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Ramayya Vasthavayya Movie Review – 3/5

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Rating 3/5

Film: Ramayya Vasthavayya

Starring: NTR, Samantha, Shruthi Hassan

Director: Harish Shankar

Producer: Dil Raju

Banner: Sri Venkateswara Creations banner

Music: Thaman SS

 

Vastavayya review here.

Story

Nandu (NTR), a college student and a happy-go-lucky guy comes across Akshara (Samantha) and falls for her at the first sight. He tries to woo her with his witty ways and Akshara finally falls for him. At the wedding event of Akshara’s sister, Nandu’s violent past comes into picture. Akshara’s father (Mukesh Rishi) and Nandu share the past along with Ammulu (Shruti Haasan) and other evil politicians. What is Nandu’s past? Who is Ammulu forms the rest of the story.

Performances

NTR looked quite handsome and Ramayya Vasthavayya is definitely Young Tiger’s best look so far. The introduction scenes of the actor are feast to NTR’s fans while he has done some stylish dance moves. And as usual, NTR has rocked with his comic timing and dialogue delivery.

Samantha is glamorous and stylish in the film. She has more screen time in the first half and Sam makes her presence felt every time she appears on-screens. Samantha’s scenes with NTR are hilarious.

Shruti Haasan looked good and performed well. But her dubbing could’ve been better. Neneppudaina song is amazingly captured.

Rohini Hattangadi is neat, Ravi Shankar is revelation, Rao Ramesh is significant. Mukesh Rishi, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Nagineedu are adequate.

Technical Analysis

Cinematography is on top-notch while the musical scores are impressive. Jabilli, Neneppudaina and Pandaga Chesuko are choreographed well and neatly shot. Thaman’s background score is good in hero elevation scenes. Dialogues are very impressive. Harish Shankar has created magic with NTR in the first half but the second half could’ve been better. Production values are standard.

Analysis

Director Harish Shankar has showed NTR in the best look till date and fans are sure to enjoy the Young Tiger’s fit look, stylishness, romantic angle, dances and action. NTR’s intro scenes and Duryodana getup are a treat. The first half of the film is racy with the right mix of action and entertaining scenes of NTR, Samantha, Rohini Hattangadi. Interval bang is quite promising raising the expectations.

Second half of the film could have been better. Despite the revenge drama story, the screenplay isn’t much gripping and doesn’t leave strong impact for the audiences. There are too many multiple action sequences and fights and the entertainment quotient in the second half is missing. Climax was a routine fare. The best of Ramayya Vastavayya scenes include diary sequence, NTR, Samantha scenes, interval bang and NTR-Shruti Haasan scenes. With much gripping screenplay in the second half, Ramayya Vastavayya could’ve done wonders. Nevertheless, Ramayya Vasthavayya has a very good first half and few entertaining punch dialogues in the second half.

Final Verdict

Ramayya Vasthavayya is visual feast for NTR’s fans…

Nandamuri fans discomfort with Balayya’s heroine

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From a very long time the Nandamuri fans have been praying all the Gods and lucky stars to see that their favorite star Nandamuri Balakrishna would strike back with another big hit after ‘Simha’. As a result, they are putting all their hopes and confidence on ‘Legend’ and want it to shape very excellently.

But now it is heard that the Nandamuri fans are feeling uncomfortable with Balayya’s heroine. She is none other than Radhika Apte of ‘Rakta Charitra’ fame. News is that Radhika who is currently not having any films on hand has recently done few small range roles in two Tamil films. One among them is releasing in Telugu.

Problem is, that dubbed Tamil film is likely to come just before ‘Legend’ so Nandamuri fans are reportedly concerned that this would hit the image of Balayya. There is not much anything can do now because everything is fixed and director Boyapati Srinu got the heroine with great difficulty. We can only wish that ‘Legend’ becomes a hit and wipes away the small image of Radhika.

Babu has beaten Jagan in that?

