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| Thakita Thakita Movie Review Telugu 2010 Posted: 10 Sep 2010 06:55 AM PDT  Youth-based films in Telugu cinema suffer from some innate contradictions. For one, the more they change, the more they tend to remain the same. Not surprisingly at all, Thakita Thakita does just that, while putting up a facade of being "out of this world". The problem is that pretenses, however good, usually wear off, and the cookie starts to crumble just seconds into the film, as a 51 year-old Nagarjuna (formerly a "Yuva" Samrat himself) turns up to put it in perspective, introducing the unknown faces. Indeed, patronage in this part of the world is a different animal altogether. Soon enough, Anushka walks in to make the second surprise appearance. Guess we're all suckers for the reassuring comforts that familiarity offers. At least, that is what our filmmakers seem to think. As for the story, Sri, Chandana, Nandini, Kishore, Mahesh, Scud and Bhakti are a bunch of buddies together from school. Then, there's Jessica, a "firang" who stays as a paying guest at the rich Chandana's home. Nandini loves Kishore, her senior. Her father, though, doesn't approve of their love. Mahesh and Scud have an old-boys' tiff going on between them because of which they can't stand each other. Sri is madly in love with Chandana, but waits to settle down in life before declaring his love. Chandana is also in love with him, by the way. They both have a strong reason for playing dumb, which is actually the crux of the film - the message, rather. There's also Dakshayini, who is also crazy about Sri and would stop at nothing to have her man. Then, there's Bhakti, a happy go lucky girl. How these kids come of age, rising above the challenges life dishes out, makes up the rest of the predictable story. Of course, the film does not stop at that. You cannot have a Telugu film about youth without a message, can you? Thakita Thakita takes a stand on many burning issues facing the young today, including acid attacks on girls, suicides, misunderstandings and self-esteem issues. There's so much righteousness packed into the film that might actually make the more sensitive ones among us cry. The performances, along with the music, stand head and shoulders over everything else. Harshvardhan Rane (Sri) and Haripriya (Chandana) get the most footage, and do a pretty good job. Both look fresh, and have a comforting screen presence. The rest of the newcomers do a decent job, but there's really not much to do. The writing is good in patches, as some jokes tickle your funny bones while the rest just fall flat. The music is, perhaps, the brightest spot in the film. While there is that sense of déjà vu at the back of your mind, Bobo Shashi's tunes leave you feeling nice. The screen-play borders on the bizarre. The director, it seems relies on a combination of a lot of extreme close-ups and fancy editing to weave in some freshness, but it just does not come together. The film does look quite slick from the outside, but ends up looking a little too amateurish. A few moments in the film (mostly the ones involving Sri and Chandana) stand out, but, all in all, it's more disappointing than inspiring. Watch it if you have to, best with a bunch of hooting, cat-calling gang of friends. Subscribe to this blog for latest updates 
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| Komaram Puli Movie Review - Just For You Posted: 10 Sep 2010 06:45 AM PDT  Cast: Pawan Kalyan, Nikesha Patel, Manoj Bajpai, Charan Raj, Ali, Chitram Seenu, Nassar, Girish Karnad Lyrics: Chandra Bose Art: Anand Sai Action: Vijayan, Tinu Varma Choreography: Ahmed Khan Editing: Prabhakaran Cinematography: Binod Pradan Music: AR Rahman Producer: Singanamala Ramesh Babu Story-Screenplay-Dialogues-Direction: SJ Surya CBFC Rating: 'A' Release date: 10-09-2010 Story: Puli is the story of a sincere and focused police officer. Komaram Puli (Pawan kalyan) is an IPS officer and saves Prime minister from getting killed. He then forms a Team called Puli Team to restrict the crime rate and help the needful. Al Saleem (Manoj Bajpai) is a don and Puli suspects his hand in the murder attempt of The PM. How Puli Solves the case forms the rest. Performances: Pawan kalyan has come up with rocking performance and suited well to the role of Ideal Police