No KAMAAL DHAMAAL MALAMAAL!

Director :  Priyadarshan Music :  Sajid-Wajid Lyrics :  Jalees Sherwani and Wajid Starring :  Nana Patekar, Shreyas Talpade, Paresh Rawal, Om Puri, Neeraj Vora, Asrani, Madhurima Banerjee

Strange; for a movie designed to be a comedy, KAMAAL DHAMAAL MALAMAAL fails to evoke even one sincere laugh. Director Priyadarshan has no script in hand, and that I think is the biggest comedy. download KAMAAL DHAMAAL MALAMAAL wallpapers The storyline is an absolute mystery, even after two-and-a-half hours of trying to fathom things out. In between, the director throws in some heavy emotions, which is like wearing rubber slippers along with a suit. CHECK OUT: Kamaal Shreyas-Madhhurima create Dhamaal in Rajasthan! The characters have no spine, and I dare say, are like twits. There's David and Peter. They are two childhood friends who share everything, except their love. One day, a lottery they have bought hits the jackpot. But one of them cheats the other of the money when it was decided that they would share the booty. The girl one loved is now married to the one who was cheated. In one minute, the film then progresses to over 20 years later. What do we see? The one who is cheated (Om Puri) is living with his family working hard, while the one who cheated (Paresh Rawal) is living in luxury. His daughter is in love with his once 'best friend's' son while he has three other sons, who do nothing but roam in a jeep and bash up the boy who is in love with their sister. That boy is called Bakri, played by Shreyas Talpade. here is also Nana Patekar who sleepwalks into the movie, keeps mum the whole while, and then at last speaks. His role is so nonsensical that you wonder what is Kamaal, Dhamaal or Malamaal in this movie. The Kamaal, I guess is Priyadarshan going on the sets with no script in hand. The Dhamaal would be the artistes had on sets not knowing what to expect in the next scene or shot. Malamaal... I don't think anyone will be. CHECK OUT : KAMAAL DHAMAAL MALAMAAL - Movie Preview What is even more frightening is that artistes of the caliber of Om Puri, Paresh Rawal, Nana Patekar and Shreyas Talpade actually agreed to be a part of this... forget it.

Andala Rakshasi Movie Review

Story: Gautam (Rahul Ravindran) loves Midhuna (Lavanya) who cannot get over the accidental death of her first love Surya(Naveen Chandra). Just as Midhuna begins to start falling in love again with Gautam, he discovers that Surya is still alive.

         

Movie Review: Spoiler alert! It’s a tragedy! The film ends in one i.e. But then there was a time in Telugu cinema, (the mid to late eighties to be specific) when films tragic romances like Mouna Raagam and Geetanjali were the zeitgeist. Andala Rakshasi is of that vintage, as far as matters of taste, sensibility and cinematic integrity go at least. On the flip side though the film avoids all the “silly business”(read as forced comedy tracks, silly jokes, unconnected action) that most filmmakers resort to, hoping to appeal to the masses among the audience.

A rare few filmmakers though try to make the movie that they want to make, the one that they think the audiences will identify with. Debutante director, Hanu seems to belong to that category. It has to be said he has given a good account of himself in his first outing in bringing back irony and despair into romance.

Set in the early nineties, the film revolves around the Gautham, Lavanya and Surya. Gautham is the only son of a rich dad who owns Rs 500 crore worth of businesses. But he prefers to live life making a pittance playing guitar at a local pub instead. He falls in love the first time he sees Midhuna. She happens to kick a football which throws him off his bike while he’s on his way to somewhere. The two get to meet each other again when Midhuna survives a fatal accident. Gautham’s dad helps her family with the finances needed to save her life.

But then Midhuna comes back to life from a four month coma enquiring if a certain Surya is dead, and she is more than destroyed when her parents nod in confirmation. It turns out Surya is a bit of a wastrel who can’t help landing himself in trouble all the time. But he’s so struck by Midhuna that he follows her until she falls for him eventually, which is when the accident happens. And then Gautham discovers that Surya is still alive, in self destruct mode yet his love for Midhuna still intact. Then the melodrama kicks in.

