PIZZA Movie Review

PIZZA


Review

Rating: 3.5/5.0

Presented by: Charita Chitra

Banner: SK Pictures/ Coffees Cinema

Cast: Vijay Sethupathy, Ramya Nambeesan, Pooja

Dialogues-Lyrics: Sahithi

Editing: Leo John Paul

Cinematography: Gopi Amarnath

Music: Santosh Narayanan

Producer: Suresh Kondeti

Written and Directed by: Karthik Subbaraj

CBFC Rating: ‘U/A’

Release Date: 15-02-2013

Story: Micheal (Vijay Sethupathy) and Anu (Remya) are orphans and childhood friends. They come out of the orphanage and live together. Micheal works as a delivery boy in a Pizza spot. Anu is doing a research on ghosts, as she is writing a novel involving ghosts. Anu becomes pregnant and they get married. One day Micheal goes to deliver a pizza into a haunted house... Which changes his life…What happens there? Forms the remaining plot?

Performances: Vijay Sethupathy looked apt for the role of Pizza Delivery boy. He has done fantastic job as an actor. Ramya is okay and she has put on a lot of weight. The remaining artists supported well with good performances. The story is good. The screenplay is interesting and the narration is gripping. Music enhanced the scenes, the Background score is good. Cinematography is good and the editing is fine. The production values are low.

Analysis: This film actually falls into the romantic suspense thriller genre. The movie starts off with the chemistry between the couple, their understanding and their life style and then slowly picks up momentum once the characters are well established. I don’t want to reveal much about the plot or the scenes as you miss the thrill in the theaters.

Vijay is okay looks wise, he resembles a typical pizza boy. His body language is apt; he performed very well once he gets scared after watching the ghosts. Ramya Nambeesan(acted in Andamaina Manasulo, Sarai Veerraju, Nuvvila) looks like girls next door. Her make-up is patchy. She played her part effectively. The chemistry between the lead pair worked well on the screen; they looked sweet. SS Music VJ Pooja Played a Crucial role. Sivaji dubbed his voice for Vijay and Nagendra babu has lent his voice for the Pizza Shop owner.

The film is very sound in the technical departments. The Cinematography is very good. The frames looked rich even in poor light(torch light) also. Most of the film was shot in the night effect only. Music is also a big plus. The Background score elevated all the thrilling bits.

The first half is bit slow (Initial portion) and the concept of living together may not be liked by all. The last ten minutes have all the answers to the questions that arise in the minds of the Audience. The screenplay is very tight and leaves no loose ends and the Direction is near to flawless. Thrillers can only be enjoyed more with tight scripts and this film has exactly that. The sound effects can be enjoyed more in a theater well equipped with latest 7.1 Surround sound.

Movie Meter:

Story/Screenplay: 70%

Performances: 70%

Entertainment: 40%

Narration: 70%

The movie not only appeals to the multiplexes but this thriller can do well with the masses also.

Overall Pizza is worth watching with family.

Plus: Performances, Screenplay, Cinematography, Direction.

Minus: Slow initial first half

Verdict: Pizza is a perfect thriller to be watched this weekend…..Pizza - Your moment is waiting!

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Chammak Challo Movie Review

Chammak Challo

Review

Rating: 2.5/5.0

Presented by: D.S.Rao

Banner: Sri Shailendra Cinemas

Cast: Varun Sandesh, Sanchita Padukune, Catherina Tresa, Avasarala Srinivas, Vennela Kishore, Shayaji Shinde, Brahmaji, Surekha vani

Lyrics: Ananth Sriram, kiran Varanasi

Styling: Rama Devi

Art: Babji

Editing: Nagi reddy

Cinematography: Ranganath Gogineni

Music: Kiran Varanasi

Producer: Master Bujji babu

Writer & Director: Neelekanta

CBFC rating: ‘U/A’

Release date: 15-02-2013

Story: Communications lecturer Apparao(Shayaji Shinde) narrates a love story from his college to an aspiring film director Kishore(Avasarala Srinivas). Shyam(Varun Sandesh) and Anshu(Sanchita) are friends and they slowly fall in love. With the blessings of their elders they get engaged and their marriage gets called off for unknown reasons. What happened actually? Will the love story end on a happy note forms the plot?

Performances: Varun Sandesh is okay, he has been type casted in such college love stories these days. Sanchita is okay in some angles with a cute smile. Catherine is glamorous. Shayaji shinde is okay as lecturer. Srinivas Avasarala and Vennela kishore were apt in their roles. Art work is mediocre. Editing could have been better. Cinematography is poor quality. Music is Average. The story is routine but narration was good to some extent. The direction is just okay.

