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Movie Name: Pollangu

Director: Gandhi Marx

Genre: Thriller

Cast: Ravi Rahul, Nisha Lalvani

Release Date: 27 July 2012

Story: A newly married couple drives to a forest for their honeymoon. Their romantic trip turns into a terrifying nightmare.

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Telugu Movie Review: 'Dookudu' an out and out Mahesh Babu film

Film: 'Dookudu'; 

Cast: Cast: Mahesh Babu, Samantha Prabhu, Parvathy Melton, Sonu Sood, Sonia, Brahmanandam, Vennela Kishore, M.S. Narayana, Kota Sreenivasa Rao, Dharmaavarapu Subramanyam, Shaaji Shinde and Nazar; 

Director: Sreenu Vaitlaa; 

Writer: Gop Mohan;

Producer: G. Ramesh Babu; 

Camera: K.V. Guhan;

Music: S.S. Thaman; 

Rating: *** 1/2

'Dookudu' was much awaited because of the two big names of the Telugu film industry associated with it - Mahesh Babu and director Sreenu Vaitla. 

Vaitla has been known for making successful comedy-action films, while Mahesh's movies stood out for his trademark stylish acting, glamour and breathtaking action sequences. 

Since his biggest blockbuster 'Okkudu', Mahesh's performance has always been of higher level. 

Vaitla uses Mahesh's style and presence well in 'Dookudu', which boasts of his signature style of narration and this film too he focuses on punchy dialogues, which will satisfy moviegoers. The touch of comedy is felt in most of the sequences in the second half where focus is on reality show and two eminent comedians -- Brahmanandam and M.S. Narayana -- have been liberally used to entertain the audience. 

There is also Parvathi Melton's well-shot item number. 

Within a few minutes of the film, you will realise that it is an out and out Mahesh Babu's film. His versatility, his dances and body language -- all add up to highlight his characterisation. In many scenes, the actor has allowed two veterans, Brahmanandam and Narayana, to take centrestage. 

Mahesh's character has all the elements that his fans expect from him and there is a good dose of emotion, which may go well with family audience. His love for his father and the emotional sequences that happen in his large family will tug at the audiences heartstrings. 

The film is replete with visual treat and style as each sequence is shot with the backdrop of a rich canvas. 

The story may be formulaic, but there is enough space for entertaining elements. Though the writers have failed to give a credible story and script, artists and technicians make up for it and take the film to a greater height. 

However, music could have been a little better. 

The story starts with the assassination attempt made on an honest politician Shankar Narayan by some anti social elements. Though it is believed that Shankar Narayan is dead, he survives but goes into a coma and his trusted aides keep him in a hospital for 14 years. 

Shankar Narayan wants his son Ajay to be a politician, but he becomes a super cop instead and is on a mafia wipeout spree. He is sent to Istanbul to track down a don called Nayak and there he bumps into a girl who is a stylist and is there to participate in a fashion show. 

Ajay kills many notorious gangsters and finally Nayak, who is also his father's tormentor, is eliminated with others. 

As earlier said, Mahesh Babu's performance and style quotient is the main attraction. Samantha Prabhu has little to offer in terms of performance, but looks good in song sequences. Sonu Sood is becoming quite repetitive in villain's roles. 

The veterans comedy is top class. Parvathy Melton excels in the item song. Vennela Kishor Mahesh Babu's side kick is impressive. 

K.V. Guhan's top class cinematography captures the scenic richness of Turkey as well as Mumbai and many other outdoor spots. The title song and "Guruvaram" are well shot and composed. 

Dookudu is a treat for Mahesh's fans. But others can also enjoy this film for its comedy elements and Mahesh's powerful presence. 

Source: IBNLive.com

Nagarjuna booked for abusing woman journalist

Leading Telugu actor Nagarjuna was on Saturday booked on charges of abusing a woman scribe and for criminal intimidation, police said. 

The Jubilee Hills Police registered a case against Akkineni Nagarjuna, based on a complaint filed by Y Sunita Chowdhary, who alleged that the actor had used "filthy and vulgar" language against her and had even threatened to kill her when she met him during the film shooting of 'Damarukam' on September 29. 

According to police, Chowdhary and the actor had an argument over a previous matter and when she met him during the film shoot, Nagarjuna allegedly abused her. 

The actor, whose career spans over two decades, had won Filmfare best award for Bollywood flick 'Shiva' directed by Ram Gopal Verma in 1989. 

He has many Telugu hits to his credit, including Annamayya (1997) for which he had won Nandi Award for best actor. 

