suffers with many ups and downs in graph.

The movie can be watched just for witnessing some quality presentation and well canned songs but not for an emotional ride. Locations in USA are rightly exploited by camera.

Taj Mahal Movie Review

Movie: Taj Mahal
My Rating: 2.5/5
Banner: Sri Sivaji Productions
Music: Abhiman Roy
Cinematography: V Srinivas Reddy
Editing: V Nagi Reddy
Producer: Sivaji Sontineni
screenplay & Direction: Arun Singaraju
Cast: Sivaji, Shruti, Kota, LB Sreeram, Nassir, Brahmanandam, Pragati, MS Narayana, Venu Madhav, Raghubabu, Jeeva, Sangeeta etc
Release Date: 20th Mar 2010

Review

Story

Ajay (Shivaji) is an Engineering College Student who falls in love with a rich girl Shruthi (Shruthi). It happens to be a one-sided love for Ajay as Shruthi already gets attracted to an unseen man, Kumar. He happens to be her phone friend and her father (Nazar) also agrees to the relation of his daughter with Kumar due to a personal reason. What is that reason? How did father agreed for the relation of Kumar with his daughter without seeing his face? What happens to Ajay? That forms the crux of the story. Telugu Movie Reviews

Artists Performance:

Shivaji is ok. He is ok while enacting lighter moments but not gripping with expressiveness as a passionate lover. Dialogues and direction also must be blamed for not extracting the true performance from this actor. (Especially while saying ‘sweet day….’ dialogue during heroine introduction)

Shruthi has some attractive features but she has little scope to shine in future in this most competitive field but performance and glamour wise.

Arthi Agarwal appeared in a guest appearance for a song..’Mayadaari Maisammo’…Some Telangana-fervor dialogues were projected from her. Director Srinivas Reddy and Rama Naidu were also appeared in guest roles.

Others are ok in their shoes. Comedy is weak. Music is also not so catchy. On a whole, had the dialogue and scene conceiving were powerful, this story would have got justified.

Final Analysis:

The first few moments are filled with amateur artistes and the audiences got a feel of watching a B-grade TV serial and a government promotion Ad sort of thing. But eventually, after the first song, the movie got some momentum and took off well till interval.

A few scenes got wasted. The audiences didn’t understand or couldn’t feel the emotion with some scenes. The talent show scene in college conveyed nothing at the end although it has got some build up in the beginning.

On a whole, this movie should have started with proper home work. The story requires some emotional platform to narrate. The good part in the movie is revealing the suspense at right time.

Watch Alone 'Awaaham' From April 16th!

Awaaham’, which is being made trilingually in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi, is jointly being produced by Prashanth Burra and P Chandra Sekhar under Sarath Movies and Zed 3 Pictures and is being directed by Milind Gadakar. It is being presented by Ram Gopal Varma.

In a recent press meet held at Prasad Labs, producers of the film says that the movie will hit the big screens on April 16 and not on April 9 as said by some sources earlier.

During the press meet, RGV said, “We are making ‘Awaaham’ as the sequel to ‘Phoonk’. Fear is a universal feeling, so one can watch this film even if they had not watched ‘Phoonk’. Stephen King, the greatest horror writer mentioned in one of his books that a man will become a ghost if he dies without fulfilling his desires. So taking that point as basic plot this film is being crafted. How a happy family gets disturbed due to a ghost and becomes restless is shown in this film. In general, the films show ghosts in white sarees, but I’ve shown the ghost in an orange saree in my earlier film ‘Ratri’ and in this film the ghost will be seen in a zari saree. We are releasing the film on April 16th. So a contest for this film will be held. Whoever watches the film alone in theater without any fear will be given the prize. We will come to know whether the person saw the film with fear or fearless feeling through ECG machine.”

Samantha Lip-Lock With Jr.NTR!

Samantha who has debuted with ‘Ye Maya Chesave’ in tollywood had increased her craze and entered the top heroines list in tollywood. The actress has really made a magic with her glamour, hot looks and lip-locks in the tollywood circuit.

The latest buzz is that Samantha might lip-lock with Jr.NTR in his upcoming film ‘Brindavanam’. Dil Raju who is producing this under the banner, ‘Sri Venkateshwara Creations’ is said to have asked the director to include a couple of lip-locks in the film. Samantha recently stated that she is ready for the lip-locks provided the story demands.

10 Minute Parody Song In 'Buridi'

Aryan Rajesh, Aishwarya starrer ‘Buridi’ is currently in the dubbing works and the film has been shot at places such as Bangkok and Thailand. The movie is 50th directorial venture of EVV Satyanarayana. It is being produced by Eedhara Srinivas under the banner, Big B Productions. The film has music by koti and editing by Gautham Raju.

‘Buridi’ features almost all the comedians in Telugu film industry. The film has a 10 minute parody song in the climax and this is said to be one of the major highlights of the film. The audio of the film will be launched in the first week of April while the film is planned for its release on April 30th.

'Maro Charitra' Budget 9 Crores!

