Gayatri Movie Review and Rating

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Gayathri Review

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Movie Name: Gayatri
Actors: Mohan Babu, Manchu Vishnu, Shriya Saran, Brahmanandam
Director: R.R. Madan
Writer: Diamond Ratna Babu
Music Director: S. Thaman
Producer: Mohan Babu

Mohan Babu is regarded as one of the finest actors in Telugu cinema. After a long time, the actor is coming back with the movie ‘Gayathri’. Right from the movie’s promos, the film was hailed by Mohan Babu. The trailers further increased the expectations on the film. Gayathri released today alongside Sai Dharam Tej’s ‘Intelligent’. Let us take a look whether Gayathri lived up to its promise or not.

Story:

Dasari Sivaji (Mohan Babu) is a stage artist by profession. He runs a small orphanage home for kids at his premises. In order to keep the orphanage home running, he goes to jail in the place of real criminals and gets paid for it. The reason for him to an orphanage for kids is, he comes to know that his daughter is also being raised in an orphanage. But Sivaji does not know who is his daughter, and in which orphanage is she living. By the time he comes to know about his daughter, she starts hating him. At this juncture, Sivaji is kidnapped. And he is also facing a death sentence in a case. Gayathri Patel (Mohan Babu) threatens that he would kill Sivaji’s daughter. Why is Gayathri Patel taking revenge on Sivaji? What led to the fight between both of them? What happens to Sivaji’s life? To know the answers, watch the movie in theatres.

Analysis:

The core points; father-daughter sentiment, and the concept of look-alike are strong, the plot around it is pretty week. Given the advancement of technology, there is no way that someone could fool the law enforcement authorities, and replace a criminal with minimal makeup effects. Even taken granted, in that case, the director fails to come up with a logical answer. This set back puts off the spectator throughout the film, and hardly impresses him.

The film did have some interesting twists. But the director failed to represent them on the screen with effect. Don’t blame us, if you recollect movies in the 19080s and 1990s. It looks like Mohan Babu’s fondness towards Father-Daughter sentiment might continue for another decade. His films ‘Khaidi Garu’, ‘Rayudu’ and now ‘Gayathri’ belong to the same genre.

Initially, Mohan Babu’s screen presence, dialogue diction might cover-up the weak story and screenplay. But, as the story moved on, even Mohan Babu couldn’t save it. Manchu Vishnu reprised the younger version of Sivaji quite well. But his addition to the movie doesn’t many any sense. Shreya, Nikhila Vimal (as Sivaji’s daughter), Anasuya, Ali and Brahmanandam have done justice to their roles.

Few sections of the audience can take a jibe at few dialogues in the movie. Especially dialogues targeting and referring Chandrababu’s comments might cause a stir among some fringe groups. Frankly, the absence of such dialogues wouldn’t have made much difference to the film. It is hard to believe that Madan, who wrote a story for ‘Aa Naluguru’ and directed ‘Pellaina Kotthalo’ came up with this kind of a film.

Plus Points:

Mohan Babu, Shreya, Nikhila Vimal performances

Dialogues

Drawbacks:

Run-of-the-mill story

Direction and Screenplay

Telugu Bullet Punchline: Even Three Mohan Babu’s couldn’t have saved Gayathri!

Rating: 2.5/5

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Touch Chesi Chudu movie review

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Touch Chesi Chudu movie review

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Movie Name: Touch Chesi Chudu
Movie Cast: Ravi Teja, Rashi Khanna, Seerat Kapoor, Freddy Daruwala
Director: Vikram Sirikonda
Music Director: Pritam Chakraborty
Production: Nallamalapu Bujji

Mass Maharaja Ravi Teja had an excellent outing with his last movie ‘Raja the Great’. His latest film ‘Touch Chesi Chudu’ hit the theatres today. Right from the film promos, Touch Chesi Chudu was promoted as an out-and-out action entertainer with family melodrama. Even the trailer promised the same. The movie is directed by debutante Vikram Sirikonda, dialogue writer of hit films like Racegurram and Mirapakay. Let us take a look whether the audiences are touched by Touch Chesi Chudu!