"The actor has been booked under section 506 (criminal intimidation) and section 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) of IPC," Jubilee Hills Inspector of Police K Narsing Rao said, adding, "We are investigating the case".

Telugu Movie Review: 'Madatha Kaja' has nothing new

Film: 'Madatha Kaja';

Cast: Allari Naresh, Sneha Ullal, Jayaprakash Reddy, Ali, Dharmavarapu Subramanya and Vennela Kishore; Director: Sitarama Raju; 

Producer: K.K. Radha Mohan; 

Music: Vasanth;

Rating: ** 

Telugu film makers are weaving the same type of stories and remixing the content of films already released. They end up making silly movies, but yet complain that well made films do not run. 

'Madatha Kaja' featuring Allari Naresh in the lead role may well remind you of films like Ravi Teja's 'Mirpakaay' and 'Don Seenu' released just a few months ago.

But one thing that is distinctly clear in 'Madatha Kaja' is that the film is made with very poor production values and the hero Naresh just looks like a poor man's Ravi Teja. 

That is the real tragedy of 'Madatha Kaja' as Naresh is really talented and can be a great entertainer if he is properly supported with a good script and if the film is handled by a competent director. 

This is amply clear from the number of hits Naresh and his famous father E.V.V. Sathyanarayana have delivered and you will understand the potential of the former in author-backed roles. 

Besides the hollowness of the script, 'Madatha Kaja' suffers from other aspects as well. 

The dialogues lack the punch and many sequences in the film fail to make any impact. Comedy films need to have good, quality dialogues of great entertainment value. With passive dialogues, the predictable comedy sequences are not hilarious enough to make the audience laugh. 

The film's heroine Sneha Ullal, a look alike of Aishwarya Rai, struggles with acting. 

Kalyan from Visakhapatnam is a police informer who is in love with Sneha. As his mission in catching criminals by tipping off police is hugely successful, the police chief wants him to go to Hyderabad to give information about a notorious don Nanda who is controlling illegal activities in Hyderabad by remote control from Bangkok.

His trusted lieutenants J.P. and K.P. running separate gangs are always fighting which results in bad execution of activities and losses to Nanda. 

Nanda wants to bring in some unity between JP and KP. He decides that KP's daughter Sneha should marry J.P.'s son. 

Then Kalyan decides to bring Nanda from Bangkok and uses his intelligence and guile to eliminate the don's gang. He also gets his lady love Sneha. 

Allari Naresh tries to deliver justice to his routine role and he evokes laughter through some of his funny mannerisms and dialogues. Sneha Ullal is ordinary, but looks good in song sequences. The veterans have put in a good show. 

'Madatha Kaja' is certainly not in the same league as Allari Naresh's earlier films like 'Kitha Kithalu' and 'Seema Thupaki'. 

If you have no other better alternative, you can watch 'Madatha Kaja' once.

Sonakshi excited about Telugu ‘Kick’s remake

After ‘Dabangg,’ Sonakshi’s next film with Salman, ‘Kick,’ will have more footage for her than she had in her debut. Says the confident newcomer, “‘Kick’ is a remake of a South Indian film. Mine is a very good role. There’s definitely much more scope for me in ‘Kick’ than ‘Dabangg.’ And I am going to make the best of it."

While Sonakshi is part of ‘Dabangg 2,’ she’d love to be a part of the film that ‘Dabangg’ director Abhinav Kashyap makes, although the ‘Dabangg’ producer Arbaaz Khan and he parted bitterly recently.

Sonakshi’s brother Kush is now assisting Abhinav. Says Sonakshi, “Kush wants to direct films. He’s assisting Abhinav in directing ads. I don’t think Abhinav is directing another feature film right away. As and when Abhinav makes a film, I’d love to be part of it.”

She now starts three back-to-back films. “There’s ‘Kick’ with Salman Khan, ‘Rowdy Rathore’ with Akshay Kumar and ‘Vishwaroopam’ with Kamal Haasan. Then there’s ‘Dabangg 2’ coming up. I am so glad I’m working throughout the year. Getting success is easier than sustaining it.”In ‘Vishwaroopam,’ Sonakshi gets to sport both Indian and western looks. “I love to see myself in saris. I hope I get to wear lots of them. We start shooting in June.”Prospective producers will have to wait for a year. 

Sonakshi has no time. “I can’t do any more projects for a year.” Including the one with Ranvir Singh she is so keen on? “He’s quite a bundle of talent, isn’t he? Yeah, there are talks of a project with him. It’d be a good combination.”Sonakshi says she doesn’t feel older but yes, wiser. “I realized when pushed to the wall I can fight back. There were many attempts to corner me. But thankfully I could take the beating on my chin.

