Review : Tamasha (Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone)

Release date : Nov 27, 2015,

 Rating : 3/5

Director : Imtiaz Ali

Producer : Sajid Nadiadwala

Music Director : A. R. Rahman

Starring : Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone

The audience are eager to see the rocking chemistry of Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone in Tamasha from quite some time now. The movie releases today and lets see how it is.

Story:

Ved (Ranbir Kapoor) and Tara (Deepika Padukone) are two strangers who meet during a holiday trip in Corsica. Tara is a fun loving girl and Ved takes advantage of this and starts to flirt with her in the trip. While they have already put their monotonous life behind, they realize that they have to get back to it after the trip comes to an end.

Tara now falls for Ved. But the twist in the tale is that Ved leads a different life and is a different person from what he was with her. How will the couple sort out their differences and will get back together after the trip forms the rest of the story…

Plus Points :

Now, how can anyone complaint about the wonder that Ranbir and Deepika look together. The ex-lovers’ on screen chemistry never fails to impress us. While Ranbir Kapoor, who has been unfortunate with his previous ventures, comes out as a star in this one. We do want to see Ranbir in more of such roles.

However, it is Deepika Padukone who easily takes all the limelight away. She is reveting and inspite of her character not been as strong as Ranbir’s, she makes sure to leave a mark with her wonderful performance. The two actors’ body language and amazing expressions are sure to watch out for.

Minus Points:

The movie is cliched. There, I said it. The strict father, the love trip, and a lot of scenes as well. Tamasha has a mixture of scenes from Wake Up Sid, Love Aaj Kal and even Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani in it. While in the first half one can only see the independence of the two characters, the second half is so deep, that it drowns you into emotions.

The story becomes a bit boring too, after the couple returns to their respective lives. The same kind of story was earlier attempted in Ek Main Hoon Aur Ek Tu and Tamasha lacks the desired newness in it. Imtiaz Ali, for the first time, did not manage to impress us. The director has kept Ranbir’s character in the second half, so boring that it depresses us to see such a good actor playing a Devdas.

Deepika’s character too did not get much exposure. Their journey is kept amusing, but gets tiring by the second half. We really hoped Imtiaz would have worked little harder on exploring the relation between the two characters rather than concentrating of Ved’s dilemma so much.

Technical aspects:

Lets start with the locations, which are superb. Imtiaz Ali lets Corsica speak to us and it is breathtaking in every way. The cinematography being equally good, covers the locales amazingly. Editing is excellent. Songs, which has already managed to create quite a stir already, are placed aptly in the plot.

Verdict:

On the whole, Deepika and Ranbir’s Tamasha is a half cooked meal and lacks the depth in many places. But some amazing performances, rich production values and songs make this film just a one time watch.

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Review – Size Zero – Anushka’s show all the way

Release date : November 27, 2015

Rating : 3/5

Director : Prakash Kovelamudi

Producer : Prasad V Potluri

Music Director : M. M. Keeravani

Starring : Arya, Anushka, Sonal Chauha

​Anushka’s Size Zero has been in the news from quite some time now. After a huge round of promotions, the film which is directed by Prakash Kovelamudi has finally hit the screens​ today. Let’s see how it is.

Story:-

Sweety(Anushka) is a cute looking girl who suffers from overweight issues. Even after so many attempts, her mother fails to get her married. Disappointed with rejection all the time, Sweety decides not to marry in the near future.

This is also the time when she meets Abhi(Arya), an NRI who makes documentary films. Sweety falls in love with Abhi and starts getting closer to him. Twist in the tale arises when Abhi starts shifting his loyalties towards his stylish close friend Simran(Sonal Chauhan).

Disappointed with rejection yet again, Sweety decides to join a weight reducing program called Size Zero. Will Sweety be successful in reducing her weight ? What problems does she face during this time ? and Will she win her love back ? That forms the rest of the story.