Story:

Karthikeya (Ravi Teja) is a businessman living with his family in Pondicherry. With his marriage on cards, he gets to meet Pushpa (Raashi Khanna). They both fall in love with each other. Karthikeya’s sister watches a murder. This episode leads us into a flashback. Karthikeya is a sincere, honest and duty-minded police officer.

Divya (Seerat Kapoor), Suhasini’s daughter and Karthikeya get engaged. Unfortunately, Divya is killed by Irfan. Karthikeya faces suspension in the hands of DGP (Murali Sharma) and ends up as a businessman in Pondicherry. Why was Karthikeya suspended? Who is Irfan? Did Karthikeya nab the villain finally? What happened to Raashi Khanna?

Analysis:

The debutante director Vikram Sirikonda ends up weaving a routine commercial flick. One can find over a dozen films in the past decade that sport a similar storyline to that of Touch Chesi Chudu. The story is wafer thin, and shallow. Despite turning 50 (recently), Ravi Teja still carries phenomenal energy and screen presence. He has excelled in his roles as a police officer and as well as a family man. But the director clearly fails to utilize the power of Mass Maharaja.

Meanwhile, Raashi Khanna is good for her role, and the lady did not hesitate to flaunt her assets. Similarly, Seerat did flaunt her assets whenever required in the second half. The item number on Ravi Teja and Seerat fail to impress the audience.

Ravi Teja comedy brings some laughs here and there. Murali Sharma as DGP is a watch out in the film. Freddy Daruwala looks handsome and stylish as the villain.

The production values aren’t that great, except for a couple of songs. The screenplay can be boring for the most of the time. The dialogues are good and commendable. Ravi Teja’s Touch Chesi Chudu has all the elements, only that none of them are new and exciting.

The BGM from Mani Sharma stands tall in elevating the hero’s image, especially during his outing as a police officer, and during action sequences. Songs by JAM8 are good. Two songs are chartbusters, while others remain as regular fillers. The cinematography from Chota K Naidu is good. Coupled with action scenes, routine comedy, and age-old emotions, Touch Chesi Chudu is a clear letdown.

Plus Points:

  • Ravi Teja’s Performance
  • Glamour
  • BGM

Drawbacks:

  • Direction and Screenplay
  • Routine Story

Telugu Bullet Punch line: Touch Chesi Chudu fails to touch audience pulse!

Rating: 2.25/5

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Chalo Movie Review by Telugu Bullet

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Chalo Movie Review

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Movie Name: Chalo
Movie Cast: Naga Shaurya, Rashmika Mandanna
Director: Venky Kudumula
Music Director: Mahati Swara Sagar
Production: Usha Mulpuri

From the very first day, Chalo team has been promoting the film as a family entertainer. Megastar Chiranjeevi’s presence at the Chalo Pre-release event definitely boosted the film’s overseas market. Being an own production, the commercial success of Chalo can motivate the actor to come up with different movies. For Naga Shourya who is yet to prove big on the silver screen, Chalo is likely to be the turning point in his career.

Story:

Hari (Naga Shourya) is a happy-go-lucky guy who finds fun in quarrels and fights. Fed up with his behaviour, Hari’s parents push him off to a college in Tirippuram, a village in the Andhra – Tamil Nadu border. The village is known for its raging battles between two regional groups. In his college, he falls in love with Karthika (Rashmika). While Hari is a Telugite, Karthika is a Tamilian. On understanding the circumstances, Hari realizes that he is in for big trouble. Why are the two groups fighting against each other? What happens to the couple’s love? Will Hari be able to convince Karthika’s family? Watch it on the big screen to find the answers.

Analysis:

Naga Shourya lives up to his expectations in Chalo. The newbie Rashmika carries her good work from Sandalwood into Tollywood. Though the story has little to offer, the way it has been handled makes the film watching worthwhile. The director has taken extreme care in designing each character in the film. Casting requires a special appreciation.

