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Balagam Scene Repeats In Bandi Sanjay’s House!
Balagam movie which was released without any expectations became a sensational hit and enjoyed special recognition that no other film received.No one saw the whole village turning emotional after watching the film and arranging for special screenings. Crows not eating rice balls offered at the pinda daan of the hero’s grandfather moved many.
Bandi Sanjay said that the bird scene in the Balagam movie was repeated at his house. His mother-in-law passed away recently and he went to her house for the occasion. But he was arrested by the cops at midnight without telling the reason. On the allegations of leaking the Hindi SSC paper, he was arrested. After a lot of twists and turns, he got bail in the case. With this, he was released today.
He shared an emotional incident on the occasion. Bandi Sanjay said that when rice balls were offered to the bird it did not take them and this might have happened due to his arrest. Calling her mother-in-law, another mother, Sanjay said that it made him emotional as he was arrested before the ceremony. It is known that he expressed his dissatisfaction over the behavior of cops during his arrest.
Birthday Poster: Allu Arjun aka Pushparaj Slays It In Goddess Attire!
Creative director Sukumar is beyond the imagination of the audience. After making ‘Arya’ and ‘Arya 2’ with Bunny, he decided to surprise the people by making a rustic rural drama for their hattrick film. Many expected the movie to have a powerful title but he chose to name their film ‘Pushpa’. Allu Arjun’s look as Pushpa in the first part stunned everyone. The star director dared to showcase a stylish star in the most deglamorized fashion. Despite all the mixed reactions, he believed in his instincts.
The movie was a phenomenal success and ‘Pushpa’ became a household name. The second part is in the making and the glimpse was released a while back. Sukumar designed it in such a way that everyone was keen on finding where Pushpa was and he was showcased at the end in a powerful manner. Considering the fact that Allu Arjun is a pan-Indian star, one would expect Sukumar to release a heroic poster that shows the star hero in full style and charisma.
Instead, he went for a unique poster where Allu Arjun is dressed as a goddess. It is quite common for men to dress up as local gods during festivals like Dasara, Bonalu and other local temple rituals. But it is amazing to see Allu Arjun donning this look without any hesitation and one can expect Sukumar to write a brilliant scene around this getup. With garlands and lemons around his neck, Allu Arjun pulled off this look very convincingly and both the director and actor should be commended for doing something out of the box.
The makers wished their hero and said, “If his RISE was imperious, his RULE will be epic.” This definitely raises the expectations on this movie to a whole new level. As we know, Rashmika Mandanna is the heroine in this flick while Mythri Movie Makers and Sukumar Writings are bankrolling this project. Devi Sri Prasad is the music composer. Fahadh Fasil will be seen as the antagonist while Dhanunjay, Rao Ramesh, Suneel, Anasuya Bharadwaj and others play key roles. Miroslaw Kuba Brozek is the cinematographer while Karthika Srinivas is the editor.
Meter Movie Review
Just two months ago, Kiran Abbaravam’s “Vinaro Bhagyamu Vishnu Katha” was released in theatres. Now, he brings another film titled “Meter”.
Let’s find out.
Story:
Arjun Kalyan (Kiran Abbavaram) is the son of a police constable. His father wishes for him to become a police officer, but Arjun dislikes the job. To please his father, he takes the SI exam and gets the job.
Even after reporting for duty, Arjun Kalyan looks for ways to get fired. Meanwhile, the actions of Home Minister Bairreddy (Dhanush Pavan) change his life.
Artistes’ Performances:
Kiran Abbavaram has played his part neatly, although there isn’t much to admire. Athulyaa is beautiful, but she is cast in a typical heroine role.
Dhanush Pavan’s performance as the villain is adequate. Saptagiri and Murali Sharma provide some laughs.
Technical Excellence:
The film’s soundtrack is ok. The song “Chammak Pori” is particularly better. The dialogue is painful to listen to. The production values and cinematography are standard fare.
Highlights:
None
Drawback:
Over the top scenes
Silly episodes
Love track
Outdate climax
Analysis
As if Kiran Abbavaram, the new director Ramesh, and the producer Cherry have made a vow not to include a single new scene in the film, “Meter” continues with sequences that remind us of many recent blockbusters.
A few fights, three or four songs, a love story, a sentiment thread, hero’s punch dialogues, and some double-meaning dialogues are common elements in regular “mass” films. “Meter,” starring Kiran Abbavaram, sticks to the formula religiously.
This film exemplifies the term “routine.” Even directors who have made a career out of making formulaic films will get a headache from watching this. We understand when a big star appears in such routine films for commercial reasons. However, seeing an upcoming actor like Kiran Abbavaram do the same thing is unbearable.
