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Jalsa Movie Review
This review is the first on the web!
I am not a big fan of Pawan kalyan, nor do i hate him. In fact i did like him in a couple of his movies and do appreciate that he atleast attempts to try something different albeit over-doing himself. The problem with guys like Pawan Kalyan, Upendra and Shimbu is that they take themselves way too seriously. Instead of the movie being event-driven it falls into the nadir of “hero” driven.
It is surprising that the same public will like a movie like Gamyam, Happy days, Anukokunda Okka Roju, where the hero did not actually matter and they do not really care about the “masala mixture”, when it comes to a “Hero” like Chiranjeevi, Pawan Kalyan, Balakrishna or even to some extent Nagarjuna…they expect the movie to have 30 mins comedy, 30 minutes fights, 30 minutes romance and 30 minutes navel exposing heroines falling head over heels over the “hero”. Now how on earth is this gonna be a decent movie?…if i wanted all this, i would rather watch the 30 mins of each segment on youtube…makes sense? No? then go watch Jalsa.
Well nothing surprising here, Pawan kalyan plays a super-hero. He bashes up goons, protects the under-privileged, romances the best looking girls and has time to drink to death every day. Well that is his routine, ohh well before i forget..he has some 4-5 phd degrees as well. the movie starts at a very brisk pace, where pawan kalyan falls in love with Kamilinee Mukherjee( criminally wasted) and even briskly walks away from her, as her father is not interested in him..why, that is for later, which would haunt you. Then we are said that he drinks alcohol everyday of the week and attends college…where he sees Illeana and Parvati Melton( looking sultry hot), and as usual, he is not interested in either of them, but by the truth of destiny, both try to woo him. parvati proposes, Kalyan disposes. Illeana proposes, Kalyan disposes for a few minutes, until he becomes the Hitch for the women fraternity and teaches Illeana how to “patao” men. Which she so convincingly uses on him and voila….they both are in love..what a surprise!!!!! Goes to meet Illeana’s dad to ask for the hand of his daughter, realises he is the same man. Kamilinee’s dad..damn it they are sisters…ohh and in between this..he declares that he is a Naxalite. Dont even try to fry your brains on this. This was a small twist that Trivikram or i guess PK or Allu Aravind wanted to have to puke out their political statements, what with rumors of Chiranjeevi planning of floating a political party. We are also reminded of this man, Chiranjeevi umpteen number of times.
You dont need to have the brains of an Einstein to figure out where the story is heading to. Go watch youtube videos, it is all there. The first half was not bad at all, though it was not any different, but it had an unusual freshness what with Mahesh Babu giving a Voice over and the comedy track. Now, one major grievance i have with the comedy tracks in Telugu F.I is of Physical comedy. How many times have you seen the comedian get beat up just to evoke a few laughter from us? I mean i tell you a joke once, you laugh, tell you twice, you may laugh..keep on repeating…you know it, right…now how many fucking times am i gonna see a comedian get beat up and made a fool of?
Pawan kalyan was bearable in this one, but he sometimes tends to deliver his dialogs way too fast….he shouldnt have been pitted against a stellar actor like Prakash Raj. His limitaions magnify manifolds. Rest all actors are bearable. Did i say Parvati Melton looks hot?
Trivikram had the potential with this script, but with all the other interests of the political statement, hero image, masala mixture, he couldnt do justice to the story at all. Come to think of it, two songs are choreographed as fight sequences, isnt this heights of indulgence?
BTW, our very own Kamal kamaraju plays a very small role in the movie.
1.5/5
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OM could give some more points for the rating. But OM not able to digest the fact - Jalsa will be a hit for the year 2008.
thanks for the heads up OM. was planning to watch this flick with the whole extended family. will wait for the patel groceries dvd now.
I do agree with OM to some extent, but the below review is for all who donot access YOUTUBE that frequently..:-)
Pawan rockss in the movie. Trivikram dialogues are superb and his direction-screenplay is awesome.
I was afraid that he will carry the naxalism in the second half, thank God..he ended it within 10 to 15 mins
Overall i feel JALSA is a fantastic movie like KHUSHI, but the Feel we get in Khushi is missing in JALSA.
But, i can assure that one can enjoy the entire movie. There are many highlights in this movie like Action, Songs,Dialogues(Trivikram Punch), Comedy(Sunil, Brahmi and Pawan Kalyan).
All and all JALSA is going to rock andhra for atleast next 3 to 4 months…..Njoyy Guys
the movie is up to the mark…the comedy works well…only thing which I was not satisfied is with parvati melton”s performance..
@wb
please dont watch the film with kids.It stinks of pee,blodd and vomit….trust me…
JALSA
Review
Rating: 3.75/5.0
Banner: Geetha Arts
Presented By: Padmasri Allu Ramalingaih
Cast: ‘Power Star’ Pawan Kalyan, Ileana D’Cruz, Kamilini Mukherji, Parvathi Milton, Prakash Raj, Mukhesh Rishi, Ali, Sunil, Brahmanandam
Sound: Madhusudhan Reddy
Editing: Sreekar Prasad
Action Choreography: Vijay
Cinematography: M.S.Guhan, Rasool
Music: Devi Sri Prasad
Producer: Allu Aravind
Written & Directed By: Trivikram Srinivas
CBFC Rating: A
Story: Sanjay Sahu (Pawan) is doing Masters in Economics in Osmania University; Bhagmathi (Illeana) falls in love with sanjay when he saves her from goons. Sanjay too starts loving Bhagi, Josna- Jo (Parvathi) also is in love with Sanjay .What happens to their love story will it end in a happy note???? Is what the second half is?
