Friday, September 5, 2008

Saroja movie review

Saroja

Cast:Prakashraj, Jeyaram, Shiva, Premji, Vaibhav, Sharan, Kajal Agarwal, Vega, Nikitha, Sampath and Others…
Choreography: Kalyan & Saravana Rajan
Cinematographer: Sakthi Saravanan
Music :Yuvanshankar Raja
Producer :T Shiva
Writer&Director: Venkat Prabhu
Banner: Amma Creations & Pyramid Saimira Entertainment Pvt Ltd

When you watch the movie ‘Saroja’ it is hard to classify the movie under a certain category whether it is an action thriller but the sequences made with the boys is built with more laughter. However Saroja movie is an adventurous fun flick. Ajay (Shiva) a TV serial star who engaged in love with Pooja(Kajal Agarwal) while Rambabu(Vaibhav) a heartbroken guy like a romeo who sacrifices his love for friend Ajay. Jagapathybabu (Sharan) is Rambabu’s elder brother and he is married and had a daughter. At last Ganesh(Premji) a joyful guy who is perpetually falling in love.

These four guys are friends and when they join together it will be a place of joy. In a day the boys got ready have tickets to watch the cricket match the guys get booze in tow hit the roads to watch the cricket match taking place at Hyderabad. The four guys enjoyed their trip well but fate spoils their mood at midway to Hyderabad they got caught trapped in traffic. The traffic is expected to clear hours to take place and the guys decided to return back to Chennai but luckily Ajay got an idea of a shortcut road hardly considered to be a road which is a shortcut to reach Hyderabad. By night these boys got lost and found themselves in the middle of puzzle like forsaken industrial estate.

In the meantime at Hyderabad Saroja(Vega) a 12th Standard Student was Kidnapped which his father Vishwanath(Prakash Raj) is trying to get her back from the (Sampath) kidnapper. For helping Prakash Raj in finding his daughter Prakash Raj’s best buddy Police officer as Jayaram (Ravichandran). The Kidnappers had demanded a whopping Rs.20Crores to get back Saroja. The remaining story is how four guys get intertwined with Saroja’s kidnapping???

Whether they resolve all their trouble??? The four guys did their role in a convincing way and this was made with humour and pragmatism. No doubt the veteran actors like Prakash Raj and Jeyaram handled their role significantly. Actress Nikitha is hot Kajal making screen charm while vega is attractive. The biggest asset of the movie is Yuvanshankar Raja’s music especially in “Dosth Bada Dosth” the visualization in the song is same as good as music. The Director Venkat Prabhu once again after the “Chennai 600028” had done a creditable job once again and manages to give a film with a combination of comedy with action without weaken the seriousness of the story. The story built by the director is made with twists and some pulse raising moments. In general the Director Venkat Prabhu manages the movie lively and an entertainer too.

baladhoor review

Film: Baladoor
Cast: Ravi Teja, Anushka, Krishna, Chandra Mohan, Pradeep Rawat, Sunil, Brahmanandam and others
Music : K M Radhakrishnan
Dialogues: Lakhsmi Bhoopal, Jaladanki Sudhakar
Produced by: Suresh
Story, screenplay and directed by: Uday Shankar
Release Date: August 14, 2008
CBFC Rating: U

Chanti (Ravi Teja) is a young guy who does nothing and doesn't have any aim in life. His father (Chandra Mohan) and his father's brother (Krishna) live together in a joint family. Like in typical family dramas, Chanti is misunderstood for his attitude but actually he helps his sister-in-law who lands in a problem. He also saves his family from the rival business gang (headed by Pradeep Rawat) who hatches plans to kill the family head. How Chanti upholds the family's prestige despite he is expelled from his home is the rest of the drama.

Analysis

Baladoor is typical family drama that we have seen umpteen times. It is replete with same old sentiment scenes, masala songs unnecessary action sequences and silly family drama. Director Uday Shanker's only claim to fame is his debut movie - Kalisundam Ra. Since then, he has been rehashing similar themes with no success (Premato Ra, Raaraju, etc). Baladoor is no exception; he presents click storyline with even more morbid narration.

Only Anushka's glamour is eye-catching. She titillates the audiences with suggestive dialogues and offers plenty of skin show in songs. First half is better than the second half. Nevertheless, the movie on the whole is a disappointment. Lack of entertainment is another big minus.

Performances

Raviteja throws some witty one-liners and the entertainer tries hard to fit in a family drama. His chemistry with Anushka is pretty good. Anushka mouths some ?spicy dialogues? and she shows off more than the required skin show. Superstar Krishna looks good in his get up but there is not much to do for him. Brahmanandam's comedy is so hackneyed. Radhakrishna's music is passable.

Bottom line!

If we have to pick up one attraction in Baladoor, it is ought to be Anushka's glamour. There is nothing new in the movie.