It’s embarrassing how he tries to act like a hero despite lacking their stature.
First, we see Kiran Abbavaram’s evasive maneuvers to avoid becoming a police officer, and then there’s a long episode with the hero and the heroine. She is presented as a girl who carries an acid bottle and despises men. But within a few scenes, she’s already madly in love with the hero and dances with him. No logic, no sense. In the later part, the film focuses on the hero and the home minister. This episode also lacks any engagement.
Kiran Abbavaram’s sole commercial success was the father-son themed ‘SR Kalyana Mandapam’. The sentiment theme attempted again to recapture the original’s success, but it falls flat. Many scenes put our patience to the test.
Overall, “Meter” is one of the lousiest films made in recent years. There isn’t a single redeeming feature in the film. You will get a headache if you go to the theater unprepared.
Bottom line: Needs a thermoMETER
Ravanasura Movie Review
Ravi Teja gained form after scoring two hit films in recent months. Hence, his new film “Ravanasura” attracted attention. Furthermore, the director, Sudheer Varma, is known for producing good thrillers, and the production company is well-known.
Let’s analyze.
Story:
Ravindra (Ravi Teja) is an associate at the law firm run by Kanaka Mahalaxmi (Faria Abdullah). Kanaka declines to represent Harika (Megha Akash), but Ravindra begs her to take up the case as he is in love with Harika.
On the other hand, there is a string of murders. The murders follow a pattern, which a police officer (Jayaram) and his assistant Ruha (Pujitha) uncover. It doesn’t take long for them to figure out that Ravindra is performing them and evading capture by donning the identities of other people.
Ravindra abducts Saketh’s (Sushanth) girlfriend and blackmails him into creating prosthetic faces. Why does Ravindra seem to be randomly killing people? How come he’s become a Ravana?
Artistes’ Performances:
Ravi Teja gets to show off the dark side of his acting chops in this scene. With all his skill, he plays the complex character with two distinct sides very well. Despite the many other actors in the film, it is unquestionably his show.
Sushanth’s job entails little more than making prosthetics and not much else. Although he tries his hardest, Jayaram’s character doesn’t come across as a credible high-ranking police officer.
Hyper Adhi delivers his usual one-liners. Rao Ramesh has a superficial role, and his Telangana diction is also bad.
Megha Akash, Faria Abdullah, Daksha Nagarkar, and Pujitha Ponnada all have a presence, but they aren’t given much scope to act. Megha Akash’s role is the best among them. She also has a dual-shaded role. There is only one substantial scene for Pujitha Ponnada in the film. Anu Emmanuel gets a junior artiste role.
Technical Excellence:
The cinematography is the noticeable feature among the technical work. Songs are neither catchy, nor do they make any impact. The remix song filmed on Ravi Teja and Megha Akash is also not effective. The story and screenplay is clumsy.
Highlights:
Ravi Teja’s acting
Sequence before the interval
Drawback:
Logic-less scenes
Clumsy narrative
No suspense
Predictable ending
Analysis
Although Srikanth Vissa was given credit for the story, it was actually adapted from the Bengali film “Vinci Da”. The Bengali film was very effective. The premise of the Bengali film was changed drastically by Srikanth Vissa and director Sudheer Varma, who also introduced an absurd conflict. The narrative is not effective.
Sudheer Varma made an effort to add “entertaining elements” to this suspenseful story. Therefore, we get to see Ravi Teja’s comedy scenes with Faria Abdullah, Megha Akash, and Hyper Adhi for over half an hour in the beginning. However, instead of laughter, they bring on boredom. The director and writer have abandoned all sense of logic at this point.
The second half includes a pivotal turn that has to do with Megha Akash. It’s puzzling how she could have “romanced” him into taking over her legal case. Hero Ravi Teja needed a heroine to sing and dance with, so the writers and director wrote this ‘romantic part’ forgetting about the logic and the plot twist in the second half. This shows how poor the writing in this film is.
The only time the film captures our attention is just before the intermission. The revelation of Ravi Teja’s other side is interesting.
The big reveal in the film is formulaic. The title “Ravanasura” makes sense because Ravi Teja commits crimes under various guises, but the hero’s motive doesn’t convince us.
Instead of presenting it as a dark thriller, Sudheer Varma tried to present it as a mass thriller, and the logic has gone completely out the window.
All in all, “Ravanasura” holds our interest in a couple of scenes, but it is weighed down by its own illogical plot twists and poor narrative. It neither thrills us nor entertains us.