It’s nice to see a college back-drop story after a long time. Chalo comes as a fresh breather from the regular and over-hyped heavy masala entertainers. Chalo is carefully crafted artwork from the director. The movie doesn’t lose its fun-theme throughout its runtime. Despite a couple of scenes, the movie is lively and engaging for the most part. Venky Kudumula shines in the writing and script department. The animosity between the two groups and Naga Shourya’s college life are filled with fun, and entertaining.  Sudarshan, Satya and Viva Harsha are successful in bringing some laughs in the first half. Vennela Kishore with his trademark timing steals the show in the second half (comedy).

It shouldn’t be surprising if you feel the story is quite shallow. Nowhere, you fell that the film is a low-budget venture. Impressive production values and good cinematography result in good visuals on the screen. Mahati, son of Mani Sharma, is good with his BGM and a couple of songs. He is a talent to watch out for. Rest of the supporting cast did their job decently.

Plus Points:

  • Lead pair performances
  • Direction and Narration
  • Comedy
  • Production Values

Drawbacks:

  • Shallow Story
  • Dip in the second half
  • Drag in few scenes
  • Little Romance

Telugu Bullet Punchline: Chalo – A clean, light and fully entertaining film!

Review: 3/5

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Bhaagamathie Telugu Bullet Review

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Bhaagamathie Movie Review By Telugu Bullet

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Director: G. Ashok

Cast:Aadhi,Sakshi Gulati,Bindu Madhavi,Hariprriya,Sapthagiri,Srinivas Avasarala

Introduction:

After Baahubali, both Telugu audience and Telugu Film industry were excited about Anushka’s next. Though it was officially announced Bhaagamathie would be her next film, the anxiety over the kind of film was still prevailing. In fact, at one stage, people compared the film to be along the lines of Arundhati. With the teaser and trailer out, it was confirmed as a horror flick. Let us take a look how well the film fared at the box-office!

Story:

Chanchala (Anushka) is a sincere IAS officer, working as a secretary to Eswar Prasad (Jayaram), an honest central minister. Unfortunately, Chanchala gets arrested in a murder case of her fiancé. Parallely, few try to fix Eswar Prasad in a theft case relating to the idols from ancient temples. A CBI officer plans to interrogate Chanchala in a derelict bungalow. During the investigation period, Chanchala is possessed by the Bhaagamathie’s spirit, which made the bungalow its home for centuries. What is the relation between Bhaagamathie spirit and Chanchala? How is Eswar Prasad related to the theft of idols in ancient temples? To find answers for these, watch the film on the big screen.

Analysis & Performance:

Instead of injecting the suspense element into the script, the director could have gone ahead with what he wanted to convey. On the lines of the suspense element, the first half is quite gripping and exhilarating. Though we don’t find the regular commercial elements, the director manages to hold the audience with his screenplay. The second half begins equally with the persistent suspense. Once the director reveals the suspense of Bhaagamathie’s spirit tormenting Chanchala, the movie becomes predictable and falls flat. Neither the twist is unique, or the story from thereafter.

Films like Pizza, Dhongata, and Raju Gari Gadhi will be flashing in audience mind while watching the movie. The horror trap to catch the villain is an old, and overexploited idea. It is nothing but a routine element in horror-comedy films.

Undeniably it is Anushka’s film. She excelled brilliantly both as the IAS officer and Bhaagamathie. Jayaram and Unni Mukundan performed their roles pretty well. Prabhas Srinu and Dhanraj manage to bring some laughs in bits and pieces, given the routine comedy track. Asha Sarath performance deserves a special mention in the film.

Technically, the director fell in his own trap. What he thought could propel the film, the suspense element, has completely backfired. After an intense gripping screenplay, the film falls flat in the 2nd half. The film would have become a super hit if the director was careful in writing the screenplay and climax. Visuals and BGM play a pivotal role in Bhaagamathie. Cinematographer R Madhi and SS Thaman make a huge impact on the movie. Complementing Anushka’s performance, the Bhaagamathie Fort stands tall. All the credit goes to the art director, Ravindra, who finished the Bhaagamathie fort set in 29 days, costing Rs. 3 crores.

