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RRR (Rise Roar Revolt) (2022)
Blockbuster
This movie directed by SS Rajamouli is a blockbuster. It is an absolute treat to watch.
Plus Points:
There are an unlimited amount of highs in this movie. The highs are on a different level and comparable to Hollywood level and marvel level movies.
Emotionally we get connected a lot in these highs too. For me the interval scene and the komaram bheemuda song scene were the most hard hitting.
SS Rajamouli also shows his genius writing in this movie. He didn't leave cliché moments just to move the story. There is one scene where Rahul Ramakrishna uses a snake to try to kill ram charan by making a sound with a twig, and it clearly shows rajamouli's creativity in the screenplay.
Minus Points:
There are some parts in the second half where it is slightly dull. For me personally, the flashback portion was kind of dull and felt elongated. It could've been delivered better but other than that everything else felt seamless in the story and screenplay.
Overall:
This is an out and out Rajamouli Action Movie! For action lovers this will be rated as a blockbuster but for people that only come for the story and overall feel could rate it as a hit!
Did Rajamouli manage to balance both the heros, Ntr and Ram Charan?
Although, it revolves around both of them mostly equally, if you would have to classify one of them as the main character then it would be ram charan because of his character arc. Ram charan has an internal conflict and a turning point in the movie whereas Ntr's character is more plain and goes by the same level throughout the film. Due to this we feel as if ram charan's character is more complete and as if we know more about him.
Me, being an ntr fan I was slightly disappointed to see this. I wanted to see more variation, more character, and a more dominant personality for him. I cannot blame this on Rajamouli. He did his absolute best to do justice to the script but I still wish there was a little more to ntr.
Is this better than SS Rajamouli's previous movie bahubali the conclusion? Well, this is a very opinionated question. If you are an action lover and crave for intense and powerful scenes then you would like RRR more. If you watch movies for their stories and the overall feel of it then you would like bahubali 2 more.
Personally, I liked Bahubali better. I felt like I connected with the characters more and that the story line was more complete.
So Should You Watch it in the Theater?
Unless you are an action hater, this is definitely a movie you MUST WATCH in the THATER!
Radhe Shyam (2022)
Visual Pleasure but Bad Execution
With the hefty 300cr+ budget radhe syam has visuals that have been never seen before but the execution of the story is quite terrible.
With the trailer and songs coming out Radhe Shyam creates the expectation of a romantic love story taking place in vintage europe with the side track of the main character being a palmistry expert. We expect to see a very "Titanic" style movie without having too much regular indian masala.
After seeing the first 10 minutes of the movie you will learn that all teh expectations they have created are wrong. The movie had a lot of regular telugu style comedy and the romance wasn't very appealing.
Although that is the case, the main emotions the director wanted to elicit were felt by the audience. The initial goosebumps for the romance was felt; it just didn't last due to the scenes not being executed well.
The conflict between love and destiny was also well drawn. The tense scenes towards the end of the climax were also well written.
All in all, after watching Radhe Shyam, you will feel that it didn't reach your expectations but that the main plot and initial emotions were felt. It will be a failure in the eyes of a critic due to the poor execution but an average in the eyes a viewer due to the main emotions being met.
Zombie Reddy (2021)
Thrilling Rollercoaster withd Zombie Drama!! 6/10
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Special Note to Prashant Varma. The director of the film, Prashant Varma, has took the film to the next level just because of the concept and story. The concept of fasctionism meeting with zombies has never done before. Just solely the concept itself has the scope to thrill you forever.
This movie is a very interesting experience for me. The first time I saw it I shut down the TV after the first 30 minutes. That's how horrible the movie was initially. Then I forced myself to watch the whole movie. After finishing the first half, I again shut down the TV. That's how slow and boring the first half was. Another day, my friend told me this was the most thrilling experience ever so I started watching it again. This time I did not off the TV. The whole second half is a thrilling rollercoaster. All the twists, the 1000kmph screenplay, and the thrill of zombies and faction revenge just blew the crap away from me. When I was about to rate the movie as a 4/10 (utter flop movie) bull crap movie, after watching the second half I am rating it a 6/10 (a pretty good movie).
IN DEPTH ANALYSIS:
1st half: the first half starts out by laying out the characters and laying out the main plot by showing the power hungry scientist. The way they show it is executed terribly. The dialogues seem very unnatural and there is so much unnecessary over action portrayed by the characters. Especially the first 30 minutes is brain torture. We might get headaches or brain problems: which we should not be a surprised at all by.
