Thursday, May 19, 2016

Brahmotsavam Movie Review

Superstar Maheshbabu first time with three heroines.. Successful combination of the director Srikanth Addala and the prestigious PVP banner producing it .. And tons of star cast, can there be a better package for this summer, and that's called true "Brahmotsavam"

Just the Plot: Sathyaraj believes in togetherness and lives jointly with his wife Revathi’s four brothers. Eldest of them Rao Ramesh can’t tolerate his brother-in-law’s authority. And thus arises the tiff. How this is being resolved at the end forms the crux of the film…

Maheshbabu…the time has stopped counting his age and he looks fresher and fresher by each film.. And thus no surprise as the three heroines in film crave for him. Thankfully Mahesh has given ample time for romance in this movie and every such scene is lovable… And then his attachment with his father is so touching that makes the interval scene spellbound. And the Climax entirely rests on Mahesh’s shoulder and I somehow liked the little cute dance moves in “Bala tripuramani”
Kajal is given the first half and she like old wine is so hot and shares nice chemistry with Mahesh. Liked the dialogues she has especially when taking leave from Mahesh.. Samantha comes in later half and snatches well the second part of the film … Mahesh and Samantha make a made for each other pair and their ease in comedy timing proves that . Thus Pranitha is swallowed by these two girls.. but she makes her presence felt with few lines she is given .
Sathyaraj steps into Prakashraj’s shoes this time and we know how great an actor he is…So easily dons the proceedings in the first half. Rao Ramesh’s role is like sequel to what he is done in previous Addala films and he is brilliant as the only bad among so many good people in the film (Rao gopala rao's animation is clever inclusion). Revathi and Jayasudha have given their best in competing roles. There exists several stars like Naresh,shiyaji shinde, Sudhakar and Saranya to name few.

Galore of Celebrations …
Last decade we had “Hum aapke hain kaun” or our “PelliSandadi” where there are lot of songs including all star cast and everyone dancing around.. First half gives that feel.. Mahesh-Kajal romance and this festivity fills up the screen with no air to flow in between and first half sails so smoothly. Rao Ramesh spills out audience mind at this juncture questioning the need for this excessive celebrations and then comes the break!!
Second half goes in little unstitched way when Mahesh tries to search his roots in different places in North India. Samantha’s presence here and Vennela Kishore’s comedy gives way to some sweet moments in this half. I felt Interval the best than the climax.

Overdose of “Manchitanam”
Who does not like that mouthwatering dessert that is served at the end of the dinner.. But what if only dessert is served all over the plate… there is such kind of feel we get while watching “Brahmotsavam” where excess of goodness and lot of “Manchi maata” are uttered every two minutes…

Good things are always good to have and everything about the family bonding is definitely need of the hour. Nice to know that details of our 7 generations stored in Kashi and to know about Lord Balaji and Lakshmidevi’s parents.

Mickey J Meyers songs are good though they were little abundant in first half. Thota tharani’s grandeur settings and Rathnavelu’s camera makes every frame so colorful and rich.

Finally…
It’s kind of mixed bag feeling at the end… where I received excess of goodness which gets preachy at times and half-baked second part. But there are lot to love about the beautiful love scenes and few heart touching moments and the brilliant casting and visuals..

Rating
60/100

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Thursday, May 5, 2016

24 Movie Review


Surya is one hero who have tons of guts to experiment and this director Vikram Kumar, a creative genius who has given awesome movies like “13B” “Ishq” and “Manam” in different genres. So this combination has caused super curiosity from the inception of “24” . Surya himself produced this magnanimous venture..

Plot: Sivakumar a scientist invents a watch that can help in time travel. His greedy brother Athreya kills him for that watch.. but misses the watch and Sivakumar’s baby boy Mani.. It all shifts to 26 years and what wonders that watch will do later on.. Should be watched definitely on Big screen..

Surya..Surya..Surya..
Yes Surya has done triple roles and brings perfection to each role.. Though Sivakumar is limited and Mani is regular stuff Surya did many a times.. It is Athreya that stuns everyone.. We believe in that there are really 3 different actors on screen and such is the dedication this actor has put into those characters.. “Athreya” is his best after “Ghajini”. Director Vikram made sure that best of scenes are created for Athreya.

Vikram has brought heroines of two past hit films to play in this film.. Nithya menon has small role.. but she is best choice for it. Samantha is gorgeous like every time.. and we are going to see her almost every weekend in the May..Surya ..Samantha share superb chemistry on-screen.

Saranya is at ease for the role of mother who raises Surya.. Girish Karnad is also present. Ajay gets meaty role as “Mithra” .. this combination too is good after “Ishq”

Time Travel.. Back and Forth..
If someone sees the story on paper.. it might seem not believable.. But it is Vikram who can serve the toughest of screenplays into very neat and perfect screenplay.. He takes care and shows minutest of things from how the Hero gets the key to open the Watch and how he cleverly uses it for his love track..
Interval scene is one of the extremely brilliant ones in cinema.. Though there is little fun missing in later part .. Film is tightly gripped and brings to time travelled Climax that ends in good way..
So once again we have to salute Vikram for presenting us different movie experiences..

AR Rehman’s background score artfully sinks into the films soul . He should have given more memorable and catchy numbers. Tirru has given eye catching cinematography.. Prawin Pudi editing is unmatchable for this kind of concept.. Only slight drawback is few prolonged scenes because back and forth.. and that doesn’t harm much if are already in love with what you see on the screen..

Final Say..
The combination of this genius Vikram Kumar and gutsy Surya lives up to more than the expectations and delivers a must watchable movie..


75/100