Plus points:

  • Anushka’s performance
  • Bhaagamathie Fort, Visuals, and BGM
  • Direction

Drawbacks:

  • Screenplay and Narration
  • Suspense element

Punchline: Bhaagamathie fails to repeat the magic of Arundhati

Rating: 2.5/5

Rangula Ratnam Movie Review

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Rangula Ratnam Movie Review

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Cast: Raj Tarun, Chitra Shukla, Sitara, Priyadarshi
Director: Shree Ranjani
Producer: Akkineni Nagarjuna
Music: Sricharan Pakala
Editor: Sreekar Prasad
Production House: Annapoorna Studios

Every Sankranti paves way for high-budget films in Tollywood. 2017 Sankranti saw Khaidi No.150 and Gautamiputra Satakarni. Both the film fared well at the box office. In between these films, Sharwanand’s ‘Shatamanam Bhavathi’ was released and emerged as a super hit film. Hoping for the same magic, Raj Tarun came up with ‘Rangula Ratnam’ amid PK’s Agnyaathavaasi and NBK’s Jai Simha, which ended toppled at the box office. Let us see whether Raj Tarun made his presence felt!

Story:

The story is quite simple. It stars with Vishnu (Raj Tarun) and his mom (Sitara). Later, the lead pair; Vishnu and Keerthi (Chitra Shukla) work at ‘Emotions’, a greeting cards company. They both bump into each other in a wedding. Vishnu and his mom show extreme fondness towards each other. Keerthi takes a while before she accepts Vishnu’s proposal. Later, Keerthi calls for a break-up for unknown reasons. She becomes very possessive of Vishnu. The perspectives given by Vishnu and Keerthi are pretty realistic and justified. The film finally ends with a decent comedy.

Analysis:

It feels as if the director lost his plot in the first half. Though the core point; ‘everyone has a perspective’, is justified towards the ending, the heavy dose of sentiment and slow-paced narration throws a challenge to the audience. Despite being promoted as refreshing romantic drama, the film falls flat in the first half.
The director could have focused more on Vishnu – Keerthi episode than Vishnu and his mother right from the first half. The Mother-son episodes seem overboard for the young audience, and the comedy scenes fail to bring any laughs. Priyadarshi’s comedy worked well on the screen. The lead pair has done reasonable justice to their roles, and Sitara (as Raj Tarun’s mom) is her usual self. Chitra Shukla shines well on the screen. Raj Tarun’s comedy and the timing could have been much better.

The possessiveness shown by Keerthi, after calling-off the relation, will surely impress the audience. The dialogues between the lead pair, justifying their perspectives is worth watching. Sricharan Pakala’s music doesn’t make any impact, except for two songs. Priyadarshi gets a meaty role, and he is the only saviour. Characterisation of the lead pair could have been much better. Production values are poor. This film marks hat-trick flops for 2018 Sankranti.

Highlights:
Priyadarshi comedy
Core Concept
Comedy in patches and bits

Drawbacks:
Direction and script
Characterization of lead pair
Heavy dose sentiment in 1st half
 

Telugu Bullet Punchline: Nothing colourful in Rangula Ratnam!
Rating: 2.5/5

Jai Simha Movie Review:

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Cast & Technicians:

  • Cast: Balakrishna, Nayantara, Ashutosh Rana, Prakash Raj, Brahmanandam
  • Director: K S Ravikumar
  • Producer: C Kalyan
  • Music: Chiranthan Bhatt
  • Banner: Entertainments

The Story:

The movie opens with Narasimha (Balayya) holding a one-year-old child in his arms, travelling from one city to another city across the country before he finally settles in Kumbakkonam. He establishes his livelihood there and starts working as a driver for a temple priest (Murali Mohan).

