Rama Rama Krishna Krishna Movie review

Film: Rama Rama Krishna Krishna

Banner: Sri Venkateswara Creations

Cast: Arjun, Ram, Priya Anand, Bindu Madhavi, Nasser, Banerjee, Sayaji Shinde, Brahmanandam, Srinivas Reddy, Pragathi, Bharath, Gracy Singh and others

Dialogues: M Ratnam

Music: M M Keeravani

Cinematography: Sekhar V Joseph

Editing: Gautham Raju

Story, screenplay, direction: Srivass

Producer: Dil Raju

Release date: 12/05/2010

Handsome hero Ram has teamed up with action king Arjun and has arrived with an interesting title ‘Rama Rama Krishna Krishna’. Ramakrishna (Ram) is a daring guy of the village and rash guy but he respects his father (Nasser) and his ideals. A problem in the family leads him to face the Mumbai don Pawar (Vineeth Kumar)and Ramakrishna discovers the link between Pawar and Ashok Deva (Arjun) who lives in the same village with his sister Priya (Priya). Rama Krishna has a maradalu (Bindu Madhavi) who runs behind him.

Who is Ashok Deva and what does Ramakrishna do to solve the problems, whom does Rama Krishna marry at last forms the rest of the story. Arjun was elegant as usual and he has a composed performance. More than his act, it is his powerful screen presence that always gives an appeal to the audience. He was effective. Ram looks handsome and gave his performance as required. Though he has put his best efforts, he was unable to deliver the voltage during violent scenes. Priya was chirpy and beautiful. She has also shown her oomph factor in the songs and her asset is her eyes. However, she must look at building few extra pounds of flesh to get that real sex appeal. Bindu Madhavi was alright, she didn’t have much of a role but she did her bit providing the visual feast wherever required.

Vineeth Kumar has good expressions and has a streak of comedy face which makes it interesting. Nasser was natural, Banerjee was neat, Brahmanandam’s comedy lacked appeal, Srinivas Reddy was standard, Sayaji was usual, the actor who did the role of Siva got a meaty role which he did well but he needs to work on his dialogue delivery, the rest of the cast added value as required. The film runs on a beaten track and there is nothing new or exciting that it offers. There were instances wherein the audience predicted what happens next. The director has picked few bits from here and there as well.
The killing of Gracy Singh is a scene that was seen in Ab Tak Chappan/ Siddham
Arjun’s flash back has a tinge of ‘Basha’

The scene wherein the swamijis search for hero reminds of ‘Bangaru Bullodu’,
The last action sequence reminds of ‘Magadheera’.

Graphics were inferior, especially in the car chase sequences where they land at any given place they want without a scratch (wish we had such cars in real, it would have solved the traffic problem). The script was stale, the screenplay was weak, background score was good but songs were a disappointment. Cinematography was jarring.

Editing could have been better. The good side of the story is the concept of ‘Rama-Krishna’ amulet and the serene presence of Arjun which gives a grace to the film. If only the makers had focused on strengthening the comedy track and providing some unexpected twists, the film would have created an impact. Otherwise, it is just another ‘run of the mill’ story without any variety.

Okka Kchanam Movie review

Film: Okka Kshanam

Genre: Off Beat

Banner: Seven Hills Television Networks

Cast: Rajeev Kanakala, Kota, Ahuti Prasad, L B Sriram, Vizag Prasad, Jeeva, Narayan Rao, Raksha, Giri Babu, Telangana Sakunthala

Music: Arjun

Dialogues: ShouriEditing: Ramesh

Story, screenplay,

direction: Kodali Venkateswara Rao

Producer: Swathi Balineni

Release date: 07/05/2010

A girl student gets murdered and the news channels gets into action right away. After speaking to the neighbors and residents, it is deduced that the girl was murdered by her scorned lover Kishore. The entire state gets into frenzy thanks to the electronic media commotion and the government decides to appoint a special committee of experts from various fields (Rajeev Kanakala, Kota, Ahuti Prasad, L B Sriram, Vizag Prasad, Jeeva, Narayan Rao, Raksha, Giri Babu, Telangana Sakunthala) and entrusts the decision. Whether they also come to the same conclusion or not forms the rest of the story. Basically, the film maker has attempted to come up with a film that conveys a strong social message, that is to stop getting influenced by external factors and make preconceived notions about a situation.

