VIKRAM. Movie Review

"VIKRAM "

Movie : VIKRAM ( PAN INDIA MOVIE)

Release: 3rd June 2022, 

Casting: Kamal Haasan, Vijay Setupathi, Fahad Fazil, Surya.

Cinematography : Girish Gangaradhan.

Editor : Philomin Raj.

Music Director: Anirudh Ravichandran.

Production Company : Raajkamal  Films International.

Producer : Kamal Haasan.

Director : Lokesh Kanakraj .

 

Action drama with some thrilling elements"

First of all I should mention about the posters of this Movie..One of the Best posters(In Top 3) I have seen in recent times.. Each & Every poster of the Movie is in next level..And special mention to the trailer which created lot of buzz..

1st half and 2nd half entire Movie is good ..The interval twist is predictable (I am not commenting ) ..But the Movie picked up in 2nd half..

The thrilling elements are good..Some action sequences are good.. Director followed Prashanth neel in some blocks..it reminds KGF in the (gun shootings) action sequences.. The basic plot is okay,The Story telling is good in parts..I think nearly 30 min of the Movie can be trimmed.. Length of the Movie is nearly 3 hours which is the Minus..

He connected the Story with Khaidi Movie..

Story is okay.. Screenplay is good in parts.. Dialogues are So so.. Photography is good..Some lighting schemes are Super in night effect..Art Direction is okay..Costumes are okay..Songs are okay.. Background score is Super..it is in next level..it is the highlight of the Movie..He elevated each and every Scene..Editing is okay.. Special mention to Action sequences..They are Super..Almost 2nd half will be in Action mode..Direction is okay..But KHAIDI range Lokesh is missing..He should have concentrated more on emotional angle..But definitely better than Master..Production values are good..They have given a good budget..Kamal hassan is good.. Definitely a come back film to him..As usual his performance is good..Should appreciate him for the efforts he had put in Action sequences in this age.. Vijay sethupathi is Super as Villian..Fahad fassil is good..In first half he has more screen time than Kamal hassan..He is there through out the Movie.. Remaining artists are good..

Casting is Super..

Positives..

*Posters

*Kamal hassan

*Vijay sethupathi

*Fahad fassil

*Background score(highlight)

*Photography

*Action sequences

*Casting

Negatives..

*Run time

*Emotional quotient

Tamil audiences may like it..

But as a Telugu audience, 

As it is a Movie coming after a long time from Kamal hassan audience are waiting to see him on the Big Screen..

Openings are good..The response in the theatre is good.. Definitely it's a comeback Movie for Kamal hassan..if you want to watch it,Watch it in Single screens only.. Not in Multiplexes..

"MAJOR " Movie Review

-MAJOR-

(Based on the Life of MAJOR SANDEEP UNNIKRISHNAN)

Casting: Adavi Sesh, Saiee Manjrekar, Sobhita Dhulipala, Prakash Raj, Revathi.

Music Director: Sricharan Pakala.

Producers: Mahesh Babu, Sharath Chandra, Anurag Reddy.

Director: Shashi Kiran Tikka.

"An Engaging Emotional action drama with some thrilling elements"

1st half & 2nd half entire Movie is interesting..Story telling is good..They have taken many Cinematic liberties,but they are good..

first I should mention about the Movie "THE ATTACKS OF 26/11" Directed by RGV..That Movie will be in next level..(I still remember,I watched that Movie continuosly 2 times show after the show for the Direction)..That Movie content will be on KASAB..But Here he concentrated more on emotional content.. Actually Director succeeded there only,At the same time he maintained the interest through out the Movie.. WHAT NEXT element is good..Some thrilling elements are there which made the drama more gripping..It reminded Me SHERSHAAH(released in Amazon prime)in some parts..Climax is emotional..

Story is Okay.. Screenplay is gripping.. Dialogues are okay..Liked the dialogues

"Naa koduku ni Bhujaala meeda koorchopettukuni Prapanchaanni chupiddam anukunnanu..Kaani vadi bhujala meeda nundi Prapanchaanni chustunnanu"

"Nuvvu ontari ga unnavani raaledu..Ontari ga undakudadu ani vachanu"

"Nuvvu cheppindi Nijam..Naaku chala takkuva time untundi,Kani unna time antha Neede"

Photography is Super..He followed the Script perfectly..Art Direction is good..Costumes are natural..They are good..Songs are okay.. Background score is Super..He has taken the scenes to next level.. Director narrated some scenes only with Background score..Editing is good..Liked the cutting in some scenes..The scene where NSG knocking the guests door, Liked the way he revealed in that Scene.. Special mention to the Action Director..Action sequences are good..They are designed in a Stylish manner..

