Audio Review : Sri Rama Rajyam – A True Classic

Sri Rama Rajyam is Bapu’s magnum opus. The movie has Nandamuri Balakrishna reprising the role of Lord Rama played by his illustrious father, Shri NTR.. Nayanatara plays the role of Sita and Akkineni Nageswara Rao essays the character of Valmiki. The movie has an ensemble star cast including Srikanth, Murali Mohan and others. Ilayaraja scores the music for this work of art. Let us examine the songs in detail.

1. Jagadhananda Karaka:
Artist(s): SP. Balasubramaniam, Shreya Ghoshal.
Lyricist: Jonnavithula

This melodious number might be the song in which Lord Rama will be introduced in the film. S.P.Balasubramanyam renders the lyrics with such soulful passion that you can literally see Lord Rama in all his glory while listening to this song. The song describes the glory of Lord Rama’s rule and the happiness that prevails in the kingdom. Strong use of Indian instruments and a melodious composition from maestro Ilayaraja will make an immediate impact on you.

2. Evadunnadu
Artist(s): SP. Balasubramaniam
Lyricist: Jonnavithula

This bit song starts off with ANR’s voice over and is followed by Balasubramanyam’s recitation of Valmiki’s question to Naradha Maharshi about whether there exists a Supreme Human Being in this world.Strong use of the tabla is the predominant theme of the music.

3.Sita Rama Charitham
Artist(s): Anitha, Keerthana
Lyricist: Jonnavithula

A soulful rendition by Anitha and Keerthana. The song is a melodious recitation of the fundamental episodes of the Ramayana from the abduction of Sita to the Agni Pareeksha. Very moving lyrics from Jonnavitthula make this song a powerful melancholic melody.

4.Sri Rama Lera 
Artist(s): Ramu, Shreya Ghoshal
Lyricist: Jonnavithula

This song’s music has a heavy use of the Tabla, Veena and Flute and this gives the song a decidedly Indian feel. This song describes all the noble qualities of Lord Rama and of the loving bond he has with his wife Sita. Shreya Ghosal’s voice is perfect for this number.

5.Devulle Mecchindi:
Artist(s): Shreya Ghoshal, Chitra
Lyricist: Jonnavithula

This number has a very folk song kind of flavour. The voices of Chitra and Shreya Ghoshal are in perfect symphony and make this song a delight to listen to. Beautiful and soulful music from Ilayaraja lends the song an ethereal feel. The song will be an instant classic.

6.Gaali Ningi Neeru
Artist(s): SP. Balasubramaniam
Lyricist: Jonnavithula

This song will spring a surprise on you. Not because of the quality of music but because of the choice of instruments and the rendition by S.P.B. The song is a classic melancholy of the kind sung by a hero when his heroine is separated from him.In fact, this song will not be out of place in a regular commercial love story. And that is why it will surprise you. Dominated by a heavy use of the synthesizer and modern instruments, the song itself is pretty good but it just feels out of place in this album.

7.Ramayanamu Sri Ramayanamu 
Artist(s): Shreya Ghoshal, Chitra
Lyricist: Jonnavithula

Another brilliant number rendered beautifully by Chitra and Shreya Ghoshal. The lyrics composed by Jonnavithula are beautifully poetic and pay rich tributes to the story of Rama and Sita. The emotion in this song will move you to tears. Good use of classic Indian instruments.

8.Dhandakam
Artist(s): Surabhi Sravani, Keerthana
Lyricist: Jonnavithula

This is a short Dhandakam praising Lord Rama.

9. Sita Simantham
Artist(s): Shreya Ghoshal
Lyricist: Jonnavithula

As the title suggests, this is the song sung during Sita’s Sreemantham. This is a breezy melody with light and cheerful lyrics. The music sounds familiar and reminds the listener of Ilayaraja’s music from the good old days.