Performances: Pawan kalyan as a University student and lover Boy has given his best and looked handsome. Illeana was good and showed some performance, while kamalini has a small role. Parvathi Melton too is o.k. Prakash raj, Brahmanandam Sunil, Ali, Dharmavarapu are o.k. Mukhesh Rishi and Tanikella Bharani showed some violence. Sivaji’s role is passable. The Cinematography and DI are good. The Editing is bit pacy. Stunts by Vijay are good. The production values are good. The Narration is appreciable.
Analysis:
The much-awaited Movie of the Season that created more pre release hype ever in south India (Including SIVAJI) with huge expectations is out in the theatres
About Music: -
Sequence of Songs:
1) YOU & I
(Artist(s): Devi Sri Prasad
Lyricist: Sirivennela)
This song is picturised as a College Song on Pawan, Illeana and Parvathi Melton
2) MY HEART IS BEATING ADOLA
(Artist(s): Kay Kay
Lyricist: Sirivennela)
This song is picturised on Pawan and Illeana when the later falls in love with the Hero. This song is a Visual treat with some story narration in between the Stanza’s
3) GAALO TELI NATTU VUNDE
(Artist(s): Tippu, Gopika Poornima
Lyricist: Bhaskar Bhatla)
This is a duet picturised on Illeana and Pawan.
4) CHALO RE CHALO RE CHAL (TELUGU)
(Artist(s): Ranjith
Lyricist: Sirivennela)
This song is picturised on Pawan, Prakash raj in the forest backdrop as a montage song
5) JENIFFER LOPEZ
(Artist(s): Benny, Priya
Lyricist: Rama Jogaiah Sastry)
This number is picturised on Pawan and Parvathi Melton as a Pub Song
6) KARO KARO JALSA
(Artist(s): Baba Sehgal, Rita
Lyricist: Sirivennela)
This song is picturised on Pawan, Illeana with a couple of Fight Scenes included. This Song got maximum response in the Auditorium
The music has a whole different feel to it with numerous instruments striking a sweet chord. The music is a beautiful mix of folk, traditional and commercial genres. This is a music album that seems to get sweeter with every hearing. My Picks are “My Heart is Beating”, “Gaallo Thelinattundhey” and “Karo Karo Jalsa” songs.
Devi Sri Prasad scored good music that will get your hearts and background score adds more life to the frame in the Second half; the music director has given back seat to his usual beatings of instruments and made all the well written songs by Sirivennela, Bhaskara Bhatla, and Rama Jogayya Sastry to reach the ears.
Technical Departments:–
Cinematography by Guhan and Rasool is another highlight of the movie that doesn’t make your eyes turn away from the screen and makes them brimmed with likeliness towards the film. It gives the perfect color, mood and exotic feeling for the film. Both the Cameraman have given their best and tried some new angles. The Art direction and Choreography are O.k. The background Whitening technique (Black & White) in the fight was good towards the climax.
Pawan Kalyan:–
Pawan followed his style of comedy and Dialogue delivery (Typical Khushi Style); His stunt sequences are also impressive. Pawan in this Love Entertainer is good when it comes to emotional outburst. Action scenes are good for his fans and in the song sequences, he looks romantic and his costumes made large difference in giving the glamourous look.
Pawan performing the role of Lover Boy looks apt in looks as well as gestures, his walk and dialogue delivery makes fit with the role. He adopted a new technique of dialogue and mannerism in the last fight (Talk in between the fight).His satirical dialogues on Media/TV9 are well received.
Heroines: —
Illeana and Parvathi Milton have more Screen presence when compared to Kamlini Mukherji ( she can be seen only for a few minutes),For the first time you can see Ileana giving her best in delivering good looks and some performance,her comedy timing too has improved. The Dubbing of Color’s Swathi Suited well to Illeana.Parvathi Melton is just there in the frame tripping her light foot for couple of songs and showcasing glamour. Fine! You can’t expect more from her and she has been given small role to perform other than song
Others:-
There is nothing special you can expect from Prakash Raj, but his same performance looks different from one movie with another, having done many villain roles till now and shouting at the top of his voice, this film is a relief of Mukhesh Rishi’s acting for the viewers where you can watch him calm and subtle. Brahmanandam is hilarious in the Second half while Sunil and Dharmavarapu steal the show in the first half.
Trivikram Srinivas:-
The Specialty of Trivikram is that the characters were well designed in this flick and each character is given equal importance to that of hero. The narration technique he adapted this time is the film Starts with the Voice of Mahesh babu he takes the movie forward with his voice over when ever necessary.
