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ASTA CHEMMA:


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Jeevi rating: 3.25/5
Punchline: maheh,mania
Genre: Comedy
Type: Straight
Banner: Art Beat Capital Ltd

Cast: Colors Swati, Nani, Srinivas Avasarala, Bhargavi, Jhansi, Tanikella Bharani, Hema etc

Music :Kalyani Malik
Cinematography: PG Vinda
Lyrics: Sirivennela
Producer: Ram Mohan
Stoy - dialogues - Screenplay – direction: Mohana Krishna Indraganti
Release date: 5 September 2008

STORY :


Lavanya (Colors Swati) is a hardcore fan of hero Mahesh Babu. And her ambition is to marry hero Mahesh. But her heart is broken when Mahesh married Namrata Sirodkar. She lowers her expectations and decided to marry somebody who has ‘Mahesh’ in his name. Anand (Srinivas Avasarala) is a lanky neighbor of Lavanya and he is bugged with ‘Pokiri’ songs played in loud volume by Lavanya. He decides that the only way to get rid of noise from her house is to hook her up with a good looking boy with the name Mahesh. And he finds a handsome guy called Mahesh (Nani). The rest of the story is all about the comedy of errors originated due to the Mahesh obsession of Lavanya.


Artists Performance :

Srinivas Avasarala: A real actor is the one who adds more to the table than what it is with his performance. Srinivas Avasarala is a born actor and he added 25% to the output of the film with his performance. Be it dialogue delivery, comedy timing, minute expressions or body language. He should seriously consider packing his bags and finding the next available flight to Hyderabad as Telugu film industry is desperately looking for such fine actors. He is a complete delight to watch. Srinivas Avasarala is selected for this film through a talent hunt conducted by Mohana Krishna Indraganti in idlebrain.com.

Colors Swathi: Her character in this film as an obsessed fan of Mahesh Babu is like a natural extension to her hilarious portrayal of girl in love with Venky in AMAV. She is completely natural and is herself while doing the role of Lavanya. She brought out lot of mischief and child-like stupidity that is needed for the character which her histrionics. But fans of Swathi will get little disappointed in the second half because her footage is relatively less compared to the first half.

Nani: Nani has sharp features, nice Telugu diction and amazing confidence levels. Doing a role that requires the attributes of Mahesh Babu is a challenge for a newcomer. And Nani comes up with a fabulous performance. He has a promising future if he selects the roles carefully.

Others: Bhargavi is good as the traditional village girl. Jhansi has done a variety role that reminds us of the harmless and witty mother-in-law character in ‘Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi’. Tanikella Bharani and Hema are adequate. The guy who played the server character in ‘Amrutam’ TV serial is fun to watch in this film.

Story – screenplay – direction: Story of the film is simple, yet complicated. This story is based on a play written by Oscar Wilde. Most of the film revolves around name confusion. A film like this needs an interesting screenplay to sustain the attention of he viewers. Mohan Krishna Indraganti succeeds in giving us a film that sustains the interest levels throughout by injecting the necessary twists at the right time. Direction of the film is good. The narrative style using which he introduced characters is brilliant. The director is supposed to take the comedy in the film to the next level during the last half-an-hour of the film where pieces fall into the place. Though the twists were well-placed in the last half an hour, the director could not get more laughs towards the climax.

Other departments: Music by Kalyani Malik is nice. The visuals and situations in the film add more to the music. Dialogues written in the film are witty and most of the time impromptu (except for the last half an hour where the dialogues are lengthy). Cinematography by PG Vinda is nice. The vintage song should have been done in black and white. Editing is nice. The product looks superior in terms of visuals and sound. Producer Ram Mohan should be commended for keeping faith on the director and on this genre.

Analysis: First half of the film is really good. The narration is little slow in the second half. The climax is interesting, but a better handled one would have added lot of the value to the film. The plus points of the film are casting and comedy quotient. The director and the producer’s decision for choosing a particular genre and sticking to it without diluting with formula commercial ingredients deserve applause. Probably Ashta Chemma is the first Telugu film where the entire story revolves around a real film hero. And it shows the kind of craze Mahesh Babu has in the hearts of people (especially girls). On a whole, Ashta Chemma makes a good viewing for multiplexes and A center crowds.