10.Rama Rama ane
Artist(s): Swetha, Anitha
Lyricist: Jonnavithula

This song describes the naughty acts of  Rama’s childhood and the style is a throwback to the olden days. You will find songs of this genre in old films like “Lavakusha” and “Balaramayanam”. The song is pretty decent but is nothing special like the other songs in the album.

11.Kalaya Nijama
Artist(s): Tippu
Lyricist: Jonnavithula

This short song expresses Hanuman’s anguish at the events unfolding in the movie and his helplessness. A good performance from Tippu carries the anguish in the song to the listener.Ilayaraja’s music adds weight to the lament.

12. Idhi Pattabhi
Artist(s): Swetha
Lyricist: Jonnavithula
This song will be picturized on Lava and Kusha and will most likely be a nursery song in their infancy. The lyrics describe the habits and traits of a young Lava and Kusha . A folk like melody, this song has some familiar music once again from the old days. Nothing special but nothing wrong either.

13.Shapthaswaradhamarudam:
Artist(s): SP. Balasubramaniam
Lyricist: Jonnavithula
This is a very short eulogy rendered by S.P.Balasubramanyam and describes the noble attributes of the King. Balasubramaniam’s voice resonates richly.

14.Mangalamu Ramunaku:
Artist(s): Anitha, Keerthana
Lyricist: Jonnavithula

This short beautiful melody is a climax song that officially draws proceedings to a close. Melodious performances from Anitha and Keerthana give the lyrics a lot of life and there is tremendous positivity and happiness in this rendering. A fitting final song for this album.

Analysis:

This is one of the finest works of music to have ever come out of the Telugu Film Industry.

Buy it, treasure it and enjoy it.

Sunil is Poolarangadu !!!

 

Sunil is coming out with a film titled Poolarangadu and the movie is being produced by Atchi Reddy with support from R.R.Movie Makers. Sunil is pairing up with Isha Chawla and the movie is being directed by Veerabhadram Chowdary. The movie is going to the floors soon.

Poolarangadu is an iconic name in the Telugu Film Industry because of the role played by Akkineni Nageswara Rao for a film with the same title in 1967. The movie is being promoted as a comedy entertainer.

Naa Peru Shiva’s bumper collections...!!!

The Karthi – Kajal starrer, Naa Peru Shiva, has turned out to be a good success in Andhra Pradesh. The movie has received a good response from across the state and the surprising fact is, the movie is a bigger hit here than it was in Tamil Nadu.

Revenue figures from the industry reinforce this claim and here are the numbers.

Nizam	1.47 Crores
Ceded	73 Lakhs
Krishna, Guntur and West Godavari	67 Lakhs
East Godavari	23 Lakhs
Visakhapatnam	29 Lakhs
Nellore	8 Lakhs

These are very good numbers for a dubbed film.No wonder Karthi wants to do a straight Telugu film.

TOLLYWOOD BoxOffice preformance 2011..!!!

MOVIE	VERDICT
NAA PERU SIVA	SUPER HIT
ALAMODALAINDI (100 DAYS -- 27 CENTRES)	HIT
MR.PERFECT(100 DAYS -- 12 CENTRES)	HIT
100% LOVE(100 DAYS    -- 7 CENTRES)	HIT
KANDIREEGA	HIT
RANGAM	HIT
KANCHANA	HIT
VAISHALI	AVERAGE
VIRODHI	CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED --- FLOP
NANNA	CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED --- FLOP
PVC	FLOP
MIRAPAKAYA	FLOP
ANAGANAGA OKA DHEERUDU	FLOP
GOLKONDA HIGH SCHOOL	FLOP
WANTED	FLOP
GAGANAM	FLOP
VASTHADU NAA RAJU	FLOP
KSD APPALRAJU	FLOP
AHA NAA PELLANTA	FLOP
MANGALA	FLOP
DONGALA MUTHA	FLOP
SHAKTI (BUDGET – 45 CRORES)	FLOP
TEENMAAR (BUDGET – 30 CRORES)	FLOP
NENU NAA RAKSHASI	FLOP
SEEMA TAPAKAI	FLOP
VEERA	FLOP
BADRINATH (BUDGET – 45 CRORES)	FLOP
VAADU-VEEDU	FLOP
180	FLOP
SEGA	FLOP
DHADA (BUDGET – 30 CRORES )	FLOP
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First Look : Balayya as Lord Rama in Sri Rama Rajyam

Sri Rama Rajyam AUDIO Released .....

