Katha, Screenplay, Darsakathvam Appalaraju (2011) Original ACD RIP VBR [320Kbps]
Cast: Sunil, Swathi & Sakshi Gulati
Music: Koti & Sunil Kashyap
Director: Ram Gopal Verma
Producer: Kiran Kumar Koneru
Cassettes & CD's On: Madhura Entertainment
TrackList: KSD Appalaraju (2011)
01- Luckku To Shiva Cinema – Srikanth
02- Mayabazaaru – Srikanth
03- Naa Peru Srisailam – Dr Brahmanandam
04- Emetti Penchare – Simha,Gita Madhuri
05- Unbelievable – Srirama Chandra,Swathi
06- Ringu Roaddu Kaada – Hema Chandra,Gita Madhuri
07- Publicity – Srikrishna
08- Cinemaa Mayam – Revanth
09- Ring Mix – Sunil Kashyap,Deepthi
10- Nee Amma Mix – Sunil Kashyap,Gita Madhuri
11- Mummy Mix – Sunil Kashyap,Gita Madhuri
12- Kottukundam Tittukundam – Koti,Sai,Gita Madhuri
Cast: Sunil, Swathi & Sakshi Gulati
Music: Koti & Sunil Kashyap
Director: Ram Gopal Verma
Producer: Kiran Kumar Koneru
Cassettes & CD's On: Madhura Entertainment
TrackList: KSD Appalaraju (2011)
01- Luckku To Shiva Cinema – Srikanth
02- Mayabazaaru – Srikanth
03- Naa Peru Srisailam – Dr Brahmanandam
04- Emetti Penchare – Simha,Gita Madhuri
05- Unbelievable – Srirama Chandra,Swathi
06- Ringu Roaddu Kaada – Hema Chandra,Gita Madhuri
07- Publicity – Srikrishna
08- Cinemaa Mayam – Revanth
09- Ring Mix – Sunil Kashyap,Deepthi
10- Nee Amma Mix – Sunil Kashyap,Gita Madhuri
11- Mummy Mix – Sunil Kashyap,Gita Madhuri
12- Kottukundam Tittukundam – Koti,Sai,Gita Madhuri
Irendri (Lakshmi Manchu) is a witch who takes over the world from her place - Angarajyam. Moksha (Baby Harshita) is a small girl who has special divine powers. Yodha (Siddharth) is a blind warrior. Irendri wants to kill Moksha and Yodha is entrusted with the job of gaurding Moksha. The rest of the story is all about how Moksha gets rid of Irendri with the help of Yodha. There is also a love story for Yodha.
It is virtually impossible for any young hero in Telugu cinema to accept a blind man’s role. Siddharth is very brave to brace this character that flows with the narration of the movie. Siddharth is fabulous. Shruti Hassan is glamorous with her exotic looks. However, it is Lakshmi Manchu who steals the show. Her make-up, dialogue delivery and screen presence is terrific. Baby Harshita is impressive with her work. Ravi Babu is nice as the lieutenant of witch with the funny oneliner ‘nimma daanimma’. Brahmanandam and Ali have a few funny scenes.
Story - screenplay - direction: Story of the film is like Chandamama katha (fairy tale). The director didn’t succumb to the commercial trap and narrated it in a way it should be. Prakash Kovelamudi is excellent with visuals and presentation. He is highly imaginative. He introduced all the characters excellently. However, the movie has only one orientation throughout the movie - witch seeking the kid. A couple of secrets revealed in the second half are interesting. But, he couldn’t get the emotions strong enough on the screen to rise the tempo.
Other departments: Songs are composed by 4 different music directors and all the songs are good. Background music composed by Salim Sulaiman is excellent. Visuals in this movie are of extraordinary quality. It is the result of collective team work by the cinematographer (Sounder Rajan) and visual effects team (Firefly). There are many visual effects that doesn’t appear like effects to naked eyes. There are graphics worth 72 minutes in this movie (half of the total runtime). Art direction by Bhupesh Bhupathi is superb. The costumes, make-up and get-ups are of top-notch. Dialogues by T Rajasimha are pretty good and they might sound odd for the regular moviegoers because the dialogues were written in pristine Telugu though he used contemporary cheap words like jaffa. Production values of the movie are humongous. Disney has made sure that their first Indian production is at par with their Hollywood projects in terms of technical and production values.
Analysis: When was the last time we have the hero playing the role of a blind man? When was the last time a Telugu movie had a young woman as a villain? Anaganaga O Dheerudu is a brave attempt that defies many stereotypes and cliches of Telugu cinema. But at the same time, it is extremely important for any director to get the emotions flared up at the crux moments. Prakash Kovelamudi who stuck with the script made sure that the story is narrated like a fairy tale, but he couldn't get the right emotions/tempo (suspense or utkantha) towards the climax of the movie. The plus points of the movie are extraordinary visuals, lead performances (especially Lakshmi Manchu) and classic style of story-telling. The negative point of the movie is the lack of emotional depth/connect. On a whole, Anaganaga O Dheerudu is a universal movie that aims at kids in the family and the kid inside you.
Rishi (Ravi Teja) is a cop working at a special intelligence cell in Delhi. Kittu Bhai (Prakash Raj) is an international mafia kingpin operating from Bangkok. Rishi goes to Hyderabad and joins a college as a lecturer. He takes the under-cover job of lecturer to trap Kittu Bhai through Shankar Anna (Kota) - his channel in Hyderabad. He falls in love with a traditional Brahmin girl Vinamra (Richa Gangopadhay). The rest of the story is all about his triangular love story with Vaishali (Deeksha Seth) and how he brings Kittu Bhai to book.
Ravi Teja made sure that his brand comedy and entertainment is intact. He is highly energetic in dances (especially the first song and the last song). Richa Gangopadhyay is fine as a traditional Brahmin girl. Deeksha Seth is okay as a haughty girl. Swati gave a special appearance. Prakash Raj’s screen-time in the movie is more like that of a guest artist though he is the main villain. Kota Srinivasa Rao is impressive. One doesn’t understand what Sunil is doing in this movie and he is cliched.
Story - screenplay - direction: Story of the movie is cliched as we have seen loads of movies of cop working under-cover in Telugu since Pokiri. One good thing the director has done is to reveal the cop part of it in the beginning of the film in-stead of showing it as a twist in the end. The director’s ability cannot be judged when one directs the movie of Ravi Teja. Ravi Teja takes over the baton with his entertainment quotient and gives story/screenplay a backseat. This movie is no exception. Direction is okay in parts.
Other departments: Music director Thaman came up with populist tunes in the movie. The songs are good though they are loud at times. Background music is good. Cinematography is average. Dialogues are nice at times. Editing is okay. Fights are neat.
Analysis: The major story of the movie is revealed in the first 15 minutes and the culmination takes place in the last 15 minutes. The rest of two hours is dedicated to the love angle and entertainment. The screenplay that takes place during this 2-hour period is not properly done. It is a proven fact that Ravi Teja’s movies have scant respect for story and screenplay and majorly depend on the entertainment aspect. The entertainment is interesting in parts. We have to wait and see how Mirapakai is lapped up by the crowds.