Bottom line: No Thrill
NTR Going On At Full Speed With 3 Projects In Hand!
As we know, Young Tiger NTR is currently working on his pan-Indian project which is being directed by Koratala Siva. Janhvi Kapoor is the heroine in this movie while Anirudh is the music composer. He started this project after taking a long break but it looks like he is going to work in top speed from now on.
He has three projects in his hand right now. If reports are to be believed, #NTR30 team is planning to wrap up the production by September or October which leaves a lot of time from post-production. As we know, he announced a movie with Prasanth Neel. The ‘KGF’ director is currently busy with ‘Salaar’ which is all set to hit the screens on 28th September.
Prasanth Neel is expected to take 5-6 months for preparing a script. In the meanwhile, NTR will have free time for 3-4 months and he is reportedly going to use those dates for acting in ‘War 2’. As it has been announced, NTR will be seen playing a huge role in ‘War 2’ which has Hrithik Roshan in the lead. Ayan Mukerji is directing it while Yash Raj Studios banner will be producing it.
Sources claim that the makers will schedule the shooting in such a way that the portions featuring NTR will be completed in those few months. By the time he wraps up his part in ‘War 2’, Prasanth Neel is expected to be ready and this project may go on floors during the summer of 2024. It looks like NTR has a perfect plan on how to go about his career whilst maintaining the pan-Indian craze. Fans are surely in for an ecstatic ride in 2024.
Full Offers For KGF Hero, Demand For Election Campaign!
Leading hero Kiccha Sudeep came out to campaign for the BJP in the Karnataka Assembly elections. He said that he will campaign for Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai. Another big Kannada hero is receiving such offers as per the reports. The parties are going after the stars for the Karnataka polls. Parties focused on the main actors.
It is said that parties are trying hard to rope in KGF star Yash. The elections will be held on May 10. Yash reportedly denied the offers coming from the parties to campaign in the polls.
Yash’s craze became Pan-India with KGF. BJP, Congress, and JDS are reportedly trying hard to make him their star campaigner. As Yash is focusing on his next projects, Yash reportedly denied the offers.
Yash campaigned for a few candidates in the last Assembly polls. Along with Kannada star Darshan, he campaigned for Sumalatha in Mandya. She won the elections and keeping this in mind the parties want to rope him in.
Yash is busy with his next projects. We might hear about his next project by this month end as per the reports.
Not just Yash, the parties are also eyeing Kantara Rishab Shetty. But Rishab decided to not campaign for any party.
#MenToo: A Dialogue Starter on Men’s Issues Starring Brahmaji
Brahmaji, a successful character artist and comedian in the Telugu film industry, has recently been in the news for his controversial social media posts targeting Anasuya, a popular TV anchor and actress.
Despite the controversy, he is now starring in a new film called “#MenToo”, directed by Srikanth G Reddy and produced by Maurya Sudhavaram.
The film’s posters and teasers have generated buzz, and a special video featuring various artists saying lines like “kodithe kottimchuko.. thidithe tjittinchuko.. gillithe gillikchuko” has been released. However, this is not the message of the film, which is actually about men’s issues.
The first single of the film, called “It’s Her Choice,” is set to be released soon, featuring Naresh Agastya, Brahmaji, Harsha Chemudu, Sudarshan, Maurya Siddhavaram, Rhea Suman, Priyanka Sharma, and others. The film is set to hit theaters on May 5th, as a summer treat for audiences.
#MenToo is an important film that sheds light on men’s issues and aims to start a dialogue about the same. Brahmaji’s involvement in the project has garnered attention, and fans are eagerly awaiting the release of the film’s first single and its eventual premiere in theaters.
‘Pushpa 2 – The Rule’ Glimpse: Allu Arjun Arrives In Style!
The much-awaited glimpse of ‘Pushpa 2 – The Rule’ is finally here. The movie’s unit released the video at the announced time without any delays and the glimpse has generated a lot of buzz on the movie. The full video is all about finding the whereabouts of Pushpa who escaped from Tirupati jail.
The video begins with a journalist revealing what happened in the jail. Pushpa escaped the jail with bullet wounds and the police search for him all over. No one knows where he is but they find his shirt which is full of blood. Some said that Pushpa is dead while others say he is alive. Also, he is showcased as a man who does a lot of good for poor people despite doing smuggling business. The media even says that he might have been lying low in foreign countries.
But a TV channel telecasts a tape that reveals the identity of Pushpa. The powerful dialogue used at this juncture raises the hype heavily on the lead character. The entire video builds hype around Pushpa’s character and the way Allu Arjun said that it is Pushpa’s Rule at the end is surely going to make the audience go wild in theatres. Sukumar has definitely shown his mark with this glimpse and the makers have released the title logo.