Varun Sandesh, Anitha starrer ‘Maro Charitra’ is gearing up for its release on March 25th. The film is being produced by Dil Raju under the benner ‘Matinee Entertainments’. Ravi Yadav is directing the film. He had earlier worked as a cinematographer for few Bollywood films.

The latest news of the film is that the movie has been made with a budget of Rs.9 crores. The major part of the film was shot in USA.

The movie is the remake of Kamal Haasan, Sarika’s sensational hit Maro Charitra which was directed by K.Bala Chandar.

Other cast includes Pratap Pothan, Yami Gautam, Kota Srinivas Rao, Urvashi, Naresh, Thalaivasal Vijay, Sandhya Janak and Aadarsh.

Ram Charan Dance For 'Raguluthondi Mogali Poda' Song

Ram Charan is currently busy with shooting of ‘Orange’ in Sydney. The film is being directed by Bommarillu Bhaskar and is being produced by Nagababu under the banner, Anjana Productions. The latest news is that Ram Charan will be seen doing the snake dance in the film for the remix of Chiru’s super hit number “Ragulu tundi mogalu poda” from the film, Khaidi.

Genelia is playing the main female lead in the film while Shazahn Padamsee, a debutant is the second heroine. Ram Charan will be seen as a play boy in this film.

Other cast of the film includes Brahmanandam, Prabhu, Suman, Pragathi, Kishore, Praneeth, Kalpika and Pragathika.

Chiru's Daughter sushmitha As Producer!

Tollywood’s mega star, Chiranjeevi’s elder daughter, sushmitha will soon be seen in the Telugu film industry as a producer. Sushmitha is the daughter-in-law of one of the top business men in Chennai. Not surprisingly Ram Charan might cast in her first flick. Already Allu Aravind and K.Nagababu were into production from Chiru’s family.

It is worth mentioning that Akkineni’s daughter Nagasusheela, Superstar Krishna’s daughter Manjula and Mohanbabu’s daughter Laxmi Prasanna are going great in the tollywood.

'Robo' Release Postponed To December?

Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai starrer director Shankar’s much expected mega budget film ‘Robo’ release is likely to be postponed for the festival of Deepavali or December.

Dissappointing the fans of Rajinikanth, it was revealed that a lot of post production works of nearly with more than 300 special effects has to be done and even sudden plan of 3D effects will also be the reason for the prolongation and delay of the film for a long period.

So, finally it was said that Rajini’s ‘Robo’ may hit the big screens on the festive of Deepavali or in December.

Sushanth's Next Movie News

 Sushanth who recently celebrated his birthday had arranged a press meet to publicize his upcoming venture. The movie will be directed by G Nageswara Reddy and will be produced by Chintalapudi Srinivasa Rao. The film will hit the floors in the month of April.

“I am going to do a film in the direction of G Nageswara Reddy. It will be produced by Chintalapudi Srinivasa Rao and my mother Naga Susheela (producers of Kalidasu and Current). It is a famiy entertainer with Prakash Raj doing a vital role. I waited for a good story though I got many offers after Current. G Nageswara Reddy came up with a nice script. I loved Naga Chaitanya’s Ye Maya Chesave and I am happy it became a blockbuster at box office too,” sushanth said

Chintalapudi Srinivas said, “We are going to produce this movie with Sushant as hero in the direction of G Nageswara Reddy.”

Mahesh Babu Rejected ‘Leader’!

Sekhar Kammula who has directed the political drama film, ‘Leader’ with Daggubati Rana has offered the script initially to Prince Mahesh Babu. However, Mahesh has turned off the offer since there are no action sequences and it does not suit his image. Sekhar had later chosen Rana for the lead role and this was one of the big banner film for Sekhar so far.

The film left as an average film and there is also talk that Sekhar Kammula cannot handle big heroes. Mahesh Babu must be happy with his choice now.

Dil Raju, Prabhas Film From March 27th

It is known that Prabhas has signed up a new film with ‘Dil’ Raju under ‘Sri Venkateswara Creations’ and the movie will be directed by Dasarath. The latest news is that the film would go on to the floors from March 27th. Tapsi and Sarah Jain are playing the female leads opposite Prabhas. The film will be shot in USA.

Prabhas is said to be working with ‘Dil’ Raju for the second time while, the first film being ‘Munna’. Dil Raju is currently busy in the promotional activities of his latest release, ‘Maro Charitra’ with Varun Sandesh and Anita which is releasing on 25th, March. Prabhas is busy with his film titled ‘Darling’ opposite Kajal which is hitting the big screens on April 16th.

'Golimaar' Hit Screens On April 24th

Gopichand’s upcoming film, ‘Golimaar’ is slated for a release on April 24th. The film-makers are winding up its shooting quickly to meet the deadline. The movie is being directed by Puri Jagannath and is being produced by Bellamkonda Suresh.

The film is inspired from a real life story, where Gopichand will be playing the role of a Maharashtrian police officer. Priyamani is playing the female lead opposite Gopichand in the film. The movie has Nazar and Roja playing the important roles.

