Ganesh - Just Ganesh

I never dreamt even in my wildest dreams that I would go to a movie starring Ram on the first day that too after buying the tickets in Black. But then there is always a first time for everything... :P

Ganesh - Just Ganesh is a typical masala Telugu movie which tries to be different at times but then is gobbled up by the intention to reach out to the mass crowd...!!!

Movie starts well with our good Samaritan hero, Ganesh (Ram of Devadasu fame) putting his hand up to help fructify his friend's love. To attain this, he has to show fake love towards Divya (Kajal Agarwal). Divya falls for him. However our hero falls in real love while faking. Just before the interval, the heroine gets to know about his act. Post-interval is all about how he tries to prove his love. He follows a novel method to justify his act. I think this is something which would instantly connect with the audience.

Ram does well but in most of the scenes he tries to imitate Pavan Kalyan. as always. I think Ram has good potential as actor and it would be good if he creates his own style. Kajal Agarwal looks good. I am seeing her for the second time in one week. Saturday it was Magadheera and now it is Ganesh. I must say I am fast becoming a fan of this lovely lady. Acting-wise she is ok.

All in all, I think this movie is a decent time-pass but then there are 3-4 unnecessary songs which test your patience. There is decent comedy, not path-breaking but time-pass. I think you can watch this movie if there is no other movie ticket available. :)

My rating: 2.5/5

BLUE - Music Review

Here’s my music review of BLUE. The first underwater movie of India. Probably, the most expensive movie ever to hit the Indian movie industry. It is not a coincidence that two of the most expensive movies of Bollywood so far, Kambakkht Ishq and BLUE had Akshay Kumar as the hero. This shows the tremendous confidence the producers have in him when it comes to raking in the moolah. Hats off to Akki. !!!!


Well, coming to the music of this movie. It has A.R. Rehman composing music. This is the first time that A.R. Rehman is scoring music for an Akshay Kumar movie. As an Akshay Kumar fan, I had huge expectations from the album and it didn’t disappoint me.!!!


As they say, A.R. Rehman’s music is like slow poison. The more you hear it the more you like it. It is true even with this album as well. When I first heard the album, only two songs caught my imagination. But now after repeatedly listening to the album, I can say that there are 5 to 6 great songs and have the potential to be chartbusters. In fact, some of them already are. !!!


The album starts with Chiggy Wiggy, the much-hyped song featuring Kylie Minogue, the Australian popstar. The song definitely has an international feel to it in the initial two minutes. But honestly, I couldn’t understand the lyrics initially except for Chiggy wiggy.!!! I am sure this is going to be the case even with an average music buff in India. But we are in for a pleasant surprise after two minutes when the great Sonu Nigam enters the scene. There is a rustic feel to it the moment he comes in and the song takes a completely different route from here on in. I am damn sure that people are going to love this song from this part onwards. All in all, a wonderful song and catchy from the moment you listen to it. Final verdict. Definite chartbuster !!!!


Second in the album is Aaj Dil Gustaakh hai . This has a distinctly cool and simple feel to it. It is reminds you of beach songs, seriously. Sukwinder Singh and Shreya Ghoshal are behind the microphone for this song. This song confuses me always. Sometimes I like it . Sometimes I don’t. It is good in parts. This may not a big hit but it is definitely a timepass kind of song. Final verdict. Average song.!!!!


Third is Fiqraana. Music for the first 10 seconds reminds you of title song of Delhi-6 and also Kaise Mujhe tum milgaye from Ghajini, both of which are Rehman compositions. But the similarity ends just there as Fiqraana is a completely different song from the other two. This is a song which will catch your imagination the very first time you hear. It is just awesome and pumps in the adrenaline. Sung by Shreya Ghoshal and Vijay Prakash who also has the song Lat Uljhi from Yuvvraaj to his credit. This comes as a surprise as Lat Uljhi was a complete classical song and Vijay Prakash does great justice to this song. In fact, he is fantastic. A trivia – This song was supposed to be sung by Farhan Akhtar but he declined the offer due to some unknown reasons. Final verdict. Definite Chartbuster !!!!


Fourth in line is a slow sad song Bhoola Tujhe by Rashid Ali who sang Kabhi Kabhi Aditi from Jaane Tu Ya jaane na. When I first heard this song, I didn’t like it that much but after 2-3 hearings, this touched my heart. seriously. Lyrics are pretty well written for this song and Rashid Ali does well in this song. This song puts in a calm influence on you. It is pretty decent and I must say has the potential to be a big hit. Final verdict. Good song !!!


