Jalsa - Review

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Trivikram Srinivas (of Athadu fame) entered Tollywood as a story writer. He excelled in dialogue writing and when he became popular as a writer, he turned director and got the chance to direct Mahesh Babu.

Producer Allu Aravind chose Trivikram to script and direct Jalsa with Pawan Kalyan in the lead, to be produced under Gita Arts banner. Jalsa was surrounded with hype right from the muhurat to create high expectations with audiences and Pawan Kalyan's fans. Now, coming to the storyline:

Son of a poor farmer (Pruthvi), Sanjay (Pawan Kalyan) lives in a village, which has no facilities, not even potable water. His brother dies of heart disease and Sanjay's parents commit suicide after their crop fails.

To take revenge against society, young Sanjay joins the Naxals as a courier. When most of Sanjay’s cadre is killed in an encounter, he helps a minister to escape from a landmine blast. Sanjay is apprehended by a police officer (Prakashraj). He surrenders and decides to reform.

He joins college and falls in love with the SP's daughter Indu (Kamalini Mukherjee). But the SP isn’t convinced about Sanjay and gets Indu married to an NRI.

Then Sanjay meets Jyotsna aka Joe (Parvati Melton) and her sister Bhagmati aka Bhagi (Ileana). Both lose their hearts to Sanjay but Sanjay snubs Joe. So Bhagi tries her luck and succeeds in winning his heart. History repeats itself when Bhagi's father refuses to approve of Sanjay as a son-in-law.

Sanjay beats up the son of a factionist and land mafia leader Damodar Reddy (Mukesh Rushi), thus becoming his enemy. Sitting in jail, Damodar Reddy oversees his criminal empire with the help of his right hand Sreenu (Tanikella Bharani).

Now comes a twist in the tale. How Sanjay vanquishes his enemy and and wins the girl forms the climax. So watch and enjoy!

Pawan Kalyan has made the film lively from beginning to end with his good performance and good comic timing. His make up, costumes and acting are similar to his earlier films Tholiprema, Khushi and Bhadri.

For a change, Ileana appears in a deglamourized girl-next-door role, in which Trivikram has given her scope to perform with chirpiness.

Parvathi Melton is overpowering next to Pawan Kalyan, providing the oomph factor. Kamalini has a wink-and-you-miss-her role. Mukesh Rushi has performed with style. Prakashraj is so-so as Kamalini’s father. Brahmanandam’s comedy is average.

Technically, music is the major highlight. It is the first time Devi Sri Prasad and Pawan Kalyan have come together with good results. The audio was a chartbuster since its release. Mahesh Babu’s voice-over is another highlight.

Though the storyline written by him is good, director Trivikram Srinivas could have exploited the screenplay better. He maintains the humour as well as the love story neatly through the firs half but the long dialogue that continues into the second half slows the tempo; some scenes could have been shorter.

Song choreography is average. Action scenes are stylish but reminiscent of Pawan’s earlier roles.

The film has had an average opening. The director has been able to satisfy Pawan’s fans to a certain extent with music, dialogues and climax.

Cast	Pawan Kalyan, Ileana, Parvathi Melton, Kamalini Mukherjee, Prakashraj, Mukesh Rushi & Brahmanandam
Direction, Story, screenplay, dialogues	Trivikram Srinivas
Producer	Allu Aravind
Music	Devi Sri Prasad
Action	Peter Haynes
Camera	Guhan, Rasool
Presented by	Allu Ramalingaiah
Banner	Geetha Arts

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Santosh Subramaniam - Review

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Santosh Subramaniam, a remake of the Telugu hit Bommarillu, is a family tale that deals with father-son bonding and relationship.

Santosh (Ravi) is the younger son of Subramaniam (Prakashraj), a successful and renowned businessman known for his impeccable taste, tough principles and rigid rules. A perfectionist, Subramaniam wants to instil the same discipline at home too. In order to establish orderliness and extreme perfection in his family members, he keeps shouting his tastes and choices, ordering everybody around; he does not even pause to consider that others may have other preferences or opinions. He consistently supervises, criticizes and corrects everything. Starting from his children's outfits to the tiniest knick-knack in his sprawling mansion, everything is obviously based on his choice.

Though his wife Lakshmi (Geetha), his elder son and daughter (Kausalya) and all his domestic help tolerate his bossy behaviour, Santosh dislikes it inwardly and follows his father's orders only half-heartedly. A charming youngster, Santosh prefers a little more liberty. He gingerly nurtures a secret hope that at least in the choice of his life partner, he will have the freedom to select her without his father's interference.

