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7/10
Cameraman Ganga tho Rambabu (U/A) TELUGU ----------- my Rating : ★★★½ ONE MAN ARMY
yunusitboss22 January 2013
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Cameraman Ganga tho Rambabu (U/A) TELUGU ----------- my Rating : ★★★½ ONE MAN ARMY

STRENGTHS : - * Story and Dialogues : solid punch from start till end but they are valuable ..... * Performance : Pawan kalyan was very mass in this flick as NTR.. * First half : very fast but the second half slips..... * Comedy Scenes : very much enjoyable ... worth .... * Action : Power packed fights were very good....

WEAKNESSES : - * Tamanna : over acting ... but she was HOT in songs .... * Music : not much appreciable .....

FINAL VERDICT : - * It is a clean one time watch political drama .... this will stay in ur minds for ever .....

Rambabu (Pawan Kalyan) owns a garage and is a mechanic. But he is a different young man who is sensitive to injustice and doesn't hesitate to take action as a responsible citizen. Soon, his actions catch the attention of media person Ganga (Tamannah) who brings him to the news channel she works for and gets him a job as journalist. Meanwhile, Rana (Prakash Raj) is an aspiring chief minister and his father (Kota) is an opposition party leader. Both keep hatching plots to bring down the government. Few situations lead Rana to clash with Rambabu. What happens from there forms the rest of the story.
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6/10
It is flawed yet so adorable because of the societal relevance it has.
braddugg7 September 2014
One of the finest films from Pawan Kalyan. It is flawed yet so adorable because of the societal relevance it has.

I like this man called Pawan Kalyan for his choice of films and subjects. Specifically this one, where he takes on the political system by being a journalist. I loved his dialogs more and his delivery of dialogs seems to have been considerably improved. I suppose that he loves saying words which will add value to his personality and also give back something to the society. I have learnt in the past few days that he is a philanthropist who does his philanthropy silently. Exactly, that is how the film begins with, and it was refreshing to see a hero condemn the super macho role, and be humane in at least a few aspects.

Yes, he can pop up a dance and beat as many villains as possible, if I forgive that part, I felt there are many good areas in the film. The climax speech he gave for calling upon people to support him, the last dialog he tells about his background and his mother and even the wonderful dialog he tells about girls. Actually, girls are very ordinary but the way a boy looks makes them extraordinary. So, I liked many dialogs and aspects of the character.

Puri Jagannadh just writes dialogs on anything he is given, from a tissue paper to a super computer, he can get words from anywhere and that too most of them are really good and indeed pertinent. They offer something to say. I have disliked many of his films, even the hits like "Pokiri" and "Businessman" but I liked this above those. Mind you, I say I like this film and not loved it. Also, I think that this film is way above rest in the recent Pawan Kalyan films.

I liked this film, and am going with a 3/5 for this one. It is watchable just because there is Pawan Kalyan who seems so natural and at ease. He seems to play himself here and also if anyone else would have done this part, the following the film created within, would not have been justified.
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4/10
Not A Puri Mark Direction
ravikishore00923 October 2012
Cameraman Ganga Tho Rambabu is a Political Drama directed by Puri Jagannath Which pointed a good Key Political Points but lacked the good direction and screenplay. Though they said its a political Satirical Film they Forcibly mixed the other flavours into the film making main flavour missing. The Plot runs around how a common man reacts to the public problems and how he fought against politicians and conquered all the people support in achieving that.

Performance wise Pawan kalyan is good and Tamannah performance is little over. Ali, Brahmanandam Comedy does not made any impact. Music by Mani Sharma is a disaster. Dialogues in the movie about dividing the students Naming Caste, Philosophy of Men Towards Women are extraordinary leaving some scenes resembling present political situation in Controversies