Highlights:-

It would not be an exaggeration to say that Anushka is the only actress in Tollywood who can pull off such a role. The star heroine is just magnificent and makes the audience fall in love with her character and problems. Anushka is quite lively in her character and the hard work she has put in to gain weight clearly shows on screen.

Arya gives ample support to Anushka and performs well in his role. Prakash Raj once again impresses with his unique character. Sonal Chauhan is apt in her role and provides the necessary eye candy.

First half of the film is pretty good with ample entertainment and beautiful emotions. Special mention should also go to the way Anushka has been styled with her costumes. She looks cute and completely convinces in a chubby look. Urvashi is impressive in the role of Anushka’s mother.

Drawbacks:-

Once again, yet another Tollywood film falls flat during the second half. After narrating the film so convincingly during the first part, the makers shift focus to things which could been easily mellowed down.

What could have been a very emotional and cute looking love story is spoilt with a unnecessary showcase of Size Zero weight loss program. The film deviates a bit during the second half as some unwanted scenes and emotions take center stage. The simplicity, romance and cuteness in the film is lost and makes things tedious.

Technical Aspects:-

Production values by PVP are good and credit should go to them for coming ahead to attempt a unique script like this. Camera work is very good and highlights Anushka and the surroundings quite well. Screenplay is let down during the second half as the film loses its grip a bit. Editing is sleek and M M Keeravani’s music score gels with the mood of the film well.

Coming to the director Prakash Kovelamudi, he had everything right for this film. Right from the story, star cast and performances, he manages to do a decent job. Had he taken a bit more care during the second half the effect and connect would have been even better.

Verdict:-

On the whole, Size Zero is a film which has some interesting moments going its way. Interesting premise and a superb first half are basic positives of this film. If you manage to ignore the mediocre second half and predictable nature of the script, you can easily give this film a shot for Anuhska’s stunning performance and some feel good moments.

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This filmmaker is unfazed by the Ranbir Kapoor's poor run at the box office. In fact, the director adds that he prefers to work with a risk-taker like him than a "boring" actor like Salman Khan. kathina kaif chose Ranbir Kapoor over Salman Khan in a personal relationship, even filmmaker Anurag Basu would do the same but for professional reasons. Basu, who is yet again collaborating with Ranbir, for his next film Jagga Jasoos is unfazed by the actor's poor run at the box office. In fact, the director adds that he prefers to work with a risk-taker like him than a "boring" actor like Salman Khan.

Basu, who has earlier directed Ranbir in Barfi!, said he admires Ranbir's experimental nature the most. "I am glad there is an actor like Ranbir who is taking the risk. There are not many actors, who would do it. He is not like Salman who is doing same thing, film after film. He is boring. How can you do that?," Basu told PTI on the sidelines of NFDC Film Bazaar.

The director said Ranbir's risks may not be paying off the way he would want it to, but at least as an actor he is getting the satisfaction of doing varied roles. "It is not paying off but at least he is getting the satisfaction of doing those films. He is playing different characters, they are so different form each other. Very few actors do that," he said Ranbir's last two releases Besharam and Bombay Velvet bombed at the box office but Basu feels it is not the actors fault. "In India people blame actors for the failure of a film. But it is not up to them, it is the director. But still people blamed Ranbir.

Jagga Jasoos, which also also stars Katrina Kaif, is set to hit the screens next year. 

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Anushka's Size Zero to compensate Varna's losses

This year 2015 has tuned luckiest year  for the sizzling actress Anushka Shetty and  all the glitters are turning  into stars  for this talent actress. Currently she is on the ninth cloud and enjoying the success of her recently released superhit historic movie “Baahubali” and “Rudhramadevi”, waiting for the release of forthcoming woman centric movie “Size Zero”  which is gearing up for grand release on 27th November on over 1,500 screen throughout the World. The movie is directed by Prakash Kovelamudi and produced by Prasad V. Potluri under the banner of PVP cinema. Currently she is busy in its promotional activities. According to the latest update, Anushka agreed to do this movie as the producer incurred big losses after “Irandaam Ulagam “in Tamil and “Varna” in Telugu released in 2013.  The movie starring Arya and Anushka, directed by Selvaraghavan. The movie mixed responses and was declared a box office bomb with a loss of Rs. 300 million (US$4.5 million). Now after releasing 'Size Zero' it will be decided that movie will become successful to compensate for the losses incurred by Varna or not.

