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Animal Hindi Movie Review By Arham Chordia, Filmygyan

Animal Movie Starting Ranbir Kapoor, Rashmika Mandanna, Anil Kapoor and Bobby Deol in Main lead roles.




Animal, which has released this Friday i.e. 1st December, 2023 is a film starring Ranbir Kapoor, Rashmika Mandana, Anil Kapoor and Bobby Deol in lead roles.


Before starting the review, we’d just want to give out a general disclaimer to our audience reading the review that the review is completely based on the cinematic fictional experience we have had and it has nothing to do with us not being feminist or believing in equality, because we stand strong against any form of toxicity whether its against male or female.


Now coming to the performances, Animal is a RANBIR KAPOOR SHOW, there’s nothing this man can’t do and to describe his performance in words is just not possible, Anil Kapoor is SUPER STRONG- delivers an impactful performance, Rashmika Mandana struggled in some parts as we have seen in the memes itself but is too good and up to mark in almost every scene barring a few aside, BOBBY DEOL delivers his CAREER BEST PERFORMANCE , though being for a very very brief period of time and Tripti Dimri is just Fantastic, pitch perfect in her performance. The entire supporting cast brings the film together.


Director Sandeep Reddy Wanga knew what he was making and that’s very clear from the first frame itself, the film is 3hr 21 mins long and you still don’t feel the runtime, proves that Wanga did a good job there.


From storytelling to action sequences, from the music (which is more or less the life of the film, leaving Ranbir Kapoor aside) to a beyond perfection post credit scene Animal has it all.


The only problem that pertains like other Wanga’s film is the toxicity and the entire debate of men dominating women in the worse way possible, which would make one not want to watch Animal again for all the right reasons, but as i said in the disclaimer its the fictional liberty, but shouldn’t be glorified at all.


Animal is all set and ready to start a debate on the internet both in a good and a bad way and I guess the makers are well aware about it, but be ready for a box office storm.

We would like to give this film 4 stars.

JIGAR THANDA DOUBLE X positive Reviews every Where

JIGAR THANDA DOUBLE X tamil film released today.



Lawrence Raghavendhra and SJ Surya are main lead roles.

. #JigarthandaDoublex getting homogeneous positive reviews congratulations dir , master especially MY fav 

@iam_SJSuryah

 na This year belongs to you 💥💥 after Mark Antony JTxx scores more then 100c sure 💥🔥

#JigarthandaDoubleX First Half Review 🍿

- Plot..👍 A Spiritual Sequel of Part 1 (Similar Plot line)..⭐- Surprise Characterization for #SjSuriyah which was not revealed in the Trailer.. Subtle Performance from him..👌- Different Role for #RaghavaLawrence ..🤝- Production Values & Visuals were Superb..👌- Bit lengthy but Engaging & staging of scenes could've been more solid

- Interval Block..🔥

- Going good So far..👍

- Waiting to see How this drama is gonna take turns in the second half.

எல்லாரும் சொல்ற ஒரே கருத்து 

 - "எதிர்பார்த்ததை விட படம் பயங்கரமா இருக்கு" 👌

குடும்பத்தோட பார்க்க வேண்டிய அருமையான படம். எல்லாரும் மிரட்டியிருக்காங்க"

JAWAN Movie One Word Review | Jawan One Word Review

Shah Rukh Khan and Nayantara starer movie JAWAN movie is released today.



Atlee for the first time Directed Shah Rukh Khan.

Some Positive Reviews Came all over the India. 

Few Fans are shared some Reviews about JAWAN MOVIE.

Mass entertainer! Vijay Sethupathi. - iconic villain, 

Shah Rukh Khan as #VikramRathod remains my fav, Nayanatara’s strong, enigmatic personality, 

Deepika Padukone’s mini yet impact role! Power-packed, whistle-blowing, emotional scenes: some would definitely make you cry if you’re like me! Loved it, paisa vasool!  Sanya Malhotra and Ridhi Dogra  and many others in this one deserve a mention!)

On a personal 📝 I loved the respect given to women by offering them such well-fortified roles!


Famous Film Analyist Taran Adarsh Review


#OneWordReview...

#Jawan: MEGA-BLOCKBUSTER.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½

A hardcore masala entertainer that’s sure to stand tall in #SRK’s filmography… #Atlee presents #SRK in a massy character and he is 🔥🔥🔥… Move over #Pathaan, #Jawan is here to conquer hearts and #BO, both. #JawanReview


#Jawan is loaded with aces… Razor-sharp screenplay, attention-grabbing episodes, splendid action pieces, larger-than-life frames, peppy soundtrack, also the pace and energy never dips… However, it’s the clash of the gladiators - #SRK and #VijaySethupathi - that’s the driving force of #Jawan.