PIC OF THE DAY --- Kareena Kapoor...!!!

NEW LOOK :: Jr.NTR in OOSARAVELLI...!!!

lAugust 15, 1947-- The First Taste of FREEDOM..(Happy independence day)...!!!

                                                                                         

Mahesh Babu’s The Businessman launched...!!!

Mahesh Babu’s upcoming film The Businessman was launched earlier today in R R Movie Makers office. Puri Jagannadh is going to direct the film and Venkat is going to produce the film on R R Movie Makers banner. Kajal is the heroine. Thaman is going to score the music and Shyam K Naidu is going to crank the camera. Mahesh Babu, Puri Jagannadh, S S Thaman, Shyam K Naidu, Atchi Reddy, Ramesh Muppala and few others were present at the pooja ceremony at R R Movie Makers’ office. The film is going on floors in September and the entire film will be shot in Mumbai.

PIC OF THE DAY --- Sonam Kapoor(Unseen)...!!!

All set for Sri Rama Rajyam Audio Songs @ AUG 15...!!!

The stage is almost set and ready for Sree Rama Rajyam audio songs release as the arrangements have almost been completed. Sree Rama Rajyam audio songs release function is to be held today – August 15 at  Bhadrachalam. And this time the surprise package is music maestro Ilayaraja, who will also be gracing the Sri Rama Rajyam music launch. The audio teasers were already out and the response has been quite superb from all corners and sources say that Ilayaraja would be creating a lasting impact on the music lovers and Nandamuri Balakrishna fans with his euphony.

Right from the word go, director Bapu was accentuating on music and he has roped in his long time friend Ilayaraja for the movie's music. Even Ilayaraja treated this as one of the prestigious projects and has given the music a classic touch with contemporary instruments and nodes. Well, the entire unit exudes confidence about the Sri Rama Rajyam in which Nandamuri Balakrishna plays Lord Rama, Srikanth essaying Laxman and Nayanathara plays Sita.

Samantha Replaces Ileana in Big C...!!!

Actress Samantha has replaced Ileana to be the brand ambassador of Big C mobile. Samantha will now be the new face of Big C mobiles as the company wants to bask on the kind of following Samantha got. According to close sources, Big C thought that Ileana has lost her glory and her fading image will only add to the woes of the mobile retailer. And that's not all. Samantha is also creating problems for Kajal Agarwal as well. Although Kajal is enjoying a very good stint in Tamil and Telugu cinema, she has high alert in the form of Samantha who has already bagged coupe of offers replacing her. So the cat and mouse game continues and one's loss is another's gain in Tollywood.

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PIC OF THE DAY --- Kareena kapoor ...!!!

Surgery for Allu Arjun...!!!

Allu Arjun hurt during the shoot of Arya 2 in the shoulders and he took immediate treatment for the injury then but the problem is still haunting him. During the shoot of Badrinath , while doing the complicated steps for the floor song, the pain in the shoulder resurfaced, so the doctors suggested that surgery is the only option. So he is leaving for Perth in Australia this night (Sunday, August 14, 2011) and will be staying for more than a month and take rest after the surgery there. The hospital in the Perth is famous for this kind of surgeries, sources told us.

So, Allu Arjun’s film in the direction of Trivikram will go to the floors only in October once he completely recuperates from the post-surgery pain.

Nagarjuna's guest role in 'Aadishankaracharya'...!!!

