JAI HO MOVIE REVIEW

Film: Jai Ho (Hindi,2014)
Cast: Salman Khan,Tabu,Daisy Shah,Danny Denzongpa
Music by -
Songs: Sajid-Wajid, Devi Sri Prasad, Amal Malik
Director : Sohail Khan
Producers : Sohail Khan, Sunil Lulla
Written by : A R Murugadoss
Screenplay by : Dilip Shukla
Based on :Stalin by A. R. Murugadoss
Background Score: Sandeep Shirodkar
Cinematography : Santosh Thundiyil
Editing by : Harsh Tiwari
Studio : Sohail Khan Productions
Distributed by : Eros International
Release dates : 24 January 2014
Running time : 135 minutes
Budget : INR65 crore (US$10 million)
Watched Theater: Harihar Cinema's, Guntur
Rating: 2.5 / 5

Salman Khan New Hindi Film Jai Ho Movie Review:
Jai Ho, Bollywood's this year's jackpot, hit the theatres last Friday and is receiving mixed response. The film, on which a lot of expectations are riding on, hasn't netted the expected opening sum but still considered a hit. The nature of reviews came from the critics were same. As Jai Ho is a masala entertainer, it couldn't impress the intelligentia of the country. From a business point of view, Jai Ho has collected 60.68 crores within three days and Salman camp expects it to hit the 100 crore club within the coming week.

Story:
Jai, an upright common man is fighting a solitary war against corruption and injustice. Honest and incorruptible, he has made it his mission to help as many people as he can. His mantra is quite simple – help somebody and then request that person to lend a helping hand to somebody else – thus forming an ever growing circle of people helping each other. In a strange twist of fate, he finds himself pitted against a powerful politician and his vile family. Jai who is an ex army officer, will not shy away from a battle, however bloody it may get and firmly believes that you do not have to wear an uniform to serve your country. As the politician unleashes his violent goons on brave heart Jai, Geeta, Jai’s sister, realises the horrific consequences this can have on her brother and the rest of their family. She persuades a reluctant Jai to make peace with the politician. But when this leads to humiliation being heaped on him, Jai loses his cool and declares all out war. It is an unequal war – on side stand the politician with his numerous henchmen and on one side is Jai – alone. But unknown to him, a silent revolution is taking place. The voiceless public, he has helped in the past, is gathering force. It finally has a voice and this voice cannot...will not be silenced because Jai Ho is the resounding sound of victory. Jai Ho is the warrior cry of someone determined to win at all cost.

Artists Performance:
Apart from an in-form Salman Khan, the film also features a wonderful Tabu and a diligent Danny. Talking about the cast, the film has a barrage of special appearances. So much that it looks like Salman's gift to most of his friends from the industry - many of who are out of work. So there is Ashmit Patel, Yash Tonk, Vatsal Sheth, Genelia D'Souza, Bruna Abdullah, Aditya Pancholi, Nauheed Cyrusi, Mahesh Manjrekar, Mukul Dev apart from Suniel Shetty and ex-Bigg Boss inmate Sana Khan. And of course the scene-stealing delightful child-actor Naman Jain, who has earlier wowed us in Bombay Talkies and Chillar Party! Naman probably is the best of the lot as he brings in the best moments in the film with effortless comic timing. The film also sees the debut of Daisy Shah as the lead girl. She does not have much do.

Technical and Other Departments:
Sohail Khan attempts to create a positive jingoism of warmth and goodness. But the director fails to fabricate the genuineness as it doesn’t emerge out the required intensity due to the over enthusiasm of its screenplay The preaching is overdone and had it not been for Salman Khan the film would have been entirely unwatchable.

The romance scenes were half baked and did not have the expected fluff. Often the film’s screenplay inflicts severe wounds on the intelligence of the audiences but when there is such unbelievable thunderous action to get mesmerized by, why waste time picking out logic lapses in the film. If you were looking for logic, Dedh Ishqiya would have been a super-hit. Especially, in the climax scene, when an army tanker guns down people who come to kill Jai, if you manage to find logic then hats off to you! The brisk editing works fine as the film remains fast paced and doesn’t fall slack too much. The music is unbearable.

Movie Analysis:
Salman’s movies are never about the script but about how well the scheme of things help in using the actor’s star power. But to its credit Jai Ho has an efficient story to itself. What falls limp is the frail execution of the film.