#Jawan is is bolstered by towering performances from the proficient cast… Right from #VijaySethupathi to #Nayanthara, #DeepikaPadukone and #SanjayDutt, each actor shines in this well-constructed script.


Having said that, #Jawan rightfully belongs to #SRK. It doesn’t take a crystal ball to foretell that 2023 belongs to #SRK… Now let’s hear the ROAR at the #BO.

Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahaani movie Review

Today Bollywood movie Rocky Aur Rani ki Prem Kahaani released today.

Some positive reviews by the bollywood actress and media shared in internet.

#KaranJohar gets it right with #RRKPK… Well-packaged entertainer that encompasses drama, emotions, romance, music seamlessly… #RanveerSingh fantastic, #AliaBhatt superb… Has merits to emerge a success story. - Taran Adarsh

Watched #RockyAurRaniKiiPremKahaani last night!  A film full Love, laughter, tears, drama.. this is Karan doing what he does best! Ranveer and Alia are both terrific! They have made me laugh out loud and tear up too!! And their chemistry will have you smiling constantly!! And Tum kya mile on the big screen is stunning!! Big love to the entire team --Sophie Choudry




Liger Movie Review

 2 Hr 20 Mins   |   Action   |   25-08-2022

Cast - Vijay Deverakonda, Ananya Panday, Mike Tyson, Ramya Krishna

Director - Puri Jagannadh

Producer - Puri, Charmee, Karan Johar, Apoorva Mehta

Banner - Dharma Productions

Music - Vikram, Tanishk, Sunil Kashyap



What Is Liger About?


Liger (Vijay Deverakonda) comes to Mumbai along with his mother Balamani (Ramya Krishna), to become an MMA national champion. He joins a Jeet Kune Do institute to learn mixed martial arts and he falls in love with Tanya (Ananya Pandey). What happened to their love story and how he becomes the winning fighter is all about Liger.


Vijay Deverakonda appears as a martial arts fighter and he transformed himself into that look well. Other than that, there is nothing interesting about him in the movie.


Ananya Pandey’s role is horrible. The romantic track between the lead pair is a patience tester. The young actress tries to be bubbly in every frame, even when it is not needed. The heroine part is tiresome altogether.


Ramya Krishna is given a mother role who mostly does the motivation part with some cuss words. Ali, Chunkey Pandey, and others are fine in their brief roles.


World famous Mike Tyson appears in the last half an hour of the movie. He is completely wasted and his role ends up as a joke in the end.

Convincing a world-famous heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson for a Telugu movie is a big feat. But his role was written so badly that it ends up being pointless and messy.


Puri stuck with the template of a cute girl falling for a tough guy. He just added the concept of mixed martial arts and the fights as the padding. The dialogues of heroism or the elevation in the usual Puri style can’t be seen anywhere in Liger. The total ‘lover also fighter also’ ends up as one of the weakest and the silliest storylines from Puri Jagannath.


Liger has got the openings big, but it is hard for it to keep it up.



Nithin's Macherla Niyojakavargam Telugu movie Review

Movie: Macherla Niyojakavargam

Banner: Sreshth Movies

Cast: Nithiin, Krithi Shetty, Catherine Tresa, Anjali, Samuthirakani, Vennela Kishore, Rajendra Prasad, Murali Sharma, and others

Dialogues: Mamidala Thirupathi 

Music: Mahathi Swara Sagar

DOP: Prasad Murella

Art: Sahi Suresh 

Editor: Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao

Presents: Rajkumar Akella 

Producers: Sudhakar Reddy, Nikitha Reddy 

Written and Direction: M.S Raja Shekhar Reddy 

Release Date: Aug 12, 2022


Story:

Awaiting the posting, the UPSC topper Siddharth Reddy aka Siddhu (Nithiin) spends jolly time in Vizag and falls for Swathi (Krithi Shetty), the sister-in-law of his neighbour Guntalakadi Gurnatham (Vennela Kishore). A few days later, Swathi goes to her hometown Macharla without informing him. 


In search of her, he reaches Macharla only to find that the constituency is in the grip of rowdy leader Rajappa (Samuthirakani).


Just as Siddharth lands in the town, he gets confirmation that he is posted as the collector of the Guntur district. The rest of the drama is collector Siddhu vs Rajappa.