Direction is Super.. After Seeing Gudachari what I felt was,In Debut Directors Sashi kiran tikka is the Best Director I have seen in the last 5 years..The same thing he proved again with this Movie..Oka Script ni audience divert avvakunda ela engage cheyalo perfect ga telsina Director..Making wise also he is Super Strong..He knows how to take the output from his technicians..Production values are good..They have given a good budget..

Adavi Sesh is Super..His performance,make over are Super..He has perfectly suited for that role..Saiee Manjarekar is cute..Her performance is good..She also suited the role..Prakash Raj & Revathi are good.. Murali Sharma is okay.. Special mention to the guys who did as terrorists..They have perfectly suited for that role..The boy who did as a Child Hero is very cute..

Casting is Super in the Movie..

Positives.

*Direction

*Adavi Sesh

*Background score

*Photography

*Casting

*Emotional content

*Action sequences.

Negatives:

I didn't find any negatives..

For this type of Movies Majority of audience will say good Movie and this type of Movies will get good ratings..

But we should see how it collects commercially in THEATRES(underline)..

Overall Movie is good..

My rating

"3"

"Jana Gana Mana" Movie Review

Movie Review: Janaganamana

Thriller, Drama

Language: Malayalam Original,

Available: All languages Dubbed Varsion

Cast: Prithviraj Sukumaran, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Mamata Mohandas etc.

Music: Jacques Bijoy,

Production Company: Prithviraj Productions,

Directed by: Diso Jose Anthony.

Streaming Platform: Netflix.

Story: 

The body of a college professor named Saba Mariam (Mamata Mohandas) is found burnt on the side of the road. The postmortem report reveals that he raped and killed himself and then cremated the body. The case will be handed over to ACP Sajjan Kumar (Suraj Venjaramoodu). Sajjan arrests the four on the basis of evidence given by an eyewitness. However, due to political pressure, the case has to be referred to another officer. Sajjan encounters the accused while they are being shifted to another station. Human rights activists will file a lawsuit in court. Lawyer Aravindan Swaminathan (Prithviraj Sukumaran) comes to argue against Sajjan in that case. Who is the real Aravind? How many turns did this case take? What happened in the end? If you want to know things like, you have to watch a movie!

Analysis: 

Hatsoff to Prithviraj Sukumaran, the director who first chose a similar subject, Dijo Jose Antony, who also came forward to act and produce. The film manages to entertain as well as inform. The film also addresses issues such as the role of the media in manipulating cases and the benefits and disadvantages of instant justice.

The second half of the census takes place in court. It's not uncommon to run a movie gripping the courtroom for over an hour. Diso Jose Antony was 100 percent successful in this regard. Every scene that appears to our eye in the first half has another theme that is not visible behind it. The way it was revealed in the second half is impressive. Fastoff is enough to build the whole story. The murder of the professor, followed by the student protests, the ACP entry, the arrest of the accused, the professor's mother's ... he went on setting the story like this. However it takes a while and it feels a bit boring as those scenes also stretch into the slog.

But once Prithviraj enters, the movie graph grows. Each scene adds to the suspense of what’s next. Diso Jose Antony wrote the second half brilliantly. There are multiple layers behind each scene. As long as you watch the movie, you will remember the events that took place in the Telugu states. The background music provided by Jacques Bijoy is impressive for the scenes. The cinematographer has to do the trick to avoid getting bored in the eye when the second half takes place in the same location. Sudeep Elamon was successful in this regard. Shrijit Sarang Editing should have been sharp in Fastoff.

As far as the cast is concerned ... such performance oriented roles are nothing new to Prithviraj Sukumaran. With his acting, Aravindan enlivened the role of Swaminathan. Intense court drama scenes, emotional scenes are very impressive. Suraj, who appears in the role of Sajjan Kumar, is impressive. His acting takes the climax and emotional scenes to another level. Mamata Mohandas' appearance made a memorable character for a while. Everyone else did justice to their roles.

Overall, those who like intense movies and thrillers will love this movie. People need to look at the news to know the angles behind it. Available on OTT so take a look at the weekend!

