Blockbusters, Superhits And Hits Of 2017! What will Be The Fate Of 2018?

Blockbusters, Superhits, And Hits Of Movie In 2017 

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Tollywood hoped 2018 would begin with a bang, just like the past year. Megastar Chiranjeevi who made a comeback with Khaidi No. 150 on January 11th, 2017 broke all the existing box-office records (non-Baahubali) and went on to collected Rs. 100 crores share. Even Balakrishna’s 100th film, ‘Gautamiputra Satakarni’ emerged as a super hit at the 2017 Tollywood box-office.

Though 2017 started with a bang, TFI did manage to maintain the momentum through the year. The year saw a good number of films that shined at the box office films. We had blockbusters in the form of Baahubali – The Conclusion, Khaidi No.150, Arjun Reddy and Fida. While Gautami Putra, Shatamanam Bhavathi, Nenu Local, Jai Lava Kusa, and Mahanubhavudu emerged as super hits. Films like Ninnu Kori, Anando Brahma, Raju Gari Gandhi and Raja the Great were recorded as hits at the box office.

But this year, Agnyaathavaasi and Jai Simha, that released on Jan 10th and Jan 12th, toppled at the box office. Agnyaathavaasi which grossed $1.51M for its US premiers ended up collecting mere $45K on its second day. The expectations on Balakrishna’s ‘Jai Simha’ rose all of a sudden with the film’s trailer. The powerful dialogues and action sequences coupled with sentiment and glamour failed to impress the audience.If the same is to continue, the Telugu audience and TFI needs to brace itself for more to come.

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Star Hero Turns Down Rs. 15 Cores Advertisement Offer!

Sushant Singh Rajput Turns Down Rs. 15 Cores Advertisement Offer

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Many celebrates run after successful PR houses and managers who turn a normal celebrity into a star celebrity. These PR houses and managers play a vital role in signing up to their clients, the celebrities, at astronomical values for endorsing various brands. Many cricketers and film actors earn a major chunk of their revenues from endorsements. No wonder, star cricketer like Virat Kohli earned Rs 92 crores solely from his brand endorsements in 2017.

But a film celebrity shocked everyone by rejecting a lucrative endorsement offer. Sushant Singh Rajput has turned down a fairness cream endorsement offer. The company reportedly offered the star hero, Rs. 15 crores, for endorsing their fairness cream brand for 3 years.

A source close to the Bollywood star hero said, ‘The company offered him a lucrative offer. He could have taken it. But he chooses to turn down the offer, citing that, he doesn’t believe in what the company promises. He doesn’t want to endorse such products. In simple terms, Sushant doesn’t want to fool the public by promoting fairness beauty products, that actually don’t work’.

This is not the first time a Bollywood celebrity has turned down such an offer. Recently, controversial star heroine Kangana Ranaut also turned down a similar offer. Looks like, Bollywood celebrities are showing a sense of responsibility towards the society.

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Jai Simha Movie Review:

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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Jr. NTR’s Phone Call Shocks Trivikram Srinivas!

Jr. NTR’s Phone Call Shocks Trivikram Srinivas!

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After the super hit film ‘Jai Lava Kusa’, Jr. NTR has been relaxing and spending some quality time with his family. He hasn’t signed any other films post that. The reason is, Tarak committed to a movie with Trivikram Srinivas. Insider sources said, it was Jr NTR who reportedly approached Trivikram Srinivas, rather than the other way around. Trivikram who was on high during the shoot of Agnyaathavaasi looks lost after the Pawan Kalyan starrer bombed at the box-office.

This is the first time Trivikram Srinivas failed both as a director and writer. The director was morally down with fans and critics bashing him for spineless content and senseless screenplay. But one has to remember the fact that, one hit or flop will never be a measure of a technician’s mettle. The same is the case with Trivikram Srinivas.

It is impossible for Virat Kohli to score a century every match, the same way is filmmaking. It is impossible to direct a hit or a super hit movie every time. Even a great director like Raghavendra Rao came up with a film like Rudranethra, an utter flop movie in Megastar Chiranjeevi’s career.

Jr. NTR who is an example of self-motivation, reportedly called the Ace director, Trivikram Srinivas, and asked him to put aside the result of Agnyaathavaasi aside. He advised him to take a short break, and start concentrating on the upcoming movie with a fresh mind. This clearly proves that rumours that are casting clouds on NTR – Trivikram movie are rubbish and false.

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Venkatesh role in Agnyaathavaasi (with Video)

Venkatesh role in Agnyaathavaasi Video

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Tollywood has seen great multi starrer movies like Gundamma Katha, Mayabazaar and many classics in the past. In recent times, it is rare to see star heroes releasing more than one film, and expecting a multi starrer in present times is nothing short of making yourself the butt of jokes. But films like Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu and Gopala Gopala proved everyone wrong. These films proved that where there is a will, there is away. Even superstar Mahesh Babu stated that he is open to multi starrer movies.

It is known that Venkatesh would be seen in a cameo role in the Pawan Kalyan starrer Agnyaathavaasi. The audience assumed the same after they saw, ‘special thanks to Victory Venkatesh’ in the titles. Shockingly, Venkatesh was nowhere to be a scene in the entire film. This greatly disappointed the fans, who wanted to witness the two stars sharing the screen once again, after Gopala Gopala.

The director reportedly wanted to add the scenes on Pongal, in a move to attract the audience. The makers are hoping that Pawan Kalyan – Venkatesh combination scenes might act as a saviour for the next one week.

