Film: Sadhyam
Rating: 2.0/5
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The onscreen hot pair of Jagapathi Babu and Priyamani is back and this time, they have promised a very different treat. How different it was and whether it worked or not let us see

Suhani (Priyamani) is a timid girl afraid of everything and the reason for that happens to be her past. An incident gets her to save a man (Tanikella) and as a return favor, he gives her his revolver and asks her to go and kill the person that she has hated the most.

Suhani goes to kill Anitha (Keerthi) her best friend and fails, then she goes to kill her lover Sandeep (Jagapathi) and fails.

Why she wants to kill them, why she fails and whether she kills them or not forms the rest of the story.

Jagapathi Babu has done his role as required but nothing different than the regular. He still manages to look handsome and fresh but honestly, his character was shallow and lacked depth.

Sad to see a talented actress like Priyamani taking up such roles, her well toned body was used to the fullest by the makers to give a visual feast to the front benchers but no work on her performance aspect.

Tanikella has good screen presence though brief and he has got some clear diction in dialogue delivery and elegant performance.

Keerthi Chawla needs to work on her flab and her expressions as well. Though she looks confident, there are other aspects which can give her a better score.

Kota was regular, Pragathi was usual, Nalla Venu came and went, same with Jackie and the villain. As such, there is nothing that the others have got to contribute to make this film effective.

It’s director’s direct torture from screen. How can he show an innocent and fearful girl in the sexiest way possible with all short dresses? The openings are pretty good and thanks to Priyamani’s posters and Jagapathi Babu’s presence on screen. But a debut director has lost a good opportunity with confused plot and erratic direction.

This became evident at the beginning of first song ‘Ayyo Rama…’. There is no lead sequence to that beautiful song. Many expected that hit number will be placed amidst lots of humor. But it has gone in serious track not getting connected to audiences. Too many flash back episodes bewildered the audience.

Songs are good and lyricist Chinni Charan proved that he has mettle in giving contemporary music that soothes the senses of youngsters and music lovers. But the effort became waste.

Jagapathi Babu and Priyamani should have thought twice before Okaying this script. Their seniority couldn’t help the novice director.

Although dialogues are sensible, they couldn’t get right attention—just like tasty cherries on rotten pastry!!

Film: Ye Maya Chesaave
Rating: 3.5/5
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Oscar winning music director and India’s pride AR Rehman scored for a Telugu movie after a very long time.  Goutam Vasudev Menon, a class director who makes movies with his heart has come up with an interesting title ‘Ye Maya Chesaave’. When looked at its Tamil title ‘Vinnathandi Varuvaya’, I understood it means ‘vennela daati vastaava’…sounded something interesting. At the same time I understood it’s a movie just for a set of audiences but not for everyone.

I entered the theatre carrying the same opinion and also doubted a bit if I fall in that ‘set of audience those may like this flick’. I was looking the blank white screen in front of me and the censor certificate appeared. Yes, the movie started. The titles started rolling…but in a very different fashion where I haven’t seen so far. The taste of director is understood for showing creativity even in that minute detail. And I didn’t carry away with that. I have many experiences of watching many bad movies those started with interesting things…After 10-15 minutes, I understood that I’m getting disconnected from the narration. I didn’t understand what I was watching. Was that a documentary on interstate love? Or a video on Kerala Tourism? Or a Malayalam learning class? I also heard some murmurs from back seats. The Re-Recording didn’t appeal at all. It sounded like a 10 year old TV serial. Every aspect started appearing disappointing and erratic for me.

But don’t know what magic worked, I have forgotten myself after a while. It’s a saga into nostalgia. It’s a journey into feel. It’s an odyssey into a passionate pleasure of life. Verdant Kerala, vibrant songs, jubilant age, vigilant father, elegant heroine, radiant hero and latent mood started dancing in symphony holding my heart strings. That was a blissful moment from then.

Samanta…!! The gal is like a madrigal. She is gifted with poetic features and she has very bright future. Goutam Menon placed her on right platform. Her poetic eyes, expressive lips, impressive looks and every aspect of her histrionics proved that she is a beauty with talent.

Naga Chaitanya deserves very good commendations for his portrayal. He has shown maturity just in his second movie…Still he needs to grow, but for the role of a hero who is two year younger than heroine, he did right justice and none other would have grooved in the role so well. However, he must flex his face muscles to show the pain and emotion in romantic sequences in his future flicks. His dialogue delivery is good and he has a positive body language. This is a mature performance from him.

Krishnudu did his bit as required, Surekha Vani was standard, Sanjay Swarup was okay, Devan didn’t have much to do, Puri Jagannadh was natural, the others contributed effectively with their performances.

Dialogues by Anuradha are very natural and clear. There is no drama but truth in every word penned by her. She too has bright future as scrip writer.

Well, Naga Chitanya plays the role of Karthik and Samanta plays Jessie.

