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!