A Wednesday like Saturday…..

Today we had been to the movie called “A Wednesday” a film directed by Debutant Director Neeraj Pandey.

A very good movie showcasing what a Stupid Common Man/Aam Admi can do if he wishes to kill Terrorism . A Honest effort by the director to show the trauma being faced my aam aadmi in today’s world of terrorist attacks.

All I can say is the movie is an Intellectual movie. It requires Brains to understand and appreciate the efforts put in by the movie crew.

But that was not all about today. Being a Saturday our usual gang of friends went out for dinner. And suddenly I get a call from Mom @ Home cautioning me to return home as there have been serial blasts all across the national Capital viz., delhi.

As I heard the news a chill went down my nerve and I just had a 360 degree check around myself to realize that I was not at the spot. It took me hardly 30-45 seconds to get back to the normal position. And I was trying to get back to normal, I saw people around me Cracking Jokes with their loved ones, sharing snacks, smoking high in the air., there was little amount of fear in their eyes. May be they were yet to get the call just like the one I had from home.

As I came back home and started to blog this post, I feel my Saturday was similar to the plot of A Wednesday…….

Trying to grope the situation I was back to normal Congratulating my friend Sushmi on her next US Onsite trip, Wishing Birthday wishes to Amrita my colleague.

After all Life needs to keep on moving...Such instances only make us Stronger day by day...

Posted at 12.06 AM on 14th September 2008.

Mahesh Mania @ aShTa - ChEmMa

I don’t know why but after a long time today I feel like to blog every dump….

So here it goes my another review…..

Last week’s another release was critically acclaimed Award winning director Indraganti Mohan Krishna’s (MK) “Ashta-Chemma”.

Though this movie is MK’s 3rd Telugu movie I would like to term it as his perfect commercial movie. His first film Grahanam was about Social Elements. (Now all award winning movies will have similar kind of story lines or else they wud not be chosen for awards….hahaha).

His Second Movie was “Mayabazar” though the title is borrowed from famous telugu classic movie starring NTR, ANR, Savitri this movie with bhumika, raja and SPB has little resemblance to the old classic. This is a Socio fantasy movie set in 2000.I watched this movie at home in Gemini TV.

Though the earlier two movies reflect the Director’s Classic taste this movie Ashta-Chemma puts him in limelight.

To put it frankly I was expecting a Good movie right from the day the shooting was announced from MK’s kitty. And this movie lives up to my xpectations.

The movie heavily banks upon Mahesh mania…yes the plot is based on how girls are crazy about Prince Mahesh Babu.(Guys at least u can have gud time at the theatre as Mahesh’s female fan’s also look cute just like Mahesh…JJ)

The best part of the movie is Anand…yes the character played by Srini the new comedy face of tollywood. This guy has amazing timing and the comedy that he delivers is perfect. Especially the scene where Mahesh a-k-a Ram Babu explains his village backdrop which forms a Hilarious episode.

Coming to Swathi (or rather popular as Colors swathi), she does a good job like the girl who keeps on dreaming about Mahesh Babu.Though her character in the movie looks like an extended one of her character in the movie Venky’s Aaduvari matalaku ardhalu veru

The taking and screenplay grips your attention. Music stands out with some foot-tapping numbers.

Except for the last 15 minutes of the movie you never feel bored in the movie. The movie is on the lines of Anand, Happydays …I mean to the taste of Multiplexer and family audience. That’s the Trade secret why Shekhar Kammula has bought the Overseas Distribution rights of this movie.

The movie shall be a definitely Paisa vasool movie.

homam -- THE DEPARTED

Last week’s new release Homam a telugu movie by JD Chekravarthy (the obedient disciple of RGV) is a blatantly copied version of Martin Scorsese’s Oscar Nominee “The Departed” staring Matt Damon and Dicarpio.

Right from the beginning the movie was guzzling with Violence and no doubt the movie is given an A certificate by the censor board. After Pokiri almost all the Telugu movies started to show violence in a different tone.

Set against a police-Mafia Backdrop where in the Police introduce their under cover cop into mafia and vice versa, the movie takes through the journey of interconnection between 2 departments.

All said and done, Homam is a well directed movie. JD needs to be specially mentioned because before going to the movie I heard the Protagonist of the movie telling that the movie is for “Intellectual People” and that perfectly describes the essence of the movie.

The Movie moves at a very fast pace never leaving u regret for the amount u spent on ur ticket.(Except for the songs , Though the songs have been composed and picturised differently their timing in the movie only interrupts the flow of the movie.)

Jagapathi Babu also proved his mettle as an Actor with yet another good performance. Especially the scene where in the cop explains to his mom in hospital that he is an Undercover cop(though I heard people comparing this scene with Kamal Hassan;’s performance in Vasanta kokila…I didn’t feel it can be matched up by any other performance).

The Heroines in the movie are there only for Masala Entertainment to the Masses. The Screenplay and Editing is good. The Climax part is very well carved up on.

A good film to watch especially if you haven’t watched the departed, do watch it after the original version and u shall understand the creativity of the director.

All in the entire movie introduces freshness into Telugu film industry with lot more experimentations budding up. The Icing on the cake is…there is a Sequel being planned for this movie with - bringing Dawood ibrahim to India from Pakistan as the backdrop. The sequel is being planned as MARANA HOMAM.