Analysis: Varun has come up with yet another love story in the college backdrop. His hair style and his accent need be changed immediately. He was bit repetitive in few scenes. Sanchita is okay in looks, she has cute smile but she may not suit for commercial roles. Performance wise she is okay. Catherina suited to the role of dream girl of the hero. She is cute and glamorous. She brings some momentum in the story. Shayaji Shinde as lecturer was okay. Srinivas was decent. Vennela Kishore evoked some laughs in the second half. Brahmaji played the role of hero’s father and looked young for the role. The remaining supporting cast is okay.

Art work is not up to the mark and the editing could have been better. There are many boring and slow paced scenes. Cinematography is of very poor quality. Music is Average with a couple of good songs. "Chandamamalo Kundelaa" stands on top with nice beat and lyrics. The Background sore is mediocre. The story is simple with no strong emotional depth. The screenplay format (splitting it into two parts) is good. The direction is good in few scenes. The production values are okay.

The screenplay magician Neelekanta is back with a youthful love story. This time he hasn’t shown any brilliance in Screenplay but has come up with good one. The narration is very slow and some scenes lacked maturity. You even wonder in the middle of the flick …Is this really directed by Neelakanta….????? The Direction was also very mediocre in most of the places.

The movie is targeted at ‘A’ centers only. The slow paced narration and romantic love feel which is essential for a love story is missing. The lack of good amount of entertainment is a big minus.

Movie Meter:

Story/Screenplay: 60%

Performances: 60%

Entertainment: 30%

Narration: 50%

Plus: Screenplay, Catherina Tresa

Minus: Slow Narration, entertainment,

Verdict: Below Average, Disappointing flick from a National Award winning director.

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Vinay
   

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OKKADINE Movie Review

OKKADINE

Review

Rating: 2.5/5.0

Banner: Gulabi Movies

Cast: Nara Rohith, Nitya Menon, Sai Kumar, Srinivas Reddy, Brahmanandam, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Sudha, Benerjee, Ali, M.S.Narayana

Lyrics: Ramajogayya Sastry, Chaitanya Krishna, Sahithi, Bhaskara Bhatla

Story-Dialogues: Chintapalli  Ramana

Editing: Marthand K Venkatesh

Cinematography: Andrew

Music: Karthik

Producer: C.V.Reddy

Screenplay-Direction: Srinivas Raga

CBFC Rating: ‘U/A’

Release Date: 14-02-2013

Story: Anjali (Nitya Menon) is daughter of a rich Businessman Shivaji (Sai Kumar). Anjali comes to India to spend time with his father. Shivaji leaves for an abroad tour. Anjali plans for a vacation in Vizag with her friend. Anjali meets Surya (Nara Rohith) and his caring family in a Hill station near Vizag. Surya falls in love with Anjali and proposes her. How does she react to it? What happened after that forms the remaining part of the story.

Performances: Rohith Nara is adequate, he performed reasonably okay. Nitya Menon is good. She is at ease while performing the role. Kota Srinivasa Rao, Sudha, Srinivasa Reddy are okay. Sai Kumar is okay as father of heroine. Brahmanandam couldn’t evoke laughs. Ali and MS were wasted. Cinematography is shaky at times. Editing and Art work are okay. Music by karthik was below Average. Story is simple the screenplay and narration are confusing and doesn’t fit the commercial format. The Production values are Average.

Analysis: The Director of thriller movie KATHA (Genelia, Prakash Raj) has come up with another one. Srinivas Raga tried to provide a family oriented (at least elements) angle which he missed in his previous flick. This film also has a twist but it’s not convincing. The director followed the same format of his earlier flick with stretched scenes.

             Rohith is okay, this time he tried an action oriented role and he has to work a lot on his physic (looks fat in many frames) to sustain in the industry. Modulation in his voice is needed which can fit to mass/ action flicks. Nitya Menon once again impresses with her performance in a soft and sweet role. She is expressive and conveys all the subtle emotions with eyes. Kota Srinivas is good and Sudha is okay (even though it appeared overboard). Srinivasa Reddy and Nara Rohith Combination is back after SOLO movie, Srinivas Reddy is okay with his typical satirical punches but couldn’t evoke much laughs. Rachana Mourya sizzles in the remix song “Puttintollu Tharimesaaru”.

