Boring Boring Boring
Life has suddenly become routine - getting up late, hurrying to office, slogging without much interest, going back to home, listening to music and sleeping.
When I say this to my friends and family members, they advise me to get married as soon as possible. So I stopped complaining in front of them. I know that the problem lies within me. Nothing interests me for long, including myself.
Watching Jalsaa pumped me up a bit, but again nothing new (read interesting) happening at my work place is boring me a lot. I think it is the time for me to take a big break (at least a week) and visit my parents who stay in Kakinada, a beautiful port town. I am eagerly waiting for my Techie brother to fly down from the US to induce some energy and momentum back in me again. Also want to look at the stuff he has promised to bring us.
Even writing this has begun to bore me. This is called tokkalo jeevitham!
MY TOP 5 TELUGU MOVIES
First of all Ugaadi Subhaakankshalu. Like any Andhraite (I mean a native of Andhra Pradesh), I too have grown up watching hell lot of Telugu movies, irrespective of their fate at the box office and their impact on my mind.
Ugadi is the actual New Year for Telugus. Upon my friend Akhil's suggestion, I am putting down my top 5 Telugu movies (in any order) released between 2007and 2008 Ugadi.
Jalsa: As told in my last post, Jalsa is a paisa vasool and Pawan looks really cool and energitic after the dull Annavaram. I never laughed so much in a theater in the recent past. Trivikram Srinivas' dialogues were as sweet as honey and Pawan's audacious imitation of big names adds to the humor. Though there has been a divide talk on the fate of the film, Jalsa is undoubtedly the best comedy film in recent times.
Gamyam: No great story, no huge star cast and no scintillating music. That is Gamyam for you. The film is all about lifestyle of a rich man's spoiled son and a poor motorcycle robber and their journey in finding the lady love of the former. Fast screenplay and Naresh's mass action ensures that the pace of the film doesn't go down. Though unnecessary elements were added towards the end, the director was clear in what he wanted to tell.
Mantra: Though Charmi took away all the accolades, the director, the cameraman and the dialog writer should be commended for making such a scary movie. The director's aim was to frighten the audience and he succeeded. Never a dull moment throughout the film and the hero Sivaji was simply brilliant.
Chandamama: Not a great movie, but a simple and lovely village movie, which banks on Telugu nativity and flavor. Krishna Vamsi weaved the story around characters and the casting was perfect without huge stars. Good songs, local flavor, Nagendra Babu and Ahuti Prasad contributed a lot towards the success of the movie.
Dhee: Though the name is often mistaken for an out and out action movie, Dhee offers plenty of serious and situational comedy. The plus points of this film are pucca screenplay, superb dialogues, Genelia, Brahmanandam and Sree Hari. Though Vishnu did his best, Ravi Teja or Arjun would have taken the film to a new level in terms of commercial success.
Other movies which could have made it to the list but for a few loopholes are
Mahesh's Athidi - Technically brilliant but never ending climax and poor comedy reduced it to an average fare.
Nithin's Aatadistaa - Good second half but poor first half and a bad technical department makes it a B-grade film.
Nagarjuna's Don - Everybody who saw this film felt that the direction was highly inconsistent and with a little guidance Raghavendra Lawrence would have done a fantastic job. What could have been a blockbuster was reduced to an above average flick just because of a few immature takings.
Mr. Medhavi - One of the most talented directors Neelakantha, who won the national award for best screenplay for his first movie SHOW, was caught between commercial and art cinema and Mr.Medhavi was the result. Still an intelligent movie that teaches you the importance of human relations.
Anasuya - Technically brilliant, but slow narration in the second half throws is out of the top 5. Special mention about Bhoomika's tremendous acting skills. Further, with only five positions available, Anasuya cannot make it to the top 5, but definitely in the top 6.
Yamadonga - NTR's breathtaking action and dance sequences are negated by Mohan Babu's continuous hamming and the movie length. But overall an enjoyable flick.
Happy Days - Again caught between commercial and art movie, director Shekar Kammula sacrificed some important incidents that occur during college days to accomodate love track between actors.
There are a few movies which were hyped but turned out to be normal flicks. Some of them are:
Rajini's Sivaji - The lesser we talk about it the better it is. The over hyped Sivaji has nothing but garish first half and unrealistic fights in the second half. Shankar too joins the mass directors from Tamil Nadu who wants to cash on Rajini's image.
Ramcharan's Chiruta - Though a tremendous hero introduction scene, the film moved on predictable lines and offered nothing new, except racy numbers. An average flick copied from a number of movies - KNPH, Apocalypto, etc.
Krishnaarjuna - Only Nagarjuna was the saving grace. The film should have come at least 10 years earlier.
