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Friday, 27 December 2013

Movie: Biriyani
Cast : Karthi, Hansika Motwani, Premgi Amaren
Director : Venkat Prabhu
Producer: K. E. Gnanavel Raja
Music : Yuvan Shankar Raja
Languages: Tamil ,Telugu
Release Date : December 20, 2013.
Movie Rating :2.75/5

Biriyani is the third outing of Tamil actor Karthi during 2013, post unsuccessful Alex Pandian and All in All Azhaguraja. It is known that Karthis is waiting for a hit from long time as his latest releases Saguni, Alex Pandian and All in All Azhaguraja didn’t do well at the box office. Will Karthi taste the success through his upcoming Studio Green Producing Biriyani? Will be answered in a while with Biriyani Review.

KE Gnanavelraja of Studio Greens proudly presenting Biriyani with tag line ‘a Venkat Prabhu’s diet’. Biriyani is the fifth directorial venture of actor turn director Venkat Prabhu after Chennai 600028, Saroja, Goa and Mankatha. Stick to the space to know whether Venkat Prabhu has gained his fifth consecutive hit with Karthi’s Biriyani?

Interestingly, Biriyani is the trade mark 100th musical of young maestro Yuvan Shankar Raja and the audio is a huge hit.

Craving for a break-even after a string of duds, Karthi finally turns to Venkat Prabhu for Biriyani which is one of the iconic films to be served at the end of the year.

Alongside Karthi in Biriyani are Hansika, Premji Amaren, Ramki, Nasser, Jayaprakash and many others. Biriyani is also the proud 100th film for the music director Yuvan Shankar Raja. Venkat Prabhu’s usual menu offers the cinematographer Sakthi Saravanan and editor duo Praveen KL – Srikanth NB.

Biriyani is the story of two friends Sugan (Karthi) and Parasuram (Premji) who get cooked up in a chaotic incident.

The first half which is incident on comics starts off with a funny flashback between the two buddies, leading to the introduction of all the main characters. Story wise, there is absolutely nothing to offer here, as it is mainly baked with Premji’s giggle inducing acts, glamour and the pungent love track between Karthi and Hansika. As the interval scene breaks in, Venkat Prabhu peppers the essence of his story.

Into the second half, and the movie picks up speed and traverses at a rapid pace. Interesting events take place in quick succession, as the second half manages to keep the viewer glued to the screen and even bringing them to the edge of the seat at few instants. The final 30 minutes are the USP of Biriyani, and this is where Venkat Prabhu puts all his brains to use. There is a popping twist at the climax, and the movie ends on a unique note, followed by the hilarious bloopers. Nice to see a little surprise for the Thala fans too!

Biriyani can easily be stated as a delicious comeback for Karthi. He looks zestful with the makeover, trendy costumes and the ed eyes. A much more matured performance with equal intensity in the comic scenes is a huge plus. Hansika is apt for her role, and does it pretty well. Premji Amaren’s funny musings do work to an extent, except for some places where it is flipped over the top. Ramki manages to come up with a convincing comeback. The rest of the cast including Nasser, Jayaprakash, Sampath and the others do complete justice to their roles. The cameos by Sam Anderson, Jai and a few others are fun to watch.

Cinematography by Sakthi Saravanan must be commended as he has captured the tones with expertise. Editing by Praveen KL and Srikanth NB could have been crispier, especially in the first half. Stunts are good, with a special mention going out to the flying fight in the second half.

On the downside, Biriyani doesn’t provide anything memorable for Yuvan’s 100th movie. The songs feel unwanted, acting as huge speed breakers. The BGM too, is nothing great to talk about, except for the climax fight sequence. Logical loopholes are garnished at places in the movie, and one must go in with the thought of forgiving the director for those bits. Fact must be noted too, that Biriyani finds it hard to qualify as a family movie.

