'Jyothi Lakshmi' Review: Puri Misfires

'Jyothi Lakshmi' Review: Puri Misfires
Published Date : 12-Jun-2015 18:43:22

Movie: Jyothi Lakshmi
Rating: 2.5/5
Banner: C. K. Entertainments, Sri Subha Swetha Films
Cast: Charmee, Satya, Bramhanandham, Sakshi Rami Reddy and Others
Cinematography: P.G. Vinda
Music: Sunil Kashyap
Story: Malladi
Editor: S. R. Sekhar
Producers: Swethalana, Varun, Teja
Screenplay, Dialogues and Direction: Puri Jagannadh
Release Date: June 12, 2015

Jyothi Lakshmi, the dancer who was popular along with her sister Jayamalini was the item girl and vamp of the ’60s and ’70s. She was also seen in a lot of action films of her time, though mostly B and C grade films. Well, Puri Jagannadh pays an ode to her and item girls of all ages by addressing issues that matter most to them by giving it a contemporary touch. Let’s check out how the film has come up…

Story:
The film starts off with two young men scouting pimps and visiting brothels to get the right girl that the film’s hero Satya (Satya) wants. Well, he even gets on to Lapaki app to find a girl which helps them in finding a house instead. After searching for two days, Satya finally finds the girl he wants which happens to be Jyothilakshmi (Charmme Kaur). He insists on marrying her and thanks to her quick wit, gets her out of the place even before he is found and beaten by the villains.

So do they escape and get married? Is their’s a happily ever after story? The rest of the story shows this.

Artistes’ Performances:
Charmme plays the lead and also co-produces the film. Well, it is said that heroines mostly do author-backed roles towards the end of their careers and probably that holds true for Charmme too. She might be at the fag end of her career as a glam heroine, but she seems to be preparing herself for her new role as a producer.

As for her character, it surely does not surprise you and Charmme plays it in a subdued and easy-going manner without shouting from rooftops.

Satya played by Satya plays the supporting lead to Charmme. His character complements Charmme’s role and he plays the gardener to his wife.

'Asura' Review: Misses Target

'Asura' Review: Misses Target
Published Date : 05-Jun-2015 11:24:20 GMT

Movie: Asura
Rating: 2.75/5
Banner: Devas Media and Entertainments, Kushal Media and Aran Media Works
Cast: Nara Rohit, Ravi Varma, Priya Benerji and Others
Music: Sai Kartheek
Cinematography: S V Vishweswer
Editor: Dharmendra Kakarala
Producer: Krishna Vijay, Shyam
Written and Directed By: Krishna Vijay
Release Date: June 5, 2015

Nara Rohit has been trying to do something different since his first film Banam, but he hasn’t been having much success. Though his efforts are being appreciated, he hasn’t been making money financially as his films have been weak in terms of narration. In fact, his stories would be better presented if they are told more excitingly. However, his directors haven’t been able to do so and that has resulted in his films not doing well at the box office.

Well, the story is a cat and mouse game of sorts between Charlie (Ravi Varma) and jailor (Rohit). Charlie is sentenced to death and he tries to run away from it. On the other hand, Rohit chases him as he is intolerant of even small mistakes.

However, the problem with the film is that it is not exciting enough and the way the story has been told is outright boring as it lacks entertainment quotient. Another major problem is the way the characters have been developed. For example, it is said that Charlie is a hardcore and notorious criminal. But you never get to see that side of him. In fact, there is a song to even build up the image they want to project, though you still have to clue as to what he is up to.

And Charlie keeps mentioning that he wants to run away from the jail, but you are never shown as to how he wants to escape from the jail. There is a dialogue where he tells one of his aides to fly kites after getting out from the jail and that shows how weak his character is.

On the other hand, though the hero is called ‘rakshasudu’, one never gets to see any such traits in him. In fact, if the villain is intelligent, then the hero’s role gets elevated, but if the villain is passive, then the hero does not have a chance to show off his heroism. In fact, the entire story revolves around one twist in the climax. While cat and mouse games do have potential, since the narration is too slow, Asura fails to appeal to the audiences.