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TDP Chief Chandrababu Naidu’s political era can be seen in two phases, pre 2009 and post 2009. Though he was defeated in 2004 and 2009, nothing dented his spirit and strength till YSR’s death and Telangana agitation which picked up in December that year.

Since then TDP has never been this weak and there are rumors that in case the party doesn’t come to power this time, the very existence of this party may become threatened. But for the first time in last five years, Naidu is enjoying some limelight which he has been desperately waiting for.Sources say that with the influx of National leaders and also the coverage of national media for his latest fast at AP Bhavan in Delhi, Naidu seems to be very happy with the manner in which he is getting some mileage since he has been literally crying over all the attention going to Jagan these days!

Ramayya makes NTR cry?

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Not only Young Tiger NTR’s fans but also NTR nurtured lot of hopes on his film Ramayya Vastavayya which hit the screens in a grand manner today. NTR for long has been waiting to show his full power on silver screen and break all existing records. He tried to beat Magadheera with Shakti but Meher Ramesh disappointed him.

Later he tried it with Dammu but Boyapati Srinu failed him.  He tried his best to over do ‘Dookudu’ with Srinu Vytla in Badshah. But Srinu Vytla stunned him with Badshah failure.Determined NTR roped in Harish Shankar who gave stunning hit Gabbar Singh to Power Star Pawan Kalyan which came near Ram Charan’s Magadheera.

NTR felt that Harish Shankar’s mass comedy action entertainer like Gabbar Singh if given his mass touch will cross Magadheera thus stamping his supremacy on Tollywoodd silver screen. However Ramayya is making Young Tiger cry as Harish Shankar dashed his dreams though NTR excelled in dances, dialogues,action and stunts.

Naga Chaitanya’s Shocking problem!

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It is a known fact that for star kids getting an entry into films is not at all difficult. Only they have to act well and get a hit or two which makes them a big hero. But despite coming from the Akkineni family and having Nagarjuna as his father, Naga Chaitanya is yet to reach that status.

Now, another shocking problem has come up. It is heard that there are no producers coming for Naga Chaitanya. According to the talk from distributor and buyer circles, they are not rating Naga Chaitanya as a bankable star who can pull crowds to the theatres. They also add that his hits like ‘Ye Maya Chesave’ ‘100 Percent Love’ ‘Tadakha’ worked due to other factors.

It is also heard that even Chaitanya has kept a condition to many young directors who approached him. He has reportedly made it clear that the directors only have to get the producers. It is not sure whether Nagarjuna is working on it or not but maybe if ‘Autonagar Surya’ becomes a hit then Naga Chaitanya’s problems will be solved.

Mega Banners Vs Akkineni Banners

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These days flex banners are coming at very cheap cost, and anyone can erect them of any size unless they are asked to pay tax from Municipal officials. But that is not our story folks. We are talking about production banners of these two families.

In Mega family we have production houses aka banners like Anjana Art Productions, Pawan Kalyan Creative Works, Geetha Arts, United Friends etc. Though Megastar is a big name, and undoubtedly the big hero of all mega heroes, there is no banner owned by him while Nagababu and Pawan have their own. Allu Arvind owns Geetha Arts, and of course that is also Mega family’s production house only. Big talk is that rather taking up Geetha, Allu Arjun is now starting another production house. Cut to Akkineni group, they have one big banner titled ‘Annapurna Studios’. Though there are offspring like Sri Nag Corporation (Sushanth’s banner) etc, always Annapurna tag prefixes the movies produced by all of them.

Cine observers actually feel that even Mega family should also have one parent banner that stands as a big umbrella like all others, rather each hero creating their own banner and proceeding ahead. What say folks?

Hot Beauties And Their A-Talks

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These are not A-list beauties in the tinsel town, but they are related to a kind with their A-talks. We are talking about the Arrogant-Talks being involved by our hot beauties which often result in severe discussions and arguments.