                     Cinematography is okay (could have been better). The hill station atmosphere and locations were well covered but it’s too jerky in crucial scenes. Art work is fine. The editing is okay. ‘Hola Hola’ Song has cool visuals The Singer turned Music director Karthik has given below Average music with a haunting melody “Dole Dole”; the song was picturised well too. The Background score is passable. The production values are just okay. The Fight Sequences are choreographed well but they looked very cheap (at few places) in terms of standards. Dialogues are okay, Chintapalli Ramana has come up with his strong dosage lecture type dialogues--- “Prema valla oka Vinasanam jarigindi…..Dhanni cheppataniki prayatnam chesaanu ….. Dhanivalla kooda oka prema puttindi”.  Naga babu’s fight towards the climax got good response in the theater.

           The movie lacks Entertainment. It starts slowly and progresses at very slow pace; later it gives the feel of a family flick. The second half is more predictable and lacks the essential elements. The twists are okay to some extent but the film falls flat in narration after that. The movie may not be liked by ‘A’ centers. We have to wait for the response of masses who will decide the fate of the film at the BOX-OFFICE.

Movie Meter:

Story/Screenplay: 50%

Performances: 60%

Entertainment: 20%

Narration: 50%

Plus: Nitya Menon, Screenplay (only the format), performances

Minus: Entertainment, Music, Narration

Verdict: Below Average revenge Flick which lacked the punch.

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Vinay

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Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu Movie Review

Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu

Review

Rating: 3.25/5.0

Presented by: Smt. Anitha

Banner: Sri Venkateswara Creations

Cast: Venkatesh, Mahesh Babu, Anjali, Samantha, Prakash Raj, Jayasudha, Rohini Hattangadi,Kota Srinivas rao, Tanikella Bharani, Venu Madhav, Ramaprabha, Murali Mohan, Ahuthi Prasad, Brahmaji, Rao Ramesh, Prabhas Seenu, Srinivas reddy, Giridhar,

Raja Ravindra, Rajitha

Action: Vijay, Vijayan

Dialogues: Ganesh Patro

Lyrics: Ananth Sriram, Sirivennela Sitarama sastry

Art: A.S.Prakash

Editing: Marthand K.Venkatesh

Cinematography: K.V.Guhan

Backround Score: Mani Sharma

Music: Mickey J.Meyer

Producer: 'Dil' Raju

Story-Screenplay-Dialogues-Direction: Srikanth Addala

CBFC Rating: 'U'

Release date: 11-01-2013

Theater Watched: Prasadz, Screen -2 ,8.45 A.M

Story: Peddodu(Venkatesh) and  Chinnodu(mahesh) are brothers and they are in their job trails in cities. Prakash raj and Jayasudha look after their maternal daughter-in-law Seethamma(Anjali). chinnodu falls in love with Geetha(Samantha) when they meet in a relative's marriage. The whole movie is about living life happily without harming others and being helpful to everyone we come across.

Performances: Venkatesh was good as usual, Mahesh babu is superb and grown up as an actor a lot. Anjali is very good and samantha is passable. Jayasudha was natural. Prakashraj is impressive as always. Rohini Hattangadi, Kota Srinivas rao, Rao Ramesh, Tanikella Bharani  very good. The remaining supporting cast was good. Art work is fine. editing could have been better. Cinematography is top rated.  Music was good. The screenplay is predictable at times and the narration is slow.

Analysis: Venkatesh was good, He was subtle in emotional scenes. Mahesh was brilliant, he delivered most of the subtle expressions with his eyes. His slang was good initially but later it appeared artificial. Anjali is the show stealer, her expressive eyes delivered every thing, she has a long run to go in Telugu industry. Samantha was okay and her smile looked very much artificial and plastic. Music by Mickey.J.Meyer was good. All the songs were suitable to the situations and are script oriented. Lyrics by Ananth sriram and Sitaram Sastry are good. Background score by Manisharma brought soul to the film. Cinematography by Guhan was good, he made the middle class house look rich and colorful. Editing was not crisp. Art was is fine. The screenplay was not exciting. The Direction is good in some scenes. The production values are good.

             The director was not clear in certain aspects, in terms of characterizations ---  Venkatesh character could have been well established based on his straight forward nature. some establishment scenes after he loses his job could have helped in elevating his nature. Mahesh character was limited to commenting girls in Hyderabad and acting(biting his grandma and laughing) in the village and talking over phone with heroine all through..