Nagarjuna has long association with writer J K Bharavi who penned two of Nagarjuna's super hit devotional movies - Annamayya and Sri Ramadasu . So when J K Bharavi requested Nagarjuna to do a guest appearance in the writer's directorial venture - Aadi Shankaracharya , Nagarjuna immediately said yes to it.

Aadi Shankaracharya chronicles the life of the famous Dharmic leader Jagadguru Aadi Shankaracharya and presents his doctrine of Advaitam.

"It has been my dream to see my favorite actor in this role and I am glad that he's agreed to essay the character," Bharavi said.

"As an Indian it is my dharma to back up this movie," Nag said.

In the movie Kaushik plays the role of Aadi Shankaracharya and the movie's cast includes Dr.Srihari, Suman and Jayaprada.

Amala Paul(Nanna FAME) opp. Naga Chaitanya...!!!

Offers are raining on Amala Paul of Nanna fame. This Kerala Kutty has already bagged two big films in Tamil. And now she is stepping into Ram Gopal Varma's production Bejawada Rowdilu opposite Naga Chaitanya. She has just signed the film and will join the movie’s shoot from next week. Bejawada Rowdilu is being directed by newcomer Vivek Krishna and majority of the movie was already canned on Naga Chaitanya and other actors in Vijayawada and surrounding areas.

Apart from Vikram's Nanna , Amala Paul acted in Tamil hits like Mynaa, etc

Mahesh Babu Dookudu Audio @ AUG 18...!!!

Mahesh Babu forthcoming film Dookuduaudio release date has confirmed. The movie audio songs are all set to release on August 18 at Shilpakala Vedika, Hyderabad.Dookudu teaser will be released on August 9 while the theatrical trailer will be unveiled on August 18.

As per the earlier information the Makers are planning to release this comedy action entertainer on 31 August, in a way to cash the Ramzan Holiday and week end. MaheshBabu is reportedly playing the role of a tough cop in this film.

Samantha is paired up with Mahesh Babu in Dhookudu.Parvati Melton doing item song in this movie.  Kona Venkat is penning the dialogues and Gopi Mohan is the story writer. Thaman is scoring music and Srinu Vytla is directing this movie on 14 Reels entertainment banner. Anil Sunkara, Ram Achanta, Gopichand Achanta are the producers.MAA TV bagged movie satellite rights by paying Rs 5.5 Cr.

Kandireega - Cinema Review...!!!

Film: Kandireega

Cast: Ram, Hansika, Aksha, Sonu Sood, Swathi (guest role),  Srinivasa Reddy, M. S. Narayana, Pragathi, Raghu Babu,  Dharmavarapu Subramanyam, Ajay, Chandra Mohan, Brahmanandam and others
Dialogues: Kona Venkat
Music: Taman S S
Cinematography: Andrew
Editing: Kotagiri Venkateshwara Rao
Executive producer: Mahendra
Produced by: Bellamkonda Suresh
Story and directed by: Santosh Srinivas
Release date: August 12, 2011

What's it about!
Bhavani (Sonu Sood) is a rowdy and he is in love with a student named Sruthi (Hansika). Bhavani makes sure that no body comes near to Sruthi, but the trouble is Sruthi loves an awara kind of Srinu (Ram) who doesn't care the power of Bhavani. To stop Srinu from seeing Sruthi, Bhavani kidnaps her and puts her in the house of another rowdy leader Rajanna (Jayaprakash Reddy). Srinu goes to this Rajanna's house, where another love story ensues with Rajanna's daughter Sandhya (Aksha) seeking attention of Srinu.

Analysis

Kandireega marks the debut of cinematographer Santosh Srinivas as director. The young director with the help of writer Kona Venkat plays the safe game - using time-tested elements like comedy, action and glamour in right proportions and incorporating dialogues that get claps and whistles from mass audiences. It is more of a mix of director Srinu Vytla brand of comedy and Vinayak's formula of mass elements. Especially the scenes of Chandramohan, M S Narayana, etc entering the house of Rajanna in the second half reminds you the scenes of Srinu Vytla's Ready.Ram with his energetic histrionics, performance makes the movie an entertainer.