Despite leading a peaceful life with his son, Narasimha’s patience was put to test the villain (Kalakeya Prabhakar) and a local corrupt police officer. He spots his ex-wife, Gauri during his brawl with the cop. From here, the director reveals the violent flashback of Narasimha, his acquaintance with Vijayawada politician Rami Reddy (Ashutosh Rana) and his teacher, reprised by Prakash Raj.  Who is this Narasimha? What is his background? What is his equation with Gauri? Why did he leave Vijayawada and come to live in Kumbakonam? The story revolves and evolves from here.

Analysis:

Undeniably, Balakrishna is the biggest strength of the movie. He comes up with a striking performance. Balayya’s screen presence and his trademark dialogues are bound to impress the masses. The surprise comes with his dancing skills, where his performance is worth watching. ‘Ammakutty song’ is a Sankranti treat for all his fans. Nayantara who gets a meaty role makes a strong impact on her acting and adds depth to the film.  

Her role elevates the emotional theme of the film. Prakash Raj was his usual self in his supporting role as a father to Nayantara. A couple of heroic scenes in the first half and interval scene sets the tone nicely for the second half. Hari Priya and Natasha Doshi’s have very limited screen presence. Ashutosh Rana and Prabhakar did a good job as villains. Brahmanandam comedy did not work out well. Rest of the actors performed accordingly.

Technical side:

Director KS Ravikumar should have put more focus on the story, than on Balayya, to make it more appealing to wide range of audience. Music director Chiranthan Bhatt’s music is above par, excluding a couple of songs. Though the BGM is impressive, its loudness distracts the audience at times. The choreography is marvellous and the songs are shot extravagantly. The cinematography of Ram Prasad is decent. The scenes are shot with a realistic approach. There is a lot of scope for improvement in the editing department. The film feels slight draggy in bits and parts. Production values are very good.

Plus points:

  • Balakrishna
  • Climax & Interval
  • Nayantara
  • BGM

Minus Points:

  • Story & Screenplay
  • Lewd Comedy
  • Music & Editing
  • Tamil tinge

Telugu Bullet Punchline: Only for the fans! Mass-masala without any spice!

Rating: 2.75/5

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Katthi Mahesh ‘Jai Simha’ review!

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Katthi Mahesh ‘Jai Simha’ review!

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One can find live updates of a movie on instant messaging apps and micro-blogging sites. Slowly but steady, a movie’s review has moved from the audience, to online websites, and to individuals.

Though there are over 300+ film critics in the Telugu film industry, Katthi Mahesh stands for out of the crowd. Be it his row with Pawan Kalyan fans, or his bold statements, Katthi Mahesh is also known for his movie reviews. The film critic recently bashed Pawan Kalyan starrer ‘Agnyaathavaasi’, and now it is the turn of Balakrishna starrer ‘Jai Simha’.

In his review about Jai Simha, Katthi Mahesh said, ‘The film sports a 1980 story, with a 1990-styled screenplay. Neither the story or the screenplay follows any course or has any pace. Overall ‘Jai Simha’ is a mashed up cocktail that fails. Balayya’s role is absurd in this nonsensical story. Heroines are absolutely clueless about their existence. Yet another film goes into Agnatham (exile).’

With Katthi Mahesh review, the fate of the film has been decided. Fans might claim it as a blockbuster or a super hit, but the real truth is already out.

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Agnyaathavaasi Review – Agnyaathavaasi loses his way, thanks to 3Vikram

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Agnyaathavaasi Review – Agnyaathavaasi loses his way, thanks to 3Vikram

Agnyaathavaasi Movie Review and Rating

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Power Star Pawan Kalyan and ‘wizard of words’ Trivikram, who previously gave blockbuster hits like Jalsa and Attarintiki Daredi, came up with their third instalment, ‘Agnyaathavaasi’. Various rumours and incidents prior to the film’s release further increased the hype around the film. Be it Katthi Mahesh, Largo Winch, or even Pawan Kalyan’s political stance, all these thrust the film’s craze to sky-high.