              The dialogues in the second half are good. It's a mix of old fashioned ones and the contemporary(Ganesh patro and Srikanth Addala). The complete first half was good with the characters introduction and the narration was smooth. There was a lag in the second half even though there are some good emotionally touching scenes. Chinnodu telling to Peddodu on the terrace to take decision independently. Chinnodu giving warning to Rao Ramesh in the restaurant. The complete Bhadrachalam episode(even though the transformer scene was little dramatic) was handled well.

         Anjali was fantastic and she literally lifted some scenes in the second half. Rohini Hattangadi was good. Prakash raj was subtle. Rao ramesh impresses with his characterization, the remaining supporting cast fitted to the roles well. Ravi babu's character was introduced well and lacked importance later. The drawbacks of the film are --- there is absolutely no story, scenes were not filled with required emotional depth. Audience may get bored with too many phone talking scenes between Mahesh babu and Samantha, Mahesh boarding train in Relangi station(too many times) and Venkatesh coming to give him sendoff, lack of entertainment or funny episodes which may provide relief to the common Audience, neither  the director highlighted/ concentrated on core village traditions and customs, how they are drastically falling now in present generation.

            Do not got to the movie with heavy expectations(expecting  a multi-starrer), the story is simple(absolutely nothing). The scenes are realistic and very close to heart and one can get connected easily with the roles well. Lack of strong emotions and dragged slow narration make you stand at the same place where the story has started even after the movie ends up. It's a simple realistic film done by big stars. Different and sensible movie likers may love the movie a lot. There are chances of clicking in the 'A' centers for it's sensible narration, we have to wait for the B,C centers response. The family Audience response is also awaited.

Reel Guru Meter:

Story/Screenplay: 50%

Performances:80%

Entertainment: 30%

Narration: 70%

Plus: Performances, Sensible scenes, Music

Minus: Slow Narration, Entertainment, commercial elements

Verdict: Feel Good flick and it is not for all. Masses may not like it as it's not a routine commercial pot boiler.

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Nayak Movie Review

NAYAK The LEADER

Review

Rating: 3.25/5.0

Presented by: S.Radha Krishna(Chinababu)

Banner: Universal Media

Cast: Ramcharan, Kajal, Amala Paul, Brahmanandam, Jayaprakash Reddy, Rahul Dev, Raghu Babu, M.S.Narayana, Ashish Vidyardhi, Pradeep Rawat, Ajaz Khan, Sudha, Surekhavani, Posani Krishna Murali, M.S Narayana

Story-Dialogues: Akula Siva

Action: Kannal Kannan, Stun Siva

Art: Anand Sai

Editing: Gautham raju

Cinematography: Chota K.Naidu

Music: S.S.Thaman

Producer: D.V.V.Danayya

Screenplay-Direction: V.V.Vinayak

CBFC Rating: 'A'

Theater Watched: Prasadz, 8.45 A.M, Big Screen

Release Date: 09-01-2013

Story: Cherry(Ram Charan) is a software Engineer and falls in love with Madhu(Kajal), sister of Local don Gandipet Babji(Rahul Dev). Babji doesn't like that and decides to warn Cherry, then he witnesses cherry murdering DCP and steps back. Who is cherry? Why is he killing one by one forms the remaining story.

Performances: Ram Charan suited well to the role of Nayak(leader). His body language is good. He improved a lot in terms of performance also. Kajal is okay as heroine. Amala paul is passable. Jayprakash Reddy and Posani Krishna Murali impress more in the comedy department. Brahmanandam, Venumadhav, Raghu Babu, M.S are okay. The remaining supporting cast fitted to their roles well. Story is simple. It has been dragged with entertaining scenes. The screenplay is good. Dialogues are good. Music by Thaman is above Average with foot tapping numbers. Cinematography by Chota K. Naidu is good. Art work and Editing are neat. The Direction is good only in parts. Few scenes lacked depth. The Production values are Good.

Analysis: The much awaited action flick directed by V.V.Vinayak in the combination of Mega Powerstar Ramcharan was released today(first in the pongal race). The movie has all the ingredients of a mass flick. The mass Audience may like it more due the vast entertainment quotient. Ram Charan is Good in Action Scenes. His body language suited well to the role of Nayak. Even though he failed to show much variation between the two roles, he managed with the rock serious look.  Kajal is okay. She looked glamorous and the chemistry between the lead pair looked good. Amala paul is passable. Some how she looked dull and her chemistry with Charan is poor. Brahmanandam entertains as usually with his typical body language. Jayprakash Reddy is hilarious. His role evoked good humour. Posani krishna Murali entertains in the second half. Rahul Dev, Raghu babu, Pradeep rawath, Ashish Vidyarthi, Surekha Vani, Rajeev kanakala are okay in their roles.