Venkat Prabhu must be appreciated for coming up with a piquant script topped with a good mix of many characters. However, the execution from paper to picture hasn’t worked to the full potential as the viewer is left blank at some instances. The presence of an eventless first half too, doesn’t work in the favor of the movie.

However, Biriyani is delicious hit material, and surely Karthi’s best among his last five.

Biriyani Movie Review

By: Unknown on: 23:24

Saturday, 23 November 2013

Movie: Varna
Cast : Anushka , Aarya
Director : Selva Raghavan
Producer: PVP Cinema
Music : Haris jayraj
Languages: Telugu,Tamil
Release Date : November 22,2013
Movie Rating :1/5
Verdict : Better not to see the movie !!

Selvaraghavan Alias Sri Raghava has come up with a new flick by name ‘Varna’ starring Anushka &Arya.Producer of this film is PVP.,who has earlier produced movie like: Balupu.Lets see how the movie is:

Story:

There will be two couples in two different worlds.One couple will be on earth and other in some other world.There will not be much clarity about this world.Both the couples are: Anushka ( 1. Ramya 2. Varna) Arya ( 1. Madhu Balakrishna 2. Mahendra).There will be some love sequences between them.

Unfortunately in mysterious world,Anushka(Varna) kills her self after she forcibly married to Arya by the King.At the same time,in the real world,Anushka(Ramya) dies in a simple accident.

In both the worlds,Arya is a sincere+genuine lover to her.With the sudden death of Ramya,Madhu go mad and tries to search for her memories in everything.

Varna,comes back alive with the help of a local god in the mysterious island.Madhu Balakrishna will also be bought to the mysterious island from earth,by Arya — . He was about to commit suicide.

Then a series of incidents takes place.However,Madhu Balakrishna(Arya) identifies himself and confirms that he came to someother world and his love Ramya is dead.

What happens next? How will he survive this un-expected series of incidents that happen in his life? Where will he go next from that mysterious world? Is the rest of the story.

Analysis:

The director wanted to create a whole new world of LOVE. May be inspired by some Hollywood flicks.He lost the grip very frequently.The love and entertainment quotient are not up to the mark.The movie has too many flaws.It is far from realistic.Usually,a movie should be either nearer to the realistic in nature,or a complete socio fantasy types with full of fables and entertainment with complete graphic work.

This one has a very good graphic work.VFX affects are so nice.The main problem is the story line.There is no proper sync between the two stories that run in parallel.

Audience frequently feel that they were forcibly pushed towards a new diferent world that is hard to believe.

The movie’s backbone is PURE LOVE &LIFE AFTER DEATH for pure Love.The director could not able to do justice for the two stories. He failed to create an intensity that is required for a socio fantasy movie.

Few scenes were extremely good. Especially the fight between Arya and an Animal is shot superbly. The graphic work is awesome there! Few comedy sequences are good between Arya &Anushka.It is all about Arya &Anushka!! The whole story revolves around them and they are the top performers.Even though they tried their best,due to the lack of proper story line,am afraid to say that this movie will fail @ the box office.

Plus:

Graphics Work

Minus:

Story

Dubbing

Editing

Overall,an un-conventional flick from the director and the producer.This will not fit the bill.A routine movie goer will not at all like this movie.If at all you do not have any other work,feeling bored over the week-end,you can give a try.

Jogibrothers Official Review:

Varna Movie Review

By: Unknown on: 20:34

Saturday, 28 September 2013

Courier Boy Kalyan is an upcoming Indian Telugu romance film directed by Prem Sai, who had earlier assisted Prabhu Deva and produced by Gautham Menon. It stars Nitin and Yami Gautam in the lead roles. The film, featuring film score and soundtrack composed by Karthik is also being simultaneously shot in Tamil as Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum with Jai in the lead role. This film is expected to be released in November 2013.

Trailer:

First Look:

Courier Boy Kalyan Trailer

By: Unknown on: 21:11

Monday, 26 August 2013

Rating:2.75/5
Desingu Raja Movie Review

Moive: Desingu Raja M

Genre: Action – Romance
Language: Tamil
Cast : Vimal, Bindu Madhavi
Director: Ezhil
Producer: P Madhan
Music Director: D. Imman
Lyricst: Yugabharathi
Talk : Better to skip!