Story:

The film’s tag, ‘Prince in Exile’ sums up the story in one line. Govinda Bhargav (Boman Irani) and his son are killed by their rivals, in a bid to take over their company. Little did they know about another heir, Abhishikth Bhargava aka AB (Pawan Kalyan). AB joins in their own company as an employee, in an attempt to find out who killed his father and brother. What is Indrani (Kushboo) to AB? Who killed Govinda Bhargav? Did AB find the culprits? To find, watch the movie on the big screen.

Analysis:

Leaving aside the ‘inspiration’ from Largo Winch, Trivikram falls flat throughout the film. The screenplay and script are run-of-the-mill. The film is clearly a one man’s show, and don’t be surprised to see PK almost in every frame. Though the concept of raising an heir away from the money-ridden world seems striking, Trivikram fails to establish the character development of the heir.

One wonders why the heroines even exist in the first place, given their highly-limited screen presence. The director fails to continue an interesting point, between the two heroines, in which a heroine narrates a problem as if it is her problem to impress the other heroine. The routine slapstick comedy further weakens the script. There is hardly any build-up between the hero and the villain in the movie. All you have is a repetitive story, with heroines’ serving their glamour and irritating slapstick comedy.

Apart from a few trademark dialogues, Trivikram has failed miserably in direction, narration and script work of the movie. Looks like Trivikram has taken the Telugu audience for granted this time.

The only saviour in the film is a couple of comedy scenes, and performance of Pawan Kalyan. The action sequences can be remembered, only if you did not watch Largo Winch. By all means, this is the weakest film in Trivikram’s career, and surely a disappointing one by Pawan standards. Shockingly, it takes more time to remember the character’s names, then their screen time.

Positives:

  • Pawan Kalyan
  • Story
  • Kushboo
  • Music and Cinematography
  • Few dialogues

 Drawbacks:

  • Narration
  • Pale and Slapstick Comedy
  • Lack of characterization
  • Excluding Kushboo & PK, rest all characters don’t have any value

Telugu Bullet Punchline: Agnyaathavaasi loses his way, thanks to 3Vikram

Rating: 2.5/5

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‘2 Countries’ Telugu Bullet Review!

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2 Countries Movie Review

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Comedian-Turned-Hero Sunil is having a bad time in the past few years. Excluding the SS Rajamouli directorial ‘Maryada Ramanna’, Sunil had seen a decent success with the films Bhimavaram Bullodu and Poola Rangadu. But his last three films were nothing short of disasters at the box office. His latest film ‘2 Countries’ released today amid decent expectations. Let us take a look whether the film fared well at the box office or not!

Story:

Ullas Kumar (Sunil) is happy-go-lucky in his village. Ullas keeps himself away from any kind of work. He is simply an aimless and ambitionless procrastinator (someone who postpones things). The only aim he has in his life is to make quick bucks without putting any hard work. He leads his life bluffing people and deceiving them for financial gains. During this, he bumps into his childhood friend, Laya. They both fall in love with each other and get married. Even Ullas sees this as an opportunity to enter into the US and married Laya.

Later, Laya comes to know about the true motives of Ullas. During this time, even Ullas comes to know some bitter truths in Laya’s life. The rest of the story is, what are the bitter truths in Laya’s life? Did Ullas take the responsibility? How did their marriage go ahead?

Analysis:

It is definite let down from Sunil on all fronts. Right from his choice of script, to his performance, the star comedian-turned-hero has miserably failed. Sunil lost his Midas touch, let it be his comic timing or dialogue delivery. The heroine, Manisha Raj is far from cry. We hardly find any life in her character. The screenplay and narration are mediocre. Despite being a remake film, the director has miserably failed to engage the audience throughout the movie.

The Telugu remake nowhere matches the Malayalam version with the same name, ‘Two Countries’. Though the film is promoted as a comedy and drama movie, there is hardly any laughter in the movie. Though the film had great scope for emotional drama, the director utterly failed at it. Shankar failed to get the right timing and move at critical nodes in the film.

The supporting cast fared decently well, and the director failed to make the best use of them. The only breathers in the film are the glamour of Manisha Raj and Cinematography by Ram Prasad in bits and pieces. Gopi Sunder’s music feels routine. BGM towards the climax does impress the audience a bit. Production values are decent, while the editing feels kind-of messy.