This is an effort to tell the audience to stop thinking like a goat herd and use their own judgement about any issue. While the concept is appreciable, there is a fine line between conceiving it and getting it on the screen. That was missing here, for instance, the discussions held by the panel and the various analyses they do are not strong enough to prove that the accused is innocent. The screenplay could have been worked upon so that the pace of the movie is maintained. Incidentally, it is difficult for the audience to connect to the key subject as the entire film goes about in a boardroom and no one knows or sees who Kishore is. The plot chosen and the screenplay zeroed in are not strongly convincing to prove the point that Kishore, the unseen convicted is an acquit. In a way, this is not for those who wish to go with their families and it requires a certain level of patience to understand the essence. If the objective of the film maker is to make money out of it then it may not work but if he is keen on spreading the message then the film would require a strong dose of publicity to carry it across. This is an offbeat and out of the box idea with a noble intention, ok for film festivals and art house audience.

Darling movie review

Film: Darling

Cast: Prabhas, Kajal, Shradhdha Das, Mukesh Rishi, Prabhu, Chandra Mhan, Ahuti Prasad, MS Narayana, Sivannarayana, Tulasi, Kota, Srinivas Reddy etc.

Music: GV PrakashFights: Peter Heins

Dialogues: Swamy

Producer: BVSN Prasad

Direction: Karunakar

Release Date: 23rd Apr 2010

‘Darling’ is the word that Prabhas uses to call his close pals. That was made a title now for the movie with him in lead. Let us see how darling it is for audiences. Story:The movie starts with enthusiastic 1980 backdrop in black and white. The college mates disperse after farewell and they keep themselves in contact even after decades. Prabha (Prabhas) is the son of one of those old friends (Prabhu) and Nandini (Kajal) is the daughter of another (Ahuti Prasad). They live in various places. A lady (Shradhdha Das) loves Prabha and proposes him. But he negates. The father of that lady is a goon (Mukesh Rishi) who surrounds Prabha and his friends’ gang for negating his daughter. To escape from that goon Prabha narrates his flash back stating that he has love interest by name Nandini and he met her in Switzerland.

The goon leaves him knowing that. After a while, the old friends wish to have old friends’ reunion with families. They all meet in a village and how Prabha and Nandini meet again (?) and end up with love-union forms rest of the story. Many twists, turns and secrets will be unleashed in narration for the entertainment of audience. Performances:Prabhas is at his best. His gait, his glow, his performance and confidence carried the movie happily. Kajal enticed audiences with her magnetism. Shradhdha Das, although had small role, she made her presence felt. Mukesh Rishi is ok as goon but he has lighter vein characterization. Chandramohan, Ahuti Prasad, Prabhu, Tulasi, MS Narayana are all ok. Sivannarayana performs comedy up to the perfection with his single dialogue ‘tinnaaaraa..!!??”. Kota has no dialogue at all in the film. Music is bad. Background score is poor. If those were good, the movie would have scored well among audience. It is single line story but narrated in three layers. It’s all screenplay technique that which may be liked by many. Analysis:Watching this movie is not like eating an apple or banana but like chewing an orange. You need to spit the seeds and enjoy the rest. It surely entertains but lacks in consistency. It’s good in bits and pieces but cannot be declared ‘wholesome wonder’. The major asset for this movie Prabhas who handled the audience with his great looks and confident performance. Female audiences definitely feel ectopic tintinnabulations in their heart. Action part, generally finds it difficult to get encomiums.

But Peter Heins stood as top entertainer in this movie with his wonderful composition of fights. The best parts of the movie are:PrabhasPeter Hein’s fight compositions‘Kadupu Manta’ scene between Prabhas and Srinivas ReddyInka Edo song picturizationWatching Hyderabad with Switzerland snowfall The director has rightly used the technical elements to make the movie a pleasant feel to watch. The entire movie has got elevated in picture quality due to DI and other effects. Technically on a whole, with editing, cinematography and CG stands great. But the main factor of the movie, the music, is unpleasant. RR is also very weak and failed to bring in right elevation for narration. First half is entertaining but declares to be a fiction by interval (watch it to get clarity). Second half is on beaten track with predictable screenplay. Climax is crisp and closed on lighter note without any extraaaas.

The film has got the muscle to run in theatres for some time with summer factor and bits and pieces of entertainment. Bottom Line: Watch it without big expectations. It will not disappoint you.