Nithiin gets a makeover from romantic dramas and tries an out and out mass film for the first time. He looks good and handles the mass scenes with a lot of confidence. His body language and dialogue delivery suit the mood of the film. Catherine Tresa is neat in her supporting role but does not get to showcase much.


Vennela Kishore is good with his comedy role and takes a major part in the first half. His ego based character looks good but is over done in a few areas. Rajendra Prasad and Murali Sharma are just about okay in their roles. Anjali sizzles in a special song which is a crowd pleaser.



Krithi Shetty gets a good role and does well in the best of her limitations. The main villain is played by Samuthirakani and he is effective as the bad guy. The mass fights have been designed well especially the Jatara sequence is quite good.

Laal Singh Chaddha Movie Review

 Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan Starrer Laal Singh Chaddha released today.

#LaalSinghChaddha: DISAPPOINTS.




Rating: ⭐️⭐️

#AamirKhan’s comeback vehicle #LSC runs out of fuel midway… Lacks a captivating screenplay to enthrall you [second half goes downhill]… Has some terrific moments, but lacks fire in totality. #LaalSinghChaddhaReview

Movie got poor openings all over the world.

#LSC is a poor adaptation of #ForrestGump ,it lacks soul & emotions of the original classic..There are few feel good moments but the overall impact is unsatisfactory.. #AamirKhan repeats his character samar from D3, he over acted throughout. EPIC LET DOWN

"Thank You" Telugu Movie Review

 Akkineni Naga Chaitanya and Director Vikram Kumar collobaration movie "Thank You" is Releasing today.


Duration 2 Hrs 9 Mins   |   Love   |   22-07-2022

Cast - NagaChaitanya, Raashi Khanna, Malavika Nair, Avika Gor

Director - Vikram Kumar

Producer - Dil Raju

Banner - Sri Venkateswara Creations

Music - Thaman S


Story about : Abhiram (Naga Chaitanya) is a self-centric yet persistent man who achieves all the success he wanted in his life.

An incident with his girlfriend Priya (Raashi Khanna) and her uncle Rao (Prakash Raj) leaves him in guilt and conflict with his own ego. The regret makes him revisit his past and how he realizes his good and bad through a different perspective is all about Thank You.


Naga Chaitanya performs really well and matured in Thank You. 

He appears in three different looks to present different phases of his life. 

Malavika Nair acted well. Raashi Khanna is fine, but her role reminds us of World Famous Lover with the live-in and leaving an arrogant person. 

Prakash Raj gets a very routine role and he is wasted. Sushant Reddy is alright. Avika Gor is apt.


Thank You is all about a man clicking the rewind button of his life to learn a different perspective. An incident due to his arrogance and ungratefulness triggers his inner self to revisit the past.







Pakka Commercial Telugu Movie Review

 Movie Review : Pakka Commercial

Director : Maruthi

Producers : Bunny Vas, Pramod Uppalapati, Vamsi Krishna Reddy

Music Director : Jakes Bejoy

Starring : Gopichand, Raashi Khanna, Anasuya Bharadwaj, Rao Ramesh, Satyaraj, Varalaxmi Sarath Kumar

Release Date : July 1st, 2022


Telugu Movie Starting Gopi Chand and Raashi Khanna Starrer directed by Maruthi.

Story :

Satyaraj, who played as Satyanarayana Murthy is a very stringent judge. He steps down from his post after making a false judgement. His son Vivek (Gopichand) is an acquisitive lawyer, who only strives for money. After getting aware of his son’s deed to support a criminal politician (Rao Ramesh), Satyanarayana enters as a lawyer to face his son. At whose side victory will stand, the father? or son? forms the crux of the story.

Performance :

Gopichand has executed his character in a well manner and his comedy timing is nicely projected. But Raashi Khanna’s role is better in the first half than the second. Her chemistry with Gopichand is first-class. The anatagonist Rao Ramesh, just nailed his character, opposite to Gopichand. Satyaraj has also given at his best allthrough the movie.


Technical :

Jakes Bejoy’s music is well set. All the production values are quite impressive. Dialogues written by Maruthi are shaped perfectly. Remaining all the technicalities are nothing to be defamed. The director lacks in narration at court sequences, as some appears silly without main aspects. Anyway, Maruthi’s projection of the movie is lessened when compared to his previous outings.



Kanmani Rambo Katija” (KRK) Movie Review

 Vijay Sethupathi , Nayanatara and Samantha KRK Movie review



Release Date      : April 28, 2022

Cast                    : Vijay Sethupathi, Nayantara, Samantha etc.

