'Koffi Bar' is the film being made by popular filmmaker Geetha Krishna. He had been away for the movie industry for some time and he is making a comeback with this flick. According to sources, this flick is a trilingual and is being made in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada.
Speaking about the movie, the director said that the movie is 50% complete. The canning seems to be going on at Hyderabad at the moment. The movie stars the talented hero Shashank and a pretty girl Biyanka Desai in the lead.
It is expected to be a youthful entertainer and at the same time, there is a strong message to the audience in it.
Geetha Krishna who has made films like Kokila, Keechurallu and Sankeerthana has now embarked upon a new film. The film titled Koffi Bar has so far completed 40 per cent of the shooting. Geetha Krishna is also the producer and is also scoring the music for the film. The film will be distributed in the US by Adlabs.
The film is a good entertainer and will look at the present day situation and will also touch upon terrorism. The film stars many newcomers. Girish Karnad and Om Puri will be among the lead star cast.
Jeevi rating: 3/5 Cast: Allari Naresh, Kamna Jetmalani, Meghana Raj, Ahuti Prasad, Raghubabu, Dharmavarapu Subramanyam, Suman Setty, LB Sriram, Krishna Bhagawan, Telangana Shakuntala, Srinivas Reddy, AVS, Chalapati Rao, Kondavalasa, Uttej, Subhashinietc Dialogues: Veligonda Srinivas | |||
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Jeevi rating: 3/5
Punchline: -
Genre: Action/Family Drama
Type: Straight
Banner: Adityaram Movies
Cast: Prabhas, Kangana Raunat, Sonu Sood, Makrand Deshpande, Mukul Dev, Brahmanandam, Ali, Venu Madhav, Brahmaji, Tanikella Bharani, Satya Prakash, Chalapati Rao, Posani Krishna Murali, Sangeeta etc.
Music: Mani Sharma
Cinematography: Shyam K Naidu
Editing: MR Varma
Art: Chinna
Fights: Stun Siva
Story - screenplay - dialogues - direction: Puri jagan
Producer: Aditya Ram
Release date: 29 October 2009
Story
Chotu (Prabhas) is born to poor parents. A beggars mafia guy steals Chotu to make him a beggar. Chotu grows up as an informer to the cops. And he calls himself as 'bounty hunter'. His duty is to catch the criminals on behalf of police and earn some money from the cops for doing their duty. He falls in love with a guitar music teacher Sameera (Kangana Raunat) and her brother happens to be a mafia guy whom Chotu is entrusted to nab. Johnny (Sonu Sood) is a mafia kingpin in the city. The rest of the story is all about what happens when Johnny encounters Chotu and when Chotu has multiple responsibility of apprehending and saving the same guy.
Artists Performance
Prabhas's characterization in this movie is an extention of his character in Puri Jagan's Bujjigadu - made in Chennai. Prabhas is adorable with his mass language with godavari dialect. He is charming with his carefree demeanor. Kangana Raunat who looked fabulous in Hindi flicks like Gangster and Fashion seemed out of place in this Telugu film. She is just average. Sonu Sood walks away with honors, thanks to terrific characterization by Puri Jagan. He played the role of a sadistic villain and entertains us with funny dialogues. Brahmaji did another terrific character in this movie after his cameo in Athadu film. The pair of Sonu Sood and Brahmaji is hilarious. Brahmanandam's comedy in not upto the mark. Ali is wasted as a magician in 'Jack Sparrow' get-up. Venu Madhav and Sunil characters are partly entertaining. Posani Krishna Murali provides humor as a cunning politician. Mukul Dev and Tanikella Bharani are adequate. The kid who did the mimicry is good. Makrand Deshpande suited the role well and he adds value to the movie. Half of his dialogues are in written in Hindi for his convenience.
Technical departments
Story - screenplay - directon: Story of the movie is about a son in search of his parents. The characterization of Prabhas is extended from their last movie Bujjigadu and you can see some shades of Pokiri in this movie too. Direction by Puri Jagan is good. But the screenplay should have been better in the second half. The characterizations of villain and hero are good. And there is nice confrontation scenes between them. Puri Jagan who has shown promise in the first half of the movie couldn't carry the same element of interest in the second half. The last twenty minutes of the movie is a downer. I liked the point at which he closed the movie instead of showing some routine and dramatic reunion in the end.
Other departments: Music by Mani Sharma is very good. All songs are canned well on the screen. The title song Ek Niranjan is excellent. Evaru Lerani song is very good. There is a tribute to Michael Jackson in the last song of the movie. This song is nicely edited with some rare footage of MJ. Dialogues by Puri Jagan deserves a special appreciation. The dialogues penned for Prabhas and Sonu Sood are excellent. The dialogues before 'evaru lerani' song (heroine proposal scene) are really good. Puri Jagan has made it a habit to make heroine call hero 'naa kodaka' in his recent movies. Cinematography by Shyam K Naidu is nice. Editing by Varma is adequate. Fights are good. The climax fight should have been impact-making.