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Aamir trolled for intolerance remarks by RGV

Sensational film maker and twitter King Ram Gopal Varma has expressed his views on the latest controversy triggered by Aamir Khan’s remarks on intolerance in India. Earlier Ram Gopal Varma directed and produced superhit Bollywood movie “Rangeela” in 1995, took the twitter and asked him is India is truly intolerant. He tweeted,” If Aamir,Sharuk and Salman the three biggest stars of the Hindu country "India" are Muslims, I don't understand where intolerance is ? In a predominantly Hindu country,if 3 Muslims can become the biggest iconic super stars that itself proves the majority aren't intolerant. Some celebs complaining about Intolerance should be the last ones to complain becos they became celebs in a so called intolerant country. Isolated incidents cant be taken as sign of intolerance and the super stardom of 3 Muslims is proof enough of the vast majority's tolerance”.

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Review : Cheekati Rajyam – Slick action thriller

Release date : November 20, 2015
Rating : 3.25/5
Director : Rajesh M. Selva
Producer : S. Chandra Hasan, Kamal Haasan
Music Director : Mohamaad Ghibran
Starring : Kamal Haasan, Trisha, Madhu Shalini
Off late, Kamal Haasan has been doing some interesting films and one among them is Cheetaki Rajyam. The action thriller has finally opened today after a huge round of promotions. Let’s now see how it turns out be.

Story:-
Diwakar(Kamal Haasan) is a secret agent in the narcotics department. He along with his colleague plan a secret deal and get hold of some expensive drugs which are owned by the dreaded Vital Rao(Prakash Raj).
Left with no choice, an upset Vital Rao kidnaps Diwakar’s son and demands him to return back his parcel. Rest of the story is as to how Diwakar frees his son from the evil clutches of Vital Rao and where does Mallika (Trisha) feature in all this set up.

Plus Points:-
Kamal Haasan is the biggest asset of this action thriller. Right from his body language to his performance, everything is top class. The way Kamal gets into his character and showcases serious emotions throughout the film is just outstanding. Trisha is apt in her role and all her confrontational scenes with Kamal are very good.
Madhu Shalini looks super cute in her tiny role and does complete justice. First half of the film is quite racy and has some edge of the seat action episodes. The various twists that come during this time have also been executed well. Prakash Raj once again does a superb job in his negative role and entertains the audience with his antics.
All the action sequences have been choreographed quite stylishly. The intense fight between Trisha and Kamal Haasan looks awesome and has been shot superbly. Background score is yet another asset as it lifts the proceedings to another level.

Minus Points:-
Even though there are not many boring points, the proceedings taking their own time to wrap up during the second half. After a racy first half, narration dips slightly and makes certain scenes to go on and on.
Climax of the film is also stretched out as some unnecessary scenes spoil the feel of the film. Second half lacks the necessary twists and story of the film is quite simple and has nothing much interesting to offer.

Technical Aspects:-
Camera work is top class and showcases the entire proceedings in a superb light. The pub set showcased in the film is top class and enhances the proceedings big time. As said earlier, background scores is brilliant and Gibhran score brownie points in this department.
Dialogues are neat and editing could have been a bit crispier in the second half. Screenplay is quite racy and lack of songs also help matters even more. Coming to the director Rajesh Selva, he has done a good job and narrated this French remake in a decent tone and with ample interesting moments.

Verdict:-
On the whole, Cheekati Rajyam is a slick action thriller with interesting moments going its way. Racy first half, Kamal Haasan’s performance and some stylized action episodes are huge assets. On the flip side, a predictable story line and a slightly dragged out second half spoil things a bit. All those who like action thrillers will end up loving it big time and for the rest it ends up as just a decent watch this weekend.

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