Speaking about the direction, Trivikram does a great job in shaping a good flick that has the genre of family entertainer with romance and comedy., he has delivered the film with the taste - but hats off to him for brimming up with an unique theme and appalling climax.At the start of the film first 20 minutes, one can see the directorial touch, giving rise to expectations about the film. Without third grade scenes and dialogues, Trivikram steers the story in an endearing path. His execution of climax deserves special mention. Trivikram has gone out of his branded style and experimented some thing new in some Frames, all the Scenes in the love track are fresh but the soul feel got missed in the Love track. You find some void ness or logic missing some where after watching the flick which doesn’t happen with Trivikram Films.
Some of the Best lines in the film – a few to list are
“Vudhyogam Chesthunnada yevadinaina Black mail Chesthunnada”
“Chikkina chiranjeevi la vunnadu veedemi kaapadathaadu”
“Andhanga vundatam antey manaku nacchela vundatam Edhuti vallaku nacchela Vundatam Kaadhu”
“Light Aapalante Transformer pelchakkarledu Switch aapithey chalu”
“Siggulekha kaadhu Sir —- Information lekha”
“Nannu Chesukuntey baaga choosukuntaanu ani Convince cheyyataniki nenu Salesman kaadhu”
“Nenuu Margadarsi lo Cheraanu monnaney Gun Konukunnanu”
“Yuddham antey satruvuni Champatam kaadhu Vodinchatam”
Some of the Best Scenes that worked well are: –
• Kamilini Mukherji love track is handled in a lighter vein
• Mukhesh Rishi settles a land issue in KOKAPET with a Mafia linked goon.
• Interval Bang Scene with Dialogues
• Pre Climax and Climax Scenes
Trivikram’s style (what we generally say ‘The Director’s Cut’. All that we plead this director, is to continue making films like this, for they would take Telugu cinema a step ahead on the ladder peaking to the chart-topping position of World Cinema) is clearly Visible in every frame.
All together a better-done family entertainer, but the problem with the film is that all the Confusion unfolds towards the Climax.Commercial movie with hilarious comedy tracks that will let audience laugh and clap from the beginning till the end of the movie
There is nothing to point on the negative traits. Jalsa is an excellent movie that shouldn’t be missed by all the age groups (Even though Adult certified) and centers. Especially, youngsters should watch this movie if they are in urge to know how is their Power Stars new release?
Plus: Dialogues and Entertainment, Pawan’s Star Image, Super Hit Music
Minus: The Movie is naratted with a fast pace in the first half which makes the Audience Confuse a bit, a couple of Songs Could have been betterly picturised
Verdict: The big budget Pawan’s film till date is a Love Entertainer with a little action Dose. Watch the Movie in Entertainment angle with no Expectations to Enjoy Better.
iam a PK fan….bt was very dissapointed with everyone of his films aft khushi…wa hopin ths one wud be bettr…..but alas..the reviews here seem very discouragin…..hmmm…but knowin PFC standards…iam have a lil hope of the movie being atleast ok…PFC standards are too high for telugu movies…they shudnt even be reviewed here…at least most of them….few young directors’movies are worth reviewin….bt the same curiosity n hope which made the author watch vl make me watch it too…
@RaviKumar: i can very well digest the fact that Jalsa will be a huge hit, afterall..Jalsa was not my first Telugu Film :)
@wb: Thanks bhai…It is a watchable movie, atleast you dont cringe while watchig it as some of his earlier ones like Bangaram, Johnny, etc
@Eshwar: So is Jalsa a fantastic movie like Kushi or is it not? you are saying both my man…are you sober now? Hi-Five :)
@Jairaja: yeah Parvati didnt have any scope to do it…if parvati had very lil to do..what about my fav kamilinee??? :((
@Stranger…ahh now that is a bit too much…did you watch the movie at Artesia or funasia..then it might have stunk ;)
@Reviewer: Did you write that one? sweet, why dont you write some more for PFc through iView?
@Samurai..Their are no PFC standards yaar…a good movie is a good movie..a bad movie is a bad movie..thats it..
lol……that was definately a Bad REVIEW.
JALSA won my heart throughly. Yes, it lacks a lot of logic…but so do many others which wer rated high here. Comeone…its not a documentary to let you know of everything.
It was made for the fans, and was made to be a huge blockbuster. And it lived up quite well.
Pawan kalyan never looked more hansume ever before this. His acting is so refined……he did it with such an ease. Ileyana for the 1st time managed my ote.
@ OM:- Ur’e a Melton girl fan i see, but her acting sucked many timed before and shez not wasted here. she was given a role which she cud do. Kamalini was wasted. true.
Pawan kalyan did it just the way his fans wanted…..and box office needed. Atleast better than anyone else here.
THIS FILM LACKS LOGIC>>>>>BUT ITS AN ENTERTAINER. AND ITS a wholesome entertainer. Worth Watching many times over. enjoy the lovely scenes.
@ Aarti: Good for you sweetheart :)
The question that begs asking…is there a song in the movie that rhymes jalsa with salsa with a smattering of spanish lyrics?
If the answer is no, i won’t be watching this movie.
@dabba…let me know if these lyrics sound ok to you
jennifer lopez sketch geesinatuu ga unnado ee sundari….