Director              : Vignesh Sivan

Music Director    : Anirudh Ravichandran

Cinematography : SR Kathir – Vijay Karthik Kannan

Producer             : Vignesh Sivan – Nayantara – SS Lalith Kumar

Banner                : Rowdy Pictures – Seven Screen Studios


Triangle Love Story “Kanmani Rambo Katija” by Vignesh Sivan in the crazy combination of Vijay Sethupathi-Nayantara-Samantha. This film was released in Tamil as “Kathuvakula Rendu Kaadhal” and was released in Telugu translation. Let’s see how this movie, which was released today in honor of Samantha’s birthday, impressed the audience..!!


Story : Rambo (Vijay Sethupathi), who is known to be unlucky by birth, runs away from his mother as a child. He remains without love-marriage until he is in his thirties. Kanmani (Nayantara) & Katija (Samantha) are introduced at exactly the same moment. Rambo loves both equally. This love triangle goes all the way to the wedding.


Whom did Rambo eventually marry? Who is left alone? Is the storyline of the movie.


Cast : Vijay Sethupathi, Nayantara and Samantha did justice to their roles. There is no proper justification for any of the characters except Vijay. Therefore the audience will not be connected to the female characters as Vijay Sethupathi is connected to the character.


However.. if Nayantara impresses with her screen presence.. Samantha is impressed with glamour. This is the movie that Samantha has looked so glamorous in. Prabhu, Redin, and Sreesanth as comedians.


Technical performance : Anirudh Ravichandran songs, background music is the biggest asset to the film. Locked up with his music even though there was no matter in the movie. Cinematography & Artwork is soso.


Director Vignesh Sivan relied more on the star cast than the story he wrote. He was unable to create the impact of the movie teaser and trailer with the movie. Emotions in a comedy film are rarely categorized. That combination did not work in this film. So the whole movie seems like something is going on. Comedy in between, entertaining some dialogues.. but boring as a movie. The important reason for that is the narrative.


We’ll already see stories like this up to a 50. There are lots of triangle love stories like this in Telugu and Tamil. From the treatment to the screenplay, “Kanmani Rambo Katija” is also of the same style. The movie does not look or feel new to the audience except for the star cast.


Vignesh Sivan, who has failed as a narrator and director, has impressed in Tamil as a lyric writer.


Analysis : Chinmayi is heard in the character of Samantha after the channels, it is a bit difficult for the audience to accept “Kanmani Rambo Katija” which has no other plus point except the music of Anirudh. However.. being a film made on a very limited budget, the Nayantara-Samantha fan base is quite large so there is no chance of going into the safe zone as a commercial. However.. in terms of the film “Kanmani Rambo Katija” is difficult to entertain the audience!


Sourece: tollywood dot net


Ghani Telugu Movie Review

 Telugu Movie Ghani Movie Review.

Varun Tej Starrer "GHANI" telugu movie releasing today on 8th April 2022. 

Gani also starrer Jagapathi Babu, Saiee Manjrekar and  Upendra starrer sport based movie.

What is Ghani Story About?

Ghani (Varun Tej) wants to win a medal for boxing at the nationals. 

He is the son of 2004 Andhra Pradesh state boxing champion, Vikramaditya (Upendra).  


He becomes the district boxing champion against his mother’ (Nadiya) will. 

She doesn’t want him to be associated with anything that disgraced his father, who was also a boxer. When Ghani comes to know about the past and the injustice happened to his father through Vijendra Sinha (Suniel Shetty), an opponent to his father once, he decided to take Ghani revenge. What happens next, form rest of the story.


 The  first half is decent. The interval twist is good.  It splits time between Ghani’s home life and Maya’s (Saiee Manjrekar) infatuation with him.   Varun Tej puts his sweat and blood for this film,  the viewers can clearly observe it in the 2nd half .The movie banks heavily on everything from mother sentiment to the love story.



Hey Sinamika Movie Review

 Hey Sinamika starting Dulquer salman, Kajal Agarrwal and Aditi Rao Hydari

#HeySinamika: A light n breezy, urban love story with beautiful visuals, superbly choreographed songs, good looking star cast and peppy music. 



Read DJ Tillu Telugu Movie Review

 DJ Tillu telugu movie starting Siddhu Jonnalagadda , Neha Shetty , Prince Cecil , Bhramaji, directed by Vimal Krishna, is releasing today (12th Feb 2022)


Story Analysis:

When the trailer for 'DJ Tillu' was released earlier this month, youngsters among the audience made up their minds to watch the film ASAP. The dialogues seemed whacky, while Tillu's characterization seemed insane in a welcome way. Does the film live up to the expectations?