9 HOURS Web Series Review..

In the past, there was a web series called 'Leventh Hour' with the story of one night in Aaha. The ‘9 Hours’ web series is now streaming on Disney Plus Hot Star in the wake of Bank Robbery with a story that takes place in nine hours.

Based on the novel written by renowned author Malladi Venkata Krishnamurthy, the popular director Krishna is the show runner for this ‘9 Hours’. Jacob Varghese, who remade his film 'Destination' in Kannada; Ad filmmaker Niranjan Kaushik has directed the web series '9 Hours'. It was built by Krish's father Jagarlamudi Saibabu and Rajiv Reddy.

Story...

This is a 1985 story. The robbery took place at three branches of the Deccan Imperial Bank in Hyderabad almost simultaneously on the same day. Thieves successfully complete robbery at Musaram Bagh, Saidabad branch. But those who go into the Kothi Bank will only get into trouble. The information reaches the police before the robbers leave the bank. With that they surround the bank. APC Krishnamachari (Banerjee) hands over the task of catching the robbers in the bank to CI Pratap (Taraka Ratna). The subject of the robbery was leaked to the media while he was at work. Chitralekha (Madhushalini), a journalist from the Hyderabad Herald, immediately arrives at the scene. However, the investigation revealed that the three bank robberies were planned by jailor Vishwanath (Vinod Kumar) and he was assisted by prisoner Dasaratha (Ajay). Why did the jailer need to rob the banks like this? What was the background of Dasaratha who was imprisoned in Hyderabad from Rajahmundry Jail? Why did he actually side with the jailer in this bank robbery case? Was Viswanath's plot to commit robbery with the help of prisoners fruitful? Or not? What is the role of Home Minister Muniswamy Naidu (Vaddi Nagamahesh) in this whole affair? That is the story of this web series.

Analysis..

It is interesting to note that three banks and three gangs robbed at once. However, the robbery of the other two banks was just shown and the whole focus was on the Kothi branch. Being a web series based on the novel, many characters have been showing their backgrounds in detail in each episode. An attempt was made to tell the lives of the bank employees as well as the family details of those who came to the bank robbery. Some of it is a pathetic story, while others are a trivial past. We think of each episode as one hour. Because this ‘9 Hours’ web series goes on for a total of nine episodes. The film is nine episodes complete but the story does not reach Kanchi. This season just ends with the thieves fleeing the bank. It does not reveal what Dasaratha's real motive was for planning a bank robbery from jail. Also, CI Pratap, who was beaten by the robbers, was not shown anything. So the original story still remains. Each episode is approximately 30 minutes long. That means you have to spend four and a half hours to watch nine episodes. In fact, it's not worth it for this web series. In fact the story can be driven by slick directors without stretching it so much. But that did not work. With that being said Season 2 but viewers do not understand what the full story is.

Plus points ...

Malladi being a novel

Starring renowned artists

Having technical values

Minus points ...

Stretched article

Unable to cause suspense

Tagline: Time is of the essence!

F3 Movie Review

Title : F3

Banner: Sri Venkateswara Creations.

Cast: Venkatesh, Varun Tej, Tamanna, Mehreen, Sonal Chauhan, Sunil, Rajendra Prasad etc.

Cinematography: Sameer Reddy.

Editing: Tammiraju,

Music: Devisree Prasad,

Producers: Dil Raju - Shirish Reddy,

Written & Director: Anil Ravipudi.

Censor Report: Clean U.

Run time: 148 minutes

Release Date: 27 May, 2022

Anil Ravipudi, who was in full swing in Tollywood with five consecutive hits, came out with the F3 movie as a sequel to the F2 movie.

Story..

This time Venki (Venkatesh) has a family. When the mother dies, his father remarries and she has four children. He is haunted by his troubles with his stepmother and the difficulties of cinema. Venky wants to make good money and get out of this predicament. And the orphan Varun Yadav (Varun Tej) is greedy to marry a well-off girl and become a billionaire overnight. Sisters Harika (Tamanna), Honey (Mehreen) run the Manga Tiffin Center with their mother and grandmother. Sixty lakhs will be spent on putting Venky and Raghubabu with him in a basket for setting up the hotel. Venky is adamant that he will not be able to recover the money. Honey is confused by the well-to-do girl and Varun tries to trap her. So he takes the money from Venky and spends it on her luxuries. Honey Family puts that double on the stock market and loses the whole thing. It teaches us that in the end everyone is greedy and hurt. Meanwhile, industrialist Ananda Prasad (Murali Sharma) says in an interview that he is waiting for his son to leave home. Venky, Varun and Harika plan differently to play his son and loot the coats and he joins Panchana. Whether their plan is fulfilled or not is the rest of the story.