The rest of the first half is just setting up the plot for the second half with zombies. This part is filled with over action. Just for small things Teja acts very very over. "Apara Babu choodaleka chacchchipothunnamu, Yedavannara yedava!." For his over action we expect something to happen but nothing happens and will probably irritate us. Like that, the whole 1st half goes very slowly. The thing the first half does successfully build is extreme curiosity; we keep on seeing zombies and we will be wondering what will happen next.
2nd half: To fulfill our curiosity the interval bang comes. This part starts the thrilllll!! Zombies everywhere and comedy with Jabardasth Seenu. Then the story goes towards factionism and a lot of twists get revealed here. Here the thrill goes up one level. Whatever we wait for gets constantly fulfilled throughout the movie. We will be so glued to watching this movie we can't take our eyes away from the screen for a single second. It is almost as if we are addicted to a drug and cannot give up the thrill because the dose is so freaking high.
One thing bad about the second half is it's duration. It is only about an hour long and we don't get to fully experience the potential of the concept and the screenplay. The screenplay is a little too fast and "hadavidi" so if they increased the duration for the same screenplay; it will have more scope to the already blockbuster idea "bomma daddarilli poyedhi" Just imagine if the same movie is a little more polished with the same amount of thrill; 1000cr box office collection!!
Overall this is a thrilling movie that has a lot of lack of appeal in the first half but full of appeal in the second. This will be great for people who like KGF. The narration style is extremely similar to that of KGF.
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Scale to compare
9.0/10 Mahanati, 8.0/10 Bahubali 1 & 2, 7.0/10 Ala Vaikunta Puramu lo, 6.0/10 ZOMBIE REDDY, 5.0/10 Saaho, 4.0/10 Agnyathavasi.
Thellavarithe Guruvaram (2021)
Engaging Plot Set-Up! 5/10
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Special Note to actor and comedian Satya. If there are any things that are exceptional in this movie, it is the plot set-up and the more importantly the comedy portrayed by actor Satya. His comedy was amazing. He comes in the initial portions of the movie and we will be waiting on when he will come again and make us laugh the heck out of ourselves.
By now you must be wondering what the plot setup is by now. When a couple is supposed to get married the next morning both of them decide that they do not want to marry each other so they try to run away. As they try to run away separately they discover that both of them want to do the same exact thing. To protect theri own family "paruvu" both of them want the other person running away. To convince the other person they share their flashback. The part where everything is ruined is the hero and heroine's flashback. It is written very lazily and tests your toleration on extreme boredom. The director also adds other unnecessary scenes in the pre-climax that deviate us from the story.
In Depth Analysis:
Initial 30 minutes: This part is great. It presents a unique concept that has a lot scope for comedy, drama, and romance. This part is also the segment with the hilarious comedy by Satya. Because we know that the concept and comedy has so much scope we will be waiting eagerly on what will happen and what happened. Even the execution in this part is seamless so it is a perfect start to this film.
Flashback: After the good setup this is where the director disappoints. It starts with Hero's flashback which is absolutely all over the place. We don't even know when both of them fall in love. The reason for their break up is also very pathetic and ruins the whole impact of the movie. Then comes the heroine's flashback, which is even worse. The reason for why she doesn't want to marry is said to be because of TV serials. That is literally the most stupid reason ever. The whole flashback part might even give you a a few headaches.
2nd half: After the flashback portions you might be horrified but you will definitely watch the whole movie because of the amazing initial setup. In this part the director does another major blunder; he adds a lot of random incidents that have nothing to do with the story just to push the story forward. For example there is an incident where a goat gets killed and some random tantrikudu tells Ajay to marry the heroine. Just to push the story the director has added some waste scenes out of nowhere. Ignoring all of the bad parts, there are also some good parts such as sequences that the hero and heroine argue. The arguments make sense and the way they come back together also builds up for the movie. Coming to the climax, there isn't enough reason for the Hero to agree to marry the heroine. He doesn't want to do it at any point in the movie except for the last second where he nods. The reason for the heroine to agree to marry him is very good. It perfectly builds up her love for him during the after math of the arguments.
Overall it is an ok rom-com that you can watch for the initial setup and Satya's comedy. If you skip the flashback and Ajay's goat episode you will most probably like the film. At the end we will feel as if the movie has not fully explored the potential scope it had for the unique concept.
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Scale to compare
9.0/10 Mahanati, 8.0/10 Bahubali 1 & 2, 7.0/10 Ala Vaikunta Puramu lo, 6.0/10 Wild Dog, 5.0/10 THELLAVARITHE GURUVARAM, 4.0/10 Agnyathavasi.