The answer is an unqualified yes. A lot of you might be told that the second half is slow and things like that. To cut to the chase, let it be said that perfect crime comedies are as rare as hyper-logical thrillers. We have to judge a crime comedy by two parameters in the absence of great films being made: Is the comedy enjoyable? Are the characters behaving consistently? On these two counts, 'DJ Tillu' is a winner.




Read Khiladi Movie Review

 Khiladi: Release Date, Trailer, Songs, Cast

Release Date

11 February 2022

Language

Telugu

Genre

Action, Crime, Thriller

Cast

Ravi Teja, Arjun Sarja, Unni Mukundan, Meenakshi Chaudhary, Dimple Hayathi, Nikitin Dheer

Director

Ramesh Varma

Writer

Ramesh Varma

Cinematography

Sujith Vaassudev, G.K.Vishnu

Music

Devi Sri Prasad

Producer

Satyanarayana Koneru, Ramesh Varma

Production

Pen Studios, A Studios

Certificate

16+


About Khiladi Movie Story (2022)


Mohan Gandhi (Ravi Teja) steals the money container. The police officer, Arjun Bharadwaj (Arjun Sarja) along with antagonists begin to search for the container. Mohan asks them to bid mote to own the container. In between all the high-octane action sequences and chase-game, Mohan romances his female lead, Meenakshi.          



                  

Rowdy Boys Telugu Movie Review

 Rowdy Boys – Youthful drama that works in parts


Rowdy Boys telugu movie starting Ashish Reddy, Anupama Parameshwaran, Sahidev Vikram, Karthik Ratnam, Tej Kurapati, Srikanth Aiyyengar and others directed by Sree Harsha Konuganti.


Starring: Ashish Reddy, Anupama Parameshwaran, Sahidev Vikram, Karthik Ratnam, Tej Kurapati, Srikanth Aiyyengar and others


Director: Sree Harsha Konuganti


Producers: Dil Raju and Shirish


Music Director: Devi Sri Prasad


Cinematography : Madhie


Editor: Madhu


Rowdy Boys movieAshish Reddy is making his debut with the film Rowdy Boys, and he was Producer Dil Raju Nephew.

Movie is releasing today.


Rowdy Boys is an youthful film with decent first half and fizzled out later.Lead pair, Production Values and Songs are plus points . Negatives are Story which lacks minimal emotion, Other cast, second half. Comedy could have been better. Debut hero Ashish has ease in performance, decent screen presence. Youngsters can give this film a try . Finally, Movie ends on Happy Note !

Story:

Akash(Ashish) is a carefree engineering college student who falls in love with a medico named Kavya(Anupama Parameshwaran). After a while, even Kavya starts loving Akash. Unfortunately, the rivalry between Akash’s college with the other creates problems in the love story. Left with no choice, both Akash and Kavya take crucial decisions in their lives. What happened later? Does Kavya become a doctor as she wished? What did Akash do for his love? To know the rest, you need to watch the movie on the big screen.




Hindi Movie Atrangi Re Movie Review

 Sara Ali Khan-Akshay Kumar’s magical mystery tour is a misfire. But thank God for Dhanush




So Complicated, Yet So Simple! A Twisted Love Triangle With More Than Three Angles


The brilliance of Himanshu Sharma's script is that it doesn't rely much on 'the twist' as it keeps building to one soul-fatiguing climax.


Even Dhanush can’t save this weird take on love


Star Cast: Dhanush, Sara Ali Khan, Akshay Kumar, Ashish Verma


Director: Aanand L Rai


What’s Good: It’s a twisted love triangle with its edge so sharp that it busts all the perceptions of “What romance should be?” & the urge of finding someone as hopeless as romantic as Dhanush


What’s Bad: It makes you cry but fails to make toh laugh apart from a couple of funny sequences


Loo Break: Definitely, not during the songs!


Watch or Not?: This will test your patience at times but trust me, it’s all for the better!


Available On: Disney+ Hotstar


Runtime: 138 minutes


Language: Hindi


Okay, so, before we get into the story let me be as clear as possible, I won’t be able to explain it fully keeping the twist & thrills intact. So, whatever I write about the story, take that as just a fraction of what’s in the film. The story revolves around Rinku (Sara Ali Khan) who is madly in love with her magician boyfriend Sajjad Ali (Akshay Kumar). Due to the obvious cast-clash, Rinku’s toxic family does her ‘Jabariya Shaadi’ (forced marriage) by kidnapping a groom for her named Vishu (Dhanush).