The film’s story comes without excessive baggage of intelligence and is kept simplistic in its vein. An army officer who underwent court martial after a failed terrorist operation becomes a car mechanic. The chain of affairs are webbed with such plainness that it all seems too easy for one. The concept of never wasting yourself saying thank yous rather help three other people, is both unreal and wishful. But atleast the film attempts to infuse some potent messages amidst the thrashing and action.
No one watches Salman’s films for exhilarating acting or story. We understand the limitations of the genre he has established but definitely the scripts he chooses have an intrinsic element of relatability.

On the grey side, the film repeats the moral value lessons so frequently that they turn tedious. The incredible hulk of a protagonist is intense and convincing only in the action bits, but the romance factor should have been done away with for good. The growling lead man is hilarious and will crack you up more than getting your respect. It’s low on IQ, extremely lame and I can point out ten other well-based problems but the goose bumps I got every time Salman stood up for the wrongs against people ,negates every glitch in the film.

Final View:
Destiny has it way. The song Jai Ho from Slumdog Millionaire was originally composed for Salman Khan's Yuvvraaj. And now Jai Ho turns a name for his film. Do not expect an Oscar for this film though!



















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HASEE TOH PHASEE MOVIE REVIEW

Film: Hasee Toh Phasee (Hindi, 2014)
Cast: Sidharth Malhotra, Parineeti Chopra, Adah Sharma
Music by -
Songs: Vishal-Shekhar
Background Score: Amar Mangrulkar
Director : Vinil Mathew
Producers: Karan Johar, Vikas Bahl,Vikramaditya Motwane, Anurag Kashyap
Screenplay : Harshavardhan Kulkarni
Story : Harshavardhan Kulkarni
Cinematography : Sanu John Varughese
Studio : Phantom Films, Light N Light
Distributed by : Dharma Productions
Release dates : 7 February 2014
Running time : 141 mins
Budget : INR25 crore (US$4.0 million)
Watched Theater: Bhaskar Delux A/c, Guntur
Rating : 3.5 / 5

Sidharth Malhotra New Hinid Film Hasee Toh Phasee Movie Review:
There is something about ad-film makers joining the film industry. They have invariably managed to get some freshness onto the big screen with their own quirkiness. Vinil Mathew adds to the list. This director who has made scores of well remembered ad-commercial [Cadbury, Imperial Blue, Surf Excel many other] makes a rather emphatic debut as a film director with Hasee Toh Phasee.

Story:
It's not the novelty of the story that pleases. The story in itself draws inspiration from many earlier films, where one character stays unsure throughout and makes a sure decision at the climax - in most cases it's about love. Hasee Toh Phasee too is about Nikhil (Siddharth Malhotra) who is in love with a Karishma (Adah Sharma) and how things change when he meets Karishma's sister Meeta (Parineeti Chopra). Sounds jaded? Think twice! Like the wise say, originality is about how you put inspiration to use.

Artists Performances:
Parineeti is at her best. She makes it virtually impossible for the audience's eye to waver from here when she is on screen. She plays two avatars - a druggie genius and a lovable girl next door - with class. Siddharth Malhotra surprises in his second film. He finds his own and manages to establish himself as someone who cannot be ruled out. Adah Sharma is comfortable in her relatively smaller role. The delights are the seasoned Sharat Saxena and Manoj Joshi. They had moments which take your heart away.

Techincal and Other Departments:
Having said that Hasee To Phasee comes with its own flaws. Of course it is a predictable fare. More than that, the film seems longish at times. But then some impressive dialogue gets you back. Hasee Toh Phasee is a directorial winner. While it entertains, it also springs forth another director worth looking out to. It is a film which gets you to root for the protagonist. And you know you have winner when a film makes you feel such.
Screenplay is good. Music is good.

Movie Analysis:
Hasee Toh Phasee scores on its lead characters. Nikhil, who is willing to adapt to demands of a relationship despite too many hassles as he believes there is no guarantee that it could be better than what he has; and a rational Meeta, who through her own problems still manage to see life in plain shades. It is about the development in these characters, influenced by each other.

The detailing to each character strikes. They have professions, they have family and the story sails through both. So you see the scientist Meeta blabbering jargons and talking in Mandarin with her Chinese colleague, Nikhil trying to get money for his event company, the families into their respective businesses... and behaving accordingly! Needless to say there are umpteen moments which will make you smile, wishfully. And that's apart from all those moments which will at least let a chuckle out of you, if not a laughter.

Final View:
There is something about seven days and Bollywood. A habit may take 21 days to formulate, but in Bollywood, a lot more could happen in seven days.

