Overall the movie is a Hit for pawan fans and an average for Movie Fan
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4/10
waste of time if ur not PK fans
irfannaik2821 October 2012
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This total movie is based on hero only there was no need of heroines in this film puri just wanted to make a time pass movie for PK fans. the plot of the movie is Rambabu (Pawan Kalyan) owns a garage and is a mechanic. But he is a different young man who is sensitive to injustice and doesn't hesitate to take action as a responsible citizen. Soon, his actions catch the attention of media person Ganga (Tamannah) who brings him to the news channel she works for and gets him a job as journalist. Meanwhile, Rana (Prakash Raj) is an aspiring chief minister and his father (Kota) is an opposition party leader. Both keep hatching plots to bring down the government. Few situations lead Rana to clash with Rambabu. from then the clashes between rambabu and rana begins,and rest of the story is who wins at last. In this movie some action,and dialogues are good only when rambabu and rana faces each other.And in additional to that some 3 to 4 scenes are watchable except this nothing is there in this movie So what i want to suggest is if ur not PK fans then don't watch this movie
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8/10
Need guts to make such movies
rameshwar-a22 October 2012
Hats off to Director Puri and Actor Pawan Kaylan for doing this film. regret that some of the political parties making a scene out of this movie. Regardless number of movies film makers do, writers clearly specifying the issue a common man faces every day, the common man will never ever respond to good cause. but the same common man respond to the wrong words, promises politic people give each day. recommend every man to watch this movie and realized how much damage we are doing to our self)

There are lot of issues/technical/logical faults in the movie but the screenplay was good enough to keep you glue to the screen. Good Story, Good Dialogues, Good Direction and very good acting by Pawan Kalyan...
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1/10
movie is boring waste of cost better avoid it
huntmee26 October 2012
movie was worse no story full of over acting & first half was boring & second half is avg the climax is worst and over all the movie is boring only some of pk fans can watch it & girls ladies cant even watch it once movie is boring prakash raj acting is gud can watch the movie only for watching the prakaash raj acting & pawan is like watter bottle face is out...........movie was worse no story full of over acting & first half was boring & second half is avg the climax is worst and over all the movie is boring only some of pk fans can watch it & girls ladies cant even watch it once movie is boring praakash raj acting is gud can watch the movie only for watching the prrakash raj acting & pawan1 is like watter bottle face is out
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10/10
one of the better movies of puri's flicks these days
vsk-kiran199127 October 2012
first things first, pawan kalyan has never attempted a movie based on politics and social responsibility earlier... so one would have imagined this to be another tagore kind of a film(even puri stated that in many interviews) but believe me it is nowhere near to that masterpiece.This script has lot of flaws and a lagging screenplay in the 1st half. The 2nd heroine gabriela wasn't good at all. Neither she looked good nor she amazes you with her performance. Her character should have been given to someother known face.

But the most important thing is you never feel the lagging screenplay in the 1st half thanks to some wonderful one-liners uttered by pawan. 2nd half is a big relief and pawan was at his best,probably this is his career best performance. pre-climax dialogues make you think and here puri's pen needs to be appreciated for writing simple dialogues which can be understood by today's youth. Go for it if you love message oriented flicks ,these come very rarely in tollywood.
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9/10
a extraordinary movie which brings out the social responsibilities of a common man
aadi-vardhan20 October 2012
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Pawan for the first time in his 16yr career has done a full fledged social awareness movie...the way the director portrayed the strength of media is good...as usual Pawan Kalyan is good with his comic timings powerful dialog's and fights....Prakash Raj was good as a upcoming politician who wants to be the next cm...Brahmanandam n Ali were good with their part....the interval fight and the 2nd half were a major plus points for the movie...specially the speech in front of the hospital ll surely make us aware of how foolishly we are not using our social responsibilities...

the entire 5mins dialogue before the climax is the major plus point to the movie and it is like a slap for every common man who is wasting his time for all unnecessary things... Tamanna as a tomboy Cameraman Ganga was okay with her performance...the 2nd heroine was a minus to the movie...Puri sir could have gone with some other small heroine who is struggling to get a break for her career...

songs : 1st song n Melikalu were good...Pillanu Chustey was not up to mark...the climax song was extraordinary

