Ganga Movie Review – 3/5
Ganga is fresh offering from Raghava Lawrence’s successful horror comedy franchise. This film has raised lot of expectations due to the success of previous two films in this series. Despite low key publicity and delayed release Ganga opened to packed houses all over showing the popularity of this series.
Story:
Raghava (Raghava Lawerence) is a coward man who works as a TV cameraman. His channel plans a fake haunted house as a marketing tactic. They choose a dark, spooky house for this purpose and pose it as a haunted house. While they get ready to shoot, they start experiencing ghosts and spirits for real. As always, Raghava becomes the victim to the ghost. And the twists and turns that take place in the life of Raghava and the story of the film forms the rest.
Performances:
As in the case of Muni and Kanchana, Lawerence will be seen both as a coward and a fearless person (after being possessed by ghost). After acting in similar roles for twice, it is almost a cakewalk for the actor in the third time. He acted believably in both the roles. Needless to say, his dances are superb.
Tapsee is seen as a fearless TV director, Nandini and she is excellent in the stern professional scenes as well as the melting romantic scenes. Nitya Menen comes as a twist in the film and she is very good. Kovai Sarla is seen as Raghava’s mother and she is used to bring in some comedy quotient. Rest of the characters are adequate.
Technical Performances:
The core theme of the film is similar to that of its predecessors. Ganga has more horror sequences than them to make the audience bind to their seats. There are some logical errors which gets covered by the thrills and entertainment offered. There may be complaints about the comedy being loud but it will certainly work with mass audience.
Multiple Music directors – Leon James, Sathya, Thaman and Ashwamithra worked for the film and were able to produce decent album. Thaman took care of the back ground score and it is particularly good in horror sequences. Rajavel’s camera work is good. Graphics work in the climax are of poor quality. Editing by Kishore should be appreciated as it increased the pace of the film is good.
Plus Points:
1. Horror Part.
2. Tapsee Glamour
3. Good Background score
Minus Points:
1. Weak Climax
2. Weak Flashback
3. Poor Graphics
4. Loud comedy
Final Say:
Ganga goes on the lines of Muni and Kanchana but with more horror content than the previous installaments. The film will have its share of loopholes but managed to engage the audience with thrills and comedy. As in the case of the predecessors, the movie will appeal more to B, C center audience. Lawerence seem to have added one more commercial winner in Muni series.
Rana’s helping hand to Nepal Quake Victims!
Tollywood’s handsome hunk, Rana Daggubati came forward to support the victims of Nepal Earth Quake. The actor collected a fund of 2,17,620 rupees through an online fundraiser. Though Rana’s actual target was to collect 2 lakhs, but thanks to the unwavering support from his followers and Daggubati fans, the donations exceeded the target.
This money will be used in purchasing 40 survival kits and will be sent to Nepal very soon. We already know Ram Charan through Apollo Hospital had shipped large quantity of ORS sachets, glucose bags and cough syrup to the quake-hit people in Nepal.
Members of Chiranjeevi Charitable Trust and Mega fans are expected to join hands with the actor in this endeavour to help people of the catastrophic calamity. It is really great that the young actors and their fans are coming forward to help people in the time of crisis.
Importantly they have supported the cause even though it is out of the country. It is known that a 7.9-magnitude Earth quake hit the Himalayan country on last Saturday and killed more than 10000 people. The death toll is increasing every hour as the debris is being cleared.
Congress to accord royal welcome to Jagan?
Bangladesh beauties eyeing on Top Position in Indian Film Industry!!!!
Is our current Top actresses are going to face hurdles soon in the industry!!!! Buzzes are spreading wide that soon they will lose their top positions, coming to actual news that five Bangladesh actress are going to hulchal in tollywood industry soon.
Bangladesh girl Jaya Ahsan, who started out as a model in the late ’90s, debuted in films with “Dubshatar”. Though the film was a dud, her acting was widely prized. She has wrapped up “Rajkahini” and is currently shooting for “Ekti Bangali Bhuter Goppo” and next will be “Kantho”.
Most talented actresses Mahiya Mahi debuted in 2012 with Bhalobashar Rong. Though her first Tollywood flick “Romeo Vs Juliet” failed to impress the masses, the girl’s acting chops didn’t go unnoticed. Now back in Bangladesh, Mahi is busy with a couple of ventures, Agnee 2 being one of them.
Burning beauty Kusum Sikder started out as a singer before winning a pageant that brought her overnight stardom. After acting in several TV dramas, Kusum went on to debut in films. Her launch pad “Gohiner Shabdo” brought her the National Award in Bangladesh. She is now part of Goutam Ghose’s Shankhachil, opposite Prosenjit Chatterjee.
Earlier career started as model now turned as actresses Dilruba Yasmeen Ruhee was quick to join TV. Her debut drama was Oporichita, based on Tagore’s short story. Her role as a Hindu woman in her debut movie Sangram was widely appreciated. Ruhee played a model in Glamour starring Parambrata Chatterjee.
Sohana Saba was small screen actress and made a mark in films soon after , she has acted in several Bangladeshi ventures like Khelaghar -Doll House, Chandragrohon, Priyotomeshu -Love and Repulsion and Brihonnola -The Poisoning Sap. The actress is now a part of Ayan Chakraborti’s debut film Shororipu.
Kamal Haasan Is Unhappy With Shruti?
Akshay Kumar and Shruti Haasan, who were promoting their Friday release Gabbar Is Back, were walking into a suburban five-star hotel in Mumbai yesterday.
While they were casually chatting, Akshay asked Shruti, who was struggling with her high-heeled shoes, how tall she is.
Shruti replied that she is 5 ft 7.5 inches tall. And before you knew it, she regaled everyone around, including Akki, with an account of how her father, the Tamil legend, Kamal Haasan gets truly irritated every time she wears stilettos, “Appa gets really irritated while walking with me because of my height. At times, he even tells me to walk on the other side and not with him!“