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YEVADU MOVIE REVIEW

Film: Yevadu(Telugu, 2014)
Cast: Ram Charan, Allu Arjun, Kajal Agarwal, Jayasudha, Shashank, Rahul Dev, Saikumar, Kota, Brahmanandam, Ajay, Vennela Kishore, and others.
Story: Vakkantam Vamsi and Vamsi Paidipally
Dialogues: Abburi Ravi
Cinematography: Ram Prasad
Editing: Marthand K Venkatesh
Music: Devi Sri Prasad
Art: Anand Sai
Action: Peter Hein and Selva
Produced by: Dil Raju
Screenplay and directed by: Vamsi Paidipally
Release date: Jan 12, 2014
Run time: 166 mins
Watched Theater: Bhaskar Delux A/c, guntur
Rating: 3 / 5

Ram Charan, Allu Arjun and Kajal Agarwal New Telugu Film Yevadu Movie Review:
Yevadu is a romantic action entertainer, which has all the masala elements to woo the mass audience. Ram Charan Teja's energetic performance is the main highlight in the film. Vamsi Paidipally's racy narration, Devi Sri Prasad's music and background score, Shyam K Naidu's beautiful picturisation, well-choreographed stunts and dance scenes, Brahmanandam and Kota Srinivas' comedy and exotic locations are other attractions in the movie.

Story:
Two lovers - Satya (Allu Arjun) and Deepthi (Kajal Agarwal) get into trouble with a local don Veeru Bhai (Rahul Dev) in Vizag city. Deepthi wants move away from Vizag to avoid further problems. Bhai’s men attack the bus in which the lovers are traveling in and set the bus on the fire. Deepthi is killed in the incident while Satya is left to struggling for life with major burns. A doctor saves his life and does plastic surgery to his face with another man’s face. Now, he is Ram (Ram Charan). With this new identity he starts killing the Bhai gang one by one. On the other hand, another gang is after Ram. Who are they? And What is Ram's identity?

Artists Performance:
Ram Charan is excellent in a role that carries emotions of two souls. His dialogue delivery, screen presence and dances are superb. Allu Arjun is very good in a pivotal role. Shruti Hassan has a bubbly character and did well. Amy Jackson has a role in the first half. Kajal Agarwal did a small yet important role. Sai Kumar is superb as the main villain. His looks, solid body language and captivating voice helped to elevate the villain role. Kota Srinivasa Rao though has a limited role provides entertainment with Nellore dialect. He is so good that when says ‘yow, podisemundu choosukovakharla’ while dying people were laughing amidst climax. Jayasudha gets a vital role in this film and she is adorable and brings balance to the film with her work. Shashank is very good and it’s nice to see him different characters. The characterization of Brahmanandam’s role should have been entertaining. LB Sriram gets a good role of a suppressed elderman and he perfectly essays it.

Technical and Other Departments:
The story provided by Vamsi paidipalli and Vakkantham Vamsi is intriguing it helps the screenplay. It’s a revenge story with an unusual angle. Director Vamsi Paidipally has been the director who has good grip on action orientation (Munna) and family emotions (Brindavanam). He has used these two strengths with a commercial screenplay to deliver Yevadu. Jayasudha’s thread in this film is a big plus for family crowds. The emotions of all basti episodes will attract masses. I really liked the way director gave credit to his team with end title card with ‘a film by Vamsi paidipalli and team’. 

Yevadu reviewOther departments: Songs by Devi Sri Prasad are good. Background music is very good. The background music scored for Basti episodes has helped in getting emotions across very well. Cinematography by Ram Prasad is a plus. Dialogues by Abburi Ravi are alright. Editing is fine. Action episodes composed by Peter Hein and Selvam cater well to the masses. Dil Raju’s decision to release Yevadu for pongal seems be working well as this film has all the ingredients that are required for a commercial hit.

Movie Analysis:
Movie starts off in an interesting mode. First half is alright. Second half has pretty good emotional elements with the Jayasudha (family emotions) and Sai Kumar (mass emotions). The plus points of film are Ram Charan’s performance, commercial screenplay that has an inherent factor that arouses curiosity and director’s ability to handle mass and family emotions. On the flip side, the first half of the film has no conflict point as hero continues to kill the targets with zero opposition and there is lot of violence in the movie. On a whole, Yevadu is a film that has all ingredients to work at Box Office this Sankranthi!.

Final View:
Yevadu provides novelty in the beginning episodes promising a different commercial film but ends up as a regular revenge drama. Has many clichéd moments but it is also a film that works to some extent. A masala fare.




