Release Date: 23 Aug 2013

Desingu Raja Movie Preview

Desingu Raja is an tamil comedy – romantic movie direction by Ezhil “Manam Kothi Paravai” fame. Vimal, Bindu Madhavi and Suri are in the lead roles. After the grant success of Manam Kothi Paravai the movie is expected.

After a fairly successful outing with Manam Kothi Paravai, director Ezhil started his next titled Desingu Raja, which was in a similar genre rural comedy. He roped in Vimal to play the lead Idhayakani, who has been named so by his parents and is a diehard MGR fan.

Bindu Madhavi was signed to play the female lead as a Rajini fanatic in the movie, thus pairing with Vimal for second time after Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga. Muktha Bhanu danced for one song along with Vimal and the group dancers which was shot in Thiruvarur.

In April 2013 a song sequence featuring Vimal and Bindu Madhavi was shot for almost ten days in a set worth 15 lakhs. In May 2013 the crew shot a song sequence for 10 days with Vimal and Bindu Madhavi in a set resembling a fruit godown.

D. Imman collaborates with Ezhil for second time and his first collaboration with Vimal. The soundtrack contains 5 songs which was written by Yugabharathi. Single track “Ammadi Ammadi” was released in May 25, 2013. The audio was released in 19 June 2013 at Suryan FM Radio station.

Desingu Raja Movie Review:

Rural potboilers in Tamil cinema are usually about a love story or rivalry between two villages. Not surprisingly, “Desingu Raja” merges both the common themes into a story, which partially entertains, but otherwise is a wasted effort. Despite its flawed screenplay and a plot that barely evokes interest, it’s the sporadic laughs that hold audiences through the film.

This is the love story of Idhayakani (Vimal) and Thamarai (Bindu), who belong to different families which share a warring rivalry for generations. Will love between the young couple triumph over familial hatred? This forms the rest of the story.

Since time immemorial, we have had films with a similar storyline. I wonder what makes “Desingu Raja” any different from any of these films that have come over the years, except for the cast and some earnest comedy.

It’s an unambitious film on a mission to entertain its viewers with full-length comedy. Honestly, it doesn’t succeed in its mission because the forced humour works for a few minutes, but after a while it really tests your patience.

Vimal and Bindu scored a hit earlier this year with a film called “Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga”, and the makers of “Desingu Raja” were under the impression that the pair will elevate the film with their presence and help it succeed. But, the truth is that the last time that this couple appeared on screen, their presence was complemented by a decent storyline, which is completely missing in the case of this film.

While a crop of new filmmakers are trying to tread never-explored territories of filmmaking with films such as “Neram” and “Pizza”, films such as the one in discussion and several more have been heavily relying on comedy. I agree the success rate of comedy films is high vis-a-vis other genre films, but eventually the fate of a film depends on its story.

Director Ezhil, who’s been in the industry for over a decade, barely displays a streak of brilliance. In fact, the film raises questions such as – “Has Ezhil lost his directorial spark?”, as one walks home after watching film. He has undoubtedly made a couple of good rural entertainers over the years, but he seriously needs to move on and try different films.

Vimal too has been typecast for village-based roles. Even though he has played them to perfection, it is getting extremely boring to see him in similar roles. He should look at doing different films outside of comedy genres and gauge the reception of his fans. I’m positive that people will welcome him with open hearts.

Bindu Madhavi is trading her pretty looks for portraying similar roles. She is more comfortable wearing a half-sari and playing a village belle than trying something unconventional.

Verdict: It’s perfectly alright to skip “Desingu Raja” if you still haven’t watched it. For those who have already watched it, I feel sorry for you, truly.

