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BHAYYA MOVIE CREDITS:

GENRE: ACTION/DRAMA/LOVE
CAST: VISHAL, PRIYAMANI, AJAY, ASHISH VIDYARTHI, DEVRAJ, NIROSHA, URVASI, PONNAMBALAM AND OTHERS… (AJAY - 0.75, VISHAL - 0.5)
MUSIC: MANI SHARMA (0)
DIALOGUES: VENNELAKANTI (0.25)
STUNTS: KANAL KANNAN (0.75)
CINEMATOGRAPHY: VAIDHI (0.75)
EDITING: SASHI (0.25)
STORY/SCREENPLAY/DIRECTION: BHUPATI PANDYAN (0/0.5/0)
PRODUCER: VIKRAM KRISHNA
BANNER: GK FILM CORPORATION
RELEASE DATE: 5, OCTOBER, 2007

KALCHAs RATING: 3.75/10
VERDICT FOR CLASSES: “Priyamani’s Education Will Cost You 3 Hours Of Your Valuable Time… ‘Coz It Already Cost Mine… So, Beware Of BHAYYA”
VERDICT FOR MASSES: “Vishal Anna Fightlu Viragadeesadu…Priyamani Mastuga Vundi…”
FINAL VERDICT: Tamil Nadu rejected it… So, will you be happy eating the leftovers?

ACTING WISE

PLUS SIDE:
Well, I gotta say that the problem of BHAYYA does not lie with acting at all… Although I don’t like many characters, NONE of the actors portraying them let this commercially formatted movie down… But the performance that would stand out from this commercial pot boiler would be that of AJAY… He simply was great with his restrained histrionics and dialogue delivery (Unlike unnaturally over the top, shouting over the roof character that he portrayed in TEJAs LAKSHMI KALYANAM). Coming to VISHAL… I liked that he worked on his body a bit to look muscular in this obviously pathetic action movie.

FLIP SIDE:
Hey Guys n Gals, do you remember yesteryear hottie… NIROSHA? I was expecting a lot of weight for her role which never gains weight at all here… Now, don’t get me wrong here… its not Nirosha that does anything wrong here… it is just that her character that doesn’t do anything at all here…!!! (Sorry for my rapping skills…)

As for Vishal, although he was doing okay with his stunts and all, he had too much screen space for my liking… And he is just pathetic with his COMIC TIMING. He better stick to his underplaying and yet powerful characters of Pandem Kodi and Pogaru.

But the real headache comes from the comedy tracks and actors with pure Tamil nativity…


OH MY GOD… SHE IS SHY!!!
Now coming to the hottest part… PRIYAMANI… Does she have a role here? Yeah! As usual… AN INNOCENT GIRL JUST WANTING TO STUDY HER MATHS OR WHATEVER… But, as soon as, Mani Sharma starts doling out his uninspiring beats… our studious girl suddenly starts ripping off her clothes… Now, how many of you miss RECORDING DANCES back in our villages…? If you are one of them and cannot go back to your village… here is your chance… DON’T MISS IT. Is it that bad? yeah, it is that bad… She made me feel that MUMAITH KHAN is an over dresser… Well, some might like her this way… But COUNT ME OUT from them. She is not glamorous enough to play these roles… She is way better when she plays any solidly written character and not when she strip teases for us.

TECHNICALLY SPEAKING

CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Camera work by VAIDHI is one of the departments that stands out well in this movie. In fact, the flashback episode of Ashish Vidyarthi and Urvasi is shown in EASTMAN Color and in 35 mm format. Though the episode itself is a little dragged, the technical work that went into it is worth praising. But his work was best when it comes to action sequences. He used special equipment to capture the LIFELINE of the movie that is ACTION.

EDITING:
Though not bad, editing is not good. And its not SASHIs fault entirely. The movie is so bad that he needed to trim at least 2 hours of it. And how can he do that maintaining the continuity?

STUNTS:
The actual hero of the movie is the stunt master KANAL KANNAN. As this is a commercial format, there is bound to be extensive WIRE WORK and all making them unrealistic at times but he executed many of the stunts very impressively elevating the character of the hero in the film.

MUSIC/BACKGROUND SCORE:
Background score is adequate and nothing outstanding here. But MANI SHARMA composed songs which are… well… DUMB.

DIALOGUES:
Dialogues by VENNELAKANTI are not bad if not great.