Plus Points:

  • C Ram Prasad’s Cinematography
  • Heroine Glamour
  • Select-few comedy scenes

Drawbacks:

  • Direction and Screenplay
  • Story
  • Routine and lame Comedy

Telugu Bullet Punch Line: It is hard to bear ‘Two Countries’ even for two hours! 

Rating: 2.25/5

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Okka Kshanam Telugu Bullet Review!

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Okka Kshanam Review!

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Allu Sirish was welcomed with a flop after his first films Gouravam bombed at the box office. Later he starred in the movie titled ‘Srirasthu – Subhamasthu’ which performed decently at the box office, and registered as a sleeper hit. After a gap of one year, Sirish is coming back with a sci-film film ‘Okka Kshanam’. The film is directed by ‘Yekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada’ fame V Anand.

Story:

The story starts with the lead pair falling in love with each other at first sight after they bump into each other at a shopping mall. Jyotsna (Surabhi) has the habit of peeping into neighbour’s window.  She comes to know that a couple (Srinivas Avasarala and Seerat Kapoor) living in the nearby flat get quarrel with each other, and also sees the husband hitting his wife. She conveys the same to Jeeva and thinks of filing a complaint.

But Jeeva persuades her not to file the complaint and tries to know the reason behind their quarrel. Jeeva gets shocked after he comes to know that the couple’s love story is same as his. Before Jeeva comes to terms, Srinivas Avasarala is sent to jail on account of murdering his wife. Jeeva fears that even he would end up killing Jyotsna. Who killed Srinivas’s wife? Why did they kill her? Is the death of Jyotsna inevitable in Jeeva’s hands? Watch the movie to find answers to these intriguing questions!

Analysis:

The modern technology has brought the world together. Many people have stated that they had seen their look-alikes in different parts of the world. And few instances have even brought the concept of ‘Parallel Life’ to light.

Director V Anand spun the story of ‘Okka Kshanam’ around the concept of ‘Parallel Life’, in which one couple finds out that their life is same as the other couple. Quarrels, fights, and everything in the life of the other couple repeats in their lives too. To this point, the director adds the notion of ‘Astrology’ and tries to tell that some supernatural power beyond science that is playing a major role in our lives without our knowledge or willingness. To this, the director added a love story and murder mystery as superficial layers to involve the audience. Director Anand is successful I narrating this complex story in a simple and a straightforward manner.

Though the concept is unique in Telugu films, given the characters in the film, the audience doesn’t feel that it’s a ‘unique’ concept. Especially, the episode where the heroine is scared knowing that her lover can kill her is worth watching on the big screen. The director was successful in bringing out the intensity of the characters in the film.

The second half seems to be a letdown, given the director’s magical screenplay in the first half. The film slightly loses grip in the second half, and what intended to be a ‘Parallel Life’ based movie, turns out into a murder mystery. The film surely takes V Anand to the next level.

Characters:

Every character in the film has its own identity. The film is a great boost for the both Surabhi and Allu Sirish. We can expect Surabhi to star in more films from hereon. Allu Sirish has shown improvement in his acting ability and dialogue delivery. One has to appreciate Allu Sirish for okaying the script. Avasarala Srinivas and Seerat Kapoor excelled in their roles as they do generally. Rohini and Sathya deserve a special mention for their entertaining comedy in the film. Dasari Arun Kumar steals the show for a brief while given his cameo appearance in the film.

Mani Sharma, who is working after a long time, lived up to the expectations. The BGM score is a boost for the entire film. Shyam K Naidu cinematography was successful in bringing life to the film.

Plus Points:

  • Story – Narration – Direction
  • Actors and their performances
  • Music
  • Entertainment

Drawbacks

  • Movie slightly deviates from the main the track in second half

Telugu Bullet Punchline: ‘Okka Kshanam’ is a ‘career’ changer for everyone in the film!

Rating: 3/5

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