To start with, the other day anchor Anasuya ridiculed Pawan’s ‘Attarintiki Daredi’ as an average fare and supported her decision of not accepting a song/role in that flick. Earlier we have seen Nitya Menon asking who Prabhas was. Sometime back there is Trisha saying she doesn’t want to pair with old heroes, when she is asked to sign Raviteja for Balupu. All these hotties are projecting that as boldness and freedom of expression, but there is a fine line between that boldness and senseless talk, and this senseless talk is also called arrogance.

For example Anasuya stated that she and Pawan needs much better roles to share screen space. The immediate question will be if Anasuya could really act in front of camera except chatter? In the case of Nitya, it is better and must for people to know history of cinema before taking it up. When you are coming to Tollywood, no doubt you should know about stars here. If Trisha has to be cornered, one will ask why she got paired with heroes much older than Raviteja, and also with Raviteja earlier.

The point is all these hotties have a right to express their thought, but the way in which being expressed matters a lot. Otherwise they will be treated as Arrogant-Talks only.

Prabhas giant look!

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Prabhas takes everyone by surprise with this muscular avatar which he developed for his upcoming biggie ‘Bahubali’. The major highlight of the film will be surely his confrontation scenes with antagonist Rana Daggubati who is known for his macho image.

The huge biceps shows how seriously he has been working out to suit the protagonist role designed by Rajamouli. His fierce look and body language gives a hint of new dimension he is going to showcase this time.

Rajamouli has now got a hero who could do the unbelievable when it comes to action sequences. The results will depend on how best he uses the resources available for him.

Singh is Rahul’s ‘political guru’

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Days after his public criticism of the government over ordinance on convicted lawmakers, Rahul Gandhi on Thursday sought to mollify Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying he is my guru and a man with good intent.

Addressing a public meeting here in Punjab, he also hit out at the BJP for questioning the timing of his statement on the ordinance saying this cannot be an issue for speaking the truth.

When I met Manmohan Singh ji after the ordinance, I told him that I have learnt a lot from you. I have two gurus in my life – Congress President and Manmohan Singh. You have given me one guru. What Manmohan Singh has done for India and Punjab has given to the nation, no one has given, he said after the foundation stone laying of a cancer hospital.

Agar niyat kharaab hai to kuchh nahin hoga, agar niyat saaf hai to sab kuchh hoga. Manmohan Singh ji ki niyat bilkul saaf hai (If the intent is bad, nothing will happen. If the intent is clear, everything will happen. Manmohan Singh ji is a man with good intent), Gandhi said while showering praise on the Prime Minister.

The Congress Vice President’s remarks assume significance as his public outburst last month against the ordinance that sought to provide immunity to convicted lawmakers was seen as a snub to the Prime Minister as it had been cleared by the Cabinet headed by Singh.

Nayan’s Cake Feeding At Party

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Comeback to movies after breakup with Prabhudeva is bringing lot of changes to this Mallu seductress it seems. Here comes an interesting piece about her.

Generally sexy heroine Nayantara is famous for bunking to audio release functions and other promotional events. Also she never attends any parties related to film success or any other post-release celebration of a movie. Other than attending CCL and IPL cricket parties, maybe her fans might have not heard about her anywhere. But this time, she shocked one and all by attending success meet of her latest Tamil movie ‘Raja Rani’. Dressed in a skimpy outfit, Nayan sizzled like a pearl on sand and has cut the cake before feeding it to everyone. Well, what is this sudden surprise Nayan?

Many say that there is a special reason for Nayantara attending the success meet of the film and it is directly related to what she is denying all these days. Anyway, that’s Nayan for you folks.

Suriya got angry with Director

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Dhruva Nakshatram, a film in the combination of Suriya and Gautham Menon, was supposed to go on floors by now. To everyone’s shock, Suriya walked out of the project finding fault with the director and released a press note in the regard.

Suriya claimed he waited for 6 months post the release of ‘Singam 2’ for the script to get ready but nothing turned fruitful. Claiming that he has a responsibility towards his fans, the star opted out of the project. Instead, he will be working for director Lingusamy’s project and Samantha will be playing the female lead.