Vishu, a polite & obedient doctor, before landing in this situation was all set to raid his girlfriend’s wedding to make a heroic entry making it memorable for them. But, fate brings Vishu & Rinku together who ultimately fall for each other. This leads to a love triangle between Vishu, Rinku & Sajjad (I’m making it sound simple to not spoil anything, trust me it’s not) and it’s a lot more than which guy would get the girl in the end. (Phew! I managed to tell the crux without revealing anything).

Hindi movie 83 Movie Review

 Ranveer Singh is the throbbing heart of this carnival of a film.


Kabir Khan’s sports biopic not only captures the emotional heft of the success story of the underdogs, but also delivers a well-researched document in the popular idiom.


Many feared if an event that happened in the distant past could be fictionalised for the present generation. The discerning even feel that a documentary could have been a better choice to depict one of India’s biggest triumphs in team sports; many would not like to contaminate their cherished memories of watching the World Cup on a black-and-white television set, with a fictionalised account projected in 4K.


83 not only captures the emotional heft of the success story of the underdogs, but also delivers a well-researched document in the popular idiom. It comes through early in the film when Kabir tells us a sweet story behind the team photograph, blending the real with the picturised one. The behind-the-scenes segments, the dressing room chats, and, of course, the recreation of Kapil’s devastating innings in the crucial India-Zimbabwe match (which wasn’t covered by the BBC), makes for a riveting big-screen experience.


But, ultimately, it is Ranveer Singh as Kapil Dev that makes a fanboy’s flourish feel like a lived experience. He almost becomes Kapil Dev for two-and-a-half hours, and is the throbbing heart of this carnival of a film. It is not just about the disarming toothy grin, the body language, prosthetics, and the hairdo, Ranveer also embodies Kapil’s never-say-die spirit and doesn’t allow himself to become a caricature. The Haryana Hurricane’s English might not have verbs, but the man is all action. Perhaps, the missing apostrophe before the title is a metaphor for the throbbing narrative and the personality of ‘Kapsi’; all heart, no malice.


Be it Kapil’s relationship with Sunil Gavaskar (Tahir Bhasin) or the debonair ways of Sandeep Patil (Chirag Patil) or, for that matter, Mohinder Amarnath (Saqib Salim) living under the shadow of his illustrious father Lala Amarnath, the storyline is interspersed with important facts, trivia, little-known curios. More importantly, Kabir and co-writers Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan and Vasan Bala have put them in context. The cricket action, shot by Aseem Mishra, doesn’t look fabricated and the sound of reggae — every time Richards takes the guard — adds to the atmospherics.


Beneath the light-hearted exterior, a layer of the narrative provides an incisive commentary on the times and what the victory meant for the country. We can’t forget that 1983 was also the year when the Nellie massacre happened. Kabir not only tracks what was happening on the grassy pitches of England, but also gives us a sense of the sticky socio-economic wicket India was grappling with in the 1980s when cricket emerged as a unifying force.


And yes, even Pakistan makes it to the story. No, not the players, who made it to the semi-finals, but the army for the nuisance that it created during the matches. Be it Ek Tha Tiger or Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Kabir loves to stir up nationalist sentiments. They could be simplistic at times, but he seldom forays into the jingoistic territory. Here he pushes Muslims in skull caps waving the Tricolor in multiple frames.


Apart from Ranveer, Jiiva gets the swashbuckling soul of Krish Srikkanth almost right, but Pankaj Tripathi as the team manager seems a little too eager to uncork the tear ducts of the audience. Casting Mohinder and Mali Marshall in the roles of their celebrated fathers comes as a pleasant surprise, and so does Deepika Padukone’s turn as the stylish Romi Dev. But some of the choices are baffling; Hardy Sandhu could not get the body language of Madan Lal right, and Vivian Richards (Jacques Taylor) has been reduced to just a gum-chewing bloke. One also can’t become Clive Lloyd by merely wearing spectacles! The hairdos of some of the West Indian fast bowlers are ridiculous. The film demanded a rousing music score, but Pritam fails to live up to the expectations. The English and Hindi cricket commentary could have been checked for grammar.


These are small quibbles in a film that makes us laugh, sob, and consistently manages to recreate moments that give us goosebumps even four decades after the historic victory. A fantastic way to bring an end to a difficult year.