The film is told in a series of gripping flash backs, going back and forth in time. The cinematography is crackling. The filmmaker uses landscape of Ooty to drive home the poignancy of the romance and doing a good job of recreating the nineties. Each frame seems to have been constructed with care. The background score gives you the goose bumps. The music is melodious and fun and writing is lyrical yet simple. On technical front there isn’t much to complain about.

The performances are natural and haunting. The debutante Lavanya has the author backed role and does a great job of it. She has a very versatile face and the filmmaker utilized it to the hilt. The boys Naveen Chandra and Rahul were both pretty good themselves.

It’s the tragic climax that runs against the grain of commercial Telugu cinema with its compulsive obsession for happy endings. Also it is loaded too much with the 90′s sensibility of tragedy and sacrifice. Also the movie moves along at a pace of its own and it might not really cut ice with our audiences used to the predictability of “masala”.

Ek Tha Tiger Movie Review

Director : Kabir Khan
Producer : Yash Raj Films
Music Director : Sohail Sen
Starring: Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif

MyStills.net Rating  :  

Salman Khan didn’t have a single release this year. The wait is now finally over as the most awaited film of recent times, Ek Tha Tiger has finally released. Salman plays a RAW agent in the film which has the lovely Katrina Kaif paired opposite him. Promos and music has created a huge buzz for the story and the movie opened to a record number of theaters worldwide. The film has hit the screen on the auspicious occasion of Independence Day, so lets how it fares.

Story

Salman Khan(Tiger) is a RAW agent in the Indian government, and is sent on various missions to different counties. On a special mission, he is sent to Dublin to track important details of an Indian Professor who makes high profile missiles.

Once he starts his mission he comes across Zoya (Katrina Kaif) and falls in love with her. A high profile game of espionage and intelligence follows. People are not who they turn out to be and many shocking twists come in. What happens to Tiger’s ongoing mission? Does he succeed in winning his love? Does he manage to complete his assigned mission? That forms the rest of the story.

Plus Points

Salman Khan is perfect as Tiger. You will be surprised to see Salman in a new full on action packed role. He looks dashing as a RAW agent and has given a mature performance. He is mind blowing especially in the action sequences.

Katrina looks ravishing and has done a marvelous job. She is surely the surprise package of the film.

Story is a major highlight as it has many suspense elements which will leave you on the edge of your seats. Chemistry between Salman and Katrina is going to be a major highlight of the movie. They complement each other in ever scene and look awesome on screen.

With beautiful locales, lovely songs and action packed episodes, this is a full on action entertainer to the core. From start to finish, this film has oodles of entertainment and will leave Salman Khan fans completely satisfied.

Minus Points

First half tends to be a tad slow in the opening moments, but it picks up once the twists in the story are unveiled. The super hit track Mashallah comes only after the movie gets over which is bit disappointing.

Some mass masala elements which fans expect from Salman these days are missing form this movie. Because of too many action sequences, all sections of the audience might not appreciate the film completely.

Technical Aspects

This film is surely high on technical values. Such large scale action sequences are a first for Indian cinema. Action sequences are choreographed in a highly stylish manner, on par with Hollywood standards.

Cinematography is awesome and shows the the cultures of Cuba, Istanbul and Dublin effectively. Music of the film is apt and does not spoil the flow.

Director Kabir Khan manages to keep the script and mood of the film intact. Screenplay is the highlight as the movie’s pace never drops and Kabir sticks to the plot.

Verdict

On the whole, Ek Tha Tiger is a complete pasia vasool treat not only for Salman Khan fans but also for regular movie lovers. Salman in a never before seen role, great locales, suspense elements and sizzling chemistry between the lead pair are the major highlights of the film. Ek Tha Tiger is a edge of the seats thriller which will surely create new records at the box office. What are you waiting for, go grab a ticket and watch Sallu Bhai in this full on action entertainer.

Raaz 3 Movie Music Review

Sequels have not enjoyed a great deal of success at the box office. Let’s hope “Raaz 3″ doesn’t bite the dust and manages to click with the audience. The soundtrack of the film has six songs penned by Sanjay Masoomm and Kumaar, composed by Jeet Ganguly and crooned by some fine singers.