What made Suriya so angry? May be, the six months work-less period tested his patience! In the end, it was Gautham Menon who incurred huge loss as his friendship with a big star like Suriya strained and they might no more work together. On the other hand, Film’s female leads Trisha and Simran who dreamt of bouncing back with his movie too have to bear this loss.

Real reason behind sudden death of Real Star

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The news of untimely death of Real Star Sri Hari has certainly come as shock and a bolt to Telugu film industry and the actor’s fans and close aids.

Many people including media thought that Sri Hari has died with Liver Cirrhosis. But the real reason is that the actor had been suffering from Jaundice for a while. Yet he is shooting for the lead antagonist role in his Bollywood debut R.. Rajkumar, starring Shahid Kapoor and Sonakshi Sinha.

Keeping it aside, Sri Hari, who is highly passionate about acting and committed towards his work, had been working for the film considering that he was ailing with jaundice. On Wednesday morning, when he was shooting for the film, he complained about chest pain and called off shoot and from there he was rushed to Lilavathi hospital in Mumbai at around 10 am. There he was kept under the observation of specialist Dr Sameer Parekh. But of no use.

Despite repeated attempts to bring him back to normal, Sri Hari breathed his last at around 4pm. He was 49.

His wife Santhi revealed with tears filled eyes, “He (Sri Hari) had complained of pain and he told me that his pulse was going down. Suddenly, blood pressure came down drastically. We rushed him to hospital. He had low blood pressure that has taken his life in fact. If it’d have been high blood pressure, it could have been tackled easily. Low blood pressure is much danger than high BP. Though the best doctors had treated him, this tragic has happened.” Santhi continued grieving over the great loss to her.

Maa Voori Vanta Episode 2038( Shahi Pulao, Kobbari Burelu, Sweet Kachori )

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Stylish star surprises Shruti

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Sensuous southern beauty Shruti Hasan was shocked and pleasantly surprised to see Stylish Star Allu Arjun saying ‘Hai’ at her house in Mumbai. Currently both of them are starring in a Race Gurram under the diretion of Surender Reddy.

Allu Arjun when he flew to Mumbai on some personal work, sprang surprise on Shruti, visiting her house without prior intimation. Shruti recently shifted her house from Chennai to Mumbai.

Shruti posted her snaps with Bunny on twitter. Shruti Hasan is also doing a special role in Ramayya Vastavayya and is also starring in Yevadu.

No plans to act but open to item sings

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Malaika Arora Khan, who turned producer with 2010 superhit “Dabangg”, says she has no plans to return to acting but is open to item numbers.

“Now I am enjoying making films. I am really enjoying being a producer. It is a very different aspect in my life, so that’s what I love doing. I am not interested in acting,” the 39-year-old said here Wednesday at the launch of Naturals Marvie lounge.

Malaika featured in a few cameos at the start of her career in films like “Bichhoo”, “Kaante” and “Housefull”. She is game to dance in movies.

“I love dancing and I will continue doing that. I am very happy like this,” added Malaika, who has grooved to popular numbers like “Chhaiya chhaiya” and “Munni badnaam”.

Malaika, who has also judged TV shows like “Nach Baliye”, “Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa” and “India’s Got Talent”, is also open to similar small screen assignments.

“We are very busy making films right now and all our concentration is over there. That doesn’t mean I don’t want to do anything else, I will be doing other things as well,” she said.

Meanwhile, Malaika is ready to produce another film, which may start around the end of 2013 or early next year.

Legend’s first look to create lasting impression

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One still cannot forget Balakrishna’s starrer Simha. Boyapati Srinu who directed the mass entertainer loaded the film with powerful dialogues. Some of the dialogues from Balayya like ‘Nenu Maatlaadutunnapudu nee chevulu maatrame panicheyali..ledante neeku next birthday undadu’ fired like bullets.

Now Balakrishna and Boyapati are getting ready to create double impact with Legand. The film is progressing in supersonic speed. Film which is a powerful take on current politics will be coming out with first look on 13th Oct, auspicious day of Vijayadasami.