Karthik (Chaitu) is an engineering pass out whose aim is to become a movie maker. His life takes a turn with the arrival of Jesse (Samantha), the Christian girl of the landlord Joseph (Devan). It is love at first sight for Karthik and despite the age gap and other barriers, he is blindly after her. A game of touch me not happens and Jesse says yes to him. But what lies in store for Karthik is unexpected and how his life takes a turn after that forms the rest of the story.

AR Rehman clean bowled every one with his songs. Goutam Menon did real ‘maya’!!

This is the movie that should be watched not with eyes but with nostalgia. This is the movie that should be understood not with brains but with hearts. Purely, this movie appeals those who have crossed their Graduate studies, Engineering studies, MBBS, MCAs and MBAs. This master piece pulls the senses of audiences with its magic despite they sit with resistance to get lured. It’s the film for class audience those are in the age group 25 ++. The second half is better than first half and the magic worked till the last. The last 15 minutes is very predictable for Telugu audience but still captivating. The closing of the film is very convincing and creative. Appearance of Trisha and Simbu in last scene attracts attention and boosts up interest.

It’s a very genuine script and honest attempt. Goutam is so lucky to find producers for making a film of this sort without demanding for so-called commercial elements which have been the part of cine-religion…high voltage fights, exposing heroines and vulgar dialogues. This movie gives strength for new writers those pen scripts with honesty deep from their hearts.

‘Ye Maya Chesaave’ is an example for a standard of a movie when it goes on to screen directly from heart without any adulteration.

It’s a tender nostalgic ray
That hits hearts and paves way
What else should I say?
Than telling you to watch Ye Maya Chesaave…!!

For those who are into native sex appeal and want a domestic dose of Viagra, the name of Udaya Bhanu is sufficient. Yes, this dusky beauty who rules the roost in the small screen also is a dream queen of many men and right now, she seems to be the hottest bird in the tinsel town as well.

After looking at the item song of the film ‘Leader’, many are going ga ga over Udaya Bhanu and want to take her into their movies for the special song segment. However, the hot babe is said to have become very choosy and she is keen on big banner directors only.

It was few years back when Bhanu was seen in an item song for the film ‘Aapada Mokkulavaadu’ and many got a taste of her oomph factor. Now, with ‘Leader’ Udaya Bhanu has proved that she still has enough ammunition to create a lot of motion in the trousers of the men.

Film: Inkosari
Rating: 2.75/5
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The multiplex hero Raja who has been trying hard for a hit has arrived with a new venture and the ‘Nuvve Kavali’ fame Richa Pallod also makes her comeback. How did the movie work for both of them and of course the others, let us see.

Story
Six friends Ajay (Raja), Shruti (Manjari), Bala (Kishore), Vicky (Harish), Sudhakar (Ravi) and Deepti (Richa) complete their college and till then life has been full of fun and frolic. They meet up for one last time and decide to meet on the same day next year. However, that doesn’t happen as everyone gets busy. After seven years, Ajay is back from US and he decides to have a week long vacation with all his friends. He gets in touch with the rest of the gang and finally all of them agree. What happens from there and how each person’s life has taken turns forms the rest of the story.

Performances
Raja is just ok. He needs to show something different in his performance. The same old phenomenon may not work for him.

Manjari looks pretty as ever and though she was unable to do well in the anger or emotional scenes, her screen presence is sweet.

Richa is a laid back character for her and she has done her bit with energy and contributed.

Vennela Kishore is the life and soul for the movie, witty dialogues and energetic performance, he is the show-stealer.

Harish added his bit of humor and he showed confidence (his ‘aapa ra Hindi’ comedy video has been the most popular on youtube). He is the real comedy actor who deserves more opportunities.

Sandeep has delivered a decent performance and has got handsome looks. If he could work on adding few emotional expressions then it would work. He has got potential.

Gollapudi Maruti Rao was general, Saira Bhanu looks seductive, Sayali’s song could have been better. Rao Ramesh was brief.

Highlights:
Vennela Kishore, the real hook for the film
‘Gamyam’ fame Nagaraju’s Dialogues, carried enthusiasm

Disappointments:
Mild pace
Technical values

Analysis
The film runs on a good concept but then it is the presentation and narrative that have spoiled the spirit. There are two reasons why the film works – the exceptional performance of Vennela Kishore and some strong and witty dialogues from Gandham Nagaraju.

Otherwise, the background score was non-situational at few scenes, songs were just okay, cinematography was weak, costumes were neat and art department was alright. The film also suffered due to lack of pace and few directorial flaws were clearly evident.

Raja-Manjari romance didn’t gel well.

The first five minutes is quite shaky as though we are already past 20 minutes but later on, it settles and goes smoothly. If the makers had worked on the technical values and gave it a good visual appeal adding it with speed, the impact would have been much better. This is film for the urban audience and the youth audience, nothing in it for the masses.

Real credit goes to Vennela Kishore as he shouldered the movie in a very entertaining manner.

If the budget is not too high for the film, it could make decent returns at the box office. It goes well with class audiences but masses will be a doubt.

Bottom Line: Not So Appealing