Chaavu Kaburu Challaga (2021)
Different Concept! 5/10
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Special Note to Hero Karthikeya's performance. As weird and bad the movie may be, Karthikeya's performance is spot on. He absolutely fit his character and no one could have done that much justice to the film as much as him.
In Depth Analysis:
First 30 minutes: This part is actually a great start to the movie. It introduces the main plot. It introduces the main character; Karthikeya. Although it runs on routine lines the movie has a nice uniqueness for the concept itself (the hero is basically a person who takes dead bodies to the graveyard). With balancing all of this, director Kaushik also adds some nice comedy throughout. The first 30 minutes is definitely an enjoyable experience.
Rest of the movie: This is where everything went wrong. After watching this, people might even get slight migraine or brain problems. The problem with the movie is the screenplay. The movie has many situation but none of the situations correlate with each other; this makes it seem that the movie has no destination and goes all over the place. Due to this the audience won't feel any excitement while watching it. In rom-coms we will already know what will happen in the end; the hero and heroine will marry, but during that process we should feel excitement and thrill so that we connect with the story. This movie clearly lacks that.
A few things the movie did great was the way it connected Karthikeya's mom's story to Lavanya. The way the emotion is showed is truly the director's genius. Although no one believes a 50 year old should marry again when her husband is still alive he almost makes us believe its okay. Another thing they did good is the comedy. Whether its an emotional scene or a love scene they made sure to successfully crack 3 or 4 jokes every scene.
Overall this is a below average film that has very bad screenplay which you can watch only for the comedy.
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Scale to compare
9.0/10 Mahanati, 8.0/10 Bahubali 1 & 2, 7.0/10 Ala Vaikunta puramu lo, 6.0/10 Uppena, 5.0/10 Chaavu Kaburu Challaga, 4.0/10 Agnyathavasi.
Wild Dog (2021)
Engaging Manhunt! 6/10
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Special Note to the cinematography. Cinematographer Shaneil Deo has done quite a great a job for its budget. It shows his experience that he has also done a lot of other successful thriller movies such as Adivi Sesh's Goodachari. The scenes where Nagarjuna is enquiring people and talking, is matched to a Hollywood level thriller. One can say Shaneil Deo has took the film to the next level.
Wild Dog is a manhunt story of catching a criminal through inquiries and action. It is very routine for a investigative story and it might remind you of Akshay Kumar's Baby. Unlike Baby, Wild dog does not have have too many tension building scenes that will thrill you. Although it is plain, the screenplay is very clean cut. This movie would not be possible without Nagarjuna. The director must thank him for giving him the opportunity to direct a non-mass movie with a star like Nagarjuna.
In Depth Analysis:
First 30 minutes: This part is an ok start to the movie. It shows Nagarjuna as a former CIA agent nicknamed Wild Dog. We feel as if this part is too plain. There is no constant curiosity established killing us to see the whole movie. One thing I observed from the movie is that the director tries to establish almost everything with just dialogues. This is very weird since movies are all about SHOWING not TELLING. By only telling, the we don't completely get the feeling of the full intensity established. Luckily for the movie, the rest of it is about to be 10 times better.
Rest of the movie: The rest of the movie is pretty good. It starts out with Nagarjuna doing inquires on finding out who the villian is. The inquires initially start out slow but pick up the pace rapidly making us very involved. Starting from when "Mission Wild Dog" starts, the movie takes a step above. We get the feeling of a thriller that we wanted the whole time. The thing that was lacking at first will finally come. Even though it is very good audience that watches a lot of movies won't find anything new.
Overall the movie is a routine investigative thriller that is lacking at first but as the story progresses and as the movie picks up pace it will thrill you for sure!
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Scale to Compare:
9.0/10 Mahanati, 8.0/10 Kshanam, 7.0/10 Goodachari, 6.0/10 Wild Dog, 5.0/10 Saaho, 4.0/10 Agnyathavasi.
Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (2020)
Perfect Family Entertainer! 7/10
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Special Note to Murali Sharma's Performance. He did excellent especially during the pre-interval scenes. Everyone will remember him for this character after this movie. Now the real Hero of the film is Thaman. What a chartbuster!! 3 songs over 100 million views which is insane. The other 3 songs have at least 40 million views. As if this is not enough Butta Bomma went over 500 million views by itself. Hats Off!!