The release date and other details have not been revealed in this video but fans of Allu Arjun could not have asked for a better gift. As we know, Rashmika Mandanna is the heroine in this flick while Mythri Movie Makers and Sukumar Writings are bankrolling this project. Devi Sri Prasad is the music composer and his background score was quite good in this clip. Fahadh Fasil will be seen as the antagonist while Dhanunjay, Rao Ramesh, Suneel, Anasuya Bharadwaj and others play key roles. Miroslaw Kuba Brozek is the cinematographer while Karthika Srinivas is the editor.
Janhvi Kapoor Gears Up for Another Pan-India Project
Janhvi Kapoor, daughter of the late actress Sridevi and producer Boney Kapoor, has made her mark in Bollywood with her performances, although she hasn’t yet had a blockbuster hit.
However, the young actress has now set her sights on Tollywood, the Telugu film industry, with her upcoming project NTR30 opposite superstar NTR. The launch of the film, directed by Koratala Siva, was a star-studded affair, and Janhvi expressed her excitement at being a part of such a prestigious project.
The film will be released in a pan-India range, and the music will be composed by Anirudh Ravichander.
If NTR30 turns out to be a hit, it could open up many doors for Janhvi in Tollywood. There are already reports that Boney Kapoor is working on a second Telugu film, which will be produced by Dil Raju.
Although it’s not confirmed whether Janhvi will star in the film, preparations are underway. Janhvi is reportedly keen to work on a pan-India project, which would give her a chance to reach out to audiences across the country, including Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi.
It remains to be seen who Janhvi will be paired opposite in her second Telugu film, but with her talent and her father’s support, there’s no doubt that she has a bright future ahead of her in the film industry.
Why Is Allu Aravind Silent About ‘Balagam’ Success?
There is a good culture in Tollywood where industry folks usually celebrate each other’s success. We usually see veteran producers like Allu Aravind felicitating people who made special films that brought a lot of praise and recognition. We have seen arranging parties when movies like ‘Shatamanam Bhavati’ and ‘Mahanati’ became successful. He heaps praises on those movies and encourages the new talent without any ego or pride.
Recently, a small film ‘Balagam’ achieved phenomenal success. Dil Raju produced this film and Venu Yeldandi directed it. Apart from wonderful collections, the movie received a lot of praise and appreciation from all over. Some industry folks have already congratulated the team and Chiranjeevi himself invited them to ‘Bholaa Shankar’ sets and felicitated them. Manchi Mohan Babu and others too did the same.
But Allu Aravind who stands first in the list when it comes to encouraging such good films has remained silent over ‘Balagam’. He did not felicitate them as usual and insiders say that there is a strong reason for it. Recently, Vijay Deverakonda and Parasuram announced a project under their combination and Dil Raju is producing this film. They delivered a blockbuster like ‘Geetha Govindham’ before and it was under the GA2 Pictures banner. Parasuram reportedly worked on the script under Allu Aravind’s banner and Dil Raju is said to have hijacked the project which did not make the veteran happy. Disappointed with this, he decided to stay away from celebrating ‘Balagam’ success as Raju produced it. Looks like all is not well between these two big shots.
Is It Pawan Kalyan Or Harish Shankar?
Fans of Power star Pawan Kalyan were all over the social media on Friday and Saturday ever since Harish Shankar & Co announced ‘Ustaad Bhagat Singh’. There were even complaints that Mythri Movie Makers did not announce this news whilst focusing a lot on ‘Pushpa 2’. The shooting started in the morning and the production team made an announcement at the night revealing Pawan’s arrival. This led to a lot of debate on social media.
The movie’s unit felt that the fans were disappointed with the posters they released. The main issue started since then as people were split about who is exactly in the poster. Some fans say that it is Pawan Kalyan while some say that it is director Harish Shankar himself.
Previously, Harish Shankar wore the police uniform and appeared as Pawan in a silhouette shot for ‘Gabbar Singh’ back in 2012. Many claim that it was Harish once again who turned back and sat on the chair in the recently released poster of ‘Ustaad Bhagat Singh’. We need to wait and see if the makers really did that or its just the assumptions of netizens.
As we know, Mythri Movie Makers are producing this movie while Devi Sri Prasad who gave blockbuster albums like ‘Jalsa’, ‘Gabbar Singh’ and ‘Attarintiki Daredi’ to Pawan Kalyan is working on the music. Ayanka Bose is the cinematographer while Anand Sai is the production designer.