Desingu Raja Tamil Movie Review

By: Unknown on: 18:24

Friday, 2 August 2013

Release Date : 26 Jul 2013
Cast: Vishal, Aishwarya Arjun, Santhanam
Movie: Pattathu Yaanai (U)
Direction: Boopathy Pandian
Producer: S. Michael Rayappan
Banner: Global Infotainment Pvt Ltd
Music: Thaman
Genre: Comedy, Romance

After kicking off the year with Samar, Vishal is here for the second time in 2013 with Pattathu Yaanai. After the success of Malaikottai, director Boopathy Pandian and action star Vishal are joining hands on a “fun, action, romantic” movie, Pattathu Yaanai. Produced by Michael Rayyapan and directed by G.BoopathyPandian, Pattathu Yaanai has Aishwariya Arjun, Santhanam, Jegan, John Vijay etc alongside Vishal. Music is by Thaman Sai while the camera is handled by S.Vaithy.

There are two other box office drivers for the movie: Santhanam and Santhanam. Yes, for those who haven’t had enough of the comic takes of the most happening star in Tamil cinema now, Pattathu Yaanai has the actor playing a double role.

Also adding novelty value to the movie is the launch of Aishwarya, the daughter of ‘action king’ Arjun. Incidentally, Vishal had started his film career assisting Arjun in his heydays on his directorial ventures Vedham and Ezhumalai.

Story:

Pattathu Yaanai is the story of a common man who rises up to the challenge thrown against him.

The movie starts off with Santhanam being introduced as Gouravam, a caterer. Vishal and his friends arrive at the scene to aid Santhanam in his cookery chores. The premise moves to Trichy, where Vishal, Santhanam and his group plan to set up a hotel. Comic scenes entangled, we have the incidents with Aishwariya Arjun too stitched in. A series of events leads to Vishal locking horns with one of the dons in the city. A story is revealed at the interval block, from where the movie progresses on.

Into the second half, and we have more of the so-called story and less of comedy. Lots of new characters are introduced with John Vijay propelling himself as the comic villain. A cat and mouse game follows, and how Vishal pulls himself out of these troubles is what Pattathu Yaanai is all about.

Performance:

Vishal is fine in his acts, but one puts up the question as to when he will come back with a thumping film, just like his Thimiru. The lead actress Aishwariya Arjun is bland, just a walking doll. She needs to learn a lot, especially to dance and a ‘debut’ is all that can be said about her. The supporting artists are okay, but the villains are damp squibs, especially the guy who flexes his abs at the end.

If there is one man who might save this movie from a dump, it is Santhanam. Even though the much talked about dual role is nowhere to be seen, Santhanam keeps us smiling whenever he appears onscreen. Some of his jokes in the first half do crack pick you up.

Technical Analysis:

Nothing new in the musical department from Thaman, and the BGM which is done by Sabesh Murali is mediocre too. There are just three fight scenes in the movie, but they are well choreographed by Anal Arasu. Technically, Pattathu Yaanai is satisfying, but I would have loved to say something nice here.

We have seen tons of commercial entertainers in the past, and Pattathu Yaanai is yet another one in the list. Boopathy Pandian has a fine outing here, but it just isn’t enough with the current trend of movies passing on. Pattathu Yaanai fails to deliver something out of the bag, so watch it if you have nothing else to do over the weekend. An average film in all aspects.