In the meantime, Santosh casually meets a girl Haasini (Genelia), the pampered daughter of a middle-class widower (Sayaji Shinde). Willingly, he follows her; lured by her childish charm, he falls in love with her. But Haasini, unlike Santosh, has been brought up with adequate freedom and has been allowed to make her choices and enjoy her life. Immature and easy-going, Haasini is like a grown-up kid who thoroughly enjoys every moment of her youth and freedom. Soon, impressed by his looks and demeanour, she too develops a liking for Santosh and is agreeable to become his life partner.

In the meantime, Subramaniam fixes Santosh's wedding with a businessman's (Vijayakumar) daughter (Keerath). In order to get his choice approved by family members, Santosh brings Haasini to his palatial house and introduces her to his whole family. He plans to retain her for a week there and hopes the acquaintance will establish a familiarity between Haasini and his family members after which, he will present the proposal to his father.

But do all his aspirations and dreams come true? Do Subramaniam and his family approve of Haasini? Are they sufficiently impressed with her behaviour? Does Subramaniam approve of his son's choice at least in this matter? Does it facilitate a better understanding between father and son? Does Haasini cooperate for the success of Santosh's plan? What happens to Keerath? Watch the intriguing film to know!

Director Raja's fine directorial skills are proved yet again in this subtle family plot. Santosh Subramaniam glitters with his exclusive imprint. Audiences move on effortlessly along with the film's sequences and characters. The mild disagreements between a strict father and a son who do see eye to eye has been portrayed with a natural touch. The sequences have an undercurrent of humour as well as naturalness.

Ravi-Genelia - their chemistry is excellent. They make an indelible impression as a bubbly pair. Prakashraj is at his best, as always. The entire supporting cast, including Santosh's friends' gang comprising Prem G. Amaren, Santhanam and Sreenath, Santosh's sister Kausalya, Keerath, Vijayakumar, Sayaji Shinde and Sathyan, the loyal servant in the household, are natural, apt and impressive.

Santosh Subramaniam's audio is already a big hit. Devisri Prasad's music is sensational and all the songs are melodious and enjoyable. Though a remake, Santosh Subramaniam has a genuineness and exclusivity about it, with some changes made to suit Tamil sentiments. Truly, a film worth watching on the big screen!

Cast	Ravi, Genelia, Prakashraj, Getha, Kausalya, Keerath, Vijayakumar, Sayaji Shinde, Santhanam, Prem.G.Amaren, Sathyan
Banner	AGS Entertainment
Producers	Kalpathi. S.Aghoram, Kalpathi.S.Ganesh, Kalpathi.S.Suresh
Screenplay, Direction	M.Raja
Story	M.Bhaskar
Music	Devisriprasad
Lyrics	Na. Muthukumar, Pa.Vijay, Kavivarma
Camera	G.Kannan
Choreography	Shobhi, Saravanan
Art	Anandha Sai
Editing	Manoj
PRO	Johnson

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Mr White And Mr Black - review

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After his daring and successful attempt with Julie, director Deepak Shivdasani makes a comeback after four years with Mr White And Mr Black, starring Arshad Warsi [Images] and Suniel Shetty

The film starts off with India's answer to Charlie's Angels, led by the feisty Sandhya Mridul, Australian beauty Tania Zaetta and Miss Thailand Kamala Ning, carrying off an elaborate diamond heist. The action sequence is well done, and some of the moves look like they're straight out of Matrix. But after this promising start, the film falls flat.

The story revolves around Gopi (played by Suniel Shetty), who arrives in Goa [Images] in search of Kishan (played by Arshad Warsi). Gopi or Mr White has a heart of gold, and is a staunch Hanuman [Images] follower. Krishan or Mr Black is a conman by profession, but he's good at heart. He's swindler for only one reason -- to fund his sister's education in London [Images]. (Divya played Mahima Mehta)

In the first half of the film, Kishan is constantly on the run from Gopi. During the course of the film, the relationship changes, and the two become good friends and live happily ever after with their respective women. If only the film was that simple. There are too many subplots and characters.

Sandhya MridulThe rest of the cast includes Rashmi Nigam [Images], Anuradha, Anishka Khosla, and Sharat Saxena.

Arshad Warsi is in his element here, and steals the show. He has the best lines and his timing is impeccable. The female trio are just as fun to watch. Suniel Shetty does his best in his limited role. Ashish Vidyarti as the melodramatic don is hilarious at times.

The film has its share of flaws too. There is too much unnecessary drama, and the comedy scenes are few. And one wonders why so many jokes are repeated over and over again. From the trailors, one expected a hilarious comedy thriller. But the film disappoints on all counts.

Music is average. The only good song is Samandar.

Mr White And Mr Black is not for everyone. Watch it only if you're an Arshad Warsi fan.