Filmmakers are confident that the first look will create a stunning impact. Two sizzling beauties Radhika Apte and Sonal Chouhan are going to made onscreen romance with Balakrishna in this film. Devi Sri Prasad is scoring music for this flick.

Nandamuri fans! Understand Balayya’s logic

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Though he is not having any big rate of success these days, Nandamuri Balakrishna has not come down when it comes to his following and the admiration of the Nandamuri fans. But it is heard that the Nandamuri fans are little concerned as to why Balayya is not being seen outside much like before. He was last seen in his daughter Tejaswini’s marriage.

On one side, Balayya is busy with the shooting of his film ‘Legend’ but still now that his brother-in-law Chandrababu Naidu is fasting in Delhi, the Nandamuri fans are expecting him to visit Delhi and express his solidarity. But there is a logic behind Balayya’s complete absence and some are saying it is a very valid one.

If Balayya comes into the public and in front of the media he will be cornered on his stand towards the ongoing Telangana-Samaikyandhra issue and he is expected to give an answer. And anything he will say is sure going to affect him in either of the region. So, Balayya is reportedly fixed that unless the issue sorts out he will not be exposing himself much. Hope Nandamuri fans understand that.

Jagan’s Hyderabad Nest Getting Punctured

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Since his release from prison, Kadapa MP YS Jagan wants to paddle his party through rough waters and stand up for united cause such that 2014 will crown him the throne. But with Jagan looking at a national level picture, his local canvas is getting rough now.

With Jagan Mohan Reddy on continuous praising for Narendra Modi’s administrations, it seems like the Kadapa MPs old friend MIM is feeling annoyed. Since Gujarat riots and the naming of Narendra Modi behind them, and though he got a clean image, MIM leaders like Asaduddin Owaisi never liked the Gujarat Chief Minister for sure. Though Jagan too expressed directly that NaMo is not secular, he never rejected the idea of joining hands with BJP if Modi brings a secular halo around the Lotus symbol. All these developments are sure irking pricks for MIM and the much hyped YSRC-MIM alliance, a golden nest that is not just is expected to storm Hyderabad, but also supposed to play central role in AP’s 2014 elections.

On the other hand, Jagan ended up in the preventive custody of police at NIMS hospital and his wife Bharti revealed that Ketone levels of the YSR C president are yet to come back to normal.

Why Rajamouli couldn’t celebrate his B’Day?

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The death of Srihari has pained all of them who were closely associated with him and one such person is SS Rajamouli. Our successful filmmaker turned an year old Today, but he isn’t in a happy mood ever since he came to know about the sad news.

Rajamouli revealed he couldn’t celebrate his birthday due to the sudden demise of Srihari and recollected his association with the senior actor. “Thanks a lot for all your wishes. But couldn’t really rejoice with the sudden news of Srihari garu. It is quite shocking. He was a great support on screen for ‘Magadheera’. Even more bigger morale booster off screen. He is so sensitive – narrate him a simple sentimental scene, tears will roll down his eyes. Will always remember his words of wisdom and advice. TFI will really really miss him,” he told.

Entire Film Fraternity moored the death of Srihari who is known to a very good actor and great human being. Last rites will be conducted at actor’s farmhouse in Bachupally.

First Reaction of NTR @ Buddodu dialogue

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The one-liners writer by Harish Shankar has been a sensation. Especially, the popular ‘buddodu’ dialogue that’s been in the first look teaser of this commercial entertainer.

Harish Shankar reveals what prompted him pen such a hard-hitting one-liner. As soon as everyone came to know about Harish-NTR’s combo flick post ‘Gabbar Singh’, Several people began addressing NTR as ‘Buddodu’ while speaking with him and this aspect has irritated him. Feeling it’s not right to call the actor with such a name, Harish has written this dialogue.

When the director showed the dialogue to him for the first time, NTR gave a smile but not even uttered a single word. May he, Tarak too felt there is nothing wrong with the one-liner.

Harish Shankar has the knack of penning dialogues based on how people have perceived the stars all these years and it worked well for him. With in few more hours the true power of his dialogues will be out!

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