But the mother of all is Balakrishna's OKKA MAGAADU (one and only)
Ugadi is the actual New Year for Telugus. Upon my friend Akhil's suggestion, I am putting down my top 5 Telugu movies (in any order) released between 2007and 2008 Ugadi.
Jalsa: As told in my last post, Jalsa is a paisa vasool and Pawan looks really cool and energitic after the dull Annavaram. I never laughed so much in a theater in the recent past. Trivikram Srinivas' dialogues were as sweet as honey and Pawan's audacious imitation of big names adds to the humor. Though there has been a divide talk on the fate of the film, Jalsa is undoubtedly the best comedy film in recent times.
Gamyam: No great story, no huge star cast and no scintillating music. That is Gamyam for you. The film is all about lifestyle of a rich man's spoiled son and a poor motorcycle robber and their journey in finding the lady love of the former. Fast screenplay and Naresh's mass action ensures that the pace of the film doesn't go down. Though unnecessary elements were added towards the end, the director was clear in what he wanted to tell.
Mantra: Though Charmi took away all the accolades, the director, the cameraman and the dialog writer should be commended for making such a scary movie. The director's aim was to frighten the audience and he succeeded. Never a dull moment throughout the film and the hero Sivaji was simply brilliant.
Chandamama: Not a great movie, but a simple and lovely village movie, which banks on Telugu nativity and flavor. Krishna Vamsi weaved the story around characters and the casting was perfect without huge stars. Good songs, local flavor, Nagendra Babu and Ahuti Prasad contributed a lot towards the success of the movie.
Dhee: Though the name is often mistaken for an out and out action movie, Dhee offers plenty of serious and situational comedy. The plus points of this film are pucca screenplay, superb dialogues, Genelia, Brahmanandam and Sree Hari. Though Vishnu did his best, Ravi Teja or Arjun would have taken the film to a new level in terms of commercial success.
Other movies which could have made it to the list but for a few loopholes are
Mahesh's Athidi - Technically brilliant but never ending climax and poor comedy reduced it to an average fare.
Nithin's Aatadistaa - Good second half but poor first half and a bad technical department makes it a B-grade film.
Nagarjuna's Don - Everybody who saw this film felt that the direction was highly inconsistent and with a little guidance Raghavendra Lawrence would have done a fantastic job. What could have been a blockbuster was reduced to an above average flick just because of a few immature takings.
Mr. Medhavi - One of the most talented directors Neelakantha, who won the national award for best screenplay for his first movie SHOW, was caught between commercial and art cinema and Mr.Medhavi was the result. Still an intelligent movie that teaches you the importance of human relations.
Anasuya - Technically brilliant, but slow narration in the second half throws is out of the top 5. Special mention about Bhoomika's tremendous acting skills. Further, with only five positions available, Anasuya cannot make it to the top 5, but definitely in the top 6.
Yamadonga - NTR's breathtaking action and dance sequences are negated by Mohan Babu's continuous hamming and the movie length. But overall an enjoyable flick.
Happy Days - Again caught between commercial and art movie, director Shekar Kammula sacrificed some important incidents that occur during college days to accomodate love track between actors.
There are a few movies which were hyped but turned out to be normal flicks. Some of them are:
Rajini's Sivaji - The lesser we talk about it the better it is. The over hyped Sivaji has nothing but garish first half and unrealistic fights in the second half. Shankar too joins the mass directors from Tamil Nadu who wants to cash on Rajini's image.
Ramcharan's Chiruta - Though a tremendous hero introduction scene, the film moved on predictable lines and offered nothing new, except racy numbers. An average flick copied from a number of movies - KNPH, Apocalypto, etc.
Krishnaarjuna - Only Nagarjuna was the saving grace. The film should have come at least 10 years earlier.
But the mother of all is Balakrishna's OKKA MAGAADU (one and only)
Jalsaa - Lives upto its name (rating - 3.75/5)
Yes! the most awaited movie in the recent times doesn't dissappoint you. In short, full paisa vasool. It has got everything except a great storyline. Yet the maverick writer director Trivikram ensured that there is plenty of fun and jalsaa. The movie is far better than any other recent Pavan Kalyan's movies in terms of screenplay, charecterisation and even presentation.
There is never a dull moment in the first half with Pawan Kalyan stealing the show. Even the flashback episode, supposed to be very very serious, is shown in a lighter vein without disturbing the actual point. When the audience start to feel that the film is heading nowhere, the director introduces Brahmanandam and then the laugh riot starts and it only gets over in the final shot.
Other assets of the film are Mahesh Babu's voice over which runs through out the film and the heroine Ileana. Though Trivikram has failed as a storywriter with this film, he has lived up to his expectations as a poetic dialog writer.
Finally, it was a great experience watching Pawan's movie on the first day and I am planning to go again this Saturday.
Watch it at least once for Pawan Kalyan's audacious and unique style and Trivikram Srinivas' dialogues.