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1 NENOKKADINE MOVIE REVIEW

Film: 1 Nenokkadine(Telugu, 2013)
Cast: Mahesh Babu, Kriti Sanon, Gautham Ghattamaneni, Nasser, Pradeep Singh Rawat, Anu Hassan, Kelly Dorji, Sayaji Shinde, Posani Krishna Murali, Srinivasa Reddy, Vikram Singh, Anand, Supreeth Reddy, Sophiya Chaudhary and others
Music: Devi Sri Prasad
Lyrics: Chandrabose
Cinematography: R. Rathnavelu
Art: Rajeevan
Editing: Karthika Srinivas
Action: Peter Hein
Banner: 14 Reels Ent and EROS
Producer: Ram Achanta, Gopichand Achanta & Anil Sunkara
Directed by: Sukumar
Release Date: Jan 10, 2014
Run time: 169 mins
Watched Theater: Naaz A/c, Guntur
Rating: 3 / 5

Mahesh Babu and Kriti Sanon New Telugu Film 1 Nenokkadine Movie Review:
Superstar Mahesh Babu's 1: Nenokkadine, which has been directed by Sukumar, is one of the most-talked about and highly-anticipated Telugu movies. The promos of the film have created lot of curiosity among the viewers. Having released in theatres today, the movie is much more than what has been expected from it. Made on par with Hollywood standards, this film is sure to become a landmark film in Prince's career.

Story:
Gautham (Mahesh Babu) is a rock star. Past demons haunt him. He believes he has a past in which three people killed his parents. The world around him thinks that he is an orphan. A journalist Sameera (Kriti Sannon) captures an episode in his life and tries to unravel the mystery behind his past. Soon they become lovers. Together they are on the mission to find the answers to the mystery behind his past that leads to them Goa, London and Ireland.

Artists Performance:
My respect for Mahesh Babu has increased multifold after watching this movie. His decision to accept a thriller, that's too with psychological issues is a daring one. This film and his character in this movie will remain as one of his best accomplishments in his career. There is lot of underplaying in his characterization and it’s multi-layered. He is simply superb. On the commercial front, his work in interval episode and the shadow step he has done in ‘You Are My Love’ are of top-notch. The final conversation with the main villain and his dialogue to the kid at graveyard is excellent.

1 Nenokkadine reviewOthers: Mahesh Babu’s son Gowtam made his debut as childhood Mahesh. He is another superstar in making. Ease in acting and lovable looks! Kriti Sanon is pretty good and suited the height of Mahesh Babu. Kelly Dorji, Pradeep Rawat and Nassar played important roles. Posani Krishna Murali’s role is the only character in this film where the director tried providing regular entertainment. Naveen Polisetty did a vital role. Sophie Choudry has done the item song in this movie..

Technical and Other Departments:
The production values of 1: Nenokkadine are on par with Hollywood standards and Ratnavelu's cinematography is the main attraction in the technical front. Devi Sri Prasad's music and background score are also among the big strengths of the film. Though all his songs are good to listen, a couple of them have been misplaced. International stunt coordinator Conrad Palmisano's stunts and chase scenes are also one of the main highlights of the film. Other technical departments have also done commendable job. Karthika Srinivas' editing is also good, but he could have trimmed a few scenes in the second half.

Movie Analysis:
First things first. 1 Nenokkadine is not an universal film like Dookudu. It belongs to psychological thriller genre. Thriller and psychological are two rare genres that are least attempted in Telugu film industry. It’s also a multi-layered movie. Plus points of film are Mahesh Babu, screenplay, cinematography, production values and technical values. On the flip side, the sluggish narration and excessive runtime hampers the tempo. When three big names - Mahesh Babu, Sukumar and 14 Reels are involved in making such a high-budgeted film, there are bound to be a lot of expectations. 1 Nenokkadine is not a commercial potboiler. Film lovers who have exposure to Hollywood films and world cinema will appreciate this movie. 1 Nenokkadine is a film that makes Mahesh, Sukumar, producers and entire unit proud. We need to wait and see how a common movie lover who is used to formulaic films lap it up.

Final View:
In 1 Nenokkadine, individual sequences seep coolness but the same cannot be said if we see it in totality. Apart from Mahesh Babu’s stunning performance, the drive of the film is completely off the track. It tests the viewer's patience as it drags on.





