Britney spears ni print teesinattu ga undi ro ee chinnadi…
Nadume choosthe shakira dani antu kunna cheyye lucky ra…
Nadake choosthe beyonce baby navvindiante khallase…
You have Jlo, Britney, Shakira and beyonce all in one song what else do you need bro…
OM, jhakaas review! For some reason I feel I would have written the same exact things except for a few more profanities. I can see the movie with what you have written. Saved me 20 bucks man!
Will it rock andhra? Its rocking bay area for sure… my grad-school inbox is full of jalsa specials…
Keep em coming bro!
<rhetoric>
why is it that the *known to be talented* directors almost always fail to deliver a 100% product when they work with konedala clan?
vytla - andarivadu
vinayak - tagore
puri - chiruta
trivikram - jalsa (and we might as well include jai chiranjeeva)
<end of rhetoric>
stranger// cheers mate. scary. nick and the advise, like wise.
varun// cool song. you wrote?
Oho you meant wasted in the role and not wasted=drunk :D phew! I was thinking…anyway, this Pawan kalyan dude is a Teluguland heartthrobe?
Just curious.
@wb
Tagore was a huge hit and a decent movie…..cant class it together wid andarivadu….
@OM
dude!!nt much abt the dialogs in the movie…..few wre damn good…witty and intelligent….i thot
it defenetly needs more than a mention….i guess one forgets abt tht because of the crap the rest of the movie is…..
@arti
yeah…pavan looked damn handsome….should have put in more heart in dancing as well
Om Anna, dont get scope to watch Telugu movies here in far away Seoul. Somehow i felt the last really good movie of Pawan was Tholi Prema, the rest of the movies were just so, including Badri and Khushi.
I did like Trivikram’s Athadu, felt it was really one of the better movies made in recent times, though the climax was a straight lift from Assasins. So Anna, is it worth downloading this movie from Torrent, or i see it when i come to India.
Jai Chiranjeeva was the worst of the lot. The comedy bits were so lame, could not believe it was the same Vijay Bhaskar who directed Manmadhudu and Nuvvu Naaku Nachav. I think basic problem is most of these guys get overawed by Chiru’s image, and end up messing the movie. Though Nag and Venky have star images, both of em tend to b directors actors.
OM Bhaiyyaa,
Does OM stand for Okka Magaadu? :d
btw, what was the last telugu movie you liked? dont tell me it was sankarabharanam.
@ Dabba…heheeh..no rhyming of salsa, but for kicks, you may see a couple of dance steps which invariable rape salsa dancing.. :)
@Ravptor…I actually have no problem if the movie is a hit, PK, needs it real bad..but what amazes me no ends is..if a star movie is even average or just below average, it becomes a rage..that is disturbing..how low expectations do “fans” have of their own stars…
@WB bhai..it has all to do with the image…say for Chiru..he needs to have a trademark dance steps, trademark comedy, trademark “message”, etc etc etc…in all these trademarks..where will the story fit?
@Neeraja..Pawan kalyan is the brother of Chiranjeevi…go figure ;)
@ Samurai..Telugu is not my first language..so, as it is, i have a a bit of difficulty understanding any telugu other than Telangana…and this movie had Godavari telugu, to make it worse, PK was talking so damn fast i might have missed a lot of dialogs…and other thing that you have to remember is, i watched the premiere show..so u do know about fans right..they wont let to listen to anything..it was all halla gulla..it was fun though :)
@Ratnakar..Tholiprema was really good..coz it had a very good story, and the flow was dictated by the story moment…infact i liked Khushi too man…it was hillarious..these movies were fresh..
Athadu was not bad at all…yes it was a copy of zilllions of other movies, but the screenplay was kinda tight, and it was entertaining..
@Chalam-the smartass: OM stands for ” (The) Other Man”…did you notice “T” is silent and invisible?
Bingo!!!! actually my first telugu movie was shankarabharanam and the next was..guess?
JALSA
@chalam,
what was the last Telugu movie you liked? Bangaram? Annavaram? Raakhi? Stalin? Jai Chiranjeeva? Desamuduru? come on speak out I say. I feel sad that not a single Telugu film in the recent few years(save some very few films which were just ok)that can be called a good film.
@OM…. I strongly believe JALSA is not for you … every movie is scattered to a set of audience…n JALSA has reached those for whom it was set for….. I really donn understand people searchin for logic in a rajni, chiru , pk’s movies….. If you already know what this movie is gonna be like …y go near it…. stay away like me….:)
@ 12 varun -
looks like they topped the pepsi ad, where they had britney, beyonce, and shakira.
they pulled in Jlo too! if only, there was some spanish. random injections of yo quiero, ola
i dream…
@OM
dude..nw ths is gttng a lil over the top dont u think…u don understand the language well…u say he speaks very fast…..come on thts where the fun lies..n thts y u din have as much fun as i did or may b others who gt the language…….by sayin the above..i in no way say the movie was good…..most points u said in the post are true …..its a bad movie with no charecterization for any charachter….bt yaa…if u look at it piece by piece….there is fun in the way pk acted…..
@ABHi
wonderful point abhi….the target audience gt wat they wanted…ppl like OM n u n may be sometimes me shud stay away from such movies…i am(may b was)a fan of his…so some times cant stop myself…..i thnk we are sad more because nt many ppl are makin movies which v lik…n hence we say the movies we don lik are bad…gt to introspect….