In depth Analysis:
First half: Right at the start they establish the grand scheme of things. The babies are switched and Valmiki hates Allu Arjun so he tries to put Allu Arjun in the dirt every chance he gets. With that we totally get invested into the story and are very curious as to what will happen. Right after this the movie goes a little downhill because of a lack of consistency in the entertainment. For example the sequence of scenes from where Allu Arjun falls in love to the song Butta Bomma the screenplay is not that centered to the main story but there were some amazing scenes in it such as when Allu Arjun gives warning to Brahmaji. Adding on to this, the movie was also a little slow paced so it may not be to catchy and appealing.
Interval Bang: Absolutely the best part of the movie. The inconsistency and whatever flaws that were in the first half were totally wiped out and you can see Trivikram's true talent here. The way the emotion is carried out is excellent. The way the old patient that used to be a nurse tells the truth to Allu Arjun is excellent. The way Allu Arjun reacts to that is excellent. Last but not least the way allu arjun and murali sharma interact at the interval is excellent. The way the story is carried with all of these is entirely Trivikram's talent.
2nd half: It starts out with Allu Arjun going to vaikuntapuram aka jayaram's house. The screenplay was much much better in the second half. The flow of things. Comedy was more situational and better even though there is much less comedy. The other thing to note is there are many things that Trivikram decided to differently here to make things more interesting. The first thing is that he made the ball room a dancing sequence with a lot of famous songs. The second thing is the fight with the song sitharala sirapadu.
Overall this movie has all the perfect elements for a commercial movie but has below average screenplay in the first half. The interval bang and the performances during it for Murali Sharma and Allu Arjun is very good. The second half is a good conclusion to the story and has some notable scenes like the ball room dance.
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Scale to Compare:
9.0/10 Mahanati, 8.0/10 Bahubali 2, 7.0/10 ALA VAIKUNTAPURAMU LO, 6.0/10 Vakeel Saab, 5.0/10 Saaho, 4.0/10 Agnyathavasi.
Uppena (2021)
Routine movie with extra Twists! 6/10
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Special Note to the amazing debutant team. Vaishnav Tej and Krithi Shetty absolutely crushed it. They look like very experienced actors. We can clearly see their hard work that they have put into this film. Director Buchi Babu has also done good job for debutant director. Vijay Sethupathi as krithi's father is amazing at his role; this movie has so much more depth only because of his role. DSP Songs and Background Score is the biggest highlight of the movie!! His music will make people come to the theatre!
In Depth Analysis:
1st half: The movie starts off amazing with Vijay Sethupathi and establishing his constant strive to protect his "paruvu." We have seen this in many movies but the way they have shown it in the movie is quiet interesting. Then comes the Hero introduction. It was pretty good and fit for a debutant actor from the MEGA FAMILY. Vaishnav's eyes have this nice glow which makes him have a nice aura around him. The part where Vijay Sethupathi is searching for who krithi's lover is the best part in the whole film. The way the tension rises creates a feeling of tension in our hearts also.
2nd half: At the end of the first half when vijay sethupathi kills Vaishnav's father we will eagerly wait to see what will happen next but this is where the director disappoints. Generally if that situation happens, then Vaishnav is supposed to take revenge on Vijay Sethupathi and some amount of distance should arouse between krithi and vaishnav. Instead the director decides to add a twist which was totally unnecessary.
When krithi and vaishnav run off from vijay instead of revenge vaishnav decides to tell vijay sethupathi where his daughter is and give away her location. That is the dumbest thing ever. The whole revenge aspect is ignored and vaishnav kind of supports the guy who killed his father. All in all even though the screenplay makes practically no sense the climax scene was well executed and krithi's action is exceptionally well and. One can say KRITHI was the main pillar of the movie just for her mind blowing acting.
Overall the movie is a routine story executed very well that deviates itself in the second half; also has amazing performances and is exceptional for a debutant team!
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Scale to compare
9.0/10 Mahanati, 8.0/10 Bahubali 1 & 2, 7.0/10 Ala Vaikunta puramu lo, 6.0/10 Uppena, 5.0/10 Saaho, 4.0/10 Agnyathavasi.
Aravindha Sametha Veera Raghava (2018)
Emotional Faction Drama! 7/10
Special Note to Jr. NTR unfathomable performance. I CANNOT IMAGINE ANYONE BUT NTR. I have become his fan after this. Also to Trivikram's amazing dialogues sequences that will be remembered forever. Also hats off to the way they showed the impact of women.