Next comes Blue Theme Music . Mark my words. This will just blow you away. Truly amazing. Sung by a host of singers. This is bound to raise goosebumps all over. Will act as a perfect charger for everyone. Magnificent. The more you listen to this the more it captivates you. I must say such a song can be created only by the maestro A.R. Rehman. Final verdict. Definite Chartbuster.!!!!!


After this comes Rehnuma. It starts as a slow romantic number. Somewhat similar to many songs sung by Alisha Chinai but soon goes into a completely different orbit. Once it reaches its crescendo. it is just ethereal. I am sure people are going to love this after 2-3 hearings. Sung by Sonu Nigam and Shreya Ghoshal, this is going to be a rocking ride. Oh yes. You will love it and I am sure this will be a chartbuster soon. Final verdict. Definite chartbuster. !!!!!


Last song in the album is Yaar Mila tha. Sung by the melodious duo, Udit Narayan and Madhushree. This is a typical shararat wala song of a Hindi film but you will be in for a pleasant surprise. Udit Narayan and Madhushree make this great song even more wonderful with their soothing voice. This will be a major hit particularly in the Hindi belt. Final verdict. Definite Chartbuster.!!!!


Overall the album has Five chartbusters, One good song and one average song. I am sure this is one of the best albums of this year. So far this year, I thought Love Aaj kal was the best album but now I have second thoughts after listening to BLUE. I won’t be surprised if this emerges as the best album of this year. Truly magnificent album. Go get it!!!!!


RATING : 4.5 / 5

The taking of Pelham 123

The taking of Pelham 123 reiterates few of the principles John Travolta teaches Hugh Jackman in Password Swordfish; The principle of misdirection being the important one. 

John Travolta once again features as the bad guy and this time takes 18 passengers as hostages on a local train in New York. He makes a demand for $10Million. Its just a misdirection. Denzel Washington plays the role of a station chief who unfortunately takes that chair only this day. The story runs as a drama with discussions between John and Denzel and the plot unfolds very well. Its fun to watch. At times you would feel that the story has a tinch of the movie PhoneBooth.

However we may not classify this movie as extraordinary or exceptionally good. The ending could not create the necessary bang. However its just good and fun. 

My rating for the movie: 3/5

My verbal rating: Watch it once for fun. You might even watch it at home, if you do not want to spend time or money going to a theater.

Anjaneyulu

If there was anything that was missing in this movie, I am sure its just screenplay... hmmm may be a little good music, some reality in the fights, some original story, some decent makeup for the actress Nayantara ...... what else am I missing ... I think a little less vulgarity in the dialogues also could have been a factor. 

Hope you are not thinking that I am confused. Nope its not me, its the director of this movie. I think freak worked with the acclaimed director Puri Jagannath. So the first slide he has on this film was a thanks to him. Then a movie which is almost a copy of Pokiri in most of the angles.

In Andhra movies, if you observe every idiot who does not even weigh as much as a paper weight hits top body builders. There is no exception to this movie too. Our hero Ravi Teja who does not even know the meaning of biceps wreaks super built up guys. How interesting!!!

The heroine's presence is absolutely for the sake of it. There is nothing for her in this movie. And as usual Ravi Teja behaves in the same old rude style with heroine and parents. 

The movie has only interesting character, Padmashri Brahmanandam garu. I should say the director was clever enough to cover his role till the end of the movie to keep people in their chairs. Neither I am very sure this movie would not have stayed so long. Without his presence and fun the movie is worth nothing.

So ...

My rating is 2/5

My verbal rating is ... "Watch is for the comedy by Padmashri Bhramandam garu"

Luck - Its all about money, honey!

The above wallpaper misses two other important cast of the movie. Sanjay Dutt and Mithun da. Well as my title says its all about money once again. Its a mortal combat that is taken up by freaks just to earn money. 

The plot of the movie goes very well. People who are assumed to have decent luck in life are chosen  and invited for a deadly game. People die in this game. The very few who come out of it win huge money. The way the movie, moves strategically is fine, except that there is nothing in the movie that you can take home.
Not much of a music nor comedy nor great action. Just a little time pass. 

If you are very conscious about the way you spend your money then you may refrain and wait for some TV channel to show this sometime, else you might want to watch it once.

 

My rating for this movie: 2.5/5

My verbal rating: Okay types - can watch can miss