Haarika and Hassine Creations, the production house of the film, has posted the video ‘Victory Venkatesh Cameo Making’ on Facebook. Pawan Kalyan and Venkatesh can be seen sitting beside each other and dubbing for the movie, with laughter and hilarious moments between them.

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Breaking News: Pawan Kalyan new movie

Pawan Kalyan New Movie Title

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Pawan Kalyan fans who are still recovering-mode from the catastrophic result of ‘Agnyaathavaasi’ has something to cheer about. Their demi-god, Power Star Pawan Kalyan will be soon seen on the silver screen once again.

Many assumed that ‘Agnyaathavaasi’ would be the last film of Pawan Kalyan after the latter said, he is willing to devote himself to politics completely. The fans were dismayed and disrupted by that news.This is also one of the prime reason, why fans had sky-high expectations on Agnyaathavaasi.

The reported film is titled as ‘Charithra’ and is likely going to have a political backdrop. The film’s title is creating goosebumps among the fans, and Telugu audience. It is the same film that, Pawan Kalyan signed a film with producer and writer AM Ratnam a few months ago.

The Pooja ceremony was also completed. The film will be a remake of the Tamil film ‘Vedalam’ which had Ajith playing the lead role. Due to Agnyaathavaasi, the film has been stalled for some time. The movie’s regular shooting will be restarted from February 2nd week. The title ‘Charithra’ sports with a tagline ‘Silence is his weapon’. The film’s (fan-made) poster went viral and is creating a sensation in the social media.

Few film analysts termed this as a ‘gimmick’ to downplay the tragic end met by Agnyaathavaasi which released on January 10th, 2018.

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Agnyaathavaasi Team To Pay Rs. 45 Crores To Distributors!

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Agnyaathavaasi Team To Pay Rs. 45 Crores To Distributors!

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‘Agnyaathavaasi’ movie released with the lone intention of giving Pawan Kalyan fans a memorable hit. As expected, Pawan Kalyan’s craze and fan following worked in generating record premier collections for the movie. The movie grossed a whopping $1.51M (premiers) at the US box office. The film’s theatrical rights fetched Rs. 95 crores in Telugu states alone, and Rs. 11 crores in Karnataka.

On release, the movie received mixed to poor reviews. Though Pawan’s acting was appreciated, critics took a different note when it came to the director. The distributors anticipated that Agnyaathavaasi will keep the cash registers ringing for over a week. But the movie turned out to be a disaster in terms of reviews.

Following this, many distributors are likely to face loss in crores. Realizing this, Power Star Pawan Kalyan has come forward to partially bear the losses by returning a major chunk of his revenue. If reports are to believed, Pawan Kalyan came forward to return Rs. 15 crores from his remuneration, taken for the film. Similarly, director Trivikram Srinivas will be returning Rs. 10 crores, and the producer Radha Krishna will be bearing up to Rs. 15 crores. In total, an amount of Rs. 45 crores will be channeled to distributors who are currently facing loses. Though this doesn’t cover the complete losses, it will at least keep them afloat. 

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Katthi Mahesh ‘Jai Simha’ review!

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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TV Channel – Agnyaathavaasi flopped because of TDP & Janasena

Agnyaathavaasi flopped because of TDP & Janasena

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We Indians are highly superstitious and religious when it comes to the results of elections, exams, films, and literally everything. The same is being injected into the minds of the people, rather with a political motive. The underperformance of Pawan Kalyan – Trivikram movie, Agnyaathavaasi is being linked to TDP by a media house, that has its own press and electronic media.

YSRCP Chief YS Jagan’s media house, Saakshi has come up with this deplorable, wicket and irrational analysis for the failure of Agnyaathavaasi. Saakshi went up to the extent of picturizing TDP and Janasena as bad omens for Pawan Kalyan’s film career.

In its dreadful analysis, Saakshi pointed out that, after TDP came into governance, and Pawan Kalyan announced his party Janasena, his films have flopped at the box office. Surprisingly, films like Gopala Gopala, Sardar Gabbar Singh, Kaatamarayudu which were declared flop, released after Pawan announced his political entry. Though the facts are true, there mere coincidental and nothing more than that.

One can understand that Saakshi (and YS Jagan) is against TDP and Janasena, and rightly cited them as possible reasons or bad omens for the failure of Pawan Kalyan films. Possibly, no one in the world, except Saakshi and YS Jagan will ever have this kind of view. After all, it is media house made by the one, who is often touted as the most corrupted politician in the last decade.

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NTR changes his mind after Agnyaathavaasi!

NTR changes his mind after Agnyaathavaasi!

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How often do you see a Telugu film topping the US box-office collections? But Agnyaathavaasi did it. Such is the phenomenal craze, fan following and stardom of Power Star Pawan Kalyan. The movie grossed over $1.5M in the US, even before its first screening. On release, the film fell flat and received mixed to poor reviews. The film was criticized for its script, narration and lame comedy.

On a whole, what seemed to be a movie of the decade (apart from Baahubali), turned out to be the biggest disaster in Pawan Kalyan’s and Trivikram’s career. More shockingly, the film collected over Rs. 60 crores worldwide on its first day.

Critics compared Trivikram’s script to that of a spineless human. Even his trademark dialogues were missing. All that was pitched, is a repetitive piece of shit and lame gay-style of comedy.

The film has been an eye opener, not only to ardent followers of Trivikram but also to Jr. NTR. The Nandamuri hero’s next film will be in the direction of Trivikram. Jr. NTR hero has reportedly asked his in-house writers and a director to verify the script, and check for comedy episodes and action sequences.

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