IN DEPTH ANALYSIS:
The first 30 minutes: It starts with a crazy fight in where veera raghava's dad gets killed. With that rage he goes on a rampage killing everyone. Jr NTR performance is excellent here. His intensity and the wat trivikram executes this scene is just goosebumps. The way the intensity and emotion is carried in out of the world and is all due to NTR excellent performance and trivikram's unfathomable execution. It then shifts to the losses of the war and how veera raghava and his family react to it. There is a little too much sentiment here and might not be liked.
Rest of the first half: After a high dose of action, intensity, and emotion is there the first half takes a turn from there. The screenplay is actually a little uneven and flows weirdly. From that amount of a high it goes into more of a feel good film with comedy and romance. This might be liked by some but the story gets a little deviated. Trivikram then takes it right back into the same amount of intensity after "Mondi Kathhi" incident happens. The heroine plays a meaningful role and got her into the core of the film throughout. There is no over sentiment so it may be more appealing to audience.
Second half: This part is about how veera raghava solves the factionism revenges that happens in his village. There are 2 intense scenes where NTR scares bal reddy. These scenes are really really good and are one of the best scenes in the movie and it is all due credit to trivikram's dialogue and NTR's career best performance. This part has perfect balance between emotion, story and entertainment so it will appealing to everyone.
Overall the movie is a must watch for the action, emotion, and story but the movie might be too sentimental throughout some parts of the film.
Sarileru Neekevvaru (2020)
Routine Movie with extra comedy!! 6/10
This movie is a routine movie that has a routine story and routine direction. The only thing that might excite fans is Mahesh Babu's new avatar that has not been seen since Dookudu and Khaleja in 2010 and 2011. Also the military part of the movie barely has anything to do with the film.
Summary:
The movie is routine and has absolutely nothing to offer and on top of that there are major directorial and screenplay flaws. Move starts out well but then train comedy comes in the way which absolutely has nothing to do with the damn movie. Then interval bang comes which was good but after that the second half was had bad screenplay. And then comes the last 30 minutes which made half the people leave in the theatre. That's how terrible it was.
In Depth Analysis:
1st half: Movie starts off well by showing the main conflict and opening Mahesh in extreme "vetakaaram." Then out of nowhere the heroine enters and there is this whole scene of comedy in the train for a good 30 minutes. The scene had absolutely nothing to do with it except that they are using it for comedy. The elevations at the pre interval scene were executed much better than other films although it is very routine.
Train Comedy: Not going to lie but the train comedy was extremely funny even though it had nothing to the movie. Mahesh's reaction and expression to what was happening around him was absolutely hilarious. If Anil Ravipudi had put this same instance where this would perfectly blend in with the movie it would've been one of the main plus points.
2nd half: The second half is below average. It starts with an emotional scene and absolutely goes all over the place after that. The screenplay does build up on each other but the director has added many many unnecessary characters and scenes such as Subbaraju's and Vennela Kishore's character only for comedy and elevations; which disturbs the movie. Many people might not like the whole film just because of the crazy second half.
Last 30 minutes: What the hell was the director thinking. This part is absolute crap. It was trying to make comedy but contrastingly it made me and everyone else watching cry. Did the director just make this to extend the movie or to kill the audience completely?
Overall it was routine movie and you can watch if you want to see some good comedy and Mahesh's mass avatar.
Middle Class Melodies (2020)
Great Screenplay! 7/10
Generally low budget films have screenplays without depth but this movie made me think twice. The screenplay is amazing. Right from the gecko the story flows amazingly. There is no lag and every scene seems to have been put there for a reason. Writers, Janardhan Pasumarthi and Vinod Anantoju have done quite a great job.
Coming to the overall movie, it was very good. It's like the perfect dish where there is the perfect amount of everything. Just like the movie had a perfect amount of comedy, emotion, happiness and it seemed quite good.
The first 30 minutes:
The director starts out by building characters with dialogue. This is a good start but a movie is all about showing not telling. When the characters are developed through words and dialogues we feel as if the story is being rushed. We don't even have time to respond to ourselves on whether we like it or not. The first 30 minutes is also quite slow in contrast to us being rushed. This part could've been better but lucky for the movie the rest of it is about to be 10 times better.
The rest of the movie: I have to say the rest of the movie is basically perfect. There is amazing comedy, the story flows well, all the characters have depth and everything else is amazing. You won't feel a single second that the story is being dragged or its boring. Its continuously entertaining forcing to us to watch the whole movie.