@starnger
very true….nt a single decent movie in telugu in the recent past….all the so called hits are nthn bt the same formula based ridiculous movies…..bommarillu i thn was the last movie i really enjoyed…..
@OM
n hey OM,if u havent watched ..make sure u watch bommarillu….real nice movie….
@Abhi…maybe it is not for me..but i used to like..infact i still have kinda like PK…he is one of the very few “stars” apart from mebeb Nag to some extent and mahesh..you atleast try to be a bit different in their own world..see now, Balakrishna movies are definitely not my types , so i stay away from, but not the same case with PK..and no, i am not searching for logic here..i am searching for commen sense…is that too much to ask?
@Samurai..yeah man..maybe i lost on that..but, a few good dialogs..is that “it” that one shud go to watch a movie? And no, i am not asking them to change the language, let their be authenticity, that brings the flavor..but on a bigger spoectrum all i am asking for is a good movie..not a few good dialogs…but, each his own..if some people liked it, good for them..afterall, not every movie caters to the need of everyone…but, then again it is a very disturbing trend as i pointed out earlier..if a average or below average movie goes on the crash box office records..dont you think the “fans” are not expecting atleast bare minimum from their stars?
@Samurai..yeah man i did see Bommarillu..it was a fun entertaining movie..the last 20-30 mins were pretty good too…then again..no shackles broken..it was just a better movie among the crap thrown…its like u eat curd rice everyday and once u r given dal..u r like..damn it..this is the best food ever..dal-rice…u know?
@ Stranger…you got it…and for how long are we gonna have the trend of star sons/grandsons hogging the limelite with same stale movies…take the case of Allu Arjun…do we really think he deserves to act in the movies he does..i had the same convo with my freind the other day and he says…” ohh, have you seen how much he has pumped iron, he is looking great..and he dances well”..hmm..well i aint gonna see a movie were a hero looks good and dances good..maybe in 80’s..coz it was new..not anymore
I think most of them who used to like PK’s movies b4 r gonn over the age…got matured over the time…got exposure 2 good cinema… inorder for a PK’s movie to touch the chord which it used to 8 - 10 yrs ago, It has to desert all those ardent fans of PK who stand by him during thick n thin… I donn expect him 2 do it…thts the reason a person who was really thr @ sandhya 35mm on all multiples of 25 day’s for a PK’s film in 1999 is now scared even on a DVD…..
@OM it is a bigger crime to expect CS
samurai ^ 16 // tagore? did you watch its original ramana (tamil)?
vijaykanth - a star who plays the loud one man army hero role in his every movie - played the same role, so maturely, oh so gently, with such an aplomb, you’d know that he is the hero even when he isn’t the center of attraction.
yuhi sethu’s constable is the main character in the tamil version, and when the movie came to telugu… prakash raj’s role got resized.
you know why? to *elevate* the hero.
was it really necessary to rape the originally good script? avasrama?
muruga dass, i was told, had to suffer the pain and humiliation because he had no option. good for him, stalin is a flop.
the power players allegedly bullied their way in to get the remake rights away from rajasekhar - who originally wanted to remake it, bought the rights and even announced the production if remember it right.
for what?
to add songs??
kodithey kottali ra six kottali - avasarama?
sunil’s dream song - avasarama?
nenu saitham - avasarama?
why can’t they just make the movie as it is supposed to be made? why the effing insecurity?
and tagore is a hit? where? how many distributors got their investments back?
@WB Tagore is a big hittttttttttt
I was in 3rd year of engg and i remember watching it First day and First show i feel it was one of better performance by chiru….agree they killed the script….agree they added mass masala songs but I liked it….after first half I was like….
If there was no shriya, no comedy scenes and stragiht forward 1:30- 2:00 hrs of gripping story telling then I would have enjoyed it more…but Chiru cinema ki pothe songs and comedy undale kada….
I lost all the respect that i had for chiru in past years, I was very very impressed with his swayamkrushi and hardwork which made him super star but he has been misusing it in past few years now he is just a big star..
BTW i liked Indra somehow Chiru doing his bit of Rayalaseema factionism was great…
I think the director who really bought out the best in Chiru was A.Kodandarami Reddy. Their combination had a wide variety of movies ranging from family movies like Vijeta, to thrillers like Abhilasha, Pasivadi Pranam to comedies like Donga Mogudu to social movies like Nyayam Kavali.
Pasivadi Pranam to date i rate as one of Chiru’s best movies. This was a thriller shot with tight screenplay, and a rapid pace.
Also i really miss all those movies made on Yendamuri Veerendranath’s novels- Abhilasha, Challenge, Rakshasudu. I think Abhilasha is the best of the lot, both the novel and the movie. Challenge was well made too.
After AKR, i think K.Raghavendra Rao made excellent movies with Chiru, of course my eternal favorite being Jagadeka Veerudu Atiloka Sundari. It was entertainment with capital E.
Thats what i really feel bad about Chiru’s recent movies. Forget about Swayamkrushi or Rudraveena, they are not even half as entertaining as a Jagadeeka Veerudu or Gang Leader or Pasivadi Pranam.