83 is currently running in theatres




Content Courtesy: The Hindu

Konda Polam Telugu Movie Review

 2 Hrs 22 MIns   |   Love   |   08-10-2021


Cast - Vaishnav Tej, Rakul Preet, Nassar, Kota


Director - Krish


Producer - Y Rajeev Reddy


Banner - First Frame Entertainments


Music - MM Keeravani



Ravi (Vaisshnav Tej), who fails to get a job for four years after his degree, returns to hometurf where his family is struggling to make ends meet. He along with his father goes to Nallamala forest to do Konda Polam for their cattle. This changes his life and gives him the much-needed self-confidence. He opts for Civil Services and gets selected as an IFS officer.

Vaisshnav Tej has chosen yet another heavy role after Uppena. It is not easy for him to pull off such a heavy subject early in his career. At times, he shines. In some scenes, he fails to create the impact. Rakul Preet is good as shepherdess Obu aka Obulamma on screen. Her screen presence, performance, and accent bring the much-needed relief in the rather dull movie. Sai Chand has come up with the finest performance. But it becomes redundant over the period of time. Kota Srinivasa Rao is alright as the grandfather. He gets limited screen presence. Character actor Ravi Prakash gets a decent role. His phone call scene to wife conveys how family relations are affected. Rest of the characters are not serious enough to care about. All the characters speak with an authentic Rayalaseema accent which brings authenticity.

In an attempt to do justice to the novel, director Krish seems to have put the commercial elements aside. This makes the film dull and flat. Instead, he should have just taken the essence of the story from the novel and should have made it into an appealing feature film. Scenes should have been written keeping the feature film in mind. Krish makes honest attempt in translating novel. The subject itself is such that it is more of novel-like. It’s not an easy task. Keeravani’s music and background score are the biggest strengths which rescued the film. Visuals in the jungle are appealing. Lensman did an impressive job. CG work is good.

Literature and movies often get inspired from one another. It is challenging when a literary work is being made into a feature film. Even an experienced and critically acclaimed filmmaker like Krish couldn’t overcome this hurdle. That is the biggest drawback for the Konda Polam which suffers right from the word go. Krish took a chunk of time in establishing the characters, their lifestyle, their pain, agony. Lot of energy and effort has gone into this which delayed the conflict point. Krish tries very hard to evoke some laughs through sidekicks. But these seem forced and inorganic. Rakul Preet and Vaisshnav’s chemistry is refreshing. Songs are well shot.

The film throws light onto the lives of shepherds in drought-hit regions. The makers succeeded in giving the audience an authentic jungle ambience. Tiger in the jungle resembles the fear in the protagonist and how he faces it shows the transformation in his character. The pre-interval fight episode is interesting. It appears to have lifted the film ahead of the interval and keeps the hopes on the film alive.

But post-interval, the film travels at its own pace, style. The emotion has been there throughout. But it is not enough to engage the audience hooked to screens. There are no goosebump scenes. The film sans a strong villain. The ordeals in the jungle for survival, lack of water, food and fighting the smugglers, saving lives from wild animals are the hurdles. Background score saves the film at several portions. Overall, Konda Polam is a genuine attempt with some cinematic liberties. But art and literature have dominated the cinema. Konda Polam may disappoint the masses. After Uppena, Vaisshnav offers a raw deal.


'Bhoot Police' Movie Review

 All I could see was an old-world Bollywood “project”, post Stree, with four stars (male, female), shot during pandemic, with restricted locations, by horror movies’ director of Ragini MMS, and Phobia, that I’ve heard good things about. With nothing here to write home about



Saif Ali Khan, I suspect, will go down in Hindi movie history as the ’90s carat star, who made the most interesting choices in his later career. And sometimes, out of boredom, or sheer momentary excitement of a script-narration, showed up on a set to simply shoot the breeze!

Since, publicly, he comes across as self-aware, you can’t help but feel he’s actually mocking himself on screen, doing what he does—or indeed the movie he’s in! Bhoot Police is one such. 

It’s about a pair of exorcists (“vashikaran specialists”)—two nomadic, dude babas, from nowhere, travelling in an American style RV—expelling evil spirits from people/places. Saif’s character doesn’t believe in this bhoot-pret line (of clothing/work). His brother (Arjun Kapoor) does. Their father was a famous baba, which calls for a nudge-wink inside-joke on nepotism!

They’ve been hired to clear a tea-estate of a particular ghost variety called Kichkandi. This is where two brothers meet two sister-owners—Yami Gautam, and Jacqueline Fernandes, with the camera lens subtly seduced by her posterior. She’s interested in selling off family property to serve Long Island ice teas at a London bar instead.