officer. Nikesha Patel is passable; she has a small role and is okay. Saranya impresses with her performance. Manoj Bajpai tops once again with his body language and mannerisms. The fight sequences and action episodes are of poor quality and below average. Art Direction and Cinematography are okay. Music by Rahman is Average. Screenplay is gripping and Dialogues are clap worthy. Direction is good. Analysis: The Hit combination of Kushi---Pawan kalyan and S.J.Surya--- are back but with a different genre. The team has come up with a message oriented emotional story this time. SJ.Surya tried something different (out of board in many Scenes) from regular commercial format narration (Scenes). He tried to narrate the movie through emotions which come out in the form of heavy dialogues. Dialogues wise the Director has done a fantastic Job. I can't mention a few of them as they are in a large number. But there are some Scenes which have come out well. 1) Saranya giving birth to a child(teaching him how to march-Left & Right) 2) Pawan's speech when is awarded with a medal 3) Pawan and Charan Raj combination Scene in the park where master Bharath says that Saleem has done the bombings 4) Manoj Bajpai and Pawan kalyan combination Scenes(challenge Scenes and car Towing from No parking Zone) 5) Saranya delivering emotional dialogues in presence of Manoj Bajpai 6) Pawan's Speech to media when Nassar passes away 7) Pawan's extra ordinary performance in the pre-Climax episode If you have missed Chiranjeevi's "Rudranetra", "Yuddhabhoomi" , "Marana Mrudhangam" and "Trinetrudu" then no issues you can watch Pawan firing with more sophisticated Guns here. The fight Sequences are filled with more of firing episodes than action thrilled. Pawan Kalyan's Introduction fight Sequence is substandard with poor wire work and visual effects. There are some silly (villain giving current Shock to Pawan in climax) and funny –illogic Scenes which the team could have taken care off, There are some Scenes shot in Bangkok and abroad and the immediate Scene shot in a Studio referring it as Hyderabad City. The Screenplay is clumsy at times (Poor editing). The art Direction is okay and the cinematography is mediocre. Sequence of Songs:-- 1) Nammakamey(Chitra, Madhushree, Harini)----- Picturised as an emotional background song in the beginning of the movie shot on Saranya 2) Maaralante( AR Rahman, KMMC)----- Comes as a background song/montages shot on Pawan's Puli Team formation and their activities 3) Maham Maaye(Javed Ali,Suchitra)----- Duet Picturised on Nikesha and Pawan 4) Amma Thalley(Naresh Iyer, Swetha Mohan)----- Duet picturised on Nikesha and Pawan 5) Dochey(Shreya Goshal, Lady Kash N Krissy)----- item song picturised on Sriya 6) Power star (Vijay Prakash, Tanvi Shah)----- Duet picturised on Pawan and Nikesha, song with good timing in which Pawan shakes his leg. The Film boasts mainly of fantastic performances by all, Manoj Bajpai and Saranya stand out of them Nassar is good. Ali is wasted. Nikesha appears in a couple of love Scenes followed by Songs. Hero-Heroine Love thread is disturbing and definitely a distraction to the flow of the film. Sriya has done guest appearance which includes a song. SJ Surya does a cameo as a police officer. Music by Rahman is Average and it looked just okay on the Screen. The Background Score is commendable. Dialogues are sharp and straight forward (even though lengthy and preachy). Pawan kalyan looked handsome and performed with much ease, the emotional Scenes got elevated due to his performce. SJ Surya needs a pat on his back for picking such a weak story line yet engaging the Audiences with high emotional content. The direction is good and both the director and Pawan should be commended for the sincere and daring attempt. Fans who expect Pawan to romance with heroine and provide some fun and entertainment with his typical Mannerisms may get disappointed. We have to wait and watch how this message oriented and thought provoking movie will be received by the mass crowds. Plus: Pawan's performance, Dialogues, emotional Content Minus: Weak Story line, Average Music Verdict: One Man Show- Pawan Rocks, Good attempt made to make a message oriented flick with a weak story line Rating: 3.0/5.0 Subscribe to this blog for latest updates 
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