Another Chiru movie which i really enjoyed was Kodama Simham.It was a typical Sambar Western flick, generously copied from The Good, The Bad and Ugly, For a Few Dollars More and even Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade. I guess this was the only Western movie which Chiru had done in his career. Neverthless a totally time pass entertainment flick.
@Om
yeah..agred….few dialogs wont make a movie…no script no movie….but cudnt help noticing and aplauding few of them…hence asked a mention of it…
@WB
seee…ramana was played by vijaykanth…tht movie was written for an actor whos image isnt comparable to chiranjeevi….chiru had the intention of makin tht movie bt the number of people who come to watch his movie is hundred times greater than vijaykanth…..chiranjeevi is caught in the web of his own image…an image which has grown beyond proportions…..still he managed to dish out a decent movie like tagore…..tagore is much more than a movie 4 ppl…it was a message…..and if rajashekar wud have given it nt many wud have watched like nt many watched ramana….u say y kodithe kottali ra??the reason is chiranjeevi has so many fans who cant go without a song lik tht….yaa….shriya part was a bit unnecesary….and it was a huge hit…tagore was the biggest hitof all time wen it gt released….n y shud prakash raj character nt be shortened….y should it be xactly like the tamil version…..???
@varun
true….none of the movies of chiranjeevi in recent times ave indra and tagore are good….some were ridiculous….bt as ratnakar mentioned…all those movies in the late 80s n 90s were brilliant….a generation of ppl grew up watchin liking and admiring chiranjeevi….ppl ask y do fans go to chirus movies still??the point is nt xpecting the movie to be good…bt jus to see chiranjeevi on screen for 2 hrs….losing respect for him doesnt happen easily if u have watched n grew watching him in the 90s….chirus movies are no longer for all audiences….jus for his fans….
iam a big fan of his….even i feel very dissapointed n sometimes disgusted abt hw he isnt able to break out of his image…bt yaa….losin respect doesnt happen tht easy….
@ratnakar
challenge is my fav among yendamoori novel adaptaions….the novel is even brilliant….shades of ayn rand philosophies embedded…
@Samurai
Well i liked Abhilasha more, i felt it stayed more true to the novel. But yeah Challenge was also equally well adapted to the screen, if you can ignore the climax. And i wonder where is Yandamuri now. Last heard, he has been giving motivational speeches and writing books on self development. But i really miss his novels. He bought the concept of pulp fiction into Telugu novels. Till then most of the Telugu novels, were typical Mills & Boon stuff, churned out by likes of Y.Sulochana Rani and co.
Yandamuri broke ground with really path breaking novels. I still cherish those movies based on his novels, Challenge, Abhilasha, Muthyamantha Muddu( based on Thriller), Tulasi( but the novel Tulasi Dalam was much better).
Telugu movie industry today needs more Yandamuris and Malladis, if it has to break out of that Seema Pourusham-Teen Love Stories-Okka Magadu rut into which it has fallen.
But i think of late movies like Anukokunda Oka Roju, A Film By Aravind, Anasuya, Gamyam do give me hope. I sincerely hope RGV comes back to Telugu movie industry. Only he could come up with something like Kshana Kshanam. Mani tried to do a road movie with Thiruda Thiruda, but failed miserably.
@ratnakar
yandamoori nw is doin councelling and attitude development classes on tv…..his recent books were all non fiction….self help kinda books….
and yeah….mutyamanta muddu is one good movie…i liked it a lot….it was a supernatural thriller …rajendra prasad was very good in tht…..and khashmora is still the best telugu horror film….
samurai // spoken like a fan. :))
^ tht movie was written for an actor whos image isnt comparable to chiranjeevi…^
the last time i checked vijaykanth HAD an image mate. a pretty *big* one too. anyways, to help you resolve your confusion, that movie was written for an actor who isn’t afraid to pull down the walls of his so-called image.
^ chiranjeevi is caught in the web of his own image… which has grown beyond proportions ^
true dat! ;)
^ tagore is much more than a movie 4 ppl…it was a message… ^
that’s right! the message is *beware young creators, if you give a hit now, you suffer a mega pain later*
^ and if rajashekar wud have given it nt many wud have watched like nt many watched ramana ^
~X( are you sure? do you speak tamil? have you lived in t.n.? i do and i did. and i know that ramana, which was released for diwali 2002, was THE BIGGEST hit of the year. ask any tam, and s/he shall confirm.