Performances: I have to talk about the performances of this movie because of the extraordinary performance of the hero's dad Chaitanya Garikapati. His performaces is literally seamless. There is no way someone could have done better this man. You can rewatch the movie just for dialogues and acting.
One performance I didn't quite like is Anand devarakonda's performance. It was quite bland and his dialogue delivery was just a copy of his brothers\
Overall the movie is a great movie with some great performances and great cinematography. It is a must watch!!!!!!!!
Y (2021)
Most Unexpected twist ever!! 5/10
This movie is quite hard to rate because there are so many aspects that went wrong but so many aspects that were very good.
You will notice straight away that the execution in terms of dialogues and characters is horrible. For many situations it doesn't make sense for the actors to act the way they did and the dialogues were extremely cringy. On the other hand, the story and the way the movie reveals the twists is mind blowing. You will definitely love the plot.
1st half:
There was lame comedy that will actually make you sad instead of laugh. You will be like "ante nenu deeniki navvaala leka edvaala ippudu." The only thing that is good about the 1st half is that they succeed in building curiosity. You will be waiting on what will happen in the second half which will Make you see the whole movie.
2nd half:
Although the execution is still pretty bad, there is no lame comedy and the story is way way better here. This half starts off with a twist and you are probably going to be like "intha twista." The way the director reveals the twists is too good. Your heart is going to be shaking after some time just to know what the twists were. The way the story builds upon each other is also good. Each incident is there for a purpose. Another thing they did good was the way they fuel the rage between Akshaya Chandra and Rahul which is just excellent.
The main character that is Akshay Chndra killed me just with his acting skills. He does not know how to act and his dubbing is terrible. People will be irritated by his performance quite a lot
Overall it is a badly executed suspense thriller that will thrill you for sure!!
Rang De (2021)
Family Drama with Nice comedy! 6/10
Special not to Nithin's comedy timing; which is actually pretty good although the amount of comedy that was delivered wasn't enough to keep engagement high. The comedy that was there, especially the first half, was very funny all due to Nithin's timing. Overall It is a nice family entertainer that you can watch. This is definitely a far better improvement from Nithin's previous movie Check.
In Depth Analysis:
1st half:
The starting of the movie is pretty good. It's about how Nitin does not like keerthy but keerthy likes nithin. At the start it gives u the feeling of sympathy on nithin and how keerthy is always trying to put him in the dirt but later on we realize it is the exact opposite. The director also adds some some nice screenplay to support the main point which they show in a nice comedy manner. Although everything is good, the narration is very routine and the story is too flat. We don't get a full feeling of entertainment because of this.
2nd half:
The second half starts with nithin and keerthy's marriage with some comedy but transcends into emotional scenes by the end of the film. Overall, the second half is more well put together compared to the first half. There is more comedy, more emotion, and more story. Whatever is lacking in the first half you feel it is there in the second half. The screenplay is not routine in the second half making it another plus point. O
One amazing thing about this movie is it is the perfect duration. You won't feel that the movie was dragged anywhere.
Overall movie is pretty good; packed with emotion, comedy and family drama but has routine story and nothing new to deliver.
Scale to compare
9.0/10 Mahanati, 8.0/10 Bahubali 3, 7.0/10 Ala Vaikunta puramu lo, 6.0/10 Rang De, 5.0/10 Sashi (2021), 4.0/10 Agnyathavasi.
Jathi Ratnalu (2021)
Funniest movie ever! 6/10
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This movie is one of the hardest films to give a review on. About 70 minutes of the film is just pure laughter. About 30 minutes of the film is cringy jokes. And the rest of movie is just to build a story. So to give a review of this film I have to split it into 3 parts.
First 30 minutes:
From a movie that was only inspired to make comedy without a story, contrastingly the first 30 minutes will seem like it doesn't have enough comedy. The minimal jokes that were there were funny but there were too less to keep the interest high. You must have heard that this movie is one of the biggest blockbusters this year and the good reviews might doubt you. Luckily the next 60 minutes will be 100 times more funny.
30 minute mark to court scenes:
This part is absolutely the funniest thing ever. You will laugh continuously here and most of the jokes are not cringy at all here. The story is also very engaging here so you won't be like the movie is made just for comedy. The total contrast from the first 30 minutes will make you relax and say it is a blockbuster. The comedy will 100% exceed you expectations and the thing that will amaze you is how they got the comedy. They make a joke out of the most unexpected thign ever. They make comedy out of everything from the sound of a rice cooker whistle to eating tomatoes.