Pattathu Yaanai movie review

By: Unknown on: 21:38

Sunday, 7 July 2013

Singam Tamil Trailer

By: Unknown on: 22:47

Rating :3/5

Moive: Singam
Starring: Suriya,Hansika,Anushka
Director: Hari
Producer: S.Lakshman Kumar
Banner: Studio Green
Music: Devi Sri Prasad
Verdict : Beats all odds. Makes you realize the power of the Singam!
Suriya starrer Singam 2 has released worldwide with highest number of prints. Touted as a high voltage action entertainer, Singam 2 begins from the end point of Singam and Doraisingam will take on much powerful villains with international linkups this time.
Hansika and Santhanam joins the cast and British actor Danny plays antagonist. Radharavi, Nasser, Rahman, Manorama, Vivek played other supporting roles. The commercial mass masala potboiler Singam 2 is directed by Hari and produced by Prince Pictures banner with Devi Sri Prasad’s music.
Singam 2 has been made with a whopping budget with rich production values shot in exotic beautiful locales. Director Hari says that it would be a feast to watch Suriya in Singam 2. The unit members are quite confident on Singam 2’s success and the expectations have reached sky high.
Singam 2 is coming with the caption ‘An Indian Police’. A new trend has swept into sequel movies genre of late. No actor from previous movie will feature in the new movie. Even backdrop will be different. Singam 2 is not like that. Same story from the earlier movie continues in the new one. Even actors will be same but with additions of new actors and new twists.
* Duraisingam (Surya) is fond of his village. He loves police job. He comes to his home town as police officer but later gets transferred to Goa. What situations he faces there was Yamudu’s story. But in sequel he has to go to foreign country. What challenges he faced there, how he shows Indian police power there is the story.

Singam 2 Story:
Singam 2 is the continuing story of Duraisingam, as he hunts down a huge drug deal.
Singam 2 kicks off right from where Singam ended. Suriya is now in Tuticorin, an NCC coach in a school where Hansika studies. A series of events leads Suriya gathering info about a drug deal taking place in the area. The first 30 minutes of the movie are bland, and the movie does take its time to unfold. Towards the interval, Hari keeps us pinned with his crisp narration, well thought dialogues coupled with witty one liner comedy from Santhanam and Vivek. The interval bang is spot on, that is one superb scene.
Into the second half, and the movie traverses on jet speed. Hari’s thinking works here, as he overlaps the main story with the comic and dramatic scenes. The movie, even though put down by a few speed breakers(songs) and a not-so-great climax, moves on at a good pace and ends convincingly.
Stars Performance in Singam 2 Movie:
Performance wise, Suriya is at full swing, perfect when it comes to dialogue delivery, facial expressions and his ‘veri’ as a cop. Stunts have been well executed, and he has pulled off some cheeky movements in Singam Dance. What Singam 2 will probably do is put an end to all the negativity on Suriya. This guy has lived the role.Hansika has a fairly mightier role to play than the main heroine, Anushka who has been carved as a glam doll just for the sake of the songs. Vivek is hilarious, while Santhanam does bore you down a bit at times. What Singam 2 lacks is a powerful villain. Yes we have Danny Sapani, Rahman, Mukesh Rishi and Rajendran. But none of them could catch up to Prakash Raj’s enthu as in Singam. Supporting artists are apt, most of them continuing off their roles from the first.
Singam 2 Technicalities:
If a movie runs for 3 hours, and can manage to keep you entertained, you got to give credit to the director. Even though a little more care could have been taken, Hari must be lauded for his work. Dialogue writing is his strength and he has lived up to it, few lines do prick you up.
Cinematography by Priyan is commendable. One must appreciate the use of chopper cameras at various instances to provide a different angle. Editing is slick barring the long runtime. Stunts deserve a special mention, Anal Arasu and Rocky Rajesh – super work!
Negative Points in Singam 2:
Negatives in Singam 2, and we have DSP written all over it. Bad songs, except for Singam Dance which is saved by Suriya’s movements, and the BGM too isn’t that great. The songs surely broke down the flow of the movie, would be great to chop them off. Santhanam wasn’t at his best either, and we have some over-the-top stunts to worry about.
Draw a comparison to the first, and Singam 2 might not beat that. At the same time, it doesn’t get bobbed down. It has enough stock to keep you entertained. Go watch it, you’ll like it. If you don’t, best of luck being a hater.