Sequence of Songs:

1. Laila O Laila

Singers: Shankar Mahadevan, Ranjith, Rahul Nambiar, Naveen

Lyrics: Chandrabose

This song is picturised on Charan as a Club song and Charan looked energetic with muscled body. He entertains with graceful steps. He danced well.

2. Oka Choopuke Padipoya

Singers: Vijay Prakash, Bindu Mahima

Lyrics: Bhaskarabhatla

Picturised on Kajal and Ram Charan on the streets in abroad locations. The song looked decent.

3. Kathi Lanti Pilla

Singers: Thaman S.S, Shefali Alvaris

Lyrics: Chandrabose

Picturised on Kajal and Charan in virgin locations. The locales are scenic and pleasing to eyes.

4 Subhaleka Rasukunna

Singers: Haricharan, Sreya Ghoshal

Lyrics: Late Veturi

Picturised on Amalapaul and Charan. The song starts with a slow pace. The first stanza is bit slow with frozen locations in the backdrop. Charan impresses with a couple of slow and graceful steps. The song gets into us only towards the ending which has snow filled icy locations of  Iceland.

5. Nellorae

Singers: Jaspreeth Jasz, Suchitra

Lyrics: Sahithi

Charmee shakes her hips with Charan in this item song. The song is catchy and instant hit among the masses. Charan came up with a couple of good dance moves.

6. Hey.. Nayak

Singers: Sreya Ghoshal, Naveen

Lyrics: Chandra Bose

The song is picturised on Charan, Kajal, Amalapaul. The placement of the song is good and Lawrence choreographed it. It has rich grandeur. The VFX in the song are not so appealing.

Music by Thaman S.S is a plus to the film. All the songs sounded good and came out well on the screen too. Background score is also good in few(especially Nayak Theme)scenes. It literally elevated the image in some scenes. Cinematography by Chota is good. All the virgin locations of Iceland are well shot. They couldn't be highlighted on the screen due to poor light. Chota has gone for more close-ups, even in the fights also.  Art work is neat. Editing by Gowtham raju is neat, he managed most of the boring scenes with slick shots. Fights by Kannal kannan are filled more with thread work. Choreography was good, Dinesh master has done fine job and Lawrence was okay in the Climax song.

               Story and Dialogues are by Siva Akula, he provided a wafer thin story line and that was narrated in beaten style(we have seen in many flicks).Dialogues are good. Siva managed to evoke good amount of humour and keep the Audience engaged with his Comedy punches all through. Some dialogues are witty and instantaneous. Some Trivikramish ("Nippu ani telisaka pattuko koodadu, Yedava ani Telisaka Pettuko koodadu") punches also worked well. The complete first half goes on smoothly with entertaining scenes between Charan, Brahmanandam & Jayprakash Reddy. The second half also has ample entertainment in the form of posani Krishna Murali. The counseling scenes(even though we have witnessed such scenes in Srihari's film) evoked good laughs in the theater.

                              The best part of the film is the combination of seriousness with Entertainment. Vinay scores good marks in the screenplay department rather than Direction. The screenplay is racy and no single frame looked boring. The Direction is good in few scenes. Some Scenes looked below Average. The Love Track between Charan and Kajal is not up to the mark, failed in generating romantic feel and also the track between Amala paul and Charan looked half baked.  The fight episodes are filled more with rope work which appeal only to the masses. Vinayak couldn't elevate the hero buildup scenes. Some scenes appeared routine (similar to Vinayak's earlier films).The scenes which show how an ordinary man grows as a leader literally looked pale and below Average(substandard). The Climax could have been better. Overall Vinayak manages with his mass Pulse and speedy narration

It's a treat to Mega fans and masses to see good Dances in the songs, Action and Entertainment. The Movie fares well at B, C Centers. We have to wait and see how the movie fares at the 'A' centers as there is big release(SVSC) queued up in a couple of days.

Reel Guru Meter:

Story/Screenplay: 60%

Performances: 70%

Entertainment: 70%

Narration: 60%

Plus: Songs, Dances, Entertainment

Minus:  Wafer thin story, routine scenes

Verdict: Hit Delivered. It's a package of Action, Dances and Entertainment. Paisa Vasool. Perfect film for masses in this festive season.

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