TOLLY WOOD NEW TODAY :

NTR in Chintakayala Ravi
For the first time in his career, NTR has given a special appearance for a film. He danced his trademark steps in a song of Chintakayala Ravi along with Venkatesh, Anushka and Nikita. He features in half of that song. It was Nallamalupu Bujji who co-produced Aadi film which became the first massive mass hit in the career of NTR. As per the sources of idlebrain.com, NTR did special appearance in this film without taking any remuneration as a gesture of friendship. Chintakayala Ravi is all set to release worldwide on 1 October.

Rajasekhar attacks Chiru verbally
Film star turned politician Rajasekhar is having a whale of time on TV channels attacking Chiranjeevi and his capabilities as a politician. Accompanied by his better half Jeevitha, Raja Sekhar categorically stated that he would rate the capability of Chiranjeevi as zero in politics. He also stated that Chiranjeevi might get 10 or 20 seats and his party would be rapped up by the time of next elections. Referring to the politicians who are joining in Chiranjeevi's party from the other parties, Raja Sekhar gave an example of a Tamil saying which means that the politicians joining Chiranjeevi party are like wives going to king after being dissatisfied by their husbands. He said that all of them would suffer. "Chiranjeevi enjoyed all luxuries in film industry. When he says that he drew inspiration from Mother Theresa, Jyothi Rao Pule, and Ambedkar, these people were in fact not connected to politics. It shows that Chiranjeevi's entry into politics is basically mooted out of selfishness. When he has failed to serve the film fraternity, what service would he be doing to the public?" he questioned.

Posani warns Chiru's critics
Director and actor Posani Krishna Murali reacted sharply to the criticism against PRP President Chiranjeevi. He said that those who questioned the authenticity of Chiranjeevi entering politics were in fact not influential people. "Who are these people? I suggest them not to make unnecessary comments against Chiranjeevi. If they continue to mud-slinging, then we will come into direct picture. And once we start talking about them (critics of Chiru), we will almost torture them and kill them with our words," Posani maintained.

Nitin, Bhavana in Malaysia
Nitin and Bhavana are currently engaged to the songs schedule in Malaysia, which commenced on September 13th to continue till 22 for the film titled Hero. Produced by Manyam Ramesh, it is directed by GV Sudhakar Naidu alias GV, screen villain. Simultaneously, the dubbing work is in progress in Hyderabad. The producer said that the film would be ready for release as Vijayadasami gift to the audience, while the audio is planned to release in the last week of this month.

I don't want image: Jagapati Babu
Jagapati Babu said that he doesn't want any image attached to him. Talking to the media in Hyderabad, he said that he was one and the only hero in the industry who could do any role without image-consciousness. "It depends on my sheer judgment what kind of characters I should do. Even in RGV's film Raksha, I am not the hero, but just one of the characters. I will continue follow this trend," he said.

Pirated CDs of Ashta Chemma seized
Pirated Cds of latest films Ashta Chemma, APF and Salute were seized in bulk stock in Vizag on their clandestine arrival from Chennai. Vizag Task force police nabbed on Srinu in this connection and he said that he would procure each Cd at Rs. 9 in Chennai and supply to the shops at Rs. 16 each. The seized bulk of about 3,000 Cds also included films like Hareram, Ullasanga Utsahanga, Baladoor and Gorintaku, besides Bollywood and Hollywood films. Only the big-hero films hit or flop, were subjected to piracy and the small films remained safe from this illegal business all these days. But, the trend has changed and the small films became easy targets of piracy.

Tarakaratna turns early bird
When the TDP is trying to bring all the Nandamuri heroes onto one platform to fight the coming elections, Nandamuri Taraka Ratna took early lead and participated in the Simha Garjana sabha organized by the fans on Monday in Kurnool. A huge rally was taken through the arterial roads of the town with about 10,000 crowds. When Taraka Ratna began to speak, there was huge commotion and the fans barged over to the stage. When the police resorted to larthi-charge twice, the hero also got hurt slightly. Later, addressing the gathering, Taraka Ratna denounced the rumors that he had differences with NTR. When asked about Balakrishna's decision about contesting the elections, he said: "It is for Babai to decide."