I always thought I was a lazy person. But I realized I could work hard. As long as I enjoy my work, how does it matter what people say about me? I guess being talked about is better than being ignored.”

Namitha is back as 'Jagadamba'

After a string of inconsequential films, Namitha has signed a new film titled Jagadamba. Yuvaraj Swamy is going to direct and produce the film on RJ Films banner.

Kishan Kavadia, the music director of the film, has already recorded the songs. The film will go on floors soon. Talking about the film, Yuvaraj says that Namitha is playing an author backed role in the film. "It's a female-oriented film and Namitha, who's playing the title role, has got a great character in the film. Story and screenplay are going to be the main highlights of the film. It's an action and romantic entertainer aimed at youth and masses. They are going to see a brand new Namitha in the film." The film is expected to go on floors soon.

Telugu film actress Bargavi dead live-in partner Praveen commit suicide

Telugu film actress Bhargavi, who was found dead with her live-in partner in her apartment here on Tuesday, died of stab injuries, according to the autopsy report.

The reoport confirmed the police claim that her live-in partner Praveen had stabbed her to death before committing suicide by consuming poison. The report of the autopsy, conducted at the Gandhi Hospital on Wednesday, said she was stabbed in the heart and other other parts of the body, resulting in her death. The doctors reported that the murder took place between 4 and 6am.

However, Praveen also said in the suicide note that he married Bhargavi in 2006 but they were living separately. The note said he killed her because she had started neglecting him after her successful debut film. Bhargavi's parents have denied that she ever married Praveen.

Bhargavi, who shot to fame recently with her debut movie "Ashta Chemma", was found murdered in her flat in upscale Banjara Hills locality. The police also found a suicide note, purportedly written by Praveen, which said: "We have decided to commit suicide since her mother is not allowing us to meet."

She had started her career as a stage singer in Praveen's Sai Baba orchestra in Nellore district and later became an anchor in a television channel. She also acted in a TV serial. She was shooting for her second film "Holidays". According to film industry sources, she was working in 10 films.

Her murder has revived the memory of the mysterious death of another budding actress, Pratyusha, in 2002. Pratyusha and her lover had allegedly committed suicide as their parents were against their alliance. Though the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) declared it to be a case of suicide, her mother still maintains that she was murdered.

Prabu Deva back on the sets of Villu.

It's the best way to get over one’s personal tragedy. Recently after the Mumbai massacre, the Manager of Taj Hotel whose family was wiped out by the terrorist, preferred to stay on at work rather than go into mourning. It is a very tough thing, especially when you have lost your dear ones.

Prabhu Deva who was shattered by the death of his son is trying to put back his tears, remorse and grief by throwing himself on his work. We salute the spirit and commitment of Prabhu Deva. A day after the sad demise of his son Vishal, Prabhu was back on the sets of his Villu.

The Villu unit shot some patchwork to the climax and the Shubham scene. Later on a huge set at Binny Mills, the introductory song of Vijay was being shot. It was choreographed by Vijay's opening song specialist Asok Raj, who has done many of his hit songs. Ayngaran Music will be launching the Villu audio on December 15. The music of Devi Sri Prasad is going to rock.

I feel like home in telgu and bangali film industry : Tabbu

Even as Tabu awaits the release of Mira Nair’s The Namesake — which will have a global release in March, first in the US and then in India — and Cheeni Kum, where she is paired with Amitabh Bachchan, the actor says that when it comes to regional cinema it is the Telugu and Bengali film industry that appeal to her.

“The Telugu and Bengali film industry have given me so many friends that now I feel at home,” says Tabu, who was in the city for a preview of The Namesake on Tuesday evening.

“It was a tense moment for me just after the screening was over. After all, when it’s a film from a particular region, the verdict of the people of that place matters most,” says the actor who plays Ashima Ganguli, a traditional Bengali girl who migrates to New York after marriage.

Though The Namesake is not a Bengali film, Tabu does play a Bengali in it. Which is why our words “Your Bengali accent was perfect” brings a smile to her face.

Though she hadn’t read the book earlier, Nair made her comfortable on the sets through extensive reading sessions. “I was nervous because we were briefed that the character would have to go as close as possible to what Jhumpa described,” says Tabu.

The two-time National Award-winning actor admits that playing Ashima was not easy as she got only two weeks to prepare. “I accepted the role because I admire Mira and her work and I was dead sure that whatever she was going to come up with would be brilliant,” says Tabu.