^ .n y shud prakash raj character nt be shortened….y should it be xactly like the tamil version….. ^
because good scripts shouldn’t be debauched for stupid reasons. it’s always about the character, never the actor. [-x and if you’re a true maker you don’t let the actor overtake the character, not unless it is marlon brando you have emoting there. and chiranjeevi is not that.
btw, reading your comment was like solving those wheel of fortune posers - had to buy them vowels. :)
hai friends I Saw Jalsa Movies over all good film and Pawan kalyan action and Dressing is superb i hope to all the peoples enjoy the movies i am not pawanfan i am N.T.R. Fan but i am very enjoy this movies so over all pawankalyan is good…..
this movie was for sure a 4 hour film. the director has no timing sense.. other wise he would have done a crisp 2and 1/2 hour film. they edited it and you can see the result.
there are two different things, will it make money- yes loads.. but is it a good film- no…
i wish pawan choses better scripts..
i always say his flops collects more money than many other heros hit movies…
pavan please dont waste your charisma,your popularity, your ability, your powere at the box office with such mediocre films like jalsa
@stranger
the last telugu film I liked was pokiri/AOR etc. dont know which came first. liked jr’s performance in rakhi though the film could have been much better. enjoyed chirutha for a new star’s launch. what did you think, I’d say annavaram? :d
mega clan has made bad movies no doubt but when they do try to make something good, there seems to be a pre-disposed inclination to diss it. It’s almost like some sections of the audience readily looking for anything not-mega. look at some ignoramus here questioning if tagore was a hit. yeah right, you would next question if gharana mogudu was a hit.
oh btw, forgot about this movie okkadunnadu. another yeleti attempt. not upto his standards but still a much better fare than a lot of other junk.
@OM - the other man eh? not one more man? :(( your rush to be the first one on the web ( btw you are not, to set the record straight, there are many other websites that did that before you) to declare Jalsa unwatchable was amusing.
@wb
“the last time i checked vijaykanth HAD an image mate. a pretty *big* one too.”
when ws tht?before christ?and where did u check?some other parallel universe?;)
“spoken like a fan. :))”
well…iam am one…hence….
do u speak telugu ?do u live in ap?
tagore was a huge hit in 2003…..u ca chk with anyone in ap…
“btw, reading your comment was like solving those wheel of fortune posers - had to buy them vowels. ”
dint kno v wer havin a english class here…thot v wer discussin movies….
;)
anyway…i guess….wat u look for in a movie is diff from wat pl who made tagore a hit look for…
Chalam..trying to be a smart-ass again..i have to give it to you my man…but, you might need to check your facts..atleast try to be appreciative man…i am in Dallas..saw the 9:30 show, which ended at 2 Am, coz of the same lame thing of reel missing..comeback home..discuss the movie for a few with friends..and start writing it at 3 Am, and publish it at 4 AM, why? not coz i wanted to be the first..coz..i wanted ppl from pfc to read it asap…thanks for the encouragemnet though…nice things dont seem to fit in your lifestyle…
I say it again…fans have very low expectation from their stars…why? coz repeatedly their stars have been giving shit..and now for the fans the shit tastes good..a good song a good dance a good comedy bit..is all ppl ask for from their star?..doesnt the fan want his star to push the envelope, when he as well can…dont u think chiranjeeve can make any movie he wants to? No..he will not, coz he is very insecure, not that it is guaranteed every movie he makes will be a hit..but, he still wants to do the tried and failesd(tested) formula…arrghh..i am sick of it
As far as the Ramana angle is concerned, I have one question.
I have not seen Tagore - so enlighten me
Does the character of professor die in the end or does he live on?
We can have further discussions afterwards.
Chiru “miraculously” “cheats” death..lol
smr ^ 48// ^ when ws tht?before christ?and where did u check?some other parallel universe? ^
y? chkd vrywhr xcpt mntl sylms. tht’s why prlly mssd yr fdbk. my bd. :))
^ tagore was a huge hit in 2003…..u ca chk with anyone in ap… ^
k! nd jls wl b hg ht 2008. grt!
^ dint kno v wer havin a english class here…thot v wer discussin movies…^
nw v r.
^ anyway…i guess….wat u look for in a movie is diff from wat pl who made tagore a hit look for… ^
rght dt. lng lv pr skrs.. y fns.
vpj // :) take a wild guess mate.
That is a dumb one.
The whole punch of Ramana storu lies in the professor hung till death in the end and the scenes where the CM himself tries to persuade the professor to ask for clemency in vain are some of the most powerful ones. Without that, to me the sting is not there. If it worked well for fans then it is definitely not great.
@OM
Yeah my smart-ass act apparenly compliments your dumb-ass act pretty well. some amusement for the others here. if you saw it in dallas at 9.30 central, there are many others who saw it at 8 PM EST and were already out with their own reviews. and then others who saw it in prasadz much before and were out with their own reviews. facts and logic seem to be alien concepts to your mind except for when it comes to reviewing commercial movies. good going. make peace with the fact that the movie is doing extremely well all over inspite of the chosen few like you who dont get it. I am sure you probably did not get even kushi or Badri for that matter. Being in a minority that gets proven wrong time and again must sting eh? :d
@Jaiganesh
Yes chiru’s character is let go towards the end and that was one of the escapist things that get done in cinema when it involves demi-gods. wrong for the script, right for the audience. the movie’s message mattered and it percolated down to the common man.
@OM
why the tirade on chiru when it is Jalsa that we want to focus on? what’s the motive again? do you even know the kind of movies he attempted when he was in his peak? He does not, today, because the money involved with his movies is huuuge. If someone at his stage does not experiment anymore because he has been there, done that .. I think it’s OK. If he ends up not going into politics, I am sure he will attempt the kind of movies you are talking about.