Analysis...

Anil Ravipudi, who focused on the fun and frustration created by love and marriage in 'F2 2', has now written this story based on the steps people take for money and the frustration it creates with the aim of impressing all sections. It is common to have big dreams, to want easy money to make them come true, and therefore to ride cross-country! Hope is wrong but greed is bad. It is good that every character in this movie has such greed. The film manages to entertain as well as inform. So as long as we watch the movie we will enjoy that entertainment without another thought. However, director Anil Ravipudi did not just leave a big platform for entertainment, he also gave a small message at the end.

He only wanted to take on the characters in F2 and provide more entertainment. Therefore, it is not a sequel to 'F2'. Because Venkatesh has no family in it. But it involves. Also in the movie before Varun Tej, the mother is a child. But he has no family in this. There is only one friend. Moreover, many other characters who were not in the film were cast in the film. Characters like Sunil, Ali, Murali Sharma, Sonal Chauhan, Pooja Hegde etc. were added for Grandier, to create more fun, as well as to add more glamor. All the actors did justice to their roles very nicely. Venkatesh has created a lot of fun as a person with Reiki. However, the character of Varun Tej Natti and the mannerisms done with him tested the patience of the audience. Who is the granddaughter of Ananda Prasad? Why? The director did not elaborate on who was kidnapped. The songs are good to hear outside, but not a single song in the movie sticks properly. Over and over the director tries to infuse fun into every scene, making it a bit fast-paced. Cashews in the pudding can be fun like Kiss Miss but can't be eaten if the pudding is all the same. I am also here if such a situation exists.

Being a weak story, being over-comedic in every scene, with so many of the necessary characters coming and going, the situation was such that the audience could not enjoy any scene anywhere. The longer the climax though the worse. Venkatesh will be seen in Narappa Getup and Varun Tej will be seen in Vakil Saab Getup. Even the song shot on Pooja Hegde did not seem to be as effective in the film. Although Tamanna Getup was kept secret in the second half, the audience was in for a big surprise. Such tricks they have seen in many movies in the past. Director Anil Ravipudi gave manorism to each character and did the homework well but it was over. Punch dialogues explode well in some places. It seems that Devisree Prasad has tuned every song in this movie as if it is a special number. Shriram Cinematography OK. Overall, Anil Ravipudi's effort to bring more fun to the audience can be seen on screen. But people can not connect to it. However, the king of 'Dil', Shirish, who believed in Anil, shot the film without compromising anywhere. Moreover, they wanted to show the film to the public with ticket rates without increasing the rate. But people will see if the movie is good but they will not see that the ticket rate has not increased. It is doubtful how much the audience will appreciate this film which causes more frustration than sophomore.

Plus points,

Being a franchise for ‘F2’

Entertainment provided by the cast

Construction values

Minus points,

Lack of guts in the story

‘Zabardast’ comedy type scenes

Causing huge expectations

Tagline: Frustration with fun.

12th Man (Malayalam) Movie Review

Title: 12th Man (Malayalam)

Cast: Mohanlal, Unni Mukundan, Anushree, Aditi Ravi, Rahul Madhav, Leona Lishai etc.

Music: Anil Johnson.

Cinematography: Satish Kurup.

Producer: Anthony Perumbavoor.

Story: KR.Krishna Kumar.

Director: Jeetu Joseph.

Release Date: May 20, 2022, Disney Plus Hotstar.

Not to mention the typical actor, Malayalam superstar Mohanlal. If he likes the story he will work hard for his character. His latest film starring him in the lead role is '12th Man'. The movie was directed by Jeetu Joseph, the director of Scene, Scene 2. This is the third time that Mohanlal-Jeetu Joseph Combo has hit the screens. With this, the expectations on this movie have increased tremendously. In addition, the previously released movie trailer is expected to raise more expectations among the audience. However, the '12th Man Movie' was finally released live on Disney Plus Hotstar on Friday (May 20).