STORY/SCREENPLAY/DIRECTION:
STORY of the movie is beaten to death in our Indian Cinema to say the least. Well it is about a good guy (We never know what he does for living…) on Bail… He takes up the job of protecting the innocent girl caught up in a mess of his own creation. You want to know how bad it is… Well, the heroine’s education causes a BANDH in the city. The whole city gets cleansed off the GOONDAS (by hero of course…) which probably could never have happened if not for the heroine’s eduction. Finally, the heroine’s education not only costs the movie but also our valuable 3 hours of life… And what does the heroine do all through this? Dancing with the skimpiest of skirts and sundry to Mani Sharma’s pathetic music.
The only thing that saves this dust bin material is SCREENPLAY. The script is well written so much so that at times we forget that we are watching a gruesomely bad movie. And that is an achievement.
Directing this crap is the hardest part and worth appreciating… KUDOS to BHUPATHI PANDYAN.

READERs RATING on BHAYYA:

DO NOT MISS KALCHAs BHAYYA BOX-OFFICE PREDICTION

BHAYYA MOVIE GALLERY:

LEAD ACTOR: VISHAL
LEAD ACTRESS: PRIYAMNI

BHAYYA is one of the big releases of this year because of its star cast (VISHAL has quite a fan following in the masses and PRIYAMANI is fresh from Block Buster Yamadonga). Anyway, nothing much to talk about this Tollywood release dubbed from Kollywood. It is not even Rocket Science predicting Bhayya’s fate… First things first… The original Tamil version released recently is not doing any wonders at the box-office… Especially in the A centers it is receiving lukewarm response. But in the past many Tamil turned Telugu movies, especially from director Shankar, have done very well in Telugu than in Tamil. Will we eat Tamil leftovers again…? Read On…

IN A NUTSHELL: The movie will not open huge in A centers as the audience are busy having HAPPY DAYS… But in the B and C centers, BHAYYA will open very positively. But even masses would not like BHAYYA as much as PANDEM KODI (For its good story line) or POGARU (For its novelty factor). Moreover two big Telugu releases THULASI and ATHIDHI will together put final nails in BHAYYAs coffin. So the movie will do an Okay business in B and C centers before the big releases… But ultimately, the movie will fail at the overall box-office…

DO NOT MISS KALCHAs BHAYYA MOVIE REVIEW

PRIYAMANI has always been consistently telling us that PELLAINA KOTHALO(2006) was her first film… What do you say guys n gals? Well I must say I was of the same view that it was indeed her first film. But the truth is different and bitter for her…
Can you recognize the actress in the below picture…

Well, no prizes for guessing… Yes, she is Priyamani in her debut movie EVARE ATHAGADU. She played the second female lead in that disastrous movie. The male co-star was VALLABHA, son of the producer K.S.Rama Rao. And I don’t find fault with Priyamani for hiding the truth. Because no sensible actress would want herself to be identified as a debutant opposite that weird guy… (or is he?) You will understand what I mean… if you ever get to watch that movie because I recalled the promos of the movie and the experience was horrible…

Pellaina Kothalo is not a movie that would be talked about after a couple of months… But certainly, Priyamani is among the most promising newcomers in recent times… She is certainly destined for bigger things…

In a Nutshell: Pellaina Kothalo will be a certain dud in C centers and would be an average grosser in A and B centers… But it would garner a lot of positive talk which is not befitting the movie…
To read complete KALCHAs Pellaina Kothalo review… click HERE.

MY ADVICE: I know every director cannot be Mani Ratnam but just watch SAKHI by Mani Ratnam if you are really interested in the subject of young married working couple.

MOVIE CREDITS:

MOVIE: PELLAINA KOTHALO
GENRE: FAMILY/DRAMA/COMMEDY
RIGHTS: STRAIGHT
BANNER: AA NALUGURU FILMS
MUSIC: AGASTHYA
CINEMATOGRAPHER: SURENDER REDDY
LYRICS: VETURI, CHAITANYA PRASAD AND UMA MAHESHWAR
STORY/SCREENPLAY/DIALOGUES/PRODUCER/DIRECTION: MADAN
ROLE PLAY (CAST): JAGAPATHI BABU, PRIYAMANI, AASTHA SINGHAL, RAJU SUNDARAM, VENU MADHAV, SUNIL, JHANSI, KRISHNA BHAGAVAN, ALI, KOTA SRINIVAS RAO, DHARMAVARAPU SUBRAHMANIAM, MS NARAYANA, GIRI BABU, RAJITHA AND GEETHANJALI, SANDESH, MADHU, HEMA, KOVAI SARALA AND OTHERS
RELEASE DATE: DEC 9, 2006
CHOREOGRAPHY: SIVA SHANKAR, RAJU SUNDARAM, VIDYA
EDITING: NANDAMURI HARI
CBFC RATING: U