After court scenes:
This part is also extremely funny but you might find a lot of jokes quite cringy. The story goes all over the place and doesn't really make sense. Compared to the 1st half this part's story is a bit bad and jokes don't boom that well. The whole court scenes become a total cringe and somehow the director turns the whole thing to china and hong kong noodles. Overall this part delivers a fun ending that we all wanted.
Scale to compare
9.0/10 Mahanati, 8.0/10 Bahubali 2, 7.0/10 Ala Vaikunta puramu lo, 6.0/10 JATHIRATNALU, 5.0/10 Sashi (2021), 4.0/10 Agnyathavasi.
Jalsa (2008)
I can't stop rewatching this movie!! 7/10
Coming to performances: I can't stop becoming a pspk fan from watching this. Pawan Kalyan is absolutely amazing at his role. His comedy timing and his crazy action during emotional sequences is unbelievable. Trivikram's character design for pspk acting is just goosebumps. Ileana did extremely well too. She did get dominated by pspk but she did justice to her character.
Until the end of first half: The movie flows well with a high dose of comedy that you will definitely love. The movie also features a love story that is kind of funny. In the middle there are some scenes of the villain. The movie doesn't really have until here story except the villain
2nd half of the film: The second half starts with an emotional scene. This scene is carried by one and only pawan kalyan. His action is so good you might forget you are watching a movie. It then goes into pawan's flashback which has nothing todo with the story. The funny thing is you won't even notice it has nothing to do with the story because of the way trivikram blends it in with the story. After the flashback there are comedy scenes with brahmanandam and pawan which are hilarious. "apara baabu. Navvutho champetattunaavu." You will definitely be surprised by the amount of comedy even after reading this review.
There is also hero villian dialogues at the end such as "within short time nuvvu bhayapadathavu nenu pedatha" or "yuddham lo gelavatam ante satruvuni champadam kaadu, satruvuni odinchadam." These are absoluete goosebump moments
The only thing bad with the movie is that the story is a routine romantic comedy story.
Overall it's a comedy entertainer that you can watch a 100 times and I can guarantee you, you won't be bored.
Vakeel Saab (2021)
Powerful Court Scenes! PSPK Comeback!!! 7/10
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Execution and Screenplay: 3.00/5.00
Special Note to Thaman bgm. It was absolutely amazing! Every second the satyameva jayate bgm just rocks. During PSPK intro scenes, elevations, and
The first half
At the start of the movie the director instantly builds curiosity with the main incident making us glued to our seats. We will be waiting to see what happens. Right after this comes pawan kalyan's entrance which was quite good. It established him as a drunkard and showed nice elevations that are definitely goosebumps for fans. From there the whole first half goes very slowly and isn't very appealing. We don't feel the intensity of the incident that is portrayed. If this is not bad enough the flashback comes. The flashback is really bad executed. It is almost like "hero bhajana" failed.
2nd half:
Now comes the second half which was pretty good. The court scenes start out and we cannot wait to see how pawan saves the day. Although it starts out slow it quickly picks up the pace. As evidences keep getting portrayed the court scenes become more and more interesting. Just as we are expecting pawan crushes it at the end. His dialogues are extremely powerful and pawan saying it made it even more powerful. At the end when pawan wins the court case we feel like jumping up and hugging him. The way the court scenes build up on each other are very good.
The only part that is the downside for the second half is how slow paced it is. It is not the court scenes we saw in movies like "Naandhi" where all evidences get portrayed very quickly and tension builds up dramatically. The courts scenes go very slowly and this might not be appealing to some sections of the audience.
Overall movie was pretty good. This is a treat for fans, good for general audience, and bad for people expecting fast and thrilling court scenes.
Scale to compare:
9.0/10 Mahanati, 8.0/10 Bahubali 2, 7.0/10 VAKEEL SAAB, 6.0/10 Uppena, 5.0/10 Saaho, 4.0/10 Agnyathavasi.
Mahanati (2018)
The best movie in TFI created in the 21st century. 9/10
This movie is better than EVERY movie (including bahubali) produced in the 21st century. Nag Ashwin is a Legend director
Artsist Performance : Keerthy Suresh and Samantha Akkineni exceled in there characters but really the person who dominated is Dulquer Salman! What a performance by him!
Coming to the movie, director Nag Ashwin, wrote the screenplay in the greatest manner ever. He makes the simple story of savitri into a complex screenplay that builds emotion. He continues the story through Samantha where it continues in a nonlinear pattern for the next 20 minutes. This engages us and builds curiosity. The first half goes greatly with comedy entertainment, engaging screenplay, and building up of the story.