'Pandaga Chesko' Review: Routine Fare

'Pandaga Chesko' Review: Routine Fare
Published Date : 29-May-2015 10:08:36

Movie: Pandaga Chesko
Rating: 2.75/5
Banner: United Movies
Cast: Ram, Rakul Preet Singh, Sonal Chauhan, Brahmanandam, M S Narayana, Vennela Kishore and Others
Music: S S Thaman
Cinematography: Sameer Reddy
Editor: Gowtham Raju
Producer: Paruchuri Kireeti
Screenplay and Direction: Gopichand Malineni
Release Date: May 29, 2015

Ram returns after a long time with Pandaga Chesko. Well, the one dialogue that almost created a controversy of sorts has surely generated quite a bit of curiosity. So let’s see how the film has come up…

Story:
Karthik (Ram) runs his own company in Portugal. One day he is tracked by Weekend Venkata Rao (Brahmanandam) who wants him to marry Anushka (Sonal Chauhan) another business woman who is in a rush to find a groom so that she does not miss out on her Rs 3000 crore property. Well, meanwhile Karthik goes to India and ends up meeting Divya (Rakul Preet Singh). The rest of the story tracks Karthik, Divya, Anushka and is about who gets who.

Artistes’ Performances:
Ram is back after a long break and looks quite energetic. In the past, he would more or less remind one of Pawan Kalyan. But he seems to have worked on it and looks fresh and ready to go. As always he manages all emotions rather well.

Rakul Preet Singh is her usual best. Looks good and dresses pretty, though she is mostly in half sarees. Sonal Chauhan adds to the glam quotient and pulls off her part well.

Bramhmanandam as Weekend Venkata Rao gets his share of funny dialogues as does MS Narayana. Sampath Raj, Rao Ramesh, Sai Kumar get decent roles among the ensemble cast. The rest of the cast also puts in performances in accordance with their character requirements.

'365 Days' Review: A Rather Dull Year

'365 Days' Review: A Rather Dull Year
Published Date : 23-May-2015 17:28:43 GMT

Movie: 365 Days
Rating: 1/5
Banner: Z3 Pictures, D V Cine Creations
Cast: Nandoo, Anaika Soti, Posani, Satya krishna and Others
Music: Nag Srivatsa, L M Prem
Editor: Anith
Producer: D Venkatesh
Story, Screenplay and Direction: Ram Gopal Varma
Release Date: May 22, 2015

Crime, action, horror… for 365 Days, this was Varma’s selling point. While it is surely a subject that one will not expect from Varma at this point in time, it is still surprising that he did choose to make a film on such a topic.

Of course, he did sound very excited about touching upon a new subject, but for the ordinary viewers, the film’s story has been done to death to say the least.

In short, the film is about the love between a couple and how it changes once they get married.

Varma discusses how two people who believe that they cannot live without each other fall in love and how they eventually start hating each other to such an extent that they go in for a divorce.

Well, it appears as if Varma wondered how it would be if a couple falls in love, marries and gets divorced within 365 days and then decided to make a movie. And probably that is also the reason for him to name the film 365 days.

While the idea cannot be discarded on face value, the director has to have some strong reasons and situations to show that a couple can fall in love and then get divorced within 365 days. But instead, like many Varma films in recent times, 365 days is also a half-baked attempt at having a shoddy script and going to the sets.

'Tanu Weds Manu Returns' Review: Predictable, But For Kangana

 'Tanu Weds Manu Returns' Review: Predictable, But For Kangana
Published Date : 22-May-2015 17:20:20 GMT

Movie: Tanu Weds Manu Returns
Rating: 3/5
Banner: Colour Yellow Pictures
Cast: Kangana Ranaut, R. Madhavan, Jimmy Shergill and Others
Music: Krsna Solo, Tanishk-Vayu
Cinematography: Chirantan Das
Editor: Hemal Kothari
Producers: Kishore Lulla, Anand L. Rai
Direction: Anand L. Rai
Release Date: May 22, 2015

Last time around, the first episode between Tanuja Trivedi and Manoj Sharma ended on the classic happily ever after note. Meanwhile, Tanu or Kangana Ranaut went on to bag national award and Madhavan hasn’t done very many films.