BACKROUND:

· Priyamani is a new actress.
· Jagapathi Babu is in dire need of a hit after a series of flops, although Samanyudu was an average success.
· Madan who proved his mettle with Aa Naluguru is debuting as Director with this movie. Apart from directing, he also provides the story and scripts it too. As if that is not enough, he takes the risk of producing it under the banner of Aa Naluguru.

CONCEPT & STORY:

Pellaina Kothalo is all about the egoistic clashes between couples when both are working to keep up with this fast paced generation. It is all about how that couple separates with misunderstandings and reunites understanding the strong ethos of the institution called marriage.

Hari (Jagapathi Babu) works as a software engineer and Laxmi/Lucky (Priyamani) works as a call centre professional. They both earn big and lead pretty decent lives. Jagapathi has Krishna Bhagavan and Priyamani has Jahansi as their best pals and mentors. Both are equally dominating on their partners and try to preach their ethos as the lead couple are about to get married in an arranged way. Hema plays wife to Bhagavan and Sunil plays husband to Jhansi. Both are equally submissive and yet sensible with unflinching love towards their partners.

The hell breaks lose before the first night as the lead couple following their friend’s advice keep dominating each other and in turn avoid the first night. In the second half of the film the grand entry of grand parents solves the problem although it takes a Vratam to do so. In the end all goes well and the couple reunites.

MUSIC & LYRICS:

Agasthya’s music compositions for this movie have the potential to become commercially successful. But the range of success will be limited because of the “class only” appeal. Lyrics are refreshing in a couple of songs.

PERFOMANCES:

· Jagapathi Babu, the lead actor, is a very good comic timer and excels in family oriented movies. He is looking his recent best. He plays his character that will surely appeal to the wider audience although hardcore masses might not connect as they would not connect with the movie in the first place.
· Priyamani, the lead actress, is a fresh heroine and she definitely has a long innings ahead of her as she connects with every Telugu speaking person with her ease in acting. In fact unless you already know that she is not a Telugu speaking girl, you would take her to be a Telugu girl. Her traditional looks will appeal to many.
· Krishna Bhagavan is at his best in making the audience laugh with his witty dialogue delivery that is his trademark.
· Hema is very good with her role as Bhagavan’s submissive yet sensible wife.
· Brahmanandam and Kovai Sarala may generate some extra laughs but proves to be unnecessary and as a result irritating.
· Kota Srinivas and Geetanjali might click as the elderly couple with a strong bond of love between them.
· Venu madhav might not be connected directly to the movie but generates loudest laughs through out the theatre with his trademark comedy.
· M.S. Narayana is a bit on the irritating side even to the hardcore masses.
· Sunil and Jhansi perform their roles with ease.
· Raju Sundaram and Astha are unnecessary with an unnecessary song as an addition.

TECHNICIANS:

· Choreography is adequate and passable.
· Cinematography is just about O.K.
· Story, Screenplay, Dialogues, Direction are good in the first half and lacks the pace and deviates from the concept in the second half.

DON’T MIND MY MIND:

I expected a lot from this writer turned director Madan. I came out of the theatre disappointed.
· In the first half of the movie, screenplay is crisp. But in the second half of the movie, screenplay gets so worse that at times one is left wondering whether it is a soft porn movie or a family movie.
· The whole Vratam episode generates humor to start but soon turns out to be just too, three, four much. The elderly couple and their ever-romancing servants are just too clichéd and masaledar to be even considered dignified to the storyline that the director chose.
· Now to start with, it is very unconvincing that a newly married couple just won’t have any of the feelings that any couple would have entering the first night room. Then to just start arguing over silliest matters the same night and next and next and on shows how immaturely the script is written.
· The climax is highly boring with a message oriented song and speeches by the elderly couple who up to that moment were just interested to get the lead couple to get on bed to solve the entire problem.
· The only things I enjoyed in the movie are Krishna Bhagavan and Hema’s relationship. Then the conversation between Jagapathi and Priya over the phone. And a couple of beautiful romantic melodies by Agasthya.

To read KALCHAs prediction on Pellaina Kothalo’s box-office fate click HERE.

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