Saif’s character addresses tea-estate gaon wallon with, “Mitron”, posing as man with answer to all their prayers. The two men meet a monk who says, “Bhaag jao (run away)”—which is apt instruction for audience, right before interval, given the limited jokes dry up after half-time. They refuse, because they have to “get to the bottom of the story”.

Saying interval, since that’s how I watched this supposed horror comedy, at a press preview, in a dark hall—as against randomly surfing online. Which is how it’s dropped on an OTT, and that could be a less intrusive experience. 

All I could see was an old-world Bollywood “project”, post Stree, with four stars (male, female), shot during pandemic, with restricted locations, by horror movies’ director of Ragini MMS, and Phobia, that I’ve heard good things about. With nothing here to write home about. 

I know you’re not supposed to take this film seriously—even when the film does. But how do you take this film, after a point, is the more serious question!

Seetimaar Telugu Movie Review

 Cast - Gopichand, Tamannaah, Bhumika, Pragati, Rahman, Digangana Suryavanshi, Tarun Arora, and others


Director - Sampath Nandi


Producer - Srinivasaa Chitturi


Banner - Srinivasaa Silver Screens


Music - Mani Sharma


Gopichand and Sampath Nandi’s last outing Goutham Nanda turned out to be a disappointment. After four-long years, the duo collaborated for an out-and-out mass masala film set against Kabaddi backdrop. Sampath roped in his lucky mascot Thamanna for the female lead. Check out what worked and what didn’t work in Seetimaarr.


Plot

Karthik (Gopichand), an assistant manager in a bank, coaches AP women Kabaddi team. He wants village girls to win the national championship which brings attention to the village problems. Karthik’s life turns upside down when his team of girls gets kidnapped just 2 days before the final match. Makhan Singh (Tarun Arora) is the mastermind behind the kidnap on one demand. What does Makhan Singh want from Karthik and why did he target him? Will the AP women Kabaddi team win the finals and will Karthik keeps up his dream about school? The movie answers all these questions.


Performances


Gopichand gets fit and moulds himself for the role of Kabaddi coach. He delivers noteworthy dialogues about women & their empowerment. He tells girls’ parents to encourage their daughters in careers of their interest. Tamannah gets the bold role as Jawala Reddy. Her glam show gets thumbs up. Her urban attire and Telangana slang strike chords. Digangana Suryavanshi is just a glam addition. She is seen in a role who has feelings for Karthik. Tarun Arora shines as a dreaded villain. Rao Ramesh’s character gets preference initially but doesn’t add much to the main plot. The squad of girls who acted in AP women’s team deserve special mention. They aren’t camera shy and expressed emotions well in the crucial scenes.



Technicalities


Sampath Nandi has come up with a dated story and flat screenplay. However, it is the mass episodes that act as the saving grace. Dialogues and background score work. Jwala Reddy and Pepsi Aunty songs offer visual treat, albeit they obstruct the narration. Cinematography is neat.



Highlights


Mass Episodes


Dialogues


Jwala Reddy & Pepsi Aunty Songs



Drawbacks


Routine Story & Predictable Scenes



Analysis


Mass masala potboilers have a special set of audience. Gopichand and Sampath Nandi’s Seetimaarr is aimed at those masses. It has moments that appeal to B & C centers. Hero takes on goons effortlessly and the gang of rowdies fly in the air with the hero’s single punch. Sampath is known for churning out masala potboilers and he did it again with Seetimaarr. Two scenes that earn claps from audience are senior actors Annapurna, Pragathi and gang of women try to spoil the matchmaking of Digangana. Annapurna’s hilarious dialogues bring laughs. In another scene in the latter half, Posani praises Gopichand and his selfless act for the girls squad. Both the scenes worked and played it to the galleries.


The hero has got good elevation as a coach as well as a responsible guy who doesn’t spare the baddies.  The hero and villain face-off is interesting to watch out for. The cat and mouse game where the villain hatches the kidnap plan and executes it brilliantly from a jail shows his network and abilities. How a hero fights a powerful villain and rescues his team makes for okay watch.


Towards the end, the protagonist inspires the girls to fight on their own in his absence. It is shown in an interesting manner. Kabaddi matches could be shown in a gripping way.  The climax portions rush a bit. Seetimaarr is not everyone’s film. If you love masala potboilers, Seetimaarr satisfies you. It is strictly for the masses.


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