over all the movie is a must watch...such movies especially done by big hero's come only once in a life time in their career...like Chiranjeevi Tagore Pawan Kalyan's CGR is gonna be a milestone in his career
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10/10
A common Man Show !!!
katurianvesh20 October 2012
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Story Rambabu (Pawan Kalyan) is a mechanic and a responsible citizen, who fights against the odds in society by reacting to the news reports. He gets noticed by Ganga (Tamanna), working in regional news channel and persuades him in joining her team as journo. Rambabu accepts it and joins the TV Channel. He comes across opposition leader Jawahar Naidu(Kota Srinivasa Rao), who gives hard time to CM (Nasser) for making his son Rana Babu (Prakash Raj) taking the CM position. With few situations, the fight between the Rambabu and Rana Babu sets in and the rest is to be watched on-screens. Plus Points : Pawan Kalyan has done a superb job in this movie and he shoulders the movie admirably well. His sheer force and powerful screen presence is the biggest asset for the movie and Puri Jagan's powerful political duologue's have worked well when uttered by Pawan Kalyan. He has also showcased his humorous side quite well. In the current political climate of the state, some duologue's will strike a chord. For example, "Aadiki dhoola ekkuvai kurchi ekkithe meeku dhoola teeripoddi" etc. evoked a superb response from viewers. Tamanna looks gorgeous. She only looks gorgeous (More on this later). Prakash Raj and Kota Srinivasa Rao have done a good job as the evil politicians. Nasser is dignified as Chief Minister Reddy. Tanikella Bharani is alright. Brahmanandam and Ali bring a few laughs as TV channel creative heads. The film's second half is a major asset, with powerful political elements and highly charged emotional sequences. The way Pawan rallies the youth of the state, the way he counters Prakash Raj and speaks about National Integration etc are highly entertaining. The comedy scene in the second half where Pawan and Brahmanandam read the news jointly had crowds in splits of laughter. Some scenes between Pawan and Tamanna have come out well, especially where Pawan tries to be timid and shy on purpose. The pre-climax episodes will give great cheer to Pawan's fans and Mani Sharma's background score works like a charm. Minus Points : As I said earlier, Tamanna looks gorgeous in the movie but her characterization is very disappointing. One wonders why women in Puri Jagan's films have to have extreme personalities. Ganga's character is way too loud and actually gets on your nerves at times. Some scenes should have been toned down. Like the scene where Prakash Raj and his MLA's feel a tremor in the building towards the end. Also, there is no substance in the plot. But for Pawan's sheer magnetism and some good duologue's in places, this movie has nothing in terms of story. All the characters are superficial. Prakash Raj's character in particular had great scope for picturization as a cunning and evil politician, but Puri only scrapes the surface. Also, there is no strong motive for Prakash Raj to betray his father as both of them are on good terms and both want to see Prakash Raj as the CM. The first half could have been more entertaining. Gabriela is irritating as a TV channel boss

Technical Analysis Cinematography by Shyam K Naidu is good and the grading, picture quality is good and colorful. Musical scores by Mani Sharma are good while the background score is an asset elevating the powerful scenes. Puri Jagannadh's direction is okay while the duologue's had the needed essence. Screenplay could have better and racy in the first half. Editing is fine yet few scenes can be trimmed to make it much crispier.

Final Verdict A sincere attempt by Puri Jagannadh. Watch Pawan Kalyan's terrific on- screen presence in Cameraman Ganga Tho Rambabu
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8/10
A gripping Political drama
Vihari_Krishna7 July 2015
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Story : There is no story in this movie. It is all about how a common man reacts & questions the current political scenario.

Performances : Pawan kalyan is amazing in this movie. He has given a power packed performance. Especially in the pre-climax episodes, where he delivers a solid speech to all the youngsters, his performance is just excellent. Only an actor with so much conviction could pull of this role. Kota Srinivasa Rao and Prakash Raj are excellent. Especially Prakash Raj did a superb job. Nasser was under-utilized. Tamannah goes overboard many times. Brahmanandam and Ali entertain with their impeccable comedy timing.

Story-Screenplay-Direction-Dialogues : Story is okay. Screenplay is good. Direction is superb. Puri Jagan should be commended for daringly attempting this script as it has many references to politicians and political scenarios (For example, Nasser's character resembles Ex-AP CM Y.S.Rajasekhara Reddy a lot). Dialogues are just extraordinary. It needs lot of conviction to write such intense dialogues. Hatsoff to Puri Jagannadh.

Music & Background Score : Music by Manisharma is bad but the Background Score is just terrific. Manisharma has given some really powerful music for many scenes (especially in pre climax scenes).

Other Departments : Cinematography, editing, artwork e.t.c are good.

Final Piece : The plus points of the film are extra ordinary performances by Pawan Kalyan, Kota, Prakash Raj, excellent dialogues, gripping narration and pre climax scenes. On the flip side, Tamannah's characterization is poor. Also, it has many references to real time political incidents indirectly (For example Viceroy Hotel incident). I just loved it.
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