Story:

11 friends go to a resort with their wives for their friend Siddharth (Anu Mohan) bachelor party. Of these 11, there are now a married couple (two) as well as four couples (8), one married and a woman separated from her husband. They all want to enjoy the bachelor party together. Play a game with mobile phones as part of the party. That game reveals the secrets of Costa. This creates a suspicion and confusion in the group. It was during this sequence that Mathew (Size Kurup)'s wife Shiny (Anushree) died suspiciously. How did Shiny die? Murder? Suicide? What is the suspicion they face? Who is the 12th man Chandrasekhar (Mohanlal) to meet those 11 people? If you want to know that, you have to watch the movie '12th Man'.

Analysis:

It is a crime suspense thriller. Director Jeetu Joseph, who had a sensational success with the Drishyam series, shot the film in the same style again. Jeetu is a director who knows how to make a crime thriller suspenseful. Nooti was one hundred percent successful in making the movie thrilling and suspenseful throughout. The film, which started with the introduction of 11 characters, turns interesting with Mohanlal, who made his entry as a drunkard. Mobile phones play the game at the bachelor party. One of his secrets is revealed with a phone call to Siddharth giving a bachelor party in this game. This creates confusion and suspicion among those friends. Meanwhile the story takes a turn with the death of their friend's wife Shiny.

Here one thing about Mohanlal is revealed. That would be very surprising. Apart from this, there are no other twists in the movie but it is thrilling and interesting for everyone to reveal their hidden secrets. The movie run time is a bit longer at 2 hours and 42 minutes. Shiny murder? Suicide? Was narrated in a very gripping manner till the end. The screenplay is as impressive as the scene, scene 2. The background music is also well-crafted to create suspense.

Who did it?

As a drunkard, Mohanlal was cast in another role. There is nothing special about his acting. The rest of the characters gave a settled performance throughout the week. Story, narration, acting of characters, BGM, cinematography are the main strength of the film. The whole story of the movie takes place on the same day. From the beginning of the film, director Jeetu tried to immerse himself in the story. Then telling a truth .. in the meanwhile revealing that it is a lie can be said to have been directed in a very thrilling way. Overall, if you want to see a good suspense crime thriller like the 'Scene' series, you should definitely try '12th Man'.

Sarkaru Vaari Paata Movie Review.

Movie : Sarkaru vaari Paata.

Casting:   Mahesh Babu, Keerthi Suresh, Wennela Kishore, Samudrakhani, Subbaraju etc.

Camera: R. Madi,

Editing: Marthand K. Venkatesh,

Music: SS Thaman,

Producers: Naveen Yerneni, Y.Ravishankar, Ram Achanta, Gopi Achanta

Production Companies: Maitri Movie Makers, GMB Entertainment, 14 Reels Plus Banners

Directed by: Parashuram

Release Date: 12 May 2022

Running time: 160 minutes

Budget: 60 crores

Mahesh Babu's account is getting a series of hits from Mahesh. The movie gets a good talk from the beginning.

Story, Analysis:

The film begins in the context of banking scams. When it comes to Mahesh Babu's character .. Mahesh Babu appears as a recovery employee in a bank in the US. How Mahesh cleverly collects money from businessmen who cheat their bank. How did Mahesh fall in love with Kalavati (Kirti Suresh) who is so far away from girls? What kind of turn did the story take after that? What is the original Mahesh past? Is the rest of the story..the action sequence that comes before the interval, the emotions of the rest of the characters associated with Mahesh feel awesome. The drama and comedy coming in the second half was also very impressive.

Plus points:

Major plus points in the film are Maheshbabu One Man Show, Comedy, Fastoff, Songs. Mahesh Babu's acting is a major plus point for the film. Divided with One Man Show. No one except Mahesh has lived up to the set car for this role. Another plus point for Kirti Suresh movie. Impressed with his acting. The rest of the cast was impressed with their range.

Minus points:

The major minus points in the film are the poor story, the second half flat narration, the unnecessary teaching scenes about the Indian banking system.

Technical Department:

The movie is technically superb. Taman music is good. The songs in particular impressed the audience. R.Madi's cinematography is very good and editing is okay. The film was co-produced by Maitree Movie Makers, 14 Reels Plus and GMB, bringing further richness to the film.

Final Talk..

Sarkar is their song..Pakka commercial movie. Mahesh's acting, songs and fastoff are a plus for the film while the secondflat flat narration is a minus point. Overall this weekend's movie Sarkarvari Pata is Good 👍