'Aawaham' completes Shoot

‘Aawaham’ which is being made trilingually in Telugu, Hindi and Tamil has wrapped up the complete shooting part of the film and is currently in its post production works. The movie is being directed by Millind Gadakkar and is being presented by Ram Gopal Varma. It is being produced by Prashanth Burra. The film is related to a horror genre. The film is said to be the scariest film so far made in India.

The movie has Sudeep, Amrutha Kanvilkar, Ehsaas Channa, Anu Ansari, Rishab Jain, Ganesh Yadav and Manish Khanna in the main roles. The movie will hit the big screens on April 16th.

"Pedarayudu' Sequel With Vishnu

Manchu Vishnu is desperately waiting for a hit after his ‘saleem’ resulted as a disaster. Vishnu has now eyed on a sequel now to change his fortune. He is likely to act in a sequel to his dad, Mohan Babu’s block-buster hit ‘Pedarayudu’. The original version of the film is directed by Ravi Raja Pinisetty and he is likely to direct the sequel to this. If reports are to be believed Mohan Babu may rope in Rajini Kanth for the film, while Mohan Babu’s role will be played by Vishnu.

Meanwhile, Vishnu is busy with another film under the direction of bollywood director, Hemanth Madhukar. Other details of the project are awaited.

I am Big Fan Of Varma - Surya

Hero Surya who is playing a role of Maddelacheruvu Suri in Ram Gopal Varma’s ‘Rakta Charitra’ says that

RGV is known for his practical style of approach and he ropes in the best cast that suits the image of the characters

Surya said, “One of my co-stars in the film Rakta Charitra is an event manager. I also learnt that the role of villain in the movie Sarkar was played by a fitness trainer. That is Varma. I really like his practical approach and clarity of thought.”

“Raktha Charitra is giving me life time experience. I became big fan of RGV. And we are shooting every scene in three languages Telugu, Hindi and Tamil. So it’s a new experience all together,” he further added.

Rakta Chaitra is being made trilingually and it has two parts ‘Rakta Charitra 1′ and ‘Rakta Charitra 2′. Surya will have a greater scope in the second part.

Sneha Ullal’s Special Song in Varudu!

Sneha Ullal who was earlier seen in films like Ullasanga Uthsahanga, Nenu Meeku Telusa and current is currently  acting in Simha opposite Balakrishna. The actress seems to be slowly getting busy in tollywood. She is bagging the roles beside the top heroes of the industry. Sneha will be seen opposite Allu Arjun in a special song in his upcoming film, ‘Varudu’. The song has been recently completed its shooting.The actress was also earlier seen in a special song in the film, King opposite Nagarjuna.

‘Ye Maya Chesave’ Into Bollywood Soon!

Gautham Menon’s latest bilingual film ‘Ye Maya Chesave’ is making huge collections at box-office and turning out to be a mega hit in both Telugu and Tamil, Gautham now is planning to remake the film in Hindi.

On the other hand, Gautham is taking a special care as his first bollywood movie ‘Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein’ bombed at the box-office. So, this time he decided to produce the ‘Ye Maya Chesave’ film in hindi version under his home banner.

On speaking about the film’s success Gautham says, “I am a romantic at heart. I like to show love in a way that will bring a smile or a tear to viewers.”

‘Varudu’ Satellite Rights Sold For Rs 3.5 Crores!

Allu Arjun’s ‘Varudu’ is gearing up for its release by the end of the month and the movie has already created hype among the audiences. It is known that IKON Entertainments has earlier bagged the USA, Canada theatrical screening rights and Overseas DVD rights at a record price and now, if the reports are to be believed, the satellite rights of the film were sold at Rs 3.5 crores.

The shooting of the film has been completed except a song. The story is all about a 5 day marriage ceremony and Bhanu Mehra is making her debut as a heroine opposite Allu Arjun. Tamil hero Arya is playing a negative role in the film.

Bala Krishna as Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy!

Bala Krishna will soon be seen enacting the role of Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy, who is the legendary freedom fighter in India. He was born at Uyyalawada in kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh.

Jayanth C Paranji who had directed Lakshmi Narasimha and Allari Pidugu with Bala Krishna is wielding the megaphone of this great rebellion’s life. Apart from directing Jayanth will also produce this film. Bala Krishna who is currently busy with the ‘Simha’ film will do this venture as soon as his Simha completes. Earlier Chiranjeevi also showed his interest in enacting the same role before entering into politics. However, Bala Krishna has grabbed the role finally which was prepared by Parachuri Brothers.

'Varudu' Heroine Revealed As Bhanu Mehara

The mystery is all over now. Allu Arjun and Guna Shekar had maintained suspense in the heroine of Varudu by  not revealing about her. The promos of the film had the actress showing her back or a portion of the eye, but the face was not revealed to the media. This was one of the reason there were huge crowds gathered at the audio release function to know who the heroine is? But, GunaSekhar is successful in maintaining the mystery and left no clue.

However, the film-makers could not stop the revolutionary internet. The debutant actress is Bhanu Mehara and her picture is making rounds in the internet now. The actress has earlier played a small role in a bollywood film.

‘Varudu’ Movie Trailer