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DEDH ISHQIYA MOVIE REVIEW

Film: Dedh Ishqiya ( Hindi, 2014)
Cast :Madhuri Dixit, Arshad Warsi, Naseeruddin Shah, Huma Qureshi
Music : Vishal Bhardwaj
Cinematography : Setu
Editing : A. Sreekar Prasad
Studio: VB Pictures, Shemaroo Entertainment
Director : Abhishek Chaubey
Producers : Raman Maroo, Vishal Bhardwaj
Screenplay : Vishal Bhardwaj, Abhishek Chaubey, Gulzar
Story : Darab Farooqui
Distributed by : Shemaroo Entertainment
Release dates : January 10, 2014
Running time : 148 minutes
Watched Theater : INOX, Vijayawada.
Rating : 3.5 / 5

Arshad Warsi and Madhuri Dixit New Hindi Film Dedh Ishqiya Movie Review:
One of the biggest formulas being applied over and over again in cinema over the last few years is that of converting a hit film into a franchise by dishing out sequels one after the other only to cash in on the success of the first. Now whether those sequels have anything to do with the first one or are even closely as good as the original is a redundant query. Some of the cerebral filmmakers too have fallen into the money spinning trap so it's no surprise that you see producer Vishal Bhardwaj too doling out the sequel to his 2010 superhit Ishqiya. But does his sequel live upto the standards? Let's find out.

Story:
Partners in crime, Khalujaan (Naseeruddin Shah) and Babban (Arshad Warsi) are back to their silly misadventures. The setting again is the badlands of North India although with a decadent feudal system.

Mahmudabad is the land of decrepit, crumbling Nawabs, each covering up for the bankruptcy with a sham of grandeur. Begam Para (Madhuri Dixit), an ageing widow of the late Nawab of Mahmudabad has a task at hand - to fulfil the last wish of her late husband that of re-marrying. A "Jalsa" is organised for all Nawabs, competitions held that of sher-mushairas, guns and ghazals. Enters Khalujaan under the garb of Nawaz of Chandpur followed by his Khadim Babban; the agenda - to ransack the wealth of Begam Para. Tables turn the moment Khalujaan lays eyes on Para and his heart flutters. He forgets the objective while trying to woo her only to know much later in the course, that Begam Para too, along with her aide Muniya (Huma Qureshi) has a plan up her sleeves.

Artists Performance:
Both Naseeruddin Shah and Arshad Warsi once again form the heart of the film. Their antics and banter make for an enjoyable watch. However, this time around it's Arshad who supersedes Naseeruddin Shah's performance.

Madhuri Dixit is luminates in her comeback film and is as graceful as ever. There are dance portions of the actress which are extremely delightful and beautifully shot. Huma on the other hand remains underutilized and hence, may be the only sore thumb in the list of actors.

Among the many character actors in the film, the one that outshines is Vijay Raaz. Not only does he get a meaty part to play but also the right director who taps his potential as an actor and extracts commendable display of acting prowess

Technical and Other Departments:
With artistic cinematography and skillful editing, this Abhishek Chaubey film Dedh Ishqiya packs a punch. The film has a unique sensibility of wild West films, where death becomes just another joke. You sit around a table and talk for sometime with the goons and suddenly you feel somebody's remark about you is so insulting, you drew a gun and bham! And nobody really cares about death or the death count! Cinematographer Setu, who has won great accolades for his work in Taare Zameen Par and Kahaani, is one of the stars of the film. You cannot often see this kind of brilliant lighting and grading in Bollywood movies.Music is good. Background score is good.

Movie Analysis:
The film scores ace on the laudable story of Darab Farooqui, painstakingly written screenplay of Abhishek Choubey and the saucy, witty and hilarious dialogues of Vishal Bhardwaj.

The story is extensive, there's ample back and forth, the characters are complex, each with a grey shade but it's Abhishek's master direction that doesn't leave any depiction rushed. He takes his time to establish the backdrop, that of the dying era of Nawabs. He interestingly captures their failing attempts of the few leftover Nawabs to latch on to the Nawabi royalty and its perks. He evolves his characters smartly as their real agenda blend brilliantly with the proceeding storyline.
It all goes very good in Dedh Ishqiya till the penultimate moment and the film goes awry from thereon. It's Vishal and his protege's fascination for Tarantino that reflects in the end there the screenplay goes completely berserk and there's mindless gun-totting and bloodshed. Also the later portions of the second half appear extremely stretched and could well be edited for a crisper screenplay.

Final View:
Overall, Dedh Ishqiya falls just a step short of being flawless and that's only because of the Tarantino-esq climax. But in the rest of the portions, the film, as promised, "Dedh" (One and a half) times the fun of the original.




















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