Positives of Singam 2 Movie:
*Santhanam will dish out hilarious comedy. Santhanam amused with his comedy even in Yamudu.
*Hansika turned Singam into a triangle love story with her entry. Anjali will appear in a hot song.
*Devi Sri Prasad music will impress masses. Singam dance bit has already created buzz. Besides to mass tunes, DSP mark melody will also be present.
*Hari is an expert in dealing action episodes. Though story will be routine, action episodes are picturised on grand scale lavishly, promising high octane entertainment for masses. In fact, its action sequences which will decide the fate of this movie.
*An action sequence has been shot underwater in the sea. This underwater action episode is said to be the highlight of the movie.
*Surya Brothers have been facing tough time at box office of late. Their ‘Brothers’ and ‘Shakuni’ movies have been sent back. Singam has to roar at box office, if these Tamil Brothers have to regain their form.

Singam Movie Review

By: Unknown on: 22:41

Tuesday, 29 January 2013

Rating : 3.75/5
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Movie: Vishnwaroopam
Lead: Kamal ,Pooja Kumar
Direction:Kamal
Production:Kamal
Languages: Telugu,Tamil

STORY:

Viswanath(Kamal) is dance instructor in NewYork city and he is married to Nirupama(Pooja Kumar), she is nuclear oncologist by proffession. Their marriage doesn't run fruitfull, so she hires a private detective to spy on Kamal, to find out any flaws about him which might help her to get divorse. This private detective finds out that Kamal is muslim, which shocks Nirupama. Is Kamal muslim or hindu? what happens to the marriage of Kamal there after?... See on the Silver Screen

Star Performances

Kamal has done multishade character in this flick with ease and simplicity. Different getups used on him for characters looked apt . His classical dance steps with natural expressions and action sequence performed by him are gud. Rahul Bose performance is excellent as Afghan muslim leader "Omar". He is definitely plus to the movie, his settled expressions at key scenes, leaves his mark on audience mind. Both Pooja Kumar and Andreia has nothing much space given in film, they are used to fill female casting. Dubbing given for pooja sounds very irritating on screen. Nassar and Shekhar Kapur roles are so short and they are not utilised to fullest.

Direction, Music & Technical Aspects :
Kamal's plan to run the film completely on his shoulders handling direction, story, screenplay has back fired in executing the output. Sanu Varghese cinematography is fantastic and the only good thing in technical aspect. Big kudos to him for picturizing locations of Afghanistan beautifully and even the action scenes raises bar of film to Hollywood standards. Shankar Ehsaan Loy BGS is unimpressive and turns as big let-down at crucial scenes. There are two songs which also sounded average on screen. Editing by Mahesh Narayanan could be trimmed to little extent, especially in second-half.

Analysis:

Kamal Hassan has shown his Viswaroopam in acting with multi-shade character in this flick. Kamal bought smiles with feminine mannerisms as a Bharatnatyam guru, showed serious side as Wasim Ahmad Kashmiri who train Al-Qaeda men in Afghanistan. A small glimpse of Laden, American soldier attacks on Afghanistan and livelihood of Afghans are presented naturally. First half of the film looks confusing with scenes thrown without any connections from one to another. Screenplay is not crispy and never gives you a feel of spy thriller at any minute. Main characters introductions are given very simply in the movie. Few impressive things in the first half are the comic acts which Vishwanth character does, film introduction scene with pigeons and showing beautiful New York city. Second half is where clarity about what actually Kamal's character is revealed to audience. The flashback scenes connecting with the present to reveal Kamal as Raw Agent of India is nice. Screenplay in the second half is racy compared to first half. The whole radio active bomb theme, new techniques and technology used by terrorist has been showcased, but not in a convincing way. Arabic and English is spoken in major portion of the film which kills the feel of normal people to get connected with key scenes. With no entertainment , couple of songs and including the theme of global terrorism do not sink with B, C, centre audiences. One major thing should be appreciated about this flick, it has broken the theme of taking support of songs, to move story forward. Rich production values can be sensed at every frame in the film and art director 'Nancy Terryn' work of creating Afghanistan in Chennai is amazing.

Conclusion : Good Movie. Can Watch Once.

By Team SAKV&N ®