Well, the first time around, Tanu Weds Manu acquired cult status of sorts and was a huge box office success.

'Kerintha' Review: One For Young Hearts

 'Kerintha' Review: One For Young Hearts
Published Date : 12-Jun-2015 12:05:25 GMT

Movie: Kerintha
Rating: 3/5
Banner: Sri Venkateswara Creations
Cast: Sumanth Aswin, Viswant, Pavateesham, Sri Divya, Sukruthi, Tejaswi and Others
Dialogues: Aburi Ravi
Music: Micky J Mayor
Cinematography: Vijay K Chakravarthy
Editor: Madhu
Producer: Dil Raju
Direction: Sai Kiran Adivi
Release Date: June 12, 2015

A big film has it all, but a small film needs time to sink into audiences’ minds. Apart from heavy-duty action films and romantic films, another genre that sells is youth films.

With times, the stories are fine-tuned to address the age-old issues that concern youth of that generation. Dil Raju’s small film Kerintha is one such film.

Let’s see how the film has come up…

Story:
Kerintha is the story of three couples and takes us through their happy and sad stories.

Artistes’ Performances:
A few films old, Sumath Ashwin shows maturity in his performance, while Sri Divya puts in a decent performance.

On the other hand, Viswant puts in average performance and one is left feeling that the director should have cast a more mature actor for the role.

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Hot Heroine Gives Up Beef For Dad

Hot Heroine Gives Up Beef For Dad

Published Date : 12-May-2015 11:39:11 GMT

Well, she is now a big girl and has a career of her own. But Shruti Haasan surely believes in respecting her father’s advice.
Last year, her dad Kamal Haasan had advised her to give up beef and Shruti hasn’t touched beef in one year.
Incidentally, Kamal Haasan’s family are Tamil Brahmins and they are pure vegetarians. However, since Sarika is from Mumbai, Shruti seems to have acquired a taste for beef.
She says she used to love it as a child. However, her dad apparently explained how going vegetarian was both healthy and in keeping with their family food habits. So, Shruti gave up beef and says she now relishes eating her dal, curry, papad and rasam.
She confesses that she is also feeling much lighter ever since she gave up non-veg.
With an increasing number of people choosing to be vegetarians, this is another girl who made the choice to go all veg.

- See more at: http://www.greatandhra.com/movies/movie-news/hot-heroine-gives-up-beef-for-dad-66097.html#sthash.1UQLxfYB.dpuf

Hot Heroine Gives Up Beef For Dad

Published Date : 12-May-2015 11:39:11 GMT

Well, she is now a big girl and has a career of her own. But Shruti Haasan surely believes in respecting her father’s advice.
Last year, her dad Kamal Haasan had advised her to give up beef and Shruti hasn’t touched beef in one year.
Incidentally, Kamal Haasan’s family are Tamil Brahmins and they are pure vegetarians. However, since Sarika is from Mumbai, Shruti seems to have acquired a taste for beef.
She says she used to love it as a child. However, her dad apparently explained how going vegetarian was both healthy and in keeping with their family food habits. So, Shruti gave up beef and says she now relishes eating her dal, curry, papad and rasam.
She confesses that she is also feeling much lighter ever since she gave up non-veg.
With an increasing number of people choosing to be vegetarians, this is another girl who made the choice to go all veg.