The album kicks off with Javed Ali’s soulful voice in “Deewana kar raha hai”, which has an Arabic feel to it. It has resemblance to composition of Arabic track “Ana law azeto” sung by Egyptian singer Mohamed Hamaki. There is nothing too great about the track in terms of words or music. It fails to give a good start to the soundtrack.

Next up is “Zindagi se”, which has the melodious Pakistani singer Shafqat Amanat Ali’s voice, who has given many hits in Bollywood. However, the composition fails to capitalise on his voice and the song fails to make an impact on you. There are intervals where the piano attracts you, but overall it is dismal.

A ray of hope comes with “Rafta rafta” by KK and finally one gets to hear a song that manages to deliver. Slow and soothing number with simple lyrics and KK’s voice captivates listeners. However, nothing too great about the composition and it is solely the singer’s voice that carries the song on its shoulder.

“Oh my love” follows it, a Hinglish (Hindi-English) romantic number sung by Sonu Nigam and Shreya Ghosal. The composition is really good but ordinary lyrics ruin the song. The high point of the song is the chorus, which is a bit enjoyable.

Next on the playlist is “Kya raaz hai” and the composer has tried hard to make it peppy with some fine beats. Shreya Ghoshal and Zubben Garg have done a decent job in the vocals but despite the good tune, the song fails to grow on you.

“Khayalon mein” rounds up the album and Shreya has crooned the song really well. It provides the listener with a happy ending. It manages to cheer up the listeners at last.

Vishesh Films has been doling out chartbusters for a very long time and one wonders how they came up with such a sad album.

The soundtrack of “Raaz 3″ leaves a big blot on their musical taste and leaves a big question mark on what went wrong here?

Shirdi Sai movie review

Banner: Sri Sai Krupa Entertainments Pvt. Ltd.
Cast: Nagarjuna, Srikanth, Sneha, Kamalini Mukherjee and others
Cinematography: S. Gopal Reddy
Art:   Sri.Bhaskar Raju, Srikanth
Editing: Shravan
Music: Keeravani
Producer: A.Mahesh Reddy
Screenplay- Direction: Raghavender Rao
Dialogues: Parchuri Brothers
CBFC rating: U
Release date: 06-09-2012

Synopsis:

There have been several prior depictions on the life and times of Sadguru Sai Baba on celluloid in quite a few languages. This version is one more approach using latest technology and quite a few cinematic liberties. But the underlining concept is the preaching of equality of Sai in a line – Sab Ka Malik Ek.

Performances:

Earlier, there is Vijay Chander who portrayed the role of Sai Baba and lived up to the perfection. There many temples and household which have his getup as the real god picture. His impact as Sai is just as Legend NTR’s Krishna Avatar. But Nagarjuna had given a good performance in the role. He moulded his personality to get in to the skin of the character and the make up suited perfectly. But the walking style and the depth in the voice made the difference. Whenever, Sai says some thing the real Nagarjuna flashed for a moment.

But his acting in the last 20 minutes in the movie is immaculate. He excelled in the role during that time and created a divine magic with his eyes itself. I can confidently say he is the best in the current generation to portray the role.

Rest – Srikanth as Dasaganu, Sri Hari as Wales, Brahmanandham as Sandeham, Kamalini as Radha Krishna Mai, Shiyaji Shinde as Bhatia, Sharath Babu as Mahalsapathi contributed their parts in limited space.

Technical Performances:

Raghavender Rao is undoubtedly the only director who can deliver Devotional movies near to perfection in the current generation. He had done good job in extracting performances. But the script could have derived more emotions. Somehow, the divinity is not a full meal.He took certain liberties to induce comedy in Dharamavarapu – Shiyaji Shinde episodes but that did not click.

Keeravani’s Back Ground Score and music is the best and is certainly an asset to the movie. And added depth to the movie. Inspite of taking some cinematic liberties, the script work and the dialogues by Parchuri Brothers are good.

Cinematography suited the mood of the story. Graphics work could have been better.

Final Say:

The movie may not be a classic like Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Charitra but is certainly the best remake and portrayal of Baba life the current generation can get. Inspite of few glitches, the makers should be commended for their noble effort to give a devotional movie to this generation with out caring the commercial liabilities involved.

The BO performance of the movie should be good given the popularity of Baba in AP.

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