Telugu audiences have seen these kind of movies and scenes umpteen times, yetKandireega doesn't give you boredom. That is where Kandireega scores. Though first half is breezy and entertaining, second half moves on predictable end and it is lengthy. Length of the film is a big problem.

Performances

Ram brings the liveliness to the movie and his histrionics with tint of comedy makes all the difference to otherwise regular movie. Especially in confrontational scenes with Sonu Sood, he shines. Like always, he is good at dance steps. Hansika has put on weight, yet she provides enough 'glamour quotient'. Aksha is good. Of all the films she has done, this role might give her more mileage.  Colors Swathi does cameo appearance in a song. Sonu Sood appears mostly as comic bad guy than menacing villain. Sonu Sood actually has better role in the movie and he gives his best. Too many characters are there in the movie - senior actors like Jaya Prakaksh Reddy, Chandramohan, M S Narayana, etc have done their job well in those roles.

Some dialogues are hilarious but the writer has shown his strength in giving fresh touch to the regular scenes that provided laughter. Andrew' s visuals are bright and his camera work has brought richness to the film. "Champakmala.." song is best of the pick from the Taman's compositions for this film.

As a debutant director, Santosh Srinivas passes the muster. He succeeds in making the movie a mass entertainer.

Bottom-line!
Don't expect freshness from the film but if you are looking for time-pass entertainer,Kandireega satisfies you. Kandireega is poor Xerox copy of super hit Ready and other commercial entertainers,  yet it provides enough comedy.

Rating: 3/5

PIC OF THE DAY --- Sonam Kapoor...!!!

Sri Rama Rajyam Audio @ AUG 15...!!!

Maestro Ilayaraja has given lilting musical score for veteran director Bapu's retelling of Ramayanam - Sri Ramarajyam . The teaser bits of the songs released are enough to proclaim that Ilayaraja's music is going to be the main highlight of this mythological movie. And the movie's music albums are to be unveiled at the Sanctum Sanatorium of Bhadradri Temple in Bhadrachalam on August 15th, 2011.

Along with the film's lead hero Nandamuri Balakrishna, director Bapu, producer Yalamanchi Saibabu, maestro Ilayaraja will also be attending the audio launch ceremony at the temple.

Producer Saibabu has already sent invitations to the ceremony of the Tollywood biggies and media men. The event is going to be broadcast on all news channels. 

Sameera Reddy Portfolio Shoot...!!!

Wanted heroine for Prabhas's film...!!!

Anushka was the original heroine selected for Prabhas and Lawrence's Rebel , but she walked out of the project. Some say, she was sacked as Lawrence felt she's become too flabby. But sources close to Anushka say she had differences with director Lawrence and she herself quit from the project. Whatever be the reason, the film is left with no heroine. And director Lawrence is now trying to rope in another big actress to replace Anushka.

The movie is currently under progress as the unit is filming scenes that doesn't require the female actor. 

Venkatesh's Bodyguard first look...!!!

Venkatesh completes 25 years as actor on this August 14th. And the star is releasing his new film, Ganga The Bodyguard as Silver Jubilee Year's special. Remake of super hit Malayalam Bodyguard, Venkatesh's movie is in the last leg of production and is getting ready for grand release this Dussera.

Trisha and Saloni are playing as heroines and it is being directed by Gopichand Malineni (of Don Seenu fame). Kona Venkat pens the dialogues. Bellamkonda Suresh is the producer.

In the first look of the movie, Venkatesh is looking stylish and young. He plays the role of a bodyguard to the rich girl played by Trisha. 

shazahn-padamsee-for-reebok-photo-stills...!!!