- See more at: http://www.greatandhra.com/movies/movie-news/hot-heroine-gives-up-beef-for-dad-66097.html#sthash.1UQLxfYB.dpuf

Hot Heroine Gives Up Beef For Dad

Published Date : 12-May-2015 11:39:11 GMT

Well, she is now a big girl and has a career of her own. But Shruti Haasan surely believes in respecting her father’s advice.
Last year, her dad Kamal Haasan had advised her to give up beef and Shruti hasn’t touched beef in one year.
Incidentally, Kamal Haasan’s family are Tamil Brahmins and they are pure vegetarians. However, since Sarika is from Mumbai, Shruti seems to have acquired a taste for beef.
She says she used to love it as a child. However, her dad apparently explained how going vegetarian was both healthy and in keeping with their family food habits. So, Shruti gave up beef and says she now relishes eating her dal, curry, papad and rasam.
She confesses that she is also feeling much lighter ever since she gave up non-veg.
With an increasing number of people choosing to be vegetarians, this is another girl who made the choice to go all veg.

- See more at: http://www.greatandhra.com/movies/movie-news/hot-heroine-gives-up-beef-for-dad-66097.html#sthash.1UQLxfYB.dpuf

Hot Heroine Gives Up Beef For Dad

Published Date : 12-May-2015 11:39:11 GMT

Well, she is now a big girl and has a career of her own. But Shruti Haasan surely believes in respecting her father’s advice.
Last year, her dad Kamal Haasan had advised her to give up beef and Shruti hasn’t touched beef in one year.
Incidentally, Kamal Haasan’s family are Tamil Brahmins and they are pure vegetarians. However, since Sarika is from Mumbai, Shruti seems to have acquired a taste for beef.
She says she used to love it as a child. However, her dad apparently explained how going vegetarian was both healthy and in keeping with their family food habits. So, Shruti gave up beef and says she now relishes eating her dal, curry, papad and rasam.
She confesses that she is also feeling much lighter ever since she gave up non-veg.
With an increasing number of people choosing to be vegetarians, this is another girl who made the choice to go all veg.

- See more at: http://www.greatandhra.com/movies/movie-news/hot-heroine-gives-up-beef-for-dad-66097.html#sthash.1UQLxfYB.dpuf

Hot Heroine Gives Up Beef For Dad

Published Date : 12-May-2015 11:39:11 GMT

Well, she is now a big girl and has a career of her own. But Shruti Haasan surely believes in respecting her father’s advice.
Last year, her dad Kamal Haasan had advised her to give up beef and Shruti hasn’t touched beef in one year.
Incidentally, Kamal Haasan’s family are Tamil Brahmins and they are pure vegetarians. However, since Sarika is from Mumbai, Shruti seems to have acquired a taste for beef.
She says she used to love it as a child. However, her dad apparently explained how going vegetarian was both healthy and in keeping with their family food habits. So, Shruti gave up beef and says she now relishes eating her dal, curry, papad and rasam.
She confesses that she is also feeling much lighter ever since she gave up non-veg.
With an increasing number of people choosing to be vegetarians, this is another girl who made the choice to go all veg.

- See more at: http://www.greatandhra.com/movies/movie-news/hot-heroine-gives-up-beef-for-dad-66097.html#sthash.1UQLxfYB.dpuf

Hot Heroine Gives Up Beef For Dad

Published Date : 12-May-2015 11:39:11 GMT

Well, she is now a big girl and has a career of her own. But Shruti Haasan surely believes in respecting her father’s advice.
Last year, her dad Kamal Haasan had advised her to give up beef and Shruti hasn’t touched beef in one year.
Incidentally, Kamal Haasan’s family are Tamil Brahmins and they are pure vegetarians. However, since Sarika is from Mumbai, Shruti seems to have acquired a taste for beef.
She says she used to love it as a child. However, her dad apparently explained how going vegetarian was both healthy and in keeping with their family food habits. So, Shruti gave up beef and says she now relishes eating her dal, curry, papad and rasam.
She confesses that she is also feeling much lighter ever since she gave up non-veg.
With an increasing number of people choosing to be vegetarians, this is another girl who made the choice to go all veg.

- See more at: http://www.greatandhra.com/movies/movie-news/hot-heroine-gives-up-beef-for-dad-66097.html#sthash.1UQLxfYB.dpuf