CHINTAKAYALA RAVI :MUSIC LAUNCH

MUSICof Chintakayala Ravi, a Venkatesh starrer with Vishal-Sekhar duo as MUSIC directors, was released this evening at Ramanaidu Studios, Hyderabad. The film made on Lakshmi Narasimha Productions is produced by Nallamalupu Bujji under the direction of RGV’s protégé Yogie. Aditya Music is marketing its audio. The dignitaries of the evening included Venkatesh (hero), Anushka and Mamta Mohandass (heroines), Yogie, Nallamalupu Bujji, Vishal-Sekhar duo, Seenu Vytla, Kona Venkat, Brahmanandam, Sunil, Chalapati Rao, Raghubabu, Chandrabose, Naga Ashok Kumar, Gemini Kiran, D. Suresh Babu, Sravanti Ravi Kishore, Kodali Nani, Rajitha, Ganesh, Srinivasa Reddy and others. NTR released the audio cassette and presented the first number to Asian Films representative Narayandas. It was Brahmanandam who unveiled theaudio CD, presenting it to Seenu Vytla. Three songs were screened to the gathering in bits. Four steps towards success: Kona Venkat Kona Venkat spoke in detail about the making of Chintakayala Ravi. “The subject of Chintakayala Ravi was conceived by accident. When Yogie narrated the subject, Venkatesh felt that the subject was very apt to his body language. That was our first success. Next, we roped in Vishal-Sekhar duo for music with its perfect mix of class and mass touches. This is the story of a Telugu guy in a new land like the US. We need new composers for this film. Though the Vishal-Sekhar duo doesn’t know Telugu, they understood the situations with dexterity. That’s why the music has come out extraordinarily. It is our second success. Yogie’s direction is another highlight. I know Yogie when he was working with Ram Gopal Varma as co-director. He treated this romantic comedy entertainer with utmost care. Last but not the least; Suresh Babu is in fact the backbone of this project. He is one person in Tollywood who holds the eleventh dimension, which will be completely new in its perception. This is our greatest success. Nallamalupu Bujji left no stone unturned to provide the best production values. New York city will come alive on the screen.” Humbleness made Bujji big: NTR NTR said: “Post the making of Student No. 1, a gaudy looking person came to me and introduced to me as Chitra Sai Bujji, producer. He brought another person called VV Vinayak. He was even more rugged than the producer. After several days, I had to respond to them by force. I never believed them first. But, they gave me an all time hit Aadi, the success of which I don’t need to say again. Though Aadi brought grand name and fame to Vinay and me, Bujji was left out. But, he was given all support by Suresh Babu garu and Venkatesh and the result was Lakshmi. Now, this Chintakayala Ravi. It placed Bujji among the top producers in Tollywood. The music by Vishal-Sekhar is simply superb. They are wonderful. The Sunita Sunita song is rocking. I hope this film will become a super duper hit.” Best family entertainer in my career: Venky Venkatesh said: “I thank the entire cast and crew of Chintakayala Ravi for their collective efforts. My special thanks to Vishal-Sekhar. We enjoyed the shoot in US very much. I am confident that Chintakayala Ravi is going to be the best romantic family entertainer with a lot of comedy in my career.” We fell to Hyderbadi hospitality: Vishal-Sekhar Vishal & Sekhar said: “We are thrilled with the hospitality of the Hyderabadi people. More than the professional relationship, we extremely liked their friendliness. We were received with lot of respect and admiration. Our journey with Chintakayala Ravi is wonderful. We are thankful to Venkatesh garu.” Brahmanandam said: “Bujji (producer) is like an eagle on a sharp lookout for wonderful scripts (prey). This subject Chintakayala Ravi is perfectly suitable for Venkatesh.” Sunil said: “I play the role as Pendurthi Babu. Failing to get even the deposit in ZPTC elections, I am dejected, but after a beautiful girl like Mamta Mohandas. This film is going to be a big hit.” Mamta Mohandas said: “I am happy to be associated with top hero Venkatesh. Yogie is a wonderful person with sharp eye for family entertainers. I wish the team of Chintakayala Ravi all the best.” Anushka said: “The songs are simply superb with great music by Vishal-Sekhar. You have excellent choreography of songs as well.” All the speakers wished the unit of Chintakayala Ravi best of luck. The film is set for release on October 1.

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