Katha Review

Watched Katha and thought of reviewing it. As you must be knowing by now, Genelia and Arun are the lead pairs in the movie and is produced by Gunnam Gangaraju who is known for offbeat movies. In the past he has produced movies like Little soldiers, Aithe, Anukokunda oka roju, Amma Cheppindi etc. He is a brand for multiplex audience and the movie Katha generated enough excitement because of this reason. However the marketing of the movie is not done well and it reflected in the initial collections and poor release of the movie.

The movie is about Chitra who is the only witness to a murder realizing if the murder actually happened or is it just her hallucination. Chitra has a complicated past, because of which she suffers with a mental problem. Now it is upto Chitra to decide if her mental problem is catching up with her again. Krishna is an aspiring director who helps Chitra in solving her problem.

Rating for the movie

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Actors (Top6 in terms of performance)

1) Genelia - 7/10

The movie is about her and she carried off her role well. She still requires some improvement in enacting emotional scenes and dances. Apart from these two departments she suited the role very well. Her cute looks cover up for the lapses in those departments.

2) Arun Adit - 6/10

It is his first film and he did ok. He is too thin to be a hero! Looks are good but he has to improve a good deal in acting. He is definitely not bad but not very convincing either in all the scenes. He is promising though. Some fine tuning (especially in terms of physique) is required and he should be a good actor.

3) Prakash Raj - 7/10

His role is etched poorly, he is the police officer who investigates the murder that Chitra witnessed. He was not convincing because of the poor characterization

4) Shafi - 8/10

He did the role of constable who will be with Prakash Raj investigating the murder case. He keeps a grudge on Genelia for defaming the police department, he believes it is just her hallucination and there has been no murder at all. Given his scope he has done well.

5)Raghubabu - 6/10

He acted as the executive producer of the movie which Krishna is directing. In few scenes he evoked laughter.

6) Tulasi - 3/10

Not much role for her except for the telephonic conversions. She acted as the mother of Hero. She looked fat and ugly.

Dialogues - 6/10

Music + Background score - 6/10

Cinematography - 6/10

Editing - 5/10

Screenplay - 7/10

Direction - 6/10

Production values - 5/10

Choreography - 5/10

Entertainment value - 7/10

Average rating considering all the departments

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60%

NOTE : 10-20% (skip the movie)

21-40% (May watch if you are a fan)

41-60% (Watch it on DVD)

61-80% (Go to the theaters at your leisure)

81-100% (Must watch)

Yes Man

I guess this is my first DVD review, which I have been thinking of doing for a long time now. Watched Yes Man starring Jim Carrey and it was an ok movie. The movie is about how a person who is just living his life for the sake of it changes his attitude and enjoys everybit of it after going through the "YES" course. Jim Carrey was pretty good as usual. Below are my ratings: -

Rating for the movie

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Actors (Top 6 in terms of role strength)

1) Jim Carrey - 9/10

Terrific as usual. He is an asset and without him the movie wouldn't have been the same. He seems to have mastered the roles of being some one which he is not comfortable with and then changes his life all of a sudden because of some god or philosophy or wish :) . He is nice and it reflects in his ratings.

2)Bradley Cooper - 9/10

He is equally good and it is not easy not to get overwhelmed by an actor like Jim Carrey. He acted as Jim Carrey's best friend in this movie who is desperate to bring back his best friend into full life (as he used to be). Terrific performance from an young and upcoming actor.

3)Zooey Deschanel - 8/10

Acted as the love interest of Jim Carrey. Looked beautiful and carried her role with elan

4) John Michael Higgins - 7/10

5) Rhys Darby - 8/10

6) Danny Masterson - 6/10

Dialogues - 7/10

Music+Background score - 6/10

Cinematography - 6/10

Editing - 7/10

Screenplay - 8/10

Direction - 7/10

Production Values - 7/10

Choreography - 0/10

Entertainment value - 7/10

Average Rating considering all the departments

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68%

Note : 0-40% (Skip the movie)

41-70% - Watch it when you are free

71-90% - Rent it immediately

91-100% - Buy the DVD

Hail the people of Andhra Pradesh

What a response from the leaders of Andhra Pradesh who has put party aside to stand with the people. Sonia Gandhi should know that dictatorship will not be tolerated. She can't take decisions without considering the sentiments of people! Just because a political leader is fasting or some few students protest a state can't be separated without considering people. Shame Shame Sonia

Amaravathi review

Watched Amaravathi yesterday and I felt it was just an average movie. By now, most of you must have read the plot of the movie. I will not get into the details but will discuss where Ravibabu could have done better. First half of the movie is repetitive with the director showing again and again how the babies are stolen from the womb. He tried using loud noises to scare away audiences but after a while it didn't go well with me.

No.2, though I liked the concept of special task force with different clothing and vehicles (a much required addition to India in real world), I didn't find the logic in not involving regular police. Right from the first scene it is only special task force which we see in action!

No.3, casting is horrible. None of them were impressive except the old lady (I guess she is Rajyalakshmi)! I wonder why Sneha and Bhumika agreed to act in this movie. They have no roles whatsoever and are in the movie only for the publicity element. The worst part is the casting of Tarakaratna in the role of psycho. The character is eccentric in nature but Tarakaratna failed to impress in that role. He hasn't enough homework on how eccentric people behave. Poor performance. Anyways, below is my rating.

Rating for the movie

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Actors (Top 6 in terms of role strength)

1) Ravibabu - 6/10

2) Tarakaratna - 3/10

3) Sindhura Gadde - 6/10

4) Sneha - 8/10

5) Bhumika - 5/10

6) Top police officer - 2/10

Dialogues - 6/10

Music+Background Music - 8/10

Cinematography - 7/10

Editing - 8/10

Screenplay - 5/10

Direction - 5/10

Production values - 7/10

Choreography - 0/10

Entertainment value - 7/10

Average rating considering all the departments

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55.33%

NOTE : 10-20% (skip the movie)

21-40% (May watch if you are a fan)

41-60% (Watch it on DVD)

61-80% (Go to the theaters at your leisure)

81-100% (Must watch)