Although the 1st half is absolutely amazing the second half is even better. How did Savitri's rise start and how did her downfall start. This simple story was narrated, executed, directed so well you will be mind blown. The second half will pull you in so much emotionally that you will feel as a part of the story. After you know what happened to Savitri your mind will completely emotionally block because of how much you were invested in the story.
Throughout the movie Ashwin did not shy away from the negative side such as her drinking habit. He also showed her helping nature extremely well.
Hats off!!!!!!!! To director Nag Ashwin and his team!!!!!!!!
K.G.F: Chapter 1 (2018)
The greatest elevations of all time!! 8/10
KGF directed by Prashant Neel starring Rocking Star Yash.
This movie starts of with narration of Anand Nag to the Indian Prime Minister who wants to know the story of the India's most wanted Criminal who is of course Yash. This definitely builds curiosity
Until the end of the 1st half the movie in the eyes of a critique is a disaster but will appeal to the audience watching this film. The story is basically how and why Yash goes to KGF with crazy elevations along the way. The screenplay is very nonlinear. The movie also focuses too much attention on Yash rather than story. There are too many villains and characters to keep track off which might lead to confusion. The thing that director Prashant Neel did amazing in the first half is the thrill. He will constantly move the story at 1000 kmph and there is always something happening giving you the full thrill!!!
The second half of the film is a cinematic wonder for the mass appeal. It starts of with Yash in KGF (a crazy villanous place where people are enslaved and treated horribly) and he has absolutely no way to get out. It shows how evil the villian is. Yash then somehow does the impossible against all odds and beheads the villian. Although there is no thrill in the second half, in the climax when the villian's head gets cut off its absolutely crazy. You will want to hug the character and you will definitely become a crazy fan. At that moment you forget all the flaws of the movie and come out with blockbuster level of feeling.
Although this is a nightmare movie for critiques due to the nonlinear screenplay and mind blowing elevations its appealing general audience.
Naandhi (2021)
Great Concept! 7/10
Allari Naresh gets through a transformation. Allari Naresh has not gotten a box office hit since 2012 and this movie is the perfect way to start his 2nd innings.
The concept is very new. Never before in TFI was a film solely based around what happens to people that get convicted wrongly and section 211.
The first 20 minutes builds curiosity as to what happened in Allari Naresh's past and is a great way to start a story like this. The camera angles here are quite unique. Coming to the Flashback it is the perfect flashback that we are expecting from the amount of curiosity that is built at the start. (flashback is violent and may not appeal to family audience)
The story shifts to Naresh going out of Jail; but a new section 211 case is filed. This is where the BIGGEST flaw of the movie lies. The mistake here, is the transition between the 2 court cases. It feels like 2 movies are being congested into one movie.
Ignoring that part if we go to the 2nd half it is definitely interesting but not as good as the first half. The screenplay in the 2nd half is very weird and flows unevenly. The story gets more saturated as the twists get revealed. But the climax is extrordinary just becasue of Allari Naresh' mindblowing acting.
I would've rated the movie much higher if the transition would've been cleaner but since that is also part of the film I will give it a 7.0/10 (A very good movie) due to the new concept.
Screenplay and Execution: 2.50/5.00
Scale to compare:
9.0/10 Mahanati, 8.0/10 Bahubali 2, 7.0/10 NAANDHI, 6.0/10 Uppena, 5.0/10 Saaho, 4.0/10 Agnyathavasi.
A Aa (2016)
Trivikram mark movie made for Samantha!! 7/10
This is a great movie to watch.
The whole movie follows trivikram's family style narration. Samantha's performance as a female lead was exceptionally well. Her character design is very interesting and makes the movie have more depth. Nitin is dominated by her.
The highlight is Rao Ramesh. His comedy is exceptional and his dialogues at the end cannot be ignored at the end
1st half starts with a suicide and gets us into the story. After that is just a build up of Samantha and her family. Shows samantha's mom as "villian" throughout the story. Nithin and samantha meet and Movie starts out slow but the comedy constantly entertains us.
The second half of the movie is building up what happened between Anand's Family and Anasuya's family The excellent direction adding an extra weight of depth here should be remembered for such a routine plot. Jai trivikram!
Minus points: The plot is too plain and routine (trivikram's narration with humor covers most of it). 2nd half is dragged on for too much time.
Overall movie is very engaging and funny but would've been better if the plot was a little more complex.
A must watch movie! (Definitely can watch more than one time)