Analysis: First half of the movie is entertaining. Second half is also adequate but for the last twenty minutes. The graph of the movie goes down from the time the story shifts to Bangkok. The plus points are Prabhas, dialogues and music. On the flip side the second half should have been better and the violence should have been toned down. On a whole, Ek Niranjan is a not a bad film. We have to wait and see how the masses receive it.
iEncyclopedia rated ek niranjan telugu movie with 3 stars (good)
Movie Review
'Kangana' plays the role of a music teacher, gosspimongers say that she has been given a very high remuneration for the skin show. You can watch sizzling Bollywood babe 'Kangana Ranaut' in nude scenes. Ek Niranjan is expected to be a very high budget movie and it is believed that 'Puri jagannath' has poured 3 crores for a single set in the movie. That`s a quite high budget movie isn`t it?
Sexy, seductive & Petite Lady 'Kangana'as a music teacher performance gives a fresh look to the movie.
Sonu Sood who played the role of 'Aghora' in 'Arundati' is apperaing in a negative role again in 'Ek Niranjan'. Other star cast includes Mukul Dev, Tanikella Bharani, Brahmanandam, Ali, Sunil and others. Ek Niranjan would be a visual treat for the audience.
Enough is enough, Puri Jaganath could stop directing films and spoiling the careers of heroes. His latest offering Ek Niranjan is proof enough to say that a director's creativity is limited, and he needs to stop somewhere.
Puri is living in the past, even in Ek Niranjan he has a huge Pokiri hangover and the sequence of events and some of the scenes just look like they have been picked up from Pokiri. The story is weak and predictable.
Despite best efforts from Prabhas and the rest of the cast, Ek Niranjan does not live up to the high expectations of the audiences. It would best if Puri reexamines his craft and does not kill the audience to boredom
Genelia is the next from the tinsel town to step into the television industry. The actress will be soon seen hosting a reality show a popular channel, however in Hindi.
“Yes, I am getting ready for the game. TV is totally new to me. The theme is so interesting. Hence I accepted the offer,” says the actress, who is successful in four languages- Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi.
Revealing her fitness secret, Genelia says, “I am basically an athlete. I was a State level runner and I played for National football team. Hence, I am fit. I don’t stay away from any kind of food. If I like something, I binge onto it. I love biriyani, even if it’s oily,” she says.”
As an actress with experience in four languages, which one do you prefer to act? To this question, the bubbly actress’s answer is: “I enjoy doing films in all languages. Script is the first factor I look into. I don’t mind doing a five-minute role if it’s worth it. Secondly I should have comfort level with director/producer I work with. Language is never the criterion for me.”
Telugu Movie Mahatma is released on 9th oct 2009
The film is 100th film of actor Srikanth which is based on the present day social and political scenario.
Srikanth plays a charectar of a rowdy called Das who gets attracted to the film industry. And then he gets influenced by the ideologies of Mahatma Gandhi.
The film revolves around Das character. Charmi’s skimpy item song is the highlight of the movie.
Actor Srikanth enthusiastic performance along with interesting movements in the movie is an asset of the film.
‘Mahatma’ songs would defintely be a virtual treat to the audience.
‘Mahatma’ movie music
is scored by ‘Srikanth Deva’
Stylish Film
Vinod Sahani, Siya presented the award for Kannada and Malayalam
Kannada -- Yograj Batt (Gaja)
Malayalam -- Mr Joshi (20:20)
Telugu and Tamil were presented by Madhavan and Vimala Raman
Tamil -- Vishnu Vardhan (Billa)
Telugu -- Surender Reddy (Athidhi) -- Shyam received the award.
Stylish Actor- Female -- Kannada -- Ileana, TRS Reddy presented the awards
Sharmila Mandra (Sajini or Krishna)
Stylish Actor -- Male -- Kannada
Puneet Raj Kumar (Vamshi, Raj)Stylish Actor- Female -- Malayalam - VV Vinayak presented the award
Lakshmi Rai (Rock and Roll)
Stylish Actor -- Male -- Malayalam
Mammotty (Annan Thammbi) -- Lakshmi Rai took the award on the behalf of Mammotty
Most Stylish Hyderabadi -- Mohammad Azaruddhin
Stylish Actor -- Male -- Telugu -- Prabhudeva and his wife presented the award
Jr NTR (Kantri)
Stylish Actor- Female -- Telugu -Prabhudeva and his wife presented the award
Ileana (Jalsa)