If you are looking for a perfect movie where script comes first, where actors don’t dominate the character, where the director has the last word, and such, you better stick to watching Hindi movies.
The movie was pretty good, tons of funny one-liners, you actually feel like watching it again just for the dialogues. Personally I liked the second half better than the first half, there was more purpose and direction to what was going on. Thanks to whoever made sure that the naxalite episode ended when it did. Ileana was cute, she reminded me of Manisha Koirala, only a little smaller…hehe. Climax was different, and even the action episodes were well thought out for a change.
@OM – lol…same shit different package.
You said you went to the 9:30 PM show in Dallas, and you said it went on till 2:00 AM ‘because of the same lame thing of reel missing’. Well I was there too, and FYI, the movie was over by 1:15 AM, and we were in the Boston’s by 1:30 AM. Anyway, the fact that you were there for the 9:30 PM show on a Tuesday, knowing fully well that reels go missing and it might get delayed further tells us something, doesn’t it? Either you are a fan, or a……well you know :d. There are other websites for people that do the same thing, only in a different language and tone. But hey….thanks to your quick review, folks here must have saved at least a hundred bucks during these tough economic times.
And to those of you who lived in tn and speak tamil, Its amazing how much knowledge you have of telugu and cinema. Why don’t you go insert that Shivaji dvd one more time and spare us the smarter than thou tirades?
wow i didnt think PFC let retards write reviews
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Well the review sure looks like it was written in a hurry. The getting it first intention dominated getting it right..i guess.
You said you dont understand godavari telugu..well in that case you have missed majority of comedy in the movie and let me tell you there was much more humour in the dialogues uttered by Brahmanandam ,sunil and dharmavarapu ( geting beaten up was well miniscule).
Go watch it another time and try to understand and then put up a rating here.
hello boss!!!when you cant understand a movie or dialogs well…wat right do u think u have to write a review 4 it…pfc has an image….where people are crazy about movies….please dont spoil movies by your amateurish work……mind u i am all for your view on a movie…good or bad….but please dont write revies for movies whose dialogs u dont understand….atleast write a disclaimer saying so….
//The problem with guys like Pawan Kalyan, Upendra and Shimbu is that they take themselves way too seriously. //
This is very much evident through the movie.
If Trivikram was given free hand, he would have given atleast a decent movie. With this product, like everytime there will be Good Openings for the movie. But, No Happenings.
Sadly, PK ruined yet another chance to receover from flops.
I am totally in tune with Mr Om and find this article true to the blood.
guys, please stop idolising stars becos. those so called idols turn into wackos..best ref: Micheal jackson.
Though telegu industry seems to be ON n OFF with creative genre, but there needs to be learn some ethics.
look into tamil mivies, the qulaity, the substance and the screenplay.
Simple boss.. if you have story, u must know how to tell then comes
how good u can tell
then how better u can register it in audience.
Its sheer waste of film reel (i damn not care about those crores)as a creative mind..i hate to see reels getting wasted with appaling movies like we see from telugu.
i am a proud telugu and i am proud to say…our movies are a big letdown..n we need to grow up………………………….
i mean audience…it is u to blame..poor film makers who are kept devoid of thier intellects.
Yes, Jalsa is a Big Hit…check this out
http://www.andhraheadlines.com/Movies/BrowseArticle.aspx?ArtID=22875
Pawan Kalyan’s Jalsa which released on 2nd April is going strong at the box office. The film has showed its strength at the box office by collecting Rs 8 Cr on the first day itself.
The film is heading towards big hit after mixed talked on first day. Overseas audience received the movie very well.
Both Class and mass audience are accepting the film as best entertainer though the story line is thin. So far It is the best entertainer for this summer with Trivikram’s entertaining dialogues and Pawan Kalyan acting.
egoistic heroes are running telugu film industry in to ground , everyone in the movie revers these ‘heroes’ as some kind of god , sometimes not one ,not two three different heroines are after him as if they are the last good looking guy on earth .
and there are these silly comic track that has nothing to do with story at all and they consume like 30-40 minutes of screen time.
such bad is the quality of output from telugu film industry even a amatuerish film like happy days which deviates a little from formula is hailed as some kind of freaking classic
The whole telugu movie industry is a big letdown ..it is dominated by the hero worship and caste feeling …which is shame to say the least…
When the movies are made as a cookie cutter with 40 minutes comedy, 1 item song, 5 hero fights … thats the end of the creativity … and the sad part is the audience have been fed with these 3rd rated movie for so long that their standards have gone way down too and when movie like HappyDays, Gamyam comes along they are gush of fresh air…. stop covering the movies of any big hero in Telugu as they are not even worth it and waste of space in PFC !!!
OM: I totally agree with ur review. The story is in bits and pieces that do not fit in well, making viewers scratch their heads why some characters / turns are included…
Music is excellent n I pity the lyricist as to why he has given such great lyrics for such a poor story…
Only gud things are the looks n dressing of PK, hot looking Parvati Melton, a few PJs n dialogues…
Of course, many girls just look for the love story, gud looks of the hero and some comedy which makes them believe that the movie is awesome..
N the general audiences who look for some comedy, action sequences, dialogues , gud music gets it all in here.. and hence making them go to the movie many times…
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